Fees and Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses that you pay if you open and contribute to a particular Investment Option in the Path2College 529 Plan. These fees are indirectly paid out of the assets of your account. Except for the fees listed below, there are currently no other fees, charges or penalties imposed by or payable to the Plan in connection with opening or maintaining an account. The Board reserves the right to change the current fees, or to impose new or additional fees, expenses, charges or penalties in the future.
| Annual Asset-Based Fees | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment Option | Estimated Underlying Mutual Fund Expenses(1) | Program Manager Fee(2)(3) | State Fee | Misc. Fees | Total Annual Asset-Based Fees(4) | Additional Fees or Expenses |
| Managed Allocation Option | ||||||
| Age Band 0-3 Years | 0.16% | 0.49%(5) | None | None | 0.65% | None |
| Age Band 4-7 Years | 0.16% | 0.49%(5) | None | None | 0.65% | None |
| Age Band 8-11 Years | 0.17% | 0.48%(5) | None | None | 0.65% | None |
| Age Band 12-14 Years | 0.17% | 0.48%(5) | None | None | 0.65% | None |
| Age Band 15-17 Years | 0.18% | 0.47%(5) | None | None | 0.65% | None |
| Age Band 18 and Over | 0.19% | 0.46%(5) | None | None | 0.65% | None |
| Aggressive Managed Allocation Option | ||||||
| Age Band 0-3 Years | 0.15% | 0.50%(5) | None | None | 0.65% | None |
| Age Band 4-7 Years | 0.15% | 0.50%(5) | None | None | 0.65% | None |
| Age Band 8-11 Years | 0.16% | 0.49%(5) | None | None | 0.65% | None |
| Age Band 12-14 Years | 0.16% | 0.49%(5) | None | None | 0.65% | None |
| Age Band 15-17 Years | 0.17% | 0.48%(5) | None | None | 0.65% | None |
| Age Band 18 and Over | 0.18% | 0.47%(5) | None | None | 0.65% | None |
| 100% Equity Option | ||||||
| 0.09% | 0.42% | None | None | 0.51% | None | |
| Balanced Fund Option | ||||||
| 0.17% | 0.42% | None | None | 0.59% | None | |
| Money Market Option | ||||||
| 0.15% | 0.42% | None | None | 0.57% | None | |
| 100% Fixed Income Option | ||||||
| 0.20% | 0.42% | None | None | 0.62% | None | |
| Guaranteed Option | ||||||
| None | None(6) | None | None | None | None | |
(1) The Program Manager Fee is the only fee deducted from Program assets. Program Manager Fees may change at any time. Although there are no fees that are deducted from your Account, when you invest in the Program, you bear a pro rata portion of the Program expenses because when fees are deducted from Program assets, the value of the Program Units is reduced
(2) For its services as Program Manager, each Investment Option (with the exception of the Guaranteed Option) pays TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc., ("TFI") a Program Manager Fee equal to the stated percentage of the average daily net assets held by that Investment Option. However, for the Managed Allocation Option and the Aggressive Managed Allocation Option, the percentages listed in this column may fluctuate. For those Investment Options, generally, if the underlying Mutual Fund expenses increase, then the Program Manager fee decreases.
(3) For each Investment Option (with the exception of the Guaranteed Option), the figures in this column are based on a weighted average of the expenses of each underlying Mutual Fund's expense ratio as of February 1, 2009, in accordance with the Investment Option's asset allocation among its underlying funds. Each Investment Option that invests in underlying Mutual Funds bears its pro rata portion of the underlying Mutual Funds' expenses because when fees are deducted from an underlying Mutual Fund's assets, the value of the underlying Mutual Fund's shares is reduced.
(4) The Total Annual Asset-Based Fees ("Total Fees") equal the Estimated Underlying Fund Expenses plus the Program Manager Fee. The portion of Total Fees attributable to the Program Manager Fee is assessed over the course of the year against assets in each Investment Option (with the exception of the Guaranteed Option). The portion of Total Fees attributable to Underlying Fund Expenses is borne by each Investment Option as discussed in footnote (3). You should refer to the Investment Cost Example for the total assumed investment cost over 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods.
(5) For the Managed Allocation Investment Option and the Aggressive Managed Allocation Investment Option, the Program Manager Fee indicated applies on total assets in the Program up to $1.5 billion. The Program Manager fee will be reduced by 0.05% when total assets in the Program reach $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion and by 0.10% when total assets in the Program reach $2.5 billion and above.
(6) The Guaranteed Option does not pay to TFI a Program Manager Fee. TFI does, however, receive from TIAA-CREF Life, the issuer of the Funding Agreement, an annual asset based fee to pay TFI for distribution, administration, and other services that TFI provides for this Investment Option. TIAA-CREF Life may discontinue this fee at any time.
Investment Cost Example
The example in the following table is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the different Investment Options over various periods of time. This hypothetical example assumes that:
- You invest $10,000 in a Savings Trust Account for the time periods shown below.
- Your investment has a 5% compounded return each year, except for the Guaranteed Option, which is assumed to have a 3% compounded return each year.
- You withdraw the assets from your Savings Trust Account at the end of the specified periods for qualified higher education expenses.
- Total annual asset-based fees remain the same as shown in the Fee Table above.
- The example does not consider the impact of any potential state or federal taxes on the redemption.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the above assumptions your costs would be:
| Investment Cost Example | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment Option | Approximate Cost of $10,000 Investment |
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| One Year | Three Years | Five Years | Ten Years | |
| Managed Allocation Option | ||||
| Age Band 0-3 Years | $67 | $209 | $363 | $812 |
| Age Band 4-7 Years | $67 | $209 | $363 | $812 |
| Age Band 8-11 Years | $67 | $209 | $363 | $812 |
| Age Band 12-14 Years | $67 | $209 | $363 | $812 |
| Age Band 15-17 Years | $67 | $209 | $363 | $812 |
| Age Band 18 and Over | $67 | $209 | $363 | $812 |
| Aggressive Managed Allocation Option | ||||
| Age Band 0-3 Years | $67 | $209 | $363 | $812 |
| Age Band 4-7 Years | $67 | $209 | $363 | $812 |
| Age Band 8-11 Years | $67 | $209 | $363 | $812 |
| Age Band 12-14 Years | $67 | $209 | $363 | $812 |
| Age Band 15-17 Years | $67 | $209 | $363 | $812 |
| Age Band 18 and Over | $67 | $209 | $363 | $812 |
| 100% Equity Option | ||||
| $52 | $164 | $286 | $642 | |
| Balanced Fund Option | ||||
| $60 | $190 | $330 | $740 | |
| Money Market Option | ||||
| $58 | $183 | $319 | $715 | |
| 100% Fixed-Income Option | ||||
| $64 | $199 | $347 | $776 | |
| Guaranteed Option | ||||
| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
The table below indicates that there are no additional fees and expenses deducted from each account/paid directly by the Account Owner.
| Additional Fees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | Dollars | |||
| Application Fee | 0% | $0 | ||
| Cancellation Fee | 0% | $0 | ||
| Change in Beneficiary Fee | 0% | $0 | ||
| Change in Investment Options | 0% | $0 | ||
| Other Charges as applicable | 0% | $0 | ||
