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Trending ETFs

Name

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD & DIV

Exp Ratio

Watchlist

$16.95

$19.5 B

0.91%

$0.15

0.69%

Vitals

YTD Return

-19.2%

1 yr return

-8.9%

3 Yr Avg Return

10.9%

5 Yr Avg Return

9.1%

Net Assets

$19.5 B

Holdings in Top 10

75.5%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$16.7
$16.11
$22.09

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.69%

SALES FEES

Front Load 5.75%

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 14.00%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$250

IRA

$25


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Investment Style

Target-Date 2050


Name

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD & DIV

Exp Ratio

Watchlist

$16.95

$19.5 B

0.91%

$0.15

0.69%

AALTX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return -19.2%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 8.7%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 7.8%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 0.82%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.9%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    American Funds 2050 Target Date Retirement Fund®
  • Fund Family Name
    American Funds
  • Inception Date
    Feb 01, 2007
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    United States
  • Manager
    Wesley Phoa

Fund Description

The fund normally invests a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The advisor attempts to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds represent a variety of fund categories, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds. The fund categories represent differing investment objectives and strategies.


AALTX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period AALTX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -19.2% -37.8% -10.4% 74.77%
1 Yr -8.9% -11.4% 2.7% 61.64%
3 Yr 10.9%* 6.9% 12.6% 33.50%
5 Yr 9.1%* 6.7% 9.7% 10.61%
10 Yr 10.8%* 8.2% 11.2% 5.60%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period AALTX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2021 12.1% -7.8% 20.4% 28.02%
2020 15.4% 4.0% 15.5% 4.10%
2019 19.6% 6.3% 23.2% 31.94%
2018 -10.2% -24.1% -7.4% 7.74%
2017 19.4% 8.2% 20.1% 8.33%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period AALTX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -19.2% -37.8% -10.4% 74.77%
1 Yr -14.1% -15.5% 2.7% 96.30%
3 Yr 8.7%* 5.8% 12.6% 89.00%
5 Yr 7.8%* 5.9% 9.7% 68.36%
10 Yr 10.1%* 8.2% 11.2% 25.20%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period AALTX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2021 12.1% -7.8% 20.4% 28.02%
2020 15.4% 4.0% 15.5% 4.10%
2019 19.6% 6.3% 23.2% 31.94%
2018 -5.9% -24.1% -5.6% 1.79%
2017 22.2% 13.1% 26.5% 5.13%

NAV & Total Return History


AALTX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

AALTX Category Low Category High AALTX % Rank
Net Assets 19.5 B 1.5 M 50.8 B 3.62%
Number of Holdings 19 4 560 57.92%
Net Assets in Top 10 15.6 B 606 K 50.2 B 3.62%
Weighting of Top 10 75.53% 38.4% 100.0% 74.62%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. American Funds New Perspective R6 8.99%
  2. American Funds SMALLCAP World R6 8.53%
  3. American Funds Fundamental Invs R6 8.47%
  4. American Funds Washington Mutual R6 8.40%
  5. American Funds Capital World Gr&Inc R6 8.26%
  6. American Funds Growth Fund of Amer R6 7.02%
  7. American Funds AMCAP R6 6.94%
  8. American Funds American Mutual R6 6.84%
  9. American Funds American Balanced R6 6.46%
  10. American Funds Invmt Co of Amer R6 5.62%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High AALTX % Rank
Stocks
86.73% 0.00% 96.93% 66.52%
Bonds
8.24% 0.89% 73.19% 28.05%
Cash
4.19% -6.28% 23.99% 20.36%
Other
0.40% -1.07% 18.05% 30.32%
Preferred Stocks
0.36% 0.00% 0.36% 3.17%
Convertible Bonds
0.07% 0.00% 0.93% 53.39%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High AALTX % Rank
Technology
22.34% 14.07% 24.11% 9.13%
Healthcare
14.66% 10.42% 14.66% 3.20%
Financial Services
12.80% 12.80% 18.83% 97.26%
Consumer Cyclical
12.48% 8.06% 13.35% 8.68%
Communication Services
10.12% 5.69% 10.23% 5.02%
Industrials
10.06% 9.14% 12.45% 68.49%
Consumer Defense
6.16% 4.68% 11.06% 74.43%
Basic Materials
3.86% 3.22% 6.86% 87.67%
Energy
3.16% 2.33% 6.54% 88.58%
Utilities
2.48% 1.90% 8.12% 68.49%
Real Estate
1.86% 1.86% 10.17% 96.80%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High AALTX % Rank
US
61.11% 0.00% 71.21% 28.05%
Non US
25.62% 0.00% 46.21% 82.35%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High AALTX % Rank
Government
48.03% 4.51% 74.03% 25.79%
Cash & Equivalents
33.95% 5.30% 89.12% 42.08%
Corporate
8.92% 0.46% 40.61% 84.62%
Securitized
8.91% 0.00% 32.00% 57.01%
Municipal
0.20% 0.00% 24.65% 32.13%
Derivative
0.00% 0.00% 23.35% 95.48%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High AALTX % Rank
US
6.91% 0.76% 47.10% 27.60%
Non US
1.33% 0.00% 26.09% 34.39%

