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| Plan | Program management fees: |
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CollegeCounts 529 Fund Alabama |
0.25% |
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CollegeCounts 529 Fund Advisor Plan Alabama |
0.42% (includes 0.10% state administrative fee), plus distribution/servicing fee of 0.25% (Class A), 0.50% (Class C), or 0.00% (Class F). The BlackRock Cash option has no state administrative, distribuiton, or servicing fee. |
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John Hancock Freedom 529 Alaska |
All portfolios except Money Market: 0.40% (includes state fee of 0.05%) plus distribution fees of 0.25% (Class A) or 1.00% (Classes B and C2). Money Market Portfolio: 0.30% (no state fee) |
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T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan Alaska |
0.20% manager fee, including 0.04-0.06% fee to the state 0.01% for Money Market portfolio (all or a portion of the program management fee may be waived to maintain a net yield of at least 0.00%) |
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University of Alaska College Savings Plan Alaska |
0.20% manager fee, including 0.04-0.06% fee to the state. Fee waived for the ACT Portfolio. 0.01% for Money Market portfolio (all or a portion of the program management fee may be waived to maintain a net yield of at least 0.00%) |
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Arizona Family College Savings Program -- CollegeSure® 529 Plan Arizona |
None |
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Fidelity Arizona College Savings Plan Arizona |
0.15% for the Fidelity index fund options (includes 0.02% state fee); 0.20% for the Fidelity fund options (includes 0.02% state fee); 0.35% for the multi-firm fund options (includes 0.05% state fee). For the Bank Deposit Portfolio, fees vary from 0.00% to 0.10% (including 0.05% state fee) based on the Federal Funds Target Rate. |
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Ivy Funds InvestEd Plan Arizona |
None |
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GIFT College Investing Plan Arkansas |
0.75% manager fee; fee includes underlying fund expenses and a 0.125% fee to the state; 0.55% for the Savings Portfolio |
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iShares 529 Plan Arkansas |
Year-to-Enrollment and Asset Allocation Portfolios: 0.40% manager fee, including 0.05% state administration fee Custom Portfolios: 0.35% manager fee, including 0.05% state administration fee |
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The ScholarShare College Savings Plan California |
0.10% (includes 0.05% state fee). None for the Principal Plus Interest Portfolio. |
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Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan Colorado |
0.46% manager fee; fee includes underlying fund expenses and a 0.06% fee to the state. CollegeInvest may charge an administrative fee of up to 0.10%. Effective September 1, 2011, 0.04% of the manager fee was waived for a net fee of 0.06%. CollegeInvest will periodically reevaluate the 0.06% administrative fee rate and raise or lower it not to exceed 0.10%. |
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Scholars Choice College Savings Program Colorado |
0.10% administrative fee (0.04% waived commencing September 1, 2011) to the state plus distribution/servicing fees of 0.25% (Class A), 0.95% (Class B), 0.75% (Class C), 0.00% (Class F); 1.09% combined fee for the Cash Reserve option and for the U.S. Treasury Zero-Coupon Bond Target Maturity option includes underlying fund expenses. |
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Smart Choice College Savings Plan Colorado |
None. (FirstBank pays Colorado CollegeInvest an administrative fee of 0.10% of assets.) |
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Stable Value Plus College Savings Program Colorado |
0.99% administrative fee to the state (0.28% of this fee is being waived commencing September 1, 2011). |
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Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) Connecticut |
0.18% manager fee and a 0.01% fee to the state. None for the Principal Plus Interest option; curretnly waived for the Money Market Option. |
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Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) -- Advisor Plan Connecticut |
0.30% manager fee and a 0.02% fee to the state, plus distribution/servicing fees of 0.25% (Class A); 1.00% (Class C); None (Class E) |
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Delaware College Investment Plan Delaware |
0.15% for the Fidelity index fund options (includes 0.025% state fee); 0.20% for the Fidelity fund options (includes 0.05% state fee); 0.35% for the multi-firm fund options (includes 0.05% state fee). For the Bank Deposit Portfolio, there is a 0.10% Program Management Fee (includes 0.05% state fee) and is based on the Federal Funds Target Rate. |
