American Funds Europacific Growth A (AEPGX) Fund Ranking and Research

Ranking, Research and Recommendation of American Funds Europacific Growth A (AEPGX) Fund

Last Trade: $53.81 on 7/24/2017, Change: -0.03 (-0.06%)

 

Fund Manager - Carl Kawaja

Fund Manager Information

Fund Manager Tenure: 16.2 years
Similar Funds: AEPCX  AEPFX 
Fund Family: American Funds
Fund Category: Foreign Large Growth
Fund Performance: May 30, 2016
Fundmojo Fund Grade: B (Score: 0.62)     (What does this score mean?)
Honorable Mentioning: Money Magazine (2011),

 

American Funds Europacific Growth A Fund (AEPGX) Profile

Fund Profile and Description

American Funds Europacific Growth A Fund seeks to provide you with long-term growth of capital. American Funds Europacific Growth A Fund invests primarily in common stocks of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth. It normally invests at least 80% of net assets in securities of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin. American Funds Europacific Growth A Fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks and other securities of companies in countries with developing economies and/or markets and may also hold cash, money market instruments and fixed-income securities.

 

 What we like about American Funds Europacific Growth A (AEPGX) Fund

Data for American Funds Europacific Growth A Fund (AEPGX) as of May 30, 2016

• American Funds Europacific Growth A Fund (AEPGX) management has been with American Funds Europacific Growth A Fund for 16.2 years
• American Funds Europacific Growth A Fund (AEPGX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return 3.04% vs 2.71% Foreign Large Growth category median performance)
• American Funds Europacific Growth A Fund (AEPGX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Asset base in American Funds Europacific Growth A Fund (AEPGX) has been consistently increasing at a reasonable pace in the last 2 months. It shows investor confidence and market support
• American Funds Europacific Growth A Fund (AEPGX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 30.00% vs Foreign Large Growth average of 52.29%. It is good that American Funds Europacific Growth A management does not trade extensively for its return.
• American Funds Europacific Growth A Fund (AEPGX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 11.86, lower than category average of 12.66
• American Funds Europacific Growth A Fund (AEPGX) has a lower expense ratio than its Foreign Large Growth average: 0.83% vs 1.30%

 What we are cautious about American Funds Europacific Growth A (AEPGX) Fund

Data for American Funds Europacific Growth A Fund (AEPGX) as of May 30, 2016

• American Funds Europacific Growth A Fund (AEPGX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return -9.71% vs -7.92% Foreign Large Growth category median performance)
• American Funds Europacific Growth A Fund (AEPGX) has a less-than-ideal Long-term performance (5-year return 2.26% vs 2.51% Foreign Large Growth category median performance)
• American Funds Europacific Growth A Fund (AEPGX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• American Funds Europacific Growth A Fund (AEPGX) carries a 5.75% load

See American Funds Europacific Growth A Fund (AEPGX) performance details as of May 30, 2016

 

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Fund	Year to Date	1 Year	3 year	5 year
American Funds Europacific Growth A	-0.77	-9.71	3.04	2.26
Fidelity Series International Growth F (FFIGX)	0.51	-4.94	5.28	4.99	Compare
JOHCM International Select II (JOHAX)	2.19	-15.16	6.89	5.85	Compare
Invesco International Growth R5 (AIEVX)	1.69	-6.91	4.25	3.48	Compare

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American Funds Europacific Growth A (AEPGX) Fund Net Asset

Track net asset change of American Funds Europacific Growth A fund (AEPGX)

Date	Net Asset
05/2016	$123.03B
03/2016	$121.57B
02/2016	$113.15B

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American Funds Europacific Growth A (AEPGX) Fund Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of American Funds Europacific Growth A fund (AEPGX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
03/2016	7.96%	86.09%	0.56%	5.24%
12/2015	7%	89.09%	0.66%	3.09%
09/2015	8.11%	88.1%	0.27%	3.52%

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Top 10 Holdings in American Funds Europacific Growth A (AEPGX) Fund

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Mar 30, 2016 NOVO NORDISK A/S B [4.55%] NOVARTIS AG BASL [2.07%] Prudential PLC [1.73%] Associated British Foods PLC [1.68%] Baidu, Inc. [1.68%] AIA Group Ltd [1.67%] HDFC Bank Ltd [1.62%] Alibaba Group Holding Limited A [1.61%] British American Tobacco PLC [1.48%]

Dec 30, 2015 NOVO NORDISK A/S B [4.87%] NOVARTIS AG BASL [2.28%] SOFTBANK CORP ORD [2.05%] Prudential PLC [2.02%] Baidu, Inc. [1.93%] Barclays PLC [1.84%] AIA Group Ltd [1.73%] Associated British Foods PLC [1.72%] HDFC Bank Ltd [1.7%] Bayer AG [1.62%]

Sep 29, 2015 NOVO NORDISK A/S B [4.66%] NOVARTIS AG BASL [2.46%] Barclays PLC [2.3%] SOFTBANK CORP ORD [2.1%] Associated British Foods PLC [1.8%] Prudential PLC [1.78%] Bayer AG [1.71%] HDFC Bank Ltd [1.7%] NINTENDO CO LTD-ORD- [1.69%] Baidu, Inc. [1.4%]

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