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Investment Fund

Share Class

Summary

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A flexible approach to global growth. Seeks to take advantage of evolving global trade patterns by predominantly investing in multinational companies that have strong growth prospects.
Price at NAV $59.72 as of 3/27/2024 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $132,706.6
Portfolio Managers
10
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
0.79 / 0.79%

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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

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19.69%
1-year return
11.41%
5-year return
9.72%
10-year return
0.82%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 2/29/24 (updated monthly). Yield as of 2/29/24 (updated monthly).

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities52.3%
Non-U.S. Equities42.7%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
5.0%
As of 2/29/2024 (updated monthly)

Growth of 10K

High & Low Prices

Market Capitalization

86.8%
Large
12.6%
Medium
0.7%
Small
$136,126.95 Million
Weighted Average


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

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM

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

Description

Fund Objective
The fund's investment objective is to provide you with long-term growth of capital.
Distinguishing Characteristics
Seeks to take advantage of evolving global trade patterns by predominantly investing in companies that have potential for growth in capital. Invests primarily in multinational companies with a meaningful share of their sales and operations outside of their home countries. This approach provides the strategy’s portfolio managers with geographic flexibility and the ability to navigate different markets.
Types of Investments
Invests primarily in common stocks that are believed to have the potential for growth.
Holdings Outside the U.S.
The fund may invest up to 100% of assets outside the United States, though this is unlikely since New Perspective Fund is a global fund.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 3/13/1973
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 2/29/2024
$132,706.6
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 2/29/2024 (updated monthly).
272+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 2/29/2024
235,939
Regular Dividends Paid
Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2023) 17%
Fiscal Year-End Sep
Prospectus Date 12/01/2023
CUSIP 648018 50 5
Fund Number 1007

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 2/29/24

Quarter-End Returns as of 12/31/23

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Volatility & Return

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Equities

For Class 529-A Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
CNPAX
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
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 0.83% N/A
Fund at MOP 0.80% 0.82%
As of 2/29/2024 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book Cash Flow Earnings
Fund 3.33 13.00 18.82
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
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
Barbara Burtin 5 15
Noriko Honda Chen 11 25 33
Patrice Collette 5 24 29
Brady L. Enright 18 27 32
Kohei Higashi 3 20 28
Jody Jonsson 18 33 35
Robert W. Lovelace 23 38
Anne-Marie Peterson 3 19 29
Andraz Razen 8 19 25
Steven T. Watson 18 34 36
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(324)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(324 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(279 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(191 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Average
HIGH
LOW
Category Global Large-Stock Growth
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 2/29/2024 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
15.83
Sharpe Ratio
0.60
For the 10 Years ending 2/29/24 (updated monthly).
American Funds/
Morningstar Benchmark
MSCI ACWI NR USD
R-squared 95
Beta 1.05
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 100/107
American Funds and Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 2/29/24 (updated monthly).
Active Share
65.3%
As of 12/31/23 (updated quarterly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Equity Fund Holdings
Information technology 20.8%
Health care 15.4%
Industrials 13.8%
Consumer discretionary 12.0%
Financials 10.6%
Communication services 8.8%
Consumer staples 5.4%
Materials 4.5%
Energy 2.7%
Utilities 0.6%
Real estate 0.4%

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

Top Equities

Microsoft
3.9%
Meta Platforms
3.5%
Novo Nordisk
2.9%
Broadcom
2.5%
TSMC
2.3%
ASML
1.8%
Alphabet
1.6%
Tesla Inc
1.6%
Eli Lilly
1.6%
AstraZeneca
1.5%

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

Geographic Breakdown

United States
52.3%
Europe
28.1%
Asia & Pacific Basin
10.5%
Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
4.1%
Cash & equivalents
5.0%
% of net assets as of 2/29/2024 (updated monthly)

The New Geography of Investing ®

Regions Fund
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
United States 55.0% 63.8%
Canada 3.0% 2.7%
Europe 29.7% 15.4%
Japan 3.9% 5.6%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 2.2% 2.5%
Emerging Markets 6.1% 10.0%

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

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
United States 52.3% 63.8%
Canada 2.8% 2.7%
Europe 28.3% 15.4%
Japan 3.7% 5.6%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 2.1% 2.5%
Emerging Markets 5.8% 10.0%
Cash & Equivalents
5.0% 0.0%

% 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 01/25/24

2023
Record
Date
Calculated
Date
Pay Date
Income Dividend Regular
Income Dividend Special
Cap. Gains Long-Term
Cap. Gains Short-Term
Reinvest NAV
12/14/23 12/14/23 12/15/23 $0.5036 $0.00 $2.4715 $0.00 $54.10
2023 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.5036 Cap Gains Subtotal: $2.4715
Total Distributions: $2.9751

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.37%
Other Expenses 0.19%
Service 12b-1 0.23%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

CNPAX 0.79%
Lipper Global Funds Average
1.17%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 12/31/23 (updated quarterly).

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