N-CSRS 1 gvt_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: 811-04318

 

The American Funds Income Series

(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: August 31

 

Date of reporting period: February 28, 2023

 

Becky L. Park

The American Funds Income Series

6455 Irvine Center Drive

Irvine, California 92618

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 
 

 

ITEM 1 – Reports to Stockholders

 

U.S. Government
Securities Fund®


Semi-annual report
for the six months ended
February 28, 2023

 

 

Seeking stability in
uncertain markets

 

 

U.S. Government Securities Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk and preservation 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 and Class A shares at net asset value. If a sales charge (maximum 3.75% for Class A shares) had been deducted, 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 March 31, 2023 (the most recent calendar quarter-end):

 

    1 year   5 years   10 years  
               
Class F-2 shares     –4.75 %     1.52 %     1.31 %  
Class A shares (reflecting 3.75% maximum sales charge)     –8.59       0.47       0.66    

 

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

 

The total annual fund operating expense ratios were 0.34% for Class F-2 shares and 0.60% for Class A shares as of the prospectus dated November 1, 2022.

 

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

 

The fund’s 30-day yield for Class F-2 shares as of February 28, 2023, calculated in accordance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formula, was 2.04%. The fund’s 12-month distribution rate for Class F-2 shares as of that date was 2.97%. The 30-day yield for Class A shares as of February 28, 2022, was 1.63%. The distribution rate for Class A shares as of that date was 2.58%. Class A share results reflect the 3.75% maximum sales charge. The SEC yield reflects the rate at which the fund is earning income on its current portfolio of securities while the distribution rate reflects the fund’s past dividends paid to shareholders. Accordingly, the fund’s SEC yield and distribution rate may differ.

 

The return of principal for bond funds and for funds with significant underlying bond holdings is not guaranteed. Fund shares are subject to the same interest rate, inflation and credit risks associated with the underlying bond holdings. Refer to the fund prospectus and the Risk Factors section of this report for more information on these and other risks associated with investing in the fund.

 

Fund shares of U.S. Government Securities Fund are not guaranteed by the U.S. government.

 

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 U.S. Government Securities Fund for the periods ended February 28, 2023, are shown in the table below, as well as results of the fund’s benchmark and peer group index.

 

For additional information about the fund, its investment results, holdings and portfolio managers, visit capitalgroup.com/individual/investments/fund/ GVTFX. 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
   
17 Financial statements
   
20 Notes to financial statements
   
32 Financial highlights

 

Results at a glance

 

(for periods ended February 28, 2023, with all distributions reinvested)

 

    Cumulative
total returns
  Average annual total returns  
    6 months   1 year   5 years   10 years   Lifetime1  
                       
U.S. Government Securities Fund (Class F-2 shares)2     –3.48 %     –9.63 %     1.08 %     1.03 %     5.11 %  
U.S. Government Securities Fund (Class A shares)     –3.69       –9.95       0.78       0.75       4.82    
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Mortgage-Backed Securities Index3     –2.56       –9.61       0.22       0.73       5.48    
Lipper General U.S. Government Funds Average4     –3.41       –10.77       –0.14       0.23       4.87    

 

Past results are not predictive of results in future periods.

 

1 Lifetime returns are as of October 17, 1985, the inception date of Class A shares.
2 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. Refer to capitalgroup.com for more information on specific expense adjustments and the actual dates of first sale.
3 Bloomberg U.S. Government/Mortgage-Backed Securities Index is a market value-weighted index that covers fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury, U.S. government agencies, quasi-federal corporations, corporate or foreign debt guaranteed by the U.S. government, and the mortgage-backed pass-through securities of the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Government National Mortgage Association. This index is unmanaged, and its results include reinvested distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes. Source: Bloomberg Index Services Ltd.
4 Lipper averages reflect the current composition of all eligible mutual funds (all share classes) within a given category. Lipper categories are dynamic, and averages may have few funds, especially over longer periods. Source: Refinitiv Lipper. Refer to the Quarterly Statistical Update, available on our website, for the number of funds included in the Lipper category for each fund’s lifetime.
   
U.S. Government Securities Fund 1
 
Investment portfolio February 28, 2023 unaudited

 

Portfolio by type of security Percent of net assets

 

 

Portfolio quality summary*   Percent of
net assets
U.S. Treasury and agency     46.98 %
AAA/Aaa     44.26  
AA/Aa     .11  
Short-term securities & other assets less liabilities     8.65  
* Bond ratings, which typically range from AAA/Aaa (highest) to D (lowest), are assigned by credit rating agencies such as Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch as an indication of an issuer’s creditworthiness. In assigning a credit rating to a security, the fund looks specifically to the ratings assigned to the issuer of the security by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch. If agency ratings differ, the security will be considered to have received the highest of those ratings, consistent with the fund’s investment policies.
These securities are guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments 91.35%   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes 45.04%                
U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities 21.53%                
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.625% 4/15/20231   USD 403,926     $ 405,996  
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.375% 7/15/20231     305,919       307,723  
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.625% 1/15/20241     72,430       71,760  
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.50% 4/15/20241     174,931       172,014  
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.125% 7/15/20241     726,737       711,446  
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.125% 10/15/20241     318,496       310,001  
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.125% 4/15/20251     88,549       85,060  
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.375% 7/15/20251     683,742       662,038  
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.125% 10/15/20251     116,427       111,567  
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.625% 1/15/20261     26,821       25,888  
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.125% 4/15/20261     181,024       171,203  
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.125% 10/15/20261     328,171       309,754  
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.125% 4/15/20271     65,337       61,047  
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 1.625% 10/15/20271     188,116       187,964  
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.125% 1/15/20311     216,651       193,949  
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.125% 1/15/20321     56,313       49,748  
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 2.125% 2/15/20411     3,727       4,021  
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.75% 2/15/20421,2     112,370       96,334  
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.625% 2/15/20431     43,754       36,229  
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 1.00% 2/15/20491     58,272       50,361  
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.25% 2/15/20501     1,807       1,272  
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.125% 2/15/20511     67,147       45,099  
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.125% 2/15/20521     17,409       11,648  
              4,082,122  
                 
U.S. Treasury 23.51%                
U.S. Treasury 0.50% 3/15/2023     30,000       29,956  
U.S. Treasury (3-month U.S. Treasury Bill Yield + 0.034%) 4.811% 4/30/20233     50,000       50,014  
U.S. Treasury 2.75% 5/31/2023     9,293       9,246  
U.S. Treasury 2.625% 6/30/2023     30,888       30,663  
U.S. Treasury 0.375% 10/31/2023     773       749  
U.S. Treasury 2.875% 10/31/2023     16,500       16,260  
U.S. Treasury 0.50% 11/30/2023     89,721       86,714  
U.S. Treasury 2.875% 11/30/2023     1,080       1,062  
   
2 U.S. Government Securities Fund
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes (continued)                
U.S. Treasury (continued)                
U.S. Treasury 0.125% 12/15/2023   USD 56,387     $ 54,228  
U.S. Treasury 2.25% 12/31/2023     16,172       15,794  
U.S. Treasury 0.125% 1/15/2024     35,000       33,514  
U.S. Treasury 0.875% 1/31/2024     95,000       91,390  
U.S. Treasury 2.50% 1/31/2024     314,000       306,654  
U.S. Treasury 1.50% 2/29/2024     4,538       4,379  
U.S. Treasury 0.375% 4/15/2024     100,000       94,864  
U.S. Treasury 2.00% 4/30/2024     72,000       69,460  
U.S. Treasury 2.00% 5/31/2024     17,400       16,747  
U.S. Treasury 1.75% 6/30/2024     38,572       36,929  
U.S. Treasury 2.00% 6/30/2024     45,000       43,200  
U.S. Treasury 3.00% 7/31/2024     44,000       42,756  
U.S. Treasury 1.50% 10/31/2024     500       473  
U.S. Treasury 1.50% 11/30/20242     18,000       16,977  
U.S. Treasury 1.75% 12/31/2024     18,000       17,022  
U.S. Treasury 4.25% 12/31/2024     159,866       158,061  
U.S. Treasury 4.125% 1/31/2025     229,124       226,143  
U.S. Treasury 2.875% 5/31/2025     500       480  
U.S. Treasury 3.00% 7/15/2025     1,015       977  
U.S. Treasury 3.125% 8/15/2025     32,000       30,890  
U.S. Treasury 0.25% 8/31/2025     500       449  
U.S. Treasury 3.00% 9/30/2025     28,160       27,069  
U.S. Treasury 3.00% 10/31/2025     13,284       12,760  
U.S. Treasury 4.50% 11/15/2025     50,456       50,368  
U.S. Treasury 0.375% 11/30/2025     1,320       1,179  
U.S. Treasury 1.625% 2/15/2026     22,950       21,139  
U.S. Treasury 0.50% 2/28/2026     20,000       17,781  
U.S. Treasury 2.25% 3/31/2026     5,200       4,874  
U.S. Treasury 2.375% 4/30/2026     50,000       46,980  
U.S. Treasury 0.75% 5/31/2026     82,000       72,909  
U.S. Treasury 1.375% 8/31/2026     25,000       22,570  
U.S. Treasury 0.875% 9/30/2026     53,740       47,532  
U.S. Treasury 1.25% 12/31/2026     203,960       181,821  
U.S. Treasury 1.50% 1/31/2027     28,000       25,160  
U.S. Treasury 1.875% 2/28/2027     18,680       17,007  
U.S. Treasury 2.75% 4/30/2027     48,950       46,063  
U.S. Treasury 2.375% 5/15/2027     10,000       9,266  
U.S. Treasury 2.625% 5/31/2027     3,000       2,807  
U.S. Treasury 0.50% 6/30/2027     14,000       11,931  
U.S. Treasury 3.25% 6/30/2027     36,300       34,823  
U.S. Treasury 2.75% 7/31/2027     174,576       163,966  
U.S. Treasury 0.50% 8/31/2027     58,455       49,565  
U.S. Treasury 0.375% 9/30/2027     70,750       59,506  
U.S. Treasury 4.125% 9/30/2027     15,100       15,017  
U.S. Treasury 0.50% 10/31/2027     18,790       15,851  
U.S. Treasury 0.625% 11/30/2027     3,100       2,626  
U.S. Treasury 3.875% 11/30/2027     44,000       43,358  
U.S. Treasury 3.875% 12/31/2027     166,000       163,520  
U.S. Treasury 0.75% 1/31/2028     2,900       2,461  
U.S. Treasury 1.25% 5/31/2028     6,300       5,440  
U.S. Treasury 1.25% 6/30/2028     59,360       51,155  
U.S. Treasury 1.75% 1/31/2029     25,000       21,893  
U.S. Treasury 2.875% 4/30/2029     12,000       11,186  
U.S. Treasury 2.625% 7/31/2029     63,533       58,259  
U.S. Treasury 3.875% 12/31/2029     36,000       35,557  
U.S. Treasury 3.50% 1/31/2030     127,000       122,587  
U.S. Treasury 0.625% 5/15/2030     30,880       24,419  
U.S. Treasury 6.25% 5/15/2030     5,250       5,969  
U.S. Treasury 0.625% 8/15/2030     14,510       11,410  
U.S. Treasury 1.625% 5/15/2031     173,244       145,647  
U.S. Treasury 1.375% 11/15/2031     20,000       16,282  
U.S. Treasury 1.875% 2/15/2032     15,000       12,709  
U.S. Treasury 5.00% 5/15/2037     1,500       1,677  
U.S. Treasury 1.125% 5/15/2040     28,200       17,854  
U.S. Treasury 1.125% 8/15/2040     144,100       90,822  
U.S. Treasury 1.375% 11/15/2040     4,914       3,227  
U.S. Treasury 1.875% 2/15/2041     46,291       33,075  
   
U.S. Government Securities Fund 3
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes (continued)                
U.S. Treasury (continued)                
U.S. Treasury 2.25% 5/15/2041   USD 44,863     $ 34,108  
U.S. Treasury 1.75% 8/15/2041     55,890       38,755  
U.S. Treasury 2.00% 11/15/2041     8,620       6,226  
U.S. Treasury 3.125% 11/15/2041     10,000       8,742  
U.S. Treasury 3.25% 5/15/2042     42,000       37,135  
U.S. Treasury 2.75% 8/15/2042     6,000       4,893  
U.S. Treasury 2.75% 11/15/2042     20,000       16,265  
U.S. Treasury 2.875% 5/15/2043     10,880       9,010  
U.S. Treasury 3.375% 5/15/2044     18,500       16,519  
U.S. Treasury 2.50% 2/15/2045     60,000       45,888  
U.S. Treasury 3.00% 5/15/2045     3,350       2,800  
U.S. Treasury 2.875% 8/15/2045     5,000       4,083  
U.S. Treasury 3.00% 11/15/2045     3,500       2,921  
U.S. Treasury 2.50% 5/15/2046     50,000       38,056  
U.S. Treasury 3.00% 2/15/2047     29,425       24,523  
U.S. Treasury 2.75% 8/15/2047     3,000       2,388  
U.S. Treasury 2.75% 11/15/2047     7,250       5,773  
U.S. Treasury 3.00% 2/15/2048     9,435       7,875  
U.S. Treasury 3.125% 5/15/2048     6,500       5,555  
U.S. Treasury 3.375% 11/15/2048     28,375       25,411  
U.S. Treasury 3.00% 2/15/2049     6,000       5,025  
U.S. Treasury 2.875% 5/15/20492     94,000       76,963  
U.S. Treasury 2.25% 8/15/2049     16,800       12,062  
U.S. Treasury 2.375% 11/15/2049     36,260       26,785  
U.S. Treasury 2.00% 2/15/2050     67,360       45,568  
U.S. Treasury 1.25% 5/15/20502     177,750       98,741  
U.S. Treasury 1.375% 8/15/2050     63,180       36,271  
U.S. Treasury 1.625% 11/15/20502     292,196       179,254  
U.S. Treasury 1.875% 2/15/2051     52,054       34,036  
U.S. Treasury 2.375% 5/15/2051     21,100       15,512  
U.S. Treasury 2.00% 8/15/2051     76,123       51,239  
U.S. Treasury 1.875% 11/15/2051     18,120       11,804  
U.S. Treasury 2.25% 2/15/2052     500       357  
U.S. Treasury 2.875% 5/15/2052     42,000       34,431  
U.S. Treasury 3.00% 8/15/2052     89,350       75,199  
U.S. Treasury 4.00% 11/15/20522     89,550       91,145  
U.S. Treasury, principal only, 0% 8/15/20472     1,000       378  
              4,456,824  
                 
