The LoneStar Texas 529 Plan
Investment Model Portfolios

The LoneStar Texas 529 Plan , is one of four 529 plans offered by the state of Texas . This plan of Texas provides three types of investment solution: Age-based Portfolios, Static Portfolios and Individual Portfolios. With the individual portfolio option, the assets in your Texas College Savings 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.

Portfolio Name Portfolio Description Portfolion Allocation
Main Street Opportunity Portfolio 100% Oppenheimer Main Street Opportunity Fund® Seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks by using a variety of proprietary quantitative models to rank stocks on the basis of valuation and momentum.
Value Portfolio 100% Oppenheimer Value Fund Seeks long-term growth of capital by investing mainly in common stocks that the portfolio manager believes to be undervalued.
Capital Appreciation Portfolio 100% Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund Seeks capital appreciation by emphasizing common stocks with high growth potential at average, rather than high prices.
Large Cap Core Index Portfolio 100% OFIPI Large Cap Core Index Seeks to track the performance and characteristics of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of large-cap stocks.
Socially Responsible Portfolio 100% TIAA-CREF Social Choice Equity Fund Seeks a favorable long-term total return that reflects the investment performance of the overall U.S. stock market, while giving special consideration to certain social criteria.
Main Street Small Cap Portfolio 100% Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund® Seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in a broadly diversified portfolio of common, small-cap stocks by using a variety of proprietary quantitative models to rank small-cap stocks on the basis of valuation and momentum.
International Diversified Portfolio 100% Oppenheimer International Diversified Fund Seeks to achieve high total return through capital appreciation and income by investing in a variety of global and international investments.
Fixed Income Portfolio 100% Dreyfus Bond Index Fund Seeks to match the total return of the Barclay’s Capital U.S. Aggregate Index by investing in domestic fixed income and money market instruments.
U.S. Government Trust Portfolio 100% Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust Seeks high current income consistent with the preservation of capital by investing primarily in debt instruments issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies and instrumentalities, including mortgage-related securities.
Money Market Portfolio 100% Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund2 Seeks preservation of capital by investing all of its assets in a money market mutual fund to maintain stability.

 

 

For further information, please visit the Texas official website or the plan file.

Investment options of The LoneStar Texas 529 Plan

Total Available Funds: 10
Asset Class Ticker Description
US EQUITY
LARGE BLEND MSIGX Oppenheimer Main Street Opportunity Fund
LARGE VALUE CGRWX Oppenheimer Value Fund
LARGE GROWTH OPTFX Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund
LARGE BLEND TISCX TIAA-CREF Social Choice Equity Fund
SMALL BLEND OPMSX Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund
Others
unknown unknown OFIPI Large Cap Core Index
ROOT CASH Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY
Foreign Large Blend OIDAX Oppenheimer International Diversified Fund
FIXED INCOME
Intermediate-Term Bond DBIRX Dreyfus Bond Index Fund
Intermediate Government OUSGX Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust

Investment model portfolios

We provide two types of investment model portfolios for The LoneStar Texas 529 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 LoneStar Texas 529 Plan Strategic Asset Allocation – Optimal Moderate NA -2.75% 1.25% 7.32% 5.25% 6.20% 5.48%
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 LoneStar Texas 529 Plan Tactical Asset Allocation Moderate NA -0.21% 1.65% 4.97% 3.10% 3.21% 3.74%
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