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American Funds Smallcap World Fund® Class 529-a (CSPAX)

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22/11 - Closed. Currency in USD

Type: Fund

Market: United States

Issuer: American Funds

Asset Class: Equity

Morningstar Rating:
Total Assets: 1.63B

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American Funds Smallcap World Fund® Class 529-a Overview

On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of American Funds Smallcap World Fund® Class 529-a. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of CSPAX among other information.

Investment Strategy

The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Normally the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks and other equity-type securities (such as preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks and convertible bonds) of companies with small market capitalizations, including growth-oriented stocks. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets outside the United States, including in emerging markets.

Contact Information

Address 333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles,CA 90071-1406
United States

Phone (800) 421-4225

Web www.americanfunds.com

Top Executives

Name	Title	Since	Until
Akira Horiguchi	Senior Vice President	2023	Now
Biography	Akira Horiguchi is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. Akira has 29 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 22 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, Akira was an equity investment analyst and covered Japan as a small- and mid-cap generalist. Prior to this, Akira was an investment manager of Japanese equities with Gartmore Investment Management Japan Ltd. Before that, he worked with MeesPierson Capital Management Japan Ltd. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Tokyo University.
Piyada Phanaphat	-	2023	Now
Biography	Piyada Phanaphat is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. She has 21 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 16 years. Earlier in her career at Capital, as an equity investment analyst, she covered Asian energy, cement and small-cap companies. Prior to joining Capital, Piyada worked in corporate finance at J.P. Morgan Hong Kong and as an equity research analyst at UBS Thailand. Piyada holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and both a master's degree and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Piyada is based in Hong Kong.
M Taylor Hinshaw	-	2023	Now
Biography	M. Taylor Hinshaw, Partner, Capital Research Global Investors, serves as an equity portfolio manager for the fund. Taylor has 26 years of experience in total (21 years with Capital Research and Management Company or affiliate). He has 18 years of prior experience as an investment analyst for the fund.
Peter Gusev	-	2023	Now
Renaud H. Samyn	Vice President	2019	Now
Biography	Renaud H. Samyn is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 20 years of investment experience, all with Capital Group. Earlier in his career he was an equity investment analyst and covered U.S. chemical, oil & gas, capital goods and industrial conglomerate companies and Australia as a generalist. Prior to joining Capital, he was a financial analyst at Morgan Stanley in London. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a bachelor' s degree from the Université libre de Bruxelles at the Solvay Business School. Renaud is based in Hong Kong.
Arun Swaminathan	Portfolio Manager	2018	Now
Thatcher Thompson	Portfolio Manager	2018	Now
Biography	Mr. Thatcher Thompson is an Investment professional for 29 years in total; 15 years with Capital Research and Management Company, Serving as an equity portfolio manager.
Shlok Melwani	Portfolio Manager	2018	Now
Biography	Mr. Shlok Melwani is an Investment professional for 17 years in total; 8 years with Capital Research and Management Company, Serving as an equity portfolio manager.
Dimitrije Mitrinovic	-	2015	Now
Biography	Mr. Dimitrije has been in investment professional for 17 years in total; 12 years with Capital Research and Management Company or affiliate.
Samir Parekh	-	2015	Now
Biography	Investment professional for 21 years in total; 15 years with Capital Research and Management Company or affiliate

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