Pennsylvania Vanguard Investment Plan
Investment Model Portfolios

The Pennsylvania Vanguard Investment Plan is provided by The Vanguard Group®. This plan provides us with two ways to invest: Age-based Portfolios, Individual portfolios. With the Individual portfolios option, the assets in Pennsylvania Vanguard Investment  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-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.  

Pennsylvania portfolios                Multi-Fund Balanced Portfolios
                                    Vanguard Growth Portfolio
                                    Vanguard Moderate Growth Portfolio
                                    Vanguard Conservative Growth Portfolio
                                    Vanguard Income Portfolio
                                    Vanguard Aggressive Growth Portfolio
                                    
 
                                    Single-Fund Stock Portfolios
                                    Vanguard Total Stock Maket Index portfolio
                                    Vanguard Social Index Portfolio
                                   
                                  Bond and Short-Term Investment Portfolios
                                 Vanguard Conservative Income Portfolio
                                 Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio
                                 Vanguard Money Market Portfolio
                                   

For further information, please visit the Pennsylvania official website.

Investment options of Pennsylvania Vanguard Investment Plan

Total Available Funds: 10
Asset Class Ticker Description
US EQUITY
LARGE BLEND VASGX Vanguard Growth Portfolio
Small Growth VEXRX Vanguard Aggressive Growth Portfolio
LARGE GROWTH VFTNX Vanguard Social Index Portfolio
Others
Moderate Allocation VSMGX Vanguard Moderate Growth Portfolio
Conservative Allocation VSCGX Vanguard Conservative Growth Portfolio
Conservative Allocation VASIX Vanguard Income Portfolio
Conservative Allocation JSPCX Vanguard Conservative Income Portfolio
ROOT CASH Vanguard Money Market Portfolio
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY
Foreign Large Blend VGTSX Vanguard Total Stock Maket Index portfolio
FIXED INCOME
Inflation-Protected Bond VIPSX Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio

Investment model portfolios

We provide two types of investment model portfolios for Pennsylvania Vanguard Investment 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
Pennsylvania Vanguard Investment Plan Strategic Asset Allocation – Optimal Moderate NA 3.96% 3.32% 9.47% 6.00% 6.92% 6.36%
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
Pennsylvania Vanguard Investment Plan Tactical Asset Allocation Moderate NA 2.06% 2.82% 11.11% 7.05% 7.92% 7.67%
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
Pennsylvania Vanguard Investment Plan Asset Allocation Composite Moderate 4.35% 15.68% 11.48% 5.49% 8.45% 6.85% 6.10%
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