CFNAX Mutual Fund — American Funds Fundamental Investors® Class 529-A

American Funds Fundamental Investors® Class 529-A (CFNAX)

Updated October 15, 2026.

CFNAX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 0.61%, its trailing-12-month yield is 7.30%, its expense ratio is 0.61%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 67/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 1187.7% over the past 24.7 years, 199.7 points ahead of SPY at 988.0%.

American Funds Fundamental Investors® Class 529-A is a mutual fund that invests primarily in common stocks of companies with strong capital growth potential and dividend-paying histories, with significant exposure to international securities managed through a multi-manager approach. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate and makes quarterly distributions, with an expense ratio of 0.61%. It may appeal to investors seeking a combination of capital appreciation and income through a diversified equity portfolio.

CFNAX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-15.

Total return is 1187.7% over the past 24.7 years, 199.7 points ahead of SPY at 988.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 18.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.7%.

CFNAX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

67 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.41%

Issuer

Capital Group

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Expense ratio

0.61%

Distribution rate

0.61%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

7.30%

Last close

$102.63 (as of 2026-10-15)

NAV

$106.45 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

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

AUM

$102,119,858,176

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$0.16

Ex-dividend date

09/16/2026

Payment date

09/17/2026

Beta

1.05

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.61%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (7.30%) 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.

CFNAX risks and drawbacks

CFNAX'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. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 10.7%.

Who may consider CFNAX — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CFNAX pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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