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.

MFS Investment Management

TOTAL DCIO ASSETS (US only) ($MM)
Q1 2020$62,312
Year ending 12/31/2019$78,783
Year ending 12/31/2018$59,430
Total DCIO funds61
Number of TDF series1
LARGEST STANDALONE DCIO FUND
Fund nameMFS Value Fund
DCIO Fund assets ($MM)$11,048
Portfolio managerSteven Gorham
First Year Managing Fund2002
DCIO ASSET BREAKDOWN (does not include “other” categories)
Mutual funds66%
Collective investment trusts11%
Separate accounts23%
Equity86%
Hybrid/Multi-Asset10%
Stable value/Money market0%
Fixed-Income4%
% Active Management100%
ADVISER SUPPORT/SERVICES
Salespeople focused on advisers15
Salespeople focused on institutional6
Compliance support
Plan benchmarking
Lead generation
Target-date evaluation tools
# RECORDKEEPING PARTNERS50