Total U.S. Treasury bonds & notes             8,538,946  
                 
Mortgage-backed obligations 44.37%                
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations 44.37%                
Fannie Mae Pool #256708 6.50% 3/1/20274     9       9  
Fannie Mae Pool #256993 6.50% 11/1/20274     81       83  
Fannie Mae Pool #257055 6.50% 12/1/20274     150       154  
Fannie Mae Pool #AL9870 6.50% 2/1/20284     24       24  
Fannie Mae Pool #437138 6.50% 8/1/20284     5      5 
Fannie Mae Pool #AD0329 6.50% 9/1/ 20284     8       8  
Fannie Mae Pool #AL5156 6.50% 2/1/20294     350       359  
Fannie Mae Pool #AY1948 3.50% 1/1/20304     97       93  
Fannie Mae Pool #AZ0554 3.50% 10/1/20304     122       117  
Fannie Mae Pool #735571 8.00% 11/1/20314     53       53  
Fannie Mae Pool #555254 6.50% 1/1/20334     5      5 
Fannie Mae Pool #CA1442 3.00% 3/1/20334     445       417  
Fannie Mae Pool #BJ5302 3.00% 3/1/20334     299       280  
Fannie Mae Pool #695412 5.00% 6/1/20334     4       4  
Fannie Mae Pool #BN3172 4.00% 1/1/20344     10       10  
Fannie Mae Pool #BN1085 4.00% 1/1/20344     8       7  
Fannie Mae Pool #BO6247 2.50% 12/1/20344     4,274       3,927  
Fannie Mae Pool #AD3566 5.00% 10/1/20354     41       41  
Fannie Mae Pool #AS6870 4.00% 3/1/20364     2,119       2,034  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA2588 4.00% 4/1/20364     4,022       3,860  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA2717 4.00% 8/1/20364     3,475       3,335  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA2746 4.00% 9/1/20364     3,200       3,072  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA2787 4.00% 10/1/20364     6,467       6,206  
Fannie Mae Pool #898565 6.50% 10/1/20364     5      5 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA2819 4.00% 11/1/20364     394       378  
   
4 U.S. Government Securities Fund
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                
Fannie Mae Pool #MA2856 4.00% 12/1/20364   USD 9     $ 9  
Fannie Mae Pool #888372 6.50% 4/1/20374     12       13  
Fannie Mae Pool #256810 6.50% 7/1/20374     26       27  
Fannie Mae Pool #256828 7.00% 7/1/20374     14       14  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA3099 4.00% 8/1/20374     3,039       2,916  
Fannie Mae Pool #256860 6.50% 8/1/20374     36       37  
Fannie Mae Pool #888873 6.50% 8/1/20374     5      5 
Fannie Mae Pool #947337 6.50% 10/1/20374     1       1  
Fannie Mae Pool #888698 7.00% 10/1/20374     40       42  
Fannie Mae Pool #954832 6.50% 1/1/20384     1       1  
Fannie Mae Pool #970343 6.00% 2/1/20384     32       32  
Fannie Mae Pool #889388 7.00% 3/1/20384     134       138  
Fannie Mae Pool #AL1308 6.50% 5/1/20394     1       1  
Fannie Mae Pool #931768 5.00% 8/1/20394     12       13  
Fannie Mae Pool #AC0794 5.00% 10/1/20394     135       136  
Fannie Mae Pool #932606 5.00% 2/1/20404     58       58  
Fannie Mae Pool #AH0351 4.50% 2/1/20414     244       242  
Fannie Mae Pool #AI1862 5.00% 5/1/20414     678       684  
Fannie Mae Pool #AI3510 5.00% 6/1/20414     371       375  
Fannie Mae Pool #AE1248 5.00% 6/1/20414     221       223  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4387 2.00% 7/1/20414     2,038       1,740  
Fannie Mae Pool #AJ0704 5.00% 9/1/20414     315       318  
Fannie Mae Pool #AJ1873 4.00% 10/1/20414     259       249  
Fannie Mae Pool #AE1274 5.00% 10/1/20414     55       56  
Fannie Mae Pool #AJ5391 5.00% 11/1/20414     228       230  
Fannie Mae Pool #AE1277 5.00% 11/1/20414     121       122  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4501 2.00% 12/1/20414     51,330       43,360  
Fannie Mae Pool #AE1283 5.00% 12/1/20414     64       64  
Fannie Mae Pool #AJ9327 3.50% 1/1/20424     27       25  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4540 2.00% 2/1/20424     18,252       15,488  
Fannie Mae Pool #AE1290 5.00% 2/1/20424     40       41  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4570 2.00% 3/1/20424     10,331       8,728  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4586 2.00% 4/1/20424     3,258       2,750  
Fannie Mae Pool #AR1512 3.50% 1/1/20434     274       257  
Fannie Mae Pool #AT0412 3.50% 3/1/20434     126       118  
Fannie Mae Pool #AT0300 3.50% 3/1/20434     46       43  
Fannie Mae Pool #AT3954 3.50% 4/1/20434     76       71  
Fannie Mae Pool #AT5898 3.00% 6/1/20434     8,043       7,285  
Fannie Mae Pool #AL3829 3.50% 6/1/20434     1,217       1,145  
Fannie Mae Pool #AT7161 3.50% 6/1/20434     308       289  
Fannie Mae Pool #AX8521 3.50% 12/1/20444     185       173  
Fannie Mae Pool #AY1829 3.50% 12/1/20444     73       68  
Fannie Mae Pool #BE5009 3.50% 1/1/20454     374       350  
Fannie Mae Pool #BE5017 3.50% 2/1/20454     677       632  
Fannie Mae Pool #FM9416 3.50% 7/1/20454     140,184       130,079  
Fannie Mae Pool #AY3880 4.00% 11/1/20454     75       73  
Fannie Mae Pool #BC3465 4.00% 2/1/20464     7       6  
Fannie Mae Pool #AS8310 3.00% 11/1/20464     138       125  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA2833 3.00% 12/1/20464     6,582       5,940  
Fannie Mae Pool #BD2440 3.50% 1/1/20474     387       359  
Fannie Mae Pool #AS8804 3.50% 2/1/20474     11,168       10,357  
Fannie Mae Pool #BM1179 3.00% 4/1/20474     140       126  
Fannie Mae Pool #BE8740 3.50% 5/1/20474     607       564  
Fannie Mae Pool #BE8742 3.50% 5/1/20474     177       166  
Fannie Mae Pool #BH2846 3.50% 5/1/20474     82       76  
Fannie Mae Pool #BH2848 3.50% 5/1/20474     73       68  
Fannie Mae Pool #BH2847 3.50% 5/1/20474     39       36  
Fannie Mae Pool #BH3122 4.00% 6/1/20474     51       50  
Fannie Mae Pool #CA0770 3.50% 11/1/20474     8,986       8,328  
Fannie Mae Pool #BJ5015 4.00% 12/1/20474     1,513       1,459  
Fannie Mae Pool #BJ4342 4.00% 1/1/20484     135       129  
Fannie Mae Pool #BJ6169 4.00% 1/1/20484     39       37  
Fannie Mae Pool #BJ8318 4.50% 1/1/20484     174       170  
Fannie Mae Pool #BJ4901 3.50% 3/1/20484     462       430  
Fannie Mae Pool #BK5232 4.00% 5/1/20484     754       727  
Fannie Mae Pool #BK6840 4.00% 6/1/20484     1,056       1,018  
Fannie Mae Pool #BK9743 4.00% 8/1/20484     312       301  
   
U.S. Government Securities Fund 5
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                
Fannie Mae Pool #BK9761 4.50% 8/1/20484   USD 134     $ 134  
Fannie Mae Pool #BN1172 4.50% 11/1/20484     156       152  
Fannie Mae Pool #CA2850 4.00% 12/1/20484     1,908       1,847  
Fannie Mae Pool #FM2656 3.50% 1/1/20494     2,368       2,196  
Fannie Mae Pool #BF0320 5.50% 1/1/20494     3,639       3,800  
Fannie Mae Pool #FM3280 3.50% 5/1/20494     36,593       34,105  
Fannie Mae Pool #BN6708 3.50% 6/1/20494     11,571       10,732  
Fannie Mae Pool #FM1062 3.50% 6/1/20494     4,631       4,311  
Fannie Mae Pool #FM1220 3.50% 7/1/20494     2,882       2,670  
Fannie Mae Pool #BJ8411 3.50% 8/1/20494     1,213       1,128  
Fannie Mae Pool #FM1505 3.00% 9/1/20494     11,442       10,214  
Fannie Mae Pool #CA4151 3.50% 9/1/20494     6,163       5,741  
Fannie Mae Pool #FM1443 3.50% 9/1/20494     3,463       3,218  
Fannie Mae Pool #BO2264 3.00% 10/1/20494     38,018       33,821  
Fannie Mae Pool #BO2890 3.00% 11/1/20494     2,345       2,093  
Fannie Mae Pool #FM2179 3.00% 1/1/20504     11,158       9,971  
Fannie Mae Pool #FM2389 3.50% 2/1/20504     1,972       1,828  
Fannie Mae Pool #FM2822 3.00% 3/1/20504     7,093       6,326  
Fannie Mae Pool #CA5338 3.00% 3/1/20504     5,812       5,168  
Fannie Mae Pool #FM2777 3.00% 3/1/20504     3,364       3,000  
Fannie Mae Pool #FM2664 3.50% 3/1/20504     22,711       20,904  
Fannie Mae Pool #CA5539 3.00% 4/1/20504     14,060       12,539  
Fannie Mae Pool #CA5968 2.50% 6/1/20504     2,374       2,037  
Fannie Mae Pool #CA6593 2.50% 8/1/20504     11,004       9,467  
Fannie Mae Pool #BP6715 2.00% 9/1/20504     4       3  
Fannie Mae Pool #CA7325 2.00% 10/1/20504     4,616       3,830  
Fannie Mae Pool #CA7257 2.50% 10/1/20504     2,302       1,981  
Fannie Mae Pool #CA7606 3.00% 11/1/20504     43,999       39,431  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4208 2.00% 12/1/20504     2,713       2,222  
Fannie Mae Pool #CA8828 2.50% 2/1/20514     10,082       8,669  
Fannie Mae Pool #FM6548 2.00% 3/1/20514     11,026       9,124  
Fannie Mae Pool #CB0290 2.00% 4/1/20514     10,949       8,960  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4305 2.00% 4/1/20514     127       104  
Fannie Mae Pool #CB0041 3.00% 4/1/20514     33,563       30,071  
Fannie Mae Pool #BR1035 2.00% 5/1/20514     75       61  
Fannie Mae Pool #CB0457 2.50% 5/1/20514     6,136       5,241  
Fannie Mae Pool #FM7694 3.00% 6/1/20514     33,786       30,087  
Fannie Mae Pool #FM7687 3.00% 6/1/20514     3,089       2,756  
Fannie Mae Pool #FM7900 2.50% 7/1/20514     2,301       1,974  
Fannie Mae Pool #CB1304 3.00% 8/1/20514     347       309  
Fannie Mae Pool #CB1527 2.50% 9/1/20514     8,340       7,082  
Fannie Mae Pool #BU3295 2.50% 10/1/20514     14,708       12,495  
Fannie Mae Pool #FS0965 2.00% 11/1/20514     599       492  
Fannie Mae Pool #FM9492 2.50% 11/1/20514     14,351       12,303  
Fannie Mae Pool #FM9694 2.50% 11/1/20514     7,050       6,061  
Fannie Mae Pool #CB2292 3.00% 11/1/20514     20,515       18,284  
Fannie Mae Pool #FM9632 3.00% 11/1/20514     15,214       13,513  
Fannie Mae Pool #FM9631 3.00% 11/1/20514     6,462       5,750  
Fannie Mae Pool #FS0433 2.50% 12/1/20514     44,360       38,605  
Fannie Mae Pool #CB2286 2.50% 12/1/20514     14,950       12,788  
Fannie Mae Pool #CB2371 2.50% 12/1/20514     8,244       7,067  
Fannie Mae Pool #FM9804 2.50% 12/1/20514     7,552       6,480  
Fannie Mae Pool #CB2319 2.50% 12/1/20514     3,196       2,734  
Fannie Mae Pool #CB2372 2.50% 12/1/20514     1,539       1,317  
Fannie Mae Pool #BT9510 2.50% 12/1/20514     1,213       1,039  
Fannie Mae Pool #BT9483 2.50% 12/1/20514     1,213       1,037  
Fannie Mae Pool #CB2414 3.00% 12/1/20514     44,659       39,806  
Fannie Mae Pool #CB2293 3.00% 12/1/20514     20,421       18,152  
Fannie Mae Pool #FM9976 3.00% 12/1/20514     10,426       9,327  
Fannie Mae Pool #FS0235 2.50% 1/1/20524     996       845  
Fannie Mae Pool #CB2544 3.00% 1/1/20524     21,266       18,872  
Fannie Mae Pool #BV3076 2.00% 2/1/20524     9,481       7,745  
Fannie Mae Pool #CB2765 2.00% 2/1/20524     7,798       6,419  
Fannie Mae Pool #FS0523 2.50% 2/1/20524     2,378       2,033  
Fannie Mae Pool #FS0647 3.00% 2/1/20524     6,293       5,621  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4577 2.00% 4/1/20524     6,200       5,058  
Fannie Mae Pool #FS1598 2.00% 4/1/20524     2,989       2,440  
   
6 U.S. Government Securities Fund
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                
Fannie Mae Pool #BV6617 3.50% 4/1/20524   USD 1,468     $ 1,339  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4600 3.50% 5/1/20524     6,944       6,329  
Fannie Mae Pool #CB3606 3.50% 5/1/20524     3,484       3,176  
Fannie Mae Pool #BV8608 3.50% 5/1/20524     2,000       1,824  
Fannie Mae Pool #CB3760 3.50% 5/1/20524     2,000       1,822  
Fannie Mae Pool #FS1790 4.00% 5/1/20524     924       869  
Fannie Mae Pool #BU8723 3.50% 6/1/20524     2,000       1,823  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW2936 3.50% 6/1/20524     1,146       1,045  
Fannie Mae Pool #CB3774 4.00% 6/1/20524     39,528       37,161  
Fannie Mae Pool #CB4159 4.00% 7/1/20524     5,669       5,327  
Fannie Mae Pool #BV7903 3.50% 8/1/20524     2,000       1,823  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW7293 3.50% 8/1/20524     541       493  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW7325 3.50% 8/1/20524     496       452  
Fannie Mae Pool #BV8024 4.00% 8/1/20524     7,109       6,682  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4700 4.00% 8/1/20524     1,272       1,196  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW6180 4.00% 8/1/20524     499       470  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW3035 4.50% 8/1/20524     2,157       2,080  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW1196 3.50% 9/1/20524     1,000       911  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW9183 3.50% 9/1/20524     625       569  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4732 4.00% 9/1/20524     28,722       26,993  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW7326 4.00% 9/1/20524     6,112       5,744  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW9348 4.00% 9/1/20524     5,325       5,005  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW8103 4.00% 9/1/20524     4,961       4,663  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW7772 4.00% 9/1/20524     113       106  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4733 4.50% 9/1/20524     6,898       6,654  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW8497 4.50% 9/1/20524     6,674       6,462  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW8088 5.00% 9/1/20524     1,024       1,008  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW8980 4.00% 10/1/20524     20,601       19,361  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW1210 4.00% 10/1/20524     14,809       13,918  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW7356 4.00% 10/1/20524     12,455       11,706  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4783 4.00% 10/1/20524     12,200       11,466  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX0509 4.00% 10/1/20524     5,289       4,971  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW8987 4.00% 10/1/20524     4,884       4,590  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4784 4.50% 10/1/20524     62,851       60,627  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW1215 4.50% 10/1/20524     9,896       9,545  
Fannie Mae Pool #BV0961 4.50% 10/1/20524     2,356       2,273  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4785 5.00% 10/1/20524     15,452       15,207  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX0902 5.00% 10/1/20524     113       111  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4786 5.50% 10/1/20524     16,404       16,407  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4820 6.50% 10/1/20524     282       290  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4803 3.50% 11/1/20524     11,601       10,571  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW1310 4.00% 11/1/20524     5,592       5,256  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW1299 4.00% 11/1/20524     3,630       3,411  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX3994 4.00% 11/1/20524     921       866  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX1334 4.00% 11/1/20524     876       823  
Fannie Mae Pool #BV7554 4.00% 11/1/20524     171       161  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX1342 4.50% 11/1/20524     2,295       2,214  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX1766 5.00% 11/1/20524     1,258       1,238  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX1274 5.50% 11/1/20524     257       257  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW1340 6.50% 11/1/20524     1,996       2,049  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW1385 4.00% 12/1/20524     11,913       11,196  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX3198 4.00% 12/1/20524     4,085       3,839  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4839 4.00% 12/1/20524     1,982       1,862  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW5055 4.00% 12/1/20524     864       812  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4841 5.00% 12/1/20524     391       385  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX4020 5.00% 12/1/20524     219       215  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX0777 6.50% 12/1/20524     3,811       3,913  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX4264 6.50% 12/1/20524     2,264       2,324  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4877 6.50% 12/1/20524     1,040       1,067  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX4022 6.50% 12/1/20524     985       1,011  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX1071 6.50% 12/1/20524     827       849  
Fannie Mae Pool #CB5779 6.50% 12/1/20524     667       685  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX3769 6.50% 12/1/20524     448       460  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX4006 6.50% 12/1/20524     149       153  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW5071 3.50% 1/1/20534     6,749       6,152  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX3206 3.50% 1/1/20534     5,701       5,195  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4866 4.00% 1/1/20534     156       146  
   
