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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: 811-07338

 

Capital World Growth and Income Fund

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

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

 

Date of fiscal year end: November 30

 

Date of reporting period: May 31, 2022

 

Gregory F. Niland

Capital World Growth and Income Fund

5300 Robin Hood Road

Norfolk, Virginia 23513

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 
 

 

ITEM 1 – Reports to Stockholders

 

Capital World Growth
and Income Fund®

 

Semi-annual report
for the six months ended
May 31, 2022

 

Global flexibility:
Following opportunity
anywhere

 

 

Capital World Growth and Income Fund seeks to provide you with long-term growth of capital while providing current income.

 

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

 

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

 

Here are the average annual total returns on a $1,000 investment for the periods ended June 30, 2022 (the most recent calendar quarter-end):

 

   1 year  5 years  10 years
          
Class F-2 shares   –17.84%   5.54%   8.45%
Class A shares (reflecting 5.75% maximum sales charge)   –22.72    4.06    7.56 

 

For other share class results, visit capitalgroup.com and americanfundsretirement.com.

 

The total annual fund operating expense ratio is 0.52% for Class F-2 shares and 0.75% for Class A shares as of the prospectus dated February 1, 2022.

 

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

 

The fund’s 30-day yield as of May 31, 2022, was 1.35% for Class F-2 shares and 1.06% for Class A shares, calculated in accordance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission formula. The Class A share result reflects the 5.75% maximum sales charge.

 

Investing outside the United States may be subject to risks, such as currency fluctuations, periods of illiquidity and price volatility. These risks may be heightened in connection with investments in developing countries. 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.

 

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 Capital World Growth and Income Fund for the periods ended May 31, 2022, are shown in the table below, as well as results of the fund’s benchmark.

 

For additional information about the fund, its investment results, holdings and portfolio managers, visit capitalgroup.com/individual/investments/fund/WGIFX. 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
   
11 Financial statements
   
15 Notes to financial statements
   
26 Financial highlights

 

Results at a glance

 

For periods ended May 31, 2022, with all distributions reinvested

 

   Cumulative total returns  Average annual total returns
   6 months  1 year  5 years  10 years  Lifetime
(since Class A
inception on
3/26/93)
                
Capital World Growth and Income Fund (Class F-2 shares)*   –8.42%   –8.67%   7.90%   10.15%   10.33%
Capital World Growth and Income Fund (Class A shares)   –8.53    –8.88    7.66    9.89    10.10 
MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index)   –9.35    –6.78    9.00    10.25    7.60 

 

* 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. Visit capitalgroup.com for more information on specific expense adjustments and the actual dates of first sale.
  Results for the MSCI ACWI reflect dividends gross of withholding taxes through December 31, 2000, and dividends net of withholding taxes thereafter. This index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure equity market results in the global developed and emerging markets, consisting of more than 40 developed and emerging market country indexes. It is unmanaged and, therefore, has no expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. Source: MSCI.
   
Capital World Growth and Income Fund 1
 
Investment portfolio May 31, 2022 unaudited

 

Sector diversification Percent of net assets

 

 

Country diversification by domicile  Percent of
net assets
United States   46.43%
Eurozone*   13.13 
United Kingdom   5.21 
Japan   5.02 
Canada   4.67 
Taiwan   3.58 
China   3.27 
Switzerland   3.09 
Brazil   3.08 
Other countries   7.89 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments, short-term securities & other assets less liabilities   4.63 
* Countries using the euro as a common currency; those represented in the fund’s portfolio are Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.

 

Common stocks 94.73%   Shares    Value
(000)
 
Information technology 18.17%          
Microsoft Corp.   13,290,956   $3,613,412 
Broadcom, Inc.   5,994,666    3,477,686 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.   170,184,600    3,283,493 
ASML Holding NV   2,698,170    1,552,588 
Tokyo Electron, Ltd.   3,146,500    1,441,570 
Apple, Inc.   6,571,980    978,173 
EPAM Systems, Inc.1   2,403,043    813,478 
Micron Technology, Inc.   7,090,547    523,566 
Accenture PLC, Class A   1,457,810    435,098 
MediaTek, Inc.   11,039,324    344,206 
Mastercard, Inc., Class A   917,366    328,298 
Keyence Corp.   771,800    309,296 
Capgemini SE   1,389,880    269,325 
SK hynix, Inc.   2,760,120    240,942 
Logitech International SA   3,854,324    235,069 
Delta Electronics, Inc.   26,984,213    224,520 
Fujitsu, Ltd.   1,460,128    219,413 
Applied Materials, Inc.   1,742,255    204,349 
Hexagon AB, Class B   15,405,452    187,561 
OBIC Co., Ltd.   899,500    133,316 
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.1   2,255,527    126,986 
DocuSign, Inc.1   1,336,000    112,104 
Worldline SA, non-registered shares1   2,577,929    105,194 
Microchip Technology Inc.   1,406,700    102,197 
TE Connectivity, Ltd.   771,817    99,865 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.1   963,082    98,100 
GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.   4,000,000    85,995 
ServiceNow, Inc.1   181,874    85,021 
PagSeguro Digital, Ltd., Class A1   5,494,101    84,389 
RingCentral, Inc., Class A1   736,132    46,479 
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.   1,661,648    45,822 
Snowflake, Inc., Class A1   348,922    44,540 
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.   586,767    37,547 
Intel Corp.   790,000    35,092 
Adobe, Inc.1   60,981    25,397 
Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A1   116,734    20,699 
Stripe, Inc., Class B1,2,3,4   192,531    6,405 
Zscaler, Inc.1   41,100    6,292 
Shopify, Inc., Class A, subordinate voting shares1   14,000    5,252 
         19,988,735 

 

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Common stocks (continued)  Shares   Value
(000)
 
Financials 14.40%          
Kotak Mahindra Bank, Ltd.   49,772,865   $1,184,022 
Zurich Insurance Group AG   2,592,102    1,183,633 
Toronto-Dominion Bank (CAD denominated)   12,928,028    987,962 
AIA Group, Ltd.   75,360,327    776,920 
CME Group, Inc., Class A   3,856,152    766,719 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   5,271,527    697,054 
ING Groep NV   60,340,448    681,729 
B3 SA-Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao   193,147,075    518,982 
Wells Fargo & Company   11,204,770    512,842 
HDFC Bank, Ltd.   24,847,552    444,535 
HDFC Bank, Ltd. (ADR)   874,468    50,343 
DNB Bank ASA   23,812,083    483,094 
KBC Groep NV   7,132,114    444,853 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.   2,343,139    411,010 
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd., Class H   56,591,500    362,747 
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd., Class A   1,466,988    9,741 
Blackstone, Inc., nonvoting shares   3,147,061    370,692 
HDFC Life Insurance Company, Ltd.   40,382,630    311,545 
Discover Financial Services   2,581,702    292,997 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   2,856,906    292,519 
Chubb, Ltd.   1,363,092    288,008 
Nasdaq, Inc.   1,776,300    275,788 
American International Group, Inc.   4,483,196    263,074 
Aon PLC, Class A   924,500    254,857 
Macquarie Group, Ltd.   1,886,468    251,784 
Lufax Holding, Ltd. (ADR)   39,959,370    251,344 
Fifth Third Bancorp   5,208,800    205,383 
Citigroup, Inc.   3,624,738    193,597 
S&P Global, Inc.   551,875    192,869 
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Ltd.   4,333,406    187,314 
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., Class H   22,841,500    145,539 
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., Class A1   3,441,056    20,517 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B1   472,091    149,171 
Morgan Stanley   1,490,561    128,397 
BNP Paribas SA   2,147,455    122,440 
Legal & General Group PLC   36,705,628    120,118 
AXA SA   4,748,000    119,836 
Banco Santander, SA   36,500,717    118,124 
Ares Management Corp., Class A   1,655,413    117,816 
Moody’s Corp.   373,579    112,660 
FinecoBank SpA   7,743,726    109,486 
Power Corporation of Canada, subordinate voting shares   3,688,606    106,530 
Apollo Asset Management, Inc.   1,828,207    105,378 
Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd., subordinate voting shares   179,000    99,342 
National Bank of Canada   1,273,000    97,706 
Blue Owl Capital, Inc., Class A5   7,686,870    96,393 
Bank of America Corp.   2,572,000    95,678 
Charles Schwab Corp.   1,329,200    93,177 
Postal Savings Bank of China Co., Ltd., Class H5   121,895,000    90,561 
China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd., Class H   38,113,200    89,173 
MSCI, Inc.   195,000    86,258 
Tryg A/S   3,238,802    75,504 
Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A   1,115,724    75,434 
Bajaj Finance, Ltd.   888,200    69,583 
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.   428,372    68,518 
Aegon NV   11,403,867    60,883 
St. James’s Place PLC   2,722,311    44,389 
Swedbank AB, Class A   2,811,754    42,482 
XP, Inc., Class A1   1,260,858    28,508 
DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.   524,900    11,854 
Sberbank of Russia PJSC (ADR)1,2,3   45,517,661    6 
         15,849,412 
           
Health care 12.09%          
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   3,872,879    1,923,969 
Abbott Laboratories   14,641,362    1,719,774 
Amgen, Inc.   2,921,208    749,991 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   1,311,147    744,168 

 

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Common stocks (continued)  Shares   Value
(000)
 
