N-CSR

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

Certified Shareholder Report of

Registered Management Investment Companies

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-03735

The New Economy Fund

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 975-5000

Date of fiscal year end: November 30

Date of reporting period: November 30, 2023

Gregory F. Niland

The New Economy Fund

5300 Robin Hood Road

Norfolk, Virginia 23513

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

ITEM 1 – Reports to Stockholders

The New Economy Fund^®   Annual report
for the year ended
November 30, 2023

We believe in investing
in global companies
that will help shape
our future

The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted new regulations that will change the content and design of annual and semi-annual shareholder reports beginning in July 2024. Certain types of information, including investment portfolio and financial statements, will not be included in the shareholder reports but will be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semi-annual basis on Form N-CSR.

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The New Economy Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

This fund is one of more than 40 offered by Capital Group, home of American Funds, one of the nation’s largest mutual fund families. For over 90 years, Capital Group has invested with a long-term focus based on thorough research and attention to risk.

Fund results shown in this report, unless otherwise indicated, are for Class F-2 shares. Class A share results are shown at net asset value unless otherwise indicated. If a sales charge (maximum 5.75%) had been deducted from Class A shares, the results would have been lower. Results are for past periods and are not predictive of results for future periods. Current and future results may be lower or higher than those shown. Prices and returns will vary, so investors may lose money. Investing for short periods makes losses more likely. For current information and month-end results, visit capitalgroup.com.

Here are the average annual total returns on a $1,000 investment for periods ended December 31, 2023 (the most recent calendar quarter-end):

	1 year			5 years			10 years
Class F-2 shares		29.39	%		11.65	%		9.62	%
Class A shares (reflecting 5.75% maximum sales charge)		21.65			10.07			8.72

For other share class results, visit capitalgroup.com and americanfundsretirement.com.

The total annual fund operating expense ratios are 0.52% for Class F-2 shares and 0.77% for Class A shares as of the prospectus dated February 1, 2024 (unaudited).

Investment results assume all distributions are reinvested and reflect applicable fees and expenses. When applicable, results reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which they would have been lower. Visit capitalgroup.com for more information.

Investing outside the United States involves risks, such as currency fluctuations, periods of illiquidity and price volatility, as more fully described in the prospectus. These risks may be heightened in connection with investments in developing countries. Small-company stocks entail additional risks, and they can fluctuate in price more than larger company stocks. Refer to the fund prospectus and the Risk Factors section of this report for more information on these and other risks associated with investing in the fund.

Investments are not FDIC-insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity, so they may lose value.

Contents

1	Letter to investors
4	The value of a long-term perspective
6	Investment portfolio
12	Financial statements
37	Board of trustees and other officers

Fellow investors:

We are pleased to present this annual report for the 12 months ended November 30, 2023.

Global equity markets rebounded over The New Economy Fund’s fiscal year. Marked by optimism that inflation has peaked, the economy showed signs of stabilization as pressures eased. U.S. equities rallied throughout the first half of the year before reversing some of those gains as the Federal Reserve adopted a “wait and see” approach to further policy tightening.

For the fiscal year, the fund had a total return of 17.26% for its Class F-2 shares with all dividends reinvested. This return exceeded the 12.01% return of its primary benchmark, the unmanaged MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index), which measures equity market results based on more than 40 developed and emerging market country indexes. For the 10-year period ended November 30, 2023, The New Economy Fund had an average annual total return of 9.36%, which exceeded the 7.60% return of the MSCI ACWI. We believe the 10-year and lifetime returns (refer to the table below) are important for investors to consider, as they best reflect our long-term approach and philosophy.

Butterfly effect of higher interest rates

At this time last year, investors and market participants were focused on rising recession fears. Those fears were magnified in early 2023 as aggressive rate hikes fueled three major U.S. bank failures, sparking worries over the stability of the financial system. Liquidity concerns escalated internationally as the Swiss government brokered an acquisition of Credit Suisse Group AG to UBS Group AG to prevent further contagion.

Results at a glance

For periods ended November 30, 2023, with all distributions reinvested

	Cumulative total returns			Average annual total returns
	1 year			5 years			10 years			Lifetime1
The New Economy Fund (Class F-2 shares)2		17.26	%		9.00	%		9.36	%		11.18	%
The New Economy Fund (Class A shares)		16.97			8.74			9.10			10.93
MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index)3,4		12.01			9.07			7.60			9.26

Past results are not predictive of results in future periods.

1	Lifetime returns are as of December 1, 1983, the inception date of Class A shares.
2	Class F-2 shares were first offered on August 1, 2008. Class F-2 share results prior to the date of first sale are hypothetical based on the results of the original share class of the fund without a sales charge, adjusted for typical estimated expenses. Visit capitalgroup.com for more information on specific expense adjustments and the actual dates of first sale.
3	From December 1, 1983, through December 31, 1987, the MSCI World Index was used because the MSCI ACWI did not exist. MSCI World Index results reflect dividends net of withholding taxes, and MSCI ACWI results reflect dividends gross of withholding taxes through December 31, 2000, and dividends net of withholding taxes thereafter. Source: MSCI.
4	Market indexes are unmanaged and, therefore, have no expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. There have been periods when the fund has lagged the index.

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While inflation has come down in the United States, the Fed remains watchful as some elements of inflation — such as housing costs — remain persistently high. Core inflation, which excludes volatile components such as energy and food, continues to be a concern. Despite the uncertainty, the U.S. economy has been resilient, with real gross domestic product (GDP) managing to increase at a 5.2% annual rate in the third quarter.

Overseas, China’s strict “zero-COVID” measures were lifted in late 2022, providing a tailwind to the global economy despite ongoing weakness in its property sector. Climate change continues to be a focus for the European Union, with a target to reduce and phase out CO₂-emitting cars by 2035. These measures will have varied impacts, affecting not only businesses globally but also fiscal policy around how money is transmitted.

Cyclical stocks made a comeback

With economic growth proving resilient in the face of higher interest rates and rising hopes for an easing of monetary policy, the MSCI ACWI rebounded quickly in November to close out the year.

U.S. large-cap stocks in the Russell 1000 Index⁵ outpaced the small-cap stocks in the Russell 2000 Index⁶ by 16.14% for the fiscal year period. Growth stocks led value stocks (Russell 1000 Growth⁷ vs. Russell 1000 Value⁸) by 24.81% for the fiscal year, a stark reversal from the last reporting period. And cyclical sectors in the MSCI USA Index⁹ led defensive sectors by 27.25% for the fiscal year.

Globally, growth stocks within the MSCI ACWI continued the trend, as they grew nearly 21% for the fiscal year, leading the increase of the overall index by approximately 8.67%, while value stocks within the index managed a modest return of 3.59%.

Within the MSCI ACWI, information technology (IT) and communication services stocks mostly led the sectors, bolstered by the concentrated gains of the “Magnificent 7” — Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, NVIDIA, Meta and Tesla. The extreme trends in artificial intelligence (AI) among these handful of companies have propped up so much of the index, it would have declined or remained flat for the year to date without them.

Inside the fund

At the end of the reporting period, roughly 76% of the fund’s equity assets were in companies domiciled in the United States — a 5% increase from last year — with the rest in other countries.

At the sector level, health care weighed on relative results as expectations for pandemic-related revenues declined. Thermo Fisher Scientific fell 11.51% over the fiscal year as demand for COVID-19 testing waned. The company was also negatively impacted by relatively higher interest rates and the rising cost of borrowing money, which in turn limits the research and development budgets. Agilon Health fell by 39.52% for the fiscal year as it suffered from increased costs post-COVID as consumers caught up on deferred health care services.

The portfolio’s largest holding is Microsoft, which appreciated 48.51% during the reporting period, highlighted by a 24% year-over-year increase in Microsoft Cloud revenue for the quarter ending in September and significant announcements around a series of new AI-enhanced services. Microsoft demonstrated its commitment to generative AI services by making a multi-billion dollar investment in OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, in the beginning of 2023. More recently, it secured a nonvoting observer seat on the nonprofit’s board.

The next largest holding is Broadcom, a global technology company that designs, develops and supplies a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure

5	Russell 1000 Index is a market capitalization-weighted index that represents the top 1,000 stocks in the U.S. equity market by market capitalization.
6	Russell 2000 Index is a small-cap stock market index of the bottom 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index. The index is maintained by the FTSE Russell, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group.
7	Russell 1000 Growth Index is a market capitalization-weighted index that represents the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity market and includes stocks from the Russell 1000 Index that have higher price-to-book ratios and higher expected growth values.
8	Russell 1000 Value Index is a market capitalization-weighted index that represents the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity market and includes stocks from the Russell 1000 Index that have lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values.
9	MSCI USA Index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the U.S. portion of the world market.

The indexes are unmanaged, and their results include reinvested dividends and/or distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes.

Past results are not predictive of results in future periods.

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software solutions. Shares rose 68.00% for the fiscal year thanks to a solid earnings report in October in which its AI-related revenues grew sharply in anticipation of the completion of its significant acquisition of VMware. As the global leader in data center ethernet solutions, Broadcom has been benefiting from the significant increase in AI-related computing infrastructure investments being made by cloud services providers.

Alphabet, the third-largest holding, posted gains of 31.23% and 32.01% in its Class A and Class C shares, respectively. The company posted an 11% increase in revenue year over year as of September 30 due to growth in Google Search, YouTube and cloud services. Alphabet continues to cement its role as a major contender in its pursuit to bring generative AI to its consumers with products such as Google Gemini, Assistant with Bard, Duet AI, Google AI and many other applications.

A look ahead

Generative AI remains a key area of innovation. We are seeing tremendous promise in its potential to increase productivity in a surprisingly wide range of activities — from software coding to drug discovery. We believe it’s likely that applications will keep expanding as models grow in sophistication. We are enthusiastic about developments such as Microsoft’s CoPilot, which embeds ChatGPT into familiar Office applications like Word and Excel. It also has the potential to unlock further productivity gains and broaden access to professional software features to casual or untrained users. Alphabet is similarly connecting Bard to Gmail and other applications. Development and innovation is happening rapidly in this space.

Additional areas of investment research focus for the fund’s management team continue to be health care, renewable energy and fintech. We see significant potential in biotech given advances in genomics, molecular biology and the application of AI. We are seeing an explosion of biologics and new therapeutic modalities and are finding interesting investment opportunities across the value chain from equipment suppliers to providers of outsource services to pharmaceutical companies. Similarly, we are seeing opportunities in the growth of value-based care in the U.S. This approach more holistically addresses patient care, focusing on disease prevention and cost-effective treatment of chronic conditions.

We see exciting opportunities in renewable energy. Geopolitical concerns are driving demand for alternative energy sources as a way to address environmental, social and governance (ESG) needs. The surge of green energy investments from the U.S., Europe and United Kingdom look to incentivize businesses to invest in more sustainable approaches toward combating climate change. We also see trends in digital banking as preferences switch toward conducting transactions online. The lower costs of operation enable these savings to be passed on to the consumer, particularly in emerging markets. Embedded payment systems will continue to become faster and easier to use.

Ultimately, we continue to be excited about the rapid acceleration of deploying technology and driving productivity. Innovation remains unavoidable as we see businesses adapt to meet the changes and needs of the consumer. As long-term investors focused on structural, secular trends, we believe that well-managed companies are poised to provide the framework to improve standards of living, focus on climate change and work toward addressing humanities’ needs.

We thank you for your commitment to The New Economy Fund, and we look forward to reporting to you again in six months.

Sincerely,

Mathews Cherian
Co-President

Harold H. La
Co-President

January 9, 2024

For current information about the fund, visit capitalgroup.com.

Past results are not predictive of results in future periods.

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The value of a long-term perspective

Fund results shown are for Class F-2 shares and Class A shares. Class A share results reflect deduction of the maximum sales charge of 5.75% on the $10,000 investment¹; thus, the net amount invested was $9,425.² Results are for past periods and are not predictive of results for future periods. Current and future results may be lower or higher than those shown. Prices and returns will vary, so investors may lose money. Investing for short periods makes losses more likely. For current information and month-end results, visit capitalgroup.com.

Class F-2 shares were first offered on August 1, 2008. Class F-2 share results prior to the date of first sale are hypothetical based on the results of the original share class of the fund without a sales charge, adjusted for typical estimated expenses. Visit capitalgroup.com for more information on specific expense adjustments and the actual dates of first sale.

The results shown are before taxes on fund distributions and sale of fund shares.

1	As outlined in the prospectus, the sales charge is reduced for accounts (and aggregated investments) of $25,000 or more and is eliminated for purchases of $1 million or more. There is no sales charge on dividends or capital gain distributions that are reinvested in additional shares.
2	The maximum initial sales charge was 8.50% prior to July 1, 1988.
3	All results are calculated with dividends and capital gains reinvested.
4	From December 1, 1983, through December 31, 1987, the MSCI World Index was used because the MSCI ACWI did not exist. MSCI World Index results reflect dividends net of withholding taxes, and MSCI ACWI results reflect dividends gross of withholding taxes through December 31, 2000, and dividends net of withholding taxes thereafter. Source: MSCI.
5	The market index is unmanaged and, therefore, has no expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

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How a hypothetical $10,000 investment has grown

This chart illustrates how a hypothetical $10,000 investment in The New Economy Fund’s Class F-2 and Class A shares grew between December 1, 1983 — when the fund began operations — and November 30, 2023, the end of its latest fiscal year.

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Investment portfolio November 30, 2023

Sector diversification Percent of net assets

Country diversification by domicile	Percent of net assets
United States		76.19	%
Eurozone*		6.34
Taiwan		2.08
India		1.60
South Korea		1.50
Denmark		1.33
Japan		1.00
United Kingdom		.92
Canada		.83
Other countries		3.19
Short-term securities & other assets less liabilities		5.02

* Countries using the euro as a common currency; those represented in the fund’s portfolio are Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.

