N-CSRS 1 amcap_ncsrs.htm N-CSRS

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

Certified Shareholder Report of

Registered Management Investment Companies

 

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-01435

 

AMCAP Fund

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 975-5000

 

Date of fiscal year end: February 28 or 29

 

Date of reporting period: August 31, 2023

 

Hong T. Le

AMCAP Fund

6455 Irvine Center Drive

Irvine, California 92618

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 
 

 

ITEM 1 – Reports to Stockholders

 

 

 

AMCAP Fund®

 

Semi-annual report
for the six months ended
August 31, 2023

 

 

We take a disciplined,
long-term approach
to investing in
growth companies

 

AMCAP Fund seeks to provide you with long-term growth of capital.

 

This fund is one of more than 40 offered by Capital Group, home of American Funds, one of the nation’s largest mutual fund families. For over 90 years, Capital Group has invested with a long-term focus based on thorough research and attention to risk.

 

Fund results shown in this report, unless otherwise indicated, are for Class F-2 shares. Class A share results are shown at net asset value unless otherwise indicated. If a sales charge (maximum 5.75%) had been deducted from Class A shares, the results would have been lower. Results are for past periods and are not predictive of results for future periods. Current and future results may be lower or higher than those shown. Prices and returns will vary, so investors may lose money. Investing for short periods makes losses more likely. For current information and month-end results, refer to capitalgroup.com.

 

Here are the average annual total returns on a $1,000 investment for periods ended September 30, 2023 (the most recent calendar quarter-end):

 

   1 year  5 years  10 years
          
Class F-2 shares   21.18%   6.03%   9.86%
Class A shares (reflecting 5.75% maximum sales charge)    13.91    4.54    8.98 

 

For other share class results, refer to capitalgroup.com and americanfundsretirement.com.

 

The total annual fund operating expense ratios were 0.44% for Class F-2 shares and 0.67% for Class A shares as of the prospectus dated May 1, 2023, and were restated to reflect current fees.

 

Investment results assume all distributions are reinvested and reflect applicable fees and expenses. When applicable, results reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which they would have been lower. Refer to capitalgroup.com for more information.

 

Refer to the fund prospectus and the Risk Factors section of this report for more information on risks associated with investing in the fund.

 

Investments are not FDIC-insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity, so they may lose value.

 

Fellow investors:

 

Results for AMCAP Fund for the periods ended August 31, 2023, are shown in the table below, as well as results of the fund’s benchmark.

 

For additional information about the fund, its investment results, holdings and portfolio managers, visit https://www.capitalgroup.com/individual/investments/ fund/AMCFX. You can also access information about Capital Group’s American Funds and read our insights about the markets, retirement, saving for college, investing fundamentals and more at capitalgroup.com.

 

Contents
 
1 Results at a glance
   
2 Investment portfolio
   
8 Financial statements
   
12 Notes to financial statements
   
22 Financial highlights

 

Results at a glance

 

Total returns for periods ended August 31, 2023, with all distributions reinvested

 

   Cumulative
total returns
  Average annual total returns
   6 months  1 year  5 years  10 years  Lifetime
(since Class A
inception on
5/1/67)
                
AMCAP Fund (Class F-2 shares)1    14.35%   17.28%   7.56%   10.95%   11.52%
AMCAP Fund (Class A shares)   14.19    16.97    7.32    10.72    11.29 
S&P 500 Index2    14.50    15.94    11.12    12.81    10.25 

 

Past results are not predictive of results in future periods.

 

1  Class F-2 shares were first offered on August 1, 2008. Class F-2 share results prior to the date of first sale are hypothetical based on the results of the original share class of the fund without a sales charge, adjusted for typical estimated expenses. Please refer to capitalgroup.com for more information on specific expense adjustments and the actual dates of first sale.
2  Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization-weighted index based on the results of approximately 500 widely held common stocks. This index is unmanaged, and its results include reinvested dividends and/or distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes. There have been periods when the fund has lagged the index.

 

AMCAP Fund 1
 
Investment portfolio August 31, 2023 unaudited
   
Sector diversification Percent of net assets

 

 

Common stocks 95.33%  Shares   Value
(000)
 
Information technology 23.30%          
Microsoft Corp.   13,416,822   $4,397,498 
Broadcom, Inc.   2,653,263    2,448,670 
ASML Holding NV   1,800,074    1,186,566 
Salesforce, Inc.1    4,436,144    982,428 
Micron Technology, Inc.   12,444,990    870,403 
Apple, Inc.   4,128,458    775,613 
NVIDIA Corp.   1,563,463    771,647 
Adobe, Inc.1    1,227,582    686,636 
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.1    2,587,039    629,427 
ServiceNow, Inc.1    995,098    585,944 
EPAM Systems, Inc.1    1,710,003    442,874 
Qorvo, Inc.1    3,634,201    390,277 
Shopify, Inc., Class A, subordinate voting shares1    5,737,281    381,472 
Applied Materials, Inc.   2,430,953    371,352 
Marvell Technology, Inc.   5,805,986    338,199 
NICE, Ltd. (ADR)1,2    1,343,369    261,688 
Autodesk, Inc.1    1,177,331    261,297 
Snowflake, Inc., Class A1    1,531,668    240,242 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.   12,390,000    213,590 
First Solar, Inc.1    1,002,569    189,606 
Arista Networks, Inc.1    823,397    160,752 
Cognex Corp.   3,231,934    152,159 
HubSpot, Inc.1    266,754    145,786 
Accenture PLC, Class A   411,012    133,073 
Atlassian Corp., Class A1    616,596    125,823 
Intuit, Inc.   181,121    98,133 
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.   173,965    90,672 
Fabrinet, non-registered shares1    456,914    73,458 
Fair Isaac Corp.1    79,525    71,938 
Constellation Software, Inc.   34,745    71,369 
Datadog, Inc., Class A1    499,991    48,239 
Trimble, Inc.1    835,770    45,792 
NetApp, Inc.   398,272    30,547 
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A1    292,970    21,243 
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, Inc.1    1,898,255    20,311 
Dynatrace, Inc.1    365,514    17,618 
BILL Holdings, Inc.1    119,078    13,730 
Stripe, Inc., Class B1,3,4    217,774    4,621 
         17,750,693 
           
Health care 17.94%          
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   3,701,680    1,764,147 
Abbott Laboratories   12,981,695    1,335,816 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   2,245,011    1,250,696 
Eli Lilly and Company   2,152,221    1,192,761 
Zoetis, Inc., Class A   4,098,395    780,785 
Danaher Corp.   2,436,432    645,654 

 

2 AMCAP Fund
 
Common stocks (continued)  Shares   Value
(000)
 
Health care (continued)          
Revvity, Inc.   4,761,721   $557,264 
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1    2,673,831    528,937 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1    561,194    463,821 
Stryker Corp.   1,572,474    445,875 
Insulet Corp.1    2,314,812    443,773 
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.1    4,643,343    424,309 
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.1    4,920,407    376,264 
ICON PLC1    1,397,016    363,140 
AstraZeneca PLC   1,818,990    245,684 
AstraZeneca PLC (ADR)   1,385,789    93,984 
DexCom, Inc.1    3,088,064    311,833 
Penumbra, Inc.1    1,167,199    308,724 
agilon health, Inc.1,2    16,222,111    287,456 
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.1    1,152,705    256,627 
Haemonetics Corp.1,5    2,623,702    235,425 
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.1    163,394    198,275 
Molina Healthcare, Inc.1    530,277    164,449 
Elevance Health, Inc.   331,194    146,391 
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.   1,998,163    140,771 
Masimo Corp.1    1,194,901    136,553 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1    390,149    135,904 
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A1    459,136    95,822 
Humana, Inc.   196,816    90,856 
NovoCure, Ltd.1    3,078,869    67,920 
Catalent, Inc.1    1,180,839    59,007 
Centene Corp.1    792,714    48,871 
Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd.   1,134,900    33,533 
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.1    179,600    21,733 
Seagen, Inc.1    84,804    17,476 
         13,670,536 
           
Consumer discretionary 16.09%          
Amazon.com, Inc.1    13,361,709    1,844,049 
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.   6,430,723    955,927 
TopBuild Corp.1,5    2,500,569    725,365 
Burlington Stores, Inc.1,5    3,554,041    576,679 
Churchill Downs, Inc.5    4,211,629    527,633 
Airbnb, Inc., Class A1    3,775,388    496,652 
MercadoLibre, Inc.1    339,513    465,934 
Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd.   69,837,000    462,175 
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.1    8,114,683    448,417 
Starbucks Corp.   4,582,809    446,549 
Flutter Entertainment PLC1    2,127,473    387,333 
Flutter Entertainment PLC (CDI)1    81,756    14,924 
DoorDash, Inc., Class A1    4,507,992    379,257 
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.   2,197,979    310,355 
NIKE, Inc., Class B   2,970,558    302,135 
Tesla, Inc.1    1,165,695    300,843 
NVR, Inc.1    46,797    298,440 
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A1    2,903,725    289,501 
YETI Holdings, Inc.1,5    5,626,933    281,065 
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.1    137,128    264,196 
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.1    2,660,947    263,274 
LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SE   272,391    231,036 
CarMax, Inc.1    2,744,401    224,163 
Restaurant Brands International, Inc.   2,997,245    208,159 
Marriott International, Inc., Class A   993,496    202,186 
Five Below, Inc.1    1,095,469    188,377 
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   2,187,036    164,881 
Helen of Troy, Ltd.1,5    1,287,061    158,206 
Tractor Supply Co.   685,908    149,871 
Aptiv PLC1    1,359,744    137,946 
D.R. Horton, Inc.   1,051,231    125,118 
Etsy, Inc.1    1,678,622    123,496 
Darden Restaurants, Inc.   762,236    118,535 
adidas AG   470,291    94,047 
Evolution AB   405,937    43,981 

 

AMCAP Fund 3
 
Common stocks (continued)  Shares   Value
(000)
 
Consumer discretionary (continued)          
Service Corp. International   299,724   $18,916 
Moncler SpA   207,600    14,101 
Aramark   369,660    13,744 
         12,257,466 
           
Industrials 12.81%          
TransDigm Group, Inc.1    1,990,021    1,798,680 
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.   2,593,684    1,108,463 
RTX Corp.   10,287,700    885,154 
Carrier Global Corp.   13,259,284    761,746 
Copart, Inc.1    15,248,068    683,571 
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.1,5    7,779,955    564,202 
United Rentals, Inc.   1,047,078    498,975 
General Electric Co.   4,221,352    483,176 
Woodward, Inc.5    3,070,003    397,166 
Saia, Inc.1    929,420    396,119 
XPO, Inc.1    3,662,832    273,357 
Ingersoll-Rand, Inc.   3,430,857    238,822 
Equifax, Inc.   1,035,709    214,081 
Safran SA   1,147,532    184,534 
The AZEK Co., Inc., Class A1    5,345,086    181,786 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.   3,765,054    161,446 
Airbus SE, non-registered shares   816,749    119,898 
GFL Environmental, Inc., subordinate voting shares   3,522,589    114,132 
Northrop Grumman Corp.   240,793    104,285 
NIBE Industrier AB, Class B   11,217,574    84,200 
Axon Enterprise, Inc.1    373,526    79,527 
ITT, Inc.   737,579    75,440 
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.   930,094    71,236 
AMETEK, Inc.   338,571    54,005 
Caterpillar, Inc.   190,516    53,560 
Waste Connections, Inc.   256,371    35,120 
MDA, Ltd.1    3,991,653    30,546 
Paylocity Holding Corp.1    133,398    26,746 
Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc.1    1,444,120    21,503 
Waste Management, Inc.   110,000    17,246 
ManpowerGroup, Inc.   199,816    15,759 
Robert Half, Inc.   160,952    11,904 
Paycom Software, Inc.   24,977    7,364 
Genpact, Ltd.   93,200    3,479 
         9,757,228 
           
