UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

Certified Shareholder Report of

Registered Management Investment Companies

 

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-05888

 

SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

6455 Irvine Center Drive

Irvine, California 92618

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 975-5000

 

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

 

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2022

 

Hong T. Le

SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc.

6455 Irvine Center Drive

Los Angeles, California 90071

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 
 

ITEM 1 – Reports to Stockholders

  

SMALLCAP World Fund®
 
Annual report
for the year ended
September 30, 2022

 

 

We believe small
companies around
the world can provide
opportunities for
investors


 

 

SMALLCAP World Fund seeks to provide you with long-term growth of capital.

 

This fund is one of more than 40 offered by Capital Group, home of American Funds, one of the nation’s largest mutual fund families. For over 90 years, Capital Group has invested with a long-term focus based on thorough research and attention to risk.

 

Fund results shown in this report, unless otherwise indicated, are for Class F-2 shares. Class A share results are shown at net asset value unless otherwise indicated. If a sales charge (maximum 5.75%) had been deducted from Class A shares, the results would have been lower. Results are for past periods and are not predictive of results for future periods. Current and future results may be lower or higher than those shown. Prices and returns will vary, so investors may lose money. Investing for short periods makes losses more likely. For current information and month-end results, visit capitalgroup.com.

 

Refer to page 4 for Class F-2 and Class A share results with relevant sales charges deducted and fund expenses. For other share class results, visit capitalgroup.com and americanfundsretirement.com.

 

Investment results assume all distributions are reinvested and reflect applicable fees and expenses. When applicable, results reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which they would have been lower. Visit capitalgroup.com for more information.

 

Investing outside the United States may be subject to risks, such as currency fluctuations and political instability. These risks may be heightened in connection with investments in developing countries. Investing in small-capitalization stocks can involve greater risk than is customarily associated with investing in stocks of larger, more established companies. Refer to the fund prospectus and the Risk Factors section of this report for more information on these and other risks associated with investing in the fund.

 

Investments are not FDIC-insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity, so they may lose value.

 

Contents

 

1 Letter to investors
   
4 The value of a long-term perspective
   
6 Investment portfolio
   
28 Financial statements
   
54 Board of directors and other officers

 

Fellow investors:

 

Calendar year 2022 presented us with one of the most complex and uncertain market environments in our recent history. SMALLCAP World Fund saw a negative return of 35.23% (F-2 shares) for the fund’s 12-month fiscal year ended September 30, 2022. This compares with a 24.80% decline for the fund’s primary benchmark index, the MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index, an unmanaged measure of small capitalization companies from around the world.

 

Record-high inflation, rising interest rates and currency fluctuations, all coming on the heels of unprecedented fiscal stimulus over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, are just a few of the investment headwinds to emerge over the last 12 months.

 

As fellow shareholders, we are as disappointed in the fund’s results as you surely are. It is worth noting that despite the results this year, SMALLCAP World Fund has outpaced its benchmark index over an extended time horizon — including the five-year, ten-year and lifetime results. We are confident in the opportunities SMALLCAP World Fund provides to its investors — based on the work of our global research team of 18 portfolio managers and over 120 research analysts that are out meeting with companies every day to identify the market disruptors, technology innovators and industry standard-setters that may provide growth of capital over the next decade for our shareholders.

 

The year in review

First and foremost, we want our investors to know that many of the investment professionals working on behalf of this fund have weathered similar difficulties before. Given our extensive tenure and experience, this is not our first downturn.

 

Results at a glance

 

For periods ended September 30, 2022, with all distributions reinvested

 

    Cumulative
total returns
  Average annual total returns
    1 year   5 years   10 years   Lifetime1
                         
SMALLCAP World Fund (Class F-2 shares2)     –35.23 %     4.31 %     8.34 %     9.16 %
SMALLCAP World Fund (Class A shares)     –35.39       4.05       8.05       8.89  
MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index3     –24.80       2.32       7.02       7.42  

 

1 Lifetime returns are as of April 30, 1990, the inception date of Class A shares.  
2  Class F-2 shares were first offered on August 1, 2008. Class F-2 share results prior to the date of first sale are hypothetical based on the results of the original share class of the fund without a sales charge, adjusted for typical estimated expenses. Visit capitalgroup.com for more information on specific expense adjustments and the actual dates of first sale.
3  The MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index is unmanaged and, therefore, has no expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. Results reflect dividends net of withholding taxes. Because the index was not in existence when the fund’s Class A shares were first sold, cumulative returns through May 31, 1994, reflect the returns of the S&P Developed <$1.2 Billion Index. MSCI source: MSCI. S&P source: S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index captures small cap representation across 23 Developed Markets and 24 Emerging Markets countries. With 6,348 constituents, the index covers about 14% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.

 

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Our foundation is built on years of expertise, and we are confident that we are in a better position today in terms of our in-depth research capabilities than we have ever been before.

 

A perfect storm of elements came together this year to create an incredibly complex market backdrop. We are in the midst of battling stubbornly persistent inflation, strong currency headwinds and increasingly hawkish central banks. Rising interest rates have negatively impacted elevated equity valuations and price-to-earnings (P/E) growth multiples across the board. Record-high energy bills, and the inflationary pressures that inevitably follow, have left consumers with less disposable income and corporations with lower earnings. Outside of the U.S., our holdings have been exposed to significant currency headwinds in the face of the strong U.S. dollar.

 

In Europe, the Russia-Ukraine war has created a severe energy crisis forcing countries to find new sources of natural gas and renewable energy at higher prices for the consumer. Meanwhile, in China, GDP growth has decelerated materially owing to a slowdown in the property sector and the ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns. In the United States, the Fed has taken one of the most aggressive stances relative to its global central bank peers on tackling high inflation, by taking rates from near zero in the beginning of this year to over 3% as of end of September.

 

Among sector highlights, communication services and health care were two of the worst performing sectors over the last 12 months. Energy has been one of 2022’s few bright spots owing to the current state of geopolitical affairs and a short and steep cost curve for producers.

 

How the fund responded

After years of strong growth, some of the fund’s most durable holdings saw declines this year. Among our top 20 holdings, 60% had negative returns over the fiscal year period, with an average return of –8.94%. Despite market fluctuations this year, the holdings in the portfolio reflect our belief, backed by our fundamental research efforts, in the long-term potential of these companies.

 

Among the top contributors during the reporting period were Indian manufacturing firm Tube Investments of India (up 79.16%) and building and service provider Comfort Systems USA (up 36.47%). Among the largest detractors were database developer MongoDB (down 57.89%) and Japan-based business management and IT consulting firm BayCurrent Consulting (down 48.85%). The fund also had some exposure to Russian securities earlier in the year and those were subsequently written down.

 

Exposure to different sectors and industries comes from our views on the attractiveness of individual securities, rather than a top-down view. The fund saw stronger results from energy, while all other sectors were down.

 

Our holdings span 40 countries, as we identify compelling and differentiated opportunities across the globe. Roughly 70% of the fund’s holdings were in developed markets, with nearly 16% in emerging markets, and U.S. companies comprising just over 43% of the portfolio.

 

The fund closed the fiscal year with 12.5% of its assets held in cash and other short-term securities. The portfolio managers increased the fund’s liquidity to position it to capitalize on investment opportunities as they arise, and to help mitigate the effects of market volatility.

 

The road ahead

The early months of the COVID-19 pandemic prevented us from visiting companies and meeting with management teams. This is the foundation of our primary research process, but with the economy slowly reopening, we have been able to restart in-person engagements. We know from experience that continued in-person collaboration and first-hand research will arm our investment professionals with the best insights necessary to make the best possible investment decisions.

 

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We agree with the Fed’s focus on breaking inflation and — although it has, and will be, a painful remedy — the first dose of medicine is showing early response signs in the deceleration of the employment market. There are differing views among our investment professionals on the potential severity and duration of the market downturn ahead. It remains to be seen how long and difficult the road ahead will be over the short-to-medium-term, but we would remind our fellow investors that, historically, bear markets and recessions have preceded strong bull markets and economic recovery.

 

Despite an extremely challenging geopolitical environment, we see potential for the next 12–36 months to provide a more supportive backdrop for equities globally. We are continuing to find compelling investment opportunities both within and outside of the U.S.

 

Regardless of the market backdrop, good companies and agile management teams with strong product and service offerings should be able to successfully navigate this environment. Against these challenging conditions and this year’s disappointing results, we see a small-cap market with dynamic companies that may be the standard bearers of innovation for years to come.

 

Our job is to make sure we are investing in the companies with the best prospects for future growth for our shareholders. We believe that prudent stock selection and Capital Group’s commitment to deep, fundamental research will support superior long-term outcomes for our clients. As always, we thank you for the trust you have placed in us, and your continued support of SMALLCAP World Fund. We look forward to reporting to you again in six months.

 

Cordially,

 

 

Julian N. Abdey

Co-President

 

 

Jonathan Knowles

Co-President

 

 

Gregory W. Wendt

Co-President

 

November 8, 2022

 

For current information about the fund, visit capitalgroup.com.

 

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The value of a long-term perspective

 

Fund results shown are for Class F-2 shares and Class A shares. Class A share results reflect deduction of the maximum sales charge of 5.75% on the $10,000 investment¹; thus, the net amount invested was $9,425. Results are for past periods and are not predictive of results for future periods. Current and future results may be lower or higher than those shown. Prices and returns will vary, so investors may lose money. For current information and month-end results, visit capitalgroup.com.

 

Class F-2 shares were first offered on August 1, 2008. Class F-2 share results prior to the date of first sale are hypothetical based on the results of the original share class of the fund without a sales charge, adjusted for typical estimated expenses. Visit capitalgroup.com for more information on specific expense adjustments and the actual dates of first sale.

 

The results shown are before taxes on fund distributions and sale of fund shares.

 

1 As outlined in the prospectus, the sales charge is reduced for accounts (and aggregated investments) of $25,000 or more and is eliminated for purchases of $1 million or more. There is no sales charge on dividends or capital gain distributions that are reinvested in additional shares.
2 Includes reinvested dividends and reinvested capital gain distributions.
3 The MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index is unmanaged and, therefore, has no expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. Results reflect dividends net of withholding taxes. Because the index was not in existence when the fund’s Class A shares were first sold, cumulative returns through May 31, 1994, reflect the returns of the S&P Developed <$1.2 Billion Index. MSCI source: MSCI. S&P source: S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC.
4 For the period April 30, 1990, commencement of operations, through September 30, 1990.

 

 

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How a hypothetical $10,000 investment has grown

This chart shows how a hypothetical $10,000 investment in SMALLCAP World Fund’s Class F-2 and Class A shares grew from April 30, 1990 — the fund’s inception — through September 30, 2022, the end of the fund’s latest fiscal year. In the case of F-2 shares, the $10,000 would have grown to $171,398 with all distributions reinvested. In the case of A shares, the $10,000 would have grown to $149,104 with all distributions reinvested, even after deducting the maximum 5.75% sales charge.

 

 

 

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Investment portfolio September 30, 2022

 

Sector diversification Percent of net assets

 

 

Country diversification by domicile   Percent of
net assets
United States     43.89 %
India     6.75  
Eurozone*     6.22  
Japan     5.90  
United Kingdom     4.76  
Sweden     3.49  
China     2.66  
Canada     2.56  
Switzerland     1.98  
Other countries     9.21  
Short-term securities & other assets less liabilities     12.58  
* Countries using the euro as a common currency; those represented in the fund’s portfolio are Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain.

 

Common stocks 85.86%   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Industrials 18.22%                
Saia, Inc.1,2     1,965,521     $ 373,449  
IMCD NV     2,701,267       320,583  
BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.1     1,154,900       296,667  
Chart Industries, Inc.2     1,433,298       264,228  
NIBE Industrier AB, Class B     29,398,225       261,024  
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.1     2,556,739       248,847  
Diploma PLC1     9,671,977       247,981  
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.1     2,888,335       228,843  
Arcosa, Inc.1     3,862,940       220,883  
Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd.1,2     4,936,060       204,235  
Vicor Corp.2     3,211,006       189,899  
Visional, Inc.1,2     3,025,930       184,944  
Interpump Group SpA     5,272,523       170,547  
Willscot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp., Class A2     3,981,988       160,594  
Stericycle, Inc.2     3,782,687       159,289  
BELIMO Holding AG     423,990       155,274  
Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc.1,3     4,928,150       153,146  
Regal Rexnord Corp.     1,087,715       152,672  
ATS Automation Tooling System, Inc.1,2     5,680,718       149,940  
Cleanaway Waste Management, Ltd.     75,279,081       130,696  
Wizz Air Holdings PLC1,2     7,073,107       124,398  
EnPro Industries, Inc.1     1,455,603       123,697  
International Container Terminal Services, Inc.     44,009,076       117,664  
Carel Industries SpA1     6,013,018       112,363  
VAT Group AG     553,276       111,699  
Alfen NV1,2     1,189,401       109,251  
TFI International, Inc. (CAD denominated)     1,130,000       102,263  
TFI International, Inc.     68,200       6,171  
Boyd Group Services, Inc.3     836,324       105,316  
TransDigm Group, Inc.     190,000       99,716  
Trelleborg AB, Class B     5,257,264       98,049  
Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC     848,200       97,433  
Kadant, Inc.     575,118       95,935  
The AZEK Co., Inc., Class A2     5,687,886       94,533  
Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co., Ltd.1     7,100,154       91,582  
TechnoPro Holdings, Inc.     4,047,000       85,076  
dip Corp.1     3,341,000       85,046  
Rumo SA     24,541,535       84,075  
Graco, Inc.     1,374,000       82,371  
Johns Lyng Group, Ltd.1     20,594,836       81,872  
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp.     3,296,375       80,761  
ESCO Technologies, Inc.     1,095,937       80,486  
ManpowerGroup, Inc.     1,235,101       79,899  
   
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Common stocks (continued)   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Industrials (continued)                
KEI Industries, Ltd.1     4,526,134     $ 79,713  
Watsco, Inc.     300,000       77,238  
Masco Corp.     1,625,000       75,871  
Matson, Inc.     1,231,059       75,735  
Instalco AB1     17,900,905       71,184  
AirTAC International Group     3,072,590       70,291  
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS1,2     5,314,662       68,307  
Havells India, Ltd.     4,117,388       68,098  
Driven Brands Holdings, Inc.2     2,412,400       67,499  
First Advantage Corp.2     5,176,895       66,420  
SHO-BOND Holdings Co., Ltd.     1,466,700       63,084  
Marlowe PLC1,2,3     6,904,878       61,893  
Haitian International Holdings, Ltd.     32,480,200       61,121  
Lifco AB, Class B     4,195,000       57,910  
Atlas Corp.3     4,159,499       57,817  
Zhejiang Weixing New Building Materials Co., Ltd., Class A     19,398,983       56,317  
CSW Industrials, Inc.     458,419       54,919  
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.     699,036       54,804  
Quess Corp., Ltd.     6,907,615       54,700  
Montrose Environmental Group, Inc.1,2     1,623,909       54,645  
CG Power and Industrial Solutions, Ltd.2     18,869,753       54,422  
Trinity Industries, Inc.     2,513,238       53,658  
MonotaRO Co., Ltd.     3,455,300       52,228  
Aalberts NV, non-registered shares     1,596,599       52,170  
Woodward, Inc.     649,000       52,089  
DO & CO AG, non-registered shares1,2,3     779,520       51,410  
Waste Connections, Inc.     380,000       51,349  
APM Human Services International, Ltd.3     23,661,959       51,233  
Volution Group PLC1     15,684,638       50,954  
GVS SpA2     8,720,038       50,920  
Cargotec OYJ, Class B, non-registered shares     1,682,220       50,642  
FTI Consulting, Inc.2     294,377       48,781  
Munters Group AB     7,015,000       48,737  
Resideo Technologies, Inc.2     2,527,864       48,181  
Textron, Inc.     780,000       45,443  
Builders FirstSource, Inc.2     760,228       44,793  
Copa Holdings, SA, Class A2     665,000       44,562  
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Co., Ltd., Class A2     21,926,503       44,062  
DL E&C Co., Ltd.     1,793,720       42,523  
Interface, Inc.1     4,721,060       42,442  
Midac Holdings Co., Ltd.1,3     1,844,500       42,395  
Addtech AB, Class B     3,165,903       41,298  
Engcon AB, Class B2     6,668,176       40,789  
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.     323,056       40,178  
IDEX Corp.     200,000       39,970  
JGC Holdings Corp.     3,124,000       39,151  
Antares Vision SpA1,2,3     5,278,008       37,577  
Generac Holdings, Inc.2     207,989       37,051  
Sulzer AG     641,945       36,682  
Centre Testing International Group Co., Ltd.     12,715,436       36,472  
Cathay Pacific Airways, Ltd.2,3     33,879,000       35,508  
LIXIL Corp.3     2,434,500       35,277  
Montana Aerospace AG1,2     3,338,132       34,688  
Voltronic Power Technology Corp.     784,000       34,325  
Atkore, Inc.2     436,200       33,941  
Marel hf.     10,903,000       33,810  
Kingspan Group PLC     724,000       32,348  
Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology, Inc., Class A     9,654,084       31,120  
Melrose Industries PLC     27,747,591       30,981  
BWX Technologies, Inc.     611,300       30,791  
Fasadgruppen Group AB1     3,875,833       29,797  
SIS, Ltd.2     5,440,291       27,635  
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI)2,3     26,494,000       27,611  
Sinoseal Holding Co., Ltd., Class A     5,298,624       26,609  
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, SAB de CV, Class A, ordinary participation certificates (ADR)2     2,557,800       17,879  
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, SAB de CV, Class A, ordinary participation certificates2,3     11,941,586       8,438  
Kajaria Ceramics, Ltd.     1,764,211       25,947  
   
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Common stocks (continued)   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Industrials (continued)                
Adecco Group AG     936,900     $ 25,727  
SK, Inc.     192,683       25,670  
Upwork, Inc.2     1,790,057       24,381  
Lyft, Inc.2     1,795,000       23,640  
Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc.2     1,711,612       23,295  
Azelis Group NV     995,108       22,128  
InPost SA2     3,711,638       21,675  
Polycab India, Ltd.     607,909       18,965  
Jamna Auto Industries, Ltd.     12,837,657       17,919  
Einride AB1,2,4,5     391,089       17,834  
Indutrade AB     1,080,000       17,417  
Hensoldt AG     808,623       16,241  
Ventia Services Group Pty, Ltd.     9,155,653       15,111  
Coor Service Management Holding AB     2,177,000       14,778  
Storskogen Group AB, Class B     17,764,071       14,238  
RS Group PLC     1,312,000       14,001  
INVISIO Communications AB     950,000       11,658  
Crane Holdings, Co.     130,938       11,462  
UFP Industries, Inc.     154,191       11,126  
ITM Power PLC2,3     9,693,939       11,062  
XP Power, Ltd.     583,458       10,936  
Heliogen, Inc.2     5,800,000       10,788  
Daiseki Co., Ltd.     352,600       10,758  
Grafton Group PLC     1,437,900       10,752  
Oshkosh Corp.     150,000       10,544  
Intrum AB     800,000       10,046  
Green Landscaping Group AB2     1,977,759       10,001  
Nolato AB, Class B     2,186,962       9,999  
ICF International, Inc.     91,666       9,993  
Troax Group AB     708,000       9,960  
Grupa Pracuj SA     1,300,000       9,917  
easyJet PLC2     3,000,000       9,858  
IMI PLC     750,055       9,306  
Fluidra, SA, non-registered shares     616,300       9,188  
Chemring Group PLC     2,607,000       8,158  
Pyrum Innovations AG2     128,340       7,378  
Univar Solutions, Inc.2     315,595       7,177  
Norva24 Group AB2     1,650,000       4,708  
L&T Technology Services, Ltd.     104,056       4,517  
TuSimple Holdings, Inc., Class A2,3     580,000       4,408  
Ceres Power Holdings PLC2,3     831,946       3,387  
HeadHunter Group PLC (ADR)4     521,600       6 
              10,129,937  
                 