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DC 529 College Savings Program (Advisor-sold) District of Columbia |
0.15% management fee, including 0.05% administrative fee to D.C. |
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DC 529 College Savings Program (Direct-sold) District of Columbia |
0.15% management fee, including 0.05% administrative fee to D.C. |
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Florida 529 Savings Plan Florida |
0.75% management fee; fee includes underlying investment manager fees |
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Path2College 529 Plan Georgia |
0.21% manager fee, including 0.06% administration fee; none for the Guaranteed Option. |
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Hawaii's College Savings Program Hawaii |
0.75% manager fee; fee includes underlying fund expenses. |
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Idaho College Savings Program (IDeal) Idaho |
0.75% program manager fee; 0.34% for Savings Portfolio; fee includes underlying fund expenses and the 0.05% administrative fee to the state |
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Bright Directions College Savings Program Illinois |
0.40% manager fee (including 0.05% state fee), plus distribution/servicing fees of 0.25% (Classes A and E, except 0% for Money Market), 0.50% (Class C, except 0% for Money Market), or 0% (Class F). 0.35% manager fee (including 0.03% state fee) for Class F Vanguard ETF portfolios. |
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Bright Start College Savings Program -- Advisor-sold Plan Illinois |
0.18% (includes 0.03% state administrative fee), plus distribution/servicing fees of 0.25% (Classes A and G), 0.50% (Class C), or 0.00% (Class H). No state administrative, distribution/servicing fee for the Money Market portfolio. |
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Bright Start College Savings Program -- Direct-sold Plan Illinois |
Blended Portfolios: 0.18% (includes 0.03% state administrative fee). Index Portfolios: 0.14% (no state administrative fee). No state administrative fee for the Money Market portfolio. |
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CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan Indiana |
0.42% in the Age-based option; 0.27% in the Individual Portfolios and Savings Portfolio |
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CollegeChoice Advisor 529 Savings Plan Indiana |
0.44% manager fee (includes 0.10% state administrative fee) plus distribution expenses of 0.25% (Class A) or 1.00% (Class C). The Savings Portfolio is subject to a 0.34% manager fee. |
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CollegeChoice CD 529 Savings Plan Indiana |
None. |
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College Savings Iowa Iowa |
0.28% manager fee; fee includes underlying fund expenses. |
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IAdvisor 529 Plan Iowa |
0.50% (0.40% for Money Market) management fee includes 0.075% fee to the state, plus distribution/marketing fee of 0.25% (Class A) or 1.00% (Class C, except Money Market is 0.25%). |
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Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program (Direct-sold) Kansas |
0.20% manager fee (waived for the Money Market portfolio) |
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Learning Quest Advisor Kansas |
0.20% manager fee (waived for the Money Market portfolio) plus distribution/servicing fees of 0.25% (Class A); 1% (0.75% for the Money Market portfolio)(Class C). |
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Schwab 529 College Savings Plan Kansas |
0.20% manager fee |
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Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust Kentucky |
0.65% manager fee for the Managed Allocation option includes underlying fund expenses; 0.47% manager fee for the Equity Index, Balanced, and Fixed Income options, and 0.38% fee for the Active Equity Option, do not include underlying fund expenses. No fee for the Guaranteed Option. |
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START Saving Program Louisiana |
None |
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NextGen College Investing Plan -- Client Direct Series Maine |
None for the NextGen Savings Portfolio; 0.07% for the BlackRock Equity Index Portfolio (no state fee), 0.20% for the iShares portfolios (plus 0.05% state administrative fee), and 0.10% for all other portfolios (no state fee) |
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NextGen College Investing Plan -- Client Select Series Maine |
