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2016 three-year top performing direct plans Q2
https://www.savingforcollege.com/articles/2016-three-year-top-performing-direct-plans-q2-332

Posted: 2016-08-29

Savingforcollege.com ranks the performance of direct-sold 529 plans. Direct-sold plans are those that consumers can enroll in without using a broker. We have prepared both one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year performance tables.

To prepare this ranking, we compared a subset of portfolios from each 529 savings plan. We selected portfolios based on their mix of stocks, bonds and money market funds, which allows for an apples-to-apples comparison in seven asset-allocation categories. The "performance score" determines the ranking.

This ranking could be a useful tool for you when selecting which direct 529 plan might be right for you.

Here are our 529 performance rankings as of June 30, 2016 for Direct-sold 529 plans.

Three-year performance ranking (click here for one-year performance table, five-year performance table, and ten-year performance table):

Rank State Plan Performance score
1 District of Columbia DC 529 College Savings Program (Direct-sold) 22.65 Enroll Now
2 New York New York's 529 College Savings Program -- Direct Plan 26.09 Enroll Now
3 Tennessee TNStars College Savings 529 Program 26.16 Plan Details
4 Michigan Michigan Education Savings Program 26.79 Enroll Now
5 California The ScholarShare College Savings Plan 27.42 Enroll Now
6 Louisiana START Saving Program 28.91 Plan Details
7 Maine NextGen College Investing Plan -- Client Direct Series 29.76 Enroll Now
8 Alaska University of Alaska College Savings Plan 30.19 Enroll Now
9 Florida Florida 529 Savings Plan 32.31 Plan Details
10 Nevada SSGA Upromise 529 Plan 33.07 Plan Details
11 Wisconsin Edvest 33.89 Enroll Now
12 Colorado Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan 34.02 Enroll Now
13 Iowa College Savings Iowa 34.16 Enroll Now
14 Georgia Path2College 529 Plan 34.42 Enroll Now
15 Alaska T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan 34.93 Enroll Now
16 South Carolina Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) 34.95 Enroll Now
17 Missouri MOST - Missouri's 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) 35.05 Plan Details
18 West Virginia SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan 35.57 Plan Details
19 Ohio Ohio CollegeAdvantage Direct 529 Savings Plan 35.85 Enroll Now
20 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 529 Investment Plan 36.33 Plan Details
21 Nebraska Nebraska Education Savings Trust - Direct College Savings Plan 36.53 Enroll Now
22 Hawaii Hawaii's College Savings Program 38.35 Enroll Now
23 Oklahoma Oklahoma College Savings Plan 38.43 Plan Details
24 Nevada The Vanguard 529 Savings Plan 38.73 Plan Details
25 Virginia Virginia529 inVEST 39.88 Enroll Now
26 Minnesota Minnesota College Savings Plan 39.90 Enroll Now
27 North Carolina National College Savings Program 40.13 Enroll Now
28 Illinois Bright Start College Savings Program -- Direct-sold Plan 40.21 Enroll Now
29 Mississippi Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program 40.55 Plan Details
30 Nebraska TD Ameritrade 529 College Savings Plan 43.20 Plan Details
31 Utah Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP) 43.88 Plan Details
32 Kansas Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program (Direct-sold) 43.99 Enroll Now
33 Idaho Idaho College Savings Program (IDeal) 44.30 Enroll Now
34 New Mexico The Education Plan's College Savings Program 44.78 Enroll Now
35 New Hampshire UNIQUE College Investing Plan 46.43 Enroll Now
36 Massachusetts U.Fund College Investing Plan 46.46 Enroll Now
37 Delaware Delaware College Investment Plan 46.53 Enroll Now
38 Arizona Fidelity Arizona College Savings Plan 46.56 Enroll Now
39 Indiana CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan 47.83 Enroll Now
40 Alabama CollegeCounts 529 Fund 49.00 Enroll Now
41 Arkansas GIFT College Investing Plan 49.33 Plan Details
42 Maryland College Savings Plans of Maryland -- College Investment Plan 50.31 Plan Details
43 Kentucky Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust 51.82 Enroll Now
44 Oregon Oregon College Savings Plan 52.95 Enroll Now
45 Connecticut Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) 59.81 Enroll Now
46 Rhode Island CollegeBoundFund (Direct-sold, Alternative RI) 62.47 Enroll Now
47 New Jersey NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan 63.01 Enroll Now
48 Texas Texas College Savings Plan 63.50 Plan Details
49 West Virginia SMART529 Select 70.41 Plan Details
50 North Dakota College SAVE 70.44 Enroll Now
51 Nevada USAA 529 College Savings Plan 74.82 Plan Details
52 Kansas Schwab 529 College Savings Plan 75.69 Plan Details
53 South Dakota CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold) 81.88 Plan Details
- Montana Achieve Montana NA Plan Details
- Vermont Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan NA Plan Details