U.S. Government Securities Fund 7
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4869 5.50% 1/1/20534   USD 7,635     $ 7,632  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4895 6.50% 1/1/20534     304,423       312,334  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX3965 6.50% 1/1/20534     2,286       2,346  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX6218 6.50% 1/1/20534     1,845       1,893  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX5932 6.50% 1/1/20534     941       966  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX5903 6.50% 1/1/20534     935       960  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX5717 6.50% 1/1/20534     384       394  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4933 3.50% 2/1/20534     3,031       2,762  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4919 5.50% 2/1/20534     3,872       3,870  
Fannie Mae Pool #FS3759 6.00% 2/1/20534     12,067       12,461  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4928 6.50% 2/1/20534     112,438       115,360  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX7703 6.50% 2/1/20534     7,870       8,075  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX3256 6.50% 2/1/20534     883       906  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4963 3.50% 3/1/20534     8,763       7,984  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4962 4.00% 3/1/20534     1,866       1,754  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4943 6.50% 3/1/20534     78,710       80,832  
Fannie Mae Pool #BF0141 5.50% 9/1/20564     426       441  
Fannie Mae Pool #BF0379 3.50% 4/1/20594     19,986       18,401  
Fannie Mae Pool #BM6693 3.50% 8/1/20594     7,965       7,334  
Fannie Mae Pool #BF0481 3.50% 6/1/20604     13,965       12,859  
Fannie Mae Pool #BF0480 3.50% 6/1/20604     8,881       8,177  
Fannie Mae Pool #BF0497 3.00% 7/1/20604     26,507       23,282  
Fannie Mae Pool #BF0585 4.50% 12/1/20614     5,452       5,317  
Fannie Mae, Series 2001-4, Class NA, 9.00% 10/25/20253,4     5      5 
Fannie Mae, Series 2001-25, Class ZA, 6.50% 6/25/20314     80       81  
Fannie Mae, Series 2006-65, Class PF, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 0.28%) 4.897% 7/25/20363,4     272       270  
Fannie Mae, Series 1999-T2, Class A1, 7.50% 1/19/20393,4     86       86  
Fannie Mae, Series 2001-T10, Class A1, 7.00% 12/25/20414     33       33  
Fannie Mae, Series 2013-M12, Class APT, Multi Family, 2.553% 3/25/20233,4     118       118  
Fannie Mae, Series 2014-M1, Class A2, Multi Family, 3.128% 7/25/20233,4     548       543  
Fannie Mae, Series 2014-M3, Class A2, Multi Family, 3.501% 1/25/20243,4     1,324       1,300  
Fannie Mae, Series 2017-M3, Class AV2, Multi Family, 2.538% 5/25/20243,4     751       733  
Fannie Mae, Series 2017-M10, Class AV2, Multi Family, 2.54% 7/25/20243,4     1,391       1,348  
Fannie Mae, Series 2017-M15, Class AV2, Multi Family, 2.564% 11/25/20243,4     888       854  
Fannie Mae, Series 2016-M5, Class A1, Multi Family, 2.073% 4/25/20264     615       600  
Fannie Mae, Series 2006-56, Class OG, principal only, 0% 7/25/20364     246       206  
Fannie Mae, Series 2006-83, Class AO, principal only, 0% 9/25/20364     374       316  
Freddie Mac Pool #QS0124 1.50% 11/1/20304     442       400  
Freddie Mac Pool #ZS1044 6.50% 2/1/20364     1       1  
Freddie Mac Pool #ZI5486 6.50% 9/1/20364     2       2  
Freddie Mac Pool #C91909 4.00% 11/1/20364     56       54  
Freddie Mac Pool #1H1354 4.336% 11/1/20363,4     64       66  
Freddie Mac Pool #ZI7575 6.50% 6/1/20384     1       1  
Freddie Mac Pool #G06459 5.00% 5/1/20414     1,201       1,214  
Freddie Mac Pool #QK1181 2.00% 11/1/20414     7,133       6,052  
Freddie Mac Pool #RB5138 2.00% 12/1/20414     48,198       40,893  
Freddie Mac Pool #RB5145 2.00% 2/1/20424     9,748       8,272  
Freddie Mac Pool #RB5148 2.00% 3/1/20424     41,578       35,102  
Freddie Mac Pool #RB5153 2.00% 4/1/20424     12,659       10,695  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q15874 4.00% 2/1/20434     33       32  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q17696 3.50% 4/1/20434     301       283  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q18236 3.50% 5/1/20434     429       403  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q19133 3.50% 6/1/20434     337       316  
Freddie Mac Pool #G61082 3.00% 7/1/20434     3,555       3,224  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q28558 3.50% 9/1/20444     1,518       1,422  
Freddie Mac Pool #760012 3.113% 4/1/20453,4     979       946  
Freddie Mac Pool #760013 3.208% 4/1/20453,4     560       544  
Freddie Mac Pool #760014 2.739% 8/1/20453,4     688       662  
Freddie Mac Pool #G60238 3.50% 10/1/20454     8,485       7,930  
Freddie Mac Pool #Z40130 3.00% 1/1/20464     1,589       1,430  
Freddie Mac Pool #G60744 3.50% 7/1/20464     1,898       1,766  
Freddie Mac Pool #G67700 3.50% 8/1/20464     3,137       2,925  
Freddie Mac Pool #760015 2.574% 1/1/20473,4     1,594       1,504  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q47615 3.50% 4/1/20474     538       498  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q51622 3.50% 10/1/20474     625       580  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q52069 3.50% 11/1/20474     810       753  

 

8 U.S. Government Securities Fund
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                
Freddie Mac Pool #ZT0538 3.50% 3/1/20484   USD 1,655     $ 1,526  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q54709 3.50% 3/1/20484     602       559  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q54701 3.50% 3/1/20484     592       551  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q55056 3.50% 3/1/20484     461       427  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q54700 3.50% 3/1/20484     422       393  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q54781 3.50% 3/1/20484     377       352  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q54782 3.50% 3/1/20484     366       340  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q54699 3.50% 3/1/20484     217       203  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q54831 3.50% 3/1/20484     185       172  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q54698 3.50% 3/1/20484     154       144  
Freddie Mac Pool #G67711 4.00% 3/1/20484     25,543       24,664  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q55060 3.50% 4/1/20484     149       138  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q55971 4.00% 5/1/20484     779       752  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q56175 4.00% 5/1/20484     711       686  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q55970 4.00% 5/1/20484     385       372  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q56590 3.50% 6/1/20484     294       273  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q56589 3.50% 6/1/20484     183       171  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q56591 3.50% 6/1/20484     135       125  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q56599 4.00% 6/1/20484     1,100       1,062  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q57242 4.50% 7/1/20484     353       346  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q58411 4.50% 9/1/20484     1,361       1,357  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q58436 4.50% 9/1/20484     746       741  
Freddie Mac Pool #Q58378 4.50% 9/1/20484     544       535  
Freddie Mac Pool #ZA6700 3.50% 4/1/20494     10,939       10,101  
Freddie Mac Pool #QA0284 3.50% 6/1/20494     2,066       1,920  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD7502 3.50% 7/1/20494     7,544       7,009  
Freddie Mac Pool #QA1442 3.50% 8/1/20494     4,169       3,864  
Freddie Mac Pool #RA1339 3.00% 9/1/20494     1,736       1,550  
Freddie Mac Pool #QA2748 3.50% 9/1/20494     553       514  
Freddie Mac Pool #RA1580 3.50% 10/1/20494     4,360       4,061  
Freddie Mac Pool #RA1463 3.50% 10/1/20494     4,164       3,879  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD0187 3.00% 1/1/20504     6,857       6,155  
Freddie Mac Pool #RA2003 4.50% 1/1/20504     6,474       6,329  
Freddie Mac Pool #RA2319 3.00% 3/1/20504     9,315       8,286  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD7513 3.50% 4/1/20504     75,176       69,822  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8106 2.00% 11/1/20504     34,603       28,339  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8128 2.00% 2/1/20514     443       362  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8134 2.00% 3/1/20514     736       602  
Freddie Mac Pool #RA5288 2.00% 5/1/20514     35,204       28,841  
Freddie Mac Pool #RA5259 2.50% 5/1/20514     6,033       5,152  
Freddie Mac Pool #RA5559 2.50% 7/1/20514     6,751       5,730  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD7544 3.00% 7/1/20514     1,656       1,467  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD7545 2.50% 9/1/20514     6,738       5,798  
Freddie Mac Pool #RA5971 3.00% 9/1/20514     2,171       1,932  
Freddie Mac Pool #QC8778 2.50% 10/1/20514     2,985       2,534  
Freddie Mac Pool #RA6107 2.50% 10/1/20514     1,966       1,668  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD0734 3.00% 10/1/20514     536       477  
Freddie Mac Pool #RA6406 2.00% 11/1/20514     5,773       4,738  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD1385 2.50% 11/1/20514     6,288       5,392  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD7548 2.50% 11/1/20514     4,617       3,970  
Freddie Mac Pool #RA6231 2.50% 11/1/20514     3,286       2,790  
Freddie Mac Pool #QD5343 2.50% 12/1/20514     5,968       5,067  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8188 2.00% 1/1/20524     52       43  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD7552 2.50% 1/1/20524     3,266       2,798  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD0813 3.00% 1/1/20524     1,048       932  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8193 2.00% 2/1/20524     2,990       2,441  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD7550 3.00% 2/1/20524     41,959       37,537  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD0873 3.50% 2/1/20524     31,578       29,174  
Freddie Mac Pool #QD7089 3.50% 2/1/20524     2,544       2,322  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8199 2.00% 3/1/20524     3,518       2,872  
Freddie Mac Pool #QD9460 2.50% 3/1/20524     4,558       3,869  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD1450 2.50% 3/1/20524     2,501       2,144  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD7553 3.00% 3/1/20524     121,163       107,916  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8204 2.00% 4/1/20524     4,519       3,687  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD7554 2.50% 4/1/20524     1,477       1,266  
Freddie Mac Pool #8D0226 2.522% 5/1/20523,4     6,560       5,845  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8214 3.50% 5/1/20524     2,054       1,872  

 

U.S. Government Securities Fund 9
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                
Freddie Mac Pool #SD2087 3.50% 6/1/20524   USD 462     $ 421  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD2083 3.50% 6/1/20524     32       29  
Freddie Mac Pool #QE5195 4.00% 6/1/20524     236       222  
Freddie Mac Pool #RA7556 4.50% 6/1/20524     16,341       15,783  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8236 3.50% 8/1/20524     334       304  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8237 4.00% 8/1/20524     59,767       56,182  
Freddie Mac Pool #QE9057 4.00% 8/1/20524     4,581       4,305  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8251 5.50% 8/1/20524     980       981  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8244 4.00% 9/1/20524     41,809       39,292  
Freddie Mac Pool #QE9625 4.00% 9/1/20524     5,907       5,552  
Freddie Mac Pool #QE9621 4.00% 9/1/20524     4,271       4,014  
Freddie Mac Pool #QE9618 4.00% 9/1/20524     3,113       2,926  
Freddie Mac Pool #QE9813 4.50% 9/1/20524     1,840       1,775  
Freddie Mac Pool #RA7938 5.00% 9/1/20524     69,996       68,888  
Freddie Mac Pool #QE9380 5.00% 9/1/20524     13,299       13,090  
Freddie Mac Pool #QF2025 3.50% 10/1/20524     6,423       5,855  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8255 3.50% 10/1/20524     1,246       1,135  
Freddie Mac Pool #QF1464 4.00% 10/1/20524     5,675       5,334  
Freddie Mac Pool #QF1489 4.00% 10/1/20524     3,099       2,912  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8256 4.00% 10/1/20524     1,688       1,587  
Freddie Mac Pool #QF1575 4.00% 10/1/20524     672       632  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8257 4.50% 10/1/20524     16,689       16,099  
Freddie Mac Pool #QF2136 4.50% 10/1/20524     1,893       1,826  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8264 3.50% 11/1/20524     8,501       7,746  
Freddie Mac Pool #QF3364 4.00% 11/1/20524     9,026       8,483  
Freddie Mac Pool #QF2443 4.00% 11/1/20524     4,708       4,425  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD1895 4.50% 11/1/20524     22,264       22,029  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD2107 3.50% 12/1/20524     16,000       14,585  
Freddie Mac Pool #QF4576 3.50% 12/1/20524     533       486  
Freddie Mac Pool #QF3955 4.00% 12/1/20524     997       937  
Freddie Mac Pool #QF4668 4.00% 12/1/20524     971       913  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8275 4.50% 12/1/20524     86,432       83,374  
Freddie Mac Pool #QF5674 6.50% 12/1/20524     3,989       4,096  
Freddie Mac Pool #QF4185 6.50% 12/1/20524     2,154       2,212  
Freddie Mac Pool #QF4363 6.50% 12/1/20524     1,648       1,695  
Freddie Mac Pool #QF4663 6.50% 12/1/20524     625       642  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8286 4.00% 1/1/20534     3,773       3,546  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8288 5.00% 1/1/20534     24,352       23,967  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8289 5.50% 1/1/20534     674       674  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8282 6.50% 1/1/20534     344,591       353,547  
Freddie Mac Pool #QF5253 6.50% 1/1/20534     2,454       2,519  
Freddie Mac Pool #QF5682 6.50% 1/1/20534     2,356       2,418  
Freddie Mac Pool #QF6141 6.50% 1/1/20534     253       259  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8296 3.50% 2/1/20534     10,758       9,806  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8300 5.50% 2/1/20534     54,139       54,115  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8301 6.00% 2/1/20534     1,284       1,300  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8302 6.50% 2/1/20534     135,628       139,153  
Freddie Mac Pool #QF6980 6.50% 2/1/20534     9,000       9,234  
Freddie Mac Pool #QF8065 6.50% 2/1/20534     3,645       3,743  
Freddie Mac Pool #QF7501 6.50% 2/1/20534     1,393       1,430  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8304 3.50% 3/1/20534     11,479       10,460  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8308 5.50% 3/1/20534     5,983       5,984  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8310 6.50% 3/1/20534     96,665       99,269  
Freddie Mac, Series 1567, Class A, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 0.40%) 2.547% 8/15/20233,4     1       1  
Freddie Mac, Series 3156, Class PF, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 0.25%) 4.838% 5/15/20363,4     515       510  
Freddie Mac, Series K031, Class A2, Multi Family, 3.30% 4/25/20234     14,878       14,814  
Freddie Mac, Series K033, Class A2, Multi Family, 3.06% 7/25/20233,4     21,102       20,953  
Freddie Mac, Series K035, Class A2, Multi Family, 3.458% 8/25/20233,4     20,585       20,423  
Freddie Mac, Series K058, Class A2, Multi Family, 2.653% 8/25/20264     3,507       3,274  
Freddie Mac, Series K065, Class A2, Multi Family, 3.243% 4/25/20274     1,370       1,298  
Freddie Mac, Series K074, Class A2, Multi Family, 3.60% 1/25/20284     560       537  
Freddie Mac, Series 3146, Class PO, principal only, 0% 4/15/20364     175       144  
Freddie Mac, Series 3156, Class PO, principal only, 0% 5/15/20364     434       360  
Freddie Mac, Series 3213, Class OG, principal only, 0% 9/15/20364     201       177  

