2019
PLANADVISER Retirement Plan Adviser Survey

Survey Data

Survey Data

Top Criteria Used to Decide Which Funds Are Appropriate for Plans

1ST PLACETOP 5
1 Performance vs. benchmarks55.0%87.3%
2 Performance (5-year return)10.2%71.4%
3 Sharpe ratio8.5%57.0%
4 Manager tenure2.3%52.1%
5 Fee structure for plan4.7%51.3%
6 Style drift2.1%39.6%
7 Share class availability1.5%34.3%
8 Plan demographics5.7%29.2%
9 Performance (1-year return)0.2%11.0%
10 Brand0.0%5.9%
11 Total assets0.0%7.6%
12 Adviser support0.8%5.3%
13 Supporting materials0.2%4.4%
14 Fee structure for adviser0.2%1.1%