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Capital Group International Equity Fund (Canada) Series A

International Equity

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FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG GradeD Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2021, 2020

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NAVPS
(08-13-2025)
$24.94
Change
$0.15 (0.59%)

As at July 31, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

Period
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Capital Group International Equity Fund (Canada) Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 01, 2002): 4.71%

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 -0.01% 6.95% 6.47% 12.77% 12.33% 11.14% 12.81% 1.37% 4.56% 5.94% 5.50% 6.47% 7.55% 6.33%
Benchmark 0.51% 7.24% 8.41% 14.61% 13.37% 14.63% 16.10% 7.71% 10.55% 9.02% 7.26% 7.72% 8.32% 6.83%
Category Average -0.71% 4.67% 4.46% 10.25% 9.79% 11.71% 12.96% 5.30% 8.24% 7.36% 5.99% 6.15% 6.83% 5.44%
Category Rank 282 / 820 111 / 808 228 / 786 212 / 784 239 / 773 451 / 741 402 / 704 650 / 686 613 / 655 504 / 609 415 / 549 298 / 513 203 / 452 157 / 385
Quartile Ranking 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Fund 0.82% 1.83% -2.66% 0.36% -0.69% 5.91% 1.32% -1.35% -0.40% 4.39% 2.46% -0.01%
Benchmark 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76% 0.66% 4.41% 2.18% 0.51%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.78% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-12.94% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 8.90% 0.87% 25.97% -5.28% 22.64% 17.05% 3.61% -22.46% 11.96% 9.86%
Benchmark 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18%
Category Average 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 1 2 1 1 4 4 3 3
Category Rank 312/ 360 117/ 404 15/ 464 176/ 524 125/ 586 79/ 636 623/ 666 668/ 688 526/ 718 555/ 753

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

25.97% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-22.46% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 92.79
Cash and Equivalents 4.22
Canadian Equity 2.73
US Equity 0.26

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 18.67
Technology 18.31
Industrial Goods 14.90
Consumer Goods 14.29
Healthcare 8.09
Other 25.74

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 54.12
Asia 34.90
North America 7.21
Latin America 3.05
Africa and Middle East 0.72

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Safran SA 2.88
AstraZeneca PLC 2.12
Sap SE 2.09
Airbus SE 2.03
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 1.93
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd - ADR 1.88
UniCredit SpA 1.79
Mercadolibre Inc 1.71
Novo Nordisk A/S Cl B 1.69
Natwest Group PLC 1.53

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Capital Group International Equity Fund (Canada) Series A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.74% 13.60% 13.11%
Beta 1.06% 1.03% 1.01%
Alpha -0.04% -0.06% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.89% 0.86%
Sharpe 0.70% 0.21% 0.40%
Sortino 1.55% 0.27% 0.45%
Treynor 0.08% 0.03% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 99.80% 99.69% 99.40%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.34% 12.74% 13.60% 13.11%
Beta 1.06% 1.06% 1.03% 1.01%
Alpha -0.02% -0.04% -0.06% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.91% 0.89% 0.86%
Sharpe 1.05% 0.70% 0.21% 0.40%
Sortino 2.55% 1.55% 0.27% 0.45%
Treynor 0.08% 0.08% 0.03% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 99.86% 99.80% 99.69% 99.40%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A18.618.629.329.30%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

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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

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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

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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 November 01, 2002
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $792

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CIF846

Investment Objectives

The objective of the Fund is to provide long-term growth of capital through investments in a portfolio comprised primarily of securities of large-capitalization issuers located outside North America.

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 subadvisor uses the following investment strategies: The Fund invests primarily in a broad range of equity or equity-type securities including depositary receipts. The Fund may invest in issuers in developed and developing countries; a significant portion of its assets may be invested in issuers in developing countries.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Capital Group

  • Eu-Gene Cheah
  • Winston Philip
  • Victor D. Kohn
  • Michael Cohen
  • Gerald du Manoir

Capital Research and Management Company

Sub-Advisor

Capital Research and Management Company

  • Michael Cohen

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Capital Group

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

International Financial Data Services (Canada) Ltd

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

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

Fees

MER 1.94%
Management Fee 1.70%
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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