TAFAX

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American Funds College 2027 Fund

Category: Balanced (1,430 funds)

Expense Ratio

0.69%

Annual Cost per $10K

$69.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$13,429

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+8.05%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

53%

US Bond

42%

Intl Bond

Cash

Fee Comparison

TAFAX

0.69%

Balanced average

0.85%

Balanced cheapest

FELSX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

19% cheaper than category average

Historical Returns

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

+26.03%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

TAFAX at 0.69%$313,468

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$67,145

Cost vs index fund−$63,956

Similar Funds (100)

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
TAFAX	American Funds College 2027 Fund	0.69%	+8.05%	+8.02%	+4.47%
ABALX	American Balanced Fund	0.58%	+14.48%	+17.33%	+10.37%
CAIBX	Capital Income Builder	0.58%	+15.51%	+14.04%	+11.04%
VBIAX	VANGUARD BALANCED INDEX FUND	0.07%	+11.99%	+16.38%	+9.22%
FFCTX	American Funds College 2027 Fund	0.33%	+8.18%	+8.10%	+4.57%
FTFCX	American Funds College 2030 Fund	0.35%	+10.25%	+10.58%	+6.69%
CPPAX	American Funds Preservation Portfolio	0.87%	+5.50%	+4.76%	+1.24%
TRAIX	T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund	0.58%	+10.50%	+16.19%	+11.63%
FPUKX	Fidelity Puritan Fund	0.47%	+10.50%	+14.48%	+9.65%
OAZBX	Oakmark Equity and Income Fund	0.56%	+7.65%	+14.06%	—
IBARX	Macquarie Balanced Fund	0.65%	+11.23%	+16.63%	+4.95%
FBAKX	Fidelity Balanced Fund	0.46%	+11.35%	+14.26%	+10.21%
VWENX	VANGUARD WELLINGTON FUND	0.17%	+12.65%	+13.05%	+9.43%
JBAWX	Balanced Fund	0.62%	+17.64%	+16.24%	+10.38%
ITCSX	VY(R) T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO	0.65%	+10.16%	+15.83%	+11.18%
FTAOX	American Funds College Enrollment Fund	0.35%	+7.14%	+6.43%	+2.04%
QBA2Q	VIP Balanced Portfolio	0.50%	+12.25%	+18.04%	+10.95%
DOXBX	Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund	0.43%	+9.74%	+15.05%	—
AADTX	American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.63%	+12.54%	+12.24%	+7.76%
ACEIX	Invesco Equity and Income Fund	0.76%	+9.14%	+10.33%	+10.51%
AACTX	American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.61%	+12.05%	+11.50%	+7.31%
VTMFX	VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED BALANCED FUND	0.09%	+9.79%	+14.20%	+8.42%
AWIVX	CIBC ATLAS INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND	1.08%	—	—	—
AAATX	American Funds 2010 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.59%	+10.80%	+10.21%	+6.55%
AABTX	American Funds 2015 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.61%	+11.19%	+10.71%	+6.94%
VMAIX	Venerable Moderate Allocation Fund	0.89%	—	—	—
JABLX	Janus Henderson Balanced Portfolio$1M min	0.87%	+13.29%	+16.75%	+9.62%
WFAIX	Allspring Index Asset Allocation Fund	0.90%	+9.29%	+15.35%	+8.95%
VWIAX	VANGUARD WELLESLEY INCOME FUND	0.16%	+6.15%	+9.67%	+5.22%
FOCIX	The Fairholme Focused Income Fund	1.01%	+13.71%	+12.32%	+10.96%
PGEBX	George Putnam Balanced Fund	0.91%	+21.05%	+3.59%	+8.82%
IBLLX	Transamerica Multi-Managed Balanced	0.64%	+12.57%	+14.48%	+9.35%
COTDX	Columbia Thermostat Fund	0.61%	+12.25%	—	—
CFIAX	Columbia Flexible Capital Income Fund	0.83%	+10.40%	+8.81%	+8.95%
HBLFX	THE HARTFORD BALANCED INCOME FUND	0.56%	+7.51%	+9.23%	+6.46%
IASTX	Macquarie Asset Strategy Fund	0.72%	+13.01%	+18.83%	+5.79%
HADAX	HARTFORD BALANCED HLS FUND	0.66%	+7.24%	+13.79%	+9.50%
FPKFX	Fidelity Puritan K6 Fund	0.33%	+10.06%	+14.35%	+9.57%
FBKFX	Fidelity Balanced K6 Fund	0.32%	+11.36%	+14.42%	+10.40%
TASHX	Transamerica Multi-Asset Income	0.99%	+15.04%	+12.85%	+10.85%
MAPOX	Mairs & Power Balanced Fund	0.71%	+5.10%	+11.99%	—
MSTBX	Morningstar Defensive Bond Fund$1M min	0.52%	+6.00%	+6.04%	+2.76%
CBARX	Calvert Balanced Fund	0.61%	+10.47%	+16.78%	+9.82%
AAETX	American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.66%	+14.18%	+13.98%	+9.03%
FMUAX	Federated Hermes Muni and Stock Advantage Fund	0.99%	+9.33%	+9.97%	+6.69%
FIQWX	Fidelity Strategic Dividend and Income Fund	0.56%	+7.94%	+10.11%	+9.25%
IRMGX	Voya Retirement Moderately Aggressive Portfolio	0.59%	+11.07%	+15.38%	+8.85%
