Mutual Funds
Estimates of Capital-Gains Distributions by Big Fund Firms
Catherine Valenti
11/06/00 - 03:33 PM EST
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Ready for Some Tax Hits? Fall's the Season for Fund Distributions. | American Funds Estimates as of Oct. 1 | |
| Fund Name | Estimated Capital Gains Distribution (As Percentage of Net Asset Value) |
| 1. The Investment Company of America | 3% to 7% |
| 2. Washington Mutual Investors Fund | 8 to 12 |
| 3. The Growth Fund of America | 8 to 12 |
| 4. EuroPacific Growth Fund | 8 to 12 |
| 5. New Perspective Fund | 8 to 12 |
| 6. Fundamental Investors | 3 to 7 |
| 7. The Income Fund of America | 3 to 7 |
| 8. SMALLCAP World Fund | 8 to 12 |
| 9. The New Economy Fund | 8 to 12 |
| 10. Capital World Growth and Income Fund | 8 to 12 |
| Source: Company's Web site. | |
| American Century Funds Estimates as of Oct. 31 | |
| Fund Name | Estimated Capital Gains Distribution (Per Share) |
| 1. Ultra | $4.14 |
| 2. Growth | 3.33 |
| 3. Select | 2.84 |
| 4. Income & Growth | --- |
| 5. Vista | 4.85 |
| 6. Giftrust | 8.64 |
| 7. Equity Growth | 1.26 |
| 8. Heritage | 2.09 |
| 9. International Discovery | 1.47 |
| 10. New Opportunities | 2.49 |
| Source: Company's Web site. | |
| Fidelity Investments Estimates as of Sept. 30 | |
| Fund Name | Estimated Capital Gains Distribution (As Percentage of NAV) |
| 1. Magellan Fund | 1.5% |
| 2. Contrafund | 9.6 |
| 3. Growth & Income Portfolio | 0.8 |
| 4. Growth Company Fund | 7.9 |
| 5. Blue Chip Growth Fund | 0.8 |
| 6. Equity-Income Fund | 3.7 |
| 7. Aggressive Growth Fund | 10.6 |
| 8. Puritan Fund | 1.6 |
| 9. Spartan 500 Index Fund | 0.5 |
| 10. Fidelity Fund | 4.4 |
| Source: Company's Web site. | |
| Janus Funds Estimates as of Sept. 30 | |
| Fund Name | Estimated Capital Gains Distribution (Per Share) |
| 1. Janus Fund | $3.56 |
| 2. Worldwide Fund | 6.02 |
| 3. Twenty Fund | 1.55 |
| 4. Mercury Fund | 2.93 |
| 5. Overseas Fund | 3.52 |
| 6. Growth & Income Fund | 1.75 |
| 7. Global Technology Fund | 0.00 |
| 8. Balanced Fund | 0.83 |
| 9. Global Life Sciences Fund | 0.00 |
| 10. Strategic Value Fund | 0.00 |
| Source: Company's Web site. | |
| Putnam Mutual Funds Estimates as of Aug. 31 | |
| Fund Name | Estimated Capital Gains Distribution (As Percentage of NAV) |
| 1. Voyager | 2% - 8% |
| 2. New Opportunities | 2 - 8 |
| 3. Growth and Income | 0 - 2 |
| 4. Investors | 0 - 2 |
| 5. Vista | greater than 15 |
| 6. International Growth | 8 - 15 |
| 7. Health Sciences | 2 - 8 |
| 8. OTC & Emerging Growth | greater than 15 |
| 9. Voyager Fund II | 2 - 8 |
| 10. Europe Growth | 8 - 15 |
| Source: Company's Web site. | |
| T. Rowe Price Estimates as of Sept. 30 | ||
| Fund | Short-Term Gains (Per Share) | Long-Term Gains (Per Share) |
| 1. Science & Technology | $1.05 | $5.90 |
| 2. Equity Income | 0.04 | 1.70 |
| 3. International Stock | 0.13 | 1.09 |
| 4. Blue Chip Growth | 0.07 | 1.59 |
| 5. New Horizons (Closed) | 0.74 | 2.50 |
| 6. Mid-Cap Growth | 0.07 | 3.24 |
| 7. Growth Stock | 1.48 | 4.53 |
| 8. Equity Index 500 | --- | 0.09 |
| 9. Growth & Income | 0.01 | 1.48 |
| 10. Spectrum Growth | 0.24 | 1.65 |
| Source: Company's Web site. | ||
| Vanguard Funds Estimates as of Sept. 30 | |
| Fund Name | Estimated Capital Gains Distribution (As Percentage of NAV) |
| 1. 500 Index Fund | 0% |
| 2. Institutional Index Fund | 0 |
| 3. Windsor II Fund | 3 |
| 4. PRIMECAP Fund | 4 |
| 5. Wellington Fund | 4 |
| 6. U.S. Growth Fund | 15 |
| 7. Total Stock Market Index Fund | 0 |
| 8. Health Care Fund | 7 |
| 9. Windsor Fund | 11 |
| 10. Growth Index Fund | -2 |
| Source: Company's Web site. | |