Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$17M
Total assets
33
Participants
75th
Percentile by assets
$528,002
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. · Iowa · Manufacturing

$17M in assets, 33 participants

Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.'s Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust reported $17M in total assets and 33 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th 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.

  • 75th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #13,448 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust sits by assets

Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $17M for 33 participants (~$528,002/participant), down 20.6% in 2022.

$17M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
33
covered participants
75th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$528,002
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust sits by total assets

Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$17,424,069 Top 25% higher than 75% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

State
Iowa
Industry
Manufacturing

Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust outranks 75% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 0.2x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$17M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN370811846
Plan Effective Date1964-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.)

$550M$600M$650M 202220232024 $569M $638M ▲ +12.0%
Total plan assets by year, all Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 7,004 $569M
2023 3 7,095 $632M
2024 1 5,678 $638M

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Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -0.500.511.522.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Swiss Valley Farms, …, Total assets ($B): 0.017424069 · Participants: 33Swiss Valley Farms, …Transamerica Pension…, Total assets ($B): 2.230658092 · Participants: 6789Transamerica Pension…Principal Cash Balan…, Total assets ($B): 1.549488797 · Participants: 11788Principal Cash Balan…Midamerican Energy C…, Total assets ($B): 0.490129749 · Participants: 3321Midamerican Energy C…Employers Mutual Cas…, Total assets ($B): 0.320738549 · Participants: 2037Employers Mutual Cas…Non-Contributory Ret…, Total assets ($B): 0.286934779 · Participants: 1641Non-Contributory Ret…
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust assets move in 2022? ▼
Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust declined sharply - down 20.6% during 2022, from $22M to $17M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 12.0%, from $569M to $638M.
Where does Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust ranks in the 75th 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 Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Performing Arts Center Retirement Plan in CA ($17M, 49 participants).

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Ways to act on Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust's numbers.

  • By total assets, Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust ranks in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Iowa. Compare plans
  • Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 12.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans

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 370811846.

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