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Capital Group Global Balanced Fund (Canada) Series A

Global Neutral Balanced

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NAVPS
(05-03-2024)
$15.28
Change
$0.13 (0.83%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at December 31, 2023

As at February 29, 2024

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Capital Group Global Balanced Fund (Canada) Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 31, 2015): 5.65%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 1.91% 5.68% 13.67% 5.68% 9.76% 4.85% 3.85% 6.08% 5.03% 4.59% 5.15% 5.81% - -
Benchmark 1.80% 5.77% 13.57% 5.77% 12.38% 6.05% 3.87% 6.63% 5.64% 5.56% 5.88% 6.44% 5.97% 7.01%
Category Average 1.96% 12.03% 12.03% 4.49% 10.15% 3.31% 3.22% 7.67% 4.79% 4.62% 4.52% 5.09% 4.15% 4.67%
Category Rank 943 / 1,735 371 / 1,735 311 / 1,711 371 / 1,735 932 / 1,684 464 / 1,617 599 / 1,434 1,069 / 1,358 599 / 1,301 599 / 1,166 358 / 1,007 315 / 935 - -
Quartile Ranking 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 4 2 3 2 2 - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 1.46% -2.02% 0.66% 0.77% -0.54% -3.73% 0.43% 4.53% 2.45% 1.00% 2.68% 1.91%
Benchmark 1.29% -1.31% 0.46% 1.75% 0.57% -3.70% 0.21% 5.00% 2.05% 0.78% 3.10% 1.80%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.82% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-4.21% (June 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - 1.58% 10.34% 0.09% 12.06% 8.04% 9.35% -8.88% 5.85%
Benchmark 12.44% 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69%
Category Average 7.77% 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53%
Quartile Ranking - - 4 1 1 3 2 2 2 4
Category Rank - - 820/ 915 103/ 1,002 110/ 1,145 786/ 1,257 597/ 1,344 635/ 1,425 453/ 1,564 1,577/ 1,683

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

12.06% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-8.88% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 31.39
International Equity 24.53
Foreign Government Bonds 23.25
Canadian Equity 6.49
Cash and Equivalents 6.08
Other 8.26

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 30.91
Technology 14.17
Financial Services 10.18
Healthcare 9.43
Consumer Goods 7.09
Other 28.22

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 62.24
Europe 22.62
Asia 11.47
Latin America 2.76
Multi-National 0.63
Other 0.28

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Broadcom Inc 4.64
United States Treasury 3.50% 15-Feb-2033 4.05
United States Treasury 0.00% 18-Jan-2024 3.35
United States Treasury 3.63% 15-Feb-2053 3.10
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 2.71
Microsoft Corp 2.43
AstraZeneca PLC 2.37
Philip Morris International Inc 2.27
UnitedHealth Group Inc 2.09
Nestle SA Cl N 2.00

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: H.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Capital Group Global Balanced Fund (Canada) Series A

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.66% 7.85% -
Beta 0.92% 0.93% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.92% 0.93% -
Sharpe 0.18% 0.42% -
Sortino 0.19% 0.42% -
Treynor 0.02% 0.04% -
Tax Efficiency 90.19% 94.39% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.55% 8.66% 7.85% -
Beta 0.98% 0.92% 0.93% -
Alpha -0.02% 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.94% 0.92% 0.93% -
Sharpe 0.64% 0.18% 0.42% -
Sortino 1.42% 0.19% 0.42% -
Treynor 0.05% 0.02% 0.04% -
Tax Efficiency 95.49% 90.19% 94.39% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date August 31, 2015
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CIF840

Investment Objectives

Seeks the balanced accomplishment of three objectives: Long-term growth of capital, conservation of principal, and current income through investments primarily in equity and debt securities issued by companies and governments around the world.

Investment Strategy

The Fund relies on the professional judgment of its subadvisor to make decisions about the Fund’s portfolio investments. In addition, the investment advisor and subadvisor use the following investment strategies: As a balanced fund with global scope, the Fund invests in equity and debt securities of companies around the world that offer the opportunity for growth and/or provide dividend income, while also constructing its portfolio to seek to conserve principal and lessen volatility.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Mark A. Brett 08-31-2015
Robert H. Neithart 08-01-2017
Capital Research and Management Company 12-06-2020
Thomas H. Hogh 02-23-2021
Anirudh Samsi 02-23-2021
Hilda Applbaum 02-23-2021
Paul Flynn 02-23-2021
Tomonori Tani 02-23-2021
Andrew Cormack 04-26-2021

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Capital Group
Advisor Capital Group
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar International Financial Data Services (Canada) Ltd
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 5,000
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 1.86%
Management Fee 1.65%
Load Back Fee Only
FE Max 2.50%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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