Fund Details

Summary

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Eight decades of consistency. Invests primarily in larger, well-established companies that represent a wide cross section of the U.S. economy. It seeks to provide long-term growth of capital and income, with a focus on future income over high current yield.

Price at NAV $46.02 as of 6/02/2023 (updated daily)

Fund Assets (millions) $110,258.2

Portfolio Managers

Expense Ratio

0.58%

Quarterly Fund Fact Sheet (PDF)

Prospectus (PDF)

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Returns at NAV
Returns at MOP

Returns at NAV

Returns at MOP

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-0.57%

1-year return

7.69%

5-year return

9.88%

10-year return

0.81%

30-Day SEC Yield

Returns as of 4/30/23 (updated monthly). Yield as of 4/30/23 (updated monthly).

Asset Mix

	U.S. Equities86.0%		Non-U.S. Equities8.4%
	U.S. Bonds0.2%		Non-U.S. Bonds0.0%
	Cash & Equivalents 5.4%

	U.S. Equities86.0%
	Non-U.S. Equities8.4%
	U.S. Bonds0.2%
	Non-U.S. Bonds0.0%
	Cash & Equivalents 5.4%

As of 4/30/2023 (updated monthly)

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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

AIVSX

S&P 500 Index

Other AF Funds

Standard Deviation as of 04/30/2023 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 04/30/2023 (updated monthly) .

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Market Capitalization

84.9%

Large

15.1%

Medium

0.0%

Small

$158,057.15 Million

Weighted Average

As of 3/31/2023 (updated quarterly). Morningstar data as of 3/31/2023 (updated quarterly).

Morningstar Ownership Zone^TM

Large Blend

Weighted average of holdings

75% of fund's stock holdings

Morningstar data as of 3/31/23 (updated quarterly)

INSIGHTS ON THE MORNINGSTAR OWNERSHIP ZONE

Description

Objective

The fund's investment objectives are to achieve long-term growth of capital and income.

Distinguishing Characteristics

With an 80-plus-year track record, this strategy invests primarily in larger, well-established companies that represent a wide cross section of the U.S. economy. It seeks to provide long-term growth of capital and income with a focus on future income.

Types of Investments

Principally invests in common stocks; may also hold securities convertible into common stocks, as well as bonds (generally rated Baa or BBB or better, or unrated, but determined by the fund’s investment adviser to be of equivalent quality), U.S. government securities, nonconvertible preferred stocks, and cash and equivalents.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception	1/01/1934
Fund Assets (millions) As of 4/30/2023	$110,258.2
Companies/Issuers Holdings are as of 3/31/2023 (updated quarterly).	190+
Shareholder Accounts Shareholder accounts are as of 4/30/2023	1,994,378
Regular Dividends Paid	Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec

Minimum Initial Investment	$250
Capital Gains Paid	Jun, Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2022)	31%
Fiscal Year-End	Dec
Prospectus Date	03/01/2023
CUSIP	461308 10 8
Fund Number	4

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 4/30/23
Quarter-End Returns as of 3/31/23

ANNUAL RETURNS CHART

Month-End Returns as of 4/30/23

Returns at NAV

| at MOP

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AIVSX

S&P 500 Index

ANNUAL RETURNS CHART

Quarter-End Returns as of 3/31/23

Growth of 10K
High & Low Prices

Growth of 10K

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For Class A Shares, this chart tracks a hypothetical investment with dividends reinvested through 12/31/2022.

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AIVSX

S&P 500 Index

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High & Low Prices

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Yield

	12-month
	Distribution Rates	30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV	1.33%	N/A
Fund at MOP	1.26%	0.81%

As of 4/30/2023 (updated monthly)

Valuation

	Price/	Price/	Price/
	Book	Cash Flow	Earnings
Fund	3.14	10.79	18.20
S&P 500 Index	3.40	11.20	18.60

Fund as of 3/31/23. Index as of 3/31/23.

Portfolio Management

LEARN ABOUT THE CAPITAL SYSTEM^SM

Years of Experience with Fund

Years of Experience with Capital Group

Years of Experience with Investment Industry

Aline Avzaradel 20 19 4

Christopher D. Buchbinder 27 27 16

Grant L. Cambridge 30 26 9

Martin Jacobs 34 22 4

James B. Lovelace 41 41 31

Donald D. O'Neal 38 38 31

Martin Romo 31 30 5

Jessica C. Spaly 26 20 2

James Terrile 28 27 3

Aline Avzaradel	4	19	20
Christopher D. Buchbinder	16	27
Grant L. Cambridge	9	26	30
Martin Jacobs	4	22	34
James B. Lovelace	31	41
Donald D. O'Neal	31	38
Martin Romo	5	30	31
Jessica C. Spaly	2	20	26
James Terrile	3	27	28

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 Rating^TM Funds rated(1268)
3-yr. Morningstar Rating^TM (1268 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar Rating^TM (1169 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar Rating^TM (867 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk	Below Average HIGH LOW
Category	Large Blend

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MORNINGSTAR RATINGS

Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 4/30/2023 (updated monthly).

