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2010 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 one-year investment performance, three-year investment performance and five-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).
529 performance rankings as of March 31, 2010.
One-year performance ranking
Updated May 11, 2010
| Rank | State | Plan | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | USAA College Savings Plan | 2.43 |
| 2 | Alaska | T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan | 26.66 |
| 3 | Maryland | College Savings Plans of Maryland - College Investment Plan | 27.26 |
| 4 | Alaska | University of Alaska College Savings Plan | 30.67 |
| 5 | Maine | NextGen College Investing Plan - Client Direct Series | 30.78 |
| 6 | Montana | Pacific Life Funds 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) MT | 32.14 |
| 7 | West Virginia | SMART529 WV Direct | 33.32 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | CollegeBoundfund (Direct-sold, Alternative R) | 34.60 |
| 9 | South Dakota | CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold) | 38.20 |
| 10 | Alabama | College Counts 529 Fund | 38.50 |
See the full list of one-year direct-sold rankings.
Three-year performance ranking
Updated May 11, 2010
| Rank | State | Plan | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | USAA College Savings Plan | 14.77 |
| 2 | Kansas | Schwab 529 College Savings Plan | 21.99 |
| 3 | Nevada | The Vanguard 529 Savings Plan | 32.67 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | EdVest (Direct-sold) | 34.30 |
| 5 | Louisiana | START Saving Program | 35.59 |
| 6 | Utah | Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP) Trust | 36.71 |
| 7 | South Carolina | Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) | 36.85 |
| 8 | Nevada | The Upromise College Fund | 37.44 |
| 9 | Ohio | Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan | 37.78 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania 529 Investment Plan | 38.20 |
See the full list of three-year direct-sold rankings.
Five-year performance ranking
Updated May 11, 2010
| Rank | State | Plan | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | USAA College Savings Plan | 21.12 |
| 2 | Kansas | Schwab 529 College Savings Plan | 29.61 |
| 3 | Michigan | Michigan Education Savings Program | 34.59 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | EdVest (Direct-sold) | 34.75 |
| 5 | Montana | Pacific Life Funds 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) MT | 35.99 |
| 6 | Alaska | T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan | 36.30 |
| 7 | Alaska | University of Alaska College Savings Plan | 36.35 |
| 8 | Maryland | College Savings Plans of Maryland - College Investment Plan | 36.63 |
| 9 | Rhode Island | CollegeBoundfund (Direct-sold, Alternative R) | 37.14 |
| 10 | Nebraska | College Savings Plan of Nebraska (Direct-sold) | 38.87 |
See the full list of five-year direct-sold rankings.
For broker-sold plan rankings, click here.
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