2016
PLANADVISER Defined Contribution Investment Only (DCIO) Survey

Industry Snapshot

Industry Snapshot


TOTAL DCIO ASSETS ($MM)
12/2013 $2,338,125 +3.4%1
12/2014 $3,110,131 +33.0%1
12/2015 $3,124,038 +0.4%1
Q1 2016 $3,164,730 +1.3%1
Footnote: 1Percent change from prior period
DCIO ASSETS BY VEHICLE
Mutual funds 66%
Collectives 16%
Separate accounts 18%
ETFs 0%
DCIO ASSETS BY TYPE
Stocks 50%
Money market funds 2%
Bonds (excluding stable value) 17%
Asset-allocation2 funds 19%
Stable value funds 9%
Other 3%
Footnote: 2Target-date, target-risk, balanced
DCIO SALES
Average number of recordkeeper selling agreements 62 -18.4%3
Salespeople focused on financial advisers 524 +41.2%3
Salespeople focused on institutional market 262 +35.8%3
DCIO sales support staff 257 -14.0%3
Footnote: 3Percent change from 2015
PRODUCTS/SERVICES FOR FINANCIAL ADVISERS
Due diligence meetings 87%
Investment committee meetings 76%
Practice management 74%
Research 71%
Conferences for advisers 68%
Training for DC plan sales/service 58%
Plan benchmarking 55%
Target-date evaluation tools 50%
Lead generation for 401(k)/qualified plans 47%
Compliance support 26%
Access to ERISA counsel 24%
Sponsorship of designations/certifications 24%