Iowa 401(k) plans with 5,000 or more participants

17 large 401(k) plans are sponsored from Iowa and reported 5,000 or more participants on their latest Form 5500. All of them are listed here, ranked by active participants.

Active participants means people still building up a balance, which is the count Form 5500 reports separately from total participants. Every plan links to its own page, where the figures below come with the filing they were read from.

The plans

Ranked by active participants, the same order the site publishes plan pages in. Assets are Schedule H total assets at end of plan year, in USD. Cost per participant is plan-paid administrative expense, and a filing that itemized none says so instead of showing a zero.
#	Plan	City	Active	Assets	Cost / participant
1	Principal Ease 401(k) PlanPrincipal Life Insurance Company	Des Moines	161,040	$650.9M	$46.59
2	The Hy-Vee And Affiliates 401(k) PlanHy-Vee, Inc.	West Des Moines	55,933	$3.1B	$45.43
3	Casey's General Stores 401(k) PlanCasey's General Stores Inc.	Ankeny	36,804	$514.4M	$17.88
4	Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanIowa Health System	West Des Moines	25,777	$3.3B	$58.33
5	The Rsm US LLP Retirement PlanRsm US, LLP	Davenport	14,521	$3.4B	$66.83
6	Life Care Companies LLC Retirement And 401(k) Savings PlanLife Care Companies LLC	Des Moines	13,406	$295.4M	$27.69
7	The Principal Select Savings PlanPrincipal Financial Group, Inc.	Des Moines	12,662	$4.6B	$56.64
8	Thrivewise Pooled Employer PlanPrincipal Life Insurance Company	Des Moines	8,218	$996.9M	$186.19
9	Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanTransamerica Corporation	Cedar Rapids	7,764	$2.7B	$0.73
10	Midamerican Energy Company Retirement Savings PlanMidamerican Energy Company	Des Moines	7,624	$2.0B	$61.02
11	Hni Corporation 401(k) PlanHni Corporation	Muscatine	6,819	$1.5B	$54.32
12	Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanFareway Stores, Inc.	Johnston	5,926	$401.4M	$69.90
13	Ruan Employees' 401(k) Savings PlanRuan Transport Corporation	Des Moines	5,403	$299.6M	$91.06
14	Crst Expedited Inc. D/B/A Crst The Transportation Solution Inc. Ps 401(k) PlanCrst Expedited Inc.	Cedar Rapids	4,211	$100.8M	$59.42
15	Vermeer Corporation 401(k) Retirement PlanVermeer Corporation	Pella	4,103	$498.8M	$149.01
16	Wells Enterprises, Inc. 401(k) PlanWells Enterprises, Inc.	Le Mars	3,761	$445.8M	$83.31
17	Lee Enterprises, Inc. Employees Retirement Account PlanLee Enterprises, Inc.	Davenport	3,158	$441.6M	$13.91

Other plan sizes in Iowa

Fees per participant fall as plans get bigger, so the useful comparison is inside a size band rather than across them.

100 to 499 participants (443)500 to 999 participants (108)1,000 to 4,999 participants (89)

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