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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A flexible approach to developing markets. Seeks broad exposure to emerging markets opportunities, principally by investing in emerging markets companies as well as multinational companies with material emerging markets exposure.
Price at NAV $83.35 as of 5/12/2025 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $62,596.9
Portfolio Managers
12
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
0.69 / 0.69%
Prospectus
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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities18.1%
Non-U.S. Equities74.3%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds3.8%
Cash & Equivalents
3.8%
As of 4/30/2025 (updated monthly)

Growth of 10K

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High & Low Prices

Market Capitalization

89.4%
Large
9.5%
Medium
1.1%
Small
$281,267.00 Million
Weighted Average


As of 3/31/2025 (updated quarterly). FactSet data as of 3/31/2025 (updated quarterly).

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM

Diversified Emerging Mkts
Weighted average of holdings
75% of fund's stock holdings
Morningstar data as of 3/31/25 (updated quarterly)
INSIGHTS ON THE MORNINGSTAR OWNERSHIP ZONE

Description

Fund Objective
The fund's investment objective is long-term capital appreciation.
Distinguishing Characteristics
This fund seeks broad exposure to emerging markets opportunities, principally by investing in emerging markets companies as well as multinational companies with material emerging markets exposure. It also includes a relatively small opportunistic sleeve of emerging markets fixed income with attractive total return potential. Over the long term, this fund may have the potential to help provide emerging markets-like returns with developed markets-like volatility.
Types of Investments
The fund invests in common stocks and other equity-type securities, corporate and government bonds, and cash and cash equivalents.
Holdings Outside the U.S.
The fund will invest at least 35% of assets in securities of issuers based primarily in qualified developing countries.
Portfolio Restrictions
The fund may invest in debt securities, which may be 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 6/17/1999
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 4/30/2025
 $62,596.9
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 4/30/2025 (updated monthly).
 417+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 3/31/2025
 16,975
Regular Dividends Paid
Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2024) 37%
Fiscal Year-End Oct
Prospectus Date 01/01/2025
CUSIP 649280 740
Fund Number 1636

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 4/30/25

Returns at NAV
| With Sales Charge
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FNFWX
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
ANNUAL RETURNS CHART

Quarter-End Returns as of 3/31/25

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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
FNFWX
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
Other AF Funds
Standard Deviation as of 04/30/2025 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 04/30/2025 (updated monthly) .
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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 1.09% 1.61%
Fund at MOP N/A N/A
As of 4/30/2025 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book
Cash Flow
Earnings
Fund 2.51 8.66 15.65
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
2.80 11.60 17.70
Fund as of 3/31/25. Index as of 3/31/25.

Portfolio Management

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Bradford F. Freer 8 31 34
Matt Hochstetler 7 11 20
Dawid Justus 5 20 26
Carl M. Kawaja 23 33 37
Winnie Kwan 15 25 30
Robert W. Lovelace 25 39
Piyada Phanaphat 5 17 21
Akira Shiraishi 6 21 27
Kirstie Spence 5 29
Tomonori Tani 11 20 26
Lisa Thompson 5 30 37
Christopher Thomsen 15 27 31
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(722)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(722 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(639 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(440 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Below Average
HIGH
LOW
Category
Diversified Emerging Mkts
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MORNINGSTAR RATINGS
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 4/30/2025 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

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Fund
Standard Deviation
14.90
Sharpe Ratio
0.34
For the 10 Years ending 4/30/25 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
Morningstar
Benchmark
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD
R-squared
87 92
Beta
0.94 0.96
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside)
95/87 92/99
American Funds Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 4/30/25 (updated monthly).
Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 4/30/25 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
Active Share
74.5%
As of 3/31/25 (updated quarterly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Sectors | Top Industries
Equity Fund Holdings
 Financials 19.2%
Information technology 15.5%
Consumer discretionary 12.4%
Industrials 10.9%
Communication services 9.4%
Consumer staples 7.0%
Health care 6.8%
Materials 4.9%
Energy 2.4%
Real estate 2.1%
Utilities 1.8%

% of net assets as of 4/30/2025 (updated monthly)

Top Equities

TSMC
5.7%
MercadoLibre
2.5%
Microsoft
2.0%
Tencent
1.8%
Meta Platforms
1.4%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
1.3%
Nu Holdings
1.3%
Trip.com Group
1.3%
Broadcom
1.3%
Airbus
1.2%

% of net assets as of 4/30/2025 (updated monthly)

Geographic Breakdown

Regions | Top Countries
United States
18.1%
Europe
18.0%
Asia & Pacific Basin
44.4%
Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
15.7%
Cash & equivalents
3.8%
% of net assets as of 4/30/2025 (updated monthly)

The New Geography of Investing ®

Equity Portion Breakdown by Domicile | Equity Portion Breakdown by Revenue
Regions Fund
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
United States 19.6% 63.7%
Canada 1.6% 2.9%
Europe 16.9% 15.6%
Japan 1.7% 5.1%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 2.7% 2.4%
Emerging Markets 57.4% 10.4%

% of net assets as of 4/30/2025 (updated monthly)

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
United States 18.1% 63.7%
Canada 1.5% 2.9%
Europe 15.6% 15.6%
Japan 1.6% 5.1%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 2.5% 2.4%
Emerging Markets 53.1% 10.4%
Cash & Equivalents
3.8% --
Fixed Income 3.8% --

% of net assets as of 4/30/2025 (updated monthly)

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

2025

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 01/27/25

FIND HISTORICAL DISTRIBUTIONS
2024
Record
Date		 Calculated
Date		 Pay Date
Income Dividend Regular
Income Dividend Special
Cap. Gains Long-Term
Cap. Gains Short-Term
Reinvest NAV
12/19/24 12/19/24 12/20/24 $0.8926 $0.00 $2.1679 $0.00 $77.22
2024 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.8926 Cap Gains Subtotal: $2.1679
Total Distributions: $3.0605

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.51%
Other Expenses 0.18%
Service 12b-1 --
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

FNFWX 0.69%
Lipper Emerging Markets Funds Average
--%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of -- (updated quarterly).