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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, 2019

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, 2019        
(unaudited)        
 
        Market
Common Stocks 99.82% Shares Value
 
 
Computer Software & Svcs 12.43%        
 
Fair, Isaac Corp.*     7,935 2,219,816
    - ----------------------
        2,219,816
 
Diversified Co. 10.38%        
 
Chemed Corp     4,455 1,455,805
Honeywell Intl Inc.     2,291 397,786
    - ----------------------
        1,853,591
 
Semiconductor Cap. Equip. 7.99%        
 
Teradyne Inc.     29,110 1,426,390
    - ----------------------
        1,426,390
 
Machinery 6.63%        
 
Middleby Corp*     5,522 729,622
Flowserve Corp     9,281 455,047
    - ----------------------
        1,184,669
 
Computer & Peripherals 6.40%        
 
Cisco     20,438 1,143,506
    - ----------------------
        1,143,506
 
Biotechnology 6.00%        
 
Amgen Inc.     5,019 900,007
Novo Nordisk A/S 3,490   171,045
    - ----------------------

 


 

            1,071,052
 
Cable TV 4.91%            
 
Charter Communications, Inc.*         2,363 877,122
        - ----------------------
            877,122
 
Environmental 3.90%            
 
Waste Management         6,498 697,495
        - ----------------------
            697,495
 
Online Media 3.83%            
 
Facebook Inc.*         1,521 294,161
Alphabet Inc.*         235 281,756
Tencent Holdings Ltd. ADR         2,200 108,328
        - ----------------------
            684,245
 
Semiconductor 3.77%            
 
Intel Corp.         12,569 641,522
NVIDIA Corporation         180 32,580
        - ----------------------
            674,102
 
Railroad 3.70%            
 
Kansas City Southern         5,368 661,016
        - ----------------------
            661,016
 
Communication Services 2.36%            
 
AT&T Inc.   11,851     366,907
Verizon Communications Inc.         940 53,759
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          420,666  
 
Application Software 2.27%            
 
Microsoft Corporation         3,109 406,035
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            406,035
 
Retail - Apparel and Specialty   2.17 %      
 
Ulta Beauty Inc.*   400     139,592
Tracor Supply Company         1,300 134,550
Alibaba Group Holdings Limited*         610 113,198
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        387,340  
 
Computer Hardware 2.07%          
 
Apple, Inc.   1,704   341,942
EncrSys       400 27,676
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        369,618  
 
ETF 1.81%          
 
KraneShares Boscra MSCI China A       3,550 113,813
Ishares MSCI India       2,970 105,465
Franklin FTSE India       4,400 103,271
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        322,549  
 
Chemicals 1.75%          
 
Balchem Corp       1,575 159,878
NewMarket Corp       362 151,888
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          311,766
 
Transportation and Logistics 1.45%      
 
Norfolk Southern Co.       620 126,493
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.       630 94,046
JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.       400 37,792
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        258,331
 
Insurance - Property and Casulity 1.43%      
 
Selective Insurance Group       2,088 148,895
Markel Corporation*       100 107,151
      - ----------------------
          256,046
 
Banks 1.36%          
 
Bank of America Corporation       4,000 122,320
JP Morgan Chase & Co       1,040 120,692
      - ----------------------
          243,012
 
Home Improvement Stores 1.30%          
 
Home Depot, Inc. (The)       1,140 232,218
      - ----------------------
          232,218
 
Drug 1.26%          

 


 

Bristol Myers           2,435 113,057
Johnson and Johnson       796     112,395
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              225,452
 
Retail Store 1.22%              
 
Dollar Tree Inc.*   1,965   218,665  
  - ----------------------  
        218,665  
 
Resturants 1.20%              
 
Starbucks Corporation       2,748   213,465  
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        213,465  
 
Travel & Leisure 1.19%              
 
Marriott International       780   106,407  
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc           1,220 106,128
  - ----------------------  
        212,535  
 
Farm and Construction Machinery 1.15%          
 
Caterpillar Inc.       1,471     205,087
          - ----------------------
              205,087
 
Entertainment 1.06%              
 
Netflix, Inc.*       513   190,087
      - ----------------------
              190,087
 
Aerospace & Defense 1.05%              
 
The Boeing Company       270   101,976  
Raytheon Company   480       85,243  
          - ----------------------
            187,219
 
Industrial Products 0.87%              
 
Eaton Corporation PLC       970   80,335  
Vestas Wind Systems A/S ADR       2,500   75,475  
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        155,810  
 
Business Services 0.78%              
 
Paychex Inc.       1,651   139,196  
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        139,196  
 
Residential Construction 0.55%          
 
NVR Inc.*   31   97,727  
  - ----------------------  
        97,727  
 
Healthcare Providers 0.54%          
 
HCA Healthcare Inc.   760   96,695  
  - ----------------------  
        96,695  
 
Steel 0.54%          
 
Nucor Corporation       1,680 95,878
      - ----------------------
          95,878
 
Health Care Plans 0.50%          
 
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated       380 88,567
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        88,567  

 

Total Value Common Stocks (cost 8,125,333)   99.82 %   17,826,968  
 
 
Cash and Recevable, less liabilities     0.18 %   31,290  
    - ---------------------  
 
Total Net Assets 100.00 % $ 17,858,258  
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* Non-income producing security during last 12 months        
 
Gross Unrealized appreciation on investment securities     9,787,345  
Gross Unrealized depreciation on investment securities     (85,710 )
          - ------------  
Net Unrealized depreciation on investment securities     9,701,635  
Cost of investment securities for federal income tax        
purposes           8,125,333  

 

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, 2019, in
valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:

Equity   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Common Stock $ 17,826,968 $ 0 $ 0 $ 17,826,968

 

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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 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 4, 2019