Information technology 15.20%                
Wolfspeed, Inc.2     4,082,600       421,978  
MongoDB, Inc., Class A2     1,258,182       249,825  
eMemory Technology, Inc.1     6,440,334       227,400  
Smartsheet, Inc., Class A2     6,354,321       218,334  
ALTEN SA, non-registered shares1     1,742,848       190,817  
Alteryx, Inc., Class A2     3,407,576       190,279  
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.1     4,782,013       184,251  
Global Unichip Corp.1     10,059,000       183,868  
Fabrinet, non-registered shares1,2     1,919,265       183,194  
Confluent, Inc., Class A2     6,652,721       158,135  
Globant SA2     784,865       146,833  
Teradata Corp.2     4,257,782       132,247  
Keywords Studios PLC1     5,115,655       130,461  
MKS Instruments, Inc.     1,455,636       120,294  
Novanta, Inc.2     1,015,687       117,464  
Dexerials Corp.1,3     5,161,500       116,270  
RingCentral, Inc., Class A2     2,869,200       114,653  
Extreme Networks, Inc.1,2     8,646,932       113,015  
Nordic Semiconductor ASA2     8,580,615       112,390  
VisEra Technologies Co., Ltd.5     11,090,000       80,413  
VisEra Technologies Co., Ltd.     3,774,800       28,811  
Network International Holdings PLC1,2     32,104,275       108,706  
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.2     1,661,500       107,765  
   
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Common stocks (continued)   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Information technology (continued)                
CDW Corp.     650,000     $ 101,452  
Clear Secure, Inc., Class A2,3     4,428,299       101,231  
Pegasystems, Inc.     3,110,030       99,956  
Net One Systems Co., Ltd.1     5,162,673       99,485  
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.2     3,442,000       94,139  
SHIFT, Inc.2     722,200       93,351  
Endava PLC, Class A (ADR)2     1,136,921       91,670  
Credo Technology Group Holding, Ltd.1,2,3     8,194,682       90,141  
Paycom Software, Inc.2     270,525       89,271  
Viavi Solutions, Inc.2     6,830,000       89,131  
Softcat PLC     6,734,335       87,893  
Tanla Platforms, Ltd.1     9,190,777       87,331  
PagSeguro Digital, Ltd., Class A2     6,492,200       85,892  
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.2     1,129,232       85,551  
SUMCO Corp.     7,295,374       84,768  
SINBON Electronics Co., Ltd.     9,727,000       80,772  
Money Forward, Inc.1,2     3,664,187       75,953  
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, Inc.2,3     8,042,622       73,188  
Bytes Technology Group PLC1     15,122,601       70,523  
LEM Holding SA     46,070       70,375  
EVERTEC, Inc.     2,164,230       67,849  
Gitlab, Inc., Class A2,3     1,295,152       66,338  
Vitec Software Group AB, Class B     2,228,800       65,945  
PAR Technology Corp.1,2,3     2,140,057       63,196  
Silergy Corp.     4,645,824       60,899  
Topicus.com, Inc., subordinate voting shares2     1,265,553       60,852  
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.2     1,078,060       60,242  
Coforge, Ltd.     1,469,344       59,900  
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.2     1,140,000       59,041  
Aixtron SE     2,434,518       58,869  
Kainos Group PLC     4,103,704       58,701  
Hamamatsu Photonics KK     1,289,450       55,363  
Netcompany Group AS, non-registered shares2     1,577,091       52,578  
Mastek, Ltd.1     2,403,500       50,944  
Crayon Group Holding ASA1,2,3     6,588,516       50,857  
Cvent Holding Corp.2     9,655,200       50,690  
Qorvo, Inc.2     638,300       50,687  
Kingdee International Software Group Co., Ltd.2     38,667,093       49,994  
EPAM Systems, Inc.2     134,600       48,751  
Concentrix Corp.     428,914       47,880  
Marqeta, Inc., Class A2     6,719,114       47,840  
Dock, Ltd.2,4,5     4,318,937       47,206  
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.2     369,000       45,549  
NCR Corp.2     2,353,790       44,746  
Megaport, Ltd.1,2,3     9,161,000       44,425  
Zuken, Inc.1     1,823,800       44,123  
Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.     21,389,394       43,240  
Nagarro SE2,3     483,317       42,897  
Computer Age Management Services, Ltd.     1,387,558       42,724  
Aspen Technology, Inc.2     175,140       41,718  
Flex, Ltd.2     2,291,735       38,180  
Nuvei Corp., subordinate voting shares2     1,400,000       37,834  
ironSource, Ltd., Class A2,3     10,533,854       36,236  
Maruwa Co., Ltd.     341,300       36,196  
BlackLine, Inc.2     595,000       35,640  
HashiCorp, Inc., Class A2,3     1,091,870       35,147  
INFICON Holding AG     52,362       34,853  
Thoughtworks Holding, Inc.2     3,260,506       34,203  
Accton Technology Corp.     4,009,000       33,994  
Perficient, Inc.2     517,165       33,626  
Bechtle AG, non-registered shares     919,758       33,465  
SimCorp AS     594,367       33,274  
Cognex Corp.     800,000       33,160  
Bentley Systems, Inc., Class B3     1,071,370       32,773  
SentinelOne, Inc., Class A2     1,239,464       31,681  
BE Semiconductor Industries NV     741,300       31,550  
Reply SpA     299,378       31,231  
Unimicron Technology Corp.     8,238,000       30,590  
Dye & Durham, Ltd.3     2,470,647       30,442  
   
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Information technology (continued)                
Alkami Technology, Inc.2,3     1,950,806     $ 29,360  
Trimble, Inc.2     530,000       28,763  
Disco Corp.3     131,500       28,656  
OVH Groupe SAS2,3     2,894,931       28,615  
Okta, Inc., Class A2     500,000       28,435  
Paymentus Holdings, Inc., Class A2,3     2,854,826       27,749  
Halma PLC     1,200,000       27,020  
Boku, Inc.1,2,5     20,461,639       25,379  
Pushpay Holdings, Ltd.2     41,008,017       25,133  
Sinch AB2,3     17,697,918       23,205  
ePlus, inc.2     556,200       23,105  
ams OSRAM AG, non-registered shares2     3,494,900       21,751  
Technoprobe SpA2     2,980,236       20,738  
AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.2     2,445,867       20,594  
Kingboard Holdings, Ltd.     7,191,000       20,205  
Truecaller AB, Class B2,3     5,941,170       19,782  
Kingboard Laminates Holdings, Ltd.     22,027,500       19,693  
Alchip Technologies, Ltd.     717,000       19,313  
Nayax, Ltd.2     802,200       18,934  
SmartCraft ASA, Class A1,2     13,349,780       18,628  
Semtech Corp.2     585,000       17,205  
GFT Technologies SE     570,924       17,205  
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.2     932,711       16,938  
TDCX, Inc., Class A1,2     1,781,024       16,688  
JustSystems Corp.     706,700       16,106  
Nemetschek SE     291,067       14,016  
Insight Enterprises, Inc.2     168,500       13,886  
LandMark Optoelectronics Corp.     2,985,000       13,276  
Tripod Technology Corp.     4,134,000       12,106  
91APP, Inc.     4,728,158       11,906  
eCloudvalley Digital Technology Co., Ltd.     3,003,174       11,790  
Linklogis, Inc., Class B2,3     28,318,000       11,719  
Venustech Group, Inc., Class A     4,107,547       11,697  
Alphawave IP Group PLC2,3     7,257,773       11,015  
MaxLinear, Inc.2     328,275       10,708  
ON Semiconductor Corp.2     167,850       10,462  
AppFolio, Inc., Class A2     98,300       10,294  
Atea ASA     1,132,000       10,017  
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A2     36,300       9,511  
GB Group PLC     1,330,200       8,978  
Softline Holding PLC (GDR)1,2,4,7     10,650,000       8,810  
Softline Holding PLC (GDR)1,2,4     9,996       8  
Lime Technologies AB     435,850       8,586  
LivePerson, Inc.2     850,104       8,008  
Cherry AG1,2,3     1,398,734       7,364  
Oxford Instruments PLC     340,300       6,783  
Entegris, Inc.     79,014       6,560  
Procore Technologies, Inc.2     125,600       6,215  
MotorK, Ltd.1,2     2,300,000       5,468  
Avaya Holdings Corp.2,3     3,363,700       5,348  
CI&T, Inc., Class A2,3     541,127       5,081  
CEVA, Inc.2     175,000       4,590  
Copperleaf Technologies, Inc.2,3     966,713       4,395  
Yotpo, Ltd.2,4,5     2,620,102       4,297  
AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.2,3     2,629,000       4,057  
JFrog, Ltd.2     178,400       3,944  
Patreon, Inc., Class B2,4,5     189,951       3,921  
Foursquare Labs, Inc., Series A2,4,5     1,970,385       3,231  
WeCommerce Holdings, Ltd., Class A1,2,3     2,113,430       3,060  
SiteMinder, Ltd.2     750,663       1,471  
              8,449,373  
                 
Consumer discretionary 14.65%                
Tube Investments of India, Ltd.1     12,231,762       410,555  
Evolution AB     5,074,230       399,608  
TopBuild Corp.1,2     2,120,114       349,352  
Dollarama, Inc.     5,010,000       287,612  
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A2     4,046,400       284,300  
   
10 SMALLCAP World Fund
 
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Consumer discretionary (continued)                
IDP Education, Ltd.     11,978,890     $ 200,438  
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     3,226,678       197,957  
YETI Holdings, Inc.1,2     6,894,065       196,619  
Thor Industries, Inc.     2,213,628       154,910  
Helen of Troy, Ltd.1,2     1,441,721       139,040  
DraftKings, Inc., Class A2,3     8,877,732       134,409  
Kindred Group PLC (SDR)1     15,987,668       119,302  
MakeMyTrip, Ltd., non-registered shares1,2     3,876,781       119,017  
Five Below, Inc.2     804,402       110,742  
Inchcape PLC     14,693,764       110,576  
WH Smith PLC1,2     8,150,907       108,181  
Entain PLC     8,978,173       107,816  
Light & Wonder, Inc.2     2,481,004       106,385  
Leslie’s, Inc.2,3     6,992,578       102,861  
Jiumaojiu International Holdings, Ltd.3     62,092,000       101,336  
Pool Corp.     317,700       101,095  
NEXTAGE Co., Ltd.1     4,623,400       100,390  
Pets at Home Group PLC1     33,138,500       96,500  
Xometry, Inc., Class A2,3     1,695,180       96,269  
Bajaj Electricals, Ltd.1     6,515,607       96,037  
Polaris, Inc.     985,000       94,215  
Jack in the Box, Inc.1     1,256,700       93,084  
Mattel, Inc.2     4,700,000       89,018  
Toll Brothers, Inc.     2,104,633       88,395  
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.2     575,004       86,883  
Adient PLC2     3,061,255       84,950  
Moncler SpA     2,015,000       82,735  
Lennar Corp., Class A     1,058,458       78,908  
Lennar Corp., Class B     21,169       1,260  
Everi Holdings, Inc.1,2     4,920,396       79,809  
Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Ltd. (ADR)2     11,707,307       77,619  
KB Home     2,957,918       76,669  
Auction Technology Group PLC1,2     9,570,000       76,577  
Kontoor Brands, Inc.     2,208,000       74,211  
Watches of Switzerland Group PLC2     9,622,820       71,302  
Salvatore Ferragamo SpA3     4,954,090       69,412  
Domino’s Pizza Enterprises, Ltd.     2,110,841       69,107  
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.2,3     5,839,904       66,341  
Golden Entertainment, Inc.1,2     1,896,757       66,178  
DESCENTE, Ltd.     2,865,900       65,159  
Momo.com, Inc.     3,839,758       64,730  
Jumbo SA     4,771,161       63,611  
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.2     1,058,300       61,011  
Domino’s Pizza Group PLC1     24,475,815       60,604  
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     500,000       58,925  
Games Workshop Group PLC     917,600       58,873  
Basic-Fit NV2,3     1,895,318       56,716  
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.     2,001,000       54,867  
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     176,500       54,750  
Haichang Ocean Park Holdings, Ltd.2,3     52,649,000       51,549  
Skechers USA, Inc., Class A2     1,600,000       50,752  
Fox Factory Holding Corp.2     605,690       47,898  
Wayfair, Inc., Class A2,3     1,467,200       47,757  
LGI Homes, Inc.2     571,556       46,508  
Musti Group OYJ1     2,682,737       46,469  
Snow Peak, Inc.1,3     3,050,800       46,400  
Shoei Co., Ltd.     1,224,100       44,358  
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.2     2,425,351       42,929  
Levi Strauss & Co., Class A     2,950,000       42,687  
Compagnie Plastic Omnium SA     3,192,845       41,634  
Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A2     851,000       40,840  
Century Communities, Inc.     911,000       38,973  
Bafang Electric (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., Class A     2,347,840       38,752  
Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.     4,920,000       38,734  
Darden Restaurants, Inc.     303,300       38,313  
International Game Technology PLC     2,421,600       38,261  
Arco Platform, Ltd., Class A2,3     3,480,934       37,559  
Trainline PLC2     10,584,000       36,873  
Etsy, Inc.2     366,850       36,733  
   
SMALLCAP World Fund 11
 
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(000)
 
Consumer discretionary (continued)                
Cavco Industries, Inc.2     170,870     $ 35,158  
Chervon Holdings, Ltd.3     9,167,900       34,605  
Victoria PLC1,2,3     6,757,962       33,462  
D.R. Horton, Inc.     490,000       33,002  
Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.2     951,800       31,305  
Americanas SA, ordinary nominative shares     9,677,258       30,461  
Macy’s, Inc.     1,900,000       29,773  
Tongcheng Travel Holdings, Ltd.2     15,035,800       29,368  
Flutter Entertainment PLC2     259,095       28,305  
AcadeMedia AB1     6,523,595       28,256  
On Holding AG, Class A2,3     1,742,200       27,962  
Cairn Homes PLC     31,452,000       25,259  
RH2     100,000       24,607  
Graham Holdings Co., Class B     45,000       24,209  
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.2     397,000       23,209  
Persimmon PLC     1,650,880       22,728  
Mazda Motor Corp.     3,264,000       21,606  
B&M European Value Retail SA     6,257,481       21,248  
Gentherm, Inc.2     400,500       19,917  
ABC-Mart, Inc.     456,100       19,658  
XPEL, Inc.2,3     304,820       19,643  
Puuilo OYJ3     4,124,072       19,338  
China MeiDong Auto Holdings, Ltd.     11,564,000       18,297  
JOANN, Inc.1,3     2,729,250       18,068  
Westlife Development, Ltd.2     1,928,968       17,027  
Lojas Quero-Quero SA1     14,974,560       16,156  
Roland Corp.3     530,600       16,137  
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.1,2     1,659,813       16,050  
Alpen Co., Ltd.     1,130,000       16,025  
Mips AB     543,100       16,020  
Installed Building Products, Inc.     189,361       15,336  
Vail Resorts, Inc.     71,000       15,310  
OneWater Marine, Inc., Class A2     504,604       15,194  
Melco International Development, Ltd.2     19,643,000       15,125  
Playtech PLC2     3,083,800       14,961  
Traeger, Inc.2     5,224,267       14,732  
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.2     400,000       12,904  
Nordstrom, Inc.3     760,000       12,715  
Porch Group, Inc.1,2,3     5,520,000       12,420  
Central Automotive Products, Ltd.     787,200       11,963  
Coursera, Inc.2     1,055,400       11,377  
ThredUp Inc., Class A2,3     6,154,000       11,323  
StockX, Inc.2,4,5     161,790       11,238  
Aramark     356,556       11,125  
Food & Life Companies, Ltd.3     716,300       10,932  
DPC Dash, Ltd.2,4,5     2,158,273       10,835  
Dreamfolks Services, Ltd.2     1,296,626       5,686  
Dreamfolks Services, Ltd.2,5     1,104,299       4,704  
ASOS PLC2,3     1,607,415       10,057  
Elior Group SA2,3     5,263,313       9,491  
Relaxo Footwears, Ltd.     713,900       8,780  
Zhongsheng Group Holdings, Ltd.     2,121,500       8,342  
Chegg, Inc.2     365,500       7,701  
Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc., Class A2,5     3,070,667       6,328  
Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc., Class A2     519,604       1,164  
Steven Madden, Ltd.     277,000       7,388  
Bike24 Holding AG1,2,3     2,987,174       7,135  
Victoria’s Secret & Co.2     210,400       6,127  
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.2     558,712       5,637  
Brilliant Earth Group, Inc., Class A2     866,800       4,967  
BARK, Inc.2,3     2,500,000       4,550  
Synsam AB     952,992       4,464  
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.2     78,017       2,957  
Westwing Group SE, non-registered shares2,3     344,652       1,883  
Leifheit AG, non-registered shares3     129,643       1,688  
BNN Technology PLC1,2,4     19,007,000       6 
Ozon Holdings PLC (ADR)2,4     2,346,600       6 
              8,144,603  
   
12 SMALLCAP World Fund
 
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(000)
 
Health care 14.57%                
Molina Healthcare, Inc.2     2,407,600     $ 794,123  
Insulet Corp.2     2,399,642       550,478  
Max Healthcare Institute, Ltd.1,2     67,134,781       335,885  
Agilon Health, Inc.2     13,114,300       307,137  
Haemonetics Corp.1,2     4,093,820       303,065  
NovoCure, Ltd.2     3,621,597       275,169  
Centene Corp.2     2,925,674       227,647  
DexCom, Inc.2     2,210,000       177,993  
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co., Ltd.2     1,140,376       172,391  
Revance Therapeutics, Inc.1,2     6,313,932       170,476  
Legend Biotech Corp. (ADR)2     4,033,599       164,571  
Shockwave Medical, Inc.2     585,000       162,671  
Oak Street Health, Inc.2     6,084,207       149,185  
Penumbra, Inc.2     780,244       147,934  
Xenon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1,2     3,917,482       141,421  
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.2     1,025,100       128,425  
Silk Road Medical, Inc.1,2     2,791,630       125,623  
CONMED Corp.1     1,538,492       123,341  
Amplifon SpA     4,668,700       122,263  
Hapvida Participações e Investimentos SA2     82,535,599       115,824  
Laurus Labs, Ltd.     18,452,700       115,790  
Amvis Holdings, Inc.1     6,950,300       115,541  
Bachem Holding AG3     1,802,075       112,102  
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.2     2,551,447       108,079  
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.2     466,922       105,025  
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.2     2,140,500       102,423  
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A2     1,531,378       91,224  
Addus HomeCare Corp.1,2     938,900       89,421  
Inari Medical, Inc.2     1,190,498       86,478  
Fate Therapeutics, Inc.2     3,674,900       82,355  
Genus PLC     2,245,985       64,841  
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.2,3     10,225,968       59,362  
Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.2,3     5,310,109       57,349  
Ascendis Pharma A/S (ADR)2,3     541,287       55,893  
Hypera SA, ordinary nominative shares     6,689,914       54,878  
CanSino Biologics, Inc., Class H3     9,717,400       54,588  
AbCellera Biologics, Inc.2,3     5,480,000       54,197  
EBOS Group, Ltd.     2,556,246       53,617  
Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd.     3,346,600       52,951  
Shandong Pharmaceutical Glass Co., Ltd., Class A     12,973,422       52,841  
ICON PLC2     281,109       51,662  
Encompass Health Corp.     1,114,331       50,401  
Ocumension Therapeutics1,2,3     37,692,000       48,977  
CRISPR Therapeutics AG2     746,299       48,771  
Poly Medicure, Ltd.     4,511,022       47,782  
Virbac SA     178,400       46,351  
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.2     1,106,215       45,808  
Surgical Science Sweden AB1,2,3     3,271,137       43,622  
New Horizon Health, Ltd.1,2,3     22,889,335       42,209  
Alignment Healthcare, Inc.2     3,500,000       41,440  
CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA     1,187,660       41,158  
Nakanishi, Inc.     2,255,800       40,959  
Netcare, Ltd.     54,252,695       40,809  
Medmix AG1     2,314,251       40,482  
Glaukos Corp.2     750,322       39,947  
IVERIC bio, Inc.2     2,164,099       38,824  
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, non-registered shares     368,406       38,796  
Indivior PLC2     11,805,600       37,350  
Ambu AS, Class B, non-registered shares3     3,992,766       34,503  
FIGS, Inc., Class A2     4,166,847       34,376  
Seer, Inc., Class A2     4,414,668       34,170  
NuVasive, Inc.2     766,000       33,558  
Revenio Group OYJ, non-registered shares     792,790       29,454  
Exact Sciences Corp.2     890,000       28,916  
KRKA, dd, Novo mesto     335,262       28,243  
Angelalign Technology, Inc.3     2,908,600       27,599  
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2     137,700       27,562  
SKAN Group AG3     462,566       27,217  
Incyte Corp.2     396,000       26,389  
   
