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Investment Fund

®

Share Class

Summary

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Quality, preservation and income. Focused on capital preservation and income, this strategy invests in U.S. government bonds, high-quality corporate bonds, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities. It seeks a higher yield than money market funds with low interest rate sensitivity.
Price at NAV $9.45 as of 11/29/2023 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $11,570.6
Portfolio Managers
3
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
0.67 / 0.67%
Prospectus (PDF)

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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

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0.11%
1-year return
0.35%
5-year return
0.42%
10-year return
4.53%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 10/31/23 (updated monthly). Yield as of 10/31/23 (updated monthly).

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities0.0%
Non-U.S. Equities0.0%
U.S. Bonds88.7%
Non-U.S. Bonds6.1%
Cash & Equivalents
5.1%
As of 10/31/2023 (updated monthly)

Growth of 10K

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For Class 529-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.
CAAFX
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit (1-3 years, ex BBB) Index
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High & Low Prices

Fund Statistics

2.1 years
Effective Duration
6%
Average Yield
to Worst
3.9%
Average Coupon
% of net assets as of 10/31/2023 (updated monthly)

Morningstar Style BoxTM— Fixed-Income

High Quality
Limited Interest-Rate Sensitivity
Morningstar data as of 9/30/23 (updated quarterly)

Description

Fund Objective
The fund's investment objective is to provide you with current income, consistent with the maturity and quality standards described in this prospectus, and preservation of capital.
Distinguishing Characteristics
Focused on current income and capital preservation, this fund invests primarily in U.S. government bonds, high-quality corporate bonds, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities. It seeks a higher yield than money market funds with lower interest rate sensitivity than intermediate and long-term bond funds. The high-quality approach may result in lower correlation with equity markets than the average short-term bond fund.
Types of Investments
Primarily corporate and government bonds, mortgage- and asset-backed securities and cash.
Maturity
The fund's portfolio will have a dollar-weighted average maturity no greater than three years.
Portfolio Restrictions
The fund will primarily invest in debt securities rated AA- or better or Aa3 or better at the time of purchase (or unrated but determined by the fund’s investment adviser to be of equivalent quality). Up to 10% of assets can be invested in debt securities in the A rating category. The fund will not purchase debt securities rated BBB+ or below and Baa1 or below.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 10/02/2006
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 10/31/2023
 $11,570.6
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 10/31/2023 (updated monthly).
 642+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 10/31/2023
 30,907
Regular Dividends Paid
Monthly
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2023) 203%
Fiscal Year-End Aug
Prospectus Date 11/01/2023
CUSIP 82524A 83 9
Fund Number 1048

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 10/31/23

Returns at NAV
| With Sales Charge
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CAAFX
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit (1-3 years, ex BBB) Index
ANNUAL RETURNS CHART

Quarter-End Returns as of 9/30/23

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Volatility & Return

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Fixed-Income

For Class 529-A Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the fixed income funds
CAAFX
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit (1-3 years, ex BBB) Index
Other AF Funds
Standard Deviation as of 10/31/2023 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 10/31/2023 (updated monthly) .
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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 2.99% N/A
Fund at MOP 2.92% 4.53%
As of 10/31/2023 (updated monthly)

Portfolio Management

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Oliver V. Edmonds 3 20
Vincent J. Gonzales 7 11 17
John R. Queen 12 21 34
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(535)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(535 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(484 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(349 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Low
HIGH
LOW
Category
Short-Term Bond
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MORNINGSTAR RATINGS
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 10/31/2023 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
1.35
Sharpe Ratio
-0.41
For the 10 Years ending 10/31/23 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
Morningstar
Benchmark
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit (1-3 years, ex BBB) Index
Bloomberg US Agg Bond TR USD
R-squared
91 67
Beta
0.96 0.25
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside)
110/93 18/27
American Funds Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 9/30/23 (updated quarterly).
Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 10/31/23 (updated monthly).
U.S. Treasuries/Agencies
35.6%
AAA/Aaa
42.4%
AA/Aa
7.1%
A
7.5%
Unrated
2.3%
Cash & equivalents
5.1%
% of net assets as of 10/31/2023 (updated monthly)

Average Life Breakdown

0-4.9 Years
80.6%
5-9.9 Years
13.5%
10-19.9 Years
0.5%
20-29.9 Years
0.0%
30+ Years
--
% of net assets as of 9/30/2023 (updated quarterly)

Holdings

Bonds Breakdown

Bond Details

Total bond holdings
 U.S. Treasury bonds & notes 37.0%
Asset-backed obligations 21.5%
Municipal securities 0.3%
Federal agency bonds & notes 0.2%

% of net assets as of 9/30/2023 (updated quarterly)

Top Fixed-Income Issuers

U.S. Treasury
36.0%
UMBS
9.2%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
1.4%
Fannie Mae
1.1%
Bank of America
0.8%

% of net assets as of 9/30/2023 (updated quarterly)

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

2023

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 11/29/23

FIND HISTORICAL DISTRIBUTIONS
2023
Record
Date		 Calculated
Date		 Pay Date
Income Dividend Regular
Income Dividend Special
Cap. Gains Long-Term
Cap. Gains Short-Term
Reinvest NAV
Daily 01/31/23 02/01/23 $0.0172995 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.51
Daily 02/28/23 03/01/23 $0.0178215 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.41
Daily 03/31/23 04/03/23 $0.0246687 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.53
Daily 04/28/23 05/01/23 $0.0230075 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.53
Daily 05/31/23 06/01/23 $0.0250201 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.47
Daily 06/30/23 07/03/23 $0.0255688 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.38
Daily 07/31/23 08/01/23 $0.0272403 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.40
Daily 08/31/23 09/01/23 $0.0283304 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.40
Daily 09/29/23 10/02/23 $0.0282349 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.37
Daily 10/31/23 11/01/23 $0.0299548 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.37
2023 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.24714637 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.24714637

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.25%
Other Expenses 0.18%
Service 12b-1 0.24%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

CAAFX 0.67%
Lipper Short U.S. Government Funds Average
0.80%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 9/30/23 (updated quarterly).

Resources

Prospectuses & Reports for CAAFX