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Lipper Leader Scorecard

	Overall Over-all	3 yr.	5 yr.	10 yr.
Consistent Return Within Category Funds Rated	(588)	(588)	(535)	(419)
Expense Within Category Funds Rated	(142)	(142)	(136)	(121)
Preservation Within Category Funds Rated	(12487)	(12487)	(11399)	(8006)
Tax Efficiency Within Category Funds Rated	(588)	(588)	(535)	(419)
Total Return Within Category Funds Rated	(588)	(588)	(535)	(419)
Category		Large-Cap Core Funds

KEY

HIGHEST

LOWEST

As of 4/30/2023 (updated monthly)

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation	13.90
Sharpe Ratio	0.72
For the 10 Years ending 4/30/23 (updated monthly).
	American Funds/ Morningstar Benchmark
	S&P 500 TR USD
R-squared	96
Beta	0.92
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside)	97/92
American Funds and Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 4/30/23 (updated monthly).

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Sectors | Top Industries

Equity Fund Holdings

	Information technology 18.6%
	Health care 14.0%
	Industrials 13.7%
	Financials 9.6%
	Communication services 9.5%
	Consumer discretionary 8.3%
	Consumer staples 7.8%
	Energy 5.2%
	Materials 3.6%
	Utilities 3.3%
	Real estate 1.6%

% of net assets as of 3/31/2023 (updated quarterly)

Microsoft

7.4%

Broadcom

4.1%

General Electric

3.8%

Alphabet

3.3%

Meta Platforms

2.4%

British American Tobacco

2.3%

Abbott Laboratories

2.2%

Amazon

2.2%

Comcast

2.1%

Apple

2.0%

% of net assets as of 4/30/2023 (updated monthly)

QUARTERLY HOLDINGS

HOLDINGS SEARCH

Geographic Breakdown

Regions | Top Countries

United States

86.8%

Europe

4.9%

Asia & Pacific Basin

1.3%

Other (Including Canada & Latin America)

2.4%

Cash & equivalents

4.6%

% of net assets as of 3/31/2023 (updated quarterly)

The New Geography of Investing ®

Equity Portion Breakdown by Domicile | Equity Portion Breakdown by Revenue

Regions	Fund	S&P 500 Index
United States	91.0%	100.0%
Canada	2.2%	0.0%
Europe	5.5%	0.0%
Japan	0.7%	0.0%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan	0.6%	0.0%

% of net assets as of 3/31/2023 (updated quarterly)

Regions	Fund	S&P 500 Index
United States	86.7%	100.0%
Canada	2.1%	0.0%
Europe	5.2%	0.0%
Japan	0.7%	0.0%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan	0.6%	0.0%
Cash & Equivalents	4.6%	--
Fixed Income	0.1%	--

% of net assets as of 3/31/2023 (updated quarterly)

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End
Historical Prices Year-End

FIND HISTORICAL PRICES

Historical Prices Month-End

2023

FIND HISTORICAL PRICES

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 06/02/23

Historical Distributions as of 06/02/23

2023

Record Date	Calculated Date	Pay Date	Income Dividend Regular	Income Dividend Special	Cap. Gains Long-Term	Cap. Gains Short-Term	Reinvest NAV
03/15/23	03/15/23	03/16/23	$0.155	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$41.59
		2023 Year-to-Date:	Dividends Subtotal: $0.155		Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
			Total Distributions: $0.155