Health care (continued)          
Eli Lilly and Company   2,140,634   $670,960 
Novartis AG   7,251,474    656,654 
Pfizer, Inc.   10,745,832    569,959 
Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd.   20,329,800    539,928 
Centene Corp.1   6,408,203    521,884 
Siemens Healthineers AG   8,549,853    512,905 
AstraZeneca PLC   3,714,470    489,310 
Stryker Corp.   1,937,283    454,293 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.   6,817,080    442,088 
Sanofi   3,759,925    401,144 
PerkinElmer, Inc.   2,405,684    360,059 
Olympus Corp.   12,619,700    263,746 
Medtronic PLC   2,532,451    253,625 
Bayer AG   2,785,680    199,112 
Zoetis, Inc., Class A   676,527    115,639 
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, non-registered shares   866,096    115,527 
Baxter International, Inc.   1,488,648    113,212 
Insulet Corp.1   508,130    108,476 
Cigna Corp.   387,994    104,095 
ResMed, Inc.   510,508    103,868 
Alcon, Inc.   1,297,837    97,148 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.1   422,594    96,199 
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B   852,696    94,463 
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.   3,383,200    92,717 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1   336,812    90,485 
Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA   10,857,300    81,832 
DexCom, Inc.1   273,308    81,429 
Guardant Health, Inc.1   1,949,538    79,892 
Merck KGaA   399,905    75,131 
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.1   652,466    65,801 
Illumina, Inc.1   255,647    61,222 
Boston Scientific Corp.1   1,126,633    46,203 
GSK PLC   2,102,634    45,906 
Coloplast A/S, Class B   328,531    39,074 
CSL, Ltd.   179,609    35,038 
M3, Inc.   940,000    27,287 
Agilon Health, Inc.1,5   1,083,900    20,702 
CVS Health Corp.   192,000    18,576 
Molina Healthcare, Inc.1   61,900    17,965 
EUROAPI1,5   163,475    2,376 
         13,303,832 
           
Industrials 10.28%          
Airbus SE, non-registered shares   9,730,126    1,136,292 
General Electric Co.   14,341,918    1,122,829 
Lockheed Martin Corp.   1,518,276    668,208 
Carrier Global Corp.   15,989,749    628,557 
CSX Corp.   18,725,567    595,286 
BAE Systems PLC   58,438,805    556,709 
Raytheon Technologies Corp.   5,526,975    525,726 
Deere & Company   1,291,423    462,045 
Safran SA   4,014,517    414,817 
Caterpillar, Inc.   1,872,179    404,110 
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.   1,438,669    346,575 
LIXIL Corp.   17,221,000    328,943 
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.   6,929,800    254,831 
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA, non-registered shares   4,299,982    254,355 
Melrose Industries PLC   142,445,938    243,038 
VINCI SA   2,437,749    234,697 
Siemens AG   1,752,868    230,406 
RELX PLC   7,164,922    205,489 
RELX PLC (ADR)   860,000    24,630 
Bureau Veritas SA   7,492,885    216,142 
TransDigm Group, Inc.1   340,856    206,344 
Johnson Controls International PLC   3,198,628    174,357 
Brenntag SE   2,075,147    160,311 
ManpowerGroup, Inc.   1,738,240    155,764 
Bunzl PLC   4,114,328    143,454 

 

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Common stocks (continued)  Shares   Value
(000)
 
Industrials (continued)          
Schneider Electric SE   997,944   $138,246 
Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd.5   1,902,000    135,879 
Eiffage SA   1,360,650    134,533 
ASSA ABLOY AB, Class B   4,648,155    114,324 
Thales SA   857,435    104,569 
Daikin Industries, Ltd.   636,700    102,304 
BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.   323,700    102,213 
ACS Actividades de Construcción y Servicios SA1   3,303,097    93,615 
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc.5   1,499,645    90,262 
SMC Corp.   164,400    85,064 
Nidec Corp.   1,255,000    84,609 
Waste Connections, Inc.   600,000    76,524 
Adecco Group AG   1,721,592    66,929 
Rockwell Automation   303,985    64,810 
Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co., Ltd., Class A   24,299,997    63,663 
Atlas Copco AB, Class B   5,156,016    49,808 
Interpump Group SpA   978,558    44,647 
Honeywell International, Inc.   94,759    18,347 
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI)1,5   10,745,000    17,282 
Otis Worldwide Corp.   230,372    17,140 
Ryanair Holdings PLC (ADR)1   88,200    7,691 
         11,306,374 
           
Consumer discretionary 9.12%          
LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SE   2,384,357    1,528,669 
Home Depot, Inc.   3,964,455    1,200,239 
General Motors Company1   22,687,700    877,560 
Amazon.com, Inc.1   346,674    833,470 
Rivian Automotive, Inc., Class A1,5   13,489,036    423,556 
Stellantis NV   27,957,806    418,179 
Marriott International, Inc., Class A   2,273,262    390,046 
Sony Group Corp.   3,838,900    361,271 
Booking Holdings, Inc.1   157,655    353,708 
Flutter Entertainment PLC1   2,683,572    327,996 
Midea Group Co., Ltd., Class A   34,405,343    281,579 
Restaurant Brands International, Inc.   2,601,838    136,623 
Restaurant Brands International, Inc. (CAD denominated)5   2,490,700    130,792 
Cie. Financière Richemont SA, Class A   2,401,885    266,306 
Shimano, Inc.   1,146,600    202,938 
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.1   122,850    172,303 
Astra International Tbk PT   338,630,400    170,697 
Industria de Diseño Textil, SA   6,880,116    165,376 
Evolution AB   1,497,753    156,647 
MercadoLibre, Inc.1   186,152    146,293 
NIKE, Inc., Class B   1,050,751    124,882 
Moncler SpA   2,567,919    123,228 
YUM! Brands, Inc.   1,000,000    121,470 
EssilorLuxottica   737,825    118,853 
Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.   7,190,000    110,753 
Darden Restaurants, Inc.   822,805    102,851 
Sands China, Ltd.1   52,092,800    99,576 
Target Corp.   587,000    95,024 
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.1   1,536,000    89,195 
Taylor Wimpey PLC   54,383,574    89,156 
Kindred Group PLC (SDR)5   7,714,973    78,809 
Tesla, Inc.1   100,865    76,482 
Shenzhou International Group Holdings, Ltd.   4,404,100    60,894 
Kering SA   101,196    55,373 
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC   611,800    38,022 
Wynn Macau, Ltd.1,5   50,954,800    29,740 
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.1   162,800    26,102 
Entain PLC1   959,300    17,673 
Airbnb, Inc., Class A1   121,000    14,625 
Cazoo Group, Ltd., Class A1   6,276,447    8,473 
JD.com, Inc., Class A   194,228    5,594 
Faurecia SA5   65,901    1,827 
         10,032,850 

 

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Common stocks (continued)  Shares   Value
(000)
 
Consumer staples 7.59%          
Philip Morris International, Inc.   14,612,543   $1,552,583 
Nestlé SA   7,335,760    894,791 
British American Tobacco PLC   17,703,010    781,211 
British American Tobacco PLC (ADR)   524,863    23,220 
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.   21,573,944    749,479 
Kroger Co.   10,189,000    539,711 
Ocado Group PLC1,7   43,556,314    510,873 
Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd., Class A   1,807,868    489,946 
Swedish Match AB   34,898,194    360,562 
Bunge, Ltd.   2,956,915    349,862 
Heineken NV   2,919,597    294,063 
Imperial Brands PLC   11,379,874    256,754 
Danone SA   4,106,268    241,265 
Treasury Wine Estates, Ltd.   23,199,694    198,126 
Altria Group, Inc.   3,321,779    179,675 
Arca Continental, SAB de CV   25,310,000    172,060 
Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd., Class A   28,795,729    164,380 
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.   3,703,100    155,620 
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A   552,994    135,743 
ITC, Ltd.   35,000,000    122,015 
Varun Beverages, Ltd.   7,045,981    95,884 
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.   3,262,668    79,428 
         8,347,251 
           
Materials 6.69%          
Vale SA, ordinary nominative shares   92,572,209    1,679,236 
Vale SA, ordinary nominative shares (ADR)   55,104,558    994,637 
Rio Tinto PLC   14,576,269    1,056,134 
Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd.   73,155,512    1,055,776 
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.   10,828,422    423,175 
Linde PLC   1,176,278    381,914 
BHP Group, Ltd. (CDI)   8,102,591    256,783 
Barrick Gold Corp. (CAD denominated)   7,287,750    149,287 
Barrick Gold Corp.   5,106,000    104,622 
Albemarle Corp.   659,175    171,662 
Dow, Inc.   2,404,602    163,465 
Air Liquide SA, non-registered shares   890,093    155,603 
HeidelbergCement AG   2,481,729    144,136 
Amcor PLC (CDI)   8,766,643    115,321 
Akzo Nobel NV   1,307,679    114,134 
CRH PLC   2,664,292    110,477 
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.   661,479    94,211 
Koninklijke DSM NV   363,942    61,459 
Lynas Rare Earths, Ltd.1   8,472,752    59,893 
Evonik Industries AG   1,514,875    40,544 
Anglo American Platinum, Ltd.5   270,000    29,572 
         7,362,041 
           
