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.

Wells Fargo Asset Management

TOTAL DCIO ASSETS ($MM)
Q1 2019$117,777
Year ending 12/31/2018$114,309
Year ending 12/31/2017$120,932
Total DCIO funds100
TOP DCIO FUND
Fund nameWells Fargo Stable Return Fund
Fund assets ($MM)$29,010
Portfolio managerTeam managed
Start date1985
Number of TDF series3
DCIO ASSET BREAKDOWN (does not include “other” categories)
Mutual funds17%
Collective investment trusts33%
Separate accounts50%
Stocks14%
Bonds (excluding stable value)11%
Stable value/Money market68%
Asset allocation (target-date, target-risk, balanced)7%
% Active/Passive93%/7%
ADVISER SUPPORT/SERVICES
Salespeople focused on advisers14
Salespeople focused on institutional30
Compliance support
Plan benchmarking
Target-date evaluation tools
# OF RECORDKEEPER SELLING AGREEMENTS44