ANEFX Mutual Fund — American Funds The New Economy Fund Class A

American Funds The New Economy Fund Class A (ANEFX)

Updated October 15, 2026.

ANEFX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 8.50%, its trailing-12-month yield is 8.50%, its expense ratio is 0.72%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 93/100 (Safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.3%.

American Funds The New Economy Fund is a mutual fund that invests primarily in common stocks of companies positioned to benefit from innovation and new technologies across global markets, with up to half its assets potentially in international and developing markets. The fund carries a current distribution rate in the mid-range, distributes annually, and has an expense ratio of 0.72%. It appeals to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to companies adapting to evolving economic demands rather than those prioritizing current income.

ANEFX performance

Returns are updating. ANEFX's total return appears here after the next nightly update.

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.3%.

ANEFX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

93 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

7.91%

Issuer

Capital Group

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/01/1983

Expense ratio

0.72%

Distribution rate

8.50%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

8.50%

Last close

$84.83 (as of 2026-10-15)

NAV

$88.81 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

N/A (price 2026-10-15, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)

AUM

$49,677,400,000

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$7.214

Ex-dividend date

12/16/2025

Payment date

12/17/2025

Beta

1.32

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (8.50%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (8.50%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. 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.

ANEFX risks and drawbacks

Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 13.3%.

Who may consider ANEFX — and who may not

ANEFX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ANEFX pays annual). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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