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Investment Fund

SM

Share Class

Summary

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Dividend investing in the developing world. Balances long-term growth of capital and current income, with the potential to reduce the effects of volatility typically associated with emerging markets investing.
Price at NAV $9.93 as of 12/04/2023 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $1,829.6
Portfolio Managers
6
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
1.21 / 1.21%

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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

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4.35%
1-year return
0.06%
5-year return
0.22%
Lifetime return (2/3/14)
2.03%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 10/31/23 (updated monthly). Yield as of 10/31/23 (updated monthly).

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities1.7%
Non-U.S. Equities95.8%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.2%
Cash & Equivalents
2.4%
As of 10/31/2023 (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.
DWGAX
MSCI Emerging Markets Index

High & Low Prices

Market Capitalization

81.7%
Large
15.8%
Medium
2.4%
Small
$25,776.95 Million
Weighted Average


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

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM

Diversified Emerging Mkts
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 provide long-term growth of capital while providing current income.
Distinguishing Characteristics
Invests primarily in developing world companies that have potential for growth and the capacity to pay dividends. By balancing long-term growth of capital and current income, the strategy seeks to reduce the effects of volatility typically associated with emerging markets investing.
Types of Investments
The fund will invest at least 80% of assets in securities that are: 1) issued by companies in developing countries; 2) principally traded in the securities markets of developing countries; 3) denominated in developing-country currencies; or 4) issued by companies deemed suitable for investment because they have significant economic exposure to developing countries.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 2/03/2014
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 10/31/2023
$1,829.6
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 10/31/2023 (updated monthly).
129+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 10/31/2023
101,919
Regular Dividends Paid
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2022) 45%
Fiscal Year-End Nov
Prospectus Date 02/01/2023
CUSIP 02630F 10 0
Fund Number 30100

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 10/31/23

Quarter-End Returns as of 9/30/23

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Volatility & Return

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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 1.73% N/A
Fund at MOP 1.63% 2.03%
As of 10/31/2023 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book Cash Flow Earnings
Fund 1.56 7.49 10.37
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
1.40 6.70 11.50
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
Arthur Caye 1 19 29
Noriko Honda Chen 9 24 32
Saurav Jain 4 16
Victor D. Kohn 4 37 38
F. Chapman Taylor 9 29 32
Lisa Thompson 1 29 35
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(721)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(721 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(651 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(-- funds rated)
--
Overall Morningstar Risk Below Average
HIGH
LOW
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 10/31/2023 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
18.86
Sharpe Ratio
0.06
For the 5 Years ending 10/31/23 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
Morningstar
Benchmark
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD
R-squared 90 88
Beta 0.94 1.01
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 91/91 104/95
American Funds Benchmark for the 5 Years ending 9/30/23 (updated quarterly).
Morningstar Benchmark for the 5 Years ending 10/31/23 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Active Share
78.3%
As of 9/30/23 (updated quarterly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Equity Fund Holdings
Financials 25.7%
Communication services 15.6%
Consumer discretionary 11.1%
Information technology 9.3%
Health care 8.7%
Industrials 7.2%
Consumer staples 6.9%
Energy 4.9%
Materials 3.3%
Real estate 3.2%
Utilities 1.6%

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

Top Equities

TSMC
5.3%
TIM
3.0%
NetEase
3.0%
Ping An Insurance
2.7%
AIA Group
2.4%
Hana Financial Group
2.4%
Hengrui Medicine
2.2%
Bank Mandiri
2.1%
Alibaba Group
1.9%
Singapore Telecommunications
1.9%

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

Geographic Breakdown

United States
1.7%
Europe
8.3%
Asia & Pacific Basin
64.2%
Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
23.5%
Cash & equivalents
2.4%
% of net assets as of 10/31/2023 (updated monthly)

The New Geography of Investing ®

Regions Fund
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
United States 2.1% 0.0%
Canada 0.7% 0.0%
Europe 7.6% 0.0%
Japan 2.0% 0.0%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 5.6% 0.0%
Emerging Markets 82.1% 100.0%

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

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
United States 2.0% 0.0%
Canada 0.7% 0.0%
Europe 7.3% 0.0%
Japan 2.0% 0.0%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 5.4% 0.0%
Emerging Markets 79.1% 100.0%
Cash & Equivalents
3.5% --
Fixed Income 0.2% --

% 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 12/04/23

2023
Record
Date
Calculated
Date
Pay Date
Income Dividend Regular
Income Dividend Special
Cap. Gains Long-Term
Cap. Gains Short-Term
Reinvest NAV
03/24/23 03/24/23 03/27/23 $0.005 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.60
06/23/23 06/23/23 06/26/23 $0.07 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $10.08
09/22/23 09/22/23 09/25/23 $0.042 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.79
2023 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.117 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.117

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.65%
Other Expenses 0.32%
Service 12b-1 0.24%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

DWGAX 1.21%
Lipper Emerging Markets Funds Average
1.41%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 9/30/23 (updated quarterly).

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