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 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 $76.14 as of 4/18/2024 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $56,086.0
Portfolio Managers
12
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
0.68 / 0.68%
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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities22.6%
Non-U.S. Equities70.1%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds3.8%
Cash & Equivalents
3.5%
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.
NFFFX
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
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High & Low Prices

Market Capitalization

87.3%
Large
11.2%
Medium
1.6%
Small
$70,071.84 Million
Weighted Average


As of 12/31/2023 (updated quarterly). Morningstar data as of 3/31/2024 (updated quarterly).

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM

Diversified Emerging Mkts
Weighted average of holdings
75% of fund's stock holdings
Morningstar data as of 3/31/24 (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 2/29/2024
 $56,086.0
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 3/31/2024 (updated monthly).
 411+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 3/31/2024
 1,132,216
Regular Dividends Paid
Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2023) 32%
Fiscal Year-End Oct
Prospectus Date 01/01/2024
CUSIP 649280 82 3
Fund Number 636

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 3/31/24

Returns at NAV
| With Sales Charge
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NFFFX
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
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Quarter-End Returns as of 3/31/24

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Volatility & Return

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Equities

For Class F-2 Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
NFFFX
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
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 1.46% 1.47%
Fund at MOP N/A N/A
As of 3/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book
Cash Flow
Earnings
Fund 2.76 11.31 17.98
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
2.50 10.90 16.60
Fund as of 3/31/24. Index as of 12/31/23.

Portfolio Management

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Bradford F. Freer 7 30 33
Matt Hochstetler 7 10 19
Dawid Justus 4 19 25
Carl M. Kawaja 22 32 36
Winnie Kwan 15 24 29
Robert W. Lovelace 25 38
Piyada Phanaphat 4 16 22
Akira Shiraishi 6 20 26
Kirstie Spence 4 28
Tomonori Tani 10 19 25
Lisa Thompson 5 29 36
Christopher Thomsen 15 26 30
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
(657 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(425 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 3/31/2024 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

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Fund
Standard Deviation
14.93
Sharpe Ratio
0.36
For the 10 Years ending 3/31/24 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
Morningstar
Benchmark
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD
R-squared
89 92
Beta
0.95 0.95
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside)
98/88 91/100
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).
American Funds
Benchmark
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
Active Share
73.4%
As of 12/31/23 (updated quarterly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Sectors | Top Industries
Equity Fund Holdings
 Financials 16.6%
Information technology 15.2%
Industrials 12.5%
Consumer discretionary 11.5%
Health care 10.7%
Communication services 7.4%
Consumer staples 6.8%
Materials 6.6%
Energy 2.7%
Real estate 1.8%
Utilities 1.0%

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

Top Equities

TSMC
3.2%
Microsoft
2.8%
Novo Nordisk
2.1%
Airbus
1.6%
Meta Platforms
1.5%
MercadoLibre
1.4%
Broadcom
1.4%
Eli Lilly
1.3%
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton
1.3%
Alphabet
1.2%

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

Geographic Breakdown

Regions | Top Countries
United States
22.6%
Europe
20.9%
Asia & Pacific Basin
39.1%
Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
14.0%
Cash & equivalents
3.5%
% of net assets as of 3/31/2024 (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 24.4% 63.8%
Canada 1.4% 2.8%
Europe 20.7% 15.5%
Japan 3.0% 5.5%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 3.2% 2.5%
Emerging Markets 47.4% 10.0%

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

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
United States 22.6% 63.8%
Canada 1.3% 2.8%
Europe 19.2% 15.5%
Japan 2.8% 5.5%
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan 2.9% 2.5%
Emerging Markets 44.0% 10.0%
Cash & Equivalents
3.5% 0.0%
Fixed Income 3.8% 0.0%

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

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

2024

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 01/25/24

FIND HISTORICAL DISTRIBUTIONS
2023
Record
Date		 Calculated
Date		 Pay Date
Income Dividend Regular
Income Dividend Special
Cap. Gains Long-Term
Cap. Gains Short-Term
Reinvest NAV
12/14/23 12/14/23 12/15/23 $1.1646 $0.00 $0.9139 $0.00 $73.34
2023 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $1.1646 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.9139
Total Distributions: $2.0785

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.51%
Other Expenses 0.17%
Service 12b-1 --
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

NFFFX 0.68%
Lipper Emerging Markets Funds Average
0.94%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 3/31/24 (updated quarterly).

Resources

Prospectuses & Reports for NFFFX