497K 1 afps497k-pstacgi.htm AFPS TAX-AWARE CONSERVATIVE GROWTH AND INCOME FUND

American Funds
Tax-Aware Conservative Growth and Income PortfolioSM

Summary prospectus

January 1, 2020

(as supplemented June 30, 2020)

 

 

 
Class A C T F-1 F-2 F-3
  TAIAX TAICX TATAX TAIFX TXIFX TYIFX

 

 

Beginning January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, we intend to no longer mail paper copies of the series’ shareholder reports, unless specifically requested from American Funds by Capital Group or your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on our website (capitalgroup.com); you will be notified by mail and provided with a website link to access the report each time a report is posted. If you have already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and do not need to take any action. If you prefer to receive shareholder reports and other communications electronically, you may update your mailing preferences with your financial intermediary, or enroll in e-delivery at capitalgroup.com (for accounts held directly with the series).

 

You may elect to receive paper copies of all future reports free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you may contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you invest directly with the series, you may inform American Funds that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting us at (800) 421-4225. Your election to receive paper reports will apply to all funds held with American Funds or through your financial intermediary.

 

Before you invest, you may want to review the fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, which contain more information about the fund and its risks. You can find the fund’s prospectus, statement of additional information, reports to shareholders and other information about the fund online at capitalgroup.com/prospectus. You can also get this information at no cost by calling (800) 421-4225 or by sending an email request to prospectus@americanfunds.com. The current prospectus and statement of additional information, each dated January 1, 2020 (and in each case, as supplemented to date), are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus.
 
 

Investment objective The fund’s investment objective is to provide current income, a portion of which is exempt from regular federal income tax, while secondarily striving for long-term growth of capital.

Fees and expenses of the fund This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Class F-2 or F-3 shares of the fund. You may qualify for a Class A sales charge discount if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in American Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional, in the “Sales charge reductions and waivers” sections on page 80 of the prospectus and on page 104 of the fund’s statement of additional information, and in the sales charge waiver appendix to this prospectus.

Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Share class: A C T All F share
classes
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on
purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
3.75% none 2.50% none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load)
(as a percentage of the amount redeemed)
1.001 1.00% none none
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on
reinvested dividends
none none none none
Redemption or exchange fees none none none none

 

Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Share class: A C T F-1 F-2 F-3
Management fees none none none none none none
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees 0.30% 1.00% 0.25% 0.25% none none
Other expenses 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.14 0.13% 0.02%
Acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses2 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32
Total annual fund operating expenses 0.67 1.37 0.62 0.71 0.45 0.34
1A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. Contingent deferred sales charge is calculated based on the lesser of the offering price and market value of shares being sold.
2Restated to reflect current fees.

 

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Example This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. You may be required to pay brokerage commissions on your purchases and sales of Class F-2 or F-3 shares of the fund, which are not reflected in the example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Share class: A C T F-1 F-2 F-3 For the share classes listed Share class: C
1 year $441 $239 $312 $73 $46 $35 to the right, you would pay 1 year $139
3 years 581 434 444 227 144 109 the following if you did not 3 years 434
5 years 734 750 587 395 252 191 redeem your shares: 5 years 750
10 years 1,178 1,454 1,005 883 567 431   10 years 1,454

 

Portfolio turnover The fund may pay transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s investment results. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 1% of the average value of its portfolio.

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Principal investment strategies The fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective by investing in a mix of American Funds in different combinations and weightings. The underlying American Funds will typically seek to generate income from their investments and may include growth-and-income, equity-income, balanced and fixed income funds.

Through its investments in the underlying funds, the fund will have significant exposure to dividend-paying stocks. The fund will seek exposure to issuers domiciled outside the United States, including those domiciled in emerging markets. The investment adviser believes that exposure to issuers domiciled outside the United States can help provide diversification when seeking current income and long-term growth of capital.

With respect to its fixed income investments, the fund will seek to generate a material portion of its current income from underlying funds that invest in bonds that are exempt from regular income tax, such as municipal bonds. Some of these bonds may have credit and liquidity support features, including guarantees and letters of credit. In addition, an underlying bond fund may invest significantly in municipal obligations of multiple issuers in the same state or backed by revenues of similar types of projects.

