N-1A 1 ccfn1a.htm CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL FUND SERIES (CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL CASH FUND)

SEC. File No. 811-23391

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-1A

 

 

Registration Statement

Under

the Investment Company Act of 1940

Amendment No. X

 

 

CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL FUND SERIES

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

6455 Irvine Center Drive

Irvine, California 92618-4518

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(213) 486-9200

 

 

Jae Won Chung

Counsel, Fund Business Management Group

Capital Research and Management Company

333 South Hope Street

Los Angeles, California 90071-1406

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

This registration statement has been filed pursuant to Section 8(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. However, shares of the fund are not being registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act) because the shares will be issued solely in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. Investments in the fund may be made only by a limited number of institutional investors, including investment companies and certain other investment vehicles managed by the fund’s investment adviser and its affiliates. This registration statement does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any shares of the fund. 

 
 

   

Capital Group Central Fund SeriesSM

(Capital Group Central Cash FundSM)

Prospectus

February [  ], 2019

   
Class M
  XXXXX

Table of contents

   
Investment objective 1
Principal investment strategies 2
Principal risks 3
Management 5
Tax information 5
Investment objective, strategies and risks 6
Management and organization 9
Purchase and sale of shares 10
How to sell shares 11
Dividends and taxes 12

 
 

 

Investment objective The investment objective of the fund is to provide you with a way to earn income on your cash reserves while preserving capital and maintaining liquidity. The fund is an institutional money market fund. The net asset value of the fund’s shares will “float,” fluctuating with changes in the value of the fund’s portfolio securities. Shares of the fund are primarily purchased by other funds and investment vehicles managed by the fund’s investment adviser and its affiliates and are not available to the public.

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Principal investment strategies The fund will invest in high-quality, short-term money market instruments, including commercial paper and other short-term bank obligations, U.S. Treasury securities and other government securities guaranteed or issued by an agency or instrumentality of the U.S. government and repurchase agreements.

Repurchase agreements are agreements under which the fund purchases a security from a bank or broker-dealer and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at a specified time and price. Because the security purchased by the fund constitutes collateral for the seller’s repurchase obligation, a repurchase agreement is effectively a loan by the fund that is collateralized by the security purchased. The fund will only enter into repurchase agreements involving securities of the type (excluding any maturity limitations) in which it could otherwise invest. In practice, the fund expects to enter only into repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized by cash or U.S. government securities.

The fund relies on the professional judgment of its investment adviser to make decisions about the fund’s portfolio investments. The basic investment philosophy of the investment adviser is to seek to provide current income while preserving capital and maintaining liquidity. The investment adviser believes that an important way to accomplish this is by analyzing various factors, including the credit strength of the issuer, prices of similar securities issued by comparable issuers, current and anticipated changes in interest rates, general market conditions and other factors pertinent to the particular security being evaluated.

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Principal risks This section describes the principal risks associated with the fund’s principal investment strategies.

Market conditions — The prices of, and the income generated by, the securities held by the fund 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 or governmental agency responses to economic conditions; and interest rate and commodity price fluctuations.

Investing in cash equivalents Cash equivalents, such as commercial paper, asset-backed commercial paper, short term-bank obligations and corporate bonds and notes that mature or may be redeemed or mature within thirteen months or less, like other fixed-income instruments are subject to interest rate risk. However, the short-term nature of a commercial paper investment makes it less susceptible to volatility than many other fixed-income securities because interest rate risk typically increases as maturity lengths increase. Commercial paper is often unsecured, but may be supported by letters of credit or other forms of collateral. Maturing commercial paper are usually repaid by the issuer from the proceeds of new commercial paper issuances. As a result, investment in commercial paper is subject to rollover risk, or the risk that the issuer cannot issue enough new commercial paper to satisfy its outstanding commercial paper. As with all fixed-income securities, there is a chance that the issuer will default on its short-term obligations and these securities may become illiquid or suffer from reduced liquidity in these or other situations.

Investing in securities backed by the U.S. government — Securities backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and credit of the U.S. government are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity. Accordingly, the current market values for these securities will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Securities issued by government-sponsored entities and federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. government.

Interest rate risk — The values and liquidity of the securities held by the fund may be affected by changing interest rates. For example, the values of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and increase when interest rates fall. 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. The fund may invest in variable and floating rate securities. Although the values of such securities are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than those of other debt securities, the value of variable and floating rate securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Conversely, floating rate securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. During periods of extremely low short-term interest rates, the fund may not be able to maintain a positive yield and, given the current low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are currently heightened.

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Investing in repurchase agreements — Upon entering into a repurchase agreement, the fund purchases a security from a bank or broker-dealer, which simultaneously commits to repurchase the security within a specified time at the fund’s cost with interest. The security purchased by the fund constitutes collateral for the seller’s repurchase obligation. If the party agreeing to repurchase should default, the fund may seek to sell the security it holds as collateral. The fund may incur a loss if the value of the collateral securing the repurchase obligation falls below the repurchase price. The fund may also incur disposition costs and encounter procedural delays in connection with liquidating the collateral.

Financial services risk — A significant portion of the fund’s portfolio may be comprised of securities issued by companies in the financial services industry. As a result, the fund may be more susceptible to any economic, business, political or other developments which generally affect this industry sector. The profitability of many types of financial companies may be adversely affected in certain market cycles, including during periods of rising interest rates, which may restrict the availability and increase the cost of capital, and declining economic conditions, which may cause credit losses due to financial difficulties of borrowers. Because many types of financial services companies are vulnerable to these economic cycles, the fund’s investments may lose value during such periods.

Management — The investment adviser to the fund actively manages the fund’s investments. Consequently, the fund is subject to the risk that the methods and analyses employed by the investment adviser in this process may not produce the desired results.

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You could lose money by investing in the fund. Because the share price of the fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. The fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the fund’s liquidity falls below a required minimum because of market conditions or other factors. An 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. The fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will do so at any time. You should consider how this fund fits into your overall investment program.

Management

Investment adviser Capital Research and Management CompanySM

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.

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Investment objective, strategies and risks The investment objective of the fund is to provide you with a way to earn income on your cash reserves while preserving capital and maintaining liquidity. While it has no present intention to do so, the fund’s board may change the fund’s objective without shareholder approval upon 60 days’ written notice to shareholders. The fund is an institutional money market fund managed pursuant to Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). The net asset value of the fund’s shares will fluctuate with changes in the value of the fund’s portfolio securities. If the fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below a certain threshold, the fund may impose a liquidity fee on redemptions and/or suspend redemptions, as discussed further in paragraphs below.

In accordance with applicable rules and regulations relating to money market funds, the fund will maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity of 60 days or less and its dollar-weighted average life will not exceed 120 days. Additionally, the fund will hold at least 10% of its total assets in daily liquid assets and at least 30% of its total assets in weekly liquid assets. For purposes of these limits, daily liquid assets and weekly liquid assets are generally defined to include cash, U.S. Treasuries, certain other government securities, as well as other securities that can be readily converted to cash within one or five business days, respectively.

Floating net asset value – As an institutional money market fund, the fund does not maintain a constant net asset value per share of $1.00. Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act requires institutional money market funds to transact at a market-based net asset value calculated to four decimal places or an equivalent value for the fund depending on the share price (e.g., $10.000 or $100.00). Accordingly the fund’s net asset value will vary as a result of changes in the value of the securities in which the fund invests.

Liquidity fee and redemption gate – Liquidity fees are designed to transfer the costs of liquidating securities from shareholders who remain in the fund to those who leave the fund during periods when liquidity is limited. There are two types of liquidity fees: discretionary liquidity fees and default liquidity fees. The fund is required to impose a default liquidity fee of 1% on all redemptions in the event that the fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below 10% of its total assets unless the board determines that (a) the fee is not in the best interest of the fund or (b) a lesser or higher fee (up to 2%) is in the best interest of the fund. A default liquidity fee is required to be implemented the business day after the board determines to impose a fee. The fund may impose a discretionary liquidity fee of up to 2% on all redemptions in the event that the fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below 30% of its total assets if the fund’s board determines that it is in the best interest of the fund. Once the fund has restored its weekly liquid assets to 30% of total assets, any liquidity fee must be suspended.

In lieu of the liquidity fee, the fund is permitted to temporarily implement a redemption gate (i.e., suspend redemptions) if the fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below 30% of its total assets. The gate can remain in effect for no longer than 10 days in any 90-day period. Once the fund has restored its weekly liquid assets to 30% of total assets, the gate must be lifted. The board may also determine that it would not be in the interests of the fund to continue operating if the fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below 10% of its total assets. In the event that the board approves liquidation of the fund under these circumstances, the fund may permanently suspend redemptions and liquidate.

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

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Market conditions — The prices of, and the income generated by, the securities held by the fund 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 or governmental agency responses to economic conditions; and interest rate and commodity price fluctuations.

Investing in cash equivalents Cash equivalents, such as commercial paper, asset-backed commercial paper, short term-bank obligations and corporate bonds and notes that mature or may be redeemed or mature within thirteen months or less, like other fixed-income instruments are subject to interest rate risk. However, the short-term nature of a commercial paper investment makes it less susceptible to volatility than many other fixed-income securities because interest rate risk typically increases as maturity lengths increase. Commercial paper is often unsecured, but may be supported by letters of credit or other forms of collateral. Maturing commercial paper are usually repaid by the issuer from the proceeds of new commercial paper issuances. As a result, investment in commercial paper is subject to rollover risk, or the risk that the issuer cannot issue enough new commercial paper to satisfy its outstanding commercial paper. As with all fixed-income securities, there is a chance that the issuer will default on its short-term obligations and these securities may become illiquid or suffer from reduced liquidity in these or other situations.

Investing in securities backed by the U.S. government — Securities backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and credit of the U.S. government are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity. Accordingly, the current market values for these securities will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Securities issued by government-sponsored entities and federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. government.

Interest rate risk — The values and liquidity of the securities held by the fund may be affected by changing interest rates. For example, the values of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and increase when interest rates fall. 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. The fund may invest in variable and floating rate securities. Although the values of such securities are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than those of other debt securities, the value of variable and floating rate securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Conversely, floating rate securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. During periods of extremely low short-term interest rates, the fund may not be able to maintain a positive yield and, given the current low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are currently heightened.

Investing in repurchase agreements — Upon entering into a repurchase agreement, the fund purchases a security from a bank or broker-dealer, which simultaneously commits to repurchase the security within a specified time at the fund’s cost with interest. The security purchased by the fund constitutes collateral for the seller’s repurchase obligation. If the party agreeing to repurchase should default, the fund may seek to sell the security it holds as collateral. The fund may incur a loss if the value of the collateral securing the repurchase obligation falls below the repurchase price. The fund may also

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incur disposition costs and encounter procedural delays in connection with liquidating the collateral.

Financial services risk — A significant portion of the fund’s portfolio may be comprised of securities issued by companies in the financial services industry. As a result, the fund may be more susceptible to any economic, business, political or other developments which generally affect this industry sector. The profitability of many types of financial companies may be adversely affected in certain market cycles, including during periods of rising interest rates, which may restrict the availability and increase the cost of capital, and declining economic conditions, which may cause credit losses due to financial difficulties of borrowers. Because many types of financial services companies are vulnerable to these economic cycles, the fund’s investments may lose value during such periods.

Management — The investment adviser to the fund actively manages the fund’s investments. Consequently, the fund is subject to the risk that the methods and analyses employed by the investment adviser in this process may not produce the desired results.

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

Exposure to country, region, industry or sector — Subject to the fund’s investment limitations, the fund may have significant exposure to a particular country, region, industry or sector. Such exposure may cause the fund to be more impacted by risks relating to the country, region, industry or sector than a fund without such levels of exposure. For example, if the fund has significant exposure in a particular country, then social, economic, regulatory or other issues that negatively affect that country may have a greater impact on the fund than on a fund that is more geographically diversified. All securities held by the fund will be denominated in U.S. dollars.

Large Shareholder Transactions Risk — The fund may experience adverse effects when large shareholders purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of the fund. Such large shareholder redemptions may cause the fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the fund’s net asset value and liquidity. Similarly, large fund share purchases may adversely affect the fund’s performance to the extent that the fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in the fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the fund’s expense ratio.

In addition to the principal investment strategies described above, the fund has other investment practices that are described in the statement of additional information, which includes a description of other risks related to the fund’s principal investment strategies and other investment practices. The fund’s investment results will depend on the ability of the fund’s investment adviser to navigate the risks discussed above as well as those described in the statement of additional information.

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Management and organization

Investment adviser Capital Research and Management Company, an experienced investment management organization founded in 1931, serves as the investment adviser to the fund and other funds, including the American Funds. Capital Research and Management Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. and is located at 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California 90071. Capital Research and Management Company manages the investment portfolio and business affairs of the fund. The fund does not pay any management fee to its investment adviser. A more detailed description of the Investment Advisory and Service Agreement between the fund and the investment adviser is included in the fund’s statement of additional information.

Capital Research and Management Company manages equity assets through three equity investment divisions and fixed-income assets through its fixed-income investment division, Capital Fixed Income Investors. The three equity investment divisions — Capital International Investors, Capital Research Global Investors and Capital World Investors — make investment decisions independently of one another.

The equity investment divisions may, in the future, be incorporated as wholly owned subsidiaries of Capital Research and Management Company. In that event, Capital Research and Management Company would continue to be the investment adviser, and day-to-day investment management of equity assets would continue to be carried out through one or more of these subsidiaries. Although not currently contemplated, Capital Research and Management Company could incorporate its fixed-income investment division in the future and engage it to provide day-to-day investment management of fixed-income assets. Capital Research and Management Company and each of the funds it advises have received an exemptive order from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that allows Capital Research and Management Company to use, upon approval of the fund’s board, its management subsidiaries and affiliates to provide day-to-day investment management services to the fund, including making changes to the management subsidiaries and affiliates providing such services. The fund’s shareholders have approved this arrangement; however, there is no assurance that Capital Research and Management Company will incorporate its investment divisions or exercise any authority granted to it under the exemptive order.