SMALLCAP World Fund 13
 
Common stocks (continued)   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Health care (continued)                
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp., Ltd.     2,510,000     $ 25,881  
Zealand Pharma A/S2     1,142,366       25,757  
Idorsia, Ltd.2,3     1,959,816       25,182  
Pharmaron Beijing Co., Ltd., Class H     5,167,550       25,060  
Twist Bioscience Corp.2     704,000       24,809  
Sosei Group Corp.2,3     1,861,300       23,349  
Guardant Health, Inc.2     420,239       22,621  
10x Genomics, Inc., Class A2     793,300       22,593  
Innovent Biologics, Inc.2     6,938,500       21,611  
Amedisys, Inc.2     210,699       20,394  
Olink Holding AB (ADR)2,3     1,586,593       19,261  
Gland Pharma, Ltd.2     750,000       19,235  
Zai Lab, Ltd. (ADR)2     551,078       18,847  
CM Hospitalar SA     5,671,671       18,652  
Chemed Corp.     42,000       18,336  
Medacta Group SA     216,959       18,264  
Fleury SA, ordinary nominative shares     5,540,900       18,160  
Galapagos NV2     424,039       18,145  
CellaVision AB, non-registered shares     789,300       18,051  
Ami Organics, Ltd.     1,596,540       17,857  
BONESUPPORT Holding AB2     2,647,760       17,459  
Hutchmed China, Ltd. (ADR)2     1,350,035       11,961  
Hutchmed China, Ltd.2,3     2,554,000       4,216  
Natera, Inc.2     363,000       15,907  
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2     683,000       14,794  
PolyPeptide Group AG     487,635       14,141  
Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co., Ltd., Class A     1,090,535       14,003  
Piramal Pharma, Ltd.2,4     5,340,000       13,575  
Editas Medicine, Inc.2     1,100,000       13,464  
Sysmex Corp.     220,300       11,857  
Nevro Corp.2     253,000       11,790  
Vaxcyte, Inc.2     475,303       11,407  
Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC     384,608       11,146  
Brii Biosciences, Ltd.2,3     16,214,542       10,872  
SUNWELS Co., Ltd.3     233,000       9,944  
Nordhealth AS, Class A1,2     5,120,000       9,375  
Arjo AB, Class B     2,572,435       9,368  
Precision BioSciences, Inc.1,2     6,715,043       8,730  
NextGen Healthcare, Inc.2     406,300       7,192  
Creo Medical Group PLC1,2     11,533,623       6,962  
Classys, Inc.     740,401       6,913  
Vitrolife AB     467,551       6,603  
PetIQ, Inc., Class A2     880,561       6,076  
Diagnósticos da América SA     1,728,463       6,043  
ChemoMetec A/S     70,910       5,353  
KRY International AB, Series A2,4,5     19,744       4,886  
HBM Holdings, Ltd.2,3     15,992,000       3,810  
OdontoPrev SA, ordinary nominative shares     2,134,000       3,481  
Cellectis SA, non-registered shares2,3     760,997       1,769  
Cellectis SA (ADR)2,3     698,804       1,600  
IO Biotech, Inc.2,3     1,235,000       3,347  
Jeisys Medical, Inc.2     605,326       2,730  
Implantica AG, Class A (SDR)2     700,000       2,597  
Sana Biotechnology, Inc.2,3     432,071       2,592  
Denali Therapeutics, Inc.2     84,264       2,586  
Intervacc AB2     850,000       2,554  
Applied Molecular Transport, Inc.2,3     1,861,107       1,811  
Autolus Therapeutics PLC (ADR)2,3     625,000       1,338  
Schrodinger, Inc.2     31,250       781  
Acutus Medical, Inc.2     797,523       702  
              8,099,712  
                 
Financials 9.51%                
Ares Management Corp., Class A     5,174,776       320,577  
AU Small Finance Bank, Ltd.     30,476,509       229,425  
SVB Financial Group2     606,500       203,651  
Essent Group, Ltd.1     5,654,659       197,178  
Trupanion, Inc.1,2,3     3,213,692       190,990  
   
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Aavas Financiers, Ltd.1,2     6,038,330     $ 165,167  
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co., Ltd.     17,195,186       153,424  
RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.     952,200       133,679  
Independent Bank Group, Inc.1     2,166,153       132,980  
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida1     4,156,901       125,663  
First Republic Bank     945,825       123,477  
Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings SA2     148,563,100       122,901  
Janus Henderson Group PLC     5,650,041       114,752  
Steadfast Group, Ltd.     35,229,793       103,813  
IIFL Finance, Ltd.1     23,246,993       99,987  
IIFL Wealth Management, Ltd.     4,379,654       98,842  
Patria Investments, Ltd., Class A1     6,913,834       90,226  
East West Bancorp, Inc.     1,308,975       87,885  
SouthState Corp.     1,097,165       86,808  
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.     339,620       86,746  
Capitec Bank Holdings, Ltd.     983,153       84,276  
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.3     4,700,100       83,404  
Focus Financial Partners, Inc., Class A2     2,549,002       80,319  
TMX Group, Ltd.     862,202       79,307  
City Union Bank, Ltd.     36,608,696       77,565  
Stifel Financial Corp.     1,477,350       76,689  
Canara Bank     26,973,076       75,000  
StepStone Group, Inc., Class A     3,039,100       74,488  
Western Alliance Bancorporation     1,100,128       72,322  
Glacier Bancorp, Inc.     1,443,817       70,935  
Bridgepoint Group PLC     32,728,364       68,204  
National Bank of Greece SA2     22,719,403       67,077  
Eastern Bankshares, Inc.     3,267,276       64,169  
AUB Group, Ltd.1     5,126,659       62,367  
Valley National Bancorp     5,495,000       59,346  
United Community Banks, Inc.     1,789,000       59,216  
VZ Holding AG     785,919       55,023  
AJ Bell PLC     18,325,000       55,020  
Banca Generali SpA     1,972,252       54,563  
The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son, Ltd.     1,504,686       48,842  
Remgro, Ltd.     6,502,281       47,716  
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, SAB de CV, Series A     26,040,000       43,561  
Allfunds Group PLC     5,925,895       43,440  
Antin Infrastructure Partners SA     1,964,300       40,836  
Aptus Value Housing Finance India, Ltd.2     10,588,171       39,880  
Webster Financial Corp.     843,652       38,133  
Pine Labs Pte., Ltd.2,4,5     76,998       38,039  
Silvergate Capital Corp., Class A2     500,878       37,741  
Euronext NV     585,333       37,039  
Enstar Group, Ltd.2     203,500       34,512  
Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A     1,566,000       32,526  
Umpqua Holdings Corp.     1,785,500       30,514  
Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A2     838,350       29,879  
Star Health & Allied Insurance Co., Ltd.2     3,400,000       29,398  
Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., Class A     1,196,000       27,879  
PacWest Bancorp     1,220,000       27,572  
Hilltop Holdings, Inc.     1,000,000       24,850  
AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc.2     1,350,000       24,692  
Moelis & Co., Class A     719,000       24,309  
Nova Ljubljanska Banka dd (GDR)     2,365,833       24,029  
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, Ltd.     4,312,024       22,319  
eGuarantee, Inc.     1,268,348       21,910  
ICICI Securities, Ltd.     3,293,062       21,008  
Alpha Services and Holdings SA2     26,000,000       20,249  
Hiscox, Ltd.     2,060,606       20,146  
NMI Holdings, Inc.2     950,000       19,352  
Radian Group, Inc.     1,000,000       19,290  
WealthNavi, Inc.2,3     1,788,200       19,144  
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A     705,000       18,986  
Qualitas Controladora, SAB de CV3     4,450,000       18,351  
Haci Ömer Sabanci Holding AS     12,391,000       17,233  
Angel One, Ltd.     921,071       15,316  
Piramal Enterprises, Ltd.     1,335,000       14,153  
Oscar Health, Inc., Class A2,3     2,751,000       13,728  
   
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Financials (continued)                
SiriusPoint, Ltd.2     2,464,299     $ 12,198  
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.     145,930       11,879  
Collector Bank AB2     4,629,130       11,466  
EFG International AG     1,414,530       11,179  
Premium Group Co., Ltd.     888,900       10,925  
Hellenic Exchanges - Athens Stock Exchange SA1     3,500,000       10,361  
PT Bank Raya Indonesia Tbk2     278,708,667       10,000  
Islandsbanki hf.     11,632,054       9,771  
Linc AB2,3     2,358,208       9,310  
Funding Circle Holdings PLC2     14,713,073       6,706  
Discovery, Ltd.2     899,883       5,196  
Uzabase, Inc.2,3     465,000       2,093  
TCS Group Holding PLC (GDR)2,4,7     31,700       6 
TCS Group Holding PLC (GDR)2,4     1,334,228       6 
              5,285,117  
                 
Consumer staples 3.42%                
Emmi AG1     318,222       247,648  
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.1,2     5,915,153       196,915  
Simply Good Foods Co.1,2     5,770,500       184,598  
Milbon Co., Ltd.1     2,378,500       104,902  
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.2     1,217,842       88,671  
Varun Beverages, Ltd.     6,634,383       84,866  
Celsius Holdings, Inc.2     832,726       75,512  
Monde Nissin Corp.     350,959,960       72,757  
Sovos Brands, Inc.1,2     5,050,900       71,925  
Raia Drogasil SA, ordinary nominative shares     15,832,125       66,711  
Ocado Group PLC2     10,398,813       53,998  
AAK AB     3,694,316       48,710  
Shop Apotheke Europe NV, non-registered shares1,2,3     1,142,620       46,389  
United Spirits, Ltd.2     4,506,665       46,336  
Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S     2,941,378       42,441  
Sok Marketler Ticaret AS, non-registered shares1,2     37,067,550       41,357  
Performance Food Group Co.2     928,000       39,858  
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A     1,100,000       36,707  
Freshpet, Inc.2     667,764       33,448  
Jonjee Hi-Tech Industrial and Commercial Holding Co., Ltd., Class A     6,624,986       29,743  
Kotobuki Spirits Co., Ltd.     499,000       28,580  
COSMOS Pharmaceutical Corp.     287,909       28,408  
BidCorp, Ltd.3     1,640,857       25,115  
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.     1,028,000       23,891  
Avenue Supermarts, Ltd.2     417,313       22,411  
Fever-Tree Drinks PLC     2,410,000       22,347  
Vector Group, Ltd.     2,509,032       22,105  
Bakkafrost P/F     517,500       20,495  
Royal Unibrew A/S     280,000       18,121  
Hilton Food Group PLC     2,327,506       13,822  
PZ Cussons PLC     6,017,310       13,034  
Century Pacific Food, Inc.     25,901,000       9,918  
Humble Group AB2     11,368,627       9,409  
Icelandic Salmon AS2,3     515,000       7,704  
Nomad Foods, Ltd.2     500,000       7,100  
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.2     152,200       6,456  
Dole PLC     551,300       4,024  
Zur Rose Group AG2,3     54,100       1,590  
Beyond Meat, Inc.2,3     73,395       1,040  
              1,899,062  
                 
Energy 3.12%                
New Fortress Energy, Inc., Class A     4,116,300       179,923  
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.1     6,054,000       165,940  
Coterra Energy, Inc.     6,350,059       165,864  
Chesapeake Energy Corp.     1,434,104       135,107  
MEG Energy Corp.2     11,431,657       127,943  
DT Midstream, Inc.     2,420,877       125,619  
Gaztransport & Technigaz SA     913,743       101,092  
Vallourec SA2     9,989,108       96,289  
Viper Energy Partners, LP     2,555,470       73,240  
   
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Energy (continued)                
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     1,817,270     $ 67,184  
Pioneer Natural Resources Company     268,053       58,041  
Golar LNG, Ltd.2     2,132,596       53,144  
Worley, Ltd.     5,701,172       46,352  
Cactus, Inc., Class A     1,149,091       44,160  
TechnipFMC PLC2     5,200,890       43,999  
Denbury, Inc.2     406,329       35,050  
Venture Global LNG, Inc., Series C2,4,5     4,240       34,228  
Subsea 7 SA     3,742,357       29,563  
Savannah Energy PLC1,2,3     96,128,672       29,272  
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A     1,323,743       26,223  
Equitrans Midstream Corp.     3,390,447       25,361  
Weatherford International2     706,648       22,818  
Headwater Exploration, Inc.2     5,105,000       19,439  
ProFrac Holding Corp., Class A2,3     1,194,734       18,172  
Championx Corp.     462,625       9,054  
              1,733,077  
                 
Materials 3.02%                
APL Apollo Tubes, Ltd.1     15,548,000       198,170  
LANXESS AG1     4,917,743       144,010  
JSR Corp.     6,631,830       126,378  
Navin Fluorine International, Ltd.     2,079,348       114,025  
CCL Industries, Inc., Class B, nonvoting shares     2,262,200       109,659  
OZ Minerals, Ltd.     6,303,841       103,479  
Perimeter Solutions SA1,2     11,791,546       94,450  
Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corp., Ltd.     6,039,256       64,739  
Summit Materials, Inc., Class A2     2,535,041       60,739  
H.B. Fuller Co.     866,200       52,059  
ATI, Inc.2     1,868,650       49,725  
Livent Corp.2     1,530,893       46,922  
PI Industries, Ltd.     1,212,000       44,299  
MMG, Ltd.2     148,596,000       35,281  
Lundin Mining Corp.     6,434,519       32,514  
Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.3     1,043,900       31,727  
Toyo Gosei Co., Ltd.1,3     642,700       28,289  
FUJIMI INCORPORATED3     597,000       25,022  
Jindal Steel & Power, Ltd.     4,763,387       24,863  
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.3     1,156,000       24,194  
Vinati Organics, Ltd.     943,000       24,161  
Aluflexpack AG1,2,3     1,309,666       23,652  
Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.     1,642,000       23,282  
Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG, non-registered shares     171,841       22,055  
JCU Corp.     1,066,300       21,442  
Indigo Paints, Ltd.     1,103,244       20,302  
Shandong Sinocera Functional Material Co., Ltd., Class A     4,713,974       19,241  
Nanofilm Technologies International, Ltd.     12,438,970       18,013  
Re:NewCell AB1,2,3     2,702,272       17,542  
Berger Paints India, Ltd.     1,930,816       14,584  
Alcoa Corp.     350,000       11,781  
Recticel SA/NV     873,200       11,458  
Materion Corp.     121,538       9,723  
Gerdau SA (ADR)     2,011,500       9,092  
Venator Materials PLC1,2     8,519,540       7,497  
Fuso Chemical Co., Ltd.     283,300       6,104  
Alleima AB2     1,509,740       4,734  
Carbios SA2     105,815       2,108  
              1,677,315  
                 
Communication services 2.10%                
Iridium Communications, Inc.2     4,845,068       214,976  
Iridium Communications, Inc.2,7     636,132       28,225  
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B2     18,041,147       125,386  
New York Times Co., Class A     2,439,638       70,140  
JCDecaux SA2     5,841,330       68,774  
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.2     2,609,825       61,148  
Pearson PLC     5,591,034       53,583  
Viaplay Group AB, Class B2     2,662,395       52,016  
   
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Communication services (continued)                
4imprint Group PLC     1,104,563     $ 41,611  
Ascential PLC2     17,882,269       41,067  
Hemnet Group AB     2,549,439       32,459  
JOYY, Inc., Class A (ADR)     1,177,618       30,618  
YouGov PLC     2,997,794       29,210  
Paradox Interactive AB3     1,744,220       27,763  
Rightmove PLC     5,188,789       27,522  
Direct Marketing MIX, Inc.1     2,454,500       27,521  
Megacable Holdings, SAB de CV, ordinary participation certificates     13,468,136       27,138  
TIM SA     11,855,402       26,549  
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA2     471,400       19,647  
Nextdoor Holdings, Inc., Class A2,3     6,859,318       19,137  
VTEX, Class A2,3     5,109,762       18,906  
Bandwidth, Inc., Class A2     1,329,018       15,815  
JYP Entertainment Corp.     388,161       15,789  
PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc., Class A2     4,500,000       15,705  
Trustpilot Group PLC2     16,821,394       14,149  
Ubisoft Entertainment SA2     511,500       14,043  
Pebble Group PLC1,2     13,392,050       13,532  
Cable One, Inc.     15,197       12,964  
MTN Group, Ltd.     1,458,066       9,573  
Boat Rocker Media, Inc.2     2,611,926       5,559  
Playtika Holding Corp.2     429,090       4,029  
Huuuge, Inc.2,3     106,234       488  
Yandex NV, Class A2,4     1,530,000       6 
              1,165,042  
                 
Real estate 1.45%                
Embassy Office Parks REIT     31,445,400       133,529  
Altus Group, Ltd.1     3,619,087       117,322  
DigitalBridge Group, Inc. REIT, Class A     7,708,189       96,429  
Concentradora Fibra Danhos REIT, SA de CV3     57,954,482       69,639  
JHSF Participações SA1     47,722,472       65,466  
Mindspace Business Parks REIT     9,000,000       40,171  
SRE Holdings Corp.1,2,3     1,290,828       27,781  
Macrotech Developers, Ltd.2     2,331,038       26,215  
K-Fast Holding AB, Class B1,2,3     12,909,607       24,470  
FirstService Corp.3     200,000       23,807  
ESR-Logos REIT     93,830,358       23,216  
Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta, SAB de CV     11,183,823       20,835  
CIFI Ever Sunshine Services Group, Ltd.3     55,562,025       20,341  
PotlatchDeltic Corp. REIT     379,300       15,566  
Zillow Group, Inc., Class C, nonvoting shares2     525,000       15,020  
Redwood Trust, Inc. REIT3     2,562,000       14,706  
Swedish Logistic Property AB, Class B2     4,739,069       11,484  
CTP NV     1,092,105       11,278  
Genova Property Group AB1,2     2,126,731       10,794  
Cushman & Wakefield PLC2     862,000       9,870  
Fastighets AB Balder, Class B2     2,448,188       9,676  
Douglas Elliman, Inc.     1,832,215       7,512  
LXP Industrial Trust REIT     805,425       7,378  
Americold Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     217,800       5,358  
              807,863  
                 
