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RERFX Mutual Fund — American Funds EUPAC Fund Class R-5

American Funds EUPAC Fund Class R-5 (RERFX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

Verdict as of October 16, 2026

RERFX's distribution is rated caution by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (45/100, medium confidence). It pays semi-annual and its distribution rate is 17.13%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $3.72 with an ex-date of June 15, 2026, was 45.0% lower than the previous $6.76. These payments are unclassified; this does not establish a base-dividend change.

Sources: Capital Group page for RERFX, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.

RERFX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 17.13%, its trailing-12-month yield is 17.13%, its expense ratio is 0.52%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 45/100 (Caution). Total return is 536.6% over the past 24.4 years, 447.1 points behind SPY at 983.7%.

RERFX dividend yield and income

Price as of 2026-10-16.

The distribution rate (17.13%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Trailing-12-month yield (17.13%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $3.717. The ex-dividend date is 06/15/2026.

Recorded distribution timeline (34)
Ex-dateAmountChange from previous payment
2026-06-15$3.717-45.0%
Unclassified cash
2025-12-18$6.764306.5%
Unclassified cash
2025-06-09$1.664-30.1%
Unclassified cash
2024-12-19$2.38272.0%
Unclassified cash
2024-06-10$1.385-28.2%
Unclassified cash
2023-12-14$1.93869.8%
Unclassified cash
2023-06-12$0.199-71.7%
Unclassified cash
2022-12-15$0.703162.3%
Unclassified cash
2022-06-13$0.268-92.3%
Unclassified cash
2021-12-16$3.46211.7%
Unclassified cash
2021-06-14$3.0981087.0%
Unclassified cash
2020-12-17$0.261-84.2%
Unclassified cash
2019-12-19$1.6472125.7%
Unclassified cash
2019-06-12$0.074-94.5%
Unclassified cash
2018-12-20$1.352-18.7%
Unclassified cash
2018-06-13$1.6640.8%
Unclassified cash
2017-12-21$1.6547.1%
Unclassified cash
2017-06-14$1.12257.6%
Unclassified cash
2016-12-22$0.712-53.5%
Unclassified cash
2015-12-23$1.53292.5%
Unclassified cash
2014-12-26$0.79635.4%
Unclassified cash
2013-12-26$0.588-28.5%
Unclassified cash
2012-12-26$0.82215.4%
Unclassified cash
2011-12-27$0.7124.2%
Unclassified cash
2010-12-27$0.6832103.2%
Unclassified cash
2010-04-30$0.031-95.7%
Unclassified cash
2009-12-28$0.7249-68.4%
Unclassified cash
2008-12-23$2.297-51.8%
Unclassified cash
2007-12-12$4.76632.7%
Unclassified cash
2006-12-26$3.59268.2%
Unclassified cash
2005-12-27$2.136260.2%
Unclassified cash
2004-12-17$0.59355.2%
Unclassified cash
2003-12-18$0.38229.5%
Unclassified cash
2002-12-19$0.295—
2002 total$0.295—
2003 total$0.38229.5%
2004 total$0.59355.2%
2005 total$2.136260.2%
2006 total$3.59268.2%
2007 total$4.76632.7%
2008 total$2.297-51.8%
2009 total$0.7249-68.4%
2010 total$0.714-1.5%
2011 total$0.712-0.3%
2012 total$0.82215.4%
2013 total$0.588-28.5%
2014 total$0.79635.4%
2015 total$1.53292.5%
2016 total$0.712-53.5%
2017 total$2.772289.3%
2018 total$3.0168.8%
2019 total$1.721-42.9%
2020 total$0.261-84.8%
2021 total$6.562413.4%
2022 total$0.971-85.2%
2023 total$2.129119.3%
2024 total$3.76776.9%
2025 total$8.428123.7%
2026 YTD total$3.717123.4% vs prior-year YTD

RERFX dividend growth

Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +159.0%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -86.15%.

TTM income vs TTM N years earlier
WindowChange
1Y+159.0%
3Y1062.0%
5Y212.0%
10Y584.1%

RERFX holdings and sector exposure

Holdings are not available for this snapshot.

RERFX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 536.6% over the past 24.4 years, 447.1 points behind SPY at 983.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 10.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.5%.

WindowTotal returnCAGR
1M-3.8%—
3M-1.9%—
6M1.4%—
YTD7.1%—
1Y10.1%—
2Y CAGR—14.70%
3Y CAGR—16.90%
5Y CAGR—4.70%
10Y CAGR—8.80%
Since inception (24.4 years)536.6%7.90%

RERFX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™
45 · Caution
Safety-Adjusted Yield
7.71%
Issuer
Capital Group
Asset type
Mutual Fund
Asset class
Equity
Expense ratio
0.52%
Distribution rate
17.13%
Distribution frequency
Semi-Annual
Trailing yield
17.13%
Last close
$61.17 (as of 2026-10-16)
NAV
$61.92 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)
Premium / discount
N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)
AUM
$162,547,859,456
Average volume
0.0
Dividend
$3.717
Ex-dividend date
06/15/2026
Beta
0.95

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (17.13%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (17.13%) 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.

RERFX risks and drawbacks

Payments are semi-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 12.5%.

Who may consider RERFX — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (RERFX pays semi-annual); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

More on RERFX

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Frequently asked questions

Does RERFX pay monthly?

No. RERFX currently pays semi-annual, not monthly.

What is RERFX's expense ratio?

RERFX's expense ratio is 0.52%.

What is RERFX's dividend yield?

RERFX's distribution rate is 17.13%, paid semi-annual, with a 0.52% expense ratio — calculation basis unavailable.

How has RERFX's dividend grown?

Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +159.0%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.

When does RERFX pay a dividend?

RERFX pays semi-annual. The dividend amount is $3.717. The ex-dividend date is 06/15/2026.

How has RERFX performed?

Total return is 536.6% over the past 24.4 years, 447.1 points behind SPY at 983.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 10.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.5%.

Is RERFX a good investment?

RERFX's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 45 (Caution). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 17.13% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.

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