Portfolio holdings Portfolio holdings information for the fund will be available on the American Funds website at americanfunds.com. A description of the fund’s policies and procedures regarding disclosure of information about its portfolio holdings is available in the statement of additional information.

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Purchase and sale of shares

Purchase of Class M shares Class M shares are generally available for purchase only by funds and other investment vehicles managed by the investment adviser or its affiliates, and therefore are not available to the public.

Valuing shares The net asset value of each share class of the fund is the value of a single share of that class. The fund calculates the net asset value each day the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading as of approximately 4 p.m. New York time, the normal close of regular trading. If, for example, the New York Stock Exchange closes at 1 p.m. New York time, the fund’s net asset value would still be determined as of 4 p.m. New York time. In this example, portfolio securities traded on the New York Stock Exchange would be valued at their closing prices unless the investment adviser determines that a “fair value” adjustment is appropriate due to subsequent events. The fund may also calculate its share price on days the New York Stock Exchange is closed when deemed prudent to do so by the fund’s officers.

Assets are valued primarily on the basis of evaluated prices from third-party pricing services. However, the fund has adopted procedures for making fair value determinations if evaluated prices are not readily available or are not considered reliable.

As an institutional money market fund, the fund’s initial net asset value of $100.00 is calculated to two decimal places or an equivalent value for the fund depending on the share price. The fund follows standard industry practice by typically reflecting changes in its holdings of portfolio securities on the first business day following a portfolio trade.

Your shares will be purchased at the net asset value or sold at the net asset value next determined after American Funds Service Company receives your request, provided that your request contains all information and legal documentation necessary to process the transaction.

Exchange Exchanges have the same tax consequences as ordinary sales and purchases. Please see the statement of additional information for details and limitations on exchanges of shares.

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How to sell shares

You may sell (redeem) shares by writing to American Funds Services Company.

The fund typically expects to pay redemption proceeds one business day following receipt and acceptance of a redemption order. However, payment may take longer than one business day and may take up to seven days as generally permitted by the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, the fund may be permitted to pay redemption proceeds beyond seven days under certain limited circumstances. In addition, if you recently purchased shares and subsequently request a redemption of those shares, the fund will pay the available redemption proceeds once a sufficient period of time has passed to reasonably ensure that checks or drafts, including certified or cashier’s checks, for the shares purchased have cleared (normally 7 business days from the purchase date).

Under normal conditions, the fund typically expects to meet shareholder redemptions by monitoring the fund’s portfolio and redemption activities and by regularly holding a reserve of highly liquid assets, such as cash or cash equivalents. The fund may use additional methods to meet shareholder redemptions, if they become necessary. These methods may include, but are not limited to, the sale of portfolio assets, the use of overdraft protection afforded by the fund’s custodian bank, borrowing from a line of credit or from other funds advised by the investment adviser or its affiliates, and making payment with fund securities or other fund assets rather than in cash (as further discussed in the following paragraph).

Although payment of redemptions normally will be in cash, the fund’s declaration of trust permits payment of the redemption price wholly or partly with portfolio securities or other fund assets under conditions and circumstances determined by the fund’s board of trustees. On the same redemption date, some shareholders may be paid in whole or in part in securities (which may differ among those shareholders), while other shareholders may be paid entirely in cash. The disposal of the securities received in-kind may be subject to brokerage costs and, until sold, such securities remain at market risk and liquidity risk, including the risk that such securities are or become difficult to sell. If the fund pays your redemption with illiquid or less liquid securities, you will bear the risk of not being able to sell such securities.

If the fund imposes a redemption gate, unprocessed redemption requests will be canceled and the fund will not accept redemption requests until the fund has notified shareholders that the redemption gate is no longer in effect. If you redeem your shares when the fund has imposed a liquidity fee, then the amount you receive for your redemption will be reduced by the amount of the liquidity fee and will generally cause you to recognize a loss for tax purposes equal to the amount of that fee.

Frequent trading of fund shares The fund and American Funds Distributors reserve the right to reject any purchase order for any reason. Frequent trading of fund shares may lead to increased costs to the fund and less efficient management of the fund’s portfolio, potentially resulting in dilution of the value of the shares held by long-term shareholders. The investment adviser anticipates that fund shares may be purchased and sold frequently because a money market fund is designed to offer a liquid investment option. Accordingly, the board has not adopted policies and procedures designed to detect and deter excessive trading of fund shares. For information on frequent trading limits of other funds managed by the investment adviser or its affiliates, please see the appropriate fund’s prospectus.

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Dividends and taxes

Dividends The fund declares daily dividends from net investment income and distributes the accrued dividends, which may fluctuate, to you each month. Generally, dividends begin accruing on the day payment for shares is received by the fund or American Funds Service Company.

Dividends declared and paid by the fund will be automatically reinvested to purchase additional shares of this fund.

Taxes on dividends For federal income tax purposes, dividends you receive from the fund will be subject to tax, and also may be subject to state or local taxes — unless you are tax-exempt or your account is tax-favored.

Shareholder fees Fees borne directly by the fund normally have the effect of reducing a shareholder’s taxable income on distributions.

Please see your tax advisor for more information.  

 

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Capital Group Central Fund SeriesSM

(Capital Group Central Cash FundSM)

Part B
Statement of Additional Information

February [ ], 2019

This document is not a prospectus but should be read in conjunction with the current prospectus of the Capital Group Central Fund Series (Capital Group Central Cash Fund) (the “fund”) dated February [ ], 2019. You may obtain a prospectus from your financial advisor, by calling American Funds Service Company® at (800) 421-4225 or by writing to the fund at the following address:

Capital Group Central Fund Series

(Capital Group Central Cash Fund)
Attention: Secretary

333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, California 90071

Certain privileges and/or services described below may not be available to all shareholders (including shareholders who purchase shares at net asset value through eligible retirement plans) depending on the shareholder’s investment dealer or retirement plan recordkeeper. Please see your financial advisor, investment dealer, plan recordkeeper or employer for more information.

   
Class M xxxxx

Table of Contents

Item Page No.

   
Certain investment limitations and guidelines 2
Description of certain securities, investment techniques and risks 3
Fund policies 8
Management of the fund 10
Execution of portfolio transactions 26
Disclosure of portfolio holdings 29
Price of shares 31
Taxes and distributions 33
Purchase and exchange of shares 34
Selling shares 35
Shareholder account services and privileges 36
General information 37
Appendix 40

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Certain investment limitations and guidelines

The following limitations and guidelines are considered at the time of purchase, under normal circumstances, and are based on a percentage of the fund’s net assets unless otherwise noted. This summary is not intended to reflect all of the fund’s investment limitations.

Maturity

· The fund will maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of 60 days or less.

· The fund will maintain the dollar-weighted average life of its portfolio at 120 days or less.

Liquidity

· The fund may not acquire illiquid securities (i.e., securities that cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business within seven days at approximately the value ascribed to them by the fund) if, immediately after the acquisition, the fund would have invested more than 5% of its total assets in illiquid securities.

· The fund will hold at least 10% of its total assets in daily liquid assets (i.e., cash, direct obligations of the U.S. Government or securities that mature or are subject to a demand feature that is exercisable or payable within one business day).

· The fund will hold at least 30% of its total assets in weekly liquid assets (i.e., cash, direct obligations of the U.S. Government, government securities issued by an instrumentality of the U.S. Government that are issued at a discount and have a remaining maturity of 60 days or less, or securities that mature or are subject to a demand feature that is exercisable or payable within five business days).

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The fund may experience difficulty liquidating certain portfolio securities during significant market declines or periods of heavy redemptions.

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Description of certain securities, investment techniques and risks

The descriptions below are intended to supplement the material in the prospectus under “Investment objective, strategies and risks.”

Investment policies — The fund invests in various high-quality money market instruments with a remaining maturity of 397 days or less. The fund will hold securities that are sufficiently liquid to meet reasonably foreseeable shareholder redemptions. The fund’s investment adviser considers nationally recognized statistical rating organization ratings of securities as one of many criteria in making its investment decisions.

Debt instruments — Debt securities, also known as “fixed-income securities,” are used by issuers to borrow money. Bonds, notes, debentures, asset-backed securities (including those backed by mortgages), and loan participations and assignments are common types of debt securities. Generally, issuers pay investors periodic interest and repay the amount borrowed either periodically during the life of the security and/or at maturity. Some debt securities, such as zero coupon bonds, do not pay current interest, but are purchased at a discount from their face values and their values accrete over time to face value at maturity. Some debt securities bear interest at rates that are not fixed, but that vary with changes in specified market rates or indices. The market prices of debt securities fluctuate depending on such factors as interest rates, credit quality and maturity. In general, market prices of debt securities decline when interest rates rise and increase when interest rates fall. These fluctuations will generally be greater for longer-term debt securities than for shorter-term debt securities. Prices of these securities can also be affected by financial contracts held by the issuer or third parties (such as derivatives) relating to the security or other assets or indices.

Credit ratings for debt securities provided by rating agencies reflect an evaluation of the safety of principal and interest payments, not market value risk. The rating of an issuer is a rating agency’s view of past and future potential developments related to the issuer and may not necessarily reflect actual outcomes. There can be a lag between the time of developments relating to an issuer and the time a rating is assigned and updated. The investment adviser considers these ratings of securities as one of many criteria in making its investment decisions.

Bond rating agencies may assign modifiers (such as +/–) to ratings categories to signify the relative position of a credit within the rating category. Investment policies that are based on ratings categories should be read to include any security within that category, without giving consideration to the modifier except where otherwise provided. See the Appendix to this statement of additional information for more information about credit ratings.

Obligations backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. government — U.S. government obligations include the following types of securities:

U.S. Treasury securities — U.S. Treasury securities include direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury, such as Treasury bills, notes and bonds. For these securities, the payment of principal and interest is unconditionally guaranteed by the U.S. government, and thus they are of high credit quality. Such securities are subject to variations in market value due to fluctuations in interest rates and in government policies, but, if held to maturity, are expected to be paid in full (either at maturity or thereafter).

Federal agency securities — The securities of certain U.S. government agencies and government-sponsored entities are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Such agencies and entities include, but are not limited to, the Federal Financing Bank (“FFB”), the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”), the Veterans Administration (“VA”), the Federal Housing

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Administration (“FHA”), the Export-Import Bank (“Exim Bank”), the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (“OPIC”), the Commodity Credit Corporation (“CCC”) and the Small Business Administration (“SBA”).

Other federal agency obligations — Additional federal agency securities are neither direct obligations of, nor guaranteed by, the U.S. government. These obligations include securities issued by certain U.S. government agencies and government-sponsored entities. However, they generally involve some form of federal sponsorship: some operate under a congressional charter; some are backed by collateral consisting of “full faith and credit” obligations as described above; some are supported by the issuer’s right to borrow from the Treasury; and others are supported only by the credit of the issuing government agency or entity. These agencies and entities include, but are not limited to: the Federal Home Loan Banks, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Federal Farm Credit Bank System.

In 2008, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were placed into conservatorship by their new regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”). Simultaneously, the U.S. Treasury made a commitment of indefinite duration to maintain the positive net worth of both firms. As conservator, the FHFA has the authority to repudiate any contract either firm has entered into prior to the FHFA’s appointment as conservator (or receiver should either firm go into default) if the FHFA, in its sole discretion determines that performance of the contract is burdensome and repudiation would promote the orderly administration of Fannie Mae’s or Freddie Mac’s affairs. While the FHFA has indicated that it does not intend to repudiate the guaranty obligations of either entity, doing so could adversely affect holders of their mortgage-backed securities. For example, if a contract were repudiated, the liability for any direct compensatory damages would accrue to the entity’s conservatorship estate and could only be satisfied to the extent the estate had available assets. As a result, if interest payments on Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac mortgage-backed securities held by the fund were reduced because underlying borrowers failed to make payments or such payments were not advanced by a loan servicer, the fund’s only recourse might be against the conservatorship estate, which might not have sufficient assets to offset any shortfalls.

The FHFA, in its capacity as conservator, has the power to transfer or sell any asset or liability of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. The FHFA has indicated it has no current intention to do this; however, should it do so a holder of a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac mortgage-backed security would have to rely on another party for satisfaction of the guaranty obligations and would be exposed to the credit risk of that party.

Certain rights provided to holders of mortgage-backed securities issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac under their operative documents may not be enforceable against the FHFA, or enforcement may be delayed during the course of the conservatorship or any future receivership. For example, the operative documents may provide that upon the occurrence of an event of default by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, holders of a requisite percentage of the mortgage-backed security may replace the entity as trustee. However, under the Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008, holders may not enforce this right if the event of default arises solely because a conservator or receiver has been appointed.

Repurchase agreements — The fund may enter into repurchase agreements, or “repos”, under which the fund buys a security and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at a specified time and price. Because the security purchased constitutes collateral for the repurchase obligation, a repo may be considered a loan by the fund that is collateralized by the security purchased. Repos permit the fund to maintain liquidity and earn income over periods of time as short as overnight.

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The seller must maintain with a custodian collateral equal to at least the repurchase price, including accrued interest. In tri-party repos, a third party custodian, called a clearing bank, facilitates repo clearing and settlement, including by providing collateral management services. However, as an alternative to tri-party repos, the fund could enter into bilateral repos, where the parties themselves are responsible for settling transactions.

The fund will only enter into repos involving securities of the type (excluding any maturity limitations) in which it could otherwise invest. If the seller under the repo defaults, the fund may incur a loss if the value of the collateral securing the repo has declined and may incur disposition costs and delays in connection with liquidating the collateral. If bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller, realization of the collateral by the fund may be delayed or limited.

