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: 811-23467
American Funds International Vantage Fund
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
6455 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, California 92618
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 975-5000
Date of fiscal year end: October 31
Date of reporting period: October 31, 2021
Gregory F. Niland
American Funds International Vantage Fund
5300 Robin Hood Road
Norfolk, Virginia 23513
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
ITEM 1 – Reports to Stockholders
American Funds
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A prudent approach
to international
growth investing
American Funds International Vantage Fund seeks to provide you with prudent growth of capital and conservation of principal.
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 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-3 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 periods ended September 30, 2021 (the most recent calendar quarter-end):
1 year | 5 years | 10 years | ||||
Class F-3 shares* | 18.85% | 11.64% | 9.70% | |||
Class A shares (reflecting 5.75% maximum sales charge)† | 11.53 | 9.84 | 8.57 |
* | The fund was organized for the purpose of effecting the reorganization of Capital Group International Equity Fund (the “predecessor fund”) into a new Delaware statutory trust on November 8, 2019. In connection with the reorganization, former shareholders of the predecessor fund received Class F-3 shares of the fund. The performance of Class F-3 shares of the fund includes the performance of the predecessor fund prior to the reorganization. |
† | Class A shares were first offered on November 8, 2019. Class A share results prior to the date of first sale are hypothetical based on the results of the original share class of the fund, adjusted for typical estimated expenses. Please see capitalgroup.com for more information on specific expense adjustments and the actual dates of first sale. |
For other share class results, visit capitalgroup.com and americanfundsretirement.com.
The total annual fund operating expense ratios are 0.71% for Class F-3 shares and 1.12% for Class A shares, and the net expense ratios are 0.65% for Class F-3 shares and 1.09% for Class A shares as of the prospectus dated January 1, 2022 (unaudited).
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 began investment operations on April 1, 2011, but was only available to a limited number of investors. Now available on the American Funds platform, the reorganized fund has adopted the results and financial history of the original fund.
The investment adviser is currently reimbursing a portion of other expenses for Class F-3 shares so that total expenses do not exceed 0.65%. This reimbursement will be in effect through at least January 1, 2024, without which the results would have been lower and net expense ratios higher. The adviser may elect at its discretion to extend, modify or terminate the reimbursement at that time. Visit capitalgroup.com for more information.
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.
Contents
1 | Letter to investors |
3 | The value of a $10,000 investment |
4 | Investment portfolio |
8 | Financial statements |
31 | Board of trustees and other officers |
Fellow investors:
American Funds International Vantage Fund generated solid results for the 12-month reporting period ended October 31, 2021, returning 26.90%. By comparison, the fund’s primary benchmark, the unmanaged MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index, gained 34.18%. The fund, which seeks to provide a smoother return profile over a full market cycle, has exceeded its benchmark on a three-, five- and 10-year basis, and over its lifetime, as the table below shows.
Market review
During the 12-month period, international stocks rallied. A rebound in economic activity, government stimulus measures and the accelerated rollout of vaccinations in many countries fueled investor optimism. All sectors in the benchmark MSCI EAFE Index notched double-digit gains, led by strong returns in energy, financials and information technology.
Cyclical stocks shined. Energy companies benefited from soaring commodity prices as manufacturing activity bounced back and consumer travel picked up. West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices spiked 72% during the 12-month period, lifting shares of major European oil companies. Natural gas prices skyrocketed 114% amid supply shortages and rising demand from European countries. Meanwhile, banking giants in the U.K., France, Spain and Australia all posted robust returns on a brighter economic outlook.
Returns in information technology were lifted by the shift to working from home and demand for cloud-based computer applications. Semiconductor-related companies were bolstered by strong demand for processors and sensors used in a wide range of products, which led to shortages and delays for certain types of chips, particularly those used in automobiles.
On a regional basis, European stocks outpaced Japan equities. French stocks rose 47.3%, and German stocks gained 32.6%. U.K. stocks increased 43.7%. Japanese stocks rose 19.9%. In the 19-member eurozone, gross domestic
Results at a glance
(for periods ended October 31, 2021, with all distributions reinvested)
Cumulative total returns | Average annual total returns | |||||||||||||||||||
1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Lifetime (since Class F-3 inception on 4/1/11) | ||||||||||||||||
American Funds International Vantage Fund1 (Class F-3 shares) | 26.90 | % | 16.72 | % | 13.06 | % | 9.07 | % | 7.57 | % | ||||||||||
American Funds International Vantage Fund (Class A shares)2 | 26.32 | 16.20 | 12.56 | 8.59 | 7.09 | |||||||||||||||
MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index3 | 34.18 | 11.54 | 9.79 | 7.37 | 5.87 |
1 | The fund was organized for the purpose of effecting the reorganization of Capital Group International Equity Fund (the “predecessor fund”) into a new Delaware statutory trust on November 8, 2019. In connection with the reorganization, former shareholders of the predecessor fund received Class F-3 shares of the fund. The performance of Class F-3 shares of the fund includes the performance of the predecessor fund prior to the reorganization. The inception date shown in the table for Class F-3 shares is that of the predecessor fund. |
2 | Class A shares were first offered on November 8, 2019. Class A share results prior to the date of first sale are hypothetical based on the results of the original share class of the fund, adjusted for typical estimated expenses. Please see capitalgroup.com for more information on specific expense adjustments and the actual dates of first sale. |
3 | MSCI EAFE® (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure developed equity market results, excluding the United States and Canada. Results reflect dividends net of withholding taxes. This index is unmanaged, and its results include reinvested dividends and/or distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes. Source: MSCI. |
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product grew by 2.2% in the July-to-September period based on preliminary data, following growth of 2.1% in the April-to-June period.
However, inflation has been rising around the world due to higher energy costs and widespread supply chain disruptions. Eurozone inflation rose to a new 13-year high of 4.1% in October, raising questions about the direction of monetary policy. The European Central Bank has signaled it plans to keep its key lending rate at minus 0.5% but intends to wind down its pandemic emergency bond-buying program in March 2022.
Japan struggled to contain the virus, and this weighed on economic activity and consumer spending. Japan’s economy expanded modestly in the second quarter of 2021, following a contraction the previous quarter.
Inside the portfolio
Positioning in the financials sector was the largest detractor on a relative basis. One of those was investment in the London Stock Exchange. Its shares declined, partly due to market concerns about the company’s spending plans following its acquisition of data provider Refinitiv.
Less exposure to energy companies, particularly major oil companies in Europe, also hurt the fund’s returns on a relative basis. Holdings in certain consumer staples companies, including Reckitt Benckiser Group, also weighed on relative returns. Chinese internet services giant Tencent was another leading detractor. Its shares were pressured by heightened regulation in China’s online gaming industry. Cash was a detractor in a rising market. Cash in the fund remains elevated, reflecting caution by some portfolio managers about elevated valuations in the market, particularly for some of the higher growth companies.
In contrast, the fund benefited on a relative basis from stock selection in the health care sector. Shares of diabetes drugmaker Novo Nordisk surged on a solid outlook as well as sales and profit growth for the nine months ended September 30. The Danish company also won U.S. regulatory approval for its weight loss drug, which saw strong initial demand.
Companies in the industrials and information technology sectors also made positive contributions. Shares of TFI International notched triple-digit gains. The Canadian transportation and logistics company completed its acquisition of UPS Freight and boosted margins by repricing all the contracts that UPS had bundled with their package business.
In technology, ASML shares rose on strong demand for its high-end semiconductor equipment. The Netherlands-based company reported increased profit and sales for the nine months ended September 30. ASML’s order book has benefited from chipmakers planning to build additional manufacturing plants in the face of a global semiconductor shortage.
Looking ahead
As a reminder, the fund seeks to provide prudent growth of capital and conservation of principal. It aims to provide a smoother return profile over a full market cycle, targeting less volatility and better downside capture than the market by focusing on companies with the potential for long-term growth and resilience to market declines.
In the current market environment, where inflation has become a growing concern, managers have been careful about not being overly exposed to certain industries that they believe may not offer longer term potential.
Portfolio managers have been focused on companies that they believe have hard-to-replicate business models, those with stronger pricing power and those with durable competitive advantages. While the global economy should continue to grow in 2022, the pace of growth is likely to be challenged by inflationary pressures, dislocations in supply chains, imbalances in labor markets and shortages of finished goods.
Information technology was the largest area of investment for the fund as of October 31. Holdings in this sector represent a diverse mix of companies, from those involved in semiconductor manufacturing to factory automation to enterprise software and optical sensors. Health care is the second largest area of investment, specifically pharmaceutical companies with innovative treatments and promising drug pipelines.
In industrials, companies that make airplanes and related equipment remain core holdings in the portfolio. Meanwhile, in the financials sector managers have mostly avoided commercial banks, preferring stock exchange operators and insurance companies.
We thank you for the trust you have placed in us and for your continued investment in the fund, and we look forward to reporting to you again in six months.
Cordially,
Gerald Du Manoir
Senior Vice President
December 10, 2021
For current information about the fund, visit capitalgroup.com.