Energy 6.38%          
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. (CAD denominated)   27,819,815    1,841,164 
EOG Resources, Inc.   5,435,605    744,461 
Baker Hughes Co., Class A   17,157,175    617,315 
TotalEnergies SE   8,597,604    513,093 
TC Energy Corp. (CAD denominated)   5,944,937    344,095 
ConocoPhillips   2,893,868    325,155 
BP PLC   55,301,775    302,610 
Reliance Industries, Ltd.   8,496,000    288,100 
Cenovus Energy, Inc. (CAD denominated)   12,155,500    281,772 
Shell PLC (GBP denominated)   8,877,600    265,851 
Shell PLC (ADR)   14,358    851 
Shell PLC (EUR denominated)   15,439    463 
Tourmaline Oil Corp.   4,240,879    261,792 
Halliburton Company   5,373,550    217,629 
Var Energi ASA5   43,336,953    206,266 
Suncor Energy, Inc.5   4,731,173    190,354 
Cameco Corp.   7,400,000    181,307 
Lundin Energy AB   3,339,436    161,741 
Coterra Energy, Inc.   3,443,711    118,223 

 

6 Capital World Growth and Income Fund
 
Common stocks (continued)  Shares   Value
(000)
 
Energy (continued)          
Woodside Energy Group, Ltd.   2,464,090   $52,626 
Woodside Energy Group, Ltd., non-registered interim shares1,2    1,464,147    31,271 
Aker BP ASA   1,595,307    69,411 
Gazprom PJSC (ADR)2,3    64,552,342    6 
         7,015,550 
           
Communication services 5.26%          
Alphabet, Inc., Class C1    699,191    1,594,701 
Alphabet, Inc., Class A1    304,027    691,734 
Comcast Corp., Class A   19,557,925    866,025 
NetEase, Inc.   20,381,375    442,057 
Netflix, Inc.1    2,220,275    438,371 
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A1    2,225,700    430,985 
SoftBank Corp.   31,697,091    364,405 
Universal Music Group NV   8,279,171    185,673 
Bharti Airtel, Ltd.1    11,065,628    99,801 
Bharti Airtel, Ltd., interim shares1    744,245    3,181 
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.   3,239,700    98,423 
Omnicom Group, Inc.   1,300,494    97,030 
Tencent Holdings, Ltd.   2,082,400    96,170 
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.1,5    693,000    86,299 
Publicis Groupe SA   1,555,900    84,987 
Deutsche Telekom AG   3,765,774    77,313 
Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.   26,784,800    50,635 
ITV PLC   57,053,509    50,526 
SoftBank Group Corp.   554,865    23,184 
Sea, Ltd., Class A (ADR)1    72,573    5,999 
Yandex NV, Class A1,2,3    8,608,873    6 
         5,787,499 
           
Utilities 2.92%          
National Grid PLC   30,997,054    457,385 
DTE Energy Company   2,999,798    398,103 
Iberdrola SA, non-registered shares   28,767,283    340,795 
China Resources Gas Group, Ltd.   61,022,000    255,451 
E.ON SE   24,769,225    252,189 
PG&E Corp.1    18,877,804    230,309 
Engie SA   14,101,911    189,178 
Engie SA, bonus shares2    2,222,972    29,822 
Edison International   3,051,780    213,350 
Enel SpA   27,563,242    178,845 
NextEra Energy, Inc.   2,141,800    162,113 
ENN Energy Holdings, Ltd.   8,253,000    126,521 
Power Grid Corporation of India, Ltd.   38,815,158    116,441 
Endesa, SA   4,097,241    90,743 
Exelon Corp.   1,249,000    61,388 
AES Corp.   2,671,392    58,878 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.   838,600    57,478 
         3,218,989 
           
Real estate 1.83%          
Crown Castle International Corp. REIT   2,849,197    540,350 
Longfor Group Holdings, Ltd.   88,987,000    443,960 
VICI Properties, Inc. REIT   8,805,915    271,662 
American Tower Corp. REIT   722,883    185,152 
Boston Properties, Inc. REIT   1,064,748    118,379 
Country Garden Services Holdings Co., Ltd.   26,376,000    104,533 
Americold Realty Trust, Inc.   3,750,000    103,838 
China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services, Ltd.   18,653,088    91,991 
Equinix, Inc. REIT   122,423    84,116 
Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.   2,963,211    36,213 
Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT   654,019    35,252 
         2,015,446 
           
Total common stocks (cost: $74,935,496,000)        104,227,979 

 

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Preferred securities 0.50%   Shares   Value
(000)
 
Consumer discretionary 0.43%          
Volkswagen AG, nonvoting preferred shares   2,855,143   $474,116 
           
Health care 0.05%          
Grifols, SA, Class B, nonvoting non-registered preferred shares   3,843,704    49,558 
           
Financials 0.02%          
Fannie Mae, Series S, 8.25% noncumulative preferred shares1    3,417,000    12,506 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Series Z, 8.375% noncumulative preferred shares1    3,518,000    12,032 
         24,538 
           
Information technology 0.00%          
Stripe, Inc., Series H, 6.00% noncumulative preferred shares1,2,3,4    82,866    2,757 
           
Total preferred securities (cost: $666,722,000)        550,969 
           
Convertible stocks 0.14%          
Information technology 0.14%          
Broadcom, Inc., Series A, cumulative convertible preferred shares, 8.00% 2022   82,556    150,643 
           
Total convertible stocks (cost: $82,556,000)        150,643 
           
Convertible bonds & notes 0.09%Principal amount
(000)
      
Communication services 0.09%          
Sea, Ltd., convertible notes, 2.375% 2025  USD81,376    99,075 
           
Total convertible bonds & notes (cost: $113,749,000)        99,075 
           
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments 0.27%          
Corporate bonds, notes & loans 0.23%          
Health care 0.13%          
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV 6.00% 2024   85,907    86,872 
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV 3.15% 2026   59,700    53,048 
         139,920 
           
Consumer discretionary 0.04%          
General Motors Company 5.40% 2023   15,446    15,887 
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. 11.50% 20258    26,140    28,381 
         44,268 
           
Energy 0.03%          
ONEOK, Inc. 2.20% 2025   2,141    2,016 
TransCanada Corp. 5.875% 2076 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 4.64% on 8/15/2026)9    36,500    35,214 
         37,230 
           
Financials 0.03%          
Lloyds Banking Group PLC 3.369% 204610    42,024    31,552 
           
Total corporate bonds, notes & loans        252,970 
           
Bonds & notes of governments & government agencies outside the U.S. 0.04%          
United Mexican States, Series M, 8.00% 2023  MXN1,013,000    50,717 
           
Total bonds, notes & other debt instruments (cost: $311,820,000)        303,687 
           
Short-term securities 4.73%   Shares      
Money market investments 4.34%          
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 0.85%7,11    47,708,535    4,770,854 

 

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Short-term securities (continued)  Shares   Value
(000)
 
Money market investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan 0.39%          
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 0.85%7,11,12    2,219,379   $221,938 
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund, Institutional Shares 0.71%11,12    60,100,000    60,100 
BlackRock Liquidity Funds – FedFund, Institutional Shares 0.71%11,12    55,800,000    55,800 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class 0.74%11,12    51,500,000    51,500 
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds – Government Portfolio, Institutional Class 0.71%11,12    30,000,000    30,000 
Invesco Short-Term Investments Trust – Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class 0.67%11,12    6,189,632    6,189 
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Class I 0.60%11,12    2,100,000    2,100 
RBC Funds Trust – U.S. Government Money Market Fund, RBC Institutional Class 1 0.59%11,12    2,100,000    2,100 
         429,727 
           
Total short-term securities (cost: $5,200,573,000)        5,200,581 
Total investment securities 100.46% (cost: $81,310,916,000)        110,532,934 
Other assets less liabilities (0.46)%        (509,467)
           
Net assets 100.00%       $110,023,467 

 

Investments in affiliates7

 

   Value of
affiliates at
12/1/2021
(000)
   Additions
(000)
   Reductions
(000)
   Net
realized
gain
(000)
   Net
unrealized
depreciation
(000)
   Value of
affiliates at
5/31/2022
(000)
   Dividend
income
(000)
 
Common stocks 0.46%                                   
Industrials 0.00%                                   
LIXIL Corp.13   $422,679   $   $104   $38   $(93,670)  $   $6,361 
Consumer discretionary 0.00%                                   
Cazoo Group, Ltd., Class A1,13        39,071            (30,598)       39,071 
Consumer staples 0.46%                                   
Ocado Group PLC1    1,039,003        222    189    (528,097)   510,873     
Total common stocks                            510,873      
Short-term securities 4.54%                                   
Money market investments 4.34%                                   
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 0.85%11    1,381,660    8,596,769    5,207,579    46    (42)   4,770,854    6,487 
Money market investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan 0.20%                                   
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 0.85%11,12    58,307    163,63114                   221,938    15 
Total short-term securities                            4,992,792      
Total 5.00%                 $273   $(652,407)  $5,503,665   $51,919 

 

Private placement securities4

 

   Acquisition
date
  Cost
(000)
   Value
(000)
   Percent
of net
assets
 
Stripe, Inc., Class B  5/6/2021  $7,726   $6,405    .01%
Stripe, Inc., Series H, 6.00% noncumulative preferred shares  3/15/2021   3,325    2,757    .00 
Total     $11,051   $9,162    .01%

 

Capital World Growth and Income Fund 9
 
1  Security did not produce income during the last 12 months.
2  Valued under fair value procedures adopted by authority of the board of trustees. The total value of all such securities was $70,255,000, which represented .06% of the net assets of the fund.
3  Value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
4  Acquired through a private placement transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. May be subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale.
5  All or a portion of this security was on loan. The total value of all such securities was $448,744,000, which represented .41% of the net assets of the fund. Refer to Note 5 for more information on securities lending.
6  Amount less than one thousand.
7  Affiliate of the fund or part of the same “group of investment companies” as the fund, as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
8  Acquired in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. May be resold in the U.S. in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of all such securities was $28,381,000, which represented .03% of the net assets of the fund.
9  Step bond; coupon rate may change at a later date.
10  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.
11  Rate represents the seven-day yield at 5/31/2022.
12  Security purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan. Refer to Note 5 for more information on securities lending.
13  Affiliated issuer during the reporting period but no longer an affiliate at 5/31/2022. Refer to the investment portfolio for the security value at 5/31/2022.
14  Represents net activity. Refer to Note 5 for more information on securities lending.
15  Dividend income is included with securities lending income in the fund’s statement of operations and is not shown in this table.

