The Maine NextGen College Investing Plan – Direct Series
Investment Model Portfolios

The NextGen College Investing Plan is a Section 529 plan administered by the Finance Authority of Maine.  Its investment options include age-based portfolios, diversified portfolios, single-fund portfolio and principal plus portfolios. The assets in your college savings Plan 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 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.

BlackRock 100% Equity Portfolio
BlackRock Equity Index Portfolio
Franklin Templeton Balanced Portfolio
MFS Fixed Income Portfolio
Principal Plus Portfolio

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

Investment options of The Maine NextGen College Investing Plan – Direct Series

Total Available Funds: 5
Asset Class Ticker Description
US EQUITY
LARGE BLEND BIAPX BlackRock 100% Equity Portfolio
LARGE BLEND MASRX BlackRock Equity Index Portfolio
Others
Moderate Allocation FMTIX Franklin Templeton Balanced Portfolio
ROOT CASH Principal Plus Portfolio
FIXED INCOME
Intermediate-Term Bond MDVAX MFS Fixed Income Portfolio

Investment model portfolios

We provide two types of investment model portfolios for The Maine NextGen College Investing Plan – Direct Series 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 Maine NextGen College Investing Plan – Direct Series Strategic Asset Allocation – Optimal Moderate NA 4.98% 2.73% 8.12% 5.87% 6.39% 5.76%
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 Maine NextGen College Investing Plan – Direct Series Tactical Asset Allocation Moderate NA 4.64% 4.82% 9.74% 6.03% 6.89% 7.00%
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