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

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
14.65
0.00 (0.00%)
Jul 6, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
Fund Assets430.12M
Expense Ratio0.77%
Min. Investment$250
Turnovern/a
Dividend (ttm)1.00
Dividend Yield6.82%
Dividend Growth41.30%
Payout FrequencyAnnual
Ex-Dividend DateDec 23, 2025
Previous Close14.65
YTD Return6.08%
1-Year Return13.16%
5-Year Return42.30%
52-Week Low13.34
52-Week High14.83
Beta (5Y)0.73
Holdings22
Inception DateFeb 23, 2018

About CTAFX

The American Funds College 2036 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 13.16% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.86%.

Equivalent Funds

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

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
FTFFXFidelityFidelity Advisor Freedom 2040 M1.16%
FCFFXFidelityFidelity Advisor Freedom 2040 Fund1.66%
FAFFXFidelityFidelity Advisor Freedom 2040 A0.91%
FIJPXFidelityFidelity Advisor Freedom 2040 Z0.62%
FIFFXFidelityFidelity Advisor Freedom 2040 I0.66%

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
CTAKXClass 529-f-30.40%
CTAHXClass 529-f-20.46%
CCFAXClass 529-a0.73%
CTKEXClass 529-e0.96%

Top 10 Holdings

72.06% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
American Funds The Bond Fund of AmericaRBFGX13.36%
American Funds Capital World Gr&Inc R6RWIGX8.52%
American Funds Invmt Co of Amer R6RICGX7.47%
American Funds Washington Mutual R6RWMGX7.43%
American Funds American High-Inc R6RITGX6.75%
American Funds Multi-Sector Income R-6RMDUX6.72%
American Funds American Balanced R6RLBGX6.48%
American Funds American Mutual R6RMFGX6.44%
American Funds Fundamental Invs R6RFNGX5.46%
American Funds Mortgage R6RMAGX3.43%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 23, 2025$0.999Dec 24, 2025
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
Full Dividend History