American Funds College 2036 Fund Class 529-F-1 (CTAFX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
12.63
-0.12 (-0.94%)
Jan 10, 2025, 4:00 PM EST
7.58%
Fund Assets 430.12M
Expense Ratio 0.81%
Min. Investment $250
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 0.71
Dividend Yield 5.60%
Dividend Growth 207.26%
Payout Frequency Annual
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 23, 2024
Previous Close 12.75
YTD Return -0.47%
1-Year Return 13.53%
5-Year Return 44.86%
52-Week Low 11.59
52-Week High 13.77
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 21
Inception Date Feb 23, 2018

About CTAFX

The American Funds College 2036 Fund Class 529-F-1 (CTAFX) seeks to achieve the following objectives to varying degrees: growth, income and preservation of capital, depending on the proximity to its target date. CTAFX will invest in a variety of fund categories such as growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and bond funds.

Fund Family American Funds College 2036 Fund Class 529-F-1
Category Allocation--70% to 85% Equity
Performance Rating Above Average
Risk Rating Below Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol CTAFX
Index S&P 500 TR

Performance

CTAFX had a total return of 13.53% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.40%, including dividends.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol Provider Name Expense Ratio
FTFFX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2040 Fund - Class M 1.24%
FIJPX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2040 Fund - Class Z 0.64%
FAFFX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2040 Fund - Class A 0.99%
FIFFX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2040 Fund - Class I 0.74%
FCFFX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2040 Fund - Class C 1.74%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
CTAKX Class 529-f-3 0.42%
CTAHX Class 529-f-2 0.49%
CCFAX Class 529-a 0.79%
CTKEX Class 529-e 1.00%

Top 10 Holdings

72.20% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
American Funds The Bond Fund of America® Class R-6 RBFGX 11.85%
American Funds Capital World Growth and Income Fund® Class R-6 RWIGX 8.57%
American Funds Investment Company of America® Class R-6 RICGX 8.29%
American Funds Washington Mutual Investors Fund Class R-6 RWMGX 7.31%
American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class R-6 RITGX 7.06%
American Funds Multi-Sector Income R-6 RMDUX 7.06%
American Funds Fundamental Investors® Class R-6 RFNGX 6.60%
American Funds American Balanced Fund® Class R-6 RLBGX 6.34%
American Funds AMCAP Fund® Class R-6 RAFGX 4.57%
American Funds The Growth Fund of America® Class R-6 RGAGX 4.55%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 23, 2024 $0.707 Dec 24, 2024
Dec 21, 2023 $0.2301 Dec 22, 2023
Dec 22, 2022 $0.4865 Dec 23, 2022
Dec 22, 2021 $1.0199 Dec 23, 2021
Dec 22, 2020 $0.5564 Dec 23, 2020
Dec 26, 2019 $0.3092 Dec 27, 2019
Full Dividend History