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Capital Group Funds (Canada)
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Global Equity — Series  
Portfolio data as of March 31, 2019 (updated monthly)
  • Summary
  • Management Team
  • Distributions
Quarterly holdings (PDF)
Portfolio Reviews
Regulatory documents
Fund Codes & MERs
Investment Objective
Long-term growth of capital through investments primarily in common stocks, including growth-oriented stocks, on a global basis. Future income is a secondary objective.
Fund Description
A focus on multinational companies
Invests in both developed and emerging markets.
Returns
Growth of $10,000 Since Inception (Series )
Returns include reinvestment of all distributions and do not reflect the effect of a sales charge. Past returns are not predictive of future returns.
Returns (%)
1 month
YTD
1 year*
3 years*
5 years*
10 years*
Lifetime*
Lifetime (cumulative)
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
*Annualized compound returns
Portfolio Information
Fund assets ($mil) combined series $7,032.0
Dividend yield 1.8%
Companies / issuers   230
Income distributions paid   December
Capital gains paid   December
Return of capital1   Monthly
Portfolio turnover (2018)   31%
Trading expense ratio2   0.07%
Weighted average market cap ($bil):
Portfolio $104.2
Benchmark3 $140.6
Top 10 holdings as a % of:
Portfolio 17.2%
Benchmark3 3.4%
Sector Diversification
Information technology 17.9%
Consumer discretionary 15.2%
Health care 13.6%
Industrials 11.9%
Financials 10.5%
Communication services 7.8%
Materials 6.7%
Energy 4.9%
Consumer staples 4.5%
Utilities 1.1%
Real estate 0.4%
Cash and cash equivalents
  & other assets less liabilities		 5.5%
Total portfolio 100.0%
Effective the end of September 2018, the telecommunication services sector was broadened and renamed to communication services. Certain stocks in the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors were reclassified as communication services companies.
Portfolio Characteristics
 
FundSERV
MER4
Fund inception
Minimum initial investment
Management Team
Years with Capital / Years in profession
Leo Hee 14 / 25
Carl M. Kawaja 27 / 32
Dina N. Perry 27 / 41
Top 10 Holdings
Alphabet 1.7%
AIA Group 1.7%
TSMC 1.5%
Temenos 1.5%
BROADCOM INC 1.4%
CBS 1.4%
Visa 1.2%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals 1.2%
NIBE 1.2%
Orsted 1.1%
Total top 10 holdings 13.9%
Quarterly holdings (PDF)
Geographic Diversification
 United States 51.2%
Europe ex-UK 15.6%
Emerging Markets 11.3%
United Kingdom 6.4%
Canada 3.5%
Japan 3.2%
Pacific Basin ex-Japan 2.8%
Other 0.5%
Cash and cash equivalents
  & other assets less liabilities		 5.5%
Total portfolio 100.0%
1 Payable on Series T4 and F4 only.
2 As of December 31, 2018.
3 MSCI All Country World Index.
4
Capital Group, at its discretion, currently waives some of its management fees or absorbs some expenses of certain Capital Group funds. Such waivers and absorptions may be terminated at any time, but can be expected to continue for certain portfolios until such time as such funds are of sufficient size to reasonably absorb all management fees and expenses incurred in their operations.
The management expense ratios for the portfolios are based on audited total expenses for the year ended December 31, 2018 and are expressed as an annualized percentage of daily average net assets during the period. Actual MERs may vary. The following lists the management expense ratios for Capital Group Global Equity Fund (Canada) before waivers or absorptions for the year ended December 31, 2018: Series A, 2.00%; Series B, 2.17%, Series D, 1.32%; Series F, 0.84%; Series T4, 2.00%; Series F4, 0.84%; Series I, 0.05%.
Updated on a monthly basis.
Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the prospectus before investing. The indicated rates of return are the historical annual compounded total returns including changes in unit value and reinvestment of all dividends and do not take into account sales, redemption, distribution or optional charges or income taxes payable by any unitholder that would have reduced returns. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their value changes frequently and past performance may not be repeated.
Leo Hee
Years at Capital: 14
Years in profession: 25
Based in Hong Kong
Leo Hee is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group and is one of the managers of Capital Group Global Equity Fund (Canada). As an equity investment analyst, he has research responsibility for Asian (excluding Australia and India) insurance, utilities and cyclicals. Prior to joining Capital, he was a research director and portfolio manager for Schroder Investment Management. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Leo is based in Hong Kong.
Carl M. Kawaja
Years at Capital: 27
Years in profession: 32
Based in San Francisco
Carl M. Kawaja is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group and has been managing Capital Group Global Equity Fund (Canada) since its inception in 2002. Earlier in his career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, he covered global household products and U.S. personal care companies, along with Canadian companies. Before joining Capital, Carl was a security analyst for Gabelli & Company in New York, as well as an equity analyst for Lévesque Beaubien in Montreal. He holds a master's degree in finance from Columbia Business School and a bachelor's degree in history from Brown University graduating magna cum laude. Carl is based in San Francisco.
Dina N. Perry
Years at Capital: 27
Years in profession: 41
Based in Washington, D.C.
Dina N. Perry is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group and is one of the portfolio managers of Capital Group Global Equity Fund (Canada). Earlier in her career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, she covered U.S. conglomerates. Before joining Capital, Dina was a senior portfolio manager for Neuberger and Berman. Prior to that, she had been vice president, portfolio manager and chief economist at Chase Investors Management Corp., and an adjunct assistant professor in economics at Pace University. Dina received both a master's degree and bachelor's degree in economics from Queens College. She is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts and the CFA Institute. Dina is based in Washington, D.C.
Capital Group funds and Capital International Asset Management (Canada), Inc., are part of Capital Group, a global investment management firm originating in Los Angeles, California in 1931. Capital Group manages equity assets through three investment groups. These groups make investment and proxy voting decisions independently. Fixed-income investment professionals provide fixed-income research and investment management across the Capital organization; however, for securities with equity characteristics, they act solely on behalf of one of the three equity investment groups.
Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the prospectus before investing. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.
Distributions
   
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2016 Income
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2015 Income
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Historical Prices & Distributions
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Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the prospectus before investing. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.

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