Financials 8.98%          
Mastercard, Inc., Class A   4,421,080    1,824,314 
MSCI, Inc.   1,271,304    691,106 
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.   1,610,012    371,253 
Visa, Inc., Class A   1,371,850    337,036 
Aon PLC, Class A   953,808    317,990 
AIA Group, Ltd.   32,992,000    299,531 
Stifel Financial Corp.   4,284,076    278,551 
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.   1,399,053    272,801 
Morgan Stanley   3,068,358    261,271 
Blackstone, Inc.   2,418,059    257,209 
Kotak Mahindra Bank, Ltd.   11,676,500    248,061 
S&P Global, Inc.   633,830    247,739 
BlackRock, Inc.   349,679    244,964 
RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.   1,200,293    225,523 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.   1,709,374    206,373 
Progressive Corp.   1,310,082    174,857 
Apollo Asset Management, Inc.   1,777,843    155,277 
Affirm Holdings, Inc., Class A1,2    7,453,452    155,106 
Blue Owl Capital, Inc., Class A   9,260,542    110,664 
Toast, Inc., Class A1    3,640,357    80,707 
Houlihan Lokey, Inc., Class A   386,938    40,760 
Arch Capital Group, Ltd.1    319,635    24,567 
KKR & Co., Inc.   149,862    9,413 
Marqeta, Inc., Class A1    999,082    6,144 
         6,841,217 

 

4 AMCAP Fund
 
Common stocks (continued)  Shares   Value
(000)
 
Communication services 8.41%          
Alphabet, Inc., Class A1    11,847,427   $1,613,264 
Alphabet, Inc., Class C1    7,345,379    1,008,888 
Netflix, Inc.1    4,447,729    1,928,891 
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A1    3,624,564    1,072,472 
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.1    2,482,801    353,054 
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A1    553,770    242,618 
Electronic Arts, Inc.   1,008,481    120,998 
Tencent Holdings, Ltd.   1,429,600    59,245 
Universal Music Group NV   315,035    7,819 
         6,407,249 
           
Consumer staples 4.42%          
Philip Morris International, Inc.   9,197,828    883,543 
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A   2,343,881    610,722 
Monster Beverage Corp.1    8,134,188    466,984 
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.1    3,722,279    455,458 
Costco Wholesale Corp.   484,643    266,205 
Dollar General Corp.   1,646,372    228,023 
Estée Lauder Companies, Inc., Class A   876,381    140,686 
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG   1,119    131,997 
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.1    3,899,851    120,310 
Diageo PLC   1,560,465    64,117 
         3,368,045 
           
Materials 1.73%          
Linde PLC   1,649,971    638,605 
Albemarle Corp.   1,276,367    253,627 
ATI, Inc.1    3,349,906    151,851 
Celanese Corp.   1,097,659    138,700 
Sherwin-Williams Company   495,680    134,686 
         1,317,469 
           
Energy 0.85%          
EOG Resources, Inc.   3,154,940    405,789 
Schlumberger NV   4,106,092    242,095 
         647,884 
           
Real estate 0.80%          
Equinix, Inc. REIT   420,622    328,666 
American Tower Corp. REIT   839,054    152,137 
CoStar Group, Inc.1    1,595,611    130,824 
         611,627 
           
Total common stocks (cost: $43,518,562,000)        72,629,414 
           
Preferred securities 0.16%          
Consumer discretionary 0.14%          
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, nonvoting non-registered preferred shares   971,552    107,299 
           
Information technology 0.02%          
Stripe, Inc., Series BB-1, 6.00% noncumulative preferred shares1,3,4    327,540    6,951 
Stripe, Inc., Series BB, 6.00% noncumulative preferred shares1,3,4    116,181    2,465 
Stripe, Inc., Series H, 6.00% noncumulative preferred shares1,3,4    86,605    1,838 
         11,254 
           
Total preferred securities (cost: $109,426,000)        118,553 
           
Rights & warrants 0.00%          
Information technology 0.00%          
Constellation Software, Inc., rights, expire 9/29/20231    34,745    19 
Constellation Software, Inc., warrants, expire 3/31/20401,3    34,745    6 
           
Total rights & warrants (cost: $19,000)        19 

 

AMCAP Fund 5
 
Convertible stocks 0.07%  Shares   Value
(000)
 
Information technology 0.07%          
Genesys Cloud Services Topco, LLC, Class P, convertible preferred shares3,4    52,280,000   $27,562 
Genesys Cloud Services Topco, LLC, Class P3, convertible preferred shares3,4    13,070,000    6,891 
Genesys Cloud Services Topco, LLC, Class P4, convertible preferred shares3,4    13,070,000    6,891 
Genesys Cloud Services Topco, LLC, Class P1, convertible preferred shares3,4    13,070,000    6,890 
Genesys Cloud Services Topco, LLC, Class P2, convertible preferred shares3,4    13,070,000    6,890 
           
Total convertible stocks (cost: $84,303,000)        55,124 
           
Short-term securities 4.39%          
Money market investments 4.33%          
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.39%5,7    33,017,117    3,301,712 
           
Money market investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan 0.06%          
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.39%5,7,8    120,679    12,068 
Invesco Short-Term Investments Trust – Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class 5.25%7,8    5,515,929    5,516 
Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management, Institutional Shares 5.23%7,8    4,800,000    4,800 
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds – Government Portfolio, Institutional Class 5.25%7,8    4,800,000    4,800 
BlackRock Liquidity Funds – FedFund, Institutional Shares 5.22%7,8    4,300,000    4,300 
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund, Institutional Shares 5.23%7,8    4,300,000    4,300 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class 5.28%7,8    3,500,000    3,500 
RBC Funds Trust – U.S. Government Money Market Fund, RBC Institutional Class 1 5.27%7,8    2,600,000    2,600 
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Class I 5.21%7,8    2,100,000    2,100 
         43,984 
           
Total short-term securities (cost: $3,345,345,000)        3,345,696 
Total investment securities 99.95% (cost: $47,057,655,000)        76,148,806 
Other assets less liabilities 0.05%        35,604 
           
Net assets 100.00%       $76,184,410 

 

Investments in affiliates5

 

   Value of
affiliates at
3/1/2023
(000)
   Additions
(000)
   Reductions
(000)
   Net
realized
gain (loss)
(000)
   Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(000)
   Value of
affiliates at
8/31/2023
(000)
   Dividend
income
(000)
 
Common stocks 4.55%                                   
Health care 0.31%                                   
Haemonetics Corp.1  $200,138   $4,554   $216   $80   $30,869   $235,425   $ 
Consumer discretionary 2.98%                                   
TopBuild Corp.1   523,974        6,534    1,399    206,526    725,365     
Burlington Stores, Inc.1   662,344    172,909    111,401    (9,233)   (137,940)   576,679     
Churchill Downs, Inc.   226,534    288,034    348    50    13,363    527,633     
YETI Holdings, Inc.1   217,589    2,339    212    62    61,287    281,065     
Helen of Troy, Ltd.1   145,172        162    59    13,137    158,206     
Chegg, Inc.9   103,762        62,035    (99,365)   57,638         
                             2,268,948      
Industrials 1.26%                                   
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.1   631,632    39,409    93,223    (25,868)   12,252    564,202     
Woodward, Inc.   398,230        120,796    4,765    114,967    397,166    1,716 
MDA, Ltd.1,10   37,698        12,043    (14,093)   18,984         
                             961,368      
Total common stocks                            3,465,741      

 

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Investments in affiliates5 (continued)

   Value of
affiliates at
3/1/2023
(000)
   Additions
(000)
   Reductions
(000)
   Net
realized
gain (loss)
(000)
   Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(000)
   Value of
affiliates at
8/31/2023
(000)
   Dividend
income
(000)
 
Short-term securities 4.35%                                   
Money market investments 4.33%                                   
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.39%7   $4,550,367   $5,609,966   $6,858,679   $634   $(576)  $3,301,712   $106,328 
Money market investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan 0.02%                                   
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.39%7,8    11,212    85611                   12,068    12 
Total short-term securities                            3,313,780      
Total 8.90%                 $(141,510)  $390,507   $6,779,521   $108,044 

 

Restricted securities4

 

   Acquisition
date(s)
  Cost
(000)
   Value
(000)
   Percent
of net
assets
 
Genesys Cloud Services Topco, LLC, Class P, convertible preferred shares3  11/26/2021  $42,151   $27,562    .03%
Genesys Cloud Services Topco, LLC, Class P3, convertible preferred shares3  11/26/2021   10,538    6,891    .01 
Genesys Cloud Services Topco, LLC, Class P4, convertible preferred shares3  11/26/2021   10,538    6,891    .01 
Genesys Cloud Services Topco, LLC, Class P1, convertible preferred shares3  11/26/2021   10,538    6,890    .01 
Genesys Cloud Services Topco, LLC, Class P2, convertible preferred shares3  11/26/2021   10,538    6,890    .01 
Stripe, Inc., Series BB-1, 6.00% noncumulative preferred shares1,3  8/24/2023   7,055    6,951    .01 
Stripe, Inc., Class B1,3  5/6/2021-8/24/2023   8,432    4,621    .01 
Stripe, Inc., Series BB, 6.00% noncumulative preferred shares1,3  8/24/2023   2,502    2,465    .0013 
Stripe, Inc., Series H, 6.00% noncumulative preferred shares1,3  3/15/2021   3,475    1,838    .0013 
Total     $105,767   $70,999    .09%

 

1  Security did not produce income during the last 12 months.
2  All or a portion of this security was on loan. The total value of all such securities was $97,493,000, which represented .13% of the net assets of the fund. Refer to Note 5 for more information on securities lending.
3  Value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
4  Restricted security, other than Rule 144A securities or commercial paper issued pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. The total value of all such restricted securities was $70,999,000, which represented .09% of the net assets of the fund.
5  Affiliate of the fund or part of the same “group of investment companies” as the fund, as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
6  Amount less than one thousand.
7  Rate represents the seven-day yield at 8/31/2023.
8  Security purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan. Refer to Note 5 for more information on securities lending.
9  Affiliated issuer during the reporting period but no longer held at 8/31/2023.
10  Affiliated issuer during the reporting period but no longer an affiliate at 8/31/2023. Refer to the investment portfolio for the security value at 8/31/2023.
11  Represents net activity. Refer to Note 5 for more information on securities lending.
12  Dividend income is included with securities lending income in the fund’s statement of operations and is not shown in this table.
13  Amount less than .01%.