Common stocks 94.63%	Shares		Value (000)
Information technology 31.38%
Microsoft Corp.		5,092,211	$	1,929,490
Broadcom, Inc.		1,597,887		1,479,212
Salesforce, Inc.1		1,818,132		457,987
SK hynix, Inc.		4,233,601		439,390
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (ADR)		3,242,839		315,561
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.		6,284,000		116,065
Micron Technology, Inc.		5,306,694		403,946
NVIDIA Corp.		756,206		353,678
Arista Networks, Inc.1		1,245,540		273,658
Apple, Inc.		1,361,814		258,677
Motorola Solutions, Inc.		664,894		214,674
ServiceNow, Inc.1		282,736		193,883
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.1		643,131		189,782
Shopify, Inc., Class A, subordinate voting shares1		2,437,962		177,532
Insight Enterprises, Inc.1		1,119,355		169,493
Adobe, Inc.1		272,752		166,654
Accenture PLC, Class A		427,128		142,293
ASML Holding NV		200,633		136,056
MongoDB, Inc., Class A1		272,750		113,393
Smartsheet, Inc., Class A1		2,478,606		105,043
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC		1,320,387		104,443
Applied Materials, Inc.		683,931		102,439
SAP SE		625,497		99,051
EPAM Systems, Inc.1		377,314		97,419
Wolfspeed, Inc.1		2,495,057		91,968
MediaTek, Inc.		3,037,400		91,880
Marvell Technology, Inc.		1,580,588		88,086
eMemory Technology, Inc.		1,071,000		86,222
Synopsys, Inc.1		129,879		70,554
Globant SA1		314,300		69,397
Sage Group PLC (The)		3,743,040		53,421
Renesas Electronics Corp.1		2,994,800		52,590
Monday.com, Ltd.1,2		266,751		47,973
NEC Corp.		855,100		47,525
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.1		1,416,274		47,020
Cloudflare, Inc., Class A1		602,437		46,478
Snowflake, Inc., Class A1		239,404		44,931
Keyence Corp.		93,400		39,909
TE Connectivity, Ltd.		295,035		38,650
Datadog, Inc., Class A1		331,098		38,596
ON Semiconductor Corp.1		495,000		35,308
Constellation Software, Inc.		14,025		32,943
HubSpot, Inc.1		60,686		29,975
RingCentral, Inc., Class A1		903,769		25,721

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Common stocks (continued)	Shares		Value (000)
Information technology (continued)
Zeta Global Holdings Corp., Class A1		2,582,300	$	21,097
Klaviyo, Inc., Class A1		677,100		20,062
Autodesk, Inc.1		72,507		15,838
OBIC Co., Ltd.		98,700		15,109
Qorvo, Inc.1		129,258		12,473
Stripe, Inc., Class B1,3,4		63,586		1,408
				9,204,953
Health care 19.86%
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.		1,467,828		811,665
Eli Lilly and Co.		941,313		556,354
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.		1,106,348		548,483
Novo Nordisk AS, Class B		3,835,051		389,460
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1		907,272		321,909
Molina Healthcare, Inc.1		830,448		303,579
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1		1,462,930		246,138
agilon health, Inc.1,2,5		22,210,517		235,876
Abbott Laboratories		2,161,050		225,376
Stryker Corp.		663,659		196,662
Insulet Corp.1		914,356		172,896
Catalent, Inc.1		3,920,766		152,322
WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd., Class H2		10,609,752		124,280
ICON PLC1		441,986		117,984
Humana, Inc.		242,782		117,715
DexCom, Inc.1		870,776		100,592
Exact Sciences Corp.1		1,420,000		90,880
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.		1,229,273		84,156
WuXi Biologics (Cayman), Inc.1		14,780,000		82,308
AbbVie, Inc.		568,348		80,927
Zoetis, Inc., Class A		440,104		77,753
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1		90,042		74,177
Centene Corp.1		938,123		69,121
Argenx SE (ADR)1		152,794		68,850
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.1		798,053		68,058
AstraZeneca PLC		505,406		64,609
Lonza Group AG		154,799		59,820
EssilorLuxottica SA		299,812		57,150
Bachem Holding AG		692,289		51,386
Gilead Sciences, Inc.		576,416		44,153
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.1		170,124		36,424
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.		1,349,345		36,405
Illumina, Inc.1		315,590		32,174
Revance Therapeutics, Inc.1,5		4,478,779		30,321
Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA		5,111,400		27,623
Align Technology, Inc.1		92,576		19,793
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.1		183,694		16,731
HOYA Corp.		128,700		14,466
Penumbra, Inc.1		64,203		14,259
NovoCure, Ltd.1		321,175		3,941
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.1		8,101		658
				5,827,434
Financials 11.68%
Mastercard, Inc., Class A		1,213,238		502,074
Visa, Inc., Class A		1,161,473		298,127
Fiserv, Inc.1		1,640,968		214,327
KKR & Co., Inc.		2,765,236		209,715
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B1		575,902		207,325
NU Holdings, Ltd. / Cayman Islands, Class A1		23,886,865		194,439
RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.		819,435		175,654
AIA Group, Ltd.		17,154,000		148,014
Kotak Mahindra Bank, Ltd.		6,552,998		137,941
HDFC Bank, Ltd. (ADR)		1,235,846		74,200
HDFC Bank, Ltd.		3,016,422		56,383
Affirm Holdings, Inc., Class A1		2,612,339		89,891
Adyen NV1		71,097		82,884
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.		378,316		75,444
Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A		766,089		74,234

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Common stocks (continued)	Shares		Value (000)
Financials (continued)
Block, Inc., Class A1		1,155,905	$	73,319
Discover Financial Services		765,002		71,145
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.		245,633		61,163
CME Group, Inc., Class A		266,102		58,106
Bajaj Finserv, Ltd.		2,787,500		55,938
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.		490,244		55,809
Aon PLC, Class A		169,342		55,627
Blackstone, Inc.		479,552		53,887
Star Health & Allied Insurance Co., Ltd.1		5,796,777		40,177
Arch Capital Group, Ltd.1		477,816		39,988
ICICI Bank, Ltd.		3,500,000		39,239
MSCI, Inc.		72,632		37,830
Corebridge Financial, Inc.		1,698,134		35,712
JPMorgan Chase & Co.		223,879		34,943
Brookfield Corp., Class A		972,800		34,311
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.		144,465		32,115
Morgan Stanley		394,209		31,277
Janus Henderson Group PLC		1,049,020		27,474
Jio Financial Services, Ltd.1		8,881,000		24,430
GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.		389,300		22,863
				3,426,005
Consumer discretionary 9.43%
Amazon.com, Inc.1		4,673,353		682,730
MercadoLibre, Inc.1		299,509		485,342
LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SE		238,253		182,237
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.1		80,525		177,336
Flutter Entertainment PLC1		905,778		141,236
Evolution AB		1,361,628		140,960
Airbnb, Inc., Class A1		1,056,330		133,457
Home Depot, Inc.		424,251		132,998
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A1		1,349,567		123,769
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.		720,686		120,729
Amadeus IT Group SA, Class A, non-registered shares		1,158,751		79,235
Booking Holdings, Inc.1		20,980		65,577
Tractor Supply Co.		265,952		53,991
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.1		54,149		53,195
YUM! Brands, Inc.		328,743		41,274
adidas AG		177,164		37,053
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.1		2,012,426		30,730
Light & Wonder, Inc.1		237,667		21,015
Aptiv PLC1		247,656		20,516
DoorDash, Inc., Class A1		184,782		17,366
Sony Group Corp.		165,100		14,276
International Game Technology PLC		467,873		12,506
				2,767,528
Industrials 8.55%
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.1		5,334,198		367,526
TransDigm Group, Inc.		335,848		323,378
Airbus SE, non-registered shares		1,672,227		247,914
Safran SA		1,164,627		204,124
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.		782,473		149,304
General Electric Co.		1,178,818		143,580
Copart, Inc.1		2,219,888		111,483
Ryanair Holdings PLC (ADR)1		919,542		108,708
RTX Corp.		1,185,840		96,622
Quanta Services, Inc.		501,900		94,513
Carrier Global Corp.		1,670,901		86,820
United Rentals, Inc.		159,300		75,830
Siemens AG		338,884		56,807
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.		1,377,600		51,151
Boeing Co.1		220,381		51,047
CSX Corp.		1,542,174		49,812
Weir Group PLC (The)		1,941,474		45,907
NIBE Industrier AB, Class B		6,674,243		39,370
Melrose Industries PLC		5,727,894		37,501
XPO, Inc.1		378,347		32,644

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Common stocks (continued)	Shares		Value (000)
Industrials (continued)
Rentokil Initial PLC		5,777,105	$	31,266
Union Pacific Corp.		132,000		29,736
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.		68,634		26,703
Saia, Inc.1		57,939		22,619
Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co., Ltd., Class A		1,853,527		17,158
Grab Holdings, Ltd., Class A1		1,998,134		6,074
				2,507,597
Communication services 6.20%
Alphabet, Inc., Class A1		3,399,188		450,495
Alphabet, Inc., Class C1		2,786,485		373,166
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A1		1,466,892		479,894
Netflix, Inc.1		301,336		142,824
T-Mobile US, Inc.		452,836		68,129
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A1		129,879		51,969
New York Times Co., Class A		1,015,052		47,697
Warner Music Group Corp., Class A		1,399,254		46,329
Epic Games, Inc.1,3,4		84,438		45,326
Comcast Corp., Class A		922,522		38,644
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.1		243,453		38,514
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.1		433,144		36,479
				1,819,466
Energy 3.26%
Halliburton Co.		3,899,087		144,383
Transocean, Ltd.1		18,706,090		118,971
Noble Corp. PLC, Class A		2,522,850		116,404
Viper Energy, Inc., Class A		3,673,000		113,202
Neste OYJ		2,169,337		82,363
Schlumberger NV		1,574,843		81,955
TechnipFMC PLC		3,362,680		69,675
Weatherford International1		733,875		66,555
Baker Hughes Co., Class A		1,916,474		64,681
Gaztransport & Technigaz SA		421,006		56,641
Reliance Industries, Ltd.		1,402,547		39,985
				954,815
Consumer staples 1.90%
Performance Food Group Co.1		1,606,500		104,503
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.1		751,557		92,885
Dollar General Corp.		613,606		80,456
Kroger Co.		1,475,000		65,298
Costco Wholesale Corp.		82,323		48,796
Philip Morris International, Inc.		454,500		42,432
Monster Beverage Corp.1		719,328		39,671
Ocado Group PLC1		4,795,032		36,321
Maplebear, Inc. (DBA Instacart)1		1,228,755		27,346
Target Corp.		142,524		19,071
				556,779
Materials 1.15%
Linde PLC		253,463		104,875
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.		358,159		96,900
Air Liquide SA		466,997		88,347
Corteva, Inc.		1,039,885		47,003
				337,125
Utilities 1.14%
PG&E Corp.		10,951,195		188,032
AES Corp.		5,109,896		87,942
NextEra Energy, Inc.		1,019,694		59,662
				335,636

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Common stocks (continued)		Shares		Value (000)
Real estate 0.08%
Zillow Group, Inc., Class C, nonvoting shares1			406,420	$	16,639
Equinix, Inc. REIT			9,603		7,827
					24,466
Total common stocks (cost: $18,713,906,000)					27,761,804
Preferred securities 0.04%
Information technology 0.04%
Stripe, Inc., Series BB-1, 6.00% noncumulative preferred shares1,3,4			218,360		4,837
Stripe, Inc., Series G, 6.00% noncumulative preferred shares1,3,4			128,963		2,856
Stripe, Inc., Series BB, 6.00% noncumulative preferred shares1,3,4			77,454		1,716
Stripe, Inc., Series H, 6.00% noncumulative preferred shares1,3,4			22,617		501
Total preferred securities (cost: $10,136,000)					9,910
Convertible stocks 0.11%
Information technology 0.11%
Tarana Wireless, Inc., Series 6, noncumulative convertible preferred shares3,4			30,562,347		32,683
Tarana Wireless, Inc., Series 7, noncumulative convertible preferred shares3,4			922,043		986
Total convertible stocks (cost: $25,986,000)					33,669
Convertible bonds & notes 0.20%	Principal amount (000)
Consumer discretionary 0.20%
Rivian Automotive, Inc., convertible notes, 4.625% 3/15/20296		USD	9,991		11,035
Rivian Automotive, Inc., convertible notes, 3.625% 10/15/20306			50,000		48,220
Total convertible bonds & notes (cost: $59,991,000)					59,255
Short-term securities 5.34%			Shares
Money market investments 5.28%
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.46%5,7			15,478,457		1,547,846
Money market investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan 0.06%
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Institutional Class 5.28%7,8			8,887,833		8,888
Invesco Short-Term Investments Trust – Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class 5.28%7,8			7,747,857		7,748
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.46%5,7,8			21,915		2,191
					18,827
Total short-term securities (cost: $1,566,423,000)					1,566,673
Total investment securities 100.32% (cost: $20,376,442,000)					29,431,311
Other assets less liabilities (0.32%)					(95,025	)
Net assets 100.00%				$	29,336,286

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Investments in affiliates⁵

	Value at 12/1/2022 (000)		Additions (000)		Reductions (000)			Net realized gain (loss) (000)			Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (000)			Value at 11/30/2023 (000)		Dividend or interest income (000)
Common stocks 0.91%
Health care 0.91%
agilon health, Inc.1,2	$	208,917	$	186,418	$	359		$	290		$	(159,390	)	$	235,876	$	—
Revance Therapeutics, Inc.1		41,858		54,328		14,458			(2,761	)		(48,646	)		30,321		—
															266,197
Short-term securities 5.29%
Money market investments 5.28%
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.46%7		2,988,551		3,722,406		5,163,355			159			85			1,547,846		98,801
Money market investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan 0.01%
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.46%7,8		32,169				29,978	9								2,191		—	10
Total short-term securities															1,550,037
Total 6.20%								$	(2,312	)	$	(207,951	)	$	1,816,234	$	98,801

Restricted securities⁴

	Acquisition date(s)	Cost (000)		Value (000)		Percent of net assets
Epic Games, Inc.1,3	3/29/2021	$	74,728	$	45,326		.15	%
Tarana Wireless, Inc., Series 6, noncumulative convertible preferred shares3	2/18/2022		25,000		32,683		.11
Tarana Wireless, Inc., Series 7, noncumulative convertible preferred shares3	6/27/2023		986		986		.01
Stripe, Inc., Series BB-1, 6.00% noncumulative preferred shares1,3	8/24/2023		4,703		4,837		.02
Stripe, Inc., Series G, 6.00% noncumulative preferred shares1,3	9/29/2023		2,857		2,856		.01
Stripe, Inc., Series BB, 6.00% noncumulative preferred shares1,3	8/24/2023		1,668		1,716		.01
Stripe, Inc., Class B1,3	5/6/2021 - 8/24/2023		2,346		1,408		.0011
Stripe, Inc., Series H, 6.00% noncumulative preferred shares1,3	3/15/2021		908		501		.0011
Total		$	113,196	$	90,313		.31	%

1	Security did not produce income during the last 12 months.
2	All or a portion of this security was on loan. The total value of all such securities was $49,919,000, which represented .17% of the net assets of the fund. Refer to Note 5 for more information on securities lending.
3	Value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
4	Restricted security, other than Rule 144A securities or commercial paper issued pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. The total value of all such restricted securities was $90,313,000, which represented .31% of the net assets of the fund.
5	Affiliate of the fund or part of the same “group of investment companies” as the fund, as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
6	Acquired in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A or, for commercial paper, Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. May be resold in the U.S. in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of all such securities was $59,255,000, which represented .20% of the net assets of the fund.
7	Rate represents the seven-day yield at 11/30/2023.
8	Security purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan. Refer to Note 5 for more information on securities lending.
9	Represents net activity. Refer to Note 5 for more information on securities lending.
10	Dividend income is included with securities lending income in the fund’s statement of operations and is not shown in this table.
11	Amount less than .01%.

