Summary

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A balanced approach to global growth-and-income investing. This globally diversified balanced fund has the ability to invest between 45% and 75% in equities, with an emphasis on well-established companies. The diversified and predominantly high-quality fixed income portion of the portfolio has the potential to provide income and limit volatility.
Price at NAV $37.11 as of 3/13/2025 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $26,065.7
Portfolio Managers
1
 5
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
2
 0.84 / 0.84%
Prospectus
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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge
3

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5.36%
1-year return
5.66%
5-year return
4.62%
10-year return
2.24%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 2/28/25 (updated monthly). Yield as of 2/28/25 (updated monthly).

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities37.8%
Non-U.S. Equities25.2%
U.S. Bonds15.7%
Non-U.S. Bonds15.9%
Cash & Equivalents
4,5
5.4%
As of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Growth of 10K
6

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High & Low Prices

Market Capitalization

85.5%
Large
14.1%
Medium
0.4%
Small
$542,616.00 Million
Weighted Average
7


As of 12/31/2024 (updated quarterly). FactSet data as of 12/31/2024 (updated quarterly).

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM
8

Global Allocation
Weighted average of holdings
75% of fund's stock holdings
Morningstar data as of 12/31/24 (updated quarterly)
INSIGHTS ON THE MORNINGSTAR OWNERSHIP ZONE

Fund Statistics

6.5 years
Effective Duration
5.3%
Average Yield
to Worst
4.1%
Average Coupon
% of net assets as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Morningstar Style BoxTM— Fixed-Income
9

Medium Quality
Moderate Interest-Rate Sensitivity
Morningstar data as of 12/31/24 (updated quarterly)

Description

Fund Objective
This fund seeks the balanced accomplishment of three objectives: long-term growth of capital, conservation of principal and current income.
Distinguishing Characteristics
This globally diversified balanced fund has the ability to invest generally between 45% and 75% of its assets in equities, with an emphasis on well-established companies, including those paying dividends and those with attractive growth prospects. The diversified and predominantly high-quality fixed income portion of the portfolio has the potential to provide income and limit volatility.
Types of Investments
The fund normally maintains at least 45% of its assets in common stocks and other equity investments, with a focus on medium- and larger-sized companies. Typically, the fund also invests at least 25% of its assets in investment-grade (BBB/Baa and above) fixed-income securities (or unrated, but determined by the fund’s investment adviser to be of equivalent quality), including government/agency, corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed securities and money market instruments.
Holdings Outside the U.S.
The fund normally invests a significant portion of its assets outside the U.S., including in emerging market countries. Bonds issued outside the U.S. are typically denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars.
Portfolio Restrictions
Most of the fund's fixed-income securities are investment-grade (rated BBB-/Baa3 or better, or unrated but determined to be of equivalent quality by the fund's investment adviser). However, the fund may invest up to 5% of its assets in lower quality, higher yielding debt securities (rated BB+/Ba1 or below, or unrated but determined to be of equivalent quality), including securities convertible into common stocks.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 2/01/2011
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 2/28/2025
 $26,065.7
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly).
 427+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 2/28/2025
 19,923
Regular Dividends Paid
10
 Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
10
 Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2024) 114%
Fiscal Year-End Oct
Prospectus Date 01/01/2025
CUSIP 02629W 60 1
Fund Number 1037

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 2/28/25

Returns at NAV
6,11
 | With Sales Charge
3,6,11
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CBFAX
60%/40% MSCI All Country World Index/Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index
ANNUAL RETURNS CHART

Quarter-End Returns as of 12/31/24

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Volatility & Return

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For Class 529-A Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
12
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
CBFAX
60%/40% MSCI All Country World Index/Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index
Other AF Funds

Returns at net asset value (NAV) do not reflect the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) (1%) on shares sold within the first year of purchase. If the CDSC had been deducted, the results would have been lower.

Similar information is contained in the , which can be obtained from a financial professional and should be read carefully before investing. CollegeAmerica is distributed by Capital Client Group, Inc., and sold through unaffiliated intermediaries.

Depending on your state of residence, there may be an in-state plan that provides state tax and other state benefits, such as financial aid, scholarship funds and protection from creditors, not available through CollegeAmerica. Before investing in any state's 529 plan, investors should consult a tax advisor. CollegeAmerica is a nationwide plan sponsored by Commonwealth Savers. 

Investment results assume all distributions are reinvested and reflect applicable fees and expenses.

Class 529-C shares convert to Class 529-A shares after 5 years. Prior to 6/30/2020, Class 529-C shares converted to Class 529-A shares after 10 years.

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Terms and Definitions

Standard Deviation: Annualized standard deviation (based on monthly returns) is a common measure of absolute volatility that tells how returns over time have varied from the mean. A lower number signifies lower volatility.

