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Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and Affiliated Companies401(k)

FARM BUREAU 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN · WEST DES MOINES, IA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.11%

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

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and Affiliated Companies reported $516,943 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.11% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $7,434 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 rose from 0.09% to 0.11%. The plan sits in the $250M–$1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 2,883 comparable plans and shown alongside other other services employers. By assets it is the 18th-largest of 878 plans among Iowa employers on file, and the 29th of 3,341 in other services. In 2024, employees put in $1.16 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$497,529,759
Participants with balances2,863
Active participants2,229
Employer contributions$16,571,452
Employee contributions$19,228,427
Employer contribution per active participant$7,434
Average account balance$173,779
Benefits paid to participants$40,729,722
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorLUTZ AND COMPANY P.C.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$497.5M · 2,863 accts · $16.6M emplr
2023$440.6M · 2,842 accts · $15.0M emplr
2022$384.7M · 2,742 accts · $13.7M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$358,794
Investment management$103,625
Audit (IQPA)$27,500
Total administrative$516,943
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and Affiliated Companies 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$7,434
Median for plans this size$4,294
2024$7,434 per active participant
2023$6,843 per active participant
2022$6,626 per active participant

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and Affiliated Companies's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $4,294 median for plans its size, placing it in the top 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 · Loan processing$355,963
CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$103,625
LUTZ & COMPANY, PC · Accounting / audit$27,500
KUTAK ROCK LLP · Legal$26,811

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$516,943 · 0.11%
2023$402,688 · 0.10%
2022$382,424 · 0.09%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 420331840 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.