West Virginia Direct 529 plan (SMART 529)

West Virginia 529 Plan (SMART 529)

Program match on contributions: None

State tax deduction or credit for contributions: Contributions to any of West Virginia's 529 plans are fully deductible in computing West Virginia taxable income.

Age-based investment options: The Age-Based Portfolios option consists of seven portfolios of underlying mutual funds with varying risk tolerances. Contributions are placed into the portfolio corresponding to the beneficiary’s age, and later reassigned to more conservative portfolios as the beneficiary approaches college age.

Static investment options: Select among 10 multi-fund portfolios with varying risk tolerances.

Single Funds
 * All Equity (ER 0.88%)
 * DFA US Large Company (20%)
 * DFA US Large Cap Value (20%)
 * DFA US Small Cap Value (20%)
 * DFA US Micro Cap (15%)
 * DFA International Value (10%)
 * DFA International Small Value (5%)
 * DFA International Small Cap (5%)
 * DFA Emerging Market Value (55)


 * Aggressive Growth (ER 0.86%)
 * DFA US Large Company (25%)
 * DFA US Large Cap Value (20%)
 * DFA US Small Cap Value (20%)
 * DFA US Micro Cap (15%)
 * DFA International Value (10%)
 * DFA International Small Value (5%)
 * DFA International Small Cap (5%)


 * Moderately Aggressive (ER 0.84%)
 * DFA US Large Company (22.5%)
 * DFA US Large Cap Value (18%)
 * DFA US Small Cap Value (18%)
 * DFA US Micro Cap (13.5%)
 * DFA International Value (9%)
 * DFA International Small Value (4.5%)
 * DFA International Small Cap (4.5%)
 * DFA Intermediate Government {5%}
 * DFA 5-year Global Fixed (5%)


 * Growth (ER 0.82%)
 * DFA US Large Company (20%)
 * DFA US Large Cap Value (16%)
 * DFA US Small Cap Value (16%)
 * DFA US Micro Cap (12%)
 * DFA International Value (8%)
 * DFA International Small Value (4%)
 * DFA International Small Cap (4%)
 * DFA Intermediate Government {10%}
 * DFA 5-year Global Fixed (5%)
 * DFA 2-year Global Fixed (5%)


 * Moderate Growth (ER 0.79%)
 * DFA US Large Company (16.25%)
 * DFA US Large Cap Value (13%)
 * DFA US Small Cap Value (13%)
 * DFA US Micro Cap (9.75%)
 * DFA International Value (6.5%)
 * DFA International Small Value (3.25%)
 * DFA International Small Cap (3.25%)
 * DFA Intermediate Government {15%}
 * DFA 5-year Global Fixed (10%)
 * DFA 2-year Global Fixed (5%)
 * DFA 1-year Fixed (5%)


 * Balanced (ER 0.76%)
 * DFA US Large Company (12.5%)
 * DFA US Large Cap Value (10%)
 * DFA US Small Cap Value (10%)
 * DFA US Micro Cap (7.5%)
 * DFA International Value (5%)
 * DFA International Small Value (2.5%)
 * DFA International Small Cap (2.5%)
 * DFA Intermediate Government {20%}
 * DFA 5-year Global Fixed (10%)
 * DFA 2-year Global Fixed (10%)
 * DFA 1-year Fixed (10%)


 * Moderately Conservative (ER 0.73%)
 * DFA US Large Company (8.75%)
 * DFA US Large Cap Value (7%)
 * DFA US Small Cap Value (7%)
 * DFA US Micro Cap (5.25%)
 * DFA International Value (3.5%)
 * DFA International Small Value (1.75%)
 * DFA International Small Cap (1.75%)
 * DFA Intermediate Government {25%}
 * DFA 5-year Global Fixed (15%)
 * DFA 2-year Global Fixed (10%)
 * DFA 1-year Fixed (15%)


 * Conservative (ER 0.70%)
 * DFA US Large Company (5%)
 * DFA US Large Cap Value (4%)
 * DFA US Small Cap Value (4%)
 * DFA US Micro Cap (3%)
 * DFA International Value (2%)
 * DFA International Small Value (1%)
 * DFA International Small Cap (1%)
 * DFA Intermediate Government {30%}
 * DFA 5-year Global Fixed (20%)
 * DFA 2-year Global Fixed (10%)
 * DFA 1-year Fixed (20%)


 * Fixed Income (ER 0.72%)
 * DFA 5-year Global Fixed (60%)
 * DFA 2-year Global Fixed (20%)
 * DFA 1-year Fixed (20%)


 * 1-year Fixed (ER 0.65%)
 * DFA 1-year Fixed (100%)

Expenses: 0.65% - 0.88%


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