Utilities 0.60%                
Black Hills Corp.     1,290,379       87,398  
ACEN Corp.     861,383,220       82,369  
Brookfield Infrastructure Corp., Class A, subordinate voting shares3     1,056,214       42,995  
ENN Energy Holdings, Ltd.     3,166,000       42,128  
Nippon Gas Co., Ltd.3     2,848,600       40,294  
Neoenergia SA     9,514,000       26,985  
SJW Group     162,000       9,331  
Mytrah Energy, Ltd.1,2,4     10,418,000       116  
              331,616  
                 
Total common stocks (cost: $43,067,208,000)             47,722,717  
   
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Preferred securities 1.27%   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Industrials 0.42%                
Einride AB, Series B, preferred shares1,2,4,5     1,334,588     $ 60,860  
Einride AB, Series A, preferred shares1,2,4,5     11,990       547  
Azul SA, preferred nominative shares (ADR)2,3     6,549,081       53,310  
Azul SA, preferred nominative shares2     771,000       2,104  
Relativity Space, Inc., Series D, preferred shares1,2,4,5     2,143,751       39,166  
Relativity Space, Inc., Series E, preferred shares1,2,4,5     464,197       8,481  
ABL Space Systems Co., Series B, preferred shares2,4,5     777,162       44,920  
WorkRise Technologies, Inc., Series E, preferred shares2,4,5     95,423       21,696  
              231,084  
                 
Information technology 0.36%                
Skyryse, Inc., Series B, preferred shares1,2,4,5     1,649,110       40,700  
PsiQuantum Corp., Series D, preferred shares2,4,5     1,334,542       36,059  
Outreach Corp., Series G, preferred shares2,4,5     1,554,053       35,557  
SiFive, Inc., Series F, preferred shares2,4,5     3,451,632       25,128  
Yotpo, Ltd., Series F, preferred shares2,4,5     8,332,809       13,666  
Yotpo, Ltd., Series B, preferred shares2,4,5     1,111,347       1,823  
Yotpo, Ltd., Series C, preferred shares2,4,5     1,057,985       1,735  
Yotpo, Ltd., Series A-1, preferred shares2,4,5     709,592       1,164  
Yotpo, Ltd., Series A, preferred shares2,4,5     345,899       567  
Yotpo, Ltd., Series C-1, preferred shares2,4,5     293,302       481  
Yotpo, Ltd., Series D, preferred shares2,4,5     163,552       268  
Yotpo, Ltd., Series B-1, preferred shares2,4,5     130,625       214  
ANDPAD, Inc., Series D, preferred shares2,4,5     459,413       18,411  
Patreon, Inc., Series E, preferred shares2,4,5     698,208       14,411  
Patreon, Inc., Series Seed, preferred shares2,4,5     163,096       3,366  
Kandou Holding SA, Series D, preferred shares2,4,5     2,142,857       3,986  
              197,536  
                 
Health care 0.20%                
Laronde, Inc., Series B, 6.00% preferred shares2,4,5     1,785,714       43,822  
KRY International AB, Series E, preferred shares2,4,5     114,059       28,225  
InSilico Medicine Cayman TopCo, Series D, preferred shares2,4,5     605,423       23,684  
Bluestar Genomics, Inc., Series C, noncumulative preferred shares, 5.00% 20221,2,4,5     1,531,102       9,814  
Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc., Series B, preferred shares2,4,5     636,364       6,555  
PACT Pharma, Inc., Series C, 8.00% noncumulative preferred shares2,4,5     4,397,107       616  
              112,716  
                 
Financials 0.15%                
PPRO Holding GMBS, Series B, 8.00% preferred shares1,2,4,5     13,618       57,732  
Pine Labs Pte., Ltd., Series J, cumulative preferred shares2,4,5     57,100       28,209  
              85,941  
                 
Consumer discretionary 0.07%                
Cava Group, Inc., Series F, preferred shares2,4,5     664,364       20,928  
StockX, Inc., Series E-1, preferred shares2,4,5     222,222       15,435  
StockX, Inc., Series AA, preferred shares2,4,5     57,338       3,983  
StockX, Inc., Series B, preferred shares2,4,5     3,094       215  
              40,561  
                 
Real estate 0.07%                
QuintoAndar, Ltd., Series E-1, preferred shares2,4,5     244,733       37,752  
                 
Total preferred securities (cost: $783,659,000)             705,590  
                 
Rights & warrants 0.20%                
Information technology 0.12%                
OPT Machine Vision Tech Co., Ltd., Class A, warrants, expire 20232,7     2,838,640       63,037  
Foursquare Labs, Inc., warrants, expire 20332,4,5     1,163,990       55  
              63,092  
                 
Industrials 0.07%                
Warom Technology, Inc. Co., Class A, warrants, expire 20232,7     8,603,931       26,322  
Centre Testing International Group Co., Ltd., Class A, warrants, expire 20232,7     3,799,918       10,900  
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Co., Ltd., Class A, warrants, expire 20242,7     1,315,742       2,644  
Momentus, Inc., warrants, expire 20262     2,225,000       400  
              40,266  
   
SMALLCAP World Fund 19
 
Rights & warrants (continued)           Shares     Value
(000)
 
Materials 0.01%                        
Shandong Sinocera Functional Material Co., Ltd., Class A, warrants, expire 20232,7   1,225,940     $ 5,004  
                         
Total rights & warrants (cost: $146,526,000)                     108,362  
                         
Convertible stocks 0.09%                        
Utilities 0.06%                        
TAE Technologies, Inc., Series G2, 4.00% cumulative convertible preferred shares4,5   300,000       30,000  
                         
Information technology 0.03%                        
RealSelf, Inc., Series C, convertible preferred shares1,2,4,5             3,468,862       10,163  
Tarana Wireless, Inc., Series 6, noncumulative convertible preferred shares4,5   14,888,589       8,040  
                      18,203  
                         
Total convertible stocks (cost: $61,179,000)                     48,203  
                         
Convertible bonds & notes 0.00%           Principal amount
(000)
         
Industrials 0.00%                        
Einride AB, convertible notes, 7.00% 20231,4,5           USD 1,500       1,895  
                         
Total convertible bonds & notes (cost: $1,501,000)                     1,895  
                         
Short-term securities 14.57%             Shares          
Money market investments 8.59%                        
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 2.81%1,8             47,762,957       4,775,818  
                         
  Weighted
average yield
at acquisition
    Principal amount
(000)
       
Commercial paper 4.49%                        
Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat 12/8/2022     3.066 %   USD 87,400       86,823  
BNG Bank NV 10/3/20227     2.353       150,000       149,962  
BNG Bank NV 10/14/20227     2.625       200,000       199,761  
BNG Bank NV 10/17/20227     2.692       100,000       99,855  
BNG Bank NV 10/19/20227     2.656       50,000       49,919  
Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations 10/12/2022     2.414       250,000       249,747  
DBS Bank, Ltd. 12/14/20227     3.481       100,000       99,253  
Export Development Canada 11/21/2022     2.969       100,000       99,533  
KfW 11/14/20227     2.971       200,000       199,319  
KfW 12/13/20227     3.214       50,000       49,678  
KfW 12/14/20227     3.412       150,000       149,017  
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Inc. 12/1/20227     2.935       77,250       76,794  
NRW.Bank 10/7/20227     2.509       250,000       249,853  
NRW.Bank 10/11/20227     2.519       150,000       149,861  
NRW.Bank 10/17/20227     2.861       100,000       99,855  
Oesterreich Kontrollbank 10/17/2022     2.858       51,500       51,425  
United Overseas Bank, Ltd. 12/8/20227     3.126       87,400       86,777  
United Overseas Bank, Ltd. 12/12/20227     3.084       100,000       99,242  
United Overseas Bank, Ltd. 12/13/20227     3.086       150,000       148,847  
United Overseas Bank, Ltd. 12/16/20227     3.089       100,000       99,197  
                      2,494,718  
                         
              Shares          
Money market investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan 1.49%                
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 2.81%1,8,9             2,910,012       290,972  
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class 2.94%8,9     199,400,000       199,400  
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund, Institutional Shares 2.93%8,9     166,100,000       166,100  
Invesco Short-Term Investments Trust – Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class 2.88%8,9     66,575,613       66,576  
   
20 SMALLCAP World Fund
 
Short-term securities (continued)   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Money market investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan (continued)                
Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management, Institutional Shares 2.85%8,9     58,100,000     $ 58,100  
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds – Government Portfolio, Institutional Class 2.80%8,9     33,200,000       33,200  
BlackRock Liquidity Funds – FedFund, Institutional Shares 2.76%8,9     16,600,000       16,600  
              830,948  
                 
Total short-term securities (cost: $8,102,184,000)             8,101,484  
Total investment securities 101.99% (cost: $52,162,257,000)             56,688,251  
Other assets less liabilities (1.99)%             (1,108,107 )
                 
Net assets 100.00%           $ 55,580,144  

 

Investments in affiliates1

 

    Value of
affiliates at
10/1/2021
(000)
    Additions
(000)
    Reductions
(000)
    Net
realized
gain (loss)
(000)
    Net
unrealized
(depreciation)
appreciation
(000)
    Value of
affiliates at
9/30/2022
(000)
    Dividend
or interest
income
(000)
 
Common stocks 23.01%                                                        
Industrials 6.62%                                                        
Saia, Inc.2   $ 349,105     $ 103,842     $     $     $ (79,498 )   $ 373,449     $  
BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.     624,379       18,516       53,725       8,796       (301,299 )     296,667       2,995  
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.     137,040       94,086       37,033       (1,074 )     55,828       248,847       1,351  
Diploma PLC     374,585       296       8,238       (4,156 )     (114,506 )     247,981       5,967  
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.     205,914       76,020                   (53,091 )     228,843       2,475  
Arcosa, Inc.     176,368       18,694                   25,821       220,883       740  
Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd.2     189,109       60,264       11,881       (2,069 )     (31,188 )     204,235        
Visional, Inc.2     186,716       6,282                   (8,054 )     184,944        
Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc.3     149,749       87,721       13,367       (12,426 )     (58,531 )     153,146       812  
ATS Automation Tooling System, Inc.2           200,771                   (50,831 )     149,940        
Wizz Air Holdings PLC2     259,859       285,749       107,325       (100,038 )     (213,847 )     124,398        
EnPro Industries, Inc.     72,321       68,924                   (17,548 )     123,697       1,446  
Carel Industries SpA     186,704             21,300       9,917       (62,958 )     112,363       947  
Alfen NV2     134,619             8,497       (2,206 )     (14,665 )     109,251        
Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co., Ltd.     163,396                         (71,814 )     91,582       816  
dip Corp.     91,426       27,583                   (33,963 )     85,046       1,437  
Johns Lyng Group, Ltd.     79,441       13,116                   (10,685 )     81,872       821  
KEI Industries, Ltd.           62,117                   17,596       79,713       102  
Instalco AB     158,007       3,002                   (89,825 )     71,184       1,130  
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS2     52,880             10,269       1,599       24,097       68,307        
Marlowe PLC2,3     69,724       9,520                   (17,351 )     61,893        
Montrose Environmental Group, Inc.2     95,694       49,261       24,695       (21,646 )     (43,969 )     54,645        
DO & CO AG, non-registered shares2,3     63,241                         (11,831 )     51,410        
Volution Group PLC     37,413       67,773                   (54,232 )     50,954       848  
Interface, Inc.     71,524                         (29,082 )     42,442       189  
Midac Holdings Co., Ltd.3     58,547       11,976                   (28,128 )     42,395       51  
Antares Vision SpA2,3     67,179                         (29,602 )     37,577        
Montana Aerospace AG2     98,830       11,248                   (75,390 )     34,688        
Fasadgruppen Group AB     66,194       3,933                   (40,330 )     29,797       458  
Einride AB2,4,5     13,640                         4,194       17,834        
Azelio AB10     20,939             4,008       (24,441 )     7,510              
Barrett Business Services, Inc.10     46,577             39,544       3,412       (10,445 )           183  
Boyd Group Services, Inc.3,11     237,086       21,580       69,261       (22,232 )     (61,857 )           460  
GVS SpA2,11     174,811       28,257       64,546       (6,317 )     (81,285 )            
IMCD NV11     668,138             146,346       70,510       (271,719 )           4,914  
   
SMALLCAP World Fund 21
 

Investments in affiliates1 (continued)

 

    Value of
affiliates at
10/1/2021
(000)
    Additions
(000)
    Reductions
(000)
    Net
realized
gain (loss)
(000)
    Net
unrealized
(depreciation)
appreciation
(000)
    Value of
affiliates at
9/30/2022
(000)
    Dividend
or interest
income
(000)
 
Matson, Inc.11   $ 159,322     $ 20,147     $ 58,954     $ 11,171     $ (55,951 )   $     $ 2,495  
Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc.2,11     104,947       13,080       48,563       (12,347 )     (33,822 )            
                                              3,679,983          
Information technology 3.96%                                                        
eMemory Technology, Inc.     425,376       42,851       21,755       16,739       (235,811 )     227,400       3,038  
ALTEN SA, non-registered shares     218,256       104,552       45,261       (19,027 )     (67,703 )     190,817       2,692  
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.     277,553       12,062       8,098       (5,913 )     (91,353 )     184,251       3,354  
Global Unichip Corp.     122,936       65,715       11,301       (2,756 )     9,274       183,868       2,564  
Fabrinet, non-registered shares2     112,252       92,643                   (21,701 )     183,194        
Keywords Studios PLC     237,154       3,325       28,784       (11,573 )     (69,661 )     130,461       169  
Dexerials Corp.3     63,639       63,648                   (11,017 )     116,270       2,357  
Extreme Networks, Inc.2     52,435       76,483       22,231       (11,634 )     17,962       113,015        
Network International Holdings PLC2     215,255       12,398       40,239       (48,431 )     (30,277 )     108,706        
Net One Systems Co., Ltd.     226,584       9,042       47,996       (9,321 )     (78,824 )     99,485       3,062  
Credo Technology Group Holding, Ltd.2,3           58,768                   31,373       90,141        
Tanla Platforms, Ltd.     112,334                         (25,003 )     87,331       925  
Money Forward, Inc.2     235,170       42,349       26,198       (48,094 )     (127,274 )     75,953        
Bytes Technology Group PLC     80,157       24,222                   (33,856 )     70,523       2,253  
PAR Technology Corp.2,3     125,429       6,227                   (68,460 )     63,196        
Mastek, Ltd.           58,352                   (7,408 )     50,944       237  
Crayon Group Holding ASA2,3     75,090       60,519       4,880       (4,864 )     (75,008 )     50,857        
Megaport, Ltd.2,3     132,815       10,408       28,970       14,002       (83,830 )     44,425        
Zuken, Inc.     59,358       11,512       4,302       (1,969 )     (20,476 )     44,123       569  
Boku, Inc.2,5     53,644                         (28,265 )     25,379        
SmartCraft ASA, Class A2     34,172                         (15,544 )     18,628        
TDCX, Inc., Class A2           16,015                   673       16,688        
Softline Holding PLC (GDR)2,4,7           79,875                   (71,065 )     8,810        
Softline Holding PLC (GDR)2,4           75                   (67 )     8        
Cherry AG2,3     52,280             170       (238 )     (44,508 )     7,364        
MotorK, Ltd.2           17,278                   (11,810 )     5,468        
WeCommerce Holdings, Ltd., Class A2,3           21,801       576       (1,131 )     (17,034 )     3,060        
91APP, Inc.11     1,012       94,730       18,048       (32,669 )     (33,119 )           129  
Appier Group, Inc.10     81,454             43,642       (55,578 )     17,766              
Avaya Holdings Corp.2,3,11     53,532       72,050       9,242       (119,901 )     8,909              
AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.2,11           201,705       75,995       (99,739 )     (5,377 )            
Bottomline Technologies (DE), Inc.10     140,399             201,074       37,298       23,377              
Computer Age Management Services, Ltd.11     128,344             63,714       21,792       (43,698 )           946  
Dock, Ltd.2,4,5,11     27,080                         20,126              
Dye & Durham, Ltd.3,11     121,192       5,772       37,736       (27,841 )     (30,945 )           232  
eCloudvalley Digital Technology Co., Ltd.11     30,937       6,339                   (25,486 )           252  
EcoOnline Holding AS10     29,071             22,344       (7,072 )     345              
GB Group PLC11     125,523       4,053       83,896       (7,916 )     (28,786 )           104  
Hennge KK10     56,060             15,958       (29,775 )     (10,327 )            
Ideagen PLC10     86,794       10,402       100,302       10,869       (7,763 )           112  
LPKF Laser & Electronics AG, non-registered shares10     44,674             21,384       (24,680 )     1,390              
Nagarro SE2,3,11     144,449             58,969       23,021       (65,604 )            
Netcompany Group AS, non-registered shares2,11     311,683             95,938       56,239       (219,406 )            
SHIFT, Inc.2,11     281,192       31,760       137,255       38,150       (120,496 )            
   
22 SMALLCAP World Fund
 

Investments in affiliates1 (continued)

 

    Value of
affiliates at
10/1/2021
(000)
    Additions
(000)
    Reductions
(000)
    Net
realized
gain (loss)
(000)
    Net
unrealized
(depreciation)
appreciation
(000)
    Value of
affiliates at
9/30/2022
(000)
    Dividend
or interest
income
(000)
 