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The value of a $10,000 investment
How a hypothetical $10,000 investment has grown (for the period April 1, 2011, to October 31, 2021, with all distributions reinvested)
Fund results shown are for Class F-3 and Class A shares. 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.
1 | Includes reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. |
2 | Class A share results reflect deduction of the maximum sales charge of 5.75% on the $10,000 investment; thus, the net amount invested was $9,425. Class A shares were first offered on November 8, 2019. Class A share results prior to the date of first sale are hypothetical based on the results of the original share class of the fund, adjusted for typical estimated expenses. Visit capitalgroup.com for more information on specific expense adjustments and the actual dates of first sale. |
3 | MSCI EAFE® (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure developed equity market results, excluding the United States and Canada. Results reflect dividends net of withholding taxes. This index is unmanaged, and its results include reinvested dividends and/or distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes. Source: MSCI. |
The results shown are before taxes on fund distributions and sale of fund shares.
Average annual total returns based on a $1,000 investment (for periods ended October 31, 2021)
1 year | 5 years | 10 years | Lifetime (since 4/1/11) | |||||||||||||
Class F-3 shares | 26.90 | % | 13.06 | % | 9.07 | % | 7.57 | % | ||||||||
Class A shares* | 19.06 | 11.24 | 7.95 | 6.50 |
* | Assumes payment of the maximum 5.75% sales charge. |
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.
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Investment portfolio October 31, 2021
Industry sector diversification | Percent of net assets |
Country diversification by domicile | Percent of net assets | |||
Eurozone* | 31.83 | % | ||
Japan | 15.51 | |||
United Kingdom | 9.91 | |||
Switzerland | 7.67 | |||
Denmark | 7.52 | |||
Hong Kong | 3.86 | |||
Taiwan | 2.96 | |||
China | 2.87 | |||
Canada | 1.89 | |||
Other countries | 7.14 | |||
Short-term securities & other assets less liabilities | 8.84 |
* | Countries using the euro as a common currency; those represented in the fund’s portfolio are Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. |
Common stocks 90.48% | Shares | Value (000) | ||||||
Information technology 16.89% | ||||||||
ASML Holding NV1 | 53,973 | $ | 43,972 | |||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (ADR) | 339,042 | 38,549 | ||||||
Keyence Corp.1 | 58,320 | 35,168 | ||||||
Hamamatsu Photonics KK1 | 368,100 | 21,822 | ||||||
SAP SE1 | 124,697 | 18,060 | ||||||
STMicroelectronics NV1 | 323,626 | 15,352 | ||||||
OBIC Co., Ltd.1 | 49,600 | 9,151 | ||||||
Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A2 | 17,208 | 7,883 | ||||||
Tokyo Electron, Ltd.1 | 15,000 | 6,993 | ||||||
Nice, Ltd. (ADR) | 17,350 | 4,910 | ||||||
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.1 | 62,200 | 4,735 | ||||||
Dye & Durham, Ltd. | 108,462 | 3,319 | ||||||
AVEVA Group PLC1 | 67,958 | 3,312 | ||||||
Lightspeed Commerce, Inc. SV, subordinate voting shares (CAD denominated)2 | 28,736 | 2,801 | ||||||
Amadeus IT Group SA, Class A, non-registered shares1,2 | 34,725 | 2,327 | ||||||
Dassault Systemes SE1 | 31,424 | 1,833 | ||||||
220,187 | ||||||||
Health care 13.66% | ||||||||
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B1 | 384,716 | 42,316 | ||||||
AstraZeneca PLC1 | 264,748 | 33,034 | ||||||
Genmab A/S1,2 | 43,663 | 19,656 | ||||||
Straumann Holding AG1 | 7,709 | 16,049 | ||||||
BeiGene, Ltd. (ADR)2 | 41,850 | 14,971 | ||||||
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.1 | 197,100 | 12,833 | ||||||
HOYA Corp.1 | 57,500 | 8,459 | ||||||
Koninklijke Philips NV (EUR denominated)1 | 143,646 | 6,768 | ||||||
Grifols, SA, Class A, non-registered shares1 | 249,845 | 5,720 | ||||||
Hutchmed China, Ltd. (ADR)2 | 180,700 | 5,316 | ||||||
Terumo Corp.1 | 108,000 | 4,764 | ||||||
Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd.1 | 169,200 | 4,255 | ||||||
Roche Holding AG, nonvoting non-registered shares1 | 7,598 | 2,943 | ||||||
Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd.1 | 38,600 | 1,019 | ||||||
178,103 | ||||||||
Industrials 13.24% | ||||||||
Safran SA1 | 167,982 | 22,587 | ||||||
ABB, Ltd.1 | 647,585 | 21,481 | ||||||
Airbus SE, non-registered shares1,2 | 128,067 | 16,419 | ||||||
SMC Corp.1 | 26,500 | 15,849 |
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Common stocks (continued) | Shares | Value (000) | ||||||
Industrials (continued) | ||||||||
RELX PLC1 | 464,000 | $ | 14,360 | |||||
TFI International, Inc. (CAD denominated) | 113,762 | 12,614 | ||||||
DSV A/S1 | 47,459 | 11,034 | ||||||
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.1 | 150,600 | 10,037 | ||||||
Nidec Corp.1 | 71,900 | 7,952 | ||||||
Epiroc AB, Class A1 | 314,794 | 7,821 | ||||||
DKSH Holding AG1 | 80,890 | 6,490 | ||||||
Jardine Matheson Holdings, Ltd.1 | 102,100 | 5,918 | ||||||
MTU Aero Engines AG1 | 24,209 | 5,384 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Corp.1 | 124,400 | 3,923 | ||||||
ASSA ABLOY AB, Class B1 | 119,210 | 3,497 | ||||||
Canadian National Railway Company | 21,900 | 2,911 | ||||||
Daikin Industries, Ltd.1 | 11,200 | 2,455 | ||||||
Ryanair Holdings PLC (ADR)2 | 16,064 | 1,823 | ||||||
172,555 | ||||||||
Financials 12.43% | ||||||||
AIA Group, Ltd.1 | 2,361,700 | 26,689 | ||||||
London Stock Exchange Group PLC1 | 241,118 | 23,440 | ||||||
Euronext NV1 | 122,632 | 13,790 | ||||||
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA1 | 1,937,312 | 13,592 | ||||||
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Ltd.1 | 217,300 | 13,188 | ||||||
DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.1 | 506,680 | 11,807 | ||||||
HDFC Bank, Ltd. (ADR) | 143,252 | 10,301 | ||||||
BNP Paribas SA1 | 152,617 | 10,238 | ||||||
DNB Bank ASA1,3 | 406,867 | 9,695 | ||||||
Aon PLC, Class A | 20,100 | 6,431 | ||||||
ING Groep NV1 | 387,872 | 5,888 | ||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA1 | 1,980,871 | 5,643 | ||||||
Partners Group Holding AG1 | 2,627 | 4,594 | ||||||
Allfunds Group PLC1,2 | 216,302 | 4,373 | ||||||
Deutsche Boerse AG1 | 14,488 | 2,405 | ||||||
162,074 | ||||||||
Consumer discretionary 10.93% | ||||||||
EssilorLuxottica1 | 114,906 | 23,783 | ||||||
Kering SA1 | 30,613 | 22,968 | ||||||
Hermès International1 | 9,549 | 15,166 | ||||||
Industria de Diseño Textil, SA1 | 397,566 | 14,375 | ||||||
MercadoLibre, Inc.2 | 9,667 | 14,317 | ||||||
LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SE1 | 17,422 | 13,658 | ||||||
Cie. Financière Richemont SA, Class A1 | 86,794 | 10,762 | ||||||
B&M European Value Retail SA1 | 1,105,208 | 9,585 | ||||||
Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.1 | 43,100 | 7,909 | ||||||
adidas AG1 | 20,112 | 6,586 | ||||||
Flutter Entertainment PLC1,2 | 17,777 | 3,365 | ||||||
142,474 | ||||||||
Consumer staples 10.29% | ||||||||
Nestlé SA1 | 177,139 | 23,398 | ||||||
L’Oréal SA, non-registered shares1 | 45,448 | 20,783 | ||||||
Carlsberg A/S, Class B1 | 119,531 | 19,755 | ||||||
British American Tobacco PLC1 | 442,684 | 15,396 | ||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV1 | 217,540 | 13,319 | ||||||
Diageo PLC1 | 214,245 | 10,666 | ||||||
Pernod Ricard SA1 | 36,884 | 8,493 | ||||||
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC1 | 74,114 | 6,012 | ||||||
Uni-Charm Corp.1 | 145,400 | 5,865 | ||||||
Associated British Foods PLC1 | 155,353 | 3,810 | ||||||
Unilever PLC (GBP denominated)1 | 55,100 | 2,949 | ||||||
Danone SA1 | 35,800 | 2,335 | ||||||
Shiseido Company, Ltd.1 | 21,200 | 1,412 | ||||||
134,193 |
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Common stocks (continued) | Shares | Value (000) | ||||||
Materials 4.75% | ||||||||
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.1 | 101,500 | $ | 18,097 | |||||
Givaudan SA1 | 2,991 | 14,094 | ||||||
Air Liquide SA, non-registered shares1 | 51,708 | 8,643 | ||||||
Asahi Kasei Corp.1 | 628,500 | 6,618 | ||||||
Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.1 | 259,520 | 6,008 | ||||||
BHP Group PLC1 | 124,278 | 3,301 | ||||||
Rio Tinto PLC1 | 52,490 | 3,271 | ||||||
Vale SA, ordinary nominative shares (ADR) | 150,037 | 1,910 | ||||||
61,942 | ||||||||
Utilities 3.85% | ||||||||
Enel SpA1 | 2,293,198 | 19,209 | ||||||
Engie SA1 | 967,797 | 13,771 | ||||||
Iberdrola SA, non-registered shares1 | 1,016,347 | 12,026 | ||||||
Ørsted AS1 | 37,156 | 5,248 | ||||||
50,254 | ||||||||
Communication services 3.26% | ||||||||
Tencent Holdings, Ltd.1 | 215,300 | 13,367 | ||||||
Adevinta ASA1,2 | 457,044 | 7,539 | ||||||
SoftBank Group Corp.1 | 79,670 | 4,324 | ||||||
Koninklijke KPN NV1 | 1,308,074 | 3,912 | ||||||
América Móvil, SAB de CV, Series L (ADR) | 219,100 | 3,896 | ||||||
NetEase, Inc.1 | 189,900 | 3,714 | ||||||
Nordic Entertainment Group AB, Class B1,2 | 54,970 | 3,185 | ||||||
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.1 | 89,600 | 2,509 | ||||||
42,446 | ||||||||
Energy 0.60% | ||||||||
TotalEnergies SE1 | 116,168 | 5,825 | ||||||
Galp Energia, SGPS, SA, Class B1 | 186,779 | 1,938 | ||||||
7,763 | ||||||||
Real estate 0.58% | ||||||||
Link Real Estate Investment Trust REIT1 | 510,331 | 4,539 | ||||||
Altus Group, Ltd. | 57,124 | 2,996 | ||||||
7,535 | ||||||||
Total common stocks (cost: $644,607,000) | 1,179,526 | |||||||
Preferred securities 0.67% | ||||||||
Health care 0.67% | �� | |||||||
Sartorius AG, nonvoting non-registered preferred shares1 | 12,432 | 8,068 | ||||||