Commercial paper — The fund may purchase commercial paper. Commercial paper refers to short-term promissory notes issued by a corporation to finance its current operations. Such securities normally have maturities of thirteen months or less and, though commercial paper is often unsecured, commercial paper may be supported by letters of credit, surety bonds or other forms of collateral. Maturing commercial paper issuances are usually repaid by the issuer from the proceeds of new commercial paper issuances. As a result, investment in commercial paper is subject to rollover risk, or the risk that the issuer cannot issue enough new commercial paper to satisfy its outstanding commercial paper. Like all fixed-income securities, commercial paper prices are susceptible to fluctuations in interest rates. If interest rates rise, commercial paper prices will decline and vice versa. However, the short-term nature of a commercial paper investment makes it less susceptible to volatility than many other fixed-income securities because interest rate risk typically increases as maturity lengths increase. Commercial paper tends to yield smaller returns than longer-term corporate debt because securities with shorter maturities typically have lower effective yields than those with longer maturities. As with all fixed-income securities, there is a chance that the issuer will default on its commercial paper obligations and commercial paper may become illiquid or suffer from reduced liquidity in these or other situations.

Commercial paper in which the fund may invest includes commercial paper issued in reliance on the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper has substantially the same price and liquidity characteristics as commercial paper generally, except that the resale of Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper is limited to institutional investors who agree that they are purchasing the paper for investment purposes and not with a view to public distribution. Technically, such a restriction on resale renders Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper a restricted security under the 1933 Act. In practice, however, Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper typically can be resold as easily as any other unrestricted security held by the fund. Accordingly, Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper has been determined to be liquid under procedures adopted by the fund’s board of trustees.

Short-term bank obligations — Certificates of deposit (interest-bearing time deposits), bank notes, bankers’ acceptances (time drafts drawn on a commercial bank where the bank accepts an irrevocable obligation to pay at maturity) representing direct or contingent obligations of commercial banks. Commercial banks issuing obligations in which the fund invests must be on an approved list that is monitored on a regular basis.

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Variable and floating rate obligations — The interest rates payable on certain securities in which the fund may invest may not be fixed but may fluctuate based upon changes in market rates or credit ratings. Variable and floating rate obligations bear coupon rates that are adjusted at designated intervals, based on the then current market rates of interest or credit ratings. The rate adjustment features tend to limit the extent to which the market value of the obligations will fluctuate.

Maturity — In accordance with rule  2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the fund is required to maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of 60 days or less, maintain a dollar-weighted average life of its portfolio of 120 days or less and purchase only instruments having remaining maturities of 397 days or less. For purposes of determining the weighted average maturity (but not the weighted average life) of a fund’s portfolio, certain variable and floating rate obligations and put securities which may otherwise have stated or final maturities in excess of 397 days will be deemed to have remaining maturities equal to the period remaining until each next readjustment of the interest rate or until the fund is entitled to repayment or repurchase of the security.

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Cybersecurity risks — With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the fund has become potentially more susceptible to operational and information security risks through breaches in cybersecurity. In general, a breach in cybersecurity can result from either a deliberate attack or an unintentional event. Cybersecurity breaches may involve, among other things, infection by computer viruses or other malicious software code or unauthorized access to the fund’s digital information systems, networks or devices through “hacking” or other means, in each case for the purpose of misappropriating assets or sensitive information (including, for example, personal shareholder information), corrupting data or causing operational disruption or failures in the physical infrastructure or operating systems that support the fund. Cybersecurity risks also include the risk of losses of service resulting from external attacks that do not require unauthorized access to the fund’s systems, networks or devices. For example, denial-of-service attacks on the investment adviser’s or an affiliate’s website could effectively render the fund’s network services unavailable to fund shareholders and other intended end-users. Any such cybersecurity breaches or losses of service may cause the fund to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption or lose operational capacity, which, in turn, could cause the fund to incur regulatory penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs associated with corrective measures and/or financial loss. While the fund and its investment adviser have established business continuity plans and risk management systems designed to prevent or reduce the impact of cybersecurity attacks, there are inherent limitations in such plans and systems due in part to the ever-changing nature of technology and cybersecurity attack tactics, and there is a possibility that certain risks have not been adequately identified or prepared for.

In addition, cybersecurity failures by or breaches of the fund’s third-party service providers (including, but not limited to, the fund’s investment adviser, transfer agent, custodian, administrators and other financial intermediaries) may disrupt the business operations of the service providers and of the fund, potentially resulting in financial losses, the inability of fund shareholders to transact business with the fund and of the fund to process transactions, the inability of the fund to calculate its net asset value, violations of applicable privacy and other laws, rules and regulations, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensatory costs and/or additional compliance costs associated with implementation of any corrective measures. The fund and its shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result of any such cybersecurity breaches, and there can be no assurance that the fund will not suffer losses relating to cybersecurity attacks or other informational security breaches affecting the fund’s third-party service providers in the future, particularly as the fund cannot control any cybersecurity plans or systems implemented by such service providers.

Cybersecurity risks may also impact issuers of securities in which the fund invests, which may cause the fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.

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Fund policies

All percentage limitations in the following fund policies are considered at the time securities are purchased and are based on the fund’s net assets unless otherwise indicated. None of the following policies involving a maximum percentage of assets will be considered violated unless the excess occurs immediately after, and is caused by, an acquisition by the fund. In managing the fund, the fund’s investment adviser may apply more restrictive policies than those listed below.

Fundamental policies — The fund has adopted the following policies, which may not be changed without approval by holders of a majority of its outstanding shares. Such majority is currently defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as the vote of the lesser of (a) 67% or more of the voting securities present at a shareholder meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities are present in person or by proxy, or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities.

1. Except as permitted by (i) the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, or other successor law governing the regulation of registered investment companies, or interpretations or modifications thereof by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), SEC staff or other authority of competent jurisdiction, or (ii) exemptive or other relief or permission from the SEC, SEC staff or other authority of competent jurisdiction, the fund may not:

a. Borrow money;

b. Issue senior securities;

c. Underwrite the securities of other issuers;

d. Purchase or sell real estate or commodities;

e. Make loans; or

f. Purchase the securities of any issuer if, as a result of such purchase, the fund’s investments would be concentrated in any particular industry, except that the fund may invest without limitation in U.S. government securities and bank obligations.

2. The fund may not invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control or management.

Nonfundamental policies — The following policies may be changed by the board of trustees without shareholder approval:

1. The fund may not invest in securities of other investment companies, except as permitted by the 1940 Act.

2. The fund may not acquire securities of open-end investment companies or unit investment trusts registered under the 1940 Act in reliance on Sections 12(d)(1)(F) or 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act.

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Additional information about fundamental policies — The information below is not part of the fund’s fundamental policies. This information is intended to provide a summary of what is currently required or permitted by the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, or by the interpretive guidance thereof by the SEC or SEC staff, for particular fundamental policies of the fund. Information is also provided regarding the fund’s current intention with respect to certain investment practices permitted by the 1940 Act.

For purposes of fundamental policy 1a, the fund may borrow money in amounts of up to 33-1/3% of its total assets from banks for any purpose. Additionally, the fund may borrow up to 5% of its total assets from banks or other lenders for temporary purposes (a loan is presumed to be for temporary purposes if it is repaid within 60 days and is not extended or renewed). The percentage limitations in this policy are considered at the time of borrowing and thereafter.

For purposes of fundamental policy 1b, a senior security does not include any promissory note or evidence of indebtedness if such loan is for temporary purposes only and in an amount not exceeding 5% of the value of the total assets of the fund at the time the loan is made (a loan is presumed to be for temporary purposes if it is repaid within 60 days and is not extended or renewed). Further, to the extent the fund covers its commitments under certain types of agreements and transactions, including sale-buybacks, when-issued, delayed-delivery, or forward commitment transactions, and other similar trading practices, by segregating or earmarking liquid assets equal in value to the amount of the fund’s commitment, such agreement or transaction will not be considered a senior security by the fund.

For purposes of fundamental policy 1c, the policy will not apply to the fund to the extent the fund may be deemed an underwriter within the meaning of the 1933 Act in connection with the purchase and sale of fund portfolio securities in the ordinary course of pursuing its investment objectives and strategies.

For purposes of fundamental policy 1e, the fund may not lend more than 33-1/3% of its total assets, provided that this limitation shall not apply to the fund’s purchase of debt obligations, money market instruments and repurchase agreements.

For purposes of fundamental policy 1f, the fund may not invest more than 25% of its total assets in the securities of issuers in a particular industry. This policy does not apply to investments in securities of the United States government, its agencies or instrumentalities, government sponsored enterprises and obligations of financial service companies (e.g., certificates of deposit, interest bearing time deposits, bank notes and banker’s acceptances), or repurchase agreements with respect thereto. The fund invests in such obligations using the investment criteria of, and in compliance with, Rule 2(a)(7) under the 1940 Act. In evaluating and selecting such investments, the investment adviser, on behalf of the fund, uses the criteria set forth under the headings “Certain investment limitations and guidelines” and “Description of certain securities and investment techniques” in this statement of additional information.

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Management of the fund

Board of trustees and officers

Independent trustees1

The fund’s nominating and governance committee and board select independent trustees with a view toward constituting a board that, as a body, possesses the qualifications, skills, attributes and experience to appropriately oversee the actions of the fund’s service providers, decide upon matters of general policy and represent the long-term interests of fund shareholders. In doing so, they consider the qualifications, skills, attributes and experience of the current board members, with a view toward maintaining a board that is diverse in viewpoint, experience, education and skills.

The fund seeks independent trustees who have high ethical standards and the highest levels of integrity and commitment, who have inquiring and independent minds, mature judgment, good communication skills, and other complementary personal qualifications and skills that enable them to function effectively in the context of the fund’s board and committee structure and who have the ability and willingness to dedicate sufficient time to effectively fulfill their duties and responsibilities.

Each independent trustee has a significant record of accomplishments in governance, business, not-for-profit organizations, government service, academia, law, accounting or other professions. Although no single list could identify all experience upon which the fund’s independent trustees draw in connection with their service, the following table summarizes key experience for each independent trustee. These references to the qualifications, attributes and skills of the trustees are pursuant to the disclosure requirements of the SEC, and shall not be deemed to impose any greater responsibility or liability on any trustee or the board as a whole. Notwithstanding the accomplishments listed below, none of the independent trustees is considered an “expert” within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to information in the fund’s registration statement.

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Name, year of birth and position with fund (year first elected as a trustee2) Principal
occupation(s)
during the
past five years
Number of
portfolios
in fund
complex
overseen
by trustee
Other directorships3 held by trustee
during the
past five years
Other relevant experience
William H. Baribault, 1945
Trustee (2018)
CEO and President, Richard Nixon Foundation; Chairman of the Board and CEO, Oakwood Enterprises (private investment and consulting) 81 General Finance Corporation

· Service as chief executive officer for multiple companies

· Corporate board experience

· Service on advisory and trustee boards for charitable, educational and nonprofit organizations

James G. Ellis, 1947
Trustee (2018)
Dean and Professor of Marketing, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California 81

Mercury General Corporation

Former director of Quiksilver, Inc. (until 2014)

· Service as chief executive officer for multiple companies

· Corporate board experience

· Service on advisory and trustee boards for charitable, municipal and nonprofit organizations

· MBA

Nariman Farvardin, 1956
Trustee (2018)
President, Stevens Institute of Technology 78 Former director of JPMorgan Value Opportunities Fund, Inc. (until 2014)

· Senior management experience, educational institution

· Corporate board experience

· Professor, electrical and computer engineering

· Service on advisory boards and councils for educational, nonprofit and governmental organizations

· MS, PhD, electrical engineering

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Name, year of birth and position with fund (year first elected as a trustee2) Principal
occupation(s)
during the
past five years
Number of
portfolios
in fund
complex
overseen
by trustee
Other directorships3 held by trustee
during the
past five years
Other relevant experience
Leonard R. Fuller, 1946
Trustee (2018)
Private investor; former President and CEO, Fuller Consulting (financial management consulting) 81 None

· Former partner, public accounting firm

· Financial management consulting

· Service on advisory and trustee boards for municipal, educational and nonprofit organizations

· MBA

Mary Davis Holt, 1950
Trustee (2018)
Principal, Mary Davis Holt Enterprises, LLC (leadership development consulting); former Partner, Flynn Heath Holt Leadership, LLC (leadership consulting); former COO, Time Life Inc. (1993–2003) 78 None

· Service as chief operations officer, global media company

· Senior corporate management experience

· Corporate board experience

· Service on advisory and trustee boards for educational, business and nonprofit organizations

· MBA

R. Clark Hooper, 1946
Chairman of the Board (Independent and Non-Executive) (2018)
Private investor 81 Former director of JPMorgan Value Opportunities Fund, Inc. (until 2014); The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. (until 2016)

· Senior regulatory and management experience, National Association of Securities Dealers (now FINRA)

· Service on trustee boards for charitable, educational and nonprofit organizations

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Name, year of birth and position with fund (year first elected as a trustee2) Principal
occupation(s)
during the
past five years
Number of
portfolios
in fund
complex
overseen
by trustee
Other directorships3 held by trustee
during the
past five years
Other relevant experience
Merit E. Janow, 1958
Trustee (2018)
Dean and Professor, Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs 80

MasterCard Incorporated; Trimble Inc.

