Investment Fund

Share Class

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 $63.39 as of 12/20/2024 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $128,046.3
Portfolio Managers
10
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
0.79 / 0.79%
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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

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17.96%
1-year return
8.90%
5-year return
7.63%
10-year return
1.35%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 11/30/24 (updated monthly). Yield as of 11/30/24 (updated monthly).

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities52.7%
Non-U.S. Equities42.1%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.1%
Cash & Equivalents
5.0%
As of 11/30/2024 (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 11/30/2024
$128,046.3
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 11/30/2024 (updated monthly).
329+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 11/30/2024
275,171
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 50 5
Fund Number 1033

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 11/30/24

Quarter-End Returns as of 9/30/24

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Volatility & Return

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Equities

For Class 529-A Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
CWIAX
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
Other AF Funds
Standard Deviation as of 11/30/2024 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 11/30/2024 (updated monthly) .
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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 1.56% N/A
Fund at MOP 1.51% 1.35%
As of 11/30/2024 (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(316)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(316 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(302 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(197 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Below Average
HIGH
LOW
Category Global Large-Stock Blend
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 11/30/2024 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
14.31
Sharpe Ratio
0.49
For the 10 Years ending 11/30/24 (updated monthly).
American Funds/
Morningstar Benchmark
MSCI ACWI NR USD
R-squared 97
Beta 0.95
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 97/93
American Funds and Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 11/30/24 (updated monthly).
Active Share
61.6%
As of 9/30/24 (updated quarterly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Equity Fund Holdings
Information technology 19.7%
Industrials 14.2%
Financials 13.7%
Health care 11.6%
Consumer discretionary 10.0%
Communication services 7.2%
Materials 5.5%
Consumer staples 5.4%
Energy 4.8%
Utilities 1.9%
Real estate 0.9%

% of net assets as of 11/30/2024 (updated monthly)

Top Equities

Broadcom
3.6%
TSMC
3.6%
Microsoft
3.6%
Apple
2.1%
Philip Morris International
1.9%
Amazon.com
1.8%
Alphabet
1.8%
Eli Lilly
1.6%
UnitedHealth Group
1.6%
General Electric aka GE Aerospace
1.4%

% of net assets as of 11/30/2024 (updated monthly)

Geographic Breakdown

United States
52.8%
Europe
22.4%
Asia & Pacific Basin
13.4%
Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
6.3%
Cash & equivalents
5.0%
% of net assets as of 11/30/2024 (updated monthly)

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 12/20/24

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 $0.1947 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $63.29
06/10/24 06/10/24 06/11/24 $0.3442 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $65.25
09/16/24 09/16/24 09/17/24 $0.1935 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $66.85
12/17/24 12/17/24 12/18/24 $0.1256 $0.23 $3.8988 $0.00 $65.16
2024 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $1.088 Cap Gains Subtotal: $3.8988
Total Distributions: $4.9868

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.37%
Other Expenses 0.19%
Service 12b-1 0.23%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

CWIAX 0.79%
Lipper Global Funds Average
1.12%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 9/30/24 (updated quarterly).