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Investment Fund

®

Share Class
Purchase Restrictions: Class 529-F-2 share funds are available only for CollegeAmerica accounts sold through Registered Investment Advisors.

Summary

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Global growth with a dividend focus. Invests primarily in seasoned companies, including those paying consistent dividends and those with attractive growth prospects, which may lead to low volatility and relative downside protection.
Price at NAV $54.96 as of 9/29/2023 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $111,597.9
Portfolio Managers
8
Expense Ratio
0.53%

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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities47.5%
Non-U.S. Equities48.2%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.5%
Cash & Equivalents
3.9%
As of 8/31/2023 (updated monthly)

Growth of 10K

High & Low Prices

Market Capitalization

84.4%
Large
15.3%
Medium
0.4%
Small
$106,442.23 Million
Weighted Average


As of 6/30/2023 (updated quarterly). Morningstar data as of 6/30/2023 (updated quarterly).

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM

Global Large-Stock Blend
Weighted average of holdings
75% of fund's stock holdings
Morningstar data as of 6/30/23 (updated quarterly)

Description

Fund Objective
The fund's investment objective is to provide you with long-term growth of capital while providing current income.
Distinguishing Characteristics
This fund has the flexibility to seek growth and income opportunities around the world. It invests primarily in seasoned companies, including those paying regular dividends and those with attractive growth prospects. This diverse fund may have the potential to provide low volatility as well as downside protection.
Types of Investments
Primarily invests in common stocks, government and corporate bonds, and cash and equivalents.
Portfolio Restrictions
May invest up to 5% of assets in bonds rated below investment grade (BB/Ba and below, or unrated, but determined by the fund’s investment adviser to be of equivalent quality).

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 3/26/1993
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 8/31/2023
$111,597.9
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 6/30/2023 (updated quarterly).
328+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 8/31/2023
20,134
Regular Dividends Paid
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2022) 32%
Fiscal Year-End Nov
Prospectus Date 02/01/2023
CUSIP 140543 752
Fund Number 1633

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 8/31/23

Quarter-End Returns as of 6/30/23

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Volatility & Return

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Equities

For Class 529-F-2 Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
FCWGX
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
Other AF Funds
Standard Deviation as of 08/31/2023 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 08/31/2023 (updated monthly) .
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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 2.10% 1.85%
Fund at MOP N/A N/A
As of 8/31/2023 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book Cash Flow Earnings
Fund 2.80 9.67 16.42
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
2.50 10.00 16.80
Fund as of 6/30/23. Index as of 6/30/23.

Portfolio Management

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Alfonso Barroso 16 28
Jeremy Burge 3 21 41
Michael Cohen 11 23 32
Leo Hee 4 18 29
Sung Lee 17 29
Jin Lee 4 26 27
Lara Pellini 4 21
Renaud H. Samyn 3 21
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(341)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(341 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(291 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(191 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Below Average
HIGH
LOW
Category Global Large-Stock Blend
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 8/31/2023 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
14.04
Sharpe Ratio
0.53
For the 10 Years ending 8/31/23 (updated monthly).
American Funds/
Morningstar Benchmark
MSCI ACWI NR USD
R-squared 97
Beta 0.96
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 97/95
American Funds and Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 8/31/23 (updated monthly).
Active Share
64.3%
As of 3/31/23 (updated quarterly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Equity Fund Holdings
Information technology 19.4%
Health care 14.9%
Industrials 13.8%
Financials 10.6%
Consumer discretionary 10.1%
Consumer staples 7.0%
Materials 6.3%
Communication services 5.4%
Energy 5.2%
Utilities 2.2%
Real estate 0.6%

% of net assets as of 6/30/2023 (updated quarterly)

Top Equities

Broadcom
3.7%
Microsoft
3.6%
TSMC
2.1%
UnitedHealth Group
1.9%
Alphabet
1.8%
Eli Lilly
1.7%
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton
1.6%
ASML
1.6%
Philip Morris International
1.5%
Canadian Natural Resources
1.4%

% of net assets as of 8/31/2023 (updated monthly)

Geographic Breakdown

United States
46.8%
Europe
24.8%
Asia & Pacific Basin
17.2%
Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
7.2%
Cash & equivalents
4.0%
% of net assets as of 6/30/2023 (updated quarterly)

The New Geography of Investing ®

Regions Fund
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
United States 49.0% 62.1%
Canada 4.7% 2.9%
Europe 25.9% 16.2%
Japan 6.4% 5.5%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 3.7% 2.8%
Emerging Markets 10.4% 10.5%

% of net assets as of 6/30/2023 (updated quarterly)

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
United States 46.8% 62.1%
Canada 4.5% 2.9%
Europe 24.7% 16.2%
Japan 6.1% 5.5%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 3.5% 2.8%
Emerging Markets 9.9% 10.5%
Cash & Equivalents
4.0% 0.0%
Fixed Income 0.5% 0.0%

% of net assets as of 6/30/2023 (updated quarterly)

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 09/29/23

2023
Record
Date
Calculated
Date
Pay Date
Income Dividend Regular
Income Dividend Special
Cap. Gains Long-Term
Cap. Gains Short-Term
Reinvest NAV
03/13/23 03/13/23 03/14/23 $0.2361 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $51.89
06/12/23 06/12/23 06/13/23 $0.386 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $56.44
09/11/23 09/11/23 09/12/23 $0.2393 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $56.98
2023 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.8614 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.8614

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.37%
Other Expenses 0.16%
Service 12b-1 --
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

FCWGX 0.53%
Lipper Global Funds Average
--%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of -- (updated quarterly).

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