Expense Ratio History

AMUSX expense ratio history

U.S. Government Securities Fund, Class A

Fund company
American Funds
Type
Mutual fund

0.68%

In basis points
68 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$68
Prospectus dated
1 November 2025, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Raised from 0.65% on 1 November 2025

Fee over time

AMUSX expense ratio: 0.61% until 1 Nov 2014, then 0.64%; 0.64% until 1 Nov 2015, then 0.65%; 0.65% until 1 Nov 2016, then 0.63%; 0.63% until 7 Apr 2017, then 0.65%; 0.65% until 1 Nov 2019, then 0.67%; 0.67% until 30 Oct 2020, then 0.66%; 0.66% until 1 Nov 2021, then 0.62%; 0.62% until 1 Nov 2022, then 0.60%; 0.60% until 1 Nov 2023, then 0.65%; 0.65% until 1 Nov 2024, then 0.70%; 0.70% until 19 Aug 2025, then 0.65%; 0.65% until 1 Nov 2025, then 0.68%; read at 0.68% on 1 Nov 2025.0.00%0.25%0.50%0.75%1.00%Nov 2011Apr 2014Sep 2016Feb 2019Jul 2021Dec 20230.61% before0.68% from 1 Nov 2025
AMUSX expense ratio: 0.61% until 1 Nov 2014, then 0.64%; 0.64% until 1 Nov 2015, then 0.65%; 0.65% until 1 Nov 2016, then 0.63%; 0.63% until 7 Apr 2017, then 0.65%; 0.65% until 1 Nov 2019, then 0.67%; 0.67% until 30 Oct 2020, then 0.66%; 0.66% until 1 Nov 2021, then 0.62%; 0.62% until 1 Nov 2022, then 0.60%; 0.60% until 1 Nov 2023, then 0.65%; 0.65% until 1 Nov 2024, then 0.70%; 0.70% until 19 Aug 2025, then 0.65%; 0.65% until 1 Nov 2025, then 0.68%; read at 0.68% on 1 Nov 2025.0.00%0.25%0.50%0.75%1.00%Nov 2011Aug 2016May 20210.61% before0.68% from 1 Nov 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 23 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
AMUSX (this page) Class A 0.68% 0.65% 1 Nov 2025
RGVAX Class R-1 1.36% 1.33% 1 Nov 2025
RGVBX Class R-2 1.35% 1.32% 1 Nov 2025
RGVCX Class R-3 0.92% 0.89% 1 Nov 2025
RGVEX Class R-4 0.63% 0.60% 1 Nov 2025
RGVFX Class R-5 0.33% 0.30% 1 Nov 2025
— — 1.38% — 1 Jan 2017
UGSCX Class C 1.41% 1.38% 1 Nov 2025
UGSFX Class F-1 0.71% 0.68% 1 Nov 2025
CGTAX Class 529-A 0.68% 0.65% 1 Nov 2025
— — 1.50% — 1 Jan 2017
CGTCX Class 529-C 1.46% 1.43% 1 Nov 2025
CGTEX Class 529-E 0.90% 0.87% 1 Nov 2025
CGTFX Class 529-F-1 0.77% 0.74% 1 Nov 2025
GVTFX Class F-2 0.39% 0.36% 1 Nov 2025
RGVGX Class R-6 0.28% 0.25% 1 Nov 2025
RGEVX Class R-2E 1.08% 1.05% 1 Nov 2025
RGVJX Class R-5E 0.43% 0.40% 1 Nov 2025
USGFX Class F-3 0.28% 0.25% 1 Nov 2025
TSUGX Class 529-T 0.71% 0.68% 1 Nov 2025
TUSGX Class T 0.66% 0.63% 1 Nov 2025
FSUGX Class 529-F-2 0.40% 0.37% 1 Nov 2025
FSUUX Class 529-F-3 0.33% 0.30% 1 Nov 2025

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
1 Nov 2025 0.68% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-11-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Nov 2025 0.68% Raised from 0.65% to 0.68%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2025-10-31
19 Aug 2025 0.65% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-08-19 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
19 Aug 2025 0.65% Cut from 0.70% to 0.65%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2026-02-27
1 Nov 2024 0.70% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-11-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Nov 2024 0.70% Raised from 0.65% to 0.70%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-10-31
1 Nov 2023 0.65% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-11-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Nov 2023 0.65% Raised from 0.60% to 0.65%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2023-10-31
1 Nov 2022 0.60% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-11-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Nov 2022 0.60% Cut from 0.62% to 0.60%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2022-10-31
1 Nov 2021 0.62% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-11-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Nov 2021 0.62% Cut from 0.66% to 0.62%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2021-10-29
30 Oct 2020 0.66% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-10-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Oct 2020 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 2020-10-29
1 Nov 2019 0.67% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-11-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Nov 2019 0.67% Raised from 0.65% to 0.67%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2019-11-22
1 Nov 2018 0.65% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-11-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Nov 2017 0.65% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-11-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
7 Apr 2017 0.65% 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 0.65% Raised from 0.63% to 0.65%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2017-09-05
1 Jan 2017 0.63% 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 Nov 2016 0.63% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-11-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Nov 2016 0.63% Cut from 0.65% to 0.63%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2016-11-22
1 Nov 2015 0.65% 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 Nov 2015 0.65% Raised from 0.64% to 0.65%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2015-11-20
1 Nov 2014 0.64% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-11-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Nov 2014 0.64% Raised from 0.61% to 0.64%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2014-11-21
29 Aug 2014 0.61% 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 Nov 2013 0.61% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2013-11-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Nov 2012 0.61% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2012-11-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Nov 2011 0.61% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2011-11-01 (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 0.68% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$849 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $15,239.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$70
3 years$218
5 years$380
10 years$849

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 19 prospectuses for this share class since 2011. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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