 

Key to abbreviations

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

CAD = Canadian dollars

CDI = CREST Depository Interest

EUR = Euros

GBP = British pounds

LIBOR = London Interbank Offered Rate

MXN = Mexican pesos

SDR = Swedish Depositary Receipts

USD = U.S. dollars

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

10 Capital World Growth and Income Fund
 

Financial statements

 

Statement of assets and liabilities unaudited
at May 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands)

 

Assets:          
Investment securities, at value (includes $448,744 of investment securities on loan):          
Unaffiliated issuers (cost: $75,676,047)  $105,029,269      
Affiliated issuers (cost: $5,634,869)   5,503,665   $110,532,934 
Cash        7,686 
Cash denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars (cost: $20,361)        20,342 
Receivables for:          
Sales of investments   108,680      
Sales of fund’s shares   60,914      
Dividends and interest   301,190      
Securities lending income   5    470,789 
         111,031,751 
Liabilities:          
Collateral for securities on loan        429,727 
Payables for:          
Purchases of investments   297,459      
Repurchases of fund’s shares   84,912      
Investment advisory services   33,499      
Services provided by related parties   18,318      
Trustees’ deferred compensation   2,195      
U.S. and non-U.S. taxes   135,570      
Other   6,604    578,557 
Net assets at May 31, 2022       $110,023,467 
           
Net assets consist of:          
Capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest       $77,820,264 
Total distributable earnings        32,203,203 
Net assets at May 31, 2022       $110,023,467 

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

Capital World Growth and Income Fund 11
 

Financial statements (continued)

 

Statement of assets and liabilities
at May 31, 2022 (continued)
unaudited

 

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

 

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding (no stated par value) —
unlimited shares authorized (1,986,793 total shares outstanding)

 

   Net assets   Shares
outstanding
   Net asset value
per share
 
Class A  $53,227,074    960,553   $55.41 
Class C   922,194    16,855    54.71 
Class T   12    *   55.39 
Class F-1   2,131,186    38,564    55.26 
Class F-2   12,522,417    226,255    55.35 
Class F-3   5,486,856    99,034    55.40 
Class 529-A   3,696,221    66,982    55.18 
Class 529-C   107,198    1,949    55.00 
Class 529-E   104,971    1,905    55.09 
Class 529-T   15    *   55.38 
Class 529-F-1   11    *   55.22 
Class 529-F-2   248,762    4,489    55.42 
Class 529-F-3   12    *   55.41 
Class R-1   134,721    2,460    54.77 
Class R-2   571,717    10,477    54.57 
Class R-2E   62,644    1,136    55.15 
Class R-3   1,156,717    21,046    54.96 
Class R-4   1,211,730    21,932    55.25 
Class R-5E   138,969    2,513    55.31 
Class R-5   457,404    8,251    55.44 
Class R-6   27,842,636    502,392    55.42 

 

* Amount less than one thousand.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

12 Capital World Growth and Income Fund
 

Financial statements (continued)

 

Statement of operations unaudited
for the six months ended May 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands)

 

Investment income:          
Income:          
Dividends (net of non-U.S. taxes of $88,222; also includes $51,919 from affiliates)  $1,674,059      
Interest   11,227      
Securities lending income (net of fees)   6,295   $1,691,581 
Fees and expenses*:          
Investment advisory services   215,258      
Distribution services   91,105      
Transfer agent services   38,501      
Administrative services   17,525      
529 plan services   1,254      
Reports to shareholders   1,258      
Registration statement and prospectus   588      
Trustees’ compensation   16      
Auditing and legal   127      
Custodian   5,527      
Other   107    371,266 
Net investment income        1,320,315 
Net realized gain and unrealized depreciation:          
Net realized gain (loss) on:          
Investments (net of non-U.S. taxes of $2,180):          
Unaffiliated issuers   1,679,370      
Affiliated issuers   273      
In-kind redemptions   13,222      
Currency transactions   (3,697)   1,689,168 
Net unrealized depreciation on:          
Investments (net of non-U.S. taxes of $60,524):          
Unaffiliated issuers   (12,602,014)     
Affiliated issuers   (652,407)     
Currency translations   (5,146)   (13,259,567)
Net realized gain and unrealized depreciation        (11,570,399)
           
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations       $(10,250,084)

 

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

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

Capital World Growth and Income Fund 13
 

Financial statements (continued)

 

Statements of changes in net assets  
  (dollars in thousands)

 

   Six months ended
May 31, 2022*
   Year ended
November 30, 2021
 
Operations:        
Net investment income  $1,320,315   $2,060,839 
Net realized gain   1,689,168    7,576,169 
Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation   (13,259,567)   6,067,265 
Net (decrease) increase in net assets resulting from operations   (10,250,084)   15,704,273 
           
Distributions paid to shareholders   (7,294,213)   (1,771,490)
           
Net capital share transactions   5,102,077    2,637,525 
           
Total (decrease) increase in net assets   (12,442,220)   16,570,308 
           
Net assets:          
Beginning of period   122,465,687    105,895,379 
End of period  $110,023,467   $122,465,687 

 

* Unaudited.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

14 Capital World Growth and Income Fund

 
Notes to financial statements unaudited

 

1. Organization

 

Capital World Growth and Income Fund (the “fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The fund seeks long-term growth of capital while providing current income.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

2. Significant accounting policies

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

3. Valuation

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

When the fund’s investment adviser deems it appropriate to do so (such as when vendor prices are unavailable or deemed to be not representative), fixed-income securities will be valued in good faith at the mean quoted bid and ask prices that are reasonably and timely available (or bid prices, if ask prices are not available) or at prices for securities of comparable maturity, quality and type.

 

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

 

Securities and other assets for which representative market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable by the fund’s investment adviser are fair valued as determined in good faith under fair valuation guidelines adopted by authority of the fund’s board of trustees as further described. The investment adviser follows fair valuation guidelines, consistent with U.S. Securities and Exchange

 

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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; 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 and valuations of investments that are not actively trading involve judgment and may differ materially from valuations that would have been used had greater market activity occurred.

 

Processes and structure — The fund’s board of trustees has delegated authority to 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 “Fair Valuation Committee”) to administer, implement and oversee the fair valuation process, and to make fair value decisions. The Fair Valuation Committee regularly reviews its own fair value decisions, as well as decisions made under its standing instructions to the investment adviser’s valuation teams. The Fair Valuation Committee reviews changes in fair value measurements from period to period and may, as deemed appropriate, update the fair valuation guidelines to better reflect the results of back testing and address new or evolving issues. The Fair Valuation Committee reports any 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.

 

The fund’s investment adviser has also established a Fixed-Income Pricing Review Group to administer and oversee the fixed-income valuation process, including the use of fixed-income pricing vendors. This group regularly reviews pricing vendor information and market data. 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.

 

Classifications — The fund’s investment adviser classifies the fund’s assets and liabilities into three levels based on the inputs used to value the assets or liabilities. Level 1 values are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 values are based on significant observable market inputs, such as quoted prices for similar securities and quoted prices in inactive markets. Certain securities trading outside the U.S. may transfer between Level 1 and Level 2 due to valuation adjustments resulting from significant market movements following the close of local trading. Level 3 values are based on significant unobservable inputs that reflect the investment adviser’s determination of assumptions that market participants might reasonably use in valuing the securities. The valuation levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with the underlying investment. For example, U.S. government securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market. The following table presents the fund’s valuation levels as of May 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):

 

       Investment securities     
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Assets:                    
Common stocks:                    
Information technology  $19,982,330   $   $6,405   $19,988,735 
Financials   15,849,412        *   15,849,412 
Health care   13,303,832            13,303,832 
Industrials   11,306,374            11,306,374 
Consumer discretionary   10,032,850            10,032,850 
Consumer staples   8,347,251            8,347,251 
Materials   7,362,041            7,362,041 
Energy   6,984,279    31,271    *   7,015,550 
Communication services   5,787,499        *   5,787,499 
Utilities   3,189,167    29,822        3,218,989 
Real estate   2,015,446            2,015,446 
Preferred securities   548,212        2,757    550,969 
Convertible stocks   150,643            150,643 
Convertible bonds & notes       99,075        99,075 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments       303,687        303,687 
Short-term securities   5,200,581            5,200,581 
Total  $110,059,917   $463,855   $9,162   $110,532,934 

 

* Amount less than one thousand.

 

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4. Risk factors

 

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

 

Market conditions — The prices of, and the income generated by, the common stocks and other securities held by the fund may decline —sometimes rapidly or unpredictably — due to various factors, including events or conditions affecting the general economy or particular industries; 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.