Grifols, SA, Class B, nonvoting non-registered preferred shares1 | 47,037 | 618 | ||||||
8,686 | ||||||||
Total preferred securities (cost: $2,693,000) | 8,686 | |||||||
Rights & warrants 0.01% | ||||||||
Consumer discretionary 0.01% | ||||||||
Cie. Financière Richemont SA, Class A, warrants, expire 20232 | 173,588 | 125 | ||||||
Total rights & warrants (cost: $0) | 125 | |||||||
Short-term securities 9.00% | ||||||||
Money market investments 8.28% | ||||||||
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 0.06%4,5 | 1,079,886 | 107,988 |
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Short-term securities (continued) | Shares | Value (000) | ||||||
Money market investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan 0.72% | ||||||||
Invesco Short-Term Investments Trust – Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class 0.03%4,6 | 3,589,572 | $ | 3,590 | |||||
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund, Institutional Shares 0.03%4,6 | 3,173,905 | 3,174 | ||||||
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 0.06%4,5,6 | 25,775 | 2,577 | ||||||
9,341 | ||||||||
Total short-term securities (cost: $117,326,000) | 117,329 | |||||||
Total investment securities 100.16% (cost: $764,626,000) | 1,305,666 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities (0.16)% | (2,055 | ) | ||||||
Net assets 100.00% | $ | 1,303,611 |
Investments in affiliates5
Value of affiliates at 11/1/2020 (000) | Additions (000) | Reductions (000) | Net realized gain (000) | Net unrealized depreciation (000) | Value of affiliates at 10/31/2021 (000) | Dividend income (000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Short-term securities 8.48% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Money market investments 8.28% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 0.06%4 | $ | 103,795 | $ | 480,485 | $ | 476,290 | $ | 7 | $ | (9 | ) | $ | 107,988 | $ | 87 | |||||||||||||
Money market investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan 0.20% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 0.06%4,6 | — | 2,5777 | 2,577 | — | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total short-term securities | 110,565 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total 8.48% | $ | 7 | $ | (9 | ) | $ | 110,565 | $ | 87 |
1 | Valued under fair value procedures adopted by authority of the board of trustees. The total value of all such securities was $1,053,264,000, which represented 80.80% of the net assets of the fund. This entire amount relates to certain securities trading outside the U.S. whose values were adjusted as a result of significant market movements following the close of local trading. |
2 | Security did not produce income during the last 12 months. |
3 | All or a portion of this security was on loan. The total value of all such securities was $9,890,000, which represented .76% of the net assets of the fund. Refer to Note 5 for more information on securities lending. |
4 | Rate represents the seven-day yield at 10/31/2021. |
5 | Part of the same “group of investment companies” as the fund as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
6 | Security purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan. Refer to Note 5 for more information on securities lending. |
7 | Represents net activity. Refer to Note 5 for more information on securities lending. |
8 | 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
EUR = Euros
GBP = British pounds
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial statements
Statement of assets and liabilities | |
at October 31, 2021 | (dollars in thousands) |
Assets: | ||||||||
Investment securities, at value (includes $9,890 of investment securities on loan): | ||||||||
Unaffiliated issuers (cost: $654,064) | $ | 1,195,101 | ||||||
Affiliated issuers (cost: $110,562) | 110,565 | $ | 1,305,666 | |||||
Cash | 50 | |||||||
Cash collateral received for securities on loan | 1,038 | |||||||
Receivables for: | ||||||||
Sales of fund’s shares | 6,268 | |||||||
Dividends | 3,622 | |||||||
Securities lending income | 34 | |||||||
Other | 23 | 9,947 | ||||||
1,316,701 | ||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||
Collateral for securities on loan | 10,379 | |||||||
Payables for: | ||||||||
Purchases of investments | 1,389 | |||||||
Repurchases of fund’s shares | 293 | |||||||
Investment advisory services | 648 | |||||||
Services provided by related parties | 81 | |||||||
Trustees’ deferred compensation | 41 | |||||||
Non-U.S. taxes | 239 | |||||||
Other | 20 | 2,711 | ||||||
Net assets at October 31, 2021 | $ | 1,303,611 | ||||||
Net assets consist of: | ||||||||
Capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest | $ | 731,365 | ||||||
Total distributable earnings | 572,246 | |||||||
Net assets at October 31, 2021 | $ | 1,303,611 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial statements (continued)
Statement of assets and liabilities
at October 31, 2021 (continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per-share amounts)
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding (no stated par value) —
unlimited shares authorized (72,720 total shares outstanding)
Net assets | Shares outstanding | Net asset value per share | ||||||||||
Class A | $ | 61,803 | 3,466 | $ | 17.83 | |||||||
Class C | 5,143 | 291 | 17.65 | |||||||||
Class T | 12 | 1 | 17.91 | |||||||||
Class F-1 | 4,076 | 228 | 17.84 | |||||||||
Class F-2 | 484,098 | 27,031 | 17.91 | |||||||||
Class F-3 | 682,100 | 37,999 | 17.95 | |||||||||
Class 529-A | 4,303 | 241 | 17.84 | |||||||||
Class 529-C | 458 | 26 | 17.67 | |||||||||
Class 529-E | 101 | 6 | 17.84 | |||||||||
Class 529-T | 13 | 1 | 17.90 | |||||||||
Class 529-F-1 | 13 | 1 | 17.91 | |||||||||
Class 529-F-2 | 882 | 49 | 17.85 | |||||||||
Class 529-F-3 | 13 | 1 | 17.85 | |||||||||
Class R-1 | 206 | 12 | 17.80 | |||||||||
Class R-2 | 108 | 6 | 17.76 | |||||||||
Class R-2E | 20 | 1 | 17.80 | |||||||||
Class R-3 | 468 | 26 | 17.83 | |||||||||
Class R-4 | 273 | 15 | 17.87 | |||||||||
Class R-5E | 117 | 6 | 17.91 | |||||||||
Class R-5 | 101 | 6 | 17.93 | |||||||||
Class R-6 | 59,303 | 3,307 | 17.93 | |||||||||
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial statements (continued)
Statement of operations | |
for the year ended October 31, 2021 | (dollars in thousands) |
Investment income: | ||||||||
Income: | ||||||||
Dividends (net of non-U.S. taxes of $1,917; also includes $87 from affiliates) | $ | 19,342 | ||||||
Securities lending income (net of fees) | 85 | |||||||
Interest | 19 | $ | 19,446 | |||||
Fees and expenses*: | ||||||||
Investment advisory services | 7,386 | |||||||
Distribution services | 179 | |||||||
Transfer agent services | 494 | |||||||
Administrative services | 368 | |||||||
Reports to shareholders | 29 | |||||||
Registration statement and prospectus | 310 | |||||||
Trustees’ compensation | 88 | |||||||
Auditing and legal | 71 | |||||||
Custodian | 128 | |||||||
Other | 231 | |||||||
Total fees and expenses before reimbursements | 9,284 | |||||||
Less reimbursements of fees and expenses: | ||||||||
Transfer agent services reimbursements | — | † | ||||||
Miscellaneous fee reimbursement | 612 | |||||||
Total fees and expenses after reimbursements | 8,672 | |||||||
Net investment income | 10,774 | |||||||
Net realized gain and unrealized appreciation: | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||
Investments: | ||||||||
Unaffiliated issuers | 27,361 | |||||||
Affiliated issuers | 7 | |||||||
Currency transactions | (46 | ) | 27,322 | |||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||
Investments: | ||||||||
Unaffiliated issuers | 224,654 | |||||||
Affiliated issuers | (9 | ) | ||||||
Currency translations | (47 | ) | 224,598 | |||||
Net realized gain and unrealized appreciation | 251,920 | |||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 262,694 |
* | Additional information related to class-specific fees and expenses is included in the notes to financial statements. |
† | Amount less than one thousand. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial statements (continued)
Statements of changes in net assets | |
(dollars in thousands) |
Year ended October 31, | ||||||||
2021 | 2020 | |||||||
Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 10,774 | $ | 7,860 | ||||
Net realized gain | 27,322 | 33,993 | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation | 224,598 | 6,465 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 262,694 | 48,318 | ||||||
Distributions paid to shareholders | (29,224 | ) | (51,765 | ) | ||||
Net capital share transactions | 138,372 | 16,843 | ||||||
Total increase in net assets | 371,842 | 13,396 | ||||||
Net assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of year | 931,769 | 918,373 | ||||||
End of year | $ | 1,303,611 | $ | 931,769 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Notes to financial statements
1. Organization
American Funds International Vantage 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. On September 16, 2019, the fund’s board approved the reorganization of Capital Group International Equity Fund (the “predecessor fund”) into American Funds International Vantage Fund, a new Delaware statutory trust. On November 8, 2019, the fund acquired the assets and assumed the liabilities of the predecessor fund through which the legacy share class (“Class M”) of the predecessor fund was closed and all existing shares were converted to Class F-3 shares. The fund’s fiscal year ends on October 31. The fund seeks to provide prudent growth of capital and conservation of principal.
