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Iowa State Bank401(k)

IOWA STATE BANK 401(K) PLAN · ORANGE CITY, IA · plan year 2025

Reported admin expense ratio · 2025
0.38%

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

Iowa State Bank reported $87,057 in plan administrative expenses for 2025: 0.38% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $5,320 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 4 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.38%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,620 comparable plans and shown alongside other finance & insurance employers. By assets it is the 348th-largest of 878 plans among Iowa employers on file, and 2,728th of 4,798 in finance & insurance. In 2025, employees put in $1.65 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 104 to 122 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$24,637,661
Participants with balances159
Active participants122
Employer contributions$648,992
Employee contributions$1,068,333
Employer contribution per active participant$5,320
Average account balance$154,954
Benefits paid to participants$1,119,161
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorMERIWETHER, WILSON & COMPANY, PLLC
Plan history4
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2025$24.6M · 159 accts · $649K emplr
2024$21.5M · 152 accts · $582K emplr
2023$20.4M · 154 accts · $491K emplr
2022$17.9M · 129 accts · $401K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2025
Recordkeeping & contract admin$87,057
Total administrative$87,057
The Iowa State Bank 401(k) match · 2025
Employer contribution per active participant$5,320
Median for plans this size$2,666
2025$5,320 per active participant
2024$4,728 per active participant
2023$3,666 per active participant
2022$3,856 per active participant

Iowa State Bank's 2025 employer contribution ran above the $2,666 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 2025 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20253
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator$87,056
CETERA WEALTH SERVICES LLC · Other servicesindirect comp
WILSHIRE ADVISORS 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 history4
2025$87,057 · 0.38%
2024$81,609 · 0.39%
2023$73,565 · 0.38%
2022$68,734 · 0.37%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 420335307 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.