Smaregi, Inc.10   $ 34,016     $     $ 8,246     $ (11,348 )   $ (14,422 )   $     $  
Unifiedpost Group SA10     50,611             8,428       (50,179 )     7,996              
                                              2,200,365          
Consumer discretionary 4.20%                                                        
Tube Investments of India, Ltd.     288,934       21,054       92,539       23,499       169,607       410,555       634  
TopBuild Corp.2     411,907       44,714       27,834       6,652       (86,087 )     349,352        
YETI Holdings, Inc.2     518,842       65,070       8,136       (3,904 )     (375,253 )     196,619        
Helen of Troy, Ltd.2     433,116       60,079       121,757       (45,500 )     (186,898 )     139,040        
Kindred Group PLC (SDR)     211,253       59,967       25,533       (25,557 )     (100,828 )     119,302       7,417  
MakeMyTrip, Ltd., non-registered shares2     34,933       76,137                   7,947       119,017        
WH Smith PLC2     120,874       55,198                   (67,891 )     108,181        
NEXTAGE Co., Ltd.           94,191                   6,199       100,390        
Pets at Home Group PLC     43,482       126,175                   (73,157 )     96,500       3,384  
Bajaj Electricals, Ltd.     126,568             9,381       1,689       (22,839 )     96,037       245  
Jack in the Box, Inc.           111,998                   (18,914 )     93,084       1,527  
Everi Holdings, Inc.2     170,435             39,195       9,762       (61,193 )     79,809        
Auction Technology Group PLC2     148,698       23,679                   (95,800 )     76,577        
Golden Entertainment, Inc.2     55,286       38,838                   (27,946 )     66,178        
Domino’s Pizza Group PLC     129,598                         (68,994 )     60,604       3,133  
Musti Group OYJ     86,680       8,426                   (48,637 )     46,469       1,233  
Snow Peak, Inc.3           66,358                   (19,958 )     46,400       266  
Victoria PLC2,3           59,123                   (25,661 )     33,462        
AcadeMedia AB     38,581       4,836                   (15,161 )     28,256       1,098  
JOANN, Inc.3     30,404                         (12,336 )     18,068       1,174  
Lojas Quero-Quero SA     44,684       7,071       4,920       (11,658 )     (19,021 )     16,156       325  
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.2     28,632                         (12,582 )     16,050        
Porch Group, Inc.2,3     113,369       9,471       20,311       (67,474 )     (22,635 )     12,420        
Bike24 Holding AG2,3     90,361             6,837       (781 )     (75,608 )     7,135        
BNN Technology PLC2,4     6                       6     6      
BHG Group AB10     143,245             32,607       (52,715 )     (57,923 )            
Cairn Homes PLC11     57,942       3,083       20,935       (595 )     (14,236 )           1,813  
Cary Group AB10     79,878             47,951       (15,802 )     (16,125 )            
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.10     20,974             29,859       3,106       5,779             96  
Desenio Group AB10     19,095       12,550       5,731       (56,158 )     30,244              
Gourmet Master Co., Ltd.10     49,381             34,236       (16,614 )     1,469              
Leslie’s, Inc.2,3,11     115,326       96,356       46,932       (24,914 )     (36,975 )            
MADE.com Group PLC10     58,379             3,717       (66,656 )     11,994              
OneSpaWorld Holdings, Ltd.10     53,370             53,042       7,401       (7,729 )            
Purple Innovation, Inc., Class A10 80,885             34,552       (57,914 )     11,581              
RVRC Holding AB10     48,538       1,770       15,033       (42,257 )     6,982             444  
Watches of Switzerland Group PLC2,11     153,430       52,708       56,993       (29,409 )     (48,434 )            
Westwing Group SE, non-registered shares2,3,11     44,293       14,507       10,398       (21,664 )     (24,855 )            
zooplus AG, non-registered shares10     263,323             257,235       213,610       (219,698 )            
                                              2,335,661          
Health care 2.89%                                                        
Max Healthcare Institute, Ltd.2     176,975       230,237       100,479       66,960       (37,808 )     335,885        
Haemonetics Corp.2     35,041       215,033                   52,991       303,065        
Revance Therapeutics, Inc.2     125,722       60,441       18,675       (19,353 )     22,341       170,476        
Xenon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2     30,854       63,497       4,937       (993 )     53,000       141,421        
Silk Road Medical, Inc.2     152,688       568                   (27,633 )     125,623        
   
SMALLCAP World Fund 23
 

Investments in affiliates1 (continued)

 

    Value of
affiliates at
10/1/2021
(000)
    Additions
(000)
    Reductions
(000)
    Net
realized
gain (loss)
(000)
    Net
unrealized
(depreciation)
appreciation
(000)
    Value of
affiliates at
9/30/2022
(000)
    Dividend
or interest
income
(000)
 
CONMED Corp.   $ 114,514     $ 71,363     $     $     $ (62,536 )   $ 123,341     $ 915  
Amvis Holdings, Inc.     68,450       80,411       13,634       (5,540 )     (14,146 )     115,541       148  
Addus HomeCare Corp.2     74,877                         14,544       89,421        
Ocumension Therapeutics2,3     88,719       1,387                   (41,129 )     48,977        
Surgical Science Sweden AB2,3     89,512                         (45,890 )     43,622        
New Horizon Health, Ltd.2,3     58,291       34,720                   (50,802 )     42,209        
Medmix AG     84,065       34,591       6,070       (9,088 )     (63,016 )     40,482       1,295  
Nordhealth AS, Class A2     25,989                         (16,614 )     9,375        
Precision BioSciences, Inc.2     49,264       3,400                   (43,934 )     8,730        
Creo Medical Group PLC2     26,954                         (19,992 )     6,962        
Acutus Medical, Inc.2,11     14,144             1,212       (13,280 )     1,050              
Adaptimmune Therapeutics PLC (ADR)10     41,374             17,333       (15,147 )     (8,894 )            
Allakos, Inc.10     401,101             173,447       82,236       (309,890 )            
BICO Group AB, Class B10     192,639       37,534       42,897       (101,217 )     (86,059 )            
Cellectis SA (ADR)2,3,11     27,923       2,959       6,508       (37,698 )     14,924              
Cellectis SA, non-registered shares2,3,11     15,170       1,598       3,595       (25,293 )     13,889              
Cortexyme, Inc.10     205,553       19,079       31,744       (23,204 )     (169,684 )            
Genus PLC11     154,518       123,782       64,567       (79,171 )     (69,721 )           1,439  
Mani, Inc.10     102,420             72,885       (28,692 )     (843 )           319  
Metropolis Healthcare, Ltd.10     126,134             100,763       53,712       (79,083 )           204  
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.2,3,11     249,229       41,212       32,355       (24,422 )     (174,302 )            
PolyPeptide Group AG11     306,892       27,631       118,148       (65,538 )     (136,696 )           818  
Pulmonx Corp.10     99,107       5,900       48,761       (61,560 )     5,314              
Zealand Pharma A/S2,11     69,352       1,001       18,086       (24,021 )     (2,489 )            
                                              1,605,130          
Financials 1.94%                                                        
Essent Group, Ltd.     197,200       75,821       25,443       (539 )     (49,861 )     197,178       4,046  
Trupanion, Inc.2,3     241,636       8,695       786       626       (59,181 )     190,990        
Aavas Financiers, Ltd.2     213,203       4,001       10,814       (1,730 )     (39,493 )     165,167        
Independent Bank Group, Inc.     157,257       37,282       37,893       (3,383 )     (20,283 )     132,980       3,621  
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida     138,854       1,911                   (15,102 )     125,663       2,488  
IIFL Finance, Ltd.     23,507       70,351                   6,129       99,987       920  
Patria Investments, Ltd., Class A 91,511       21,735                   (23,020 )     90,226       4,456  
AUB Group, Ltd.           83,492                   (21,125 )     62,367       1,631  
Hellenic Exchanges - Athens Stock Exchange SA     13,967                         (3,606 )     10,361       568  
Bridgepoint Group PLC11     254,040       35,504       31,740       (43,595 )     (146,005 )           3,588  
SiriusPoint, Ltd.2,11     55,772       21,943       27,847       (34,904 )     (2,766 )            
Uzabase, Inc.2,3,11     46,409             12,277       (23,871 )     (8,168 )            
                                              1,074,919          
Consumer staples 1.61%                                                        
Emmi AG     328,323                         (80,675 )     247,648       4,770  
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.2     127,554       38,848       70,242       7,688       93,067       196,915        
Simply Good Foods Co.2     229,393       30,920       64,823       10,684       (21,576 )     184,598        
Milbon Co., Ltd.     112,067       25,406                   (32,571 )     104,902       1,436  
Sovos Brands, Inc.2     46,501       25,020                   404       71,925        
Shop Apotheke Europe NV, non-registered shares2,3     128,744       27,080                   (109,435 )     46,389        
Sok Marketler Ticaret AS, non-registered shares2     35,839       8,749                   (3,231 )     41,357        
Dole PLC11     63,125       55,809       65,254       (51,843 )     2,187             1,469  
                                              893,734          
   
24 SMALLCAP World Fund
 

Investments in affiliates1 (continued)

 

    Value of
affiliates at
10/1/2021
(000)
    Additions
(000)
    Reductions
(000)
    Net
realized
gain (loss)
(000)
    Net
unrealized
(depreciation)
appreciation
(000)
    Value of
affiliates at
9/30/2022
(000)
    Dividend
or interest
income
(000)
 
Energy 0.35%                                                        
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.   $ 104,325     $ 23,768     $     $     $ 37,847     $ 165,940     $ 3,996  
Savannah Energy PLC2,3     15,998       8,234                   5,040       29,272        
                                              195,212          
Materials 0.93%                                                        
APL Apollo Tubes, Ltd.     159,233       24,815       9,428       (1,049 )     24,599       198,170       684  
LANXESS AG     76,030       204,779                   (136,799 )     144,010       4,789  
Perimeter Solutions SA2           207,621       85,597       (4,109 )     (23,465 )     94,450        
Toyo Gosei Co., Ltd.3           55,991                   (27,702 )     28,289       137  
Aluflexpack AG2,3     45,884                         (22,232 )     23,652        
Re:NewCell AB2,3     61,257       2,502                   (46,217 )     17,542        
Venator Materials PLC2     24,281                         (16,784 )     7,497        
Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corp., Ltd.11           43,067       6,176       1,474       26,374             738  
JCU Corp.11     86,616             33,831       2,396       (33,739 )           678  
Nanofilm Technologies International, Ltd.11     105,677       5,265       44,198       (11,742 )     (36,989 )           377  
Navin Fluorine International, Ltd.11     180,182       1,920       79,900       47,759       (35,936 )           437  
                                              513,610          
Communication services 0.07%                                              
Direct Marketing MIX, Inc.     50,358       10,033       13,991       558       (19,437 )     27,521       102  
Pebble Group PLC2     28,975             5       (1 )     (15,437 )     13,532        
JCDecaux SA2,11     151,710       135,510       68,333       (72,356 )     (77,757 )            
Trustpilot Group PLC2,11     48,066       26,811       17,112       (9,700 )     (33,916 )            
                                              41,053          
Real estate 0.44%                                                        
Altus Group, Ltd.     172,723       3,489                   (58,890 )     117,322       1,642  
JHSF Participações SA     50,030       2,165                   13,271       65,466       3,002  
SRE Holdings Corp.2,3     82,123       5,298                   (59,640 )     27,781        
K-Fast Holding AB, Class B2,3     81,175       6,446                   (63,151 )     24,470        
Genova Property Group AB2     28,296                         (17,502 )     10,794        
DigitalBridge Group, Inc. REIT, Class A11     145,014       52,366       4,794       (2,662 )     (93,495 )           77  
Real Matters, Inc.10     50,520             33,355       (51,214 )     34,049              
                                              245,833          
Utilities 0.00%                                                        
Mytrah Energy, Ltd.2,4     140                         (24 )     116        
Total common stocks                                             12,785,616          
Preferred securities 0.39%                                                        
Industrials 0.20%                                                        
Einride AB, Series B, preferred shares2,4,5     46,547                         14,313       60,860        
Einride AB, Series A, preferred shares2,4,5           311                   236       547        
Relativity Space, Inc., Series D, preferred shares2,4,5     48,953                         (9,787 )     39,166        
Relativity Space, Inc., Series E, preferred shares2,4,5     10,600                         (2,119 )     8,481        
                                              109,054          
Information technology 0.07%                                                        
Skyryse, Inc., Series B, preferred shares2,4,5           40,700                   6     40,700        
Avidxchange Holdings, Inc., Series F, preferred shares10     141,386             105,844             (35,542 )            
                                              40,700          
Health care 0.02%                                                        
Bluestar Genomics, Inc., Series C, noncumulative preferred shares, 5.00% 20222,4,5     15,101                         (5,287 )     9,814        
   
SMALLCAP World Fund 25
 

Investments in affiliates1 (continued)

 

    Value of
affiliates at
10/1/2021
(000)
    Additions
(000)
    Reductions
(000)
    Net
realized
gain (loss)
(000)
    Net
unrealized
(depreciation)
appreciation
(000)
    Value of
affiliates at
9/30/2022
(000)
    Dividend
or interest
income
(000)
 
Financials 0.10%                                                        
PPRO Holding GMBS, Series B, 8.00% preferred shares2,4,5   $ 54,312     $     $     $     $ 3,420     $ 57,732     $  
Total preferred securities                                             217,300          
Convertible stocks 0.02%                                                        
Information technology 0.02%                                                        
RealSelf, Inc., Series C, convertible preferred shares2,4,5     19,495                         (9,332 )     10,163        
Convertible bonds & notes 0.00%                                                        
Industrials 0.00%                                                        
Einride AB, convertible notes, 7.00% 20234,5           1,500                   395       1,895       72  
Short-term securities 9.11%                                                        
Money market investments 8.59%                                                        
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 2.81%8     4,210,329       8,191,541       7,624,667       (1,114 )     (271 )     4,775,818       51,682  
Money market investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan 0.52%                                                        
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 2.81%8,9     188,139       102,83312                               290,972       13 
Total short-term securities                                             5,066,790          
Total 32.53%                           $ (1,364,875 )   $ (7,775,341 )   $ 18,081,764     $ 178,965  

 

Restricted securities5

 

    Acquisition
date(s)
  Cost
(000)
    Value
(000)
    Percent
of net
assets
 
Einride AB, Series B, preferred shares1,2,4   3/23/2021-5/6/2021   $ 18,753     $ 60,860       .11 %
Einride AB1,2,4   7/16/2021-8/17/2021     8,938       17,834       .03  
Einride AB, convertible notes, 7.00% 20231,4   1/7/2022     1,501       1,895       .01  
Einride AB, Series A, preferred shares1,2,4   10/11/2021     312       547       .00  
VisEra Technologies Co., Ltd.   3/9/2021     93,821       80,413       .14  
Pine Labs Pte., Ltd.2,4   5/12/2021     28,710       38,039       .07  
Pine Labs Pte., Ltd., Series J, cumulative preferred shares2,4   5/12/2021     21,291       28,209       .05  
PPRO Holding GMBS, Series B, 8.00% preferred shares1,2,4   1/28/2021     48,694       57,732       .10  
Relativity Space, Inc., Series D, preferred shares1,2,4   11/20/2020     32,000       39,166       .07  
Relativity Space, Inc., Series E, preferred shares1,2,4   5/27/2021     10,600       8,481       .02  
Dock, Ltd.2,4   10/19/2020     26,000       47,206       .09  
ABL Space Systems Co., Series B, preferred shares2,4   3/24/2021     35,000       44,920       .08  
Laronde, Inc., Series B, 6.00% preferred shares2,4   8/10/2021     50,000       43,822       .08  
Skyryse, Inc., Series B, preferred shares1,2,4   10/21/2021     40,700       40,700       .07  
QuintoAndar, Ltd., Series E-1, preferred shares2,4   12/20/2021     50,000       37,752       .07  
PsiQuantum Corp., Series D, preferred shares2,4   5/28/2021     35,000       36,059       .06  
Outreach Corp., Series G, preferred shares2,4   5/27/2021     45,482       35,557       .06  
Venture Global LNG, Inc., Series C2,4   5/1/2015     12,720       34,228       .06  
KRY International AB, Series E, preferred shares2,4   5/13/2021     51,891       28,225       .05  
KRY International AB, Series A2,4   5/13/2021     8,533       4,886       .01  
StockX, Inc., Series E-1, preferred shares2,4   4/15/2021     20,000       15,435       .03  
StockX, Inc.2,4   4/5/2021     14,682       11,238       .02  
StockX, Inc., Series AA, preferred shares2,4   4/5/2021     5,203       3,983       .01  
StockX, Inc., Series B, preferred shares2,4   4/5/2021     281       215       .00  
TAE Technologies, Inc., Series G2, 4.00% cumulative convertible preferred shares4   7/7/2022     30,000       30,000       .05  
   
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Restricted securities5 (continued)

 

    Acquisition
date(s)
  Cost
(000)
    Value
(000)
    Percent
of net
assets
 
Boku, Inc.1,2   2/11/2021-9/21/2021   $ 48,584     $ 25,379       .05 %
SiFive, Inc., Series F, preferred shares2,4   3/16/2022     25,000       25,128       .05  
Yotpo, Ltd., Series F, preferred shares2,4   2/25/2021     18,329       13,666       .03  
Yotpo, Ltd.2,4   3/16/2021     5,475       4,297       .01  
Yotpo, Ltd., Series B, preferred shares2,4   3/16/2021     2,322       1,823       .00  
Yotpo, Ltd., Series C, preferred shares2,4   3/16/2021     2,211       1,735       .00  
Yotpo, Ltd., Series A-1, preferred shares2,4   3/16/2021     1,483       1,164       .00  
Yotpo, Ltd., Series A, preferred shares2,4   3/16/2021     723       567       .00  
Yotpo, Ltd., Series C-1, preferred shares2,4   3/16/2021     613       481       .00  
Yotpo, Ltd., Series D, preferred shares2,4   3/16/2021     341       268       .00  
Yotpo, Ltd., Series B-1, preferred shares2,4   3/16/2021     273       214       .00  
InSilico Medicine Cayman TopCo, Series D, preferred shares2,4   5/13/2022-7/18/2022     23,685       23,684       .04  
Patreon, Inc., Series E, preferred shares2,4   9/1/2020     11,944       14,411       .02  
Patreon, Inc., Class B2,4   10/26/2020-10/27/2020     3,255       3,921       .01  
Patreon, Inc., Series Seed, preferred shares2,4   9/16/2020     2,790       3,366       .01  
WorkRise Technologies, Inc., Series E, preferred shares2,4   3/8/2021     40,000       21,696       .04  
Cava Group, Inc., Series F, preferred shares2,4   3/26/2021     25,000       20,928       .04  
ANDPAD, Inc., Series D, preferred shares2,4   6/30/2022     19,506       18,411       .03  
DPC Dash, Ltd.2,4   12/6/2021     15,000       10,835       .02  
RealSelf, Inc., Series C, convertible preferred shares1,2,4   4/18/2018     19,000       10,163       .02  
Bluestar Genomics, Inc., Series C, noncumulative preferred shares, 5.00% 20221,2,4   4/26/2021     15,101       9,814       .02  
Tarana Wireless, Inc., Series 6, noncumulative convertible preferred shares4   2/18/2022     12,179       8,040       .01  
Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc., Series B, preferred shares2,4   2/24/2021     7,000       6,555       .01  
Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc., Class A2   6/17/2022     26,000       6,328       .01  
Dreamfolks Services, Ltd.2   8/23/2022     4,507       4,704       .01  
Kandou Holding SA, Series D, preferred shares2,4   11/17/2021     15,000       3,986       .01  
Foursquare Labs, Inc., Series A2,4   12/3/2013     20,000       3,231       .01  
Foursquare Labs, Inc., warrants, expire 20332,4   12/3/2013     6      55       .00  
PACT Pharma, Inc., Series C, 8.00% noncumulative preferred shares2,4   2/7/2020     9,000       616       .00  
Total       $ 1,064,433     $ 992,868       1.79 %
   
1 Affiliate of the fund or part of the same “group of investment companies” as the fund, as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
2 Security did not produce income during the last 12 months.
3 All or a portion of this security was on loan. The total value of all such securities was $1,261,635,000, which represented 2.27% of the net assets of the fund. Refer to Note 5 for more information on securities lending.
4 Value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
5 Restricted security, other than Rule 144A or Section 4(2), subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, including private placement and other securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The total value of all such restricted securities was $992,868,000, which represented 1.79% of the net assets of the fund.
6 Amount less than one thousand.
7 Acquired in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. May be resold in the U.S. in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of all such securities was $2,152,132,000, which represented 3.87% of the net assets of the fund.
8 Rate represents the seven-day yield at 9/30/2022.
9 Security purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan. Refer to Note 5 for more information on securities lending.
10 Affiliated issuer during the reporting period but no longer held at 9/30/2022.
11 Affiliated issuer during the reporting period but no longer an affiliate at 9/30/2022. Refer to the investment portfolio for the security value at 9/30/2022.
12 Represents net activity. Refer to Note 5 for more information on securities lending.
13 Dividend income is included with securities lending income in the fund’s statement of operations and is not shown in this table.

