January 23, 2026
Capital gain distributions for 2025 are listed below.
For American Funds and public-private funds, distributions are based on the fund shares owned at the beginning of the day on the record date. For Capital Group exchange-traded funds, distributions are based on the fund shares owned at the end of the day on the record date.
Read our Capital gains FAQ to learn about capital gain distributions and how they affect your account.
Footnote/Important information:
*Some funds may pay a year-end distribution of short-term capital gains, which are taxed as ordinary income.
† Effective January 1, 2026, American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund® was named American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Income Fund; American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fund® was named American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Income Fund; American Funds 2015 Target Date Retirement Fund® was named American Funds 2015 Target Date Retirement Income Fund; and American Funds 2010 Target Date Retirement Fund® was named American Funds 2010 Target Date Retirement Income Fund.
In December, many funds paid regular income dividends. In addition, several funds paid special dividends.
Income dividends for American Funds can be found in Historical Distributions.
Income dividends for ETFs can be found in Historical Distributions.
Income dividends for the public-private funds can be accessed from each fund's details page by clicking on the FIND HISTORICAL DISTRIBUTIONS link, located under "Prices and distributions" in the Returns section.
The following funds paid special dividends in December, in addition to their regular dividend payment.
Footnote/Important information:
1 While the regular dividend payment for these funds are 100% tax-exempt, the special dividends disclosed in the chart are 100% taxable.
Funds that invest in stocks of U.S. corporations and many of those based outside the U.S. pay dividends that qualify for lower tax rates. However, when a fund derives a significant portion of its income from sources such as interest, short-term capital gains and dividends from certain international corporations, a portion of its dividend does not qualify for reduced tax rates. Instead, that portion is taxed at the ordinary income rates. Funds that derive all of their income from investments in bonds, money market instruments and non-dividend-paying investments do not pay qualified dividends.
For most investors, the amount of qualified dividends received will be reported on Form 1099-DIV (mailed by January 31, 2026).
Footnotes/Important Information:
*This percentage applies to the fund's taxable income dividends and foreign taxes reported on Box 1a of Form 1099-DIV.
†This percentage applies to the fund's short-term capital gain distributions reported on Box 1a of Form 1099-DIV.
‡Effective January 1, 2026, American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund® was named American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Income Fund; American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fund® was named American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Income Fund; American Funds 2015 Target Date Retirement Fund® was named American Funds 2015 Target Date Retirement Income Fund; and American Funds 2010 Target Date Retirement Fund® was named American Funds 2010 Target Date Retirement Income Fund.
For the year ended December 31, 2025, distributions made by American Funds Emerging Markets Bond Fund, American Funds Strategic Bond Fund and Capital World Bond Fund exceeded total taxable income resulting in a return of capital for tax purposes. Refer to “Form 8937: Report of Organizational Actions” in our Tax Center for more information. The actual amount of return of capital will be reported in Box 3 "Nondividend Distributions" of the 2025 1099-DIV (mailed in late January).