For the Principal Plus Portfolio: 0.46%, includes 0.11% fee to the state None for the NextGen Savings Portfolio. For all other portfolios: None (Class A) or 0.75% (Class C), with additional 0.11% fee to the state |
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College Savings Plans of Maryland -- College Investment Plan Maryland |
0.20% manager fee; 0.01% for the U.S. Treasury Money Market Portfolio |
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U.Fund College Investing Plan Massachusetts |
0.15% for the index fund options (includes 0.075% state fee); 0.20% for the Fidelity fund options (includes 0.10% state fee); 0.35% for the multi-firm fund options (includes 0.10% state fee). For the Bank Deposit Portfolio, there is a 0.10% Program Management Fee (includes 0.05% state fee) and is based on the Federal Funds Target Rate. |
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MI 529 Advisor Plan Michigan |
All except TIAA-CREF Money Market Portfolio: 0.60% (includes state fee of 0.10%) plus distribution fees of 0.25% (Class A) or 0.33% - 0.65% (Class C) TIAA-CREF Money Market Portfolio: 0.60% (includes state fee of 0.10%) plus distribution fees of 0.10% |
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Michigan Education Savings Program Michigan |
0.08% manager fee plus 0.05% state fee. No fee for the Principal Plus Interest Option. |
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Minnesota College Savings Plan Minnesota |
0.5125% to 0.6125% manager fee, varying by option. The manager fee includes underlying fund expenses and a 0.0125% state fee. No fee for the Guaranteed Option. Manager and state fee are currently waived for the Money Market option. |
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MACS 529 Advisor Program Mississippi |
0.70% manager fee. No fee for the Guaranteed Option. |
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Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program Mississippi |
0.50% manager fee. No fee for the Guaranteed Option. |
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MOST - Missouri's 529 Advisor Plan Missouri |
0.30% manager fee plus distribution/marketing fee of 0.25% (Class A) or 1.00% (Class C), except the distribution/marketing fee for the Templeton Growth Portfolio is 0.00% (Class A) or 0.75% (Class C). |
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MOST - Missouri's 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) Missouri |
0.21% - 0.30% |
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Montana Family Education Savings Program -- Bank Plan Montana |
None |
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Montana Family Education Savings Program -- Investment Plan Montana |
0.67% - 0.77% |
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Nebraska Education Savings Trust -- Advisor College Savings Plan Nebraska |
All portfolios except Age-Based Conservative 19+, Goldman Sachs Prime Money Market, and Bank Savings option: 0.26% and a state fee of 0.03%, plus distribution fees of 0.25% (Class A) or 1.00% (Class C). Age-Based Conservative 19+ and Goldman Sachs Prime Money Market Portfolio: 0.26% and a state fee of 0.03%. Bank Savings Option: 0.18% and a state fee of 0.02% |
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Nebraska Education Savings Trust -- Direct College Savings Plan Nebraska |
0.26% manager fee and a 0.03% fee to the state; 0.18% manager fee and 0.02% state fee for the Bank Savings option. |
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State Farm College Savings Plan Nebraska |
0.22% (including 0.05% state fee), plus distribution/servicing fee of 0.25% (Class A) or 1.00% (Class B), except the Money Market Portfolio has no distribution/servicing fee. |
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TD Ameritrade 529 College Savings Plan Nebraska |
0.26% manager fee, plus a distribution fee of 0.19% and a 0.03% fee to the state. |
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Putnam 529 for America Nevada |
0.10% administrative fee to the state, plus reimbursed expenses of up to 0.04%, plus distribution/servicing fees as follows: Money Market option: Class A: 0.25% Class B: 0.25% Class C: 0.50% Absolute Return Funds 100 and 300: Class A: 0.25% Class B: 0.45% Class C: 1.00% All other options: Classes A and D: 0.25% Class B: 1.00% Class C: 1.00% |
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SSgA Upromise 529 Plan Nevada |
0.22% manager fee (0.27% for Savings Portfolio) plus state fee of 0.02% and tactical asset allocation fee of 0.09% for risk-based and age-based portfolios. |
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The Vanguard 529 Savings Plan Nevada |
0.25% manager fee for the age-based options and a range of 0.25% to 0.55% for all other options. Fees include underlying fund expenses. |
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USAA 529 College Savings Plan Nevada |
