CGIAX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

American Funds International Growth and Income Fund (CGIAX) belongs to the Foreign Large Cap Equities category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with CGIAX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to CGIAX

CGIAX charges 0.93% annually. There are 236 mutual funds in the Foreign Large Cap Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.01%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
FSOSX	Fidelity Series Overseas Fund	0.01%	—	Jun 2019	CGIAX vs FSOSX
FSGEX	Fidelity Series Global ex U.S. Index Fund	0.01%	—	Sep 2009	CGIAX vs FSGEX
FIGSX	Fidelity Series International Growth Fund	0.01%	—	Dec 2009	CGIAX vs FIGSX
FINVX	Fidelity Series International Value Fund	0.01%	—	Dec 2009	CGIAX vs FINVX
FHLFX	Fidelity Series International Index Fund	0.01%	—	Aug 2018	CGIAX vs FHLFX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to CGIAX

CGIAX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 53. There are 77 mutual funds in the Foreign Large Cap Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 91.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
SWRLX	Touchstone International Equity Fund	91	—	Mar 1993	CGIAX vs SWRLX
GTMIX	GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund	91	—	Jul 1998	CGIAX vs GTMIX
TIVFX	American Beacon Tocqueville International Value Fu...	91	—	Aug 1994	CGIAX vs TIVFX
THOIX	Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund	89	—	Jul 2006	CGIAX vs THOIX
SAHMX	SA International Value Fund	87	—	Aug 1999	CGIAX vs SAHMX

Top Performing CGIAX Alternatives (YTD)

CGIAX is at 10.74% YTD. There are 140 mutual funds in the Foreign Large Cap Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 33.96%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
TIVFX	American Beacon Tocqueville International Value Fu...	33.96%	—	Aug 1994	CGIAX vs TIVFX
CIGIX	Calamos International Growth Fund	29.09%	—	Mar 2005	CGIAX vs CIGIX
FISZX	Fidelity SAI International SMA Completion Fund	27.74%	—	Apr 2019	CGIAX vs FISZX
LIAGX	Lord Abbett International Growth Fund	26.67%	—	Jun 2021	CGIAX vs LIAGX
JIJIX	John Hancock International Dynamic Growth Fund	25.73%	—	May 2019	CGIAX vs JIJIX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to CGIAX

CGIAX has 14.07% 1-year volatility. There are 80 mutual funds in the Foreign Large Cap Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 8.70%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
FAOSX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class Z	8.70%	—	Feb 2017	CGIAX vs FAOSX
FAOCX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class C	8.70%	—	Nov 1997	CGIAX vs FAOCX
FAOAX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class A	8.71%	—	Sep 1996	CGIAX vs FAOAX
FAERX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class M	8.72%	—	Apr 1990	CGIAX vs FAERX
FAOIX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class I	8.72%	—	Jul 1995	CGIAX vs FAOIX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to CGIAX

CGIAX has a 1-year max drawdown of -10.90%. There are 85 mutual funds in the Foreign Large Cap Equities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -6.94%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
RWIIX	Redwood AlphaFactor Tactical International Fund	-6.94%	—	Nov 2017	CGIAX vs RWIIX
IVFIX	Federated Hermes International Strategic Value Div...	-6.97%	—	Jun 2008	CGIAX vs IVFIX
FAOSX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class Z	-7.26%	—	Feb 2017	CGIAX vs FAOSX
FAOIX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class I	-7.28%	—	Jul 1995	CGIAX vs FAOIX
FAERX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class M	-7.29%	—	Apr 1990	CGIAX vs FAERX

