401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Iowa Health System 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3.3B
Total assets Very large vs avg
25,072
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$131,868
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Iowa Health System · Iowa · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$3.3B in assets, 25,072 participants

Iowa Health System's Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $3.3B in total assets and 25,072 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #16,858 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Coverage in Iowa

Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers 25,072 participants in Iowa, 41x the typical Iowa plan (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $3.3B.

#16,858
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
+11.9%
assets growth YoY
33×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$3,306,182,291 Highest reported value at or above every one of 123,620 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 2024

Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan is a mega filing (25,072 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from $265M in the plan year 2023 filing to $331M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 28,959 in the plan year 2023 filing to 25,072 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3.0B in the plan year 2023 filing to $3.3B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 421435199 · Iowa Health System PY 2024 · 401(k)

Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $3.3B · 25,072 · 100th

  • EIN $3.3B
  • RANK 25,072
  • PHOTO 100th
  • IND 401(k)
  • EOY near Fairview Health Services 403b Plan
  • 5500 ind #16858

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 Healthcare & Social Assistance retirement plans → · Plans in Iowa →

Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Wsp USA Retirement Savings PlanWsp USA Retirement Savings P…$3.3BIowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanIowa Health System Section 4…$3.3BFairview Health Services 403b PlanFairview Health Services 403…$3.3BTexas Health 401(k) Retirement PlanTexas Health 401(k) Retireme…$3.3BAbb Inc. Retirement Savings PlanAbb Inc. Retirement Savings …$3.3B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.3B
Net Income$331M
Employer EIN421435199
Plan Effective Date2001-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Iowa Health System)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Iowa Health System plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.4B 22.666682709713903% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.6B$2.8B$3B$3.2B$3.4B$3.6B 202220232024 $2.75B $3.37B ▲ +22.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 29,710 $2.7B
2023 2 29,936 $3.0B
2024 2 25,980 $3.4B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Iowa

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

Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200004000060000 12345 Total assets ($B) Participants Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.306182291 · Participants: 25072Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Principal Select Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.579548793 · Participants: 12841The Principal Select Savings PlanThe Rsm US LLP Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.375271119 · Participants: 14728The Rsm US LLP Retirement PlanThe Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.1084169 · Participants: 55411The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) PlanTransamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.720479704 · Participants: 8059Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanMidamerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.984497578 · Participants: 6813Midamerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan
Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
Compare Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reports $3.3B in end-of-year assets across 25,072 participants (0.027% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.027% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $131,868 per participant (95% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $331M.

This plan identity (EIN 421435199, plan #006) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.7B to $3.3B (+23.2%) while covered participants moved from 28,603 to 25,072 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 28,603 $2.7B Open filing
2023 28,959 $3.0B Open filing
2024 · index core 25,072 $3.3B This page

Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Fairview Health Services 403b Plan in MN ($3.3B); by covered participants it is Magnit Global Solutions, Inc. and Subsidiaries 401(k) Employee Savings Plan in CA (25,100 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($3.3B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (25,072 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.9% during 2024, from $3.0B to $3.3B. Reported net income was $331M.
How have Iowa Health System plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Iowa Health System's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.7%, from $2.7B to $3.4B.
Where does Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Fairview Health Services 403b Plan in MN ($3.3B, 24,432 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Magnit Global Solutions, Inc. and Subsidiaries 401(k) Employee Savings Plan in CA (25,100 participants, $484M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 421435199.

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.