Vantagepoint Model Portfolio Funds Celebrate 10-Year Anniversary

--Assets Top $5 Billion--

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Feb 14, 2011, 01:46 ET

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Vantagepoint Model Portfolio Funds recently marked their 10-year anniversary as registered mutual funds. The Funds' strong relative performance and growing popularity helped their assets grow to over $5 billion at the beginning of January 2011. Overall, 91 percent of actively-managed Vantagepoint Funds outperformed their respective Morningstar® category peer median over the 3-year period ending Dec. 31, 2010.

In a challenging investment environment, four of the Model Portfolio Funds were above their Morningstar® peer medians for the 10-year period ending Dec. 31, 2010, including the Vantagepoint Model Portfolio Long-Term Growth Fund, which delivered top-quartile performance for that 10-year period.(1)

Morningstar® gives the Model Portfolio Long-Term Growth Fund a 5-star Overall rating and the Model Portfolio Savings Oriented Fund a 4-star Overall rating. The Model Portfolio Conservative Growth Fund, the Model Portfolio Traditional Growth Fund and the Model Portfolio All-Equity Growth Fund are all rated 3-stars overall.(1)

The Vantagepoint Model Portfolio Funds are designed to provide investors with a choice of five target-risk levels — with each Fund using a different blend of asset classes by investing in other Vantagepoint Funds in proportions that seek to match a certain level of risk ranging from conservative to aggressive.

Two other Vantagepoint Funds also reached noteworthy milestones recently. The Select Value Fund and the Vantagepoint Discovery Fund each celebrated their 3-year anniversaries in October 2010. These funds are part of the Vantagepoint Funds family which encompasses a range of equity, fixed income, target-risk and target-date funds.

Both the Select Value Fund and the Discovery Fund outperformed their Morningstar® peer median for the three years ending Dec. 31, 2010 and the Select Value Fund delivered top-quartile performance for that 3-year period. Morningstar® gives the Vantagepoint Select Value Fund a 4-star rating and rates the Vantagepoint Discovery Fund three stars.(1)

"We are excited about these important Fund milestones and look forward to their continued strong performance," said Wayne Wicker, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for ICMA-RC.

About ICMA-RC

ICMA-RC is an independent financial services corporation focused on the retirement savings needs of the public sector. We serve more than 920,000 public employee participants and approximately 9,000 retirement plans. Our mission is to help build retirement security for public employees by providing investment tools, financial education, and other retirement-related services. The corporation also works to ease the administrative responsibility of local, city, and state governments that offer these benefits to their employees. For more information, visit www.icmarc.org.

Disclosures

Please read the Vantagepoint Funds prospectus or summary prospectus carefully for a complete summary of all fees, expenses, charges, financial highlights, investment objectives, risks, and performance information. Investing in mutual funds and other investment vehicles involves risk, including possible loss of the amount invested. Investors should carefully consider the Fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing or sending money. The prospectus contains this and other information about the investment company. All Vantagepoint Funds invested through 401 or 457 plans are held through VantageTrust. Vantagepoint Funds are distributed by ICMA-RC Services LLC, a wholly owned broker-dealer subsidiary of ICMA-RC and member FINRA/SIPC. For a current prospectus, contact ICMA-RC Services, LLC. by calling 1-800-669-7400 (TDD: 1-800-669-7471) or writing to 777 North Capitol Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4240 or visiting us on the web at www.icmarc.org/vpprospectus.

This information is offered for informational purposes only and is not to be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is recommended that individuals consult with their personal financial advisor prior to implementing any financial or tax strategy.

(1) For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads, fee waivers, and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five- and ten-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Vantagepoint Funds As of December 31,2010	Morningstar Category	1 Yr Rank Cat	# Investments for 1 Year	3 Yr Rank	# Investments for 3 Year	5 Yr Rank	# Investments for 5 Year	10 Yr Rank	# Investments for 10 Year	Morningstar Rating Overall	Morningstar Rating 3 Yr	Morningstar Rating 5 Yr	Morningstar Rating 10 Yr
Vantagepoint Aggressive Opportunities	US OE Mid-Cap Growth	83	759	32	677	50	594	57	392	3	3	3	3
Vantagepoint Discovery	US OE Small Blend	45	649	39	563		484		279	3	3
Vantagepoint Diversifying Strategies	US OE Long-Short	33	216	14	99		57		18	4	4
Vantagepoint Equity Income	US OE Large Value	52	1,240	25	1,120	22	956	13	502	4	3	4	4
Vantagepoint Growth	US OE Large Growth	55	1,718	80	1,504	85	1,286	70	787	2	2	2	2
Vantagepoint Growth & Income	US OE Large Blend	33	2,010	24	1,753	34	1,457	30	802	4	4	4	4
Vantagepoint Inflation Protected Secs	US OE Inflation-Protected Bond	44	162	25	152	13	125	80	17	4	4	4	3
Vantagepoint International	US OE Foreign Large Blend	74	829	50	694	60	511	57	289	3	3	3	3
Vantagepoint Low Duration Bond	US OE Short-Term Bond	54	432	35	376	36	322	44	185	3	3	3	3
Vantagepoint Mdl Port All-Equity Growth	US OE Large Blend	31	2,010	31	1,753	29	1,457	33	802	3	3	3	3
Vantagepoint Mdl Port Cnsrv Growth	US OE Conservative Allocation	75	656	59	593	50	433	51	162	3	3	3	3
Vantagepoint Mdl Port Long-Term Growth	US OE Large Blend	70	2,010	10	1,753	15	1,457	20	802	5	5	5	4
Vantagepoint Mdl Port Savings Oriented	US OE Conservative Allocation	90	656	41	593	45	433	46	162	4	4	4	3
Vantagepoint Mdl Port Traditional Growth	US OE Moderate Allocation	69	1,074	39	930	40	736	48	404	3	4	3	3
Vantagepoint Milestone 2010	US OE Target Date 2000-2010	92	179	25	149	29	88		8	4	4	4
Vantagepoint Milestone 2015	US OE Target Date 2011-2015	81	149	27	97	23	40		5	4	4	4
Vantagepoint Milestone 2020	US OE Target Date 2016-2020	73	203	36	156	26	85		13	4	4	4
Vantagepoint Milestone 2025	US OE Target Date 2021-2025	80	131	36	81	27	35			4	4	4
Vantagepoint Milestone 2030	US OE Target Date 2026-2030	62	200	17	153	18	85		8	4	4	4
Vantagepoint Milestone 2035	US OE Target Date 2031-2035	59	125	30	81	24	35			3	4	3
Vantagepoint Milestone 2040	US OE Target Date 2036-2040	42	194	12	138	14	77		8	4	4	4
Vantagepoint Milestone 2045	US OE Target Date 2041-2045	61	125		81		26
Vantagepoint Milestone Retirement Income	US OE Retirement Income	85	162	50	104	43	74		12	3	3	3
Vantagepoint Select Value	US OE Mid-Cap Value	69	420	18	360		286		98	4	4