|
| American Funds Group |
| Most Commonly
Used Proprietary Funds In Participant-Directed DC Type Plans |
|
('A' Shares @ NAV)
|
| 12/31/2003 |
 |
| |
|
|
Total Return |
% Ranking By Category |
|
| Fund
Name |
Cat.
Obj.
|
Exp.
Ratio
|
1 Yr
|
3 Yr
|
5 Yr
|
10 Yr
|
1 Yr
|
3 Yr
|
5 Yr
|
10 Yr
|
Alpha |
Beta |
Std
Dev |
|
American Funds New Perspective A
|
WS
|
0.82
|
36.76
|
1.73
|
6.46
|
11.39
|
33%
|
15%
|
22%
|
9%
|
6.97
|
1.02
|
19.00
|
|
American Funds EuroPacific Gr A
|
FLB
|
0.90
|
32.91
|
0.28
|
5.40
|
8.31
|
48%
|
9%
|
8%
|
8%
|
2.36
|
0.89
|
16.56
|
|
American Funds Grth Fund of Amer A
|
LG
|
0.76
|
32.90
|
-3.13
|
7.32
|
13.50
|
18%
|
6%
|
2%
|
2%
|
1.66
|
1.11
|
20.68
|
|
American Funds American Hi Inc Tr A
|
HYB
|
0.75
|
28.88
|
10.11
|
6.80
|
7.51
|
19%
|
24%
|
9%
|
5%
|
-2.68
|
1.15
|
11.61
|
|
American Funds Invmt Co of Amer A
|
LV
|
0.59
|
26.31
|
1.01
|
4.52
|
12.01
|
63%
|
32%
|
22%
|
12%
|
3.71
|
0.81
|
14.85
|
|
American Funds Washington Mutual A
|
LV
|
0.67
|
25.83
|
2.84
|
3.71
|
12.53
|
69%
|
17%
|
31%
|
6%
|
1.43
|
0.90
|
15.25
|
|
American Funds Inc Fund of Amer A
|
MA
|
0.61
|
25.27
|
8.09
|
6.90
|
10.47
|
13%
|
3%
|
5%
|
12%
|
6.09
|
0.56
|
10.32
|
|
American Funds American Balanced A
|
MA
|
0.70
|
22.82
|
7.59
|
8.35
|
11.23
|
27%
|
4%
|
3%
|
8%
|
5.73
|
0.67
|
11.93
|
|
American Funds Capital Inc Bldr A
|
WA
|
0.67
|
21.57
|
8.62
|
7.00
|
10.76
|
66%
|
22%
|
48%
|
20%
|
8.11
|
0.38
|
8.64
|
|
American Funds Bond Fund of Amer A
|
ITB
|
0.71
|
12.22
|
8.46
|
6.75
|
6.68
|
3%
|
7%
|
12%
|
17%
|
0.73
|
0.76
|
5.25
|
|
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