American Funds 2040 Target Date Retirement Fund Class A (AAGTX)

Fund Assets	49.89B
Expense Ratio	0.68%
Min. Investment	$250
Turnover	6.00%
Dividend (ttm)	1.37
Dividend Yield	5.43%
Dividend Growth	91.13%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 24, 2025

Previous Close	25.21
YTD Return	10.19%
1-Year Return	16.56%
5-Year Return	51.22%
52-Week Low	21.87
52-Week High	25.54
Beta (5Y)	0.80
Holdings	27
Inception Date	Jan 31, 2007

About AAGTX

The fund utilizes a dynamic asset allocation strategy, gradually shifting its portfolio to hold a larger proportion of its assets in less volatile options such as fixed income, equity-income, and balanced funds as it nears and then passes its specific target retirement year. To achieve its goals, the fund's advisor builds its portfolio by investing in a diverse selection of underlying American Funds, employing distinct combinations and proportional weightings. These underlying components represent a wide range of investment approaches, including growth, growth-and-income, equity-income, balanced, and fixed income funds, each chosen for their unique objectives and strategic contributions.

• Fund Family: Capital Group
• Category: Target-Date 2040
• Performance Rating: High
• Risk Rating: Below Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: AAGTX
• Share Class: Class A
• Index: S&P Target Date 2040 TR

Performance

AAGTX had a total return of 16.56% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.49%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
FCGTX	Class F-3	0.36%
RFGTX	Class R-6	0.36%
REGTX	Class R-5	0.41%
FBGTX	Class F-2	0.44%

Top 10 Holdings

64.22% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
American Funds American Balanced R-6	RLBGX	8.03%
American Funds American Mutual R-6	RMFGX	7.03%
American Funds Cptl Wld Gr&Inc R-6	RWIGX	7.01%
American Funds Fundamental Invs R-6	RFNGX	6.75%
American Funds Growth Fd of Amer R-6	RGAGX	6.73%
American Funds AMCAP R-6	RAFGX	6.70%
American Funds New Perspective R-6	RNPGX	5.83%
American Funds Washington Mutual R-6	RWMGX	5.71%
American Funds SMALLCAP World R-6	RLLGX	5.43%
American Funds US Government Sec R-6	RGVGX	5.00%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 24, 2025	$1.3677	Dec 26, 2025
Dec 26, 2024	$0.7156	Dec 27, 2024
Dec 22, 2023	$0.4638	Dec 26, 2023
Dec 23, 2022	$1.0181	Dec 27, 2022
Dec 27, 2021	$1.0177	Dec 28, 2021
Dec 28, 2020	$0.6061	Dec 29, 2020

Data Sources: Tiingo, Financial Modeling Prep, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Financial Modeling Prep. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Aug 26, 2026

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