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Trending ETFs

Name

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD & DIV

Exp Ratio

Watchlist

$11.77

$2.72 B

1.61%

$0.19

0.66%

Vitals

YTD Return

-9.1%

1 yr return

-3.8%

3 Yr Avg Return

5.0%

5 Yr Avg Return

4.7%

Net Assets

$2.72 B

Holdings in Top 10

97.6%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$11.7
$11.60
$13.89

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.66%

SALES FEES

Front Load 3.50%

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 30.00%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$250

IRA

$25


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Investment Style

Allocation--30% to 50% Equity


Name

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD & DIV

Exp Ratio

Watchlist

$11.77

$2.72 B

1.61%

$0.19

0.66%

CSTAX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return -9.1%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 3.7%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 3.9%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 1.54%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 1.6%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    American Funds College 2027 Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    American Funds
  • Inception Date
    Sep 14, 2012
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    United States
  • Manager
    Bradley Vogt

Fund Description

The adviser will increasingly emphasize income and preservation of capital by investing a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. The adviser will attempt to achieve the fund's 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-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and fixed income funds.


CSTAX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period CSTAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -9.1% -27.5% 11.6% 7.91%
1 Yr -3.8% -15.9% 9.8% 20.18%
3 Yr 5.0%* -1.9% 16.2% 52.90%
5 Yr 4.7%* -0.1% 13.4% 41.94%
10 Yr N/A* 2.3% 8.1% N/A

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period CSTAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2021 -1.0% -11.5% 14.6% 86.27%
2020 1.8% -10.3% 40.7% 77.48%
2019 9.0% -9.5% 22.1% 70.86%
2018 -6.8% -21.7% -3.5% 17.86%
2017 7.6% -4.7% 13.7% 28.42%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period CSTAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -9.1% -27.5% 11.6% 5.71%
1 Yr -7.1% -15.9% 51.9% 61.24%
3 Yr 3.7%* -3.1% 16.2% 72.21%
5 Yr 3.9%* -0.5% 13.4% 63.18%
10 Yr N/A* 2.3% 8.1% N/A

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period CSTAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2021 -1.0% -11.5% 31.5% 86.27%
2020 1.8% -10.3% 40.7% 77.48%
2019 9.0% -9.5% 22.1% 71.36%
2018 -2.2% -21.7% -2.0% 1.53%
2017 11.8% -4.7% 16.6% 9.12%

NAV & Total Return History


CSTAX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

CSTAX Category Low Category High CSTAX % Rank
Net Assets 2.72 B 130 K 62.8 B 15.69%
Number of Holdings 13 3 25236 82.87%
Net Assets in Top 10 2.68 B 3.05 K 11 B 9.96%
Weighting of Top 10 97.55% 6.3% 100.0% 6.90%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. American Funds Interm Bd Fd of Amer R6 23.40%
  2. American Funds Bond Fund of Amer R6 22.50%
  3. American Funds Mortgage R6 11.83%
  4. American Funds Strategic Bond R-6 9.75%
  5. American Funds Income Fund of Amer R6 7.56%
  6. American Funds American Balanced R6 6.87%
  7. American Funds American Mutual R6 6.70%
  8. American Funds Capital Income Bldr R6 4.55%
  9. American Funds Washington Mutual R6 2.57%
  10. American Funds Capital World Gr&Inc R6 1.81%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High CSTAX % Rank
Bonds
64.04% 11.31% 94.75% 14.51%
Stocks
26.08% 0.00% 62.91% 89.86%
Cash
8.37% -35.68% 69.40% 18.92%
Convertible Bonds
0.82% 0.00% 71.77% 57.17%
Other
0.48% -9.78% 21.77% 30.88%
Preferred Stocks
0.21% -0.03% 39.31% 49.00%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High CSTAX % Rank
Financial Services
16.42% 0.00% 83.50% 23.14%
Technology
16.39% 0.00% 30.37% 51.71%
Healthcare
14.02% 0.00% 32.16% 30.38%
Consumer Defense
9.95% 0.00% 51.19% 24.14%
Industrials
9.39% 0.00% 26.64% 67.40%
Communication Services
6.68% 0.00% 20.68% 51.51%
Consumer Cyclical
6.40% 0.00% 15.36% 73.04%
Utilities
5.88% 0.00% 48.33% 24.95%
Real Estate
5.37% 0.00% 99.41% 46.68%
Energy
5.33% 0.00% 62.93% 45.88%
Basic Materials
4.18% 0.00% 32.82% 52.92%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High CSTAX % Rank
US
20.13% 0.00% 52.50% 81.67%
Non US
5.95% -0.01% 25.18% 71.71%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High CSTAX % Rank
Government
38.36% 0.00% 94.29% 27.29%
Securitized
22.38% 0.00% 52.08% 26.69%
Corporate
21.31% 0.00% 96.66% 81.47%
Cash & Equivalents
17.39% 0.15% 71.66% 14.14%
Municipal
0.56% 0.00% 99.85% 37.85%
Derivative
0.00% 0.00% 27.44% 75.50%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High CSTAX % Rank
US
56.89% 9.98% 83.14% 11.75%
Non US
7.15% 0.00% 30.21% 53.78%

CSTAX - Expenses

Operational Fees

CSTAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.66% 0.03% 3.70% 70.41%
Management Fee 0.00% 0.00% 1.25% 10.92%
12b-1 Fee 0.24% 0.00% 1.00% 18.32%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.70% 22.88%

Sales Fees

CSTAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load 3.50% 0.00% 5.75% 51.22%
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.50% N/A

Trading Fees

CSTAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 0.00% 2.00% 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.

CSTAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 30.00% 2.00% 380.00% 48.56%

CSTAX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

CSTAX Category Low Category High CSTAX % Rank
Dividend Yield 1.61% 0.00% 6.68% 90.16%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

CSTAX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Monthly Quarterly

Net Income Ratio Analysis

CSTAX Category Low Category High CSTAX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 1.54% -1.22% 6.83% 58.54%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

CSTAX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Dividend Payout History

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CSTAX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Bradley Vogt


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Sep 14, 2012

9.72

9.7%

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.

Wesley Phoa


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Sep 14, 2012

9.72

9.7%

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.

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.

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

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.

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
0.09 28.73 6.44 2.41