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2008 Plan Performance Rankings Q1
Each quarter Savingforcollege.com analyzes the investment performance figures for thousands of 529 portfolios and ranks the 529 savings plans from best to worst for 1-year investment performance and for 3-year investment performance.
The Top Performing 529 Plans
In producing our rankings, we compared the reported investment performance of a subset of portfolios from each 529 savings plan. The lower the "percentile" the better the ranking. For more details on our methodology click here.
We ranked plans that consumers can enroll in directly (see below), as well as those sold through brokers (click here).
These rankings are for periods ended March 31, 2008.
1-year Performance Ranking
Updated June 3, 2008
| Rank | State | Plan | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Virginia | SMART529 WV Direct | 25.00 |
| 2 | Nebraska | College Savings Plan of Nebraska (Direct-sold) | 27.35 |
| 3 | Kansas | Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program (Direct-sold) | 29.28 |
| 4 | Indiana | CollegeChoice 529 Investment Plan (Direct-sold) | 29.32 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | UNIQUE College Investing Plan | 29.76 |
| 6 | Montana | Pacific Life Funds 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) MT | 30.36 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | U.Fund College Investing Plan | 30.71 |
| 8 | Arizona | Fidelity Arizona College Savings Plan | 31.00 |
| 9 | Delaware | Delaware College Investment Plan | 31.64 |
| 10 | Nebraska | TD Ameritrade 529 College Savings Plan | 32.31 |
See the full list of 1-year direct sold rankings.
3-year Performance Ranking
Updated June 3, 2008
| Rank | State | Plan | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | College Savings Plan of Nebraska (Direct-sold) | 8.38 |
| 2 | Rhode Island | CollegeBoundfund (Direct-sold, Alternative R) | 13.00 |
| 3 | Indiana | CollegeChoice 529 Investment Plan (Direct-sold) | 16.65 |
| 4 | Vermont | Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan | 17.83 |
| 5 | Louisiana | START Saving Program | 19.77 |
| 6 | Virginia | Virginia Education Savings Trust (VEST) | 24.94 |
| 7 | Nebraska | TD Ameritrade 529 College Savings Plan | 29.73 |
| 8 | South Dakota | CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold) | 35.26 |
| 9 | Kansas | Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program (Direct-sold) | 38.63 |
| 10 | West Virginia | SMART529 WV Direct | 39.18 |
See the full list of 3-year direct sold rankings.
For Broker Sold plan rankings, click here.
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