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Fees and Expenses
Feb. 27, 2026
American Funds Mortgage Fund® | AMERICAN FUNDS MORTGAGE FUND  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Narrative [Text Block]

2. The “Annual fund operating expenses” table and information under the heading “Example” in the “Fees and expenses of the fund” section of the summary and statutory prospectus for AFMF is amended to read as follows. Except as indicated below, footnotes in the prospectus remain unchanged.

Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text] Restated to reflect current fees.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the net asset value of your investment)
Share class: A C T F-1 F-2 F-3 529-A
Management fees2 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees 0.25 1.00 0.25 0.25 none none 0.22
Other expenses 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.15 0.15 0.04 0.25
Total annual fund operating expenses 0.68 1.43 0.68 0.62 0.37 0.26 0.69

 

Share class: 529-C 529-E 529-T 529-F-1 529-F-2 529-F-3 R-1
Management fees2 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees 1.00 0.49 0.25 0.25 none none 1.00
Other expenses 0.26 0.21 0.25 0.21 0.19 0.09 0.16
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.48 0.92 0.72 0.68 0.41 0.31 1.38

  

Share class: R-2 R-2E R-3 R-4 R-5E R-5 R-6
Management fees2 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees 0.75 0.60 0.50 0.25 none none none
Other expenses 0.38 0.27 0.20 0.15 0.24 0.10 0.04
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.35 1.09 0.92 0.62 0.46 0.32 0.26
Fee waiver none 0.013 none none 0.043 none none
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver 1.35 1.08 0.92 0.62 0.42 0.32 0.26

 

2Restated to reflect current fees.
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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 or hold 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 fee waiver described above through the expiration date of such waiver and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. You may be required to pay brokerage commissions on your purchases and sales of Class F-2, F-3, 529-F-2 or 529-F-3 shares of the fund, which are not reflected in the example.

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
Share class: A C T F-1 F-2 F-3 529-A 529-C 529-E 529-T 529-F-1 529-F-2 529-F-3 R-1
1 year $442 $246 $318 $63 $38 $27 $418 $251 $94 $322 $69 $42 $32 $140
3 years 584 452 462 199 119 84 563 468 293 474 218 132 100 437
5 years 739 782 619 346 208 146 721 808 509 641 379 230 174 755
10 years 1,190 1,509 1,075 774 468 331 1,178 1,265 1,131 1,122 847 518 393 1,657

 

Share class: R-2 R-2E R-3 R-4 R-5E R-5 R-6 For the share classes listed to the right, you would pay the following if you did not redeem your shares: Share class: C 529-C
1 year $137 $110 $94 $63 $43 $33 $27 1 year $146 $151
3 years 428 346 293 199 144 103 84 3 years 452 468
5 years 739 600 509 346 254 180 146 5 years 782 808
10 years 1,624 1,328 1,131 774 575 406 331 10 years 1,509 1,265
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] For the share classes listed to the right, you would pay the following if you did not redeem your shares:
Expense Example, No Redemption [Table]
Share class: R-2 R-2E R-3 R-4 R-5E R-5 R-6 For the share classes listed to the right, you would pay the following if you did not redeem your shares: Share class: C 529-C
1 year $137 $110 $94 $63 $43 $33 $27 1 year $146 $151
3 years 428 346 293 199 144 103 84 3 years 452 468
5 years 739 600 509 346 254 180 146 5 years 782 808
10 years 1,624 1,328 1,131 774 575 406 331 10 years 1,509 1,265
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Intermediate Bond Fund of America® | INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND OF AMERICA  
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Expense Narrative [Text Block]

4. The “Annual fund operating expenses” table and information under the heading “Example” in the “Fees and expenses of the fund” section of the summary and statutory prospectus for IBFA is amended to read as follows. Except as indicated below, footnotes in the prospectus remain unchanged.

Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text] Restated to reflect current fees.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the net asset value of your investment)
Share class: A C T F-1 F-2 F-3 529-A
Management fees2 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees 0.30 1.00 0.25 0.25 none none 0.23
Other expenses 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.22 0.15 0.04 0.19
Total annual fund operating expenses 0.65 1.35 0.60 0.68 0.36 0.25 0.63

 

Share class: 529-C 529-E 529-T 529-F-1 529-F-2 529-F-3 R-1
Management fees2 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees 1.00 0.50 0.25 0.25 none none 1.00
Other expenses 0.19 0.12 0.19 0.27 0.13 0.09 0.10
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.40 0.83 0.65 0.73 0.34 0.30 1.31

 

Share class: R-2 R-2E R-3 R-4 R-5E R-5 R-6
Management fees2 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees 0.75 0.60 0.50 0.25 none none none
Other expenses 0.35 0.22 0.18 0.13 0.19 0.09 0.04
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.31 1.03 0.89 0.59 0.40 0.30 0.25
2Restated to reflect current fees.
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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 or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. You may be required to pay brokerage commissions on your purchases and sales of Class F-2, F-3, 529-F-2 or 529-F-3 shares of the fund, which are not reflected in the example.