Key to abbreviation(s)

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

REIT = Real Estate Investment Trust

USD = U.S. dollars

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

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Financial statements

Statement of assets and liabilities
at November 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)

Assets:
Investment securities, at value (includes $49,919 of investment securities on loan):
Unaffiliated issuers (cost: $18,461,127)	$	27,615,077
Affiliated issuers (cost: $1,915,315)		1,816,234	$	29,431,311
Cash				25,827
Cash denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars (cost: $47)				47
Cash collateral received for securities on loan				2,092
Receivables for:
Sales of investments		94,220
Sales of fund’s shares		12,332
Dividends and interest		23,522
Securities lending income		1
Other		245		130,320
				29,589,597
Liabilities:
Collateral for securities on loan				20,919
Payables for:
Purchases of investments		180,679
Repurchases of fund’s shares		34,944
Investment advisory services		8,703
Services provided by related parties		4,689
Trustees’ deferred compensation		3,019
Other		358		232,392
Net assets at November 30, 2023			$	29,336,286
Net assets consist of:
Capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest			$	19,147,852
Total distributable earnings				10,188,434
Net assets at November 30, 2023			$	29,336,286

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

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Financial statements (continued)

Statement of assets and liabilities
at November 30, 2023 (continued)

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per-share amounts)

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding (no stated par value) —
unlimited shares authorized (550,928 total shares outstanding)

	Net assets		Shares outstanding			Net asset value per share
Class A	$	14,298,840		268,375		$	53.28
Class C		287,168		6,434			44.63
Class T		14		—	*		53.55
Class F-1		219,277		4,104			53.43
Class F-2		2,586,606		48,402			53.44
Class F-3		1,153,332		21,477			53.70
Class 529-A		878,904		16,738			52.51
Class 529-C		26,062		575			45.32
Class 529-E		31,363		615			51.04
Class 529-T		19		—	*		53.48
Class 529-F-1		11		—	*		52.60
Class 529-F-2		102,163		1,911			53.46
Class 529-F-3		11		—	*		53.44
Class R-1		27,428		589			46.58
Class R-2		181,531		3,868			46.93
Class R-2E		13,970		273			51.14
Class R-3		254,195		4,971			51.14
Class R-4		247,206		4,695			52.66
Class R-5E		75,080		1,414			53.10
Class R-5		77,809		1,441			54.00
Class R-6		8,875,297		165,046			53.77

* Amount less than one thousand.

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

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Financial statements (continued)

Statement of operations
for the year ended November 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)

Investment income:
Income:
Dividends (net of non-U.S. taxes of $7,036; also includes $98,801 from affiliates)	$	333,385
Securities lending income (net of fees)		2,504
Interest from unaffiliated issuers		991		$	336,880
Fees and expenses*:
Investment advisory services		101,010
Distribution services		40,991
Transfer agent services		21,359
Administrative services		8,148
529 plan services		579
Reports to shareholders		714
Registration statement and prospectus		684
Trustees’ compensation		353
Auditing and legal		189
Custodian		784
Other		117			174,928
Net investment income					161,952
Net realized gain and unrealized appreciation:
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investments (net of non-U.S. taxes of $9,703):
Unaffiliated issuers		1,288,877
Affiliated issuers		(2,312	)
In-kind redemptions		12,621
Currency transactions		(419	)		1,298,767
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investments (net of non-U.S. taxes of $22):
Unaffiliated issuers		3,079,959
Affiliated issuers		(207,951	)
Currency translations		290			2,872,298
Net realized gain and unrealized appreciation					4,171,065
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations				$	4,333,017

* Additional information related to class-specific fees and expenses is included in the notes to financial statements.

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

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Financial statements (continued)

Statements of changes in net assets (dollars in thousands)

	Year ended November 30,
	2023			2022
Operations:
Net investment income	$	161,952		$	73,672
Net realized gain (loss)		1,298,767			(257,253	)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)		2,872,298			(8,485,629	)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		4,333,017			(8,669,210	)
Distributions paid to shareholders		(29,919	)		(2,477,948	)
Net capital share transactions		(681,405	)		2,258,933
Total increase (decrease) in net assets		3,621,693			(8,888,225	)
Net assets:
Beginning of year		25,714,593			34,602,818
End of year	$	29,336,286		$	25,714,593

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

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Notes to financial statements

1. Organization

The New Economy Fund (the “fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

The fund has 21 share classes consisting of six retail share classes (Classes A, C, T, F-1, F-2 and F-3), seven 529 college savings plan share classes (Classes 529-A, 529-C, 529-E, 529-T, 529-F-1, 529-F-2 and 529-F-3) and eight retirement plan share classes (Classes R-1, R-2, R-2E, R-3, R-4, R-5E, R-5 and R-6). The 529 college savings plan share classes can be used to save for college education. The retirement plan share classes are generally offered only through eligible employer-sponsored retirement plans. The fund’s share classes are described further in the following table:

Share class	Initial sales charge	Contingent deferred sales charge upon redemption	Conversion feature
Classes A and 529-A	Up to 5.75% for Class A; up to 3.50% for Class 529-A	None (except 1.00% for certain redemptions within 18 months of purchase without an initial sales charge)	None
Classes C and 529-C	None	1.00% for redemptions within one year of purchase	Class C converts to Class A after eight years and Class 529-C converts to Class 529-A after five years
Class 529-E	None	None	None
Classes T and 529-T*	Up to 2.50%	None	None
Classes F-1, F-2, F-3, 529-F-1, 529-F-2 and 529-F-3	None	None	None
Classes R-1, R-2, R-2E, R-3, R-4, R-5E, R-5 and R-6	None	None	None

* Class T and 529-T shares are not available for purchase.

Holders of all share classes have equal pro rata rights to the assets, dividends and liquidation proceeds of the fund. Each share class has identical voting rights, except for the exclusive right to vote on matters affecting only its class. Share classes have different fees and expenses (“class-specific fees and expenses”), primarily due to different arrangements for distribution, transfer agent and administrative services. Differences in class-specific fees and expenses will result in differences in net investment income and, therefore, the payment of different per-share dividends by each share class.

2. Significant accounting policies

The fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance issued in Topic 946 by the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board. The fund’s financial statements have been prepared to comply with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). These principles require the fund’s investment adviser to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, have been evaluated through the date of issuance in the preparation of the financial statements. The fund follows the significant accounting policies described in this section, as well as the valuation policies described in the next section on valuation.

Security transactions and related investment income — Security transactions are recorded by the fund as of the date the trades are executed with brokers. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are determined based on the specific identified cost of the securities. In the event a security is purchased with a delayed payment date, the fund will segregate liquid assets sufficient to meet its payment obligations. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Market discounts, premiums and original issue discounts on fixed-income securities are amortized daily over the expected life of the security.

Class allocations — Income, fees and expenses (other than class-specific fees and expenses), realized gains and losses and unrealized appreciation and depreciation are allocated daily among the various share classes based on their relative net assets. Class-specific fees and expenses, such as distribution, transfer agent and administrative services, are charged directly to the respective share class.

Distributions paid to shareholders — Income dividends and capital gain distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

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Currency translation — Assets and liabilities, including investment securities, denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates supplied by one or more pricing vendors on the valuation date. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates on the dates of such transactions. The effects of changes in exchange rates on investment securities are included with the net realized gain or loss and net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments in the fund’s statement of operations. The realized gain or loss and unrealized appreciation or depreciation resulting from all other transactions denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are disclosed separately.

In-kind redemptions — The fund normally redeems shares in cash; however, under certain conditions and circumstances, payment of the redemption price wholly or partly with portfolio securities or other fund assets may be permitted. A redemption of shares in-kind is based upon the closing value of the shares being redeemed as of the trade date. Realized gains or losses resulting from redemptions of shares in-kind are reflected separately in the fund’s statement of operations.

3. Valuation

Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”), the fund’s investment adviser, values the fund’s investments at fair value as defined by U.S. GAAP. The net asset value per share is calculated once daily as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, normally 4 p.m. New York time, each day the New York Stock Exchange is open.

Methods and inputs — The fund’s investment adviser uses the following methods and inputs to establish the fair value of the fund’s assets and liabilities. Use of particular methods and inputs may vary over time based on availability and relevance as market and economic conditions evolve.

Equity securities, including depositary receipts, are generally valued at the official closing price of, or the last reported sale price on, the exchange or market on which such securities are traded, as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued or, lacking any sales, at the last available bid price. Prices for each security are taken from the principal exchange or market on which the security trades.

Fixed-income securities, including short-term securities, are generally valued at evaluated prices obtained from third-party pricing vendors. Vendors value such securities based on one or more of the inputs described in the following table. The table provides examples of inputs that are commonly relevant for valuing particular classes of fixed-income securities in which the fund is authorized to invest. However, these classifications are not exclusive, and any of the inputs may be used to value any other class of fixed-income security.

Fixed-income class	Examples of standard inputs
All	Benchmark yields, transactions, bids, offers, quotations from dealers and trading systems, new issues, 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, financial or collateral performance and other reference data (collectively referred to as “standard inputs”)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans; convertible securities	Standard inputs and underlying equity of the issuer
Bonds & notes of governments & government agencies	Standard inputs and interest rate volatilities
Mortgage-backed; asset-backed obligations	Standard inputs and cash flows, prepayment information, default rates, delinquency and loss assumptions, collateral characteristics, credit enhancements and specific deal information

Securities with both fixed-income and equity characteristics, or equity securities traded principally among fixed-income dealers, are generally valued in the manner described for either equity or fixed-income securities, depending on which method is deemed most appropriate by the fund’s investment adviser. The Capital Group Central Cash Fund (“CCF”), a fund within the Capital Group Central Fund Series (“Central Funds”), is valued based upon a floating net asset value, which fluctuates with changes in the value of CCF’s portfolio securities. The underlying securities are valued based on the policies and procedures in CCF’s statement of additional information.

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Securities and other assets for which representative market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable by the fund’s investment adviser are fair valued as determined in good faith under fair valuation guidelines adopted by the fund’s investment adviser and approved by the board of trustees as further described. The investment adviser follows fair valuation guidelines, consistent with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules and guidance, to consider relevant principles and factors when making fair value determinations. The investment adviser 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, dealer or broker quotes, 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. In addition, the closing prices of equity securities that trade in markets outside U.S. time zones may be adjusted to reflect significant events that occur after the close of local trading but before the net asset value of each share class of the fund is determined. Fair 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.

Processes and structure — The fund’s board of trustees has designated the fund’s investment adviser to make fair value determinations, subject to board oversight. The investment adviser has established a Joint Fair Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to administer, implement and oversee the fair valuation process and to make fair value decisions. The Committee regularly reviews its own fair value decisions, as well as decisions made under its standing instructions to the investment adviser’s valuation team. The Committee reviews changes in fair value measurements from period to period, pricing vendor information and market data, and may, as deemed appropriate, update the fair valuation guidelines to better reflect the results of back testing and address new or evolving issues. Pricing decisions, processes and controls over security valuation are also subject to additional internal reviews facilitated by the investment adviser’s global risk management group. The Committee reports changes to the fair valuation guidelines to the board of trustees. The fund’s board and audit committee also regularly review reports that describe fair value determinations and methods.

