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American is a giant fund company, but they offer little choice to their investors. While the most popular American funds (listed to the right) have very different names. The are all highly correlated to the S&P 500 index. As quasi-index funds they have done acceptably having a slightly positive Ulcer Performance Index value compared to the S&P. However, owning several of these funds could not, by any stretch of the imagination, be considered as diversification. There are many good 5-Star funds for your new money. Avoid American Fund's heavy loads and get diversification, increased return, and less risk with Exchange Traded (ETF) alternatives. FastTrack provides dividend-adjusted data for American Funds, ETFs, and all other fund companies. Detailed comparisons of other fund companies to American shows that Franklin, Vanguard, Fidelity, TRPrice, among many other fund families, have more diverse funds.
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American Funds Family Member Charts as of Friday, May 18, 2012
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Note: stocks and indexes do not have a prospectus.
| RCATX | AmerFund 2010 Target Date Retirement-R3 | RCJTX | AmerFund 2015 Target Date Retirement-R3 |
| RCDTX | AmerFund 2025 Target Date Retirement-R3 | RCETX | AmerFund 2030 Target Date Retirement-R3 |
| RCFTX | AmerFund 2035 Target Date Retirement-R3 | RCKTX | AmerFund 2040 Target Date Retirement-R3 |
| RCHTX | AmerFund 2045 Target Date Retirement-R3 | RCITX | AmerFund 2050 Target Date Retirement-R3 |
| CAFEX | AmerFund AMCAP-529E | AMCPX | AmerFund AMCAP-A |
| AMPBX | AmerFund AMCAP-B | AMPCX | AmerFund AMCAP-C |
| AMPFX | AmerFund AMCAP-F1 | RAFCX | AmerFund AMCAP-R3 |
| RAFEX | AmerFund AMCAP-R4 | RAFFX | AmerFund AMCAP-R5 |
| HVABX | AmerFund Asset Allocation HLS-IB | CLBAX | AmerFund Balanced-529A |
| ABALX | AmerFund Balanced-A | BALBX | AmerFund Balanced-B |
| BALCX | AmerFund Balanced-C | BALFX | AmerFund Balanced-F1 |
| RLBBX | AmerFund Balanced-R2 | RLBCX | AmerFund Balanced-R3 |
| RLBEX | AmerFund Balanced-R4 | HVCBX | AmerFund BlueChip Income & Growth HLS-IB |
| CFAAX | AmerFund Bond Fund of America-529A | CFAEX | AmerFund Bond Fund of America-529E |
| CFAFX | AmerFund Bond Fund of America-529F1 | ABNDX | AmerFund Bond Fund of America-A |
| BFAFX | AmerFund Bond Fund of America-F1 | RBFBX | AmerFund Bond Fund of America-R2 |
| RBFCX | AmerFund Bond Fund of America-R3 | RBFEX | AmerFund Bond Fund of America-R4 |
| RBFFX | AmerFund Bond Fund of America-R5 | TAFTX | AmerFund CA Tax-Exempt-A |
| CAIBX | AmerFund Capital Income Builder-A | CIBCX | AmerFund Capital Income Builder-C |
| CIBFX | AmerFund Capital Income Builder-F1 | RIRBX | AmerFund Capital Income Builder-R2 |
| RIRCX | AmerFund Capital Income Builder-R3 | CCWAX | AmerFund Capital World Bond-529A |
| CCWFX | AmerFund Capital World Bond-529F | CWBFX | AmerFund Capital World Bond-A |
| CWBCX | AmerFund Capital World Bond-C | WBFFX | AmerFund Capital World Bond-F1 |
| RCWCX | AmerFund Capital World Bond-R3 | RCWFX | AmerFund Capital World Bond-R5 |
| CWIAX | AmerFund Capital World Growth&Inc-529A | CWICX | AmerFund Capital World Growth&Inc-529C |
| CWIEX | AmerFund Capital World Growth&Inc-529E | CWIFX | AmerFund Capital World Growth&Inc-529F |
| CWGIX | AmerFund Capital World Growth&Income-A | CWGBX | AmerFund Capital World Growth&Income-B |
| CWGCX | AmerFund Capital World Growth&Income-C | CWGFX | AmerFund Capital World Growth&Income-F1 |
| RWIAX | AmerFund Capital World Growth&Income-R1 | RWIBX | AmerFund Capital World Growth&Income-R2 |
