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Investment Fund

SM

Share Class
Notice The Portfolio Solutions Committee reallocated this product as of June 29, 2023. Learn more

Summary

Internal Prompt
Seeking income and preservation. As part of a diversified investment strategy, this fund of funds seeks to provide investors a source of current income.
Price at NAV $9.22 as of 9/21/2023 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $2,117.3
Portfolio Solutions Committee Members
7
Expense Ratio
0.64%

Underlying Funds

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities0.0%
Non-U.S. Equities0.0%
U.S. Bonds89.4%
Non-U.S. Bonds6.1%
Cash & Equivalents
4.5%
As of 8/31/2023 (updated monthly)

Fund Statistics

3 years
Effective Duration
6%
Average Yield
to Worst
3.5%
Average Coupon
% of net assets as of 6/30/2023 (updated quarterly)

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.
PPVAX
Bloomberg 1-5 Year U.S. Government/Credit A+ Index

High & Low Prices

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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

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-2.74%
1-year return
0.45%
5-year return
0.74%
10-year return
3.49%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 8/31/23 (updated monthly). Yield as of 8/31/23 (updated monthly).

Morningstar Style BoxTM— Fixed-Income

High Quality
Limited Interest-Rate Sensitivity
Morningstar data as of 6/30/23 (updated quarterly)

Description

Fund Objective
The fund's investment objective is to provide current income, consistent with preservation of capital.
Distinguishing Characteristics
The fund will attempt to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings.
Types of Investments
Principally invest in funds that seek current income through bond investments.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 5/18/2012
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 8/31/2023
$2,117.3
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 6/30/2023 (updated quarterly).
949+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 8/31/2023
46,478
Regular Dividends Paid
Monthly
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2022) 20%
Fiscal Year-End Oct
Prospectus Date 01/01/2023
CUSIP 02630Y 79 4
Fund Number 45

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 A Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
PPVAX
Bloomberg 1-5 Year U.S. Government/Credit A+ Index
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 2.91% N/A
Fund at MOP 2.84% 3.49%
As of 8/31/2023 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book Cash Flow Earnings
Fund -- -- --
Bloomberg 1-5 Year U.S. Government/Credit A+ Index
-- -- --
Fund as of 6/30/23. Index as of --.

Portfolio Solutions Committee

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Alan N. Berro 11 32 37
Michelle J. Black 3 21 28
Samir Mathur 3 10 30
Wesley K. Phoa 11 24 29
John R. Queen 3 21 33
William L. Robbins 3 28 31
Andrew B. Suzman 11 29
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(532)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(532 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(488 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(354 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Average
HIGH
LOW
Category Short-Term Bond
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 8/31/2023 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
2.16
Sharpe Ratio
-0.06
For the 10 Years ending 8/31/23 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
Morningstar
Benchmark
Bloomberg 1-5 Year U.S. Government/Credit A+ Index
Bloomberg US Agg Bond TR USD
R-squared 93 84
Beta 1.06 0.46
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 113/105 41/47
American Funds Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 6/30/23 (updated quarterly).
Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 8/31/23 (updated monthly).
U.S. Treasuries/Agencies
32.9%
AAA/Aaa
40.0%
AA/Aa
6.3%
A
8.9%
BBB/Baa
3.4%
Unrated
2.5%
Cash & equivalents
6.1%
% of net assets as of 6/30/2023 (updated quarterly)

Average Life Breakdown

0-4.9 Years
73.2%
5-9.9 Years
18.9%
10-19.9 Years
1.8%
20-29.9 Years
0.0%
30+ Years
0.0%
% of net assets as of 6/30/2023 (updated quarterly)

Holdings

Bonds Breakdown

Bond Details

Total bond holdings
U.S. government & government agency bonds & notes 33.2%
Asset-backed obligations 17.5%
Non-U.S. government/agency securities 3.9%
Municipal securities 0.2%

% 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 09/21/23

2023
Record
Date
Calculated
Date
Pay Date
Income Dividend Regular
Income Dividend Special
Cap. Gains Long-Term
Cap. Gains Short-Term
Reinvest NAV
01/27/23 01/27/23 01/30/23 $0.0121 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.45
02/24/23 02/24/23 02/27/23 $0.0146 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.30
03/29/23 03/29/23 03/30/23 $0.0216 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.45
04/26/23 04/26/23 04/27/23 $0.025 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.49
05/26/23 05/26/23 05/30/23 $0.0223 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.34
06/28/23 06/28/23 06/29/23 $0.0237 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.32
07/27/23 07/27/23 07/28/23 $0.0292 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.26
08/29/23 08/29/23 08/30/23 $0.028 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.27
2023 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.1765 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.1765

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.00%
Other Expenses 0.08%
Acquired (Underlying) Fund Fees and Expenses 0.26%
Service 12b-1 0.30%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

PPVAX 0.64%
Lipper Short-Intmdt Investment Grade Debt Funds Average
0.62%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 6/30/23 (updated quarterly).

Resources

Prospectuses & Reports for PPVAX