The underlying funds in which the fund invests may hold debt securities with a wide range of maturities. The fund may invest in underlying funds with significant exposure to bonds rated BB+ or below and Ba1 or below by Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations designated by the fund’s investment adviser, or unrated but determined by the fund’s investment adviser to be of equivalent quality. Securities rated BB+ or below and Ba1 or below are sometimes referred to as “junk bonds.” Exposure to lower rated securities may help the fund achieve its objective of providing current income.

The underlying funds may hold securities issued and guaranteed by the U.S. government, securities issued by federal agencies and instrumentalities and securities backed by mortgages or other assets. The underlying funds may also invest in the debt securities of governments, agencies, corporations and other entities domiciled outside the United States.

The fund’s investment adviser seeks to create combinations of underlying funds that complement each other with a goal of achieving the fund’s investment objective of providing current income, a portion of which is exempt from regular federal income tax, while secondarily striving for long-term growth of capital. In making this determination, the fund’s investment adviser considers the historical volatility and returns of the underlying funds and how various combinations would have behaved in past market environments. It also considers, among other topics, current market conditions and the investment positions of the underlying funds.

The fund’s investment adviser periodically reviews the investment strategies and asset mix of the underlying funds. The investment adviser will also consider whether overall market conditions would favor a change in the exposure of the fund to various asset types or geographic regions. Based on these considerations, the investment adviser may make adjustments to underlying fund holdings by adjusting the percentage of individual underlying funds within the fund, or adding or removing underlying funds. The investment adviser may also determine not to change the underlying fund allocations, particularly in response to short-term market movements, if in its opinion the combination of underlying funds is appropriate to meet the fund’s investment objective.

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Principal risks This section describes the principal risks associated with investing in the fund and its underlying funds. You may lose money by investing in the fund. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time. Investors in the fund should have a long-term perspective and be able to tolerate potentially sharp declines in value.

The following are principal risks associated with the fund’s investment strategies.

Allocation risk — Investments in the fund are subject to risks related to the investment adviser’s allocation choices. The selection of the underlying funds and the allocation of the fund’s assets could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

Fund structure — The fund invests in underlying funds and incurs expenses related to the underlying funds. In addition, investors in the fund will incur fees to pay for certain expenses related to the operations of the fund. An investor holding the underlying funds directly and in the same proportions as the fund would incur lower overall expenses but would not receive the benefit of the portfolio management and other services provided by the fund. Additionally, in accordance with an exemption under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the investment adviser considers only proprietary funds when selecting underlying investment options and allocations. This means that the fund’s investment adviser did not, nor does it expect to, consider any unaffiliated funds as underlying investment options for the fund.  This strategy could raise certain conflicts of interest when choosing underlying investments for the fund, including the selection of funds that result in greater compensation to the adviser or funds with relatively lower historical investment results. The investment adviser has policies and procedures designed to mitigate material conflicts of interest that may arise in connection with its management of the fund.

Underlying fund risks — Because the fund’s investments consist of underlying funds, the fund’s risks are directly related to the risks of the underlying funds. For this reason, it is important to understand the risks associated with investing in the underlying funds, as described below.

The following are principal risks associated with the underlying funds’ investment strategies.

Market conditions — The prices of, and the income generated by, the common stocks, bonds and other securities held by the underlying funds may decline – sometimes rapidly or unpredictably – due to various factors, including events or conditions affecting the general economy or particular industries; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; governmental, governmental agency or central bank responses to economic conditions; and currency exchange rate, interest rate and commodity price fluctuations.

Economies and financial markets throughout the world are highly interconnected. Economic, financial or political events, trading and tariff arrangements, wars, terrorism, cybersecurity events, natural disasters, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious disease) and other circumstances in one country or region could have impacts on global economies or markets. As a result, whether or not the underlying funds invest in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries affected, the value and liquidity of the underlying funds’ investments may be negatively affected by developments in other countries and regions.

Issuer risks — The prices of, and the income generated by, securities held by the underlying funds may decline in response to various factors directly related to the issuers of such securities, including reduced demand for an issuer’s goods or services, poor management performance, major litigation related to the issuer, changes in government regulations affecting the issuer or its competitive environment and strategic initiatives such as mergers, acquisitions or dispositions and the market response to any such initiatives.

