RSEBX Mutual Fund — American Funds SMALLCAP World Fund® Class R-2E

American Funds SMALLCAP World Fund® Class R-2E (RSEBX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

RSEBX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 4.28%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.28%, its expense ratio is 1.45%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 66/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 304.7% over the past 12.1 years, 61.5 points behind SPY at 366.2%.

American Funds SMALLCAP World Fund® Class R-2E is a mutual fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in small-cap equities globally, including a significant allocation to emerging markets and growth-oriented stocks. The fund has a current distribution rate and pays distributions annually; note that its latest distribution was special and may not recur on a regular basis. The fund carries an expense ratio of 1.45% and may appeal to growth-focused investors seeking international small-cap exposure with some income potential.

RSEBX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 304.7% over the past 12.1 years, 61.5 points behind SPY at 366.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 15.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.9%.

RSEBX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

66 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.82%

Issuer

Capital Group

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Expense ratio

1.45%

Distribution rate

4.28%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

4.28%

Last close

$75.80 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$83.13 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

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

AUM

$43,877,023,744

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$3.246

Ex-dividend date

12/19/2025

Beta

1.19

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.28%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.28%) 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.

RSEBX risks and drawbacks

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 11.9%.

Who may consider RSEBX — and who may not

RSEBX may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (RSEBX 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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