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 $62.47 as of 9/18/2024 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $190,224.4
Portfolio Managers
10
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
1.36 / 1.36%

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Returns at NAV

Returns with CDSC

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23.76%
1-year return
12.86%
5-year return
10.98%
10-year return
0.65%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 8/31/24 (updated monthly). Yield as of 8/31/24 (updated monthly).

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities90.2%
Non-U.S. Equities6.6%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
3.1%
As of 8/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Growth of 10K

High & Low Prices

Market Capitalization

81.5%
Large
18.0%
Medium
0.5%
Small
$200,542.25 Million
Weighted Average


As of 6/30/2024 (updated quarterly). Morningstar data as of 6/30/2024 (updated quarterly).

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM

Large Blend
Weighted average of holdings
75% of fund's stock holdings
Morningstar data as of 6/30/24 (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 8/31/2024
$190,224.4
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 8/31/2024 (updated monthly).
180+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 8/31/2024
11,529
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 8/31/24

Quarter-End Returns as of 6/30/24

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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 08/31/2024 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 08/31/2024 (updated monthly) .
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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 0.73% 0.65%
Fund at MOP N/A N/A
As of 8/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book Cash Flow Earnings
Fund 3.61 13.80 19.55
S&P 500 Index
4.20 15.00 22.20
Fund as of 6/30/24. Index as of 6/30/24.

Portfolio Management

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Aline Avzaradel 2 19 22
Alan N. Berro 25 33 38
Mark L. Casey 7 23
Irfan M. Furniturewala 8 23
Emme Kozloff 7 18 25
Jeffrey T. Lager 19 27
Jin Lee 9 27 28
Eric H. Stern 9 32 34
Diana Wagner 9 23 29
Alan J. Wilson 10 33
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(1292)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(1292 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(1185 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(893 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Low
HIGH
LOW
Category Large Blend
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 8/31/2024 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
13.72
Sharpe Ratio
0.68
For the 10 Years ending 8/31/24 (updated monthly).
American Funds/
Morningstar Benchmark
S&P 500 TR USD
R-squared 94
Beta 0.87
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 89/86
American Funds and Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 8/31/24 (updated monthly).
Active Share
55.8%
As of 6/30/24 (updated quarterly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Equity Fund Holdings
Information technology 19.9%
Financials 16.2%
Health care 16.0%
Industrials 11.3%
Consumer staples 8.7%
Consumer discretionary 7.1%
Communication services 4.8%
Energy 4.6%
Utilities 3.4%
Materials 2.5%
Real estate 2.4%

% of net assets as of 8/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Top Equities

Broadcom
6.0%
Microsoft
5.5%
UnitedHealth Group
3.4%
Eli Lilly
3.0%
Marsh & McLennan
2.4%
Apple
2.2%
Philip Morris International
2.2%
Alphabet
1.9%
AbbVie
1.8%
JPMorgan Chase
1.7%

% of net assets as of 8/31/2024 (updated monthly)

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Regions Fund
S&P 500 Index
United States 93.0% 100.0%
Canada 1.8% 0.0%
Europe 5.1% 0.0%
Japan 0.0% 0.0%

% of net assets as of 8/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
S&P 500 Index
United States 91.0% 100.0%
Canada 1.8% 0.0%
Europe 5.0% 0.0%
Japan 0.0% 0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
2.2% 0.0%

% of net assets as of 8/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 09/18/24

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
2024 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.2519 Cap Gains Subtotal: $2.774
Total Distributions: $3.0259

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 6/30/24 (updated quarterly).