Former director of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (until 2016)

· Service with Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Department of Justice

· Corporate board experience

· Service on advisory and trustee boards for charitable, educational and nonprofit organizations

· Experience as corporate lawyer

· JD

Laurel B. Mitchell, PhD, 1955
Trustee (2018)
Chair, California Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy; Part-time faculty, Pomona College; Professor Emerita, University of Redlands; former Distinguished Professor of Accounting, University of Redlands; former Director, Accounting Program, University of Redlands 77 None

· Professor at multiple universities

· Service in the Office of Chief Accountant and Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

· Experience in corporate management and public accounting

· Service on advisory and trustee boards for charitable, educational and nonprofit organizations

· PhD, accounting

· Formerly licensed as CPA

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Name, year of birth and position with fund (year first elected as a trustee2) Principal
occupation(s)
during the
past five years
Number of
portfolios
in fund
complex
overseen
by trustee
Other directorships3 held by trustee
during the
past five years
Other relevant experience
Frank M. Sanchez, 1943
Trustee (2018)
Principal, The Sanchez Family Corporation dba McDonald’s Restaurants (McDonald’s licensee) 77 None

· Senior academic leadership position

· Corporate board experience

· Service on advisory and trustee boards for charitable and nonprofit organizations

· PhD, education administration and finance

Margaret Spellings, 1957
Trustee (2018)
President, The University of North Carolina; former President, George W. Bush Foundation; former President and CEO, Margaret Spellings & Company (public policy and strategic consulting); former President, U.S. Chamber Foundation and Senior Advisor to the President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce 82 Former director of Apollo Education Group, Inc. (until 2013); ClubCorp Holdings, Inc. (until 2017)

· Former U.S. Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education

· Former Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, The White House

· Former senior advisor to the Governor of Texas

· Service on advisory and trustee boards for charitable and nonprofit organizations

Alexandra Trower, 1964
Trustee (2018)
Executive Vice President, Global Communications and Corporate Officer, The Estée Lauder Companies 68 None

· Service on trustee boards for charitable and nonprofit organizations

· Senior corporate management experience

· Branding

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Interested trustee(s)4,5

Interested trustees have similar qualifications, skills and attributes as the independent trustees. Interested trustees are senior executive officers and/or directors of Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates. Such management roles with the fund’s service providers also permit the interested trustees to make a significant contribution to the fund’s board.

       
Name, year of birth
and position with fund
(year first elected
as a trustee/officer2)
Principal occupation(s)
during the
past five years
and positions
held with affiliated
entities or the
Principal Underwriter
of the fund
Number of
portfolios
in fund
complex
overseen
by trustee
Other directorships3
held by trustee
during the
past five years
Michael C. Gitlin, 1970
Trustee (2018)
Partner – Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company; Director, The Capital Group Companies, Inc.*; served as Head of Fixed Income at a large investment management firm prior to joining Capital Research and Management Company in 2015 19 None
Karl J. Zeile, 1966
Trustee (2018)
Partner – Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company; Director, The Capital Group Companies, Inc.* 7 None

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Other officers5

   
Name, year of birth
and position with fund
(year first elected
as an officer2)
Principal occupation(s) during the past five years
and positions held with affiliated entities
or the Principal Underwriter of the fund
Steven D. Lotwin, 1969
President (2018)
Partner – Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Kristine M. Nishiyama, 1970
Executive Vice President (2018)
Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel – Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company; Chair, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Director, Capital Bank and Trust Company*
Karen F. Hall, 1965
Vice President (2018)
Vice President – Fixed Income Securities Trading Unit, Capital Research and Management Company
Miguel Tapia, Jr., 1977
Vice President (2018)
Vice President – Fixed Income Securities Trading Unit, Capital Research and Management Company
Steven I. Koszalka, 1964
Secretary (2018)
Vice President – Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company
Brian C. Janssen, 1972
Treasurer (2018)
Vice President – Investment Operations, Capital Research and Management Company
Jane Y. Chung, 1974
Assistant Secretary (2018)
Associate – Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company
Dori Laskin, 1951
Assistant Treasurer (2018)
Vice President – Investment Operations, Capital Research and Management Company
Gregory F. Niland, 1971
Assistant Treasurer (2018)
Vice President - Investment Operations, Capital Research and Management Company

* Company affiliated with Capital Research and Management Company.

1 The term independent trustee refers to a trustee who is not an “interested person” of the fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act.

Trustees and officers of the fund serve until their resignation, removal or retirement.

3 This includes all directorships/trusteeships (other than those in the American Funds or other funds managed by Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates) that are held by each trustee as a director/trustee of a public company or a registered investment company. Unless otherwise noted, all directorships/trusteeships are current.

4 The term interested trustee refers to a trustee who is an “interested person” of the fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act, on the basis of his or her affiliation with the fund’s investment adviser, Capital Research and Management Company, or affiliated entities (including the fund’s principal underwriter).

5 All of the trustees and/or officers listed are officers and/or directors/trustees of one or more of the other funds for which Capital Research and Management Company serves as investment adviser.

The address for all trustees and officers of the fund is 333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90071, Attention: Secretary.

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Fund shares owned by trustees as of December 31, 2018:

         
Name Dollar range1,2
of fund
shares owned3
Aggregate
dollar range1
of shares
owned in
all funds
in the
American Funds
family overseen
by trustee
Dollar
range1,2 of
independent
trustees
deferred compensation4 allocated
to fund
Aggregate
dollar
range1,2 of
independent
trustees
deferred
compensation4 allocated to
all funds
within
American Funds
family overseen
by trustee
Independent trustees
William H. Baribault None Over $100,000 N/A $50,001 – $100,000
James G. Ellis None Over $100,000 N/A N/A
Nariman Farvardin None Over $100,000 N/A Over $100,000
Leonard R. Fuller None $10,001 – $50,000 N/A Over $100,000
Mary Davis Holt None Over $100,000 N/A N/A
R. Clark Hooper None Over $100,000 N/A Over $100,000
Merit E. Janow None Over $100,000 N/A N/A
Laurel B. Mitchell None Over $100,000 N/A Over $100,000
Frank M. Sanchez None $1 – $10,000 N/A N/A
Margaret Spellings None Over $100,000 N/A Over $100,000
Alexandra Trower None $10,001 – $50,000 N/A N/A
     
Name Dollar range1,2
of fund
shares owned3
Aggregate
dollar range1
of shares
owned in
all funds
in the
American Funds
family overseen
by trustee
Interested trustees
Michael C. Gitlin None Over $100,000
Karl J. Zeile None Over $100,000

1 Ownership disclosure is made using the following ranges: None; $1 – $10,000; $10,001 – $50,000; $50,001 – $100,000; and Over $100,000. The amounts listed for interested trustees include shares owned through The Capital Group Companies, Inc. retirement plan and 401(k) plan.

2 N/A indicates that the listed individual, as of December 31, 2018, was not a trustee of a particular fund, did not allocate deferred compensation to the fund or did not participate in the deferred compensation plan.

3 Shares of the fund are generally only available for purchase by other funds and investment vehicles managed by the fund’s investment adviser and its affiliates.

4 Eligible trustees may defer their compensation under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan. Amounts deferred by the trustee accumulate at an earnings rate determined by the total return of one or more American Funds as designated by the trustee.

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Trustee compensation — No compensation is paid by the fund to any officer or trustee who is a director, officer or employee of the investment adviser or its affiliates. Except for the independent trustees listed in the “Board of trustees and officers — Independent trustees” table under the “Management of the fund” section in this statement of additional information, all other officers and trustees of the fund are directors, officers or employees of the investment adviser or its affiliates. The boards of funds advised by the investment adviser typically meet either individually or jointly with the boards of one or more other such funds with substantially overlapping board membership (in each case referred to as a “board cluster”).

In addition, the fund generally pays independent trustees attendance and other fees for meetings of the board and its committees. Board and committee chairs receive additional fees for their services.

Independent trustees also receive attendance fees for certain special joint meetings and information sessions with directors and trustees of other groupings of funds advised by the investment adviser. The fund and the other funds served by each independent trustee each pay an equal portion of these attendance fees.

No pension or retirement benefits are accrued as part of fund expenses. Independent trustees may elect, on a voluntary basis, to defer all or a portion of their fees through a deferred compensation plan in effect for the fund. The fund also reimburses certain expenses of the independent trustees.

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Trustee compensation earned during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018:

     
Name Aggregate compensation
(including voluntarily
deferred compensation1)
from the fund
Total compensation (including
voluntarily deferred
compensation1)
from all funds managed by
Capital Research and
Management
Company or its affiliates
William H. Baribault N/A $390,631
James G. Ellis N/A 393,969
Nariman Farvardin N/A 187,500
Leonard R. Fuller N/A 387,131
Mary Davis Holt N/A 216,396
R. Clark Hooper N/A 485,562
Merit E. Janow N/A 402,381
Laurel B. Mitchell N/A 301,162
Frank M. Sanchez N/A 272,662
Margaret Spellings N/A 426,387
Alexandra Trower N/A T/K

Amounts may be deferred by eligible trustees under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan adopted by the fund in 2018. Deferred amounts accumulate at an earnings rate determined by the total return of one or more American Funds as designated by the trustees. Compensation shown in this table for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018 does not include earnings on amounts deferred in previous fiscal years.

Fund organization and the board of trustees — The fund, an open-end, diversified management investment company, was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on January 19, 2018.

Delaware law charges trustees with the duty of managing the business affairs of the trust. Trustees are considered to be fiduciaries of the trust and must act with the care, skill, prudence and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent person acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters would use to attain the purposes of the trust.

Independent board members are paid certain fees for services rendered to the fund as described above. They may elect to defer all or a portion of these fees through a deferred compensation plan in effect for the fund.

The fund has one share class, the M share class. The trustees have the authority to establish new series and classes of shares, and to split or combine outstanding shares into a greater or lesser number, without shareholder approval.

The fund does not hold annual meetings of shareholders. However, significant matters that require shareholder approval, such as certain elections of board members or a change in a fundamental investment policy, will be presented to shareholders at a meeting called for such purpose. Shareholders have one vote per share owned. At the request of the holders of at least 10% of the shares, the fund will hold a meeting at which any member of the board could be removed by a majority vote.

The fund’s declaration of trust and by-laws, as well as separate indemnification agreements with independent trustees, provide in effect that, subject to certain conditions, the fund will indemnify its officers and trustees against liabilities or expenses actually and reasonably incurred by them relating to

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their service to the fund. However, trustees are not protected from liability by reason of their willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of their office.

Leadership structure — The board’s chair is currently an independent trustee who is not an “interested person” of the fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act. The board has determined that an independent chair facilitates oversight and enhances the effectiveness of the board. The independent chair’s duties include, without limitation, generally presiding at meetings of the board, approving board meeting schedules and agendas, leading meetings of the independent trustees in executive session, facilitating communication with committee chairs, and serving as the principal independent trustee contact for fund management and counsel to the independent trustees and the fund.

Risk oversight — Day-to-day management of the fund, including risk management, is the responsibility of the fund’s contractual service providers, including the fund’s investment adviser, principal underwriter/distributor and transfer agent. Each of these entities is responsible for specific portions of the fund’s operations, including the processes and associated risks relating to the fund’s investments, integrity of cash movements, financial reporting, operations and compliance. The board of trustees oversees the service providers’ discharge of their responsibilities, including the processes they use to manage relevant risks. In that regard, the board receives reports regarding the operations of the fund’s service providers, including risks. For example, the board receives reports from investment professionals regarding risks related to the fund’s investments and trading. The board also receives compliance reports from the fund’s and the investment adviser’s chief compliance officers addressing certain areas of risk.

Committees of the fund’s board, which are comprised of independent board members, none of whom is an “interested person” of the fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act, as well as joint committees of independent board members of funds managed by Capital Research and Management Company, also explore risk management procedures in particular areas and then report back to the full board. For example, the fund’s audit committee oversees the processes and certain attendant risks relating to financial reporting, valuation of fund assets, and related controls. Similarly, a joint review and advisory committee oversees certain risk controls relating to the fund’s transfer agency services.

Not all risks that may affect the fund can be identified or processes and controls developed to eliminate or mitigate their effect. Moreover, it is necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve the fund’s objectives. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, the ability of the fund’s service providers to eliminate or mitigate risks is subject to limitations.

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Committees of the board of trustees — The fund has an audit committee comprised of Leonard R. Fuller, Mary Davis Holt, Laurel B. Mitchell, Frank M. Sanchez and Alexandra Trower. The committee provides oversight regarding the fund’s accounting and financial reporting policies and practices, the fund's internal controls and the internal controls of the fund’s principal service providers. The committee acts as a liaison between the fund’s independent registered public accounting firm and the full board of trustees.

The fund has a contracts committee comprised of all of its independent board members. The committee’s principal function is to request, review and consider the information deemed necessary to evaluate the terms of certain agreements between the fund and its investment adviser or the investment adviser’s affiliates, such as the Investment Advisory and Service Agreement and Principal Underwriting Agreement, that the fund may enter into, renew or continue, and to make its recommendations to the full board of trustees on these matters.

The fund has a nominating and governance committee comprised of William H. Baribault, James G. Ellis, Nariman Farvardin, R. Clark Hooper, Merit E. Janow and Margaret Spellings. The committee periodically reviews such issues as the board’s composition, responsibilities, committees, compensation and other relevant issues, and recommends any appropriate changes to the full board of trustees. The committee also evaluates, selects and nominates independent trustee candidates to the full board of trustees. While the committee normally is able to identify from its own and other resources an ample number of qualified candidates, it will consider shareholder suggestions of persons to be considered as nominees to fill future vacancies on the board. Such suggestions must be sent in writing to the nominating and governance committee of the fund, addressed to the fund’s secretary, and must be accompanied by complete biographical and occupational data on the prospective nominee, along with a written consent of the prospective nominee for consideration of his or her name by the committee.

The independent board members of the fund have oversight responsibility for the fund and certain other funds managed by the investment adviser. As part of their oversight responsibility for these funds, each independent board member sits on one of three fund review committees comprised solely of independent board members. The three committees are divided by portfolio type. Each committee functions independently and is not a decision making body. The purpose of the committees is to assist the board of each fund in the oversight of the investment management services provided by the investment adviser. In addition to regularly monitoring and reviewing investment results, investment activities and strategies used to manage the fund’s assets, the committees also receive reports from the investment adviser’s Principal Investment Officers for the funds, portfolio managers and other investment personnel concerning efforts to achieve the fund’s investment objectives. Each committee reports to the full board of the fund.

Proxy voting procedures and principles — The fund’s investment adviser, in consultation with the fund’s board, has adopted Proxy Voting Procedures and Principles (the “Principles”) with respect to voting proxies of securities held by the fund, other American Funds and American Funds Insurance Series. The complete text of these principles is available on the American Funds website at americanfunds.com. Proxies are voted by a committee of the appropriate equity investment division of the investment adviser under authority delegated by the funds’ boards. Therefore, if more than one fund invests in the same company, they may vote differently on the same proposal.

