Investment Fund

Share Class

Summary

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Seeks capital preservation and tax-exempt income. Offers exposure to a mix of fixed-income securities focused on preservation of principal and seeks to provide investors a source of some tax-exempt current income.
Price at NAV $9.64 as of 11/22/2024 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $403.3
Portfolio Solutions Committee Members
7
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
0.58 / 0.58%
Prospectus

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities0.0%
Non-U.S. Equities0.0%
U.S. Bonds91.5%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.5%
Cash & Equivalents
8.0%
As of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Fund Statistics

3 years
Effective Duration
3.7%
Average Yield
to Maturity
4.3%
Average Coupon
% of net assets as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Growth of 10K

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For Class A Shares, this chart tracks a hypothetical investment with dividends reinvested, over the last 20 years, or since inception date if the fund has been in existence under 20 years, through 12/31/2023.
TEPAX
Bloomberg Municipal Bond 1-7 Year Blend Index
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High & Low Prices

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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

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3.80%
1-year return
0.47%
5-year return
1.10%
10-year return
2.46%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 10/31/24 (updated monthly). Yield as of 10/31/24 (updated monthly).

Morningstar Style BoxTM— Fixed-Income

Medium Quality
Limited Interest-Rate Sensitivity
Morningstar data as of 9/30/24 (updated quarterly)

Description

Fund Objective
The fund's investment objective is to provide current income that is exempt from regular federal income tax, consistent with preservation of capital.
Distinguishing Characteristics
Pursues its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings.
Types of Investments
The underlying funds seek current income, consistent with the preservation of capital, through tax-exempt bond investments.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 5/18/2012
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 10/31/2024
 $403.3
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly).
 994+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 10/31/2024
 5,412
Regular Dividends Paid
Monthly
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2023) 5%
Fiscal Year-End Oct
Prospectus Date 01/01/2024
CUSIP 02630Y 10 9
Fund Number 44

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 10/31/24

Returns at NAV
| With Sales Charge
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Quarter-End Returns as of 9/30/24

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Volatility & Return

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Equities

For Class A Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
TEPAX
Bloomberg Municipal Bond 1-7 Year Blend 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 2.25% N/A
Fund at MOP 2.19% 2.46%
As of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book
Cash Flow
Earnings
Fund -- -- --
Bloomberg Municipal Bond 1-7 Year Blend Index
-- -- --
Fund as of 9/30/24. Index as of --.

Portfolio Solutions Committee

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Alan N. Berro 12 33 38
Michelle J. Black 4 22 29
Brittain Ezzes 1 2 26
Samir Mathur 4 11 31
Wesley K. Phoa 12 25 30
John R. Queen 4 22 34
Andrew B. Suzman 12 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(208)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(208 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(199 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(147 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Above Average
HIGH
LOW
Category
Muni National Short
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MORNINGSTAR RATINGS
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
2.71
Sharpe Ratio
-0.14
For the 10 Years ending 10/31/24 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
Morningstar
Benchmark
Bloomberg Municipal Bond 1-7 Year Blend Index
Bloomberg Municipal TR USD
R-squared
96 94
Beta
0.91 0.52
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside)
91/89 51/54
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).
AAA/Aaa
22.1%
AA/Aa
41.6%
A
19.1%
BBB/Baa
5.3%
BB/Ba
0.3%
B
0.1%
Unrated
3.5%
Cash & equivalents
8.0%
% of net assets as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Average Life Breakdown

0-4.9 Years
69.6%
5-9.9 Years
22.9%
10-19.9 Years
1.0%
20-29.9 Years
0.1%
30+ Years
--
% of net assets as of 9/30/2024 (updated monthly)

Holdings

Bonds Breakdown

Bond Details

Total bond holdings
General obligation bonds 6.8%
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes 0.1%

% of net assets as of 9/30/2024 (updated quarterly)

Geographic Breakdown

Top States
Texas
12.3%
California
9.0%
New York
6.7%
Illinois
4.9%
Alabama
4.0%
Georgia
3.9%
Pennsylvania
3.9%
Florida
3.3%
Colorado
2.9%
Michigan
2.6%
% of net assets as of 9/30/2024

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
01/26/24 01/26/24 01/29/24 $0.0114 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.54
02/26/24 02/26/24 02/27/24 $0.0172 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.56
03/25/24 03/25/24 03/26/24 $0.0166 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.56
04/25/24 04/25/24 04/26/24 $0.0189 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.47
05/28/24 05/28/24 05/29/24 $0.02 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.46
06/25/24 06/25/24 06/26/24 $0.0172 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.53
07/26/24 07/26/24 07/29/24 $0.0194 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.57
08/27/24 08/27/24 08/28/24 $0.0162 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.65
09/25/24 09/25/24 09/26/24 $0.0206 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.68
10/28/24 10/28/24 10/29/24 $0.0188 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.61
2024 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.1763 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.1763

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.00%
Other Expenses 0.04%
Acquired (Underlying) Fund Fees and Expenses 0.24%
Service 12b-1 0.30%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

TEPAX 0.58%
Lipper Short-Intmdt Municipal Debt Funds Average
0.58%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 9/30/24 (updated quarterly).