Active-Based Conservative Portfolio
Overview
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| Inception date | 10/31/2012 |
Investment objective
This Investment Portfolio seeks to provide moderate long-term total return mainly through current income.
Investment strategy
To varying degrees, each Active-Based Multi-Fund Portfolio invests in certain mutual funds that mainly invest in equity securities, including:
- A broad and diverse group of equity securities of U.S. companies, with a greater emphasis on small capitalization, value, and high profitability companies as compared to their representation in the U.S. market;
- Equity securities of large foreign companies associated with developed market countries;
- A broad and diverse group of equity securities associated with emerging markets, which may include frontier markets, with a greater emphasis on small capitalization, value, and high profitability companies; and
- Equity securities of issuers that are principally engaged in or related to the real estate industry, including real estate investment trusts (REITs).
Also to varying degrees, each Active-Based Multi-Fund Portfolio invests in certain mutual funds that mainly invest in debt securities, including:
- Various types of investment-grade fixed income securities issued by U.S. and foreign public or private issuers, including issuers in emerging markets;
- Fixed income securities whose principal value increases or decreases based on changes in inflation over the life of the security, typically U.S. Treasury Inflation-Linked Securities, as well as other inflation indexed bonds issued by U.S. and foreign public and private issuers;
- Various types of lower-rated or unrated higher-yielding debt investments of U.S. and foreign issuers (often called “junk bonds”), including floating rate loans and floating rate debt securities; and
- Floating rate loans and floating rate debt securities, most of which are below investment grade and which may be non-U.S. dollar denominated.
The Active-Based Aggressive Portfolio allocates more assets to mutual funds that mainly invest in equity securities (including real estate securities) than the Active-Based Moderate Portfolio, and the Active-Based Moderate Portfolio allocates more assets to mutual funds that mainly invest in equity securities (including real estate securities) than the Active-Based Conservative Portfolio. The Active-Based Conservative Portfolio allocates more assets to mutual funds that mainly invest in debt securities than the Active-Based Moderate Portfolio, and the Active-Based Moderate Portfolio allocates more assets to mutual funds that mainly invest in debt securities than the Active-Based Aggressive Portfolio. In addition to its investments in mutual funds, the Active-Based Conservative Portfolio also invests in a funding agreement.
Risk level
Conservative to Moderate
Aggressive
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Historical performance
Average annual total returns as of 10/31/2024
| Category | Active-Based Conservative Portfolio | Benchmark |
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| Year to date | 5.35% | 6.28% |
| 1 year | 11.99% | 13.04% |
| 3 years | 2.08% | 2.66% |
| 5 years | 3.93% | 4.10% |
| 10 years | 3.83% | 3.90% |
| Since inception | 4.28% | 4.24% |
Average annual total returns as of 9/30/2024
| Category | Active-Based Conservative Portfolio | Benchmark |
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| Year to date | 6.56% | 7.33% |
| 1 year | 12.06% | 13.14% |
| 3 years | 2.82% | 3.40% |
| 5 years | 4.31% | 4.44% |
| 10 years | 4.07% | 4.12% |
| Since inception | 4.41% | 4.36% |
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
- 12.60% U.S. Equity
- 6.00% International Equity
- 1.40% Real Estate
- 42.50% Fixed Income
- 37.50% Capital Preservation
Underlying funds
| Ticker | Underlying fund | Allocation |
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| DFEOX | DFA U.S. Core Equity 1 Portfolio | 12.60% |
| DFALX | DFA Large Cap International Portfolio | 4.80% |
| DFCEX | DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio | 1.20% |
| TIREX | Nuveen Real Estate Securities Select Fund | 1.40% |
| MWTSX | Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund | 23.40% |
| TIILX | Nuveen Inflation Linked Bond Fund | 8.50% |
| TIHYX | Nuveen High Yield Fund | 6.35% |
| RPIFX | T. Rowe Price Floating Rate | 4.25% |
| N/A | TIAA-CREF Life Funding Agreement | 37.50% |
The above table lists the underlying investments in which this investment portfolio invests and the percentage of the investment portfolio’s assets allocated to each of its investments. Please keep in mind that if you invest in this investment portfolio, you will own this investment portfolio; you will not own shares in any of the above mutual funds. For more information on investment portfolios, fees and expenses, including cost examples, please read the Plan Description.
529 Investment Lead
Jeremy Thiessen
Head of Investment Strategies
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