Investing in debt instruments — The prices of, and the income generated by, bonds and other debt securities held by an underlying fund may be affected by changing interest rates and by changes in the effective maturities and credit ratings of these securities.

Rising interest rates will generally cause the prices of bonds and other debt securities to fall. A general rise in interest rates may cause investors to sell debt securities on a large scale, which could also adversely affect the price and liquidity of debt securities and could also result in increased redemptions from the fund. Falling interest rates may cause an issuer to redeem, call or refinance a debt security before its stated maturity, which may result in the fund failing to recoup the full amount of its initial investment and having to reinvest the proceeds in lower yielding securities. Longer maturity debt securities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates and may be subject to greater price fluctuations than shorter maturity debt securities.

Bonds and other debt securities are also subject to credit risk, which is the possibility that the credit strength of an issuer or guarantor will weaken or be perceived to be weaker, and/or an issuer of a debt security will fail to make timely payments of principal or interest and the security will go into default. A downgrade or default affecting any of the underlying funds’ securities could cause the value of the underlying funds’ shares to decrease. Credit risk is gauged, in part, by the credit ratings of the debt securities in which the underlying fund invests. However, ratings are only the opinions of the rating agencies issuing them and are not guarantees as to credit quality or an evaluation of market risk. The underlying funds’ investment adviser relies on its own credit analysts to research issuers and issues in seeking to assess credit and default risks.

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Investing in municipal securities — The yield and/or value of the fund’s investments in municipal securities may be adversely affected by events tied to the municipal securities markets, which can be very volatile and significantly impacted by unfavorable legislative or political developments and negative changes in the financial conditions of municipal securities issuers and the economy. To the extent the fund invests in obligations of a municipal issuer, the volatility, credit quality and performance of the fund may be adversely impacted by local political and economic conditions of the issuer. For example, a credit rating downgrade, bond default or bankruptcy involving an issuer within a particular state or territory could affect the market values and marketability of many or all municipal obligations of that state or territory. Income from municipal securities held by the fund could also be declared taxable because of changes in tax laws or interpretations by taxing authorities or as a result of noncompliant conduct of a municipal issuer. Additionally, the relative amount of publicly available information about municipal securities is generally less than that for corporate securities.

Investing in similar municipal bonds — Investing significantly in municipal obligations of multiple issuers in the same state or backed by revenues of similar types of projects or industries may make an underlying fund more susceptible to certain economic, political or regulatory occurrences. As a result, the underlying fund has greater risk of volatility, and greater risk of loss, from these investments.

Investing outside the United States — Securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States, or with significant operations or revenues outside the United States, may lose value because of adverse political, social, economic or market developments (including social instability, regional conflicts, terrorism and war) in the countries or regions in which the issuers operate or generate revenue. These securities may also lose value due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates against the U.S. dollar and/or currencies of other countries. Issuers of these securities may be more susceptible to actions of foreign governments, such as nationalization, currency blockage or the imposition of price controls or punitive taxes, each of which could adversely impact the value of these securities. Securities markets in certain countries may be more volatile and/or less liquid than those in the United States. Investments outside the United States may also be subject to different accounting practices and different regulatory, legal and reporting standards and practices, and may be more difficult to value, than those in the United States. In addition, the value of investments outside the United States may be reduced by foreign taxes, including foreign withholding taxes on interest and dividends. Further, there may be increased risks of delayed settlement of securities purchased or sold by an underlying fund. The risks of investing outside the United States may be heightened in connection with investments in emerging markets.

Management — The investment adviser to the fund and to the underlying funds actively manages each underlying fund’s investments. Consequently, the underlying funds are subject to the risk that the methods and analyses, including models, tools and data, employed by the investment adviser in this process may be flawed or incorrect and may not produce the desired results. This could cause an underlying fund to lose value or its investment results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

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. You should consider how this fund fits into your overall investment program.

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Investment results The following bar chart shows how the fund’s investment results have varied from year to year, and the following table shows how the fund’s average annual total returns for various periods compare with a broad measure of securities market results and other applicable measures of market results. This information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The fund has selected to add the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI All Country World ex USA Index as dual primary indexes with the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index. These additions will provide a better range of comparison benchmarks to measure the series' objective. The Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Moderate Funds Index includes funds that disclose investment objectives and/or strategies reasonably comparable to those of the fund. Past investment results (before and after taxes) are not predictive of future investment results. Updated information on the fund’s investment results can be obtained by visiting capitalgroup.com.