Classifications — The fund’s investment adviser classifies the fund’s assets and liabilities into three levels based on the inputs used to value the assets or liabilities. Level 1 values are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 values are based on significant observable market inputs, such as quoted prices for similar securities and quoted prices in inactive markets. Certain securities trading outside the U.S. may transfer between Level 1 and Level 2 due to valuation adjustments resulting from significant market movements following the close of local trading. Level 3 values are based on significant unobservable inputs that reflect the investment adviser’s determination of assumptions that market participants might reasonably use in valuing the securities. The valuation levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with the underlying investment. For example, U.S. government securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market. The following table presents the fund’s valuation levels as of November 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands):

	Investment securities
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Common stocks:
Information technology	$	9,203,545	$	—	$	1,408	$	9,204,953
Health care		5,827,434		—		—		5,827,434
Financials		3,426,005		—		—		3,426,005
Consumer discretionary		2,767,528		—		—		2,767,528
Industrials		2,507,597		—		—		2,507,597
Communication services		1,774,140		—		45,326		1,819,466
Energy		954,815		—		—		954,815
Consumer staples		529,433		27,346		—		556,779
Materials		337,125		—		—		337,125
Utilities		335,636		—		—		335,636
Real estate		24,466		—		—		24,466
Preferred securities		—		—		9,910		9,910
Convertible stocks		—		—		33,669		33,669
Convertible bonds & notes		—		59,255		—		59,255
Short-term securities		1,566,673		—		—		1,566,673
Total	$	29,254,397	$	86,601	$	90,313	$	29,431,311

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4. Risk factors

Investing in the fund may involve certain risks including, but not limited to, those described below.

Market conditions — The prices of, and the income generated by, the common stocks and other 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 or companies; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; governmental, governmental agency or central bank responses to economic conditions; changes in inflation rates; and currency exchange rate, interest rate and commodity price fluctuations.

Economies and financial markets throughout the world are highly interconnected. Economic, financial or political events, trading and tariff arrangements, wars, terrorism, cybersecurity events, natural disasters, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious disease), bank failures and other circumstances in one country or region, including actions taken by governmental or quasi-governmental authorities in response to any of the foregoing, could have impacts on global economies or markets. As a result, whether or not the fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries affected, the value and liquidity of the fund’s investments may be negatively affected by developments in other countries and regions.

Issuer risks — The prices of, and the income generated by, securities held by the 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, investigations or other controversies related to the issuer, changes in the issuer’s financial condition or credit rating, 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. An individual security may also be affected by factors relating to the industry or sector of the issuer or the securities markets as a whole, and conversely an industry or sector or the securities markets may be affected by a change in financial condition or other event affecting a single issuer.

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. These risks may be even greater in the case of smaller capitalization stocks.

Investing in income-oriented stocks — The value of the fund’s securities and income provided by the fund may also 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 U.S. — Securities of issuers domiciled outside the U.S., or with significant operations or revenues outside the U.S., and securities tied economically to countries outside the U.S., 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 are domiciled, operate or generate revenue or to which the securities are tied economically. 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, sanctions, 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 U.S. Investments outside the U.S. may also be subject to different regulatory, legal, accounting, auditing, financial reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and may be more difficult to value, than those in the U.S. In addition, the value of investments outside the U.S. 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, which could impact the liquidity of the fund’s portfolio. The risks of investing outside the U.S. may be heightened in connection with investments in emerging markets.

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Investing in emerging markets — Investing in emerging markets may involve risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in the securities markets of developed countries. For instance, emerging market countries tend to have less developed political, economic and legal systems than those in developed countries. Accordingly, the governments of these countries may be less stable and more likely to intervene in the market economy, for example, by imposing capital controls, nationalizing a company or industry, placing restrictions on foreign ownership and on withdrawing sale proceeds of securities from the country, and/or imposing punitive taxes that could adversely affect the prices of securities. Information regarding issuers in emerging markets may be limited, incomplete or inaccurate, and such issuers may not be subject to regulatory, accounting, auditing, and financial reporting and recordkeeping standards comparable to those to which issuers in more developed markets are subject. The fund’s rights with respect to its investments in emerging markets, if any, will generally be governed by local law, which may make it difficult or impossible for the fund to pursue legal remedies or to obtain and enforce judgments in local courts. In addition, the economies of these countries may be dependent on relatively few industries, may have limited access to capital and may be more susceptible to changes in local and global trade conditions and downturns in the world economy. Securities markets in these countries can also be relatively small and have substantially lower trading volumes. As a result, securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid, more vulnerable to market manipulation, and more difficult to value, than securities issued in countries with more developed economies and/or markets. Less certainty with respect to security valuations may lead to additional challenges and risks in calculating the fund’s net asset value. Additionally, emerging markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settling of trades and the holding of securities by banks, agents and depositories that are less established than those in developed countries.

Investing in small companies — Investing in smaller companies may pose additional risks. For example, it is often more difficult to value or dispose of small company stocks and more difficult to obtain information about smaller companies than about larger companies. Furthermore, smaller companies often have limited product lines, operating histories, markets and/or financial resources, may be dependent on one or a few key persons for management, and can be more susceptible to losses. Moreover, the prices of their stocks may be more volatile than stocks of larger, more established companies, particularly during times of market turmoil.

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 and developments affecting the country, region, industry or sector, and thus its net asset value may be more volatile, 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.

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.

5. Certain investment techniques

Securities lending — The fund has entered into securities lending transactions in which the fund earns income by lending investment securities to brokers, dealers or other institutions. Each transaction involves three parties: the fund, acting as the lender of the securities, a borrower, and a lending agent that acts as an intermediary.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the fund under a securities lending agent agreement with the lending agent. The lending agent facilitates the exchange of securities between the fund and approved borrowers, ensures that securities loans are properly coordinated and documented, marks-to-market the value of collateral daily, secures additional collateral from a borrower if it falls below preset terms, and may reinvest cash collateral on behalf of the fund according to agreed parameters. The lending agent provides indemnification to the fund against losses resulting from a borrower default. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral and indemnification, the fund could experience a delay in recovering its securities and a potential loss of income or value if a borrower fails to return securities, collateral investments decline in value or the lending agent fails to perform.

The borrower is required to post highly liquid assets, such as cash or U.S. government securities, as collateral for the loan in an amount at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. Investments made with cash collateral are recognized as assets in the fund’s investment portfolio. The same amount is recorded as a liability in the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. While securities are on loan, the fund will continue to receive the equivalent of the interest, dividends or other distributions paid by the issuer, as well as a portion of the interest on the investment of the collateral. Additionally, although the fund does not have the right to vote on securities while they are on loan, the fund has a right to consent on corporate actions and a right to recall loaned securities to vote. A borrower is obligated to return loaned securities at the conclusion of a loan or, during the pendency of a loan, on demand from the fund.

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As of November 30, 2023, the total value of securities on loan was $49,919,000, and the total value of collateral received was $51,898,000. Collateral received includes cash of $20,919,000 and U.S. government securities of $30,979,000. Investment securities purchased from cash collateral are disclosed in the fund’s investment portfolio as short-term securities. Securities received as collateral are not recognized as fund assets. The contractual maturity of cash collateral received under the securities lending agreement is classified as overnight and continuous.

6. Taxation and distributions

Federal income taxation — The fund complies with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and intends to distribute substantially all of its net taxable income and net capital gains each year. The fund is not subject to income taxes to the extent such distributions are made. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

As of and during the year ended November 30, 2023, the fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the statement of operations. During the year, the fund did not incur any significant interest or penalties.

The fund’s tax returns are generally not subject to examination by federal, state and, if applicable, non-U.S. tax authorities after the expiration of each jurisdiction’s statute of limitations, which is typically three years after the date of filing but can be extended in certain jurisdictions.

Non-U.S. taxation — Dividend and interest income are recorded net of non-U.S. taxes paid. The fund may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. As a result of rulings from European courts, the fund filed for additional reclaims related to prior years. These reclaims are recorded when the amount is known and there are no significant uncertainties on collectability. During the year ended November 30, 2023, the fund recognized $607,000 in reclaims (net of $6,000 in fees and the effect of realized gain or loss from currency translations) and $11,000 in interest related to European court rulings, which is included in dividend income and interest income, respectively, in the fund’s statement of operations. Gains realized by the fund on the sale of securities in certain countries, if any, may be subject to non-U.S. taxes. The fund generally records an estimated deferred tax liability based on unrealized gains to provide for potential non-U.S. taxes payable upon the sale of these securities.

Distributions — Distributions determined on a tax basis may differ from net investment income and net realized gains for financial reporting purposes. These differences are due primarily to different treatment for items such as currency gains and losses; short-term capital gains and losses; capital losses related to sales of certain securities within 30 days of purchase; cost of investments sold; net capital losses and non-U.S. taxes on capital gains. The fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year in which the net investment income and net realized gains are recorded by the fund for financial reporting purposes. The fund may also designate a portion of the amount paid to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for tax purposes.

During the year ended November 30, 2023, the fund reclassified $55,677,000 from total distributable earnings to capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest to align financial reporting with tax reporting. The fund also utilized capital loss carryforward of $224,512,000.

As of November 30, 2023, the tax basis components of distributable earnings, unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and cost of investments were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Undistributed ordinary income	$	108,262
Undistributed long-term capital gains		1,104,679
Post-October capital loss deferral*		(57,748	)
Gross unrealized appreciation on investments		9,784,276
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments		(748,233	)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments		9,036,043
Cost of investments		20,395,268

* This deferral is considered incurred in the subsequent year.

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Distributions paid were characterized for tax purposes as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Year ended November 30, 2023								Year ended November 30, 2022
Share class	Ordinary income			Long-term capital gains		Total distributions   paid			Ordinary income		Long-term capital gains		Total distributions paid
Class A	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	—	$	1,325,779	$	1,325,779
Class C		—			—		—			—		44,176		44,176
Class T		—	*		—		—	*		—		1		1
Class F-1		—			—		—			—		24,430		24,430
Class F-2		4,009			—		4,009			—		216,587		216,587
Class F-3		3,054			—		3,054			—		94,644		94,644
Class 529-A		—			—		—			—		80,254		80,254
Class 529-C		—			—		—			—		4,216		4,216
Class 529-E		—			—		—			—		3,139		3,139
Class 529-T		—	*		—		—	*		—		2		2
Class 529-F-1		—	*		—		—	*		—		1		1
Class 529-F-2		157			—		157			—		7,663		7,663
Class 529-F-3		—	*		—		—	*		—		1		1
Class R-1		—			—		—			—		3,178		3,178
Class R-2		—			—		—			—		19,354		19,354
Class R-2E		—			—		—			—		1,090		1,090
Class R-3		—			—		—			—		24,844		24,844
Class R-4		—			—		—			—		24,674		24,674
Class R-5E		88			—		88			—		6,106		6,106
Class R-5		182			—		182			—		8,087		8,087
Class R-6		22,429			—		22,429			—		589,722		589,722
Total	$	29,919		$	—	$	29,919		$	—	$	2,477,948	$	2,477,948

7. Fees and transactions with related parties

CRMC, the fund’s investment adviser, is the parent company of American Funds Distributors^®, Inc. (“AFD”), the principal underwriter of the fund’s shares, and American Funds Service Company^® (“AFS”), the fund’s transfer agent. CRMC, AFD and AFS are considered related parties to the fund.

Investment advisory services — The fund has an investment advisory and service agreement with CRMC that provides for monthly fees accrued daily. These fees are based on a series of decreasing annual rates beginning with 0.580% on the first $500 million of daily net assets and decreasing to 0.340% on such assets in excess of $34 billion. For the year ended November 30, 2023, the investment advisory services fees were $101,010,000, which were equivalent to an annualized rate of 0.372% of average daily net assets.

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Class-specific fees and expenses — Expenses that are specific to individual share classes are accrued directly to the respective share class. The principal class-specific fees and expenses are further described below:

Distribution services — The fund has plans of distribution for all share classes, except Class F-2, F-3, 529-F-2, 529-F-3, R-5E, R-5 and R-6 shares. Under the plans, the board of trustees approves certain categories of expenses that are used to finance activities primarily intended to sell fund shares and service existing accounts. The plans provide for payments, based on an annualized percentage of average daily net assets, ranging from 0.25% to 1.00% as noted in this section. In some cases, the board of trustees has limited the amounts that may be paid to less than the maximum allowed by the plans. All share classes with a plan may use up to 0.25% of average daily net assets to pay service fees, or to compensate AFD for paying service fees, to firms that have entered into agreements with AFD to provide certain shareholder services. The remaining amounts available to be paid under each plan are paid to dealers to compensate them for their sales activities.

Share class	Currently approved limits			Plan limits
Class A		0.25	%		0.25	%
Class 529-A		0.25			0.50
Classes C, 529-C and R-1		1.00			1.00
Class R-2		0.75			1.00
Class R-2E		0.60			0.85
Classes 529-E and R-3		0.50			0.75
Classes T, F-1, 529-T, 529-F-1 and R-4		0.25			0.50

For Class A and 529-A shares, distribution-related expenses include the reimbursement of dealer and wholesaler commissions paid by AFD for certain shares sold without a sales charge. These share classes reimburse AFD for amounts billed within the prior 15 months but only to the extent that the overall annual expense limits are not exceeded. As of November 30, 2023, there were no unreimbursed expenses subject to reimbursement for Class A or 529-A shares.

Transfer agent services — The fund has a shareholder services agreement with AFS under which the fund compensates AFS for providing transfer agent services to each of the fund’s share classes. These services include recordkeeping, shareholder communications and transaction processing. In addition, the fund reimburses AFS for amounts paid to third parties for performing transfer agent services on behalf of fund shareholders.

Administrative services — The fund has an administrative services agreement with CRMC under which the fund compensates CRMC for providing administrative services to all share classes. Administrative services are provided by CRMC and its affiliates to help assist third parties providing non-distribution services to fund shareholders. These services include providing in-depth information on the fund and market developments that impact fund investments. Administrative services also include, but are not limited to, coordinating, monitoring and overseeing third parties that provide services to fund shareholders. The agreement provides the fund the ability to charge an administrative services fee at the annual rate of 0.05% of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class of the fund. Currently the fund pays CRMC an administrative services fee at the annual rate of 0.03% of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class of the fund for CRMC’s provision of administrative services.

529 plan services — Each 529 share class is subject to service fees to compensate the Virginia College Savings Plan (“Virginia529”) for its oversight and administration of the CollegeAmerica 529 college savings plan. The fees are based on the combined net assets invested in Class 529 and ABLE shares of the American Funds. Class ABLE shares are offered on other American Funds by Virginia529 through ABLEAmerica^®, a tax-advantaged savings program for individuals with disabilities. Virginia529 is not considered a related party to the fund.

