Investment Fund

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 $64.13 as of 2/14/2025 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $195,972.8
Portfolio Managers
8
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
1.36 / 1.36%
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Returns at NAV

Returns with CDSC

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20.57%
1-year return
12.34%
5-year return
11.67%
10-year return
0.59%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 1/31/25 (updated monthly). Yield as of 1/31/25 (updated monthly).

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities91.9%
Non-U.S. Equities5.2%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
2.9%
As of 1/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Growth of 10K

High & Low Prices

Market Capitalization

81.5%
Large
18.0%
Medium
0.5%
Small
$589,063.00 Million
Weighted Average


As of 12/31/2024 (updated quarterly). FactSet data as of 12/31/2024 (updated quarterly).

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM

Large Blend
Weighted average of holdings
75% of fund's stock holdings
Morningstar data as of 12/31/24 (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 1/31/2025
$195,972.8
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 1/31/2025 (updated monthly).
180+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 1/31/2025
10,764
Regular Dividends Paid
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Jun, Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2024) 31%
Fiscal Year-End Apr
Prospectus Date 07/01/2024
CUSIP 939330 70 0
Fund Number 1301

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 1/31/25

Quarter-End Returns as of 12/31/24

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Volatility & Return

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Equities

For Class 529-C Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
CWMCX
S&P 500 Index
Other AF Funds
Standard Deviation as of 01/31/2025 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 01/31/2025 (updated monthly) .
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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 0.53% 0.59%
Fund at MOP N/A N/A
As of 1/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book Cash Flow Earnings
Fund 3.74 14.03 19.48
S&P 500 Index
4.30 15.70 21.80
Fund as of 12/31/24. Index as of 12/31/24.

Portfolio Management

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Aline Avzaradel 3 20 23
Alan N. Berro 27 34 39
Mark L. Casey 9 24
Irfan M. Furniturewala 10 24
Emme Kozloff 9 19 26
Jin Lee 11 28 29
Eric H. Stern 11 33 35
Diana Wagner 11 24 30
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(1273)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(1273 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(1174 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(885 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Low
HIGH
LOW
Category Large Blend
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 1/31/2025 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
13.76
Sharpe Ratio
0.71
For the 10 Years ending 1/31/25 (updated monthly).
American Funds/
Morningstar Benchmark
S&P 500 TR USD
R-squared 94
Beta 0.87
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 90/86
American Funds and Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 1/31/25 (updated monthly).
Active Share
54.9%
As of 12/31/24 (updated quarterly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Equity Fund Holdings
Information technology 21.5%
Financials 18.3%
Health care 13.8%
Industrials 10.8%
Consumer staples 8.1%
Consumer discretionary 7.3%
Communication services 5.3%
Utilities 3.5%
Energy 3.5%
Materials 2.5%
Real estate 2.5%

% of net assets as of 1/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Top Equities

Broadcom
7.2%
Microsoft
5.3%
Philip Morris International
2.7%
UnitedHealth Group
2.6%
Apple
2.4%
Eli Lilly
2.4%
Marsh & McLennan
2.2%
Alphabet
1.9%
JPMorgan Chase
1.7%
Meta Platforms
1.5%

% of net assets as of 1/31/2025 (updated monthly)

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Regions Fund
S&P 500 Index
United States 94.6% 100.0%
Canada 1.5% 0.0%
Europe 3.9% 0.0%
Japan 0.1% 0.0%

% of net assets as of 1/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
S&P 500 Index
United States 91.9% 100.0%
Canada 1.4% 0.0%
Europe 3.7% 0.0%
Japan 0.1% 0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
2.9% --

% of net assets as of 1/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 01/27/25

2024
Record
Date
Calculated
Date
Pay Date
Income Dividend Regular
Income Dividend Special
Cap. Gains Long-Term
Cap. Gains Short-Term
Reinvest NAV
03/13/24 03/13/24 03/14/24 $0.09 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $60.36
06/12/24 06/12/24 06/13/24 $0.0798 $0.00 $2.774 $0.00 $59.24
09/18/24 09/18/24 09/19/24 $0.0821 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $62.47
12/19/24 12/19/24 12/20/24 $0.0665 $0.045 $2.555 $0.00 $60.25
2024 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.3634 Cap Gains Subtotal: $5.329
Total Distributions: $5.6924

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.22%
Other Expenses 0.15%
Service 12b-1 0.99%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

CWMCX 1.36%
Lipper Growth & Income Funds Average
1.71%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 12/31/24 (updated quarterly).