 

Key to abbreviations

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

CDI = CREST Depository Interest

REIT = Real Estate Investment Trust

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial statements

 

Statement of assets and liabilities
at August 31, 2023
unaudited
  (dollars in thousands)

 

Assets:          
Investment securities, at value (includes $97,493 of investment securities on loan):          
Unaffiliated issuers (cost: $40,939,933)  $69,369,285      
Affiliated issuers (cost: $6,117,722)   6,779,521   $76,148,806 
Cash        1,225 
Cash denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars (cost: $197)        197 
Receivables for:          
Sales of investments   146,214      
Sales of fund’s shares   30,154      
Dividends   49,504      
Securities lending income   1      
Other   92    225,965 
         76,376,193 
Liabilities:          
Collateral for securities on loan        43,984 
Payables for:          
Purchases of investments   47,407      
Repurchases of fund’s shares   65,723      
Investment advisory services   18,826      
Services provided by related parties   12,580      
Trustees’ deferred compensation   2,831      
Other   432    147,799 
Net assets at August 31, 2023       $76,184,410 
           
Net assets consist of:          
Capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest       $46,344,509 
Total distributable earnings        29,839,901 
Net assets at August 31, 2023       $76,184,410 

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial statements (continued)

 

Statement of assets and liabilities
at August 31, 2023 (continued)
unaudited
  (dollars and shares in thousands, except per-share amounts)

 

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding (no stated par value) —

unlimited shares authorized (2,085,907 total shares outstanding)

 

   Net assets   Shares
outstanding
   Net asset value
per share
 
Class A  $34,499,055    947,495   $36.41 
Class C   730,496    24,569    29.73 
Class T   13    *   36.62 
Class F-1   814,174    22,626    35.98 
Class F-2   8,461,110    229,266    36.91 
Class F-3   4,940,507    134,517    36.73 
Class 529-A   2,265,104    63,220    35.83 
Class 529-C   63,332    2,119    29.88 
Class 529-E   75,825    2,206    34.38 
Class 529-T   19    1    36.57 
Class 529-F-1   12    *   36.31 
Class 529-F-2   225,652    6,182    36.50 
Class 529-F-3   12    *   36.50 
Class R-1   58,043    1,880    30.88 
Class R-2   607,217    19,674    30.86 
Class R-2E   68,933    1,951    35.34 
Class R-3   842,478    24,343    34.61 
Class R-4   675,810    18,778    35.99 
Class R-5E   184,623    5,047    36.58 
Class R-5   255,853    6,854    37.33 
Class R-6   21,416,142    575,179    37.23 

 

* Amount less than one thousand.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial statements (continued)

 

Statement of operations
for the six months ended August 31, 2023
unaudited
  (dollars in thousands)

 

Investment income:          
Income:          
Dividends (net of non-U.S. taxes of $2,562; also includes $108,044 from affiliates)  $361,083      
Interest from unaffiliated issuers   4,711      
Securities lending income (net of fees)   218   $366,012 
Fees and expenses*:          
Investment advisory services   108,208      
Distribution services   52,279      
Transfer agent services   25,696      
Administrative services   10,963      
529 plan services   760      
Reports to shareholders   762      
Registration statement and prospectus   593      
Trustees’ compensation   427      
Auditing and legal   29      
Custodian   368      
Other   90    200,175 
Net investment income        165,837 
           
Net realized gain and unrealized appreciation:          
Net realized gain (loss) on:          
Investments (net of non-U.S. taxes of $4,096):          
Unaffiliated issuers   1,635,228      
Affiliated issuers   (141,510)     
In-kind redemptions   38,293      
Currency transactions   197    1,532,208 
Net unrealized appreciation on:          
Investments:          
Unaffiliated issuers   7,585,282      
Affiliated issuers   390,507      
Currency translations   89    7,975,878 
Net realized gain and unrealized appreciation        9,508,086 
           
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations       $9,673,923 

 

* Additional information related to class-specific fees and expenses is included in the notes to financial statements.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial statements (continued)

 

Statements of changes in net assets  
  (dollars in thousands)

 

   Six months ended
August 31,
2023*
   Year ended
February 28,
2023
 
Operations:          
Net investment income  $165,837   $304,500 
Net realized gain (loss)   1,532,208    (929,682)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   7,975,878    (9,731,338)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   9,673,923    (10,356,520)
           
Distributions paid to shareholders   (287,229)   (4,678,887)
           
Net capital share transactions   (1,883,433)   2,198,806 
           
Total increase (decrease) in net assets   7,503,261    (12,836,601)
           
Net assets:          
Beginning of period   68,681,149    81,517,750 
End of period  $76,184,410   $68,681,149 

 

* Unaudited.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to financial statements unaudited

 

1. Organization

 

AMCAP Fund (the “fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The fund seeks to provide long-term growth of capital.

 

The fund has 21 share classes consisting of six retail share classes (Classes A, C, T, F-1, F-2 and F-3), seven 529 college savings plan share classes (Classes 529-A, 529-C, 529-E, 529-T, 529-F-1, 529-F-2 and 529-F-3) and eight retirement plan share classes (Classes R-1, R-2, R-2E, R-3, R-4, R-5E, R-5 and R-6). The 529 college savings plan share classes can be used to save for college education. The retirement plan share classes are generally offered only through eligible employer-sponsored retirement plans. The fund’s share classes are described further in the following table:

 

Share class   Initial sales charge   Contingent deferred sales
charge upon redemption
  Conversion feature
Classes A and 529-A   Up to 5.75% for Class A; up to 3.50% for Class 529-A   None (except 1.00% for certain redemptions within 18 months of purchase without an initial sales charge)   None
Classes C and 529-C   None   1.00% for redemptions within one year of purchase   Class C converts to Class A after eight years and Class 529-C converts to Class 529-A after five years
Class 529-E   None   None   None
Classes T and 529-T*   Up to 2.50%   None   None
Classes F-1, F-2, F-3, 529-F-1, 529-F-2 and 529-F-3   None   None   None
Classes R-1, R-2, R-2E, R-3, R-4, R-5E, R-5 and R-6   None   None   None
* Class T and 529-T shares are not available for purchase.

 

Holders of all share classes have equal pro rata rights to the assets, dividends and liquidation proceeds of the fund. Each share class has identical voting rights, except for the exclusive right to vote on matters affecting only its class. Share classes have different fees and expenses (“class-specific fees and expenses”), primarily due to different arrangements for distribution, transfer agent and administrative services. Differences in class-specific fees and expenses will result in differences in net investment income and, therefore, the payment of different per-share dividends by each share class.

 

2. Significant accounting policies

 

The fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance issued in Topic 946 by the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board. The fund’s financial statements have been prepared to comply with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). These principles require the fund’s investment adviser to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, have been evaluated through the date of issuance in the preparation of the financial statements. The fund follows the significant accounting policies described in this section, as well as the valuation policies described in the next section on valuation.

 

Security transactions and related investment income — Security transactions are recorded by the fund as of the date the trades are executed with brokers. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are determined based on the specific identified cost of the securities. In the event a security is purchased with a delayed payment date, the fund will segregate liquid assets sufficient to meet its payment obligations. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Market discounts, premiums and original issue discounts on fixed-income securities are amortized daily over the expected life of the security.

 

Class allocations — Income, fees and expenses (other than class-specific fees and expenses), realized gains and losses and unrealized appreciation and depreciation are allocated daily among the various share classes based on their relative net assets. Class-specific fees and expenses, such as distribution, transfer agent and administrative services, are charged directly to the respective share class.

 

Distributions paid to shareholders — Income dividends and capital gain distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

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Currency translation — Assets and liabilities, including investment securities, denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates supplied by one or more pricing vendors on the valuation date. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates on the dates of such transactions. The effects of changes in exchange rates on investment securities are included with the net realized gain or loss and net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments in the fund’s statement of operations. The realized gain or loss and unrealized appreciation or depreciation resulting from all other transactions denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are disclosed separately.

 

In-kind redemptions — The fund normally redeems shares in cash; however, under certain conditions and circumstances, payment of the redemption price wholly or partly with portfolio securities or other fund assets may be permitted. A redemption of shares in-kind is based upon the closing value of the shares being redeemed as of the trade date. Realized gains or losses resulting from redemptions of shares in-kind are reflected separately in the fund’s statement of operations.

 

3. Valuation

 

Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”), the fund’s investment adviser, values the fund’s investments at fair value as defined by U.S. GAAP. The net asset value per share is calculated once daily as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, normally 4 p.m. New York time, each day the New York Stock Exchange is open.

 

Methods and inputs — The fund’s investment adviser uses the following methods and inputs to establish the fair value of the fund’s assets and liabilities. Use of particular methods and inputs may vary over time based on availability and relevance as market and economic conditions evolve.

 

Equity securities, including depositary receipts, are generally valued at the official closing price of, or the last reported sale price on, the exchange or market on which such securities are traded, as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued or, lacking any sales, at the last available bid price. Prices for each security are taken from the principal exchange or market on which the security trades.

 

Fixed-income securities, including short-term securities, are generally valued at evaluated prices obtained from third-party pricing vendors. Vendors value such securities based on one or more of the inputs described in the following table. The table provides examples of inputs that are commonly relevant for valuing particular classes of fixed-income securities in which the fund is authorized to invest. However, these classifications are not exclusive, and any of the inputs may be used to value any other class of fixed-income security.

 

Fixed-income class   Examples of standard inputs
All   Benchmark yields, transactions, bids, offers, quotations from dealers and trading systems, new issues, spreads and other relationships observed in the markets among comparable securities; and proprietary pricing models such as yield measures calculated using factors such as cash flows, financial or collateral performance and other reference data (collectively referred to as “standard inputs”)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans; convertible securities   Standard inputs and underlying equity of the issuer
Bonds & notes of governments & government agencies   Standard inputs and interest rate volatilities
Mortgage-backed; asset-backed obligations   Standard inputs and cash flows, prepayment information, default rates, delinquency and loss assumptions, collateral characteristics, credit enhancements and specific deal information

 

Securities with both fixed-income and equity characteristics, or equity securities traded principally among fixed-income dealers, are generally valued in the manner described for either equity or fixed-income securities, depending on which method is deemed most appropriate by the fund’s investment adviser. The Capital Group Central Cash Fund (“CCF”), a fund within the Capital Group Central Fund Series (“Central Funds”), is valued based upon a floating net asset value, which fluctuates with changes in the value of CCF’s portfolio securities. The underlying securities are valued based on the policies and procedures in CCF’s statement of additional information.

 

Securities and other assets for which representative market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable by the fund’s investment adviser are fair valued as determined in good faith under fair valuation guidelines adopted by the fund’s investment adviser and approved by the board of trustees as further described. The investment adviser follows fair valuation guidelines, consistent with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules and guidance, to consider relevant principles and factors when making fair value determinations. The investment adviser considers relevant indications of value that are reasonably and timely available to it in determining the fair value to be assigned to a particular security, such as the type and cost of the security, contractual or legal restrictions

 

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on resale of the security, relevant financial or business developments of the issuer, actively traded similar or related securities, dealer or broker quotes, conversion or exchange rights on the security, related corporate actions, significant events occurring after the close of trading in the security, and changes in overall market conditions. In addition, the closing prices of equity securities that trade in markets outside U.S. time zones may be adjusted to reflect significant events that occur after the close of local trading but before the net asset value of each share class of the fund is determined. Fair valuations of investments that are not actively trading involve judgment and may differ materially from valuations that would have been used had greater market activity occurred.

 

Processes and structure — The fund’s board of trustees has designated the fund’s investment adviser to make fair value determinations, subject to board oversight. The investment adviser has established a Joint Fair Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to administer, implement and oversee the fair valuation process and to make fair value decisions. The Committee regularly reviews its own fair value decisions, as well as decisions made under its standing instructions to the investment adviser’s valuation team. The Committee reviews changes in fair value measurements from period to period, pricing vendor information and market data, and may, as deemed appropriate, update the fair valuation guidelines to better reflect the results of back testing and address new or evolving issues. Pricing decisions, processes and controls over security valuation are also subject to additional internal reviews facilitated by the investment adviser’s global risk management group. The Committee reports changes to the fair valuation guidelines to the board of trustees. The fund’s board and audit committee also regularly review reports that describe fair value determinations and methods.

 

Classifications — The fund’s investment adviser classifies the fund’s assets and liabilities into three levels based on the inputs used to value the assets or liabilities. Level 1 values are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 values are based on significant observable market inputs, such as quoted prices for similar securities and quoted prices in inactive markets. Certain securities trading outside the U.S. may transfer between Level 1 and Level 2 due to valuation adjustments resulting from significant market movements following the close of local trading. Level 3 values are based on significant unobservable inputs that reflect the investment adviser’s determination of assumptions that market participants might reasonably use in valuing the securities. The valuation levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with the underlying investment. For example, U.S. government securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market. The following table presents the fund’s valuation levels as of August 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands):

 

   Investment securities  
   Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total  
Assets:                    
Common stocks:                    
Information technology  $17,746,072   $   $4,621   $17,750,693 
Health care   13,670,536            13,670,536 
Consumer discretionary   12,257,466            12,257,466 
Industrials   9,757,228            9,757,228 
Financials   6,841,217            6,841,217 
Communication services   6,407,249            6,407,249 
Consumer staples   3,368,045            3,368,045 
Materials   1,317,469            1,317,469 
Energy   647,884            647,884 
Real estate   611,627            611,627 
Preferred securities   107,299        11,254    118,553 
Rights & warrants   19        *   19 
Convertible stocks           55,124    55,124 
Short-term securities   3,345,696            3,345,696 
Total  $76,077,807   $   $70,999   $76,148,806 

 

* Amount less than one thousand.