Standard Deviation as of 02/28/2025 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 02/28/2025 (updated monthly) .
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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
13
 30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 1.76% N/A
Fund at MOP 1.70% 2.24%
As of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book
Cash Flow
Earnings
Fund 3.03 12.61 17.06
60%/40% MSCI All Country World Index/Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index
2.90 12.50 18.10
Fund as of 12/31/24. Index as of 12/31/24.

Portfolio Management
1

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Alfonso Barroso 12 30 31
Philip Chitty 2 21 30
Andrew A. Cormack 6 6 20
Bradford F. Freer 5 31 34
Winnie Kwan 12 25 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
14


Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Funds rated(336)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(336 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(320 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(243 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Below Average
HIGH
LOW
Category
Global Allocation
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MORNINGSTAR RATINGS
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
12
 10.15
Sharpe Ratio
12
 0.34
For the 10 Years ending 2/28/25 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
15
 Morningstar
Benchmark
12
60%/40% MSCI All Country World Index/Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index
Morningstar Mod Tgt Risk TR USD
R-squared
96 95
Beta
0.95 0.98
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside)
98/94 103/95
American Funds Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 2/28/25 (updated monthly).
Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 2/28/25 (updated monthly).
U.S. Treasuries/Agencies
17.8%
AAA/Aaa
26.5%
AA/Aa
8.6%
A
22.2%
BBB/Baa
18.1%
BB/Ba
4.1%
B
0.2%
Unrated
2.4%
% of net assets as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Average Life Breakdown

0-4.9 Years
13.2%
5-9.9 Years
13.5%
10-19.9 Years
3.2%
20-29.9 Years
2.4%
30+ Years
0.4%
% of net assets as of 12/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Sectors | Top Industries
Equity Fund Holdings
 Health care 10.0%
Financials 9.6%
Information technology 9.5%
Industrials 8.8%
Consumer discretionary 5.7%
Communication services 4.9%
Consumer staples 4.7%
Utilities 3.5%
Materials 3.5%
Energy 2.1%
Real estate 0.7%

% of net assets as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Bonds Breakdown

Top Equities
16

Broadcom
2.4%
Meta Platforms
2.2%
Microsoft
2.2%
Rtx Corp
1.7%
Alphabet
1.7%
Apple
1.5%
TSMC
1.4%
Sanofi
1.3%
Amazon.com
1.3%
Gilead Sciences
1.2%

% of net assets as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Geographic Breakdown

Regions | Top Countries
United States
53.5%
Europe
21.8%
Asia & Pacific Basin
12.0%
Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
7.4%
Cash & equivalents
5
5.4%
% of net assets as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

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Equity Portion Breakdown by Domicile | Equity Portion Breakdown by Revenue
Regions Fund
60%/40% MSCI All Country World Index/Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index
United States 60.0% --
Canada 3.2% --
Europe 24.5% --
Japan 4.3% --
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 0.7% --
Emerging Markets 7.3% --

% of net assets as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
60%/40% MSCI All Country World Index/Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index
United States 37.8% --
Canada 2.0% --
Europe 15.5% --
Japan 2.7% --
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 0.4% --
Emerging Markets 4.6% --
Cash & Equivalents
5
 5.5% --
Fixed Income 31.5% --

% of net assets as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

2025

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 01/27/25

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
03/22/24 03/22/24 03/25/24 $0.1171 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $37.31
06/21/24 06/21/24 06/24/24 $0.2171 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $37.64
09/23/24 09/23/24 09/24/24 $0.1833 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $39.54
12/20/24 12/20/24 12/23/24 $0.1723 $0.00 $1.3245 $0.00 $36.70
2024 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.6898 Cap Gains Subtotal: $1.3245
Total Distributions: $2.0143

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.43%
Other Expenses 0.18%
Service 12b-1 0.23%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio
2

CBFAX 0.84%
Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Average
18
 1.13%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 12/31/24 (updated quarterly).
Figures shown are past results and are not predictive of results in future periods. Current and future results may be lower or higher than those shown. Investing for short periods makes losses more likely. Prices and returns will vary, so investors may lose money. View mutual fund expense ratios and returns. View current mutual fund SEC yields.
Returns shown at maximum offering price (MOP) for Class 529-A shares reflect deduction of the 3.50% maximum sales charge.
Returns at net asset value (NAV) do not reflect a sales charge. If a sales charge had been deducted, the results would have been lower.
Investments are not FDIC-insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity, so they may lose value.
Investors should carefully consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other important information is contained in the fund prospectuses and summary prospectuses, which can be obtained from a financial professional and should be read carefully before investing. Similar information is contained in the CollegeAmerica Program Description, which can be obtained from a financial professional and should be read carefully before investing. CollegeAmerica is distributed by Capital Client Group, Inc., and sold through unaffiliated intermediaries.
Depending on your state of residence, there may be an in-state plan that provides state tax and other state benefits, such as financial aid, scholarship funds and protection from creditors, not available through CollegeAmerica. Before investing in any state's 529 plan, investors should consult a tax advisor. CollegeAmerica is a nationwide plan sponsored by Commonwealth Savers. 
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