2026/2027 Enrollment Portfolio

Overview

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Inception date   5/8/2020

The Enrollment Year Investment Portfolios are a set of portfolios whose asset allocation or mix of equities, bonds and cash adjusts automatically as the student’s enrollment year approaches. Each portfolio is named to indicate the date your future student may need their college savings (i.e., their enrollment year).


Risk level

Risk level shifts from aggressive to conservative as the beneficiary approaches enrollment.


Historical performance

Average annual total returns as of 10/31/2024

Category 2026/2027 Enrollment Portfolio Benchmark
Year to date 6.16% 7.48%
1 year 15.69% 17.38%
3 years 1.00% 1.56%
5 years
10 years
Since inception 6.52% 7.01%

Average annual total returns as of 9/30/2024

Category 2026/2027 Enrollment Portfolio Benchmark
Year to date 7.68% 9.00%
1 year 15.54% 17.06%
3 years 2.36% 2.92%
5 years
10 years
Since inception 6.99% 7.49%

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

  • 26.22% Equity
  • 48.15% Fixed Income
  • 25.63% Capital Preservation

The target asset allocations shown for this portfolio are as of September 18, 2024.

Underlying funds

Ticker Underlying fund Allocation
TIEIX Nuveen Equity Index Fund 17.48%
TCIEX Nuveen International Equity Index Fund 7.28%
VEMIX Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund 1.46%
VBMPX Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund 34.57%
VTSPX Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Index 9.05%
VWEAX Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund 4.53%
N/A TIAA-CREF Life Funding Agreement 25.63%

The above table lists the underlying investments in which this investment portfolio invests and the percentage of the investment portfolio’s assets allocated to each of its investments. Please keep in mind that if you invest in this investment portfolio, you will own this investment portfolio; you will not own shares in any of the above mutual funds. For more information on investment portfolios, fees and expenses, including cost examples, please read the Plan Description.

529 Investment Lead

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Jeremy Thiessen

Head of Investment Strategies

To learn more about the Path2College 529 College Savings Plan, its investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses please see the Plan Description at Path2College529.com. Read it carefully. Investments in the Plan are neither insured nor guaranteed and there is the risk of investment loss. Check with your home state to learn if it offers tax or other benefits such as financial aid, scholarship funds or protection from creditors for investing in its own 529 plan.

The material contained on this website is not intended to be a recommendation or investment advice, does not constitute a solicitation to buy, sell or hold a security or investment strategy and is not provided in a fiduciary capacity. The information provided does not take into account the specific objectives or circumstances of any particular investor or suggest any specific course of action. Investment decisions should be based on an investor’s objectives and circumstances.

TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC, Member FINRA, is the distributor and underwriter for the Path2College 529.