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.

Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (CSIM)

TOTAL DCIO ASSETS (US only) ($MM)
Q1 2020$36,170
Year ending 12/31/2019$42,067
Year ending 12/31/2018$32,269
Total DCIO funds65
Number of TDF series4
LARGEST STANDALONE DCIO FUND
Fund nameSchwab S&P 500 Index Fund
DCIO Fund assets ($MM)$8,084
Portfolio managerChristopher Bliss, Ferian Juwono, Sabya Sinha, and Jeremy Brown
First Year Managing FundChristopher Bliss - 2017, Ferian Juwono - 2013, Sabya Sinha - 2017, and Jeremy Brown - 2019
DCIO ASSET BREAKDOWN (does not include “other” categories)
Mutual funds47%
Collective investment trusts41%
Separate accounts0%
Equity43%
Hybrid/Multi-Asset39%
Stable value/Money market13%
Fixed-Income5%
% Active Management45%
ADVISER SUPPORT/SERVICES
Salespeople focused on advisers14
Salespeople focused on institutional7
Compliance support
Plan benchmarking
Lead generation
Target-date evaluation tools
# RECORDKEEPING PARTNERS34