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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Seeks capital preservation and income. Offers exposure to a mix of fixed-income securities focused on preservation of principal and seeks to provide investors a source of some current income.
Price at NAV $9.41 as of 11/20/2024 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $1,877.1
Portfolio Solutions Committee Members
7
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
0.39 / 0.39%
Quarterly Fund Fact Sheet (PDF)
Prospectus

Underlying Funds

Bond 100%
Intermediate Bond Fund of America® 45%
Short-Term Bond Fund of America® 55%
As of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)
QUARTERLY HOLDINGS

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities0.0%
Non-U.S. Equities0.0%
U.S. Bonds89.8%
Non-U.S. Bonds4.0%
Cash & Equivalents
6.1%
As of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Fund Statistics

2.9 years
Effective Duration
5.2%
Average Yield
to Worst
4.2%
Average Coupon
% of net assets 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
PPEFX
Bloomberg 1-5 Year U.S. Government/Credit A+ 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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Returns at NAV

Returns at MOP

Description

Objective
The fund's investment objective is to provide current income, consistent with preservation 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 seek current income, consistent with the preservation of capital, through bond investments.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 5/18/2012
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 10/31/2024
 $1,877.1
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly).
 1131+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 10/31/2024
 5,019
Regular Dividends Paid
Monthly
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2023) 9%
Fiscal Year-End Oct
Prospectus Date 01/01/2024
CUSIP 02630Y 75 2
Fund Number 645

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 10/31/24

Returns at NAV
| at MOP
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PPEFX
Bloomberg 1-5 Year U.S. Government/Credit A+ Index
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.
PPEFX
Bloomberg 1-5 Year U.S. Government/Credit A+ Index
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High & Low Prices

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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 4.22% 4.40%
Fund at MOP N/A N/A
As of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book
Cash Flow
Earnings
Fund -- -- --
Bloomberg 1-5 Year U.S. Government/Credit A+ Index
-- -- --
Fund as of 9/30/24. Index as of --.

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(516)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(516 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(486 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(367 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Average
HIGH
LOW
Category
Short-Term Bond
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
(159)
(159)
(150)
(120)
Expense Within Category
Funds Rated
(101)
(101)
(94)
(71)
Preservation Within Category
Funds Rated
(6105)
(6105)
(5684)
(4192)
Tax Efficiency Within Category
Funds Rated
(159)
(159)
(150)
(120)
Total Return Within Category
Funds Rated
(159)
(159)
(150)
(120)
Category Sht-Int Inv Grd Dbt Fds
KEY
HIGHEST LOWEST
As of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
2.43
Sharpe Ratio
-0.06
For the 10 Years ending 10/31/24 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
Morningstar
Benchmark
Bloomberg 1-5 Year U.S. Government/Credit A+ Index
Bloomberg US Agg Bond TR USD
R-squared
94 85
Beta
1.06 0.45
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside)
105/107 35/50
American Funds Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 10/31/24 (updated monthly).
Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 10/31/24 (updated monthly).
U.S. Treasuries/Agencies
26.6%
AAA/Aaa
47.7%
AA/Aa
4.9%
A
8.8%
BBB/Baa
2.7%
Unrated
3.2%
Cash & equivalents
6.1%
% of net assets as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Average Life Breakdown

0-4.9 Years
82.7%
5-9.9 Years
9.6%
10-19.9 Years
0.2%
20-29.9 Years
0.2%
30+ Years
--
% of net assets as of 9/30/2024 (updated monthly)

Holdings

Bonds Breakdown

Bond Details

Total bond holdings
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes 26.2%
Asset-backed obligations 21.5%
Non-U.S. government/agency securities 1.8%

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

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Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

2024

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 11/20/24

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
01/26/24 01/26/24 01/29/24 $0.0201 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.41
02/26/24 02/26/24 02/27/24 $0.0305 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.32
03/25/24 03/25/24 03/26/24 $0.0304 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.36
04/25/24 04/25/24 04/26/24 $0.0344 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.24
05/28/24 05/28/24 05/29/24 $0.036 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.27
06/25/24 06/25/24 06/26/24 $0.031 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.33
07/26/24 07/26/24 07/29/24 $0.0376 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.40
08/27/24 08/27/24 08/28/24 $0.0337 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.51
09/25/24 09/25/24 09/26/24 $0.0373 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.57
10/28/24 10/28/24 10/29/24 $0.0327 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.43
2024 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.3237 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.3237

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.00%
Other Expenses 0.12%
Acquired (Underlying) Fund Fees and Expenses 0.27%
Service 12b-1 --
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

PPEFX 0.39%
Lipper Short-Intmdt Investment Grade Debt Funds Average
0.65%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 9/30/24 (updated quarterly).