Investment Fund

Share Class
Purchase Restrictions: Class 529-E share funds are available only for employer-sponsored CollegeAmerica accounts.

Summary

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A flexible approach to global growth. Seeks to take advantage of evolving global trade patterns by predominantly investing in multinational companies that have strong growth prospects.
Price at NAV $63.49 as of 11/22/2024 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $141,698.0
Portfolio Managers
10
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
1.02 / 1.02%
Quarterly Fund Fact Sheet (PDF)
Prospectus
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Returns at NAV

Returns at MOP

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities54.7%
Non-U.S. Equities42.1%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
3.2%
As of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)
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Volatility & Return

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Equities

For Class 529-E Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
CNPEX
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
Other AF Funds
Standard Deviation as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly) .
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Market Capitalization

89.3%
Large
10.3%
Medium
0.5%
Small
$484,958.00 Million
Weighted Average


As of 9/30/2024 (updated quarterly). FactSet data as of 9/30/2024 (updated quarterly).

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM

Global Large-Stock Growth
Weighted average of holdings
75% of fund's stock holdings
Morningstar data as of 9/30/24 (updated quarterly)
INSIGHTS ON THE MORNINGSTAR OWNERSHIP ZONE

Description

Objective
The fund's investment objective is to provide you with long-term growth of capital.
Distinguishing Characteristics
Seeks to take advantage of evolving global trade patterns by predominantly investing in companies that have potential for growth in capital. Invests primarily in multinational companies with a meaningful share of their sales and operations outside of their home countries. This approach provides the strategy’s portfolio managers with geographic flexibility and the ability to navigate different markets.
Types of Investments
Invests primarily in common stocks that are believed to have the potential for growth.
Holdings Outside the U.S.
The fund may invest up to 100% of assets outside the United States, though this is unlikely since New Perspective Fund is a global fund.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 3/13/1973
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 10/31/2024
 $141,698.0
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly).
 259+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 10/31/2024
 5,768
Regular Dividends Paid
Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2024) 24%
Fiscal Year-End Sep
Prospectus Date 12/01/2023
CUSIP 648018 80 2
Fund Number 1507

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 10/31/24

Returns at NAV
| at MOP
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CNPEX
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
ANNUAL RETURNS CHART

Quarter-End Returns as of 9/30/24

Growth of 10K

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High & Low Prices

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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 0.58% 0.48%
Fund at MOP N/A N/A
As of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book
Cash Flow
Earnings
Fund 3.58 14.21 20.06
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
2.80 12.30 17.80
Fund as of 9/30/24. Index as of 9/30/24.
Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Barbara Burtin 5 15
Noriko Honda Chen 11 25 34
Patrice Collette 5 24 29
Brady L. Enright 18 27 35
Kohei Higashi 3 20 27
Jody Jonsson 18 33 39
Robert W. Lovelace 23 38
Anne-Marie Peterson 3 19 29
Andraz Razen 8 19 25
Steven T. Watson 18 34 36
A boldface number indicates that years of experience with Capital Group is equal to years of experience with investment industry.

Ratings & Risk

Morningstar Rating TM


Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Funds rated(324)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(324 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(276 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(192 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Average
HIGH
LOW
Category
Global Large-Stock Growth
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MORNINGSTAR RATINGS
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly).
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Lipper Leader Scorecard

Over-all 3 yr. 5 yr. 10 yr.
Consistent Return Within Category
Funds Rated
(205)
(205)
(193)
(138)
Expense Within Category
Funds Rated
(116)
(116)
(107)
(72)
Preservation Within Category
Funds Rated
(12312)
(12312)
(11263)
(8264)
Tax Efficiency Within Category
Funds Rated
(205)
(205)
(193)
(138)
Total Return Within Category
Funds Rated
(205)
(205)
(193)
(138)
Category Global Large-Cap Growth
KEY
HIGHEST LOWEST
As of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
15.91
Sharpe Ratio
0.61
For the 10 Years ending 10/31/24 (updated monthly).
American Funds/
Morningstar Benchmark
MSCI ACWI NR USD
R-squared
95
Beta
1.05
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside)
101/107
American Funds and Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 10/31/24 (updated monthly).

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Sectors | Top Industries
Equity Fund Holdings
 Information technology 20.8%
Health care 15.4%
Industrials 15.0%
Consumer discretionary 12.6%
Financials 10.9%
Communication services 9.9%
Consumer staples 4.9%
Materials 3.7%
Energy 2.6%
Utilities 0.6%
Real estate 0.4%

% of net assets as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Top Equities

Meta Platforms
3.8%
Microsoft
3.3%
TSMC
3.2%
Broadcom
2.8%
Novo Nordisk
2.5%
NVIDIA
2.2%
Tesla Inc
1.9%
Alphabet
1.9%
AstraZeneca
1.6%
Eli Lilly
1.5%

% of net assets as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Geographic Breakdown

Regions | Top Countries
United States
54.7%
Europe
26.8%
Asia & Pacific Basin
11.3%
Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
4.0%
Cash & equivalents
3.2%
% of net assets as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

The New Geography of Investing ®

Equity Portion Breakdown by Domicile | Equity Portion Breakdown by Revenue
Regions Fund
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
United States 56.5% 65.2%
Canada 3.4% 2.7%
Europe 27.7% 14.3%
Japan 3.5% 4.9%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 1.5% 2.5%
Emerging Markets 7.4% 10.4%

% of net assets as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
United States 54.7% 65.2%
Canada 3.3% 2.7%
Europe 26.8% 14.3%
Japan 3.4% 4.9%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 1.5% 2.5%
Emerging Markets 7.2% 10.4%
Cash & Equivalents
3.2% 0.0%

% of net assets as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

2024

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 01/25/24

FIND HISTORICAL DISTRIBUTIONS
2023
Record
Date		 Calculated
Date		 Pay Date
Income Dividend Regular
Income Dividend Special
Cap. Gains Long-Term
Cap. Gains Short-Term
Reinvest NAV
12/14/23 12/14/23 12/15/23 $0.3783 $0.00 $2.4715 $0.00 $53.36
2023 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.3783 Cap Gains Subtotal: $2.4715
Total Distributions: $2.8498

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.37%
Other Expenses 0.15%
Service 12b-1 0.50%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

CNPEX 1.02%
Lipper Global Funds Average
1.06%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 9/30/24 (updated quarterly).