CTKEX

Active

American Funds College 2036 Fund

Category: US Equity (9,528 funds)

Expense Ratio

1.01%

Annual Cost per $10K

$101.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$18,850

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+15.60%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

74%

Intl Equity

US Bond

15%

Intl Bond

Cash

Fee Comparison

CTKEX

1.01%

US Equity average

1.06%

US Equity cheapest

BKLC

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

5% cheaper than category average

Historical Returns

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

+59.20%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

CTKEX at 1.01%$286,363

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$94,250

Cost vs index fund−$91,061

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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
CTKEX	American Funds College 2036 Fund	1.01%	+15.60%	+16.76%	+10.05%
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%
AAGTX	American Funds 2040 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.68%	+18.44%	+18.13%	+12.03%
JEPI	JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF	0.35%	+4.33%	+12.99%	+10.62%
CTAKX	American Funds College 2036 Fund	0.43%	+16.21%	+17.43%	+10.67%
CIPAX	American Funds Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio	0.88%	+11.79%	+11.52%	+8.53%
TIACX	Investment Co of America	0.63%	+20.76%	+28.41%	+17.55%
AFICX	American Funds Fundamental Investors	0.62%	+20.11%	+25.94%	+15.61%
BLPAX	American Funds Moderate Growth and Income Portfolio	0.93%	+15.22%	+14.72%	+9.87%
CGLGX	American Funds Growth and Income Portfolio	0.92%	+18.14%	+18.35%	+12.44%
DOXGX	Dodge & Cox Stock Fund	0.41%	+9.30%	+19.16%	—
VWENX	VANGUARD WELLINGTON FUND	0.17%	+12.65%	+13.05%	+9.43%
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%
AAHTX	American Funds 2045 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.69%	+19.32%	+18.79%	+12.39%
PRWCX	T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund	0.71%	+10.31%	+16.04%	+11.50%
AALTX	American Funds 2050 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.69%	+19.54%	+19.11%	+12.43%
ACIIX	Equity Income Fund	0.59%	+6.58%	+11.74%	+9.73%
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%
PPIPX	T. Rowe Price Spectrum Conservative Allocation Fund	0.56%	+7.96%	+9.01%	+5.30%
JEPAX	JPMorgan Equity Premium Income Fund	0.45%	+3.75%	+12.41%	+10.04%
FSLTX	Strategic Advisers Alternatives Fund	1.56%	+7.58%	+4.51%	—
PEIYX	Putnam Large Cap Value Fund	0.63%	+13.21%	+17.09%	+15.02%
TPPAX	T. Rowe Price Spectrum Moderate Allocation Fund	0.62%	+9.14%	+11.03%	+6.76%
FBFWX	American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio - Moderate	1.24%	+12.91%	+11.91%	+8.18%
FMSHX	Franklin Mutual Shares Fund	0.70%	+5.55%	+16.01%	+12.34%
FEIQX	Franklin Equity Income Fund	0.50%	+14.27%	+15.32%	+14.87%
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%
PMBJX	MidCap Fund	0.80%	+2.44%	+15.49%	+11.53%
PRNHX	T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.	0.79%	+1.86%	+8.68%	+0.51%
GARUX	Goldman Sachs Absolute Return Tracker Fund	0.73%	+6.83%	+9.98%	+6.37%
TRMIX	T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc.	0.71%	+4.30%	+18.10%	+15.87%
AAMTX	American Funds 2055 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.70%	+19.98%	+19.47%	+12.48%
FSELX	Select Semiconductors Portfolio	0.62%	+22.66%	+41.82%	+31.05%
ACSHX	Invesco Comstock Fund	0.51%	+12.71%	+14.13%	+19.36%
BTBFX	Boston Trust Asset Management Fund	0.80%	+6.61%	+13.22%	+8.70%
FFOJX	Select Technology Portfolio	0.91%	—	—	—
REMIX	STANDPOINT MULTI-ASSET FUND	1.26%	+3.16%	+5.76%	+11.21%
SWHGX	Schwab MarketTrack Growth Portfolio	0.50%	+16.79%	+16.19%	+12.22%
WFPRX	Allspring Special Mid Cap Value Fund	0.70%	+1.67%	+13.95%	+8.22%
IRGPX	Voya Retirement Aggressive Portfolio	0.60%	+12.78%	+18.05%	+10.61%
MERFX	The Merger Fund	1.56%	-9.13%	-36.87%	-33.40%
FGIDX	Fidelity Growth and Income Portfolio	0.46%	—	—	—
MCPRX	MFS Mid Cap Growth Fund	1.02%	+12.23%	+13.48%	+6.85%