AALTX - Expenses

Operational Fees

AALTX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.69% 0.06% 1.89% 45.00%
Management Fee 0.00% 0.00% 0.91% 23.50%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 59.83%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.29% 36.10%

Sales Fees

AALTX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load 5.75% 3.50% 5.75% 45.83%
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 4.00% N/A

Trading Fees

AALTX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A N/A N/A N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

AALTX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 14.00% 1.00% 110.00% 21.57%

AALTX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

AALTX Category Low Category High AALTX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.91% 0.00% 5.71% 91.40%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

AALTX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Quarterly Annually

Net Income Ratio Analysis

AALTX Category Low Category High AALTX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 0.82% -0.36% 11.75% 69.30%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

AALTX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Semi-Monthly Annually

Dividend Payout History

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AALTX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Wesley Phoa


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jan 01, 2012

10.42

10.4%

Wesley K. Phoa is a solutions portfolio manager at Capital Group. His focus is on fund-of-funds and multi-asset solutions. Wesley serves on the Target Date Solutions Committee, the Portfolio Solutions Committee and the Custom Solutions Committee. He has 28 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 23 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, Wesley served as a fixed income portfolio manager with a focus on rates-driven and long duration strategies. His areas of research responsibility included interest rates, monetary policy and financial economics.

Bradley Vogt


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jan 01, 2012

10.42

10.4%

Bradley J. Vogt is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He is the principal investment officer of the American Funds Target Date Retirement Series® and serves on the Target Date Solutions Committee. Brad has been involved in the oversight of our multi-asset solutions for more than a decade. Brad has 34 years of investment experience, all with Capital Group. Earlier in his career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, he covered environmental services, U.S. telecommunications and cable & satellite TV companies.

Joanna Jonsson


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jan 01, 2015

7.42

7.4%

Joanna F. Jonsson is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. She is also president of Capital Research and Management Company and serves on the Capital Group Management Committee and the Target Date Solutions Committee. She has 33 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 31 years. Earlier in her career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, Jody covered insurance, U.S. household & personal care, restaurants & lodging and cruise lines companies.

David Hoag


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jan 01, 2020

2.41

2.4%

David A. Hoag is a fixed income portfolio manager at Capital Group. He also serves on the Fixed Income Management Committee and the Target Date Solutions Committee. He has 34 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 30 years. Earlier in his career, as a fixed income investment analyst at Capital, he covered municipal bonds. He holds an MBA in finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in economics and business from Wheaton College, Illinois. David is based in Los Angeles.

Michelle Black


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jan 01, 2020

2.41

2.4%

Michelle J. Black is a solutions portfolio manager at Capital Group. Her focus is on fund-of-funds and multi-asset solutions. Michelle serves on the Target Date Solutions Committee and the Portfolio Solutions Committee. She has 25 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 18 years. During her tenure at Capital, Michelle led the development of asset allocation design for private high-net-worth clients. She has been deeply involved in glide path development for our target date series, and also worked as an asset allocation investment specialist out of our London office, where she helped construct multi-asset solutions for global institutions. Prior to joining Capital, Michelle was manager of the Los Angeles office and an investment planning analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Southern California. She also holds the Certified Investment Management Analyst® and Certified Private Wealth Advisor® designations, is a member of the Investments & Wealth Institute and serves on the CIMA commission. Michelle is based in Los Angeles.

Samir Mathur


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jan 01, 2020

2.41

2.4%

Samir Mathur is a solutions portfolio manager at Capital Group. His focus is on fund-of-funds and multi-asset solutions. He is chair of the Portfolio Solutions Committee and also serves on the Target Date Solutions Committee and the Custom Solutions Committee. He has 29 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for nine years. During his tenure at Capital, Samir has led the development of fund-of-funds solutions and several model portfolios, including tax-aware portfolio models, portfolio sleeves and model portfolios for our insurance series of funds. Prior to joi

Shannon Ward


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jan 01, 2021

1.41

1.4%

Shannon Ward is a fixed income portfolio manager at Capital Group. She also serves on the Target Date Solutions Committee. She has 29 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for five years. Prior to joining Capital, Shannon worked as a portfolio manager at Oaktree Capital Management. She holds an MBA from the University of Southern California and a bachelor's degree in psychology from University of California, Santa Barbara. Shannon is based in Los Angeles.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.08 17.09 5.57 2.41