 

4. Risk factors

 

Investing in the fund may involve certain risks including, but not limited to, those described below.

 

Market conditions — The prices of, and the income generated by, the common stocks and other securities held by the fund may decline –sometimes rapidly or unpredictably – due to various factors, including events or conditions affecting the general economy or particular industries or companies; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; governmental, governmental agency or central bank responses to economic conditions; and currency exchange rate, interest rate and commodity price fluctuations.

 

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Economies and financial markets throughout the world are highly interconnected. Economic, financial or political events, trading and tariff arrangements, wars, terrorism, cybersecurity events, natural disasters, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious disease) and other circumstances in one country or region, including actions taken by governmental or quasi-governmental authorities in response to any of the foregoing, could have impacts on global economies or markets. As a result, whether or not the fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries affected, the value and liquidity of the fund’s investments may be negatively affected by developments in other countries and regions.

 

Issuer risks — The prices of, and the income generated by, securities held by the fund may decline in response to various factors directly related to the issuers of such securities, including reduced demand for an issuer’s goods or services, poor management performance, major litigation, investigations or other controversies related to the issuer, changes in the issuer’s financial condition or credit rating, changes in government regulations affecting the issuer or its competitive environment and strategic initiatives such as mergers, acquisitions or dispositions and the market response to any such initiatives.

 

Investing in growth-oriented stocks — Growth-oriented common stocks and other equity-type securities (such as preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks and convertible bonds) may involve larger price swings and greater potential for loss than other types of investments. These risks may be even greater in the case of smaller capitalization stocks.

 

Investing outside the U.S. — Securities of issuers domiciled outside the U.S., or with significant operations or revenues outside the U.S., may lose value because of adverse political, social, economic or market developments (including social instability, regional conflicts, terrorism and war) in the countries or regions in which the issuers operate or generate revenue. These securities may also lose value due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates against the U.S. dollar and/or currencies of other countries. Issuers of these securities may be more susceptible to actions of foreign governments, such as nationalization, currency blockage or the imposition of price controls, sanctions, or punitive taxes, each of which could adversely impact the value of these securities. Securities markets in certain countries may be more volatile and/or less liquid than those in the U.S. Investments outside the U.S. may also be subject to different regulatory, legal, accounting, auditing, financial reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and may be more difficult to value, than those in the U.S. In addition, the value of investments outside the U.S. may be reduced by foreign taxes, including foreign withholding taxes on interest and dividends. Further, there may be increased risks of delayed settlement of securities purchased or sold by the fund, which could impact the liquidity of the fund’s portfolio. The risks of investing outside the U.S. may be heightened in connection with investments in emerging markets.

 

Management — The investment adviser to the fund actively manages the fund’s investments. Consequently, the fund is subject to the risk that the methods and analyses, including models, tools and data, employed by the investment adviser in this process may be flawed or incorrect and may not produce the desired results. This could cause the fund to lose value or its investment results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

 

5. Certain investment techniques

 

Securities lending — The fund has entered into securities lending transactions in which the fund earns income by lending investment securities to brokers, dealers or other institutions. Each transaction involves three parties: the fund, acting as the lender of the securities, a borrower, and a lending agent that acts as an intermediary.

 

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the fund under a securities lending agent agreement with the lending agent. The lending agent facilitates the exchange of securities between the fund and approved borrowers, ensures that securities loans are properly coordinated and documented, marks-to-market the value of collateral daily, secures additional collateral from a borrower if it falls below preset terms, and may reinvest cash collateral on behalf of the fund according to agreed parameters. The lending agent provides indemnification to the fund against losses resulting from a borrower default. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral and indemnification, the fund could experience a delay in recovering its securities and a potential loss of income or value if a borrower fails to return securities, collateral investments decline in value or the lending agent fails to perform.

 

The borrower is required to post highly liquid assets, such as cash or U.S. government securities, as collateral for the loan in an amount at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. Investments made with cash collateral are recognized as assets in the fund’s investment portfolio. The same amount is recorded as a liability in the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. While securities are on loan, the fund will continue to receive the equivalent of the interest, dividends or other distributions paid by the issuer, as well as a portion of the interest on the investment of the collateral. Additionally, although the fund does not have the right to vote on securities while they are on loan, the fund has a right to consent on corporate actions and a right to recall loaned securities to vote. A borrower is obligated to return loaned securities at the conclusion of a loan or, during the pendency of a loan, on demand from the fund.

 

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As of August 31, 2023, the total value of securities on loan was $97,493,000, and the total value of collateral received was $100,717,000. Collateral received includes cash of $43,984,000 and U.S. government securities of $56,733,000. Investment securities purchased from cash collateral are disclosed in the fund’s investment portfolio as short-term securities. Securities received as collateral are not recognized as fund assets. The contractual maturity of cash collateral received under the securities lending agreement is classified as overnight and continuous.

 

6. Taxation and distributions

 

Federal income taxation — The fund complies with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and intends to distribute substantially all of its net taxable income and net capital gains each year. The fund is not subject to income taxes to the extent such distributions are made. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

 

As of and during the period ended August 31, 2023, the fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the statement of operations. During the period, the fund did not incur any significant interest or penalties.

 

The fund’s tax returns are generally not subject to examination by federal, state and, if applicable, non-U.S. tax authorities after the expiration of each jurisdiction’s statute of limitations, which is typically three years after the date of filing but can be extended in certain jurisdictions.

 

Non-U.S. taxation — Dividend and interest income are recorded net of non-U.S. taxes paid. The fund may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. As a result of rulings from European courts, the fund filed for additional reclaims related to prior years. These reclaims are recorded when the amount is known and there are no significant uncertainties on collectability. Gains realized by the fund on the sale of securities in certain countries, if any, may be subject to non-U.S. taxes. The fund generally records an estimated deferred tax liability based on unrealized gains to provide for potential non-U.S. taxes payable upon the sale of these securities.

 

Distributions — Distributions determined on a tax basis may differ from net investment income and net realized gains for financial reporting purposes. These differences are due primarily to different treatment for items such as currency gains and losses; short-term capital gains and losses; capital losses related to sales of certain securities within 30 days of purchase; cost of investments sold; net capital losses and non-U.S. taxes on capital gains. The fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year in which the net investment income and net realized gains are recorded by the fund for financial reporting purposes.

 

The components of distributable earnings on a tax basis are reported as of the fund’s most recent year-end. As of February 28, 2023, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Undistributed ordinary income  $287,043 
Capital loss carryforward*   (902,784)

 

* The capital loss carryforward will be used to offset any capital gains realized by the fund in the current year or in subsequent years. The fund will not make distributions from capital gains while a capital loss carryforward remains.

 

As of August 31, 2023, the tax basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and cost of investments were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on investments  $30,256,761 
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments   (1,197,340)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments   29,059,421 
Cost of investments   47,089,385 

 

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Distributions paid were characterized for tax purposes as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

   Six months ended August 31, 2023   Year ended February 28, 2023 
Share class  Ordinary
income
   Long-term
capital gains
   Total
distributions
paid
   Ordinary
income
   Long-term
capital gains
   Total
distributions
paid
 
Class A  $88,486   $   $88,486   $   $2,178,038   $2,178,038 
Class C                   68,887    68,887 
Class T                   1    1 
Class F-1   1,684        1,684        56,578    56,578 
Class F-2   38,787        38,787        536,477    536,477 
Class F-3   28,263        28,263        298,865    298,865 
Class 529-A   5,462        5,462        145,267    145,267 
Class 529-C                   5,772    5,772 
Class 529-E   40        40        5,174    5,174 
Class 529-T                   1    1 
Class 529-F-1                   1    1 
Class 529-F-2   1,092        1,092        12,648    12,648 
Class 529-F-3                   1    1 
Class R-1                   4,356    4,356 
Class R-2                   43,422    43,422 
Class R-2E                   4,404    4,404 
Class R-3                   56,092    56,092 
Class R-4   1,627        1,627        44,972    44,972 
Class R-5E   814        814        9,443    9,443 
Class R-5   1,329        1,329        18,384    18,384 
Class R-6   119,645        119,645        1,190,104    1,190,104 
Total  $287,229   $   $287,229   $   $4,678,887   $4,678,887 

 

  Amount less than one thousand.

 

7. Fees and transactions with related parties

 

CRMC, the fund’s investment adviser, is the parent company of American Funds Distributors®, Inc. (“AFD”), the principal underwriter of the fund’s shares, and American Funds Service Company® (“AFS”), the fund’s transfer agent. CRMC, AFD and AFS are considered related parties to the fund.

 

Investment advisory services — The fund has an investment advisory and service agreement with CRMC that provides for monthly fees accrued daily. These fees are based on a series of decreasing annual rates beginning with 0.485% on the first $1 billion of daily net assets and decreasing to 0.274% on such assets in excess of $89 billion. For the six months ended August 31, 2023, the investment advisory services fees were $108,208,000, which were equivalent to an annualized rate of 0.295% of average daily net assets.

 

Class-specific fees and expenses — Expenses that are specific to individual share classes are accrued directly to the respective share class. The principal class-specific fees and expenses are further described below:

 

Distribution services — The fund has plans of distribution for all share classes, except Class F-2, F-3, 529-F-2, 529-F-3, R-5E, R-5 and R-6 shares. Under the plans, the board of trustees approves certain categories of expenses that are used to finance activities primarily intended to sell fund shares and service existing accounts. The plans provide for payments, based on an annualized percentage of average daily net assets, ranging from 0.25% to 1.00% as noted in this section. In some cases, the board of trustees has limited the amounts that may be paid to less than the maximum allowed by the plans. All share classes with a plan may use up to 0.25% of average daily net assets to pay service fees, or to compensate AFD for paying service fees, to firms that have entered into

 

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agreements with AFD to provide certain shareholder services. The remaining amounts available to be paid under each plan are paid to dealers to compensate them for their sales activities.

 

Share class  Currently approved limits  Plan limits
Class A               0.25%            0.25%
Class 529-A   0.25    0.50 
Classes C, 529-C and R-1   1.00    1.00 
Class R-2   0.75    1.00 
Class R-2E   0.60    0.85 
Classes 529-E and R-3   0.50    0.75 
Classes T, F-1, 529-T, 529-F-1 and R-4   0.25    0.50 

 

For Class A and 529-A shares, distribution-related expenses include the reimbursement of dealer and wholesaler commissions paid by AFD for certain shares sold without a sales charge. These share classes reimburse AFD for amounts billed within the prior 15 months but only to the extent that the overall annual expense limits are not exceeded. As of August 31, 2023, there were no unreimbursed expenses subject to reimbursement for Class A or 529-A shares.

 

Transfer agent services — The fund has a shareholder services agreement with AFS under which the fund compensates AFS for providing transfer agent services to each of the fund’s share classes. These services include recordkeeping, shareholder communications and transaction processing. In addition, the fund reimburses AFS for amounts paid to third parties for performing transfer agent services on behalf of fund shareholders.

 

Administrative services — The fund has an administrative services agreement with CRMC under which the fund compensates CRMC for providing administrative services to all share classes. Administrative services are provided by CRMC and its affiliates to help assist third parties providing non-distribution services to fund shareholders. These services include providing in-depth information on the fund and market developments that impact fund investments. Administrative services also include, but are not limited to, coordinating, monitoring and overseeing third parties that provide services to fund shareholders. The agreement provides the fund the ability to charge an administrative services fee at the annual rate of 0.05% of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class of the fund. Currently the fund pays CRMC an administrative services fee at the annual rate of 0.03% of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class of the fund for CRMC’s provision of administrative services.

