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Investment Fund

SM

Share Class

Summary

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A disciplined approach to growth-and-income investing. Uses strict eligibility criteria to screen for companies across a broad array of industries with strong balance sheets and consistent dividends and seeks to be fully invested.
Price at NAV $53.19 as of 9/22/2023 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $160,359.0
Portfolio Managers
9
Expense Ratio
0.57%

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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

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6.38%
1-year return
8.39%
5-year return
10.56%
10-year return
1.61%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 8/31/23 (updated monthly). Yield as of 8/31/23 (updated monthly).

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities90.9%
Non-U.S. Equities5.6%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
3.4%
As of 8/31/2023 (updated monthly)

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 12/31/2022.
AWSHX
S&P 500 Index

High & Low Prices

Market Capitalization

84.3%
Large
15.4%
Medium
0.3%
Small
$152,244.13 Million
Weighted Average


As of 6/30/2023 (updated quarterly). Morningstar data as of 6/30/2023 (updated quarterly).

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM

Large Blend
Weighted average of holdings
75% of fund's stock holdings
Morningstar data as of 6/30/23 (updated quarterly)

Description

Fund Objective
The fund's investment objective is to produce income and to provide an opportunity for growth of principal consistent with sound common stock investing.
Distinguishing Characteristics
A disciplined approach to investing that uses strict eligibility criteria to screen for companies with strong balance sheets, consistent dividends, and the ability to pay a dividend. The fund seeks to be fully invested.
Types of Investments
Primarily invests in common stocks and securities convertible into common stocks.
Holdings Outside the U.S.
May invest up to 10% of its assets in companies domiciled outside the United States.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 7/31/1952
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 8/31/2023
$160,359.0
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 6/30/2023 (updated quarterly).
187+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 8/31/2023
1,882,558
Regular Dividends Paid
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Jun, Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2023) 30%
Fiscal Year-End Apr
Prospectus Date 07/01/2023
CUSIP 939330 10 6
Fund Number 1

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 8/31/23

Quarter-End Returns as of 6/30/23

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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
AWSHX
S&P 500 Index
Other AF Funds
Standard Deviation as of 08/31/2023 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 08/31/2023 (updated monthly) .
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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 1.78% N/A
Fund at MOP 1.68% 1.61%
As of 8/31/2023 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book Cash Flow Earnings
Fund 3.34 11.37 17.19
S&P 500 Index
3.70 12.80 19.90
Fund as of 6/30/23. Index as of 6/30/23.

Portfolio Management

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Alan N. Berro 25 32 37
Mark L. Casey 7 23
Irfan M. Furniturewala 8 22 23
Emme Kozloff 7 17 25
Jeffrey T. Lager 19 27 28
Jin Lee 9 26 27
Eric H. Stern 9 32 34
Diana Wagner 9 23 27
Alan J. Wilson 10 32 38
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(1277)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(1277 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(1178 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(874 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Low
HIGH
LOW
Category Large Blend
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 8/31/2023 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
13.47
Sharpe Ratio
0.77
For the 10 Years ending 8/31/23 (updated monthly).
American Funds/
Morningstar Benchmark
S&P 500 TR USD
R-squared 94
Beta 0.88
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 89/88
American Funds and Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 8/31/23 (updated monthly).
Active Share
57.1%
As of 3/31/23 (updated quarterly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Equity Fund Holdings
Information technology 20.8%
Health care 16.8%
Financials 13.9%
Industrials 11.1%
Consumer staples 8.6%
Consumer discretionary 7.1%
Energy 5.2%
Communication services 5.2%
Utilities 2.9%
Materials 2.4%
Real estate 1.9%

% of net assets as of 6/30/2023 (updated quarterly)

Top Equities

Broadcom
6.5%
Microsoft
6.0%
UnitedHealth Group
3.0%
Comcast
3.0%
Marsh & McLennan
2.6%
Eli Lilly
2.3%
Alphabet
2.0%
Home Depot
1.8%
Northrop Grumman
1.8%
Philip Morris International
1.8%

% of net assets as of 8/31/2023 (updated monthly)

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Regions Fund
S&P 500 Index
United States 93.9% 100.0%
Canada 1.0% 0.0%
Europe 5.1% 0.0%

% of net assets as of 6/30/2023 (updated quarterly)

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
S&P 500 Index
United States 90.1% 100.0%
Canada 1.0% 0.0%
Europe 4.9% 0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
4.1% --

% of net assets as of 6/30/2023 (updated quarterly)

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 09/22/23

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 $0.205 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $50.18
06/14/23 06/14/23 06/15/23 $0.205 $0.00 $1.3445 $0.00 $53.49
09/13/23 09/13/23 09/14/23 $0.205 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $54.43
2023 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.615 Cap Gains Subtotal: $1.3445
Total Distributions: $1.9595

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.23%
Other Expenses 0.10%
Service 12b-1 0.24%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

AWSHX 0.57%
Lipper Growth & Income Funds Average
1.07%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 6/30/23 (updated quarterly).

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