 

10 U.S. Government Securities Fund
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2017-1, Class HA, 3.00% 1/25/20563,4   USD 16,022     $ 14,925  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2017-3, Class MT, 3.00% 7/25/20564     9,801       8,779  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2017-3, Class HT, 3.25% 7/25/20564     1,978       1,774  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2017-2, Class HA, 3.00% 8/25/20563,4     18,142       16,884  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2017-2, Class MA, 3.00% 8/25/20564     17,877       16,603  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2018-1, Class HT, 3.00% 5/25/20574     10,490       9,184  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2017-4, Class HT, 3.25% 6/25/20573,4     11,086       10,058  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2017-4, Class MT, 3.50% 6/25/20574     6,248       5,750  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2018-3, Class MA, 3.50% 8/25/20574     4,140       3,924  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2018-2, Class MT, 3.50% 11/25/20574     12,063       11,082  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2018-4, Class MT, 3.50% 11/25/20574     1,771       1,627  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2018-2, Class MA, 3.50% 11/26/20574     3,291       3,123  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2019-1, Class MT, 3.50% 7/25/20584     8,950       8,219  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2019-1, Class MA, 3.50% 7/25/20584     3,706       3,503  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2019-2, Class MA, 3.50% 8/25/20584     21,807       20,620  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2019-2, Class MT, 3.50% 8/26/20584     10,315       9,473  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2019-3, Class MT, 3.50% 10/25/20584     4,613       4,239  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2019-3, Class MA, 3.50% 10/25/20584     519       491  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2019-4, Class MA, 3.00% 2/25/20594     13,124       12,159  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Loan Structured Transaction Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A1, 3.50% 6/25/20284     13,217       12,536  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Loan Structured Transaction Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A1, 3.50% 11/25/20284     63,901       60,587  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Loan Structured Transaction Trust, Series 2019-2, Class A1C, 2.75% 9/25/20294     40,728       37,499  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Loan Structured Transaction Trust, Series 2019-3, Class A1C, 2.75% 11/25/20294     22,795       20,955  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Loan Structured Transaction Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A1D, 2.00% 7/25/20304     16,060       14,305  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Loan Structured Transaction Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A2D, 2.00% 7/25/20304     4,381       3,574  
Freddie Mac Seasoned Loan Structured Transaction Trust, Series 2022-1, Class A1, 3.50% 5/25/20324     59,461       56,862  
Government National Mortgage Assn. 2.00% 3/1/20534,6     20,900       17,526  
Government National Mortgage Assn. 2.50% 3/1/20534,6     19,402       16,786  
Government National Mortgage Assn. 3.00% 3/1/20534,6     23,927       21,368  
Government National Mortgage Assn. 3.50% 3/1/20534,6     19,458       17,885  
Government National Mortgage Assn. 4.50% 3/1/20534,6     275,527       267,229  
Government National Mortgage Assn. 5.50% 3/1/20534,6     14,570       14,625  
Government National Mortgage Assn. 2.50% 4/1/20534,6     21,300       18,390  
Government National Mortgage Assn. 4.50% 4/1/20534,6     109,700       106,448  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #754335 6.50% 8/20/20294     145       146  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #754334 6.50% 10/20/20324     273       275  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AH5901 3.75% 11/20/20344     820       796  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #754319 6.50% 1/20/20374     107       108  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #782365 6.00% 7/15/20384     122       128  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #004182 5.50% 7/20/20384     12       12  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #700778 5.50% 10/15/20384     61       63  

 

U.S. Government Securities Fund 11
 

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #738836 6.50% 11/20/20384   USD 65     $ 64  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #754287 6.50% 11/20/20384     57       57  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AA4873 6.50% 12/20/20384     78       77  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #754314 6.50% 1/20/20394     457       476  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #741910 4.00% 2/15/20394     120       117  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #004367 4.00% 2/20/20394     16       15  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #698406 5.00% 7/15/20394     277       280  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #783690 6.00% 9/20/20394     644       681  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #004636 4.50% 2/20/20404     416       415  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #783689 5.50% 2/20/20404     1,102       1,167  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #736089 5.00% 6/15/20404     131       132  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #736084 5.00% 6/15/20404     105       105  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #005040 5.00% 4/20/20414     28       28  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #783688 5.00% 6/20/20414     1,936       1,982  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #005112 6.50% 7/20/20414     106       109  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #005157 4.00% 8/20/20414     90       83  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #005187 5.50% 9/20/20414     65       63  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #754636 3.50% 11/20/20414     452       418  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #783687 4.50% 12/20/20414     4,363       4,300  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #754591 4.00% 1/20/20424     957       928  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #754637 4.00% 1/20/20424     465       452  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AA2589 3.50% 3/20/20434     853       768  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #MA5332 5.00% 7/20/20484     12       12  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #MA6042 5.00% 7/20/20494     24       24  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #MA8346 4.00% 10/20/20524     89,722       84,858  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #MA8426 4.00% 11/20/20524     16,423       15,533  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #MA8488 4.00% 12/20/20524     11,749       11,112  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #MA8570 5.50% 1/20/20534     11,522       11,583  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #892950 5.946% 7/20/20603,4     490       492  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #710074 4.72% 4/20/20614     1       1  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #710077 4.70% 5/20/20614     9       8  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #751409 4.95% 7/20/20614     1       1  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #756695 4.70% 11/20/20614     3       3  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #795471 5.104% 2/20/20624     1       1  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #759735 4.731% 3/20/20624     1       1  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #767610 4.598% 11/20/20624     5      5 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #767641 4.466% 5/20/20634     5      5 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #795533 4.94% 5/20/20634     5      5 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #894475 6.614% 10/20/20633,4     1,138       1,160  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AG8068 4.939% 1/20/20644     2       2  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #894482 6.619% 2/20/20643,4     1,592       1,623  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AG8149 5.42% 6/20/20643,4     135       135  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AG8150 4.858% 7/20/20644     2       2  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AG8155 5.163% 7/20/20644     4       4  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AG8171 5.20% 7/20/20644     5      5 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AG8156 5.778% 7/20/20643,4     163       164  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AG8194 4.26% 9/20/20644     10       10  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AG8189 5.157% 9/20/20644     3       3  
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AL7438 4.353% 1/20/20654     2       2  
Government National Mortgage Assn., Series 2003-46, Class NB, 5.00% 6/20/20334     113       112  
Government National Mortgage Assn., Series 2010-H23, Class PT, 5.50% 10/20/20603,4     177       177  
Government National Mortgage Assn., Series 2012-H12, Class FT, (1-year CMT Weekly Rate + 0.70%) 5.43% 5/20/20623,4     599       599  
Government National Mortgage Assn., Series 2012-H20, Class PT, 5.584% 7/20/20623,4     1,015       1,012  
Government National Mortgage Assn., Series 2012-H23, Class FI, interest only, 0.556% 10/20/20623,4     137       1  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 2.00% 3/1/20384,6     9,100       8,074  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 2.50% 3/1/20384,6     28,000       25,541  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 4.00% 3/1/20384,6     11,000       10,728  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 2.00% 3/1/20534,6     5,251       4,279  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 2.50% 3/1/20534,6     27,172       23,027  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 3.00% 3/1/20534,6     7,400       6,512  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 3.50% 3/1/20534,6     169,200       154,065  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 4.00% 3/1/20534,6     39,100       36,711  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 4.50% 3/1/20534,6     717,184       691,186  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 5.00% 3/1/20534,6     238,356       234,371  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 5.50% 3/1/20534,6     151,856       151,643  

 

12 U.S. Government Securities Fund
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 6.00% 3/1/20534,6   USD 562,953     $ 569,636  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 6.50% 3/1/20534,6     510,170       522,763  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 2.00% 4/1/20534,6     2,700       2,203  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 2.50% 4/1/20534,6     96,725       82,076  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 3.00% 4/1/20534,6     6,700       5,902  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 4.50% 4/1/20534,6     153,300       147,719  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 5.00% 4/1/20534,6     114,600       112,684  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 5.50% 4/1/20534,6     804,000       802,492  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 6.00% 4/1/20534,6     72,600       73,295  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 6.50% 4/1/20534,6     89,900       91,993  
                 
Total mortgage-backed obligations             8,412,065  
                 
Federal agency bonds & notes 1.94%                
Export-Import Bank of the United States-Guaranteed, Ethiopian Leasing 2012, LLC 2.646% 5/12/2026     575       550  
Fannie Mae 0.625% 4/22/20252     147,420       135,033  
Fannie Mae 0.75% 10/8/2027     21,700       18,587  
Fannie Mae 7.125% 1/15/2030     5,000       5,878  
Fannie Mae 0.875% 8/5/2030     63,500       50,121  
Federal Home Loan Bank 3.375% 9/8/2023     14,160       14,030  
Federal Home Loan Bank 3.25% 11/16/2028     56,500       53,764  
Federal Home Loan Bank 5.50% 7/15/2036     1,000       1,127  
Freddie Mac 0.375% 4/20/2023     25,000       24,850  
Private Export Funding Corp. 3.55% 1/15/2024     14,300       14,065  
Tennessee Valley Authority 0.75% 5/15/2025     13,200       12,054  
Tennessee Valley Authority 2.875% 2/1/2027     5,000       4,707  
Tennessee Valley Authority 4.65% 6/15/2035     4,480       4,465  
Tennessee Valley Authority 5.88% 4/1/2036     3,625       4,024  
Tennessee Valley Authority, Series 2008, Class A, 4.875% 1/15/2048     3,300       3,290  
TVA Southaven 3.846% 8/15/2033     1,458       1,336  
U.S. Agency for International Development, Israel (State of), Class 1A, 5.50% 9/18/2023     5,000       5,008  
U.S. Agency for International Development, Jordan (Kingdom of) 3.00% 6/30/2025     3,125       2,974  
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Series 2015-A-9, 2.80% 8/1/2023     500       495  
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Series 2015-A-10, 2.85% 8/1/2024     750       728  
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Series 2015-A-11, 2.95% 8/1/2025     875       834  
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Series 2015-A-12, 3.10% 8/1/2026     875       828  
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Series 2015-A-13, 3.15% 8/1/2027     3,850       3,610  
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Series 2015-A-14, 3.25% 8/1/2028     1,250       1,163  
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Series 2015-A-15, 3.35% 8/1/2029     850       786  
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Series 2015-A-16, 3.50% 8/1/2030     825       783  
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Series 2015-A-17, 3.55% 8/1/2031     825       781  
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Series 2015-A-18, 3.60% 8/1/2032     800       724  
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Series 2015-A-19, 3.65% 8/1/2033     675       621  
              367,216  
                 
Total bonds, notes & other debt instruments (cost: $18,498,732,000)             17,318,227  
                 
Short-term securities 31.76%     Shares          
Money market investments 17.32%                
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 4.66%7,8     32,840,116       3,284,011  

 

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Short-term securities (continued)   Weighted
average yield
at acquisition
    Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
U.S. Treasury bills 8.00%                        
U.S. Treasury 3/7/2023     4.372 %   USD 100,000     $ 99,927  
U.S. Treasury 3/9/2023     4.055       300,000       299,702  
U.S. Treasury 4/13/2023     4.465       150,000       149,201  
U.S. Treasury 5/18/2023     4.615       385,000       381,117  
U.S. Treasury 5/25/2023     4.616       300,000       296,720  
U.S. Treasury 11/2/2023     4.530       300,000       290,391  
                      1,517,058  
                         
Federal agency bills & notes 6.44%                        
Federal Home Loan Bank 3/15/2023     4.421       150,000       149,738  
Federal Home Loan Bank 3/21/2023     4.275       100,000       99,749  
Federal Home Loan Bank 3/22/2023     4.386       50,000       49,868  
Federal Home Loan Bank 4/12/2023     4.559       126,880       126,204  
Federal Home Loan Bank 4/14/2023     4.416       300,000       298,325  
Federal Home Loan Bank 4/17/2023     4.538       200,000       198,799  
Federal Home Loan Bank 5/1/2023     4.557       50,000       49,606  
Federal Home Loan Bank 5/9/2023     4.649       100,000       99,106  
Federal Home Loan Bank 5/10/2023     4.599       150,000       148,633  
                         
Total federal agency bills & notes                     1,220,028  
                         
Total short-term securities (cost: $6,020,736,000)                     6,021,097  
Total investment securities 123.11% (cost: $24,519,468,000)                     23,339,324  
Other assets less liabilities (23.11%)                     (4,381,104 )
                         
Net assets 100.00%                   $ 18,958,220  

 

Futures contracts 

Contracts   Type   Number of
contracts
  Expiration   Notional
amount
(000)
    Value and
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
at 2/28/2023
(000)
 
30 Day Federal Funds Futures   Long   7,294   May 2023   USD 2,891,239     $ 12  
30 Day Federal Funds Futures   Long   8,288   June 2023     3,277,130       (2,541 )
30 Day Federal Funds Futures   Short   698   November 2023     (275,136 )     (2 )
30 Day Federal Funds Futures   Long   698   December 2023     275,267       5 
3 Month SOFR Futures   Long   3   March 2023     717       (9 )
3 Month SOFR Futures   Short   3,180   June 2023     (755,290 )     13,678  
90 Day Eurodollar Futures   Long   17,770   September 2023     4,190,832       (213,133 )
90 Day Eurodollar Futures   Short   10,965   December 2023     (2,590,207 )     124,327  
90 Day Eurodollar Futures   Short   7,450   December 2024     (1,786,510 )     47,269  
2 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures   Long   14,835   June 2023     3,022,284       (7,466 )
5 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures   Long   34,625   June 2023     3,706,769       (8,822 )
10 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures   Long   33,717   June 2023     3,764,714       (8,008 )
10 Year Ultra U.S. Treasury Note Futures   Short   8,974   June 2023     (1,051,641 )     (705 )
20 Year U.S. Treasury Bond Futures   Short   2,238   June 2023     (280,240 )     1,435  
30 Year Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond Futures   Long   1,396   June 2023     188,547       (246 )
                        $ (54,211 )

