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The American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund Class R-5 (RERFX) is an actively managed fund that focuses its attention on international stocks. RERFX has a wide mandate, allowing it to bet on any market capitalization, from small- to large-caps as well as developed and emerging markets. The fund only owns stocks domiciled in Asia or Europe. At least 80% of RERFX is invested in shares of local currency stocks, while 20% can be invested in ADRs based in U.S. dollars.
RERFX is a low-cost fund that makes an ideal subcore holding due to its active management and wide shifting style. The fund is managed by Capital Research and Management Company.
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Period | RERFX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 24.5% | -6.3% | 38.0% | 51.98% |
1 Yr | 17.4% | -8.6% | 29.3% | 46.92% |
3 Yr | 6.3%* | -1.8% | 37.9% | 83.04% |
5 Yr | 3.3%* | -4.0% | 21.2% | 73.45% |
10 Yr | 3.8%* | -1.6% | 10.8% | 74.60% |
* Annualized
Period | RERFX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | -19.9% | -32.2% | 68.4% | 65.90% |
2017 | 24.6% | 0.0% | 50.9% | 76.07% |
2016 | -0.6% | -12.2% | 5.7% | 28.93% |
2015 | -3.8% | -16.3% | 8.1% | 85.63% |
2014 | -4.0% | -23.5% | 7.5% | 33.88% |
Period | RERFX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 24.5% | -6.3% | 38.0% | 51.98% |
1 Yr | 17.4% | -8.6% | 29.3% | 50.00% |
3 Yr | 6.3%* | 0.0% | 37.9% | 89.53% |
5 Yr | 3.3%* | -0.8% | 21.2% | 82.30% |
10 Yr | 3.8%* | 2.3% | 10.8% | 91.27% |
* Annualized
Period | RERFX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | -19.9% | -32.2% | 68.4% | 73.73% |
2017 | 24.6% | 0.0% | 53.4% | 89.42% |
2016 | -0.6% | -12.2% | 8.0% | 34.16% |
2015 | -3.8% | -15.1% | 11.4% | 90.94% |
2014 | -4.0% | -17.7% | 7.5% | 46.25% |
RERFX | Category Low | Category High | RERFX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Assets | 166 B | 10 | 166 B | 2.73% |
Number of Holdings | 322 | 6 | 1229 | 7.35% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 33.2 B | 800 K | 33.2 B | 2.73% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 20.92% | 7.0% | 99.3% | 77.31% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | RERFX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stocks | 91.34% | 75.67% | 100.00% | 93.07% |
Cash | 8.59% | -2.56% | 19.94% | 8.82% |
Bonds | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.30% | 5.25% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.20% | 74.16% |
Other | 0.00% | -0.01% | 4.39% | 76.68% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 70.17% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | RERFX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Technology | 18.41% | 0.57% | 36.05% | 40.55% |
Financial Services | 16.22% | 0.00% | 30.22% | 34.03% |
Consumer Cyclical | 11.67% | 0.00% | 47.02% | 51.89% |
Industrials | 10.77% | 1.07% | 27.19% | 82.56% |
Healthcare | 9.90% | 1.88% | 26.86% | 75.63% |
Basic Materials | 7.41% | 0.00% | 14.81% | 19.12% |
Energy | 5.66% | 0.00% | 8.16% | 8.82% |
Consumer Defense | 5.58% | 1.60% | 45.79% | 92.23% |
Utilities | 2.98% | 0.00% | 14.37% | 13.66% |
Communication Services | 1.41% | 0.00% | 15.33% | 73.74% |
Real Estate | 1.21% | 0.00% | 15.91% | 32.77% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | RERFX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Non US | 89.75% | 72.11% | 98.76% | 52.31% |
US | 1.59% | 0.00% | 21.44% | 88.87% |
RERFX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Expense Ratio | 0.54% | 0.00% | 55.61% | 95.36% |
Management Fee | 0.41% | 0.00% | 1.50% | 9.87% |
12b-1 Fee | N/A | 0.00% | 1.00% | N/A |
Administrative Fee | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.40% | 19.76% |
RERFX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Front Load | N/A | 0.00% | 5.75% | N/A |
Deferred Load | N/A | 1.00% | 5.00% | N/A |
RERFX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 0.10% | 2.00% | N/A |
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
RERFX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Turnover | 35.00% | 0.00% | 207.22% | 47.64% |
RERFX | Category Low | Category High | RERFX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.98% | 83.40% |
RERFX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Distribution Frequency | Semi-Annually | Annually | Annually | Annually |
RERFX | Category Low | Category High | RERFX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income Ratio | 1.72% | -46.00% | 2.72% | 6.62% |
RERFX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Semi-Annually | Annually | Annually | Annually |
Date | Amount |
---|---|
Dec 22, 2017 | $0.481 |
Dec 23, 2016 | $0.710 |
Dec 24, 2015 | $0.938 |
Dec 29, 2014 | $0.793 |
Dec 27, 2013 | $0.586 |
Dec 27, 2012 | $0.819 |
Dec 28, 2011 | $0.709 |
Dec 28, 2010 | $0.680 |
Dec 28, 2009 | $0.722 |
Dec 20, 2004 | $0.590 |
Dec 19, 2003 | $0.380 |
Dec 20, 2002 | $0.294 |
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jun 01, 2001
18.51
18.5%
