Retirement plan

INCENTIVE SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE KWS SEEDS GROUP

Name: KWS-SEEDS, INC. (DELAWARE) - INCENTIVE SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE KWS SEEDS GROUP (2025) Form 5500
Creator: KWS-SEEDS, INC. (DELAWARE)
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, INCENTIVE SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE KWS SEEDS GROUP, KWS-SEEDS, INC. (DELAWARE)

KWS-SEEDS, INC. (DELAWARE)EIN 57-0676870Plan #003PY 2025

5705 W. OLD SHAKOPEE ROAD, SUITE 110 - BLOOMINGTON, MN 554373103952-445-8911LinkedIn201-500 employeesinvestment management

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Total assets (EOY)

$44M

+12.7% from 2024

Total participants

346

+5.2% from 2024

Average account balance

$127,152

+6.8% from 2024

Annual return

15.83%

+1.41 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort103 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$43.99M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$127K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant data

Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

346

Not enough data

1 years with headcount on file

Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

100.0%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$3.35M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$13K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+15.83%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$243

Not enough data

1 years with admin cost on file

Asset composition

Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time

Not enough data

1 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Top 2 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY7 years Service code 13 · EIN 42-0127290	Contract Administrator	$73,621
KWS SEEDS INC1 year Service code 10 · EIN 41-0746749	Accounting	$10,499

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2S2T3D3H

Plan features

2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
2F
ERISA section 404(c) plan
This plan or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 (shifting investment responsibility to participants).
2G
Total participant-directed account plan
Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
2J
Code section 401(k) feature
Cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan under which employees may elect to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
2K
Code section 401(m) arrangement
Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based in whole or in part on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable to 401(k) plans with only QNECs and/or QMACs or to 403(b)(1) 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements.
2S
Automatic enrollment
Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has elective contributions deducted from payroll.
2T
Default investment account
Total or partial participant-directed account plan where plan uses a default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.
3D
Pre-approved pension plan
A master prototype or volume submitter plan that is the subject of a favorable opinion or advisory letter from the IRS.
3H
Controlled group member
Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).

Opportunity flags

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Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$84K

$317 / participant

Contract admin$74K87.5%
Other / not subdivided$10K12.5%

% of EOY assets

0.191%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

1 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

The auditor signed off without reservation. This is the cleanest opinion.

Auditor firm: CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Auditor EIN: 410746749
Audit fees: $10,496
Opinion code: Unqualified

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Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$127,152

$216,711-41.3%

$136,749-7.0%

$85,563+48.6%

Participation rate

100.0%

51.7%+48.3pp

72.1%+27.9pp

66.0%+34.0pp

Annual return

15.83%

15.26%+0.6pp

24.33%-8.5pp

31.51%-15.7pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$4,005

$1,660+141.3%

$3,400+17.8%

$2,654+50.9%

Participant deferral / active EE

$8,625

$2,635+227.4%

$4,692+83.8%

$4,375+97.1%

Admin fee / account holder

$243

$1,223-80.1%

$11,386-97.9%

$834-70.9%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY7 years

Service code 13 · EIN 42-0127290

Contract Administrator

$73,621

KWS SEEDS INC1 year

Service code 10 · EIN 41-0746749

Accounting

$10,499

INCENTIVE SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE KWS SEEDS GROUP

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INCENTIVE SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE KWS SEEDS GROUP

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Service providers

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