NA = Not Applicable = Program does not have at least one portfolio with sufficiently-long performance in a minimum of four asset allocation categories under our ranking model.

The Savingforcollege.com plan composite rankings are derived using the plans' relevant portfolio performance in seven unique asset allocation categories. The asset-allocation categories used are: 100 percent equity, 80 percent equity, 60 percent equity, 40 percent equity, 20 percent equity, 100 percent fixed and 100 percent short term. The plan composite ranking is determined by the average of its percentile ranking in the seven categories.

The performance data underlying these rankings represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data used. A plan portfolio's investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares or units when redeemed may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should carefully consider plan investment goals, risks, charges and expenses by obtaining and reading the plan's official program description before investing. Investors should also consider whether their beneficiary's home state offers any tax or other benefits that are available for investments only in such state's 529 plan.

Brokers, please note: For internal use only and not for use with or to be shown to the investing public.

Disclaimer: Saving For College, LLC. shall not be liable for any errors or omissions in this report. Users should rely on official program disclosures.

Savingforcollege.com ranks the performance of direct-sold 529 plans. Direct-sold plans are those that consumers can enroll in without using a broker. We have prepared both one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year performance tables.

To prepare this ranking, we compared a subset of portfolios from each 529 savings plan. We selected portfolios based on their mix of stocks, bonds and money market funds, which allows for an apples-to-apples comparison in seven asset-allocation categories. The "performance score" determines the ranking.

This ranking could be a useful tool for you when selecting which direct 529 plan might be right for you.

Here are our 529 performance rankings as of June 30, 2016 for Direct-sold 529 plans.

Three-year performance ranking (click here for one-year performance table, five-year performance table, and ten-year performance table):

