Membership Home Portfolio Stocks Bondsnew Funds ETFs CEFs Markets Tools Real Life Finance Discuss

American Funds Mutual Fund Family Data Pages

Search By

Performance
04-30-12

Total ReturnCategory Average
Total Return -33.9 29.1 11.5 -2.1 9.7
Category Average -35.7 29.1 13.0 -3.6 9.8
Assets for Each Yr* 736.1 920.3 966.1 863.8 926.8
*billions

Trailing Returns %
04-30-12

  YTD 3 Year 5 Year    
Fund Family 9.71 15.28 1.38

Key Stats
04-30-12

Total Assets* Min. Investment Load (% of Assets) No Load (% of Assets)
926,813 $250 78.3 21.8
Asset Class Score % of Assets Expense Ratio % Expense Rating
Domestic Stock 3.2 37.30 0.94 Below Avg
International Stock 4.1 27.96 1.16 Below Avg
Municipal Bond 2.7 1.91 0.86 Average
Taxable Bond 2.4 9.31 0.93 Average
*Doesn't include money market assets.

Premium Features

  Gold, Silver, and Bronze-Rated Funds
  Fund Family Reports
See Morningstar's top picks in major Fund Families with our monthly Morningstar Fund Family Reports. Download a risk-free trial issue on your favorite family.
  Negative-Rated Funds   Cost Analyzer
More Premium Features
Not a Premium Member?

Portfolio Analysis

Morningstar Style Box
2 2 3
0 0 0
0 0 0
Asset Allocation %
Cash 8.8
Stocks 56.6
Bonds 31.7
Other 2.8
Annual Turnover % 31
% Assets in Top 10 10.2
 
Sector Breakdown (% of stocks) 
Sensitive 45.5
Communication Services 8.3
Energy 10.2
Industrials 13.5
Technology 13.5
Cyclical 28.3
Basic Materials 4.5
Consumer Cyclical 12.1
Financial Services 10.6
Real Estate 1.2
Defensive 26.2
Consumer Defensives 10.5
Healthcare 11.8
Utilities 3.9

Top 20 US Holdings | Get Price Quotes
YTD Return through 05-21-12

  Sector YTD Return % % Net Assets  
  Apple, Inc.* Technology 38.59 1.57
  Philip Morris International, Inc.* Consumer Defensive 8.96 1.47
  Home Depot, Inc.* Consumer Cyclical 13.94 1.44
  Merck & Co Inc* Healthcare 0.85 0.97
  Microsoft Corporation* Technology 16.14 0.95
  Chevron Corp* Energy -4.70 0.84
  Verizon Communications Inc* Communication Services 5.53 0.79
  Amazon.com Inc* Consumer Cyclical 26.00 0.74
  Oracle Corporation* Technology 2.85 0.73
  Dow Chemical Co* Industrials 7.06 0.71
  AT&T Inc* Communication Services 14.12 0.70
  Wells Fargo & Co* Financial Services 15.53 0.67
  Union Pacific Corp* Industrials 4.57 0.64
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Company* Healthcare -5.25 0.60
  Comcast Corp Class A* Communication Services 21.77 0.60
  Altria Group Inc.* Consumer Defensive 8.80 0.57
  Kraft Foods Inc* Consumer Defensive 4.07 0.56
  Lockheed Martin Corporation* Industrials 4.61 0.52
  Texas Instruments, Inc.* Technology 2.44 0.51
  General Electric Co* Industrials 7.71 0.49
Show Data Definitions  |  Feedback  |  Order Reprints | Ticker Lookup

American Funds Family

Analyst Favorites and Tools

Best 5-Year Relative Performance | More
05-21-12

Fund Name 5-Yr Rank Analyst Report
American Funds Trgt Date Ret 2050 A 5 03-15-12
American Funds Trgt Date Ret 2040 A 8 03-15-12
American Funds American Mutual A 9 03-14-12
American Funds EuroPacific Gr A 9 11-15-11
American Funds New Perspective A 12 11-15-11

Worst 5-Year Relative Performance | More
05-21-12

Fund Name 5-Yr Rank Analyst Report
American Funds Bond Fund of Amer A 91 04-27-12
American Funds ST Bd Fd of America A 81 05-14-12
American Funds Tax-Exempt MD A 75 ---
American Funds Growth Fund of Amer A 74 12-23-11
American Funds Ltd-Term Tx-Ex Bd A 70 11-15-11

Lowest Expenses | More
05-21-12

Fund Name Expense Ratio Analyst Report
American Funds Trgt Date Ret 2025 A 0.37 03-14-12
American Funds Trgt Date Ret 2035 A 0.37 03-15-12
American Funds Trgt Date Ret 2040 A 0.37 03-15-12
American Funds Trgt Date Ret 2015 A 0.38 03-14-12
American Funds Trgt Date Ret 2020 A 0.38 03-14-12

Highest Expenses | More
05-21-12

Fund Name Expense Ratio Analyst Report
American Funds SMALLCAP World A 1.09 04-02-12
American Funds Global Balanced 529A 1.08 11-02-11
American Funds New World A 1.02 11-15-11
American Funds Intl Gr And Inc 529A 0.94 02-27-12
American Funds Capital World Bond A 0.87 08-15-11

Longest Manager Tenure | More
05-21-12

Fund Name Manager Name Average Manager Tenure
American Funds Tax-Exempt Bond A Neil L. Langberg 19
American Funds Ltd-Term Tx-Ex Bd A Neil L. Langberg 18
American Funds Tax-Exempt CA A Neil L. Langberg 16
American Funds Capital World Bond A James R. Mulally 16
American Funds Inc Fund of Amer A Abner D. Goldstine 15

Shortest Manager Tenure | More
05-21-12

Fund Name Manager Name Average Manager Tenure
American Funds Mortgage 529A Fergus N. MacDonald 1
American Funds Global Balanced 529A Mark A. Brett 1
American Funds Tax-Exempt Fund of NY A Brenda S. Ellerin 2
American Funds Trgt Date Ret 2055 A Alan N. Berro 2
American Funds Shrt-Term Tx-Exmpt Bd A Brenda S. Ellerin 3

Morningstar Archives

Sponsor Center
Content Partners
Site Directory Site Map Our Products
Corrections Help Advertising Opportunities Licensing Opportunities Glossary RSS Mobile Portfolio Affiliate Careers Company News
International Sites: Australia Canada China France Germany Hong Kong Italy The Netherlands Norway Spain U.K. Switzerland India Finland
Independent. Insightful. Trusted. Morningstar provides stock market analysis; equity, mutual fund, and ETF research, ratings, and picks; portfolio tools; and option, hedge fund, IRA, 401k, and 529 plan research. Our reliable data and analysis can help both experienced enthusiasts and newcomers.

© Copyright 2012 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. Please read our Terms of Useand Privacy Policy.Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Morningstar Index (Market Barometer) quotes are real-time.