The quarterly fees are based on a series of decreasing annual rates beginning with 0.09% on the first $20 billion of the combined net assets invested in the American Funds and decreasing to 0.03% on such assets in excess of $75 billion. The fees for any given calendar quarter are accrued and calculated on the basis of the average net assets of Class 529 and ABLE shares of the American Funds for the last month of the prior calendar quarter. For the year ended November 30, 2023, the 529 plan services fees were $579,000, which were equivalent to 0.060% of the average daily net assets of each 529 share class.

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For the year ended November 30, 2023, class-specific expenses under the agreements were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Share class	Distribution services		Transfer agent services			Administrative services			529 plan services
Class A		$31,911		$15,854			$4,026			Not applicable
Class C		2,922		351			88			Not applicable
Class T		—		—	*		—	*		Not applicable
Class F-1		525		320			64			Not applicable
Class F-2		Not applicable		2,437			699			Not applicable
Class F-3		Not applicable		6			320			Not applicable
Class 529-A		1,808		898			247			$491
Class 529-C		272		30			8			16
Class 529-E		150		20			9			18
Class 529-T		—		—	*		—	*		—	*
Class 529-F-1		—		—	*		—	*		—	*
Class 529-F-2		Not applicable		34			27			54
Class 529-F-3		Not applicable		—	*		—	*		—	*
Class R-1		265		25			8			Not applicable
Class R-2		1,277		581			51			Not applicable
Class R-2E		72		24			4			Not applicable
Class R-3		1,203		358			72			Not applicable
Class R-4		586		233			70			Not applicable
Class R-5E		Not applicable		104			21			Not applicable
Class R-5		Not applicable		38			23			Not applicable
Class R-6		Not applicable		46			2,411			Not applicable
Total class-specific expenses		$40,991		$21,359			$8,148			$579

* Amount less than one thousand.

Trustees’ deferred compensation — Trustees who are unaffiliated with CRMC may elect to defer the cash payment of part or all of their compensation. These deferred amounts, which remain as liabilities of the fund, are treated as if invested in shares of the fund or other American Funds. These amounts represent general, unsecured liabilities of the fund and vary according to the total returns of the selected funds. Trustees’ compensation of $353,000 in the fund’s statement of operations reflects $162,000 in current fees (either paid in cash or deferred) and a net increase of $191,000 in the value of the deferred amounts.

Affiliated officers and trustees — Officers and certain trustees of the fund are or may be considered to be affiliated with CRMC, AFD and AFS. No affiliated officers or trustees received any compensation directly from the fund.

Investment in CCF — The fund holds shares of CCF, an institutional prime money market fund managed by CRMC. CCF invests in high-quality, short-term money market instruments. CCF is used as the primary investment vehicle for the fund’s short-term instruments. CCF shares are only available for purchase by CRMC, its affiliates, and other funds managed by CRMC or its affiliates, and are not available to the public. CRMC does not receive an investment advisory services fee from CCF.

Security transactions with related funds — The fund purchased investment securities from, and sold investment securities to, other funds managed by CRMC (or funds managed by certain affiliates of CRMC) under procedures adopted by the fund’s board of trustees. The funds involved in such transactions are considered related by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common trustees and/or common officers. Each transaction was executed at the current market price of the security and no brokerage commissions or fees were paid in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. During the year ended November 30, 2023, the fund engaged in such purchase and sale transactions with related funds in the amounts of $298,959,000 and $282,728,000, respectively, which generated $2,800,000 of net realized gains from such sales.

Interfund lending — Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the fund, along with other CRMC-managed funds (or funds managed by certain affiliates of CRMC), may participate in an interfund lending program. The program provides an alternate credit facility that permits the funds to lend or borrow cash for temporary purposes directly to or from one another, subject to the conditions of the exemptive order. The fund borrowed $10,000 at a rate of 5.860% from one or more CRMC-managed funds during the year ended November 30, 2023. The fund paid less than $1,000 in interest expense for the loan.

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8. Indemnifications

The fund’s organizational documents provide board members and officers with indemnification against certain liabilities or expenses in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, the fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since it is dependent on future claims that may be made against the fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote. Insurance policies are also available to the fund’s board members and officers.

9. Capital share transactions

Capital share transactions in the fund were as follows (dollars and shares in thousands):

	Sales*				Reinvestments of distributions						Repurchases*						Net (decrease) increase
Share class	Amount		Shares		Amount			Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount			Shares
Year ended November 30, 2023
Class A	$	685,423		14,106	$	—			—		$	(1,458,452	)		(30,190	)	$	(773,029	)		(16,084	)
Class C		28,217		691		—	†		—	†		(96,554	)		(2,368	)		(68,337	)		(1,677	)
Class T		—		—		—			—			—			—			—			—
Class F-1		10,613		216		—			—			(39,618	)		(809	)		(29,005	)		(593	)
Class F-2		521,650		10,632		3,886			86			(492,943	)		(10,150	)		32,593			568
Class F-3		197,967		4,053		3,022			66			(224,404	)		(4,590	)		(23,415	)		(471	)
Class 529-A		70,390		1,468		—			—			(113,871	)		(2,374	)		(43,481	)		(906	)
Class 529-C		4,640		112		—			—			(12,396	)		(300	)		(7,756	)		(188	)
Class 529-E		2,021		43		—			—			(4,794	)		(101	)		(2,773	)		(58	)
Class 529-T		—		—		—	†		—	†		—			—			—	†		—	†
Class 529-F-1		—		—		—	†		—	†		—			—			—	†		—	†
Class 529-F-2		17,779		367		156			3			(12,936	)		(265	)		4,999			105
Class 529-F-3		—		—		—	†		—	†		—			—			—	†		—	†
Class R-1		2,728		64		—			—			(6,004	)		(140	)		(3,276	)		(76	)
Class R-2		29,870		694		—			—			(38,935	)		(909	)		(9,065	)		(215	)
Class R-2E		3,010		65		—			—			(2,027	)		(46	)		983			19
Class R-3		40,123		857		—			—			(57,863	)		(1,243	)		(17,740	)		(386	)
Class R-4		28,463		588		—			—			(52,594	)		(1,101	)		(24,131	)		(513	)
Class R-5E		11,006		228		88			2			(11,157	)		(231	)		(63	)		(1	)
Class R-5		8,632		175		182			4			(16,899	)		(343	)		(8,085	)		(164	)
Class R-6		573,961		11,913		22,225			490			(306,010	)		(6,118	)		290,176			6,285
Total net increase (decrease)	$	2,236,493		46,272	$	29,559			651		$	(2,947,457	)		(61,278	)	$	(681,405	)		(14,355	)

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

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	Sales*				Reinvestments of distributions					Repurchases*						Net increase (decrease)
Share class	Amount		Shares		Amount		Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount			Shares
Year ended November 30, 2022
Class A	$	954,283		19,259	$	1,301,048		21,406		$	(1,983,512	)		(40,441	)	$	271,819			224
Class C		38,271		911		44,071		853			(135,903	)		(3,229	)		(53,561	)		(1,465	)
Class T		—		—		—		—			—			—			—			—
Class F-1		14,399		285		24,118		396			(62,159	)		(1,238	)		(23,642	)		(557	)
Class F-2		573,556		11,617		209,163		3,441			(658,905	)		(13,455	)		123,814			1,603
Class F-3		267,533		5,370		94,146		1,542			(258,556	)		(5,254	)		103,123			1,658
Class 529-A		82,696		1,666		80,222		1,338			(124,906	)		(2,534	)		38,012			470
Class 529-C		5,891		135		4,214		80			(16,416	)		(377	)		(6,311	)		(162	)
Class 529-E		2,297		48		3,138		54			(5,105	)		(104	)		330			(2	)
Class 529-T		—		—		2		—	†		—			—			2			—	†
Class 529-F-1		—		—		1		—	†		—			—			1			—	†
Class 529-F-2		16,268		327		7,663		126			(13,905	)		(281	)		10,026			172
Class 529-F-3		—		—		1		—	†		—			—			1			—	†
Class R-1		4,330		100		3,164		59			(7,869	)		(179	)		(375	)		(20	)
Class R-2		33,182		758		19,349		356			(51,602	)		(1,176	)		929			(62	)
Class R-2E		3,944		85		1,090		19			(3,724	)		(80	)		1,310			24
Class R-3		47,870		1,001		24,813		423			(67,848	)		(1,416	)		4,835			8
Class R-4		36,678		751		24,668		411			(62,950	)		(1,269	)		(1,604	)		(107	)
Class R-5E		12,023		244		6,106		101			(11,539	)		(235	)		6,590			110
Class R-5		9,741		195		8,084		131			(23,149	)		(462	)		(5,324	)		(136	)
Class R-6		1,477,001		29,180		584,760		9,567			(272,803	)		(5,785	)		1,788,958			32,962
Total net increase (decrease)	$	3,579,963		71,932	$	2,439,821		40,303		$	(3,760,851	)		(77,515	)	$	2,258,933			34,720

*	Includes exchanges between share classes of the fund.
†	Amount less than one thousand.

10. Investment transactions

The fund engaged in purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and U.S. government obligations, if any, of $10,848,242,000 and $9,846,746,000, respectively, during the year ended November 30, 2023.

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Financial highlights

			Income (loss) from investment operations1									Dividends and distributions
Year ended	Net asset value, beginning of year		Net investment income (loss)			Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized)			Total from investment operations			Dividends (from net investment income)			Distributions (from capital gains)			Total dividends and distributions			Net asset value, end of year		Total return2,3			Net assets, end of year (in millions)			Ratio of expenses to average net assets before waivers/ reimburse- ments4			Ratio of expenses to average net assets after waivers/ reimburse- ments3,4			Ratio of net income (loss) to average net assets3
Class A:
11/30/2023	$	45.55	$	.23		$	7.50		$	7.73		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	53.28		16.97	%	$	14,299			.77	%		.77	%		.47	%
11/30/2022		65.43		.08			(15.29	)		(15.21	)		—			(4.67	)		(4.67	)		45.55		(25.03	)		12,957			.75			.75			.16
11/30/2021		57.74		(.12	)		9.28			9.16			(.01	)		(1.46	)		(1.47	)		65.43		16.18			18,597			.74			.74			(.20	)
11/30/2020		47.60		.10			13.40			13.50			(.15	)		(3.21	)		(3.36	)		57.74		30.27			16,314			.77			.77			.21
11/30/2019		45.74		.23			5.52			5.75			(.24	)		(3.65	)		(3.89	)		47.60		14.56			13,160			.78			.78			.51
Class C:
11/30/2023		38.45		(.11	)		6.29			6.18			—			—			—			44.63		16.07			287			1.52			1.52			(.28	)
11/30/2022		56.34		(.25	)		(12.97	)		(13.22	)		—			(4.67	)		(4.67	)		38.45		(25.58	)		312			1.51			1.51			(.61	)
11/30/2021		50.27		(.51	)		8.04			7.53			—			(1.46	)		(1.46	)		56.34		15.30			539			1.49			1.49			(.94	)
11/30/2020		42.01		(.21	)		11.68			11.47			—			(3.21	)		(3.21	)		50.27		29.30			544			1.51			1.51			(.50	)
11/30/2019		40.90		(.10	)		4.86			4.76			—			(3.65	)		(3.65	)		42.01		13.69			531			1.55			1.55			(.25	)
Class T:
11/30/2023		45.75		.37			7.53			7.90			(.10	)		—			(.10	)		53.55		17.30	5		—	6		.49	5		.49	5		.75	5
11/30/2022		65.54		.20			(15.32	)		(15.12	)		—			(4.67	)		(4.67	)		45.75		(24.84	)5		—	6		.50	5		.50	5		.41	5
11/30/2021		57.82		.02			9.29			9.31			(.13	)		(1.46	)		(1.59	)		65.54		16.44	5		—	6		.51	5		.51	5		.03	5
11/30/2020		47.66		.21			13.41			13.62			(.25	)		(3.21	)		(3.46	)		57.82		30.57	5		—	6		.53	5		.53	5		.44	5
11/30/2019		45.80		.33			5.51			5.84			(.33	)		(3.65	)		(3.98	)		47.66		14.83	5		—	6		.54	5		.54	5		.75	5
Class F-1:
11/30/2023		45.70		.21			7.52			7.73			—			—			—			53.43		16.92			219			.81			.81			.44
11/30/2022		65.65		.05			(15.33	)		(15.28	)		—			(4.67	)		(4.67	)		45.70		(25.06	)		215			.80			.80			.11
11/30/2021		57.95		(.15	)		9.31			9.16			—			(1.46	)		(1.46	)		65.65		16.12			345			.79			.79			(.24	)
11/30/2020		47.76		.09			13.44			13.53			(.13	)		(3.21	)		(3.34	)		57.95		30.21			363			.80			.80			.19
11/30/2019		45.85		.21			5.54			5.75			(.19	)		(3.65	)		(3.84	)		47.76		14.50			329			.83			.83			.47
Class F-2:
11/30/2023		45.66		.35			7.51			7.86			(.08	)		—			(.08	)		53.44		17.26			2,587			.52			.52			.72
11/30/2022		65.43		.19			(15.29	)		(15.10	)		—			(4.67	)		(4.67	)		45.66		(24.84	)		2,184			.52			.52			.40
11/30/2021		57.73		.02			9.28			9.30			(.14	)		(1.46	)		(1.60	)		65.43		16.43			3,025			.51			.51			.03
11/30/2020		47.58		.20			13.41			13.61			(.25	)		(3.21	)		(3.46	)		57.73		30.58			2,439			.52			.52			.41
11/30/2019		45.75		.33			5.50			5.83			(.35	)		(3.65	)		(4.00	)		47.58		14.81			1,586			.55			.55			.75
Class F-3:
11/30/2023		45.89		.41			7.54			7.95			(.14	)		—			(.14	)		53.70		17.38			1,153			.41			.41			.83
11/30/2022		65.66		.25			(15.35	)		(15.10	)		—			(4.67	)		(4.67	)		45.89		(24.76	)		1,007			.41			.41			.51
11/30/2021		57.91		.08			9.30			9.38			(.17	)		(1.46	)		(1.63	)		65.66		16.55			1,332			.41			.41			.13
11/30/2020		47.72		.25			13.44			13.69			(.29	)		(3.21	)		(3.50	)		57.91		30.73			1,004			.44			.43			.52
11/30/2019		45.87		.37			5.52			5.89			(.39	)		(3.65	)		(4.04	)		47.72		14.93			705			.45			.45			.84
Class 529-A:
11/30/2023		44.91		.21			7.39			7.60			—			—			—			52.51		16.92			879			.80			.80			.44
11/30/2022		64.58		.06			(15.06	)		(15.00	)		—			(4.67	)		(4.67	)		44.91		(25.04	)		792			.78			.78			.13
11/30/2021		57.02		(.14	)		9.17			9.03			(.01	)		(1.46	)		(1.47	)		64.58		16.13			1,109			.77			.77			(.22	)
11/30/2020		47.05		.08			13.23			13.31			(.13	)		(3.21	)		(3.34	)		57.02		30.23			956			.80			.80			.16
11/30/2019		45.25		.20			5.46			5.66			(.21	)		(3.65	)		(3.86	)		47.05		14.51			694			.83			.83			.46