Rank State Plan Performance score
1 District of Columbia DC 529 College Savings Program (Direct-sold) 22.65 Enroll Now
2 New York New York's 529 College Savings Program -- Direct Plan 26.09 Enroll Now
3 Tennessee TNStars College Savings 529 Program 26.16 Plan Details
4 Michigan Michigan Education Savings Program 26.79 Enroll Now
5 California The ScholarShare College Savings Plan 27.42 Enroll Now
6 Louisiana START Saving Program 28.91 Plan Details
7 Maine NextGen College Investing Plan -- Client Direct Series 29.76 Enroll Now
8 Alaska University of Alaska College Savings Plan 30.19 Enroll Now
9 Florida Florida 529 Savings Plan 32.31 Plan Details
10 Nevada SSGA Upromise 529 Plan 33.07 Plan Details
11 Wisconsin Edvest 33.89 Enroll Now
12 Colorado Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan 34.02 Enroll Now
13 Iowa College Savings Iowa 34.16 Enroll Now
14 Georgia Path2College 529 Plan 34.42 Enroll Now
15 Alaska T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan 34.93 Enroll Now
16 South Carolina Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) 34.95 Enroll Now
17 Missouri MOST - Missouri's 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) 35.05 Plan Details
18 West Virginia SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan 35.57 Plan Details
19 Ohio Ohio CollegeAdvantage Direct 529 Savings Plan 35.85 Enroll Now
20 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 529 Investment Plan 36.33 Plan Details
21 Nebraska Nebraska Education Savings Trust - Direct College Savings Plan 36.53 Enroll Now
22 Hawaii Hawaii's College Savings Program 38.35 Enroll Now
23 Oklahoma Oklahoma College Savings Plan 38.43 Plan Details
24 Nevada The Vanguard 529 Savings Plan 38.73 Plan Details
25 Virginia Virginia529 inVEST 39.88 Enroll Now
26 Minnesota Minnesota College Savings Plan 39.90 Enroll Now
27 North Carolina National College Savings Program 40.13 Enroll Now
28 Illinois Bright Start College Savings Program -- Direct-sold Plan 40.21 Enroll Now
29 Mississippi Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program 40.55 Plan Details
30 Nebraska TD Ameritrade 529 College Savings Plan 43.20 Plan Details
31 Utah Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP) 43.88 Plan Details
32 Kansas Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program (Direct-sold) 43.99 Enroll Now
33 Idaho Idaho College Savings Program (IDeal) 44.30 Enroll Now
34 New Mexico The Education Plan's College Savings Program 44.78 Enroll Now
35 New Hampshire UNIQUE College Investing Plan 46.43 Enroll Now
36 Massachusetts U.Fund College Investing Plan 46.46 Enroll Now
37 Delaware Delaware College Investment Plan 46.53 Enroll Now
38 Arizona Fidelity Arizona College Savings Plan 46.56 Enroll Now
39 Indiana CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan 47.83 Enroll Now
40 Alabama CollegeCounts 529 Fund 49.00 Enroll Now
41 Arkansas GIFT College Investing Plan 49.33 Plan Details
42 Maryland College Savings Plans of Maryland -- College Investment Plan 50.31 Plan Details
43 Kentucky Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust 51.82 Enroll Now
44 Oregon Oregon College Savings Plan 52.95 Enroll Now
45 Connecticut Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) 59.81 Enroll Now
46 Rhode Island CollegeBoundFund (Direct-sold, Alternative RI) 62.47 Enroll Now
47 New Jersey NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan 63.01 Enroll Now
48 Texas Texas College Savings Plan 63.50 Plan Details
49 West Virginia SMART529 Select 70.41 Plan Details
50 North Dakota College SAVE 70.44 Enroll Now
51 Nevada USAA 529 College Savings Plan 74.82 Plan Details
52 Kansas Schwab 529 College Savings Plan 75.69 Plan Details
53 South Dakota CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold) 81.88 Plan Details
- Montana Achieve Montana NA Plan Details
- Vermont Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan NA Plan Details

NA = Not Applicable = Program does not have at least one portfolio with sufficiently-long performance in a minimum of four asset allocation categories under our ranking model.

The Savingforcollege.com plan composite rankings are derived using the plans' relevant portfolio performance in seven unique asset allocation categories. The asset-allocation categories used are: 100 percent equity, 80 percent equity, 60 percent equity, 40 percent equity, 20 percent equity, 100 percent fixed and 100 percent short term. The plan composite ranking is determined by the average of its percentile ranking in the seven categories.

The performance data underlying these rankings represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data used. A plan portfolio's investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares or units when redeemed may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should carefully consider plan investment goals, risks, charges and expenses by obtaining and reading the plan's official program description before investing. Investors should also consider whether their beneficiary's home state offers any tax or other benefits that are available for investments only in such state's 529 plan.

Brokers, please note: For internal use only and not for use with or to be shown to the investing public.

Disclaimer: Saving For College, LLC. shall not be liable for any errors or omissions in this report. Users should rely on official program disclosures.

 

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