Carl M. Kawaja is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. Earlier in his career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, he covered global household products and U.S. personal care companies, along with Canadian companies. Before joining Capital, Carl was a security analyst for Gabelli & Company in New York, as well as an equity analyst for Lévesque Beaubien in Montreal. He holds an MBA in finance from Columbia Business School and a bachelor’s degree in history from Brown University graduating magna cum laude.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jun 01, 2002
17.51
17.5%
Sung Lee is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 24 years of investment experience, all with Capital Group. Earlier in his career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, he covered consumer & industrial electronics, telecom equipment, IT consulting & services, and Asian electronic components companies. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Pennsylvania State University. He also studied abroad at Kansai Gaikokugo University in Osaka, Japan. Sung is based in Singapore.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jun 01, 2002
17.51
17.5%
Nicholas J. Grace is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. Earlier in his career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, he covered global mining companies. Prior to joining Capital, he was manager of metals research for J.P. Morgan Investment Management in Australia. Nick holds an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from the University of Waikato, New Zealand, graduating with honors. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. Nick is based in London.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jun 01, 2004
15.51
15.5%
Jesper Lyckeus is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 22 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 21 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, as an equity investment analyst, he covered U.S. and global telecom equipment, European capital goods, electronics and semiconductor companies, along with Scandinavian companies. Prior to joining Capital, Jesper was a senior consultant for Bossard Consultants in Sweden. He holds an MBA from INSEAD, France, and a bachelor’s degree in economics and business administration from the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden. Jesper is based in London.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jun 01, 2006
13.51
13.5%
Jonathan Knowles is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. Earlier in his career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, Jonathan covered pharmaceuticals, chemicals, support services and small-cap companies. He holds an MBA from INSEAD, France, and a PhD in immunovirology and bachelor’s degree in veterinary science from the University of Liverpool, U.K., where he was a Wellcome Foundation Research Scholar. Jonathan is based in Singapore.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jun 01, 2007
12.51
12.5%
Andrew B. Suzman is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He also serves on the Portfolio Oversight Committee. He has 25 years of investment experience, all with Capital Group. Earlier in his career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, Andrew covered global real-estate companies, U.S. merchandising, and Australian industrials and banks. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree in political economy from Tulane University. Andrew is based in New York.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jun 01, 2008
11.5
11.5%
Christopher Thomsen is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 21 years of investment experience, all with Capital Group. Earlier in his career at Capital, as an equity investment analyst, he covered European and Asian media companies, Hong Kong-based utilities, property companies, conglomerates, and small-cap companies along with generalist coverage of other companies domiciled in Hong Kong and the Philippines. Prior to joining Capital, Chris worked as a corporate finance analyst for Citibank NA. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a bachelor’s degree in international economics from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Chris is based in London.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jun 01, 2014
5.5
5.5%
Lawrence Kymisis is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. As an equity investment analyst at Capital, he covers small- and mid-cap companies across Europe as a generalist, as well as the gaming and service industries. Prior to joining Capital, Lawrence was a portfolio manager and analyst at Mercury Asset Management/Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. He holds a master’s degree in economics (international relations) from the London School of Economics and a bachelor’s degree in economics and politics from the University of Bristol. Lawrence is based in London.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Oct 01, 2014
5.17
5.2%
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
---|---|---|---|
0.07 | 25.18 | 7.39 | 5.5 |