SMCWX Mutual Fund — American Funds SMALLCAP World Fund Class A

American Funds SMALLCAP World Fund Class A (SMCWX)

Updated October 15, 2026.

SMCWX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 0.03%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.42%, its expense ratio is 1.03%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 66/100 (Generally safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.8%.

American Funds SMALLCAP World Fund Class A is a mutual fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of small-cap companies globally, including emerging markets, with an emphasis on growth-oriented stocks. The fund carries an expense ratio of 1.03% and makes annual distributions; the most recent distribution was special or one-time and should not be assumed to recur at the same rate. This fund appeals to equity investors seeking broad small-cap exposure across international markets.

SMCWX performance

Returns are updating. SMCWX's total return appears here after the next nightly update.

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.8%.

SMCWX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

66 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.02%

Issuer

Capital Group

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/30/1990

Expense ratio

1.03%

Distribution rate

0.03%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

4.42%

Last close

$79.79 (as of 2026-10-15)

NAV

$81.32 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

N/A (price 2026-10-15, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)

AUM

$91,389,550,000

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$3.527

Ex-dividend date

12/19/2025

Payment date

12/22/2025

Beta

1.19

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 (4.42%) 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.

SMCWX risks and drawbacks

SMCWX'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. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 11.8%.

Who may consider SMCWX — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SMCWX pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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