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.

Goldman Sachs

TOTAL DCIO ASSETS (US only) ($MM)
Q1 2020$86,327
Year ending 12/31/2019$86,326
Year ending 12/31/2018$76,043
Total DCIO funds95
Number of TDF series1
LARGEST STANDALONE DCIO FUND
Fund nameGS Small Cap Value Fund
DCIO Fund assets ($MM)$3,167
Portfolio managerSean Butkus, Robert Crystal, Sally Davis
First Year Managing Fund2006
DCIO ASSET BREAKDOWN (does not include “other” categories)
Mutual funds12%
Collective investment trusts16%
Separate accounts72%
Equity10%
Hybrid/Multi-Asset0%
Stable value/Money market70%
Fixed-Income7%
% Active Management97%
ADVISER SUPPORT/SERVICES
Salespeople focused on advisers10
Salespeople focused on institutional10
Compliance support
Plan benchmarking
Lead generation
Target-date evaluation tools
# RECORDKEEPING PARTNERS60