Aggressive Growth Portfolio

Overview

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Inception Date   2/7/2025

Investment Objective

The Aggressive Growth Portfolio seeks to maximize growth but comes with the highest degree of risk. The Portfolio is designed for investors with a very high tolerance for short-term equity market fluctuations who expect maximum capital appreciation. The Portfolio investments include a mix of Underlying Funds that invest primarily in equity securities.


Investment strategy

The Portfolio currently invests in the following Funds: Nuveen Equity Index Fund, Nuveen International Equity Index Fund, Nuveen Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund; resulting in an allocation of 100% of its assets to Underlying Funds that invest primarily in equity securities.

The Underlying Funds invest mainly in equity securities including:

  • U.S. equity securities across all capitalization ranges;
  • foreign equity securities across all capitalization ranges, including the securities of issuers located in developed countries and emerging markets countries; and
  • equity securities of issuers that are principally engaged in or related to the real estate industry, including real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Risk level

Conservative

Moderate

Aggressive

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Historical performance

Average annual total returns as of 1/31/2025

Category Aggressive Growth Portfolio Benchmark
Year to date N/A N/A
1 year N/A N/A
3 years N/A N/A
5 years N/A N/A
10 years N/A N/A
Since inception N/A N/A

Average annual total returns as of 12/31/2024

Category Aggressive Growth Portfolio Benchmark
Year to date N/A N/A
1 year N/A N/A
3 years N/A N/A
5 years N/A N/A
10 years N/A N/A
Since inception N/A N/A

The performance data quoted represent past performance and are net of all fees and expenses. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Your returns and the principal value of your account will fluctuate, so your investment may be worth more or less than the original value when you withdraw your money. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Investors cannot invest directly in a benchmark.

All performance figures in the table, with the exception of the performance figures in the year-to-date column, represent the average annual compound rate of the total return. All figures in the year-to-date column represent cumulative, nonannualized returns.

Asset allocation

  • 65.50% U.S. Equity
  • 30.00% International Equity
  • 4.50% Real Estate

Underlying funds

Ticker Underlying fund Allocation
TIEIX Nuveen Equity Index Fund 65.50%
TCIEX Nuveen International Equity Index Fund 24.00%
TEQLX Nuveen Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund 6.00%
VGSNX Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund 4.50%

The above table lists the underlying investments in which this Portfolio invests and the percentage of the Portfolios assets allocated to each of its investments. Please keep in mind that you will not own shares of the Underlying Funds or Funding Agreement. You are purchasing Units of Portfolios held in trust by the Program. Those Portfolios invest your contributions in one or more of the Underlying Funds and/or Funding Agreement. Please read the Program Details Booklet.

529 Investment Lead

Jeremy Thiessen

Jeremy Thiessen

Head of Investment Strategies

To learn more about WA529 Invest, its investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses see the Program Details Booklet at 529invest.wa.gov before investing. Read it carefully. Except to the extent of the guarantee associated with the Principal Plus Interest Portfolio, investments in the plan are neither insured nor guaranteed and there is the risk of investment loss. Check with your home state to learn if it offers tax or other benefits such as financial aid, scholarship funds or protection from creditors for investing in its own 529 plan.

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