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

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Financial highlights (continued)

			Income (loss) from investment operations1									Dividends and distributions
Year ended	Net asset value, beginning of year		Net investment income (loss)			Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized)			Total from investment operations			Dividends (from net investment income)			Distributions (from capital gains)			Total dividends and distributions			Net asset value, end of year		Total return2,3			Net assets, end of year (in millions)			Ratio of expenses to average net assets before waivers/ reimburse- ments4			Ratio of expenses to average net assets after waivers/ reimburse- ments3,4			Ratio of net income (loss) to average net assets3
Class 529-C:
11/30/2023	$	39.06	$	(.14	)	$	6.40		$	6.26		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	45.32		16.00	%	$	26			1.58	%		1.58	%		(.34	)%
11/30/2022		57.20		(.28	)		(13.19	)		(13.47	)		—			(4.67	)		(4.67	)		39.06		(25.62	)		30			1.56			1.56			(.66	)
11/30/2021		51.04		(.54	)		8.16			7.62			—			(1.46	)		(1.46	)		57.20		15.26			53			1.52			1.52			(.98	)
11/30/2020		42.62		(.18	)		11.81			11.63			—			(3.21	)		(3.21	)		51.04		29.25			57			1.56			1.56			(.43	)
11/30/2019		41.45		(.12	)		4.94			4.82			—			(3.65	)		(3.65	)		42.62		13.62			106			1.59			1.59			(.30	)
Class 529-E:
11/30/2023		43.75		.10			7.19			7.29			—			—			—			51.04		16.66			31			1.04			1.04			.20
11/30/2022		63.19		(.05	)		(14.72	)		(14.77	)		—			(4.67	)		(4.67	)		43.75		(25.23	)		30			1.02			1.02			(.11	)
11/30/2021		55.95		(.28	)		8.98			8.70			—			(1.46	)		(1.46	)		63.19		15.85			43			1.01			1.01			(.46	)
11/30/2020		46.24		(.02	)		12.97			12.95			(.03	)		(3.21	)		(3.24	)		55.95		29.89			38			1.03			1.03			(.05	)
11/30/2019		44.52		.10			5.37			5.47			(.10	)		(3.65	)		(3.75	)		46.24		14.24			31			1.07			1.07			.23
Class 529-T:
11/30/2023		45.69		.34			7.52			7.86			(.07	)		—			(.07	)		53.48		17.23	5		—	6		.54	5		.54	5		.70	5
11/30/2022		65.49		.18			(15.31	)		(15.13	)		—			(4.67	)		(4.67	)		45.69		(24.88	)5		—	6		.55	5		.55	5		.36	5
11/30/2021		57.79		(.02	)		9.28			9.26			(.10	)		(1.46	)		(1.56	)		65.49		16.37	5		—	6		.57	5		.57	5		(.02	)5
11/30/2020		47.64		.19			13.40			13.59			(.23	)		(3.21	)		(3.44	)		57.79		30.50	5		—	6		.58	5		.58	5		.39	5
11/30/2019		45.78		.31			5.51			5.82			(.31	)		(3.65	)		(3.96	)		47.64		14.78	5		—	6		.59	5		.59	5		.70	5
Class 529-F-1:
11/30/2023		44.95		.29			7.40			7.69			(.04	)		—			(.04	)		52.60		17.13	5		—	6		.63	5		.63	5		.61	5
11/30/2022		64.53		.15			(15.06	)		(14.91	)		—			(4.67	)		(4.67	)		44.95		(24.91	)5		—	6		.61	5		.61	5		.30	5
11/30/2021		57.05		(.03	)		9.15			9.12			(.18	)		(1.46	)		(1.64	)		64.53		16.34	5		—	6		.59	5		.59	5		(.05	)5
11/30/2020		47.04		.21			13.23			13.44			(.22	)		(3.21	)		(3.43	)		57.05		30.58	5		—	6		.58	5		.58	5		.46	5
11/30/2019		45.28		.30			5.44			5.74			(.33	)		(3.65	)		(3.98	)		47.04		14.75			65			.61			.61			.68
Class 529-F-2:
11/30/2023		45.67		.36			7.52			7.88			(.09	)		—			(.09	)		53.46		17.28			102			.51			.51			.73
11/30/2022		65.45		.19			(15.30	)		(15.11	)		—			(4.67	)		(4.67	)		45.67		(24.86	)		83			.52			.52			.40
11/30/2021		57.74		(.01	)		9.29			9.28			(.11	)		(1.46	)		(1.57	)		65.45		16.39			107			.55			.55			(.01	)
11/30/20207,8		52.00		(.01	)		5.75			5.74			—			—			—			57.74		11.06	9		84			.04	9		.04	9		(.01	)9
Class 529-F-3:
11/30/2023		45.67		.37			7.51			7.88			(.11	)		—			(.11	)		53.44		17.30			—	6		.48			.48			.75
11/30/2022		65.41		.22			(15.29	)		(15.07	)		—			(4.67	)		(4.67	)		45.67		(24.81	)		—	6		.47			.47			.44
11/30/2021		57.74		.05			9.27			9.32			(.19	)		(1.46	)		(1.65	)		65.41		16.48			—	6		.50			.47			.07
11/30/20207,8		52.00		—	10		5.74			5.74			—			—			—			57.74		11.06	9		—	6		.06	9		.04	9		(.01	)9
Class R-1:
11/30/2023		40.11		(.11	)		6.58			6.47			—			—			—			46.58		16.13			28			1.50			1.50			(.25	)
11/30/2022		58.57		(.25	)		(13.54	)		(13.79	)		—			(4.67	)		(4.67	)		40.11		(25.58	)		27			1.49			1.49			(.58	)
11/30/2021		52.21		(.54	)		8.36			7.82			—			(1.46	)		(1.46	)		58.57		15.28			40			1.50			1.50			(.95	)
11/30/2020		43.52		(.23	)		12.13			11.90			—			(3.21	)		(3.21	)		52.21		29.30			42			1.52			1.52			(.52	)
11/30/2019		42.22		(.10	)		5.05			4.95			—			(3.65	)		(3.65	)		43.52		13.68			39			1.55			1.55			(.25	)

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

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Financial highlights (continued)

			Income (loss) from investment operations1									Dividends and distributions
Year ended	Net asset value, beginning of year		Net investment income (loss)			Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized)			Total from investment operations			Dividends (from net investment income)			Distributions (from capital gains)			Total dividends and distributions			Net asset value, end of year		Total return2,3			Net assets, end of year (in millions)		Ratio of expenses to average net assets before waivers/ reimburse- ments4			Ratio of expenses to average net assets after waivers/ reimburse- ments3,4			Ratio of net income (loss) to average net assets3
Class R-2:
11/30/2023	$	40.42	$	(.11	)	$	6.62		$	6.51		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	46.93		16.10	%	$	182		1.50	%		1.50	%		(.26	)%
11/30/2022		59.00		(.27	)		(13.64	)		(13.91	)		—			(4.67	)		(4.67	)		40.42		(25.60	)		165		1.53			1.53			(.62	)
11/30/2021		52.59		(.55	)		8.42			7.87			—			(1.46	)		(1.46	)		59.00		15.29			244		1.50			1.50			(.96	)
11/30/2020		43.81		(.23	)		12.22			11.99			—			(3.21	)		(3.21	)		52.59		29.29			236		1.51			1.51			(.52	)
11/30/2019		42.47		(.10	)		5.09			4.99			—			(3.65	)		(3.65	)		43.81		13.70			203		1.55			1.55			(.25	)
Class R-2E:
11/30/2023		43.91		.01			7.22			7.23			—			—			—			51.14		16.47			14		1.21			1.21			.03
11/30/2022		63.51		(.15	)		(14.78	)		(14.93	)		—			(4.67	)		(4.67	)		43.91		(25.37	)		11		1.22			1.22			(.31	)
11/30/2021		56.34		(.41	)		9.04			8.63			—			(1.46	)		(1.46	)		63.51		15.61			15		1.21			1.21			(.67	)
11/30/2020		46.59		(.11	)		13.07			12.96			—			(3.21	)		(3.21	)		56.34		29.67			14		1.23			1.23			(.23	)
11/30/2019		44.88		.02			5.41			5.43			(.07	)		(3.65	)		(3.72	)		46.59		14.02			13		1.25			1.25			.04
Class R-3:
11/30/2023		43.85		.08			7.21			7.29			—			—			—			51.14		16.62			254		1.06			1.06			.18
11/30/2022		63.34		(.07	)		(14.75	)		(14.82	)		—			(4.67	)		(4.67	)		43.85		(25.26	)		235		1.07			1.07			(.15	)
11/30/2021		56.10		(.31	)		9.01			8.70			—			(1.46	)		(1.46	)		63.34		15.80			339		1.06			1.06			(.51	)
11/30/2020		46.34		(.03	)		13.01			12.98			(.01	)		(3.21	)		(3.22	)		56.10		29.88			322		1.07			1.07			(.07	)
11/30/2019		44.58		.09			5.38			5.47			(.06	)		(3.65	)		(3.71	)		46.34		14.20			303		1.10			1.10			.20
Class R-4:
11/30/2023		45.01		.23			7.42			7.65			—			—			—			52.66		16.97			247		.76			.76			.48
11/30/2022		64.72		.07			(15.11	)		(15.04	)		—			(4.67	)		(4.67	)		45.01		(25.03	)		234		.76			.76			.15
11/30/2021		57.13		(.13	)		9.18			9.05			—			(1.46	)		(1.46	)		64.72		16.16			344		.76			.76			(.21	)
11/30/2020		47.11		.11			13.24			13.35			(.12	)		(3.21	)		(3.33	)		57.13		30.26			344		.77			.77			.23
11/30/2019		45.29		.22			5.46			5.68			(.21	)		(3.65	)		(3.86	)		47.11		14.54			332		.80			.80			.51
Class R-5E:
11/30/2023		45.37		.33			7.46			7.79			(.06	)		—			(.06	)		53.10		17.20			75		.56			.56			.68
11/30/2022		65.07		.17			(15.20	)		(15.03	)		—			(4.67	)		(4.67	)		45.37		(24.89	)		64		.57			.57			.35
11/30/2021		57.43		(.01	)		9.22			9.21			(.11	)		(1.46	)		(1.57	)		65.07		16.38			85		.56			.56			(.02	)
11/30/2020		47.39		.19			13.33			13.52			(.27	)		(3.21	)		(3.48	)		57.43		30.53			71		.56			.56			.41
11/30/2019		45.59		.26			5.53			5.79			(.34	)		(3.65	)		(3.99	)		47.39		14.79			55		.57			.57			.59
Class R-5:
11/30/2023		46.14		.38			7.59			7.97			(.11	)		—			(.11	)		54.00		17.33			78		.46			.46			.78
11/30/2022		66.03		.22			(15.44	)		(15.22	)		—			(4.67	)		(4.67	)		46.14		(24.80	)		74		.45			.45			.45
11/30/2021		58.23		.06			9.35			9.41			(.15	)		(1.46	)		(1.61	)		66.03		16.51			115		.45			.45			.10
11/30/2020		47.96		.27			13.48			13.75			(.27	)		(3.21	)		(3.48	)		58.23		30.66			123		.47			.47			.56
11/30/2019		46.07		.36			5.54			5.90			(.36	)		(3.65	)		(4.01	)		47.96		14.88			126		.49			.49			.81
Class R-6:
11/30/2023		45.95		.41			7.55			7.96			(.14	)		—			(.14	)		53.77		17.40			8,875		.41			.41			.83
11/30/2022		65.75		.25			(15.38	)		(15.13	)		—			(4.67	)		(4.67	)		45.95		(24.77	)		7,295		.41			.41			.52
11/30/2021		57.99		.08			9.32			9.40			(.18	)		(1.46	)		(1.64	)		65.75		16.55			8,271		.41			.41			.13
11/30/2020		47.78		.24			13.47			13.71			(.29	)		(3.21	)		(3.50	)		57.99		30.74			6,336		.42			.42			.50
11/30/2019		45.92		.38			5.52			5.90			(.39	)		(3.65	)		(4.04	)		47.78		14.94			3,834		.44			.44			.85

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

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Financial highlights (continued)

	Year ended November 30,
	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
Portfolio turnover rate for all share classes11	39%	35%	28%12	38%	39%

1	Based on average shares outstanding.
2	Total returns exclude any applicable sales charges, including contingent deferred sales charges.
3	This column reflects the impact, if any, of certain waivers/reimbursements from AFS and/or CRMC. During one of the years shown, AFS waived a portion of transfer agent services fees for Class F-3 shares. In addition, during some of the years shown, CRMC reimbursed a portion of transfer agent services fees for Class 529-F-3 shares.
4	Ratios do not include expenses of any Central Funds. The fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any Central Funds.
5	All or a significant portion of assets in this class consisted of seed capital invested by CRMC and/or its affiliates. Fees for distribution services are not charged or accrued on these seed capital assets. If such fees were paid by the fund on seed capital assets, fund expenses would have been higher and net income and total return would have been lower.
6	Amount less than $1 million.
7	Based on operations for a period that is less than a full year.
8	Class 529-F-2 and 529-F-3 shares began investment operations on October 30, 2020.
9	Not annualized.
10	Amount less than $.01.
11	Rates do not include the fund’s portfolio activity with respect to any Central Funds.
12	Includes the value of securities sold due to redemptions of shares in-kind. The rate would have been 27% for the year ended November 30, 2021, if the value of securities sold due to in-kind redemptions were excluded.

