Investment Fund

Share Class
Purchase Restrictions: Class 529-F-2 share funds are available only for CollegeAmerica accounts sold through Registered Investment Advisors.

Summary

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Dividend investing in the developing world. Balances long-term growth of capital and current income, with the potential to reduce the effects of volatility typically associated with emerging markets investing.
Price at NAV $10.80 as of 11/22/2024 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $1,874.7
Portfolio Managers
6
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
0.87 / 0.87%
Prospectus
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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities2.5%
Non-U.S. Equities94.0%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.6%
Cash & Equivalents
3.0%
As of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Growth of 10K

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High & Low Prices

Market Capitalization

89.7%
Large
8.5%
Medium
1.8%
Small
$138,621.00 Million
Weighted Average


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

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM

Diversified Emerging Mkts
Weighted average of holdings
75% of fund's stock holdings
Morningstar data as of 9/30/24 (updated quarterly)
INSIGHTS ON THE MORNINGSTAR OWNERSHIP ZONE

Description

Fund Objective
The fund's investment objective is to provide long-term growth of capital while providing current income.
Distinguishing Characteristics
Invests primarily in developing world companies that have potential for growth and the capacity to pay dividends. By balancing long-term growth of capital and current income, the strategy seeks to reduce the effects of volatility typically associated with emerging markets investing.
Types of Investments
The fund will invest at least 80% of assets in securities that are: 1) issued by companies in developing countries; 2) principally traded in the securities markets of developing countries; 3) denominated in developing-country currencies; or 4) issued by companies deemed suitable for investment because they have significant economic exposure to developing countries.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 2/03/2014
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 10/31/2024
 $1,874.7
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly).
 126+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 10/31/2024
 1,217
Regular Dividends Paid
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2023) 37%
Fiscal Year-End Nov
Prospectus Date 02/01/2024
CUSIP 02630F 746
Fund Number 16100

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 10/31/24

Returns at NAV
| With Sales Charge
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FWDDX
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
ANNUAL RETURNS CHART

Quarter-End Returns as of 9/30/24

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Volatility & Return

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Equities

For Class 529-F-2 Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
FWDDX
MSCI Emerging Markets 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 1.58% 1.86%
Fund at MOP N/A N/A
As of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book
Cash Flow
Earnings
Fund 1.93 8.81 13.00
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
1.60 7.10 12.50
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
Arthur Caye 2 19 27
Noriko Honda Chen 10 25 34
Saurav Jain 5 16
Victor D. Kohn 5 38 40
F. Chapman Taylor 10 29
Lisa Thompson 1 29 36
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(709)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(709 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(637 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(426 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Below Average
HIGH
LOW
Category
Diversified Emerging Mkts
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MORNINGSTAR RATINGS
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

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Fund
Standard Deviation
16.07
Sharpe Ratio
0.09
For the 10 Years ending 10/31/24 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
Morningstar
Benchmark
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD
R-squared
90 85
Beta
0.89 0.98
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside)
89/85 104/91
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).
American Funds
Benchmark
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Active Share
71.8%
As of 9/30/24 (updated quarterly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Sectors | Top Industries
Equity Fund Holdings
 Financials 24.1%
Information technology 19.3%
Communication services 13.1%
Consumer discretionary 11.0%
Industrials 7.9%
Consumer staples 7.2%
Health care 5.0%
Materials 4.5%
Energy 2.6%
Real estate 1.4%
Utilities 0.4%

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

Top Equities

TSMC
9.9%
Tencent
4.9%
Hana Financial Group
2.3%
NetEase
1.9%
Bank Central Asia
1.7%
ICICI Bank
1.6%
TotalEnergies
1.6%
BDO Unibank
1.6%
MakeMyTrip
1.6%
H World Group
1.6%

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

Geographic Breakdown

Regions | Top Countries
United States
2.5%
Europe
5.9%
Asia & Pacific Basin
73.8%
Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
14.9%
Cash & equivalents
3.0%
% of net assets as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

The New Geography of Investing ®

Equity Portion Breakdown by Domicile | Equity Portion Breakdown by Revenue
Regions Fund
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
United States 2.5% 0.0%
Canada 1.5% 0.0%
Europe 4.5% 0.0%
Japan 1.2% 0.0%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 3.9% 0.0%
Emerging Markets 86.3% 100.0%

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

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
United States 2.5% 0.0%
Canada 1.4% 0.0%
Europe 4.4% 0.0%
Japan 1.2% 0.0%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 3.8% 0.0%
Emerging Markets 83.3% 100.0%
Cash & Equivalents
3.0% --
Fixed Income 0.6% --

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

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

2024

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 11/22/24

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 $0.013 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $10.59
06/21/24 06/21/24 06/24/24 $0.0737 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $10.51
09/23/24 09/23/24 09/24/24 $0.0267 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $10.99
2024 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.1134 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.1134

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.65%
Other Expenses 0.22%
Service 12b-1 --
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

FWDDX 0.87%
Lipper Emerging Markets Funds Average
--%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of -- (updated quarterly).