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.

The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard)

TOTAL DCIO ASSETS (US only) ($MM)
Q1 2020$765,000
Year ending 12/31/2019$902,000
Year ending 12/31/2018$680,000
Total DCIO funds233
Number of TDF series7
LARGEST STANDALONE DCIO FUND
Fund nameVanguard Institutional Index Fund
DCIO Fund assets ($MM)$66,553
Portfolio managerDonald M. Butler and Michelle Louie
First Year Managing Fund2000 and 2017 respectively
DCIO ASSET BREAKDOWN (does not include “other” categories)
Mutual funds58%
Collective investment trusts29%
Separate accounts14%
Equity28%
Hybrid/Multi-Asset29%
Stable value/Money market21%
Fixed-Income15%
% Active Management24%
ADVISER SUPPORT/SERVICES
Salespeople focused on advisers100
Salespeople focused on institutional98
Compliance support
Plan benchmarking
Lead generation
Target-date evaluation tools
# RECORDKEEPING PARTNERSNR
NR = Not Reported