2020
PLANADVISER DCIO Survey

Providers

Methodology

The 2020 PLANADVISER DCIO Survey was conducted this May via an online questionnaire. Approximately 85 investment firms known or thought to market to defined contribution (DC) plans received the questionnaire; the 43 organizations listed in the pages that follow were those that agreed to complete the survey in its entirety. This information is for reference only and is not comprehensive of the entire DCIO industry, as some major providers chose not to participate. For more information on data available for purchase, or to take part in a future survey, please email surveys@issmediasolutions.com.

AllianceBernstein

TOTAL DCIO ASSETS (US only) ($MM)
Q1 2020$49,733
Year ending 12/31/2019$60,690
Year ending 12/31/2018$46,918
Total DCIO funds44
Number of TDF series4
LARGEST STANDALONE DCIO FUND
Fund nameAB Large Cap Growth
DCIO Fund assets ($MM)$3,750
Portfolio managerFrank Caruso, John H. Fogarty, Vinay Thapar
First Year Managing Fund2012
DCIO ASSET BREAKDOWN (does not include “other” categories)
Mutual funds19%
Collective investment trusts2%
Separate accounts79%
Equity23%
Hybrid/Multi-Asset69%
Stable value/Money market0%
Fixed-Income8%
% Active Management100%
ADVISER SUPPORT/SERVICES
Salespeople focused on advisers4
Salespeople focused on institutional2
Compliance support
Plan benchmarking
Lead generation
Target-date evaluation tools
# RECORDKEEPING PARTNERS99