 

529 plan services — Each 529 share class is subject to service fees to compensate the Virginia College Savings Plan (“Virginia529”) for its oversight and administration of the CollegeAmerica 529 college savings plan. The fees are based on the combined net assets invested in Class 529 and ABLE shares of the American Funds. Class ABLE shares are offered on other American Funds by Virginia529 through ABLEAmerica®, a tax-advantaged savings program for individuals with disabilities. Virginia529 is not considered a related party to the fund.

 

The quarterly fees are based on a series of decreasing annual rates beginning with 0.09% on the first $20 billion of the combined net assets invested in the American Funds and decreasing to 0.03% on such assets in excess of $75 billion. The fees for any given calendar quarter are accrued and calculated on the basis of the average net assets of Class 529 and ABLE shares of the American Funds for the last month of the prior calendar quarter. For the six months ended August 31, 2023, the 529 plan services fees were $760,000, which were equivalent to 0.059% of the average daily net assets of each 529 share class.

 

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For the six months ended August 31, 2023, class-specific expenses under the agreements were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Share class  Distribution
services
  Transfer agent
services
  Administrative
services
  529 plan
services
 
Class A  $39,291  $16,857  $ 4,964  Not applicable  
Class C  3,594  376  110  Not applicable  
Class T    * * Not applicable  
Class F-1  949  561  119  Not applicable  
Class F-2  Not applicable  4,494  1,217  Not applicable  
Class F-3  Not applicable  18  715  Not applicable  
Class 529-A  2,435  1,036  330  $655  
Class 529-C  320  30  10  19  
Class 529-E  185  19  11  22  
Class 529-T    * * *
Class 529-F-1    * * *
Class 529-F-2  Not applicable  43  32  64  
Class 529-F-3  Not applicable  * * *
Class R-1  286  27  9  Not applicable  
Class R-2  2,188  992  88  Not applicable  
Class R-2E  198  66  10  Not applicable  
Class R-3  2,022  594  121  Not applicable  
Class R-4  811  317  97  Not applicable  
Class R-5E  Not applicable  126  26  Not applicable  
Class R-5  Not applicable  64  38  Not applicable  
Class R-6  Not applicable  76  3,066  Not applicable  
Total class-specific expenses  $52,279  $25,696  $10,963  $760  

 

* Amount less than one thousand.

 

Trustees’ deferred compensation — Trustees who are unaffiliated with CRMC may elect to defer the cash payment of part or all of their compensation. These deferred amounts, which remain as liabilities of the fund, are treated as if invested in shares of the fund or other American Funds. These amounts represent general, unsecured liabilities of the fund and vary according to the total returns of the selected funds. Trustees’ compensation of $427,000 in the fund’s statement of operations reflects $191,000 in current fees (either paid in cash or deferred) and a net increase of $236,000 in the value of the deferred amounts.

 

Affiliated officers and trustees — Officers and certain trustees of the fund are or may be considered to be affiliated with CRMC, AFD and AFS. No affiliated officers or trustees received any compensation directly from the fund.

 

Investment in CCF — The fund holds shares of CCF, an institutional prime money market fund managed by CRMC. CCF invests in high-quality, short-term money market instruments. CCF is used as the primary investment vehicle for the fund’s short-term instruments. CCF shares are only available for purchase by CRMC, its affiliates, and other funds managed by CRMC or its affiliates, and are not available to the public. CRMC does not receive an investment advisory services fee from CCF.

 

Security transactions with related funds — The fund purchased investment securities from, and sold investment securities to, other funds managed by CRMC (or funds managed by certain affiliates of CRMC) under procedures adopted by the fund’s board of trustees. The funds involved in such transactions are considered related by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common trustees and/or common officers. Each transaction was executed at the current market price of the security and no brokerage commissions or fees were paid in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. During the six months ended August 31, 2023, the fund engaged in such purchase and sale transactions with related funds in the amounts of $264,917,000 and $402,101,000, respectively, which generated $85,830,000 of net realized losses from such sales.

 

Interfund lending — Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the fund, along with other CRMC-managed funds (or funds managed by certain affiliates of CRMC), may participate in an interfund lending program. The program provides an alternate credit facility that permits the funds to lend or borrow cash for temporary purposes directly to or from one another, subject to the conditions of the exemptive order. The fund did not lend or borrow cash through the interfund lending program at any time during the six months ended August 31, 2023.

 

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8. Indemnifications

 

The fund’s organizational documents provide board members and officers with indemnification against certain liabilities or expenses in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, the fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since it is dependent on future claims that may be made against the fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote. Insurance policies are also available to the fund’s board members and officers.

 

9. Capital share transactions

 

Capital share transactions in the fund were as follows (dollars and shares in thousands):

 

   Sales*   Reinvestments of
distributions
   Repurchases*   Net (decrease)
increase
 
Share class  Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares 
                      
Six months ended August 31, 2023                     
                                         
Class A  $772,591    22,510   $87,019    2,470   $(1,797,923)   (52,568)  $(938,313)   (27,588)
Class C   33,320    1,186            (124,688)   (4,492)   (91,368)   (3,306)
Class T                                
Class F-1   8,235    244    1,670    48    (63,083)   (1,877)   (53,178)   (1,585)
Class F-2   611,555    17,587    37,633    1,054    (840,216)   (24,121)   (191,028)   (5,480)
Class F-3   311,164    9,033    27,903    786    (495,962)   (14,311)   (156,895)   (4,492)
Class 529-A   84,631    2,500    5,460    157    (173,020)   (5,045)   (82,929)   (2,388)
Class 529-C   5,251    186            (12,306)   (434)   (7,055)   (248)
Class 529-E   3,179    97    40    1    (6,939)   (209)   (3,720)   (111)
Class 529-T                                
Class 529-F-1                                
Class 529-F-2   20,930    604    1,090    31    (21,058)   (604)   962    31 
Class 529-F-3                                
Class R-1   3,628    125            (7,883)   (269)   (4,255)   (144)
Class R-2   53,208    1,835            (70,043)   (2,408)   (16,835)   (573)
Class R-2E   6,723    201            (7,415)   (219)   (692)   (18)
Class R-3   72,566    2,224            (102,222)   (3,141)   (29,656)   (917)
Class R-4   48,663    1,426    1,627    47    (70,452)   (2,077)   (20,162)   (604)
Class R-5E   23,398    684    814    23    (14,078)   (408)   10,134    299 
Class R-5   15,594    445    1,325    37    (43,000)   (1,230)   (26,081)   (748)
Class R-6   534,226    15,373    118,950    3,304    (925,538)   (26,317)   (272,362)   (7,640)
Total net increase (decrease)  $2,608,862    76,260   $283,531    7,958   $(4,775,826)   (139,730)  $(1,883,433)   (55,512)

 

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

 

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   Sales*   Reinvestments of
distributions
   Repurchases*   Net (decrease)
increase
 
Share class  Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares 
                             
Year ended February 28, 2023                     
                                         
Class A  $1,926,319    59,112   $2,141,174    72,118   $(4,300,409)   (133,811)  $(232,916)   (2,581)
Class C   76,442    2,843    68,599    2,811    (287,847)   (10,685)   (142,806)   (5,031)
Class T                                
Class F-1   23,117    708    55,978    1,908    (144,716)   (4,492)   (65,621)   (1,876)
Class F-2   1,520,935    46,139    521,299    17,336    (2,336,264)   (71,708)   (294,030)   (8,233)
Class F-3   1,013,511    31,129    295,738    9,884    (1,153,687)   (35,377)   155,562    5,636 
Class 529-A   162,509    5,056    145,240    4,971    (281,412)   (8,848)   26,337    1,179 
Class 529-C   12,071    445    5,771    235    (28,297)   (1,043)   (10,455)   (363)
Class 529-E   5,389    175    5,168    184    (10,633)   (348)   (76)   11 
Class 529-T           1    1            1    1 
Class 529-F-1           1                1     
Class 529-F-2   35,944    1,110    12,647    425    (28,412)   (886)   20,179    649 
Class 529-F-3           1                 1     
Class R-1   8,039    286    4,344    171    (11,209)   (395)   1,174    62 
Class R-2   107,045    3,837    43,398    1,713    (130,223)   (4,672)   20,220    878 
Class R-2E   14,086    435    4,404    153    (17,635)   (559)   855    29 
Class R-3   138,700    4,432    56,043    1,984    (207,390)   (6,641)   (12,647)   (225)
Class R-4   88,390    2,718    44,921    1,531    (174,960)   (5,454)   (41,649)   (1,205)
Class R-5E   41,262    1,238    9,440    317    (22,729)   (698)   27,973    857 
Class R-5   37,818    1,125    18,346    603    (90,281)   (2,674)   (34,117)   (946)
Class R-6   2,705,039    80,865    1,183,088    39,007    (1,107,307)   (33,590)   2,780,820    86,282 
Total net increase (decrease)  $7,916,616    241,653   $4,615,601    155,352   $(10,333,411)   (321,881)  $2,198,806    75,124 

 

* Includes exchanges between share classes of the fund.
  Amount less than one thousand.

 

10. Investment transactions

 

The fund engaged in purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and U.S. government obligations, if any, of $11,161,597,000 and $11,893,526,000, respectively, during the six months ended August 31, 2023.

 

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Financial highlights

 

       Income (loss) from
investment operations1
   Dividends and distributions                         
Year ended  Net asset
value,
beginning
of year
   Net
investment
income
(loss)
   Net gains
(losses) on
securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
   Total from
investment
operations
   Dividends
(from net
investment
income)
   Distributions
(from capital
gains)
   Total
dividends
and
distributions
   Net asset
value,
end
of year
   Total return2,3   Net assets,
end of
year
(in millions)
   Ratio of
expenses to
average net
assets before
reimburse-
ments4
   Ratio of
expenses to
average net
assets after
reimburse-
ments3,4
   Ratio of
net income
(loss)
to average
net assets3
 
