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

Fund Assets	430.12M
Expense Ratio	0.77%
Min. Investment	$250
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	1.00
Dividend Yield	6.82%
Dividend Growth	41.30%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 23, 2025

Previous Close	14.65
YTD Return	6.08%
1-Year Return	10.93%
5-Year Return	40.53%
52-Week Low	13.34
52-Week High	14.83
Beta (5Y)	0.73
Holdings	23
Inception Date	Feb 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 10.93% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.71%.

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	1.16%
FCFFX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2040 C	1.66%
FAFFX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2040 A	0.91%
FIJPX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2040 Z	0.62%
FIFFX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2040 I	0.66%

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	0.40%
CTAHX	Class 529-f-2	0.46%
CCFAX	Class 529-a	0.73%
CTKEX	Class 529-e	0.96%

Top 10 Holdings

74.35% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
American Funds Bond Fund of Amer R-6	RBFGX	14.07%
American Funds Cptl Wld Gr&Inc R-6	RWIGX	8.19%
American Funds Washington Mutual R-6	RWMGX	7.84%
American Funds American Mutual R-6	RMFGX	7.40%
American Funds Invmt Co of Amer R-6	RICGX	7.34%
American Funds American High-Inc R-6	RITGX	6.93%
American Funds Multi-Sector Inc R-6	RMDUX	6.91%
American Funds American Balanced R-6	RLBGX	6.81%
American Funds Fundamental Invs R-6	RFNGX	4.79%
American Funds Mortgage R-6	RMAGX	4.07%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 23, 2025	$0.999	Dec 24, 2025
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

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Last checked:

Aug 27, 2026

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