¹ Morningstar Lifetime Index Funds cost eight basis points—significantly less than the industry average cost of 62 basis points according to Morningstar, Inc.’s 2019 Target-Date Fund Landscape report.
^2 The Morningstar Lifetime Index Funds are organized as a series of collective investment trusts.
^3 According to Morningstar, Inc.’s 2019 Target-Date Fund Landscape report.

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