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.
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Distributions paid to shareholders — Income dividends and capital gain distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
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.
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 |
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 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
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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 October 31, 2021 (dollars in thousands):
Investment securities | ||||||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Common stocks: | ||||||||||||||||
Information technology | $ | 57,462 | $ | 162,725 | $ | — | $ | 220,187 | ||||||||
Health care | 20,287 | 157,816 | — | 178,103 | ||||||||||||
Industrials | 17,348 | 155,207 | — | 172,555 | ||||||||||||
Financials | 16,732 | 145,342 | — | 162,074 | ||||||||||||
Consumer discretionary | 14,317 | 128,157 | — | 142,474 | ||||||||||||
Consumer staples | — | 134,193 | — | 134,193 | ||||||||||||
Materials | 1,910 | 60,032 | — | 61,942 | ||||||||||||
Utilities | — | 50,254 | — | 50,254 | ||||||||||||
Communication services | 3,896 | 38,550 | — | 42,446 | ||||||||||||
Energy | — | 7,763 | — | 7,763 | ||||||||||||
Real estate | 2,996 | 4,539 | — | 7,535 | ||||||||||||
Preferred securities | — | 8,686 | — | 8,686 | ||||||||||||
Rights & warrants | 125 | — | — | 125 | ||||||||||||
Short-term securities | 117,329 | — | — | 117,329 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 252,402 | $ | 1,053,264 | $ | — | $ | 1,305,666 |
4. Risk factors
Investing in the fund may involve certain risks including, but not limited to, those described below.
Market conditions — The prices of, and the income generated by, the securities held by the fund may decline — sometimes rapidly or unpredictably — due to various factors, including events or conditions affecting the general economy or particular industries; 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
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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 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 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.
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 October 31, 2021, the total value of securities on loan was $9,890,000, and the total value of collateral received was $10,379,000, which consisted entirely of cash. Investment securities purchased from cash collateral are disclosed in the fund’s investment portfolio as
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short-term securities. Securities received as collateral, if any, are not recognized as fund assets. The contractual maturity of cash collateral received under the securities lending agreement is classified as overnight and continuous.
Collateral — The fund receives highly liquid assets, such as cash or U.S. government securities, as collateral in exchange for lending investment securities. The purpose of the collateral is to cover potential losses that could occur in the event the borrower cannot meet its contractual obligation. The lending agent may reinvest cash collateral from securities lending transactions according to agreed parameters. Cash collateral reinvested by the lending agent, if any, is disclosed in the fund’s investment portfolio.
6. Taxation and distributions
Federal income taxation — The fund complies with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to mutual funds 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 year ended October 31, 2021, the fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the statement of operations. During the period, the fund did not incur any significant interest or penalties.
The fund’s tax returns are generally not subject to examination by federal, state and, if applicable, non-U.S. tax authorities after the expiration of each jurisdiction’s statute of limitations, which is typically three years after the date of filing but can be extended in certain jurisdictions.
Non-U.S. taxation — Dividend and interest income are recorded net of non-U.S. taxes paid. The fund may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. As a result of rulings from European courts, the fund filed for additional reclaims related to prior years. These reclaims are recorded when the amount is known and there are no significant uncertainties on collectability. During the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund recognized $356,000 in reclaims (net of the effect of realized gain or loss from currency translations) and $4,000 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; unrealized appreciation of certain investments in securities outside the U.S. and cost of investments sold. 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 fund may also designate a portion of the amount paid to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for tax purposes.
During the year ended October 31, 2021, the fund reclassified $6,302,000 from total distributable earnings to capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest to align financial reporting with tax reporting.
As of October 31, 2021, the tax basis components of distributable earnings, unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and cost of investments were as follows (dollars in thousands):
Undistributed ordinary income | $ | 12,624 | ||
Undistributed long-term capital gains | 21,754 | |||
Gross unrealized appreciation on investments | 544,045 | |||
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments | (6,159 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | 537,886 | |||
Cost of investments | 767,780 |
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Distributions paid were characterized for tax purposes as follows (dollars in thousands):
Year ended October 31, 2021 | Year ended October 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Share class | Ordinary income | Long-term capital gains | Total distributions paid | Ordinary income | Long-term capital gains | Total distributions paid | ||||||||||||||||||
Class A1 | $ | 104 | $ | 522 | $ | 626 | $ | — | 2 | $ | 1 | $ | 1 | |||||||||||
Class C1 | 1 | 23 | 24 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Class T1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||||||||||||
Class F-11 | 8 | 34 | 42 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Class F-21 | 1,271 | 4,398 | 5,669 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Class F-33 | 4,859 | 16,095 | 20,954 | 15,482 | 36,273 | 51,755 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class 529-A1 | 7 | 39 | 46 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Class 529-C1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Class 529-E1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Class 529-T1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Class 529-F-11 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Class 529-F-24 | 2 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Class 529-F-34 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Class R-11 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||||||||||||
Class R-21 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Class R-2E1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Class R-31 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Class R-41 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Class R-5E1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Class R-51 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Class R-61 | 430 | 1,408 | 1,838 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 6,684 | $ | 22,540 | $ | 29,224 | $ | 15,484 | $ | 36,281 | $ | 51,765 |
1 | This share class began investment operations on November 8, 2019. |
2 | Amount less than one thousand. |
3 | Class M shares were converted to Class F-3 shares on November 8, 2019. |
4 | Class 529-F-2 and 529-F-3 shares began investment operations on October 30, 2020. |
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 0.603% on the first $1.5 billion of daily net assets and decreasing to 0.500% on such assets in excess of $1.5 billion. For the year ended October 31, 2021, the investment advisory services fees were $7,386,000, which were equivalent to an annualized rate of 0.603% of average daily net assets.
Class-specific fees and expenses — Expenses that are specific to individual share classes are accrued directly to the respective share class. The principal class-specific fees and expenses are further described below:
Distribution services — The fund has plans of distribution for all share classes, except Class F-2, F-3, 529-F-2, 529-F-3, R-5E, R-5 and R-6 shares. Under the plans, the board of trustees approves certain categories of expenses that are used to finance activities primarily intended to sell fund shares and service existing accounts. The plans provide for payments, based on an annualized percentage of average daily net assets, ranging from 0.25% to 1.00% as noted in this section. In some cases, the board of trustees has limited the amounts that may be paid to less than the maximum allowed by the plans. All share classes with a plan may use up to 0.25% of average daily net assets to pay service fees, or to compensate AFD for paying service fees, to firms that have entered into
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agreements with AFD to provide certain shareholder services. The remaining amounts available to be paid under each plan are paid to dealers to compensate them for their sales activities.
