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Compare 529 Plans by Features
Plan
Program management fees
Alaska
0.05% Program Fee except 0.02% on enrollment portfolios; plus 0.04% Trust Fee The University of Alaska Portfolio does not have a Program Fee or Trust Fee.
0.05% Program Fee except 0.02% on enrollment portfolios; plus 0.04% Trust Fee
0.09% for the Fidelity index fund options (includes 0.02% state fee); 0.17% for the Fidelity fund options (includes 0.045% state fee); 0.12% for the Fidelity Blend options (includes 0.04% 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.
0.48% manager fee; fee includes underlying fund expenses and a 0.07% fee to the state; 0.32% for the Savings Portfolio
California
0.06% (includes 0.05% state fee) for Active, ESG and Social Choice Portfolios; 0.01% for Passive and Index Portfolios (no state fee); None for the Principal Plus Interest Portfolio.
0.29% 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%. CollegeInvest will periodically reevaluate the 0.06% administrative fee rate and raise or lower it not to exceed 0.10%.
None. (FirstBank pays Colorado CollegeInvest an administrative fee of 0.10% of assets.)
0.99% administrative fee to the state (0.28% of this fee waived as of January 2019).
Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET)
Connecticut
0.09% for the index fund options (includes 0.01% state fee); 0.17% for the Fidelity fund options (includes 0.01% state fee); 0.12% for the Fidelity Blend options (includes 0.01% state fee). For the Bank Deposit Portfolio, there is a 0.05% Program Management Fee (includes 0.05% state fee) and is based on the Federal Funds Target Rate. For the Stable Value Portfolio, there is a 0.08% Program Management Fee
Delaware
0.09% for the Fidelity index fund options (includes 0.01% state fee); 0.17% for the Fidelity fund options (includes 0.05% state fee); 0.12% for the Fidelity Blend options (includes 0.04% state fee). For the Bank Deposit Portfolio, there is a 0.10% Program Management Fee (includes 0.04% state fee) and is based on the Federal Funds Target Rate.
District of Columbia
0.30% management fee (0.15% for Principal Protected Portfolio), including 0.05% administrative fee to D.C.
0.27% to 0.28% program manager fee; 0.29% for Savings Portfolio; plus 0.05% administrative fee to the state
0.10% (includes 0.025% state administrative fee).
Index Portfolios: 0.07% (no state administrative fee).
No state administrative fee for the Vanguard Federal Money Market 529 and Bank Savings portfolios
0.24% in the Year of Enrollment Option; 0.14% in the Individual Portfolios and Savings Portfolio.
0.20% manager fee (waived for the Cash and Cash Equivalents portfolio)
Kentucky
0.36% manager fee for the Year of Enrollment Options; 0.40% manager fee for the Asset Allocation Options; 0.20% for the Capital Preservation Option; none for the Guaranteed Option.
None for the BlackRock Year of Enrollment, BlackRock 100% Equity, BlackRock Fixed Income, BlackRock Balanced, and NextGen Savings Portfolio; 0.07% for the BlackRock Equity Index Portfolio, 0.12% for the iShares portfolios , and 0.20% for the Principal Plus Portfolio. A Maine Administration fee of 0.04% is charged for all portfolios except the NextGen Savings Portfolio.
Maine Administration Fee Rebate Program: If either the participant or the designated beneficiary is a Maine resident, and the account was subject to the Maine Administration Fee, an amount approximately equal to the Maine Administration Fee paid during the year is automatically rebated to the account in the following year, if such amount is at least $2.00. To
be eligible to receive the rebate, on the last business day of the calendar year the account must have a balance of at least $1,000 and include Units of a Portfolio subject to the Maine Administration Fee. The minimum rebate is $2.00; amounts less than $2.00 will not be paid.
0.03% Program Fee (0.15% for the Social Index Equity Portfolio) and 0.05% state fee
Massachusetts
0.09% for the index fund options (includes 0.045% state fee); 0.17% for the Fidelity fund options (includes 0.10% state fee); 0.12% for the Fidelity Blend fund options (includes 0.07% 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.
0.02% manager fee plus 0.025% state fee. No fee for the Principal Plus Interest Option.
Minnesota College Savings Plan
Minnesota
0.10% manager fee plus 0.0025% state fee. Manager fee and state fee do not apply to the Principal Plus Interest Option.
0.60% manager fee; no fee for the Guaranteed Option.
Montana
0.445%; 0.395% for the Capital Preservation option, plus 0.095% administrative fee (none for the Capital Preservation option)
0.12% program manager fee, plus a 0.02% fee to the state.
0.08% manager fee and a 0.02% fee to the state
New Hampshire
0.09% for the index fund options (includes 0.05% state fee); 0.17% for the Fidelity fund options (includes 0.10% state fee); 0.12% for the Fidelity Blend options (includes 0.07% 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.
NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan
New Jersey
0.10% management fee; none for the Franklin U.S. Government Money 529 Portfolio
0.10% management fee (includes 0.05% fee to the state)
0.12% manager fee; fee includes underlying fund expenses.
0.105% manager fee plus 0.02% fee to the state.
Fifth Third Bank options: No fees.
Oklahoma
As of November 1, 2023, 0.10% program manager fee. No fee for the Guaranteed Option.
Pennsylvania 529 Investment Plan
Pennsylvania
0.29%, consisting of 0.0500% fee to the Commonwealth and 0.1175% combined fee to Upromise and Vanguard
Plan management fee ranges from 0.27% - 0.30%; administrative fee of 0.05% for each portfolio.
DreamAhead College Investment Plan
Washington
0.12% manager fee and a 0.10% administrative fee to the state
Wisconsin
0.06% plan manager fee. The state administrative fee of 0.10% is currently being waived. The management and state fees do not apply to the Principal Plus Interest Portfolio.