Other Mutual Funds from American Funds

The 10 most viewed American Funds mutual funds shown here include ABALX, AIVSX, AWSHX and span 7 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
ABALX	American Funds American Balanced Fund Class A	Diversified Portfolio	78	8.56%	—	Jul 1975	CGIAX vs ABALX
AIVSX	American Funds Investment Company of America Class...	Large Cap Blend Equities	39	7.93%	—	Jan 1934	CGIAX vs AIVSX
AWSHX	American Funds Washington Mutual Investors Fund Cl...	Large Cap Blend Equities	36	5.38%	—	Jul 1952	CGIAX vs AWSHX
RGAGX	American Funds The Growth Fund of America Class R-...	Large Cap Growth Equities	23	6.76%	—	Dec 1973	CGIAX vs RGAGX
RERGX	American Funds EUPAC Fund Class R-6	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Large Cap Growth Equities, Actively Managed	36	9.53%	—	May 2009	CGIAX vs RERGX
ANCFX	American Funds Fundamental Investors Class A	Large Cap Blend Equities, Actively Managed	59	12.29%	—	Aug 1978	CGIAX vs ANCFX
ANWPX	American Funds New Perspective Fund Class A	Global Equities, Large Cap Growth Equities, Actively Managed	21	4.50%	—	Mar 1973	CGIAX vs ANWPX
GFFFX	American Funds The Growth Fund of America Class F-...	Large Cap Growth Equities	23	6.70%	—	Dec 1973	CGIAX vs GFFFX
AMECX	American Funds The Income Fund of America Class A	Diversified Portfolio, Dividend	50	5.52%	—	Dec 1973	CGIAX vs AMECX
AMCPX	American Funds AMCAP Fund Class A	Large Cap Growth Equities	18	3.42%	—	Jan 1967	CGIAX vs AMCPX

Often Compared With CGIAX

Investors most often compare CGIAX with NDARX, VTWAX, CGIE. These 20 comparison targets span 11 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
NDARX	American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio - Enhan...	Diversified Portfolio	56	5.81%	—	Aug 2015	CGIAX vs NDARX
VTWAX	Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund Admiral Shar...	Global Equities	56	9.97%	95.30B	Feb 2019	CGIAX vs VTWAX
CGIE	Capital Group International Equity ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	27	5.08%	2.32B	Sep 2023	CGIAX vs CGIE
QGRO	American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	18	0.82%	2.14B	Sep 2018	CGIAX vs QGRO
SCHD	Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	Dividend	87	18.44%	99.95B	Oct 2011	CGIAX vs SCHD
SCHR	Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF	Government Bonds	24	0.05%	13.27B	Aug 2010	CGIAX vs SCHR
FTIHX	Fidelity Total International Index Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	52	12.53%	—	Jun 2016	CGIAX vs FTIHX
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	63	8.09%	1.70T	Sep 2010	CGIAX vs VOO
RLBGX	American Funds American Balanced Fund Class R-6	Diversified Portfolio	80	8.69%	—	Jul 1975	CGIAX vs RLBGX
GSITX	Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Insights Fund	Small Cap Value Equities	87	22.65%	—	Jun 2007	CGIAX vs GSITX
FSSAX	Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund	Small Cap Growth Equities	37	12.50%	—	May 2000	CGIAX vs FSSAX
GSINX	Goldman Sachs GQG Partners International Opportuni...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	18	4.20%	—	Dec 2016	CGIAX vs GSINX
APHIX	Artisan International Fund Institutional Class	Foreign Large Cap Equities	43	13.74%	—	Jul 1997	CGIAX vs APHIX
GSIMX	Goldman Sachs GQG Partners International Opportuni...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	18	4.27%	—	Dec 2016	CGIAX vs GSIMX
EPDIX	EuroPac International Dividend Income Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	73	5.56%	—	Jan 2014	CGIAX vs EPDIX
EPDPX	EuroPac International Dividend Income Fund Class A	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Dividend	72	5.37%	—	Jan 2014	CGIAX vs EPDPX
MVCAX	MFS Mid Cap Value Fund	Mid Cap Value Equities	33	11.24%	—	Aug 2001	CGIAX vs MVCAX
SIMYX	SEI Institutional Managed Trust Tax-Managed Intern...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	32	5.07%	—	Oct 2016	CGIAX vs SIMYX
TBGVX	Tweedy, Browne International Value Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	53	10.18%	—	Jun 1993	CGIAX vs TBGVX
DLDRX	BNY Mellon Natural Resources Fund	Energy Equities	61	14.57%	—	Oct 2003	CGIAX vs DLDRX

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