Share class | Currently approved limits | Plan limits | ||||||
Class A | 0.25 | % | 0.30 | % | ||||
Class 529-A | 0.25 | 0.50 | ||||||
Classes C, 529-C and R-1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
Class R-2 | 0.75 | 1.00 | ||||||
Class R-2E | 0.60 | 0.85 | ||||||
Classes 529-E and R-3 | 0.50 | 0.75 | ||||||
Classes T, F-1, 529-T, 529-F-1 and R-4 | 0.25 | 0.50 |
For Class A and 529-A shares, distribution-related expenses include the reimbursement of dealer and wholesaler commissions paid by AFD for certain shares sold without a sales charge. These share classes reimburse AFD for amounts billed within the prior 15 months but only to the extent that the overall annual expense limits are not exceeded. As of October 31, 2021, unreimbursed expenses subject to reimbursement totaled $75,000 for Class A shares. There were no unreimbursed expenses subject to reimbursement for Class 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. For the year ended October 31, 2021, CRMC reimbursed transfer agent services fees of less than $1,000 for various share classes. CRMC does not intend to recoup this reimbursement.
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 fee is 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. The quarterly fee is 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. The fee for any given calendar quarter is 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. The fee is included in other expenses in the fund’s statement of operations. Virginia529 is not considered a related party to the fund.
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For the year ended October 31, 2021, 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 | $128 | $53 | $13 | Not applicable | |||||||||||
Class C | 31 | 4 | 1 | Not applicable | |||||||||||
Class T | — | — | * | — | * | Not applicable | |||||||||
Class F-1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | Not applicable | |||||||||||
Class F-2 | Not applicable | 353 | 108 | Not applicable | |||||||||||
Class F-3 | Not applicable | 75 | 225 | Not applicable | |||||||||||
Class 529-A | 6 | 4 | 1 | $2 | |||||||||||
Class 529-C | 2 | — | * | — | * | — | * | ||||||||
Class 529-E | — | * | — | * | — | * | — | * | |||||||
Class 529-T | — | — | * | — | * | — | * | ||||||||
Class 529-F-1 | — | — | * | — | * | — | * | ||||||||
Class 529-F-2 | Not applicable | 1 | — | * | — | * | |||||||||
Class 529-F-3 | Not applicable | — | * | — | * | — | * | ||||||||
Class R-1 | 1 | — | * | — | * | Not applicable | |||||||||
Class R-2 | — | * | — | * | — | * | Not applicable | ||||||||
Class R-2E | 1 | — | * | — | * | Not applicable | |||||||||
Class R-3 | 1 | — | * | — | * | Not applicable | |||||||||
Class R-4 | 1 | — | * | — | * | Not applicable | |||||||||
Class R-5E | Not applicable | — | * | — | * | Not applicable | |||||||||
Class R-5 | Not applicable | — | * | — | * | Not applicable | |||||||||
Class R-6 | Not applicable | 1 | 19 | Not applicable | |||||||||||
Total class-specific expenses | $179 | $494 | $368 | $2 |
* | Amount less than one thousand. |
Miscellaneous fee reimbursement — CRMC has agreed to reimburse a portion of miscellaneous fees and expenses of the fund during its startup period. For the year ended October 31, 2021, total fees and expenses reimbursed by CRMC were $612,000, which CRMC does not intend to recoup. This reimbursement may be adjusted or discontinued, subject to any restrictions in the fund’s prospectus. Fees and expenses in the statement of operations are presented gross of any reimbursement from CRMC.
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 $88,000 in the fund’s statement of operations reflects $83,000 in current fees (either paid in cash or deferred) and a net increase of $5,000 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 year ended October 31, 2021, the fund engaged in such purchase and sale transactions with related funds in the amounts of $2,794,000 and $353,000, respectively, which generated $250,000 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 year ended October 31, 2021.
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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):
Sales1 | Reinvestments of distributions | Repurchases1 | Net increase (decrease) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share class | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended October 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | $ | 41,559 | 2,434 | $ | 617 | 39 | $ | (8,171 | ) | (479 | ) | $ | 34,005 | 1,994 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class C | 4,048 | 241 | 25 | 2 | (276 | ) | (17 | ) | 3,797 | 226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Class T | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Class F-1 | 3,430 | 201 | 43 | 2 | (962 | ) | (55 | ) | 2,511 | 148 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Class F-2 | 292,213 | 17,190 | 5,377 | 338 | (48,079 | ) | (2,798 | ) | 249,511 | 14,730 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Class F-3 | 246,999 | 14,553 | 20,907 | 1,312 | (408,781 | ) | (23,770 | ) | (140,875 | ) | (7,905 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class 529-A | 2,665 | 156 | 45 | 3 | (371 | ) | (22 | ) | 2,339 | 137 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Class 529-C | 413 | 24 | 2 | — | 2 | (30 | ) | (2 | ) | 385 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Class 529-E | 84 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | (12 | ) | — | 2 | 73 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Class 529-T | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Class 529-F-1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Class 529-F-2 | 516 | 30 | 10 | 1 | (39 | ) | (3 | ) | 487 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Class 529-F-3 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Class R-1 | 183 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 183 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-2 | 264 | 16 | 1 | — | 2 | (178 | ) | (11 | ) | 87 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-2E | 135 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | (248 | ) | (14 | ) | (111 | ) | (6 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Class R-3 | 414 | 24 | 1 | — | 2 | (3 | ) | — | 2 | 412 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-4 | 89 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | (48 | ) | (3 | ) | 46 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-5E | 72 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 73 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-5 | 77 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | (9 | ) | — | 2 | 69 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-6 | 3,307 | 196 | 1,837 | 115 | (19,764 | ) | (1,172 | ) | (14,620 | ) | (861 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total net increase (decrease) | $ | 596,468 | 35,103 | $ | 28,875 | 1,812 | $ | (486,971 | ) | (28,346 | ) | $ | 138,372 | 8,569 |
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Sales1 | Reinvestments of distributions | Repurchases1 | Net increase (decrease) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share class | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended October 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A3 | $ | 23,839 | 1,733 | $ | — | — | $ | (3,554 | ) | (261 | ) | $ | 20,285 | 1,472 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class C3 | 1,043 | 74 | — | — | (124 | ) | (9 | ) | 919 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Class M4 | 13 | 1 | — | — | (927,806 | ) | (62,859 | ) | (927,793 | ) | (62,858 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class T3 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class F-13 | 1,417 | 101 | — | — | (287 | ) | (21 | ) | 1,130 | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Class F-23 | 175,444 | 13,020 | — | — | (10,234 | ) | (719 | ) | 165,210 | 12,301 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Class F-34 | 1,047,801 | 71,576 | 51,747 | 3,609 | (405,408 | ) | (29,281 | ) | 694,140 | 45,904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Class 529-A3 | 1,582 | 113 | — | — | 2 | (131 | ) | (9 | ) | 1,451 | 104 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Class 529-C3 | 119 | 9 | — | — | 2 | (78 | ) | (5 | ) | 41 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Class 529-E3 | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Class 529-T3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Class 529-F-13 | 323 | 23 | 1 | — | 2 | (326 | ) | (22 | ) | (2 | ) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class 529-F-25 | 303 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 303 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class 529-F-35 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-13 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-23 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-2E3 | 103 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 103 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-33 | 32 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 32 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-43 | 187 | 13 | — | — | (1 | ) | — | 2 | 186 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-5E3 | 40 | 2 | — | — | (5 | ) | — | 2 | 35 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-53 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 21 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-63 | 71,284 | 4,880 | — | — | (10,577 | ) | (712 | ) | 60,707 | 4,168 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total net increase (decrease) | $ | 1,323,624 | 91,582 | $ | 51,750 | 3,609 | $ | (1,358,531 | ) | (93,898 | ) | $ | 16,843 | 1,293 |
1 | Includes exchanges between share classes of the fund. |
2 | Amount less than one thousand. |
3 | This share class began investment operations on November 8, 2019. |
4 | Class M shares were converted to Class F-3 on November 8, 2019. |
5 | Class 529-F-2 and 529-F-3 shares began investment operations on October 30, 2020. |
10. Investment transactions
The fund made purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and U.S. government obligations, if any, of $238,494,000 and $122,110,000, respectively, during the year ended October 31, 2021.