 

Key to abbreviations

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

CAD = Canadian dollars

CDI = CREST Depository Interest

GDR = Global Depositary Receipts

REIT = Real Estate Investment Trust

SDR = Swedish Depositary Receipts

USD = U.S. dollars

 

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Financial statements

 

Statement of assets and liabilities
at September 30, 2022
(dollars in thousands)

 

 

Assets:                
Investment securities, at value (includes $1,261,635 of investment securities on loan):                
Unaffiliated issuers (cost: $34,106,275)   $ 38,606,487          
Affiliated issuers (cost: $18,055,982)     18,081,764     $ 56,688,251  
Cash             11,373  
Cash denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars (cost: $23,716)             23,715  
Receivables for:                
Sales of investments     150,281          
Sales of fund’s shares     39,068          
Dividends and interest     55,890          
Other     5       245,244  
              56,968,583  
Liabilities:                
Collateral for securities on loan             830,948  
Payables for:                
Purchases of investments     338,461          
Repurchases of fund’s shares     39,860          
Investment advisory services     29,624          
Services provided by related parties     9,913          
Directors’ deferred compensation     4,037          
Non-U.S. taxes     130,160          
Other     5,436       557,491  
Net assets at September 30, 2022           $ 55,580,144  
                 
Net assets consist of:                
Capital paid in on shares of capital stock           $ 52,242,003  
Total distributable earnings             3,338,141  
Net assets at September 30, 2022           $ 55,580,144  

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial statements (continued)

 

Statement of assets and liabilities  
at September 30, 2022 (continued)  
  (dollars and shares in thousands, except per-share amounts)

 

Total authorized capital stock — 2,000,000 shares,
$.01 par value (1,055,673 total shares outstanding)

 

    Net assets     Shares
outstanding
    Net asset value
per share
 
Class A   $ 23,552,446       453,039     $ 51.99  
Class C     378,153       8,919       42.40  
Class T     11       *     52.73  
Class F-1     454,181       8,880       51.14  
Class F-2     7,310,989       136,523       53.55  
Class F-3     3,903,714       73,345       53.22  
Class 529-A     1,377,471       26,933       51.14  
Class 529-C     44,318       1,023       43.33  
Class 529-E     47,838       980       48.83  
Class 529-T     14       *     52.59  
Class 529-F-1     8       *     52.48  
Class 529-F-2     190,182       3,641       52.24  
Class 529-F-3     9       *     52.32  
Class R-1     23,904       541       44.18  
Class R-2     412,357       9,324       44.23  
Class R-2E     26,538       528       50.29  
Class R-3     587,406       12,089       48.59  
Class R-4     583,115       11,318       51.52  
Class R-5E     138,294       2,630       52.58  
Class R-5     288,121       5,272       54.65  
Class R-6     16,261,075       300,688       54.08  
   
* Amount less than one thousand.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial statements (continued)

 

Statement of operations  
for the year ended September 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands)
   
Investment income:            
Income:                
Dividends (net of non-U.S. taxes of $36,169; also includes $178,893 from affiliates)   $ 644,514          
Securities lending income (net of fees)     27,333          
Interest (net of non-U.S. taxes of $1; also includes $72 from affiliates)     5,908     $ 677,755  
Fees and expenses*:                
Investment advisory services     424,095          
Distribution services     101,010          
Transfer agent services     51,866          
Administrative services     21,027          
529 plan services     1,270          
Reports to shareholders     2,181          
Registration statement and prospectus     1,803          
Directors’ compensation     (948 )        
Auditing and legal     383          
Custodian     7,902          
State and local taxes     1          
Other     1,087          
Total fees and expenses before waiver     611,677          
Less waiver of fees and expenses:                
Investment advisory services waiver     139          
Total fees and expenses after waiver             611,538  
Net investment income             66,217  
                 
Net realized loss and unrealized depreciation:                
Net realized gain (loss) on:                
Investments (net of non-U.S. taxes of $62,982):                
Unaffiliated issuers     911,239          
Affiliated issuers     (1,364,875 )        
Currency transactions     (304 )     (453,940 )
Net unrealized depreciation on:                
Investments (net of non-U.S. taxes of $128,100):                
Unaffiliated issuers     (21,619,977 )        
Affiliated issuers     (7,775,341 )        
Currency translations     (1,864 )     (29,397,182 )
Net realized loss and unrealized depreciation             (29,851,122 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations           $ (29,784,905 )
   
* Additional information related to class-specific fees and expenses is included in the notes to financial statements.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial statements (continued)

 

Statements of changes in net assets  
  (dollars in thousands)
   
    Year ended September 30,  
    2022     2021  
Operations:                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 66,217     $ (233,361 )
Net realized (loss) gain     (453,940 )     7,680,933  
Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation     (29,397,182 )     12,046,573  
Net (decrease) increase in net assets resulting from operations     (29,784,905 )     19,494,145  
                 
Distributions paid to shareholders     (6,882,670 )     (1,036,458 )
                 
Net capital share transactions     11,033,527       8,057,307  
                 
Total (decrease) increase in net assets     (25,634,048 )     26,514,994  
                 
Net assets:                
Beginning of year     81,214,192       54,699,198  
End of year   $ 55,580,144     $ 81,214,192  

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

1. Organization

 

SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc. (the “fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The fund seeks to provide long-term growth of capital. Shareholders approved a proposal to reorganize the fund from a Maryland corporation to a Delaware statutory trust. The reorganization may be completed in the next year; however, the fund reserves the right to delay the implementation.

 

The fund has 21 share classes consisting of six retail share classes (Classes A, C, T, F-1, F-2 and F-3), seven 529 college savings plan share classes (Classes 529-A, 529-C, 529-E, 529-T, 529-F-1, 529-F-2 and 529-F-3) and eight retirement plan share classes (Classes R-1, R-2, R-2E, R-3, R-4, R-5E, R-5 and R-6). The 529 college savings plan share classes can be used to save for college education. The retirement plan share classes are generally offered only through eligible employer-sponsored retirement plans. The fund’s share classes are described further in the following table:

 

Share class   Initial sales charge   Contingent deferred sales
charge upon redemption
  Conversion feature
Classes A and 529-A   Up to 5.75% for Class A; up to 3.50% for Class 529-A   None (except 1.00% for certain redemptions within 18 months of purchase without an initial sales charge)   None
Classes C and 529-C   None   1.00% for redemptions within one year of purchase   Class C converts to Class A after eight years and Class 529-C converts to Class 529-A after five years
Class 529-E   None   None   None
Classes T and 529-T*   Up to 2.50%   None   None
Classes F-1, F-2, F-3, 529-F-1, 529-F-2 and 529-F-3   None   None   None
Classes R-1, R-2, R-2E, R-3, R-4, R-5E, R-5 and R-6   None   None   None
   
* Class T and 529-T shares are not available for purchase.

 

Holders of all share classes have equal pro rata rights to the assets, dividends and liquidation proceeds of the fund. Each share class has identical voting rights, except for the exclusive right to vote on matters affecting only its class. Share classes have different fees and expenses (“class-specific fees and expenses”), primarily due to different arrangements for distribution, transfer agent and administrative services. Differences in class-specific fees and expenses will result in differences in net investment income and, therefore, the payment of different per-share dividends by each share class.

 

2. Significant accounting policies

 

The fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance issued in Topic 946 by the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board. The fund’s financial statements have been prepared to comply with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). These principles require the fund’s investment adviser to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, have been evaluated through the date of issuance in the preparation of the financial statements. The fund follows the significant accounting policies described in this section, as well as the valuation policies described in the next section on valuation.

 

Security transactions and related investment income — Security transactions are recorded by the fund as of the date the trades are executed with brokers. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are determined based on the specific identified cost of the securities. In the event a security is purchased with a delayed payment date, the fund will segregate liquid assets sufficient to meet its payment obligations. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Market discounts, premiums and original issue discounts on fixed-income securities are amortized daily over the expected life of the security.

 

Class allocations — Income, fees and expenses (other than class-specific fees and expenses), realized gains and losses and unrealized appreciation and depreciation are allocated daily among the various share classes based on their relative net assets. Class-specific fees and expenses, such as distribution, transfer agent and administrative services, are charged directly to the respective share class.

 

Distributions paid to shareholders — Income dividends and capital gain distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

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Currency translation — Assets and liabilities, including investment securities, denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates supplied by one or more pricing vendors on the valuation date. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates on the dates of such transactions. The effects of changes in exchange rates on investment securities are included with the net realized gain or loss and net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments in the fund’s statement of operations. The realized gain or loss and unrealized appreciation or depreciation resulting from all other transactions denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are disclosed separately.

 

3. Valuation

 

Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”), the fund’s investment adviser, values the fund’s investments at fair value as defined by U.S. GAAP. The net asset value per share is calculated once daily as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, normally 4 p.m. New York time, each day the New York Stock Exchange is open.

 

Methods and inputs — The fund’s investment adviser uses the following methods and inputs to establish the fair value of the fund’s assets and liabilities. Use of particular methods and inputs may vary over time based on availability and relevance as market and economic conditions evolve.

 

Equity securities, including depositary receipts, are generally valued at the official closing price of, or the last reported sale price on, the exchange or market on which such securities are traded, as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued or, lacking any sales, at the last available bid price. Prices for each security are taken from the principal exchange or market on which the security trades.

 

Fixed-income securities, including short-term securities, are generally valued at evaluated prices obtained from third-party pricing vendors. Vendors value such securities based on one or more of the inputs described in the following table. The table provides examples of inputs that are commonly relevant for valuing particular classes of fixed-income securities in which the fund is authorized to invest. However, these classifications are not exclusive, and any of the inputs may be used to value any other class of fixed-income security.

 

Fixed-income class   Examples of standard inputs
All   Benchmark yields, transactions, bids, offers, quotations from dealers and trading systems, new issues, spreads and other relationships observed in the markets among comparable securities; and proprietary pricing models such as yield measures calculated using factors such as cash flows, financial or collateral performance and other reference data (collectively referred to as “standard inputs”)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans; convertible securities   Standard inputs and underlying equity of the issuer
Bonds & notes of governments & government agencies   Standard inputs and interest rate volatilities
Mortgage-backed; asset-backed obligations   Standard inputs and cash flows, prepayment information, default rates, delinquency and loss assumptions, collateral characteristics, credit enhancements and specific deal information

 

Securities with both fixed-income and equity characteristics, or equity securities traded principally among fixed-income dealers, are generally valued in the manner described for either equity or fixed-income securities, depending on which method is deemed most appropriate by the fund’s investment adviser. The Capital Group Central Cash Fund (“CCF”), a fund within the Capital Group Central Fund Series (“Central Funds”), is valued based upon a floating net asset value, which fluctuates with changes in the value of CCF’s portfolio securities. The underlying securities are valued based on the policies and procedures in CCF’s statement of additional information.

 

Securities and other assets for which representative market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable by the fund’s investment adviser are fair valued as determined in good faith under fair valuation guidelines adopted by the fund’s investment adviser and approved by the board of directors as further described. The investment adviser follows fair valuation guidelines, consistent with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules and guidance, to consider relevant principles and factors when making fair value determinations. The investment adviser considers relevant indications of value that are reasonably and timely available to it in determining the fair value to be assigned to a particular security, such as the type and cost of the security, contractual or legal restrictions on resale of the security, relevant financial or business developments of the issuer, actively traded similar or related securities, dealer or broker quotes, conversion or exchange rights on the security, related corporate actions, significant events occurring after the close of trading in the security, and changes in overall market conditions. In addition, the closing prices of equity securities that trade in markets outside U.S. time zones may be adjusted to reflect significant events that occur after the close of local trading but before the net asset value of each share class of the fund is determined. Fair valuations of investments that are not actively trading involve judgment and may differ materially from valuations that would have been used had greater market activity occurred.

 

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Processes and structure — The fund’s board of directors has designated the fund’s investment adviser to make fair value determinations, subject to board oversight. The investment adviser has established a Joint Fair Valuation Committee (the “Fair Valuation Committee”) to administer, implement and oversee the fair valuation process, and to make fair value decisions. The Fair Valuation Committee regularly reviews its own fair value decisions, as well as decisions made under its standing instructions to the investment adviser’s valuation team. The Fair Valuation Committee reviews changes in fair value measurements from period to period and may, as deemed appropriate, update the fair valuation guidelines to better reflect the results of back testing and address new or evolving issues. The Fair Valuation Committee reports any changes to the fair valuation guidelines to the board of directors. The fund’s board and audit committee also regularly review reports that describe fair value determinations and methods.

 

The fund’s investment adviser has also established a Fixed-Income Pricing Review Group to administer and oversee the fixed-income valuation process, including the use of fixed-income pricing vendors. This group regularly reviews pricing vendor information and market data. Pricing decisions, processes and controls over security valuation are also subject to additional internal reviews facilitated by the investment adviser’s global risk management group.

 

Classifications — The fund’s investment adviser classifies the fund’s assets and liabilities into three levels based on the inputs used to value the assets or liabilities. Level 1 values are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 values are based on significant observable market inputs, such as quoted prices for similar securities and quoted prices in inactive markets. Certain securities trading outside the U.S. may transfer between Level 1 and Level 2 due to valuation adjustments resulting from significant market movements following the close of local trading. Level 3 values are based on significant unobservable inputs that reflect the investment adviser’s determination of assumptions that market participants might reasonably use in valuing the securities. The valuation levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with the underlying investment. For example, U.S. government securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market. The following table presents the fund’s valuation levels as of September 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands):

 

    Investment securities
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                                
Common stocks:                                
Industrials   $ 4,545,175     $ 5,566,928     $ 17,834     $ 10,129,937  
Information technology     4,905,089       3,476,811       67,473       8,449,373  
Consumer discretionary     4,699,318       3,423,212       22,073       8,144,603  
Health care     5,995,257       2,085,994       18,461       8,099,712  
Financials     3,070,197       2,176,881       38,039       5,285,117  
Consumer staples     858,961       1,040,101             1,899,062  
Energy     1,396,281       302,568       34,228       1,733,077  
Materials     508,355       1,168,960             1,677,315  
Communication services     676,295       488,747       1      1,165,042  
Real estate     468,908       338,955             807,863  
Utilities     166,709       164,791       116       331,616  
Preferred securities     55,414             650,176       705,590  
Rights & warrants     400       107,907       55       108,362  
Convertible stocks                 48,203       48,203  
Convertible bonds & notes                 1,895       1,895  
Short-term securities     5,606,766       2,494,718             8,101,484  
Total   $ 32,953,125     $ 22,836,573     $ 898,553     $ 56,688,251  

 

1 Amount less than one thousand.

 

The following table reconciles the valuation of the fund’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions for the year ended September 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands):

 

    Beginning
value at
10/1/2021
    Transfers
into
Level 32
    Purchases     Sales     Net
realized
gain3
    Unrealized
depreciation3
    Transfers
out of
Level 32
    Ending
value at
9/30/2022
 
Investment securities   $ 1,243,406     $ 220,540     $ 347,110     $ (236,148 )   $ 18,448     $ (519,977 )   $ (174,826 )   $ 898,553  
                                                                 
Net unrealized depreciation during the period on Level 3 investment securities held at September 30, 2022     $ (417,560 )

 

2 Transfers into or out of Level 3 are based on the beginning market value of the quarter in which they occurred. These transfers are the result of changes in the availability of pricing sources and/or in the observability of significant inputs used in valuing the securities.
3 Net realized gain and unrealized depreciation are included in the related amounts on investments in the fund’s statement of operations.

 

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Unobservable inputs — Valuation of the fund’s Level 3 securities is based on significant unobservable inputs that reflect the investment adviser’s determination of assumptions that market participants might reasonably use in valuing the securities. The following table provides additional information used by the fund’s investment adviser to fair value the fund’s Level 3 securities (dollars in thousands):

 

    Value at
9/30/2022
  Valuation
techniques
  Unobservable
inputs
  Range
(if applicable)
  Weighted
average*
  Impact to
valuation from
an increase in
input
        Estimated recovery value   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
        Transaction price   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
Discount for lack of certainty   5%   5%   Decrease
        Recent market information   Quoted price   N/A   N/A   N/A
Risk discount   50%   50%   Decrease
Price drop of parent company   N/A   N/A   N/A
Common stocks   $198,224       Net adjustment based on market comparables movement (decrease)   5%   5%   Decrease
        Market comparable companies   Price/Cash flow multiple   6.8x   6.8x   Increase
Net adjustment based on market comparables movement (decrease)   17% - 69%   27%   Decrease
EV/Sales multiple   1.5x - 8.7x   6.6%   Increase
EV/Gross Profit multiple   21.4x   21.4x   Increase
DLOM   16% - 24%   17%   Decrease
Risk discount   25%   25%   Decrease
        Transaction price   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
Discount for lack of certainty   5%   5%   Decrease
Net adjustment based on market comparables movement (decrease)   35%   35%   Decrease
Discount to transaction price   15% - 20%   18%   Decrease
Preferred securities   650,176   Market comparable companies   EV/Gross Profit multiple   6.8x - 21.4x   16.1x   Increase
EV/Sales multiple   1.5x - 15.2x   7.8x   Increase
Net adjustment based on market comparables movement (decrease)   6% - 69%   41%   Decrease
DLOM   10%   10%   Decrease
        Inputs to market comparables and discounted cash flow   Weight ascribed to market comparables   50%   50%   N/A
Weight ascribed to discounted cash flow   50%   50%   N/A
        Discounted cash flow   Risk discount   10% -95%   46%   Decrease
WACC   10% -20%   14%   Decrease
Rights & warrants   55   Black-Scholes   Underlying share price   N/A   N/A   N/A
Implied volatility   30%   30%   Increase
            EV/Sales multiple   2.7x -5.2x   4.1x   Increase
Convertible stocks   48,203   Market comparable companies   Net adjustment based on market comparables movement (decrease)   35%   35%   Decrease
Transaction price   N/A   N/A   N/A
DLOM   17%   17%   Decrease
Convertible bonds & notes   1,895   Transaction price   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
      Discount for lack of certainty   5%   5%   Decrease
Total $ 898,553                    

 

* Weighted average is by relative fair value.
This column represents the directional change in fair value of the Level 3 securities that would result in an increase from the corresponding input. A decrease to the unobservable input would have the opposite effect. Significant increases and decreases in these inputs in isolation could result in significantly higher or lower fair value measurements.

 

Key to abbreviations

DLOM = Discount for lack of marketability

EV = Enterprise value
WACC = Weighted average cost of capital

 

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4. Risk factors

 

Investing in the fund may involve certain risks including, but not limited to, those described below.

 

Market conditions — The prices of, and the income generated by, the securities held by the fund may decline – sometimes rapidly or unpredictably – due to various factors, including events or conditions affecting the general economy or particular industries or companies; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; governmental, governmental agency or central bank responses to economic conditions; and currency exchange rate, interest rate and commodity price fluctuations.

 

Economies and financial markets throughout the world are highly interconnected. Economic, financial or political events, trading and tariff arrangements, wars, terrorism, cybersecurity events, natural disasters, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious disease) and other circumstances in one country or region, including actions taken by governmental or quasi-governmental authorities in response to any of the foregoing, could have impacts on global economies or markets. As a result, whether or not the fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries affected, the value and liquidity of the fund’s investments may be negatively affected by developments in other countries and regions.

 

Issuer risks — The prices of, and the income generated by, securities held by the fund may decline in response to various factors directly related to the issuers of such securities, including reduced demand for an issuer’s goods or services, poor management performance, major litigation, investigations or other controversies related to the issuer, changes in financial condition or credit rating, changes in government regulations affecting the issuer or its competitive environment and strategic initiatives such as mergers, acquisitions or dispositions and the market response to any such initiatives.

 

Investing in growth-oriented stocks — Growth-oriented common stocks and other equity-type securities (such as preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks and convertible bonds) may involve larger price swings and greater potential for loss than other types of investments. These risks may be even greater in the case of smaller capitalization stocks.

