Purchase Restrictions: Class R-2E shares are available in certain employer-sponsored retirement plans. See the prospectus for details.

Summary

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A disciplined approach to growth-and-income investing. Uses strict eligibility criteria to screen for companies across a broad array of industries with strong balance sheets and consistent dividends and seeks to be fully invested.
Price at NAV $60.98 as of 3/14/2025 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $195,568.5
Portfolio Managers
1
8
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
2
1.06 / 1.06%
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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities91.1%
Non-U.S. Equities5.4%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
3,4
3.4%
As of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Growth of 10K
5

High & Low Prices

Market Capitalization

81.5%
Large
18.0%
Medium
0.5%
Small
$589,063.00 Million
Weighted Average
6


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

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM
7

Large 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 produce income and to provide an opportunity for growth of principal consistent with sound common stock investing.
Distinguishing Characteristics
A disciplined approach to investing that uses strict eligibility criteria to screen for companies with strong balance sheets, consistent dividends, and the ability to pay a dividend. The fund seeks to be fully invested.
Types of Investments
Primarily invests in common stocks and securities convertible into common stocks.
Holdings Outside the U.S.
May invest up to 10% of its assets in companies domiciled outside the United States.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 7/31/1952
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 2/28/2025
$195,568.5
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly).
178+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 2/28/2025
468
Regular Dividends Paid
8
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Minimum Initial Investment --
Capital Gains Paid
8
Jun, Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2024) 31%
Fiscal Year-End Apr
Prospectus Date 07/01/2024
CUSIP 939330 79 1
Fund Number 4101

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
10
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
RWEBX
S&P 500 Index
Other AF Funds

Investment results assume all distributions are reinvested and reflect applicable fees and expenses.

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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
11
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 0.81% 0.86%
Fund at MOP N/A N/A
As of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book Cash Flow Earnings
Fund 3.74 14.03 19.48
S&P 500 Index
4.30 15.70 21.80
Fund as of 12/31/24. Index as of 12/31/24.

Portfolio Management
1

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Aline Avzaradel 3 20 23
Alan N. Berro 27 34 39
Mark L. Casey 9 24
Irfan M. Furniturewala 10 24
Emme Kozloff 9 19 26
Jin Lee 11 28 29
Eric H. Stern 11 33 35
Diana Wagner 11 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
12


Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Funds rated(1275)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(1275 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(1173 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(884 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Low
HIGH
LOW
Category Large Blend
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
10
13.69
Sharpe Ratio
10
0.70
For the 10 Years ending 2/28/25 (updated monthly).
American Funds/
Morningstar Benchmark
10
S&P 500 TR USD
R-squared 93
Beta 0.87
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 88/87
American Funds and Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 2/28/25 (updated monthly).
Active Share
10
54.9%
As of 12/31/24 (updated quarterly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Equity Fund Holdings
Information technology 20.2%
Financials 18.2%
Health care 14.5%
Industrials 10.6%
Consumer staples 9.1%
Consumer discretionary 7.0%
Communication services 5.4%
Energy 3.5%
Utilities 3.2%
Materials 2.6%
Real estate 2.3%

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

Top Equities

Broadcom
6.2%
Microsoft
5.1%
Philip Morris International
3.7%
Eli Lilly
2.6%
Apple
2.6%
Marsh & McLennan
2.4%
UnitedHealth Group
2.3%
JPMorgan Chase
1.6%
Alphabet
1.6%
Visa
1.5%

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

The New Geography of Investing ®
13

Regions Fund
S&P 500 Index
United States 94.4% 100.0%
Canada 1.5% 0.0%
Europe 4.1% 0.0%
Japan 0.1% 0.0%

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

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
S&P 500 Index
United States 91.1% 100.0%
Canada 1.4% 0.0%
Europe 3.9% 0.0%
Japan 0.1% 0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
4
3.4% --

% 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
03/12/25 03/12/25 03/13/25 $0.1266 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $60.59
2025 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.1266 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.1266

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.22%
Other Expenses 0.24%
Service 12b-1 0.60%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio
2

RWEBX 1.06%
Lipper Growth & Income Funds Average
14
--%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of -- (updated quarterly).