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American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund (A...
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN
US02630T7798
CUSIP
02630T779
Inception Date
Jan 31, 2007
Min. Investment
$250
Distribution Policy
Distributing
Asset Class
Multi-Asset
Asset Class Size
Large-Cap
Asset Class Style
Blend

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


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S&P 500 Index

Returns By Period

American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund (AADTX) has returned -1.93% so far this year and 9.88% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, AADTX has returned 7.36% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.


American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund

1D
0.19%
1M
-5.12%
YTD
-1.93%
6M
0.12%
1Y
9.88%
3Y*
9.52%
5Y*
5.15%
10Y*
7.36%

Benchmark (S&P 500 Index)

1D
2.91%
1M
-5.09%
YTD
-4.63%
6M
-2.39%
1Y
16.33%
3Y*
16.69%
5Y*
10.18%
10Y*
12.16%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Feb 2, 2007, AADTX's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.56%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 10.3 years.

Historically, 65% of months were positive and 35% were negative. The best month was Apr 2009 with a return of +8.7%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -16.6%. The longest winning streak lasted 15 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, AADTX closed higher 51% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +8.9%, while the worst single day was Oct 15, 2008 at -7.3%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20261.74%1.59%-5.12%-1.93%
20252.38%1.03%-1.47%0.39%2.39%3.03%0.18%1.78%1.62%0.71%1.23%0.14%14.20%
20240.34%1.23%2.09%-2.71%2.52%1.26%2.42%1.98%1.57%-1.85%1.89%-1.93%8.97%
20234.01%-2.71%2.42%1.08%-1.42%2.37%1.69%-1.52%-3.16%-1.59%6.04%4.28%11.57%
2022-3.29%-1.61%-0.00%-5.29%0.97%-5.40%4.26%-2.98%-6.71%3.67%5.39%-2.02%-13.04%
2021-0.45%1.11%1.68%2.54%1.24%0.37%0.98%1.21%-2.44%3.06%-1.36%2.84%11.12%

Benchmark Metrics

American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund has an annualized alpha of 0.91%, beta of 0.62, and R² of 0.89 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since February 05, 2007.

  • This fund participated in 71.04% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 65.36% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
  • Beta of 0.62 indicates this fund moves significantly less than S&P 500 Index — a genuinely defensive profile with reduced participation in both market rallies and downturns.

Alpha
0.91%
Beta
0.62
0.89
Upside Capture
65.36%
Downside Capture
71.04%

Expense Ratio

AADTX has an expense ratio of 0.34%, placing it in the medium range.


Return for Risk

Risk / Return Rank

AADTX ranks 75 for risk / return — better than 75% of mutual funds on our site. You're getting solid returns for the risk taken. A good sign, especially for investors who want growth without excessive volatility.


AADTX Risk / Return Rank: 7575
Overall Rank
AADTX Sharpe Ratio Rank: 7575
Sharpe Ratio Rank
AADTX Sortino Ratio Rank: 7777
Sortino Ratio Rank
AADTX Omega Ratio Rank: 7373
Omega Ratio Rank
AADTX Calmar Ratio Rank: 7575
Calmar Ratio Rank
AADTX Martin Ratio Rank: 7777
Martin Ratio Rank
The rank (0–100) shows how this investment's returns compare to the risk taken. Higher = better. Based on the past 12 months of data, combining Sharpe, Sortino, and other metrics used by quantitative funds and institutional investors.

Return / Risk — by metrics

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund (AADTX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).


AADTXBenchmarkDifference

Sharpe ratio

Return per unit of total volatility

1.38

0.90

+0.49

Sortino ratio

Return per unit of downside risk

1.96

1.39

+0.57

Omega ratio

Gain probability vs. loss probability

1.28

1.21

+0.07

Calmar ratio

Return relative to maximum drawdown

1.78

1.40

+0.38

Martin ratio

Return relative to average drawdown

7.47

6.61

+0.86

Explore AADTX risk-adjusted metrics in detail

Dive deeper into individual metrics with historical trends, benchmark comparisons, and performance across different time periods.

Dividends

Dividend History

American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund provided a 7.52% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.18 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%7.00%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.00$1.2020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Dividend$1.18$1.18$0.78$0.44$0.53$1.00$0.55$0.52$0.50$0.32$0.37$0.67

Dividend yield

7.52%7.38%5.18%3.05%3.96%6.24%3.58%3.68%4.06%2.38%3.12%5.82%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.18$1.18
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.78$0.78
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.44$0.44
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.53$0.53
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.00$1.00

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund was 48.80%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 883 trading sessions.

The current American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund drawdown is 5.12%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-48.8%Nov 1, 2007339Mar 9, 2009883Sep 6, 20121222
-19.24%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 202078Jul 14, 2020101
-19.02%Dec 28, 2021202Oct 14, 2022358Mar 20, 2024560
-10.75%Jan 29, 2018229Dec 24, 201868Apr 3, 2019297
-10.41%May 22, 2015183Feb 11, 201680Jun 7, 2016263

Volatility

Volatility Chart

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