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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.