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.

Fidelity Investments*

TOTAL DCIO ASSETS (US only) ($MM)
Q1 2020$24,371
Year ending 12/31/2019$27,658
Year ending 12/31/2018$31,648.23
Total DCIO funds81
Number of TDF series1
LARGEST STANDALONE DCIO FUND
Fund nameTempleton Global Bond Fund
DCIO Fund assets ($MM)$4,118
Portfolio managerMichael Hasenstab
First Year Managing Fund2001
DCIO ASSET BREAKDOWN (does not include “other” categories)
Mutual funds86%
Collective investment trusts8%
Separate accounts7%
Equity47%
Hybrid/Multi-Asset16%
Stable value/Money market6%
Fixed-Income23%
% Active Management100%
ADVISER SUPPORT/SERVICES
Salespeople focused on advisers11
Salespeople focused on institutional11
Compliance support
Plan benchmarking
Lead generation
Target-date evaluation tools
# RECORDKEEPING PARTNERS84
*On February 18, Franklin Templeton announced its intention to acquire Legg Mason Global Asset Management. Each entity is reported separately pending approval and closure of the deal, expected to be complete by Q3 of this year