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AMERICAN FUNDS CORPORATE BOND FUND | AMERICAN FUNDS CORPORATE BOND FUND
American Funds Corporate Bond Fund®

Prospectus Supplement

May 1, 2022

 

 

 

For the following funds with prospectuses dated
August 1, 2021 – March 1, 2022 (as supplemented to date):

American Funds Corporate Bond Fund®

American Funds Developing World Growth and Income Fund SM

American Funds Emerging Markets Bond Fund®
American Funds Global Insight FundSM

American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund®

 

American Funds International Vantage Fund SM

American Funds Mortgage Fund®

American Funds Multi-Sector Income FundSM

American Funds Strategic Bond Fund SM

Short-Term Bond Fund of America®

 

Changes apply to all funds unless otherwise noted.

 

1. The “Annual fund operating expenses” and “Example” tables in the “Fees and expenses of the fund” summary section of the prospectus for each of the funds listed above, except American Funds Emerging Markets Bond Fund, are amended to read as follows. Except as indicated below, footnotes in the prospectus remain unchanged.

American Funds Corporate Bond Fund

Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses - AMERICAN FUNDS CORPORATE BOND FUND - AMERICAN FUNDS CORPORATE BOND FUND
Class A
Class C
Class T
Class F-1
Class F-2
Class F-3
Class 529-A
Class 529-C
Class 529-E
Class 529-T
Class 529-F-1
Class 529-F-2
Class 529-F-3
Class R-1
Class R-2
Class R-2E
Class R-3
Class R-4
Class R-5E
Class R-5
Class R-6
Management fees2 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees 0.30% 1.00% 0.25% 0.25% none none 0.23% 1.00% 0.50% 0.25% 0.25% none none 1.00% 0.75% 0.60% 0.50% 0.25% none none none
Other expenses 0.17% 0.16% 0.19% 0.18% 0.17% 0.07% 0.22% 0.22% 0.16% 0.24% 0.21% 0.19% 0.13% 0.14% 0.38% 0.28% 0.21% 0.16% 0.24% 0.13% 0.07%
Total annual fund operating expenses 0.72% 1.41% 0.69% 0.68% 0.42% 0.32% 0.70% 1.47% 0.91% 0.74% 0.71% 0.44% 0.38% 1.39% 1.38% 1.13% 0.96% 0.66% 0.49% 0.38% 0.32%
Expense reimbursement [1] 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement 0.71% 1.40% 0.68% 0.67% 0.41% 0.31% 0.69% 1.46% 0.90% 0.73% 0.70% 0.43% 0.37% 1.38% 1.37% 1.12% 0.95% 0.65% 0.48% 0.37% 0.31%
[1] The investment adviser is currently reimbursing a portion of the other expenses. This reimbursement will be in effect through at least May 1, 2023. The adviser may elect at its discretion to extend, modify or terminate the reimbursement at that time.
Expense Example - AMERICAN FUNDS CORPORATE BOND FUND - AMERICAN FUNDS CORPORATE BOND FUND - USD ($)
Class A
Class C
Class T
Class F-1
Class F-2
Class F-3
Class 529-A
Class 529-C
Class 529-E
Class 529-T
Class 529-F-1
Class 529-F-2
Class 529-F-3
Class R-1
Class R-2
Class R-2E
Class R-3
Class R-4
Class R-5E
Class R-5
Class R-6
1 year $ 445 $ 243 $ 318 $ 68 $ 42 $ 32 $ 418 $ 249 $ 92 $ 323 $ 72 $ 44 $ 38 $ 140 $ 139 $ 114 $ 97 $ 66 $ 49 $ 38 $ 32
3 years 596 445 464 217 134 102 565 464 289 480 226 140 121 439 436 358 305 210 156 121 102
5 years 760 770 624 378 234 179 725 802 503 650 394 245 212 760 754 621 530 367 273 212 179
10 years $ 1,235 $ 1,502 $ 1,086 $ 846 $ 529 $ 405 $ 1,189 $ 1,265 $ 1,119 $ 1,145 $ 882 $ 554 $ 479 $ 1,668 $ 1,657 $ 1,374 $ 1,177 $ 822 $ 615 $ 479 $ 405
For the share classes listed to the right, you would pay the following if you did not redeem your shares:
Expense Example No Redemption - AMERICAN FUNDS CORPORATE BOND FUND - AMERICAN FUNDS CORPORATE BOND FUND - USD ($)
Class C
Class 529-C
1 year $ 143 $ 149
3 years 445 464
5 years 770 802
10 years $ 1,502 $ 1,265

Keep this supplement with your prospectus.