Fund Portfolio for American Funds Growth Fund of Amer 529A (CGFAX)

  • Style Box Details

    Size
    Average Market Cap $40,145 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 54.43%
    Large 35.79%
    Medium 9.68%
    Small 0.10%
    Micro 0.00%

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    Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund´s short positions (if any)

    Investment Valuation

    Stock Portfolio Rel to S&P 500 TR
    Forward P/E 17.58 1.11
    Price/Book 2.20 1.09
    Price/Sales 1.28 1.38
    Price/Cash Flow 7.01 1.17
    Dividend Yield (Forecast) 2.11 0.66
    Stock Portfolio Rel to S&P 500 TR
    Long-Term Earnings 12.33 1.27
    Historical Earnings 0.27 -0.08
    Sales Growth 8.32 1.14
    Cash-Flow Growth 11.93 1.28
    Book-Value Growth 2.22 -1.44
    Data as of 09/30/2009
  • Asset Allocation


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  • Sector Weightings

    Stocks Relative to S&P 500 TR Relative to
    Category Average
    Net Assets
    Information 27.83% 1.17 0.91 27.83%
    Software 7.38% 1.57 1.33 7.38%
    Hardware 10.23% 0.99 0.62 10.23%
    Media 3.28% 1.33 1.83 3.28%
    Telecommunications 6.94% 1.12 1.02 6.94%
    Service 33.23% 0.86 0.82 33.23%
    Healthcare 11.50% 0.96 0.83 11.50%
    Consumer Services 5.27% 0.60 0.50 5.27%
    Business Services 5.44% 1.65 0.92 5.44%
    Financial Services 11.02% 0.75 1.08 11.02%
    Manufacturing 27.81% 0.74 1.09 27.81%
    Consumer Goods 7.22% 0.65 0.95 7.22%
    Industrial Materials 10.45% 1.00 1.10 10.45%
    Energy 9.31% 0.75 1.16 9.31%
    Utilities 0.83% 0.23 1.69 0.83%
    Data as of 09/30/2009
  • International Exposure

    Regional Exposure Assets
    North America 85.78%
    UK/Western Europe 8.95%
    Japan 0.73%
    Latin America 1.64%
    Asia ex-Japan 1.72%
    Other 1.17%
    Not Classified 0.00%
    Country Exposure Assets
    United States 81.86%
    Canada 4.45%
    Switzerland 3.36%
    United Kingdom 1.71%
    Germany 1.38%
    Brazil 1.04%
    Israel 1.03%
    Ireland 0.77%
    Japan 0.70%
    Mexico 0.54%
    Data as of 09/30/2009
  • Top 25 Holdings

    Total Number of Stock Holdings (short):
    Total Number of Stock Holdings (long): 285
    Total Number of Bond Holdings (short):
    Total Number of Bond Holdings (long): 59
    Total Number of Other Holdings (short):
    Total Number of Other Holdings (long): 103
    Assets in Top 10 Holdings: 19.77%
    Turnover: 38.00%
    30 Day SEC Yield %
    Summary data as of 06/30/2009
    Holdings Sector P/E Return as of 10/31/2009 Net Assets
    + MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT) Software 19.34 43.62% 3.28%
    - GOOGLE INC (GOOG) Telecom 37.84 74.64% 3.23%
    = ORACLE CORP (ORCL) Software 20.55 18.67% 2.94%
    - APPLE INC (AAPL) Hardware 32.46 121.15% 2.12%
    - CISCO SYS INC (CSCO) Hardware 24.22 40.55% 1.63%
    - PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC (PM) Consumer Goods 15.92 13.79% 1.37%
    + BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION (BAC) Financial Services 5.33% 1.30%
    + MEDTRONIC INC (MDT) Healthcare 20.56 16.45% 1.26%
    + COCA COLA CO (KO) Consumer Goods 21.52 20.06% 1.23%
    + JPMORGAN CHASE & CO (JPM) Financial Services 34.84 37.11% 1.15%
    + YAHOO INC (YHOO) Telecom 170.00 28.69% 1.13%
    = Roche Holding AG (RHHVF) Healthcare 6.86% 1.12%
    + BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL (BRK.A) Financial Services 30.93 3.99% 1.03%
    + TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTD (TEVA) Healthcare 54.24 19.44% 1.00%
    + CORNING INC (GLW) Telecom 17.20 54.67% 1.00%
    + WELLS FARGO & CO NEW (WFC) Financial Services 10.54 -4.41% 0.97%
    + TIME WARNER INC (TWX) Media 37.57% 0.96%
    - SCHLUMBERGER LTD (SLB) Energy 22.50 53.79% 0.96%
    = BARRICK GOLD CORP (ABX) Industrial Materials 7.07% 0.94%
    = BARRICK GOLD CORP (ABX) Industrial Materials 7.07% 0.94%
    - TARGET CORP (TGT) Consumer Services 16.72 44.05% 0.85%
    - UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC (UPS) Business Services 26.22 0.71% 0.85%
    + Syngenta Industrial Materials 0.84%
    + GILEAD SCIENCES INC (GILD) Healthcare 18.14 -14.35% 0.83%
    + MCDONALDS CORP (MCD) Consumer Services 16.65 -2.33% 0.82%
    + Increase - Decrease = No change * New since last portfolio
    Top 25 holdings account for the fund's short positions (if any). Net short positions appear shaded.
    P/E as of 11/25/2009
    All other data as of 06/30/2009