CWGIX Mutual Fund — American Funds Capital World Growth and Income Fund Class A

American Funds Capital World Growth and Income Fund Class A (CWGIX)

Updated October 15, 2026.

CWGIX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 9.39%, its trailing-12-month yield is 9.39%, its expense ratio is 0.73%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 97/100 (Safe). Total return is 3577.6% over the past 33.6 years, 553.4 points ahead of SPY at 3024.2%.

American Funds Capital World Growth and Income Fund Class A is a mutual fund that invests primarily in established companies' common stocks on a global basis, including in developing countries, with many holdings selected for dividend-paying potential. The fund distributes quarterly and carries a modest current distribution rate alongside a low expense ratio of 0.73%. It appeals to investors seeking a combination of growth and income exposure across international markets.

CWGIX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-15.

Total return is 3577.6% over the past 33.6 years, 553.4 points ahead of SPY at 3024.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 17.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.5%.

CWGIX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

97 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

9.11%

Issuer

Capital Group

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/26/1993

Expense ratio

0.73%

Distribution rate

9.39%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

9.39%

Last close

$80.27 (as of 2026-10-15)

NAV

$78.34 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

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

AUM

$155,455,090,000

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$0.20

Ex-dividend date

09/14/2026

Payment date

09/15/2026

Beta

0.98

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (9.39%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (9.39%) 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.

CWGIX risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 10.5%.

Who may consider CWGIX — and who may not

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

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