The Principles, which have been in effect in substantially their current form for many years, provide an important framework for analysis and decision-making by all funds. However, they are not exhaustive and do not address all potential issues. The Principles provide a certain amount of flexibility so that all relevant facts and circumstances can be considered in connection with every vote. As a result, each proxy received is voted on a case-by-case basis considering the specific circumstances of each proposal. The voting process reflects the funds’ understanding of the company’s business, its management and its relationship with shareholders over time.

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The investment adviser seeks to vote all U.S. proxies; however, in certain circumstances it may be impracticable or impossible to do so. Proxies for companies outside the U.S. also are voted, provided there is sufficient time and information available. After a proxy statement is received, the investment adviser prepares a summary of the proposals contained in the proxy statement. A notation of any potential conflicts of interest also is included in the summary (see below for a description of Capital Research and Management Company’s special review procedures).

For proxies of securities managed by a particular investment division of the investment adviser, the initial voting recommendation is made by one or more of the division’s investment analysts familiar with the company and industry. A second recommendation is made by a proxy coordinator (an investment analyst or other individual with experience in corporate governance and proxy voting matters) within the appropriate investment division, based on knowledge of these Principles and familiarity with proxy-related issues. The proxy summary and voting recommendations are made available to the appropriate proxy voting committee for a final voting decision.

In addition to its proprietary proxy voting, governance and executive compensation research, Capital Research and Management Company may utilize research provided by Institutional Shareholder Services, Glass-Lewis & Co. or other third-party advisory firms on a case-by-case basis. It does not, as a policy, follow the voting recommendations provided by these firms. It periodically assesses the information provided by the advisory firms and reports to the American Funds Joint Proxy Committee (“JPC”), as appropriate.

The JPC is composed of independent board members from each American Funds board. The JPC’s role is to facilitate appropriate oversight of the proxy voting process and provide valuable input on corporate governance and related matters.

From time to time the investment adviser may vote proxies issued by, or on proposals sponsored or publicly supported by (a) a client with substantial assets managed by the investment adviser or its affiliates, (b) an entity with a significant business relationship with Capital Group, or (c) a company with a director of an American Fund on its board (each referred to as an “Interested Party”). Other persons or entities may also be deemed an Interested Party if facts or circumstances appear to give rise to a potential conflict. The investment adviser analyzes these proxies and proposals on their merits and does not consider these relationships when casting its vote.

The investment adviser has developed procedures to identify and address instances where a vote could appear to be influenced by such a relationship. Under the procedures, prior to a final vote being cast by the investment adviser, the relevant proxy committees’ voting results for proxies issued by Interested Parties are reviewed by a Special Review Committee (“SRC”) of the investment division voting the proxy if the vote was in favor of the Interested Party.

If a potential conflict is identified according to the procedure above, the SRC will be provided with a summary of any relevant communications with the Interested Party, the rationale for the voting decision, information on the organization’s relationship with the party and any other pertinent information. The SRC will evaluate the information and determine whether the decision was in the best interest of fund shareholders. It will then accept or override the voting decision or determine alternative action. The SRC includes senior investment professionals and legal and compliance professionals.

In cases where a fund is co-managed and a portfolio company is held by more than one of the investment adviser’s equity investment divisions, voting ties are resolved by the equity investment division or divisions with the larger position in the portfolio company as of the record date for the shareholder meeting.

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Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 of each year will be available on or about September 1 of such year (a) without charge, upon request by calling American Funds Service Company at (800) 421-4225, (b) on the American Funds website and (c) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

The following summary sets forth the general positions of American Funds, American Funds Insurance Series and the investment adviser on various proposals. A copy of the full Principles is available upon request, free of charge, by calling American Funds Service Company or visiting the American Funds website.

Director matters — The election of a company’s slate of nominees for director generally is supported. Votes may be withheld for some or all of the nominees if this is determined to be in the best interest of shareholders or if, in the opinion of the investment adviser, such nominee has not fulfilled his or her fiduciary duty. Separation of the chairman and CEO positions also may be supported.

Governance provisions — Typically, proposals to declassify a board (elect all directors annually) are supported based on the belief that this increases the directors’ sense of accountability to shareholders. Proposals for cumulative voting generally are supported in order to promote management and board accountability and an opportunity for leadership change. Proposals designed to make director elections more meaningful, either by requiring a majority vote or by requiring any director receiving more withhold votes than affirmative votes to tender his or her resignation, generally are supported.

Shareholder rights — Proposals to repeal an existing poison pill generally are supported. (There may be certain circumstances, however, when a proxy voting committee of a fund or an investment division of the investment adviser believes that a company needs to maintain anti-takeover protection.) Proposals to eliminate the right of shareholders to act by written consent or to take away a shareholder’s right to call a special meeting typically are not supported.

Compensation and benefit plans — Option plans are complicated, and many factors are considered in evaluating a plan. Each plan is evaluated based on protecting shareholder interests and a knowledge of the company and its management. Considerations include the pricing (or repricing) of options awarded under the plan and the impact of dilution on existing shareholders from past and future equity awards. Compensation packages should be structured to attract, motivate and retain existing employees and qualified directors; however, they should not be excessive.

Routine matters — The ratification of auditors, procedural matters relating to the annual meeting and changes to company name are examples of items considered routine. Such items generally are voted in favor of management’s recommendations unless circumstances indicate otherwise.

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Principal fund shareholders — Capital Research and Management Company, the fund’s investment adviser, owns 100% of the fund. Once the fund is offered to the other funds managed by the investment adviser or its affiliates, Capital Research and Management Company is expected to own less than [  ]% of the fund.

As of [ ], 2018, the officers and trustees of the fund, as a group, owned beneficially or of record less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the fund.

Investment adviser — Capital Research and Management Company, the fund’s investment adviser, founded in 1931, maintains research facilities in the United States and abroad (Beijing, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, New York, San Francisco, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.). These facilities are staffed with experienced investment professionals. The investment adviser is located at 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc., a holding company for several investment management subsidiaries. Capital Research and Management Company manages equity assets through three equity investment divisions and fixed-income assets through its fixed-income investment division, Capital Fixed Income Investors. The three equity investment divisions — Capital World Investors, Capital Research Global Investors and Capital International Investors — make investment decisions independently of one another. Portfolio managers in Capital International Investors rely on a research team that also provides investment services to institutional clients and other accounts advised by affiliates of Capital Research and Management Company. The investment adviser, which is deemed under the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”) to be the operator of the fund, has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term commodity pool operator under the CEA with respect to the fund and, therefore, is not subject to registration or regulation as such under the CEA with respect to the fund.

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Investment Advisory and Service Agreement — The Investment Advisory and Service Agreement (the “Agreement”) between the fund and the investment adviser will continue in effect until April 30, 2020, unless sooner terminated, and may be renewed from year to year thereafter, provided that any such renewal has been specifically approved at least annually by (a) the board of trustees, or by the vote of a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the outstanding voting securities of the fund, and (b) the vote of a majority of trustees who are not parties to the Agreement or interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Agreement provides that the investment adviser has no liability to the fund for its acts or omissions in the performance of its obligations to the fund not involving willful misconduct, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations under the Agreement. The Agreement also provides that either party has the right to terminate it, without penalty, upon 60 days’ written notice to the other party, and that the Agreement automatically terminates in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act). In addition, the Agreement provides that the investment adviser may delegate all, or a portion of, its investment management responsibilities to one or more subsidiary advisers approved by the fund’s board, pursuant to an agreement between the investment adviser and such subsidiary. Any such subsidiary adviser will be paid solely by the investment adviser out of its fees.

In addition to providing investment advisory services, the investment adviser furnishes the services and pays the compensation and travel expenses of persons to perform the fund’s executive, administrative, clerical and bookkeeping functions, and provides suitable office space, necessary small office equipment and utilities, general purpose accounting forms, supplies and postage used at the fund’s offices. The fund pays all expenses not assumed by the investment adviser, including, but not limited to: custodian, stock transfer and dividend disbursing fees and expenses; shareholder recordkeeping; costs of the designing, printing and mailing of reports, prospectuses, proxy statements and notices to its shareholders; taxes; expenses of the issuance and redemption of fund shares (including stock certificates, registration and qualification fees and expenses); legal and auditing expenses; compensation, fees and expenses paid to independent trustees; association dues; costs of stationery and forms prepared exclusively for the fund; and costs of assembling and storing shareholder account data.

Under the Agreement, the fund does not pay any management fee to the investment adviser.

Principal Underwriter — American Funds Distributors, Inc. (the “Principal Underwriter”) is the principal underwriter of the fund’s shares. The Principal Underwriter is located at 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071; 6455 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, CA 92618; 3500 Wiseman Boulevard, San Antonio, TX 78251; and 12811 North Meridian Street, Carmel, IN 46032.

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Execution of portfolio transactions

The investment adviser places orders with broker-dealers for the fund’s portfolio transactions. Purchases and sales of equity securities on a securities exchange or an over-the-counter market are effected through broker-dealers who receive commissions for their services. Generally, commissions relating to securities traded on foreign exchanges will be higher than commissions relating to securities traded on U.S. exchanges and may not be subject to negotiation. Equity securities may also be purchased from underwriters at prices that include underwriting fees. Purchases and sales of fixed-income securities are generally made with an issuer or a primary market maker acting as principal with no stated brokerage commission. The price paid to an underwriter for fixed-income securities includes underwriting fees. Prices for fixed-income securities in secondary trades usually include undisclosed compensation to the market maker reflecting the spread between the bid and ask prices for the securities.

In selecting broker-dealers, the investment adviser strives to obtain “best execution” (the most favorable total price reasonably attainable under the circumstances) for the fund’s portfolio transactions, taking into account a variety of factors. These factors include the size and type of transaction, the nature and character of the markets for the security to be purchased or sold, the cost, quality, likely speed and reliability of execution and settlement, the broker-dealer’s or execution venue’s ability to offer liquidity and anonymity and the potential for minimizing market impact. The investment adviser considers these factors, which involve qualitative judgments, when selecting broker-dealers and execution venues for fund portfolio transactions. The investment adviser views best execution as a process that should be evaluated over time as part of an overall relationship with particular broker-dealer firms. The investment adviser and its affiliates negotiate commission rates with broker-dealers based on what they believe is necessary to obtain best execution. They seek, on an ongoing basis, to determine what the reasonable levels of commission rates are in the marketplace in respect of both execution and research — taking various considerations into account, including the extent to which a broker-dealer has put its own capital at risk, historical commission rates, commission rates that other institutional investors are paying, and the provision of brokerage and research products and services. The fund does not consider the investment adviser as having an obligation to obtain the lowest commission rate available for a portfolio transaction to the exclusion of price, service and qualitative considerations. Brokerage commissions are only a small part of total execution costs and other factors, such as market impact and speed of execution, contribute significantly to overall transaction costs.

The investment adviser may execute portfolio transactions with broker-dealers who provide certain brokerage and/or investment research services to it, either directly or through a commission sharing arrangement, but only when in the investment adviser’s judgment the broker-dealer is capable of providing best execution for that transaction. The receipt of these services permits the investment adviser to supplement its own research and analysis and makes available the views of, and information from, individuals and the research staffs of other firms. Such views and information may be provided in the form of written reports, telephone contacts and meetings with securities analysts. These services may include, among other things, reports and other communications with respect to individual companies, industries, countries and regions, economic, political and legal developments, as well as scheduling meetings with corporate executives and seminars and conferences related to relevant subject matters. The investment adviser considers these services to be supplemental to its own internal research efforts and therefore the receipt of investment research from broker-dealers does not tend to reduce the expenses involved in the investment adviser’s research efforts. If broker-dealers were to discontinue providing such services, it is unlikely the investment adviser would attempt to replicate them on its own, in part because they would then no longer provide an independent, supplemental viewpoint. Nonetheless, if it were to attempt to do so, the investment adviser would incur substantial additional costs. Research services that the investment adviser receives from broker-dealers may be used by the investment adviser in servicing the fund and other funds and accounts that it advises; however, not all such services will necessarily benefit the fund.

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The investment adviser may pay commissions in excess of what other broker-dealers might have charged for certain portfolio transactions in recognition of brokerage and/or investment research services. In this regard, the investment adviser has adopted a brokerage allocation procedure consistent with the requirements of Section 28(e) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Section 28(e) permits the investment adviser and its affiliates to cause an account to pay a higher commission to a broker-dealer to compensate the broker-dealer or another service provider for certain brokerage and/or investment research services provided to the investment adviser and its affiliates, if the investment adviser and each affiliate makes a good faith determination that such commissions are reasonable in relation to the value of the services provided by such broker-dealer to the investment adviser and its affiliates in terms of that particular transaction or the investment adviser’s overall responsibility to the fund and other accounts that it advises. Certain brokerage and/or investment research services may not necessarily benefit all accounts paying commissions to each such broker-dealer; therefore, the investment adviser and its affiliates assess the reasonableness of commissions in light of the total brokerage and investment research services provided to the investment adviser and its affiliates. Further, investment research services may be used by all investment associates of the investment adviser and its affiliates, regardless of whether they advise accounts with trading activity that generates eligible commissions.

In accordance with their internal brokerage allocation procedure, the investment adviser and its affiliates periodically assess the brokerage and investment research services provided by each broker-dealer and each other service provider from which they receive such services. As part of its ongoing relationships, the investment adviser and its affiliates routinely meet with firms to discuss the level and quality of the brokerage and research services provided, as well as the value and cost of such services. In valuing the brokerage and investment research services the investment adviser and its affiliates receive from broker-dealers and other research providers in connection with its good faith determination of reasonableness, the investment adviser and its affiliates take various factors into consideration, including the quantity, quality and usefulness of the services to the investment adviser and its affiliates. Based on this information and applying their judgment, the investment adviser and its affiliates set an annual research budget.

Research analysts and portfolio managers periodically participate in a research poll to determine the usefulness and value of the research provided by individual broker-dealers and research providers. Based on the results of this research poll, the investment adviser and its affiliates may, through commission sharing arrangements with certain broker-dealers, direct a portion of commissions paid to a broker-dealer to be used to compensate the broker-dealer for proprietary research or to be paid to a third-party research provider for research it has provided.

