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Capital Group
U.S. Equity FundSM

Summary prospectus

November 8, 2019

 

   
   
Ticker CUSEX
 

Beginning January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, we intend to no longer mail paper copies of the fund’s shareholder reports, unless specifically requested from the fund or your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on the fund’s website (capitalgrouppcsfunds.com); you will be notified by mail and provided with a website link to access the report each time a report is posted.

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

Before you invest, you may want to review the fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, which contain more information about the fund and its risks. You can find the fund’s prospectus, statement of additional information, reports to shareholders and other information about the fund online at capitalgrouppcsfunds.com. You can also get this information at no cost by calling (800) 421-4996 or by sending an email request to prospectusrequest@capgroup.com. The current prospectus and statement of additional information, dated November 8, 2019, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus.

 
 

 

Investment objective The fund seeks to provide prudent growth of capital and conservation of principal.

Fees and expenses of the fund This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

   

Shareholder fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of the amount redeemed) none
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends none
Redemption or exchange fees none
   

Annual fund operating expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management fees 0.43%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees none
Other expenses 0.02
Total annual fund operating expenses 0.45
Expense reimbursement* 0.02
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement 0.43

* The investment adviser is currently reimbursing a portion of other expenses so that total expenses do not exceed the fund's unified fee. This reimbursement will be in effect through at least November 8, 2020. The adviser may elect at its discretion to extend, modify or terminate the reimbursement at that time.

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

The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The example reflects the expense reimbursement described above through the expiration date of such reimbursement and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

       
1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
$44 $142 $250 $565

Portfolio turnover The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s investment results. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 22% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal investment strategies The fund invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. issuers that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth, many of which have the potential to pay dividends. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity-type securities and at least 80% of its net assets in securities of issuers in the United States. Investments may include U.S. registered securities of issuers outside of the United States such as American Depositary Receipts.

In pursuing the fund’s objectives, the fund’s investment adviser focuses primarily on companies with attributes that are associated with long-term growth and resilience to market declines, such as strong management, participation in a growing market, strong balance sheets, payment of dividends and the potential for above average growth in earnings, revenues, book value, cash flow and/or return on assets.

The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the fund’s assets. Under this approach, the portfolio of the fund is divided into segments managed by individual managers.

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 invest in attractively valued companies that, in its opinion, represent good, long-term investment opportunities. Securities may be sold when the investment adviser believes that they no longer represent relatively attractive investment opportunities.

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Principal risks

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

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, governmental agency or central bank responses to economic conditions; and currency exchange rate, interest rate and commodity price fluctuations.

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

Investing in growth-oriented stocks — Growth-oriented common stocks and other equity-type securities (such as preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks and convertible bonds) may involve larger price swings and greater potential for loss than other types of investments.

Investing in income-oriented stocks — The value of the fund’s securities and income provided by the fund may be reduced by changes in the dividend policies of, and the capital resources available for dividend payments at, the companies in which the fund invests.

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

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

Your investment in the fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency, entity or person. You should consider how this fund fits into your overall investment program.

Investment results The following bar chart shows how the fund’s investment results have varied from year to year, and the following table shows how the fund’s average annual total returns for various periods compare with a broad measure of securities market results and other applicable measures of market results. This information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The Lipper Growth and Income Funds Average includes funds that disclose investment objectives and/or strategies reasonably comparable to those of the fund. Past investment results (before and after taxes) are not predictive of future investment results. Updated information on the fund’s investment results can be obtained by calling the fund’s transfer agent at (800) 421-4996.

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Average annual total returns For the periods ended December 31, 2018:
  Inception date 1 year 5 years Lifetime
− Before taxes 4/1/2011 –3.29% 7.16% 8.99%
− After taxes on distributions   –5.19 5.67 7.75
− After taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares –0.58 5.51 7.15
       
Indexes 1 year 5 years Lifetime
S&P 500 Index (reflects no deductions for account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes) –4.38% 8.49% 10.80%
Lipper Growth and Income Funds Average (reflects no deductions for account fees or U.S. federal income taxes) –7.07 4.59 6.98
The fund’s annualized 30-day yield at April 30, 2019: 1.29%
(For current yield information, please call the fund’s transfer agent at (800) 421-4996.)

The fund is newly organized for the purpose of effecting the reorganization of Capital Group U.S. Equity Fund (the “predecessor fund”) into a new Delaware statutory trust. The fund acquired the assets and assumed the liabilities of the predecessor fund on November 8, 2019, and the predecessor fund is the accounting and performance survivor of the reorganization. This means that the predecessor fund’s performance and financial history have been adopted by the fund and will be used going forward from the date of reorganization. Except where the context indicates otherwise, all references herein to the “fund” include the predecessor fund prior to November 8, 2019. In connection with the reorganization, former shareholders of the predecessor fund received shares of the fund. The performance of the fund includes the performance of the predecessor fund prior to the reorganization. The inception date shown in the table for the fund is that of the predecessor fund.

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

Management

Investment adviser Capital Research and Management CompanySM

Portfolio managers The individuals primarily responsible for the portfolio management of the fund are:

     
Portfolio manager/
Fund title (if applicable)
Portfolio manager
experience in this fund
Primary title
with investment adviser
Cheryl E. Frank Senior Vice President 3 years Partner – Capital International Investors
Gregory D. Fuss Senior Vice President 7 years Partner – Capital International Investors
William L. Robbins Senior Vice President 6 years Partner – Capital International Investors

Purchase and sale of fund shares The minimum amount required to establish an account is $25,000. You may sell (redeem) shares on any business day by contacting your Capital Group Private Client Services investment counselor or by calling (866) 421-2166.

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.

   
You can access the fund’s statutory prospectus or SAI at capitalgrouppcsfunds.com.
 
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