FSWFX Mutual Fund — American Funds SMALLCAP World Fund® Class 529-F-2

American Funds SMALLCAP World Fund® Class 529-F-2 (FSWFX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FSWFX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 0.03%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.69%, its expense ratio is 0.76%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 69.6% over the past 6 years, 83.8 points behind SPY at 153.4%.

American Funds SMALLCAP World Fund Class 529-F-2 is a mutual fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in small-cap stocks globally, including a significant allocation to emerging markets, with an emphasis on growth-oriented companies. The fund has a current distribution rate in the mid-range and makes annual distributions, though the most recent payout was special and may not recur regularly. With an expense ratio of 0.76%, this fund may appeal to growth-focused investors seeking international small-cap exposure through a tax-advantaged 529 education savings plan.

FSWFX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 69.6% over the past 6 years, 83.8 points behind SPY at 153.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 15.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.8%.

FSWFX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Capital Group

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Expense ratio

0.76%

Distribution rate

0.03%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

4.69%

Last close

$79.44 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$85.05 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

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

AUM

$71,973,273,600

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$3.723

Ex-dividend date

12/19/2025

Beta

1.2

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.03%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.69%) 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.

FSWFX risks and drawbacks

FSWFX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, 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 11.8%.

Who may consider FSWFX — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FSWFX pays annual); 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.

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