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.

BlackRock, Inc.

TOTAL DCIO ASSETS ($MM)
Q1 2019$949,412
Year ending 12/31/2018$860,154
Year ending 12/31/2017$883,393
Total DCIO funds>170
TOP DCIO FUND
Fund nameLifePath Target Date Fund
Fund assets ($MM)$227,057
Portfolio managerA. Whitelaw, A. Mason, M. O'Hara
Start date2009, 2010, 2016
Number of TDF series4
DCIO ASSET BREAKDOWN (does not include “other” categories)
Mutual funds7%
Collective investment trusts43%
Separate accounts50%
Stocks61%
Bonds (excluding stable value)11%
Stable value/Money market2%
Asset allocation (target-date, target-risk, balanced)26%
% Active/Passive7%/93%
ADVISER SUPPORT/SERVICES
Salespeople focused on advisers18
Salespeople focused on institutional11
Compliance support
Plan benchmarking
Target-date evaluation tools
# OF RECORDKEEPER SELLING AGREEMENTS69