AEPGX Mutual Fund β American Funds EUPAC Fund Class A
American Funds EUPAC Fund Class A (AEPGX)
Updated October 2, 2026.
AEPGX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 2.48%, its trailing-12-month yield is 16.39%, its expense ratio is 0.83%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Scoreβ’ is 66/100 (Generally safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.6%.
At the current 2.48% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $248 per year, or about $124.00 per semi-annual payment if the next payment matches the last regular one.
American Funds EUPAC Fund Class A is a mutual fund that invests primarily in common stocks from Europe and the Pacific Basin, emphasizing companies with growth potential and the possibility for above-average capital appreciation, with at least 80% of assets in the region and some exposure to emerging markets. The fund distributes on a semi-annual basis and carries an expense ratio of 0.83%. It may appeal to growth-oriented investors seeking equity exposure to developed and emerging markets outside the United States.
AEPGX dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-02.
The distribution rate (2.48%) is the latest posted forward yield, paid semi-annual. Trailing-12-month yield (16.39%) is the last year of payments divided by the current price. The last dividend was $3.717. The last ex-dividend date was 06/15/2026. It was paid on 06/16/2026. At the current 2.48% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $248 per year, or about $124.00 per semi-annual payment if the next payment matches the last regular one.
| Ex-date | As paid | Per current share | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | $3.717 | $3.717 | -43.9% |
| 2025-12-18 | $6.621 | $6.621 | 297.9% |
| 2025-06-09 | $1.664 | $1.664 | -25.9% |
| 2024-12-19 | $2.245 | $2.245 | 67.7% |
| 2024-06-10 | $1.339 | $1.339 | -25.4% |
| 2023-12-14 | $1.796 | $1.796 | 1058.7% |
| 2023-06-12 | $0.155 | $0.155 | -73.2% |
| 2022-12-15 | $0.578 | $0.578 | 115.7% |
| 2022-06-13 | $0.268 | $0.268 | -91.9% |
| 2021-12-16 | $3.306 | $3.306 | 8.5% |
| 2021-06-14 | $3.046 | $3.046 | 2438.3% |
| 2020-12-17 | $0.12 | $0.12 | -92.1% |
| 2019-12-19 | $1.517 | $1.517 | 4113.9% |
| 2019-06-12 | $0.036 | $0.036 | -97.1% |
| 2018-12-20 | $1.234 | $1.234 | -24.0% |
| 2018-06-13 | $1.624 | $1.624 | 6.1% |
| 2017-12-21 | $1.531 | $1.531 | 40.8% |
| 2017-06-14 | $1.087 | $1.087 | 94.1% |
| 2016-12-22 | $0.56 | $0.56 | -59.6% |
| 2015-12-23 | $1.385 | $1.385 | 113.1% |
| 2014-12-29 | $0.65 | $0.65 | 44.4% |
| 2013-12-27 | $0.45 | $0.45 | -34.9% |
| 2012-12-27 | $0.691 | $0.691 | 17.1% |
| 2011-12-28 | $0.59 | $0.59 | 3.5% |
| 2010-12-28 | $0.57 | $0.57 | -8.4% |
| 2009-12-29 | $0.622 | $0.622 | -71.3% |
| 2008-12-24 | $2.164 | $2.164 | -53.3% |
| 2007-12-13 | $4.638 | $4.638 | 33.2% |
| 2006-12-27 | $3.482 | $3.482 | 70.4% |
| 2005-12-28 | $2.043 | $2.043 | 301.4% |
| 2004-12-20 | $0.509 | $0.509 | 64.2% |
| 2003-12-19 | $0.31 | $0.31 | 28.1% |
| 2002-12-20 | $0.242 | $0.242 | -63.1% |
| 2001-12-20 | $0.655 | $0.655 | 244.7% |
| 2000-12-12 | $0.19 | $0.19 | -94.9% |
| 2000-11-08 | $3.74 | $3.74 | 162.5% |
| 1999-12-16 | $1.425 | $1.425 | 458.8% |
| 1999-06-07 | $0.255 | $0.255 | -72.6% |
| 1998-12-17 | $0.93 | $0.93 | 34.8% |
| 1998-06-08 | $0.69 | $0.69 | -51.1% |
| 1997-12-15 | $1.41 | $1.41 | 45.4% |
| 1997-05-28 | $0.97 | $0.97 | 29.3% |
| 1996-12-13 | $0.75 | $0.75 | 31.6% |
| 1996-06-03 | $0.57 | $0.57 | 0.0% |
| 1995-12-18 | $0.57 | $0.57 | 35.7% |
| 1995-12-15 | $0.42 | $0.42 | 223.1% |
| 1995-06-05 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 85.7% |
| 1995-06-02 | $0.07 | $0.07 | -75.0% |
| 1994-12-16 | $0.28 | $0.28 | 600.0% |
| 1994-05-27 | $0.04 | $0.04 | -83.3% |
| 1993-12-11 | $0.24 | $0.24 | 41.2% |
| 1993-12-10 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 142.9% |
| 1993-06-14 | $0.07 | $0.07 | -68.9% |
| 1992-12-14 | $0.45 | $0.225 | 650.0% |
| 1992-06-01 | $0.06 | $0.03 | -88.0% |
| 1991-12-16 | $0.5 | $0.25 | 455.6% |
| 1991-06-03 | $0.09 | $0.045 | -85.2% |
| 1990-12-14 | $0.61 | $0.305 | 52.5% |
| 1990-06-04 | $0.4 | $0.2 | 135.3% |
| 1990-06-01 | $0.17 | $0.085 | N/A |
| 1989-12-08 | $1.5 | $0.75 | 248.8% |
| 1989-12-07 | $0.43 | $0.215 | N/A |
| 1989-06-05 | $0.89 | $0.445 | 584.6% |
| 1989-06-02 | $0.13 | $0.065 | -82.9% |
| 1988-12-12 | $0.76 | $0.38 | 137.5% |
| 1988-12-09 | $0.32 | $0.16 | 700.0% |
| 1988-06-03 | $0.04 | $0.02 | -90.7% |
| 1987-12-11 | $0.43 | $0.215 | 95.5% |
| 1987-05-14 | $0.22 | $0.11 | 29.4% |
| 1986-05-08 | $0.17 | $0.085 | β |
| 1986 total | β | $0.085 | β |
| 1987 total | β | $0.325 | 282.4% |
| 1988 total | β | $0.56 | 72.3% |
| 1989 total | β | $1.475 | 163.4% |
| 1990 total | β | $0.59 | -60.0% |
| 1991 total | β | $0.295 | -50.0% |
