Purchase Restrictions: Class 529-F-1 share funds are available only for CollegeAmerica accounts sold through Registered Investment Advisors.

Summary

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A balanced approach to growth-and-income investing. With a diversified portfolio of quality stocks and bonds, this balanced strategy invests between 50% and 75% in equities, with flexible exposure to growth-oriented and dividend-paying stocks. The fixed income portion generally invests in investment-grade bonds, providing diversification from equities.
Price at NAV $34.12 as of 3/18/2025 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $241,482.9
Portfolio Managers
1
12
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
2
0.67 / 0.67%
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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities56.0%
Non-U.S. Equities6.9%
U.S. Bonds29.5%
Non-U.S. Bonds3.2%
Cash & Equivalents
3,4
4.3%
As of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Growth of 10K
5

High & Low Prices

Market Capitalization

80.6%
Large
18.3%
Medium
1.2%
Small
$683,918.00 Million
Weighted Average
6


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

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM
7

Moderate Allocation
Weighted average of holdings
75% of fund's stock holdings
Morningstar data as of 12/31/24 (updated quarterly)

Fund Statistics

6.2 years
Effective Duration
4.9%
Average Yield
to Worst
4.3%
Average Coupon
% of net assets as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Morningstar Style BoxTM— Fixed-Income
8

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

Description

Fund Objective
The investment objectives of the fund are: (1) conservation of capital, (2) current income and (3) long-term growth of capital and income.
Distinguishing Characteristics
With a diversified portfolio of quality stocks and bonds, this balanced fund generally invests between 50% and 75% of its assets in equities, with flexible exposure to growth-oriented and dividend-paying stocks. The fixed income portion of the portfolio, which generally invests in investment-grade bonds, provides diversification from equities. This approach has the potential to provide consistent results, and to limit volatility.
Types of Investments
Common stocks and preferred stocks, bonds, convertibles and cash.
Holdings Outside the U.S.
The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.
Portfolio Restrictions
May not invest more than 75% of assets in common stocks. All of the fund's fixed-income investments must be investment-grade at the time of purchase.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 7/26/1975
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 2/28/2025
$241,482.9
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly).
1119+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 2/28/2025
1
Regular Dividends Paid
9
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
9
Jun, Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2024) 131%
Fiscal Year-End Dec
Prospectus Date 03/01/2025
CUSIP 024071 88 8
Fund Number 1411

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 2/28/25

Quarter-End Returns as of 12/31/24

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Volatility & Return

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For Class 529-F-1 Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
11
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
CLBFX
60%/40% S&P 500 Index/Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Other AF Funds

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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.

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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
12
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 2.08% 2.26%
Fund at MOP N/A N/A
As of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book Cash Flow Earnings
Fund 3.88 11.34 19.32
60%/40% S&P 500 Index/Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
4.30 15.70 21.80
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
Hilda L. Applbaum 25 30 41
Pramod Atluri 7 9 21
Paul Benjamin 10 19
Alan N. Berro 19 34 39
Mark L. Casey 5 24
Mathews Cherian 3 21 28
Irfan M. Furniturewala 1 24
Jin Lee 6 28 29
Chitrang Purani 2 3 21
John R. Queen 8 23 35
Ritchie Tuazon 4 14 25
Alan J. Wilson 9 34
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
13


Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Funds rated(679)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(679 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(627 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(485 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Below Average
HIGH
LOW
Category Moderate Allocation
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
11
9.72
Sharpe Ratio
11
0.68
For the 10 Years ending 2/28/25 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
14
Morningstar
Benchmark
11
60%/40% S&P 500 Index/Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Morningstar Mod Tgt Risk TR USD
R-squared 96 95
Beta 0.94 0.94
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 96/97 89/105
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
21.6%
AAA/Aaa
43.1%
AA/Aa
5.6%
A
15.4%
BBB/Baa
13.3%
BB/Ba
0.0%
Unrated
1.0%
% of net assets as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Average Life Breakdown

0-4.9 Years
13.1%
5-9.9 Years
13.7%
10-19.9 Years
2.5%
20-29.9 Years
1.7%
30+ Years
0.2%
% of net assets as of 12/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Equity Fund Holdings
Information technology 14.4%
Financials 9.3%
Health care 7.6%
Industrials 7.0%
Communication services 6.6%
Consumer staples 5.5%
Consumer discretionary 5.1%
Energy 2.7%
Materials 2.0%
Utilities 1.6%
Real estate 1.1%

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

Bonds Breakdown

Top Equities
15

Broadcom
3.9%
Microsoft
3.0%
Alphabet
2.6%
Philip Morris International
2.3%
Meta Platforms
2.1%
TSMC
1.7%
Amazon.com
1.7%
Apple
1.4%
UnitedHealth Group
1.4%
JPMorgan Chase
1.3%

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

Geographic Breakdown

United States
85.6%
Europe
4.3%
Asia & Pacific Basin
2.6%
Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
3.2%
Cash & equivalents
4
4.3%
% of net assets as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

The New Geography of Investing ®
16

Regions Fund
60%/40% S&P 500 Index/Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
United States 89.0% --
Canada 3.3% --
Europe 3.9% --
Emerging Markets 3.8% --

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

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
60%/40% S&P 500 Index/Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
United States 56.0% --
Canada 2.1% --
Europe 2.4% --
Emerging Markets 2.4% --
Cash & Equivalents
4
4.3% --
Fixed Income 32.8% --

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

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 03/18/25

2025
Record
Date
Calculated
Date
Pay Date
Income Dividend Regular
Income Dividend Special
Cap. Gains Long-Term
Cap. Gains Short-Term
Reinvest NAV
03/10/25 03/10/25 03/11/25 $0.12 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $33.97
2025 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.12 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.12

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.21%
Other Expenses 0.21%
Service 12b-1 0.25%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio
2

CLBFX 0.67%
Lipper Balanced Funds Average
17
0.95%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 12/31/24 (updated quarterly).