American Funds Amcap Fund Class A (AMCPX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Large Growth

Fund Family Capital Group

Fund Style Large Growth

ISIN US0233751082

CUSIP 023375108

Inception Date 1967-05-01

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End February

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $95.77 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $43.09 Billion

Expense Ratio 0.64%

Expense Ratio Date 2025-05-01

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return -%

1-Year Return 12.16%

3-Year Return 19.23%

5-Year Return 8.94%

NAV $45.45

Previous Close Price $45.45

Last Update 2025-12-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Dividend (ttm) 0.17

Dividend Growth -58.12%

Payout Frequency Annual

Ex-Dividend Date n/a

Ratings

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Beta (5Y) 1.23

About American Funds AMCAP Fund Class A

The fund invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies that have solid long-term growth records and the potential for good future growth. The basic investment philosophy of the investment adviser is to seek to invest in attractively valued companies that, in its opinion, represent good, long-term investment opportunities.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 466863.41%

Giant 53.87%

Large 22.82%

Medium 17.77%

Micro 0.00%

Small 2.74%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 13.15%

Cash-Flow Growth % 18.91%

Dividend Yield % 0.71%

Historical Earnings % 21.62%

Long-Term Earnings % 11.96%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.03%	0.00%
Cash	2.43%	2.44%	0.01%	1.37%	0.00%
Non US Stock	6.53%	6.53%	0.00%	4.53%	0.66%
Not Classified	0.26%	0.26%	0.00%	0.01%	0.00%
Other	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	1.09%	0.00%
US Stock	90.78%	90.78%	0.00%	93.51%	99.34%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
MICROSOFT CORP	7.41%	-	-
CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL CASH FUND	3.02%	-	-
BROADCOM INC	6.38%	-	-
AMAZON.COM INC	5.39%	-	-
META PLATFORMS INC CL A	3.46%	-	-
APPLE INC	2.26%	-	-
TRANSDIGM GROUP INC	2.65%	-	-
ELI LILLY AND CO	3.04%	-	-
ALPHABET INC CL A	3.46%	-	-
SALESFORCE INC	2.61%	-	-
NVIDIA CORP	5.95%	-	-

