CTLCX
ActiveAmerican Funds College 2033 Fund
Category: Balanced (1,430 funds)
Expense Ratio
1.50%
Annual Cost per $10K
$150.00
30-Year Fee Drag per $10K
$26,283
at 7% annual return
Fund Type
Mutual Fund
Active
Trailing 12-Month
+11.77%
Asset Allocation
US Equity
64%Intl Equity
6%US Bond
25%Intl Bond
2%Cash
2%Fee Comparison
CTLCX
1.50%Balanced average
0.85%Balanced cheapest
0.00%Index benchmark
0.03%76% more expensive than category average
Historical Returns
Monthly total returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of October 2025 · Updated quarterly
+42.64%3Y
Compare to
Fee Impact Calculator
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%
CTLCX at 1.50%$249,198
At index rates (0.03%)$377,424
Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613
Total fee drag$131,415
Cost vs index fund−$128,227
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| CTLCX | American Funds College 2033 Fund | 1.50% |
| AAETX | American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund | 0.66% |
| TRAIX | T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund | 0.58% |
| VWENX | VANGUARD WELLINGTON FUND | 0.17% |
| AADTX | American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund | 0.63% |
| CIPAX | American Funds Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio | 0.88% |
| AACTX | American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fund | 0.61% |
| ACEIX | Invesco Equity and Income Fund | 0.76% |
| JABLX | Janus Henderson Balanced Portfolio$1M min | 0.87% |
| AAFTX | American Funds 2035 Target Date Retirement Fund | 0.67% |
| VBIAX | VANGUARD BALANCED INDEX FUND | 0.07% |
| FIQWX | Fidelity Strategic Dividend and Income Fund | 0.56% |
| CAIBX | Capital Income Builder | 0.58% |
| ITCSX | VY(R) T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO | 0.65% |
| FTCFX | American Funds College 2033 Fund | 0.39% |
| SSIAX | 1919 Socially Responsive Balanced Fund | 0.95% |
| FAFWX | American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio - Conservative | 1.27% |
| VLAAX | VALUE LINE ASSET ALLOCATION FUND INC | 1.06% |
| SBACX | Touchstone Strategic Trust-Touchstone Balanced Fund | 0.99% |
| VALIX | VALUE LINE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND INC | 1.08% |
| IUAAX | VY(R) INVESCO EQUITY AND INCOME PORTFOLIO | 1.14% |
| ABALX | American Balanced Fund | 0.58% |
| PGEBX | George Putnam Balanced Fund | 0.91% |
| AABTX | American Funds 2015 Target Date Retirement Fund | 0.61% |
| VMAIX | Venerable Moderate Allocation Fund | 0.89% |
| THHYX | Toews Tactical Income Fund | 1.37% |
| ESIFX | Eaton Vance Balanced Fund | 0.68% |
| AABCX | Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Balanced Fund | 0.71% |
| HADAX | HARTFORD BALANCED HLS FUND | 0.66% |
| MACBX | MFS Conservative Allocation Fund | 0.83% |
| IASTX | Macquarie Asset Strategy Fund | 0.72% |
| IRGPX | Voya Retirement Aggressive Portfolio | 0.60% |
| PPIPX | T. Rowe Price Spectrum Conservative Allocation Fund | 0.56% |
| HCKFX | THE HARTFORD CHECKS AND BALANCES FUND | 0.58% |
| OAZBX | Oakmark Equity and Income Fund | 0.56% |
| STFBX | State Farm Balanced Fund | 0.14% |
| WFAIX | Allspring Index Asset Allocation Fund | 0.90% |
| CBARX | Calvert Balanced Fund | 0.61% |
| ISPCX | VOYA SOLUTION 2035 PORTFOLIO | 1.24% |
| TASHX | Transamerica Multi-Asset Income | 0.99% |
| IRMGX | Voya Retirement Moderately Aggressive Portfolio | 0.59% |
| FBFWX | American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio - Moderate | 1.24% |
