FWMIX Mutual Fund — American Funds Washington Mutual Investors Fund Class F-3

American Funds Washington Mutual Investors Fund Class F-3 (FWMIX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FWMIX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 9.81%, its trailing-12-month yield is 9.81%, its expense ratio is 0.26%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 89/100 (Safe). Total return is 233.3% over the past 9.7 years, 54.8 points behind SPY at 288.1%.

American Funds Washington Mutual Investors Fund Class F-3 is a mutual fund that invests primarily in common stocks of established, dividend-paying companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, maintaining a fully invested and diversified portfolio of high-quality equities. The fund distributes quarterly, carries a low expense ratio of 0.26%, and currently has a high distribution rate; note that the latest distribution was special or one-time and may not recur as part of the regular payout schedule. The fund appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to established dividend-paying stocks with professional active management.

FWMIX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 233.3% over the past 9.7 years, 54.8 points behind SPY at 288.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 12.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.3%.

FWMIX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

89 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

8.73%

Issuer

Capital Group

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Expense ratio

0.26%

Distribution rate

9.81%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

9.81%

Last close

$67.83 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$67.84 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

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

AUM

$110,276,993,024

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$0.255

Ex-dividend date

09/16/2026

Payment date

09/17/2026

Beta

0.76

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (9.81%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (9.81%) 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.

FWMIX risks and drawbacks

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 8.3%.

Who may consider FWMIX — and who may not

FWMIX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FWMIX pays quarterly); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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