Investment Fund

Share Class
Purchase Restrictions: Class F-2 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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Eight decades of consistency. Invests primarily in larger, well-established companies that represent a wide cross section of the U.S. economy. It seeks to provide long-term growth of capital and income, with a focus on future income over high current yield.
Price at NAV $61.78 as of 11/20/2024 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $151,046.1
Portfolio Managers
10
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
0.37 / 0.37%
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Returns at NAV

Returns at MOP

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities89.2%
Non-U.S. Equities7.5%
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 F-2 Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
ICAFX
S&P 500 Index
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

84.2%
Large
15.6%
Medium
0.2%
Small
$730,283.00 Million
Weighted Average


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

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM

Large Blend
Weighted average of holdings
75% of fund's stock holdings
Morningstar data as of 9/30/24 (updated quarterly)

Description

Objective
The fund's investment objectives are to achieve long-term growth of capital and income.
Distinguishing Characteristics
With an 80-plus-year track record, this strategy invests primarily in larger, well-established companies that represent a wide cross section of the U.S. economy. It seeks to provide long-term growth of capital and income with a focus on future income.
Types of Investments
Principally invests in common stocks; may also hold securities convertible into common stocks, as well as bonds (generally rated Baa or BBB or better, or unrated, but determined by the fund’s investment adviser to be of equivalent quality), U.S. government securities, nonconvertible preferred stocks, and cash and equivalents.
Holdings Outside the U.S.
The fund may invest up to 15% of its assets, in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 1/01/1934
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 10/31/2024
$151,046.1
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly).
195+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 10/31/2024
579,436
Regular Dividends Paid
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Jun, Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2023) 29%
Fiscal Year-End Dec
Prospectus Date 03/01/2024
CUSIP 461308 82 7
Fund Number 604

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 10/31/24

Quarter-End Returns as of 9/30/24

Growth of 10K

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For Class F-2 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.
ICAFX
S&P 500 Index

High & Low Prices

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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 1.33% 1.26%
Fund at MOP N/A N/A
As of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book Cash Flow Earnings
Fund 4.20 14.87 20.15
S&P 500 Index
4.30 15.60 21.60
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
Aline Avzaradel 5 19 22
Christopher D. Buchbinder 17 28
Grant L. Cambridge 10 27
Martin Jacobs 5 23 36
James B. Lovelace 32 42
Greg Miliotes 4 17 26
Donald D. O'Neal 32 38
Martin Romo 6 31
Jessica C. Spaly 3 20 25
James Terrile 4 27
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(1288)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(1288 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(1186 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(892 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Below Average
HIGH
LOW
Category Large Blend
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

(612)

(612)

(562)

(431)
Expense Within Category
Funds Rated

(393)

(393)

(350)

(236)
Preservation Within Category
Funds Rated

(12312)

(12312)

(11263)

(8264)
Tax Efficiency Within Category
Funds Rated

(612)

(612)

(562)

(431)
Total Return Within Category
Funds Rated

(612)

(612)

(562)

(431)
Category Large-Cap Core Funds
KEY
HIGHEST LOWEST
As of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
14.30
Sharpe Ratio
0.73
For the 10 Years ending 10/31/24 (updated monthly).
American Funds/
Morningstar Benchmark
S&P 500 TR USD
R-squared 96
Beta 0.92
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 96/93
American Funds and Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 10/31/24 (updated monthly).

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Equity Fund Holdings
Information technology 22.9%
Industrials 13.8%
Financials 11.9%
Health care 11.8%
Consumer discretionary 11.3%
Communication services 10.8%
Consumer staples 5.4%
Materials 3.4%
Utilities 2.2%
Energy 2.0%
Real estate 1.2%

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

Top Equities

Microsoft
6.8%
Alphabet
4.8%
Meta Platforms
4.6%
Broadcom
4.5%
Amazon.com
3.5%
Apple
2.9%
General Electric aka GE Aerospace
2.5%
Royal Caribbean Cruises
2.4%
UnitedHealth Group
2.0%
British American Tobacco
1.8%

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

Geographic Breakdown

United States
89.3%
Europe
4.6%
Asia & Pacific Basin
1.3%
Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
1.6%
Cash & equivalents
3.2%
% of net assets as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

The New Geography of Investing ®

Regions Fund
S&P 500 Index
United States 92.2% 100.0%
Canada 1.6% 0.0%
Europe 4.8% 0.0%
Japan 0.5% 0.0%
Emerging Markets 0.8% 0.0%

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

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
S&P 500 Index
United States 89.2% 100.0%
Canada 1.6% 0.0%
Europe 4.6% 0.0%
Japan 0.5% 0.0%
Emerging Markets 0.8% 0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
3.2% 0.0%
Fixed Income 0.0% 0.0%

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

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 11/20/24

2024
Record
Date
Calculated
Date
Pay Date
Income Dividend Regular
Income Dividend Special
Cap. Gains Long-Term
Cap. Gains Short-Term
Reinvest NAV
03/13/24 03/13/24 03/14/24 $0.1816 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $54.34
06/12/24 06/12/24 06/13/24 $0.1824 $0.00 $0.2315 $0.00 $56.62
09/18/24 09/18/24 09/19/24 $0.1824 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $59.33
2024 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.5464 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.2315
Total Distributions: $0.7779

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.23%
Other Expenses 0.14%
Service 12b-1 --
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

ICAFX 0.37%
Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Average
0.59%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 9/30/24 (updated quarterly).