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2010 plan performance rankings Q3
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.
Here are our 529 performance rankings as of September 30, 2010.
We ranked plans that consumers can enroll in directly (see below), as well as those sold through brokers (click here).
One-year performance ranking
Updated December 1, 2010
| Rank | State | Plan | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | USAA 529 College Savings Plan | 20.97 |
| 2 | Louisiana | START Saving Program | 21.92 |
| 3 | Michigan | Michigan Education Savings Program | 22.25 |
| 4 | Virginia | Virginia Education Savings Trust (VEST) | 24.95 |
| 5 | South Dakota | CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold) | 28.56 |
| 6 | Alaska | University of Alaska College Savings Plan | 31.50 |
| 7 | Minnesota | Minnesota College Savings Plan | 32.89 |
| 8 | North Carolina | National College Savings Program | 35.49 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma College Savings Plan | 35.59 |
| 10 | Alaska | T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan | 35.79 |
See the full list of one-year direct-sold rankings.
Three-year performance ranking
Updated December 1, 2010
| Rank | State | Plan | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | USAA 529 College Savings Plan | 9.49 |
| 2 | Kansas | Schwab 529 College Savings Plan | 21.63 |
| 3 | Michigan | Michigan Education Savings Program | 32.34 |
| 4 | Nevada | The Vanguard 529 Savings Plan | 33.32 |
| 5 | Utah | Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP) Trust | 34.49 |
| 6 | Missouri | MOST - Missouri's 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) | 36.03 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania 529 Investment Plan | 37.03 |
| 8 | South Carolina | Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) | 37.87 |
| 9 | New York | New York's 529 College Savings Program -- Direct Plan | 38.33 |
| 10 | Georgia | Path2College 529 Plan | 38.54 |
See the full list of three-year direct-sold rankings.
Five-year performance ranking
Updated December 1, 2010
| Rank | State | Plan | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | USAA 529 College Savings Plan | 21.36 |
| 2 | Michigan | Michigan Education Savings Program | 29.12 |
| 3 | Kansas | Schwab 529 College Savings Plan | 29.74 |
| 4 | Louisiana | START Saving Program | 33.31 |
| 5 | Maryland | College Savings Plans of Maryland -- College Investment Plan | 35.79 |
| 6 | Alaska | University of Alaska College Savings Plan | 36.87 |
| 7 | Virginia | Virginia Education Savings Trust (VEST) | 37.23 |
| 8 | South Carolina | Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) | 37.30 |
| 9 | Alaska | T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan | 38.82 |
| 10 | Nevada | The Vanguard 529 Savings Plan | 39.18 |
See the full list of five-year direct-sold rankings.
For broker-sold plan rankings, click here.
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