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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 $56.18 as of 12/08/2023 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $150,476.7
Portfolio Managers
9
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
0.62 / 0.62%

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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

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4.00%
1-year return
9.65%
5-year return
9.88%
10-year return
1.70%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 11/30/23 (updated monthly). Yield as of 10/31/23 (updated monthly).

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities91.3%
Non-U.S. Equities5.3%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
3.4%
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.
CWMAX
S&P 500 Index

High & Low Prices

Market Capitalization

83.0%
Large
16.7%
Medium
0.3%
Small
$145,742.41 Million
Weighted Average


As of 9/30/2023 (updated quarterly). Morningstar data as of 9/30/2023 (updated quarterly).

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM

Large Blend
Weighted average of holdings
75% of fund's stock holdings
Morningstar data as of 9/30/23 (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 10/31/2023
$150,476.7
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 10/31/2023 (updated monthly).
190+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 10/31/2023
200,838
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 50 2
Fund Number 1001

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 11/30/23

Quarter-End Returns as of 9/30/23

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Volatility & Return

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Equities

For Class 529-A Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
CWMAX
S&P 500 Index
Other AF Funds
Standard Deviation as of 11/30/2023 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 11/30/2023 (updated monthly) .
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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 1.84% N/A
Fund at MOP 1.78% 1.70%
As of 10/31/2023 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book Cash Flow Earnings
Fund 3.14 11.56 15.52
S&P 500 Index
3.50 12.80 17.80
Fund as of 9/30/23. Index as of 9/30/23.

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(1300)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(1300 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(1192 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(886 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Low
HIGH
LOW
Category Large Blend
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 11/30/2023 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
13.66
Sharpe Ratio
0.69
For the 10 Years ending 11/30/23 (updated monthly).
American Funds/
Morningstar Benchmark
S&P 500 TR USD
R-squared 94
Beta 0.87
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 88/88
American Funds and Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 11/30/23 (updated monthly).
Active Share
56.6%
As of 9/30/23 (updated quarterly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Equity Fund Holdings
Information technology 20.9%
Health care 17.4%
Financials 14.3%
Industrials 11.1%
Consumer staples 7.6%
Consumer discretionary 6.3%
Energy 5.8%
Communication services 5.2%
Utilities 3.4%
Materials 3.0%
Real estate 1.6%

% of net assets as of 10/31/2023 (updated monthly)

Top Equities

Microsoft
6.5%
Broadcom
6.3%
UnitedHealth Group
3.6%
Marsh & McLennan
2.7%
Comcast
2.6%
Eli Lilly
2.5%
Northrop Grumman
2.0%
Alphabet
1.9%
Philip Morris International
1.7%
Home Depot
1.7%

% of net assets as of 10/31/2023 (updated monthly)

The New Geography of Investing ®

Regions Fund
S&P 500 Index
United States 94.4% 100.0%
Canada 1.1% 0.0%
Europe 4.5% 0.0%

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

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
S&P 500 Index
United States 91.4% 100.0%
Canada 1.1% 0.0%
Europe 4.4% 0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
3.1% 0.0%

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

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 12/08/23

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 $0.20 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $50.03
06/14/23 06/14/23 06/15/23 $0.1994 $0.00 $1.3445 $0.00 $53.33
09/13/23 09/13/23 09/14/23 $0.2001 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $54.26
2023 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.5995 Cap Gains Subtotal: $1.3445
Total Distributions: $1.944

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.23%
Other Expenses 0.16%
Service 12b-1 0.23%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

CWMAX 0.62%
Lipper Growth & Income Funds Average
1.07%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 9/30/23 (updated quarterly).

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