 

14 U.S. Government Securities Fund
 

Swap contracts

 

Interest rate swaps

 

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps

 

Receive   Pay       Notional     Value at     Upfront
premium
    Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 
Rate   Payment
frequency
  Rate   Payment
frequency
  Expiration
date
  amount
(000)
    2/28/2023
(000)
    received
(000)
    at 2/28/2023
(000)
 
U.S. Urban CPI   At maturity   6.18962%   At maturity   4/1/2023     USD27,600     $ 61     $     $ 61  
3-month USD-LIBOR   Quarterly   1.495%   Semi-annual   11/10/2023     115,000       3,058             3,058  
U.S. EFFR   Annual   2.4325%   Annual   12/21/2023     94,000       2,136             2,136  
4.8585%   Annual   U.S. EFFR   Annual   1/12/2024     221,732       (921 )           (921 )
4.8674%   Annual   U.S. EFFR   Annual   1/12/2024     324,868       (1,325 )           (1,325 )
4.8615%   Annual   U.S. EFFR   Annual   1/12/2024     443,400       (1,830 )           (1,830 )
0.2405%   Annual   U.S. EFFR   Annual   3/1/2024     467,500       (23,009 )           (23,009 )
U.S. EFFR   Annual   0.11%   Annual   5/18/2024     718,900       36,243             36,243  
3.497%   Annual   U.S. EFFR   Annual   6/16/2024     309,200       (6,822 )           (6,822 )
3.52647%   Annual   U.S. EFFR   Annual   6/16/2024     336,442       (7,301 )           (7,301 )
3.5291%   Annual   U.S. EFFR   Annual   6/16/2024     363,558       (7,878 )           (7,878 )
3.4585%   Annual   U.S. EFFR   Annual   6/17/2024     47,859       (1,079 )           (1,079 )
3.4325%   Annual   U.S. EFFR   Annual   6/17/2024     227,000       (5,189 )           (5,189 )
4.345%   Annual   U.S. EFFR   Annual   9/29/2024     228,400       (2,739 )           (2,739 )
4.197%   Annual   U.S. EFFR   Annual   9/30/2024     228,400       (3,245 )           (3,245 )
4.1735%   Annual   U.S. EFFR   Annual   9/30/2024     233,800       (3,404 )           (3,404 )
4.15%   Annual   U.S. EFFR   Annual   10/6/2024     233,000       (3,478 )           (3,478 )
4.5645%   Annual   U.S. EFFR   Annual   10/19/2024     85,300       (726 )           (726 )
4.533%   Annual   U.S. EFFR   Annual   10/20/2024     106,600       (960 )           (960 )
4.56%   Annual   U.S. EFFR   Annual   10/27/2024     106,800       (909 )           (909 )
4.5245%   Annual   U.S. EFFR   Annual   10/27/2024     128,200       (1,162 )           (1,162 )
3.865%   Annual   SOFR   Annual   4/18/2025     57,485       (1,044 )           (1,044 )
3.8895%   Annual   SOFR   Annual   5/1/2025     143,400       (2,470 )           (2,470 )
3.8865%   Annual   SOFR   Annual   5/2/2025     57,560       (992 )           (992 )
3.87%   Annual   SOFR   Annual   5/24/2025     57,560       (957 )           (957 )
U.S. EFFR   Annual   0.126%   Annual   6/25/2025     148,100       14,825             14,825  
U.S. EFFR   Annual   0.1275%   Annual   6/25/2025     148,100       14,821             14,821  
U.S. EFFR   Annual   0.106%   Annual   6/30/2025     165,373       16,691             16,691  
3-month USD-LIBOR   Quarterly   1.867%   Semi-annual   7/11/2025     199,200       13,596             13,596  
3.8563%   Annual   SOFR   Annual   1/12/2026     197,000       (3,412 )           (3,412 )
4.265%   Annual   SOFR   Annual   2/16/2026     80,130       (449 )           (449 )
4.27%   Annual   SOFR   Annual   2/16/2026     161,463       (882 )           (882 )
4.3005%   Annual   SOFR   Annual   2/17/2026     33,356       (154 )           (154 )
4.288%   Annual   SOFR   Annual   2/17/2026     33,886       (168 )           (168 )
4.3035%   Annual   SOFR   Annual   2/17/2026     48,100       (219 )           (219 )
4.2675%   Annual   SOFR   Annual   2/17/2026     46,432       (257 )           (257 )
4.2515%   Annual   SOFR   Annual   2/17/2026     47,633       (284 )           (284 )
2.925%   Semi-annual   3-month USD-LIBOR   Quarterly   2/1/2028     48,600       (2,850 )           (2,850 )
2.908%   Semi-annual   3-month USD-LIBOR   Quarterly   2/1/2028     60,700       (3,604 )           (3,604 )
2.91%   Semi-annual   3-month USD-LIBOR   Quarterly   2/1/2028     60,800       (3,605 )           (3,605 )
2.92%   Semi-annual   3-month USD-LIBOR   Quarterly   2/2/2028     45,900       (2,702 )           (2,702 )
SOFR   Annual   3.189%   Annual   5/1/2028     60,000       1,959             1,959  
SOFR   Annual   3.1795%   Annual   5/2/2028     23,960       791             791  
3.16%   Annual   SOFR   Annual   6/20/2028     39,600       (1,235 )           (1,235 )
U.S. EFFR   Annual   2.32625%   Annual   4/18/2029     60,500       4,949             4,949  
U.S. EFFR   Annual   0.5385%   Annual   3/26/2030     233,200       46,049             46,049  
0.913%   Semi-annual   3-month USD-LIBOR   Quarterly   6/9/2030     235,000       (45,708 )           (45,708 )
U.S. EFFR   Annual   0.666%   Annual   11/19/2030     111,300       22,512             22,512  
SOFR   Annual   3.2903%   Annual   1/12/2033     66,000       1,934             1,934  
SOFR   Annual   3.04%   Annual   4/18/2033     12,985       622             622  
SOFR   Annual   3.075%   Annual   5/24/2033     12,980       561             561  
SOFR   Annual   3.10%   Annual   6/20/2033     21,400       851             851  
3-month USD-LIBOR   Quarterly   2.9625%   Semi-annual   2/1/2038     36,300       1,659             1,659  
3-month USD-LIBOR   Quarterly   2.963%   Semi-annual   2/1/2038     36,300       1,658             1,658  
3-month USD-LIBOR   Quarterly   2.986%   Semi-annual   2/1/2038     29,200       1,287             1,287  
0.833%   Semi-annual   3-month USD-LIBOR   Quarterly   4/3/2040     21,600       (8,162 )           (8,162 )
3-month USD-LIBOR   Quarterly   0.81%   Semi-annual   7/28/2045     242,600       107,781       (144 )     107,925  

 

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Swap contracts (continued)

 

Interest rate swaps (continued)

 

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps (continued)

 

Receive   Pay       Notional     Value at     Upfront
premium
    Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 
Rate   Payment
frequency
  Rate   Payment
frequency
  Expiration
date
  amount
(000)
    2/28/2023
(000)
    received
(000)
    at 2/28/2023
(000)
 
SOFR   Annual   3.01413%   Annual   1/12/2053     USD17,216     $ 767     $     $ 767  
SOFR   Annual   3.02%   Annual   1/12/2053     17,200       747             747  
                            $ 144,427     $ (144 )   $ 144,571  

 

Investments in affiliates8 

 

    Value of
affiliate at
9/1/2022
(000)
    Additions
(000)
    Reductions
(000)
    Net
realized
gain
(000)
    Net
unrealized
appreciation
(000)
    Value of
affiliate at
2/28/2023
(000)
    Dividend
income
(000)
 
Short-term securities 17.32%                                                        
Money market investments 17.32%                                                        
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 4.66%7   $ 3,670,895     $ 7,297,273     $ 7,685,288     $ 779     $ 352     $ 3,284,011     $ 79,984  

 

1 Index-linked bond whose principal amount moves with a government price index.
2 All or a portion of this security was pledged as collateral. The total value of pledged collateral was $216,909,000, which represented 1.14% of the net assets of the fund.
3 Coupon rate may change periodically. Reference rate and spread are as of the most recent information available. Some coupon rates are determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions; therefore, the reference rate and spread are not available.
4 Principal payments may be made periodically. Therefore, the effective maturity date may be earlier than the stated maturity date.
5 Amount less than one thousand.
6 Purchased on a TBA basis.
7 Rate represents the seven-day yield at 2/28/2023.
8 Part of the same “group of investment companies” as the fund as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

Key to abbreviations

Assn. = Association

CMT = Constant Maturity Treasury

CPI = Consumer Price Index

EFFR = Effective Federal Funds Rate

LIBOR = London Interbank Offered Rate

SOFR = Secured Overnight Financing Rate

TBA = To be announced

USD = U.S. dollars

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

16 U.S. Government Securities Fund
 

Financial statements  

 

Statement of assets and liabilities
at February 28, 2023
  unaudited  
    (dollars in thousands)  
       
Assets:                
Investment securities, at value:                
Unaffiliated issuers (cost: $21,235,990)   $ 20,055,313          
Affiliated issuers (cost: $3,283,478)     3,284,011     $ 23,339,324  
Cash             10,102  
Receivables for:                
Sales of investments     1,860,392          
Sales of fund’s shares     15,048          
Dividends and interest     58,125          
Variation margin on futures contracts     2,428          
Variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts     1,550       1,937,543  
              25,286,969  
Liabilities:                
Payables for:                
Purchases of investments     6,307,716          
Repurchases of fund’s shares     13,094          
Dividends on fund’s shares     331          
Investment advisory services     2,826          
Services provided by related parties     1,547          
Trustees’ deferred compensation     302          
Variation margin on futures contracts     1,682          
Variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts     1,219          
Other     32       6,328,749  
Net assets at February 28, 2023           $ 18,958,220  
                 
Net assets consist of:                
Capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest           $ 21,998,933  
Total accumulated loss             (3,040,713 )
Net assets at February 28, 2023           $ 18,958,220  

 

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per-share amounts)

 

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

unlimited shares authorized (1,552,031 total shares outstanding)

 

          Shares     Net asset value  
    Net assets     outstanding     per share  
Class A   $ 3,032,252       248,217     $ 12.22  
Class C     109,418       9,018       12.13  
Class T     9       1       12.21  
Class F-1     121,608       9,956       12.21  
Class F-2     717,552       58,735       12.22  
Class F-3     720,244       58,951       12.22  
Class 529-A     159,664       13,070       12.22  
Class 529-C     8,694       718       12.11  
Class 529-E     8,740       716       12.21  
Class 529-T     10       1       12.21  
Class 529-F-1     9       1       12.21  
Class 529-F-2     22,581       1,848       12.22  
Class 529-F-3     9       1       12.22  
Class R-1     7,051       580       12.14  
Class R-2     82,365       6,786       12.14  
Class R-2E     8,330       683       12.20  
Class R-3     104,922       8,594       12.21  
Class R-4     101,641       8,319       12.22  
Class R-5E     42,191       3,454       12.21  
Class R-5     48,016       3,929       12.22  
Class R-6     13,662,914       1,118,453       12.21  

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

U.S. Government Securities Fund 17
 

Financial statements (continued)

 

 

Statement of operations     unaudited  
for the six months ended February 28, 2023     (dollars in thousands)  
                 
Investment income:                
Income:                
Interest from unaffiliated issuers   $ 122,942          
Dividends from affiliated issuers     79,984     $ 202,926  
Fees and expenses*:                
Investment advisory services     18,164          
Distribution services     5,637          
Transfer agent services     3,164          
Administrative services     2,761          
529 plan services     62          
Reports to shareholders     158          
Registration statement and prospectus     265          
Trustees’ compensation     43          
Auditing and legal     112          
Custodian     21          
Other     31       30,418  
Net investment income             172,508  
                 
Net realized loss and unrealized depreciation:                
Net realized (loss) gain on:                
Investments:                
Unaffiliated issuers     (421,854 )        
Affiliated issuers     779          
Futures contracts     (332,553 )        
Swap contracts     2,135       (751,493 )
Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on:                
Investments:                
Unaffiliated issuers     (109,664 )        
Affiliated issuers     352          
Futures contracts     17,039          
Swap contracts     (7,612 )     (99,885 )
Net realized loss and unrealized depreciation             (851,378 )
                 
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations           $ (678,870 )

 

* 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       Year ended  
      February 28, 2023*       August 31, 2022  
Operations:                
Net investment income   $ 172,508     $ 526,079  
Net realized loss     (751,493 )     (1,091,132 )
Net unrealized depreciation     (99,885 )     (1,232,282 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations     (678,870 )     (1,797,335 )
                 
 
Distributions paid or accrued to shareholders     (175,173 )     (555,318 )
                 
Net capital share transactions     851,199       (1,555,049 )
                 
Total decrease in net assets     (2,844 )     (3,907,702 )
                 
Net assets:                
Beginning of period     18,961,064       22,868,766  
End of period   $ 18,958,220     $ 18,961,064  

 

* Unaudited.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to financial statements unaudited
1. Organization  

 

The American Funds Income Series (the “trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end, diversified management investment company and has initially issued one series of shares, U.S. Government Securities Fund (the “fund”). The fund seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk and preservation 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 3.75% 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) are allocated daily among the various share classes based on the relative value of their settled shares. 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 or accrued to shareholders — Income dividends are declared daily after the determination of the fund’s net investment income and are paid to shareholders monthly. Capital gain distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

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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.

 

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”)
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

 

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. Exchange-traded futures are generally valued at the official settlement price of the exchange or market on which such instruments are traded, as of the close of business on the day the futures are being valued. Swaps are generally valued using evaluated prices obtained from third-party pricing vendors who calculate these values based on market inputs that may include the yields of the indices referenced in the instrument and the relevant curve, dealer quotes, default probabilities and recovery rates, other reference data, and terms of the contract.

 

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 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.

 

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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 tables present the fund’s valuation levels as of February 28, 2023 (dollars in thousands):

 

    Investment securities  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                                
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments:                                
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes   $     $ 8,538,946     $     $ 8,538,946  
Mortgage-backed obligations           8,412,065             8,412,065  
Federal agency bonds & notes           367,216             367,216  
Short-term securities     3,284,011       2,737,086             6,021,097  
Total   $ 3,284,011     $ 20,055,313     $     $ 23,339,324  
                                 
    Other investments*  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                                
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts   $ 186,721     $     $     $ 186,721  
Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared interest rate swaps           295,702             295,702  
Liabilities:                                
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts     (240,932 )                 (240,932 )
Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared interest rate swaps           (151,131 )           (151,131 )
Total   $ (54,211 )   $ 144,571     $     $ 90,360  

 

* Futures contracts and interest rate swaps are not included in the fund’s investment portfolio.

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 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.

 

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.

 

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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 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 debt instruments — The prices of, and the income generated by, bonds and other debt securities held by the fund may be affected by factors such as the interest rates, maturities and credit quality of these securities.

