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Farmers Co-Op Association401(k)

FARMERS CO-OP ASSOCIATION SAVINGS PLAN · KEOTA, IA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.45%

Peer grade: C+ · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Farmers Co-Op Association reported $23,343 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.45% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $0 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.75% to 0.45%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other agriculture, forestry & fishing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Iowa (698th of 878), and 628th of 945 in agriculture, forestry & fishing.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$5,315,958
Participants with balances107
Active participants139
Employer contributions$0
Employee contributions$363,815
Employer contribution per active participant$0
Average account balance$49,682
Benefits paid to participants$686,166
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorMARSHALL VANDER LINDEN CPA LPC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$5.3M · 107 accts
2023$5.0M · 112 accts
2022$4.2M · 116 accts
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$21,667
Investment management$1,676
Total administrative$23,343
The Farmers Co-Op Association 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$0
Median for plans this size$1,313

Farmers Co-Op Association's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $1,313 median for plans its size, in the bottom quarter of its peers. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20244
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator$17,196
INTELLICENTS INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS I · Investment advisory (plan)$1,676
UNITED BENEFITS GROUP · Investment advisory (plan) · Contract administrator$1,671

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history3
2024$23,343 · 0.45%
2023$36,456 · 0.79%
2022$36,117 · 0.75%
Similar plansAgriculture, Forestry & Fishing · Iowa
Farm Service Cooperative IA$10.3M · 0.13%
Country Landscapes, Inc. IA$9.4M · 0.55%
Eichelberger Farms, Inc. IA$8.1M · 0.56%
Oak View Farms, L.L.C. IA$4.9M · 0.18%
Farmers Edge Inc. IA$3.5M · 1.20%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 420248005 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.