2024 Outsourced Chief Investment Officer Survey

Provider Profiles


FEG Investment Advisors

Portfolio Construction
Mission-Driven Client Partnership: Total portfolio perspective for holistic enterprise management; Client-centric understanding of risk tolerance, illiquidity budget, and horizon; Strategic asset allocations Long Term Focus, Prepare for Short Term: Prudent long-term risk posture applying appropriate opportunistic tilts; Incorporate private capital for broader opportunity set and potentially higher returns; Willing to take intentional risks aligned with market conditions Search for Alpha, Manage Beta: Invest with managers with aligned interests and good character, focusing on active risk budget in inefficient market areas; Build portfolio from bottom up with high-conviction managers and low-fee market exposure
Profile
Business model§ OCIO + other
Year entered into OCIO business2003
No. of relationship managers/salespeople26
No. of OCIO portfolio managers9
OCIO % of total firm revenue45%
No. of clients, full discretion92
Full Discretionary Assets
Total full discretionary OCIO assets$10.7b
Discretionary Assets by Fund Type
Defined benefit$356mm
401(k), 403(b) or other defined contribution plan$4mm
Endowments or foundation$5.3b
Health care pools (board designated, funded depreciation)$5b
Other$0mm
§OCIO only: Open-architecture (no proprietary products used): Investment outsourcing is only business line.

OCIO + other: An open-architecture or manager-of-manager investment outsourcing platform as one of multiple business lines.

Implemented consulting: A consulting firm that also has discretion over assigned assets.

Proprietary/non-proprietary: An investment outsourcing platform that offers proprietary products alongside non-proprietary products.

Other: An OCIO platform is something other than the types listed above.