RESEARCH | November 13, 2019 2019 DC Survey: Plan Benchmarking Data Sweep: Our latest findings on DC plans—for benchmarking a plan against its peers or just gleaning some new solutions Reported by PLANSPONSOR | Art by Daniel Shaffer 2019 Survey Navigation IntroductionState of the Industry2019 SurveyPlan DemographicsRoth FeaturesLoansAutomatic FeaturesDefault Deferral RateMatch FeaturesMatch StructureOversightFeesParticipant Education and AdviceSponsor SentimentMethodology 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 PURCHASE REPRINTWANT MORE INFO? 2019 Survey Plan Demographics Retirement Plan Offerings 401(k)89% 403(b)10% 45710% Profit sharing18% Nonqualified10% Any other6% Percentage of Responses, by Asset Range <$5mm30% $5mm – $50mm40% >$50mm – $200mm13% >$200mm17% Safe Harbor Plans All plan sizes54% <$5mm67% $5mm – $50mm54% >$50mm – $200mm43% >$200mm42% Looking for a PDF copy? Visit our Store! visit