| 1992 total | β | $0.255 | -13.6% |
| 1993 total | β | $0.48 | 88.2% |
| 1994 total | β | $0.32 | -33.3% |
| 1995 total | β | $1.19 | 271.9% |
| 1996 total | β | $1.32 | 10.9% |
| 1997 total | β | $2.38 | 80.3% |
| 1998 total | β | $1.62 | -31.9% |
| 1999 total | β | $1.68 | 3.7% |
| 2000 total | β | $3.93 | 133.9% |
| 2001 total | β | $0.655 | -83.3% |
| 2002 total | β | $0.242 | -63.1% |
| 2003 total | β | $0.31 | 28.1% |
| 2004 total | β | $0.509 | 64.2% |
| 2005 total | β | $2.043 | 301.4% |
| 2006 total | β | $3.482 | 70.4% |
| 2007 total | β | $4.638 | 33.2% |
| 2008 total | β | $2.164 | -53.3% |
| 2009 total | β | $0.622 | -71.3% |
| 2010 total | β | $0.57 | -8.4% |
| 2011 total | β | $0.59 | 3.5% |
| 2012 total | β | $0.691 | 17.1% |
| 2013 total | β | $0.45 | -34.9% |
| 2014 total | β | $0.65 | 44.4% |
| 2015 total | β | $1.385 | 113.1% |
| 2016 total | β | $0.56 | -59.6% |
| 2017 total | β | $2.618 | 367.5% |
| 2018 total | β | $2.858 | 9.2% |
| 2019 total | β | $1.553 | -45.7% |
| 2020 total | β | $0.12 | -92.3% |
| 2021 total | β | $6.352 | 5193.3% |
| 2022 total | β | $0.846 | -86.7% |
| 2023 total | β | $1.951 | 130.6% |
| 2024 total | β | $3.584 | 83.7% |
| 2025 total | β | $8.285 | 131.2% |
| 2026 YTD total | β | $3.717 | 123.4% vs prior-year YTD |
AEPGX dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +164.5%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -88.38%.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | +164.5% |
| 3Y | 1310.4% |
| 5Y | 226.5% |
| 10Y | 646.4% |
AEPGX holdings and sector exposure
The top 10 holdings are 27.0% of the fund.
| Ticker | Name | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| β | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD | 7.44% |
| β | SK HYNIX INC | 5.39% |
| β | CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL CASH FUND | 3.39% |
| β | ASML HOLDING NV | 2.41% |
| β | SOFTBANK GROUP CORP | 1.86% |
| β | UNICREDIT SPA | 1.40% |
| β | ASTRAZENECA PLC (GBP) | 1.31% |
| β | CENOVUS ENERGY INC | 1.28% |
| β | AIRBUS SE | 1.26% |
| β | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD | 1.25% |
Sector weights are shown on the interactive page when signed in.
AEPGX performance
Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.6%.
AEPGX key facts
- Distribution Safety Scoreβ’
- 66 Β· Generally safe
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 1.64%
- Issuer
- Capital Group
- Asset type
- Mutual Fund
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 04/16/1984
- Expense ratio
- 0.83%
- Distribution rate
- 2.48%
- Distribution frequency
- Semi-Annual
- Trailing yield
- 16.39%
- Last close
- $63.07 (as of 2026-10-02)
- NAV
- $64.06 as of 2026-09-30
- Premium / discount
- 1.55% discount (price 2026-10-02, NAV 2026-09-30)
- AUM
- $140,031,890,000
- Average volume
- 0.0
- Last dividend
- $3.717
- Last ex-dividend date
- 06/15/2026
- Last payment date
- 06/16/2026 (as of 2026-06-16)
- Beta
- 0.97
- P/E ratio
- 19.2253
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (2.48%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as βDistribution Rateβ on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (16.39%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology Β· Distribution rate methodology Β· Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: Capital Group or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
AEPGX risks and drawbacks
AEPGX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout β the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 12.6%.
Who may consider AEPGX β and who may not
AEPGX may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AEPGX pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
Frequently asked questions
Does AEPGX pay monthly?
No. AEPGX currently pays semi-annual, not monthly.
What is AEPGX's expense ratio?
AEPGX's expense ratio is 0.83%.
What is AEPGX's dividend yield?
AEPGX's distribution rate is 2.48%, paid semi-annual, with a 0.83% expense ratio β the latest regular payout annualised, not a trailing 12-month yield (data as of October 2, 2026).
How has AEPGX's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +164.5%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does AEPGX pay a dividend?
AEPGX pays semi-annual. The last dividend was $3.717. The last ex-dividend date was 06/15/2026. It was paid on 06/16/2026.
How has AEPGX performed?
Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.6%.
Is AEPGX a good investment?
AEPGX's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 66 (Generally safe). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 2.48% (the latest regular payout annualised, not a trailing yield). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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