The Columbia Nevada 529 College Savings Plan
Investment Model Portfolios

The Columbia 529 plan is sponsored by the State of Nevada. It provides three ways to invest: Age-based Portfolios, Asset Allocation Portfolios and Customized portfolios. With the custom portfolio option, the assets in your Columbia 529 Plan account will be reallocated only at your instruction, but changes to existing investments within the plan can be made only once per calendar year. MyPlanIQ.com provides asset allocation strategies for the third-way investors to constructs customized 529 portfolios, which is better tailored to their risk profile. The model portfolios are constructed basing on the plan custom portfolios below.  

Asset Class              Portfolio Name                                          Invest in 

Large-cap         Columbia Large Cap Value 529             Columbia Large Cap Value Fund
                       Columbia Growth Stock 529                  Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund*
                       Marsico Focus 529                               Marsico Focus Fund
                       Marsico Growth 529                              Marsico Growth Fund
                       Oppenheimer Main Street 529              Oppenheimer Main Street Fund
                       Mid-cap Columbia Acorn Select 529       Columbia Acorn Select
                       Columbia Mid Cap Growth 529              Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund
                       Columbia Mid Cap Value 529                Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund
                       Small-cap Columbia Acorn 529              Columbia Acorn Fund
                       Columbia Acorn USA 529                      Columbia Acorn USA
                       Columbia Small Cap Core 529              Columbia Small Cap Core Fund
Specialty           Columbia Real Estate Equity 529          Columbia Real Estate Equity Fund
International     Columbia Acorn International 529         Columbia Acorn International
                       Columbia International Stock 529         Columbia International Stock Fund
                       Oppenheimer Global 529                     Oppenheimer Global Fund
Fixed income    Columbia Conservative High Yield 529   Columbia Conservative High Yield Fund
                      Columbia Short Term Bond 529             Columbia Short Term Bond Fund
                       Columbia Intermediate Bond 529         Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund
                      Columbia Cash Reserves 529                Columbia Cash Reserves Fund

For further information, please visit the Columbia official website or the Plan File.

Investment options of The Columbia Nevada 529 College Savings Plan

Total Available Funds: 19
Asset Class Ticker Description
US EQUITY
LARGE VALUE NVLEX Columbia Large Cap Value 529
LARGE GROWTH LEGAX Columbia Growth Stock 529
LARGE GROWTH MFOCX Marsico Focus 529
LARGE GROWTH MGRIX Marsico Growth 529
LARGE BLEND MSIGX Oppenheimer Main Street 529
Mid-Cap Growth LTFAX Columbia Acorn Select 529
Mid-Cap Growth CBSAX Columbia Mid Cap Growth 529
MID-CAP VALUE CMUAX Columbia Mid Cap Value 529
Mid-Cap Growth LACAX Columbia Acorn 529
Small Growth LAUAX Columbia Acorn USA 529
SMALL BLEND LSMAX Columbia Small Cap Core 529
REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE CREAX Columbia Real Estate Equity 529
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY
FOREIGN SMALL/MID GROWTH LAIAX Columbia Acorn International 529
Foreign Large Blend CISAX Columbia International Stock 529
WORLD STOCK OPPAX Oppenheimer Global 529
FIXED INCOME
High Yield Bond CHGAX Columbia Conservative High Yield 529
Short-Term Bond NSTRX Columbia Short Term Bond 529
Intermediate-Term Bond LIBAX Columbia Intermediate Bond 529
Others
ROOT CASH Columbia Cash Reserves 529

Investment model portfolios

We provide two types of investment model portfolios for The Columbia Nevada 529 College Savings 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 Common Inception
The Columbia Nevada 529 College Savings Plan Strategic Asset Allocation – Optimal Moderate NA -7.13% 33.71% 21.80% 13.69% 10.29% 10.85%
VFINX (VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES) NA -8.37% 9.88% 9.47% 12.56% 9.59% 10.16%
VSMGX (VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY MODERATE GROWTH FUND INVESTOR SHARES) NA -7.89% 3.52% 3.82% 5.90% 5.02% 6.59%
Data as of 01/31/2023, Common starting date 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 Common Inception
The Columbia Nevada 529 College Savings Plan Tactical Asset Allocation Moderate NA -4.62% 2.04% 7.97% 5.81% 7.27% 7.97%
VFINX (VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES) NA 8.32% 8.91% 18.53% 12.39% 13.02% 10.12%
VSMGX (VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY MODERATE GROWTH FUND INVESTOR SHARES) NA 6.30% 4.36% 9.01% 5.84% 6.67% 5.91%
Data as of 03/31/2025, Common starting date 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 Common Inception
The Columbia Nevada 529 College Savings Plan Asset Allocation Composite Moderate 2.95% 7.70% 6.27% 2.34% 13.85% 10.71% 9.57%
VFINX (VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES) 0.66% 18.70% 21.52% 13.49% 15.39% 13.55% 10.70%
VSMGX (VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY MODERATE GROWTH FUND INVESTOR SHARES) 3.88% 18.57% 14.30% 6.87% 8.64% 7.15% 6.36%
Data as of 02/27/2026, Common starting date is 12/31/2000