Rate	As of Date
0.00000000	03/16/2023
0.00000000	03/17/2023
0.00000000	03/20/2023
0.00000000	03/21/2023
0.00000000	03/22/2023
0.00000000	03/23/2023
0.00000000	03/24/2023
0.00000000	03/27/2023
0.00000000	03/28/2023
0.00000000	03/29/2023
0.00000000	03/30/2023
0.00000000	03/31/2023
0.00000000	04/03/2023
0.00000000	04/04/2023
0.00000000	04/05/2023
0.00000000	04/06/2023
0.00000000	04/10/2023
0.00000000	04/11/2023
0.00000000	04/12/2023
0.00000000	04/13/2023
0.00000000	04/14/2023
0.00000000	04/17/2023
0.00000000	04/18/2023
0.00000000	04/19/2023
0.00000000	04/20/2023
0.00000000	04/21/2023
0.00000000	04/24/2023
0.00000000	04/25/2023
0.00000000	04/26/2023
0.00000000	04/27/2023
0.00000000	04/28/2023
0.00000000	05/01/2023
0.00000000	05/02/2023
0.00000000	05/03/2023
0.00000000	05/04/2023
0.00000000	05/05/2023
0.00000000	05/08/2023
0.00000000	05/09/2023
0.00000000	05/10/2023
0.00000000	05/11/2023
0.00000000	05/12/2023
0.00000000	05/15/2023
0.00000000	05/16/2023
0.00000000	05/17/2023
0.00000000	05/18/2023
0.00000000	05/19/2023
0.00000000	05/22/2023
0.00000000	05/23/2023
0.00000000	05/24/2023
0.00000000	05/25/2023
0.00000000	05/26/2023
0.00000000	05/30/2023
0.00000000	05/31/2023
0.00000000	06/01/2023
0.00000000	06/02/2023

FIND HISTORICAL DISTRIBUTIONS

Rate		As of-Date
0.00000000		03/16/2023
0.00000000		03/17/2023
0.00000000		03/20/2023
0.00000000		03/21/2023
0.00000000		03/22/2023
0.00000000		03/23/2023
0.00000000		03/24/2023
0.00000000		03/27/2023
0.00000000		03/28/2023
0.00000000		03/29/2023
0.00000000		03/30/2023
0.00000000		03/31/2023
0.00000000		04/03/2023
0.00000000		04/04/2023
0.00000000		04/05/2023
0.00000000		04/06/2023
0.00000000		04/10/2023
0.00000000		04/11/2023
0.00000000		04/12/2023
0.00000000		04/13/2023
0.00000000		04/14/2023
0.00000000		04/17/2023
0.00000000		04/18/2023
0.00000000		04/19/2023
0.00000000		04/20/2023
0.00000000		04/21/2023
0.00000000		04/24/2023
0.00000000		04/25/2023
0.00000000		04/26/2023
0.00000000		04/27/2023
0.00000000		04/28/2023
0.00000000		05/01/2023
0.00000000		05/02/2023
0.00000000		05/03/2023
0.00000000		05/04/2023
0.00000000		05/05/2023
0.00000000		05/08/2023
0.00000000		05/09/2023
0.00000000		05/10/2023
0.00000000		05/11/2023
0.00000000		05/12/2023
0.00000000		05/15/2023
0.00000000		05/16/2023
0.00000000		05/17/2023
0.00000000		05/18/2023
0.00000000		05/19/2023
0.00000000		05/22/2023
0.00000000		05/23/2023
0.00000000		05/24/2023
0.00000000		05/25/2023
0.00000000		05/26/2023
0.00000000		05/30/2023
0.00000000		05/31/2023
0.00000000		06/01/2023
0.00000000		06/02/2023

Fees & Expenses

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Fees


Annual Management Fees	0.23%
Other Expenses	0.11%
Service 12b-1	0.24%

As of each fund's most recent prospectus.

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Expense Ratio

AIVSX	0.58%
Lipper Growth & Income Funds Average	1.06%

Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 3/31/23 (updated quarterly).

Resources

Literature for AIVSX

Quarterly Fund Fact Sheet (PDF) 05/23
Quarterly Attribution Report (PDF) 04/23
Single Sheet (PDF) 05/23
Summary Prospectus (PDF) 03/23
Prospectus (PDF) 03/23
Statement of additional information (PDF) 03/23
Semi-Annual Report (PDF) 08/22
Annual Report (PDF) 02/23

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Summary

Returns at NAV

Returns at MOP

Returns at NAV

Returns at MOP

Asset Mix

Volatility & Return

Market Capitalization

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM

Description

Fund Facts

Returns

Month-End Returns as of 4/30/23

Quarter-End Returns as of 3/31/23

Month-End Returns as of 4/30/23

Quarter-End Returns as of 3/31/23

Growth of 10K

High & Low Prices

Growth of 10K

High & Low Prices

Yield

Valuation

Portfolio Management

Ratings & Risk

Morningstar Rating TM

Lipper Leader Scorecard

Risk Measures

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Top Equities

Geographic Breakdown

The New Geography of Investing ®

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Prices & Distributions

Historical Prices Month-End

Historical Prices Year-End

Historical Prices Month-End

Historical Prices Year-End

Historical Distributions as of 06/02/23

Historical Distributions as of 06/02/23

Fees & Expenses

Fees

Expense Ratio

Resources

Literature for AIVSX

About Our Funds

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Morningstar Ownership Zone^TM

Morningstar Rating ^TM