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Investment Fund

SM

Share Class

Summary

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Built for long-term growth. Seeks to help investors pursue longer term goals through exposure to a diverse mix of stocks of companies with strong growth potential.
Price at NAV $18.57 as of 3/24/2023 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $13,262.0
Portfolio Solutions Committee Members
7
Expense Ratio
0.74%

Underlying Funds

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities72.1%
Non-U.S. Equities22.0%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
5.9%
U.S. Equities72.1%
Non-U.S. Equities22.0%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
5.9%
As of 2/28/2023 (updated monthly)

Market Capitalization

66.0%
Large
25.6%
Medium
8.3%
Small
$62,873.98 Million
Weighted Average


As of 12/31/2022 (updated quarterly). Morningstar data as of 12/31/2022 (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
GWPAX
S&P 500 Index
Other AF Funds
Standard Deviation as of 02/28/2023 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 02/28/2023 (updated monthly) .
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Returns at NAV

Returns at MOP

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-16.56%
1-year return
4.62%
5-year return
8.71%
10-year return
0.40%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 2/28/23 (updated monthly). Yield as of 2/28/23 (updated monthly).

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM

Allocation--85%+ Equity
Weighted average of holdings
75% of fund's stock holdings
Morningstar data as of 12/31/22 (updated quarterly)

Description

Objective
The fund's investment objective is to provide long-term growth of capital.
Distinguishing Characteristics
The fund will attempt to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings.
Types of Investments
The underlying American Funds will primarily consist of growth funds and growth-and-income funds, which principally invest in equity securities and which may have significant holdings of issuers domiciled outside the United States.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 5/18/2012
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 2/28/2023
$13,262.0
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 12/31/2022 (updated quarterly).
1325+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 2/28/2023
406,247
Regular Dividends Paid
Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2022) 2%
Fiscal Year-End Oct
Prospectus Date 01/01/2023
CUSIP 02630R 78 1
Fund Number 53

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 2/28/23

Quarter-End Returns as of 12/31/22

Growth of 10K

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For Class A Shares, this chart tracks a hypothetical investment with dividends reinvested through 12/31/2022.
GWPAX
S&P 500 Index

High & Low Prices

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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 0.30% N/A
Fund at MOP 0.28% 0.40%
As of 2/28/2023 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book Cash Flow Earnings
Fund 3.16 10.12 17.49
S&P 500 Index
3.20 10.00 16.90
Fund as of 12/31/22. Index as of 12/31/22.

Portfolio Solutions Committee

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Alan N. Berro 11 32 37
Michelle J. Black 3 21 28
Samir Mathur 3 10 30
Wesley K. Phoa 11 24 29
John R. Queen 3 21 33
William L. Robbins 3 28 31
Andrew B. Suzman 11 29
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(192)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(192 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(185 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(127 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Above Average
HIGH
LOW
Category Allocation--85%+ Equity
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 2/28/2023 (updated monthly).
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Lipper Leader Scorecard

Over-all 3 yr. 5 yr. 10 yr.
Consistent Return Within Category
Funds Rated

(135)

(135)

(115)

(65)
Expense Within Category
Funds Rated

(35)

(35)

(29)

(19)
Preservation Within Category
Funds Rated

(12479)

(12479)

(11350)

(7964)
Tax Efficiency Within Category
Funds Rated

(134)

(134)

(114)

(66)
Total Return Within Category
Funds Rated

(136)

(136)

(116)

(66)
Category Global Multi-Cap Growth
KEY
HIGHEST LOWEST
As of 2/28/2023 (updated monthly)

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
15.06
Sharpe Ratio
0.61
For the 10 Years ending 2/28/23 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
Morningstar
Benchmark
S&P 500 Index
Morningstar Mod Tgt Risk TR USD
R-squared 93 93
Beta 0.97 1.53
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 105/91 153/157
American Funds Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 12/31/22 (updated quarterly).
Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 2/28/23 (updated monthly).

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Equity Fund Holdings
Information technology 21.3%
Health care 17.5%
Consumer discretionary 14.5%
Industrials 11.3%
Financials 8.5%
Communication services 6.3%
Consumer staples 4.2%
Energy 3.6%
Materials 3.3%
Utilities 1.2%
Real estate 0.8%

% of net assets as of 12/31/2022 (updated quarterly)

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Geographic Breakdown

United States
71.1%
Europe
10.9%
Asia & Pacific Basin
6.8%
Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
3.7%
Cash & equivalents
7.5%
% of net assets as of 12/31/2022 (updated quarterly)

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 01/26/23

2022
Record
Date
Calculated
Date
Pay Date
Income Dividend Regular
Income Dividend Special
Cap. Gains Long-Term
Cap. Gains Short-Term
Reinvest NAV
12/28/22 12/28/22 12/29/22 $0.0614 $0.00 $1.6902 $0.00 $17.35
2022 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.0614 Cap Gains Subtotal: $1.6902
Total Distributions: $1.7516

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.00%
Other Expenses 0.12%
Acquired (Underlying) Fund Fees and Expenses 0.37%
Service 12b-1 0.25%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

GWPAX 0.74%
Lipper Global Multi-Cap Growth Funds Average
0.78%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 12/31/22 (updated quarterly).