Investment Fund

Share Class

Summary

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A disciplined approach to growth-and-income investing. Uses strict eligibility criteria to screen for companies across a broad array of industries with strong balance sheets and consistent dividends and seeks to be fully invested.
Price at NAV $65.91 as of 11/11/2024 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $189,223.2
Portfolio Managers
10
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
0.56 / 0.56%
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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

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24.89%
1-year return
11.77%
5-year return
10.75%
10-year return
1.34%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 10/31/24 (updated monthly). Yield as of 10/31/24 (updated monthly).

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities91.2%
Non-U.S. Equities5.8%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
3.0%
As of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

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.
AWSHX
S&P 500 Index

High & Low Prices

Market Capitalization

81.9%
Large
17.7%
Medium
0.4%
Small
$538,545.00 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

Fund Objective
The fund's investment objective is to produce income and to provide an opportunity for growth of principal consistent with sound common stock investing.
Distinguishing Characteristics
A disciplined approach to investing that uses strict eligibility criteria to screen for companies with strong balance sheets, consistent dividends, and the ability to pay a dividend. The fund seeks to be fully invested.
Types of Investments
Primarily invests in common stocks and securities convertible into common stocks.
Holdings Outside the U.S.
May invest up to 10% of its assets in companies domiciled outside the United States.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 7/31/1952
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 10/31/2024
$189,223.2
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly).
184+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 9/30/2024
1,853,865
Regular Dividends Paid
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Jun, Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2024) 31%
Fiscal Year-End Apr
Prospectus Date 07/01/2024
CUSIP 939330 10 6
Fund Number 1

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 10/31/24

Quarter-End Returns as of 9/30/24

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Volatility & Return

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Equities

For Class A Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
AWSHX
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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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 1.42% N/A
Fund at MOP 1.34% 1.34%
As of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book Cash Flow Earnings
Fund 3.68 13.93 18.87
S&P 500 Index
4.30 15.60 21.60
Fund as of 9/30/24. Index as of 9/30/24.

Portfolio Management

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Aline Avzaradel 2 19 22
Alan N. Berro 25 33 38
Mark L. Casey 7 23
Irfan M. Furniturewala 8 23
Emme Kozloff 7 18 25
Jeffrey T. Lager 19 27
Jin Lee 9 27 28
Eric H. Stern 9 32 34
Diana Wagner 9 23 29
Alan J. Wilson 10 33
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 Low
HIGH
LOW
Category Large Blend
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
13.73
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 94
Beta 0.87
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 88/88
American Funds and Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 10/31/24 (updated monthly).
Active Share
55.5%
As of 9/30/24 (updated quarterly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Equity Fund Holdings
Information technology 20.0%
Financials 17.0%
Health care 14.6%
Industrials 11.1%
Consumer staples 8.2%
Consumer discretionary 7.4%
Communication services 5.0%
Energy 4.4%
Utilities 3.7%
Real estate 2.8%
Materials 2.8%

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

Top Equities

Broadcom
6.3%
Microsoft
5.3%
UnitedHealth Group
2.9%
Eli Lilly
2.7%
Philip Morris International
2.5%
Marsh & McLennan
2.3%
Apple
2.2%
Alphabet
1.8%
AbbVie
1.7%
JPMorgan Chase
1.6%

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

The New Geography of Investing ®

Regions Fund
S&P 500 Index
United States 94.0% 100.0%
Canada 1.7% 0.0%
Europe 4.3% 0.0%
Japan 0.0% 0.0%

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

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
S&P 500 Index
United States 91.2% 100.0%
Canada 1.7% 0.0%
Europe 4.1% 0.0%
Japan 0.0% 0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
3.0% 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 11/11/24

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 $0.205 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $60.92
06/12/24 06/12/24 06/13/24 $0.205 $0.00 $2.774 $0.00 $59.82
09/18/24 09/18/24 09/19/24 $0.205 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $63.09
2024 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.615 Cap Gains Subtotal: $2.774
Total Distributions: $3.389

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.22%
Other Expenses 0.10%
Service 12b-1 0.24%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

AWSHX 0.56%
Lipper Growth & Income Funds Average
1.07%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 9/30/24 (updated quarterly).