529 College Savings

This publication assesses trends and changes to 529 fees, performance and investment lineups. Fees are provided at the investment option level as well as for aggregate plan, distribution channel and investment types. The report also provides a detailed breakout of the components that add up to the total annual asset based fee for each investment option. Each issue provides data on the number of plans in a category as well as total asset-based fees by average, average minimum, and average maximum levels. The report analyzes fees along the adviser, fee-based and direct channels, as well as by asset allocation, age-based and individual portfolio types.

The report includes a new performance analysis section that allows firms to benchmark plan performance against the industry average and track the industry against the broader market. An enhanced industry overview of investment lineup changes by product providers is a foundation for analyzing forward-looking trends.

5/15/2020

1Q 2020 529 Fee AnalysisSee summary The 1Q 2020 edition of the 529 Quarterly Fee Analysis ranks plans by total annual asset based fees, benchmarks fees by five standardized categories, reflects new pricing trends across distribution channels and investment types, summarizes the high volume of investment product developments and 529 investment-only opportunities, tracks upcoming contract expiration dates for every 529 savings plan, and reports new and removed investment options as well as investment option changes.

2/10/2020

4Q 2019 529 Fee AnalysisSee summary The 4Q 2019 edition of the 529 Quarterly Fee Analysis ranks plans by total annual asset based fees, benchmarks fees by five standardized categories, reflects new pricing trends across distribution channels and investment types, summarizes the high volume of investment product developments and 529 investment-only opportunities, tracks upcoming contract expiration dates for every 529 savings plan, and reports new and removed investment options as well as investment option changes.

11/11/2019

3Q 2019 529 Fee AnalysisSee summary The 3Q 2019 edition of the 529 Quarterly Fee Analysis ranks plans by total annual asset based fees, benchmarks fees by five standardized categories, reflects new pricing trends across distribution channels and investment types, summarizes the high volume of investment product developments and 529 investment-only opportunities, tracks upcoming contract expiration dates for every 529 savings plan, and reports new and removed investment options as well as investment option changes.

8/9/2019

2Q 2019 529 Fee Analysis See summary The 2Q 2019 edition of the 529 Quarterly Fee Analysis ranks plans by total annual asset based fees, benchmarks fees by five standardized categories, reflects new pricing trends across distribution channels and investment types, summarizes the high volume of investment product developments and 529 investment-only opportunities, tracks upcoming contract expiration dates for every 529 savings plan, and reports new and removed investment options as well as investment option changes.

5/6/2019

1Q 2019 529 Fee AnalysisSee summary The 1Q 2019 edition of the 529 Quarterly Fee Analysis ranks plans by total annual asset based fees, benchmarks fees by five standardized categories, reflects new pricing trends across distribution channels and investment types, summarizes the high volume of investment product developments and 529 investment-only opportunities, tracks upcoming contract expiration dates for every 529 savings plan, and reports new and removed investment options as well as investment option changes.

1/7/2019

4Q 2018 529 Fee AnalysisSee summary The 4Q 2018 edition of the 529 Quarterly Fee Analysis ranks plans by total annual asset based fees, benchmarks fees by five standardized categories, reflects new pricing trends across distribution channels and investment types, summarizes the high volume of investment product developments and 529 investment-only opportunities, tracks upcoming contract expiration dates for every 529 savings plan, and reports new and removed investment options as well as investment option changes.

10/8/2018

3Q 2018 529 Fee AnalysisSee summary The 3Q 2018 edition of the 529 Quarterly Fee Analysis ranks plans by total annual asset based fees, benchmarks fees by five standardized categories, reflects new pricing trends across distribution channels and investment types, summarizes the high volume of investment product developments and 529 investment-only opportunities in 3Q 2018, benchmarks plan investment performance by investment type, and tracks upcoming contract expiration dates for every 529 savings plan.

7/9/2018

2Q 2018 529 Fee AnalysisSee summary The 2Q 2018 edition of the 529 Quarterly Fee Analysis ranks plans by total annual asset based fees, benchmarks fees by five standardized categories, reflects new pricing trends across distribution channels and investment types, summarize the high volume of investment product developments and 529 investment-only opportunities in 2Q 2018, benchmarks plan investment performance by investment type, tracks upcoming contract expiration dates for every 529 savings plan and reports new and removed investment options and investment option changes at the underlying investment option level.

4/5/2018

1Q 2018 529 Fee AnalysisSee summary The 1Q 2018 edition of the 529 Quarterly Fee Analysis ranks plans by total annual asset based fees, benchmarks fees by five standardized categories, reflects new pricing trends across distribution channels and investment types, summarizes the high volume of investment product developments and 529 investment-only opportunities in 1Q 2018, benchmarks your plan's investment performance by investment type, and tracks upcoming contract expiration dates for every 529 savings plan. Appendix E reports new and removed investment options and investment option changes at the underlying investment option level.

1/10/2018

4Q 2017 529 Fee AnalysisSee summary The 4Q 2017 edition of the 529 Quarterly Fee Analysis reflects the change of program managers for the Illinois advisor-sold plan and the closure of the Bright Start (advisor-sold) plan, ranks plans by total annual asset based fees, benchmarks fees by five standardized categories, reflects new pricing trends across distribution channels, and investment types, summarizes the high volume of investment product developments and 529 investment-only opportunities in 4Q 2017, benchmarks your plan's investment performance by investment type, and tracks upcoming contract expiration dates for every 529 savings plan. Appendix E reports new and removed investment options and investment option changes at the underlying investment option level.