Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Kws Seeds, Inc. (Delaware) Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$25M
Total assets Small plan by assets
219
Participants Below avg headcount
80th
Percentile by assets National rank
$113,059
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group · Sponsored by Kws Seeds, Inc. (Delaware) · Minnesota · Management of Enterprises

$25M in assets, 219 participants

Kws Seeds, Inc. (Delaware)'s Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group reported $25M in total assets and 219 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #731 in Management of Enterprises (1,193 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group covers 219 participants in Minnesota, about 19% of the average Minnesota filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $25M.

#731
in Management of Enterprises (1,193 peers)
-13.8%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group's outsized position by total assets

Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$24,759,875 Top 20% higher than 80% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group sits mid-pack in the medium band (219 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 570676870 · Kws Seeds, Inc. (Delaware) PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group · $25M · 219 · 80th

  • TYPE $25M
  • NET 219
  • BOOK 80th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Wagi Cash Balance Plan
  • SCH ind #731

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Management of Enterprises retirement plans → · Plans in Minnesota →

Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$29M
Net Assets (End of Year)$25M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN570676870
Plan Effective Date1952-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kws Seeds, Inc. (Delaware))

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kws Seeds, Inc. (Delaware) plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$70M 33.39888143630286% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$60M$70M$80M 202220232024 $52.8M $70.5M ▲ +33.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 447 $53M
2023 2 453 $63M
2024 2 485 $70M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Minnesota

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group, Total assets ($B): 0.024759875 · Participants: 219Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group3M Employee Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.047885796 · Participants: 121603M Employee Retirement Income PlanMayo Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.299849315 · Participants: 66434Mayo Pension PlanThe Travelers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.940696075 · Participants: 25144The Travelers Pension PlanU.S. Bank Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.73901396 · Participants: 55836U.S. Bank Pension PlanTarget Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.348662968 · Participants: 50515Target Corporation Pension Plan
Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group side-by-side with 3 peers →

Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Wagi Cash Balance Plan in WA ($25M); by covered participants it is Bunzl USA, LLC Retirement Plan in MO (219 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (219 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group assets move in 2022? ▼
Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group pulled back noticeably - down 13.8% during 2022, from $29M to $25M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Kws Seeds, Inc. (Delaware) plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kws Seeds, Inc. (Delaware)'s sponsor-wide assets grew 33.4%, from $53M to $70M.
Where does Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group ranks in the 80th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Wagi Cash Balance Plan in WA ($25M, 343 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bunzl USA, LLC Retirement Plan in MO (219 participants, $112M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 570676870.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.