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American Funds U.s. Government Securities Fund® Class F-2 (GVTFX)
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01/11 - Delayed Data. Currency in USD
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- Total Assets: 829.71M
American Funds US Government Sec F2
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GVTFX Overview
On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of American Funds U.s. Government Securities Fund® Class F-2. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of GVTFX among other information.
Investment Strategy
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk and preservation of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities that are guaranteed or sponsored by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, including bonds and other debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars, which may be represented by derivatives. It may also invest in mortgage-backed securities issued by federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
Contact Information
Address
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles,CA 90071-1406
United States
Los Angeles,CA 90071-1406
United States
Phone
(800) 421-4225
Top Executives
| Name | Title | Since | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| David J. Betanzos | - | 2015 | Now |
| Biography | David J. Betanzos is a fixed income portfolio manager at Capital Group. Earlier in his career at Capital he was a fixed income investment analyst and covered mortgage-backed securities. He joined the investment industry in 2000 and has been with Capital Group since 2002. Prior to joining Capital, he was a portfolio strategist with Payden & Rygel Investment Management. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Washington. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. David is based in Los Angeles. | ||
| Ritchie Tuazon | Senior Vice President | 2015 | Now |
| Biography | Ritchie Tuazon is a fixed income portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 23 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 13 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, as a fixed income investment analyst, he had analytical responsibilities for Treasuries and TIPS. Prior to joining Capital, Ritchie was a trader at Goldman Sachs with experience trading TIPS, Treasuries and interest rate swaps. He holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management, a master's degree in public administration from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Ritchie is based in Los Angeles. | ||
| Fergus N. MacDonald | - | 2009 | Now |
| Biography | Fergus N. MacDonald is a fixed income portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 31 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 20 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, he was a fixed income investment analyst covering mortgage-backed securities. Prior to joining Capital, he was a vice president at Goldman Sachs & Co. and an associate in the derivative products group at Morgan Stanley. Before that, Fergus was a consultant and actuary at Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow in London. | ||
| Wesley K. Phoa | Vice President | 2009 | 2015 |
| Biography | Wesley K. Phoa is a solutions portfolio manager at Capital Group. His focus is on fund-of-funds and multi-asset solutions. Wesley serves on the Target Date Solutions Committee, the Portfolio Solutions Committee and the Custom Solutions Committee. He has 29 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 24 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, Wesley served as a fixed income portfolio manager with a focus on rates-driven and long duration strategies. His areas of research responsibility included interest rates, monetary policy and financial economics. | ||
| Thomas H. Høgh | Vice President | 1996 | 2015 |
| Biography | Thomas H. Høgh is a fixed income portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 36 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 32 years. Earlier in his career, as a fixed income investment analyst at Capital, Thomas covered Yankee bonds, as well as various non-U.S. bond markets. Prior to joining Capital, Thomas held a number of positions at Privatbanken (now Nordea). He holds an MBA in finance, international business and management from Columbia Business School. | ||
| Kevin Adams | Director | 2010 | 2013 |
| Biography | Kevin Adams is Director of Fixed Income and a member of the Fixed Income Investment Strategy Group (ISG) at Henderson. Kevin’s career in asset management began in 1983 when he was a trainee fund manager at Crown Life Assurance. In 1987, he joined NM Funds Management as Director of Fixed Interest and Foreign Exchange. In 1996, Kevin joined AMP Asset Management where he spent five years managing sovereign bond portfolios. He moved to Credit Suisse Asset Management as Director of Fixed Income in 2001 and then joined Henderson in 2003 to take on his current role. Kevin has a BSc (Hons) in Economics with Accountancy from Loughborough University and is an Associate Member of the Society of Investment Professional (ASIP). | ||
| John H. Smet | Senior Vice President | 1987 | 2012 |
| Biography | John H. Smet is a fixed income portfolio manager at Capital Group. He also serves on the Portfolio Oversight Committee. He has 37 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 35 years. Earlier in his career, as a fixed income investment analyst at Capital, John covered mortgage-backed securities and railroads. He holds an MBA in finance and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts. John is based in Los Angeles. | ||
| Mark R. MacDonald | Senior Vice President | 2006 | 2010 |
| Biography | Senior Vice President- Fixed Income, Capital Research and Management Company. Investment professional for 25 years in total; 15 years with Capital Research and Management Company or affiliate. | ||
| Michael Locke | Vice President | 2003 | 2006 |
| Biography | Michael D. Locke is a senior vice president of Capital International Research, Inc. and Capital Guardian Trust Company with portfolio management and research responsibilities for mortgage and asset-backed securities and derivatives. Prior to joining our organization in 1996, he received an MBA (with honors) from the University of Chicago. Before that, he earned an MS in electrical engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles. While completing his graduate studies, Mr. Locke worked as a summer associate with Goldman Sachs Asset Management in New York, a senior consultant with Ar | ||
| John Ressner | Executive Vice President | 1992 | 2003 |
| Biography | Ressner is executive vice president and director of Capital Research Company. | ||
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