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
Share class: A C T F-1 F-2 F-3 529-A 529-C 529-E 529-T 529-F-1 529-F-2 529-F-3 R-1
1 year $315 $237 $310 $69 $37 $26 $313 $243 $85 $315 $75 $35 $31 $133
3 years 453 428 437 218 116 80 447 443 265 453 233 109 97 415
5 years 603 739 576 379 202 141 592 766 460 603 406 191 169 718
10 years 1,040 1,432 981 847 456 318 1,017 1,185 1,025 1,040 906 431 381 1,579

 

Share class: R-2 R-2E R-3 R-4 R-5E R-5 R-6 For the share classes listed to the right, you would pay the following if you did not redeem your shares: Share class: C 529-C
1 year $133 $105 $91 $60 $41 $31 $26 1 year $137 $143
3 years 415 328 284 189 128 97 80 3 years 428 443
5 years 718 569 493 329 224 169 141 5 years 739 766
10 years 1,579 1,259 1,096 738 505 381 318 10 years 1,432 1,185
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] For the share classes listed to the right, you would pay the following if you did not redeem your shares:
Expense Example, No Redemption [Table]
Share class: R-2 R-2E R-3 R-4 R-5E R-5 R-6 For the share classes listed to the right, you would pay the following if you did not redeem your shares: Share class: C 529-C
1 year $133 $105 $91 $60 $41 $31 $26 1 year $137 $143
3 years 415 328 284 189 128 97 80 3 years 428 443
5 years 718 569 493 329 224 169 141 5 years 739 766
10 years 1,579 1,259 1,096 738 505 381 318 10 years 1,432 1,185
Expense Example Closing [Text Block]

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American High-Income Trust® | AMERICAN HIGH INCOME TRUST  
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Expense Narrative [Text Block]

3. The “Annual fund operating expenses” table and information under the heading “Example” in the “Fees and expenses of the fund” section of the summary and statutory prospectus for AHIT is amended to read as follows. Except as indicated below, footnotes in the prospectus remain unchanged.

Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text] Restated to reflect current fees.
Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the net asset value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the net asset value of your investment)
Share class: A C T F-1 F-2 F-3 529-A
Management fees2 0.32% 0.32% 0.32% 0.32% 0.32% 0.32% 0.32%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees 0.26 1.00 0.25 0.25 none none 0.23
Other expenses 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.19 0.15 0.04 0.21
Total annual fund operating expenses 0.74 1.48 0.73 0.76 0.47 0.36 0.76

 

Share class: 529-C 529-E 529-T 529-F-1 529-F-2 529-F-3 R-1
Management fees2 0.32% 0.32% 0.32% 0.32% 0.32% 0.32% 0.32%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees 0.99 0.49 0.25 0.25 none none 1.00
Other expenses 0.21 0.14 0.21 0.25 0.14 0.09 0.13
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.52 0.95 0.78 0.82 0.46 0.41 1.45

  

Share class: R-2 R-2E R-3 R-4 R-5E R-5 R-6
Management fees2 0.32% 0.32% 0.32% 0.32% 0.32% 0.32% 0.32%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees 0.75 0.60 0.50 0.25 none none none
Other expenses 0.38 0.24 0.19 0.13 0.19 0.10 0.04
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.45 1.16 1.01 0.70 0.51 0.42 0.36

2Restated to reflect current fees.

Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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 or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. You may be required to pay brokerage commissions on your purchases and sales of Class F-2, F-3, 529-F-2 or 529-F-3 shares of the fund, which are not reflected in the example.

