CTOEX Performance — American Funds College 2021 Fund, Class 529-E

Data updated: 2021-06-25

CTOEX returned +1.47% over one year to Apr 2021. Over one year the fund trailed its Target-Date category average: $100 grew to $101, against $131 for the category. Volatility over the past 12 months was 1.47% a year. In the 12 months to Apr 2021 the fund took in a net $124.6M, and assets reached $2.28B.

CTOEX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in American Funds College 2021 Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Target-Date category average over the same months.

PeriodCTOEXCategory average
1 year (May 2020 – Apr 2021)$101$131
Since data start (Aug 2019 – Apr 2021)$106$128

CTOEX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Apr 2021, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+1.47%

CTOEX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of American Funds College 2021 Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2021 (Jan–Apr)−0.88%
2020+5.23%
2019 (Aug–Dec)+1.59%

CTOEX Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2021−0.3%−0.5%−0.4%+0.4%————————
2020+0.8%+0.7%+0.1%+1.1%+0.6%+0.4%+0.7%+0.1%−0.1%−0.2%+0.6%+0.2%
2019———————+0.9%−0.1%+0.4%+0.1%+0.4%

CTOEX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over May 2020 – Apr 2021.

  • 1-year volatility (annualised): 1.47%
  • Best month: +0.69% (Jul 2020)
  • Worst month: −0.53% (Feb 2021)

CTOEX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of American Funds College 2021 Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $124.6M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $925.7M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 1.16×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Apr 2021$28.3M$28.2M$154K
Mar 2021$36.6M$33.7M$2.9M
Feb 2021$33.5M$27.4M$6.1M
Jan 2021$45.3M$69.0M−$23.7M
Dec 2020$130.5M$61.0M$69.5M
Nov 2020$31.9M$23.9M$8.0M
Oct 2020$270.4M$245.8M$24.6M
Sep 2020$40.6M$32.4M$8.2M
Aug 2020$53.4M$68.7M−$15.4M
Jul 2020$173.3M$176.8M−$3.5M
Jun 2020$49.8M$20.3M$29.5M
May 2020$32.3M$14.0M$18.3M

CTOEX Assets Under Management

Net assets of American Funds College 2021 Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2021-04-30$2.28B
2021-01-31$2.28B
2020-10-31$2.30B
2020-07-31$2.29B
2020-04-30$2.20B
2020-01-31$2.11B
2019-10-31$2.04B

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.