When executing portfolio transactions in the same equity security for the funds and accounts, or portions of funds and accounts, over which the investment adviser, through its equity investment divisions, has investment discretion, each investment division within the adviser and its affiliates normally aggregates its respective purchases or sales and executes them as part of the same transaction or series of transactions. When executing portfolio transactions in the same fixed-income security for the fund and the other funds or accounts over which it or one of its affiliated companies has investment discretion, the investment adviser normally aggregates such purchases or sales and executes them as part of the same transaction or series of transactions. The objective of aggregating purchases and sales of a security is to allocate executions in an equitable manner among the funds and other accounts that have concurrently authorized a transaction in such security.

The investment adviser currently owns an interest in IEX Group and Luminex Trading and Analytics. The investment adviser may place orders on these or other exchanges or alternative trading systems in which it, or one of its affiliates, has an ownership interest, provided such ownership interest is less than five percent of the total ownership interests in the entity. The investment adviser is subject to the same best execution obligations when trading on any such exchange or alternative trading system.

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Purchase and sale transactions may be effected directly among and between certain funds or accounts advised by the investment adviser or its affiliates, including the fund. The investment adviser maintains cross-trade policies and procedures and places a cross-trade only when such a trade is in the best interest of all participating clients and is not prohibited by the participating funds’ or accounts’ investment management agreement or applicable law.

The investment adviser may place orders for the fund’s portfolio transactions with broker-dealers who have sold shares of the funds managed by the investment adviser or its affiliated companies; however, it does not consider whether a broker-dealer has sold shares of the funds managed by the investment adviser or its affiliated companies when placing any such orders for the fund’s portfolio transactions.

The fund is required to disclose information regarding investments in the securities of its “regular” broker-dealers (or parent companies of its regular broker-dealers) that derive more than 15% of their revenue from broker-dealer, underwriter or investment adviser activities. A regular broker-dealer is (a) one of the 10 broker-dealers that received from the fund the largest amount of brokerage commissions by participating, directly or indirectly, in the fund’s portfolio transactions during the fund’s most recently completed fiscal year; (b) one of the 10 broker-dealers that engaged as principal in the largest dollar amount of portfolio transactions of the fund during the fund’s most recently completed fiscal year; or (c) one of the 10 broker-dealers that sold the largest amount of securities of the fund during the fund’s most recently completed fiscal year.

At the end of the fund's most recently completed fiscal year, the fund did not have investments in securities of any of its regular broker-dealers.

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Disclosure of portfolio holdings

The fund’s investment adviser, on behalf of the fund, has adopted policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of information about fund portfolio securities. These policies and procedures have been reviewed by the fund’s board of trustees and compliance will be periodically assessed by the board in connection with reporting from the fund’s Chief Compliance Officer.

Under rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, the fund’s complete list of portfolio holdings, dated as of the end of each month, must be posted on the American Funds website within five business days after the end of the applicable month. Under the fund’s policies and procedures, such portfolio holdings information may then be disclosed to any person pursuant to an ongoing arrangement to disclose portfolio holdings information to such person no earlier than one day after the day on which the information is posted on the American Funds website. The fund’s custodian, outside counsel and auditor, each of which requires portfolio holdings information for legitimate business and fund oversight purposes, may receive the information earlier. See the “General information” section in this statement of additional information for further information about the fund’s custodian, outside counsel and auditor.

Certain intermediaries are provided additional information about the fund’s management team, including information on the fund’s portfolio securities they have selected, as of quarter end. This information, which is based on the fund’s publicly disclosed holdings, is provided to larger intermediaries that require the information to make the fund available for investment on the firm’s platform. Intermediaries receiving the information are required to keep it confidential and use it only to perform analysis on the fund.

Affiliated persons of the fund, including officers of the fund and employees of the investment adviser and its affiliates, who receive portfolio holdings information are subject to restrictions and limitations on the use and handling of such information pursuant to applicable codes of ethics, including requirements not to trade in securities based on confidential and proprietary investment information, to maintain the confidentiality of such information, and to preclear securities trades and report securities transactions activity, as applicable. For more information on these restrictions and limitations, please see the “Code of Ethics” section in this statement of additional information and the Code of Ethics. Third-party service providers of the fund, and other entities as described in this statement of additional information, receiving such information are subject to confidentiality obligations. When portfolio holdings information is disclosed other than through the American Funds website to persons not affiliated with the fund (which, as described above, would typically occur no earlier than one day after the day on which the information is posted on the American Funds website), such persons will be bound by agreements (including confidentiality agreements) or fiduciary obligations that restrict and limit their use of the information to legitimate business uses only. None of the fund nor its investment adviser or any of their affiliates receives compensation or other consideration in connection with the disclosure of information about portfolio securities.

Subject to board policies, the authority to disclose the fund’s portfolio holdings, and to establish policies with respect to such disclosure, resides with the appropriate investment-related committees of the fund’s investment adviser. In exercising their authority, the committees determine whether disclosure of information about the fund’s portfolio securities is appropriate and in the best interest of fund shareholders. The investment adviser has implemented policies and procedures to address conflicts of interest that may arise from the disclosure of fund holdings. For example, the investment adviser’s code of ethics specifically requires, among other things, the safeguarding of information about fund holdings and contains prohibitions designed to prevent the personal use of confidential, proprietary investment information in a way that would conflict with fund transactions. In addition, the investment adviser believes that its current policy of not selling portfolio holdings information and not disclosing such information to unaffiliated third parties until such holdings have been made public on the American Funds website (other than to certain fund service providers for legitimate business and

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fund oversight purposes) helps reduce potential conflicts of interest between fund shareholders and the investment adviser and its affiliates.

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Price of shares

Shares are purchased at the offering price or sold at the net asset value price next determined after the purchase or sell order is received by the fund or the Transfer Agent provided that your request contains all information and legal documentation necessary to process the transaction. The Transfer Agent may accept written orders for the sale of fund shares on a future date. These orders are subject to the Transfer Agent’s policies, which generally allow shareholders to provide a written request to sell shares at the net asset value on a specified date no more than five business days after receipt of the order by the Transfer Agent. Any request to sell shares on a future date will be rejected if the request is not in writing, if the requested transaction date is more than five business days after the Transfer Agent receives the request or if the request does not contain all information and legal documentation necessary to process the transaction.

The offering or net asset value price is effective for orders received prior to the time of determination of the net asset value and, in the case of orders placed with dealers or their authorized designees, accepted by the Principal Underwriter, the Transfer Agent, a dealer or any of their designees. In the case of orders sent directly to the fund or the Transfer Agent, an investment dealer should be indicated. The dealer is responsible for promptly transmitting purchase and sell orders to the Principal Underwriter.

Orders received by the investment dealer or authorized designee, the Transfer Agent or the fund after the time of the determination of the net asset value will be entered at the next calculated offering price. Note that investment dealers or other intermediaries may have their own rules about share transactions and may have earlier cut-off times than those of the fund. For more information about how to purchase through your intermediary, contact your intermediary directly.

Prices that appear in the newspaper do not always indicate prices at which you will be purchasing and redeeming shares of the fund, since such prices generally reflect the previous day’s closing price whereas purchases and redemptions are made at the next calculated price. The price you pay for shares, the offering price, is based on the net asset value per share which is calculated once daily as of approximately 4 p.m. New York time, which is the normal close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange, each day the New York Stock Exchange is open. If, for example, the New York Stock Exchange closes at 1 p.m. New York time, the fund’s share price would still be determined as of 4 p.m. New York time. In such example, portfolio securities traded on the New York Stock Exchange would be valued at their closing prices unless the investment adviser determines that a fair value adjustment is appropriate due to subsequent events. The New York Stock Exchange is currently closed on weekends and on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. The fund may also calculate its share price on days the New York Stock Exchange is closed when deemed prudent to do so by the fund’s officers.

As an institutional prime money market fund, the fund’s initial net asset value of $100.00 is calculated to two decimal places or an equivalent value for the fund depending on the share price. Accordingly the fund’s net asset value will vary as a result of changes in the value of the securities in which the fund invests. In accordance with applicable rules and regulations relating to money market funds, the fund must maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of 60 days or less, maintain a dollar-weighted average life of its portfolio of 120 days or less, purchase only instruments having remaining maturities of 397 days or less, and invest only in securities determined by the board of trustees to be of high quality with minimal credit risks. The fund follows standard industry practice by typically reflecting changes in its holdings of portfolio securities on the first business day following a portfolio trade.

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All securities, including short-term securities, are generally valued at prices obtained from one or more pricing vendors. The pricing vendors base prices on, among other things, benchmark yields, transactions, bids, offers, quotations from dealers and trading systems, new issues, underlying equity of the issuer, interest rate volatilities, spreads and other relationships observed in the markets among comparable securities and proprietary pricing models such as yield measures calculated using factors such as cash flows, prepayment information, default rates, delinquency and loss assumptions, financial or collateral characteristics or performance, credit enhancements, liquidation value calculations, specific deal information and other reference data. The fund’s investment adviser performs certain checks on vendor prices prior to calculation of the fund’s net asset value. When the investment adviser deems it appropriate to do so (such as when vendor prices are unavailable or not deemed to be representative), fixed-income securities will be valued in good faith at the mean quoted bid and ask prices that are reasonably and timely available (or bid prices, if ask prices are not available) or at prices for securities of comparable maturity, quality and type.

Securities and other assets for which representative market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable by the investment adviser are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under fair value guidelines adopted by authority of the fund’s board. Subject to board oversight, the fund’s board has appointed the fund‘s investment adviser to make fair valuation determinations, which are directed by a valuation committee established by the fund’s investment adviser. The board receives regular reports describing fair-valued securities and the valuation methods used.

The valuation committee has adopted guidelines and procedures (consistent with SEC rules and guidance) to consider certain relevant principles and factors when making fair value determinations. As a general principle, securities lacking readily available market quotations, or that have quotations that are considered unreliable by the investment adviser, are valued in good faith by the valuation committee based upon what the fund might reasonably expect to receive upon their current sale. Fair valuations and valuations of investments that are not actively trading involve judgment and may differ materially from valuations that would have been used had greater market activity occurred. The valuation committee considers relevant indications of value that are reasonably and timely available to it in determining the fair value to be assigned to a particular security, such as the type and cost of the security, contractual or legal restrictions on resale of the security, relevant financial or business developments of the issuer, actively traded similar or related securities, conversion or exchange rights on the security, related corporate actions, significant events occurring after the close of trading in the security and changes in overall market conditions. The valuation committee employs additional fair value procedures to address issues related to equity securities that trade principally in markets outside the United States. Such securities may trade in markets that open and close at different times, reflecting time zone differences. If significant events occur after the close of a market (and before the fund’s net asset values are next determined) which affect the value of equity securities held in the fund’s portfolio, appropriate adjustments from closing market prices may be made to reflect these events. Events of this type could include, for example, earthquakes and other natural disasters or significant price changes in other markets (e.g., U.S. stock markets).

Net assets so obtained for the fund are then divided by the total number of shares outstanding, and the result, calculated to four decimal places or equivalent value, is the net asset value per share for the fund.

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Taxes and distributions

Disclaimer: Some of the following information may not apply to certain shareholders including those holding fund shares in a tax-deferred account, such as a retirement plan or education savings account. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors about the application of federal, state and local tax law in light of their particular situation.

Taxation as a regulated investment company — The fund intends to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) so that it will not be liable for federal tax on income and capital gains distributed to shareholders. In order to qualify as a regulated investment company, and avoid being subject to federal income taxes, the fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and realized net capital gains on a fiscal year basis, and intends to comply with other tests applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M.

The Code includes savings provisions allowing the fund to cure inadvertent failures of certain qualification tests required under Subchapter M. However, should the fund fail to qualify under Subchapter M, the fund would be subject to federal, and possibly state, corporate taxes on its taxable income and gains.

Amounts not distributed by the fund on a timely basis in accordance with a calendar year distribution requirement may be subject to a nondeductible 4% excise tax. Unless an applicable exception applies, to avoid the tax, the fund must distribute during each calendar year an amount equal to the sum of (a) at least 98% of its ordinary income (not taking into account any capital gains or losses) for the calendar year, (b) at least 98.2% of its capital gains in excess of its capital losses for the twelve month period ending on October 31, and (c) all ordinary income and capital gains for previous years that were not distributed during such years and on which the fund paid no U.S. federal income tax.

Dividends paid by the fund from ordinary income or from an excess of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income dividends. The fund does not typically realize short- or long-term capital gains or losses on sales of securities.

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Purchase and exchange of shares

Shares of the fund are primarily purchased by other funds managed by the fund’s investment adviser and its affiliates and are not available to the public.

Exchanges — You may exchange shares of the fund by contacting the Transfer Agent, by using American FundsLine or americanfunds.com, or by telephoning (800) 421-4225 toll-free the Transfer Agent. For more information, see “Shareholder account services and privileges” in this statement of additional information. These transactions have the same tax consequences as ordinary sales and purchases.

Exchange redemptions and purchases are processed simultaneously at the share prices next determined after the exchange order is received (see “Price of shares” in this statement of additional information).

Frequent trading of fund shares — As noted in the prospectus, the investment adviser anticipates that fund shares may be purchased and sold frequently because the fund is designed to offer a liquid investment option. For this reason, the board has not adopted policies and procedures designed to detect and deter excessive trading of fund shares.

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Selling shares

The methods for selling (redeeming) shares are described more fully in the prospectus. To contact American Funds Service Company via overnight mail or courier service, see “Purchase and exchange of shares.”

Redemption proceeds will not be mailed until sufficient time has passed to provide reasonable assurance that checks or drafts (including certified or cashier’s checks) for shares purchased have cleared (normally seven business days from the purchase date). Except for delays relating to clearance of checks for share purchases or in extraordinary circumstances (and as permissible under the 1940 Act), the fund typically expects to pay redemption proceeds one business day following receipt and acceptance of a redemption order. Interest will not accrue or be paid on amounts that represent uncashed distribution or redemption checks.

