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.

BlackRock Inc.

TOTAL DCIO ASSETS (US only) ($MM)
Q1 2020$895,626
Year ending 12/31/2019$1,081,247
Year ending 12/31/2018$860,154
Total DCIO funds191
Number of TDF series3
LARGEST STANDALONE DCIO FUND
Fund nameEquity Index
DCIO Fund assets ($MM)$73,501
Portfolio managerTeam managed
First Year Managing FundNR
DCIO ASSET BREAKDOWN (does not include “other” categories)
Mutual funds8%
Collective investment trusts45%
Separate accounts47%
Equity57%
Hybrid/Multi-Asset28%
Stable value/Money market2%
Fixed-Income13%
% Active Management13%
ADVISER SUPPORT/SERVICES
Salespeople focused on advisers18
Salespeople focused on institutional14
Compliance support
Plan benchmarking
Lead generation
Target-date evaluation tools
# RECORDKEEPING PARTNERS62
NR = Not Reported