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2016 PLANSPONSOR RECORDKEEPING SURVEY
Methodology
T
he 2018 PLANSPONSOR Recordkeeping Survey now integrates data from our 403(b),
457 and nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC) buyer's guides to provide a
more complete summary of the defined contribution (DC) market. The results were
aggregated from data submitted by 63 service providers that collectively oversee more
than $7 trillion in DC assets and are estimated to account for more than 90% of the total
defined contribution market.*
The following pages summarize survey results by market/provider. Provider profiles
(starting on page 30) are presented alphabetically and reflect the vendor's experience in
servicing different types of plans. Each provider is ranked in three categories: total plans,
total assets and total participants; other rankings/totals reflect only those organizations
that reported the associated data. All data, including data reported this year, are as of
December 31, 2017; all information from the survey was self-reported. Readers may follow
up with providers directly for additional details on the scope of services available.
More information can be found online at www.plansponsor.com/research. To
purchase a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet of responses from all 63 providers, please contact
Michelle Judkins at michelle.judkins@strategic-i.com. To learn how to participate in our
2019 Recordkeeping Survey, contact Brian O'Keefe at brian.okeefe@strategic-i.com.
Total Defined Contribution Plan Assets ($mm)
Top 10 Recordkeepers

Assets
71%

Plans
24%
Share of Total Defined
Contribution Plan Market
Top 5 Recordkeepers

Assets
54%

Plans
12%

Participants
43%
2009 2010
2011
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Total Assets, Plans and Participants

Total defined
contribution assets
$7,467,595
By Plan Size
<$10mm
$10mm - $50mm
>$50mm - $200mm
>$200mm - $1b
>$1b

Total defined
contribution plans
906,503
Assets ($mm)†
$907,645
$799,595
$869,501
$1,454,258
$3,421,745

Total defined
contribution participants
103,764,282
Plans†
842,098
42,033
9,564
3,439
971
Participants†
22,407,447
14,660,540
14,473,825
19,699,583
32,504,827

Assets
90%

Plans
55%
Participants
63%
Top 20 Recordkeepers

Participants
84%
*Source: Investment Company Institute, 2018 Investment Company Fact Book. †Not all providers report complete data, therefore data segmented by plan size
will not equal the corresponding overall total.
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$3,022,928
$3,639,933
$4,126,181
$4,182,461
$4,575,706
$5,569,828
$5,978,664
$5,961,980
$6,462,919
$7,467,595

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