401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Heartland Financial USA, Inc 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$304M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,025
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$150,276
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Htlf Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Heartland Financial USA, Inc · Colorado · Finance & Insurance

$304M in assets, 2,025 participants

Heartland Financial USA, Inc's Htlf Retirement Plan reported $304M in total assets and 2,025 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #8,310 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

Htlf Retirement Plan covers 2,025 participants in Colorado, 5.4x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $304M.

#8,310
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+8.3%
assets growth YoY
3.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Htlf Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Htlf Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$304,308,785 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Htlf Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Htlf Retirement Plan lands in the large band (2,025 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Htlf Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$74M in the plan year 2022 filing to $23M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Htlf Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 2,218 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,025 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Htlf Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $281M in the plan year 2022 filing to $304M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 421405748 · Heartland Financial USA, Inc PY 2023 · 401(k)

Htlf Retirement Plan · $304M · 2,025 · 96th

  • NET $304M
  • BOOK 2,025
  • VS-ST 96th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Tcw, LLC Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
  • EBSA ind #8310

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Colorado →

Htlf Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Htlf Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$281M
Net Assets (End of Year)$304M
Net Income$23M
Employer EIN421405748
Plan Effective Date1964-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Heartland Financial USA, Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Heartland Financial USA, Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$318M 13.235314628842751% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$260M$280M$300M$320M$340M 202220232024 $281M $318M ▲ +13.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,218 $281M
2023 1 2,025 $304M
2024 1 2,000 $318M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Colorado

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

Htlf Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 01234 Total assets ($B) Participants Htlf Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.304308785 · Participants: 2025Htlf Retirement PlanDavita Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.326219779 · Participants: 57711Davita Retirement Savings PlanBall Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.806549522 · Participants: 10349Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership PlanEmpower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.852270164 · Participants: 10036Empower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings PlanWoodward Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.765770435 · Participants: 5847Woodward Retirement Savings PlanArcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.686655183 · Participants: 5491Arcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
Htlf Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare Htlf Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Htlf Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Tcw, LLC Profit Sharing and Savings Plan in CA ($304M); by covered participants it is Bill Miller Bar-B-Q Enterprises, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TX (2,025 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($304M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,025 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 Htlf Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Htlf Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.3% during 2023, from $281M to $304M. Reported net income was $23M.
How have Heartland Financial USA, Inc plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Heartland Financial USA, Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 13.2%, from $281M to $318M.
Where does Htlf Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Htlf Retirement Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Htlf Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Tcw, LLC Profit Sharing and Savings Plan in CA ($304M, 653 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Htlf Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bill Miller Bar-B-Q Enterprises, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TX (2,025 participants, $22M 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 421405748.

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.