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 $10.83 as of 1/21/2025 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $1,767.8
Portfolio Managers
1,2
5
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
3
0.87 / 0.87%
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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities2.2%
Non-U.S. Equities92.9%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds1.0%
Cash & Equivalents
4,5
3.9%
As of 12/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Growth of 10K
6

High & Low Prices

Market Capitalization

89.7%
Large
8.5%
Medium
1.8%
Small
$163,169.00 Million
Weighted Average
7


As of 9/30/2024 (updated quarterly). FactSet data as of 12/31/2024 (updated quarterly).

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM
8

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

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 12/31/2024
$1,767.8
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 12/31/2024 (updated monthly).
124+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 12/31/2024
1,266
Regular Dividends Paid
9
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
9
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2024) 51%
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 12/31/24

Quarter-End Returns as of 12/31/24

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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
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and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
FWDDX
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Other AF Funds
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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 12/31/2024 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 12/31/2024 (updated monthly) .
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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
12
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 1.46% 1.92%
Fund at MOP N/A N/A
As of 12/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book Cash Flow Earnings
Fund 1.91 6.86 12.16
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
1.60 7.10 12.50
Fund as of 12/31/24. Index as of 9/30/24.

Portfolio Management
1,2

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Arthur Caye 3 20 28
Noriko Honda Chen 11 26 35
Saurav Jain 6 17
Victor D. Kohn 6 39 41
Lisa Thompson 2 30 37
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(707)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(707 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(632 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(430 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Below Average
HIGH
LOW
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 12/31/2024 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
11
16.03
Sharpe Ratio
11
0.10
For the 10 Years ending 12/31/24 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
14
Morningstar
Benchmark
11
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD
R-squared 90 85
Beta 0.88 0.98
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 89/85 104/91
American Funds Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 12/31/24 (updated monthly).
Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 12/31/24 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Active Share
11
71.8%
As of 9/30/24 (updated quarterly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Equity Fund Holdings
Financials 24.3%
Information technology 20.2%
Communication services 13.8%
Consumer discretionary 10.9%
Industrials 7.5%
Consumer staples 6.6%
Health care 4.7%
Materials 3.6%
Energy 1.7%
Real estate 1.4%
Utilities 0.4%

% of net assets as of 12/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Top Equities

TSMC
10.9%
Tencent
5.4%
NetEase
2.4%
Hana Financial Group
2.2%
ICICI Bank
1.7%
Bank Central Asia
1.7%
MediaTek
1.6%
H World Group
1.5%
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
1.5%
MTN Group
1.5%

% of net assets as of 12/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Geographic Breakdown

United States
2.2%
Europe
3.7%
Asia & Pacific Basin
75.3%
Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
14.9%
Cash & equivalents
5
3.9%
% of net assets as of 12/31/2024 (updated monthly)

The New Geography of Investing ®
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Regions Fund
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
United States 2.3% 0.0%
Canada 1.1% 0.0%
Europe 2.4% 0.0%
Japan 0.7% 0.0%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 3.6% 0.0%
Emerging Markets 90.0% 100.0%

% of net assets as of 12/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
United States 2.2% 0.0%
Canada 1.0% 0.0%
Europe 2.3% 0.0%
Japan 0.6% 0.0%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 3.4% 0.0%
Emerging Markets 85.0% 100.0%
Cash & Equivalents
5
4.6% --
Fixed Income 1.0% --

% of net assets as of 12/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 01/21/25

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
12/20/24 12/20/24 12/23/24 $0.041 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $10.64
2024 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.1544 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.1544

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
3

FWDDX 0.87%
Lipper Emerging Markets Funds Average
16
--%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of -- (updated quarterly).