PRHSX	T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc.	0.80%	-9.19%	+5.22%	+3.93%
MXCPX	Empower Conservative Profile Fund	0.76%	+4.76%	+7.94%	+4.12%
CAPAX	Federated Hermes Capital Income Fund	0.89%	+9.37%	+9.33%	+6.24%
MACBX	MFS Conservative Allocation Fund	0.83%	+5.79%	+6.88%	+3.65%
SOXX	iShares Semiconductor ETF	0.34%	+18.51%	+37.84%	+22.76%
MXMPX	Empower Moderate Profile Fund	0.90%	+7.22%	+12.01%	+7.45%
FCAGX	Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund	0.92%	-11.50%	-33.45%	-40.48%
LTTAX	MFS Lifetime 2025 Fund	0.95%	+8.16%	+9.06%	+5.28%
AANTX	American Funds 2060 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.72%	+20.06%	+19.55%	+12.48%
HRAFX	Hartford Moderately Aggressive Allocation Fund	0.68%	+17.65%	+16.82%	+11.14%
MLLAX	MFS Lifetime Income Fund	0.44%	+8.10%	+8.56%	+4.47%
FTCFX	American Funds College 2033 Fund	0.39%	+12.98%	+13.82%	+8.49%
FDVLX	Fidelity Value Fund	0.68%	+5.77%	+11.81%	+16.66%
PODAX	Aristotle Portfolio Optimization Growth Fund	1.09%	+11.96%	—	—
FSPHX	Select Health Care Portfolio	0.63%	-7.78%	+4.19%	+3.06%
LCBEX	ClearBridge Dividend Strategy Fund	0.66%	+12.18%	+18.85%	+14.04%
FVD	First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund	0.61%	+3.97%	+11.51%	+10.36%
IAGAX	VOYA SOLUTION MODERATELY AGGRESSIVE PORTFOLIO	0.74%	+12.19%	+17.50%	+10.70%
TRZZX	T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc.	0.74%	+9.38%	+14.46%	+10.36%
TGIPX	T. Rowe Price Spectrum Moderate Growth Allocation Fund	0.64%	+10.57%	+13.30%	+8.45%
FDGFX	Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund	1.16%	+22.11%	+22.12%	+19.34%
FFDKX	Fidelity Fund	0.42%	+17.12%	+26.37%	+15.56%
VRRKX	VOYA TARGET RETIREMENT 2040 FUND	0.61%	+11.90%	+13.88%	+10.59%
STFBX	State Farm Balanced Fund	0.14%	+10.88%	+16.23%	—
MXDPX	Empower Moderately Conservative Profile Fund	0.82%	+5.95%	+9.94%	+5.81%
FEIKX	Fidelity Equity-Income Fund	0.46%	+13.05%	+14.27%	+15.42%
FKMCX	Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund	1.69%	+10.06%	+11.41%	+14.78%
FHZTX	Fidelity Large Cap Stock Fund	1.02%	—	—	—
GMTZX	MyDestination 2015 Fund	0.75%	+7.68%	+11.04%	+5.19%
FIQWX	Fidelity Strategic Dividend and Income Fund	0.56%	+7.94%	+10.11%	+9.25%
IBB	iShares Biotechnology ETF	0.44%	-0.66%	+7.50%	+1.53%
GMWZX	MyDestination 2025 Fund	0.75%	+8.74%	+12.78%	+6.48%
FAIRX	The Fairholme Fund	1.00%	-8.14%	+10.92%	+10.38%
FBIOX	Select Biotechnology Portfolio	0.63%	-2.61%	+9.74%	+2.99%
NLSIX	Neuberger Berman Long Short Fund$1M min	1.32%	+10.16%	+9.96%	+7.15%
FETKX	Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund	0.46%	+5.72%	+12.25%	+13.37%
POGRX	PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund	0.66%	+31.82%	+22.63%	+16.61%
POAGX	PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund	0.66%	+32.05%	+22.35%	+12.25%
POSKX	PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund	0.67%	+21.63%	+19.53%	+17.10%
PNOBX	Putnam Sustainable Leaders Fund	0.88%	+40.92%	+8.87%	+14.93%
VVOAX	Invesco Value Opportunities Fund	1.27%	+18.64%	+20.63%	+24.43%
FCAKX	Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund	0.66%	+19.00%	+23.80%	+16.27%
MITHX	Massachusetts Investors Trust	0.70%	+12.64%	+20.06%	+13.57%
FFRLX	Federated Hermes Floating Rate Strategic Income Fund	0.73%	+5.97%	+7.48%	+4.61%
HQIFX	THE HARTFORD EQUITY INCOME FUND	0.64%	+8.42%	+10.32%	+13.52%
FTDHX	American Funds College 2039 Fund	0.45%	+19.15%	+19.83%	—
PNSAX	Putnam Small Cap Growth Fund	1.17%	+8.39%	+20.41%	+11.12%
TMSIX	THRIVENT MID CAP STOCK FUND	0.74%	+2.81%	+8.15%	+10.43%
FACDX	Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund	0.68%	-17.79%	-39.08%	-43.42%
FCDAX	Fidelity Stock Selector Small Cap Fund	0.85%	-14.07%	-34.60%	-38.61%
CMALX	CRAWFORD MULTI-ASSET INCOME FUND	0.99%	+4.11%	+10.95%	+9.84%
JLVMX	JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund	0.93%	+10.94%	+17.48%	+17.88%
AALRX	American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund	0.62%	+9.19%	+13.80%	+16.22%
FGRCX	Fidelity Mega Cap Stock Fund	0.47%	+16.84%	+17.08%	+8.31%

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