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Our latest U.S. AUM and client data as of 3/31/2022

	LONGEST CURRENT CLIENT	AVERAGE RELATIONSHIP	# OF CLIENTS*	TOTAL AUM	AVERAGE AUM	MEDIAN AUM
U.S. Defined Benefit	1981	14.9 years	78	$33.0 B	$603 M	$206 M
U.S. Defined Contribution	1982	18.1 years	26	$8.1 B	$523 M	$81 M
U.S. Non-Profit & Healthcare	1983	11.0 years	40	$25.6 B	$640 M	$122 M

AUM and client counts as of 3/31/2022. *Not exclusive.

Russell Investments at-a-glance

Insider insights

In the news

Client case study:
Strategic advice - Focus on funded status to improve results

We work closely with our corporate Defined Benefit clients to help improve or preserve funded status and manage volatility while reducing interest rate risk. For one particular client, our strategic advice resulted in millions of additional plan assets and an improvement in funded status when compared to their previous asset allocation.

How were these results achieved? Learn more about our diversified approach and the 2022 outlook by reading this client's story.

Learn more in the case study

Samantha Foster

New endowment expert hired

We have recently hired Samantha Foster as managing director of non-profit OCIO solutions. Foster joined the firm from the University of Southern California (USC) endowment, where she spent ten years as Managing Director in the Investment Office.

Having overseen $2 billion in assets for one of the top endowments in the U.S., Foster has deep expertise in the unique needs of non-profit institutions, including investing across asset classes, risk, asset allocation, and operations management. Foster also oversaw the pension plan and charitable trust investments.

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Resources for your clients

Curated resources developed for use with your clients

Outsourced CIO (OCIO)

An OCIO partner can elevate your investment program

With rising costs and labor shortages, find out how these four must-haves in a skilled outsourced chief investment officer provider can help improve investment programs for clients with limited resources and bandwidth.

What is OCIO, and what an organization needs to know

A webpage filled with resources and information on how OCIO outsourcing can help an organization deepen their resources, respond rapidly in a crisis, lower investment costs, and more.

OCIO investment outsourcing guide

Tools and practical advice to help your clients determine the right investment model for their organization.

Defined benefit

A corporate pension finance handbook

The challenge of efficiently managing a pension plan continues to grow for your clients, and simple, practical guidance is more valuable than ever. Our updated fourth edition addresses significant new developments.

The investment and management of frozen pension plans

Our frozen plan handbook, which is designed as a simple, illustrative guide for your clients who have already frozen–or are considering freezing–their pension plans may help in their decision-making.

Healthcare systems

Healthcare fiduciary's guidebook

This guidebook helps manage the complexity surrounding a healthcare fiduciary's investment programs and ensure alignment with an organization's financial goals.

Defined contribution

A defined contribution retirement plan handbook

The challenges for clients managing a DC plan continue to become more complex. Our third edition to addresses this continued evolution.

Non-profit

The non-profit fiduciaries' guide

A guide for effectively managing an investment program and meet mission-driven goals—whether as part of discussions with a non-profit fiduciaries' current investment committee or board, or as staff or new committee members are onboarded.

The non-profit investment outsourcing guide

Provides practical advice, planning tools and best practice information to help your clients successfully fulfill their non-profit fiduciary responsibilities.