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Capital Group Global Balanced Fund (Canada) Series A

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Global Neutral Balanced

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NAVPS
(08-08-2025) 		$17.51
Change
$0.02 (0.09%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

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Capital Group Global Balanced Fund (Canada) Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 31, 2015): 6.37%

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 2.84% 2.23% 3.27% 3.27% 12.10% 12.05% 10.84% 5.50% 6.33% 6.35% 6.08% 6.03% 6.54% -
Benchmark 2.53% 2.76% 3.35% 3.35% 12.62% 13.35% 12.58% 5.72% 6.67% 6.88% 6.64% 6.83% 7.12% 7.01%
Category Average 1.87% 2.93% 3.65% 3.65% 10.26% 10.24% 9.45% 4.13% 6.33% 5.50% 5.32% 5.21% 5.52% 4.98%
Category Rank 92 / 1,787 1,142 / 1,741 1,007 / 1,739 1,007 / 1,739 392 / 1,720 429 / 1,652 521 / 1,590 421 / 1,446 698 / 1,320 460 / 1,263 425 / 1,137 379 / 1,014 266 / 918 -
Quartile Ranking 1 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 3.57% 0.02% 1.29% 0.24% 1.98% 1.20% 3.42% -0.11% -2.23% -3.00% 2.49% 2.84%
Benchmark 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21% 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19% 2.47% 2.53%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.82% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-4.21% (June 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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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 - 782/ 869 97/ 948 112/ 1,087 793/ 1,204 596/ 1,294 630/ 1,380 449/ 1,522 1,541/ 1,631 164/ 1,684

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 32.96
Foreign Government Bonds 22.01
International Equity 20.72
Cash and Equivalents 8.81
Canadian Equity 6.51
Other 8.99

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 30.69
Financial Services 13.88
Technology 12.13
Cash and Cash Equivalent 8.81
Consumer Goods 7.98
Other 26.51

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 68.23
Europe 19.88
Asia 8.89
Latin America 2.23
Multi-National 0.60
Other 0.17

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
United States Treasury 4.63% 15-Feb-2035 4.44
Philip Morris International Inc 3.72
United States Treasury 4.00% 28-Feb-2030 2.77
Broadcom Inc 2.71
United States Treasury 4.63% 15-Feb-2055 2.70
United States Treasury 01-Apr-2025 2.58
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 2.51
Visa Inc Cl A 2.31
Constellation Software Inc 2.15
United States Treasury 4.13% 28-Feb-2027 2.03

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)

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Capital Group Global Balanced Fund (Canada) Series A

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.78% 7.92% -
Beta 0.95% 0.95% -
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.92% 0.93% -
Sharpe 0.85% 0.50% -
Sortino 1.70% 0.67% -
Treynor 0.07% 0.04% -
Tax Efficiency 94.86% 94.84% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 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 7.26% 7.78% 7.92% -
Beta 1.04% 0.95% 0.95% -
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.92% 0.92% 0.93% -
Sharpe 1.15% 0.85% 0.50% -
Sortino 2.12% 1.70% 0.67% -
Treynor 0.08% 0.07% 0.04% -
Tax Efficiency 95.82% 94.86% 94.84% -

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 25
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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