Capturing the growth potential of emerging markets

A multidimensional approach

New World Fund®

INCEPTION DATE
June 17, 1999

IMPLEMENTATION
Consider for an emerging markets allocation

OBJECTIVE
Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation

VEHICLE

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A MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH TO EMERGING MARKETS INVESTING

A three-pronged approach

New World Fund utilizes a multidimensional, three-pronged approach to pursue its goal of generating long-term capital appreciation:

  • Investing in companies based in emerging markets
  • Investing in companies based in developed markets that are doing business in emerging markets
  • Utilizing an opportunistic sleeve of emerging markets debt

INVESTING IN EMERGING MARKETS GROWTH WITH A MULTIDIMENSIONAL, GLOBAL FOCUS
Examples of top holdings in the portfolios*

Companies shown are among the top 10 holdings by weight in New World Fund. Example 1: EM domiciled: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) — Sector: Information technology; Market cap: $378 billion; Country headquarters: Taiwan Example 2: EM domiciled: Reliance Industries — Sector: Energy; Market cap: $94 billion; Country headquarters: India Example 3: Developed market: AIA — Sector: Financials; Market cap: $131 billion; Country headquarters: Hong Kong

*Companies shown are in the top 10 holdings by weight in New World Fund as of 12/31/22. (Microsoft, Novo Nordisk, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Reliance Industries, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Vale, AIA Group, Airbus, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Thermo Fisher Scientific.)

Source: FactSet as of 12/31/22. 

New World Fund

New World Fund is offered in various share classes designed for retirement plans, nonprofits, and other institutional and individual investors.

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