 

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

 

Investing in emerging markets — Investing in emerging markets may involve risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in the securities markets of developed countries. For instance, emerging market countries tend to have less developed political, economic and legal systems and accounting and auditing practices and standards than those in developed countries. Accordingly, the governments of these countries may be less stable and more likely to intervene in the market economy, for example, by imposing capital controls, nationalizing a company or industry, placing restrictions on foreign ownership and on withdrawing sale proceeds of securities from the country, and/or imposing punitive taxes that could adversely affect the prices of securities. Information regarding issuers in emerging markets may be limited, incomplete or inaccurate, and there may be fewer rights and remedies available to the fund and its shareholders. In addition, the economies of these countries may be dependent on relatively few industries, may have limited access to capital and may be more susceptible to changes in local and global trade conditions and downturns in the world economy. Securities markets in these countries can also be relatively small and have substantially lower trading volumes. As a result, securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid, and may be more difficult to value, than securities issued in countries with more developed economies and/or markets. Less certainty with respect to security valuations may lead to additional challenges and risks in calculating the fund’s net asset value. Additionally, emerging markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settling of trades and the holding of securities by banks, agents and depositories that are less established than those in developed countries.

 

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

 

Investing in income-oriented stocks — The value of the fund’s securities and income provided by the fund may be reduced by changes in the dividend policies of, and the capital resources available for dividend payments at, the companies in which the fund invests.

 

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

 

5. Certain investment techniques

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

As of May 31, 2022, the total value of securities on loan was $448,744,000, and the total value of collateral received was $463,493,000. Collateral received includes cash of $429,727,000 and U.S. government securities of $33,766,000. Investment securities purchased from cash collateral are disclosed in the fund’s investment portfolio as short-term securities. Securities received as collateral are not recognized as fund assets. The contractual maturity of cash collateral received under the securities lending agreement is classified as overnight and continuous.

 

6. Taxation and distributions

 

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

 

As of and during the period ended May 31, 2022, 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.

 

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Non-U.S. taxation — Dividend and interest income are recorded net of non-U.S. taxes paid. The fund may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. As a result of rulings from European courts, the fund filed for additional reclaims related to prior years. These reclaims are recorded when the amount is known and there are no significant uncertainties on collectability. During the six months ended May 31, 2022, the fund recognized $14,646,000 in reclaims (net of $409,000 in fees and the effect of realized gain or loss from currency translations) and $149,000 in interest related to European court rulings, which is included in dividend income and interest income, respectively, in the fund’s statement of operations. Gains realized by the fund on the sale of securities in certain countries, if any, may be subject to non-U.S. taxes. If applicable, the fund records an estimated deferred tax liability based on unrealized gains to provide for potential non-U.S. taxes payable upon the sale of these securities.

 

Distributions — Distributions determined on a tax basis may differ from net investment income and net realized gains for financial reporting purposes. These differences are due primarily to different treatment for items such as currency gains and losses; short-term capital gains and losses and capital losses related to sales of certain securities within 30 days of purchase. 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 November 30, 2021, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Undistributed ordinary income  $1,109,416 
Undistributed long-term capital gains   6,299,072 
Post-October capital loss deferral*   (194,651)

 

* This deferral is considered incurred in the subsequent year.

 

As of May 31, 2022, the tax basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and cost of investments were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on investments  $35,221,928 
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments   (6,092,763)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments   29,129,165 
Cost of investments   81,403,769 

 

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

 

   Six months ended May 31, 2022   Year ended November 30, 2021 
Share class  Ordinary
income
   Long-term
capital gains
   Total
distributions
paid
   Ordinary
income
   Long-term
capital gains
   Total
distributions
paid
 
Class A  $456,254   $3,100,404   $3,556,658   $839,942   $   $839,942 
Class C   4,312    58,584    62,896    8,277        8,277 
Class T       1    1             
Class F-1   17,876    127,382    145,258    38,081        38,081 
Class F-2   119,436    698,081    817,517    209,160        209,160 
Class F-3   54,936    306,047    360,983    96,546        96,546 
Class 529-A   31,081    214,593    245,674    57,127        57,127 
Class 529-C   455    6,826    7,281    933        933 
Class 529-E   760    6,296    7,056    1,437        1,437 
Class 529-T       1    1             
Class 529-F-1       1    1             
Class 529-F-2   2,336    13,659    15,995    3,928        3,928 
Class 529-F-3       1    1             
Class R-1   586    8,028    8,614    1,056        1,056 
Class R-2   2,566    35,400    37,966    4,753        4,753 
Class R-2E   374    3,680    4,054    678        678 
Class R-3   8,036    70,365    78,401    15,915        15,915 
Class R-4   9,852    68,386    78,238    20,489        20,489 
Class R-5E   1,203    7,177    8,380    2,084        2,084 
Class R-5   4,689    27,076    31,765    9,281        9,281 
Class R-6   279,999    1,547,474    1,827,473    461,803        461,803 
Total  $994,751   $6,299,462   $7,294,213   $1,771,490   $   $1,771,490 
   
  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 0.600% on the first $500 million of daily net assets and decreasing to 0.350% on such assets in excess of $115 billion. For the six months ended May 31, 2022, the investment advisory services fees were $215,258,000, which were equivalent to an annualized rate of 0.368% 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 May 31, 2022, 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.

 

Prior to January 1, 2022, the quarterly fees were 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 $100 billion. Effective January 1, 2022, the quarterly fees were amended to 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 May 31, 2022, the 529 plan services fees were $1,254,000, which were equivalent to 0.056% of the average daily net assets of each 529 share class.

 

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For the six months ended May 31, 2022, 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   $69,773    $24,522    $8,561   Not applicable  
  Class C   5,160    448    155   Not applicable  
  Class T       *   *  Not applicable  
  Class F-1   2,846    1,657    347   Not applicable  
  Class F-2   Not applicable    6,840    1,968   Not applicable  
  Class F-3   Not applicable    18    857   Not applicable  
  Class 529-A   4,458    1,542    592   $1,115  
  Class 529-C   595    48    18   34  
  Class 529-E   282    24    17   32  
  Class 529-T       *   *  *
  Class 529-F-1       *   *  *
  Class 529-F-2   Not applicable    59    39   73  
  Class 529-F-3   Not applicable    *   *  *
  Class R-1   722    76    22   Not applicable  
  Class R-2   2,351    1,174    94   Not applicable  
  Class R-2E   201    73    10   Not applicable  
  Class R-3   3,140    1,005    188   Not applicable  
  Class R-4   1,577    677    189   Not applicable  
  Class R-5E   Not applicable    111    21   Not applicable  
  Class R-5   Not applicable    132    74   Not applicable  
  Class R-6   Not applicable    95    4,373   Not applicable  
  Total class-specific expenses   $91,105    $38,501    $17,525   $1,254  
     
  * 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 $16,000 in the fund’s statement of operations reflects $364,000 in current fees (either paid in cash or deferred) and a net decrease of $348,000 in the value of the deferred amounts.

 

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

 

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

 

Security transactions with related funds — The fund purchased securities from, and sold securities to, other funds managed by CRMC (or funds managed by certain affiliates of CRMC) under procedures adopted by the fund’s board of trustees. The funds involved in such transactions are considered related by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common trustees and/or common officers. Each transaction was executed at the current market price of the security and no brokerage commissions or fees were paid in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. During the six months ended May 31, 2022, the fund engaged in such purchase and sale transactions with related funds in the amounts of $848,006,000 and $1,000,051,000, respectively, which generated $63,440,000 of net realized gains from such sales.

 

Interfund lending — Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the fund, along with other CRMC-managed funds (or funds managed by certain affiliates of CRMC), may participate in an interfund lending program. The program provides an alternate credit facility that permits the funds to lend or borrow cash for temporary purposes directly to or from one another, subject to the conditions of the exemptive order. The fund did not lend or borrow cash through the interfund lending program at any time during the six months ended May 31, 2022.

 

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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 increase
(decrease)
  
Share class  Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares    Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares  
                                         
Six months ended May 31, 2022
                                         
Class A  $1,052,696    17,786   $3,487,426    57,005    $(3,078,067)   (52,126)  $1,462,055    22,665  
Class C   45,447    776    62,538    1,029     (167,296)   (2,868)   (59,311)   (1,063)
Class T                                  
Class F-1   41,371    718    143,709    2,354     (181,648)   (3,102)   3,432    (30)
Class F-2   1,564,472    26,637    789,696    12,943     (1,378,858)   (23,650)   975,310    15,930  
Class F-3   619,870    10,683    353,173    5,785     (573,265)   (9,730)   399,778    6,738  
Class 529-A   135,105    2,279    245,610    4,031     (252,706)   (4,248)   128,009    2,062  
Class 529-C   9,844    166    7,265    119     (27,914)   (467)   (10,805)   (182)
Class 529-E   3,415    58    7,052    116     (10,521)   (177)   (54)   (3)
Class 529-T           1                1     
Class 529-F-1           1                1     
Class 529-F-2   23,379    391    15,994    262     (16,300)   (271)   23,073    382  
Class 529-F-3           1                1     
Class R-1   9,799    169    8,606    142     (16,902)   (289)   1,503    22  
Class R-2   38,722    667    37,936    626     (92,048)   (1,561)   (15,390)   (268)
Class R-2E   6,900    115    4,054    66     (9,261)   (154)   1,693    27  
Class R-3   94,886    1,616    78,292    1,287     (192,246)   (3,233)   (19,068)   (330)
Class R-4   156,562    2,699    78,213    1,282     (174,034)   (2,922)   60,741    1,059  
Class R-5E   27,008    459    8,377    137     (14,486)   (247)   20,899    349  
Class R-5   28,283    483    31,620    518     (57,572)   (979)   2,331    22  
Class R-6   1,100,028    18,780    1,827,429    29,936     (799,579)   (13,513)   2,127,878    35,203  
Total net increase (decrease)  $4,957,787    84,482   $7,186,993    117,638   $(7,042,703)   (119,537)  $5,102,077    82,583 

