FFXFX Mutual Fund — American Funds Fundamental Investors® Class 529-F-2

American Funds Fundamental Investors® Class 529-F-2 (FFXFX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FFXFX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 0.80%, its trailing-12-month yield is 7.60%, its expense ratio is 0.37%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 69/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 161.2% over the past 6 years, 7.8 points ahead of SPY at 153.4%.

American Funds Fundamental Investors® Class 529-F-2 is a mutual fund that invests primarily in common stocks of companies with strong growth potential and a history of dividend payments, with significant exposure to international securities as well. The fund distributes quarterly at a moderate current distribution rate, with an expense ratio of 0.37%. It appeals to equity income investors seeking both capital appreciation and regular distributions through a diversified global stock portfolio.

FFXFX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 161.2% over the past 6 years, 7.8 points ahead of SPY at 153.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 17.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.6%.

FFXFX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

69 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.55%

Issuer

Capital Group

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Expense ratio

0.37%

Distribution rate

0.80%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

7.60%

Last close

$101.59 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$99.33 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)

AUM

$125,049,774,080

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$0.223

Ex-dividend date

09/16/2026

Beta

1.05

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.80%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (7.60%) 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.

FFXFX risks and drawbacks

FFXFX'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 10.6%.

Who may consider FFXFX — and who may not

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

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