2019
PLANADVISER DCIO Survey

Providers

Methodology

The 2019 PLANADVISER DCIO Survey was conducted this April and May via an online questionnaire. Approximately 85 investment firms known or thought to market to defined contribution (DC) plans received the questionnaire; the 38 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@strategic-i.com.

Dimensional Fund Advisors

TOTAL DCIO ASSETS ($MM)
Q1 2019$58,565
Year ending 12/31/2018$52,667
Year ending 12/31/2017$59,884
Total DCIO funds150
TOP DCIO FUND
Fund nameU.S. Small Cap Portfolio
Fund assets ($MM)$5,585
Portfolio managerTeam managed
Start dateNR
Number of TDF series1
DCIO ASSET BREAKDOWN (does not include “other” categories)
Mutual funds93%
Collective investment trusts0%
Separate accounts7%
StocksNR
Bonds (excluding stable value)NR
Stable value/Money marketNR
Asset allocation (target-date, target-risk, balanced)NR
% Active/Passive100%/0%
ADVISER SUPPORT/SERVICES
Salespeople focused on advisers22
Salespeople focused on institutional22
Compliance support
Plan benchmarking
Target-date evaluation tools
# OF RECORDKEEPER SELLING AGREEMENTS51
NR = Not Reported in time for publication.