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Financial highlights
Income (loss) from investment operations1 | Dividends and distributions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period ended | Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income (loss) | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | Total from investment operations | Dividends (from net investment income) | Distributions (from capital gains) | Total dividends and distributions | Net asset value, end of period | Total return2,3 | Net assets, end of period (in millions) | Ratio of expenses to average net assets before reimburse- ments4 | Ratio of expenses to average net assets after reimburse- ments3,4 | Ratio of net income (loss) to average net assets3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/2021 | $ | 14.47 | $ | .09 | $ | 3.67 | $ | 3.76 | $ | (.07 | ) | $ | (.33 | ) | $ | (.40 | ) | $ | 17.83 | 26.32 | % | $ | 62 | 1.13 | % | 1.10 | % | .54 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/20205,6 | 14.76 | .04 | .51 | .55 | (.25 | ) | (.59 | ) | (.84 | ) | 14.47 | 3.81 | 7 | 21 | 1.12 | 8 | 1.12 | 8 | .32 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/2021 | 14.39 | (.01 | ) | 3.62 | 3.61 | (.02 | ) | (.33 | ) | (.35 | ) | 17.65 | 25.38 | 5 | 1.82 | 1.79 | (.08 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/20205,6 | 14.76 | (.06 | ) | .53 | .47 | (.25 | ) | (.59 | ) | (.84 | ) | 14.39 | 3.24 | 7 | 1 | 1.79 | 8 | 1.79 | 8 | (.42 | )8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class T: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/2021 | 14.47 | .13 | 3.69 | 3.82 | (.05 | ) | (.33 | ) | (.38 | ) | 17.91 | 26.77 | 9 | — | 10 | .83 | 9 | .80 | 9 | .78 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/20205,6 | 14.76 | .07 | .48 | .55 | (.25 | ) | (.59 | ) | (.84 | ) | 14.47 | 3.82 | 7,9 | — | 10 | 1.05 | 8,9 | 1.04 | 8,9 | .54 | 8,9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class F-1: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/2021 | 14.48 | .10 | 3.67 | 3.77 | (.08 | ) | (.33 | ) | (.41 | ) | 17.84 | 26.42 | 4 | 1.07 | 1.04 | .60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/20205,6 | 14.76 | .05 | .51 | .56 | (.25 | ) | (.59 | ) | (.84 | ) | 14.48 | 3.88 | 7 | 1 | 1.06 | 8 | 1.06 | 8 | .36 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class F-2: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/2021 | 14.51 | .15 | 3.68 | 3.83 | (.10 | ) | (.33 | ) | (.43 | ) | 17.91 | 26.77 | 484 | .80 | .77 | .89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/20205,6 | 14.76 | .09 | .50 | .59 | (.25 | ) | (.59 | ) | (.84 | ) | 14.51 | 4.10 | 7 | 179 | .77 | 8 | .77 | 8 | .65 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class F-3: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/2021 | 14.53 | .15 | 3.70 | 3.85 | (.10 | ) | (.33 | ) | (.43 | ) | 17.95 | 26.90 | 682 | .71 | .65 | .90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/202011 | 14.61 | .13 | .63 | .76 | (.25 | ) | (.59 | ) | (.84 | ) | 14.53 | 5.33 | 667 | .72 | .65 | .91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/201911 | 12.67 | .20 | 2.10 | 2.30 | (.36 | ) | — | (.36 | ) | 14.61 | 18.95 | 918 | .70 | .65 | 1.47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/201811 | 13.67 | .24 | (1.05 | ) | (.81 | ) | (.19 | ) | — | (.19 | ) | 12.67 | (6.09 | ) | 1,162 | .65 | .65 | 12 | 1.71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/201711 | 11.23 | .20 | 2.42 | 2.62 | (.18 | ) | — | (.18 | ) | 13.67 | 23.73 | 1,584 | .73 | .73 | 12 | 1.64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class 529-A: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/2021 | 14.46 | .10 | 3.67 | 3.77 | (.06 | ) | (.33 | ) | (.39 | ) | 17.84 | 26.42 | 5 | 1.06 | 1.03 | .60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/20205,6 | 14.76 | .05 | .49 | .54 | (.25 | ) | (.59 | ) | (.84 | ) | 14.46 | 3.73 | 7 | 2 | 1.18 | 8 | 1.18 | 8 | .33 | 8 |
See end of table for footnotes.
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Financial highlights (continued)
Income (loss) from investment operations1 | Dividends and distributions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period ended | Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income (loss) | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | Total from investment operations | Dividends (from net investment income) | Distributions (from capital gains) | Total dividends and distributions | Net asset value, end of period | Total return2,3 | Net assets, end of period (in millions) | Ratio of expenses to average net assets before reimburse- ments4 | Ratio of expenses to average net assets after reimburse- ments3,4 | Ratio of net income (loss) to average net assets3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class 529-C: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/2021 | $ | 14.37 | $ | (.01 | ) | $ | 3.64 | $ | 3.63 | $ | — | $ | (.33 | ) | $ | (.33 | ) | $ | 17.67 | 25.48 | % | $ | 1 | 1.81 | % | 1.77 | % | (.05 | )% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/20205,6 | 14.76 | (.03 | ) | .48 | .45 | (.25 | ) | (.59 | ) | (.84 | ) | 14.37 | 3.09 | 7,9 | — | 10 | 1.89 | 8,9 | 1.87 | 8,9 | (.25 | )8,9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class 529-E: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/2021 | 14.47 | .13 | 3.62 | 3.75 | (.05 | ) | (.33 | ) | (.38 | ) | 17.84 | 26.16 | 9 | — | 10 | 1.24 | 9 | 1.20 | 9 | .75 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/20205,6 | 14.76 | .06 | .49 | .55 | (.25 | ) | (.59 | ) | (.84 | ) | 14.47 | 3.81 | 7,9 | — | 10 | 1.17 | 8,9 | 1.12 | 8,9 | .45 | 8,9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class 529-T: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/2021 | 14.48 | .12 | 3.69 | 3.81 | (.06 | ) | (.33 | ) | (.39 | ) | 17.90 | 26.64 | 9 | — | 10 | .88 | 9 | .85 | 9 | .73 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/20205,6 | 14.76 | .08 | .48 | .56 | (.25 | ) | (.59 | ) | (.84 | ) | 14.48 | 3.88 | 7,9 | — | 10 | 1.10 | 8,9 | 1.02 | 8,9 | .55 | 8,9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class 529-F-1: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/2021 | 14.50 | .13 | 3.68 | 3.81 | (.07 | ) | (.33 | ) | (.40 | ) | 17.91 | 26.71 | 9 | — | 10 | .88 | 9 | .85 | 9 | .73 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/20205,6 | 14.76 | .07 | .51 | .58 | (.25 | ) | (.59 | ) | (.84 | ) | 14.50 | 3.95 | 7,9 | — | 10 | .88 | 8,9 | .88 | 8,9 | .48 | 8,9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class 529-F-2: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/2021 | 14.47 | .14 | 3.66 | 3.80 | (.09 | ) | (.33 | ) | (.42 | ) | 17.85 | 26.65 | 1 | .86 | .82 | .81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/20205,13 | 14.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.47 | — | 7 | — | 10 | — | 7 | — | 7 | — | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class 529-F-3: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/2021 | 14.47 | .14 | 3.67 | 3.81 | (.10 | ) | (.33 | ) | (.43 | ) | 17.85 | 26.76 | — | 10 | .81 | .74 | .84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/20205,13 | 14.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.47 | — | 7 | — | 10 | — | 7 | — | 7 | — | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-1: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/2021 | 14.52 | .04 | 3.67 | 3.71 | (.10 | ) | (.33 | ) | (.43 | ) | 17.80 | 25.96 | 9 | — | 10 | 1.73 | 9 | 1.69 | 9 | .22 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/20205,6 | 14.76 | .12 | .48 | .60 | (.25 | ) | (.59 | ) | (.84 | ) | 14.52 | 4.17 | 7,9 | — | 10 | .98 | 8,9 | .71 | 8,9 | .86 | 8,9 |
See end of table for footnotes.
