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

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
13.89
+0.04 (0.29%)
Jul 17, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
6.85%
Fund Assets430.12M
Expense Ratio0.81%
Min. Investment$250
Turnovern/a
Dividend (ttm)0.71
Dividend Yield5.09%
Dividend Growth207.26%
Payout FrequencyAnnual
Ex-Dividend DateDec 23, 2024
Previous Close13.85
YTD Return9.46%
1-Year Return12.75%
5-Year Return58.31%
52-Week Low11.78
52-Week High13.91
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings23
Inception DateFeb 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.

Category Mixed-Asset Target 2040
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol CTAFX
Share Class Class 529-f-1
Index S&P 500 TR

Performance

CTAFX had a total return of 12.75% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.26%.

Equivalent Funds

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

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
FTFFXFidelityFidelity Advisor Freedom 2040 Fund - Class M1.24%
FCFFXFidelityFidelity Advisor Freedom 2040 Fund - Class C1.74%
FAFFXFidelityFidelity Advisor Freedom 2040 Fund - Class A0.99%
FIJPXFidelityFidelity Advisor Freedom 2040 Fund - Class Z0.64%
FIFFXFidelityFidelity Advisor Freedom 2040 Fund - Class I0.74%

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
CTAKXClass 529-f-30.42%
CTAHXClass 529-f-20.49%
CCFAXClass 529-a0.79%
CTKEXClass 529-e1.00%

Top 10 Holdings

70.60% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
American Funds The Bond Fund of America® Class R-6RBFGX12.17%
American Funds Capital World Growth and Income Fund® Class R-6RWIGX8.65%
American Funds Investment Company of America® Class R-6RICGX8.37%
American Funds Washington Mutual Investors Fund Class R-6RWMGX7.28%
American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class R-6RITGX6.67%
American Funds Multi-Sector Income R-6RMDUX6.67%
American Funds Fundamental Investors® Class R-6RFNGX6.41%
American Funds American Balanced Fund® Class R-6RLBGX6.04%
American Funds The Growth Fund of America® Class R-6RGAGX4.34%
American Funds American Mutual Fund® Class R-6RMFGX4.01%
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Dividend History

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