 

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

 

24 Capital World Growth and Income Fund
 
   Sales*   Reinvestments of
distributions
    Repurchases*   Net (decrease)
increase
  
Share class  Amount   Shares   Amount    Shares    Amount   Shares   Amount    Shares  
 
Year ended November 30, 2021
                                             
Class A  $3,043,831    48,041   $821,824     12,912    $(5,797,886)   (91,496)  $(1,932,231)   (30,543)
Class C   119,954    1,921    8,228     130     (350,651)   (5,606)   (222,469)   (3,555)
Class T                                    
Class F-1   85,744    1,366    37,222     589     (1,127,682)   (17,824)   (1,004,716)   (15,869)
Class F-2   3,166,301    49,908    200,882     3,163     (2,564,268)   (40,376)   802,915     12,695  
Class F-3   1,309,280    20,730    93,003     1,463     (925,445)   (14,589)   476,838     7,604  
Class 529-A   303,623    4,822    57,108     900     (564,012)   (8,942)   (203,281)   (3,220)
Class 529-C   22,944    365    931     15     (63,942)   (1,021)   (40,067)   (641)
Class 529-E   8,128    130    1,437     23     (20,101)   (320)   (10,536)   (167)
Class 529-T                                
Class 529-F-1                                
Class 529-F-2   53,393    842    3,926     61     (36,141)   (570)   21,178     333  
Class 529-F-3                                
Class R-1   16,767    264    1,055     16     (41,054)   (660)   (23,232)   (380)
Class R-2   86,755    1,391    4,750     75     (177,842)   (2,860)   (86,337)   (1,394)
Class R-2E   13,892    222    678     11     (20,966)   (335)   (6,396)   (102)
Class R-3   168,742    2,698    15,883     251     (442,792)   (7,088)   (258,167)   (4,139)
Class R-4   167,259    2,678    20,483     323     (496,868)   (7,854)   (309,126)   (4,853)
Class R-5E   42,478    680    2,084     33     (31,036)   (490)   13,526     223  
Class R-5   58,990    933    9,260     146     (148,565)   (2,371)   (80,315)   (1,292)
Class R-6   8,287,277    129,948    461,789     7,243     (3,249,125)   (51,261)   5,499,941     85,930  
Total net increase (decrease)  $16,955,358    266,939   $1,740,543    27,354   $(16,058,376)   (253,663)  $2,637,525    40,630 

 

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

 

10. Investment transactions

 

The fund made purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and U.S. government obligations, if any, of $18,332,435,000 and $19,395,518,000, respectively, during the six months ended May 31, 2022.

 

Capital World Growth and Income Fund 25
 

Financial highlights

 

      (Loss) income from
investment operations1 
  Dividends and distributions                  
Year ended  Net asset
value,
beginning
of year
   Net
investment
income
   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
to average
net assets3 
 
Class A:                                                                 
5/31/20225,6   $64.35   $.63   $(5.78)  $(5.15)  $(.48)  $(3.31)  $(3.79)  $55.41    (8.53)%7    $53,227    .74%8    .74%8    2.15%8 
11/30/2021   56.86    1.03    7.34    8.37    (.88)       (.88)   64.35    14.75    60,354    .75    .75    1.62 
11/30/2020   50.98    .91    6.10    7.01    (.73)   (.40)   (1.13)   56.86    14.17    55,068    .77    .77    1.83 
11/30/2019   47.80    .97    5.38    6.35    (1.05)   (2.12)   (3.17)   50.98    14.42    52,805    .77    .77    2.03 
11/30/2018   53.02    1.11    (2.89)   (1.78)   (.93)   (2.51)   (3.44)   47.80    (3.69)   50,382    .75    .75    2.17 
11/30/2017   44.61    .93    9.79    10.72    (1.07)   (1.24)   (2.31)   53.02    24.96    56,786    .77    .77    1.93 
Class C:                                                                 
5/31/20225,6    63.56    .40    (5.70)   (5.30)   (.24)   (3.31)   (3.55)   54.71    (8.88)7    922    1.498    1.498    1.388 
11/30/2021   56.18    .55    7.26    7.81    (.43)       (.43)   63.56    13.91    1,139    1.48    1.48    .88 
11/30/2020   50.35    .53    6.06    6.59    (.36)   (.40)   (.76)   56.18    13.34    1,206    1.50    1.50    1.09 
11/30/2019   47.23    .60    5.31    5.91    (.67)   (2.12)   (2.79)   50.35    13.54    1,719    1.53    1.53    1.28 
11/30/2018   52.41    .70    (2.86)   (2.16)   (.51)   (2.51)   (3.02)   47.23    (4.45)   1,988    1.54    1.54    1.38 
11/30/2017   44.12    .55    9.66    10.21    (.68)   (1.24)   (1.92)   52.41    23.95    2,675    1.56    1.56    1.14 
Class T:                                                                 
5/31/20225,6    64.33    .70    (5.77)   (5.07)   (.56)   (3.31)   (3.87)   55.39    (8.42)7,9    10    .508,9    .508,9    2.388,9 
11/30/2021   56.85    1.17    7.33    8.50    (1.02)       (1.02)   64.33    14.999    10    .529    .529    1.849 
11/30/2020   50.98    1.03    6.10    7.13    (.86)   (.40)   (1.26)   56.85    14.479    10    .529    .529    2.079 
11/30/2019   47.80    1.07    5.38    6.45    (1.15)   (2.12)   (3.27)   50.98    14.659    10    .549    .549    2.259 
11/30/2018   53.03    1.22    (2.90)   (1.68)   (1.04)   (2.51)   (3.55)   47.80    (3.48)9    10    .539    .539    2.389 
11/30/20175,11    46.73    .68    6.22    6.90    (.60)       (.60)   53.03    14.867,9    10    .568,9    .568,9    2.098,9 
Class F-1:                                                                 
5/31/20225,6    64.19    .61    (5.77)   (5.16)   (.46)   (3.31)   (3.77)   55.26    (8.57)7    2,131    .808    .808    2.088 
11/30/2021   56.72    .99    7.32    8.31    (.84)       (.84)   64.19    14.67    2,477    .80    .80    1.57 
11/30/2020   50.86    .89    6.09    6.98    (.72)   (.40)   (1.12)   56.72    14.13    3,089    .81    .81    1.78 
11/30/2019   47.69    .94    5.37    6.31    (1.02)   (2.12)   (3.14)   50.86    14.36    3,444    .82    .82    1.98 
11/30/2018   52.90    1.08    (2.88)   (1.80)   (.90)   (2.51)   (3.41)   47.69    (3.74)   3,295    .81    .81    2.12 
11/30/2017   44.53    .90    9.76    10.66    (1.05)   (1.24)   (2.29)   52.90    24.86    3,820    .83    .83    1.87 
Class F-2:                                                                 
5/31/20225,6    64.28    .70    (5.77)   (5.07)   (.55)   (3.31)   (3.86)   55.35    (8.42)7    12,522    .528    .528    2.398 
11/30/2021   56.80    1.18    7.33    8.51    (1.03)       (1.03)   64.28    15.01    13,521    .52    .52    1.85 
11/30/2020   50.94    1.03    6.08    7.11    (.85)   (.40)   (1.25)   56.80    14.45    11,226    .52    .52    2.07 
11/30/2019   47.76    1.07    5.38    6.45    (1.15)   (2.12)   (3.27)   50.94    14.69    9,902    .54    .54    2.25 
11/30/2018   52.98    1.21    (2.88)   (1.67)   (1.04)   (2.51)   (3.55)   47.76    (3.49)   8,636    .54    .54    2.38 
11/30/2017   44.59    1.05    9.76    10.81    (1.18)   (1.24)   (2.42)   52.98    25.21    7,098    .55    .55    2.17 
Class F-3:                                                                 
5/31/20225,6    64.35    .73    (5.79)   (5.06)   (.58)   (3.31)   (3.89)   55.40    (8.40)7    5,487    .418    .418    2.488 
11/30/2021   56.86    1.24    7.34    8.58    (1.09)       (1.09)   64.35    15.12    5,939    .41    .41    1.96 
11/30/2020   50.99    1.09    6.08    7.17    (.90)   (.40)   (1.30)   56.86    14.58    4,815    .42    .42    2.17 
11/30/2019   47.81    1.12    5.38    6.50    (1.20)   (2.12)   (3.32)   50.99    14.79    4,139    .44    .44    2.35 
11/30/2018   53.03    1.27    (2.89)   (1.62)   (1.09)   (2.51)   (3.60)   47.81    (3.39)   3,050    .44    .44    2.48 
11/30/20175,12    45.54    .82    7.54    8.36    (.87)       (.87)   53.03    18.537    2,536    .458    .458    1.938 
Class 529-A:                                                                 
5/31/20225,6    64.10    .62    (5.76)   (5.14)   (.47)   (3.31)   (3.78)   55.18    (8.54)7    3,696    .778    .778    2.128 
11/30/2021   56.64    1.00    7.32    8.32    (.86)       (.86)   64.10    14.71    4,161    .78    .78    1.59 
11/30/2020   50.79    .89    6.07    6.96    (.71)   (.40)   (1.11)   56.64    14.12    3,860    .81    .81    1.79 
11/30/2019   47.63    .94    5.35    6.29    (1.01)   (2.12)   (3.13)   50.79    14.34    3,494    .83    .83    1.98 
11/30/2018   52.84    1.07    (2.88)   (1.81)   (.89)   (2.51)   (3.40)   47.63    (3.77)   3,291    .83    .83    2.10 
11/30/2017   44.48    .90    9.74    10.64    (1.04)   (1.24)   (2.28)   52.84    24.87    3,415    .84    .84    1.86 

