Growth Funds

American Funds Insurance Series® – New World Fund (VINWF)

Summary

A focus on developing markets.Seeks long-term growth opportunities with a focus on developing markets.
Price at NAV
$27.02
as of 4/23/2025 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions)
$3,369.0
Portfolio Managers
12
Expense Ratio (Gross/Net %)
0.64 / 0.57%

Returns at NAV

3.31%
1-year return
10.82%
5-year return
6.37%
10-year return
1.70%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 3/31/2025 (updated monthly). Yield as of 3/31/2025 (updated monthly).

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities
19.4%
Non-U.S. Equities
73.5%
U.S. Bonds
0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds
3.8%
Cash & Equivalents
3.3%
As of 3/31/2025 (updated monthly)
U.S. Equities
19.4%
Non-U.S. Equities
73.5%
U.S. Bonds
0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds
3.8%
Cash & Equivalents
3.3%
As of 3/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Volatility & Return

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Equities
For Class 1 Shares,this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviationand 10-year annualized return of the equity funds.
  • VINWF
  • MSCI
    All Country World Index(ACWI)
  • Other
    AFfunds
Standard Deviation as of 03/31/2025 (updated monthly). Annualized return as of 03/31/2025 (updated monthly).
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Market Capitalization

89.5%
Large
9.2%
Medium
1.3%
Small
$280,890.00 Million
Weighted Average
As of 12/31/2024 (updated quarterly). FactSet data as of 3/31/2025 (updated quarterly).

Morningstar Ownership Zone

Diversified Emerging Mkts
Diversified Emerging Mkts
Weighted average of holdings
75% of fund's stock holdings
Morningstar data as 3/31/2025 (updated quarterly)

Description

Objective

The fund's investment objective is long-term capital appreciation.

Distinguishing Characteristics

This strategy 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.

Types of Investments

Common stocks, and other equity-type securities, corporate and government bonds, and cash and equivalents.

Holdings Outside the U.S

The fund will invest at least 35% of assets in securities of issuers based 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) $3,369.0
As of 3/31/2025
Companies/Issuers 427 +
Holdings are as of 3/31/2025 (updated quarterly).
Regular Dividends Paid 0Jun, Dec
Capital Gains Paid Jun
Portfolio Turnover (2024) 55%
Fiscal Year-End Dec
Prospectus Date 05/01/2024
CUSIP 030372 86 6
Fund Number 76

Returns

Month-End Returns as of 3/31/2025

VINWF
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
ANNUAL RETURNS CHART

Quarter-End Returns as of 3/31/2025

Growth of 10K

For Class 1 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.
  • VINWF
  • MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
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High & Low Prices

Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates 30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 1.63%1.7%
As of 3/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book Cash Flow Earnings
Fund 2.518.6715.65
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) 2.9012.5018.10
Fund as of 3/31/2025. Index as of 12/31/2024.
Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Bradford F. Freer63033
Matt Hochstetler51019
Dawid Justus31925
Carl M. Kawaja223236
Winnie Kwan32429
Robert W. Lovelace338
Piyada Phanaphat61622
Akira Shiraishi32026
Kirstie Spence328
Tomonori Tani51925
Lisa Thompson32936
Christopher Thomsen32630
A boldface number indicates that years of experience with Capital Group is equal to years of experience with investment industry.

Ratings & Risk

Morningstar RatingTM

Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Funds rated (714)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(714 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(636 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(435 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk
Below Average
LOW
HIGH
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 3/31/2025 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
StandardDeviation
15.04
SharpeRatio
0.36
For the 10 Years ending 3/31/2025 (updated monthly).
Insurance Series Benchmark
Morningstar Benchmark
MSCI All Country World Index(ACWI)
MSCI ACWI Ex USA NRUSD
R-squared
8790.56
Beta
0.940.96
Capture Ratio(Downside/Upside)
94/8691.70/99.08
American Funds Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 3/31/2025 (updated monthly).
Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 3/31/2025 (updated monthly).

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Equity Fund Holdings
Financials 18.4%
Information technology 15.7%
Consumer discretionary 12.8%
Industrials 11.2%
Communication services 9.5%
Health care 7.3%
Consumer staples 6.8%
Materials 5.0%
Energy 2.5%
Real estate 2.0%
Utilities 1.7%
% of net assets as of 3/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Top Equities

  • TSMC
    5.6%
  • MercadoLibre
    2.2%
  • Microsoft
    1.9%
  • Meta Platforms
    1.7%
  • Tencent
    1.7%
  • Trip.com Group
    1.4%
  • Airbus
    1.3%
  • Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
    1.3%
  • SK hynix
    1.2%
  • Kweichow Moutai
    1.2%
% of net assets as of 3/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Geographic Breakdown

  • United States
    19.4%
  • Europe
    18.2%
  • Asia & Pacific Basin
    44.1%
  • Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
    15.0%
  • Cash & equivalents
    3.3%
% of net assets as of 03/31/2025 (updated monthly).

The New Geography of Investing ®

RegionsFundMSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
United States20.8%64.5%
Canada1.5%2.8%
Europe17.3%15.1%
Japan1.7%4.9%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan2.7%2.3%
Emerging Markets55.9%10.3%
% of net assets as of 3/31/2025 (updated monthly)
Fund Breakdown by Domicile
RegionsFund
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
United States 19.3%64.5%
Canada 1.4%2.8%
Europe 16.1%15.1%
Japan 1.6%4.9%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 2.5%2.3%
Emerging Markets 51.9%10.3%
Cash & Equivalents 3.3%--
Fixed Income 3.8%--
% of net assets as of 3/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Prices & Distributions

Historical Prices Month-End

Historical Prices Year-End

2025
historical-prices

Historical Prices Year-End

Historical Distributions

as of 12/11/2024
2025
Record DateCalculated DatePay Date Income Dividend Regular Income Dividend Special Cap. Gains Long-Term Cap. Gains Short-Term Reinvest NAV
No data available for 2025
Year-to-Date:Dividends Subtotal: --Cap Gains Subtotal: --
Total Distributions: --

Fees & Expenses

Fees

Annual Management Fees0.58%
Other Expenses0.06%
Service 12b-1--

As of each fund's most recent prospectus.

Expense Ratio

Gross Net
VINWF0.64%0.57%
Fund as of most recent prospectus.

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