International growth with a dividend focus

Seeking international growth

International Growth and Income Fund

INCEPTION DATE
October 1, 2008

IMPLEMENTATION
Consider for a core international allocation

OBJECTIVE
The fund’s investment objective is to provide you long-term growth of capital while providing current income

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International Growth and Income Fund

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INTERNATIONAL GROWTH WITH A DIVIDEND FOCUS


International Growth and Income Fund's balanced approach can provide capital appreciation while focusing on well-established companies with strong earnings that often pay dividends. This dividend income can help reduce volatility.

INTERNATIONAL GROWTH WITH A DIVIDEND FOCUS

Seeking international growth with a dividend focus

Coming out of the pandemic, many companies are shifting from dividend zeros to dividend heroes. Those resilient businesses, while not necessarily the highest yielders in the marketplace, could provide upside for investors. Investors can find a broad range of companies in markets around the world with a history of paying meaningful and growing dividends. 

Businesses across sectors and borders are raising their dividends

This graphic shows a world map of companies with rising dividends. The United States companies are: Philip Morris International. The international companies are ASML in Netherlands, Novo Nordisk in Denmark, BAE Systems in United Kingdom, Publicis Groupe in France and AIA Group in Hong Kong. The emerging markets companies are: Vale in Brazil and HDFC Bank in India.

Sources:  Capital Group, FactSet, Refinitiv. Companies listed are among the top 20 holdings by weight in International Growth and Income Fund as of 12/31/2023. (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., AstraZeneca, Novo Nordisk, TotalEnergies, ASML, Airbus, MediaTek, AXA, BAE Systems, Sanofi, Tokyo Electron, British American Tobacco, Vale, AIA Group, Publicis Groupe, Broadcom, Zurich Insurance Group Ag, Koninklijke Kpn Nv, Philip Morris International, HDFC Bank)

International Growth and Income Fund

International Growth and Income Fund is offered in various share classes designed for retirement plans, nonprofits, and other institutional and individual investors.

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