0.65% to 1.05%; fee includes underlying fund expenses. |
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Fidelity Advisor 529 Plan New Hampshire |
0.20% management fee (includes 0.10% fee to the state), plus distribution/servicing fees as follows: Fixed income, individual-fund portfolios: 0.15% (Class A), 1.00% (Class C), or 0.75% (Class P) All other portfolios: 0.25% (Class A), 1.00% (Class C), or 0.75% (Class P) |
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UNIQUE College Investing Plan New Hampshire |
0.15% for the index fund options (includes 0.075% state fee); 0.20% for the Fidelity fund options (includes 0.10% state fee); 0.35% for the multi-firm fund options (includes 0.10% state fee). For the Bank Deposit Portfolio, there is a 0.10% Program Management Fee (includes 0.05% state fee) and is based on the Federal Funds Target Rate. |
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Franklin Templeton 529 College Savings Plan New Jersey |
0.40% manager fee, plus distribution/servicing fees of 0.25% (Class A), or 1.00% (Classes B and C); 0.33% for Stable Value 529 Portfolio |
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NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan New Jersey |
0.20% manager fee |
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Scholar'sEdge New Mexico |
0.20% management fee (includes 0.10% fee to the state), plus distribution/servicing fees of 0.25% for Class A and 1.00% for Class C, except that the Short Term Yield Portfolio has no distribution/servicing fees. |
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The Education Plan's College Savings Program New Mexico |
0.15% management fee (includes 0.05% fee to the state) for index-only options; 0.20% management fee (includes 0.10% fee to the state) for all other options. |
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New York's 529 Advisor-Guided College Savings Plan New York |
0.30% manager fee, plus distribution/servicing fees of 0.25% (Class A), .90% - 1.00% (Class C), and None (Advisor Class) |
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New York's 529 College Savings Program -- Direct Plan New York |
0.17% manager fee; fee includes underlying fund expenses. |
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National College Savings Program North Carolina |
0.25% |
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College SAVE North Dakota |
0.85% manager fee; fee includes underlying fund expenses and the 0.10% fee to the state. |
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BlackRock CollegeAdvantage 529 Plan Ohio |
0.30% (includes 0.10% fee to the state), plus distribution/servicing fees of 0.25% (Class A) or 1.00% (Class C). |
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Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan Ohio |
Multi-manager ("Advantage") age-based option: 0.16% - 0.18% manager fee including 0.14% - 0.15% fee to the state. Vanguard age-based and static portfolios except Vanguard 500 Index Option: 0.19% manager fee including 0.15% fee to the state. Vanguard 500 Index Option: 0.14% management fee including 0.10% fee to the state. GE Asset Management option: 0.16% manager fee including 0.15% fee to the state. PIMCO options: 0.15% fee to the state only. Fifth Third options: No fees. |
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Oklahoma College Savings Plan Oklahoma |
0.40% manager fee. No fee for the Guaranteed Option. |
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Oklahoma Dream 529 Plan Oklahoma |
Program manager fee: 0.50% Servicing and administrative fee: 0.25% (0.10% for Money Market option) Class A distribution fee: None Class C distribution fee: 0.75% (none for Money Market option) |
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MFS 529 Savings Plan Oregon |
0.10% management fee (includes state portion with 0.05% waiver in effect), plus distribution/servicing fees of 0.25% (Class 529A) or 1.00% (Classes 529B and 529C). The management fee has been waived from 0.10% to 0.05% with waiver end dates ranging from January 2013 to January 2014, depending upon the portfolio. |
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Oregon College Savings Plan Oregon |
0.25% management fee (includes 0.05% fee to the state); none for the Principal Plus Interest Portfolio. |
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Pennsylvania 529 Investment Plan Pennsylvania |
0.44% - 0.46%, consisting of 0.08% - 0.10% fee to the Commonwealth and 0.36% combined fee to Upromise and Vanguard |
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CollegeBoundfund (Advisor-sold) Rhode Island |
Management and administrative fees are included with the expenses of underlying investments (not disclosed separately by program manager). Distribution/servicing fees are 0.25% (Classes A, RA), 1.00% (Classes B and C), or 0% (Classes RZ and R). |
