Purchase Restrictions: Class R-2E shares are available in certain employer-sponsored retirement plans. 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 $64.07 as of 3/14/2025 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $127,350.2
Portfolio Managers
11
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
1.21 / 1.21%
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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities55.4%
Non-U.S. Equities40.9%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.1%
Cash & Equivalents
3.5%
As of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Growth of 10K

High & Low Prices

Market Capitalization

88.3%
Large
11.1%
Medium
0.6%
Small
$550,483.00 Million
Weighted Average


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

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM

Global Large-Stock Blend
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 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 2/28/2025
$127,350.2
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly).
321+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 2/28/2025
286
Regular Dividends Paid
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Minimum Initial Investment --
Capital Gains Paid
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2024) 27%
Fiscal Year-End Nov
Prospectus Date 02/01/2025
CUSIP 140543 79 4
Fund Number 4133

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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Equities

For Class R-2E Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
RWBEX
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
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 02/28/2025 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 02/28/2025 (updated monthly) .
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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 1.15% 0.84%
Fund at MOP N/A N/A
As of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book Cash Flow Earnings
Fund 3.22 12.68 17.68
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
2.90 12.50 18.10
Fund as of 12/31/24. Index as of 12/31/24.

Portfolio Management

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Alfonso Barroso 18 30 31
Michael Beckwith 0 5 25
Michael Cohen 12 25 33
Nicholas J. Grace 3 30
Leo Hee 6 20 32
Sung Lee 18 30 31
Jin Lee 6 28 29
Reed Lowenstein 6 26
Lara Pellini 6 23
Renaud H. Samyn 5 23 28
Diana Wagner 3 24 30
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(315)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(315 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(296 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(194 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Below Average
HIGH
LOW
Category Global Large-Stock Blend
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
14.28
Sharpe Ratio
0.45
For the 10 Years ending 2/28/25 (updated monthly).
American Funds/
Morningstar Benchmark
MSCI ACWI NR USD
R-squared 97
Beta 0.95
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 98/93
American Funds and Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 2/28/25 (updated monthly).
Active Share
58.9%
As of 12/31/24 (updated quarterly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Equity Fund Holdings
Information technology 20.2%
Financials 14.5%
Industrials 14.4%
Health care 12.0%
Consumer discretionary 10.2%
Communication services 7.1%
Consumer staples 5.7%
Materials 5.4%
Energy 4.1%
Utilities 1.8%
Real estate 1.0%

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

Top Equities

Broadcom
4.0%
TSMC
3.6%
Microsoft
3.4%
Philip Morris International
2.3%
Apple
2.1%
Amazon.com
2.0%
Eli Lilly
1.9%
Meta Platforms
1.7%
General Electric aka GE Aerospace
1.5%
Alphabet
1.5%

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

Geographic Breakdown

United States
55.4%
Europe
25.1%
Asia & Pacific Basin
10.8%
Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
5.1%
Cash & equivalents
3.5%
% of net assets as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

The New Geography of Investing ®

Regions Fund
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
United States 57.5% 65.7%
Canada 3.7% 2.7%
Europe 26.3% 14.7%
Japan 2.9% 4.7%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 1.0% 2.3%
Emerging Markets 8.6% 9.8%

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

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
United States 55.4% 65.7%
Canada 3.6% 2.7%
Europe 25.3% 14.7%
Japan 2.8% 4.7%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 1.0% 2.3%
Emerging Markets 8.3% 9.8%
Cash & Equivalents
3.5% --
Fixed Income 0.1% --

% 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 03/14/25

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 $0.1234 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $63.44
2025 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.1234 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.1234

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.37%
Other Expenses 0.24%
Service 12b-1 0.60%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

RWBEX 1.21%
Lipper Global Funds Average
--%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of -- (updated quarterly).