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Top 50 Section 529 college savings plans by net assets

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Top 50 Section 529 college savings plans by net assets

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Rank State Program name Program manager Assets ($M)
1 Virginia CollegeAmerica American Funds 25529.9
2 Rhode Island CollegeBoundfund Alliance Capital Management 8681.8
3 New York New York’s College Savings Program UPromise/Vanguard Group 6699.4
4 New Hampshire UNIQUE College Investing Plan Fidelity Investments 5583.8
5 Maine NextGen College Investing Plan Merrill Lynch 5576.9
6 Ohio Putnam CollegeAdvantage Savings Putnam Investments 4425.7
7 Nevada Vanguard 529 College Savings Plan UPromise/Vanguard Group 3326.4
8 Massachusetts U.Fund College Investing Plan Fidelity Investments 2840.9
9 New Hampshire The Advisor College Investing Plan Fidelity Investments 2686.4
10 Colorado Scholars Choice College Savings Legg Mason 2605
11 California ScholarShare College Savings Trust Fidelity Investments 2,545.8*
12 Utah Educational Savings Plan Trust UESP Trust 2500.4
13 Alaska John Hancock Freedom 529 T. Rowe Price 2241.7
14 Iowa College Savings Iowa UPromise/Vanguard Group 2119.6
15 Michigan Michigan Education Savings Program TIAA-CREF 1883.7
16 Maryland College Investment Plan T. Rowe Price 1544.7
17 New Jersey Franklin Templeton 529 Franklin Templeton 1334.1
18 Illinois Bright Start College Savings Program (adviser sold) OppenheimerFunds 1326.6
19 Kansas Learning Quest Education Savings Program American Century 1310.2
20 Nebraska College Savings Plan Union Bank and Trust Co. 1267.8
21 Wisconsin EdVest College Savings Program Wells Fargo 1258.3
22 Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan Putnam Investments 1153.1
23 Illinois Bright Start College Savings Program (adviser and direct sold) OppenheimerFunds 1077.4
24 Missouri Saving for Tuition Program UPromise/Vanguard 1075.6
25 New York Columbia NY Advisor 529 Plan Columbia Management/UPromise 1070.2
26 Connecticut Connecticut Higher Education Trust TIAA-CREF 1015.8
27 Wisconsin Tomorrow’s Scholar Wells Fargo 986.8
28 New Mexico CollegeSense 529 Higher Education Savings Plan Evergreen Investments 898.8
29 West Virginia Director SMART 529 The Hartford 885.6
30 Alaska T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan T. Rowe Price 850.3
31 New Mexico ScholarsEdge OppenheimerFunds 845
32 South Carolina Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan Columbia Management 827.5
33 Colorado Direct College Savings Plan UPromise/Vanguard 775.6
34 Alabama Higher Education 529 Plan Van Kampen 709
35 South Dakota CollegeAccess 529 PA Distributors 704.5
36 Indiana CollegeChoice 529 Investment Plan JPMorgan Investment Advisors Inc. 701.6
37 Minnesota Minnesota College Savings Plan TIAA-CREF 644.1
38 Georgia Higher Education Savings Program TIAA-CREF 577.9
39 Kansas Schwab 529 College Savings Plan American Century/Charles Schwab 570.4
40 Pennsylvania College Savings UPromise/Vanguard 485.1
41 Nebraska AIM College Savings Plan Union Bank and Trust Co. 464.1
42 Oregon College Savings Plan OppenheimerFunds 445.7
43 Delaware College Investment Plan Fidelity Investments 411.4
44 New Jersey BEST Educational Savings Trust Franklin Templeton 383.6
45 Oregon MFS 529 Savings Plan MFS Investment Management 375.9
46 North Carolina National College Savings Program College Foundation 374.5
47 North Dakota College SAVE Upromise/Vanguard 335.9
48 New Mexico The Education Plan College Savings Program OppenheimerFunds 329.5
49 Nebraska td Ameritrade College Savings Plan Union Bank and Trust Co. 301.7
50 llinois Bright Directions College Savings Union Bank and Trust Co. 292.4
Data as of Oct. 31 *As of Oct. 30 Source: Source: Morningstar Inc.

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