Portfolio Objectives
The Fixed Income Fund is the most conservative of the target portfolios and seeks to preserve principal with less volatility than an all-bond portfolio while providing modest current income by investing approximately 50% of its net assets in money market investment funds and 50% in fixed income investment funds.
Real AssetsInternational Equity
U.S. EquityFixed Income
Money Market
U.S. EquityFixed Income
Money Market
Asset Allocation
| Fund | Percent |
| Money Market | |
| State Street U.S. Government Money Market Fund | 50% |
| Fixed Income | |
| PIMCO Short-Term Fund | 20% |
| Northern Funds Bond Index Fund | 8% |
| PGIM Total Return Bond Fund | 7% |
| American Century Short Duration Inflation Protection Bond Fund | 15% |
Portfolio Performance1
As of September 30, 2021
| Average Annual Total Returns at NAV (%)1 | ||||||||
| Fee Structure | YTD | 3 Mo | 1 Yr | 3 Yrs | 5 Yrs | Lifetime | Exp. Ratio2 | Inception Date |
| A | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.63 | 1.91 | 1.32 | 1.03 | 0.79 | 8/2/10 |
Fund Performance3
As of 9/30/2021
| Average Annual Total Returns (%)3 | ||||||||||
| Money Market Fund | Expense Ratio | Ticker | QTR | YTD | 1 Yr | 3 Yrs | 5 Yrs | 10 Yrs or Life of Fund† | Inception Date | |
| State Street U.S. Government Money Market Fund* Fact Sheet, Prospectus, Annual Report | 0.12 | GVMXX | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 0.54 | 10/25/07 | |
| Average Annual Total Returns (%)3 | ||||||||||
| Fixed Income Funds | Expense Ratio | Ticker | QTR | YTD | 1 Yr | 3 Yrs | 5 Yrs | 10 Yrs or Life of Fund† | Inception Date | |
| PIMCO Short-Term Fund Fact Sheet, Prospectus, Annual Report | 0.45 | PTSHX | 0.14 | 0.36 | 0.72 | 1.82 | 2.13 | 1.93 | 10/7/87 | |
| Northern Funds Bond Index Fund Fact Sheet, Prospectus, Annual Report | 0.15 | NOBOX | 0.05 | -1.61 | -0.98 | 5.24 | 2.80 | 2.87 | 2/27/07 | |
| PGIM Total Return Bond 529 Portfolio Fact Sheet, Prospectus, Annual Report | 0.39 | PDBZX | n/a | n/a | 0.90 | 6.27 | 4.02 | 4.58 | 12/27/10 | |
| American Century Short-Duration Inflation-Protection Bond Fund Fact Sheet, Prospectus, Annual Report | 0.37 | APISX | 1.72 | 4.93 | 6.82 | 4.96 | 3.31 | 2.23 | 5/31/05 | |