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DETAILS
Symbol Value ($)
Morningstar Rating
Previous Close 45.00
Category Foreign Large Blend
Net Assets 23.86 Bil
Yield 1.92%
Morningstar Risk Below Average
Morningstar Return Average
  • Last NAV update 5/20/2013 4:00 PM ET
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
NA
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth. Growth stocks are stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for above-average capital appreciation. It normally invests at least 80% of net assets in securities of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin. The fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks and other securities of companies in countries with developing economies and/or markets.
CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE OF $10,000
  2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Return 39.35% 9.76% -13.31% 19.64% 10.05%
Value ($) 13,935.00 15,295.06 13,259.29 15,863.41 17,457.68
  • Year to date performance as of 5/19/2013 8:00 PM ET
MANAGEMENT & PURCHASE INFO
Symbol Value ($)
Fund Family American Funds
Fund Manager Stephen Bepler
Tenure (Years) 29
Fund Status Open
Minimum Initial Purchase 0.00
Minimum IRA Investment 0.00
Front Load 0.00
Expense Ratio 0.51%
PERFORMANCE
Symbol Value ($)
1 Month 7.52%
3 Months 6.54%
1 Year 30.63%
3 Years* 12.66%
5 Years* NA
  • * Annualized returns
  • Performance as of 5/19/2013 8:00 PM ET
PEER COMPARISON
  RERGX Foreign Large Blend
5-Yr Return NA -1.30%
Sharpe Ratio 0.45 0.43
Net Assets 23.86 Bil 791.93 Mil
Avg Market Cap 34.83 Bil 25.82 Bil
Avg P/E 15.82 13.04
Portfolio Turnover 24 51
HOLDINGS
Symbol Value ($)
Stocks 93.31%
Cash 4.98%
Fixed Income 0.47%
Other 1.24%
TOP 10 HOLDINGS
NAME % NET ASSETS
Novo Nordisk A/S 3.57%
SOFTBANK Corp 2.53%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.37%
Novartis AG 2.23%
Bayer AG 2.03%
Nestle SA 1.59%
Barclays PLC 1.59%
Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA 1.51%
Prudential PLC 1.47%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 1.41%
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