Investment Fund

Share Class
Purchase Restrictions: Class F-2 shares are available through certain registered investment advisor and fee-based programs, but are not available for purchase in most employer-sponsored retirement plans. See the prospectus for details.

Summary

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A quality foundation. Invests primarily in securities guaranteed or sponsored by the U.S. government and manages allocations between government and mortgage securities. Seeks to outpace the Treasury and mortgage-backed securities markets while maintaining low correlation to equities and minimal credit risk.
Price at NAV $11.64 as of 4/17/2024 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $20,565.0
Portfolio Managers
3
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
0.36 / 0.36%
Prospectus (PDF)

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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities0.0%
Non-U.S. Equities0.0%
U.S. Bonds91.6%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
8.4%
As of 3/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Growth of 10K

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For Class F-2 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 12/31/2023.
GVTFX
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Mortgage-Backed Securities Index
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High & Low Prices

Fund Statistics

5.6 years
Effective Duration
4.6%
Average Yield
to Worst
4%
Average Coupon
% of net assets as of 3/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Morningstar Style BoxTM— Fixed-Income

High Quality
Moderate Interest-Rate Sensitivity
Morningstar data as of 12/31/23 (updated quarterly)

Description

Fund Objective
The fund's investment objective is to provide a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk and preservation of capital.
Distinguishing Characteristics
Invests primarily in securities guaranteed or sponsored by the U.S. government and mortgage-backed securities.
Types of Investments
Primarily invests in direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury and securities issued by U.S. government agencies, and cash and equivalents.
Maturity
Not required to maintain any particular maturity.
Portfolio Restrictions
At least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in securities that are guaranteed or sponsored by the U.S. government.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 10/17/1985
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 2/29/2024
 $20,565.0
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 3/31/2024 (updated monthly).
 41+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 3/31/2024
 47,480
Regular Dividends Paid
Monthly
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2023) 795%
Fiscal Year-End Aug
Prospectus Date 11/01/2023
CUSIP 026300 82 2
Fund Number 622

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 3/31/24

Returns at NAV
| With Sales Charge
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GVTFX
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Mortgage-Backed Securities Index
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Quarter-End Returns as of 3/31/24

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Volatility & Return

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Fixed-Income

For Class F-2 Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the fixed income funds
GVTFX
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Mortgage-Backed Securities Index
Other AF Funds
Standard Deviation as of 03/31/2024 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 03/31/2024 (updated monthly) .
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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 4.23% 4.73%
Fund at MOP N/A N/A
As of 3/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Portfolio Management

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
David J. Betanzos 9 22 26
Fergus N. MacDonald 14 20 31
Ritchie Tuazon 9 13 24
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(221)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(221 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(211 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(170 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Above Average
HIGH
LOW
Category
Intermediate Government
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MORNINGSTAR RATINGS
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 3/31/2024 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
4.48
Sharpe Ratio
-0.02
For the 10 Years ending 3/31/24 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
Morningstar
Benchmark
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Mortgage-Backed Securities Index
Bloomberg US Agg Bond TR USD
R-squared
95 85
Beta
0.98 0.87
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside)
94/99 80/81
American Funds Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 3/31/24 (updated monthly).
Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 3/31/24 (updated monthly).
U.S. Treasuries/Agencies
33.8%
AAA/Aaa
57.5%
AA/Aa
0.3%
Unrated
0.1%
Cash & equivalents
8.0%
% of net assets as of 3/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Average Life Breakdown

0-4.9 Years
31.9%
5-9.9 Years
49.9%
10-19.9 Years
5.3%
20-29.9 Years
4.5%
30+ Years
--
% of net assets as of 3/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Holdings

Bonds Breakdown

Bond Details

Total bond holdings
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes 34.8%

% of net assets as of 3/31/2024 (updated quarterly)

Top Fixed-Income Issuers

U.S. Treasury
32.3%
Fannie Mae
21.1%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
20.7%
UMBS
11.7%
Ginnie Mae II
3.2%

% of net assets as of 3/31/2024 (updated quarterly)

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

2024

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 04/17/24

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
Daily 01/31/24 02/01/24 $0.0438147 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $12.12
Daily 02/29/24 03/01/24 $0.0423551 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $11.87
Daily 03/28/24 04/01/24 $0.0459778 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $11.90
2024 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.13214765 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.13214765

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.22%
Other Expenses 0.14%
Service 12b-1 --
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

GVTFX 0.36%
Lipper General U.S. Government Funds Average
0.59%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 3/31/24 (updated quarterly).

Resources

Prospectuses & Reports for GVTFX