Average annual total returns For the periods ended December 31, 2018 (with maximum sales charge):
Share class Inception date 1 year 5 years Lifetime
A — Before taxes 5/18/2012 –5.85% 4.74% 6.74%
— After taxes on distributions   –6.46 4.25 6.28
— After taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares   –2.39 4.04 5.68

 

Share classes (before taxes) Inception date 1 year 5 years Lifetime
C 5/18/2012 –3.80% 4.79% 6.60%
F-1 5/18/2012 –2.21 5.54 7.38
F-2 5/18/2012 –1.94 5.82 7.65
F-3 1/27/2017 –1.84 N/A 5.35

 

Indexes 1 year 5 years Lifetime
(from Class A inception)
S&P 500 Index (reflects no deductions for sales charges, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes) –4.38% 8.49% 12.82%
MSCI® All Country World ex USA Index (reflects no deductions for sales charges, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes) –14.20 0.68 5.45
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index (reflects no deductions for sales charges, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes) 1.28 3.82 2.92
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Moderate Funds Index (reflects no deductions for sales charges, account fees or U.S. federal income taxes) –5.15 3.85 6.47

 

After-tax returns are shown only for Class A shares; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the highest individual federal income tax rates in effect during each year of the periods shown and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns depend on your individual tax situation and likely will differ from the results shown above. In addition, after-tax returns are not relevant if you hold your fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan, individual retirement account (IRA) or 529 college savings plan.

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Management

Investment adviser Capital Research and Management CompanySM

Portfolio Solutions Committee The investment adviser’s Portfolio Solutions Committee develops the allocation approach and selects the underlying funds in which the fund invests. The members of the Portfolio Solutions Committee, who are jointly and primarily responsible for the portfolio management of the fund, are:

Investment professional/
Series title (if applicable)
Investment professional
experience in this fund
Primary title with investment adviser
Andrew B. Suzman President 8 years Partner – Capital World Investors
Alan N. Berro Senior Vice President 8 years Partner – Capital World Investors
Michelle J. Black Senior Vice President Less than 1 year Partner – Capital Solutions Group
Samir Mathur Senior Vice President Less than 1 year Partner – Capital Solutions Group
Wesley K. Phoa Senior Vice President 8 years Partner – Capital Solutions Group
John R. Queen Senior Vice President Less than 1 year Partner – Capital Fixed Income Investors
William L. Robbins Senior Vice President Less than 1 year Partner – Capital International Investors

 

Purchase and sale of fund shares The minimum amount to establish an account for all share classes is normally $250 and the minimum to add to an account is $50. For a payroll deduction retirement plan account, payroll deduction savings plan account or employer-sponsored 529 account, the minimum is $25 to establish or add to an account. For accounts with Class F-3 shares held and serviced by the fund’s transfer agent, the minimum investment amount is $1 million.

If you are a retail investor, you may sell (redeem) shares on any business day through your dealer or financial advisor or by writing to American Funds Service Company® at P.O. Box 6007, Indianapolis, Indiana 46206-6007; telephoning American Funds Service Company at (800) 421-4225; faxing American Funds Service Company at (888) 421-4351; or accessing our website at capitalgroup.com. Please contact your plan administrator or recordkeeper to sell (redeem) shares from your retirement plan.

Tax information Dividends and capital gain distributions you receive from the fund are subject to federal income taxes and may also be subject to state and local taxes, unless you are tax-exempt or your account is tax-favored.

Fund distributions of interest on municipal bonds held by the underlying funds are generally not subject to federal income tax. However, the fund may distribute taxable dividends, including distributions of short-term capital gains, which are subject to federal taxation as ordinary income. To the extent an underlying fund is permitted to invest in bonds subject to federal alternative minimum tax, interest on certain bonds may be subject to federal alternative minimum tax. The fund’s distributions of net long-term capital gains are taxable as long-term capital gains for federal income tax purposes.

