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2017 three-year top performing direct plans Q2
http://www.savingforcollege.com/articles/2017-3-year-top-performing-direct-plans-q2-332

Posted: 2017-08-28

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, 2017 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
New York New York's 529 College Savings Program -- Direct Plan 21.80 Enroll Now
2
California The ScholarShare College Savings Plan 22.23 Plan Details
3
Maine NextGen College Investing Plan -- Client Direct Series 24.94 Plan Details
4
Ohio Ohio CollegeAdvantage Direct 529 Savings Plan 25.54 Plan Details
5
Iowa College Savings Iowa 29.26 Enroll Now
6
Louisiana START Saving Program 29.84 Plan Details
7
Michigan Michigan Education Savings Program 30.36 Plan Details
8
South Carolina Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) 30.37 Enroll Now
9
West Virginia SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan 31.53 Plan Details
10
Missouri MOST - Missouri's 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) 31.82 Enroll Now
11
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 529 Investment Plan 32.20 Enroll Now
12
Tennessee TNStars College Savings 529 Program 33.72 Enroll Now
13
Nebraska Nebraska Education Savings Trust - Direct College Savings Plan 33.83 Plan Details
14
Nevada The Vanguard 529 Savings Plan 34.13 Enroll Now
15
Wisconsin Edvest 34.83 Enroll Now
16
Georgia Path2College 529 Plan 35.56 Plan Details
17
Colorado Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan 35.68 Plan Details
18
Florida Florida 529 Savings Plan 36.23 Plan Details
19
Alaska University of Alaska College Savings Plan 36.39 Enroll Now
20
Oklahoma Oklahoma College Savings Plan 36.49 Plan Details
21
Utah Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP) 36.80 Enroll Now
22
Alaska T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan 37.93 Enroll Now
23
Minnesota Minnesota College Savings Plan 38.45 Plan Details
24
Virginia Invest529 40.16 Enroll Now
25
Indiana CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan 41.88 Enroll Now
26
Nebraska TD Ameritrade 529 College Savings Plan 42.27 Plan Details
27
North Carolina National College Savings Program 43.19 Enroll Now
28
Hawaii Hawaii's College Savings Program 43.67 Plan Details
29
Kentucky Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust 43.97 Enroll Now
30
New Mexico The Education Plan's College Savings Program 44.39 Plan Details
31
Idaho Idaho College Savings Program (IDeal) 44.91 Plan Details
32
Kansas Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program (Direct-sold) 47.76 Plan Details
33
Arkansas GIFT College Investing Plan 48.87 Plan Details
34
Arizona Fidelity Arizona College Savings Plan 49.22 Plan Details
35
Massachusetts U.Fund College Investing Plan 49.32 Enroll Now
36
Maryland Maryland 529 -- College Investment Plan 49.33 Plan Details
37
New Hampshire UNIQUE College Investing Plan 49.34 Enroll Now
38
Delaware Delaware College Investment Plan 49.35 Enroll Now
39
Nevada USAA 529 College Savings Plan 52.94 Plan Details
40
Alabama CollegeCounts 529 Fund 54.36 Enroll Now
41
Connecticut Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) 54.64 Enroll Now
42
Nevada SSGA Upromise 529 Plan 58.53 Plan Details
43
Oregon Oregon College Savings Plan 60.61 Plan Details
44
Kansas Schwab 529 College Savings Plan 60.95 Plan Details
45
Texas Texas College Savings Plan 62.87 Enroll Now
46
New Jersey NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan 65.97 Enroll Now
47
West Virginia SMART529 Select 74.53 Plan Details
48
South Dakota CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold) 80.33 Enroll Now
-
District of Columbia DC College Savings Plan NA Enroll Now
-
Illinois Bright Start Direct-Sold College Savings Program NA Plan Details
-
Mississippi Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program NA Plan Details
-
Montana Achieve Montana NA Plan Details
-
North Dakota College SAVE (Direct) NA Plan Details
