Fees & Purchase Info for American Funds AMCAP A (AMCPX)

Fund Inception Date: May 01, 1967

  • Fees & Expenses

    Maximum Sales Fees
    Initial 5.75%
    Deferred —
    Redemption —
    Total Cost Projections per $10,000
    1 year $646.00
    3 year $798.00
    5 year $963.00
    Taken from prospectus dated 10/05/2009
    Maximum Fees
    Administrative —
    Management 0.49%
    Actual Fees
    12b-1 0.23%
    Management 0.33%
    Expense Ratio 0.71%
    (Taken from annual report dated 02/28/2009)

  • Purchase Information

    Minimum Investments
    Initial $250.00
    Additional $50.00
    Initial IRA $250.00
    Additional IRA $50.00
    Initial AIP $0.00
    Additional AIP $50.00
    Correspondence Information
    American Funds
    AMCAP FUND, INC.
    333 South Hope Street
    Phone: 800-421-0180
                  213-486-9200
     Web: www.americanfunds.com

  • Fund Management

    Managers

    Timothy D. Armour
    Start Date: 05/01/1996
    Armour is an executive vice president with Capital Research and Management Company. He has more than 23 years of investment experience, all with this company.
    R. Michael Shanahan
    Start Date: 01/01/1986
    Shanahan is a chairman emeritus and director with Capital Research and Management. He has been a investment professional for 44 years, all with Capital Research and Management or affiliate.
    Claudia P. Huntington
    Start Date: 05/01/1996
    Huntington is a senior vice president of Capital Research. She has been employed in the investment management area of Capital Research or its affiliates for the past 33 years, 14 of which she has been a portfolio counselor.
    C. Ross Sappenfield
    Start Date: 12/01/1999
    Sappenfield is a vice president of CRC. Sappenfield has been employed in the investment management area of Capital Research or its affiliates including as a portfolio counselor.

    Advisors

    Capital Research And Management Company

    Subadvisors