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Micro=<$5mm; Small=$5mm-$50mm; Mid=>$50mm-$200mm; Large=>$200mm-$1b; Mega=>$1b
What is the most important consideration for your plan when selecting a QDIA? (% ranked first)
All Micro Small Mid Large Mega
Low fees
Investment transparency
Investment allocation
Quality of fund/underlying funds
Best overall performance
Fiduciary risk
Participant demographics
Other
16.1% 19.3% 14.6% 10.6% 17.0% 16.8%
5.0%
13.7%
5.1%
5.4%
4.3%
6.4%
2.7%
7.9% 12.7% 15.5% 18.6% 31.5%
21.4% 20.1% 21.6% 24.6% 24.5% 17.4%
28.3% 34.0% 30.3% 26.1% 17.6% 14.8%
10.1%
4.2%
1.3%
8.9% 10.1% 11.6% 10.1% 12.8%
3.5%
1.4%
4.1%
1.6%
6.3%
1.0%
4.8%
1.1%
3.4%
0.0%
What type of target-date funds does your DC provider/record-keeper offer?
All Micro Small Mid Large Mega
TDFs composed of funds from
one firm (single-manager funds)
TDFs composed of funds from
multiple firms (multi-manager funds)
TDFs composed of funds from plan's
current fund lineup (customized funds)
Don't know
Other TDF types
41.6% 31.0% 40.8% 48.7% 54.6% 62.6%
20.2% 20.9% 19.4% 21.1% 20.1% 20.2%
13.8% 11.5% 14.1% 13.2% 13.9% 22.1%
35.1% 45.9% 33.0% 27.6% 27.3% 20.2%
2.4%
1.2%
2.8%
2.2%
3.6%
4.3%
How frequently do you evaluate or benchmark your target-date fund series to determine
" best fit " for your participant demographics?
All Micro
Quarterly
Semi-annually
Annually
Every 2-3 years
More than 3 years
Not sure
Never
CO-SPONSORED RESEARCH
17.6%
8.5%
36.7%
10.6%
2.1%
16.3%
8.0%
7.5%
7.5%
39.6%
8.8%
2.8%
22.0%
11.8%
Small
18.8%
10.9%
38.7%
9.5%
1.1%
14.2%
6.9%
Mid
31.1%
6.1%
30.7%
10.2%
2.0%
15.2%
4.5%
Large Mega
27.3%
9.8%
30.2%
13.2%
2.0%
10.7%
6.8%
24.3%
4.7%
33.1%
20.7%
4.1%
9.5%
3.6%
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
2016
z Every 3 yrs or longer
z Every 2-3 yrs
z Annually
z Semi-annually
2017
z Quarterly
z Never
z Not sure
- Performance
- Underlying funds
- Low fees
- Allocation
- Fiduciary risk
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2016
z Single-manager funds
z Multi-manager funds
z Customized funds
z Don't know
2017

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Seeking Value
2017 DC Survey: Plan Benchmarking
2017 Research Year in Review
Owning a Piece of the Firm
Breaking Up With a Fund
Reporting Requirements
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