MSFKX	MFS Total Return Fund	0.40%	+6.74%	+12.13%	+8.11%
QCSCIX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Social Choice Account	—	+8.77%	+14.58%	+7.82%
GAFNX	Virtus AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Fund	1.24%	+5.16%	—	—
FAFWX	American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio - Conservative	1.27%	+10.58%	+9.52%	+5.76%
mblax	Madison Diversified Income Fund	1.16%	-48.43%	-48.17%	-48.09%
IUAAX	VY(R) INVESCO EQUITY AND INCOME PORTFOLIO	1.14%	+8.47%	+12.87%	+10.91%
UGTAX	Victory Growth and Tax Strategy Fund	0.54%	+6.27%	+10.19%	+6.63%
SBACX	Touchstone Strategic Trust-Touchstone Balanced Fund	0.99%	+10.47%	+15.65%	+8.28%
ESIFX	Eaton Vance Balanced Fund	0.68%	+10.18%	+16.87%	+9.69%
FBFRX	Franklin Managed Income Fund	0.59%	+5.98%	+8.38%	+7.62%
JAFRX	Capital Appreciation Value Trust	0.88%	+10.07%	+15.72%	+11.20%
AZNAX	Virtus Income & Growth Fund	1.14%	-6.20%	-31.20%	-33.87%
VCAAX	Asset Allocation Fund	0.65%	+9.64%	+12.55%	+9.62%
NCBGX	New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund	0.93%	+10.75%	+15.49%	+8.94%
GLRBX	JAMES BALANCED: GOLDEN RAINBOW FUND	1.23%	+9.32%	+13.83%	+7.56%
CVSCX	Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund	1.97%	+6.47%	+7.07%	+4.09%
SWBGX	Schwab MarketTrack Balanced Portfolio	0.48%	+13.96%	+13.44%	+9.03%
FNCFX	Franklin Income Fund	0.41%	+7.15%	+11.41%	+9.96%
SWOBX	Schwab Balanced Fund	0.51%	+14.26%	+15.03%	+8.85%
HCKFX	THE HARTFORD CHECKS AND BALANCES FUND	0.58%	+10.87%	+12.69%	+9.31%
TSAMX	Thornburg Summit Fund	0.96%	+13.70%	+15.92%	—
HCVFX	THE HARTFORD CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND	0.64%	+11.45%	+10.84%	+5.38%
DTLVX	Large Company Value Portfolio	1.30%	+10.35%	+18.21%	+14.48%
CBFAX	American Funds Global Balanced Fund	0.80%	+13.87%	+13.82%	+7.93%
FTCFX	American Funds College 2033 Fund	0.39%	+12.98%	+13.82%	+8.49%
FOBAX	TRIBUTARY BALANCED FUND$1M min	0.74%	+8.85%	+15.43%	+9.20%
IRMPX	VOYA RETIREMENT MODERATE PORTFOLIO	0.61%	+8.06%	+11.27%	+5.85%
SSFOX	State Street Target Retirement Fund	0.09%	+7.51%	+10.74%	+5.54%
SSIAX	1919 Socially Responsive Balanced Fund	0.95%	+8.17%	—	—
THPBX	BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund	0.90%	+10.47%	+12.63%	+8.38%
VLAAX	VALUE LINE ASSET ALLOCATION FUND INC	1.06%	-1.38%	+12.65%	+6.18%
POCAX	Aristotle Portfolio Optimization Moderate Fund	1.12%	+10.44%	—	—
TBLTX	Transamerica Balanced II	0.62%	+14.18%	+15.82%	+10.60%
DDERX	Macquarie Wealth Builder Fund	0.74%	+7.71%	—	—
FIKMX	Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund	0.66%	+5.12%	+8.53%	+7.03%
FPCIX	Strategic Advisers Core Income Fund	0.33%	+3.89%	+3.62%	-0.16%
FTRLX	Federated Hermes Total Return Bond Fund	0.38%	+3.59%	+3.16%	+0.18%
PWTAX	UBS U.S. Allocation Fund	1.03%	+9.50%	+11.68%	+8.52%
TLHIX	Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2030 Fund	0.25%	+9.89%	+11.56%	+7.37%
VRRIX	VOYA TARGET RETIREMENT 2030 FUND	0.38%	+9.22%	+10.86%	+7.82%
WMBLX	WesMark Balanced Fund	1.30%	+5.58%	+10.28%	+7.64%
VTTVX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2025 FUND	0.08%	+10.53%	+14.31%	+7.39%
DGIBX	DGI BALANCED FUND	1.45%	+8.35%	+10.95%	—
BLAVX	Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Balanced Opportunity Fund	0.90%	+10.75%	+11.77%	+8.08%
TAIAX	American Funds Tax-Aware Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio	0.66%	+11.96%	+12.92%	+8.66%
WLCTX	Wilshire International Equity Fund	1.50%	+19.21%	+23.16%	+11.59%
CIPAX	American Funds Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio	0.88%	+11.79%	+11.52%	+8.53%
SSBSX	State Street Target Retirement 2025 Fund	0.09%	+9.09%	+13.46%	+7.22%
PRCHX	T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation and Income Fund	0.49%	+9.13%	—	—
TCHPX	Nuveen Lifecycle 2030 Fund	0.40%	+8.26%	+10.71%	+6.83%
PLTJX	Principal LifeTime 2030 Fund	0.79%	+12.03%	+12.82%	+8.12%
PACBX	Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Conservative Fund	0.63%	+19.25%	+1.44%	+3.55%
DMSZX	Destinations Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund	1.32%	+4.35%	+7.77%	+6.14%
WHGOX	WESTWOOD INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND	0.72%	+10.87%	+9.02%	—

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