Investment Fund

Share Class
Purchase Restrictions: For 457(b) and certain 403(b) plans, Class C share funds are not available. See the prospectus for details.

Summary

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Global growth with a dividend focus. Invests primarily in seasoned companies, including those paying consistent dividends and those with attractive growth prospects, which may lead to low volatility and relative downside protection.
Price at NAV $67.07 as of 11/21/2024 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $125,773.8
Portfolio Managers
10
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
1.50 / 1.50%
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Returns at NAV

Returns with CDSC

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27.50%
1-year return
8.95%
5-year return
7.31%
10-year return
0.73%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 10/31/24 (updated monthly). Yield as of 10/31/24 (updated monthly).

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities50.9%
Non-U.S. Equities43.7%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.1%
Cash & Equivalents
5.4%
As of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Growth of 10K

High & Low Prices

Market Capitalization

89.7%
Large
10.1%
Medium
0.2%
Small
$464,349.00 Million
Weighted Average


As of 9/30/2024 (updated quarterly). FactSet data as of 9/30/2024 (updated quarterly).

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM

Global Large-Stock 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 provide you with long-term growth of capital while providing current income.
Distinguishing Characteristics
This fund has the flexibility to seek growth and income opportunities around the world. It invests primarily in seasoned companies, including those paying regular dividends and those with attractive growth prospects. This diverse fund may have the potential to provide low volatility as well as downside protection.
Types of Investments
Primarily invests in common stocks, government and corporate bonds, and cash and equivalents.
Portfolio Restrictions
May invest up to 5% of assets in bonds 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 3/26/1993
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 10/31/2024
$125,773.8
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly).
310+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 10/31/2024
51,217
Regular Dividends Paid
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2023) 27%
Fiscal Year-End Nov
Prospectus Date 02/01/2024
CUSIP 140543 30 7
Fund Number 333

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 C Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
CWGCX
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
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 0.96% 0.73%
Fund at MOP N/A N/A
As of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book Cash Flow Earnings
Fund 3.12 12.43 17.21
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
2.80 12.30 17.80
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
Alfonso Barroso 17 29 30
Jeremy Burge 4 22 42
Michael Cohen 12 24 32
Leo Hee 5 19 31
Sung Lee 18 29 30
Jin Lee 5 27 28
Reed Lowenstein 5 25
Lara Pellini 5 22
Renaud H. Samyn 4 22 27
Diana Wagner 2 23 29
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(326)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(326 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(295 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(196 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Below Average
HIGH
LOW
Category Global Large-Stock Blend
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
14.29
Sharpe Ratio
0.43
For the 10 Years ending 10/31/24 (updated monthly).
American Funds/
Morningstar Benchmark
MSCI ACWI NR USD
R-squared 97
Beta 0.95
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 99/92
American Funds and Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 10/31/24 (updated monthly).
Active Share
61.6%
As of 9/30/24 (updated quarterly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Equity Fund Holdings
Information technology 19.9%
Industrials 14.2%
Financials 13.1%
Health care 12.3%
Consumer discretionary 9.5%
Communication services 6.8%
Consumer staples 5.7%
Materials 5.6%
Energy 4.6%
Utilities 2.1%
Real estate 0.7%

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

Top Equities

Broadcom
3.9%
TSMC
3.6%
Microsoft
3.4%
Apple
2.0%
Philip Morris International
1.9%
Eli Lilly
1.7%
Alphabet
1.6%
UnitedHealth Group
1.5%
Amazon.com
1.4%
Meta Platforms
1.4%

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

Geographic Breakdown

United States
50.9%
Europe
23.5%
Asia & Pacific Basin
14.0%
Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
6.3%
Cash & equivalents
5.4%
% of net assets as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

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Regions Fund
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
United States 53.8% 65.2%
Canada 5.2% 2.7%
Europe 24.9% 14.3%
Japan 4.2% 4.9%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 1.4% 2.5%
Emerging Markets 10.5% 10.4%

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

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
United States 50.9% 65.2%
Canada 4.9% 2.7%
Europe 23.6% 14.3%
Japan 4.0% 4.9%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 1.3% 2.5%
Emerging Markets 9.9% 10.4%
Cash & Equivalents
5.4% 0.0%
Fixed Income 0.1% 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 11/21/24

2024
Record
Date
Calculated
Date
Pay Date
Income Dividend Regular
Income Dividend Special
Cap. Gains Long-Term
Cap. Gains Short-Term
Reinvest NAV
03/11/24 03/11/24 03/12/24 $0.0854 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $62.83
06/10/24 06/10/24 06/11/24 $0.2303 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $64.77
09/16/24 09/16/24 09/17/24 $0.0781 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $66.35
2024 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.3938 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.3938

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.37%
Other Expenses 0.14%
Service 12b-1 0.99%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

CWGCX 1.50%
Lipper Global Funds Average
1.78%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 9/30/24 (updated quarterly).