-
Rhode Island CollegeBound Saver (Direct-sold) 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, 2017 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
New York New York's 529 College Savings Program -- Direct Plan 21.80 Enroll Now
2
California The ScholarShare College Savings Plan 22.23 Plan Details
3
Maine NextGen College Investing Plan -- Client Direct Series 24.94 Plan Details
4
Ohio Ohio CollegeAdvantage Direct 529 Savings Plan 25.54 Plan Details
5
Iowa College Savings Iowa 29.26 Enroll Now
6
Louisiana START Saving Program 29.84 Plan Details
7
Michigan Michigan Education Savings Program 30.36 Plan Details
8
South Carolina Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) 30.37 Enroll Now
9
West Virginia SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan 31.53 Plan Details
10
Missouri MOST - Missouri's 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) 31.82 Enroll Now
11
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 529 Investment Plan 32.20 Enroll Now
12
Tennessee TNStars College Savings 529 Program 33.72 Enroll Now
13
Nebraska Nebraska Education Savings Trust - Direct College Savings Plan 33.83 Plan Details
14
Nevada The Vanguard 529 Savings Plan 34.13 Enroll Now
15
Wisconsin Edvest 34.83 Enroll Now
16
Georgia Path2College 529 Plan 35.56 Plan Details
17
Colorado Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan 35.68 Plan Details
18
Florida Florida 529 Savings Plan 36.23 Plan Details
19
Alaska University of Alaska College Savings Plan 36.39 Enroll Now
20
Oklahoma Oklahoma College Savings Plan 36.49 Plan Details
21
Utah Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP) 36.80 Enroll Now
22
Alaska T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan 37.93 Enroll Now
23
Minnesota Minnesota College Savings Plan 38.45 Plan Details
24
Virginia Invest529 40.16 Enroll Now
25
Indiana CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan 41.88 Enroll Now
26
Nebraska TD Ameritrade 529 College Savings Plan 42.27 Plan Details
27
North Carolina National College Savings Program 43.19 Enroll Now
28
Hawaii Hawaii's College Savings Program 43.67 Plan Details
29
Kentucky Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust 43.97 Enroll Now
30
New Mexico The Education Plan's College Savings Program 44.39 Plan Details
31
Idaho Idaho College Savings Program (IDeal) 44.91 Plan Details
32
Kansas Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program (Direct-sold) 47.76 Plan Details
33
Arkansas GIFT College Investing Plan 48.87 Plan Details
34
Arizona Fidelity Arizona College Savings Plan 49.22 Plan Details
35
Massachusetts U.Fund College Investing Plan 49.32 Enroll Now
36
Maryland Maryland 529 -- College Investment Plan 49.33 Plan Details
37
New Hampshire UNIQUE College Investing Plan 49.34 Enroll Now
38
Delaware Delaware College Investment Plan 49.35 Enroll Now
39
Nevada USAA 529 College Savings Plan 52.94 Plan Details
40
Alabama CollegeCounts 529 Fund 54.36 Enroll Now
41
Connecticut Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) 54.64 Enroll Now
42
Nevada SSGA Upromise 529 Plan 58.53 Plan Details
43
Oregon Oregon College Savings Plan 60.61 Plan Details
44
Kansas Schwab 529 College Savings Plan 60.95 Plan Details
45
Texas Texas College Savings Plan 62.87 Enroll Now
46
New Jersey NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan 65.97 Enroll Now
47
West Virginia SMART529 Select 74.53 Plan Details
48
South Dakota CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold) 80.33 Enroll Now
-
District of Columbia DC College Savings Plan NA Enroll Now
-
Illinois Bright Start Direct-Sold College Savings Program NA Plan Details
-
Mississippi Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program NA Plan Details
-
Montana Achieve Montana NA Plan Details
-
North Dakota College SAVE (Direct) NA Plan Details
-
Rhode Island CollegeBound Saver (Direct-sold) 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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