Investment Fund

Share Class

Summary

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A balanced approach to global growth-and-income investing. This globally diversified balanced fund has the ability to invest between 45% and 75% in equities, with an emphasis on well-established companies. The diversified and predominantly high-quality fixed income portion of the portfolio has the potential to provide income and limit volatility.
Price at NAV $38.70 as of 11/01/2024 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $27,350.4
Portfolio Managers
5
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
0.83 / 0.83%
Quarterly Fund Fact Sheet (PDF)
Prospectus
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Returns at NAV

Returns at MOP

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15.96%
1-year return
5.65%
5-year return
4.68%
10-year return
2.31%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 9/30/24 (updated monthly). Yield as of 9/30/24 (updated monthly).

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities34.4%
Non-U.S. Equities28.3%
U.S. Bonds15.7%
Non-U.S. Bonds16.8%
Cash & Equivalents
4.8%
As of 9/30/2024 (updated monthly)
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Volatility & Return

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For Class A Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
GBLAX
60%/40% MSCI All Country World Index/Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index
Other AF Funds
Standard Deviation as of 09/30/2024 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 09/30/2024 (updated monthly) .
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Market Capitalization

90.3%
Large
9.4%
Medium
0.3%
Small
$444,679.00 Million
Weighted Average


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

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM

Global Allocation
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

Fund Statistics

5.9 years
Effective Duration
3.8%
Average Yield
to Worst
4%
Average Coupon
% of net assets as of 9/30/2024 (updated monthly)

Morningstar Style BoxTM— Fixed-Income

Medium Quality
Moderate Interest-Rate Sensitivity
Morningstar data as of 9/30/24 (updated quarterly)

Description

Objective
This fund seeks the balanced accomplishment of three objectives: long-term growth of capital, conservation of principal and current income.
Distinguishing Characteristics
This globally diversified balanced fund has the ability to invest generally between 45% and 75% of its assets in equities, with an emphasis on well-established companies, including those paying dividends and those with attractive growth prospects. The diversified and predominantly high-quality fixed income portion of the portfolio has the potential to provide income and limit volatility.
Types of Investments
The fund normally maintains at least 45% of its assets in common stocks and other equity investments, with a focus on medium- and larger-sized companies. Typically, the fund also invests at least 25% of its assets in investment-grade (BBB/Baa and above) fixed-income securities (or unrated, but determined by the fund’s investment adviser to be of equivalent quality), including government/agency, corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed securities and money market instruments.
Holdings Outside the U.S.
The fund normally invests a significant portion of its assets outside the U.S., including in emerging market countries. Bonds issued outside the U.S. are typically denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars.
Portfolio Restrictions
Most of the fund's fixed-income securities are investment-grade (rated BBB-/Baa3 or better, or unrated but determined to be of equivalent quality by the fund's investment adviser). However, the fund may invest up to 5% of its assets in lower quality, higher yielding debt securities (rated BB+/Ba1 or below, or unrated but determined to be of equivalent quality), including securities convertible into common stocks.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 2/01/2011
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 9/30/2024
 $27,350.4
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 9/30/2024 (updated monthly).
 415+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 9/30/2024
 178,453
Regular Dividends Paid
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2023) 91%
Fiscal Year-End Oct
Prospectus Date 01/01/2024
CUSIP 02629W 10 6
Fund Number 37

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 9/30/24

Returns at NAV
| at MOP
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GBLAX
60%/40% MSCI All Country World Index/Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index
ANNUAL RETURNS CHART

Quarter-End Returns as of 9/30/24

Growth of 10K

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For Class A 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 12/31/2023.
GBLAX
60%/40% MSCI All Country World Index/Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index
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High & Low Prices

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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 1.69% N/A
Fund at MOP 1.59% 2.31%
As of 9/30/2024 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book
Cash Flow
Earnings
Fund 2.94 12.51 16.74
60%/40% MSCI All Country World Index/Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index
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
Alfonso Barroso 11 29 30
Philip Chitty 1 20 29
Andrew A. Cormack 5 5 19
Bradford F. Freer 4 30 33
Winnie Kwan 11 24 29
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(340)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(340 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(327 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(244 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Below Average
HIGH
LOW
Category
Global Allocation
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MORNINGSTAR RATINGS
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 9/30/2024 (updated monthly).
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Lipper Leader Scorecard

