American Mutual Fund - A (2024)

Summary

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Managed for conservative growth and income investing. Invests primarily in well-established companies with strong balance sheets and a history of consistently paying dividends, helping to provide downside resilience.

Price at NAV $54.29 as of 6/10/2024 (updated daily)

Fund Assets (millions) $96,745.1

Portfolio Managers 8

Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
0.59 / 0.59%

Prospectus (PDF)


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  • Returns at NAV

  • Returns with Sales Charge

Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

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10.81%

1-year return

9.33%

5-year return

8.65%

10-year return

1.76%

30-Day SEC Yield

Returns as of 5/31/24 (updated monthly). Yield as of 5/31/24 (updated monthly).

Asset Mix

American Mutual Fund - A (1)

U.S. Equities88.3%Non-U.S. Equities7.0%
U.S. Bonds0.0%Non-U.S. Bonds0.0%
Cash & Equivalents 4.6%
U.S. Equities88.3%
Non-U.S. Equities7.0%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.0%
Cash & Equivalents 4.6%

As of 4/30/2024(updated monthly)

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Growth of 10K

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For Class A Shares, this chart tracks a hypothetical investment with dividends reinvested, over the last 20 years, or since inception date if the fund has been in existence under 20 years, through 12/31/2023.

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AMRMX

S&P 500 Index

American Mutual Fund - A (2)

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High & Low Prices

Market Capitalization

82.6%

Large

16.3%

Medium

1.2%

Small

$156,532.48 Million

Weighted Average

As of3/31/2024 (updated quarterly). Morningstar data as of3/31/2024 (updated quarterly).

Description

Fund Objective

The fund strives for the balanced accomplishment of three objectives: current income, growth of capital and conservation of principal.

Distinguishing Characteristics

Conservatively managed to reduce volatility and risk, this fund has the potential to provide downside resilience during market declines. It invests primarily in well-established companies with strong balance sheets.

Types of Investments

The fund invests primarily in common stocks, securities convertible into common stocks.

Holdings Outside the U.S.

May invest up to 20% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States and not included in the S&P 500 Composite Index. May invest up to 5% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States and Canada and not included in the S&P 500 Composite Index.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 2/21/1950
Fund Assets (millions)

As of 5/31/2024

$96,745.1
Companies/Issuers

Holdings are as of 5/31/2024 (updated monthly).

175+
Shareholder Accounts

Shareholder accounts are as of 4/30/2024

1,011,218
Regular Dividends Paid Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2023) 25%
Fiscal Year-End Oct
Prospectus Date 01/01/2024
CUSIP 027681 10 5
Fund Number 3

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  • Month-End Returns as of 5/31/24

  • Quarter-End Returns as of 3/31/24

ANNUAL RETURNS CHART

Month-End Returns as of 5/31/24

Returns at NAV

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With Sales Charge

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AMRMX

S&P 500 Index

American Mutual Fund - A (4)

ANNUAL RETURNS CHART

Quarter-End Returns as of 3/31/24

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Volatility & Return

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Equities

For Class A Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation

and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds

AMRMX

S&P 500 Index

Other AF Funds

Standard Deviation as of 05/31/2024 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 05/31/2024 (updated monthly).

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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates 30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 1.98% N/A
Fund at MOP 1.87% 1.76%

As of 5/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book Cash Flow Earnings
Fund 3.39 14.27 18.86
S&P 500 Index 4.10 15.00 21.80

Fund as of 3/31/24. Index as of 3/31/24.

Portfolio Management

Years of Experience with Fund

Years of Experience with Capital Group

Years of Experience with Investment Industry

Grant L. Cambridge27275

Charles E. Ellwein32187

Cheryl E. Frank262210

Martin Jacobs36233

James B. Lovelace424218

William L. Robbins322916

James Terrile272718

Brant W. Thompson28165

Grant L. Cambridge527
Charles E. Ellwein71832
Cheryl E. Frank102226
Martin Jacobs32336
James B. Lovelace1842
William L. Robbins162932
James Terrile1827
Brant W. Thompson51628

A boldface number indicates that years of experience with Capital Group is equal to years of experience with investment industry.

