Expense Ratio History

AAETX expense ratio history

American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund, Class A

Fund company
American Funds
Type
Mutual fund

0.66%

In basis points
66 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$66
Prospectus dated
1 January 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Cut from 0.67% on 1 January 2025

Fee over time

AAETX expense ratio: 0.88% until 1 Jan 2013, then 0.87%; 0.87% until 1 Jan 2014, then 0.85%; 0.85% until 1 Jan 2016, then 0.73%; 0.73% until 1 Jan 2017, then 0.74%; 0.74% until 7 Apr 2017, then 0.76%; 0.76% until 1 Jan 2018, then 0.74%; 0.74% until 1 Jan 2019, then 0.72%; 0.72% until 1 Jan 2020, then 0.71%; 0.71% until 1 Jan 2021, then 0.69%; 0.69% until 1 Jan 2022, then 0.66%; 0.66% until 1 Jan 2023, then 0.67%; 0.67% until 1 Jan 2025, then 0.66%; read at 0.66% on 1 Jan 2026.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Jan 2012Jun 2014Nov 2016Apr 2019Sep 2021Feb 20240.88% before0.66% from 1 Jan 2025
AAETX expense ratio: 0.88% until 1 Jan 2013, then 0.87%; 0.87% until 1 Jan 2014, then 0.85%; 0.85% until 1 Jan 2016, then 0.73%; 0.73% until 1 Jan 2017, then 0.74%; 0.74% until 7 Apr 2017, then 0.76%; 0.76% until 1 Jan 2018, then 0.74%; 0.74% until 1 Jan 2019, then 0.72%; 0.72% until 1 Jan 2020, then 0.71%; 0.71% until 1 Jan 2021, then 0.69%; 0.69% until 1 Jan 2022, then 0.66%; 0.66% until 1 Jan 2023, then 0.67%; 0.67% until 1 Jan 2025, then 0.66%; read at 0.66% on 1 Jan 2026.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Jan 2012Oct 2016Jul 20210.88% before0.66% from 1 Jan 2025
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 15 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
AAETX (this page) Class A 0.66% — 1 Jan 2026
RAETX Class R-1 1.42% — 1 Jan 2026
RBETX Class R-2 1.42% — 1 Jan 2026
RCETX Class R-3 0.97% — 1 Jan 2026
RDETX Class R-4 0.68% — 1 Jan 2026
REETX Class R-5 0.38% — 1 Jan 2026
RFETX Class R-6 0.33% — 1 Jan 2026
— — 1.52% — 1 Jan 2017
CCETX Class C 1.41% — 1 Jan 2026
FAETX Class F-1 0.69% — 1 Jan 2026
FBETX Class F-2 0.41% — 1 Jan 2026
RBEEX Class R-2E 1.12% — 1 Jan 2026
RHETX Class R-5E 0.47% — 1 Jan 2026
FCETX Class F-3 0.33% — 1 Jan 2026
TDFMX Class T 0.66% — 1 Jan 2026

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
1 Jan 2026 0.66% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2025 0.66% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2025 0.66% Cut from 0.67% to 0.66%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-12-31
1 Jan 2024 0.67% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2023 0.67% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2023 0.67% Raised from 0.66% to 0.67%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2022-12-30
1 Jan 2022 0.66% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2022 0.66% Cut from 0.69% to 0.66%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2021-12-30
1 Jan 2021 0.69% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2021 0.69% Cut from 0.71% to 0.69%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2020-12-31
1 Jan 2020 0.71% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2020 0.71% Cut from 0.72% to 0.71%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2020-01-23
1 Jan 2019 0.72% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2019 0.72% Cut from 0.74% to 0.72%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2019-01-23
1 Jan 2018 0.74% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2018 0.74% Cut from 0.76% to 0.74%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2018-01-23
7 Apr 2017 0.76% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-04-07 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
7 Apr 2017 0.76% Raised from 0.74% to 0.76%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2017-09-05
1 Jan 2017 0.74% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2017 0.74% Raised from 0.73% to 0.74%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2017-01-24
1 Jan 2016 0.73% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2016 0.73% Cut from 0.85% to 0.73%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2016-01-25
1 Nov 2015 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-11-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2015 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Aug 2014 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-08-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2014 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2014 0.85% Cut from 0.87% to 0.85%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2014-01-23
1 Jan 2013 0.87% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2013-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2013 0.87% Cut from 0.88% to 0.87%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2013-01-22
1 Jan 2012 0.88% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2012-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.66% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$825 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $15,269.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$68
3 years$212
5 years$369
10 years$825

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 18 prospectuses for this share class since 2012. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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