Investment Fund

Share Class
Purchase Restrictions: Class R-1 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 $60.59 as of 12/20/2024 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $195,881.7
Portfolio Managers
10
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
1.35 / 1.35%
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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities91.8%
Non-U.S. Equities5.5%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
2.6%
As of 11/30/2024 (updated monthly)

Growth of 10K

High & Low Prices

Market Capitalization

81.9%
Large
17.7%
Medium
0.4%
Small
$538,545.00 Million
Weighted Average


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

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM

Large 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 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 11/30/2024
$195,881.7
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 11/30/2024 (updated monthly).
182+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 11/30/2024
587
Regular Dividends Paid
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $0
Capital Gains Paid
Jun, Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2024) 31%
Fiscal Year-End Apr
Prospectus Date 07/01/2024
CUSIP 939330 87 4
Fund Number 2101

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 R-1 Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
RWMAX
S&P 500 Index
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 0.72% 0.60%
Fund at MOP N/A N/A
As of 11/30/2024 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book Cash Flow Earnings
Fund 3.68 13.93 18.87
S&P 500 Index
4.30 15.60 21.60
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
Aline Avzaradel 2 19 22
Alan N. Berro 25 33 38
Mark L. Casey 7 23
Irfan M. Furniturewala 8 23
Emme Kozloff 7 18 25
Jeffrey T. Lager 19 27
Jin Lee 9 27 28
Eric H. Stern 9 32 34
Diana Wagner 9 23 29
Alan J. Wilson 10 33
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(1276)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(1276 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(1174 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(885 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Low
HIGH
LOW
Category Large Blend
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 11/30/2024 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
13.76
Sharpe Ratio
0.68
For the 10 Years ending 11/30/24 (updated monthly).
American Funds/
Morningstar Benchmark
S&P 500 TR USD
R-squared 94
Beta 0.87
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 90/86
American Funds and Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 11/30/24 (updated monthly).
Active Share
55.5%
As of 9/30/24 (updated quarterly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Equity Fund Holdings
Information technology 19.8%
Financials 18.1%
Health care 14.0%
Industrials 11.3%
Consumer staples 7.9%
Consumer discretionary 7.8%
Communication services 5.0%
Energy 4.4%
Utilities 3.7%
Real estate 2.9%
Materials 2.5%

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

Top Equities

Broadcom
5.7%
Microsoft
5.4%
UnitedHealth Group
2.9%
Philip Morris International
2.4%
Marsh & McLennan
2.4%
Eli Lilly
2.3%
Apple
2.3%
JPMorgan Chase
1.7%
Alphabet
1.6%
Comcast
1.5%

% 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
03/13/24 03/13/24 03/14/24 $0.0915 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $60.09
06/12/24 06/12/24 06/13/24 $0.0874 $0.00 $2.774 $0.00 $58.96
09/18/24 09/18/24 09/19/24 $0.0851 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $62.17
12/19/24 12/19/24 12/20/24 $0.0758 $0.045 $2.555 $0.00 $59.94
2024 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.3848 Cap Gains Subtotal: $5.329
Total Distributions: $5.7138

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.22%
Other Expenses 0.13%
Service 12b-1 1.00%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

RWMAX 1.35%
Lipper Growth & Income Funds Average
--%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of -- (updated quarterly).