2017 Year-End Distributions | Capital Group

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JANUARY 25, 2018

2017 Year-End Distributions

Capital Gain Distributions

Capital gain distributions for 2017 are listed below. Read our Capital Gains FAQ to learn about capital gain distributions and how they affect your account.

Year-End Distributions of Capital Gains

Per-Share Amounts

Fund

Record

Date

Payment

Date

Long-Term

Short-Term1

AMCAP Fund®

12/18

12/19

$1.1340

—

American Balanced Fund®

12/19

12/20

0.8820

—

American Funds Corporate Bond Fund®

12/29

1/2/18

0.0084

$0.0202

American Funds Developing World Growth and Income Fund℠

12/22

12/26

—

—

American Funds Emerging Markets Bond Fund®

12/29

1/2/18

0.0101

0.0100

American Funds Global Balanced Fund℠

12/21

12/22

0.4810

—

American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund®

12/22

12/26

—

0.0325

American Funds Mortgage Fund®

12/29

1/2/18

0.0133

0.0120

American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund®

12/29

1/2/18

—

—

American Funds Strategic Bond Fund℠

12/15

12/18

—

0.0983

American Funds Tax-Exempt Fund of New York®

12/29

1/2/18

—

—

American High-Income Municipal Bond Fund®

12/29

1/2/18

—

—

American High-Income Trust®

12/29

1/2/18

—

—

American Mutual Fund®

12/18

12/19

1.6730

—

The Bond Fund of America®

12/29

1/2/18

—

—

Capital Income Builder®

12/22

12/26

0.7921

—

Capital World Bond Fund®

12/15

12/18

—

—

Capital World Growth and Income Fund®

12/20

12/21

2.5090

—

EuroPacific Growth Fund®

12/21

12/22

1.1693

—

Fundamental Investors®

12/20

12/21

3.2550

—

The Growth Fund of America®

12/20

12/21

3.2340

—

The Income Fund of America®

12/19

12/20

0.5010

—

Intermediate Bond Fund of America®

12/29

1/2/18

—

—

International Growth and Income Fund℠

12/19

12/20

—

—

The Investment Company of America®

12/18

12/19

2.2600

—

Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America®

12/29

1/2/18

—

—

The New Economy Fund®

12/22

12/26

3.6171

—

New Perspective Fund®

12/21

12/22

2.1792

—

New World Fund®

12/21

12/22

0.6381

—

Short-Term Bond Fund of America®

12/29

1/2/18

—

—

SMALLCAP World Fund®

12/20

12/21

2.5000

—

The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America®

12/29

1/2/18

—

—

The Tax-Exempt Fund of California®

12/29

1/2/18

—

—

U.S. Government Securities Fund®

12/29

1/2/18

—

—

Washington Mutual Investors Fund℠

12/18

12/19

1.4834

—

American Funds Portfolio Series℠

American Funds Conservative Growth and Income PortfolioSM2

12/27

12/28

0.0575

—

American Funds Global Growth Portfolio℠

12/27

12/28

0.9250

—

American Funds Growth and Income Portfolio℠

12/27

12/28

0.2682

—

American Funds Growth Portfolio℠

12/27

12/28

0.4854

—

American Funds Moderate Growth and Income PortfolioSM2

12/27

12/28

0.2913

—

American Funds Preservation Portfolio℠

12/27

12/28

—

—

American Funds Tax-Advantaged Growth and Income PortfolioSM2

12/27

12/28

0.2230

—

American Funds Tax-Exempt Preservation Portfolio℠

12/27

 

12/28

 

—

—

AMERICAN FUNDS RETIREMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO SERIES℠

American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio – Conservative℠

12/27

12/28

0.0203

—

American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio – Enhanced℠

12/27

12/28

0.0339

—

American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio – Moderate℠

12/27

12/28

0.0302

—

American Funds Target Date Retirement Series®

American Funds 2060 Target Date Retirement Fund®

12/28

12/29

0.1082

—

American Funds 2055 Target Date Retirement Fund®

12/28

12/29

0.2702

—

American Funds 2050 Target Date Retirement Fund®

12/28

12/29

0.2375

—

American Funds 2045 Target Date Retirement Fund®

12/28

12/29

0.2347

—

American Funds 2040 Target Date Retirement Fund®

12/28

12/29

0.2330

—

American Funds 2035 Target Date Retirement Fund®

12/28

12/29

0.2147

—

American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund®

12/28

12/29

0.2056

—

American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund®

12/28

12/29

0.1706

—

American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fund®

12/28

12/29

0.1465

—

American Funds 2015 Target Date Retirement Fund®

12/28

12/29

0.1253

—

American Funds 2010 Target Date Retirement Fund®

12/28

12/29

0.0870

—

1Short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income for tax purposes.