Ratings & Risk

Morningstar Rating TM


Overall Morningstar RatingTM

Funds rated(1102)
American Mutual Fund - A (5) American Mutual Fund - A (6) American Mutual Fund - A (7) American Mutual Fund - A (8) American Mutual Fund - A (9)

3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM

(1102 funds rated)
American Mutual Fund - A (10) American Mutual Fund - A (11) American Mutual Fund - A (12) American Mutual Fund - A (13) American Mutual Fund - A (14)

5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM

(1039 funds rated)
American Mutual Fund - A (15) American Mutual Fund - A (16) American Mutual Fund - A (17) American Mutual Fund - A (18) American Mutual Fund - A (19)

10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM

(808 funds rated)
American Mutual Fund - A (20) American Mutual Fund - A (21) American Mutual Fund - A (22) American Mutual Fund - A (23) American Mutual Fund - A (24)
Overall Morningstar Risk Low

HIGH

LOW

Category Large Value

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MORNINGSTAR RATINGS

Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 5/31/2024 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

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Fund
Standard Deviation 12.12
Sharpe Ratio 0.67

For the 10 Years ending 5/31/24 (updated monthly).

American Funds/
Morningstar Benchmark
S&P 500 TR USD
R-squared 90
Beta 0.76
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 79/76

American Funds and Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 5/31/24 (updated monthly).

58.4%

As of 3/31/24 (updated quarterly)

Equities Breakdown

Sectors | Top Industries

American Mutual Fund - A (25)

Equity Fund Holdings

Information technology 17.4%
Industrials 16.1%
Financials 15.3%
Health care 14.8%
Consumer staples 7.7%
Utilities 6.3%
Energy 5.1%
Consumer discretionary 3.2%
Materials 3.0%
Communication services 2.8%
Real estate 2.7%

%of net assets as of 5/31/2024(updated monthly)

Top Equities

Microsoft

6.0%

Rtx Corp

3.4%

AbbVie

3.3%

Apple

3.1%

General Electric

3.1%

Abbott Laboratories

2.3%

JPMorgan Chase

2.0%

Linde PLC

1.8%

Union Pacific

1.8%

ExxonMobil

1.5%

% of net assets as of 4/30/2024 (updated monthly)

QUARTERLY HOLDINGS

Geographic Breakdown

Regions

American Mutual Fund - A (26)

United States

87.3%

Europe

3.1%

Asia & Pacific Basin

0.9%

Other (Including Canada & Latin America)

3.0%

Cash & equivalents

5.6%

% of net assets as of 5/31/2024 (updated monthly)

The New Geography of Investing ®

Equity Portion Breakdown by Domicile| Equity Portion Breakdown by Revenue

American Mutual Fund - A (27)

Regions Fund

S&P 500 Index

United States 92.5% 100.0%
Canada 3.2% 0.0%
Europe 3.3% 0.0%
Japan 0.2% 0.0%
Emerging Markets 0.8% 0.0%

% of net assets as of 5/31/2024(updated monthly)

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund

S&P 500 Index

United States 87.5% 100.0%
Canada 3.1% 0.0%
Europe 3.1% 0.0%
Japan 0.2% 0.0%
Emerging Markets 0.7% 0.0%
Cash & Equivalents 5.5% 0.0%

% of net assets as of 5/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

2024

American Mutual Fund - A (28)

FIND HISTORICAL PRICES

Historical Prices Year-End

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  • Historical Distributions as of 06/10/24

Historical Distributions as of 06/10/24

FIND HISTORICAL DISTRIBUTIONS

2024
Record
Date
Calculated
Date
Pay Date

Income Dividend Regular

Income Dividend Special

Cap. Gains Long-Term

Cap. Gains Short-Term

Reinvest NAV
03/13/24 03/13/24 03/14/24 $0.215 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $53.55
2024 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.215 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.215