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Financial highlights (continued)
Income (loss) from investment operations1 | Dividends and distributions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period ended | Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income (loss) | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | Total from investment operations | Dividends (from net investment income) | Distributions (from capital gains) | Total dividends and distributions | Net asset value, end of period | Total return2,3 | Net assets, end of period (in millions) | Ratio of expenses to average net assets before reimburse- ments4 | Ratio of expenses to average net assets after reimburse- ments3,4 | Ratio of net income (loss) to average net assets3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-2: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/2021 | $ | 14.50 | $ | .02 | $ | 3.66 | $ | 3.68 | $ | (.09 | ) | $ | (.33 | ) | $ | (.42 | ) | $ | 17.76 | 25.76 | %9 | $ | — | 10 | 1.61 | %9 | 1.57 | %9 | .09 | %9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/20205,6 | 14.76 | .09 | .49 | .58 | (.25 | ) | (.59 | ) | (.84 | ) | 14.50 | 3.99 | 7,9 | — | 10 | 1.02 | 8,9 | .92 | 8,9 | .63 | 8,9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-2E: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/2021 | 14.49 | .03 | 3.68 | 3.71 | (.07 | ) | (.33 | ) | (.40 | ) | 17.80 | 25.90 | 9 | — | 10 | 1.47 | 9 | 1.44 | 9 | .17 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/20205,6 | 14.76 | .01 | .56 | .57 | (.25 | ) | (.59 | ) | (.84 | ) | 14.49 | 3.94 | 7,9 | — | 10 | 1.27 | 8,9 | 1.18 | 8,9 | .04 | 8,9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-3: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/2021 | 14.51 | .07 | 3.67 | 3.74 | (.09 | ) | (.33 | ) | (.42 | ) | 17.83 | 26.05 | 1 | 1.34 | 1.30 | .38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/20205,6 | 14.76 | .08 | .51 | .59 | (.25 | ) | (.59 | ) | (.84 | ) | 14.51 | 4.10 | 7,9 | — | 10 | 1.08 | 8,9 | .89 | 8,9 | .55 | 8,9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-4: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/2021 | 14.50 | .10 | 3.68 | 3.78 | (.08 | ) | (.33 | ) | (.41 | ) | 17.87 | 26.39 | — | 10 | 1.03 | .99 | .58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/20205,6 | 14.76 | .05 | .53 | .58 | (.25 | ) | (.59 | ) | (.84 | ) | 14.50 | 4.03 | 7 | — | 10 | 1.04 | 8 | .99 | 8 | .34 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-5E: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/2021 | 14.52 | .13 | 3.69 | 3.82 | (.10 | ) | (.33 | ) | (.43 | ) | 17.91 | 26.74 | — | 10 | .88 | .80 | .78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/20205,6 | 14.76 | .10 | .50 | .60 | (.25 | ) | (.59 | ) | (.84 | ) | 14.52 | 4.17 | 7 | — | 10 | .95 | 8 | .71 | 8 | .74 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-5: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/2021 | 14.52 | .15 | 3.69 | 3.84 | (.10 | ) | (.33 | ) | (.43 | ) | 17.93 | 26.81 | — | 10 | .76 | .70 | .89 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/20205,6 | 14.76 | .11 | .49 | .60 | (.25 | ) | (.59 | ) | (.84 | ) | 14.52 | 4.18 | 7 | — | 10 | .93 | 8 | .72 | 8 | .77 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-6: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/2021 | 14.52 | .15 | 3.69 | 3.84 | (.10 | ) | (.33 | ) | (.43 | ) | 17.93 | 26.86 | 59 | .70 | .67 | .89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/20205,6 | 14.76 | .12 | .48 | .60 | (.25 | ) | (.59 | ) | (.84 | ) | 14.52 | 4.19 | 7 | 61 | .71 | 8 | .71 | 8 | .87 | 8 |
Year ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate for all share classes14 | 11 | % | 21 | % | 29 | % | 22 | % | 17 | % |
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 periods shown, CRMC reimbursed a portion of transfer agent services fees for certain share classes and reimbursed a portion of miscellaneous fees and expenses. |
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 | This share class began investment operations on November 8, 2019. |
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 M shares were converted to Class F-3 shares on November 8, 2019. |
12 | Reimbursement was less than 0.005%. |
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. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of American Funds International Vantage Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolio, of American Funds International Vantage Fund (the “Fund”) as of October 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2021, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended October 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended October 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended October 31, 2017 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to October 31, 2017 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights for the year ended October 31, 2017) were audited by other auditors whose report dated December 19, 2017 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Los Angeles, California
December 10, 2021
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Capital Group Companies Investment Company Complex since 1934.
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Expense example | unaudited |
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, such as initial sales charges on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions (loads), and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, and other expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund so you can compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period (May 1, 2021, through October 31, 2021).
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 5/1/2021 | Ending account value 10/31/2021 | Expenses paid during period* | Annualized expense ratio | |||||||||||||
Class A – actual return | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,049.44 | $ | 5.63 | 1.09 | % | ||||||||
Class A – assumed 5% return | 1,000.00 | 1,019.71 | 5.55 | 1.09 | ||||||||||||
Class C – actual return | 1,000.00 | 1,045.62 | 9.23 | 1.79 | ||||||||||||
Class C – assumed 5% return | 1,000.00 | 1,016.18 | 9.10 | 1.79 | ||||||||||||
Class T – actual return | 1,000.00 | 1,051.05 | 4.03 | .78 | ||||||||||||
Class T – assumed 5% return | 1,000.00 | 1,021.27 | 3.97 | .78 | ||||||||||||
Class F-1 – actual return | 1,000.00 | 1,050.03 | 5.32 | 1.03 | ||||||||||||
Class F-1 – assumed 5% return | 1,000.00 | 1,020.01 | 5.24 | 1.03 | ||||||||||||
Class F-2 – actual return | 1,000.00 | 1,051.05 | 3.98 | .77 | ||||||||||||
Class F-2 – assumed 5% return | 1,000.00 | 1,021.32 | 3.92 | .77 | ||||||||||||
Class F-3 – actual return | 1,000.00 | 1,051.55 | 3.36 | .65 | ||||||||||||
Class F-3 – assumed 5% return | 1,000.00 | 1,021.93 | 3.31 | .65 | ||||||||||||
Class 529-A – actual return | 1,000.00 | 1,049.42 | 5.22 | 1.01 | ||||||||||||
Class 529-A – assumed 5% return | 1,000.00 | 1,020.11 | 5.14 | 1.01 | ||||||||||||
Class 529-C – actual return | 1,000.00 | 1,044.98 | 9.17 | 1.78 | ||||||||||||
Class 529-C – assumed 5% return | 1,000.00 | 1,016.23 | 9.05 | 1.78 | ||||||||||||
Class 529-E – actual return | 1,000.00 | 1,048.21 | 6.30 | 1.22 | ||||||||||||
Class 529-E – assumed 5% return | 1,000.00 | 1,019.06 | 6.21 | 1.22 | ||||||||||||
Class 529-T – actual return | 1,000.00 | 1,050.46 | 4.29 | .83 | ||||||||||||
Class 529-T – assumed 5% return | 1,000.00 | 1,021.02 | 4.23 | .83 | ||||||||||||
Class 529-F-1 – actual return | 1,000.00 | 1,051.05 | 4.34 | .84 | ||||||||||||
Class 529-F-1 – assumed 5% return | 1,000.00 | 1,020.97 | 4.28 | .84 | ||||||||||||
Class 529-F-2 – actual return | 1,000.00 | 1,050.62 | 4.24 | .82 | ||||||||||||
Class 529-F-2 – assumed 5% return | 1,000.00 | 1,021.07 | 4.18 | .82 | ||||||||||||
Class 529-F-3 – actual return | 1,000.00 | 1,051.24 | 3.72 | .72 | ||||||||||||
Class 529-F-3 – assumed 5% return | 1,000.00 | 1,021.58 | 3.67 | .72 | ||||||||||||
Class R-1 – actual return | 1,000.00 | 1,045.82 | 8.77 | 1.70 | ||||||||||||
Class R-1 – assumed 5% return | 1,000.00 | 1,016.64 | 8.64 | 1.70 | ||||||||||||
Class R-2 – actual return | 1,000.00 | 1,046.56 | 7.94 | 1.54 | ||||||||||||
Class R-2 – assumed 5% return | 1,000.00 | 1,017.44 | 7.83 | 1.54 | ||||||||||||
Class R-2E – actual return | 1,000.00 | 1,047.08 | 7.38 | 1.43 | ||||||||||||
Class R-2E – assumed 5% return | 1,000.00 | 1,018.00 | 7.27 | 1.43 | ||||||||||||
Class R-3 – actual return | 1,000.00 | 1,047.62 | 6.71 | 1.30 | ||||||||||||
Class R-3 – assumed 5% return | 1,000.00 | 1,018.65 | 6.61 | 1.30 | ||||||||||||
Class R-4 – actual return | 1,000.00 | 1,049.35 | 4.96 | .96 | ||||||||||||
Class R-4 – assumed 5% return | 1,000.00 | 1,020.37 | 4.89 | .96 | ||||||||||||
Class R-5E – actual return | 1,000.00 | 1,050.44 | 4.19 | .81 | ||||||||||||
Class R-5E – assumed 5% return | 1,000.00 | 1,021.12 | 4.13 | .81 | ||||||||||||
Class R-5 – actual return | 1,000.00 | 1,051.03 | 3.57 | .69 | ||||||||||||
Class R-5 – assumed 5% return | 1,000.00 | 1,021.73 | 3.52 | .69 | ||||||||||||
Class R-6 – actual return | 1,000.00 | 1,051.61 | 3.36 | .65 | ||||||||||||
Class R-6 – assumed 5% return | 1,000.00 | 1,021.93 | 3.31 | .65 |
* | The “expenses paid during period” are equal to the “annualized expense ratio,” multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period, and divided by 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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Tax information | unaudited |
We are required to advise you of the federal tax status of certain distributions received by shareholders during the fiscal year. The fund hereby designates the following amounts for the fund’s fiscal year ended October 31, 2021:
Long-term capital gains | $22,540,000 |
Foreign taxes | $0.02 per share |
Foreign source income | $0.29 per share |
Qualified dividend income | 100% |
Section 163(j) interest dividends | $107,000 |
U.S. government income that may be exempt from state taxation | $28,000 |
Individual shareholders should refer to their Form 1099 or other tax information, which will be mailed in January 2022, to determine the calendar year amounts to be included on their 2021 tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
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Board of trustees and other officers
Independent trustees1
Name, year of birth and position with fund | Year first elected a trustee of the fund2 | Principal occupation(s) during the past five years | Number of portfolios in fund complex overseen by trustee | Other directorships3 held by trustee | |||||
Joseph C. Berenato, 1946 | 2019 | Former Chairman and CEO, Ducommun Incorporated (aerospace components manufacturer) | 15 | None | |||||
Vanessa C. L. Chang, 1952 Chair of the Board (Independent and Non-Executive) | 2019 | Former Director, EL & EL Investments (real estate) | 16 | Edison International/ Southern California Edison; Transocean Ltd. | |||||
James G. Ellis, 1947 | 2019 | Professor of Marketing and former Dean, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California | 99 | Advanced Merger Partners; EVe Mobility Acquisition Corp (acquisitions of companies in the electric vehicle market); J. G. Boswell (agricultural production); Mercury General Corporation | |||||
Jennifer C. Feikin, 1968 | 2019 | Business Advisor; previously held positions at Google, AOL, 20th Century Fox and McKinsey & Company; Trustee, The Nature Conservancy of California; former Director, First Descents | 9 | Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. | |||||
Pablo R. González Guajardo, 1967 | 2019 | CEO, Kimberly-Clark de México, SAB de CV | 16 | América Móvil, SAB de CV (telecommunications company); Grupo Lala, SAB de CV (dairy company); Grupo Sanborns, SAB de CV (retail stores and restaurants); Kimberly-Clark de México, SAB de CV (consumer staples) | |||||
Leslie Stone Heisz, 1961 | 2019 | Former Managing Director, Lazard (retired, 2010); Director, Edwards Lifesciences; Trustee, Public Storage; Director, Kaiser Permanente (California public benefit corporation); Lecturer, UCLA Anderson School of Management | 9 | None | |||||
William D. Jones, 1955 | 2019 | Real estate developer/owner, President and CEO, CityLink Investment Corporation (acquires, develops and manages real estate ventures in urban communities) and for the former City Scene Management Company (provided commercial asset management services) | 17 | Biogen Inc.; Sempra Energy | |||||
Interested trustees4,5 | |||||||||
Name, year of birth and position with fund | Year first elected a trustee of the fund2 | Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and positions held with affiliated entities or the principal underwriter of the fund | Number of portfolios in fund complex overseen by trustee | Other directorships3 held by trustee | |||||
John S. Armour, 1957 President and Trustee | 2019 | President – Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc.6 | 9 | None |
The fund’s statement of additional information includes further details about fund trustees and is available without charge upon request by calling American Funds Service Company at (800) 421-4225 or by visiting the Capital Group website at capitalgroup.com. The address for all trustees and officers of the fund is 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071, Attention: Secretary.
