| EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV |
The fair values of the Plan’s investments by asset category as of December 31, 2025 were as follows (in thousands of dollars): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | | | Totals | | Master Trust | | | | | | | | | | Altria Stock | | $ | 1,456,731 | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,456,731 | | | Registered investment companies | | 651,804 | | | — | | | | | 651,804 | | | Government securities | | — | | | 137,213 | | | | | 137,213 | | | Other | | 15,030 | | | 1,115 | | | | | 16,145 | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,123,565 | | | $ | 138,328 | | | | | 2,261,893 | | Investments measured at NAV as a practical expedient for fair value: | | | | | | | | | Collective investment funds | | | | | | | | 2,688,978 | | | | | | | | | | | | Total Master Trust investments at fair value | | | | | | | | $ | 4,950,871 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The fair values of the Plan’s investments by asset category as of December 31, 2024 were as follows (in thousands of dollars): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | | | Totals | | Master Trust A | | | | | | | | | | Registered investment companies | | $ | 554,006 | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 554,006 | | | Government securities | | — | | | 115,076 | | | | | 115,076 | | | Other | | — | | | 9,038 | | | | | 9,038 | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 554,006 | | | $ | 124,114 | | | | | 678,120 | | Investments measured at NAV as a practical expedient for fair value: | | | | | | | | | Collective investment funds | | | | | | | | 2,396,791 | | | | | | ` | | | | | | Total Master Trust A investments at fair value | | | | | | | | $ | 3,074,911 | | | | | | | | | | | | Master Trust B | | | | | | | | | | Altria Stock | | $ | 1,357,609 | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,357,609 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total Master Trust B investments at fair value | | $ | 1,357,609 | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,357,609 | |
The following table summarizes additional disclosures related to investments measured at NAV as a practical expedient to estimate fair value as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands of dollars): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fair Value | | | | | | | | Collective Investment Funds | | 2025 | | 2024 | | Redemption Frequency | | | | Redemption Notice Period | | U.S. equity index | | $ | 1,932,637 | | | $ | 1,762,919 | | | Daily | | | | None | | International equity index | | $ | 362,459 | | | $ | 276,084 | | | Daily | | | | None | | U.S. fixed income | | $ | 393,882 | | | $ | 357,788 | | | Daily | | | | None | | | | | | | | | | | |
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