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CollegeBoundfund (Direct-sold, Alternative RI) Rhode Island |
Included with the expenses of the underlying investments (not disclosed separately by program manager). |
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Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Advisor-sold) South Carolina |
Management fee: 0.06% on average daily net assets of each portfolio up to $1,499,999,000 0.05% on average daily net assets of each portfolio from $1,500,000,000 - $1,999,999,000 0.04% on average daily net assets of each portfolio from $2,000,000,000 - $2,499,999,000 0.04% on average daily net assets of each portfolio over $2,500,000,000 (None for Columbia Bank Deposit 529 Porfolio) 0.10% fee to the state, plus distribution/servicing fees of 0.15% - 0.25% (Class A), 0.75% - 1.00% (Class C), 0.50% (Class E), or none (Class Z) |
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Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) South Carolina |
None |
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CollegeAccess 529 (Advisor-sold) South Dakota |
0.35% manager fee (waived for SD residents), plus distribution/servicing fees of 0.35% (Classes A and SD-A), 1.10% (Classes B and C), or 1.00% (Class SD-C) |
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CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold) South Dakota |
None |
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TNStars College Savings 529 Program Tennessee |
0.00% - 0.30% |
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Lonestar 529 Plan Texas |
0.31% management fee (including 0.10% state fee) for all portfolios except for the Socially Responsible Portfolio which has a 0.40% management fee (including 0.10% state fee). Additional distribution/servicing fees of 0.25% (Class A) or 1.00% (Classes B and C). The Money Market and U.S. Government Money Market Portfolios have no distribution/servicing fees. |
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Texas College Savings Plan Texas |
0.15% manager fee for the Index Portfolios and 0.25% manager fee (including 0.10% state administrative fee) for the Blended Portfolios and Individual Fund Portfolios. |
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Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP) Utah |
0.15% - 0.20% annualized administrative fee; charged monthly. The fee is waived for the Public Treasurers' Investment Fund for Utah residents only. |
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Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan Vermont |
0.50% manager fee for the age-based option includes underlying mutual fund expenses, and will be reduced to 0.45% when the plan reaches $225 million in assets; 0.45% manager fee for static fund options does not include underlying fund expenses; no fee for the Principal Plus Interest Option. |
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CollegeAmerica Virginia |
None (0.10% state administrative fee is included in the underlying fund expenses). |
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CollegeWealth Virginia |
0.10% state administrative fee is included in the bank or financial institution fees. |
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Virginia529 inVEST Virginia |
0.20% manager fee. |
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SMART529 Select West Virginia |
0.47% management fee (includes 0.05% to the state). |
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SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan West Virginia |
Ranges from 0.03% to 0.25%, none for Stable Value. State fees are waived for participants in the direct plan. |
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The Hartford SMART529 West Virginia |
0.25% management fee (includes 0.07% to the state) except Stable Value has 0.23% management fee (includes 0.05% to the state), plus distribution/servicing fees of 0.25% (Class A), 0.80% (Class B), 0.99% (Class C), or 0% (Class E). |
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Edvest Wisconsin |
0.08% management fee, none for the Principal Plus Interest Portfolio. These figures do not include the state administrative fee (0.10%) which is currently being waived. |
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Tomorrow's Scholar 529 Plan Wisconsin |
0.18% management fee (includes 0.10% fee to the state), plus distribution/servicing fees of 0.25% (Class A), 1.00% (Class AR for Rollovers), 1.00% (Class C), 0.50% (Class C1; TIAA-CREF portfolios), none (Class W), and 0.05% for TIAA-CREF Principal Protection Option. Class AR shares convert to Class A shares after one year at which time distribution/servicing fees are 0.25%. Class C shares convert to Class A shares after six years, at which time distribution/servicing fees are 0.25%. |

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