Payments to broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries If you purchase shares of the fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund and the fund’s distributor or its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your individual financial advisor to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your individual financial advisor or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

You can access the fund’s statutory prospectus or SAI at capitalgroup.com/prospectus.
 
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Litho in USA CGD/DFS/10208
Investment Company File No. 811-22656

 

 

Summary Prospectus Supplement

 

 

June 30, 2020

 

 

 

  

For the following series with summary prospectuses dated January 1, 2020 (as supplemented to date):

American Funds College Target Date Series®

American Funds College 2036 FundSM (CF36)

American Funds College 2033 Fund® (CF33)

American Funds College 2030 Fund® (CF30)

American Funds College 2027 Fund® (CF27)
American Funds College 2024 Fund® (CF24)

American Funds College 2021 Fund® (CF21)

American Funds College Enrollment Fund® (CEF)

 

American Funds Portfolio SeriesSM
American Funds Global Growth PortfolioSM (PSGG)
American Funds Growth PortfolioSM (PSG)
American Funds Growth and Income PortfolioSM (PSGI)
American Funds Moderate Growth and Income PortfolioSM (PSMGI)
American Funds Conservative Growth and Income PortfolioSM (PSCGI)
American Funds Tax-Aware Conservative Growth and Income PortfolioSM (PSTACGI)
American Funds Preservation PortfolioSM (PSP)
American Funds Tax-Exempt Preservation PortfolioSM (PSTEP)

 

American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio SeriesSM
American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio - ConservativeSM (RIC)
American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio - ModerateSM (RIM)
American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio - EnhancedSM (RIE)

 

American Funds Target Date Retirement Series®
American Funds 2065 Target Date Retirement FundSM (ATFD65)
American Funds 2060 Target Date Retirement Fund® (ATFD60)
American Funds 2055 Target Date Retirement Fund® (ATFD55)
American Funds 2050 Target Date Retirement Fund® (ATFD50)
American Funds 2045 Target Date Retirement Fund® (ATFD45)
American Funds 2040 Target Date Retirement Fund® (ATFD40)
American Funds 2035 Target Date Retirement Fund® (ATFD35)
American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund® (ATFD30)
American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund® (ATFD25)
American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fund® (ATFD20)
American Funds 2015 Target Date Retirement Fund® (ATFD15)
American Funds 2010 Target Date Retirement Fund® (ATFD10)


Changes apply to all funds within each series unless otherwise noted below.

1. The following is added after the first sentence in the first paragraph of the “Fees and expenses of the fund” section for each of the funds within the American Funds College Target Date Series:

In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Class 529-F-1 shares of the fund.

2. The following replaces the second sentence in the first paragraph of the “Fee and expenses of the fund” section for each of the funds within the American Funds Portfolio Series (other than American Funds Tax-Aware Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio and American Funds Tax-Exempt Preservation Portfolio) to read as follows:

In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Class F-2, F-3 or 529-F-1 shares of the fund.

3. The “Shareholder fees” table in the “Fees and expenses of the fund” section for each of the funds within the American Funds College Target Date Series (other than American Funds College Enrollment Fund) is amended to read as follows.

Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Share class: 529-A 529-C 529-E 529-T 529-F-1
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 3.50% none none 2.50% none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of the amount redeemed) 1.001 1.00% none none none
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends none none none none none
Redemption or exchange fees none none none none none
 
 

 

4. The “Shareholder fees” table in the “Fees and expenses of the fund” section for each of the funds within the American Funds Portfolio Series (other than American Funds Tax-Aware Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio, American Funds Preservation Portfolio, and American Funds Tax-Exempt Preservation Portfolio) is amended to read as follows.

Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Share class: A 529-A and
ABLE-A
C and
529-C
529-E T and
529-T
All F and 529-F share classes All R
share
classes
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 5.75% 3.50% none none 2.50% none none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of the amount redeemed) 1.001 1.001 1.00% none none none none
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends none none none none none none none
Redemption or exchange fees none none none none none none none


 

5. In the third paragraph of the “Fee and expenses of the fund” section for each of the funds within American Funds Portfolio Series (other than American Funds Tax-Aware Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio and American Funds Tax-Exempt Preservation Portfolio), replace the following sentence:

You may be required to pay brokerage commissions on your purchases and sales of Class F-2 or F-3 shares of the fund, which are not reflected in the example.

