Capital Group announced that comanager David Betanzos will retire from American Funds U.S. Government Securities and the firm effective Dec. 1, 2026. This news does not affect the strategy’s High People and Above Average Process Pillar ratings or its Morningstar Medalist Ratings across share classes. A Capital Group veteran of more than two decades, Betanzos has served as a named manager on the strategy since 2015. Consistent with Capital Group’s multimanager approach, Betanzos oversees a sleeve of the strategy’s USD 24 billion portfolio, combining Treasuries and agency mortgage-backed securities. The ample lead time of this retirement announcement to ensure a smooth transition and strong supporting resources don’t dent our confidence in this team. The remaining managers will stay in place, with principal investment officer Fergus MacDonald continuing to lead the strategy. MacDonald and comanagers Ritchie Tuazon and Pratyoosh Pratyoosh will absorb Betanzos’ sleeve. Pratyoosh will likely assume a larger allocation than the 13% of assets he managed as of March 2026. An agency mortgage-backed securities specialist, Pratyoosh became a named comanager in November 2025 and currently oversees a smaller sleeve than the other managers. Although he is relatively new as a named manager on this strategy, he has managed portfolios since 2023 as part of the research-managed sleeve.
American Funds U.S. Government Securities Fund® Class F-2 GVTFX
- NAV / 1-Day Return 11.82 / +0.25 %
- Total Assets 24.3B
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Adj. Expense Ratio
0.360%
- Expense Ratio 0.360%
- Distribution Fee Level Average
- Share Class Type No Load
- Category Intermediate Government
- Credit Quality / Interest Rate Sensitivity High/Moderate
- Min. Initial Investment 250
- Status Open
- TTM Yield 4.29%
- Effective Duration 6.33 years
USD | NAV as of Jul 16, 2026 | 1-Day Return as of Jul 16, 2026, 12:11 AM GMT+0
Morningstar’s Analysis GVTFX
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- Current Portfolio Date
- Equity Holdings —
- Bond Holdings —
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- % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 16.8
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Top 10 Holdings
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% Portfolio Weight
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Market Value USD
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Sector
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United States Treasury Notes 4.25% | 2.60 | 610M | Government |
United States Treasury Notes 4.375% | 2.54 | 596M | Government |
United States Treasury Bonds 4.625% | 2.34 | 549M | Government |
Capital Group Central Cash Fund | 2.13 | 500M | Cash and Equivalents |
United States Treasury Notes 3.5% | 2.07 | 487M | Government |
United States Treasury Notes 1.68% | 1.99 | 466M | Government |
United States Treasury Bills 0% | 1.91 | 447M | Government |
United States Treasury Notes 3.75% | 1.78 | 418M | Government |
United States Treasury Bonds 4.75% | 1.43 | 335M | Government |
United States Treasury Notes 4.375% | 1.28 | 300M | Government |