AFICX Mutual Fund — American Funds Fundamental Investors Class C

American Funds Fundamental Investors Class C (AFICX)

Updated October 6, 2026.

AFICX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 3.04%, its trailing-12-month yield is 6.64%, its expense ratio is 1.33%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 45/100 (Caution). Total return is 974.1% over the past 25.5 years, 35.7 points behind SPY at 1009.8%.

At the current 3.04% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $304 per year, or about $76.00 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

AFICX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-06.

Total return is 974.1% over the past 25.5 years, 35.7 points behind SPY at 1009.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 17.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.8%.

AFICX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

45 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.37%

Issuer

Capital Group

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/01/1978

Expense ratio

1.33%

Distribution rate

3.04%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

6.64%

Last close

$103.12 (stale; as of 2026-10-06)

NAV

$101.18 as of 2026-09-30

Premium / discount

1.92% premium (price 2026-10-06, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)

AUM

$179,393,310,000

Average volume

0.0

Last dividend

$1.567

Last ex-dividend date

06/16/2026

Beta

1.05

P/E ratio

27.9504

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.04%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (6.64%) 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 · Distribution rate methodology · 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.

AFICX risks and drawbacks

AFICX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 10.8%.

Who may consider AFICX — and who may not

AFICX may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AFICX pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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