ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Bank 1st ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2M
Total assets Small plan by assets
20
Participants Small participant base
33rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$121,432
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bank 1st Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Bank 1st · Iowa · Finance & Insurance

$2M in assets, 20 participants

Bank 1st's Bank 1st Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $2M in total assets and 20 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 33rd 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.

  • #2,010 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

What the 2023 filing shows

Bank 1st Employee Stock Ownership Plan holds $2M for 20 participants - about $121,432 per participant, in the lower half of filed plans by assets.

#2,010
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
-1.9%
assets change YoY

Bank 1st Employee Stock Ownership Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Bank 1st Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$2,428,636 33rd percentile higher than 33% of 127,068 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 2023

Bank 1st Employee Stock Ownership Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Bank 1st Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a small filing (20 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Bank 1st Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $260K in the plan year 2022 filing to $52K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bank 1st Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 420253320 · Bank 1st PY 2023 · ESOP

Bank 1st Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $2M · 20 · 33rd

  • TYPE $2M
  • NET 20
  • BOOK 33rd
  • VS-ST ESOP
  • BOY near Busch Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • SCH ind #2010

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 →

Bank 1st Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Bank 1st Employee Stock Ownership PlanBank 1st Employee Stock Owne…$2MBusch Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanBusch Products, Inc. Employe…$2MJabara Carpet Outlet, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanJabara Carpet Outlet, Inc. E…$2MFirst Robinson Financial Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanFirst Robinson Financial Cor…$2MTaylor & Syfan Consulting Engineers Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership PlanTaylor & Syfan Consulting En…$2M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bank 1st Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2M
Net Assets (End of Year)$2M
Net Income$52K
Employer EIN420253320
Plan Effective Date2016-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bank 1st)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bank 1st plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3M 1.5372778980137096% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.4M$2.45M$2.5M$2.55M 202220232024 $2.47M $2.51M ▲ +1.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 20 $2M
2023 1 20 $2M
2024 1 17 $3M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Iowa

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

Bank 1st Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500050010001500 -20002004006008001000 Total assets ($M) Participants Bank 1st Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 2.428636 · Participants: 20Bank 1st Employee Stock Ownership PlanEmployee Owned Brands, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 863.986659 · Participants: 802Employee Owned Brands, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanVan Meter Industrial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 596.09835 · Participants: 801Van Meter Industrial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanPrecision, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 438.062674 · Participants: 667Precision, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustIta Group Holdings, Inc. Employees' Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 427.790025 · Participants: 771Ita Group Holdings, Inc. Employees' Stock Ownership PlanVgm Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 405.931426 · Participants: 1070Vgm Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Bank 1st Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants

Bank 1st Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest ESOP by assets is Busch Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NY ($2M); by covered participants it is The Financial Consulate Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MD (20 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Bank 1st Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023?
Bank 1st Employee Stock Ownership Plan edged down modestly - down 1.9% during 2023, from $2M to $2M. Reported net income was $52K.
How have Bank 1st plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bank 1st's sponsor-wide assets grew 1.5%, from $2M to $3M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Bank 1st Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Busch Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NY ($2M, 74 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bank 1st Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Financial Consulate Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MD (20 participants, $210K in assets).