CTDCX

Active

American Funds College 2036 Fund

Category: US Equity (9,528 funds)

Expense Ratio

1.55%

Annual Cost per $10K

$155.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$26,987

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+15.00%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

74%

Intl Equity

US Bond

15%

Intl Bond

Cash

Fee Comparison

CTDCX

1.55%

US Equity average

1.06%

US Equity cheapest

BKLC

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

46% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

Monthly total returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of October 2025 · Updated quarterly

+56.89%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

CTDCX at 1.55%$245,679

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$134,934

Cost vs index fund−$131,746

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Ranked by allocation similarity weighted by fund size · Returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of October 2025

Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
CTDCX	American Funds College 2036 Fund	1.55%	+15.00%	+16.20%	+9.49%
AAFTX	American Funds 2035 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.67%	+15.82%	+15.87%	+10.58%
AAETX	American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.66%	+14.18%	+13.98%	+9.03%
CICEX	Investment Co of America	0.85%	+20.15%	+27.78%	+17.00%
CFNEX	American Funds Fundamental Investors	0.86%	+20.69%	+26.54%	+16.17%
AAGTX	American Funds 2040 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.68%	+18.44%	+18.13%	+12.03%
BLPAX	American Funds Moderate Growth and Income Portfolio	0.93%	+15.22%	+14.72%	+9.87%
CIPAX	American Funds Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio	0.88%	+11.79%	+11.52%	+8.53%
CGLGX	American Funds Growth and Income Portfolio	0.92%	+18.14%	+18.35%	+12.44%
JEPI	JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF	0.35%	+4.33%	+12.99%	+10.62%
PACLX	T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund	0.97%	+10.05%	+15.74%	+11.20%
FSLTX	Strategic Advisers Alternatives Fund	1.56%	+7.58%	+4.51%	—
AAHTX	American Funds 2045 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.69%	+19.32%	+18.79%	+12.39%
JEPQ	JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF	0.35%	+17.15%	+24.50%	—
CGIOX	Calamos Growth & Income Fund	0.73%	+22.36%	+19.50%	+14.61%
AALTX	American Funds 2050 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.69%	+19.54%	+19.11%	+12.43%
CTAKX	American Funds College 2036 Fund	0.43%	+16.21%	+17.43%	+10.67%
EKBDX	Allspring Diversified Capital Builder Fund	1.01%	+12.78%	+21.90%	+12.65%
TIBOX	Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund	0.84%	+26.16%	+24.75%	+17.31%
ACIIX	Equity Income Fund	0.59%	+6.58%	+11.74%	+9.73%
FBFWX	American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio - Moderate	1.24%	+12.91%	+11.91%	+8.18%
PMAQX	MidCap Fund	1.46%	+2.62%	+15.73%	+11.76%
MERFX	The Merger Fund	1.56%	-9.13%	-36.87%	-33.40%
FCFWX	American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio - Enhanced	1.14%	+14.79%	+14.11%	+10.22%
CGPAX	American Funds Growth Portfolio	0.99%	+22.86%	+23.13%	+13.61%
REMIX	STANDPOINT MULTI-ASSET FUND	1.26%	+3.16%	+5.76%	+11.21%
FNITX	Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund	1.15%	+3.04%	-6.99%	-20.45%
JEPAX	JPMorgan Equity Premium Income Fund	0.45%	+3.75%	+12.41%	+10.04%
FMSHX	Franklin Mutual Shares Fund	0.70%	+5.55%	+16.01%	+12.34%
MCVRX	MFS Mid Cap Value Fund	1.24%	+2.13%	+14.23%	+13.47%
PPIPX	T. Rowe Price Spectrum Conservative Allocation Fund	0.56%	+7.96%	+9.01%	+5.30%
TRMIX	T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc.	0.71%	+4.30%	+18.10%	+15.87%
FFOJX	Select Technology Portfolio	0.91%	—	—	—
MCPRX	MFS Mid Cap Growth Fund	1.02%	+12.23%	+13.48%	+6.85%
GARUX	Goldman Sachs Absolute Return Tracker Fund	0.73%	+6.83%	+9.98%	+6.37%
TPPAX	T. Rowe Price Spectrum Moderate Allocation Fund	0.62%	+9.14%	+11.03%	+6.76%