See the full breakdown of AMCPX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	0.21%	96.23%	90.51%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	0.21%	0.86%	9.49%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	0.21%	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	0.21%	2.78%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	0.21%	0.11%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	0.21%	0.02%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	1.28%	0.88%	0.00%	1.17%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	14.42%	13.29%	0.00%	10.93%
Cyclical	Financial Services	7.06%	8.27%	0.00%	6.78%
Cyclical	Real Estate	0.64%	0.66%	0.00%	1.35%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	2.44%	2.03%	0.00%	1.62%
Defensive	Healthcare	11.96%	8.99%	0.00%	6.43%
Defensive	Utilities	0.21%	0.61%	0.00%	0.78%
Sensitive	Communication Services	12.21%	14.28%	0.00%	14.92%
Sensitive	Energy	0.39%	0.54%	0.00%	0.42%
Sensitive	Industrials	11.02%	6.62%	0.00%	7.75%
Sensitive	Technology	38.35%	43.83%	0.00%	47.86%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	0.44%	1.58%	0.27%
Americas	North America	96.86%	94.32%	99.34%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	1.15%	2.26%	0.06%
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	0.22%	-	0.14%
Greater Asia	Australasia	-	-	-
Greater Asia	Japan	0.08%	-	-
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.02%	-	-
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	0.93%	1.40%	0.13%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	-	-	-
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	0.30%	0.44%	0.06%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-17	$0.165	$0.165	USD	-	-	-	-
2024-06-12	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2023-12-13	$0.123	$0.123	USD	-	2023-12-13	2023-12-14	Annual
2023-06-14	$0.093	$0.093	USD	-	2023-06-14	2023-06-15	Annual
2022-06-15	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2021-12-15	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2021-06-16	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2020-12-16	$0.075	$0.075	USD	2020-12-16	2020-12-16	2020-12-17	Annual
2020-06-17	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2019-12-19	$0.177	$0.177	USD	2019-12-19	2019-12-19	2019-12-20	Other
2019-06-14	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2018-12-20	$0.179	$0.179	USD	2018-12-20	2018-12-20	2018-12-21	Other
2018-06-15	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2017-12-18	$0.129	$0.129	USD	2017-12-18	2017-12-18	2017-12-19	Other
2017-06-16	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2016-12-19	$0.120	$0.120	USD	2016-12-19	2016-12-19	2016-12-20	Other
2016-06-17	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2015-12-18	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2015-06-22	$0.960	$0.960	USD	2015-06-19	2015-06-19	2015-06-22	Other
2015-06-19	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2014-12-22	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2014-06-16	$0.916	$0.916	USD	2014-06-13	2014-06-13	2014-06-16	Other
2014-06-13	$0.006	$0.006	USD	-	-	-	-
2013-12-23	$1.703	$1.703	USD	2013-12-20	2013-12-20	2013-12-23	Other
2013-12-20	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2013-06-17	$0.527	$0.527	USD	2013-06-14	2013-06-14	2013-06-17	Other
2013-06-14	$0.067	$0.067	USD	-	-	-	-
2012-06-18	$0.084	$0.084	USD	-	2012-06-15	2012-06-18	SemiAnnual
2012-06-15	$0.084	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2011-06-20	$0.072	$0.072	USD	-	2011-06-17	2011-06-20	SemiAnnual
2011-06-17	$0.072	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2010-06-18	$0.080	$0.080	USD	-	2010-06-18	2010-06-21	SemiAnnual
2009-06-22	$0.164	$0.164	USD	-	2009-06-19	2009-06-22	SemiAnnual
2009-06-19	$0.164	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2008-06-23	$0.704	$0.704	USD	-	2008-06-20	2008-06-23	Other
