ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

American Equity Investment ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$44M
Total assets Below avg plan size
684
Participants Below avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$63,653
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: American Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by American Equity Investment · Iowa · Finance & Insurance

$44M in assets, 684 participants

American Equity Investment's American Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $44M in total assets and 684 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #7,294 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Where American Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits by assets

American Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $44M for 684 participants (~$63,653/participant), up 19.9% in 2022.

#7,294
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
+19.9%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

American Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

American Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$43,538,671 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

American Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership Plan 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. American Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (684 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 421447959 · American Equity Investment PY 2022 · ESOP

American Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $44M · 684 · 87th

  • IND $44M
  • EOY 684
  • 5500 87th
  • ASSETS ESOP
  • PCT near Building Plastics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • EIN ind #7294

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Iowa →

American Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Williams Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustWilliams Company Employee St…$44MAmerican Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership PlanAmerican Equity Investment E…$44MBuilding Plastics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanBuilding Plastics, Inc. Empl…$44MDesco Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanDesco Industries, Inc. Emplo…$44MGoettle Employee Stock Ownership PlanGoettle Employee Stock Owner…$43M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among American Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$36M
Net Assets (End of Year)$44M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN421447959
Plan Effective Date2007-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Equity Investment)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Equity Investment plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$153M 36.9981444332311% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$120M$140M$160M 202220232024 $112M $153M ▲ +37.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,492 $112M
2023 3 2,387 $139M
2024 1 987 $153M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Iowa

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

American Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 50010001500200025003000 0200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants American Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 43.538671 · Participants: 684American Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership PlanEmployee Owned Brands, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 685.782673 · Participants: 781Employee Owned Brands, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanVan Meter Industrial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 437.278096 · Participants: 774Van Meter Industrial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanPrecision, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 402.726302 · Participants: 645Precision, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustIta Group Holdings, Inc. Employees' Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 382.93662 · Participants: 643Ita Group Holdings, Inc. Employees' Stock Ownership PlanAnnett Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust, Total assets ($M): 362.257753 · Participants: 2582Annett Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust
American Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
Compare American Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

American Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest ESOP by assets is Building Plastics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in TN ($44M); by covered participants it is Page Southerland Page, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan in TX (683 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (684 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 American Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
American Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew sharply - up 19.9% during 2022, from $36M to $44M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have American Equity Investment plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Equity Investment's sponsor-wide assets grew 37.0%, from $112M to $153M.
Where does American Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
American Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 87th 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 ESOP plans are similar in size to American Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Building Plastics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in TN ($44M, 358 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to American Equity Investment Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Page Southerland Page, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan in TX (683 participants, $7M 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 421447959.

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.