 

Rising interest rates will generally cause the prices of bonds and other debt securities to fall. Also, when interest rates rise, repayments of debt securities may occur more slowly than anticipated, causing the market prices of such securities to decline. A general rise in interest rates may cause investors to sell debt securities on a large scale, which could also adversely affect the price and liquidity of debt securities and could also result in increased redemptions from the fund. Falling interest rates may cause an issuer to redeem, call or refinance a debt security before its stated maturity, which may result in the fund failing to recoup the full amount of its initial investment and having to reinvest the proceeds in lower yielding securities. Longer maturity debt securities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates and may be subject to greater price fluctuations than shorter maturity debt securities.

 

Bonds and other debt securities are also subject to credit risk, which is the possibility that the credit strength of an issuer or guarantor will weaken or be perceived to be weaker, and/or an issuer of a debt security will fail to make timely payments of principal or interest and the security will go into default. Changes in actual or perceived creditworthiness may occur quickly. A downgrade or default affecting any of the fund’s securities could cause the value of the fund’s shares to decrease. Credit risk is gauged, in part, by the credit ratings of the debt securities in which the fund invests. However, ratings are only the opinions of the rating agencies issuing them and are not guarantees as to credit quality or an evaluation of market risk. The fund’s investment adviser relies on its own credit analysts to research issuers and issues in assessing credit and default risks.

 

Investing in securities backed by the U.S. government — Securities backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and credit of the U.S. government are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity. Accordingly, the current market values for these securities will fluctuate with changes in interest rates and the credit rating of the U.S. government. Securities issued by U.S. government-sponsored entities and federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. government. U.S. government securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk.

 

Investing in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities — Mortgage-related securities, such as mortgage-backed securities, and other asset-backed securities, include debt obligations that represent interests in pools of mortgages or other income-bearing assets, such as consumer loans or receivables. While such securities are subject to the risks associated with investments in debt instruments generally (for example, credit, extension and interest rate risks), they are also subject to other and different risks. Mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities are subject to changes in the payment patterns of borrowers of the underlying debt, potentially increasing the volatility of the securities and the fund’s net asset value. When interest rates fall, borrowers are more likely to refinance or prepay their debt before its stated maturity. This may result in the fund having to reinvest the proceeds in lower yielding securities, effectively reducing the fund’s income. Conversely, if interest rates rise and borrowers repay their debt more slowly than expected, the time in which the mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities are paid off could be extended, reducing the fund’s cash available for reinvestment in higher yielding securities. Mortgage-backed securities are also subject to the risk that underlying borrowers will be unable to meet their obligations and the value of property that secures the mortgages may decline in value and be insufficient, upon foreclosure, to repay the associated loans. Investments in asset-backed securities are subject to similar risks.

 

Investing in future delivery contracts — The fund may enter into contracts, such as to-be-announced contracts and mortgage dollar rolls, that involve the fund selling mortgage-related securities and simultaneously contracting to repurchase similar securities for delivery at a future date at a predetermined price. This can increase the fund’s market exposure, and the market price of the securities that the fund contracts to repurchase could drop below their purchase price. While the fund can preserve and generate capital through the use of such contracts by, for example, realizing the difference between the sale price and the future purchase price, the income generated by the fund may be reduced by engaging in such transactions. In addition, these transactions increase the turnover rate of the fund.

 

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Investing in inflation-linked bonds — The values of inflation-linked bonds generally fluctuate in response to changes in real interest rates — i.e., rates of interest after factoring in inflation. A rise in real interest rates may cause the prices of inflation-linked securities to fall, while a decline in real interest rates may cause the prices to increase. Inflation-linked bonds may experience greater losses than other debt securities with similar durations when real interest rates rise faster than nominal interest rates. There can be no assurance that the value of an inflation-linked security will be directly correlated to changes in interest rates; for example, if interest rates rise for reasons other than inflation, the increase may not be reflected in the security’s inflation measure.

 

Investing in inflation-linked bonds may also reduce the fund’s distributable income during periods of deflation. If prices for goods and services decline throughout the economy, the principal and income on inflation-linked securities may decline and result in losses to the fund.

 

Investing in derivatives — The use of derivatives involves a variety of risks, which may be different from, or greater than, the risks associated with investing in traditional securities, such as stocks and bonds. Changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with, and may be more sensitive to market events than, the underlying asset, rate or index, and a derivative instrument may cause the fund to lose significantly more than its initial investment. Derivatives may be difficult to value, difficult for the fund to buy or sell at an opportune time or price and difficult, or even impossible, to terminate or otherwise offset. The fund’s use of derivatives may result in losses to the fund, and investing in derivatives may reduce the fund’s returns and increase the fund’s price volatility. The fund’s counterparty to a derivative transaction (including, if applicable, the fund’s clearing broker, the derivatives exchange or the clearinghouse) may be unable or unwilling to honor its financial obligations in respect of the transaction. In certain cases, the fund may be hindered or delayed in exercising remedies against or closing out derivative instruments with a counterparty, which may result in additional losses. Derivatives are subject to additional risks, including operational risk (such as documentation issues, settlement issues and systems failures) and legal risk (such as insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of a counterparty, and issues with the legality or enforceability of a contract).

 

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

 

Index-linked bonds — The fund has invested in index-linked bonds, which are fixed-income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted to a government price index. Over the life of an index-linked bond, interest is paid on the adjusted principal value. Increases or decreases in the principal value of index-linked bonds are recorded as interest income in the fund’s statement of operations.

 

Mortgage dollar rolls — The fund has entered into mortgage dollar roll transactions in which the fund sells a mortgage-backed security to a counterparty and simultaneously enters into an agreement with the same counterparty to buy back a similar security on a specific future date at a predetermined price. Mortgage dollar rolls are accounted for as purchase and sale transactions. Portfolio turnover rates excluding and including mortgage dollar rolls are presented at the end of the fund’s financial highlights table.

 

Futures contracts — The fund has entered into futures contracts, which provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific financial instrument for a specified price, date, time and place designated at the time the contract is made. Futures contracts are used to strategically manage the fund’s interest rate sensitivity by increasing or decreasing the duration of the fund or a portion of the fund’s portfolio.

 

Upon entering into futures contracts, and to maintain the fund’s open positions in futures contracts, the fund is required to deposit with a futures broker, known as a futures commission merchant (“FCM”), in a segregated account in the name of the FCM an amount of cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities, known as initial margin. The margin required for a particular futures contract is set by the exchange on which the contract is traded to serve as collateral, and may be significantly modified from time to time by the exchange during the term of the contract.

 

On a daily basis, the fund pays or receives variation margin based on the increase or decrease in the value of the futures contracts and records variation margin on futures contracts in the statement of assets and liabilities. Futures contracts may involve a risk of loss in excess of the variation margin shown on the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. The fund records realized gains or losses at the time the futures contract is closed or expires. Net realized gains or losses and net unrealized appreciation or depreciation from futures contracts are recorded in the fund’s statement of operations. The average month-end notional amount of futures contracts while held was $26,741,004,000.

 

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Swap contracts — The fund has entered into swap agreements, which are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for a specified time period. In a typical swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns earned or realized from one or more underlying assets or rates of return. Swap agreements can be traded on a swap execution facility (SEF) and cleared through a central clearinghouse (cleared), traded over-the-counter (OTC) and cleared, or traded bilaterally and not cleared. Because clearing interposes a central clearinghouse as the ultimate counterparty to each participant’s swap, and margin is required to be exchanged under the rules of the clearinghouse, central clearing is intended to decrease (but not eliminate) counterparty risk relative to uncleared bilateral swaps. To the extent the fund enters into bilaterally negotiated swap transactions, the fund will enter into swap agreements only with counterparties that meet certain credit standards and subject to agreed collateralized procedures. The term of a swap can be days, months or years and certain swaps may be less liquid than others.

 

Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap contract, the fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities, which is known as initial margin. Generally, the initial margin required for a particular swap is set and held as collateral by the clearinghouse on which the contract is cleared. The amount of initial margin required may be significantly modified from time to time by the clearinghouse during the term of the contract.

 

On a daily basis, interest accruals related to the exchange of future payments are recorded as a receivable and payable in the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities for centrally cleared swaps and as unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities for bilateral swaps. For centrally cleared swaps, the fund also pays or receives a variation margin based on the increase or decrease in the value of the swaps, including accrued interest as applicable, and records variation margin in the statement of assets and liabilities. The fund records realized gains and losses on both the net accrued interest and any gain or loss recognized at the time the swap is closed or expires. Net realized gains or losses, as well as any net unrealized appreciation or depreciation, from swaps are recorded in the fund’s statement of operations.

 

Swap agreements can take different forms. The fund has entered into the following types of swap agreements:

 

Interest rate swaps — The fund has entered into interest rate swaps, which seek to manage the interest rate sensitivity of the fund by increasing or decreasing the duration of the fund or a portion of the fund’s portfolio. An interest rate swap is an agreement between two parties to exchange or swap payments based on changes in an interest rate or rates. Typically, one interest rate is fixed and the other is variable based on a designated short-term interest rate such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), prime rate or other benchmark, or on an inflation index such as the U.S. Consumer Price Index (which is a measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services and measures changes in the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar and the rate of inflation). In other types of interest rate swaps, known as basis swaps, the parties agree to swap variable interest rates based on different designated short-term interest rates. Interest rate swaps generally do not involve the delivery of securities or other principal amounts. Rather, cash payments are exchanged by the parties based on the application of the designated interest rates to a notional amount, which is the predetermined dollar principal of the trade upon which payment obligations are computed. Accordingly, the fund’s current obligation or right under the swap agreement is generally equal to the net amount to be paid or received under the swap agreement based on the relative value of the position held by each party. The average month-end notional amount of interest rate swaps while held was $12,015,646,000.

 

The following tables identify the location and fair value amounts on the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities and the effect on the fund’s statement of operations resulting from the fund’s use of futures contracts and interest rate swaps as of, or for the six months ended, February 28, 2023 (dollars in thousands):

 

        Assets     Liabilities  
 
Contracts
   
Risk type
  Location on statement of
assets and liabilities
  Value     Location on statement of
assets and liabilities
  Value  
Futures   Interest   Unrealized appreciation*   $ 186,721     Unrealized depreciation*   $ 240,932  
Swap (centrally cleared)   Interest   Unrealized appreciation*     295,702     Unrealized depreciation*     151,131  
            $ 482,423         $ 392,063  

 

Refer to the end of the tables for footnote.

 

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        Net realized (loss) gain     Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
Contracts   Risk type   Location on statement of operations   Value     Location on statement of operations   Value  
Futures   Interest   Net realized loss on futures contracts   $ (332,553 )   Net unrealized appreciation on futures   $ 17,039  
                    contracts        
Swap   Interest   Net realized gain on swap contracts     2,135     Net unrealized depreciation on swap     (7,612 )
                    contracts        
            $ (330,418 )       $ 9,427  

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts and centrally cleared interest rate swaps as reported in the applicable tables following the fund’s investment portfolio. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 

Collateral — The fund receives or pledges highly liquid assets, such as cash or U.S. government securities, as collateral due to its use of futures contracts, interest rate swaps and future delivery contracts. For futures contracts and centrally cleared interest rate swaps, the fund pledges collateral for initial and variation margin by contract. For future delivery contracts, the fund either receives or pledges collateral based on the net gain or loss on unsettled contracts by certain counterparties. The purpose of the collateral is to cover potential losses that could occur in the event that either party cannot meet its contractual obligation. Non-cash collateral pledged by the fund, if any, is disclosed in the fund’s investment portfolio, and cash collateral pledged by the fund, if any, is held in a segregated account with the fund’s custodian, which is reflected as pledged cash collateral in the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 

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 February 28, 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.

 

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 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 income on certain investments. 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 August 31, 2022, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Undistributed ordinary income   $ 8,692  
Capital loss carryforward*     (1,251,987 )

 

* 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 February 28, 2023, the tax basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and cost of investments were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on investments   $ 493,777  
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments     (1,622,354 )
Net unrealized depreciation on investments     (1,128,577 )
Cost of investments     24,558,405  

 

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Tax-basis distributions paid or accrued to shareholders from ordinary income were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Share class     Six months ended
February 28,
2023
      Year ended
August 31,
2022
 
Class A   $ 24,628     $ 81,758  
Class C     560       2,406  
Class T            
Class F-1     966       3,030  
Class F-2     6,961       20,799  
Class F-3     8,143       21,726  
Class 529-A     1,302       4,364  
Class 529-C     43       187  
Class 529-E     60       210  
Class 529-T            
Class 529-F-1            
Class 529-F-2     211       627  
Class 529-F-3            
Class R-1     35       130  
Class R-2     412       1,599  
Class R-2E     52       200  
Class R-3     722       2,465  
Class R-4     835       2,656  
Class R-5E     353       982  
Class R-5     422       1,357  
Class R-6     129,468       410,822  
Total   $ 175,173     $ 555,318  
                 
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 0.300% on the first $60 million of daily net assets and decreasing to 0.120% on such assets in excess of $21 billion. The agreement also provides for monthly fees, accrued daily, based on a series of decreasing rates beginning with 3.00% on the first $3,333,333 of the fund’s monthly gross income and decreasing to 2.00% on such income in excess of $8,333,333. For the six months ended February 28, 2023, the investment advisory services fees were $18,164,000, which were equivalent to an annualized rate of 0.197% of average daily net assets.

 

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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 0.30% 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 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     0.30 %           0.30 %      
  Class 529-A     0.30       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 February 28, 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 February 28, 2023, the 529 plan services fees were $62,000, which were equivalent to 0.061% of the average daily net assets of each 529 share class.

 

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For the six months ended February 28, 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       $3,895       $2,138       $462     Not applicable  
  Class C       577       78       17     Not applicable  
  Class T             *     *   Not applicable  
  Class F-1       146       103       18     Not applicable  
  Class F-2       Not applicable       376       111     Not applicable  
  Class F-3       Not applicable       1       123     Not applicable  
  Class 529-A       186       104       25     $50  
  Class 529-C       46       6       1     3  
  Class 529-E       22       3       1     2  
  Class 529-T             *     *   *
  Class 529-F-1             *     *   *
  Class 529-F-2       Not applicable       5       3     7  
  Class 529-F-3       Not applicable             *   *
  Class R-1       34       2       1     Not applicable  
  Class R-2       311       141       13     Not applicable  
  Class R-2E       26       9       1     Not applicable  
  Class R-3       268       82       16     Not applicable  
  Class R-4       126       52       15     Not applicable  
  Class R-5E       Not applicable       30       6     Not applicable  
  Class R-5       Not applicable       12       7     Not applicable  
  Class R-6       Not applicable       22       1,941     Not applicable  
  Total class-specific expenses       $5,637       $3,164       $2,761     $62  

 

  * 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 $43,000 in the fund’s statement of operations reflects $35,000 in current fees (either paid in cash or deferred) and a net increase of $8,000 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 may purchase investment securities from, or sell 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. When such transactions occur, each transaction is executed at the current market price of the security and no brokerage commissions or fees are paid in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. During the six months ended February 28, 2023, the fund did not engage in any such purchase or sale transactions with any related funds.