| RWIEX | AmerFund Capital World Growth&Income-R4 | RWIFX | AmerFund Capital World Growth&Income-R5 |
| RWICX | AmerFund Captial World Growth&Income-R3 | CEUAX | AmerFund EuroPacific Growth-529A |
| CEUCX | AmerFund EuroPacific Growth-529C | CEUEX | AmerFund EuroPacific Growth-529E |
| CEUFX | AmerFund EuroPacific Growth-529F1 | AEPGX | AmerFund EuroPacific Growth-A |
| AEGBX | AmerFund EuroPacific Growth-B | AEPCX | AmerFund EuroPacific Growth-C |
| AEGFX | AmerFund EuroPacific Growth-F1 | RERAX | AmerFund EuroPacific Growth-R1 |
| RERBX | AmerFund EuroPacific Growth-R2 | RERCX | AmerFund EuroPacific Growth-R3 |
| REREX | AmerFund EuroPacific Growth-R4 | RERFX | AmerFund EuroPacific Growth-R5 |
| RERGX | AmerFund EuroPacific Growth-R6 | FAINX | AmerFund Fallen Angels Income |
| ANCFX | AmerFund Fundamental Investors-A | AFIBX | AmerFund Fundamental Investors-B |
| AFICX | AmerFund Fundamental Investors-C | AFIFX | AmerFund Fundamental Investors-F1 |
| GBLEX | AmerFund Global Balanced F1 | GBLAX | AmerFund Global Balanced-A |
| HVIBX | AmerFund Global Growth & Income HLS IB | HVLBX | AmerFund Global Growth HLS IB |
| HVDBX | AmerFund Global HLS-IB | HVSBX | AmerFund Global SmallCap HLS-IB |
| CGFAX | AmerFund Growth Fund of America-529A | CGFCX | AmerFund Growth Fund of America-529C |
| CGFEX | AmerFund Growth Fund of America-529E | CGFFX | AmerFund Growth Fund of America-529F1 |
| AGTHX | AmerFund Growth Fund of America-A | AGRBX | AmerFund Growth Fund of America-B |
| GFACX | AmerFund Growth Fund of America-C | GFAFX | AmerFund Growth Fund of America-F1 |
| RGAAX | AmerFund Growth Fund of America-R1 | RGABX | AmerFund Growth Fund of America-R2 |
| RGACX | AmerFund Growth Fund of America-R3 | RGAEX | AmerFund Growth Fund of America-R4 |
| RGAFX | AmerFund Growth Fund of America-R5 | HVNBX | AmerFund Growth Income HLS-IB |
| AHITX | AmerFund High Income Bond-A | RITCX | AmerFund High Income Bond-R3 |
| RITFX | AmerFund High Income Bond-R5 | AHICX | AmerFund High Income Muni Bond-C |
| ABHFX | AmerFund High Income Muni Bond-F1 | AMHIX | AmerFund High Income Municipal Bd-A |
| AHTFX | AmerFund High Income-F1 | CIMAX | AmerFund Income Fund of America-529A |
| CIMCX | AmerFund Income Fund of America-529C | CIMFX | AmerFund Income Fund of America-529F1 |
| AMECX | AmerFund Income Fund of America-A | IFABX | AmerFund Income Fund of America-B |
| IFACX | AmerFund Income Fund of America-C | IFAFX | AmerFund Income Fund of America-F1 |
| RIDAX | AmerFund Income Fund of America-R1 | RIDBX | AmerFund Income Fund of America-R2 |
| RIDCX | AmerFund Income Fund of America-R3 | RIDEX | AmerFund Income Fund of America-R4 |
| RIDFX | AmerFund Income Fund of America-R5 | RFNCX | AmerFund INST:Fundamental Investors-R3 |
| RFNFX | AmerFund INST:Fundamental Investors-R5 | RWMCX | AmerFund INST:Washington Mutl Invstr-R3 |
| AIBAX | AmerFund Intermediate Bond of America-A | IBFBX | AmerFund Intermediate Bond of America-B |
| IBFCX | AmerFund Intermediate Bond of America-C | IBFFX | AmerFund Intermediate Bond of America-F1 |
| RBOAX | AmerFund Intermediate Bond of America-R1 | RBOBX | AmerFund Intermediate Bond of America-R2 |
| RBOCX | AmerFund Intermediate Bond of America-R3 | RBOEX | AmerFund Intermediate Bond of America-R4 |
| RBOFX | AmerFund Intermediate Bond of America-R5 | IGAAX | AmerFund International Growth & Income-A |
| IGIBX | AmerFund International Growth & Income-B | CFNAX | AmerFund INV:Fundamental-529A |
| CFNEX | AmerFund INV:Fundamental-529E | CFNFX | AmerFund INV:Fundamental-529F |
| RFNEX | AmerFund INV:Fundamental-R4 | RWMFX | AmerFund INV:Washington Mutual-R5 |
| AIVSX | AmerFund Investment Co of America-A | AICBX | AmerFund Investment Co of America-B |