Over-all 3 yr. 5 yr. 10 yr.
Consistent Return Within Category
Funds Rated
(396)
(396)
(349)
(239)
Expense Within Category
Funds Rated
(113)
(113)
(107)
(83)
Preservation Within Category
Funds Rated
(4489)
(4489)
(3956)
(2663)
Tax Efficiency Within Category
Funds Rated
(400)
(400)
(353)
(243)
Total Return Within Category
Funds Rated
(400)
(400)
(353)
(243)
Category Flexible Portfolio Funds
KEY
HIGHEST LOWEST
As of 9/30/2024 (updated monthly)

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
10.08
Sharpe Ratio
0.39
For the 10 Years ending 9/30/24 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
Morningstar
Benchmark
60%/40% MSCI All Country World Index/Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index
Morningstar Mod Tgt Risk TR USD
R-squared
96 95
Beta
0.95 0.98
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside)
97/94 104/96
American Funds Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 9/30/24 (updated monthly).
Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 9/30/24 (updated monthly).
U.S. Treasuries/Agencies
17.8%
AAA/Aaa
25.8%
AA/Aa
8.0%
A
21.8%
BBB/Baa
19.3%
BB/Ba
4.8%
B
0.2%
Unrated
2.3%
% of net assets as of 9/30/2024 (updated monthly)

Average Life Breakdown

0-4.9 Years
14.9%
5-9.9 Years
11.8%
10-19.9 Years
2.7%
20-29.9 Years
2.5%
30+ Years
0.6%
% of net assets as of 9/30/2024 (updated monthly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Sectors | Top Industries
Equity Fund Holdings
 Information technology 10.3%
Health care 9.6%
Industrials 8.5%
Financials 7.9%
Consumer staples 5.5%
Communication services 4.8%
Materials 4.4%
Consumer discretionary 4.4%
Utilities 3.5%
Energy 2.6%
Real estate 1.2%

% of net assets as of 9/30/2024 (updated monthly)

Bonds Breakdown

Top Equities

Microsoft
2.8%
Broadcom
2.6%
Meta Platforms
1.6%
Rtx Corp
1.6%
Freeport-McMoRan
1.5%
Alphabet
1.5%
Apple
1.4%
Sanofi
1.4%
Canadian Natural Resources
1.2%
ING
1.1%

% of net assets as of 9/30/2024 (updated monthly)

Geographic Breakdown

Regions | Top Countries
United States
50.1%
Europe
23.5%
Asia & Pacific Basin
13.3%
Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
8.3%
Cash & equivalents
4.8%
% of net assets as of 9/30/2024 (updated monthly)

The New Geography of Investing ®

Equity Portion Breakdown by Domicile | Equity Portion Breakdown by Revenue
Regions Fund
60%/40% MSCI All Country World Index/Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index
United States 54.9% 64.2%
Canada 3.4% 2.7%
Europe 27.6% 14.9%
Japan 4.5% 5.0%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 2.2% 2.6%
Emerging Markets 7.5% 10.6%

% of net assets as of 9/30/2024 (updated monthly)

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
60%/40% MSCI All Country World Index/Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index
United States 34.4% 64.2%
Canada 2.1% 2.7%
Europe 17.3% 14.9%
Japan 2.8% 5.0%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 1.4% 2.6%
Emerging Markets 4.7% 10.6%
Cash & Equivalents
4.9% 0.0%
Fixed Income 32.5% 0.0%

% of net assets as of 9/30/2024 (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 11/01/24

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
03/22/24 03/22/24 03/25/24 $0.12 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $37.34
06/21/24 06/21/24 06/24/24 $0.22 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $37.67
09/23/24 09/23/24 09/24/24 $0.187 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $39.57
2024 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.527 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.527

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.44%
Other Expenses 0.14%
Service 12b-1 0.25%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

GBLAX 0.83%
Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Average
1.13%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 9/30/24 (updated quarterly).