 

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 February 28, 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 February 28, 2023                                  
                                   
Class A   $ 249,997       20,262     $ 24,318       1,977     $ (412,315 )     (33,483 )   $ (138,000 )     (11,244 )
Class C     8,736       712       554       45       (23,398 )     (1,911 )     (14,108 )     (1,154 )
Class T                                                
Class F-1     19,165       1,549       963       78       (25,068 )     (2,031 )     (4,940 )     (404 )
Class F-2     322,155       26,009       6,377       518       (333,650 )     (27,081 )     (5,118 )     (554 )
Class F-3     177,750       14,381       7,944       646       (307,900 )     (24,799 )     (122,206 )     (9,772 )
Class 529-A     13,541       1,099       1,308       106       (24,134 )     (1,950 )     (9,285 )     (745 )
Class 529-C     1,971       161       44       4       (2,584 )     (211 )     (569 )     (46 )
Class 529-E     1,024       83       60       5       (936 )     (75 )     148       13  
Class 529-T                                                
Class 529-F-1                                                
Class 529-F-2     3,778       306       210       17       (4,053 )     (328 )     (65 )     (5 )
Class 529-F-3                                                
Class R-1     647       52       35       3       (468 )     (38 )     214       17  
Class R-2     11,283       924       409       33       (13,971 )     (1,143 )     (2,279 )     (186 )
Class R-2E     1,196       97       52       5       (1,772 )     (145 )     (524 )     (43 )
Class R-3     16,664       1,349       717       58       (21,500 )     (1,749 )     (4,119 )     (342 )
Class R-4     15,897       1,288       864       70       (15,608 )     (1,267 )     1,153       91  
Class R-5E     8,326       674       352       29       (3,800 )     (311 )     4,878       392  
Class R-5     11,508       935       465       38       (7,873 )     (642 )     4,100       331  
Class R-6     1,334,945       107,985       129,696       10,548       (322,722 )     (26,216 )     1,141,919       92,317  
Total net increase (decrease)   $ 2,198,583       177,866     $ 174,368       14,180     $ (1,521,752 )     (123,380 )   $ 851,199       68,666  

 

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

 

30 U.S. Government Securities Fund
 
      Sales*       Reinvestments of
distributions
      Repurchases*       Net increase
(decrease)
 
Share class   Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares  
                                   
Year ended August 31, 2022                                  
                                   
Class A   $ 584,257       42,757     $ 80,352       6,027     $ (998,736 )     (73,408 )   $ (334,127 )     (24,624 )
Class C     27,042       2,010       2,368       180       (59,782 )     (4,423 )     (30,372 )     (2,233 )
Class T                                                
Class F-1     45,708       3,379       2,953       222       (44,128 )     (3,254 )     4,533       347  
Class F-2     518,012       38,446       19,984       1,496       (556,974 )     (41,541 )     (18,978 )     (1,599 )
Class F-3     508,284       37,563       21,138       1,588       (282,671 )     (20,948 )     246,751       18,203  
Class 529-A     36,478       2,678       4,335       325       (59,846 )     (4,402 )     (19,033 )     (1,399 )
Class 529-C     3,141       232       185       14       (6,845 )     (506 )     (3,519 )     (260 )
Class 529-E     1,383       100       207       15       (3,600 )     (264 )     (2,010 )     (149 )
Class 529-T                                                
Class 529-F-1                                                
Class 529-F-2     7,069       520       624       47       (8,271 )     (606 )     (578 )     (39 )
Class 529-F-3                                                
Class R-1     1,269       94       129       10       (3,847 )     (278 )     (2,449 )     (174 )
Class R-2     23,100       1,705       1,585       120       (32,279 )     (2,381 )     (7,594 )     (556 )
Class R-2E     4,030       292       200       15       (5,856 )     (430 )     (1,626 )     (123 )
Class R-3     48,851       3,568       2,442       183       (60,573 )     (4,429 )     (9,280 )     (678 )
Class R-4     47,995       3,522       2,607       195       (61,795 )     (4,543 )     (11,193 )     (826 )
Class R-5E     14,123       1,037       979       74       (12,179 )     (896 )     2,923       215  
Class R-5     15,755       1,148       1,313       97       (29,106 )     (2,144 )     (12,038 )     (899 )
Class R-6     1,675,111       121,539       410,589       30,711       (3,442,159 )     (263,154 )     (1,356,459 )     (110,904 )
Total net increase (decrease)   $ 3,561,608       260,590     $ 551,990       41,319     $ (5,668,647 )     (427,607 )   $ (1,555,049 )     (125,698 )

 

* 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 $68,976,483,000 and $69,608,643,000, respectively, during the six months ended February 28, 2023.

 

11. Ownership concentration

 

At February 28, 2023, one shareholder held more than 10% of the fund’s outstanding shares. The shareholder, American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund, held aggregate ownership of 10% of the fund’s outstanding shares. CRMC is the investment adviser to American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund.

 

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Financial highlights

 

          (Loss) income from
investment operations1
    Dividends and distributions                                      
Year ended   Net asset
value,
beginning
of year
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net (losses)
gains 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:                                                                                                        
2/28/20235,6    $ 12.78     $ .10     $ (.56 )   $ (.46 )   $ (.10 )   $     $ (.10 )   $ 12.22       (3.69 )%7    $ 3,032       .63 %8      .63 %8      1.57 %8 
8/31/2022     14.21       .28       (1.40 )     (1.12 )     (.31 )           (.31 )     12.78       (7.98 )     3,317       .61       .61       2.08  
8/31/2021     14.95       .09       (.15 )     (.06 )     (.12 )     (.56 )     (.68 )     14.21       (.37 )     4,038       .61       .61       .61  
8/31/2020     14.10       .13       1.06       1.19       (.19 )     (.15 )     (.34 )     14.95       8.61       4,311       .65       .65       .87  
8/31/2019     13.38       .24       .74       .98       (.26 )           (.26 )     14.10       7.38       2,837       .66       .66       1.77  
8/31/2018     13.89       .21       (.51 )     (.30 )     (.21 )           (.21 )     13.38       (2.15 )     2,544       .64       .64       1.58  
Class C:                                                                                                        
2/28/20235,6      12.70       .05       (.56 )     (.51 )     (.06 )           (.06 )     12.13       (4.03 )7      109       1.36 8      1.36 8      .82 8 
8/31/2022     14.14       .18       (1.40 )     (1.22 )     (.22 )           (.22 )     12.70       (8.65 )     129       1.35       1.35       1.30  
8/31/2021     14.90       (.02 )     (.13 )     (.15 )     (.05 )     (.56 )     (.61 )     14.14       (1.11 )     176       1.31       1.31       (.11 )
8/31/2020     14.06       .03       1.06       1.09       (.10 )     (.15 )     (.25 )     14.90       7.95       213       1.34       1.34       .20  
8/31/2019     13.34       .14       .74       .88       (.16 )           (.16 )     14.06       6.53       186       1.41       1.41       1.01  
8/31/2018     13.86       .11       (.52 )     (.41 )     (.11 )           (.11 )     13.34       (2.91 )     201       1.42       1.42       .80  
Class T:                                                                                                        
2/28/20235,6      12.78       .11       (.56 )     (.45 )     (.12 )           (.12 )     12.21       (3.56 )7,9      10      .34 8,9      .34 8,9      1.87 8,9 
8/31/2022     14.21       .32       (1.41 )     (1.09 )     (.34 )           (.34 )     12.78       (7.74 )9      10      .36 9      .36 9      2.37 9 
8/31/2021     14.95       .13       (.15 )     (.02 )     (.16 )     (.56 )     (.72 )     14.21       (.11 )9      10      .35 9      .35 9      .89 9 
8/31/2020     14.09       .18       1.06       1.24       (.23 )     (.15 )     (.38 )     14.95       8.99 9      10      .37 9      .37 9      1.21 9 
8/31/2019     13.37       .27       .74       1.01       (.29 )           (.29 )     14.09       7.64 9      10      .42 9      .42 9      2.01 9 
8/31/2018     13.89       .24       (.52 )     (.28 )     (.24 )           (.24 )     13.37       (1.99 )9      10      .42 9      .42 9      1.81 9 
Class F-1:                                                                                                        
2/28/20235,6      12.78       .09       (.56 )     (.47 )     (.10 )           (.10 )     12.21       (3.70 )7      122       .64 8      .64 8      1.54 8 
8/31/2022     14.21       .28       (1.41 )     (1.13 )     (.30 )           (.30 )     12.78       (8.01 )     132       .65       .65       2.08  
8/31/2021     14.95       .07       (.13 )     (.06 )     (.12 )     (.56 )     (.68 )     14.21       (.38 )     142       .62       .62       .46  
8/31/2020     14.10       .14       1.06       1.20       (.20 )     (.15 )     (.35 )     14.95       8.65       315       .61       .61       .96  
8/31/2019     13.37       .24       .75       .99       (.26 )           (.26 )     14.10       7.39       294       .65       .65       1.78  
8/31/2018     13.89       .21       (.52 )     (.31 )     (.21 )           (.21 )     13.37       (2.17 )     279       .66       .66       1.59  
Class F-2:                                                                                                        
2/28/20235,6      12.78       .11       (.55 )     (.44 )     (.12 )           (.12 )     12.22       (3.48 )7      717       .34 8      .34 8      1.86 8 
8/31/2022     14.21       .32       (1.41 )     (1.09 )     (.34 )           (.34 )     12.78       (7.73 )     758       .35       .35       2.36  
8/31/2021     14.95       .13       (.14 )     (.01 )     (.17 )     (.56 )     (.73 )     14.21       (.09 )     866       .32       .32       .91  
8/31/2020     14.10       .17       1.07       1.24       (.24 )     (.15 )     (.39 )     14.95       8.95       844       .34       .34       1.20  
8/31/2019     13.38       .28       .73       1.01       (.29 )           (.29 )     14.10       7.68       636       .38       .38       2.06  
8/31/2018     13.89       .25       (.51 )     (.26 )     (.25 )           (.25 )     13.38       (1.90 )     386       .39       .39       1.87  
Class F-3:                                                                                                        
2/28/20235,6      12.79       .12       (.57 )     (.45 )     (.12 )           (.12 )     12.22       (3.51 )7      720       .23 8      .23 8      1.96 8 
8/31/2022     14.22       .36       (1.43 )     (1.07 )     (.36 )           (.36 )     12.79       (7.56 )     879       .24       .24       2.64  
8/31/2021     14.95       .15       (.14 )     .01       (.18 )     (.56 )     (.74 )     14.22       .02       718       .21       .21       1.05  
8/31/2020     14.10       .18       1.07       1.25       (.25 )     (.15 )     (.40 )     14.95       9.06       629       .23       .23       1.26  
8/31/2019     13.38       .30       .73       1.03       (.31 )           (.31 )     14.10       7.79       369       .27       .27       2.17  
8/31/2018     13.89       .27       (.52 )     (.25 )     (.26 )           (.26 )     13.38       (1.79 )     197       .28       .28       1.98  
Class 529-A:                                                                                                        
2/28/20235,6      12.78       .09       (.55 )     (.46 )     (.10 )           (.10 )     12.22       (3.70 )7      160       .65 8      .65 8      1.55 8 
8/31/2022     14.21       .28       (1.41 )     (1.13 )     (.30 )           (.30 )     12.78       (8.00 )     177       .63       .63       2.06  
8/31/2021     14.95       .09       (.14 )     (.05 )     (.13 )     (.56 )     (.69 )     14.21       (.36 )     216       .60       .60       .62  
8/31/2020     14.10       .13       1.06       1.19       (.19 )     (.15 )     (.34 )     14.95       8.63       246       .63       .63       .89  
8/31/2019     13.37       .24       .74       .98       (.25 )           (.25 )     14.10       7.33       160       .70       .70       1.73  
8/31/2018     13.89       .21       (.53 )     (.32 )     (.20 )           (.20 )     13.37       (2.21 )     135       .70       .70       1.53  

 

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

 

32 U.S. Government Securities Fund
 

Financial highlights (continued)

 

          (Loss) income from
investment operations1
    Dividends and distributions                                      
Year ended   Net asset
value,
beginning
of year
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net (losses)
gains 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:                                                                                              
2/28/20235,6    $ 12.68     $ .05     $ (.56 )   $ (.51 )   $ (.06 )   $     $ (.06 )   $ 12.11       (4.05 )%7    $ 9       1.42 %8      1.42 %8      .78 %8 
8/31/2022     14.12       .17       (1.39 )     (1.22 )     (.22 )           (.22 )     12.68       (8.70 )     10       1.40       1.40       1.22  
8/31/2021     14.89       (.02 )     (.14 )     (.16 )     (.05 )     (.56 )     (.61 )     14.12       (1.10 )     14       1.34       1.34       (.14 )
8/31/2020     14.05       .03       1.06       1.09       (.10 )     (.15 )     (.25 )     14.89       7.87       18       1.37       1.37       .23  
8/31/2019     13.33       .13       .74       .87       (.15 )           (.15 )     14.05       6.59       29       1.42       1.42       1.00  
8/31/2018     13.84       .10       (.51 )     (.41 )     (.10 )           (.10 )     13.33       (2.94 )     32       1.45       1.45       .76  
Class 529-E:                                                                                              
2/28/20235,6      12.78       .08       (.57 )     (.49 )     (.08 )           (.08 )     12.21       (3.80 )7      9       .86 8      .86 8      1.34 8 
8/31/2022     14.21       .25       (1.40 )     (1.15 )     (.28 )           (.28 )     12.78       (8.18 )     9       .85       .85       1.81  
8/31/2021     14.95       .06       (.15 )     (.09 )     (.09 )     (.56 )     (.65 )     14.21       (.58 )     12       .82       .82       .39  
8/31/2020     14.10       .10       1.06       1.16       (.16 )     (.15 )     (.31 )     14.95       8.40       14       .85       .85       .68  
8/31/2019     13.37       .21       .74       .95       (.22 )           (.22 )     14.10       7.11       10       .91       .91       1.52  
8/31/2018     13.89       .18       (.53 )     (.35 )     (.17 )           (.17 )     13.37       (2.42 )     8       .92       .92       1.30  
Class 529-T:                                                                                              
2/28/20235,6      12.78       .11       (.57 )     (.46 )     (.11 )           (.11 )     12.21       (3.58 )7,9      10      .39 8,9      .39 8,9      1.81 8,9 
8/31/2022     14.21       .32       (1.42 )     (1.10 )     (.33 )           (.33 )     12.78       (7.79 )9      10      .40 9      .40 9      2.33 9 
8/31/2021     14.95       .12       (.15 )     (.03 )     (.15 )     (.56 )     (.71 )     14.21       (.16 )9      10      .40 9      .40 9      .84 9 
8/31/2020     14.09       .17       1.06       1.23       (.22 )     (.15 )     (.37 )     14.95       8.93 9      10      .43 9      .43 9      1.15 9 
8/31/2019     13.37       .26       .74       1.00       (.28 )           (.28 )     14.09       7.57 9      10      .48 9      .48 9      1.95 9 
8/31/2018     13.89       .23       (.52 )     (.29 )     (.23 )           (.23 )     13.37       (2.06 )9      10      .49 9      .49 9      1.74 9 
Class 529-F-1:                                                                                              
2/28/20235,6      12.78       .11       (.57 )     (.46 )     (.11 )           (.11 )     12.21       (3.61 )7,9      10      .45 8,9      .45 8,9      1.75 8,9 
8/31/2022     14.21       .31       (1.41 )     (1.10 )     (.33 )           (.33 )     12.78       (7.83 )9      10      .46 9      .46 9      2.28 9 
8/31/2021     14.95       .08       (.11 )     (.03 )     (.15 )     (.56 )     (.71 )     14.21       (.17 )9      10      .35 9      .35 9      .52 9 
8/31/2020     14.10       .16       1.07       1.23       (.23 )     (.15 )     (.38 )     14.95       8.87       28       .40       .40       1.14  
8/31/2019     13.37       .27       .74       1.01       (.28 )           (.28 )     14.10       7.58       21       .46       .46       1.97  
8/31/2018     13.89       .24       (.53 )     (.29 )     (.23 )           (.23 )     13.37       (1.98 )     15       .47       .47       1.77  
Class 529-F-2:                                                                                              
2/28/20235,6      12.79       .11       (.56 )     (.45 )     (.12 )           (.12 )     12.22       (3.55 )7      23       .34 8      .34 8      1.86 8 
8/31/2022     14.22       .32       (1.41 )     (1.09 )     (.34 )           (.34 )     12.79       (7.74 )     24       .36       .36       2.38  
8/31/20215,11      14.89       .11       (.09 )     .02       (.13 )     (.56 )     (.69 )     14.22       .18 7      27       .38 8      .38 8      .94 8 
Class 529-F-3:                                                                                              
2/28/20235,6      12.79       .12       (.57 )     (.45 )     (.12 )           (.12 )     12.22       (3.53 )7      10      .29 8      .29 8      1.91 8 
8/31/2022     14.22       .33       (1.41 )     (1.08 )     (.35 )           (.35 )     12.79       (7.68 )     10      .30       .30       2.44  
8/31/20215,11      14.89       .12       (.08 )     .04       (.15 )     (.56 )     (.71 )     14.22       .25 7      10      .36 8      .29 8      1.04 8 
Class R-1:                                                                                                        
2/28/20235,6      12.71       .05       (.56 )     (.51 )     (.06 )           (.06 )     12.14       (4.00 )7      7       1.30 8      1.30 8      .90 8 
8/31/2022     14.15       .19       (1.40 )     (1.21 )     (.23 )           (.23 )     12.71       (8.62 )     7       1.31       1.31       1.37  
8/31/2021     14.91       12      (.15 )     (.15 )     (.05 )     (.56 )     (.61 )     14.15       (1.02 )     10       1.28       1.28       (.01 )
8/31/2020     14.07       .04       1.05       1.09       (.10 )     (.15 )     (.25 )     14.91       7.87       9       1.34       1.34       .26  
8/31/2019     13.35       .14       .74       .88       (.16 )           (.16 )     14.07       6.63       10       1.38       1.38       1.05  
8/31/2018     13.86       .11       (.51 )     (.40 )     (.11 )           (.11 )     13.35       (2.89 )     8       1.40       1.40       .82  

