Code of ethics

At all times, American Funds (part of The Capital Group Companies) strives to:

  • place shareholders’ interests first
  • treat all shareholders fairly
  • conduct business honestly, ethically and with integrity


To help us maintain the high business standards we set for ourselves, we have established policies, procedures and a Code of Ethics (PDF)

The Code of Ethics is available in Adobe® Reader® format. If you don’t have Adobe Reader, you can download it from Adobe’s website.

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