See page 32 for footnotes.
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Officers5
Name, year of birth and position with fund | Year first elected an officer of the fund2 | Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and positions held with affiliated entities or the Principal Underwriter of the fund | ||
Michael W. Stockton, 1967 Executive Vice President | 2021 | Senior Vice President – Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company | ||
Eu-Gene Cheah, 1965 Senior Vice President | 2019 | Partner – Capital International Investors, Capital International, Inc.6 | ||
Gerald Du Manoir, 1966 Senior Vice President | 2019 | Partner – Capital International Investors, Capital Research and Management Company; Partner – Capital International Investors, Capital Bank and Trust Company6; Senior Vice President, Capital International Asset Management (Canada), Inc.6; Vice President, Capital Guardian (Canada), Inc.6 | ||
Gregory D. Fuss, 1959 Senior Vice President | 2019 | Partner – Capital International Investors, Capital Research and Management Company; Partner – Capital International Investors, Capital Bank and Trust Company6; Senior Vice President – Private Client Services Division, Capital Bank and Trust Company6 | ||
Philip Winston, 1955 Senior Vice President | 2019 | Partner – Capital International Investors, Capital Research and Management Company; Partner – Capital International Investors, Capital International Limited6; Senior Vice President, Capital International Limited6 | ||
Timothy W. McHale, 1978 Vice President | 2019 | Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel – Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company; Secretary, American Funds Distributors, Inc.6 | ||
Courtney R. Taylor, 1975 Secretary | 2019 | Assistant Vice President – Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company | ||
Gregory F. Niland, 1971 Treasurer | 2019 | Vice President – Investment Operations, Capital Research and Management Company | ||
Susan K. Countess, 1966 Assistant Secretary | 2019 | Associate – Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company | ||
Sandra Chuon, 1972 Assistant Treasurer | 2019 | Assistant Vice President – Investment Operations, Capital Research and Management Company | ||
Kyle J. Ilsley, 1980 Assistant Treasurer | 2020 | Assistant Vice President – Investment Operations, Capital Research and Management Company |
1 | The term independent trustee refers to a trustee who is not an “interested person” of the fund within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
2 | Trustees and officers of the fund serve until their resignation, removal or retirement. |
3 | This includes all directorships/trusteeships (other than those in the American Funds or other funds managed by Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates) that are held by each trustee as a trustee or director of a public company or a registered investment company. |
4 | The term interested trustee refers to a trustee who is an “interested person” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, on the basis of their affiliation with the fund’s investment adviser, Capital Research and Management Company, or affiliated entities (including the fund’s principal underwriter). |
5 | All of the trustees and/or officers listed are officers and/or directors/trustees of one or more of the other funds for which Capital Research and Management Company serves as an investment adviser. |
6 | Company affiliated with Capital Research and Management Company. |
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Office of the fund
6455 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92618-4518
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
State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
Counsel
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
One Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110-1726
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
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.
American Funds International Vantage 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 American Funds International Vantage Fund, but it also may be used as sales literature when preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus or summary prospectus, which gives details about charges, expenses, investment objectives and operating policies of the fund. If used as sales material after December 31, 2021, 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 93% 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, 2020. | |
2 | Based on Class F-3 share results for rolling calendar-year periods starting the first full calendar year after each fund’s inception through December 31, 2020. 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-3 share results as of December 31, 2020. 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. Standard & Poor’s 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 66% of the time, based on the 20-year period ended December 31, 2020, versus comparable Lipper categories, excluding funds of funds. |
Class F-3 shares were first offered on January 27, 2017. Class F-3 share results prior to the date of first sale are hypothetical based on 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.
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ITEM 2 – Code of Ethics
The Registrant has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer. The Registrant undertakes to provide to any person without charge, upon request, a copy of the Code of Ethics. Such request can be made by calling 800/421-4225 or to the Secretary of the Registrant, 6455 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, California 92618.
ITEM 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert
The Registrant’s board has determined that Pablo R. González Guajardo, a member of the Registrant’s audit committee, is an “audit committee financial expert” and "independent," as such terms are defined in this Item. This designation will not increase the designee’s duties, obligations or liability as compared to his or her duties, obligations and liability as a member of the audit committee and of the board, nor will it reduce the responsibility of the other audit committee members. There may be other individuals who, through education or experience, would qualify as "audit committee financial experts" if the board had designated them as such. Most importantly, the board believes each member of the audit committee contributes significantly to the effective oversight of the Registrant’s financial statements and condition.
ITEM 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services
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Registrant: |
a) Audit Fees: | ||
Audit | 2020 | 39,000 |
2021 | 42,000 | |
b) Audit-Related Fees: | ||
2020 | None | |
2021 | None | |
c) Tax Fees: | ||
2020 | 8,000 | |
2021 | 8,000 | |
The tax fees consist of professional services relating to the preparation of the Registrant’s tax returns. | ||
d) All Other Fees: | ||
2020 | None | |
2021 | None | |
Adviser and affiliates (includes only fees for non-audit services billed to the adviser and affiliates for engagements that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant and were subject to the pre-approval policies described below): | ||
a) Audit Fees: | ||
Not Applicable | ||
b) Audit-Related Fees: | ||
2020 | None | |
2021 | None | |
The audit-related fees consist of assurance and related services relating to the examination of the Registrant’s transfer agent, principal underwriter and investment adviser conducted in accordance with Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements Number 18 issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. | ||
c) Tax Fees: | ||
2020 | 15,000 | |
2021 | None |
The tax fees consist of consulting services relating to the Registrant’s investments. | ||
d) All Other Fees: | ||
2020 | 8,000 | |
2021 | 2,000 | |
The other fees consist of subscription services related to an accounting research tool. | ||
All audit and permissible non-audit services that the Registrant’s audit committee considers compatible with maintaining the independent registered public accounting firm’s independence are required to be pre-approved by the committee. The pre-approval requirement will extend to all non-audit services provided to the Registrant, the investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant. The committee will not delegate its responsibility to pre-approve these services to the investment adviser. The committee may delegate to one or more committee members the authority to review and pre-approve audit and permissible non-audit services. Actions taken under any such delegation will be reported to the full committee at its next meeting. The pre-approval requirement is waived with respect to non-audit services if certain conditions are met. The pre-approval requirement was not waived for any of the non-audit services listed above provided to the Registrant, adviser and affiliates. | ||
Aggregate non-audit fees paid to the Registrant’s auditors, including fees for all services billed to the Registrant, adviser and affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Registrant, were, $31,000 for fiscal year 2020 and $10,000 for fiscal year 2021. The non-audit services represented by these amounts were brought to the attention of the committee and considered to be compatible with maintaining the auditors’ independence. |
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 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 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 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.
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ITEM 12 – Exhibits
(a)(1) | The Code of Ethics that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2 is attached as an exhibit hereto. |
(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.
AMERICAN FUNDS INTERNATIONAL VANTAGE FUND | |
By __/s/ John S. Armour________________ | |
John S. Armour, President and Principal Executive Officer | |
Date: December 31, 2021 |
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/ John S. Armour_____________ |
John S. Armour, President and Principal Executive Officer |
Date: December 31, 2021 |
By ___/s/ Gregory F. Niland__________________ |
Gregory F. Niland, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer |
Date: December 31, 2021 |