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Policies & disclosures
Environmental, social & governance (ESG) policy
Our ESG policy statement explains Capital Group's approach to integrating material environmental, social and governance considerations into our investment process and provides a high-level perspective on how we approach a range of stewardship topics.
Proxy voting procedures and principles
We view proxies of companies held by the portfolios as significant fund assets and proxy voting as an integral part of the overall investment process.
Our procedures and principles summarize our views on various corporate governance proposals. Through the proxy voting process, we aim to protect the long-term financial interests of our investors.
Global proxy policy (PDF)
TCFD report
Our TCFD report details Capital Group's disclosures aligned to the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. We will provide annual updates regarding our actions to address climate change.
TCFD report (PDF)
Policies FAQs
Read answers to common questions we receive about our investment policies and procedures.
As investment professionals, we have a fiduciary responsibility to base our investment decisions solely on the financial objectives stated in each of our fund prospectuses. We take into consideration all material factors in assessing the merits of an investment, including considerations like human rights issues. We recognize that these issues can be potentially significant factors in some companies’ long-term prospects for success. Considering these issues is therefore an important element of our investment research and analysis.
At various times, individuals and groups urge investment firms to divest their holdings in all companies doing business in countries whose governments are violating or threatening the human rights of their own or other countries’ residents. They do so in the belief that total divestment from a country is the best way to bring about needed change.
While some believe total divestment is necessary for change, others generally prefer that the world stay engaged with the offending countries or governments because they believe engagement provides the best — or only — way to continue a meaningful dialogue about material issues. Moreover, many recognize that divestiture can sometimes be counterproductive, especially when it harms not just the current government but also the economy on which the victims of repression depend for their livelihoods.
Other individuals or groups focus their attention not on whole countries but on individual companies. Shareholders in several mutual fund organizations have considered (and rejected) proxy proposals sponsored by investors that ask fund boards to adopt policies preventing the funds from investing in any company that the board determines is substantially contributing to human rights violations.
Human rights issues are important and are among the factors that can affect companies’ long-term prospects for success. Any human rights issues that may affect companies are considered by our investment professionals as part of the investment management process. This approach is consistent with the stated investment objectives and policies of the funds. We believe considering these issues on a company-by-company basis and as part of the investment management process is preferable either to having the fund boards make these decisions or to dealing with divestiture at the level of the entire country.
We will continue to weigh the impact of these issues and monitor relevant developments as part of our ongoing management of the American Funds.
Our conservative approach focuses on diversified long-term investing. Since sector funds are generally not consistent with this philosophy, we do not choose to offer them.
No. Allowing new investors to transfer assets into American Funds at NAV would be unfair to existing clients who have paid the appropriate sales charge.
However, American Funds does offer a series of breakpoints on investments starting at $25,000 that can substantially reduce or eliminate your sales charge.
Sales charges can also be reduced through rights of accumulation or by purchasing under a statement of intention. Purchases that qualify for NAV are outlined in the funds’ prospectuses.
Since transfer from other fund families is not included in the prospectus as a means of purchasing without a sales charge, we cannot make exceptions to this policy.
Learn more about sales charges and pricing options.
Generally, account statements are mailed whenever there is activity in an account. If you have signed up to receive transaction confirmations or quarterly statements electronically, you will receive an email when this information is available online.
Consolidated statements, which are available for certain types of accounts, provide a summary of fund holdings and account transactions.
You can request consolidated statements by calling or writing to us and indicating whether you want to receive your quarterly statements by mail or email.
Call us at (800) 421-4225 to check the eligibility of an account.
If there is no activity in your account within a time period specified by state law, we may be required to transfer the account to the appropriate state.
FINRA makes available BrokerCheck, a search tool that provides important information about FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. You may contact the FINRA BrokerCheck Hotline at (800) 289-9999, access this service on their website at finra.org/brokercheck or contact FINRA for a copy of their investor brochure.
Throughout the year, we vote by proxy on thousands of proposals from all types of corporations, ranging from small businesses to international companies.
In some situations, we don’t vote proxies for companies outside the U.S., particularly when the expense outweighs the benefit to shareholders, liquidity issues exist, documents are not sufficient to make an informed decision or if we are not notified of a scheduled meeting.
The links below provide PDFs of the most recent proxy voting results available. (Results are posted within approximately 10 weeks after June 30.)
