FUNFX Mutual Fund — American Funds Fundamental Investors® Class F-3

American Funds Fundamental Investors® Class F-3 (FUNFX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FUNFX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 0.88%, its trailing-12-month yield is 7.69%, its expense ratio is 0.28%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 69/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 269.4% over the past 9.7 years, 18.7 points behind SPY at 288.1%.

American Funds Fundamental Investors is a mutual fund that invests primarily in common stocks of companies believed to offer strong capital growth potential, most of which have dividend-paying histories; the fund may hold a significant portion of international securities and employs a multiple-manager approach. It distributes quarterly and carries a modest current distribution rate alongside a low expense ratio of 0.28%. The fund appeals to equity investors seeking both capital appreciation and dividend income, including those with international exposure in their portfolios.

FUNFX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 269.4% over the past 9.7 years, 18.7 points behind SPY at 288.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 17.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.6%.

FUNFX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

69 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.61%

Issuer

Capital Group

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Expense ratio

0.28%

Distribution rate

0.88%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

7.69%

Last close

$101.54 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$99.73 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

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

AUM

$102,119,858,176

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$0.245

Ex-dividend date

09/16/2026

Payment date

09/17/2026

Beta

1.05

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.88%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (7.69%) 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.

FUNFX risks and drawbacks

FUNFX'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. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 10.6%.

Who may consider FUNFX — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FUNFX pays quarterly); 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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