 

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

 

26 Capital World Growth and Income Fund
 

Financial highlights (continued)

 

      (Loss) income from
investment operations1 
  Dividends and distributions                  
Year ended  Net asset
value,
beginning
of year
   Net
investment
income
   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
to average
net assets3 
 
Class 529-C:                                                                 
5/31/20225,6   $63.87   $.39   $(5.73)  $(5.34)  $(.22)  $(3.31)  $(3.53)  $55.00    (8.89)%7   $107    1.54%8    1.54%8    1.34%8 
11/30/2021   56.45    .53    7.28    7.81    (.39)       (.39)   63.87    13.84    136    1.52    1.52    .84 
11/30/2020   50.56    .51    6.09    6.60    (.31)   (.40)   (.71)   56.45    13.29    156    1.55    1.55    1.03 
11/30/2019   47.41    .58    5.34    5.92    (.65)   (2.12)   (2.77)   50.56    13.50    413    1.58    1.58    1.24 
11/30/2018   52.56    .67    (2.86)   (2.19)   (.45)   (2.51)   (2.96)   47.41    (4.49)   462    1.59    1.59    1.32 
11/30/2017   44.25    .52    9.70    10.22    (.67)   (1.24)   (1.91)   52.56    23.90    758    1.61    1.61    1.09 
Class 529-E:                                                                 
5/31/20225,6    63.99    .55    (5.74)   (5.19)   (.40)   (3.31)   (3.71)   55.09    (8.67)7    105    1.018    1.018    1.888 
11/30/2021   56.56    .86    7.29    8.15    (.72)       (.72)   63.99    14.44    122    1.01    1.01    1.36 
11/30/2020   50.70    .78    6.09    6.87    (.61)   (.40)   (1.01)   56.56    13.92    117    1.02    1.02    1.57 
11/30/2019   47.55    .84    5.34    6.18    (.91)   (2.12)   (3.03)   50.70    14.09    119    1.04    1.04    1.76 
11/30/2018   52.76    .96    (2.89)   (1.93)   (.77)   (2.51)   (3.28)   47.55    (3.98)   123    1.05    1.05    1.88 
11/30/2017   44.41    .79    9.73    10.52    (.93)   (1.24)   (2.17)   52.76    24.58    138    1.06    1.06    1.63 
Class 529-T:                                                                 
5/31/20225,6    64.32    .69    (5.78)   (5.09)   (.54)   (3.31)   (3.85)   55.38    (8.45)7,9    10    .538,9    .538,9    2.368,9 
11/30/2021   56.84    1.14    7.33    8.47    (.99)       (.99)   64.32    14.949    10    .569    .569    1.809 
11/30/2020   50.98    1.01    6.08    7.09    (.83)   (.40)   (1.23)   56.84    14.409    10    .569    .569    2.029 
11/30/2019   47.80    1.05    5.38    6.43    (1.13)   (2.12)   (3.25)   50.98    14.629    10    .599    .599    2.209 
11/30/2018   53.02    1.19    (2.89)   (1.70)   (1.01)   (2.51)   (3.52)   47.80    (3.54)9    10    .599    .599    2.329 
11/30/20175,11    46.73    .66    6.22    6.88    (.59)       (.59)   53.02    14.817,9    10    .618,9    .618,9    2.038,9 
Class 529-F-1:                                                                 
5/31/20225,6    64.15    .67    (5.77)   (5.10)   (.52)   (3.31)   (3.83)   55.22    (8.49)7,9    10    .618,9    .618,9    2.278,9 
11/30/2021   56.69    1.12    7.33    8.45    (.99)       (.99)   64.15    14.939    10    .609    .609    1.769 
11/30/2020   50.84    1.08    6.00    7.08    (.83)   (.40)   (1.23)   56.69    14.409    10    .579    .579    2.189 
11/30/2019   47.68    1.05    5.35    6.40    (1.12)   (2.12)   (3.24)   50.84    14.60    188    .60    .60    2.21 
11/30/2018   52.90    1.18    (2.88)   (1.70)   (1.01)   (2.51)   (3.52)   47.68    (3.55)   171    .60    .60    2.32 
11/30/2017   44.52    1.01    9.75    10.76    (1.14)   (1.24)   (2.38)   52.90    25.14    149    .62    .62    2.08 
Class 529-F-2:                                                                 
5/31/20225,6    64.36    .70    (5.78)   (5.08)   (.55)   (3.31)   (3.86)   55.42    (8.42)7    249    .518    .518    2.398 
11/30/2021   56.87    1.15    7.34    8.49    (1.00)       (1.00)   64.36    14.96    264    .55    .55    1.81 
11/30/20205,13    50.74    .02    6.11    6.13                56.87    12.087    215    .057    .057    .037 
Class 529-F-3:                                                                 
5/31/20225,6    64.36    .71    (5.78)   (5.07)   (.57)   (3.31)   (3.88)   55.41    (8.41)7    10    .478    .478    2.418 
11/30/2021   56.87    1.20    7.34    8.54    (1.05)       (1.05)   64.36    15.06    10    .50    .47    1.89 
11/30/20205,13    50.74    .02    6.11    6.13                56.87    12.087    10    .067    .047    .047 
Class R-1:                                                                 
5/31/20225,6    63.62    .40    (5.70)   (5.30)   (.24)   (3.31)   (3.55)   54.77    (8.88)7    135    1.518    1.518    1.378 
11/30/2021   56.24    .54    7.25    7.79    (.41)       (.41)   63.62    13.88    155    1.51    1.51    .86 
11/30/2020   50.41    .53    6.06    6.59    (.36)   (.40)   (.76)   56.24    13.32    158    1.52    1.52    1.07 
11/30/2019   47.28    .60    5.33    5.93    (.68)   (2.12)   (2.80)   50.41    13.56    177    1.54    1.54    1.28 
11/30/2018   52.48    .70    (2.87)   (2.17)   (.52)   (2.51)   (3.03)   47.28    (4.46)   191    1.54    1.54    1.39 
11/30/2017   44.18    .55    9.69    10.24    (.70)   (1.24)   (1.94)   52.48    23.99    234    1.54    1.54    1.16 

 

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

 

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Financial highlights (continued)

 

     (Loss) income from
investment operations1
   Dividends and distributions                         
Year ended  Net asset
value,
beginning
of year
   Net
investment
income
   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
to average
net assets3
 