Class A:                                                                 
8/31/20235,6  $31.97   $.06   $4.47   $4.53   $(.09)  $   $(.09)  $36.41    14.19%7   $34,499    .67%8    .67%8    .33%8 
2/28/2023   39.42    .10    (5.28)   (5.18)       (2.27)   (2.27)   31.97    (12.71)   31,169    .67    .67    .32 
2/28/2022   40.16    .02    1.94    1.96        (2.70)   (2.70)   39.42    4.42    38,536    .65    .65    .05 
2/28/2021   31.47    .09    10.12    10.21    (.08)   (1.44)   (1.52)   40.16    32.98    38,472    .67    .67    .26 
2/29/2020   30.87    .22    2.03    2.25    (.18)   (1.47)   (1.65)   31.47    7.03    30,635    .68    .68    .69 
2/28/2019   33.07    .21    .63    .84    (.18)   (2.86)   (3.04)   30.87    3.35    30,234    .66    .66    .65 
Class C:                                                                 
8/31/20235,6   26.13    (.06)   3.66    3.60                29.73    13.787    730    1.418    1.418    (.41)8 
2/28/2023   32.96    (.12)   (4.44)   (4.56)       (2.27)   (2.27)   26.13    (13.36)   728    1.42    1.42    (.44)
2/28/2022   34.23    (.26)   1.69    1.43        (2.70)   (2.70)   32.96    3.61    1,085    1.40    1.40    (.70)
2/28/2021   27.15    (.14)   8.66    8.52        (1.44)   (1.44)   34.23    31.99    1,252    1.41    1.41    (.47)
2/29/2020   26.88    (.02)   1.76    1.74        (1.47)   (1.47)   27.15    6.21    1,299    1.43    1.43    (.07)
2/28/2019   29.23    (.04)   .55    .51        (2.86)   (2.86)   26.88    2.56    1,452    1.45    1.45    (.14)
Class T:                                                                 
8/31/20235,6   32.18    .11    4.51    4.62    (.18)       (.18)   36.62    14.387,9    10    .378,9    .378,9    .638,9 
2/28/2023   39.57    .19    (5.31)   (5.12)       (2.27)   (2.27)   32.18    (12.50)9    10    .419    .419    .589 
2/28/2022   40.22    .12    1.93    2.05        (2.70)   (2.70)   39.57    4.659    10    .429    .429    .289 
2/28/2021   31.50    .18    10.13    10.31    (.15)   (1.44)   (1.59)   40.22    33.309    10    .429    .429    .509 
2/29/2020   30.88    .30    2.03    2.33    (.24)   (1.47)   (1.71)   31.50    7.299    10    .449    .449    .929 
2/28/2019   33.07    .28    .63    .91    (.24)   (2.86)   (3.10)   30.88    3.599    10    .459    .459    .869 
Class F-1:                                                                 
8/31/20235,6   31.58    .05    4.42    4.47    (.07)       (.07)   35.98    14.177    814    .718    .718    .298 
2/28/2023   38.99    .09    (5.23)   (5.14)       (2.27)   (2.27)   31.58    (12.74)   765    .71    .71    .28 
2/28/2022   39.78    11    1.91    1.91        (2.70)   (2.70)   38.99    4.34    1,017    .70    .70    (.01)
2/28/2021   31.18    .08    10.02    10.10    (.06)   (1.44)   (1.50)   39.78    32.95    1,318    .71    .71    .23 
2/29/2020   30.59    .21    2.00    2.21    (.15)   (1.47)   (1.62)   31.18    6.98    1,332    .72    .72    .65 
2/28/2019   32.78    .19    .62    .81    (.14)   (2.86)   (3.00)   30.59    3.29    1,630    .73    .73    .58 
Class F-2:                                                                 
8/31/20235,6   32.43    .10    4.55    4.65    (.17)       (.17)   36.91    14.357    8,461    .448    .448    .568 
2/28/2023   39.86    .18    (5.34)   (5.16)       (2.27)   (2.27)   32.43    (12.51)   7,613    .44    .44    .54 
2/28/2022   40.51    .11    1.94    2.05        (2.70)   (2.70)   39.86    4.61    9,685    .44    .44    .26 
2/28/2021   31.71    .17    10.21    10.38    (.14)   (1.44)   (1.58)   40.51    33.31    9,686    .44    .44    .48 
2/29/2020   31.08    .30    2.04    2.34    (.24)   (1.47)   (1.71)   31.71    7.26    7,554    .45    .45    .91 
2/28/2019   33.27    .28    .63    .91    (.24)   (2.86)   (3.10)   31.08    3.56    7,419    .47    .47    .85 
Class F-3:                                                                 
8/31/20235,6   32.29    .12    4.53    4.65    (.21)       (.21)   36.73    14.417    4,941    .338    .338    .678 
2/28/2023   39.66    .22    (5.32)   (5.10)       (2.27)   (2.27)   32.29    (12.42)   4,489    .33    .33    .66 
2/28/2022   40.27    .16    1.93    2.09        (2.70)   (2.70)   39.66    4.74    5,290    .33    .33    .37 
2/28/2021   31.53    .21    10.14    10.35    (.17)   (1.44)   (1.61)   40.27    33.41    5,054    .34    .34    .59 
2/29/2020   30.90    .33    2.04    2.37    (.27)   (1.47)   (1.74)   31.53    7.39    3,967    .35    .35    1.01 
2/28/2019   33.09    .31    .62    .93    (.26)   (2.86)   (3.12)   30.90    3.68    3,517    .36    .36    .95 
Class 529-A:
8/31/20235,6   31.45    .05    4.41    4.46    (.08)       (.08)   35.83    14.207    2,265    .718    .718    .298 
2/28/2023   38.84    .09    (5.21)   (5.12)       (2.27)   (2.27)   31.45    (12.75)   2,064    .71    .71    .28 
2/28/2022   39.63    .01    1.90    1.91        (2.70)   (2.70)   38.84    4.36    2,503    .68    .68    .02 
2/28/2021   31.08    .08    9.98    10.06    (.07)   (1.44)   (1.51)   39.63    32.93    2,496    .71    .71    .22 
2/29/2020   30.51    .20    2.00    2.20    (.16)   (1.47)   (1.63)   31.08    6.97    1,891    .72    .72    .64 
2/28/2019   32.71    .18    .64    .82    (.16)   (2.86)   (3.02)   30.51    3.31    1,876    .74    .74    .57 

 

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

 

22 AMCAP Fund
 

Financial highlights (continued)

 

       Income (loss) from
investment operations1
   Dividends and distributions                         
Year ended  Net asset
value,
beginning
of year
   Net
investment
income
(loss)
   Net gains
(losses) on
securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
   Total from
investment
operations
   Dividends
(from net
investment
income)
   Distributions
(from capital
gains)
   Total
dividends
and
distributions
   Net asset
value,
end
of year
   Total return2,3   Net assets,
end of
year
(in millions)
   Ratio of
expenses to
average net
assets before
reimburse-
ments4
   Ratio of
expenses to
average net
assets after
reimburse-
ments3,4
   Ratio of
net income
(loss)
to average
net assets3
 
Class 529-C:                                                             
8/31/20235,6  $26.27   $(.07)  $3.68   $3.61   $   $   $   $29.88    13.74%7   $63    1.48%8    1.48%8    (.48)%8 
2/28/2023   33.15    (.13)   (4.48)   (4.61)       (2.27)   (2.27)   26.27    (13.44)   62    1.48    1.48    (.50)
2/28/2022   34.43    (.28)   1.70    1.42        (2.70)   (2.70)   33.15    3.56    90    1.45    1.45    (.75)
2/28/2021   27.31    (.14)   8.70    8.56        (1.44)   (1.44)   34.43    31.96    113    1.45    1.45    (.48)
2/29/2020   27.03    (.03)   1.78    1.75        (1.47)   (1.47)   27.31    6.21    220    1.47    1.47    (.10)
2/28/2019   29.39    (.05)   .55    .50        (2.86)   (2.86)   27.03    2.51    249    1.49    1.49    (.17)
Class 529-E:                                                             
8/31/20235,6   30.16    .01    4.23    4.24    (.02)       (.02)   34.38    14.057    76    .948    .948    .068 
2/28/2023   37.44    .02    (5.03)   (5.01)       (2.27)   (2.27)   30.16    (12.94)   70    .93    .93    .05 
2/28/2022   38.37    (.09)   1.86    1.77        (2.70)   (2.70)   37.44    4.12    86    .92    .92    (.22)
2/28/2021   30.14    11    9.67    9.67    11    (1.44)   (1.44)   38.37    32.66    91    .93    .93    .01 
2/29/2020   29.65    .13    1.94    2.07    (.11)   (1.47)   (1.58)   30.14    6.72    79    .95    .95    .42 
2/28/2019   31.89    .11    .61    .72    (.10)   (2.86)   (2.96)   29.65    3.06    80    .97    .97    .35 
Class 529-T:                                                                 
8/31/20235,6   32.14    .09    4.51    4.60    (.17)       (.17)   36.57    14.327,9    10    .468,9    .468,9    .548,9 
2/28/2023   39.53    .17    (5.29)   (5.12)       (2.27)   (2.27)   32.14    (12.51)9    10    .469    .469    .539 
2/28/2022   40.21    .10    1.92    2.02        (2.70)   (2.70)   39.53    4.609    10    .479    .479    .239 
2/28/2021   31.49    .16    10.13    10.29    (.13)   (1.44)   (1.57)   40.21    33.229    10    .489    .489    .449 
2/29/2020   30.88    .29    2.02    2.31    (.23)   (1.47)   (1.70)   31.49    7.229    10    .489    .489    .889 
2/28/2019   33.06    .26    .64    .90    (.22)   (2.86)   (3.08)   30.88    3.579    10    .509    .509    .819 
Class 529-F-1:                                                             
8/31/20235,6   31.90    .08    4.47    4.55    (.14)       (.14)   36.31    14.297,9    10    .548,9    .548,9    .468,9 
2/28/2023   39.29    .15    (5.27)   (5.12)       (2.27)   (2.27)   31.90    (12.59)9    10    .539    .539    .469 
2/28/2022   39.99    .08    1.92    2.00        (2.70)   (2.70)   39.29    4.559    10    .519    .519    .189 
2/28/2021   31.37    .16    10.07    10.23    (.17)   (1.44)   (1.61)   39.99    33.199    10    .489    .489    .499 
2/29/2020   30.76    .28    2.03    2.31    (.23)   (1.47)   (1.70)   31.37    7.24    151    .49    .49    .87 
2/28/2019   32.96    .26    .63    .89    (.23)   (2.86)   (3.09)   30.76    3.53    144    .51    .51    .80 
Class 529-F-2:                                                             
8/31/20235,6   32.08    .10    4.50    4.60    (.18)       (.18)   36.50    14.357    226    .438    .438    .578 
2/28/2023   39.46    .18    (5.29)   (5.11)       (2.27)   (2.27)   32.08    (12.51)   197    .43    .43    .56 
2/28/2022   40.13    .11    1.92    2.03        (2.70)   (2.70)   39.46    4.61    217    .45    .45    .25 
2/28/20215,12   34.86    .05    6.21    6.26    (.13)   (.86)   (.99)   40.13    18.107    199    .157    .157    .137 
Class 529-F-3:                                                             
8/31/20235,6   32.08    .10    4.51    4.61    (.19)       (.19)   36.50    14.387    10    .408    .408    .618 
2/28/2023   39.45    .19    (5.29)   (5.10)       (2.27)   (2.27)   32.08    (12.48)   10    .40    .40    .59 
2/28/2022   40.09    .13    1.93    2.06        (2.70)   (2.70)   39.45    4.69    10    .38    .38    .31 
2/28/20215,12   34.86    .06    6.21    6.27    (.18)   (.86)   (1.04)   40.09    18.117    10    .187    .137    .157 
Class R-1:                                                             
8/31/20235,6   27.14    (.06)   3.80    3.74                30.88    13.787    58    1.428    1.428    (.42)8 
2/28/2023   34.13    (.12)   (4.60)   (4.72)       (2.27)   (2.27)   27.14    (13.37)   55    1.42    1.42    (.44)
2/28/2022   35.36    (.27)   1.74    1.47        (2.70)   (2.70)   34.13    3.61    67    1.42    1.42    (.72)
2/28/2021   28.01    (.16)   8.95    8.79        (1.44)   (1.44)   35.36    31.98    73    1.44    1.44    (.50)
2/29/2020   27.69    (.02)   1.81    1.79        (1.47)   (1.47)   28.01    6.21    68    1.45    1.45    (.08)
2/28/2019   30.03    (.04)   .56    .52        (2.86)   (2.86)   27.69    2.52    90    1.46    1.46    (.14)

 

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

 

AMCAP Fund 23
 

Financial highlights (continued)

 

       Income (loss) from
investment operations1
   Dividends and distributions                         
Year ended  Net asset
value,
beginning
of year
   Net
investment
income
(loss)
   Net gains
(losses) on
securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
   Total from
investment
operations
   Dividends
(from net
investment
income)
   Distributions
(from capital
gains)
   Total
dividends
and
distributions
   Net asset
value,
end
of year
   Total return2,3   Net assets,
end of
year
(in millions)
   Ratio of
expenses to
average net
assets before
reimburse-
ments4
   Ratio of
expenses to
average net
assets after
reimburse-
ments3,4
   Ratio of
net income
(loss)
to average
net assets3
 
