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State of Illinois Employees Deferred Compensation Plan
Investment Model Portfolios

State of Illinois Employees' Deferred Compensation Plan is a 457b plan. The investment choices is based on Aug. 2010 funds listed on  this site.

Investment options of State of Illinois Employees Deferred Compensation Plan

Total Available Funds: 16
Asset Class Ticker Description
Others
Retirement Income TRRIX T. Rowe Price Retirement Funds
ROOT CASH Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund Institutional Shares(VMRXX)
ROOT CASH Stable Return Fund
Moderate Allocation FPURX Fidelity Puritan Fund (FPURX)
FIXED INCOME
Intermediate-Term Bond VBTIX Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund - Institutional Shares (VBTIX)
Intermediate-Term Bond VBMFX T. Rowe Price Bond Trust I
US EQUITY
LARGE BLEND VIIIX Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Plus (VIIIX)
LARGE VALUE LSVEX LSV Value Equity Fund (LSVEX)
LARGE GROWTH VIGIX Wellington Diversified Growth Portfolio
Mid-Cap Growth ACRNX Columbia Acorn Fund (ACRNX)
MID-CAP BLEND ARGFX Ariel Fund (ARGFX)
SMALL VALUE NOSGX Northern Small Cap Value Fund (NOSGX)
LARGE BLEND LARYX Lord Abbett Large Cap Core Strategy Separate Account
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY
Foreign Large Growth JIGFX Janus Overseas Fund (JIGFX)
Foreign Large Blend VGTSX Invesco International Growth Equity Trust
FOREIGN SMALL/MID GROWTH WISIX William Blair International Small Cap Growth Fun I (WISIX)

Investment model portfolios

We provide two types of investment model portfolios for State of Illinois Employees Deferred Compensation Plan participants. You can customize and follow a model portfolio in your plan account.

Types of portfolio strategies

These portfolios are proactively monitored and rebalanced on a monthly basis when needed, ensuring it remains in line with its target allocation.

Let us know (Email us) if you need help to create a custom model portfolio for your plan.

Example model portfolios

The following provides historical returns for example model portfolios with a moderate risk profile (at most 60% in stocks) and their comparison with benchmark index funds. You can customize these portfolios according to your own risk profile.

Strategic Asset Allocation Model Portfolio

The following portfolio is based on the MyPlanIQ Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA) strategy.

Name YTD Return 1Yr AR 3Yr AR 5Yr AR 10Yr AR 15Yr AR 20Yr AR Inception
State of Illinois Employees Deferred Compensation Plan Strategic Asset Allocation - Optimal Moderate -0.98% 6.05% 3.39% 7.67% 5.68% 7.17% 6.80% 7.04%
VFINX (VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES) -4.31% 8.32% 8.91% 18.53% 12.39% 13.02% 10.12% 8.27%
VSMGX (VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY MODERATE GROWTH FUND INVESTOR SHARES) 0.22% 6.30% 4.36% 9.01% 5.84% 6.67% 5.91% 5.57%
Data as of 03/31/2025, AR inception is 12/31/2000

Tactical Asset Allocation Model Portfolio

The following portfolio is based on the MyPlanIQ Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) strategy.

Name YTD Return 1Yr AR 3Yr AR 5Yr AR 10Yr AR 15Yr AR 20Yr AR Inception
State of Illinois Employees Deferred Compensation Plan Tactical Asset Allocation Moderate -5.42% -0.65% 3.20% 8.09% 5.62% 7.36% 8.33% 8.26%
VFINX (VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES) -4.31% 8.32% 8.91% 18.53% 12.39% 13.02% 10.12% 8.27%
VSMGX (VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY MODERATE GROWTH FUND INVESTOR SHARES) 0.22% 6.30% 4.36% 9.01% 5.84% 6.67% 5.91% 5.57%
Data as of 03/31/2025, AR inception is 12/31/2000

Asset Allocation Composite Model Portfolio

The following model portfolio is based on the MyPlanIQ Asset Allocation Composite (AAC) strategy.

Name YTD Return 1Yr AR 3Yr AR 5Yr AR 10Yr AR 15Yr AR 20Yr AR Inception
State of Illinois Employees Deferred Compensation Plan Asset Allocation Composite Moderate NA 24.83% 5.70% 8.19% 7.40% 8.15% 8.54% 9.56%
VFINX (VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES) NA 34.25% 10.57% 15.70% 13.31% 14.08% 10.54% 8.97%
VSMGX (VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY MODERATE GROWTH FUND INVESTOR SHARES) NA 18.09% 3.51% 6.88% 6.22% 7.13% 6.08% 5.92%
Data as of 11/29/2024, AR inception is 12/31/2000