| AICCX | AmerFund Investment Co of America-C | AICFX | AmerFund Investment Co of America-F1 |
| RICAX | AmerFund Investment Co of America-R1 | RICBX | AmerFund Investment Co of America-R2 |
| RICCX | AmerFund Investment Co of America-R3 | RICEX | AmerFund Investment Co of America-R4 |
| RICFX | AmerFund Investment Co of America-R5 | LTEBX | AmerFund Limited-Term Tax Exempt-A |
| LTXFX | AmerFund Limited-Term Tax Exempt-F1 | TMDFX | AmerFund MD Tax-Exempt-F1 |
| CMLAX | AmerFund Mutual-529A | CMLFX | AmerFund Mutual-529F1 |
| AMRMX | AmerFund Mutual-A | AMFBX | AmerFund Mutual-B |
| AMFCX | AmerFund Mutual-C | AMFFX | AmerFund Mutual-F1 |
| RMFCX | AmerFund Mutual-R3 | RMFEX | AmerFund Mutual-R4 |
| RMFFX | AmerFund Mutual-R5 | CNGFX | AmerFund New Economy 529F1 |
| CNGAX | AmerFund New Economy-529A | CNGCX | AmerFund New Economy-529C |
| CNGEX | AmerFund New Economy-529E | ANEFX | AmerFund New Economy-A |
| ANFBX | AmerFund New Economy-B | ANFCX | AmerFund New Economy-C |
| ANFFX | AmerFund New Economy-F1 | RNGAX | AmerFund New Economy-R1 |
| RNGBX | AmerFund New Economy-R2 | RNGCX | AmerFund New Economy-R3 |
| RNGEX | AmerFund New Economy-R4 | RNGFX | AmerFund New Economy-R5 |
| CNPAX | AmerFund New Perspective-529A | CNPFX | AmerFund New Perspective-529F1 |
| ANWPX | AmerFund New Perspective-A | NPFBX | AmerFund New Perspective-B |
| NPFCX | AmerFund New Perspective-C | NPFFX | AmerFund New Perspective-F1 |
| RNPAX | AmerFund New Perspective-R1 | RNPBX | AmerFund New Perspective-R2 |
| RNPCX | AmerFund New Perspective-R3 | RNPEX | AmerFund New Perspective-R4 |
| RNPFX | AmerFund New Perspective-R5 | CNWAX | AmerFund New World-529A |
| CNWFX | AmerFund New World-529F1 | NEWFX | AmerFund New World-A |
| NEWBX | AmerFund New World-B | NEWCX | AmerFund New World-C |
| NWFFX | AmerFund New World-F1 | RNWAX | AmerFund New World-R1 |
| RNWBX | AmerFund New World-R2 | RNWCX | AmerFund New World-R3 |
| RNWFX | AmerFund New World-R5 | ASBFX | AmerFund Short-Term Bond of America-F1 |
| CSPAX | AmerFund SmallCap World-529A | CSPCX | AmerFund SmallCap World-529C |
| CSPFX | AmerFund SmallCap World-529F1 | SMCWX | AmerFund SmallCap World-A |
| SCWBX | AmerFund SmallCap World-B | SCWCX | AmerFund SmallCap World-C |
| SCWFX | AmerFund SmallCap World-F1 | RSLAX | AmerFund SmallCap World-R1 |
| RSLBX | AmerFund SmallCap World-R2 | RSLCX | AmerFund SmallCap World-R3 |
| RSLEX | AmerFund SmallCap World-R4 | RSLFX | AmerFund SmallCap World-R5 |
| RBJTX | AmerFund Target Date Retirement 2015-R2 | AACTX | AmerFund Target Date Retirement 2020-A |
| RBCTX | AmerFund Target Date Retirement 2020-R2 | RBDTX | AmerFund Target Date Retirement 2025-R2 |
| RBETX | AmerFund Target Date Retirement 2030-R2 | RBFTX | AmerFund Target Date Retirement 2035-R2 |
| RBKTX | AmerFund Target Date Retirement 2040-R2 | RBMTX | AmerFund Target Date Retirement 2055-R2 |
| AFTEX | AmerFund Tax-Exempt Bd Fd of America-A | AFTFX | AmerFund Tax-Exempt Bd Fd of America-F1 |
| TECFX | AmerFund Tax-Exempt Bd Fd of CA-F | AMUSX | AmerFund US Government Securities-A |
| UGSCX | AmerFund US Government Securities-C | UGSFX | AmerFund US Government Securities-F1 |
| TEVFX | AmerFund VA Tax-Exempt-F1 | AWSHX | AmerFund Washington Mutual Investors-A |
| WSHBX | AmerFund Washington Mutual Investors-B | WSHCX | AmerFund Washington Mutual Investors-C |
| WSHFX | AmerFund Washington Mutual Investors-F1 | RWMBX | AmerFund Washington Mutual-R2 |
| HAUSX | Hartford USGov Securities HLS-IA |
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American Funds is a registered trademark of American Funds Distributors, Inc. and in not related to or affiliated with this site.