 

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

 

U.S. Government Securities Fund 33
 

Financial highlights (continued)

 

          (Loss) income from
investment operations1
    Dividends and distributions                                      
Year ended   Net asset
value,
beginning
of year
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net (losses)
gains 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:                                                                                              
2/28/20235,6    $ 12.71     $ .05     $ (.56 )   $ (.51 )   $ (.06 )   $     $ (.06 )   $ 12.14       (4.01 )%7    $ 82       1.32 %8      1.32 %8      .87 %8 
8/31/2022     14.15       .19       (1.40 )     (1.21 )     (.23 )           (.23 )     12.71       (8.62 )     89       1.32       1.32       1.37  
8/31/2021     14.91       (.01 )     (.14 )     (.15 )     (.05 )     (.56 )     (.61 )     14.15       (1.04 )     107       1.30       1.30       (.09 )
8/31/2020     14.06       .03       1.07       1.10       (.10 )     (.15 )     (.25 )     14.91       7.97       128       1.32       1.32       .23  
8/31/2019     13.34       .14       .74       .88       (.16 )           (.16 )     14.06       6.57       102       1.36       1.36       1.06  
8/31/2018     13.86       .11       (.52 )     (.41 )     (.11 )           (.11 )     13.34       (2.87 )     99       1.37       1.37       .85  
Class R-2E:                                                                                              
2/28/20235,6      12.77       .07       (.57 )     (.50 )     (.07 )           (.07 )     12.20       (3.88 )7      8       1.05 8      1.05 8      1.15 8 
8/31/2022     14.21       .22       (1.41 )     (1.19 )     (.25 )           (.25 )     12.77       (8.40 )     9       1.05       1.05       1.60  
8/31/2021     14.95       .03       (.14 )     (.11 )     (.07 )     (.56 )     (.63 )     14.21       (.75 )     12       1.02       1.02       .19  
8/31/2020     14.10       .05       1.09       1.14       (.14 )     (.15 )     (.29 )     14.95       8.19       12       1.04       1.04       .45  
8/31/2019     13.37       .18       .75       .93       (.20 )           (.20 )     14.10       6.92       6       1.09       1.09       1.36  
8/31/2018     13.89       .15       (.52 )     (.37 )     (.15 )           (.15 )     13.37       (2.61 )     3       1.12       1.12       1.11  
Class R-3:                                                                                              
2/28/20235,6      12.78       .08       (.57 )     (.49 )     (.08 )           (.08 )     12.21       (3.82 )7      105       .89 8      .89 8      1.30 8 
8/31/2022     14.21       .25       (1.41 )     (1.16 )     (.27 )           (.27 )     12.78       (8.21 )     114       .89       .89       1.80  
8/31/2021     14.95       .05       (.14 )     (.09 )     (.09 )     (.56 )     (.65 )     14.21       (.62 )     137       .87       .87       .34  
8/31/2020     14.09       .09       1.08       1.17       (.16 )     (.15 )     (.31 )     14.95       8.41       159       .91       .91       .63  
8/31/2019     13.37       .20       .74       .94       (.22 )           (.22 )     14.09       7.00       116       .95       .95       1.47  
8/31/2018     13.89       .17       (.52 )     (.35 )     (.17 )           (.17 )     13.37       (2.46 )     119       .96       .96       1.26  
Class R-4:                                                                                              
2/28/20235,6      12.79       .10       (.57 )     (.47 )     (.10 )           (.10 )     12.22       (3.67 )7      102       .59 8      .59 8      1.62 8 
8/31/2022     14.22       .29       (1.41 )     (1.12 )     (.31 )           (.31 )     12.79       (7.95 )     105       .59       .59       2.11  
8/31/2021     14.95       .09       (.13 )     (.04 )     (.13 )     (.56 )     (.69 )     14.22       (.25 )     129       .56       .56       .62  
8/31/2020     14.10       .14       1.06       1.20       (.20 )     (.15 )     (.35 )     14.95       8.69       179       .58       .58       .98  
8/31/2019     13.38       .24       .74       .98       (.26 )           (.26 )     14.10       7.41       146       .62       .62       1.80  
8/31/2018     13.89       .21       (.51 )     (.30 )     (.21 )           (.21 )     13.38       (2.13 )     154       .63       .63       1.58  
Class R-5E:                                                                                              
2/28/20235,6      12.78       .11       (.57 )     (.46 )     (.11 )           (.11 )     12.21       (3.58 )7      42       .39 8      .39 8      1.81 8 
8/31/2022     14.21       .32       (1.41 )     (1.09 )     (.34 )           (.34 )     12.78       (7.77 )     39       .39       .39       2.35  
8/31/2021     14.95       .15       (.17 )     (.02 )     (.16 )     (.56 )     (.72 )     14.21       (.12 )     40       .36       .36       1.08  
8/31/2020     14.09       .15       1.09       1.24       (.23 )     (.15 )     (.38 )     14.95       8.98       16       .37       .37       1.00  
8/31/2019     13.37       .28       .73       1.01       (.29 )           (.29 )     14.09       7.56       4       .42       .42       2.02  
8/31/2018     13.89       .26       (.54 )     (.28 )     (.24 )           (.24 )     13.37       (1.91 )     2       .41       .41       1.98  
Class R-5:                                                                                              
2/28/20235,6      12.79       .12       (.57 )     (.45 )     (.12 )           (.12 )     12.22       (3.53 )7      48       .29 8      .29 8      1.91 8 
8/31/2022     14.22       .32       (1.40 )     (1.08 )     (.35 )           (.35 )     12.79       (7.68 )     46       .29       .29       2.32  
8/31/2021     14.95       .14       (.14 )     12      (.17 )     (.56 )     (.73 )     14.22       (.03 )     64       .27       .27       .96  
8/31/2020     14.10       .19       1.05       1.24       (.24 )     (.15 )     (.39 )     14.95       9.08       68       .28       .28       1.31  
8/31/2019     13.38       .29       .73       1.02       (.30 )           (.30 )     14.10       7.74       63       .32       .32       2.11  
8/31/2018     13.89       .26       (.52 )     (.26 )     (.25 )           (.25 )     13.38       (1.84 )     63       .33       .33       1.90  
Class R-6:                                                                                              
2/28/20235,6      12.78       .12       (.57 )     (.45 )     (.12 )           (.12 )     12.21       (3.51 )7      13,663       .23 8      .23 8      1.97 8 
8/31/2022     14.21       .33       (1.40 )     (1.07 )     (.36 )           (.36 )     12.78       (7.64 )     13,117       .24       .24       2.46  
8/31/2021     14.95       .15       (.15 )     12      (.18 )     (.56 )     (.74 )     14.21       .03       16,161       .21       .21       1.07  
8/31/2020     14.10       .20       1.05       1.25       (.25 )     (.15 )     (.40 )     14.95       9.07       12,011       .23       .23       1.36  
8/31/2019     13.37       .29       .75       1.04       (.31 )           (.31 )     14.10       7.80       9,928       .27       .27       2.17  
8/31/2018     13.89       .27       (.53 )     (.26 )     (.26 )           (.26 )     13.37       (1.78 )     7,867       .27       .27       1.98  

 

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

 

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Financial highlights (continued)

 

    Six months
ended
February 28,
20234,5,6
 

Year ended August 31,
Portfolio turnover rate for all share classes13,14       2022     2021     2020     2019     2018
Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions     32 %     73 %     96 %     133 %     113 %     95 %
Including mortgage dollar roll transactions     411 %     488 %     631 %     720 %     350 %     383 %

 

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 Class 529-F-2 and 529-F-3 shares began investment operations on October 30, 2020.
12 Amount less than $.01.
13 Refer to Note 5 for more information on mortgage dollar rolls.
14 Rates do not include the fund’s portfolio activity with respect to any Central Funds.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

U.S. Government Securities Fund 35
 
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 (September 1, 2022, through February 28, 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
9/1/2022
    Ending
account value
2/28/2023
    Expenses paid
during period*
    Annualized
expense ratio
 
Class A – actual return   $ 1,000.00     $ 963.05     $ 3.07       .63 %
Class A – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,021.67       3.16       .63  
Class C – actual return     1,000.00       959.75       6.61       1.36  
Class C – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,018.05       6.80       1.36  
Class T – actual return     1,000.00       964.43       1.66       .34  
Class T – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.11       1.71       .34  
Class F-1 – actual return     1,000.00       962.99       3.11       .64  
Class F-1 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,021.62       3.21       .64  
Class F-2 – actual return     1,000.00       965.21       1.66       .34  
Class F-2 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.11       1.71       .34  
Class F-3 – actual return     1,000.00       964.94       1.12       .23  
Class F-3 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.65       1.15       .23  
Class 529-A – actual return     1,000.00       962.95       3.16       .65  
Class 529-A – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,021.57       3.26       .65  
Class 529-C – actual return     1,000.00       959.46       6.90       1.42  
Class 529-C – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,017.75       7.10       1.42  
Class 529-E – actual return     1,000.00       961.98       4.18       .86  
Class 529-E – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,020.53       4.31       .86  
Class 529-T – actual return     1,000.00       964.16       1.90       .39  
Class 529-T – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,022.86       1.96       .39  
Class 529-F-1 – actual return     1,000.00       963.89       2.19       .45  
Class 529-F-1 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,022.56       2.26       .45  
Class 529-F-2 – actual return     1,000.00       964.45       1.66       .34  
Class 529-F-2 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.11       1.71       .34  
Class 529-F-3 – actual return     1,000.00       964.71       1.41       .29  
Class 529-F-3 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.36       1.45       .29  
Class R-1 – actual return     1,000.00       960.01       6.32       1.30  
Class R-1 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,018.35       6.51       1.30  
Class R-2 – actual return     1,000.00       959.90       6.41       1.32  
Class R-2 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,018.25       6.61       1.32  
Class R-2E – actual return     1,000.00       961.19       5.11       1.05  
Class R-2E – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,019.59       5.26       1.05  
Class R-3 – actual return     1,000.00       961.84       4.33       .89  
Class R-3 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,020.38       4.46       .89  
Class R-4 – actual return     1,000.00       963.30       2.87       .59  
Class R-4 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,021.87       2.96       .59  
Class R-5E – actual return     1,000.00       964.17       1.90       .39  
Class R-5E – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,022.86       1.96       .39  
Class R-5 – actual return     1,000.00       964.68       1.41       .29  
Class R-5 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.36       1.45       .29  
Class R-6 – actual return     1,000.00       964.91       1.12       .23  
Class R-6 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.65       1.15       .23  

 

* 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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Liquidity Risk Management Program unaudited

 

The fund has adopted a liquidity risk management program (the “program”). The fund’s board has designated Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”) as the administrator of the program. Personnel of CRMC or its affiliates conduct the day-to-day operation of the program pursuant to policies and procedures administered by the Capital Group Liquidity Risk Management Committee.

 

Under the program, CRMC manages the fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the fund could not meet shareholder redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the fund. This risk is managed by monitoring the degree of liquidity of the fund’s investments, limiting the amount of the fund’s illiquid investments, and utilizing various risk management tools and facilities available to the fund for meeting shareholder redemptions, among other means. CRMC’s process of determining the degree of liquidity of the fund’s investments is supported by one or more third-party liquidity assessment vendors.

 

The fund’s board reviewed a report prepared by CRMC regarding the operation and effectiveness of the program for the period October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022. No significant liquidity events impacting the fund were noted in the report. In addition, CRMC provided its assessment that the program had been effective in managing the fund’s liquidity risk.

 

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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

 

Counsel

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
One Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110-1726

 

Custodian of assets

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

 

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.

 

U.S. Government Securities 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 U.S. Government Securities 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 June 30, 2023, this report must be accompanied by an American Funds statistical update for the most recently completed calendar quarter.

 

BLOOMBERG® is a trademark and service mark of Bloomberg Finance L.P. and its affiliates (collectively “Bloomberg”). Bloomberg or Bloomberg’s licensors own all proprietary rights in the Bloomberg Indices. Neither Bloomberg nor Bloomberg’s licensors approves or endorses this material, or guarantees the accuracy or completeness of any information herein, or makes any warranty, express or implied, as to the results to be obtained therefrom and, to the maximum extent allowed by law, neither shall have any liability or responsibility for injury or damages arising in connection therewith.

 

American Funds Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

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.

 

  THE AMERICAN FUNDS INCOME SERIES
   
  By __/s/ Kristine M. Nishiyama____________________
 

Kristine M. Nishiyama,

Principal Executive Officer

   
  Date: April 28, 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/ Kristine M. Nishiyama_________________

Kristine M. Nishiyama,

Principal Executive Officer

 
Date: April 28, 2023

 

 

 

By ___/s/ Becky L. Park    __________

Becky L. Park, Treasurer and

Principal Financial Officer

 
Date: April 28, 2023