American Funds Tax-Aware Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio (TAIAX)
The fund invests in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds will typically seek to generate income from their investments and may include growth-and-income, equity-income, balanced and fixed income funds. Through its investments in the underlying funds, the fund will have significant exposure to dividend-paying stocks. It will seek exposure to issuers domiciled outside the United States, including those domiciled in emerging markets.
Fund Info
US02630Y6207
02630Y620
May 17, 2012
$250
Large-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
TAIAX has an expense ratio of 0.34%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in American Funds Tax-Aware Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
American Funds Tax-Aware Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio (TAIAX) returned 1.04% year-to-date (YTD) and 3.69% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, TAIAX returned 4.73% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.45%.
TAIAX
1.04%
6.62%
-3.03%
3.69%
6.34%
4.73%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-3.77%
3.72%
-5.60%
8.55%
14.11%
10.45%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of TAIAX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.30% | 0.87% | -2.09% | -0.70% | 0.70% | 1.04% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.33% | 2.13% | 2.09% | -2.05% | 1.90% | 1.51% | 2.36% | 1.68% | 1.65% | -1.57% | 2.03% | -4.78% | 7.22% |
| 2023 | 3.71% | -2.82% | 1.89% | 0.98% | -1.25% | 3.07% | 1.64% | -1.62% | -3.25% | -1.49% | 6.72% | 2.21% | 9.72% |
| 2022 | -3.01% | -1.46% | -0.22% | -4.60% | 1.76% | -5.14% | 3.74% | -2.59% | -6.05% | 3.29% | 6.16% | -3.74% | -11.97% |
| 2021 | 0.27% | 0.74% | 2.64% | 2.28% | 1.40% | 0.21% | 0.76% | 0.88% | -2.27% | 2.74% | -0.75% | 2.35% | 11.74% |
| 2020 | 0.14% | -3.02% | -8.76% | 3.28% | 3.56% | 1.87% | 2.88% | 2.30% | -1.29% | -1.43% | 6.23% | 1.78% | 6.88% |
| 2019 | 3.30% | 1.67% | 1.55% | 1.63% | -1.82% | 3.10% | 0.58% | 0.29% | 0.58% | 0.93% | 1.49% | 0.24% | 14.31% |
| 2018 | 2.06% | -2.09% | -0.78% | 0.37% | 0.97% | -0.04% | 1.56% | 0.36% | 0.01% | -3.36% | 1.66% | -4.55% | -3.99% |
| 2017 | 1.37% | 1.75% | 0.56% | 1.10% | 1.62% | 0.21% | 1.61% | 0.53% | 1.26% | 0.89% | 1.25% | -0.38% | 12.40% |
| 2016 | -1.81% | -0.25% | 3.62% | 1.06% | 0.56% | 1.16% | 1.67% | 0.23% | -0.12% | -1.26% | -0.72% | 0.35% | 4.50% |
| 2015 | 0.00% | 2.01% | -0.62% | 0.56% | 0.08% | -1.31% | 1.13% | -3.04% | -1.10% | 4.11% | 0.16% | -1.17% | 0.63% |
| 2014 | -0.51% | 3.19% | 0.48% | 1.25% | 1.98% | 0.49% | -0.81% | 2.21% | -0.68% | 1.22% | 1.04% | 0.26% | 10.50% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of TAIAX is 51, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for American Funds Tax-Aware Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio (TAIAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
American Funds Tax-Aware Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio provided a 5.08% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.80 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 4 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.80 | $0.81 | $0.64 | $0.61 | $0.55 | $0.39 | $0.43 | $0.58 | $0.55 | $0.44 | $0.41 | $0.45 |
Dividend yield | 5.08% | 5.16% | 4.29% | 4.37% | 3.40% | 2.65% | 3.06% | 4.54% | 4.04% | 3.54% | 3.38% | 3.64% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Funds Tax-Aware Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.56 | $0.81 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.39 | $0.64 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.39 | $0.61 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.35 | $0.55 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.39 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.24 | $0.43 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.34 | $0.58 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.31 | $0.55 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.44 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.41 |
| 2014 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.45 |
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.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the American Funds Tax-Aware Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio. 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 Tax-Aware Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio was 21.42%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 114 trading sessions.
The current American Funds Tax-Aware Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio drawdown is 4.02%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -21.42% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 114 | Sep 2, 2020 | 137 |
| -17.03% | Dec 29, 2021 | 191 | Sep 30, 2022 | 368 | Mar 20, 2024 | 559 |
| -9.98% | Dec 5, 2024 | 84 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -7.74% | Jan 29, 2018 | 235 | Jan 3, 2019 | 64 | Apr 5, 2019 | 299 |
| -6.36% | May 22, 2013 | 23 | Jun 24, 2013 | 84 | Oct 22, 2013 | 107 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current American Funds Tax-Aware Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio volatility is 3.80%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.