Fund Research for American Funds New World A (NEWFX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Jun 17, 1999
    Category: Diversified Emerging Mkts
    Overall Risk: Low
    Fund Family: American Funds
    Return Since Inception: 9.30%
    YTD Return: 45.36%
    Yield (TTM): 1.13%
    Net Assets: 10.41 B
    Morningstar Rating:
    3 of 5

    The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 35% of assets in equity and debt securities of issuers primarily based in qualified countries that have developing economies and/or markets. In addition, it may invest up to 25% of assets in nonconvertible debt securities of issuers, including issuers of lower rated bonds and government bonds, primarily based in qualified countries or that have a significant portion of their assets or revenues attributable to developing countries.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $14,739 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 44.94%
    Large 31.43%
    Medium 21.83%
    Small 1.47%
    Micro 0.32%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/04/2009    		 Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund's short positions (if any)

  • Fund Performance

    10 year Growth Chart
    Growth of $10,000 from 06/30/1999 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 45.36% 34.64% 3.67% 12.78% 9.62% 9.30%
    +/- Category -17.66% -14.85% 0.46% -1.37% -1.29% —
    +/- MSCI EAFE NR USD — — — — 2.04% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 34.39% 31.99% 1.35% 11.57% 8.97% 8.68%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 36.14% -0.07% 3.41% 12.19% 9.53% 8.89%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/04/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/04/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 06/17/1999
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
    View Total Returns

  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 14.02%
    Service 25.57%
    Manufacturing 30.78%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 15.47% 15.47%
    Stocks — 71.65% 71.65%
    Bonds — 12.88% 12.88%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 67.55% 67.55%
    Data as of 06/30/2009 Data as of 06/30/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Sector Country Net Assets
    + AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV (AMX) Telecom MEX 2.93%
    - TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTD (TEVA) Healthcare ISR 1.67%
    - Nestle (NESN) Consumer Goods CHE 1.45%
    - GAZPROM O A O (OGZPY) Utilities RUS 1.25%
    + Mtn Group Limited (MTN) Telecom ZAF 1.25%
    * Inbev Consumer Goods — 1.08%
    + Banco Santander SA (SAN) Financial Services ESP 1.07%
    + Itausa - Investimentos Itau (ITSA4) Financial Services BRA 1.05%
    = OJSC Pharmstandard (PHST) Healthcare RUS 1.01%
    - PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) (BBRI) Financial Services IDN 0.99%
    + Increase - Decrease = No change * New since last portfolio
    Top 10 holdings account for the fund's short positions (if any). Net short positions appear shaded.
    Data as of 06/30/2009
    View Fund Portfolio

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial 5.75%
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 10/05/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 0.95%
    Taken from annual report dated 10/31/2008

  • Fund Management

    David C. Barclay
    Start Date: 06/17/1999
    David C. Barclay is a portfolio manager investing in emerging markets and U.S. high-yield securities. He is a senior vice president of Capital Research and management Company. Prior to joining our organisation in 1988, he was at E.F. Hutton & Company, Inc. and The Bank of New York. Mr. Barclay holds an MBA from Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration and a BA in economics from Brown University.
    Mark E. Denning
    Start Date: 06/17/1999
    Denning is a senior vice president for Capital Research Company with portfolio manager responsibilities. Mark is a director of The Capital Group Companies, Capital International Limited and Capital Research and Management Company. Prior to 1982, Denning worked in the operations department of J & F Martell and Co. in France.
    Robert W. Lovelace
    Start Date: 06/17/1999
    Robert W. Lovelace is chairman, principal executive officer and a director of Capital Research Company and a member of The Capital Group Companies Management Committee. He is also a senior vice president for Capital Research and Management Company. He joined Capital Research in 1985 as a mining analyst. Mr. Lovelace received an AB (summa cum laude) from Princeton University and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is based in Los Angeles.
    Carl M. Kawaja
    Start Date: 06/17/1999
    Carl Kawaja is a portfolio manager, a director of Capital International Asset Management and a senior vice president of Capital Research Company. Prior to joining the Capital Group organization in 1991, Carl was a security analyst for Gabelli and Co. in New York, as well as an equity analyst for Levesque Beaubien Inc. in Montreal. Carl received a bachelor's degree in history from Brown University and an MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business. He is based in San Francisco.
    Alwyn Heong
    Start Date: 06/17/1999
    Heong is a senior vice president of Capital Research Global Investors. He has been employed with Capital Research or its affiliates for the last 17 years. Heong has 20 years of investment experience.