Class R-2:                                                                 
5/31/20225,6   $63.42   $.39   $(5.69)  $(5.30)  $(.24)  $(3.31)  $(3.55)  $54.57    (8.90)%7   $572    1.54%8    1.54%8    1.35%8 
11/30/2021   56.06    .54    7.24    7.78    (.42)       (.42)   63.42    13.88    682    1.51    1.51    .86 
11/30/2020   50.25    .53    6.04    6.57    (.36)   (.40)   (.76)   56.06    13.33    681    1.52    1.52    1.08 
11/30/2019   47.15    .60    5.30    5.90    (.68)   (2.12)   (2.80)   50.25    13.53    722    1.54    1.54    1.27 
11/30/2018   52.34    .70    (2.86)   (2.16)   (.52)   (2.51)   (3.03)   47.15    (4.45)   755    1.54    1.54    1.38 
11/30/2017   44.07    .55    9.66    10.21    (.70)   (1.24)   (1.94)   52.34    23.98    932    1.54    1.54    1.16 
Class R-2E:                                                                 
5/31/20225,6    64.05    .49    (5.75)   (5.26)   (.33)   (3.31)   (3.64)   55.15    (8.76)7    63    1.238    1.238    1.678 
11/30/2021   56.61    .73    7.30    8.03    (.59)       (.59)   64.05    14.22    71    1.21    1.21    1.16 
11/30/2020   50.75    .68    6.09    6.77    (.51)   (.40)   (.91)   56.61    13.65    69    1.22    1.22    1.38 
11/30/2019   47.59    .74    5.36    6.10    (.82)   (2.12)   (2.94)   50.75    13.88    67    1.24    1.24    1.56 
11/30/2018   52.80    .86    (2.88)   (2.02)   (.68)   (2.51)   (3.19)   47.59    (4.15)   58    1.24    1.24    1.68 
11/30/2017   44.47    .69    9.75    10.44    (.87)   (1.24)   (2.11)   52.80    24.34    53    1.24    1.24    1.42 
Class R-3:                                                                 
5/31/20225,6    63.85    .53    (5.73)   (5.20)   (.38)   (3.31)   (3.69)   54.96    (8.68)7    1,157    1.078    1.078    1.828 
11/30/2021   56.43    .82    7.28    8.10    (.68)       (.68)   63.85    14.37    1,365    1.06    1.06    1.31 
11/30/2020   50.59    .75    6.07    6.82    (.58)   (.40)   (.98)   56.43    13.84    1,440    1.07    1.07    1.52 
11/30/2019   47.45    .82    5.33    6.15    (.89)   (2.12)   (3.01)   50.59    14.05    1,568    1.09    1.09    1.73 
11/30/2018   52.65    .93    (2.87)   (1.94)   (.75)   (2.51)   (3.26)   47.45    (4.02)   1,693    1.09    1.09    1.83 
11/30/2017   44.32    .77    9.72    10.49    (.92)   (1.24)   (2.16)   52.65    24.54    2,114    1.09    1.09    1.60 
Class R-4:                                                                 
5/31/20225,6    64.17    .62    (5.76)   (5.14)   (.47)   (3.31)   (3.78)   55.25    (8.54)7    1,212    .778    .778    2.138 
11/30/2021   56.71    1.02    7.31    8.33    (.87)       (.87)   64.17    14.71    1,340    .76    .76    1.61 
11/30/2020   50.84    .91    6.09    7.00    (.73)   (.40)   (1.13)   56.71    14.20    1,459    .77    .77    1.83 
11/30/2019   47.67    .96    5.36    6.32    (1.03)   (2.12)   (3.15)   50.84    14.37    1,520    .79    .79    2.02 
11/30/2018   52.89    1.09    (2.89)   (1.80)   (.91)   (2.51)   (3.42)   47.67    (3.72)   1,640    .79    .79    2.13 
11/30/2017   44.51    .92    9.76    10.68    (1.06)   (1.24)   (2.30)   52.89    24.93    2,003    .79    .79    1.90 
Class R-5E:                                                                 
5/31/20225,6    64.24    .69    (5.77)   (5.08)   (.54)   (3.31)   (3.85)   55.31    (8.45)7    139    .578    .578    2.348 
11/30/2021   56.77    1.14    7.33    8.47    (1.00)       (1.00)   64.24    14.94    139    .56    .56    1.80 
11/30/2020   50.91    1.01    6.08    7.09    (.83)   (.40)   (1.23)   56.77    14.41    110    .56    .56    2.03 
11/30/2019   47.74    1.04    5.39    6.43    (1.14)   (2.12)   (3.26)   50.91    14.64    82    .58    .58    2.19 
11/30/2018   52.96    1.20    (2.89)   (1.69)   (1.02)   (2.51)   (3.53)   47.74    (3.53)   37    .58    .58    2.37 
11/30/2017   44.59    1.01    9.78    10.79    (1.18)   (1.24)   (2.42)   52.96    25.17    14    .58    .58    2.09 
Class R-5:                                                                 
5/31/20225,6    64.38    .71    (5.77)   (5.06)   (.57)   (3.31)   (3.88)   55.44    (8.39)7    457    .468    .468    2.438 
11/30/2021   56.89    1.21    7.34    8.55    (1.06)       (1.06)   64.38    15.05    530    .46    .46    1.91 
11/30/2020   51.02    1.06    6.09    7.15    (.88)   (.40)   (1.28)   56.89    14.51    542    .47    .47    2.13 
11/30/2019   47.83    1.11    5.37    6.48    (1.17)   (2.12)   (3.29)   51.02    14.74    745    .49    .49    2.34 
11/30/2018   53.05    1.25    (2.89)   (1.64)   (1.07)   (2.51)   (3.58)   47.83    (3.44)   1,125    .49    .49    2.44 
11/30/2017   44.64    1.07    9.78    10.85    (1.20)   (1.24)   (2.44)   53.05    25.29    1,305    .49    .49    2.21 
Class R-6:                                                                 
5/31/20225,6    64.37    .73    (5.79)   (5.06)   (.58)   (3.31)   (3.89)   55.42    (8.39)7    27,842    .418    .418    2.498 
11/30/2021   56.87    1.24    7.35    8.59    (1.09)       (1.09)   64.37    15.14    30,071    .41    .41    1.94 
11/30/2020   51.01    1.09    6.08    7.17    (.91)   (.40)   (1.31)   56.87    14.56    21,684    .42    .42    2.18 
11/30/2019   47.82    1.12    5.39    6.51    (1.20)   (2.12)   (3.32)   51.01    14.82    18,613    .43    .43    2.36 
11/30/2018   53.04    1.27    (2.89)   (1.62)   (1.09)   (2.51)   (3.60)   47.82    (3.39)   15,132    .44    .44    2.48 
11/30/2017   44.64    1.08    9.79    10.87    (1.23)   (1.24)   (2.47)   53.04    25.33    13,381    .45    .45    2.23 

 

    Six months
ended
May 31,
  Year ended November 30,  
    20225,6,7   2021   2020   2019   2018   2017  
Portfolio turnover rate for all share classes14    16%   32%   36%   23%   49%   35%  
                           
Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.                          

 

28 Capital World Growth and Income Fund
 

Financial highlights (continued)

 

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 some 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 T and 529-T shares began investment operations on April 7, 2017.
12  Class F-3 shares began investment operations on January 27, 2017.
13  Class 529-F-2 and 529-F-3 shares began investment operations on October 30, 2020.
14  Rates do not include the fund’s portfolio activity with respect to any Central Funds.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

Capital World Growth and Income Fund 29
 
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 (December 1, 2021, through May 31, 2022).

 

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
12/1/2021
    Ending
account value
5/31/2022
    Expenses paid
during period*
    Annualized
expense ratio
 
Class A – actual return  $1,000.00   $914.65   $3.53    .74%
Class A – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,021.24    3.73    .74 
Class C – actual return   1,000.00    911.20    7.10    1.49 
Class C – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,017.50    7.49    1.49 
Class T – actual return   1,000.00    915.82    2.39    .50 
Class T – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,022.44    2.52    .50 
Class F-1 – actual return   1,000.00    914.28    3.82    .80 
Class F-1 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,020.94    4.03    .80 
Class F-2 – actual return   1,000.00    915.82    2.48    .52 
Class F-2 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,022.34    2.62    .52 
Class F-3 – actual return   1,000.00    916.04    1.96    .41 
Class F-3 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,022.89    2.07    .41 
Class 529-A – actual return   1,000.00    914.55    3.68    .77 
Class 529-A – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,021.09    3.88    .77 
Class 529-C – actual return   1,000.00    911.08    7.34    1.54 
Class 529-C – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,017.25    7.75    1.54 
Class 529-E – actual return   1,000.00    913.34    4.82    1.01 
Class 529-E – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,019.90    5.09    1.01 
Class 529-T – actual return   1,000.00    915.54    2.53    .53 
Class 529-T – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,022.29    2.67    .53 
Class 529-F-1 – actual return   1,000.00    915.11    2.91    .61 
Class 529-F-1 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,021.89    3.07    .61 
Class 529-F-2 – actual return   1,000.00    915.76    2.44    .51 
Class 529-F-2 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,022.39    2.57    .51 
Class 529-F-3 – actual return   1,000.00    915.87    2.24    .47 
Class 529-F-3 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,022.59    2.37    .47 
Class R-1 – actual return   1,000.00    911.15    7.19    1.51 
Class R-1 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,017.40    7.59    1.51 
Class R-2 – actual return   1,000.00    910.99    7.34    1.54 
Class R-2 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,017.25    7.75    1.54 
Class R-2E – actual return   1,000.00    912.40    5.86    1.23 
Class R-2E – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,018.80    6.19    1.23 
Class R-3 – actual return   1,000.00    913.16    5.10    1.07 
Class R-3 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,019.60    5.39    1.07 
Class R-4 – actual return   1,000.00    914.61    3.68    .77 
Class R-4 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,021.09    3.88    .77 
Class R-5E – actual return   1,000.00    915.55    2.72    .57 
Class R-5E – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,022.09    2.87    .57 
Class R-5 – actual return   1,000.00    916.09    2.20    .46 
Class R-5 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,022.64    2.32    .46 
Class R-6 – actual return   1,000.00    916.09    1.96    .41 
Class R-6 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,022.89    2.07    .41 

 

* 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).

 

Capital World Growth and Income Fund 31
 
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, 2020, through September 30, 2021. 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

 

Custodian of assets

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

 

Counsel

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

 

Independent registered public accounting firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
601 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017-3874

 

Principal underwriter

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

 

36 Capital World Growth and Income Fund
 

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 visit 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.

 

Capital World Growth and Income 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 Capital World Growth and Income 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 September 30, 2022, this report must be accompanied by an American Funds statistical update for the most recently completed calendar quarter.

 

MSCI has not approved, reviewed or produced this report, makes no express or implied warranties or representations and is not liable whatsoever for any data in the report. You may not redistribute the MSCI data or use it as a basis for other indices or investment products.

 

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 SystemSM — 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 27 years of investment industry experience, including 21 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 funds have beaten their Lipper peer indexes in 90% of 10-year periods and 99% of 20-year periods.2 Fixed income funds have helped investors achieve 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, 2021.
  2 Based on Class F-2 share results for rolling calendar-year periods starting the first full calendar year after each fund’s inception through December 31, 2021. 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.
  3 Based on Class F-2 share results as of December 31, 2021. Thirteen of the 17 fixed income American Funds that have been in existence for the three-year period showed a three-year correlation below 0.3. 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 management fees were in the lowest quintile 63% of the time, based on the 20-year period ended December 31, 2021, 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. Visit 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.

 

  CAPITAL WORLD GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
   
  By __/s/ Donald H. Rolfe____________________
 

Donald H. Rolfe,

Principal Executive Officer

   
  Date: July 29, 2022

 

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/ Donald H. Rolfe_________________

Donald H. Rolfe,

Principal Executive Officer

 
Date: July 29, 2022

 

 

 

By ___/s/ Gregory F. Niland    __________

Gregory F. Niland, Treasurer and

Principal Financial Officer

 
Date: July 29, 2022