ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

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

Data updated 2026-08-25

$277K
Total assets Small plan by assets
2
Participants Small participant base
13th
Percentile by assets National rank
$138,500
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

$277K in assets, 2 participants

F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc.'s F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $277K in total assets and 2 participants in its 2023 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.

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

What the 2023 filing shows

F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan holds $277K for 2 participants - about $138,500 per participant, among the smaller plans by assets on file.

#136
in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,288 peers)
+2.2%
assets growth YoY

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$277,000 13th percentile higher than 13% 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

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

Plan-year 2023 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.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$43K in the plan year 2022 filing to $6K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $271K in the plan year 2022 filing to $277K in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 421353895 · F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $277K · 2 · 13th

  • IND $277K
  • EOY 2
  • 5500 13th
  • ASSETS ESOP
  • PCT near Riv 512 Administrative Services, Inc., Employees Stock Ownership Plan
  • EIN ind #136

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 2023.

Filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$271K
Net Assets (End of Year)$277K
Net Income$6K
Employer EIN421353895
Plan Effective Date1991-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc.)

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

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. -500050010001500 -20002004006008001000 Total assets ($M) Participants F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 0.277 · Participants: 2F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. 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
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 Riv 512 Administrative Services, Inc., Employees Stock Ownership Plan in CO ($277K); by covered participants it is Watts Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in UT (2 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 F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023?
F.a.B.S. Farms, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan edged up modestly - up 2.2% during 2023, from $271K to $277K. Reported net income was $6K.
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 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 Riv 512 Administrative Services, Inc., Employees Stock Ownership Plan in CO ($277K, 28 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 Watts Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in UT (2 participants, $2M in assets).