The Missouri 529 College Savings Plan
Investment Model Portfolios

The MOST – Missouria`s 529 College Savings Plan ,sponsored by the state of Missouri. is provided by American Century Investment Services, Inc. and The Vanguard Group®.  The Missouri 529 plan provides two types of investment solution: Allocation Portfolios and Individual Portfolios. With the single-fund portfolio option, the assets in your Missour 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 second-type investors to constructs customized 529 portfolios, which is better tailored to their risk profile. The model portfolios are constructed basing on the plan single-fund portfolios below.  

Asset Class                                      Portfolio name

unknown                                             Vanguard Aggressive Growth Portfolio
unknown                                             MOST Diversified Equity Portfolio
Growth                                               Vanguard Growth Portfolio
Moderate Allocation                         Vanguard Moderate Growth Portfolio
Conservative Allocation                   Vanguard Conservative Growth Portfolio
unknown                                             Vanguard Income Portfolio
REAL ESTATE                                  American Century Real Estate Portfolio
Foreign Large Growth                       American Century International Growth Portfolio
SMALL BLEND                                  American Century Small Company Portfolio
LARGE GROWTH                              American Century Growth Portfolio
LARGE VALUE                                 American Century Large Company Value Portfolio
Conservative Allocation                  Vanguard Conservative Income Portfolio
Inflation-Protected Bond                 Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio
ROOT                                                Vanguard Interest Accumulation Portfolio

 

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

Investment options of The Missouri 529 College Savings Plan

Total Available Funds: 14
Asset Class Ticker Description
Others
unknown unknown Vanguard Aggressive Growth Portfolio
unknown unknown MOST Diversified Equity Portfolio
Moderate Allocation VSMGX Vanguard Moderate Growth Portfolio
Conservative Allocation VSCGX Vanguard Conservative Growth Portfolio
unknown unknown Vanguard Income Portfolio
Conservative Allocation VASIX Vanguard Conservative Income Portfolio
ROOT CASH Vanguard Interest Accumulation Portfolio
US EQUITY
LARGE GROWTH PAGRX Vanguard Growth Portfolio
SMALL BLEND ASQAX American Century Small Company Portfolio
LARGE GROWTH TCRAX American Century Growth Portfolio
LARGE VALUE ALPAX American Century Large Company Value Portfolio
REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE REAIX American Century Real Estate Portfolio
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY
Foreign Large Growth TWGAX American Century International Growth Portfolio
FIXED INCOME
Inflation-Protected Bond VIPSX Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio

Investment model portfolios

We provide two types of investment model portfolios for The Missouri 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 Missouri 529 College Savings Plan Strategic Asset Allocation – Optimal Moderate NA 5.00% 4.88% 10.05% 5.58% 6.40% 5.70%
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
The Missouri 529 College Savings Plan Tactical Asset Allocation Moderate NA -1.14% 1.16% 7.46% 5.50% 7.23% 7.99%
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 Missouri 529 College Savings Plan Asset Allocation Composite Moderate 2.43% 10.49% 9.69% 11.34% 23.10% 16.38% 12.62%
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