American Funds Capital World Growth and Income Fund®

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American Funds Capital World Gr&Inc529F3 (FWCGX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Deforestation grade: Fund is invested in deforestation-risk agricultural commodity producer/traders, above the threshold of 0.5% and below 1.5%. Assigned a grade of D.
How we track deforestation-risk investments
D
11.91%
INVESTED IN DEFORESTATION-RISK COMPANIES
producers
AGRIBUSINESS
deforestation-risk producers and traders of palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy
banks
BANKS AND LENDERS
that finance deforestation-risk agribusiness producers via lending and underwriting
consumers
MAJOR CONSUMER BRANDS
that use deforestation-risk agribusiness commodities in products
43
holdings flagged
12%
of assets flagged
This fund contains
 $14.83 BILLION invested 
in holdings flagged for deforestation risk
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producers
Commodity producers
5 holdings
0.92% of assets
$1.14 BILLION invested
banks
Banks and lenders
12 holdings
3.15% of assets
$3.91 BILLION invested
consumers
Major consumer brands
28 holdings
8.09% of assets
$10.07 BILLION invested
Commodity producers
Commodity producers
5 HOLDINGS
Companies that produce and trade palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy, and have a past record or a significant risk of contributing to deforestation, land grabbing, and human rights abuses. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of C if total producer exposure is below the threshold of 0.5%; a grade of D if below 1.5%; and a grade of F if above 1.5%.
5 HOLDINGS
  • % of portfolio
    $ invested
  • 1. Glencore PLC
    Soy producerPalm oil producer
    0.46%0.46% of portfolio
    $574.17M$574.17M invested
    Soy producerPalm oil producer
  • 2. JBS SA
    Soy producerCattle producerPaper/pulp producer
    0.17%0.17% of portfolio
    $215.37M$215.37M invested
    Soy producerCattle producerPaper/pulp producer
  • 3. ITOCHU Corp
    Timber producerRubber producerPaper/pulp producerPalm oil producer
    0.16%0.16% of portfolio
    $195.39M$195.39M invested
    Timber producerRubber producerPaper/pulp producerPalm oil producer
  • 4. Mitsubishi Corp
    Palm oil producer
    0.07%0.07% of portfolio
    $81.2M$81.2M invested
    Palm oil producer
  • 5. Neste OYJ
    Soy producerPalm oil producer
    0.06%0.06% of portfolio
    $73.75M$73.75M invested
    Soy producerPalm oil producer
Banks and lenders
Banks and lenders
12 HOLDINGS
Financial institutions directly and indirectly involved in underwriting and lending to deforestation-risk producers and traders. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
12 HOLDINGS
  • % of portfolio
    $ invested
  • 1. JPMorgan Chase & Co
    0.69%0.69% of portfolio
    $854.89M$854.89M invested
  • 2. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
    0.53%0.53% of portfolio
    $662.43M$662.43M invested
  • 3. HSBC Holdings PLC
    0.44%0.44% of portfolio
    $541.95M$541.95M invested
  • 4. ING Groep NV
    0.43%0.43% of portfolio
    $531.64M$531.64M invested
  • 5. NatWest Group PLC
    0.26%0.26% of portfolio
    $317.48M$317.48M invested
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Major consumer brands
Major consumer brands
28 HOLDINGS
Consumer goods retailers that source palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy from deforestation-risk producers and traders and sell it to consumers worldwide. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
28 HOLDINGS
  • % of portfolio
    $ invested
  • 1. Amazon.com Inc
    Soy major consumer brandCattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandRubber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
    2.11%2.11% of portfolio
    $2.62B$2.62B invested
    Soy major consumer brandCattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandRubber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
  • 2. The Home Depot Inc
    Cattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandRubber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brand
    0.8%0.8% of portfolio
    $996.21M$996.21M invested
    Cattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandRubber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brand
  • 3. Lvmh Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE
    Cattle major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
    0.67%0.67% of portfolio
    $832.88M$832.88M invested
    Cattle major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
  • 4. The Kroger Co
    Soy major consumer brandCattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
    0.5%0.5% of portfolio
    $621.18M$621.18M invested
    Soy major consumer brandCattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
  • 5. Mitsui & Co Ltd
    Soy major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
    0.47%0.47% of portfolio
    $590.8M$590.8M invested
    Soy major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
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DATA AS OF 31 Dec 2024
Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on FWCGX at Morningstar.com
Current fund
FWCGX
American Funds Capital World Growth and Income Fund®
Family
American Funds/Capital Group
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 1/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
-1.1% less in annualized returns
More invested in commodity producers 
0.42% more invested
Less invested in banks and lenders 
0.55% less invested
Less invested in major consumer brands 
2.07% less invested
Current fund
FWCGX
American Funds Capital World Growth and Income Fund®
Family
American Funds/Capital Group
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 1/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
-1.1% less in annualized returns
More invested in commodity producers 
0.42% more invested
Less invested in banks and lenders 
0.55% less invested
Less invested in major consumer brands 
2.07% less invested
Current fund
FWCGX
American Funds Capital World Growth and Income Fund®
Family
American Funds/Capital Group
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 1/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
-1.1% less in annualized returns
More invested in commodity producers 
0.42% more invested
Less invested in banks and lenders 
0.55% less invested
Less invested in major consumer brands 
2.07% less invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Deforestation analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Commodity producers
This fund
FWCGX - American Funds Capital World Growth and Income Fund®
18%
7.8%
10%
8.77%
0.92% 
Benchmark
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
21%
8.24%
11%
9.86%
0.5% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-2.65%
-0.44%
-0.97%
-1.1%
0.42%  higher
Find more financial data on FWCGX at Morningstar.com
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