SOUTHWEST GAS CORPORATION EMPLOYEES` INVESTMENT PLAN Investment Model Portfolios

Investment options of SOUTHWEST GAS CORPORATION EMPLOYEES` INVESTMENT PLAN

Total Available Funds: 16

Asset Class

Ticker

Description

US EQUITY
LARGE BLEND	VINIX	Vanguard Institutional Index Fund: Vanguard Institutional Index Fund; Institutional Shares
LARGE GROWTH	FCNKX	Fidelity Contrafund; Class K Shares
MID-CAP BLEND	FLPKX	Fidelity Puritan Trust: Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund; Class K Shares
SMALL BLEND	LRSCX	Lord Abbett Research Fund
LARGE VALUE	EILVX	Eaton Vance Special Investment Trust: Eaton Vance Large-Cap Value Fund; Class I Shares
Small Growth	BCSIX	Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds: Brown Capital Management Small Company Fund; Investor Shares

Others
Target Date 2016-2020	FFFDX	Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust: Fidelity Freedom 2020 Fund
Target Date 2026-2030	FFFEX	Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust: Fidelity Freedom 2030 Fund
Target Date 2036-2040	FFFFX	Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust: Fidelity Freedom 2040 Fund
Target Date 2000-2010	FFFBX	Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust: Fidelity Freedom 2000 Fund
Target Date 2000-2010	FFFCX	Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust: Fidelity Freedom 2010 Fund
Retirement Income	FFFAX	Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust: Fidelity Freedom Income Fund
Target Date 2046-2050	FFFHX	Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust: Fidelity Freedom 2050 Fund
ROOT	FGRXX	Fidelity Phillips Street Trust: Fidelity US Government Reserves

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY
Foreign Large Blend	VWILX	Vanguard World Funds: Vanguard International Growth Fund; Admiral Shares

FIXED INCOME
Intermediate-Term Bond	VBMFX	Vanguard Bond Index Funds: Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund; Investor Shares

Investment model portfolios

We provide two types of investment model portfolios for SOUTHWEST GAS CORPORATION EMPLOYEES` INVESTMENT PLAN participants. You can customize and follow a model portfolio in your plan account.

Types of portfolio strategies

Strategic asset allocation portfolio: It invests in a diversified portfolio of multiple assets, buy-and-hold without frequently changing the asset allocation weights.
- Suitable: For long-term (more than 15 years, preferably more than 20 years), want to be tax efficient and can withstand interim drawdown or loss as high as 50% or more.
- Pros:
  - Less error-prone
  - Infrequent rebalancing or transactions
  - Tax efficient for taxable brokerage investments
- Cons:
  - Interim loss or drawdown can be substantial
  - Possible low returns for an extended period, such as 10 years or longer
Tactical asset allocation portfolio: it invests in a diversified portfolio of multiple assets, dynamically adjust stock and bond allocations to minimize losses during market stress.
- Suitable: For long-term (more than 10 years or preferably longer) capital. Investors are willing to rebalance as frequent as monthly.
- Pros:
  - Reduce large interim loss or drawdown
  - Less sensitive to investment entry point
  - Likely to improve returns
- Cons
  - Demand more frequent rebalancing or transactions
  - Less tax efficient — more suitable in a tax-deferred account such as 401(k) or IRA
  - Can experience a period of lower returns compared to a broad-based strategic allocation or a buy-and-hold benchmark, especially in some bull markets

These portfolios are proactively monitored and rebalanced on a monthly basis when needed, ensuring it remains in line with its target allocation.

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