 

Investing in small companies — Investing in smaller companies may pose additional risks. For example, it is often more difficult to value or dispose of small company stocks and more difficult to obtain information about smaller companies than about larger companies. Furthermore, smaller companies often have limited product lines, operating histories, markets and/or financial resources, may be dependent on one or a few key persons for management, and can be more susceptible to losses. Moreover, the prices of their stocks may be more volatile than stocks of larger, more established companies, particularly during times of market turmoil.

 

Investing outside the U.S. — Securities of issuers domiciled outside the U.S., or with significant operations or revenues outside the U.S., may lose value because of adverse political, social, economic or market developments (including social instability, regional conflicts, terrorism and war) in the countries or regions in which the issuers operate or generate revenue. These securities may also lose value due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates against the U.S. dollar and/or currencies of other countries. Issuers of these securities may be more susceptible to actions of foreign governments, such as nationalization, currency blockage or the imposition of price controls, sanctions, or punitive taxes, each of which could adversely impact the value of these securities. Securities markets in certain countries may be more volatile and/or less liquid than those in the U.S. Investments outside the U.S. may also be subject to different regulatory, legal, accounting, auditing, financial reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and may be more difficult to value, than those in the U.S.. In addition, the value of investments outside the U.S. may be reduced by foreign taxes, including foreign withholding taxes on interest and dividends. Further, there may be increased risks of delayed settlement of securities purchased or sold by the fund, which could impact the liquidity of the fund’s portfolio. The risks of investing outside the U.S. may be heightened in connection with investments in emerging markets.

 

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Investing in emerging markets — Investing in emerging markets may involve risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in the securities markets of developed countries. For instance, emerging market countries tend to have less developed political, economic and legal systems than those in developed countries. Accordingly, the governments of these countries may be less stable and more likely to intervene in the market economy, for example, by imposing capital controls, nationalizing a company or industry, placing restrictions on foreign ownership and on withdrawing sale proceeds of securities from the country, and/or imposing punitive taxes that could adversely affect the prices of securities. Information regarding issuers in emerging markets may be limited, incomplete or inaccurate, and such issuers may not be subject to regulatory, accounting, auditing, and financial reporting and recordkeeping standards comparable to those to which issuers in more developed markets are subject. The fund’s rights with respect to its investments in emerging markets, if any, will generally be governed by local law, which may make it difficult or impossible for the fund to pursue legal remedies or to obtain and enforce judgments in local courts. In addition, the economies of these countries may be dependent on relatively few industries, may have limited access to capital and may be more susceptible to changes in local and global trade conditions and downturns in the world economy. Securities markets in these countries can also be relatively small and have substantially lower trading volumes. As a result, securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid, and may be more difficult to value, than securities issued in countries with more developed economies and/or markets. Less certainty with respect to security valuations may lead to additional challenges and risks in calculating the fund’s net asset value. Additionally, emerging markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settling of trades and the holding of securities by banks, agents and depositories that are less established than those in developed countries.

 

Liquidity risk — Certain fund holdings may be or may become difficult or impossible to sell, particularly during times of market turmoil. Liquidity may be impacted by the lack of an active market for a holding, legal or contractual restrictions on resale, or the reduced number and capacity of market participants to make a market in such holding. Market prices for less liquid or illiquid holdings may be volatile or difficult to determine, and reduced liquidity may have an adverse impact on the market price of such holdings. During times of market turmoil, there have been, and may be, no buyers or sellers for securities in entire asset classes. Additionally, the sale of less liquid or illiquid holdings may involve substantial delays (including delays in settlement) and additional costs and the fund may be unable to sell such holdings when necessary to meet its liquidity needs, or to try to limit losses, or may be forced to sell at a loss.

 

Management — The investment adviser to the fund actively manages the fund’s investments. Consequently, the fund is subject to the risk that the methods and analyses, including models, tools and data, employed by the investment adviser in this process may be flawed or incorrect and may not produce the desired results. This could cause the fund to lose value or its investment results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

 

5. Certain investment techniques

 

Securities lending — The fund has entered into securities lending transactions in which the fund earns income by lending investment securities to brokers, dealers or other institutions. Each transaction involves three parties: the fund, acting as the lender of the securities, a borrower, and a lending agent that acts as an intermediary.

 

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the fund under a securities lending agent agreement with the lending agent. The lending agent facilitates the exchange of securities between the fund and approved borrowers, ensures that securities loans are properly coordinated and documented, marks-to-market the value of collateral daily, secures additional collateral from a borrower if it falls below preset terms, and may reinvest cash collateral on behalf of the fund according to agreed parameters. The lending agent provides indemnification to the fund against losses resulting from a borrower default. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral and indemnification, the fund could experience a delay in recovering its securities and a potential loss of income or value if a borrower fails to return securities, collateral investments decline in value or the lending agent fails to perform.

 

The borrower is required to post highly liquid assets, such as cash or U.S. government securities, as collateral for the loan in an amount at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. Investments made with cash collateral are recognized as assets in the fund’s investment portfolio. The same amount is recorded as a liability in the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. While securities are on loan, the fund will continue to receive the equivalent of the interest, dividends or other distributions paid by the issuer, as well as a portion of the interest on the investment of the collateral. Additionally, although the fund does not have the right to vote on securities while they are on loan, the fund has a right to consent on corporate actions and a right to recall loaned securities to vote. A borrower is obligated to return loaned securities at the conclusion of a loan or, during the pendency of a loan, on demand from the fund.

 

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As of September 30, 2022, the total value of securities on loan was $1,261,635,000, and the total value of collateral received was $1,320,108,000. Collateral received includes cash of $830,948,000 and U.S. government securities of $489,160,000. Investment securities purchased from cash collateral are disclosed in the fund’s investment portfolio as short-term securities. Securities received as collateral are not recognized as fund assets. The contractual maturity of cash collateral received under the securities lending agreement is classified as overnight and continuous.

 

6. Taxation and distributions

 

Federal income taxation — The fund complies with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and intends to distribute substantially all of its net taxable income and net capital gains each year. The fund is not subject to income taxes to the extent such distributions are made. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

 

As of and during the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the statement of operations. During the period, the fund did not incur any significant interest or penalties.

 

The fund’s tax returns are generally not subject to examination by federal, state and, if applicable, non-U.S. tax authorities after the expiration of each jurisdiction’s statute of limitations, which is typically three years after the date of filing but can be extended in certain jurisdictions.

 

Non-U.S. taxation — Dividend and interest income are recorded net of non-U.S. taxes paid. The fund may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. As a result of rulings from European courts, the fund filed for additional reclaims related to prior years. These reclaims are recorded when the amount is known and there are no significant uncertainties on collectability. During the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund recognized $6,301,000 in reclaims (net of $395,000 in fees and the effect of realized gain or loss from currency translations) and $1,568,000 in interest related to European court rulings, which is included in dividend income and interest income, respectively, in the fund’s statement of operations. Gains realized by the fund on the sale of securities in certain countries, if any, may be subject to non-U.S. taxes. If applicable, the fund records an estimated deferred tax liability based on unrealized gains to provide for potential non-U.S. taxes payable upon the sale of these securities.

 

Distributions — Distributions determined on a tax basis may differ from net investment income and net realized gains for financial reporting purposes. These differences are due primarily to different treatment for items such as currency gains and losses; short-term capital gains and losses; capital losses related to sales of certain securities within 30 days of purchase; unrealized appreciation of certain investments in securities outside the U.S.; deferred expenses; cost of investments sold; non-U.S. taxes on capital gains; amortization of premiums and discounts and income on certain investments. The fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year in which the net investment income and net realized gains are recorded by the fund for financial reporting purposes.

 

During the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund reclassified $4,167,000 from capital paid in on shares of capital stock to total distributable earnings to align financial reporting with tax reporting.

 

As of September 30, 2022, the tax basis components of distributable earnings, unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and cost of investments were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Late year ordinary loss deferral1   $ (44,671 )
Post-October capital loss deferral1     (846,540 )
Gross unrealized appreciation on investments     12,545,010  
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments     (8,182,365 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments     4,362,645  
Cost of investments     52,325,606  

 

1 These deferrals are considered incurred in the subsequent year.

 

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Tax-basis distributions paid to shareholders from long-term capital gains were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

    Year ended September 30
Share class   2022     2021  
Class A   $ 3,186,223     $ 533,184  
Class C     69,187       12,765  
Class T     2       2 
Class F-1     66,368       14,136  
Class F-2     892,658       127,813  
Class F-3     458,716       60,263  
Class 529-A     189,038       32,362  
Class 529-C     8,227       1,788  
Class 529-E     7,066       1,256  
Class 529-T     2       2 
Class 529-F-1     1       2 
Class 529-F-23     23,295       3,561  
Class 529-F-33     1       2 
Class R-1     3,472       596  
Class R-2     67,127       12,517  
Class R-2E     4,067       671  
Class R-3     85,499       16,023  
Class R-4     81,892       15,839  
Class R-5E     16,013       1,654  
Class R-5     39,887       7,260  
Class R-6     1,683,929       194,770  
Total   $ 6,882,670     $ 1,036,458  

 

2 Amount less than one thousand.
3 Class 529-F-2 and 529-F-3 shares began investment operations on October 30, 2020.

 

7. Fees and transactions with related parties

 

CRMC, the fund’s investment adviser, is the parent company of American Funds Distributors®, Inc. (“AFD”), the principal underwriter of the fund’s shares, and American Funds Service Company® (“AFS”), the fund’s transfer agent. CRMC, AFD and AFS are considered related parties to the fund.

 

Investment advisory services — The fund has an investment advisory and service agreement with CRMC that provides for monthly fees accrued daily. At the beginning of the year, these fees were based on a series of decreasing annual rates beginning with 0.800% on the first $1 billion of daily net assets and decreasing to 0.589% on such assets in excess of $44 billion. On September 14, 2021, the fund’s board of directors approved an amended investment advisory and service agreement effective December 1, 2021, decreasing the annual rates to 0.587% and 0.585% on daily net assets in excess of $55 billion and $71 billion, respectively. On September 13, 2022, the fund’s board of directors approved an amended investment advisory and service agreement effective December 1, 2022, decreasing the annual rate to 0.583% on daily net assets in excess of $89 billion. CRMC waived investment advisory services fees of $139,000 in advance of the amended investment advisory agreement effective December 1, 2021. CRMC does not intend to recoup this waiver. As a result, the fees shown on the fund’s statement of operations of $424,095,000 were reduced to $423,956,000, both of which were equivalent to an annualized rate of 0.605% of average daily net assets.

 

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Class-specific fees and expenses — Expenses that are specific to individual share classes are accrued directly to the respective share class. The principal class-specific fees and expenses are further described below:

 

Distribution services — The fund has plans of distribution for all share classes, except Class F-2, F-3, 529-F-2, 529-F-3, R-5E, R-5 and R-6 shares. Under the plans, the board of directors approves certain categories of expenses that are used to finance activities primarily intended to sell fund shares and service existing accounts. The plans provide for payments, based on an annualized percentage of average daily net assets, ranging from 0.30% to 1.00% as noted in this section. In some cases, the board of directors has limited the amounts that may be paid to less than the maximum allowed by the plans. All share classes with a plan may use up to 0.25% of average daily net assets to pay service fees, or to compensate AFD for paying service fees, to firms that have entered into agreements with AFD to provide certain shareholder services. The remaining amounts available to be paid under each plan are paid to dealers to compensate them for their sales activities.

 

Share class   Currently approved limits   Plan limits
Class A     0.30 %             0.30 %
Class 529-A     0.30       0.50  
Classes C, 529-C and R-1     1.00       1.00  
Class R-2     0.75       1.00  
Class R-2E     0.60       0.85  
Classes 529-E and R-3     0.50       0.75  
Classes T, F-1, 529-T, 529-F-1 and R-4     0.25       0.50  

 

For Class A and 529-A shares, distribution-related expenses include the reimbursement of dealer and wholesaler commissions paid by AFD for certain shares sold without a sales charge. These share classes reimburse AFD for amounts billed within the prior 15 months but only to the extent that the overall annual expense limits are not exceeded. As of September 30, 2022, there were no unreimbursed expenses subject to reimbursement for Class A or 529-A shares.

 

Transfer agent services — The fund has a shareholder services agreement with AFS under which the fund compensates AFS for providing transfer agent services to each of the fund’s share classes. These services include recordkeeping, shareholder communications and transaction processing. In addition, the fund reimburses AFS for amounts paid to third parties for performing transfer agent services on behalf of fund shareholders.

 

Administrative services — The fund has an administrative services agreement with CRMC under which the fund compensates CRMC for providing administrative services to all share classes. Administrative services are provided by CRMC and its affiliates to help assist third parties providing non-distribution services to fund shareholders. These services include providing in-depth information on the fund and market developments that impact fund investments. Administrative services also include, but are not limited to, coordinating, monitoring and overseeing third parties that provide services to fund shareholders. The agreement provides the fund the ability to charge an administrative services fee at the annual rate of 0.05% of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class of the fund. Currently the fund pays CRMC an administrative services fee at the annual rate of 0.03% of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class of the fund for CRMC’s provision of administrative services.

 

529 plan services — Each 529 share class is subject to service fees to compensate the Virginia College Savings Plan (“Virginia529”) for its oversight and administration of the CollegeAmerica 529 college savings plan. The fees are based on the combined net assets invested in Class 529 and ABLE shares of the American Funds. Class ABLE shares are offered on other American Funds by Virginia529 through ABLEAmerica®, a tax-advantaged savings program for individuals with disabilities. Virginia529 is not considered a related party to the fund.

 

Prior to January 1, 2022, the quarterly fees were based on a series of decreasing annual rates beginning with 0.09% on the first $20 billion of the combined net assets invested in the American Funds and decreasing to 0.03% on such assets in excess of $100 billion. Effective January 1, 2022, the quarterly fees were amended to a series of decreasing annual rates beginning with 0.09% on the first $20 billion of the combined net assets invested in the American Funds and decreasing to 0.03% on such assets in excess of $75 billion. The fees for any given calendar quarter are accrued and calculated on the basis of the average net assets of Class 529 and ABLE shares of the American Funds for the last month of the prior calendar quarter. For the year ended September 30, 2022, the 529 plan services fees were $1,270,000, which were equivalent to 0.058% of the average daily net assets of each 529 share class.

 

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For the year ended September 30, 2022, class-specific expenses under the agreements were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Share class   Distribution
services
    Transfer agent
services
    Administrative
services
    529 plan
services
 
Class A     $78,383       $33,267       $9,370     Not applicable  
Class C     5,420       572       164     Not applicable  
Class T           *     *   Not applicable  
Class F-1     1,522       976       188     Not applicable  
Class F-2     Not applicable       10,223       2,764     Not applicable  
Class F-3     Not applicable       38       1,435     Not applicable  
Class 529-A     4,113       1,837       549     $1,058  
Class 529-C     657       66       20     38  
Class 529-E     324       25       19     37  
Class 529-T           *     *   *
Class 529-F-1           *     *   *
Class 529-F-2     Not applicable       125       71     137  
Class 529-F-3     Not applicable       *     *   *
Class R-1     301       28       9     Not applicable  
Class R-2     4,189       1,999       167     Not applicable  
Class R-2E     226       79       11     Not applicable  
Class R-3     3,910       1,204       235     Not applicable  
Class R-4     1,965       808       236     Not applicable  
Class R-5E     Not applicable       260       51     Not applicable  
Class R-5     Not applicable       211       121     Not applicable  
Class R-6     Not applicable       148       5,617     Not applicable  
Total class-specific expenses     $101,010       $51,866       $21,027     $1,270  

 

* Amount less than one thousand.

 

Directors’ deferred compensation — Directors who are unaffiliated with CRMC may elect to defer the cash payment of part or all of their compensation. These deferred amounts, which remain as liabilities of the fund, are treated as if invested in shares of the fund or other American Funds. These amounts represent general, unsecured liabilities of the fund and vary according to the total returns of the selected funds. Directors’ compensation of $(948,000) in the fund’s statement of operations reflects $272,000 in current fees (either paid in cash or deferred) and a net decrease of $1,220,000 in the value of the deferred amounts.

 

Affiliated officers and directors — Officers and certain directors of the fund are or may be considered to be affiliated with CRMC, AFD and AFS. No affiliated officers or directors received any compensation directly from the fund.

 

Investment in CCF — The fund holds shares of CCF, an institutional prime money market fund managed by CRMC. CCF invests in high-quality, short-term money market instruments. CCF is used as the primary investment vehicle for the fund’s short-term instruments. CCF shares are only available for purchase by CRMC, its affiliates, and other funds managed by CRMC or its affiliates, and are not available to the public. CRMC does not receive an investment advisory services fee from CCF.

 

Security transactions with related funds — The fund purchased investment securities from, and sold investment securities to, other funds managed by CRMC (or funds managed by certain affiliates of CRMC) under procedures adopted by the fund’s board of directors. The funds involved in such transactions are considered related by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common directors and/or common officers. Each transaction was executed at the current market price of the security and no brokerage commissions or fees were paid in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. During the year ended September 30, 2022, the fund engaged in such purchase and sale transactions with related funds in the amounts of $667,753,000 and $569,346,000, respectively, which generated $285,095,000 of net realized gains from such sales.

 

Interfund lending — Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the fund, along with other CRMC-managed funds (or funds managed by certain affiliates of CRMC), may participate in an interfund lending program. The program provides an alternate credit facility that permits the funds to lend or borrow cash for temporary purposes directly to or from one another, subject to the conditions of the exemptive order. The fund did not lend or borrow cash through the interfund lending program at any time during the year ended September 30, 2022.

 

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8. Committed line of credit

 

The fund participates with other funds managed by CRMC (or funds managed by certain affiliates of CRMC) in a $1.5 billion credit facility (the “line of credit”) to be utilized for temporary purposes to support shareholder redemptions. The fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in other expenses in the fund’s statement of operations. The fund did not borrow on this line of credit at any time during the year ended September 30, 2022.

 

9. Indemnifications

 

The fund’s organizational documents provide board members and officers with indemnification against certain liabilities or expenses in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, the fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since it is dependent on future claims that may be made against the fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote. Insurance policies are also available to the fund’s board members and officers.

