Investment Fund

Share Class

Summary

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A prudent approach to global investing. Global strategy pursues prudent growth of capital and conservation of principal by investing in companies predominately based in developed markets. The strategy seeks to provide a smoother return profile over a full market cycle — less volatility and lower downside capture than the market.
Price at NAV $28.58 as of 2/04/2026 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $19,371.4
Portfolio Managers
4
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
1.61 / 1.61%
Prospectus
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Returns at NAV

Returns with CDSC

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20.43%
1-year return
7.96%
5-year return
10.45%
10-year return
0.09%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 12/31/25 (updated monthly). Yield as of 12/31/25 (updated monthly).

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities49.3%
Non-U.S. Equities45.5%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
5.2%
As of 12/31/2025 (updated monthly)
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Volatility & Return

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Equities

For Class 529-C Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
CGVBX
MSCI World Index
Other AF Funds
Standard Deviation as of 01/31/2026 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 12/31/2025 (updated monthly) .
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Market Capitalization

87.3%
Large
11.5%
Medium
1.3%
Small
$690,764.00 Million
Weighted Average


As of 12/31/2025 (updated quarterly). FactSet data as of 12/31/2025 (updated quarterly).

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM

Global Large-Stock Blend
Weighted average of holdings
75% of fund's stock holdings
Morningstar data as of 12/31/25 (updated quarterly)
INSIGHTS ON THE MORNINGSTAR OWNERSHIP ZONE

Description

Objective
The fund's investment objective is to provide prudent growth of capital and conservation of principal.
Distinguishing Characteristics
This global strategy pursues prudent growth of capital and conservation of principal by investing in companies that are predominately based in developed markets. The strategy seeks to provide a smoother return profile over the full market cycle – with less volatility and lower downside capture than the market – by focusing on companies with characteristics associated with long-term growth and resilience to market declines, including strong balance sheets and dividend payments.
Types of Investments
The fund invests primarily in common stocks, or securities convertible into common stocks.
Holdings Outside the U.S.
Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 40% of net assets outside of the U.S. (or at least the level of the MSCI World Index’s ex-U.S. exposure minus 5%, whichever is lower).
Portfolio Restrictions
The fund may not invest more than 10% of its net assets in the securities of issuers based in emerging markets.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 4/01/2011
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 12/31/2025
 $19,371.4
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 12/31/2025 (updated monthly).
 187+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 12/31/2025
 135
Regular Dividends Paid
Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2025) 35%
Fiscal Year-End Oct
Prospectus Date 01/01/2026
CUSIP 14020E 80 9
Fund Number 13122

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 12/31/25

Returns at NAV
| with CDSC
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CGVBX
MSCI World Index
ANNUAL RETURNS CHART

Quarter-End Returns as of 12/31/25

Growth of 10K

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High & Low Prices

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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 0.00% 0.09%
Fund at MOP N/A N/A
As of 12/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book
Cash Flow
Earnings
Fund 3.77 13.54 20.17
MSCI World Index
3.40 14.10 --
Fund as of 12/31/25. Index as of 12/31/25.
Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Eu-Gene Cheah 3 28
Noriko Chen 1 27 36
Gerald Du Manoir 15 35
Brant Thompson 1 18 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(305)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(305 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(297 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(199 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Below Average
HIGH
LOW
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MORNINGSTAR RATINGS
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 1/31/2026 (updated monthly).

Lipper Leader Scorecard

Over-all 3 yr. 5 yr. 10 yr.
Consistent Return Within Category
Funds Rated
(124)
(124)
(123)
Expense Within Category
Funds Rated
(17)
(17)
(17)
Preservation Within Category
Funds Rated
(11998)
(11998)
(11092)
Tax Efficiency Within Category
Funds Rated
(124)
(124)
(123)
Total Return Within Category
Funds Rated
(124)
(124)
(123)
Category Global Large-Cap Core
KEY
HIGHEST LOWEST
As of 12/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
13.38
Sharpe Ratio
0.68
For the 10 Years ending 1/31/26 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
Morningstar
Benchmark
MSCI World Index
MSCI ACWI NR USD
R-squared
95 96
Beta
0.90 0.92
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside)
--/-- 94/91
American Funds Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 12/31/25 (updated monthly).
Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 1/31/26 (updated monthly).

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Sectors | Top Industries
Equity Fund Holdings
 Information technology 23.3%
Industrials 19.0%
Financials 15.4%
Health care 8.1%
Communication services 7.8%
Consumer discretionary 7.2%
Consumer staples 4.6%
Utilities 4.2%
Energy 2.6%
Materials 2.0%
Real estate 0.6%

% of net assets as of 12/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Top Equities

Alphabet
4.3%
Broadcom
4.2%
Microsoft
3.6%
Apple
2.7%
TSMC
2.5%
JPMorgan Chase
2.3%
General Electric aka GE Aerospace
2.2%
Safran
1.9%
ASML
1.8%
AstraZeneca
1.7%

% of net assets as of 12/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Geographic Breakdown

Regions | Top Countries
United States
49.3%
Europe
30.1%
Asia & Pacific Basin
13.3%
Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
2.1%
Cash & equivalents
5.2%
% of net assets as of 12/31/2025 (updated monthly)

The New Geography of Investing ®

Equity Portion Breakdown by Domicile | Equity Portion Breakdown by Revenue
Regions Fund
MSCI World Index
United States 52.0% 71.9%
Canada 2.0% 3.4%
Europe & Middle East 31.7% 16.7%
Japan 6.2% 5.5%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 2.8% 2.5%
China 1.4% 0.0%
Emerging markets ex. China 3.9% 0.0%

% of net assets as of 12/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
MSCI World Index
United States 49.3% 71.9%
Canada 1.9% 3.4%
Europe & Middle East 30.1% 16.7%
Japan 5.9% 5.5%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 2.6% 2.5%
China 1.3% 0.0%
Emerging markets ex. China 3.7% 0.0%
Cash & equivalents
5.1% --

% of net assets as of 12/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

2026

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions

FIND HISTORICAL DISTRIBUTIONS
2025
Record
Date		 Calculated
Date		 Pay Date
Income Dividend Regular
Income Dividend Special
Cap. Gains Long-Term
Cap. Gains Short-Term
Reinvest NAV
No data available for 2025
2025 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.00 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.00

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.41%
Other Expenses 0.20%
Service 12b-1 1.00%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

CGVBX 1.61%
Lipper Global Funds Average
1.77%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 12/31/25 (updated quarterly).