American Funds proxy voting results
AMCAP Fund®
American Balanced Fund®
American Funds College 2024 Fund®*
American Funds College 2027 Fund®*
American Funds College 2030 Fund®*
American Funds College 2033 Fund®*
American Funds® College 2036 Fund*
American Funds® College 2039 Fund*
American Funds College Enrollment Fund®*
American Funds Coporate Bond Fund®
American Funds® Developing World Growth and Income Fund
American Funds Emerging Markets Bond Fund®
American Funds® Global Balanced Fund
American Funds® Global Insight Fund
American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund®
American Funds® International Vantage Fund
American Funds Mortgage Fund®*
American Funds® Retirement Income Portfolio - Conservative
American Funds® Retirement Income Portfolio - Enhanced
American Funds® Retirement Income Portfolio - Moderate
American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund®*
American Funds® Strategic Bond Fund
American Funds Tax-Exempt Fund of New York®
American Funds® U.S. Government Money Market Fund*
American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fund®*
American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund®*
American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund®*
American Funds 2035 Target Date Retirement Fund®*
American Funds 2040 Target Date Retirement Fund®*
American Funds 2045 Target Date Retirement Fund®*
American Funds 2050 Target Date Retirement Fund®*
American Funds 2055 Target Date Retirement Fund®*
American Funds 2060 Target Date Retirement Fund®*
American Funds® 2065 Target Date Retirement Fund*
American High-Income Municipal Bond Fund®
American High-Income Trust®
American Mutual Fund®
The Bond Fund of America®
Capital Income Builder®
Capital World Bond Fund®
Capital World Growth and Income Fund®
EuroPacific Growth Fund®
Fundamental Investors®
The Growth Fund of America®
The Income Fund of America®
Intermediate Bond Fund of America®*
International Growth and Income Fund
The Investment Company of America®
Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America®*
The New Economy Fund®
New Perspective Fund®
New World Fund®
Short-Term Bond Fund of America®*
SMALLCAP World Fund®
The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America®
The Tax-Exempt Fund of California®
U.S. Government Securities Fund®*
Washington Mutual Investors Fund
*No proxy voting activity.
American Funds Insurance Series (AFIS) proxy voting results
American Funds Mortgage Fund®*
Asset Allocation Fund
Capital Income Builder®
Capital World Bond Fund®
Corporate Bond Fund
Global Balanced Fund
Global Growth and Income Fund
Global Growth Fund
Global Small Capitalization Fund
Growth Fund
Growth-Income Fund
International Fund
International Growth and Income Fund
Managed Risk Asset Allocation Fund
Managed Risk Growth Fund
Managed Risk Growth-Income Fund
Managed Risk International Fund
New World Fund®
Ultra-Short Bond Fund*
*No proxy voting activity.
If you have questions about our proxy guidelines and voting results, please contact your financial professional or call us for assistance.
Capital Group is a signatory of the following:
UN Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI)
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
UK Stewardship Code
Japan Stewardship Code
Hong Kong Stewardship Code
United Nations Global Compact
Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative (NZAMI)
Capital Group is a member of the following:
Global
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
FAIRR Initiative
CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project)
Americas
Investment Company Institute (ICI)
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Insured Retirement Institute (IRI)
Investment Adviser Association (IAA)
American Benefits Council (ABC)
Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
California Chamber of Commerce (CalChamber)
Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce
North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Council of Institutional Investors (CII)
Harvard Law School Institutional Investor Forum (HIIF)
Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC)
Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG)
Ceres Investor Network
Investor Stewardship Group
Europe
European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA)
The Investor Forum (UK)
Investment Association (IA)
Assogestioni (Italian Investment Management Association)
BVI German Investment Funds Association
Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI)
Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA)
Forum of European Asset Managers (FEAM)
Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF)
Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland (AFBS)
Spanish Association of Investment and Pension Funds (INVERCO)
Swiss Funds and Asset Management Association (SFAMA)
Eumedion Corporate Governance Forum
Asia
Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA)
Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA)
Japan Investment Advisers Association (JIAA)
Investment Management Association of Singapore (IMAS)
The American Chamber of Commerce in the People's Republic of China (AmCham China)
30% Club Japan
Form CRS & Form ADV Brochure
Please click on the relevant links below to view regulatory documents related to Separately Managed Account (SMA) services offered by Capital Research and Management Company. Please review the disclosures carefully as they provide important information about the services provided, fees, conflicts of interest and other topics relevant to SMA investors. Capital Research and Management Company serves solely as an investment adviser to these programs and does not act as the sponsor to any SMA program. Clients who enroll in SMA programs should also carefully review the Form CRS (Client Relationship Summary), ADV brochures and other program documents provided by the sponsor and/or their financial professional.
Form CRS (PDF)
ADV Brochure (PDF)
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