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RETIREMENT PLAN INVESTOR

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Investment Fund

SM

Share Class
Purchase Restrictions: Class R-2 shares are available in certain employer-sponsored retirement plans. See the prospectus for details.

Summary

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A disciplined approach to growth-and-income investing. Uses strict eligibility criteria to screen for companies across a broad array of industries with strong balance sheets and consistent dividends and seeks to be fully invested.
Price at NAV $53.01 as of 6/06/2023 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $153,634.1
Portfolio Managers
9
Expense Ratio
1.35%

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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities90.1%
Non-U.S. Equities6.3%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
3.6%
As of 4/30/2023 (updated monthly)

Growth of 10K

High & Low Prices

Market Capitalization

86.0%
Large
13.9%
Medium
0.2%
Small
$138,446.30 Million
Weighted Average


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

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM

Large Blend
Weighted average of holdings
75% of fund's stock holdings
Morningstar data as of 3/31/23 (updated quarterly)

Description

Fund Objective
The fund's investment objective is to produce income and to provide an opportunity for growth of principal consistent with sound common stock investing.
Distinguishing Characteristics
A disciplined approach to investing that uses strict eligibility criteria to screen for companies with strong balance sheets, consistent dividends, and the ability to pay a dividend. The fund seeks to be fully invested.
Types of Investments
Primarily invests in common stocks and securities convertible into common stocks.
Holdings Outside the U.S.
May invest up to 10% of its assets in companies domiciled outside the United States.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 7/31/1952
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 4/30/2023
$153,634.1
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 3/31/2023 (updated quarterly).
187+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 4/30/2023
26,564
Regular Dividends Paid
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $0
Capital Gains Paid
Jun, Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2022) 19%
Fiscal Year-End Apr
Prospectus Date 07/01/2022
CUSIP 939330 86 6
Fund Number 2201

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 5/31/23

Quarter-End Returns as of 3/31/23

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Volatility & Return

Read important investment disclosures

Equities

For Class R-2 Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
RWMBX
S&P 500 Index
Other AF Funds
Standard Deviation as of 05/31/2023 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 05/31/2023 (updated monthly) .
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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 1.11% 0.38%
Fund at MOP N/A N/A
As of 4/30/2023 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book Cash Flow Earnings
Fund 3.05 9.89 16.07
S&P 500 Index
3.40 11.20 18.60
Fund as of 3/31/23. Index as of 3/31/23.

Portfolio Management

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Alan N. Berro 25 31 36
Mark L. Casey 6 22
Irfan M. Furniturewala 7 21 22
Emme Kozloff 6 16 31
Jeffrey T. Lager 18 26 27
Jin Lee 8 25 26
Eric H. Stern 8 31 33
Diana Wagner 8 22 26
Alan J. Wilson 9 31 37
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(1281)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(1281 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(1178 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(874 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Low
HIGH
LOW
Category Large Blend
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 5/31/2023 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
13.47
Sharpe Ratio
0.68
For the 10 Years ending 5/31/23 (updated monthly).
American Funds/
Morningstar Benchmark
S&P 500 TR USD
R-squared 94
Beta 0.88
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 90/86
American Funds and Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 5/31/23 (updated monthly).
Active Share
57.1%
As of 3/31/23 (updated quarterly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Equity Fund Holdings
Information technology 18.8%
Health care 18.4%
Financials 14.3%
Industrials 11.2%
Consumer staples 8.6%
Consumer discretionary 7.0%
Communication services 5.1%
Energy 5.0%
Utilities 2.7%
Materials 2.7%
Real estate 2.0%

% of net assets as of 3/31/2023 (updated quarterly)

Top Equities

Microsoft
6.0%
Broadcom
5.4%
UnitedHealth Group
3.6%
Comcast
2.9%
Marsh & McLennan
2.5%
Northrop Grumman
1.8%
Alphabet
1.8%
Pfizer
1.8%
Eli Lilly
1.8%
Home Depot
1.8%

% of net assets as of 4/30/2023 (updated monthly)

The New Geography of Investing ®

Regions Fund
S&P 500 Index
United States 93.5% 100.0%
Canada 1.1% 0.0%
Europe 5.4% 0.0%

% of net assets as of 3/31/2023 (updated quarterly)

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
S&P 500 Index
United States 89.6% 100.0%
Canada 1.1% 0.0%
Europe 5.1% 0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
4.2% --

% of net assets as of 3/31/2023 (updated quarterly)

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 06/06/23

2023
Record
Date
Calculated
Date
Pay Date
Income Dividend Regular
Income Dividend Special
Cap. Gains Long-Term
Cap. Gains Short-Term
Reinvest NAV
03/15/23 03/15/23 03/16/23 $0.1062 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $49.26
2023 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.1062 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.1062

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.22%
Other Expenses 0.38%
Service 12b-1 0.75%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

RWMBX 1.35%
Lipper Growth & Income Funds Average
--%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of -- (updated quarterly).

Resources

Prospectuses & Reports for RWMBX