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<tt>The investment objective of the fund is to provide you with a way to earn income<br />on your cash reserves while preserving capital and maintaining liquidity. The<br />fund is a money market fund that seeks to preserve the value of your investment<br />at $1.00 per share.</tt>
For current 7-day yield information, please call American FundsLine® at 800/325-3590.
<tt>This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in<br />the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.<br /> <br />The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods<br />indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The<br />example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the<br />fund's operating expenses remain the same.</tt>
<tt>The fund invests substantially in U.S. Treasury securities and other securities<br />backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, as well as securities <br />issued by U.S. federal agencies. The fund may also invest in other high-quality <br />money market instruments. Some of the securities in which the fund invests may <br />have credit and liquidity support features, including guarantees.<br /> <br />The fund may invest in securities issued by entities domiciled outside the<br />United States and securities with credit and liquidity support features provided<br />by entities domiciled outside of the United States. The fund may also invest in<br />securities of U.S. issuers with substantial operations outside the United<br />States.<br /> <br />The fund relies on the professional judgment of its investment adviser to make<br />decisions about the fund's portfolio investments. The basic investment philosophy <br />of the investment adviser is to seek to provide current income while preserving <br />capital and maintaining liquidity. The investment adviser believes that an <br />important way to accomplish this is by analyzing various factors, including <br />the credit strength of the issuer, prices of similar securities issued by <br />comparable issuers, current and anticipated changes in interest rates, general <br />market conditions and other factors pertinent to the particular security being <br />evaluated.</tt>
American Funds Money Market Fund®
Example
Investment objective
Past investment results are not predictive of future investment results.
Principal risks
Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Calendar year total returns for Class A shares
Investment results
<tt>For current 7-day yield information, please call American FundsLine® at 800/325-3590.</tt>
The following bar chart shows how the fund's investment results have varied from
year to year, and the following table shows the fund's average annual total returns
for various periods.
<tt>Highest/Lowest quarterly results during this period were:<br /><br />Highest 0.00%<br /><br />Lowest 0.00%<br /><br />The fund’s total return for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, was 0.00%.</tt>
Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Average annual total returns For the periods ended December 31, 2011 (with maximum sales charge):
<tt>The following bar chart shows how the fund's investment results have varied from<br />year to year, and the following table shows the fund's average annual total<br />returns for various periods.</tt>
Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share,
it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.
<tt>This section describes the principal risks associated with the fund's principal<br />investment strategies. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your<br />investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the<br />fund.<br /> <br />Investing in money market securities - The value and liquidity of the securities<br />held by the fund may be affected by changing interest rates, changes in the<br />credit quality of the issuers, changes in credit ratings of the securities and<br />general market conditions. For example, the values of these securities may<br />decline when interest rates rise and increase when interest rates fall.<br /> <br />Low interest rate environment - During periods of extremely low short-term<br />interest rates, the fund may not be able to maintain a positive yield.<br /> <br />Credit and liquidity support - Changes in the credit quality of banks and<br />financial institutions providing credit and liquidity support features with<br />respect to securities held by the fund could cause the values of these<br />securities to decline.<br /> <br />Investing outside the United States - Securities of issuers domiciled outside<br />the United States, or with significant operations outside the Unites States, may<br />lose value because of adverse political, social or economic developments in the<br />country or region in which the issuer operates.<br /> <br />Management - The investment adviser to the fund actively manages the fund's<br />investments. Consequently, the fund is subject to the risk that the methods and<br />analyses employed by the investment adviser in this process may not produce the<br />desired results.<br /> <br />Your investment in the fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or<br />guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other<br />governmental agency, entity or person. You should consider how this fund fits<br />into your overall investment program.</tt>
Fees and expenses of the fund
Principal investment strategies
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<tt>The following bar chart shows how the fund's investment results have varied from<br />year to year, and the following table shows the fund's average annual total<br />returns for various periods. This information provides some indication of the<br />risks of investing in the fund. Past investment results are not predictive of<br />future investment results. Updated information on the fund's investment results<br />can be obtained by visiting americanfunds.com.</tt>
<tt>This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold<br />shares of the fund.</tt>
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For the share classes listed below, you would pay the following if you did not redeem your shares:
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Your investment in the fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed
by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency,
entity or person.
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109
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0.00
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0.0000
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0.0027
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0.00
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0.0000
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0.00
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0.0000
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0.00
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0.0000
0.0018
0.0027
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0.00
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0.0000
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122
0.00
0.0000
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0.00
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0.00
0.0000
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0.00
0.0000
0.0038
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