TY - JOUR T1 - Passive Options in DC Plans: <em>Do Plan Participants</em> <br/> <em>Have Access to Indexing?</em> JF - The Journal of Index Investing SP - 50 LP - 54 DO - 10.3905/jii.2012.2.4.050 VL - 2 IS - 4 AU - Peter Tsui AU - Philip Murphy AU - Srikant Dash Y1 - 2012/02/29 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/2/4/50.abstract N2 - Do defined contribution (DC) plan participants have access to passive funds? As the importance of DC plans grows in the retirement market, the availability of index fund choices assumes greater significance. In this article, the authors conduct a survey of various plans tiered by size to evaluate access of index funds for plan participants. Findings show that the ubiquitous availability of S&amp;P 500 Index funds often results in inflated perceptions regarding the availability of passive options. Access to index funds in other asset classes, especially mid- and small-caps, is much more limited. The authors also find that deployment rates of index funds are generally higher in mega and large plans than in smaller plans and that there is a negative correlation between the number of lineup options and the availability of index funds.TOPICS: Passive strategies, mutual funds/passive investing/indexing, retirement ER -