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UNITED STATES
SECURITY AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q
Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings of
Registered Management Investment Company

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-825

American Growth Fund, Inc.
(exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

1636 Logan Street
Denver, Colorado 80203
(address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

Registrants telephone number, including area code (303) 626-0600

Date of Fiscal Year End: July 31

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2018

American Growth Fund, Inc.
1636 Logan Street
Denver, CO 80203
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (SS 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Pleasedirect comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. S 3507.

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ITEM 1 - Schedule of Investments    
 
American Growth Fund Series 1    
April 30, 2018    
(unaudited)    
 
    Market
Common Stocks 99.38% Shares Value
 
 
Diversified Co. 10.78%    

 

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Chemed Corp   4,693 1,446,476
Honeywell Intl Inc.   2,414 349,258
  - ----------------------
      1,795,734
 
Computer Software & Svcs 8.69%      
 
Fair, Isaac Corp.*   8,359 1,447,612
  - ----------------------
      1,447,612
 
Machinery 8.38%      
 
Middleby Corp*   7,817 983,691
Flowserve Corp   9,281 412,169
  - ----------------------
      1,395,860
 
Biotechnology 7.66%      
 
Amgen Inc.   5,287 922,476
Biogen, Inc. *   691 189,058
Novo Nordisk A/S   3,490 163,820
  - ----------------------
      1,275,354
 
Entertainment 6.74%      
 
Time Warner, Inc.   10,057 953,404
Netflix, Inc.*   540 168,728
  - ----------------------
      1,122,132
 
Semiconductor Cap. Equip. 6.39%      
 
Teradyne Inc.   32,687 1,063,962
  - ----------------------
      1,063,962
 
Computer & Peripherals 5.72%      
 
Cisco   21,530 953,564
  - ----------------------
      953,564
 
Insurance (Life) 5.13%      
 
Lincoln Natl Corp.   12,107 855,238
  - ----------------------
      855,238
 
Cable TV 4.65%      
 
Charter Communications, Inc.*   2,854 774,262
  - ----------------------
      774,262
 
 
Semiconductor 4.10%      
 
Intel Corp.   13,240 683,449
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      683,449
 
Railroad 3.62%      
 
Kansas City Southern   5,655 602,993
  - ----------------------
      602,993
 
Environmental 3.34%      
 
Waste Management   6,846 556,511
  - ----------------------
      556,511
 
Online Media 3.04%      
 
Facebook Inc.*   1,521 261,612
Alphabet Inc.*   241 245,478
  - ----------------------
      507,090
 
Drug 2.85%      
 
Bristol Myers   5,131 267,479
Johnson and Johnson   1,638 207,191
  - ----------------------
      474,670
 
Retail Store 2.08%      
 
Dollar Tree Inc. *   3,609 346,067
  - ----------------------
      346,067
 
Application Software 1.84%      
 
Microsoft Corporation   3,275 306,278
  - ----------------------
      306,278
 
Computer Hardware 1.78%      
 
Apple, Inc.   1,795 296,642
  - ----------------------
      296,642
 
Chemicals 1.70%      
 
Balchem Corp   1,659 146,390
NewMarket Corp   362 137,397
  - ----------------------
      283,787
 
Insurance Industry (Foreign) 1.50%      
 
AXA S.A. ADR (Sponsored)   8,714 249,395
  - ----------------------
      249,395
 
Insurance - Property and Casulity 1.44%  
 
Selective Insurance Group   2,145 126,984
Markel Corporation*   100 113,004

 

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        239,988
 
Banks 1.40%        
 
Bank of America Corporation   4,000   119,680
JP Morgan Chase & Co   1,040   113,131
  - ----------------------
        232,811
 
Farm and Construction Machinery 1.34%        
 
Caterpillar Inc.   1,549   223,614
  - ----------------------
        223,614
 
Home Improvement Stores 1.30%        
 
Home Depot, Inc. (The)   1,171   216,401
  - ----------------------
        216,401
 
Phamacy Services 1.03%        
 
Walgreens Boot Alliance, Inc.   2,587   171,906
  - ----------------------
        171,906
 
Resturants 0.98%        
 
Starbucks Corporation   2,823   162,520
  - ----------------------
        162,520
 
Steel 0.62%        
 
Nucor Corporation   1,680   103,521
  - ----------------------
        103,521
 
Residential Construction 0.58%        
 
NRV Inc.*   31   96,100
  - ----------------------
        96,100
 
Business Services 0.35%        
 
Paychex Inc.   971   58,813
  - ----------------------
        58,813
 
Building Materials 0.35%        
 
U S Concrete, Inc.*   1,000   58,450
  - ----------------------
        58,450
 
 
 
 
Total Value Common Stocks (cost 7,748,062)   99.38 % 16,554,724

 

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Cash and Recevable, less liabilities   0.62     103,824  
  - ---------------------  
 
Total Net Assets   100.00 %   16,658,548  
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* Non-income producing security during last 12 months        
 
Gross Unrealized appreciation on investment securities     8,843,415  
Gross Unrealized depreciation on investment securities     (36,753 )
        - ------------  
Net Unrealized depreciation on investment securities     8,806,662  
Cost of investment securities for federal income tax        
purposes         7,748,062  

 

Securities Valuations - The Fund utilizes various methods to measure
the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. U.S.
GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods.
The three levels of inputs are:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1
that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or
indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical
instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and
similar data.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent
relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund's own
assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in
valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information
available.
The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and
is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type
of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the
marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular
to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs
that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of
fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment
exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized
in level 3.
The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the
fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in
the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in
its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is
significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of April 30, 2018, in
valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:
Equity Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Common Stock $16,554,724 $0 $0 $16,554,724

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ITEM 2 - Controls and Procedures

The Registrant's Principal Executive Officer/Principal Financial
Officer has concluded, based on his evaluation of the Registrant's
disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 30a-3
under the Investment Company Act of 1940), that such controls and
procedures are adequate and reasonably designed to achieve the purposes

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described in paragraph (c) of such rule.

There were no changes in the Registrant's internal controls over financial
reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of
1940) that occurred during the Registrants last fiscal quarter that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Registrant's internal controls over financial reporting.

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ITEM 3 - Exhibits

The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act
(17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is attached as exhibits hereto.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

American Growth Fund

By /s/ Timothy E. Taggart
President
Chief Financial Officer
June 11, 2018

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