Performance
Trailing returns
| 1 day | +0.26% |
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| 1 week | +1.55% |
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| 4 week | +6.90% |
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| 3 month | +9.23% |
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| YTD | +13.68% |
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| 1 year | +33.14% |
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| 3 years* | +15.10% |
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| 5 years* | +2.15% |
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| *annualized | |||||
| Best 3 month return | +29.42% | |
| Worst 3 month return | -31.61% |
Morningstar statistics
Morningstar category: World Stock
| Return | Risk | Rating | |
| 3 years | Below Average | Average |
 
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| 5 years | Below Average | Below Average |
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| 10 years | Above Average | Below Average |
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| Overall | Average | Below Average |
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Morningstar style Learn more
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| Small | |||
| Value | Blend | Growth |
Key statistics
| Total assets | 77.09B | |
| Front load | 5.75% | |
| Deferred load | - | |
| Expense ratio | 0.89% | |
| Management fee | - | |
| Fund family | American Funds |
Asset allocation
| Cash | 4.27% | |
| Stocks | 92.52% | |
| Bonds | 1.59% | |
| Preferred | 0.16% | |
| Convertible | 0.13% | |
| Other | 1.33% |
Purchase information
| Initial | US$250 | |
| Additional | US$50 | |
| IRA Initial | US$250 | |
| AIP Initial | US$250 | |
| AIP Additional | US$50 |
41.35-0.34(-0.82%)
May 23, 4:00PM EDT
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Description
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital while providing current income. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of well-established companies located around the world, many of which have the potential to pay dividends. It invests, on a global basis, in common stocks that are denominated in U.S. dollars or other currencies. Under normal market circumstances, the fund invests a significant portion of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. The fund may also invest in issuers in developing countries.
Fund filings (PDF) »
Fund filings (PDF) »
Asset managers:
Joyce Gordon (Started: Feb 1, 2008)
Sung Lee (Started: Feb 1, 2006)
Jeanne Carroll (Started: Feb 1, 2004)
David Riley (Started: Feb 1, 2007)
L. Barroso (Started: Feb 1, 2007)
Stephen Bepler (Started: Mar 26, 1993)
Mark Denning (Started: Mar 26, 1993)
Eric Richter (Started: Feb 1, 2009)
Joyce Gordon (Started: Feb 1, 2008)
Sung Lee (Started: Feb 1, 2006)
Jeanne Carroll (Started: Feb 1, 2004)
David Riley (Started: Feb 1, 2007)
L. Barroso (Started: Feb 1, 2007)
Stephen Bepler (Started: Mar 26, 1993)
Mark Denning (Started: Mar 26, 1993)
Eric Richter (Started: Feb 1, 2009)
American Funds, 4 Embarcadero Center P.O. Box 7650, San Francisco, CA 94120, USA
Risk
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | ||
| Alpha* | 4.91 | 2.80 | 2.52 | 2.50 | |
| Beta* | 0.69 | 0.84 | 0.87 | 0.87 | |
| Mean annual return | 1.51 | 0.87 | 0.34 | 0.99 | |
| R-squared* | 96.44 | 95.59 | 96.36 | 95.38 | |
| Standard deviation | 11.43 | 16.78 | 20.56 | 16.14 | |
| Sharpe ratio | 1.58 | 0.62 | 0.19 | 0.63 | |
| * Against standard index | |||||
Top 10 holdings
| Security | Net Assets | |
| Novartis AG (NVSEF) | 3.40% | |
| Philip Morris International, Inc. (PM) | 2.56% | |
| Amgen Inc (AMGN) | 2.21% | |
| Bayer AG (BAYN) | 2.01% | |
| BP PLC (BPAQF) | 1.89% | |
| Altria Group Inc. (MO) | 1.82% | |
| Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) | 1.46% | |
| Home Depot, Inc. (HD) | 1.37% | |
| Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD) | 1.30% | |
| AbbVie Inc (ABBV) | 1.27% |