ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$271K
Total assets Small plan by assets
2
Participants Small participant base
13th
Percentile by assets National rank
$135,501
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. · Iowa · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

$271K in assets, 2 participants

F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc.'s F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $271K in total assets and 2 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 13th 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.

  • #158 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,523 peers)

2022 asset change

F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan pulled back noticeably 13.7% in 2022 ($314K → $271K) for 2 participants.

#158
in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,523 peers)
-13.7%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $43K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$271,001 13th percentile higher than 13% 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

F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a micro filing (2 participants), the leftmost band.

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 421353895 · F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. PY 2022 · ESOP

F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $271K · 2 · 13th

  • IND $271K
  • IND 2
  • IND 13th
  • IND ESOP
  • IND near Macro Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • IND ind #158

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 →

F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. years around the 2022 move

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$266K 1.8453806443518659% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.27M$0.27M$0.28M$0.28M$0.28M 202220232024 $0.27M $0.27M ▲ +0.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2 $271K
2023 1 2 $277K
2024 1 2 $266K

2022 asset-move particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$314K
Net Assets (End of Year)$271K
Net Income-$43K
Employer EIN421353895
Plan Effective Date1991-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in Iowa

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

F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000100020003000 -2000200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 0.271001 · Participants: 2F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. 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
F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants

F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest ESOP by assets is Macro Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in KS ($271K); by covered participants it is Bay Cities Pyrotector Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA (2 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2022?
F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.7% during 2022, from $314K to $271K. Reported net income was -$43K.
How have F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 1.8%, from $271K to $266K.
Where does F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 13th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Macro Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in KS ($271K, 40 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bay Cities Pyrotector Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA (2 participants, N/A in assets).