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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Access to global opportunities. Seeks to help investors pursue long-term goals by investing in funds with exposure to companies located around the world.
Price at NAV $23.78 as of 11/20/2024 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $6,120.6
Portfolio Solutions Committee Members
7
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
0.56 / 0.56%
Quarterly Fund Fact Sheet (PDF)
Prospectus

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities54.8%
Non-U.S. Equities41.1%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.2%
Cash & Equivalents
3.8%
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
PGWFX
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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Returns at NAV

Returns at MOP

Description

Objective
The fund's investment objective is to provide long-term growth of capital.
Distinguishing Characteristics
Pursues its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings.
Types of Investments
The underlying American Funds will primarily consist of growth funds and growth-and-income funds, which principally invest in equity securities and which may have significant holdings of issuers domiciled outside the United States.
Holdings Outside the U.S.
Will seek to invest at least 25% of its assets in underlying funds that invest significantly (under normal market conditions, at least 40%) in issuers outside the United States.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 5/18/2012
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 10/31/2024
 $6,120.6
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly).
 1578+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 10/31/2024
 20,371
Regular Dividends Paid
Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2023) 9%
Fiscal Year-End Oct
Prospectus Date 01/01/2024
CUSIP 02630R 56 7
Fund Number 655

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 10/31/24

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

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.
PGWFX
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
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High & Low Prices

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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 1.04% 1.00%
Fund at MOP N/A N/A
As of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book
Cash Flow
Earnings
Fund 3.50 13.18 19.19
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
2.80 12.30 17.80
Fund as of 9/30/24. Index as of 9/30/24.

Portfolio Solutions Committee

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Alan N. Berro 12 33 38
Michelle J. Black 4 22 29
Brittain Ezzes 1 2 26
Samir Mathur 4 11 31
Wesley K. Phoa 12 25 30
John R. Queen 4 22 34
Andrew B. Suzman 12 30
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 Below 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
15.45
Sharpe Ratio
0.53
For the 10 Years ending 10/31/24 (updated monthly).
American Funds/
Morningstar Benchmark
MSCI ACWI NR USD
R-squared
97
Beta
1.02
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside)
101/101
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 21.9%
Industrials 15.1%
Health care 13.6%
Consumer discretionary 13.0%
Financials 12.3%
Communication services 7.9%
Consumer staples 4.0%
Materials 3.6%
Energy 2.8%
Utilities 1.0%
Real estate 0.7%

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

Geographic Breakdown

Regions | Top Countries
United States
54.9%
Europe
20.8%
Asia & Pacific Basin
15.3%
Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
5.2%
Cash & equivalents
3.8%
% 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
12/27/23 12/27/23 12/28/23 $0.2445 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $20.65
2023 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.2445 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.2445

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.00%
Other Expenses 0.12%
Acquired (Underlying) Fund Fees and Expenses 0.44%
Service 12b-1 --
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

PGWFX 0.56%
Lipper Global Large-Cap Growth Funds Average
0.84%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 9/30/24 (updated quarterly).