Moderate Portfolio

Overview

Unit value as of  
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Inception date   2/27/2026

Investment objective

This Investment Portfolio seeks to provide moderate growth.


Investment strategy

This Investment Portfolio invests in mutual funds that invest in domestic and international equity securities, real estate securities, and domestic fixed income securities and other debt securities.


Risk level

Conservative

Moderate

Aggressive

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Historical performance

Average annual total returns as of 3/31/2026

Category Moderate Portfolio Benchmark
Year to date
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Since inception -3.40% -3.76%

Average annual total returns as of 3/31/2026

Category Moderate Portfolio Benchmark
Year to date
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Since inception -3.40% -3.76%

The performance data quoted represent past performance and are net of all fees and expenses. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Your returns and the principal value of your account will fluctuate, so your investment may be worth more or less than the original value when you withdraw your money. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Investors cannot invest directly in a benchmark.

All performance figures in the table, with the exception of the performance figures in the year-to-date column, represent the average annual compound rate of the total return. All figures in the year-to-date column represent cumulative, nonannualized returns.

Asset allocation

  • 33.67% U.S. Equity
  • 12.83% International Equity
  • 3.50% Real Estate
  • 50.00% Fixed Income

Underlying funds

Ticker Underlying fund Allocation
TIEIX Nuveen Equity Index Fund 33.67%
TCIEX Nuveen International Equity Index Fund 12.83%
VGSNX Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund 3.50%
VBMPX Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund 28.25%
VTSPX Vanguard Short-Term Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund 9.75%
VWEAX Vanguard High Yield Corporate Fund 7.25%
RPIFX T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund 4.75%

The above table lists the underlying investments in which this Portfolio invests and the percentage of the Portfolios assets allocated to each of its investments. Please keep in mind that you will not own shares of the Underlying Funds or Funding Agreement. You are purchasing Units of Portfolios held in trust by the Plan. Those Portfolios invest your contributions in one or more of the Underlying Funds and/or Funding Agreement. Please read the Plan Description.

529 Investment Lead

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Jeremy Thiessen

Head of Investment Strategies

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