Investment Fund

Share Class

Summary

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Balances growth and income. Offers exposure to a mix of global stocks and bonds that can temper the impact of volatility while seeking capital appreciation and income opportunities.
Price at NAV $17.03 as of 4/17/2024 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $13,426.7
Portfolio Solutions Committee Members
7
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
0.65 / 0.65%
Quarterly Fund Fact Sheet (PDF)
Prospectus (PDF)

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities48.3%
Non-U.S. Equities19.0%
U.S. Bonds22.7%
Non-U.S. Bonds5.5%
Cash & Equivalents
4.5%
As of 3/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Fund Statistics

5.6 years
Effective Duration
5.2%
Average Yield
to Worst
4.2%
Average Coupon
% of net assets as of 3/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Market Capitalization

79.1%
Large
17.2%
Medium
3.6%
Small
$115,856.98 Million
Weighted Average


As of 12/31/2023 (updated quarterly). Morningstar data as of 3/31/2024 (updated quarterly).
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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
BLPAX
S&P 500 Index
Other AF Funds
Standard Deviation as of 03/31/2024 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 03/31/2024 (updated monthly) .
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Returns at NAV

Returns at MOP

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9.14%
1-year return
6.69%
5-year return
6.48%
10-year return
1.75%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 3/31/24 (updated monthly). Yield as of 3/31/24 (updated monthly).

Description

Objective
The fund's investment objectives are to provide current income and long-term growth of capital and income.
Distinguishing Characteristics
Pursues its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings.
Types of Investments
The underlying American Funds may represent a variety of fund categories such as growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds and bond funds.
Portfolio Restrictions
Will invest at least 45% of its assets in common stocks and other equity investments, and through its investments in the underlying funds, will invest at least 25% of the value of its assets in bonds and other debt securities (including money market instruments).

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 5/18/2012
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 2/29/2024
 $13,426.7
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 3/31/2024 (updated monthly).
 3056+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 3/31/2024
 176,812
Regular Dividends Paid
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2023) 9%
Fiscal Year-End Oct
Prospectus Date 01/01/2024
CUSIP 02630Y 26 5
Fund Number 50

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 3/31/24

Returns at NAV
| at MOP
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BLPAX
S&P 500 Index
ANNUAL RETURNS CHART

Quarter-End Returns as of 3/31/24

Growth of 10K

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For Class A Shares, this chart tracks a hypothetical investment with dividends reinvested, over the last 20 years, or since inception date if the fund has been in existence under 20 years, through 12/31/2023.
BLPAX
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 2.11% N/A
Fund at MOP 1.99% 1.75%
As of 3/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book
Cash Flow
Earnings
Fund 3.14 12.62 18.24
S&P 500 Index
3.80 13.90 19.90
Fund as of 3/31/24. Index as of 12/31/23.

Portfolio Solutions Committee

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Alan N. Berro 12 33 38
Michelle J. Black 4 22 29
Brittain Ezzes 1 2 26
Samir Mathur 4 11 31
Wesley K. Phoa 12 25 30
John R. Queen 4 22 34
Andrew B. Suzman 12 30
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(686)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(686 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(646 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(487 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Average
HIGH
LOW
Category
Moderate Allocation
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MORNINGSTAR RATINGS
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 3/31/2024 (updated monthly).
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Lipper Leader Scorecard

Over-all 3 yr. 5 yr. 10 yr.
Consistent Return Within Category
Funds Rated
(436)
(436)
(411)
(331)
Expense Within Category
Funds Rated
(121)
(121)
(116)
(100)
Preservation Within Category
Funds Rated
(4529)
(4529)
(4009)
(2598)
Tax Efficiency Within Category
Funds Rated
(437)
(437)
(412)
(332)
Total Return Within Category
Funds Rated
(437)
(437)
(412)
(332)
Category Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth
KEY
HIGHEST LOWEST
As of 3/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
10.03
Sharpe Ratio
0.59
For the 10 Years ending 3/31/24 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
Morningstar
Benchmark
S&P 500 Index
Morningstar Mod Tgt Risk TR USD
R-squared
92 97
Beta
0.64 1.00
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside)
68/62 98/106
American Funds Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 3/31/24 (updated monthly).
Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 3/31/24 (updated monthly).
U.S. Treasuries/Agencies
4.1%
AAA/Aaa
8.9%
AA/Aa
1.7%
A
4.7%
BBB/Baa
4.6%
BB/Ba
2.3%
B
1.0%
CCC & Below
0.3%
Unrated
0.7%
Cash & equivalents
4.6%
% of net assets as of 3/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Average Life Breakdown

0-4.9 Years
11.2%
5-9.9 Years
13.1%
10-19.9 Years
2.0%
20-29.9 Years
1.8%
30+ Years
0.2%
% of net assets as of 3/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Sectors | Top Industries
Equity Fund Holdings
 Information technology 13.7%
Health care 9.9%
Financials 9.1%
Industrials 8.7%
Consumer discretionary 5.9%
Consumer staples 5.2%
Communication services 4.6%
Energy 3.9%
Materials 2.9%
Utilities 2.2%
Real estate 1.1%

% of net assets as of 3/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Bonds Breakdown

Geographic Breakdown

Regions
United States
71.0%
Europe
12.6%
Asia & Pacific Basin
6.3%
Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
5.6%
Cash & equivalents
4.5%
% of net assets as of 3/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

2024

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 04/17/24

FIND HISTORICAL DISTRIBUTIONS
2024
Record
Date		 Calculated
Date		 Pay Date
Income Dividend Regular
Income Dividend Special
Cap. Gains Long-Term
Cap. Gains Short-Term
Reinvest NAV
03/25/24 03/25/24 03/26/24 $0.0504 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $17.53
2024 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.0504 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.0504

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.00%
Other Expenses 0.06%
Acquired (Underlying) Fund Fees and Expenses 0.34%
Service 12b-1 0.25%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

BLPAX 0.65%
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds Average
1.02%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 3/31/24 (updated quarterly).