ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC. 401K PLAN
Investment Model Portfolios

Investment options of ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC. 401K PLAN

Total Available Funds: 19
Asset Class Ticker Description
US EQUITY
Small Growth BUFSX Buffalo Funds: Buffalo Small Cap Fund
LARGE VALUE DODGX Dodge & Cox Funds: Dodge & Cox Stock Fund
LARGE GROWTH FCNTX Fidelity Contrafund
LARGE BLEND VFINX Vanguard Index Funds: Vanguard 500 Index Fund; Investor Shares
MID-CAP BLEND VEXMX Vanguard Index Funds: Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund; Investor Shares
COMMODITIES
COMMODITIES BROAD BASKET PCRAX PIMCO Funds: PIMCO CommodityRealReturn Strategy Fund; Class A Shares
FIXED INCOME
Intermediate-Term Bond PTTRX PIMCO Funds: Total Return Fund; Institutional Class Shares
Inflation-Protected Bond VIPSX Vanguard Bond Index Funds: Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund; Investor Shares
High Yield Bond VWEHX Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds: Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund; Investor Shares
Others
Target Date 2000-2010 VTENX Vanguard Chester Funds: Vanguard Target Retirement 2010 Fund; Investor Class Shares
Target Date 2011-2015 VTXVX Vanguard Chester Funds: Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund; Investor Class Shares
Target Date 2016-2020 VTWNX Vanguard Chester Funds: Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 Fund; Investor Class Shares
Target Date 2021-2025 VTTVX Vanguard Chester Funds: Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Fund; Investor Class Shares
Target Date 2026-2030 VTHRX Vanguard Chester Funds: Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 Fund; Investor Class Shares
Target Date 2031-2035 VTTHX Vanguard Chester Funds: Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund; Investor Class Shares
Target Date 2036-2040 VFORX Vanguard Chester Funds: Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Fund; Investor Class Shares
Target Date 2041-2045 VTIVX Vanguard Chester Funds: Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund; Investor Class Shares
Target Date 2046-2050 VFIFX Vanguard Chester Funds: Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Fund; Investor Class Shares
Emerging Market
DIVERSIFIED EMERGING MKTS VEIEX Vanguard International Equity Index Funds: Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund; Investor Class Shares

Investment model portfolios

We provide two types of investment model portfolios for ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC. 401K PLAN participants. You can customize and follow a model portfolio in your plan account.

Types of portfolio strategies

These portfolios are proactively monitored and rebalanced on a monthly basis when needed, ensuring it remains in line with its target allocation.

Let us know (Email us) if you need help to create a custom model portfolio for your plan.

Example model portfolios

The following provides historical returns for example model portfolios with a moderate risk profile (at most 60% in stocks) and their comparison with benchmark index funds. You can customize these portfolios according to your own risk profile.

Strategic Asset Allocation Model Portfolio

The following portfolio is based on the MyPlanIQ Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA) strategy.

The return data shown below all delayed by 3 months. Their latest dates are all the same: 10/31/2024.
AR inception is since 12/31/2000.
Name YTD Return 1Yr AR 3Yr AR 5Yr AR 10Yr AR 15Yr AR 20Yr AR Inception
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC. 401K PLAN Strategic Asset Allocation - Optimal Moderate NA 28.36% 5.52% 10.82% 8.22% 8.63% 8.09% 8.89%
VFINX (VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES) NA 37.82% 8.86% 15.20% 12.89% 14.04% 10.46% 8.70%
VSMGX (VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY MODERATE GROWTH FUND INVESTOR SHARES) NA 22.89% 2.25% 6.63% 6.01% 7.19% 6.10% 5.79%

Tactical Asset Allocation Model Portfolio

The following portfolio is based on the MyPlanIQ Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) strategy.

The return data shown below all delayed by 3 months. Their latest dates are all the same: 04/29/2022.
AR inception is since 12/31/2000.
Name YTD Return 1Yr AR 3Yr AR 5Yr AR 10Yr AR 15Yr AR 20Yr AR Inception
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC. 401K PLAN Tactical Asset Allocation Moderate NA 6.60% 14.95% 8.64% 7.79% 9.52% 11.53% 10.95%
VFINX (VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES) NA -0.66% 13.89% 13.56% 13.55% 9.18% 9.04% 7.71%
VSMGX (VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY MODERATE GROWTH FUND INVESTOR SHARES) NA -7.50% 6.02% 6.12% 6.38% 4.90% 6.01% 5.43%