Performance
Trailing returns
| 1 day | +0.20% |
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| 1 week | +1.67% |
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| 4 week | +7.74% |
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| 3 month | +8.94% |
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| YTD | +13.63% |
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| 1 year | +31.94% |
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| 3 years* | +16.22% |
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| 5 years* | +4.34% |
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| *annualized | |||||
| Best 3 month return | +29.09% | |
| Worst 3 month return | -31.42% |
Morningstar statistics
Morningstar category: World Stock
| Return | Risk | Rating | |
| 3 years | Above Average | Below Average |
 
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| 5 years | Above Average | Below Average |
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| 10 years | Above Average | Below Average |
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| Overall | Above Average | Below Average |
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Morningstar style Learn more
| Large | |||
| Mid | |||
| Small | |||
| Value | Blend | Growth |
Key statistics
| Total assets | 48.38B | |
| Front load | - | |
| Deferred load | - | |
| Expense ratio | 0.82% | |
| Management fee | - | |
| Fund family | American Funds |
Asset allocation
| Cash | 3.61% | |
| Stocks | 93.88% | |
| Bonds | 0.38% | |
| Other | 2.13% |
Purchase information
| Initial | US$250 | |
| Additional | US$50 | |
| IRA Initial | US$250 |
35.09-0.30(-0.85%)
May 22, 4:00PM EDT
Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Description
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital; future income is a secondary objective. The fund seeks to take advantage of investment opportunities generated by changes in international trade patterns and economic and political relationships by investing in common stocks of companies located around the world. In pursuing its primary investment objective, it invests primarily in common stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth. In pursuing its secondary objective, the fund invests in common stocks of companies with the potential to pay dividends in the future.
Fund filings (PDF) »
Fund filings (PDF) »
Asset managers:
Jonathan Knowles (Started: Dec 1, 2004)
Brady Enright (Started: Dec 1, 2005)
Dina Perry (Started: Jan 1, 1993)
Joanna Jonsson (Started: Dec 1, 2005)
Isabelle de Wismes (Started: Dec 1, 2007)
Robert Lovelace (Started: Jan 1, 2001)
Gregg Ireland (Started: Dec 1, 1992)
Steven Watson (Started: Dec 1, 2005)
Jonathan Knowles (Started: Dec 1, 2004)
Brady Enright (Started: Dec 1, 2005)
Dina Perry (Started: Jan 1, 1993)
Joanna Jonsson (Started: Dec 1, 2005)
Isabelle de Wismes (Started: Dec 1, 2007)
Robert Lovelace (Started: Jan 1, 2001)
Gregg Ireland (Started: Dec 1, 1992)
Steven Watson (Started: Dec 1, 2005)
American Funds, 4 Embarcadero Center P.O. Box 7650, San Francisco, CA 94120, USA
Risk
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | ||
| Alpha* | 2.25 | 3.97 | 4.40 | 2.55 | |
| Beta* | 0.69 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.83 | |
| Mean annual return | 1.29 | 0.94 | 0.49 | 0.97 | |
| R-squared* | 95.42 | 93.62 | 94.53 | 92.50 | |
| Standard deviation | 11.49 | 16.10 | 19.77 | 15.74 | |
| Sharpe ratio | 1.34 | 0.69 | 0.29 | 0.63 | |
| * Against standard index | |||||
Top 10 holdings
| Security | Net Assets | |
| Novo Nordisk A/S (NONOF) | 4.23% | |
| Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) | 2.35% | |
| Google, Inc. Class A (GOOG) | 1.74% | |
| Home Depot, Inc. (HD) | 1.73% | |
| Nestle SA (NSRGF) | 1.50% | |
| Naspers Ltd (NPN) | 1.34% | |
| Pernod Ricard NV (PDRDF) | 1.33% | |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (2330) | 1.31% | |
| ACE Ltd (ACE) | 1.31% | |
| British American Tobacco PLC (BATS) | 1.29% |