2015 Ten-year Top Performing Direct Plans Q3

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 lower the "percentile," the better 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 September 30, 2015 for Direct-sold 529 plans. Ten-year performance ranking (click here for one-year performance table, three-year performance table, and five-year performance table,) : Rank State Plan Performance score 1 Utah Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP) 24.81 Plan Details 2 Louisiana START Saving Program 30.00 Plan Details 3 New York New York's 529 College Savings Program -- Direct Plan 33.24 4 Alaska University of Alaska College Savings Plan 34.46 5 Florida Florida 529 Savings Plan 36.20 Plan Details 6 District of Columbia DC 529 College Savings Program (Direct-sold) 36.92 Enroll Now 7 Alaska T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan 39.38 8 Ohio Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan 40.52 Enroll Now 9 South Carolina Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) 40.65 Plan Details 10 Virginia Virginia529 inVEST 41.16 Enroll Now 11 Iowa College Savings Iowa 41.26 Enroll Now 12 Maryland College Savings Plans of Maryland -- College Investment Plan 42.53 Plan Details 13 Nevada USAA 529 College Savings Plan 42.77 Plan Details 14 Kansas Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program (Direct-sold) 43.22 Plan Details 15 Colorado Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan 43.85 Enroll Now 16 Kansas Schwab 529 College Savings Plan 46.06 Plan Details 17 Nevada The Vanguard 529 Savings Plan 46.95 Plan Details 18 West Virginia SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan 50.70 Plan Details 19 Oklahoma Oklahoma College Savings Plan 52.69 Plan Details 20 Arkansas GIFT College Investing Plan 53.78 Plan Details 21 Connecticut Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) 54.29 Plan Details 22 South Dakota CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold) 55.70 Plan Details 23 Kentucky Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust 57.69 Plan Details 24 Rhode Island CollegeBoundfund (Direct-sold, Alternative RI) 66.88 Enroll Now 25 West Virginia SMART529 Select 66.95 Plan Details 26 Delaware Delaware College Investment Plan 68.22 Enroll Now 27 Arizona Fidelity Arizona College Savings Plan 68.46 Enroll Now 28 New Hampshire UNIQUE College Investing Plan 69.03 Enroll Now 29 Massachusetts U.Fund College Investing Plan 69.12 Enroll Now 30 New Mexico The Education Plan's College Savings Program 85.22 Enroll Now - Alabama CollegeCounts 529 Fund NA Enroll Now - California The ScholarShare College Savings Plan NA Plan Details - Georgia Path2College 529 Plan NA Enroll Now - Hawaii Hawaii's College Savings Program NA Enroll Now - Idaho Idaho College Savings Program (IDeal) NA Enroll Now - Illinois Bright Start College Savings Program -- Direct-sold Plan NA Enroll Now - Indiana CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan NA Enroll Now - Maine NextGen College Investing Plan -- Client Direct Series NA Enroll Now - Michigan Michigan Education Savings Program NA Plan Details - Minnesota Minnesota College Savings Plan NA Plan Details - Mississippi Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program NA Plan Details - Missouri MOST - Missouri's 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) NA - Montana Montana Family Education Savings Program -- Investment Plan NA Plan Details - Nebraska Nebraska Education Savings Trust - Direct College Savings Plan NA Enroll Now - Nebraska TD Ameritrade 529 College Savings Plan NA Plan Details - Nevada SSGA Upromise 529 Plan NA Plan Details - New Jersey NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan NA - North Carolina National College Savings Program NA Enroll Now - North Dakota College SAVE NA Enroll Now - Oregon Oregon College Savings Plan NA Plan Details - Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 529 Investment Plan NA Plan Details - Tennessee TNStars College Savings 529 Program NA Plan Details - Texas Texas College Savings Plan NA Enroll Now - Vermont Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan NA Plan Details - Wisconsin Edvest 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. For broker-sold plan rankings, click here. 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 lower the "percentile," the better 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 September 30, 2015 for Direct-sold 529 plans. Ten-year performance ranking (click here for one-year performance table, three-year performance table, and five-year performance table,) : Rank State Plan Performance score 1 Utah Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP) 24.81 Plan Details 2 Louisiana START Saving Program 30.00 Plan Details 3 New York New York's 529 College Savings Program -- Direct Plan 33.24 4 Alaska University of Alaska College Savings Plan 34.46 5 Florida Florida 529 Savings Plan 36.20 Plan Details 6 District of Columbia DC 529 College Savings Program (Direct-sold) 36.92 Enroll Now 7 Alaska T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan 39.38 8 Ohio Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan 40.52 Enroll Now 9 South Carolina Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) 40.65 Plan Details 10 Virginia Virginia529 inVEST 41.16 Enroll Now 11 Iowa College Savings Iowa 41.26 Enroll Now 12 Maryland College Savings Plans of Maryland -- College Investment Plan 42.53 Plan Details 13 Nevada USAA 529 College Savings Plan 42.77 Plan Details 14 Kansas Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program (Direct-sold) 43.22 Plan Details 15 Colorado Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan 43.85 Enroll Now 16 Kansas Schwab 529 College Savings Plan 46.06 Plan Details 17 Nevada The Vanguard 529 Savings Plan 46.95 Plan Details 18 West Virginia SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan 50.70 Plan Details 19 Oklahoma Oklahoma College Savings Plan 52.69 Plan Details 20 Arkansas GIFT College Investing Plan 53.78 Plan Details 21 Connecticut Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) 54.29 Plan Details 22 South Dakota CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold) 55.70 Plan Details 23 Kentucky Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust 57.69 Plan Details 24 Rhode Island CollegeBoundfund (Direct-sold, Alternative RI) 66.88 Enroll Now 25 West Virginia SMART529 Select 66.95 Plan Details 26 Delaware Delaware College Investment Plan 68.22 Enroll Now 27 Arizona Fidelity Arizona College Savings Plan 68.46 Enroll Now 28 New Hampshire UNIQUE College Investing Plan 69.03 Enroll Now 29 Massachusetts U.Fund College Investing Plan 69.12 Enroll Now 30 New Mexico The Education Plan's College Savings Program 85.22 Enroll Now - Alabama CollegeCounts 529 Fund NA Enroll Now - California The ScholarShare College Savings Plan NA Plan Details - Georgia Path2College 529 Plan NA Enroll Now - Hawaii Hawaii's College Savings Program NA Enroll Now - Idaho Idaho College Savings Program (IDeal) NA Enroll Now - Illinois Bright Start College Savings Program -- Direct-sold Plan NA Enroll Now - Indiana CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan NA Enroll Now - Maine NextGen College Investing Plan -- Client Direct Series NA Enroll Now - Michigan Michigan Education Savings Program NA Plan Details - Minnesota Minnesota College Savings Plan NA Plan Details - Mississippi Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program NA Plan Details - Missouri MOST - Missouri's 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) NA - Montana Montana Family Education Savings Program -- Investment Plan NA Plan Details - Nebraska Nebraska Education Savings Trust - Direct College Savings Plan NA Enroll Now - Nebraska TD Ameritrade 529 College Savings Plan NA Plan Details - Nevada SSGA Upromise 529 Plan NA Plan Details - New Jersey NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan NA - North Carolina National College Savings Program NA Enroll Now - North Dakota College SAVE NA Enroll Now - Oregon Oregon College Savings Plan NA Plan Details - Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 529 Investment Plan NA Plan Details - Tennessee TNStars College Savings 529 Program NA Plan Details - Texas Texas College Savings Plan NA Enroll Now - Vermont Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan NA Plan Details - Wisconsin Edvest 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. For broker-sold plan rankings, click here.