2015
DCIO Survey

Each year since this survey’s inception in 2012, investment managers have reported increased asset levels in their Defined Contribution Investment Only (DCIO) businesses. Although the names of the firms participating in the survey have changed somewhat, we can report that the 37 managers on this year’s list enjoyed a nearly $230 billion (8%) increase in DCIO assets from year-end 2013 to year-end 2014, and a $63 billion (2%) increase in just the three months between 12/31/2014 and 3/31/2015.

Industry Snapshot

Industry Snapshot

TOTAL DCIO ASSETS ($b)
12/2012 $2,312,313 +61%
12/2013 $2,784,767 +20%
12/2014 $3,014,433 +8%
Q1 2015 $3,077,617 +2%
DCIO ASSETS BY VEHICLE
Mutual funds 65%
Collectives 18%
Separate accounts 17%
ETFs 0%
DCIO ASSETS BY TYPE
Stocks 54%
Bonds (excluding stable value) 18%
Money market funds 2%
Asset-allocation* funds 17%
Stable value funds 9%
Footnote: *Target-date, target-risk, balanced
DCIO SALES
Average number of recordkeeper selling agreements 76
Salespeople focused on financial advisers 371
Salespeople focused on institutional market 193
DCIO sales support staff 299
PRODUCTS/SERVICES FOR FINANCIAL ADVISERS
Due diligence meetings 84%
Practice management 76%
Training for DC plan sales/service 76%
Research 68%
Conferences for advisers 65%
Investment committee meetings 65%
Plan benchmarking 57%
Lead generation for 401(k)/qualified plans 51%
Target-date evaluation tools 30%
Sponsorship of designations/certifications 24%
Compliance support 24%
Access to ERISA counsel 22%