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Capital Group Global Balanced Fund (Canada) Series A

Global Neutral Balanced

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FundGrade A

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(04-04-2025)
$16.17
Change
-$0.44 (-2.62%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

As at December 31, 2024

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Capital Group Global Balanced Fund (Canada) Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 31, 2015): 6.61%

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 -0.11% 4.55% 8.26% 3.31% 16.73% 13.25% 7.44% 6.40% 7.12% 7.09% 6.00% 6.50% 6.78% -
Benchmark -0.03% 2.87% 8.43% 2.69% 16.11% 14.54% 7.96% 6.28% 7.36% 7.48% 6.74% 7.02% 7.35% 6.79%
Category Average 0.06% 1.31% 5.62% 2.61% 12.30% 10.81% 5.44% 5.22% 6.13% 5.96% 5.33% 5.29% 5.92% 4.70%
Category Rank 1,077 / 1,773 9 / 1,773 196 / 1,761 314 / 1,773 137 / 1,727 297 / 1,674 338 / 1,598 467 / 1,424 476 / 1,347 414 / 1,292 473 / 1,162 258 / 978 299 / 904 -
Quartile Ranking 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 1.91% -1.42% 1.73% 1.84% 3.57% 0.02% 1.29% 0.24% 1.98% 1.20% 3.42% -0.11%
Benchmark 1.80% -1.57% 1.73% 1.79% 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21% 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.82% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-4.21% (June 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - 1.58% 10.34% 0.09% 12.06% 8.04% 9.35% -8.88% 5.85% 17.17%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15%
Quartile Ranking - 4 1 1 3 2 2 2 4 1
Category Rank - 805/ 892 96/ 975 111/ 1,121 808/ 1,242 617/ 1,333 662/ 1,416 446/ 1,560 1,584/ 1,674 164/ 1,727

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

17.17% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-8.88% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 31.49
International Equity 21.56
Foreign Government Bonds 20.55
Cash and Equivalents 11.06
Canadian Equity 6.52
Other 8.82

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 29.04
Technology 15.86
Financial Services 12.43
Cash and Cash Equivalent 11.06
Consumer Goods 6.63
Other 24.98

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 66.86
Europe 18.54
Asia 11.54
Latin America 2.23
Multi-National 0.59
Other 0.24

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Broadcom Inc 5.66
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 4.42
United States Treasury 4.38% 15-May-2034 3.80
Philip Morris International Inc 2.79
United States Treasury 4.63% 15-May-2054 2.65
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.47
Constellation Software Inc 2.13
Visa Inc Cl A 2.12
United States Treasury 07-Jan-2025 2.11
Brookfield Corp Cl A 1.94

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 8.13% 7.89% -
Beta 0.89% 0.93% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.93% 0.93% -
Sharpe 0.46% 0.61% -
Sortino 0.88% 0.83% -
Treynor 0.04% 0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 92.90% 95.32% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 5.02% 8.13% 7.89% -
Beta 0.91% 0.89% 0.93% -
Alpha 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.86% 0.93% 0.93% -
Sharpe 2.31% 0.46% 0.61% -
Sortino 7.38% 0.88% 0.83% -
Treynor 0.13% 0.04% 0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 96.86% 92.90% 95.32% -

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) $2,070

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 Management

Portfolio Manager

Capital Group

  • Hilda Applbaum
  • Paul Flynn
  • Tomonori Tani
  • Thomas H. Hogh
  • Anirudh Samsi
  • Andrew Cormack

Capital Research and Management Company

Sub-Advisor

Capital Research and Management Company

  • Mark A. Brett
  • Hilda Applbaum
  • Paul Flynn
  • Tomonori Tani
  • Robert H. Neithart

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 500
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 500
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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