Investment Fund

Share Class

Summary

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Balances growth and income. Offers exposure to a mix of global stocks and bonds that can temper the impact of volatility while seeking capital appreciation and income opportunities.
Price at NAV $18.66 as of 11/22/2024 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $14,341.1
Portfolio Solutions Committee Members
7
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
0.65 / 0.65%

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities48.9%
Non-U.S. Equities18.1%
U.S. Bonds23.6%
Non-U.S. Bonds5.7%
Cash & Equivalents
3.7%
As of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Fund Statistics

5.8 years
Effective Duration
5.3%
Average Yield
to Worst
4.4%
Average Coupon
% of net assets 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.
BLPAX
S&P 500 Index

High & Low Prices

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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

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17.44%
1-year return
6.76%
5-year return
6.60%
10-year return
1.75%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 10/31/24 (updated monthly). Yield as of 10/31/24 (updated monthly).

Description

Fund Objective
The fund's investment objectives are to provide current income and long-term growth of capital and income.
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 may represent a variety of fund categories such as growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and bond funds.
Portfolio Restrictions
Will invest at least 45% of its assets in common stocks and other equity investments, and through its investments in the underlying funds, will invest at least 25% of the value of its assets in bonds and other debt securities (including money market instruments).

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 5/18/2012
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 10/31/2024
$14,341.1
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly).
3216+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 10/31/2024
176,271
Regular Dividends Paid
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2023) 9%
Fiscal Year-End Oct
Prospectus Date 01/01/2024
CUSIP 02630Y 26 5
Fund Number 50

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
BLPAX
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 2.16% N/A
Fund at MOP 2.04% 1.75%
As of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book Cash Flow Earnings
Fund 3.23 12.56 17.59
S&P 500 Index
4.30 15.60 21.60
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(682)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(682 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(639 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(487 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Average
HIGH
LOW
Category Moderate Allocation
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
10.13
Sharpe Ratio
0.57
For the 10 Years ending 10/31/24 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
Morningstar
Benchmark
S&P 500 Index
Morningstar Mod Tgt Risk TR USD
R-squared 92 98
Beta 0.64 1.00
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 68/63 99/106
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
4.3%
AAA/Aaa
9.1%
AA/Aa
1.7%
A
4.9%
BBB/Baa
4.7%
BB/Ba
2.4%
B
1.1%
CCC & Below
0.3%
Unrated
0.8%
Cash & equivalents
3.8%
% of net assets as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Average Life Breakdown

0-4.9 Years
14.2%
5-9.9 Years
11.2%
10-19.9 Years
1.4%
20-29.9 Years
2.0%
30+ Years
0.2%
% of net assets as of 9/30/2024 (updated monthly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Equity Fund Holdings
Information technology 12.9%
Financials 10.2%
Health care 8.9%
Industrials 8.8%
Consumer discretionary 6.1%
Consumer staples 5.2%
Communication services 4.9%
Energy 3.2%
Materials 2.9%
Utilities 2.4%
Real estate 1.5%

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

Bonds Breakdown

Geographic Breakdown

United States
72.5%
Europe
11.9%
Asia & Pacific Basin
6.4%
Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
5.4%
Cash & equivalents
3.7%
% 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 11/22/24

2024
Record
Date
Calculated
Date
Pay Date
Income Dividend Regular
Income Dividend Special
Cap. Gains Long-Term
Cap. Gains Short-Term
Reinvest NAV
03/25/24 03/25/24 03/26/24 $0.0504 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $17.53
06/25/24 06/25/24 06/26/24 $0.0881 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $17.82
09/25/24 09/25/24 09/26/24 $0.0777 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $18.70
2024 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.2162 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.2162

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.00%
Other Expenses 0.06%
Acquired (Underlying) Fund Fees and Expenses 0.34%
Service 12b-1 0.25%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

BLPAX 0.65%
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds Average
1.01%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 9/30/24 (updated quarterly).