401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Kws-Seeds, Inc. (Delaware) 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$35M
Total assets Below avg plan size
245
Participants Below avg headcount
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$140,836
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group · Sponsored by Kws-Seeds, Inc. (Delaware) · Minnesota · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

$35M in assets, 245 participants

Kws-Seeds, Inc. (Delaware)'s Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group reported $35M in total assets and 245 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #1,130 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,288 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group covers 245 participants in Minnesota, about 22% of the average Minnesota filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $35M.

#1,130
in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,288 peers)
+22.9%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group's outsized position by total assets

Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group vs every filed plan by assets

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

$34,504,721 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group sits mid-pack in the medium band (245 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group end-of-year assets rose from $28M in the plan year 2022 filing to $35M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group reported participants rose from 228 in the plan year 2022 filing to 245 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 570676870 · Kws-Seeds, Inc. (Delaware) PY 2023 · 401(k)

Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group · $35M · 245 · 81st

  • SCH $35M
  • SCH 245
  • SCH 81st
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near National Underground Group 401(k) Savings Plan
  • SCH ind #1130

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 Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing retirement plans → · Plans in Minnesota →

Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group in the asset neighbourhood

National Retail Systems, Inc. 401(k) PlanNational Retail Systems, Inc…$35MIspot.Tv, Inc. 401(k) Plan$35MIncentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds GroupIncentive Savings Plan and T…$35MNational Underground Group 401(k) Savings PlanNational Underground Group 4…$35MEtna Shared Services 401(k) & Profit Sharing PlanEtna Shared Services 401(k) …$35M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$28M
Net Assets (End of Year)$35M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN570676870
Plan Effective Date1984-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kws-Seeds, Inc. (Delaware))

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kws-Seeds, Inc. (Delaware) plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$70M 33.39888143630286% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$60M$70M$80M 202220232024 $52.8M $70.5M ▲ +33.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 447 $53M
2023 2 453 $63M
2024 2 485 $70M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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

Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group, Total assets ($B): 0.034504721 · Participants: 245Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds GroupUnitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.432100178 · Participants: 198972Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings PlanTarget Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.008265857 · Participants: 432617Target Corporation 401(k) PlanMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.931979 · Participants: 44342Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.04661588 · Participants: 360493M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership PlanU.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.271161911 · Participants: 75272U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan
Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group side-by-side with 3 peers →

Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is National Underground Group 401(k) Savings Plan in CA ($35M); by covered participants it is Win It America Inc 401(k) Plan in CA (245 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($35M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (245 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

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 Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group assets move in 2023? ▼
Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group grew sharply - up 22.9% during 2023, from $28M to $35M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Kws-Seeds, Inc. (Delaware) plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kws-Seeds, Inc. (Delaware)'s sponsor-wide assets grew 33.4%, from $53M to $70M.
Where does Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group ranks in the 81st percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is National Underground Group 401(k) Savings Plan in CA ($35M, 753 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Incentive Savings Plan and Trust for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Win It America Inc 401(k) Plan in CA (245 participants, $428K in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 570676870.

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.