Dividends

Income Dividends

In December, many of the American Funds paid regular income dividends. In addition, several funds paid special dividends.

Income dividend amounts are available in Historical Distributions.

Special Dividends

The following American Funds paid special dividends in December, in addition to their regular dividend payments. 

Funds That Paid Special Dividends

Fund

Per-Share Amount

American Balanced Fund

$0.0850

American Funds Strategic Bond Fund

0.0350

American Mutual Fund

0.0550

Capital Income Builder

0.1450

Capital World Growth and Income Fund

0.0500

Fundamental Investors

0.2830

The Investment Company of America

0.0800

Washington Mutual Investors Fund

0.0700

Qualified Dividends

Funds that invest in stocks of U.S. corporations and many of those based outside the U.S. pay dividends that qualify for lower tax rates. However, when a fund derives a significant portion of its income from sources such as interest, short-term capital gains and dividends from certain international corporations, a portion of its dividend does not qualify for reduced tax rates. Instead, that portion is taxed at the ordinary income rates. Funds that derive all of their income from investments in bonds, money market instruments and non-dividend-paying investments do not pay qualified dividends.

For most investors, the amount of qualified dividends received will be reported on Form 1099-DIV (mailed by January 31, 2018).

Funds That Paid Qualified Dividends

Fund

Percentage

AMCAP Fund

100.00%

American Balanced Fund

77.39

American Funds Corporate Bond Fund

0.99

American Funds Developing World Growth and Income Fund

79.84

American Funds Global Balanced Fund

89.67

American Funds Strategic Bond Fund

2.81

American High-Income Trust

2.15

American Mutual Fund

100.00

The Bond Fund of America

0.51

Capital Income Builder

86.99

Capital World Bond Fund

2.45

Capital World Growth and Income Fund

100.00

EuroPacific Growth Fund

100.00

Fundamental Investors

100.00

The Growth Fund of America

100.00

The Income Fund of America

78.78

International Growth and Income Fund

100.00

The Investment Company of America

100.00

The New Economy Fund

100.00

New Perspective Fund

100.00

New World Fund

93.64

SMALLCAP World Fund

—3

Washington Mutual Investors Fund

100.00

AMERICAN FUNDS PORTFOLIO SERIES

American Funds Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio2

68.64

American Funds Global Growth Portfolio

100.00

American Funds Growth and Income Portfolio

100.00

American Funds Growth Portfolio

100.00

American Funds Moderate Growth and Income Portfolio2

100.00

American Funds Preservation Portfolio

0.04

American Funds Tax-Advantaged Growth and Income Portfolio2

100.004

AMERICAN FUNDS RETIREMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO SERIES

American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio — Conservative

67.15

American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio — Enhanced

93.40

American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio — Moderate

82.80

AMERICAN FUNDS TARGET DATE RETIREMENT SERIES

American Funds 2060 Target Date Retirement Fund

100.00

American Funds 2055 Target Date Retirement Fund

100.00

American Funds 2050 Target Date Retirement Fund

100.00

American Funds 2045 Target Date Retirement Fund

100.00

American Funds 2040 Target Date Retirement Fund

100.00

American Funds 2035 Target Date Retirement Fund

100.00

American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund

92.58

American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund

87.97

American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fund

76.78

American Funds 2015 Target Date Retirement Fund

70.69

American Funds 2010 Target Date Retirement Fund

66.45

2Three funds of funds within the American Funds Portfolio SeriesSM have been renamed, effective 1/1/18:

  • American Funds Balanced PortfolioSM to American Funds Moderate Growth and Income PortfolioSM
  • American Funds Income PortfolioSM to American Funds Conservative Growth and Income PortfolioSM
  • American Funds Tax-Advantaged Income PortfolioSM to American Funds Tax-Advantaged Growth and Income PortfolioSM

3The fund did not pay taxable dividends in 2017.

4This percentage applies to the taxable portion of the fund's total dividend.

Return of Capital

A portion of the income dividends distributed by American Funds Strategic Bond Fund and Capital World Bond Fund during 2017 was classified as a return of capital. The actual amount of return of capital will be reported in Box 3 “Nondividend Distributions” of the 2017 1099-DIV (available in late January).

Investments are not FDIC-insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity, so they may lose value.

Investors should carefully consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other important information is contained in the fund prospectuses and summary prospectuses, which can be obtained from a financial professional and should be read carefully before investing. 

Statements attributed to an individual represent the opinions of that individual as of the date published and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Capital Group or its affiliates. This information is intended to highlight issues and should not be considered advice, an endorsement or a recommendation. 

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