Class R-2:                                                                 
8/31/20235,6  $27.13   $(.06)  $3.79   $3.73   $   $   $   $30.86    13.75%7   $607    1.42%8    1.42%8    (.42)%8 
2/28/2023   34.12    (.12)   (4.60)   (4.72)       (2.27)   (2.27)   27.13    (13.37)   549    1.43    1.43    (.45)
2/28/2022   35.35    (.28)   1.75    1.47        (2.70)   (2.70)   34.12    3.62    661    1.43    1.43    (.73)
2/28/2021   28.01    (.16)   8.94    8.78        (1.44)   (1.44)   35.35    31.94    725    1.43    1.43    (.50)
2/29/2020   27.69    (.02)   1.81    1.79        (1.47)   (1.47)   28.01    6.21    605    1.44    1.44    (.08)
2/28/2019   30.02    (.04)   .57    .53        (2.86)   (2.86)   27.69    2.56    624    1.45    1.45    (.14)
Class R-2E:                                                                 
8/31/20235,6   31.02    (.02)   4.34    4.32                35.34    13.937    69    1.138    1.138    (.13)8 
2/28/2023   38.50    (.05)   (5.16)   (5.21)       (2.27)   (2.27)   31.02    (13.11)   61    1.14    1.14    (.15)
2/28/2022   39.47    (.18)   1.91    1.73        (2.70)   (2.70)   38.50    3.90    75    1.13    1.13    (.43)
2/28/2021   31.04    (.07)   9.94    9.87        (1.44)   (1.44)   39.47    32.34    76    1.14    1.14    (.21)
2/29/2020   30.50    .07    1.99    2.06    (.05)   (1.47)   (1.52)   31.04    6.53    67    1.15    1.15    .22 
2/28/2019   32.73    .05    .65    .70    (.07)   (2.86)   (2.93)   30.50    2.89    61    1.16    1.16    .16 
Class R-3:                                                                 
8/31/20235,6   30.35    11    4.26    4.26                34.61    14.047    842    .988    .988    .028 
2/28/2023   37.68    11    (5.06)   (5.06)       (2.27)   (2.27)   30.35    (12.99)   767    .98    .98    13 
2/28/2022   38.62    (.12)   1.88    1.76        (2.70)   (2.70)   37.68    4.07    960    .98    .98    (.28)
2/28/2021   30.35    (.02)   9.73    9.71        (1.44)   (1.44)   38.62    32.55    1,104    .99    .99    (.05)
2/29/2020   29.83    .12    1.95    2.07    (.08)   (1.47)   (1.55)   30.35    6.69    990    1.00    1.00    .37 
2/28/2019   32.06    .10    .61    .71    (.08)   (2.86)   (2.94)   29.83    2.99    1,157    1.01    1.01    .30 
Class R-4:                                                                 
8/31/20235,6   31.59    .05    4.44    4.49    (.09)       (.09)   35.99    14.217    676    .688    .688    .328 
2/28/2023   38.99    .10    (5.23)   (5.13)       (2.27)   (2.27)   31.59    (12.72)   612    .68    .68    .30 
2/28/2022   39.77    .01    1.91    1.92        (2.70)   (2.70)   38.99    4.37    803    .68    .68    .02 
2/28/2021   31.17    .09    10.01    10.10    (.06)   (1.44)   (1.50)   39.77    32.97    907    .68    .68    .25 
2/29/2020   30.58    .22    2.00    2.22    (.16)   (1.47)   (1.63)   31.17    7.00    906    .69    .69    .67 
2/28/2019   32.77    .20    .62    .82    (.15)   (2.86)   (3.01)   30.58    3.33    1,130    .71    .71    .61 
Class R-5E:                                                                 
8/31/20235,6   32.15    .09    4.50    4.59    (.16)       (.16)   36.58    14.317    185    .488    .488    .528 
2/28/2023   39.56    .17    (5.31)   (5.14)       (2.27)   (2.27)   32.15    (12.55)   153    .48    .48    .51 
2/28/2022   40.23    .10    1.93    2.03        (2.70)   (2.70)   39.56    4.60    154    .48    .48    .22 
2/28/2021   31.52    .15    10.14    10.29    (.14)   (1.44)   (1.58)   40.23    33.21    139    .48    .48    .44 
2/29/2020   30.91    .27    2.05    2.32    (.24)   (1.47)   (1.71)   31.52    7.25    77    .48    .48    .84 
2/28/2019   33.11    .27    .63    .90    (.24)   (2.86)   (3.10)   30.91    3.56    31    .50    .50    .83 
Class R-5:                                                                 
8/31/20235,6   32.80    .11    4.61    4.72    (.19)       (.19)   37.33    14.407    256    .388    .388    .628 
2/28/2023   40.27    .20    (5.40)   (5.20)       (2.27)   (2.27)   32.80    (12.48)   249    .38    .38    .60 
2/28/2022   40.87    .14    1.96    2.10        (2.70)   (2.70)   40.27    4.70    344    .38    .38    .32 
2/28/2021   31.98    .20    10.29    10.49    (.16)   (1.44)   (1.60)   40.87    33.36    571    .38    .38    .55 
2/29/2020   31.32    .32    2.06    2.38    (.25)   (1.47)   (1.72)   31.98    7.33    572    .39    .39    .98 
2/28/2019   33.49    .30    .64    .94    (.25)   (2.86)   (3.11)   31.32    3.64    1,032    .41    .41    .91 
Class R-6:                                                                 
8/31/20235,6   32.73    .12    4.59    4.71    (.21)       (.21)   37.23    14.407    21,416    .338    .338    .678 
2/28/2023   40.17    .22    (5.39)   (5.17)       (2.27)   (2.27)   32.73    (12.43)   19,078    .33    .33    .66 
2/28/2022   40.76    .16    1.95    2.11        (2.70)   (2.70)   40.17    4.74    19,945    .33    .33    .37 
2/28/2021   31.89    .21    10.28    10.49    (.18)   (1.44)   (1.62)   40.76    33.45    18,504    .33    .33    .60 
2/29/2020   31.24    .34    2.05    2.39    (.27)   (1.47)   (1.74)   31.89    7.38    14,415    .34    .34    1.02 
2/28/2019   33.41    .32    .63    .95    (.26)   (2.86)   (3.12)   31.24    3.70    14,053    .36    .36    .96 

 

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

 

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Financial highlights (continued)

 

    Six months
ended
August 31,
  Year ended February 28 or 29,
    20235,6,7   2023   2022   2021   2020   2019
Portfolio turnover rate for all share classes14   16%   31%   28%   35%   27%   32%

 

1 Based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns exclude any applicable sales charges, including contingent deferred sales charges.
3 This column reflects the impact, if any, of certain reimbursements from CRMC. During one of the years shown, CRMC reimbursed a portion of transfer agent services fees for Class 529-F-3 shares.
4 Ratios do not include expenses of any Central Funds. The fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any Central Funds.
5 Based on operations for a period that is less than a full year.
6 Unaudited.
7 Not annualized.
8 Annualized.
9 All or a significant portion of assets in this class consisted of seed capital invested by CRMC and/or its affiliates. Fees for distribution services are not charged or accrued on these seed capital assets. If such fees were paid by the fund on seed capital assets, fund expenses would have been higher and net income and total return would have been lower.
10 Amount less than $1 million.
11 Amount less than $.01.
12 Class 529-F-2 and 529-F-3 shares began investment operations on October 30, 2020.
13 Amount less than .01%.
14 Rates do not include the fund’s portfolio activity with respect to any Central Funds.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

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Expense example unaudited

 

As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, such as initial sales charges on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions (loads), and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, and other expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund so you can compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period (March 1, 2023, through August 31, 2023).

 

Actual expenses:

The first line of each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading titled “Expenses paid during period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes:

The second line of each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio for the share class and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of the share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5.00% hypothetical example with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Notes:

Retirement plan participants may be subject to certain fees charged by the plan sponsor, and Class F-1, F-2, F-3, 529-F-1, 529-F-2 and 529-F-3 shareholders may be subject to fees charged by financial intermediaries, typically ranging from 0.75% to 1.50% of assets annually depending on services offered. You can estimate the impact of these fees by adding the amount of the fees to the total estimated expenses you paid on your account during the period as calculated above. In addition, your ending account value would be lower by the amount of these fees.

 

Note that the expenses shown in the table on the following page are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Expense example (continued)

 

   Beginning
account value
3/1/2023
  Ending
account value
8/31/2023
  Expenses paid
during period*
  Annualized
expense ratio
 
Class A – actual return  $1,000.00  $1,141.85  $3.62   .67%
Class A – assumed 5% return   1,000.00   1,021.83   3.41   .67 
Class C – actual return   1,000.00   1,137.77   7.60   1.41 
Class C – assumed 5% return   1,000.00   1,018.10   7.17   1.41 
Class T – actual return   1,000.00   1,143.83   2.00   .37 
Class T – assumed 5% return   1,000.00   1,023.34   1.89   .37 
Class F-1 – actual return   1,000.00   1,141.72   3.83   .71 
Class F-1 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00   1,021.63   3.62   .71 
Class F-2 – actual return   1,000.00   1,143.51   2.38   .44 
Class F-2 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00   1,022.99   2.24   .44 
Class F-3 – actual return   1,000.00   1,144.14   1.78   .33 
Class F-3 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00   1,023.54   1.68   .33 
Class 529-A – actual return   1,000.00   1,142.05   3.83   .71 
Class 529-A – assumed 5% return   1,000.00   1,021.63   3.62   .71 
Class 529-C – actual return   1,000.00   1,137.41   7.97   1.48 
Class 529-C – assumed 5% return   1,000.00   1,017.74   7.53   1.48 
Class 529-E – actual return   1,000.00   1,140.45   5.07   .94 
Class 529-E – assumed 5% return   1,000.00   1,020.47   4.79   .94 
Class 529-T – actual return   1,000.00   1,143.18   2.48   .46 
Class 529-T – assumed 5% return   1,000.00   1,022.89   2.35   .46 
Class 529-F-1 – actual return   1,000.00   1,142.89   2.92   .54 
Class 529-F-1 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00   1,022.48   2.75   .54 
Class 529-F-2 – actual return   1,000.00   1,143.47   2.32   .43 
Class 529-F-2 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00   1,023.04   2.19   .43 
Class 529-F-3 – actual return   1,000.00   1,143.76   2.16   .40 
Class 529-F-3 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00   1,023.19   2.04   .40 
Class R-1 – actual return   1,000.00   1,137.80   7.65   1.42 
Class R-1 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00   1,018.05   7.22   1.42 
Class R-2 – actual return   1,000.00   1,137.50   7.65   1.42 
Class R-2 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00   1,018.05   7.22   1.42 
Class R-2E – actual return   1,000.00   1,139.26   6.09   1.13 
Class R-2E – assumed 5% return   1,000.00   1,019.51   5.75   1.13 
Class R-3 – actual return   1,000.00   1,140.36   5.29   .98 
Class R-3 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00   1,020.27   4.99   .98 
Class R-4 – actual return   1,000.00   1,142.11   3.67   .68 
Class R-4 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00   1,021.78   3.47   .68 
Class R-5E – actual return   1,000.00   1,143.05   2.59   .48 
Class R-5E – assumed 5% return   1,000.00   1,022.79   2.45   .48 
Class R-5 – actual return   1,000.00   1,143.98   2.05   .38 
Class R-5 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00   1,023.29   1.94   .38 
Class R-6 – actual return   1,000.00   1,144.04   1.78   .33 
Class R-6 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00   1,023.54   1.68   .33 

 

* The “expenses paid during period” are equal to the “annualized expense ratio,” multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period, and divided by 365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Service Agreement

 

The fund’s board has approved the continuation of the fund’s Investment Advisory and Service Agreement (the “agreement”) with Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”) through January 31, 2024. The board approved the agreement following the recommendation of the fund’s Contracts Committee (the “committee”), which is composed of all the fund’s independent board members. The board and the committee determined in the exercise of their business judgment that the fund’s advisory fee structure was fair and reasonable in relation to the services provided, and that approving the agreement was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.

