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.

Russell Investments

TOTAL DCIO ASSETS ($MM)
Q1 2019$33,261
Year ending 12/31/2018$31,335
Year ending 12/31/2017$36,920
Total DCIO funds62
TOP DCIO FUND
Fund nameLifePoints® Institutional Target Date Strategy Funds
Fund assets ($MM)$2,030
Portfolio manager B. Meath, R. Balkema
Start date2014, 2016
Number of TDF series1
DCIO ASSET BREAKDOWN (does not include “other” categories)
Mutual funds5%
Collective investment trusts95%
Separate accounts0%
Stocks38%
Bonds (excluding stable value)45%
Stable value/Money market1%
Asset allocation (target-date, target-risk, balanced)2%
% Active/Passive76%/24%
ADVISER SUPPORT/SERVICES
Salespeople focused on advisers5
Salespeople focused on institutional15
Compliance support
Plan benchmarking
Target-date evaluation tools
# OF RECORDKEEPER SELLING AGREEMENTS28