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Performance
04-30-13

Total ReturnCategory Average
Total Return 29.1 11.5 -2.1 15.7 9.0
Category Average 29.1 13.0 -3.6 14.1 8.2
Assets for Each Yr* 920.3 966.1 863.8 936.0 1,019.7
*billions

Trailing Returns %
04-30-13

  YTD 3 Year 5 Year    
Fund Family 9.00 10.06 4.08

Key Stats
04-30-13

Total Assets* Min. Investment Load (% of Assets) No Load (% of Assets)
1,019,660 $250 76.7 23.3
Asset Class Score % of Assets Expense Ratio % Expense Rating
Domestic Stock 3.2 36.10 0.95 Below Avg
International Stock 4.1 28.14 0.95 Below Avg
Municipal Bond 2.7 1.98 0.79 Average
Taxable Bond 2.4 8.90 0.82 Average
*Doesn't include money market assets.

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Portfolio Analysis

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Asset Allocation %
Cash 9.3
Stocks 56.4
Bonds 31.6
Other 2.7
Annual Turnover % 42
% Assets in Top 10 9.8
 
Sector Breakdown (% of stocks) 
Sensitive 41.2
Communication Services 7.5
Energy 9.5
Industrials 12.9
Technology 11.3
Cyclical 30.4
Basic Materials 4.7
Consumer Cyclical 13.0
Financial Services 11.3
Real Estate 1.4
Defensive 28.5
Consumer Defensives 10.0
Healthcare 14.6
Utilities 4.0

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YTD Return through 05-21-13

  Sector YTD Return % % Net Assets  
  Home Depot, Inc.* Consumer Cyclical 27.89 1.59
  Gilead Sciences Inc* Healthcare 53.76 1.20
  Philip Morris International, Inc.* Consumer Defensive 13.88 1.15
  Amazon.com Inc* Consumer Cyclical 7.17 1.04
  Chevron Corp* Energy 18.22 0.87
  Verizon Communications Inc* Communication Services 22.72 0.86
  Microsoft Corporation* Technology 32.20 0.83
  Google, Inc. Class A* Technology 28.22 0.78
  Merck & Co Inc* Healthcare 16.66 0.76
  Texas Instruments, Inc.* Technology 20.07 0.70
  Oracle Corporation* Technology 5.34 0.69
  Amgen Inc* Healthcare 22.02 0.67
  Union Pacific Corp* Industrials 26.59 0.66
  General Electric Co* Industrials 13.63 0.63
  Boeing Co* Industrials 32.32 0.61
  Altria Group Inc.* Consumer Defensive 18.83 0.60
  Comcast Corp Class A* Communication Services 13.56 0.59
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Company* Healthcare 37.34 0.59
  Wells Fargo & Co* Financial Services 20.63 0.53
  AT&T Inc* Communication Services 12.25 0.52
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Best 5-Year Relative Performance | More
05-21-13

Fund Name 5-Yr Rank Analyst Report
American Funds American Balanced A 7 11-14-12
American Funds Trgt Date Ret 2030 A 9 03-08-13
American Funds AMCAP A 12 10-23-12
American Funds Trgt Date Ret 2040 A 12 03-08-13
American Funds New Economy A 13 12-13-12

Worst 5-Year Relative Performance | More
05-21-13

Fund Name 5-Yr Rank Analyst Report
American Funds Bond Fund of Amer A 91 05-24-12
American Funds ST Bd Fd of America A 91 05-07-13
American Funds Ltd-Term Tx-Ex Bd A 71 06-06-12
American Funds American Hi Inc Tr A 68 06-13-12
American Funds Growth Fund of Amer A 67 07-18-12

Lowest Expenses | More
05-21-13

Fund Name Expense Ratio Analyst Report
American Funds College 2015 529-A 0.08 ---
American Funds College 2018 529-A 0.08 ---
American Funds College 2021 529-A 0.08 ---
American Funds College 2024 529-A 0.08 ---
American Funds College 2027 529-A 0.08 ---

Highest Expenses | More
05-21-13

Fund Name Expense Ratio Analyst Report
American Funds SMALLCAP World A 1.14 03-28-13
American Funds New World A 1.07 08-06-12
American Funds Intl Gr And Inc 529A 1.00 02-25-13
American Funds Global Balanced 529A 0.98 02-20-13
American Funds Capital World Bond A 0.89 08-15-11

Longest Manager Tenure | More
05-21-13

Fund Name Manager Name Average Manager Tenure
American Funds Tax-Exempt Bond A Neil L. Langberg 20
American Funds Ltd-Term Tx-Ex Bd A Neil L. Langberg 19
American Funds Tax-Exempt CA A Neil L. Langberg 19
American Funds Capital World Bond A James R. Mulally 16
American Funds New Economy A Timothy D. Armour 15

Shortest Manager Tenure | More
05-21-13

Fund Name Manager Name Average Manager Tenure
American Funds College 2015 529-A Alan N. Berro 1
American Funds College 2018 529-A Alan N. Berro 1
American Funds College 2021 529-A Alan N. Berro 1
American Funds College 2024 529-A Alan N. Berro 1
American Funds College 2027 529-A Alan N. Berro 1

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