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Farmers Cooperative Society401(k)

FARMERS COOP SOCIETY 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · SIOUX CENTER, IA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.41%

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

Farmers Cooperative Society reported $86,267 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.41% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,310 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.41%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is the 370th-largest of 878 plans among Iowa employers on file, and the 5,514th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $2.73 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$22,327,659
Participants with balances250
Active participants229
Employer contributions$529,011
Employee contributions$1,442,779
Employer contribution per active participant$2,310
Average account balance$89,311
Benefits paid to participants$2,346,384
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorMERIWETHER, WILSON & COMPANY, PLLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$22.3M · 250 accts · $529K emplr
2023$20.2M · 265 accts · $550K emplr
2022$17.2M · 257 accts · $515K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$86,267
Total administrative$86,267
The Farmers Cooperative Society 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,310
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$2,310 per active participant
2023$2,319 per active participant
2022$2,042 per active participant

Farmers Cooperative Society's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 median for plans its size. 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 · 20242
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$86,267
GLOBAL RETIREMENT PARTNERS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp

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$86,267 · 0.41%
2023$76,261 · 0.41%
2022$65,630 · 0.42%
Same employer
Similar plansManufacturing · Iowa
Owen Industries, Inc. IA$26.8M · 0.42%
Den Hartog Industries, Inc. IA$26.4M · 0.66%
Moveero, Inc. IA$25.3M · 0.08%
Midwest Industries, Inc. IA$22.9M · 0.35%
Deco Products Company Lllp IA$20.9M · 0.22%
The Wittern Group IA$20.9M · 0.29%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 420243080 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.