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of The New Economy Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolio, of The New Economy Fund (the “Fund”) as of November 30, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended November 30, 2023, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended November 30, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of November 30, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended November 30, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of November 30, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Los Angeles, California
January 9, 2024

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Capital Group Companies Investment Company Complex since 1934.

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Expense example unaudited

As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, such as initial sales charges on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions (loads), and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, and other expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund so you can compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period (June 1, 2023, through November 30, 2023).

Actual expenses:

The first line of each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading titled “Expenses paid during period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes:

The second line of each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio for the share class and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of the share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5.00% hypothetical example with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Notes:

Retirement plan participants may be subject to certain fees charged by the plan sponsor, and Class F-1, F-2, F-3, 529-F-1, 529-F-2 and 529-F-3 shareholders may be subject to fees charged by financial intermediaries, typically ranging from 0.75% to 1.50% of assets annually depending on services offered. You can estimate the impact of these fees by adding the amount of the fees to the total estimated expenses you paid on your account during the period as calculated above. In addition, your ending account value would be lower by the amount of these fees.

Note that the expenses shown in the table on the following page are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

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Expense example (continued)

	Beginning account value 6/1/2023		Ending account value 11/30/2023		Expenses paid during period*		Annualized expense ratio
Class A – actual return	$	1,000.00	$	1,088.03	$	4.03		.77	%
Class A – assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,021.21		3.90		.77
Class C – actual return		1,000.00		1,083.79		7.94		1.52
Class C – assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,017.45		7.69		1.52
Class T – actual return		1,000.00		1,089.53		2.51		.48
Class T – assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,022.66		2.43		.48
Class F-1 – actual return		1,000.00		1,087.73		4.24		.81
Class F-1 – assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,021.01		4.10		.81
Class F-2 – actual return		1,000.00		1,089.48		2.67		.51
Class F-2 – assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,022.51		2.59		.51
Class F-3 – actual return		1,000.00		1,089.90		2.15		.41
Class F-3 – assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,023.01		2.08		.41
Class 529-A – actual return		1,000.00		1,087.85		4.13		.79
Class 529-A – assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,021.11		4.00		.79
Class 529-C – actual return		1,000.00		1,083.42		8.25		1.58
Class 529-C – assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,017.15		7.99		1.58
Class 529-E – actual return		1,000.00		1,086.64		5.39		1.03
Class 529-E – assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,019.90		5.22		1.03
Class 529-T – actual return		1,000.00		1,089.23		2.83		.54
Class 529-T – assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,022.36		2.74		.54
Class 529-F-1 – actual return		1,000.00		1,088.82		3.30		.63
Class 529-F-1 – assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,021.91		3.19		.63
Class 529-F-2 – actual return		1,000.00		1,089.46		2.72		.52
Class 529-F-2 – assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,022.46		2.64		.52
Class 529-F-3 – actual return		1,000.00		1,089.48		2.51		.48
Class 529-F-3 – assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,022.66		2.43		.48
Class R-1 – actual return		1,000.00		1,084.24		7.84		1.50
Class R-1 – assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,017.55		7.59		1.50
Class R-2 – actual return		1,000.00		1,084.08		7.84		1.50
Class R-2 – assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,017.55		7.59		1.50
Class R-2E – actual return		1,000.00		1,085.75		6.27		1.20
Class R-2E – assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,019.05		6.07		1.20
Class R-3 – actual return		1,000.00		1,086.47		5.54		1.06
Class R-3 – assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,019.75		5.37		1.06
Class R-4 – actual return		1,000.00		1,088.22		3.98		.76
Class R-4 – assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,021.26		3.85		.76
Class R-5E – actual return		1,000.00		1,089.03		2.93		.56
Class R-5E – assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,022.26		2.84		.56
Class R-5 – actual return		1,000.00		1,089.61		2.41		.46
Class R-5 – assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,022.76		2.33		.46
Class R-6 – actual return		1,000.00		1,090.01		2.15		.41
Class R-6 – assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,023.01		2.08		.41

* The “expenses paid during period” are equal to the “annualized expense ratio,” multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period, and divided by 365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Tax information unaudited

We are required to advise you of the federal tax status of certain distributions received by shareholders during the fiscal year. The fund hereby designates the following amounts for the fund’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2023:

Qualified dividend income	100%
Corporate dividends received deduction	100%
U.S. government income that may be exempt from state taxation	$16,273,000

Individual shareholders should refer to their Form 1099 or other tax information, which will be mailed in January 2024, to determine the calendar year amounts to be included on their 2023 tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Service Agreement

The fund’s board has approved the continuation of the fund’s Investment Advisory and Service Agreement (the “agreement”) with Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”) through January 31, 2024. The board approved the agreement following the recommendation of the fund’s Contracts Committee (the “committee”), which is composed of all the fund’s independent board members. The board and the committee determined in the exercise of their business judgment that the fund’s advisory fee structure was fair and reasonable in relation to the services provided, and that approving the agreement was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.

In reaching this decision, the board and the committee took into account their interactions with CRMC and information furnished to them throughout the year and otherwise provided to them, as well as information prepared specifically in connection with their review of the agreement, and they were advised by their independent counsel with respect to the matters considered. They considered the following factors, among others, but did not identify any single issue or particular piece of information that, in isolation, was the controlling factor, and each board and committee member did not necessarily attribute the same weight to each factor.

1. Nature, extent and quality of services

The board and the committee considered the depth and quality of CRMC’s investment management process, including its global research capabilities; the experience, capability and integrity of its senior management and other personnel; the low turnover rates of its key personnel; the overall financial strength and stability of CRMC and the Capital Group organization; the resources and systems CRMC devotes to investment management (the manner in which the fund’s assets are managed, including liquidity management), financial, investment operations, compliance, trading, proxy voting, shareholder communications, and other services; and the ongoing evolution of CRMC’s organizational structure designed to maintain and strengthen these qualities. The board and the committee also considered the nature, extent and quality of administrative and shareholder services provided by CRMC to the fund under the agreement and other agreements, as well as the benefits to fund shareholders from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds. The board and the committee considered the risks assumed by CRMC in providing services to the fund, including operational, business, financial, reputational, regulatory and litigation risks. The board and the committee concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by CRMC have benefited and should continue to benefit the fund and its shareholders.

2. Investment results

The board and the committee considered the investment results of the fund in light of its objective. They compared the fund’s investment results with those of other funds (including funds that currently form the basis of the Lipper index for the category in which the fund is included), and data such as relevant market and fund indexes over various periods (including the fund’s lifetime) through May 31, 2023. They generally placed greater emphasis on investment results over longer term periods. On the basis of this evaluation and the boards and the committee’s ongoing review of investment results, and considering the relative market conditions during certain reporting periods, the board and the committee concluded that the fund’s investment results have been satisfactory for renewal of the agreement, and that CRMC’s record in managing the fund indicated that its continued management should benefit the fund and its shareholders.

3. Advisory fees and total expenses

The board and the committee compared the advisory fees and total expense levels of the fund to those of other relevant funds. They observed that the fund’s advisory fees and expenses generally compared favorably to those of other similar funds included in the comparable Lipper category. The board and the committee also considered the breakpoint discounts in the fund’s advisory fee structure that reduce the level of fees charged by CRMC to the fund as fund assets increase. In addition, they reviewed information regarding the effective advisory fees charged to non-mutual fund clients by CRMC and its affiliates. They noted that, to the extent there were differences between the advisory fees paid by the fund and the advisory fees paid by those clients, the differences appropriately reflected the investment, operational, regulatory and market differences between advising the fund and the other clients. The board and the committee concluded that the fund’s cost structure was fair and reasonable in relation to the services provided, as well as in relation to the risks assumed by the adviser in sponsoring and managing the fund, and that the fund’s shareholders receive reasonable value in return for the advisory fees and other amounts paid to CRMC by the fund.

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4. Ancillary benefits

The board and the committee considered a variety of other benefits that CRMC and its affiliates receive as a result of CRMC’s relationship with the fund and other American Funds, including fees for administrative services provided to certain share classes; fees paid to CRMC’s affiliated transfer agent; sales charges and distribution fees received and retained by the fund’s principal underwriter, an affiliate of CRMC; and possible ancillary benefits to CRMC and its institutional management affiliates in managing other investment vehicles. The board and the committee reviewed CRMC’s portfolio trading practices, noting that CRMC bears the cost of third-party research. The board and committee also noted that CRMC benefited from the use of commissions from portfolio transactions made on behalf of the fund to facilitate payment to certain broker-dealers for research to comply with regulatory requirements applicable to these firms, with all such amounts reimbursed by CRMC. The board and the committee took these ancillary benefits into account in evaluating the reasonableness of the advisory fees and other amounts paid to CRMC by the fund.

5. Adviser financial information

The board and the committee reviewed information regarding CRMC’s costs of providing services to the American Funds, including personnel, systems and resources of investment, compliance, trading, accounting and other administrative operations. They considered CRMC’s costs and related cost allocation methodology, as well as its track record of investing in technology, infrastructure and staff to maintain and expand services and capabilities, respond to industry and regulatory developments, and attract and retain qualified personnel. They noted information regarding the compensation structure for CRMC’s investment professionals. They reviewed information on the profitability of the investment adviser and its affiliates. The board and the committee also compared CRMC’s profitability and compensation data to the reported results and data of a number of large, publicly held investment management companies. The board and the committee noted the competitiveness and cyclicality of both the mutual fund industry and the capital markets, and the importance in that environment of CRMC’s long-term profitability for maintaining its independence, company culture and management continuity. They further considered the breakpoint discounts in the fund’s advisory fee structure and CRMC’s sharing of potential economies of scale, or efficiencies, through breakpoints and other fee reductions and costs voluntarily absorbed. The board and the committee concluded that the fund’s advisory fee structure reflected a reasonable sharing of benefits between CRMC and the fund’s shareholders.

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Board of trustees and other officers

Independent trustees¹

Name and year of birth	Year first elected a trustee of the fund2	Principal occupation(s) during past five years	Number of portfolios in fund complex overseen by trustee3	Other directorships4 held by trustee
John G. Freund, MD, 1953	2000–2009 2016	Founder and former Managing Director, Skyline Ventures (a venture capital investor in health care companies); Co-Founder of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (1995–2000); Co-Founder and former CEO of Arixa Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2016–2020)	14	Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.; SI – Bone, Inc.; Sutro Biopharma, Inc.
Pedro J. Greer Jr., 1956	2016	Physician; Professor and Founding Dean, College of Medicine, Roseman University of Health Sciences; former Chairman/Associate Dean, Florida International University	5	None
Merit E. Janow, 1958	2010	Dean Emerita and Professor of Practice, International Economic Law & International Affairs, Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs	99	Aptiv (autonomous and green vehicle technology); Mastercard Incorporated
Earl Lewis Jr., 1955	2017	Professor and Director, University of Michigan; former President, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation	5	2U, Inc. (educational technology company)
Christopher E. Stone, 1956 Chair of the Board (Independent and Non-Executive)	2007	Professor of Practice of Public Integrity, University of Oxford, Blavatnik School of Government	11	None
Kathy J. Williams, 1955	2021	Board Chair, Above and Beyond Teaching	11	None
Amy Zegart, PhD, 1967	2021	Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University; Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute, Stanford University	8	Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

Interested trustees^5,6

Name, year of birth and position with fund	Year first elected a trustee or officer of the fund2	Principal occupation(s) during past five years and positions held with affiliated entities or the principal underwriter of the fund	Number of portfolios in fund complex overseen by trustee3	Other directorships4 held by trustee
Winnie Kwan, 1972 Trustee	2019	Partner — Capital Research Global Investors, Capital International, Inc.7	5	None
Sung Lee, 1966 Trustee	2019	Partner — Capital Research Global Investors, Capital Group Investment Management Pte. Ltd.7; Director, The Capital Group Companies, Inc.7	5	None

The fund’s statement of additional information includes further details about fund directors and is available without charge upon request by calling American Funds Service Company at (800) 421-4225 or by visiting the Capital Group website at capitalgroup.com. The address for all trustees and officers of the fund is 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071, Attention: Secretary.

Refer to page 38 for footnotes.