JDVFX	Disciplined Value Fund	1.71%	+13.35%	+19.11%	+17.18%
FKMCX	Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund	1.69%	+10.06%	+11.41%	+14.78%
FEIQX	Franklin Equity Income Fund	0.50%	+14.27%	+15.32%	+14.87%
WFPRX	Allspring Special Mid Cap Value Fund	0.70%	+1.67%	+13.95%	+8.22%
FINHX	Fidelity Equity-Income Fund	—	—	—	—
ACSHX	Invesco Comstock Fund	0.51%	+12.71%	+14.13%	+19.36%
FCAGX	Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund	0.92%	-11.50%	-33.45%	-40.48%
JMGFX	JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund	1.09%	+17.56%	+18.77%	+9.04%
CPATX	Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund	2.25%	+4.14%	+6.47%	+4.91%
MACBX	MFS Conservative Allocation Fund	0.83%	+5.79%	+6.88%	+3.65%
MXMPX	Empower Moderate Profile Fund	0.90%	+7.22%	+12.01%	+7.45%
DDFIX	Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund	1.07%	+11.24%	+11.94%	+13.20%
BTBFX	Boston Trust Asset Management Fund	0.80%	+6.61%	+13.22%	+8.70%
PODAX	Aristotle Portfolio Optimization Growth Fund	1.09%	+11.96%	—	—
FDGFX	Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund	1.16%	+22.11%	+22.12%	+19.34%
CAPAX	Federated Hermes Capital Income Fund	0.89%	+9.37%	+9.33%	+6.24%
NLSAX	Neuberger Berman Long Short Fund	1.68%	+9.73%	+9.55%	+6.76%
MXCPX	Empower Conservative Profile Fund	0.76%	+4.76%	+7.94%	+4.12%
IRGPX	Voya Retirement Aggressive Portfolio	0.60%	+12.78%	+18.05%	+10.61%
OTCFX	T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc.	0.90%	+8.40%	+13.43%	+9.37%
LTTAX	MFS Lifetime 2025 Fund	0.95%	+8.16%	+9.06%	+5.28%
VVOAX	Invesco Value Opportunities Fund	1.27%	+18.64%	+20.63%	+24.43%
FHZTX	Fidelity Large Cap Stock Fund	1.02%	—	—	—
LCBEX	ClearBridge Dividend Strategy Fund	0.66%	+12.18%	+18.85%	+14.04%
FSPHX	Select Health Care Portfolio	0.63%	-7.78%	+4.19%	+3.06%
FIAOX	Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund	0.83%	—	—	—
SWHGX	Schwab MarketTrack Growth Portfolio	0.50%	+16.79%	+16.19%	+12.22%
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BGSAX	BlackRock Technology Opportunities Fund	1.92%	+22.69%	+25.02%	+10.80%
LAFCX	LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND INC	1.44%	+10.44%	+13.21%	+13.00%
PNSAX	Putnam Small Cap Growth Fund	1.17%	+8.39%	+20.41%	+11.12%
TGIPX	T. Rowe Price Spectrum Moderate Growth Allocation Fund	0.64%	+10.57%	+13.30%	+8.45%
BGRUX	BARON GROWTH FUND	1.09%	-13.95%	+6.02%	+3.75%
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MXDPX	Empower Moderately Conservative Profile Fund	0.82%	+5.95%	+9.94%	+5.81%
GMWZX	MyDestination 2025 Fund	0.75%	+8.74%	+12.78%	+6.48%
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IAGAX	VOYA SOLUTION MODERATELY AGGRESSIVE PORTFOLIO	0.74%	+12.19%	+17.50%	+10.70%
FBIOX	Select Biotechnology Portfolio	0.63%	-2.61%	+9.74%	+2.99%
POSKX	PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund	0.67%	+21.63%	+19.53%	+17.10%
FCPVX	Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund	1.20%	+5.81%	+10.40%	+15.81%
GMTZX	MyDestination 2015 Fund	0.75%	+7.68%	+11.04%	+5.19%
HQITX	THE HARTFORD EQUITY INCOME FUND	0.74%	+8.28%	+10.20%	+13.41%
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APDMX	Artisan Mid Cap Fund	1.05%	+21.25%	+16.68%	+5.59%
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MLLAX	MFS Lifetime Income Fund	0.44%	+8.10%	+8.56%	+4.47%
FCDAX	Fidelity Stock Selector Small Cap Fund	0.85%	-14.07%	-34.60%	-38.61%
TMSIX	THRIVENT MID CAP STOCK FUND	0.74%	+2.81%	+8.15%	+10.43%
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ISPDX	VOYA SOLUTION 2045 PORTFOLIO	1.16%	+14.07%	+19.80%	+11.75%
FSIUX	Invesco Dividend Income Fund	1.69%	+10.37%	+10.85%	+12.44%
FACDX	Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund	0.68%	-17.79%	-39.08%	-43.42%
ACFLX	Focused Large Cap Value Fund	1.09%	+9.78%	+15.64%	—
CHCCX	AB DISCOVERY GROWTH FUND, INC.	0.92%	+8.42%	+12.43%	+4.08%
MSGUX	GROWTH PORTFOLIO	1.62%	+70.66%	+36.90%	+5.57%
LCSSX	ClearBridge Select Fund	0.98%	+15.74%	+18.42%	+9.49%
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