Purchase Restrictions: Class F-3 shares are available through certain registered investment advisor and fee-based programs, but are not available for purchase in most employer-sponsored retirement plans. See the prospectus for details.

Summary

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A flexible approach to developing markets. Seeks broad exposure to emerging markets opportunities, principally by investing in emerging markets companies as well as multinational companies with material emerging markets exposure.
Price at NAV $78.74 as of 4/01/2025 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $62,279.3
Portfolio Managers
1
 12
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
2
 0.57 / 0.57%
Quarterly Fund Fact Sheet (PDF)
Prospectus
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Returns at NAV

Returns at MOP

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities21.0%
Non-U.S. Equities71.7%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds3.6%
Cash & Equivalents
3,4
3.8%
As of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)
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Volatility & Return

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Equities

For Class F-3 Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
5
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
FNWFX
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
Other AF Funds

Returns at net asset value (NAV) do not reflect a sales charge. If a sales charge had been deducted, the results would have been lower.

Investment results assume all distributions are reinvested and reflect applicable fees and expenses.

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Terms and Definitions

Standard Deviation: Annualized standard deviation (based on monthly returns) is a common measure of absolute volatility that tells how returns over time have varied from the mean. A lower number signifies lower volatility.

Standard Deviation as of 02/28/2025 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 02/28/2025 (updated monthly) .
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Market Capitalization

89.5%
Large
9.2%
Medium
1.3%
Small
$368,073.00 Million
Weighted Average
6


As of 12/31/2024 (updated quarterly). FactSet data as of 12/31/2024 (updated quarterly).

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM
7

Diversified Emerging Mkts
Weighted average of holdings
75% of fund's stock holdings
Morningstar data as of 12/31/24 (updated quarterly)
INSIGHTS ON THE MORNINGSTAR OWNERSHIP ZONE

Description

Objective
The fund's investment objective is long-term capital appreciation.
Distinguishing Characteristics
This fund seeks broad exposure to emerging markets opportunities, principally by investing in emerging markets companies as well as multinational companies with material emerging markets exposure. It also includes a relatively small opportunistic sleeve of emerging markets fixed income with attractive total return potential. Over the long term, this fund may have the potential to help provide emerging markets-like returns with developed markets-like volatility.
Types of Investments
The fund invests in common stocks and other equity-type securities, corporate and government bonds, and cash and cash equivalents.
Holdings Outside the U.S.
The fund will invest at least 35% of assets in securities of issuers based primarily in qualified developing countries.
Portfolio Restrictions
The fund may invest in debt securities, which may be rated below investment grade (BB/Ba and below, or unrated, but determined by the fund’s investment adviser to be of equivalent quality).

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 6/17/1999
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 2/28/2025
 $62,279.3
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly).
 420+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 2/28/2025
 863,911
Regular Dividends Paid
8
 Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
8
 Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2024) 37%
Fiscal Year-End Oct
Prospectus Date 01/01/2025
CUSIP 649280 77 3
Fund Number 736

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 2/28/25

Returns at NAV
9,10
 | at MOP
9,10
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FNWFX
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
ANNUAL RETURNS CHART

Quarter-End Returns as of 12/31/24

Growth of 10K
10

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For Class F-3 Shares, this chart tracks a hypothetical investment with dividends reinvested, over the last 20 years, or since inception date if the fund has been in existence under 20 years, through 12/31/2024.
FNWFX
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
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High & Low Prices

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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
11
 30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 1.23% 1.61%
Fund at MOP N/A N/A
As of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book
Cash Flow
Earnings
Fund 2.80 9.54 16.32
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
2.90 12.50 18.10
Fund as of 12/31/24. Index as of 12/31/24.

Portfolio Management
1

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Bradford F. Freer 8 31 34
Matt Hochstetler 7 11 20
Dawid Justus 5 20 26
Carl M. Kawaja 23 33 37
Winnie Kwan 15 25 30
Robert W. Lovelace 25 39
Piyada Phanaphat 5 17 21
Akira Shiraishi 6 21 27
Kirstie Spence 5 29
Tomonori Tani 11 20 26
Lisa Thompson 5 30 37
Christopher Thomsen 15 27 31
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
12


Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Funds rated(707)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(707 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(632 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(433 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Below Average
HIGH
LOW
Category
Diversified Emerging Mkts
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MORNINGSTAR RATINGS
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly).
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Lipper Leader Scorecard
13

Over-all 3 yr. 5 yr. 10 yr.
Consistent Return Within Category
Funds Rated
(688)
(688)
(613)
Expense Within Category
Funds Rated
(389)
(389)
(343)
Preservation Within Category
Funds Rated
(12253)
(12253)
(11220)
Tax Efficiency Within Category
Funds Rated
(689)
(689)
(614)
Total Return Within Category
Funds Rated
(689)
(689)
(614)
Category Emerging Markets Funds
KEY
HIGHEST LOWEST
As of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
5
 14.91
Sharpe Ratio
5
 0.36
For the 10 Years ending 2/28/25 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
14
 Morningstar
Benchmark
5
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD
R-squared
88 92
Beta
0.94 0.95
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside)
96/87 91/99
American Funds Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 2/28/25 (updated monthly).
Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 2/28/25 (updated monthly).

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Sectors | Top Industries
Equity Fund Holdings
 Financials 17.6%
Information technology 16.9%
Consumer discretionary 12.6%
Industrials 10.9%
Communication services 9.5%
Health care 8.2%
Consumer staples 6.3%
Materials 5.1%
Energy 2.5%
Real estate 1.7%
Utilities 1.3%

% of net assets as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Top Equities

TSMC
6.1%
MercadoLibre
2.3%
Meta Platforms
2.0%
Microsoft
2.0%
Tencent
1.7%
Eli Lilly
1.4%
Airbus
1.3%
Novo Nordisk
1.3%
Broadcom
1.3%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
1.2%

% of net assets as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Geographic Breakdown

Regions | Top Countries
United States
21.0%
Europe
18.2%
Asia & Pacific Basin
43.0%
Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
14.1%
Cash & equivalents
4
3.8%
% of net assets as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

The New Geography of Investing ®
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Equity Portion Breakdown by Domicile | Equity Portion Breakdown by Revenue
Regions Fund
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
United States 22.6% 65.7%
Canada 1.5% 2.7%
Europe 17.3% 14.7%
Japan 1.8% 4.7%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 3.0% 2.3%
Emerging Markets 53.7% 9.8%

% of net assets as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
United States 21.0% 65.7%
Canada 1.4% 2.7%
Europe 16.1% 14.7%
Japan 1.7% 4.7%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 2.8% 2.3%
Emerging Markets 49.8% 9.8%
Cash & Equivalents
4
 3.8% --
Fixed Income 3.6% --

% of net assets as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

2025

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 01/27/25

FIND HISTORICAL DISTRIBUTIONS
2024
Record
Date		 Calculated
Date		 Pay Date
Income Dividend Regular
Income Dividend Special
Cap. Gains Long-Term
Cap. Gains Short-Term
Reinvest NAV
12/19/24 12/19/24 12/20/24 $0.9929 $0.00 $2.1679 $0.00 $77.36
2024 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.9929 Cap Gains Subtotal: $2.1679
Total Distributions: $3.1608

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.51%
Other Expenses 0.06%
Service 12b-1 --
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio
2

FNWFX 0.57%
Lipper Emerging Markets Funds Average
16
 0.92%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 12/31/24 (updated quarterly).
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