RESEARCH |
2025
PLANADVISER DCIO Survey
Reported by PLANADVISER
Providers
AllianceBernstein, LP
| Total DCIO Assets (US only) ($M) | |
|---|---|
| Year ending 12/31/2024 | $118,898 |
| Year ending 12/31/2023 | $108,786 |
| Total DCIO funds | 50 |
| Number of TDF series | 3 |
| Largest Stand-Alone DCIO Fund ($M) | |
|---|---|
| Fund name | Large Cap Growth |
| Fund assets | $9,109 |
| Portfolio manager | John Fogarty; Vinay Thapar |
| First year managing fund | 2012; 2018 |
| DCIO Asset Breakdown, by investment vehicle | |
|---|---|
| Mutual funds | 13% |
| Collective investment trusts | 10% |
| Separate accounts | 77% |
| ETFs | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| DCIO Asset Breakdown, by asset type | |
|---|---|
| Alternatives | 0% |
| Fixed-income | 2% |
| Hybrid/Multi-Asset | 74% |
| International/Global equity | 3% |
| Money market | 0% |
| Stable value | 0% |
| U.S. equity | 21% |
| Other | 0% |
| DCIO Asset Breakdown, by style | |
|---|---|
| Active management | 28% |
| Passive management | 17% |
| Blend management | 55% |
| Adviser Support/Services | |
|---|---|
| Salespeople focused on retail financial advisers | 4 |
| Salespeople focused on DC specialist financial advisers | 4 |
| Salespeople focused on institutional | 7 |
| Compliance support | No |
| Access to ERISA counsel | No |
| Conferences for advisers | No |
| Plan benchmarking | Yes |
| Lead generation | Yes |
| Investment committee meetings | No |
| Target-date evaluation tools | Yes |
| Training for DC plan sales and service | Yes |
| # Recordkeeping Partners | 92 |
| Checkmark = Yes; X = No
NR = Not reported; NA = Not applicable |