 

In reaching this decision, the board and the committee took into account their interactions with CRMC as well as information furnished to them throughout the year and otherwise provided to them, as well as information prepared specifically in connection with their review of the agreement, and were advised by their independent counsel with respect to the matters considered. They considered the following factors, among others, but did not identify any single issue or particular piece of information that, in isolation, was the controlling factor, and each board and committee member did not necessarily attribute the same weight to each factor.

 

1. Nature, extent and quality of services

 

The board and the committee considered the depth and quality of CRMC’s investment management process, including its global research capabilities; the experience, capability and integrity of its senior management and other personnel; the low turnover rates of its key personnel; the overall financial strength and stability of CRMC and the Capital Group organization; the resources and systems CRMC devotes to investment management (the manner in which the fund’s assets are managed, including liquidity management), financial, investment operations, compliance, trading, proxy voting, shareholder communications, and other services; and the ongoing evolution of CRMC’s organizational structure designed to maintain and strengthen these qualities. The board and the committee also considered the nature, extent and quality of administrative and shareholder services provided by CRMC to the fund under the agreement and other agreements, as well as the benefits to fund shareholders from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds. The board and the committee considered the risks assumed by CRMC in providing services to the fund, including operational, business, financial, reputational, regulatory and litigation risks. The board and the committee concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by CRMC have benefited and should continue to benefit the fund and its shareholders.

 

2. Investment results

 

The board and the committee considered the investment results of the fund in light of its objective. They compared the fund’s investment results with those of other funds (including funds that currently form the basis of the Lipper index for the category in which the fund is included) and data such as relevant market and fund indexes over various periods (including the fund’s lifetime) through September 30, 2022. They generally placed greater emphasis on longer term periods. On the basis of this evaluation and the board’s and the committee’s ongoing review of investment results, and considering the relative market conditions during certain reporting periods, the board and the committee concluded that the fund’s investment results have been satisfactory for renewal of the agreement, and that CRMC’s record in managing the fund indicated that its continued management should benefit the fund and its shareholders.

 

3. Advisory fees and total expenses

 

The board and the committee compared the advisory fees and total expense levels of the fund to those of other relevant funds. They observed that the fund’s advisory fees and expenses generally compared favorably to those of other similar funds included in the comparable Lipper category. The board and the committee also considered the breakpoint discounts in the fund’s advisory fee structure that reduce the level of fees charged by CRMC to the fund as fund assets increase. In addition, they reviewed information regarding the effective advisory fees charged to non-mutual fund clients by CRMC and its affiliates. They noted that, to the extent there were differences between the advisory fees paid by the fund and the advisory fees paid by those clients, the differences appropriately reflected the investment, operational, regulatory and market differences between advising the fund and the other clients. The board and the committee concluded that the fund’s cost structure was fair and reasonable in relation to the services provided, as well as in relation to the risks assumed by the adviser in sponsoring and managing the fund, and that the fund’s shareholders receive reasonable value in return for the advisory fees and other amounts paid to CRMC by the fund.

 

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4. Ancillary benefits

 

The board and the committee considered a variety of other benefits that CRMC and its affiliates receive as a result of CRMC’s relationship with the fund and other American Funds, including fees for administrative services provided to certain share classes; fees paid to CRMC’s affiliated transfer agent; sales charges and distribution fees received and retained by the fund’s principal underwriter, an affiliate of CRMC; and possible ancillary benefits to CRMC and its institutional management affiliates in managing other investment vehicles. The board and the committee reviewed CRMC’s portfolio trading practices, noting that CRMC bears the cost of third-party research. The board and committee also noted that CRMC benefited from the use of commissions from portfolio transactions made on behalf of the fund to facilitate payment to certain broker-dealers for research to comply with regulatory requirements applicable to these firms, with all such amounts reimbursed by CRMC. The board and the committee took these ancillary benefits into account in evaluating the reasonableness of the advisory fees and other amounts paid to CRMC by the fund.

 

5. Adviser financial information

 

The board and the committee reviewed information regarding CRMC’s costs of providing services to the American Funds, including personnel, systems and resources of investment, compliance, trading, accounting and other administrative operations. They considered CRMC’s costs and related cost allocation methodology as well as its track record of investing in technology, infrastructure and staff to maintain and expand services and capabilities, respond to industry and regulatory developments, and attract and retain qualified personnel. They noted information regarding the compensation structure for CRMC’s investment professionals. They reviewed information on the profitability of the investment adviser and its affiliates. The board and the committee also compared CRMC’s profitability and compensation data to the reported results and data of a number of large, publicly held investment management companies. The board and the committee noted the competitiveness and cyclicality of both the mutual fund industry and the capital markets, and the importance in that environment of CRMC’s long-term profitability for maintaining its independence, company culture and management continuity. They further considered the breakpoint discounts in the fund’s advisory fee structure and CRMC’s sharing of potential economies of scale, or efficiencies, through breakpoints and other fee reductions and costs voluntarily absorbed. The board and the committee concluded that the fund’s advisory fee structure reflected a reasonable sharing of benefits between CRMC and the fund’s shareholders.

 

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Office of the fund
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406

 

Investment adviser
Capital Research and Management Company
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406

 

Transfer agent for shareholder accounts
American Funds Service Company
(Write to the address nearest you.)

 

P.O. Box 6007
Indianapolis, IN 46206-6007

 

P.O. Box 2280
Norfolk, VA 23501-2280

 

Custodian of assets
JPMorgan Chase Bank
270 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017-2070

 

Counsel
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
400 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2899

 

Independent registered public accounting firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
695 Town Center Drive
Suite 1000
Costa Mesa, CA 92626-7188

 

Principal underwriter
American Funds Distributors, Inc.
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406

 

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Investors should carefully consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other important information is contained in the fund prospectus and summary prospectus, which can be obtained from your financial professional and should be read carefully before investing. You may also call American Funds Service Company (AFS) at (800) 421-4225 or refer to the Capital Group website at capitalgroup.com.

 

“American Funds Proxy Voting Procedures and Principles” — which describes how we vote proxies relating to portfolio securities — is available on our website or upon request by calling AFS. The fund files its proxy voting record with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the 12 months ended June 30 by August 31. The proxy voting record is available free of charge on the SEC website at sec.gov and on our website.

 

AMCAP Fund files a complete list of its portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form NPORT-P. The list of portfolio holdings is available free of charge on the SEC website and on our website.

 

This report is for the information of shareholders of AMCAP Fund, but it also may be used as sales literature when preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus or summary prospectus, which gives details about charges, expenses, investment objectives and operating policies of the fund. If used as sales material after December 31, 2023, this report must be accompanied by an American Funds statistical update for the most recently completed calendar quarter.

 

The S&P 500 Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates and has been licensed for use by Capital Group. Copyright © 2023 S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, a division of S&P Global, and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Redistribution or reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without written permission of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC.

 

American Funds Distributors, Inc.

 

The Capital Advantage®

 

Since 1931, Capital Group, home of American Funds, has helped investors pursue long-term investment success. Our consistent approach — in combination with The Capital SystemTM — has resulted in superior outcomes.

 

Aligned with investor success

We base our decisions on a long-term perspective, which we believe aligns our goals with the interests of our clients. Our portfolio managers average 28 years of investment industry experience, including 22 years at our company, reflecting a career commitment to our long-term approach.1

 

The Capital System

The Capital System combines individual accountability with teamwork. Funds using The Capital System are divided into portions that are managed independently by investment professionals with diverse backgrounds, ages and investment approaches. An extensive global research effort is the backbone of our system.

 

American Funds’ superior outcomes

Equity-focused funds have beaten their Lipper peer indexes in 90% of 10-year periods and 99% of 20-year periods.2 Relative to their peers, our fixed income funds have helped investors achieve better diversification through attention to correlation between bonds and equities.3 Fund management fees have been among the lowest in the industry.4

 

  1 Investment industry experience as of December 31, 2022.
  2 Based on Class F-2 share results for rolling monthly 10- and 20-year periods starting with the first 10- or 20-year period after each mutual fund’s inception through December 31, 2022. Periods covered are the shorter of the fund’s lifetime or since the comparable Lipper index inception date (except Capital Income Builder and SMALLCAP World Fund, for which the Lipper average was used). Expenses differ for each share class, so results will vary. Past results are not predictive of results in future periods.
  3 Based on Class F-2 share results as of December 31, 2022. Sixteen of the 18 fixed income American Funds that have been in existence for the three-year period showed a three-year correlation lower than their respective Morningstar peer group averages. S&P 500 Index was used as an equity market proxy. Correlation based on monthly total returns. Correlation is a statistical measure of how two securities move in relation to each other. A correlation ranges from –1 to 1. A positive correlation close to 1 implies that as one security moves, either up or down, the other security will move in “lockstep,” in the same direction. A negative correlation close to –1 indicates that the securities have moved in the opposite direction.
  4 On average, our mutual fund management fees were in the lowest quintile 62% of the time, based on the 20-year period ended December 31, 2022, versus comparable Lipper categories, excluding funds of funds.

 

Class F-2 shares were first offered on August 1, 2008. Class F-2 share results prior to the date of first sale are hypothetical based on the results of the original share class of the fund without a sales charge, adjusted for typical estimated expenses. Results for certain funds with an inception date after August 1, 2008, also include hypothetical returns because those funds’ Class F-2 shares sold after the funds’ date of first offering. Refer to capitalgroup.com for more information on specific expense adjustments and the actual dates of first sale.

 

All Capital Group trademarks mentioned are owned by The Capital Group Companies, Inc., an affiliated company or fund. All other company and product names mentioned are the property of their respective companies.

 

 

 

 

ITEM 2 – Code of Ethics

 

Not applicable for filing of semi-annual reports to shareholders.

 

ITEM 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

Not applicable for filing of semi-annual reports to shareholders.

 

ITEM 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

Not applicable for filing of semi-annual reports to shareholders.

 

ITEM 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a listed issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

ITEM 6 – Schedule of Investments

 

Not applicable, insofar as the schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

ITEM 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

 

ITEM 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

 

ITEM 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

 

ITEM 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s board of trustees since the Registrant last submitted a proxy statement to its shareholders. The procedures are as follows. The Registrant has a nominating and governance committee comprised solely of persons who are not considered ‘‘interested persons’’ of the Registrant within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The committee periodically reviews such issues as the board’s composition, responsibilities, committees, compensation and other relevant issues, and recommends any appropriate changes to the full board of trustees. While the committee normally is able to identify from its own resources an ample number of qualified candidates, it will consider shareholder suggestions of persons to be considered as nominees to fill future vacancies on the board. Such suggestions must be sent in writing to the nominating and governance committee of the Registrant, c/o the Registrant’s Secretary, and must be accompanied by complete biographical and occupational data on the prospective nominee, along with a written consent of the prospective nominee for consideration of his or her name by the nominating and governance committee.

 

ITEM 11 – Controls and Procedures

 

(a) The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 30a-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940), that such controls and procedures are adequate and reasonably designed to achieve the purposes described in paragraph (c) of such rule.
   
(b)

There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the Registrant’s semi-annual period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

ITEM 12 – Exhibits

 

(a)(1) Not applicable for filing of semi-annual reports to shareholders.
   
(a)(2) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached as exhibits hereto.

 

 
 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  AMCAP FUND
   
  By __/s/ Herbert Y. Poon____________________
 

Herbert Y. Poon,

Principal Executive Officer

   
  Date: October 31, 2023

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

 

By __/s/ Herbert Y. Poon_________________

Herbert Y. Poon,

Principal Executive Officer

 
Date: October 31, 2023

 

 

 

By ___/s/ Hong T. Le    __________

Hong T. Le, Treasurer and

Principal Financial Officer

 
Date: October 31, 2023