| HBADX | HARTFORD MODERATE ALLOCATION FUND | 0.67% |
| REMIX | STANDPOINT MULTI-ASSET FUND | 1.26% |
| PODAX | Aristotle Portfolio Optimization Growth Fund | 1.09% |
| JAFRX | Capital Appreciation Value Trust | 0.88% |
| BTBFX | Boston Trust Asset Management Fund | 0.80% |
| MERFX | The Merger Fund | 1.56% |
| WSBFX | Boston Trust Walden Balanced Fund | 0.95% |
| CGIOX | Calamos Growth & Income Fund | 0.73% |
| PCBKX | Victory Pioneer Balanced Fund | 0.63% |
| MAPOX | Mairs & Power Balanced Fund | 0.71% |
| FTAOX | American Funds College Enrollment Fund | 0.35% |
| STILX | Federated Hermes Strategic Income Fund | 0.63% |
| CTAKX | American Funds College 2036 Fund | 0.43% |
| NBGDX | Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio | 0.74% |
| JBAWX | Balanced Fund | 0.62% |
| HEIFX | Hennessy Equity and Income Fund | 1.55% |
| NSIRX | North Star Opportunity Fund | 1.56% |
| POCAX | Aristotle Portfolio Optimization Moderate Fund | 1.12% |
| MAMAX | MFS Moderate Allocation Fund | 0.56% |
| JEPI | JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | 0.35% |
| RFNAX | American Funds Fundamental Investors | 1.37% |
| FSLTX | Strategic Advisers Alternatives Fund | 1.56% |
| NCBGX | New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund | 0.93% |
| ABLOX | Alger Balanced Portfolio$1M min | 1.03% |
| IBLLX | Transamerica Multi-Managed Balanced | 0.64% |
| GCBLX | Green Century Balanced Fund | 1.46% |
| AAGTX | American Funds 2040 Target Date Retirement Fund | 0.68% |
| PLABX | Plumb Balanced Fund | 1.19% |
| IAGAX | VOYA SOLUTION MODERATELY AGGRESSIVE PORTFOLIO | 0.74% |
| FCFWX | American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio - Enhanced | 1.14% |
| TEPAX | American Funds Tax-Exempt Preservation Portfolio | 0.59% |
| QCSCIX | College Retirement Equities Fund - Social Choice Account | — |
| MXCPX | Empower Conservative Profile Fund | 0.76% |
| CGLGX | American Funds Growth and Income Portfolio | 0.92% |
| SPBAX | DWS Multi-Asset Conservative Allocation Fund | 0.97% |
| TPPAX | T. Rowe Price Spectrum Moderate Allocation Fund | 0.62% |
| CPPAX | American Funds Preservation Portfolio | 0.87% |
| OSTVX | Osterweis Growth & Income Fund | 0.91% |
| TIBOX | Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund | 0.84% |
| JEPQ | JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | 0.35% |
| SIBAX | Sit Balanced Fund | 0.91% |
| AAATX | American Funds 2010 Target Date Retirement Fund | 0.59% |
| ARCHX | Archer Balanced Fund | 1.21% |
| TPDAX | Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund | 1.32% |
| LKBAX | LKCM Balanced Fund | 0.80% |
| SWHGX | Schwab MarketTrack Growth Portfolio | 0.50% |
| MLTAX | MFS Lifetime 2030 Fund | 0.48% |
| MSFKX | MFS Total Return Fund | 0.40% |
| LTTAX | MFS Lifetime 2025 Fund | 0.95% |
| MXDPX | Empower Moderately Conservative Profile Fund | 0.82% |
| CMALX | CRAWFORD MULTI-ASSET INCOME FUND | 0.99% |
| BLPAX | American Funds Moderate Growth and Income Portfolio | 0.93% |
| RBAIX | T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc. | 0.47% |
| DGIBX | DGI BALANCED FUND | 1.45% |
| ISGAX | VOYA SOLUTION BALANCED PORTFOLIO | 1.15% |
| VRRJX | VOYA TARGET RETIREMENT 2035 FUND | 0.25% |
| AGASX | Virtus Global Allocation Fund | 0.77% |
| SWBGX | Schwab MarketTrack Balanced Portfolio | 0.48% |
| AAHTX | American Funds 2045 Target Date Retirement Fund | 0.69% |
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