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Shareholder account services and privileges

The following services and privileges are generally available to all shareholders.

Automatic reinvestment — Dividends and capital gain distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the same class and fund at net asset value.

Account statements — Your account is opened in accordance with your registration instructions. Transactions in the account, such as additional investments, will be reflected on regular confirmation statements from the Transfer Agent. Dividend and capital gain reinvestments will be confirmed at least quarterly.

Telephone and Internet purchases, redemptions and exchanges — By using the telephone (including American FundsLine) or the Internet (including americanfunds.com), or fax purchase, redemption and/or exchange options, you agree to hold the fund, the Transfer Agent, any of its affiliates or mutual funds managed by such affiliates, and each of their respective directors, trustees, officers, employees and agents harmless from any losses, expenses, costs or liabilities (including attorney fees) that may be incurred in connection with the exercise of these privileges. Generally, all shareholders are automatically eligible to use these services. However, you may elect to opt out of these services by writing the Transfer Agent (you may also reinstate them at any time by writing the Transfer Agent). If the Transfer Agent does not employ reasonable procedures to confirm that the instructions received from any person with appropriate account information are genuine, it and/or the fund may be liable for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. In the event that shareholders are unable to reach the fund by telephone because of technical difficulties, market conditions or a natural disaster, redemption and exchange requests may be made in writing only.

Redemption of shares — The fund’s declaration of trust permits the fund to direct the Transfer Agent to redeem the shares of any shareholder for their then current net asset value per share if at such time the shareholder of record owns shares having an aggregate net asset value of less than the minimum initial investment amount required of new shareholders as set forth in the fund’s current registration statement under the 1940 Act, and subject to such further terms and conditions as the board of trustees of the fund may from time to time adopt.

While payment of redemptions normally will be in cash, the fund’s declaration of trust permits payment of the redemption price wholly or partly with portfolio securities or other fund assets under conditions and circumstances determined by the fund’s board of trustees. For example, redemptions could be made in this manner if the board determined that making payments wholly in cash over a particular period would be unfair and/or harmful to other fund shareholders.

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General information

Custodian of assets — Securities and cash owned by the fund, including proceeds from the sale of shares of the fund and of securities in the fund’s portfolio, are held by JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A., 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017-2070, as custodian. If a fund holds securities of issuers outside the U.S., the Custodian may hold these securities pursuant to subcustodial arrangements in banks outside the U.S. or branches of U.S. banks outside the U.S.

Transfer agent services — American Funds Service Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the investment adviser, maintains the records of shareholder accounts, processes purchases and redemptions of the fund’s shares, acts as dividend and capital gain distribution disbursing agent, and performs other related shareholder service functions. The principal office of American Funds Service Company is located at 6455 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, CA 92618. Transfer agent fees are paid according to a fee schedule, based principally on the number of accounts serviced, contained in a Shareholder Services Agreement between the fund and American Funds Service Company.

In the case of certain shareholder accounts, third parties who may be unaffiliated with the investment adviser provide transfer agency and shareholder services in place of American Funds Service Company. These services are rendered under agreements with American Funds Service Company or its affiliates and the third parties receive compensation according to such agreements. Compensation for transfer agency and shareholder services, whether paid to American Funds Service Company or such third parties, is ultimately paid from fund assets and is reflected in the expenses of the fund as disclosed in the prospectus.

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Independent registered public accounting firm — PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 601 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017, serves as the fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, providing audit services, preparation of tax returns and review of certain documents to be filed with the SEC. The financial statements included in this statement of additional information from the annual report have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report appearing herein. Such financial statements have been so included in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing. The selection of the fund’s independent registered public accounting firm is reviewed and determined annually by the board of trustees.

Independent legal counsel — Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 300 South Grand Avenue, 22nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071, serves as independent legal counsel (“counsel”) for the fund and for independent trustees in their capacities as such. A determination with respect to the independence of the fund’s counsel will be made at least annually by the independent trustees of the fund, as prescribed by applicable 1940 Act rules.

Prospectuses, reports to shareholders and proxy statements — The fund’s fiscal year ends on October 31. Shareholders are provided updated summary prospectuses annually and at least semi-annually with reports showing the fund’s investment portfolio or summary investment portfolio, financial statements and other information. Shareholders may request a copy of the fund’s current prospectus at no cost by calling (800) 421-4225 or by sending an email request to prospectus@americanfunds.com. Shareholders may also access the fund’s current summary prospectus, prospectus, statement of additional information and shareholder reports at americanfunds.com/prospectus. The fund’s annual financial statements are audited by the fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. In addition, shareholders may also receive proxy statements for the fund. In an effort to reduce the volume of mail shareholders receive from the fund when a household owns more than one account, the Transfer Agent has taken steps to eliminate duplicate mailings of summary prospectuses, shareholder reports and proxy statements. To receive additional copies of a summary prospectus, report or proxy statement, shareholders should contact the Transfer Agent.

Shareholders may also elect to receive updated summary prospectuses, annual reports and semi-annual reports electronically by signing up for electronic delivery on our website, americanfunds.com. Upon electing the electronic delivery of updated summary prospectuses and other reports, a shareholder will no longer automatically receive such documents in paper form by mail. A shareholder who elects electronic delivery is able to cancel this service at any time and return to receiving updated summary prospectuses and other reports in paper form by mail.

Summary prospectuses, prospectuses, annual reports and semi-annual reports that are mailed to shareholders by the American Funds organization are printed with ink containing soy and/or vegetable oil on paper containing recycled fibers.

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Codes of ethics — The fund and Capital Research and Management Company and its affiliated companies, including the fund’s Principal Underwriter, have adopted codes of ethics that allow for personal investments, including securities in which the fund may invest from time to time. These codes include a ban on acquisitions of securities pursuant to an initial public offering; restrictions on acquisitions of private placement securities; preclearance and reporting requirements; review of duplicate confirmation statements; annual recertification of compliance with codes of ethics; blackout periods on personal investing for certain investment personnel; ban on short-term trading profits for investment personnel; limitations on service as a director of publicly traded companies; disclosure of personal securities transactions; and policies regarding political contributions.

Other information — The fund reserves the right to modify the privileges described in this statement of additional information at any time.

The fund’s financial statements, including the report of the fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, are included in this statement of additional information.

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Appendix

Description of commercial paper ratings

Moody’s

Global short-term rating scale

P-1

Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-1 have a superior ability to repay short-term debt obligations.

P-2

Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-2 have a strong ability to repay short-term debt obligations.

P-3

Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-3 have an acceptable ability to repay short-term obligations.

NP

Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories.

Standard & Poor’s

Commercial paper ratings (highest three ratings)

A-1

A short-term obligation rated A-1 is rated in the highest category by Standard & Poor’s. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on these obligations is extremely strong.

A-2

A short-term obligation rated A-2 is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is satisfactory.

A-3

A short-term obligation rated A-3 exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

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Fitch

Commercial paper ratings (highest three ratings)

F1

Indicates the strongest capacity for timely payment of financial commitments relative to other issuers or issues in the same country. Under their national rating scale, this rating is assigned to the “best” credit risk relative to all others in the same country and is normally assigned to all financial commitments issued or guaranteed by the sovereign state. Where the credit risk is particularly strong, a "+" is added to the assigned rating.

F2

Indicates a satisfactory capacity for timely payment of financial commitments relative to other issuers or issues in the same country. However, the margin of safety is not as great as in the case of the higher ratings.

F3

Indicates an adequate capacity for timely payment of financial commitments relative to other issuers or issues in the same country. However, such capacity is more susceptible to near-term adverse changes than for financial commitments in higher rated categories.

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Capital Group Central Fund Series

 

Part C

Other Information

 

 

Item 28.Exhibits for Registration Statement (1940 Act No. ________)

 

(a)Articles of Incorporation – Certificate of Trust and Agreement and Declaration of Trust – to be provided by amendment

 

(b)By-laws – By-laws – to be provided by amendment

 

(c)Instruments Defining Rights of Security Holders – None

 

(d)Investment Advisory Contracts – Investment Advisory and Service Agreement – to be provided by amendment

 

(e)Underwriting Contracts – Principal Underwriting Agreement – to be provided by amendment

 

(f)Bonus or Profit Sharing Contracts – Deferred Compensation Plan – to be provided by amendment

 

(g)Custodian Agreements – Global Custody Agreement – to be provided by amendment

 

(h)Other Material Contracts – Shareholder Services Agreement; and Indemnification Agreement – to be provided by amendment

 

(i)Not applicable

 

(j)Not applicable

 

(k)       Not applicable

 

(l)       Initial capital agreements – Initial capital agreements – to be provided by amendment

 

(m)Not applicable

 

(n)Not applicable

 

(o)       Reserved

 

(p)Code of Ethics – Code of Ethics for The Capital Group Companies and Code of Ethics for Registrant – to be provided by amendment

 

 

 
 
Item 29.Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Fund

 

None

 

 

Item 30.Indemnification

 

The Registrant is a joint-insured under Investment Adviser/Mutual Fund Errors and Omissions Policies, which insure its officers and trustees against certain liabilities. However, in no event will Registrant maintain insurance to indemnify any such person for any act for which Registrant itself is not permitted to indemnify the individual.

 

Article 8 of the Registrant’s Declaration of Trust as well as the indemnification agreements that the Registrant has entered into with each of its trustees who is not an “interested person” of the Registrant (as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended), provide in effect that the Registrant will indemnify its officers and trustees against any liability or expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in any proceeding arising out of or in connection with his or her service to the Registrant, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, subject to certain conditions. In accordance with Section 17(h) and 17(i) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and their respective terms, these provisions do not protect any person against any liability to the Registrant or its shareholders to which such person would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustee, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

Registrant will comply with the indemnification requirements contained in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Release Nos. 7221 (June 9, 1972) and 11330 (September 4, 1980).

 

 

Item 31.Business and Other Connections of the Investment Adviser

 

None

 

 

 
 
Item 32.Principal Underwriters

 

(a)        American Funds Distributors, Inc. is the Principal Underwriter of shares of: AMCAP Fund, American Balanced Fund, American Funds College Target Date Series, American Funds Corporate Bond Fund, American Funds Developing World Growth and Income Fund, American Funds Emerging Markets Bond Fund, American Funds Fundamental Investors, American Funds Global Balanced Fund, The American Funds Income Series, American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund, American Funds Mortgage Fund, American Funds Portfolio Series, American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio Series, American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, American Funds Strategic Bond Fund, American Funds Target Date Retirement Series, American Funds Tax-Exempt Fund of New York, The American Funds Tax-Exempt Series II, American Funds U.S. Government Money Market Fund, American High-Income Municipal Bond Fund, American High-Income Trust, American Mutual Fund, The Bond Fund of America, Capital Group Emerging Markets Total Opportunities Fund, Capital Income Builder, Capital Group Private Client Services Funds, Capital World Bond Fund, Capital World Growth and Income Fund, Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc., EuroPacific Growth Fund, The Growth Fund of America, The Income Fund of America, Intermediate Bond Fund of America, International Growth and Income Fund, The Investment Company of America, Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America, The New Economy Fund, New Perspective Fund, New World Fund, Inc., Short-Term Bond Fund of America, SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc., The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America and Washington Mutual Investors Fund

 

(b)

 

 

(1)

Name and Principal

Business Address

 

(2)

Positions and Offices

with Underwriter

(3)

Positions and Offices

with Registrant

LAO

C. Thomas Akin II

 

Regional Vice President None
IRV

Laurie M. Allen

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Christopher S. Anast

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

William C. Anderson

 

 

Director, Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer None
LAO

Dion T. Angelopoulos

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

Luis F. Arocha

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Curtis A. Baker

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

T. Patrick Bardsley

 

Vice President None
SNO

Mark C. Barile

 

Assistant Vice President None
 
 

 

LAO

Shakeel A. Barkat

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Brett A. Beach

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

Bethann Beiermeister

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Clyde O. Bell

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

Jeb M. Bent

 

Vice President None
LAO

Jerry R. Berg

 

Vice President None
LAO

Joseph W. Best, Jr.

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

Roger J. Bianco, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Ryan M. Bickle

 

 

 

Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

John A. Blanchard

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Marek Blaskovic

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Jeffrey E. Blum

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Gerard M. Bockstie, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Jill M. Boudreau

 

 

 

Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

Andre W. Bouvier

 

 

 

Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

Michael A. Bowman

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

David H. Bradin

 

Vice President None
LAO

William P. Brady

 

Senior Vice President None
 
 

 

IRV

Jason E. Brady

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

William G. Bridge

 

Vice President None
IND

Robert W. Brinkman

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

Kevin G. Broulette

 

Vice President None
LAO

E. Chapman Brown, Jr.

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Toni L. Brown

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
IND

Jennifer A. Bruce

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

Gary D. Bryce

 

Vice President None
IRV

Eileen K. Buckner

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

Ronan J. Burke

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

Steven Calabria

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Thomas E. Callahan

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Anthony J. Camilleri

 

Vice President None
LAO

Kelly V. Campbell

 

Vice President None
LAO

Anthon S. Cannon III

 

Vice President None
LAO

Kevin J. Carevic

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Jason S. Carlough

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Damian F. Carroll

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

James D. Carter

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Stephen L. Caruthers

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division

 

None
 
 

 

SFO

James G. Carville

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division

 

None
LAO

Philip L. Casciano

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Brian C. Casey

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Christopher M. Cefalo

 

Regional Vice President

 

None
LAO

Kent W. Chan

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division

 

None
LAO

Thomas M. Charon

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO Ibrahim Chaudry

Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division

 

None
SNO Marcus L. Chaves

Assistant Vice President

 

None
LAO

Daniel A. Chodosch

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Wellington Choi

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

Andrew T. Christos

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Paul A. Cieslik

 

Senior Vice President None
IND

G. Michael Cisternino

 

Vice President None
LAO

Andrew R. Claeson

 

Vice President None
LAO

Jamie A. Claypool

 

Regional Vice President None
IND

Timothy J. Colvin

 

Regional Vice President None
SNO

Brandon J Cone

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

Christopher M. Conwell

 

Vice President None
 
 

 

LAO

C. Jeffrey Cook

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
IND Sarah D. Crews

Assistant Vice President

 

None
LAO

Joseph G. Cronin

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

D. Erick Crowdus

 

Vice President None
LAO

Hanh M. Dao

 

Vice President None
LAO

William F. Daugherty

 

Senior Vice President None
SNO

Bradley C. Davis

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

Scott T. Davis

 

Vice President None
LAO

Shane L. Davis

 

Vice President None
LAO

Peter J. Deavan

 

Vice President None
LAO

Guy E. Decker

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Daniel Delianedis

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Mark A. Dence

 

Senior Vice President None
SNO

Brian M. Derrico

 

Vice President None
LAO

Stephen Deschenes

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Mario P. DiVito

 

 

 

Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

Joanne H. Dodd

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

Kevin F. Dolan

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

John H. Donovan IV

 

Assistant Vice President None
 
 

 

LAO

John J. Doyle

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

Ryan T. Doyle

 

Vice President None
LAO

Craig Duglin

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Alan J. Dumas

 

Regional Vice President None
SNO

Bryan K. Dunham

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

John E. Dwyer IV

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
IND

Karyn B. Dzurisin

 

Vice President None
LAO

Kevin C. Easley

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Damian Eckstein

 

Vice President None
LAO

Matthew J. Eisenhardt

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Timothy L. Ellis

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

John A. Erickson

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

Riley O. Etheridge, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

John M. Fabiano

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

E. Luke Farrell

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

Bryan R. Favilla

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Mark A. Ferraro

 

Vice President None
LAO

William F. Flannery

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Kevin H. Folks

 

Vice President None
LAO

David R. Ford

 

Vice President None
 
 

 

LAO

William E. Ford

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Steven M. Fox

 

Vice President None
LAO

Daniel Frick

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Tyler L. Furek

 

Regional Vice President None
SNO

Arturo V. Garcia, Jr.

