The Vanguard New York 529 College Savings Program Direct Plan
Investment Model Portfolios

The New York’s 529 College Savings Program Direct Plan offers a comprehensive lineup of 16 investment options — three age-based options (conservative, moderate, and aggressive) and 13 individual portfolios. You may choose up to five investment options per account. All of the investment options are managed by Vanguard. The 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 third-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.

Stock portfolios                     Portfolio name                                          Underlying fund
                                   Aggressive Growth Portfolio                 Vanguard® Institutional Total Stock Market Index Fund (100%).
                                    Developed Markets Index Portfolio         Vanguard® Developed Markets Index Fund (100%).
                                    Growth Stock Index Portfolio                      Vanguard® Growth Index Fund (100%).
                                    Mid-Cap Stock Index Portfolio               Vanguard® Mid-Cap Index Fund (100%).    
                                    Small-Cap Stock Index Portfolio            Vanguard® Small-Cap Index Fund (100%).
                                    Value Stock Index Portfolio                   Vanguard® Value Index Fund (100%).
Balanced Portfolios                           
                                    Conservative Growth Portfolio              Vanguard® Total Bond Market II Index Fund (75%)         
                                                                                          and Vanguard® Institutional Total Stock Market Index Fund (25%)
                                    Growth Portfolio                                Vanguard® Institutional Total Stock Market Index Fund (75%)
                                                                                          and Vanguard® Total Bond Market II Index Fund (25%)
                                    Moderate Growth Portfolio                  Vanguard® Institutional Total Stock Market Index Fund (50%)
                                                                                          and Vanguard® Total Bond Market II Index Fund (50%)
Bond Portfolios
                                    Bond Market Index Portfolio                      Vanguard® Total Bond Market Index Fund (100%)
                                    Income Portfolio                               Vanguard® Total Bond Market II Index Fund (50%), 
                                                                                         Vanguard® Inflation-Protected Securities Fund (25%), 
                                                                                         and Vanguard® Short-Term Reserves Account (25%)
                                    Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio  Vanguard® Inflation-Protected Securities Fund (100%).
 Short-Term Investment Portfolio
                                    Interest Accumulation Portfolio            Vanguard® Short-Term Reserves Account (100%)


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Investment options of The Vanguard New York 529 College Savings Program Direct Plan

Total Available Funds: 13
Asset Class Ticker Description
US EQUITY
LARGE GROWTH VIGRX vanguard Aggressive Growth Portfolio
MID-CAP BLEND VIMSX vanguard Mid-Cap Stock Index Portfolio
LARGE GROWTH VIGRX vanguard Growth Stock Index Portfolio
LARGE VALUE VIVAX vanguard Value Stock Index Portfolio
SMALL BLEND NAESX vanguard Small-Cap Stock Index Portfolio
LARGE GROWTH VIGRX vanguard Growth Portfolio
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY
Foreign Large Blend VDMIX vanguard Developed Markets Index Portfolio
Others
Moderate Allocation VSMGX vanguard Moderate Growth Portfolio
Conservative Allocation VSCGX vanguard Conservative Growth Portfolio
UNKOWN UNKOWN vanguard Income Portfolio
ROOT CASH vanguard Interest Accumulation Portfolio
FIXED INCOME
Intermediate-Term Bond VBMFX vanguard Bond Market Index Portfolio
Inflation-Protected Bond VIPSX vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio

Investment model portfolios

We provide two types of investment model portfolios for The Vanguard New York 529 College Savings Program Direct 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 Vanguard New York 529 College Savings Program Direct Plan Strategic Asset Allocation – Optimal Moderate NA 7.91% 4.53% 10.76% 7.28% 7.92% 7.16%
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 Vanguard New York 529 College Savings Program Direct Plan Tactical Asset Allocation Moderate NA 1.18% 0.90% 7.62% 6.37% 7.48% 7.05%
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
The Vanguard New York 529 College Savings Program Direct Plan Asset Allocation Composite Moderate 1.63% 14.54% 14.12% 6.99% 9.88% 8.41% 7.50%
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