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Investment Fund

Share Class

Summary

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A globally diversified multi-asset approach to building income. Aims to prudently produce a growing stream of income and current income that exceeds the average yield paid by U.S. companies in general, an approach that may have the potential to generate equity-like returns with relatively less volatility than global markets. This flexible equity-income fund uses a mix of stocks and bonds in pursuit of its objectives.
Price at NAV $68.21 as of 3/28/2024 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $103,542.3
Portfolio Managers
12
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
0.63 / 0.63%

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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

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5.36%
1-year return
5.24%
5-year return
4.73%
10-year return
3.27%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 2/29/24 (updated monthly). Yield as of 2/29/24 (updated monthly).

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities44.8%
Non-U.S. Equities32.5%
U.S. Bonds18.1%
Non-U.S. Bonds1.1%
Cash & Equivalents
3.5%
As of 2/29/2024 (updated monthly)

Growth of 10K

High & Low Prices

Market Capitalization

85.0%
Large
13.6%
Medium
1.5%
Small
$83,403.88 Million
Weighted Average


As of 12/31/2023 (updated quarterly). Morningstar data as of 12/31/2023 (updated quarterly).

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM

Global Allocation
Weighted average of holdings
75% of fund's stock holdings
Morningstar data as of 12/31/23 (updated quarterly)

Fund Statistics

5.9 years
Effective Duration
5.2%
Average Yield
to Worst
4.7%
Average Coupon
% of net assets as of 2/29/2024 (updated monthly)

Morningstar Style BoxTM— Fixed-Income

High Quality
Moderate Interest-Rate Sensitivity
Morningstar data as of 12/31/23 (updated quarterly)

Description

Fund Objective
The fund has two primary investment objectives. It seeks (1) to provide a level of current income that exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks generally and (2) to provide a growing stream of income over the years. The fund's secondary objective is to provide growth of capital.
Distinguishing Characteristics
This globally diversified fund aims to prudently generate a growing stream of income and current income that exceeds the average yield paid by U.S. companies in general. This flexible equity-income fund uses a mix of stocks and bonds in pursuit of its income objectives, which may have the potential to lead to equity-like returns with relatively less volatility than global markets.
Types of Investments
Normally, at least 50% of assets will be invested in common stocks of large, established companies with proven records of increasing dividends. May also invest in preferred stocks, convertibles, bonds and cash.
Holdings Outside the U.S.
May invest up to 50% of assets outside the U.S.
Portfolio Restrictions
Normally, at least 90% of the fund's portfolio will be invested in income-producing securities.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 7/30/1987
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 2/29/2024
$103,542.3
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 2/29/2024 (updated monthly).
752+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 2/29/2024
199,064
Regular Dividends Paid
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2023) 106%
Fiscal Year-End Oct
Prospectus Date 01/01/2024
CUSIP 140193 50 9
Fund Number 1012

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 2/29/24

CIRAX
70%/30% MSCI All Country World Index/Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index

Quarter-End Returns as of 12/31/23

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Volatility & Return

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For Class 529-A Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
CIRAX
70%/30% MSCI All Country World Index/Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Other AF Funds
Standard Deviation as of 02/29/2024 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 02/29/2024 (updated monthly) .
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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 3.30% N/A
Fund at MOP 3.18% 3.27%
As of 2/29/2024 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book Cash Flow Earnings
Fund 2.19 9.31 13.48
70%/30% MSCI All Country World Index/Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
2.50 10.90 16.60
Fund as of 12/31/23. Index as of 12/31/23.

Portfolio Management

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Aline Avzaradel 8 19 21
Alfonso Barroso 14 29
Grant L. Cambridge 11 27 31
Charles E. Ellwein 3 18 28
David A. Hoag 20 32 36
Winnie Kwan 17 24 27
James B. Lovelace 32 42
Fergus N. MacDonald 9 20 31
Caroline Randall 10 18 26
William L. Robbins 4 29 32
Steven T. Watson 17 34 36
Philip Winston 10 27 39
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(360)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(360 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(340 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(245 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Average
HIGH
LOW
Category Global Allocation
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 2/29/2024 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
10.20
Sharpe Ratio
0.40
For the 10 Years ending 2/29/24 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
Morningstar
Benchmark
70%/30% MSCI All Country World Index/Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Morningstar Mod Tgt Risk TR USD
R-squared 88 89
Beta 0.88 0.98
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 96/90 106/100
American Funds Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 2/29/24 (updated monthly).
Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 2/29/24 (updated monthly).
U.S. Treasuries/Agencies
27.8%
AAA/Aaa
43.7%
AA/Aa
2.5%
A
10.7%
BBB/Baa
10.1%
BB/Ba
3.9%
B
0.2%
CCC & Below
0.0%
Unrated
1.1%
% of net assets as of 2/29/2024 (updated monthly)

Average Life Breakdown

0-4.9 Years
9.5%
5-9.9 Years
7.7%
10-19.9 Years
0.8%
20-29.9 Years
1.3%
30+ Years
0.1%
% of net assets as of 12/31/2023 (updated monthly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Equity Fund Holdings
Financials 13.2%
Information technology 10.4%
Health care 10.2%
Consumer staples 9.0%
Industrials 8.8%
Utilities 6.0%
Energy 5.9%
Real estate 4.3%
Consumer discretionary 4.1%
Communication services 3.2%
Materials 2.2%

% of net assets as of 2/29/2024 (updated monthly)

Bonds Breakdown

Top Equities

Broadcom
4.3%
AbbVie
2.3%
Microsoft
2.2%
Philip Morris International
2.1%
Rtx Corp
1.6%
Abbott Laboratories
1.6%
VICI Properties
1.4%
Canadian Natural Resources
1.2%
Zurich
1.2%
Gilead Sciences
1.2%

% of net assets as of 2/29/2024 (updated monthly)

Geographic Breakdown

United States
62.9%
Europe
19.2%
Asia & Pacific Basin
8.9%
Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
5.5%
Cash & equivalents
3.5%
% of net assets as of 2/29/2024 (updated monthly)

The New Geography of Investing ®

Regions Fund
70%/30% MSCI All Country World Index/Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
United States 57.9% --
Canada 5.3% --
Europe 24.0% --
Japan 3.2% --
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 3.7% --
Emerging Markets 5.9% --

% of net assets as of 2/29/2024 (updated monthly)

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
70%/30% MSCI All Country World Index/Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
United States 44.9% --
Canada 4.1% --
Europe 18.6% --
Japan 2.5% --
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 2.8% --
Emerging Markets 4.6% --
Cash & Equivalents
3.2% --
Fixed Income 19.3% --

% of net assets as of 2/29/2024 (updated monthly)

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 03/28/24

2024
Record
Date
Calculated
Date
Pay Date
Income Dividend Regular
Income Dividend Special
Cap. Gains Long-Term
Cap. Gains Short-Term
Reinvest NAV
03/11/24 03/11/24 03/12/24 $0.4443 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $67.40
2024 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.4443 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.4443

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.23%
Other Expenses 0.17%
Service 12b-1 0.23%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

CIRAX 0.63%
Lipper Global Equity Income Funds Average
1.15%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 12/31/23 (updated quarterly).

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