Daily Dividend Accrual
for Pay Date

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RateAs of Date
0.0000000003/14/2024
0.0000000003/15/2024
0.0000000003/18/2024
0.0000000003/19/2024
0.0000000003/20/2024
0.0000000003/21/2024
0.0000000003/22/2024
0.0000000003/25/2024
0.0000000003/26/2024
0.0000000003/27/2024
0.0000000003/28/2024
0.0000000004/01/2024
0.0000000004/02/2024
0.0000000004/03/2024
0.0000000004/04/2024
0.0000000004/05/2024
0.0000000004/08/2024
0.0000000004/09/2024
0.0000000004/10/2024
0.0000000004/11/2024
0.0000000004/12/2024
0.0000000004/15/2024
0.0000000004/16/2024
0.0000000004/17/2024
0.0000000004/18/2024
0.0000000004/19/2024
0.0000000004/22/2024
0.0000000004/23/2024
0.0000000004/24/2024
0.0000000004/25/2024
0.0000000004/26/2024
0.0000000004/29/2024
0.0000000004/30/2024
0.0000000005/01/2024
0.0000000005/02/2024
0.0000000005/03/2024
0.0000000005/06/2024
0.0000000005/07/2024
0.0000000005/08/2024
0.0000000005/09/2024
0.0000000005/10/2024
0.0000000005/13/2024
0.0000000005/14/2024
0.0000000005/15/2024
0.0000000005/16/2024
0.0000000005/17/2024
0.0000000005/20/2024
0.0000000005/21/2024
0.0000000005/22/2024
0.0000000005/23/2024
0.0000000005/24/2024
0.0000000005/28/2024
0.0000000005/29/2024
0.0000000005/30/2024
0.0000000005/31/2024
0.0000000006/03/2024
0.0000000006/04/2024
0.0000000006/05/2024
0.0000000006/06/2024
0.0000000006/07/2024
0.0000000006/10/2024

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Current Daily
Dividend Accrual

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RateAs of-Date
0.0000000003/14/2024
0.0000000003/15/2024
0.0000000003/18/2024
0.0000000003/19/2024
0.0000000003/20/2024
0.0000000003/21/2024
0.0000000003/22/2024
0.0000000003/25/2024
0.0000000003/26/2024
0.0000000003/27/2024
0.0000000003/28/2024
0.0000000004/01/2024
0.0000000004/02/2024
0.0000000004/03/2024
0.0000000004/04/2024
0.0000000004/05/2024
0.0000000004/08/2024
0.0000000004/09/2024
0.0000000004/10/2024
0.0000000004/11/2024
0.0000000004/12/2024
0.0000000004/15/2024
0.0000000004/16/2024
0.0000000004/17/2024
0.0000000004/18/2024
0.0000000004/19/2024
0.0000000004/22/2024
0.0000000004/23/2024
0.0000000004/24/2024
0.0000000004/25/2024
0.0000000004/26/2024
0.0000000004/29/2024
0.0000000004/30/2024
0.0000000005/01/2024
0.0000000005/02/2024
0.0000000005/03/2024
0.0000000005/06/2024
0.0000000005/07/2024
0.0000000005/08/2024
0.0000000005/09/2024
0.0000000005/10/2024
0.0000000005/13/2024
0.0000000005/14/2024
0.0000000005/15/2024
0.0000000005/16/2024
0.0000000005/17/2024
0.0000000005/20/2024
0.0000000005/21/2024
0.0000000005/22/2024
0.0000000005/23/2024
0.0000000005/24/2024
0.0000000005/28/2024
0.0000000005/29/2024
0.0000000005/30/2024
0.0000000005/31/2024
0.0000000006/03/2024
0.0000000006/04/2024
0.0000000006/05/2024
0.0000000006/06/2024
0.0000000006/07/2024
0.0000000006/10/2024

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.23%
Other Expenses 0.11%
Service 12b-1 0.25%

As of each fund's most recent prospectus.

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Expense Ratio

AMRMX 0.59%
Lipper Growth & IncomeFunds Average 1.08%

Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 3/31/24 (updated quarterly).

Resources

Prospectuses & Reports for AMRMX

  • Quarterly Fund Fact Sheet (PDF) 05/24

  • Single Sheet (PDF) 01/24

  • Summary Prospectus (PDF) 01/24

  • Prospectus (PDF) 01/24

  • Statement of additional information (PDF) 01/24

  • Semi-Annual Report (PDF) 06/23

  • Annual Report (PDF) 12/23

About Our Funds

  • Share Class Pricing Details

  • Stats Update (PDF)

  • Resource Guide (PDF)

  • 1Q-2024 Quarterly Statistical Update (PDF)

American Mutual Fund - A (2024)

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