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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 2    
April 30, 2018    
(unaudited)    
 
    Market
Common Stocks 86.51% Shares Value
 
 
Drug Manufacturers 22.31%    

 

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GW Pharmaceuticals Plc*   520 69,113
AbbVie Inc.   420 40,551
Merck & Company Inc. (new)   640 37,677
Valeant Pharmaceuticals*   935 16,895
CV Sciences Inc.*   11,260 9,008
Medical Marijuana Inc.*   34,720 3,771
EVIO Inc.*   1,221 1,990
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      179,005
 
Biotechnologies 7.76%      
 
Cara Therapeutics Inc.*   2,265 28,041
Corbus Pharmaceutical Holdings*   3,080 18,326
GB Sciences*   17,260 10,528
Nemus Bio Science Inc.*   21,255 5,312
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      62,207
 
Medical Devices 7.22%      
 
Abbot Laboratories   740 43,016
Canna Bix Technologies, Inc.*   10,290 14,921
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      57,937
 
Agriculture 6.56%      
 
Scotts Miracle-Gro Compnay (The)   630 52,655
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      52,655
 
Application Soaftware 6.39%      
 
Microsoft Corporation   510 47,695
MassRoot Inc.*   15,110 3,551
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      51,246
 
Packaging and Containers 4.67%      
 
Kush Bottles Inc.*   6,770 37,438
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      37,438
 
Real Estate Services 4.26%      
 
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.   1,000 34,140
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      34,140
 
Industrial Products 4.10%      
 
Vesta Wind Systems A/S ASRL   1,525 32,856
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      32,856
 
Business Services 2.92%      
 
Canna Grow Holdings, Inc.*   8,260 11,399
Americann Inc.*   2,875 10,465
Medicine Man Technologies Inc.*   860 1,565

 

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          23,429
 
Consumer Packaging Goods 2.89%          
 
Lexaria Bioscience Corp.*       14,790 23,220
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          23,220
 
Retail - Apparel & Specialty 2.81%        
 
Leafbuyer Technologies Inc.*       10,000 15,500
Aerogrow Intl Inc.*       3,100 7,068
      - ----------------------
          22,568
 
Medical Diagnostics & Research 2.58%        
 
Cannabis Science Inc.*       347,210 20,659
      - ----------------------
          20,659
 
Computer Hardware 1.96%          
 
Solis Tele Inc.*       13,930 15,741
      - ----------------------
          15,741
 
Publishing 1.66%          
 
Freedom Leaf Inc.*       85,840 13,297
      - ----------------------
          13,297
 
Consulting & Outsourcing 1.60%          
 
Blue Line Protection Group Inc.*       313,020 12,834
      - ----------------------
          12,834
 
Farm and Constuction Equipment 1.32 %      
 
Surna Inc.*       45,880 10,552
Terra Tech Corp*       1 3
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          10,555
 
Personal Services 1.23%          
 
Cannabis Sativa Inc.*       2,300 9,844
      - ----------------------
          9,844
 
Online Media 1.17%          
 
ChineseInvestors.com Inc.*       17,210 9,397
      - ----------------------
          9,397
 
Tobacco 0.96%          
 
MCIG Inc.*       33,960 7,719
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          7,719  
 
Forest Products 0.89%            
 
Sugarmade Inc.*   42,860     7,158  
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          7,158  
 
Industrial Distribution 0.80%            
 
GrowGeneration Corp.*   1,300     6,435  
  - ----------------------  
          6,435  
 
Conglomerates 0.45%            
 
Axim Biotechnologies Inc.*   820     3,628  
  - ----------------------  
          3,628  
 
 
 
Total Value Common Stocks (cost 624,639)   86.51 %   693,968  
 
 
Cash and Recevable, less liabilities   13.49 %   108,231  
  - ----------------------  
 
Total Net Assets   100.00 %   802,199  
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* Non-income producing security during last 12 months        
 
Gross Unrealized appreciation on investment securities     124,316  
Gross Unrealized depreciation on investment securities     (54,987 )
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Net Unrealized depreciation on investment securities     69,329  
Cost of investment securities for federal income tax        
purposes         624,639  

 

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

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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 $ 693,968 $ 0 $ 0 $ 693,968

 

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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
described in paragraph (c) of such rule.

There were no changes in the Registrants internal controls over financial
reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of
1940) that occurred during the Registrant's 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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