The Maine NextGen College Investing Plan – Select 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.

Diversified Portfolio
Allianz Capital Growth and Income Portfolio
Allianz Capital Income Portfolio
BlackRock 100% Equity Portfolio
BlackRock 75% Equity Portfolio
BlackRock Fixed Income Portfolio
Franklin Templeton Balanced Portfolio
Franklin Templeton Growth and Income Portfolio
Franklin Templeton Growth Portfolio
MFS Equity Portfolio
MFS Fixed Income Portfolio

Single Fund Portfolios
Allianz NFJ Dividend Value Portfolio
BlackRock Global Allocation Portfolio
BlackRock Large Cap Core Portfolio
BlackRock Large Cap Growth Portfolio
Eaton Vance Large-Cap Value Portfolio
Franklin Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
Franklin Templeton Mutual Shares Portfolio
Franklin Templeton Small Cap Value Portfolio
Franklin Templeton Small-Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
MFS Research International Portfolio
MFS Value Portfolio
PIMCO Real Return Portfolio
PIMCO Total Return Portfolio
Thornburg International Value Portfolio

Principal Plus 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 – Select Series

Total Available Funds: 25
Asset Class Ticker Description
Others
Moderate Allocation AZNIX Allianz Capital Growth and Income Portfolio
Target Date 2000-2010 AVRIX Allianz Capital Income Portfolio
Moderate Allocation BIGPX BlackRock 75% Equity Portfolio
Moderate Allocation FMTIX Franklin Templeton Balanced Portfolio
Moderate Allocation FGTIX Franklin Templeton Growth and Income Portfolio
World Allocation MALOX BlackRock Global Allocation Portfolio
ROOT CASH Principal Plus Portfolio
US EQUITY
LARGE BLEND BIAPX BlackRock 100% Equity Portfolio
LARGE GROWTH FKGRX Franklin Templeton Growth Portfolio
LARGE GROWTH MACAX MFS Equity Portfolio
LARGE VALUE NFJEX Allianz NFJ Dividend Value Portfolio
LARGE BLEND MALRX BlackRock Large Cap Core Portfolio
LARGE GROWTH MALHX BlackRock Large Cap Growth Portfolio
LARGE VALUE EILVX Eaton Vance Large-Cap Value Portfolio
LARGE VALUE IFMIX Franklin Templeton Mutual Shares Portfolio
SMALL VALUE FRVLX Franklin Templeton Small Cap Value Portfolio
Mid-Cap Growth FRSGX Franklin Templeton Small-Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
LARGE VALUE MEIIX MFS Value Portfolio
FIXED INCOME
Intermediate-Term Bond BFMCX BlackRock Fixed Income Portfolio
Intermediate-Term Bond MDVAX MFS Fixed Income Portfolio
WORLD BOND TPINX Franklin Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
Inflation-Protected Bond PRRIX PIMCO Real Return Portfolio
Intermediate-Term Bond PTTRX PIMCO Total Return Portfolio
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY
Foreign Large Blend MRSIX MFS Research International Portfolio
Foreign Large Blend TGVIX Thornburg International Value Portfolio

Investment model portfolios

We provide two types of investment model portfolios for The Maine NextGen College Investing Plan – Select 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 – Select Series Strategic Asset Allocation – Optimal Moderate NA 2.89% 3.51% 8.22% 3.80% 5.38% 5.51%
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 – Select Series Tactical Asset Allocation Moderate NA 4.90% 8.59% 6.35% 7.83% 8.15% NA
VFINX (VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES) NA 3.73% 13.23% 10.68% 13.08% 8.88% 6.22%
VSMGX (VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY MODERATE GROWTH FUND INVESTOR SHARES) NA 3.58% 6.84% 5.39% 7.20% 5.92% 5.47%
Data as of 09/30/2019, Common starting date is 12/31/2000