IDeal – Idaho College Savings Program
Investment Model Portfolios


Idaho offers one 529 college savings plan, a traditional 529 savings plan called IDeal – Idaho College Savings Program.  IDeal is a low-cost, easy way to begin saving for college.IDeal is a traditional 529 plan that allows you to invest money today and reap tax benefits when you withdraw it to pay for qualified education expenses, managed by The Vanguard Group.With the custom portfolio option, the assets in your 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.

Vanguard Aggressive Growth Portfolio

Vanguard Growth Portfolio
Vanguard Moderate Growth Portfolio
Vanguard Conservative Growth Portfolio
Vanguard Income Portfolio
Vanguard Money Market Portfolio

Vanguard Guaranteed Option

For further information, please visit the IDeal – Idaho College Savings Program offical website

 

Investment options of IDeal – Idaho College Savings Program

Total Available Funds: 7
Asset Class Ticker Description
US EQUITY
LARGE GROWTH VGEQX Vanguard Aggressive Growth Portfolio
LARGE GROWTH VIGRX Vanguard Growth Portfolio
LARGE VALUE VEIPX Vanguard Income Portfolio
Others
Moderate Allocation VSMGX Vanguard Moderate Growth Portfolio
Conservative Allocation VSCGX Vanguard Conservative Growth Portfolio
ROOT CASH Vanguard Money Market Portfolio
UNKOWN UNKOWN Vanguard Guaranteed Option

Investment model portfolios

We provide two types of investment model portfolios for IDeal – Idaho College Savings Program 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
IDeal – Idaho College Savings Program Strategic Asset Allocation – Optimal Moderate NA 5.99% 6.26% 11.57% 7.81% 7.84% 6.37%
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

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
IDeal – Idaho College Savings Program Tactical Asset Allocation Moderate NA 3.38% 3.62% 10.64% 7.79% 8.93% 9.56%
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
IDeal – Idaho College Savings Program Asset Allocation Composite Moderate 0.53% 14.77% 11.89% 7.76% 9.31% 8.40% 7.25%
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