With:

You may be required to pay brokerage commissions on your purchases and sales of Class F-2, F-3 or 529-F-1 shares of the fund, which are not reflected in the example.

6. The following replaces the third paragraph of the “Fees and expenses of the fund” section for each of the funds within American Funds College Target Date Series:

The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. You may be required to pay brokerage commissions on your purchases and sales of Class 529-F-1 shares of the fund, which are not reflected in the example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

7. The table under the heading “Example” in the “Fees and expenses of the fund” section of the summary prospectus for each of the funds within the American Funds College Target Date Series is amended to reflect revisions as provided.

  1 year 3 years 5 years
Class: 529-A 529-A 529-A
CF36 $437 $621 $821
CF33 429 597 779
CF30 426 587 763
CF27 421 572 737
CF24 418 563 721
CF21 419 566 726
CEF 320 468 630

 

  10 years
  With redemptions Without redemptions
Class: 529-A 529-C 529-C
CF36 $1,396 $1,431 $1,431
CF33 1,305 1,366 1,366
CF30 1,271 1,332 1,332
CF27 1,213 1,274 1,274
CF24 1,178 1,245 1,245
CF21 1,190 1,256 1,256
CEF 1,099 1,266 1,266
 
 

 

8. The table under the heading “Example” in the “Fees and expenses of the fund” section of the summary prospectus for each of the funds within American Funds Portfolio Series is amended to reflect revisions as provided.

  1 year 3 years 5 years
Class: 529-A ABLE-A 529-A ABLE-A 529-A ABLE-A
PSGG $435 $428 $615 $608 $810 $803
PSG 429 421 597 587 779 767
PSGI 419 414 566 565 726 730
PSMGI 422 417 575 575 742 746
PSCGI 412 409 545 550 689 703
PSTACGI
PSP 319 313 465 461 625 623
PSTEP
               

 

  10 years  
  With redemptions Without redemptions
Class: C 529-A 529-C ABLE-A C 529-C
PSGG $1,677 $1,374 $1,450 $1,367 $1,677 $1,450
PSG 1,590 1,305 1,376 1,287 1,590 1,376
PSGI 1,477 1,190 1,261 1,207 1,477 1,261
PSMGI 1,514 1,225 1,296 1,241 1,514 1,296
PSCGI 1,412 1,109 1,180 1,149 1,412 1,180
PSTACGI 1,454 1,454
PSP 1,474 1,087 1,255 1,092 1,474 1,255
PSTEP 1,475 1,475
               


 

9. The table under the heading “Example” in the “Fees and expenses of the fund” section of the summary prospectus for each of the funds within the American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio Series is amended to reflect revisions as provided.

  10 years
  With redemptions Without redemptions
Class: C C
RIC $1,432 $1,432
RIM 1,401 1,401
RIE 1,432 1,432


 

10. The table under the heading “Example” in the “Fees and expenses of the fund” section of the summary prospectus for each of the funds within the American Funds Target Date Retirement Series is amended to reflect revisions as provided.

  10 years
  With redemptions Without redemptions
Class: C C
AFTD60 $1,596 $1,596
AFTD55 1,576 1,576
AFTD50 1,574 1,574
AFTD45 1,562 1,562
AFTD40 1,565 1,565
AFTD35 1,554 1,554
AFTD30 1,534 1,534
AFTD25 1,511 1,511
AFTD20 1,486 1,486
AFTD15 1,486 1,486
AFTD10 1,489 1,489

 

 
 

 


11. The following is added to the end of “Market conditions” in the “Principal risks” section of the summary prospectus for each of the funds within the series listed above:

Economies and financial markets throughout the world are highly interconnected. Economic, financial or political events, trading and tariff arrangements, wars, terrorism, cybersecurity events, natural disasters, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious disease) and other circumstances in one country or region could have impacts on global economies or markets. As a result, whether or not the underlying funds invest in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries affected, the value and liquidity of the underlying funds’ investments may be negatively affected by developments in other countries and regions.

 

 

 

Keep this supplement with your summary prospectus. 

 

 

 

Lit. No. MFGEBS-414-0620P Printed in USA CGD/AFD/10039-S81182