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Other officers⁶

Name, year of birth and position with fund	Year first elected an officer of the fund2	Principal occupation(s) during past five years and positions held with affiliated entities or the principal underwriter of the fund
Mathews Cherian, 1967 Co-President	2019	Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Research and Management Company; Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Bank and Trust Company7
Harold H. La, 1970 Co-President	2006	Partner — Capital Research Global Investors, Capital International, Inc.7
Donald H. Rolfe, 1972 Principal Executive Officer	2010	Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company; Secretary, Capital Research and Management Company
Michael W. Stockton, 1967 Executive Vice President	2013	Senior Vice President — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company
Paul Benjamin, 1979 Senior Vice President	2023	Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Tomoko Fortune, 1974 Senior Vice President	2020	Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Caroline Jones, 1974 Senior Vice President	2019	Partner — Capital Research Global Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Reed Lowenstein, 1967 Senior Vice President	2020	Partner — Capital Research Global Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Lara Pellini, 1975 Senior Vice President	2022	Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Research Company7; Director, The Capital Group Companies, Inc.7
Richmond Wolf, 1970 Senior Vice President	2019	Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Jennifer L. Butler, 1966 Secretary	2013	Assistant Vice President — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company
Gregory F. Niland, 1971 Treasurer	2016	Vice President — Investment Operations, Capital Research and Management Company
Marilyn Paramo, 1982 Assistant Secretary	2023	Associate — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company
Sandra Chuon, 1972 Assistant Treasurer	2019	Vice President — Investment Operations, Capital Research and Management Company
W. Michael Pattie, 1981 Assistant Treasurer	2020	Assistant Vice President — Investment Operations, 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 Investment Company Act of 1940.
2	Trustees and officers of the fund serve until their resignation, removal or retirement.
3	Funds managed by Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates.
4	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 trustee or director of a public company or a registered investment company.
5	The term interested trustee refers to a trustee who is an “interested person” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, on the basis of their affiliation with the fund’s investment adviser, Capital Research and Management Company, or affiliated entities (including the fund’s principal underwriter).
6	All of the trustees and/or officers listed, with the exception of Tomoko Fortune, Caroline Jones and Reed Lowenstein, 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.
7	Company affiliated with Capital Research and Management Company.

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Office of the fund
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406

Investment adviser
Capital Research and Management Company
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406

Transfer agent for shareholder accounts
American Funds Service Company
(Write to the address nearest you.)

P.O. Box 6007
Indianapolis, IN 46206-6007

P.O. Box 2280
Norfolk, VA 23501-2280

Custodian of assets
State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111-2900

Counsel
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
400 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2899

Independent registered public accounting firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
601 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017-3874

Principal underwriter
American Funds Distributors, Inc.
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406

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Investors should carefully consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other important information is contained in the fund prospectus and summary prospectus, which can be obtained from your financial professional and should be read carefully before investing. You may also call American Funds Service Company (AFS) at (800) 421-4225 or visit the Capital Group website at capitalgroup.com.

“American Funds Proxy Voting Procedures and Principles” — which describes how we vote proxies relating to portfolio securities — is available on our website or upon request by calling AFS. The fund files its proxy voting record with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the 12 months ended June 30 by August 31. The proxy voting record is available free of charge on the SEC website at sec.gov and on our website.

The New Economy Fund files a complete list of its portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form NPORT-P. The list of portfolio holdings is available free of charge on the SEC website and on our website.

This report is for the information of shareholders of The New Economy Fund, but it also may be used as sales literature when preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus or summary prospectus, which gives details about charges, expenses, investment objectives and operating policies of the fund. If used as sales material after March 31, 2024, this report must be accompanied by an American Funds statistical update for the most recently completed calendar quarter.

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The Capital Advantage^®

Since 1931, Capital Group, home of American Funds, has helped investors pursue long-term investment success. Our consistent approach — in combination with The Capital System^TM — has resulted in superior outcomes.

Aligned with investor success

We base our decisions on a long-term perspective, which we believe aligns our goals with the interests of our clients. Our portfolio managers average 28 years of investment industry experience, including 22 years at our company, reflecting a career commitment to our long-term approach.¹

The Capital System

The Capital System combines individual accountability with teamwork. Funds using The Capital System are divided into portions that are managed independently by investment professionals with diverse backgrounds, ages and investment approaches. An extensive global research effort is the backbone of our system.

American Funds’ superior outcomes

Equity-focused funds have beaten their Lipper peer indexes in 90% of 10-year periods and 99% of 20-year periods.² Relative to their peers, our fixed income funds have helped investors achieve better diversification through attention to correlation between bonds and equities.³ Fund management fees have been among the lowest in the industry.⁴

1	Investment industry experience as of December 31, 2022.
2	Based on Class F-2 share results for rolling monthly 10- and 20-year periods starting with the first 10- or 20-year period after each mutual fund’s inception through December 31, 2022. Periods covered are the shorter of the fund’s lifetime or since the comparable Lipper index inception date (except Capital Income Builder and SMALLCAP World Fund, for which the Lipper average was used). Expenses differ for each share class, so results will vary. Past results are not predictive of results in future periods.
3	Based on Class F-2 share results as of December 31, 2022. Sixteen of the 18 fixed income American Funds that have been in existence for the three-year period showed a three-year correlation lower than their respective Morningstar peer group averages. S&P 500 Index was used as an equity market proxy. Correlation based on monthly total returns. Correlation is a statistical measure of how two securities move in relation to each other. A correlation ranges from –1 to 1. A positive correlation close to 1 implies that as one security moves, either up or down, the other security will move in “lockstep,” in the same direction. A negative correlation close to –1 indicates that the securities have moved in the opposite direction.
4	On average, our mutual fund management fees were in the lowest quintile 62% of the time, based on the 20-year period ended December 31, 2022, versus comparable Lipper categories, excluding funds of funds.

Class F-2 shares were first offered on August 1, 2008. Class F-2 share results prior to the date of first sale are hypothetical based on the results of the original share class of the fund without a sales charge, adjusted for typical estimated expenses. Results for certain funds with an inception date after August 1, 2008, also include hypothetical returns because those funds’ Class F-2 shares sold after the funds’ date of first offering. Refer to capitalgroup.com for more information on specific expense adjustments and the actual dates of first sale.

All Capital Group trademarks mentioned are owned by The Capital Group Companies, Inc., an affiliated company or fund. All other company and product names mentioned are the property of their respective companies.

ITEM 2 – Code of Ethics

The Registrant has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer. The Registrant undertakes to provide to any person without charge, upon request, a copy of the Code of Ethics. Such request can be made by calling 800/421-4225 or to the Secretary of the Registrant, 333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90071.

ITEM 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert

The Registrant’s board has determined that John G. Freund, a member of the Registrant’s audit committee, is an “audit committee financial expert” and "independent," as such terms are defined in this Item. This designation will not increase the designee’s duties, obligations or liability as compared to his or her duties, obligations and liability as a member of the audit committee and of the board, nor will it reduce the responsibility of the other audit committee members. There may be other individuals who, through education or experience, would qualify as "audit committee financial experts" if the board had designated them as such. Most importantly, the board believes each member of the audit committee contributes significantly to the effective oversight of the Registrant’s financial statements and condition.

ITEM 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services

	NEF
Registrant:

a)  Audit Fees:
Audit	2022	123,000
	2023	130,000
b)  Audit-Related Fees:
	2022	None
	2023	None
c)  Tax Fees:
	2022	9,000
	2023	10,000
	The tax fees consist of professional services relating to the preparation of the Registrant’s tax returns.
d)  All Other Fees:
	2022	None
	2023	None
	Adviser and affiliates (includes only fees for non-audit services billed to the adviser and affiliates for engagements that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant and were subject to the pre-approval policies described below):
a)  Audit Fees:
	Not Applicable
b)  Audit-Related Fees:
	2022	None
	2023	None
	The audit-related fees consist of assurance and related services relating to the examination of the Registrant’s transfer agent, principal underwriter and investment adviser conducted in accordance with Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements Number 18 issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
c)  Tax Fees:
	2022	None
	2023	None

	The tax fees consist of consulting services relating to the Registrant’s investments.
d)  All Other Fees:
	2022	None
	2023	None
	The other fees consist of subscription services related to an accounting research tool.
	All audit and permissible non-audit services that the Registrant’s audit committee considers compatible with maintaining the independent registered public accounting firm’s independence are required to be pre-approved by the committee.  The pre-approval requirement will extend to all non-audit services provided to the Registrant, the investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant. The committee will not delegate its responsibility to pre-approve these services to the investment adviser. The committee may delegate to one or more committee members the authority to review and pre-approve audit and permissible non-audit services.  Actions taken under any such delegation will be reported to the full committee at its next meeting. The pre-approval requirement is waived with respect to non-audit services if certain conditions are met. The pre-approval requirement was not waived for any of the non-audit services listed above provided to the Registrant, adviser and affiliates.
	Aggregate non-audit fees paid to the Registrant’s auditors, including fees for all services billed to the Registrant, adviser and affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Registrant, were $9,000 for fiscal year 2022 and $10,000 for fiscal year 2023. The non-audit services represented by these amounts were brought to the attention of the committee and considered to be compatible with maintaining the auditors’ independence.

ITEM 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a listed issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

ITEM 6 – Schedule of Investments

Not applicable, insofar as the schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

ITEM 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

ITEM 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

ITEM 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

ITEM 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s board of trustees since the Registrant last submitted a proxy statement to its shareholders. The procedures are as follows. The Registrant has a nominating and governance committee comprised solely of persons who are not considered ‘‘interested persons’’ of the Registrant within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. 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. While the committee normally is able to identify from its own 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 Registrant, c/o the Registrant’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 nominating and governance committee.

ITEM 11 – Controls and Procedures

(a)	The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 30a-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940), that such controls and procedures are adequate and reasonably designed to achieve the purposes described in paragraph (c) of such rule.
(b)	There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the Registrant’s semi-annual period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 12 – Exhibits

(a)(1) The Code of Ethics that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2 is attached as an exhibit hereto.

(a)(2) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached as exhibits hereto.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

THE NEW ECONOMY FUND

By __/s/ Donald H. Rolfe________________

Donald H. Rolfe,

Principal Executive Officer

Date: January 31, 2024

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By _ /s/ Donald H. Rolfe_____________

Donald H. Rolfe,

Principal Executive Officer

Date: January 31, 2024

By ___/s/ Gregory F. Niland_______________

Gregory F. Niland, Treasurer and

Principal Financial Officer

Date: January 31, 2024

EX-99.CODE ETH

Code of Ethics

The following Code of Ethics is in effect for the Registrant:

The Fund has adopted the following standards in accordance with the requirements of Form N-CSR adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for the purpose of deterring wrongdoing and promoting: 1) honest and ethical conduct, including handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; 2) full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a fund files with or submits to the Commission and in other public communications made by the fund; 3) compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations; 4) the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code; and 5) accountability for adherence to the Code.  These provisions shall apply to the principal executive officer or chief executive officer and treasurer (“Covered Officers”) of the Fund.
(1)	It is the responsibility of Covered Officers to foster, by their words and actions, a corporate culture that encourages honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical resolution of, and appropriate disclosure of conflicts of interest.  Covered Officers should work to assure a working environment that is characterized by respect for law and compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
(2)	Each Covered Officer must act in an honest and ethical manner while conducting the affairs of the Fund, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships.  Duties of Covered Officers include:
	•	Acting with integrity;
	•	Adhering to a high standard of business ethics; and
	•	Not using personal influence or personal relationships to improperly influence investment decisions or financial reporting whereby the Covered Officer would benefit personally to the detriment of the Fund;
(3)	Each Covered Officer should act to promote full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the Fund files with or submits to, the Securities and Exchange Commission and in other public communications made by the Fund.
	•	Covered Officers should familiarize themselves with disclosure requirements applicable to the Fund and disclosure controls and procedures in place to meet these requirements; and
	•	Covered Officers must not knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to misrepresent facts about the Fund to others, including the Fund’s auditors, independent trustees, governmental regulators and self-regulatory organizations.
(4)	Any existing or potential violations of this Code of Ethics should be reported to The Capital Group Companies’ Personal Investing Committee.  The Personal Investing Committee is authorized to investigate any such violations and report their findings to the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Fund.  The Chairman of the Audit Committee may report violations of the Code of Ethics to the Board or other appropriate entity including the Audit Committee, if he or she believes such a reporting is appropriate.  The Personal Investing Committee may also determine the appropriate sanction for any violations of this Code of Ethics, including removal from office, provided that removal from office shall only be carried out with the approval of the Board.
(5)	Application of this Code of Ethics is the responsibility of the Personal Investing Committee, which shall report periodically to the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Fund.
(6)	Material amendments to these provisions must be ratified by a majority vote of the Board.  As required by applicable rules, substantive amendments to the Code of Ethics must be filed or appropriately disclosed.

EX-99.CERT

The New Economy Fund

333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071

(949) 975-5000

CERTIFICATION

I, Donald H. Rolfe, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of The New Economy Fund;
2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.	The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
	a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
	b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
	c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 180 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
	d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s semi-annual period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.	The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's Board of Trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
	a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
	b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: January 31, 2024

_/s/ Donald H. Rolfe___________________

Donald H. Rolfe,

Principal Executive Officer

The New Economy Fund

The New Economy Fund

333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071

(949) 975-5000

CERTIFICATION

I, Gregory F. Niland, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of The New Economy Fund;
2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.	The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
	a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
	b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
	c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 180 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
	d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s semi-annual period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.	The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's Board of Trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
	a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
	b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: January 31, 2024

___/s/ Gregory F. Niland_______

Gregory F. Niland, Treasurer and

Principal Financial Officer

The New Economy Fund

EX-99.906 CERT

The New Economy Fund

333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071

(949) 975-5000

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

DONALD H. ROLFE, Principal Executive Officer, and GREGORY F. NILAND, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of The New Economy Fund (the "Registrant"), each certify to the best of her or his knowledge that:

1)	The Registrant's periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended November 30, 2023 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2)	The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Principal Executive Officer	Principal Financial Officer
THE NEW ECONOMY FUND	THE NEW ECONOMY FUND
_/s/ Donald H. Rolfe_____________________	__/s/ Gregory F. Niland________________
Donald H. Rolfe, Principal Executive Officer	Gregory F. Niland, Treasurer
Date: January 31, 2024	Date: January 31, 2024

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to THE NEW ECONOMY FUND and will be retained by THE NEW ECONOMY FUND and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or its staff upon request.

This certification is being furnished to the Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR filed with the Commission.