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
Share class: A C T F-1 F-2 F-3 529-A 529-C 529-E 529-T 529-F-1 529-F-2 529-F-3 R-1
1 year $448 $251 $323 $78 $48 $37 $425 $255 $97 $328 $84 $47 $42 $148
3 years 603 468 478 243 151 116 584 480 303 493 262 148 132 459
5 years 771 808 646 422 263 202 758 829 525 672 455 258 230 792
10 years 1,259 1,568 1,134 942 591 456 1,259 1,330 1,166 1,192 1,014 579 518 1,735

 

Share class: R-2 R-2E R-3 R-4 R-5E R-5 R-6 For the share classes listed to the right, you would pay the following if you did not redeem your shares: Share class: C 529-C
1 year $148 $118 $103 $72 $52 $43 $37 1 year $151 $155
3 years 459 368 322 224 164 135 116 3 years 468 480
5 years 792 638 558 390 285 235 202 5 years 808 829
10 years 1,735 1,409 1,236 871 640 530 456 10 years 1,568 1,330
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] For the share classes listed to the right, you would pay the following if you did not redeem your shares:
Expense Example, No Redemption [Table]
Share class: R-2 R-2E R-3 R-4 R-5E R-5 R-6 For the share classes listed to the right, you would pay the following if you did not redeem your shares: Share class: C 529-C
1 year $148 $118 $103 $72 $52 $43 $37 1 year $151 $155
3 years 459 368 322 224 164 135 116 3 years 468 480
5 years 792 638 558 390 285 235 202 5 years 808 829
10 years 1,735 1,409 1,236 871 640 530 456 10 years 1,568 1,330
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U.S. Government Securities Fund® | U.S. Government Securities Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Expense Narrative [Text Block]

5. The “Annual fund operating expenses” table and information under the heading “Example” in the “Fees and expenses of the fund” section of the summary and statutory prospectus for GVT is amended to read as follows. Except as indicated below, footnotes in the prospectus remain unchanged.

Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text] Restated to reflect current fees.
Operating Expenses Caption [Optional Text] Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the net asset value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses [Table]
Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the net asset value of your investment)
Share class: A C T F-1 F-2 F-3 529-A
Management fees2 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees 0.26 0.99 0.25 0.24 none none 0.22
Other expenses 0.18 0.18 0.17 0.23 0.15 0.04 0.22
Total annual fund operating expenses 0.65 1.38 0.63 0.68 0.36 0.25 0.65

 

Share class: 529-C 529-E 529-T 529-F-1 529-F-2 529-F-3 R-1
Management fees2 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees 0.99 0.49 0.25 0.25 none none 0.99
Other expenses 0.23 0.17 0.22 0.28 0.16 0.09 0.13
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.43 0.87 0.68 0.74 0.37 0.30 1.33

 

Share class: R-2 R-2E R-3 R-4 R-5E R-5 R-6
Management fees2 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees 0.74 0.60 0.50 0.25 none none none
Other expenses 0.37 0.24 0.18 0.14 0.19 0.09 0.04
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.32 1.05 0.89 0.60 0.40 0.30 0.25
2Restated to reflect current fees.
Expense Example [Heading] Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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 or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. You may be required to pay brokerage commissions on your purchases and sales of Class F-2, F-3, 529-F-2 or 529-F-3 shares of the fund, which are not reflected in the example.

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, With Redemption [Table]
Share class: A C T F-1 F-2 F-3 529-A 529-C 529-E 529-T 529-F-1 529-F-2 529-F-3 R-1
1 year $439 $240 $313 $69 $37 $26 $414 $246 $89 $318 $76 $38 $31 $135
3 years 575 437 447 218 116 80 551 452 278 462 237 119 97 421
5 years 724 755 592 379 202 141 700 782 482 619 411 208 169 729
10 years 1,155 1,458 1,017 847 456 318 1,132 1,213 1,073 1,075 918 468 381 1,601

 

Share class: R-2 R-2E R-3 R-4 R-5E R-5 R-6 For the share classes listed to the right, you would pay the following if you did not redeem your shares: Share class: C 529-C
1 year $134 $107 $91 $61 $41 $31 $26 1 year $140 $146
3 years 418 334 284 192 128 97 80 3 years 437 452
5 years 723 579 493 335 224 169 141 5 years 755 782
10 years 1,590 1,283 1,096 750 505 381 318 10 years 1,458 1,213
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] For the share classes listed to the right, you would pay the following if you did not redeem your shares:
Expense Example, No Redemption [Table]
Share class: R-2 R-2E R-3 R-4 R-5E R-5 R-6 For the share classes listed to the right, you would pay the following if you did not redeem your shares: Share class: C 529-C
1 year $134 $107 $91 $61 $41 $31 $26 1 year $140 $146
3 years 418 334 284 192 128 97 80 3 years 437 452
5 years 723 579 493 335 224 169 141 5 years 755 782
10 years 1,590 1,283 1,096 750 505 381 318 10 years 1,458 1,213
Expense Example Closing [Text Block]

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