2008-06-20	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2007-12-17	$1.218	$1.218	USD	-	2007-12-14	2007-12-17	Other
2007-12-14	$0.196	$0.196	USD	-	-	-	-
2007-06-18	$0.136	$0.136	USD	-	2007-06-15	2007-06-18	Other
2007-06-15	$0.042	$0.042	USD	-	-	-	-
2006-12-22	$0.569	$0.569	USD	-	2006-12-21	2006-12-22	Other
2006-12-21	$0.134	$0.134	USD	-	-	-	-
2006-06-19	$0.167	$0.167	USD	-	2006-06-16	2006-06-19	Other
2006-06-16	$0.021	$0.021	USD	-	-	-	-
2005-12-22	$0.255	$0.255	USD	-	2005-12-21	2005-12-22	Other
2005-12-21	$0.090	$0.090	USD	-	-	-	-
2005-06-20	$0.222	$0.222	USD	-	2005-06-17	2005-06-20	Other
2005-06-17	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2004-12-03	$0.169	$0.169	USD	-	2004-12-02	2004-12-03	Other
2004-12-02	$0.044	$0.044	USD	-	-	-	-
2003-06-23	$0.003	$0.003	USD	-	2003-06-20	2003-06-23	SemiAnnual
2003-06-20	$0.003	$0.003	USD	-	-	-	-
2002-12-06	$0.024	$0.024	USD	-	2002-12-05	2002-12-06	SemiAnnual
2002-12-05	$0.024	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2002-06-22	$0.096	$0.096	USD	-	2002-06-21	2002-06-24	Other
2002-06-21	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2001-12-07	$0.225	$0.225	USD	-	2001-12-06	2001-12-07	Other
2001-12-06	$0.085	$0.085	USD	-	-	-	-
2001-06-25	$0.565	$0.565	USD	-	2001-06-22	2001-06-25	Other
2001-06-22	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2000-12-08	$1.315	$1.315	USD	-	2000-12-07	2000-12-08	Other
2000-12-07	$0.105	$0.105	USD	-	-	-	-
2000-06-26	$1.046	$1.046	USD	-	2000-06-23	2000-06-26	Other
2000-06-23	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
1999-12-10	$1.725	$1.725	USD	-	1999-12-09	1999-12-10	Other
1999-12-09	$0.070	$0.070	USD	-	-	-	-
1999-06-21	$0.850	$0.850	USD	-	1999-06-18	1999-06-21	Other
1999-06-18	$0.030	$0.030	USD	-	-	-	-
1998-12-11	$1.940	$1.940	USD	-	1998-12-10	1998-12-11	Other
1998-12-10	$0.100	$0.100	USD	-	-	-	-
1998-06-22	$0.480	$0.480	USD	-	1998-06-19	1998-06-22	Other
1998-06-19	$0.030	$0.030	USD	-	-	-	-
1997-11-28	$0.050	$0.050	USD	-	1997-11-28	1997-12-01	Other
1997-05-23	$0.050	$0.050	USD	-	1997-05-23	1997-05-27	Other
1996-11-29	$0.070	$0.070	USD	-	1996-11-29	1996-12-02	Other
1996-05-20	$0.530	$0.530	USD	-	1996-05-17	1996-05-20	Other
1996-05-17	$0.050	$0.050	USD	-	-	-	-
1995-12-04	$1.140	$1.140	USD	-	1995-12-01	1995-12-04	Other
1995-12-01	$0.120	$0.120	USD	-	-	-	-
1995-05-15	$0.220	$0.220	USD	-	1995-05-12	1995-05-15	Other
1995-05-12	$0.050	$0.050	USD	-	-	-	-
1994-11-21	$0.460	$0.460	USD	-	1994-11-18	1994-11-21	Other
1994-11-18	$0.080	$0.080	USD	-	-	-	-
1994-05-23	$0.620	$0.620	USD	-	1994-05-20	1994-05-23	Other
1994-05-20	$0.050	$0.050	USD	-	-	-	-
1993-11-22	$1.140	$1.140	USD	-	1993-11-19	1993-11-22	Other
1993-11-19	$0.070	$0.070	USD	-	-	-	-
1993-05-22	$0.800	$0.800	USD	-	1993-05-21	1993-05-24	Other
1993-05-21	$0.050	$0.050	USD	-	-	-	-
1992-11-23	$0.310	$0.310	USD	-	1992-11-20	1992-11-23	Other
1992-11-20	$0.110	$0.110	USD	-	-	-	-
1992-05-26	$0.160	$0.160	USD	-	1992-05-22	1992-05-26	Other
1992-05-22	$0.040	$0.040	USD	-	-	-	-
1991-12-04	$0.360	$0.360	USD	-	1991-12-03	1991-12-04	Other
1991-12-03	$0.120	$0.120	USD	-	-	-	-
1991-03-18	$0.250	$0.250	USD	-	1991-03-15	1991-03-18	Other
1991-03-15	$0.030	$0.030	USD	-	-	-	-
1990-12-05	$0.650	$0.650	USD	-	1990-12-04	1990-12-05	Other
1990-12-04	$0.200	$0.200	USD	-	-	-	-
1990-03-19	$0.310	$0.310	USD	-	1990-03-16	1990-03-19	Other
1990-03-16	$0.050	$0.050	USD	-	-	-	-
1989-12-18	$1.100	$1.100	USD	-	1989-12-15	1989-12-18	Other
1989-12-15	$0.240	$0.240	USD	-	-	-	-
1989-03-20	$0.120	$0.120	USD	-	1989-03-17	1989-03-20	Annual
1989-03-17	$0.030	$0.030	USD	-	-	-	-
1988-12-16	$0.190	$0.190	USD	-	-	-	-
1988-03-18	$0.100	$0.100	USD	-	-	-	-
1987-12-21	$0.120	$0.120	USD	-	-	-	-
1987-03-20	$0.180	$0.180	USD	-	-	-	-
1986-03-14	$0.190	$0.190	USD	-	-	-	-

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