401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Iowa Health System 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.7B
Total assets Very large vs avg
28,603
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$93,851
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Iowa Health System · Iowa · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$2.7B in assets, 28,603 participants

Iowa Health System's Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $2.7B in total assets and 28,603 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #20,010 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)

Coverage in Iowa

Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers 28,603 participants in Iowa, 47x the typical Iowa plan (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $2.7B.

#20,010
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)
-15.8%
assets change YoY
27×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $504M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,684,422,851 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan is a mega filing (28,603 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 421435199 · Iowa Health System PY 2022 · 401(k)

Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $2.7B · 28,603 · 100th

  • RANK $2.7B
  • RANK 28,603
  • RANK 100th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • RANK near The Tjx Companies, Inc. General Savings/Profit Sharing Plan
  • RANK ind #20010

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 Healthcare & Social Assistance retirement plans → · Plans in Iowa →

Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Universal Health Services, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanUniversal Health Services, I…$2.7BThe Tjx Companies, Inc. General Savings/Profit Sharing PlanThe Tjx Companies, Inc. Gene…$2.7BValero Energy Corporation Thrift PlanValero Energy Corporation Th…$2.7BIowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanIowa Health System Section 4…$2.7BAllina 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanAllina 401(k) Retirement Sav…$2.7B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.7B
Net Income-$504M
Employer EIN421435199
Plan Effective Date2001-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Iowa Health System)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Iowa Health System plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.4B 22.666682709713903% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.6B$2.8B$3B$3.2B$3.4B$3.6B 202220232024 $2.75B $3.37B ▲ +22.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 29,710 $2.7B
2023 2 29,936 $3.0B
2024 2 25,980 $3.4B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Iowa

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000 1234 Total assets ($B) Participants Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.684422851 · Participants: 28603Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Principal Select Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.613396259 · Participants: 12201The Principal Select Savings PlanThe Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.447514997 · Participants: 59826The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) PlanThe Rsm US LLP Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.275604074 · Participants: 13793The Rsm US LLP Retirement PlanTransamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.116061137 · Participants: 7262Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanMidamerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.286079186 · Participants: 4986Midamerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan
Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reports $2.7B in end-of-year assets across 28,603 participants (0.022% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.030% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $93,851 per participant (68% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$504M.

This plan identity (EIN 421435199, plan #006) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.7B to $3.3B (+23.2%) while covered participants moved from 28,603 to 25,072 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 28,603 $2.7B This page
2023 28,959 $3.0B Open filing
2024 · index core 25,072 $3.3B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Tjx Companies, Inc. General Savings/Profit Sharing Plan in MA ($2.7B); by covered participants it is Brand Share 401(k) Savings & Profit Sharing Plan in GA (28,690 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.7B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (28,603 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 Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022?
Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan declined sharply - down 15.8% during 2022, from $3.2B to $2.7B. Reported net income was -$504M.
How have Iowa Health System plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Iowa Health System's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.7%, from $2.7B to $3.4B.
Where does Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Tjx Companies, Inc. General Savings/Profit Sharing Plan in MA ($2.7B, 106,227 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Brand Share 401(k) Savings & Profit Sharing Plan in GA (28,690 participants, $277M in assets).