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West Bancorporation, Inc.401(k) + ESOP (KSOP)

WEST BANCORPORATION, INC. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN · WEST DES MOINES, IA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.01%

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

West Bancorporation, Inc. reported $5,473 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.01% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $7,137 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 0.010% to 0.011%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other management of companies employers. By assets it is the 189th-largest of 878 plans among Iowa employers on file, and the 275th of 786 in management of companies. In 2024, employees put in $1.17 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 158 to 179 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$50,601,584
Participants with balances220
Active participants179
Employer contributions$1,277,494
Employee contributions$1,492,548
Employer contribution per active participant$7,137
Average account balance$230,007
Benefits paid to participants$3,566,171
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorOLSON THIELEN & CO. LTD.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$50.6M · 220 accts · $1.3M emplr
2023$45.7M · 216 accts · $1.2M emplr
2022$43.2M · 203 accts · $1.4M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$5,473
Total administrative$5,473
The West Bancorporation, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$7,137
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$7,137 per active participant
2023$7,282 per active participant
2022$8,782 per active participant

West Bancorporation, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 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 · 20243
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$5,472
GLOBAL RETIREMENT PARTNERS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp
QUALIFIED PLAN CONSULTANTS · Other servicesindirect 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$5,473 · 0.01%
2023$4,455 · 0.01%
2022$4,560 · 0.01%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 421230603 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.