 

Vice President None
LAO

J. Gregory Garrett

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
SNO

Edward S. Garza

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Brian K. Geiger

 

Vice President None
LAO

Jacob M. Gerber

 

 

 

Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

J. Christopher Gies

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Pamela A. Gillett

 

Regional Vice President

 

None
LAO

William F. Gilmartin

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Kathleen D. Golden

 

Regional Vice President None
SNO

Craig B. Gray

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

Robert E. Greeley, Jr.

 

Vice President None
LAO

Jameson R. Greenstone

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Jeffrey J. Greiner

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Eric M. Grey

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Karen M. Griffin

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

E. Renee Grimm

 

Regional Vice President

 

None
LAO

Scott A. Grouten

 

Regional Vice President None
 
 

 

SNO

Virginia Guevara

 

Assistant Vice President None
IRV

Steven Guida

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Sam S. Gumma

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Jan S. Gunderson

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Ralph E. Haberli

 

Senior Vice President; Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division

 

None
LAO

Paul B. Hammond

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Philip E. Haning

 

Vice President None
LAO

Dale K. Hanks

 

 

 

Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

David R. Hanna

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Brandon S. Hansen

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Julie O. Hansen

 

Vice President None
LAO

John R. Harley

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Calvin L. Harrelson III

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

Robert J. Hartig, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Craig W. Hartigan

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Alan M. Heaton

 

Vice President None
LAO

Clifford W. “Webb” Heidinger

 

Vice President None
LAO

Brock A. Hillman

 

Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division

 

None
IND Kristin S. Himsel

Regional Vice President

 

None
 
 

 

LAO

Jennifer M. Hoang

 

Vice President None
LAO

Heidi B. Horwitz-Marcus

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

David R. Hreha

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Frederic J. Huber

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO Kevin B. Hughes

Senior Vice President

 

None
LAO

David K. Hummelberg

 

 

 

 

Director, Executive Vice President, Principal Operating Officer and Principal Financial Officer None
LAO

James A. Humpherson Mollett

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Jeffrey K. Hunkins

 

Vice President None
LAO

Christa M. Iacono

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

Marc G. Ialeggio

 

Senior Vice President None
IND

David K. Jacocks

 

Vice President None
LAO

W. Chris Jenkins

 

Vice President None
LAO

Daniel J. Jess II

 

Regional Vice President None
IND

Jameel S. Jiwani

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Sarah C. Johnson

 

Vice President None
LAO

Brendan M. Jonland

 

Vice President None
LAO

Kathryn H. Jordan

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

David G. Jordt

 

Vice President

 

None
LAO

Stephen T. Joyce

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
 
 

 

LAO

Maria Karahalis

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division  
LAO

Wassan M. Kasey

 

Vice President None
LAO

John P. Keating

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

David B. Keib

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Brian G. Kelly

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Christopher J. Kennedy

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Jason A. Kerr

 

Vice President None
LAO

Ryan C. Kidwell

 

Vice President None
IRV

Michael C. Kim

 

Vice President None
LAO

Charles A. King

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

Mark Kistler

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Stephen J. Knutson

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

James M. Kreider

 

Vice President None
IRV

Theresa A. Kristiansen

 

Vice President None
SNO

David D. Kuncho

 

Vice President None
LAO

Richard M. Lang

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

Christopher F. Lanzafame

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Andrew P. Laskowski

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Matthew N. Leeper

 

Vice President None
LAO

Clay M. Leveritt

 

Vice President None
 
 

 

LAO Lorin E. Liesy

Senior Vice President

 

None
IND Justin L. Linder

Assistant Vice President

 

None
LAO

Louis K. Linquata

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Heather M. Lord

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

James M. Maher

 

Vice President None
LAO

Brendan T. Mahoney

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Nathan G. Mains

 

Vice President None
LAO

Jeffrey N. Malbasa

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Usma A. Malik

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

Brooke M. Marrujo

 

Vice President None
LAO

Stephen B. May

 

Vice President None
LAO

Joseph A. McCreesh, III

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Ross M. McDonald

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Timothy W. McHale

 

Secretary None
LAO

Max J. McQuiston

 

Vice President None
LAO

Scott M. Meade

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Simon Mendelson

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

David A. Merrill

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

Conrad F. Metzger

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Jennifer M. Miller

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO Tammy H. Miller

Assistant Vice President

 

None
LAO

William T. Mills

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Sean C. Minor

 

Senior Vice President None
 
 

 

LAO

Louis W. Minora

 

Regional Vice President None
IND Sarah J. Mishler

Assistant Vice President

 

None
LAO

James R. Mitchell III

 

Vice President None
LAO

Charles L. Mitsakos

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Robert P. Moffett III

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

David H. Morrison

 

Vice President None
LAO

Andrew J. Moscardini

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
NYO

Timothy J. Murphy

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Christina M. Neal

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

Jon C. Nicolazzo

 

Vice President None
LAO

Earnest M. Niemi

 

Vice President None
LAO

William E. Noe

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Jeanell A. Novak

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

Matthew P. O’Connor

 

 

 

 

Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
IND

Jody L. O’Dell

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

Jonathan H. O’Flynn

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Peter A. Olsen

 

Vice President None
LAO

Jeffrey A. Olson

 

Vice President None
LAO

Thomas A. O’Neil

 

Vice President None
IRV

Paula A. Orologas

 

Vice President None
 
 

 

LAO

Gregory H. Ortman

 

 

 

Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

Shawn M. O’Sullivan

 

Senior Vice President None
IND

Lance T. Owens

 

Vice President None
LAO

Kristina E. Page

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Rodney Dean Parker II

 

Vice President None
LAO Ingrid S. Parl

Regional Vice President

 

None
LAO

Lynn M. Patrick

 

 

 

Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

Timothy C. Patterson

 

Vice President None
LAO

W. Burke Patterson, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Gary A. Peace

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Robert J. Peche

 

Vice President None
LAO

David K. Petzke

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Harry A. Phinney

 

Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division

 

None
LAO

Adam W. Phillips

 

Vice President None
LAO

Joseph M. Piccolo

 

Vice President None
LAO

Keith A. Piken

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Carl S. Platou

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

David T. Polak

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

Charles R. Porcher

 

Senior Vice President None
 
 

 

SNO

Robert B. Potter III

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

Steven J. Quagrello

 

Senior Vice President None
IND

Kelly S. Quick

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

Michael R. Quinn

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Ryan E. Radtke

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

James R. Raker

 

 

 

Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

Sunder R. Ramkumar

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Rachel M. Ramos

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

Rene M. Reincke

 

Vice President None
LAO

Michael D. Reynaert

 

Regional Vice President None
IND Richard Rhymaun

Vice President

 

None
LAO

Christopher J. Richardson

 

Vice President None
SNO

Stephanie A. Robichaud

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

Jeffrey J. Robinson

 

Vice President None
LAO

Matthew M. Robinson

 

Vice President None
LAO

Rochelle C. Rodriguez

 

Vice President None
LAO

Melissa B. Roe

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Thomas W. Rose

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
SNO

Tracy M. Roth

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

Rome D. Rottura

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Shane A. Russell

 

Vice President None
 
 

 

LAO

William M. Ryan

 

Senior Vice President None
IND

Brenda S. Rynski

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Richard A. Sabec, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President None
SNO

Richard R. Salinas

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

Paul V. Santoro

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Keith A. Saunders

 

Vice President None
LAO

Joe D. Scarpitti

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Michael A. Schweitzer

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO Domenic A. Sciarra

Assistant Vice President

 

None
LAO

Mark A. Seaman

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

James J. Sewell III

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Arthur M. Sgroi

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Nathan W. Simmons

 

Vice President None
LAO

Connie F. Sjursen

 

Vice President None
LAO

Melissa A. Sloane

 

Regional Vice President None
SNO

Stacy D. Smolka

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

J. Eric Snively

 

Vice President None
LAO

John a. Sobotowski

 

Assistant vice President None
LAO

Kristen J. Spazafumo

 

Vice President None
IND

Andrew J. Spottiswoode

 

Vice President None
LAO

Margaret V. Steinbach

 

Vice President None
LAO

Michael P. Stern

 

Senior Vice President None
 
 

 

LAO

Andrew J. Strandquist

 

Regional Vice President

 

None
LAO

Peter D. Thatch

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

John B. Thomas

 

Vice President None
LAO

Cynthia M. Thompson

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
IND

Scott E. Thompson

 

Assistant Vice President None
HRO

Stephen B. Thompson

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Mark R. Threlfall

 

Vice President None
LAO

Ryan D. Tiernan

 

Vice President None
LAO

Emily R. Tillman

 

Vice President None
LAO

Russell W. Tipper

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Luke N. Trammell

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Jordan A. Trevino

 

Vice President None
LAO

Michael J. Triessl

 

Director None
LAO

Shaun C. Tucker

 

Senior Vice President None
IND

Ryan C. Tyson

 

Assistant Vice President None
LAO

David E. Unanue

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Idoya Urrutia

 

Vice President None
LAO

Scott W. Ursin-Smith

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Patrick D. Vance

 

Vice President None
LAO Veronica Vasquez

Assistant Vice President

 

None
LAO-W Gerrit Veerman III Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services None
LAO

Srinkanth Vemuri

 

Senior Vice President None
 
 

 

LAO

Spilios Venetsanopoulos

 

Vice President None
LAO

J. David Viale

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Robert D. Vigneaux III

 

 

 

Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

Jayakumar Vijayanathan

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Julie A. Vogel

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Todd R. Wagner

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

Jon N. Wainman

 

Vice President None
LAO

Sherrie S. Walling

 

Vice President None
LAO

Brian M. Walsh

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Susan O. Walton

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
SNO

Chris L. Wammack

 

Vice President None
LAO

Matthew W. Ward

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Thomas E. Warren

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

George J. Wenzel

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Jason M. Weybrecht

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
LAO

Adam B. Whitehead

 

Vice President None
LAO

N. Dexter Williams

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Jonathan D. Wilson

 

Regional Vice President None
LAO

Steven Wilson

 

Senior Vice President None
 
 

 

LAO

Steven C. Wilson

 

Vice President None
LAO

Kurt A. Wuestenberg

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Jonathan A. Young

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Jason P. Young

 

Senior Vice President None
LAO

Raul Zarco, Jr.

 

 

 

Vice President, Capital Group Institutional Investment Services Division None
IND

Ellen M. Zawacki

 

Vice President None
LAO Connie R. Zeender

Regional Vice President

 

None

 

__________

DCO Business Address, 3000 K Street N.W., Suite 230, Washington, DC 20007-5140
GVO-1 Business Address, 3 Place des Bergues, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
HRO Business Address, 5300 Robin Hood Road, Norfolk, VA 23513
IND Business Address, 12811 North Meridian Street, Carmel, IN 46032
IRV Business Address, 6455 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, CA 92618
LAO Business Address, 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA  90071
LAO-W Business Address, 11100 Santa Monica Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA  90025
NYO Business Address, 630 Fifth Avenue, 36th Floor, New York, NY 10111
SFO Business Address, One Market, Steuart Tower, Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94105
SNO Business Address, 3500 Wiseman Boulevard, San Antonio, TX  78251

 

(c)       None

 

 

Item 33.Location of Accounts and Records

 

Accounts, books and other records required by Rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are maintained and held in the offices of the Registrant’s investment adviser, Capital Research and Management Company, 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California 90071; 6455 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, California 92618; and/or 5300 Robin Hood Road, Norfolk, Virginia 23513.

 

Registrant’s records covering shareholder accounts are maintained and kept by its transfer agent, American Funds Service Company, 6455 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, California 92618; 12811 North Meridian Street, Carmel, Indiana 46032; 3500 Wiseman Boulevard, San Antonio, Texas 78251; and 5300 Robin Hood Road, Norfolk, Virginia 23513.

 

Registrant's records covering portfolio transactions are maintained and kept by its custodian, [ ].

 
 

 

 

Item 34.Management Services

 

None

 

 

Item 35.Undertakings

 

n/a

 
 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City and County of Los Angeles, and State of California, on the 31st day of October, 2018.

 

CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL FUND SERIES

 

By: /s/ Kristine M. Nishiyama

(Kristine M. Nishiyama, Executive Vice President)