 

10. Capital share transactions

 

Capital share transactions in the fund were as follows (dollars and shares in thousands):

 

    Sales1     Reinvestments of
distributions
    Repurchases1     Net increase
(decrease)
 
Share class   Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares  
                                                 
Year ended September 30, 2022                      
                       
Class A   $ 2,421,112       34,645     $ 3,146,250       40,871     $ (3,690,285 )     (54,443 )   $ 1,877,077       21,073  
Class C     66,264       1,160       68,902       1,091       (167,718 )     (2,984 )     (32,552 )     (733 )
Class T                                                
Class F-1     45,086       654       65,695       867       (117,196 )     (1,743 )     (6,415 )     (222 )
Class F-2     2,927,107       41,641       870,184       10,996       (2,324,879 )     (34,030 )     1,472,412       18,607  
Class F-3     1,624,182       23,394       457,164       5,818       (1,066,551 )     (15,796 )     1,014,795       13,416  
Class 529-A     168,539       2,448       189,018       2,495       (243,193 )     (3,640 )     114,364       1,303  
Class 529-C     10,188       176       8,226       127       (27,532 )     (469 )     (9,118 )     (166 )
Class 529-E     4,479       68       7,065       98       (9,950 )     (153 )     1,594       13  
Class 529-T                 2       2                  2       2
Class 529-F-1                 1       2                 1       2
Class 529-F-2     50,316       727       23,290       302       (34,329 )     (493 )     39,277       536  
Class 529-F-3                 1       2                 1       2
Class R-1     5,640       100       3,379       51       (4,431 )     (77 )     4,588       74  
Class R-2     94,180       1,611       67,065       1,018       (162,921 )     (2,679 )     (1,676 )     (50 )
Class R-2E     8,789       130       4,067       55       (13,993 )     (212 )     (1,137 )     (27 )
Class R-3     139,524       2,147       85,413       1,184       (198,862 )     (3,008 )     26,075       323  
Class R-4     125,246       1,809       81,883       1,073       (197,736 )     (2,848 )     9,393       34  
Class R-5E     54,982       776       16,010       206       (32,097 )     (463 )     38,895       519  
Class R-5     45,010       629       39,865       494       (98,277 )     (1,389 )     (13,402 )     (266 )
Class R-6     5,496,061       76,309       1,675,414       20,985       (672,122 )     (9,916 )     6,499,353       87,378  
Total net increase (decrease)   $ 13,286,705       188,424     $ 6,808,894       87,731     $ (9,062,072 )     (134,343 )   $ 11,033,527       141,812  

 

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

 

42 SMALLCAP World Fund
 
    Sales1     Reinvestments of distributions     Repurchases1     Net increase
(decrease)
 
Share class   Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares  
                                                 
Year ended September 30, 2021                                      
                                       
Class A   $ 4,132,944       49,749     $ 526,551       6,720     $ (3,620,822 )     (43,973 )   $ 1,038,673       12,496  
Class C     130,503       1,871       12,733       193       (185,707 )     (2,669 )     (42,471 )     (605 )
Class T                                                
Class F-1     95,711       1,180       13,924       180       (285,356 )     (3,459 )     (175,721 )     (2,099 )
Class F-2     4,160,688       48,348       124,564       1,554       (2,566,109 )     (29,607 )     1,719,143       20,295  
Class F-3     2,002,876       23,569       60,027       755       (842,469 )     (10,024 )     1,220,434       14,300  
Class 529-A     256,517       3,151       32,349       419       (276,976 )     (3,397 )     11,890       173  
Class 529-C     15,803       225       1,788       27       (39,574 )     (561 )     (21,983 )     (309 )
Class 529-E     8,495       109       1,255       17       (11,995 )     (152 )     (2,245 )     (26 )
Class 529-T                 2      2                  2      2 
Class 529-F-1     4,003       58       2      2      (183,036 )     (2,779 )     (179,033 )     (2,721 )
Class 529-F-23     242,879       3,498       3,555       45       (36,630 )     (438 )     209,804       3,105  
Class 529-F-33     10       2      2      2                  10       2 
Class R-1     6,407       88       585       8       (7,729 )     (108 )     (737 )     (12 )
Class R-2     125,085       1,739       12,506       182       (188,756 )     (2,655 )     (51,165 )     (734 )
Class R-2E     12,544       155       671       9       (12,306 )     (153 )     909       11  
Class R-3     186,463       2,407       16,007       216       (288,123 )     (3,710 )     (85,653 )     (1,087 )
Class R-4     163,088       2,006       15,838       204       (299,064 )     (3,635 )     (120,138 )     (1,425 )
Class R-5E     101,918       1,189       1,653       21       (30,191 )     (361 )     73,380       849  
Class R-5     73,282       854       7,258       89       (110,242 )     (1,307 )     (29,702 )     (364 )
Class R-6     6,274,542       71,646       193,850       2,401       (1,976,480 )     (24,589 )     4,491,912       49,458  
Total net increase (decrease)   $ 17,993,758       211,842     $ 1,025,114       13,040     $ (10,961,565 )     (133,577 )   $ 8,057,307       91,305  

 

1 Includes exchanges between share classes of the fund.
2 Amount less than one thousand.
3 Class 529-F-2 and 529-F-3 shares began investment operations on October 30, 2020.

 

11. Investment transactions

 

The fund engaged in purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and U.S. government obligations, if any, of $21,956,199,000 and $20,804,227,000, respectively, during the year ended September 30, 2022.

 

SMALLCAP World Fund 43
 

Financial highlights

 

          (Loss) income from
investment operations1
    Dividends and distributions                                      
Year ended   Net asset
value,
beginning
of year
    Net
investment
(loss)
income
    Net (losses)
gains on
securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
(from net
investment
income)
    Distributions
(from capital
gains)
    Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net asset
value,
end
of year
    Total return2,3     Net assets,
end of
year
(in millions)
    Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets before
reimbursement4
    Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets after
reimbursement3,4
    Ratio of
net (loss)
income
to average
net assets3
 
Class A:                                                                                                        
9/30/2022   $ 88.19     $ (.04   $ (28.76 )   $ (28.80 )   $     $ (7.40 )   $ (7.40 )   $ 51.99       (35.39 )%   $ 23,553       1.01 %     1.01 %     (.05 )%
9/30/2021     66.23       (.37 )     23.60       23.23             (1.27 )     (1.27 )     88.19       35.35       38,095       1.02       1.02       (.44 )
9/30/2020     55.24       (.15 )     13.63       13.48             (2.49 )     (2.49 )     66.23       24.98       27,781       1.06       1.06       (.25 )
9/30/2019     60.19       .05       (1.69 )     (1.64 )           (3.31 )     (3.31 )     55.24       (1.37 )     23,203       1.06       1.06       .09  
9/30/2018     55.60       .04       7.05       7.09             (2.50 )     (2.50 )     60.19       13.13       24,203       1.04       1.04       .06  
Class C:                                                                                                
9/30/2022     73.86       (.46 )     (23.60 )     (24.06 )           (7.40 )     (7.40 )     42.40       (35.86 )     378       1.75       1.75       (.81 )
9/30/2021     56.04       (.82 )     19.91       19.09             (1.27 )     (1.27 )     73.86       34.36       713       1.75       1.75       (1.18 )
9/30/2020     47.42       (.48 )     11.59       11.11             (2.49 )     (2.49 )     56.04       24.07       575       1.79       1.79       (.97 )
9/30/2019     52.63       (.32 )     (1.58 )     (1.90 )           (3.31 )     (3.31 )     47.42       (2.13 )     673       1.82       1.82       (.68 )
9/30/2018     49.30       (.38 )     6.21       5.83             (2.50 )     (2.50 )     52.63       12.23       807       1.83       1.83       (.74 )
Class T:                                                                                                
9/30/2022     89.14       .13       (29.14 )     (29.01 )           (7.40 )     (7.40 )     52.73       (35.21 )5      6      .76 5      .76 5      .19 5 
9/30/2021     66.78       (.18 )     23.81       23.63             (1.27 )     (1.27 )     89.14       35.64 5      6      .79 5      .79 5      (.21 )5 
9/30/2020     55.54       7      13.73       13.73             (2.49 )     (2.49 )     66.78       25.30 5      6      .81 5      .81 5      5,8 
9/30/2019     60.35       .18       (1.68 )     (1.50 )           (3.31 )     (3.31 )     55.54       (1.14 )5      6      .82 5      .82 5      .33 5 
9/30/2018     55.64       .15       7.06       7.21             (2.50 )     (2.50 )     60.35       13.36 5      6      .85 5      .85 5      .25 5 
Class F-1:                                                                                                
9/30/2022     86.92       (.07 )     (28.31 )     (28.38 )           (7.40 )     (7.40 )     51.14       (35.41 )     454       1.05       1.05       (.10 )
9/30/2021     65.31       (.39 )     23.27       22.88             (1.27 )     (1.27 )     86.92       35.31       791       1.05       1.05       (.48 )
9/30/2020     54.51       (.15 )     13.44       13.29             (2.49 )     (2.49 )     65.31       24.96       731       1.08       1.08       (.26 )
9/30/2019     59.47       .03       (1.68 )     (1.65 )           (3.31 )     (3.31 )     54.51       (1.43 )     703       1.10       1.10       .05  
9/30/2018     55.00       7      6.97       6.97             (2.50 )     (2.50 )     59.47       13.06       770       1.09       1.09       .01  
Class F-2:                                                                                                
9/30/2022     90.40       .14       (29.59 )     (29.45 )           (7.40 )     (7.40 )     53.55       (35.23 )     7,311       .76       .76       .20  
9/30/2021     67.69       (.15 )     24.13       23.98             (1.27 )     (1.27 )     90.40       35.69       10,659       .76       .76       (.18 )
9/30/2020     56.26       .01       13.91       13.92             (2.49 )     (2.49 )     67.69       25.32       6,608       .79       .79       .02  
9/30/2019     61.07       .20       (1.70 )     (1.50 )           (3.31 )     (3.31 )     56.26       (1.12 )     4,909       .80       .80       .36  
9/30/2018     56.24       .20       7.13       7.33             (2.50 )     (2.50 )     61.07       13.41       4,459       .78       .78       .34  
Class F-3:                                                                                                
9/30/2022     89.80       .22       (29.40 )     (29.18 )           (7.40 )     (7.40 )     53.22       (35.14 )     3,904       .65       .65       .32  
9/30/2021     67.18       (.07 )     23.96       23.89             (1.27 )     (1.27 )     89.80       35.83       5,382       .66       .66       (.08 )
9/30/2020     55.80       .07       13.80       13.87             (2.49 )     (2.49 )     67.18       25.44       3,065       .68       .68       .12  
9/30/2019     60.54       .25       (1.68 )     (1.43 )           (3.31 )     (3.31 )     55.80       (1.02 )     2,153       .70       .70       .46  
9/30/2018     55.74       .24       7.06       7.30             (2.50 )     (2.50 )     60.54       13.49       1,856       .71       .71       .41  
Class 529-A:                                                                                                
9/30/2022     86.91       (.05 )     (28.32 )     (28.37 )           (7.40 )     (7.40 )     51.14       (35.40 )     1,378       1.04       1.04       (.08 )
9/30/2021     65.29       (.38 )     23.27       22.89             (1.27 )     (1.27 )     86.91       35.31       2,227       1.04       1.04       (.47 )
9/30/2020     54.51       (.16 )     13.43       13.27             (2.49 )     (2.49 )     65.29       24.95       1,662       1.09       1.09       (.28 )
9/30/2019     59.47       .02       (1.67 )     (1.65 )           (3.31 )     (3.31 )     54.51       (1.43 )     1,337       1.12       1.12       .03  
9/30/2018     55.01       7      6.96       6.96             (2.50 )     (2.50 )     59.47       13.05       1,430       1.11       1.11       8 

 

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

 

44 SMALLCAP World Fund
 

Financial highlights (continued)

 

          (Loss) income from
investment operations1
    Dividends and distributions                                      
Year ended   Net asset
value,
beginning
of year
    Net
investment
(loss)
income
    Net (losses)
gains on
securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
(from net
investment
income)
    Distributions
(from capital
gains)
    Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net asset
value,
end
of year
    Total return2,3     Net assets,
end of
year
(in millions)
    Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets before
reimbursement4
    Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets after
reimbursement3,4
    Ratio of
net (loss)
income
to average
net assets3
 
Class 529-C:                                                                                                
9/30/2022   $ 75.34     $ (.51 )   $ (24.10 )   $ (24.61 )   $     $ (7.40 )   $ (7.40 )   $ 43.33       (35.90 )%   $ 44       1.81 %     1.81 %     (.87 )%
9/30/2021     57.17       (.86 )     20.30       19.44             (1.27 )     (1.27 )     75.34       34.30       89       1.79       1.79       (1.22 )
9/30/2020     48.35       (.49 )     11.80       11.31             (2.49 )     (2.49 )     57.17       24.02       86       1.84       1.84       (.99 )
9/30/2019     53.60       (.34 )     (1.60 )     (1.94 )           (3.31 )     (3.31 )     48.35       (2.17 )     185       1.86       1.86       (.72 )
9/30/2018     50.18       (.42 )     6.34       5.92             (2.50 )     (2.50 )     53.60       12.19       230       1.88       1.88       (.81 )
Class 529-E:                                                                                                
9/30/2022     83.48       (.19 )     (27.06 )     (27.25 )           (7.40 )     (7.40 )     48.83       (35.53 )     48       1.25       1.25       (.29 )
9/30/2021     62.89       (.53 )     22.39       21.86             (1.27 )     (1.27 )     83.48       35.04       81       1.26       1.26       (.68 )
9/30/2020     52.68       (.26 )     12.96       12.70             (2.49 )     (2.49 )     62.89       24.70       62       1.28       1.28       (.47 )
9/30/2019     57.73       (.09 )     (1.65 )     (1.74 )           (3.31 )     (3.31 )     52.68       (1.64 )     58       1.31       1.31       (.17 )
9/30/2018     53.57       (.12 )     6.78       6.66             (2.50 )     (2.50 )     57.73       12.82       64       1.32       1.32       (.22 )
Class 529-T:                                                                                                
9/30/2022     88.95       .10       (29.06 )     (28.96 )           (7.40 )     (7.40 )     52.59       (35.24 )5      6      .81 5      .81 5      .15 5 
9/30/2021     66.67       (.22 )     23.77       23.55             (1.27 )     (1.27 )     88.95       35.60 5      6      .84 5      .84 5      (.26 )5 
9/30/2020     55.49       (.03 )     13.70       13.67             (2.49 )     (2.49 )     66.67       25.21 5      6      .85 5      .85 5      (.05 )5 
9/30/2019     60.32       .15       (1.67 )     (1.52 )           (3.31 )     (3.31 )     55.49       (1.17 )5      6      .87 5      .87 5      .28 5 
9/30/2018     55.63       .13       7.06       7.19             (2.50 )     (2.50 )     60.32       13.30 5      6      .88 5      .88 5      .22 5 
Class 529-F-1:                                                                                                
9/30/2022     88.82       .06       (29.00 )     (28.94 )           (7.40 )     (7.40 )     52.48       (35.28 )5      6      .87 5      .87 5      .09 5 
9/30/2021     66.57       (.29 )     23.81       23.52             (1.27 )     (1.27 )     88.82       35.60 5      6      .80 5      .80 5      (.42 )5 
9/30/2020     55.41       (.03 )     13.68       13.65             (2.49 )     (2.49 )     66.57       25.21       181       .86       .86       (.05 )
9/30/2019     60.26       .15       (1.69 )     (1.54 )           (3.31 )     (3.31 )     55.41       (1.22 )     146       .88       .88       .27  
9/30/2018     55.58       .13       7.05       7.18             (2.50 )     (2.50 )     60.26       13.31       136       .89       .89       .22  
 
Class 529-F-2:                                                                                                
9/30/2022     88.37       .14       (28.87 )     (28.73 )           (7.40 )     (7.40 )     52.24       (35.22 )     190       .76       .76       .21  
9/30/20219,10      65.50       (.16 )     24.30       24.14             (1.27 )     (1.27 )     88.37       37.11 11      274       .80 12      .80 12      (.21 )12 
Class 529-F-3:                                                                                                
9/30/2022     88.45       .17       (28.90 )     (28.73 )           (7.40 )     (7.40 )     52.32       (35.19 )     6      .71       .71       .25  
9/30/20219,10      65.50       (.09 )     24.31       24.22             (1.27 )     (1.27 )     88.45       37.23 11      6      .76 12      .71 12      (.12 )12 
Class R-1:                                                                                                
9/30/2022     76.62       (.45 )     (24.59 )     (25.04 )           (7.40 )     (7.40 )     44.18       (35.86 )     24       1.74       1.74       (.77 )
9/30/2021     58.09       (.85 )     20.65       19.80             (1.27 )     (1.27 )     76.62       34.35       36       1.75       1.75       (1.18 )
9/30/2020     49.08       (.50 )     12.00       11.50             (2.49 )     (2.49 )     58.09       24.07       28       1.79       1.79       (.98 )
9/30/2019     54.32       (.33 )     (1.60 )     (1.93 )           (3.31 )     (3.31 )     49.08       (2.12 )     24       1.82       1.82       (.68 )
9/30/2018     50.79       (.38 )     6.41       6.03             (2.50 )     (2.50 )     54.32       12.26       30       1.81       1.81       (.72 )

 

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

 

SMALLCAP World Fund 45
 

Financial highlights (continued)

 

          (Loss) income from
investment operations1
    Dividends and distributions                                      
Year ended   Net asset
value,
beginning
of year
    Net
investment
(loss)
income
    Net (losses)
gains on
securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
(from net
investment
income)
    Distributions
(from capital
gains)
    Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net asset
value,
end
of year
    Total return2,3     Net assets,
end of
year
(in millions)
    Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets before
reimbursement4
    Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets after
reimbursement3,4
    Ratio of
net (loss)
income
to average
net assets3
 
Class R-2:                                                                                                
9/30/2022   $ 76.71     $ (.48 )   $ (24.60 )   $ (25.08 )   $     $ (7.40 )   $ (7.40 )   $ 44.23       (35.87 )%   $ 412       1.76 %     1.76 %     (.81 )%
9/30/2021     58.16       (.85 )     20.67       19.82             (1.27 )     (1.27 )     76.71       34.37       719       1.75       1.75       (1.17 )
9/30/2020     49.12       (.49 )     12.02       11.53             (2.49 )     (2.49 )     58.16       24.09       588       1.78       1.78       (.97 )
9/30/2019     54.36       (.31 )     (1.62 )     (1.93 )           (3.31 )     (3.31 )     49.12       (2.12 )     542       1.79       1.79       (.65 )
9/30/2018     50.82       (.37 )     6.41       6.04             (2.50 )     (2.50 )     54.36       12.28       619       1.79       1.79       (.70 )
Class R-2E:                                                                                                
9/30/2022     85.92       (.34 )     (27.89 )     (28.23 )           (7.40 )     (7.40 )     50.29       (35.67 )     27       1.46       1.46       (.51 )
9/30/2021     64.83       (.71 )     23.07       22.36             (1.27 )     (1.27 )     85.92       34.76       48       1.46       1.46       (.88 )
9/30/2020     54.34       (.38 )     13.36       12.98             (2.49 )     (2.49 )     64.83       24.46       35       1.48       1.48       (.67 )
9/30/2019     59.52       (.18 )     (1.69 )     (1.87 )           (3.31 )     (3.31 )     54.34       (1.82 )     28       1.50       1.50       (.34 )
9/30/2018     55.26       (.22 )     6.98       6.76             (2.50 )     (2.50 )     59.52       12.61       24       1.50       1.50       (.38 )
Class R-3:                                                                                                
9/30/2022     83.16       (.23 )     (26.94 )     (27.17 )           (7.40 )     (7.40 )     48.59       (35.58 )     587       1.31       1.31       (.35 )
9/30/2021     62.68       (.57 )     22.32       21.75             (1.27 )     (1.27 )     83.16       34.95       978       1.31       1.31       (.73 )
9/30/2020     52.54       (.28 )     12.91       12.63             (2.49 )     (2.49 )     62.68       24.65       806       1.33       1.33       (.52 )
9/30/2019     57.60       (.10 )     (1.65 )     (1.75 )           (3.31 )     (3.31 )     52.54       (1.67 )     757       1.34       1.34       (.20 )
9/30/2018     53.47       (.14 )     6.77       6.63             (2.50 )     (2.50 )     57.60       12.79       852       1.35       1.35       (.25 )
Class R-4:                                                                                                
9/30/2022     87.46       (.04 )     (28.50 )     (28.54 )           (7.40 )     (7.40 )     51.52       (35.38 )     583       1.01       1.01       (.05 )
9/30/2021     65.68       (.35 )     23.40       23.05             (1.27 )     (1.27 )     87.46       35.37       987       1.01       1.01       (.43 )
9/30/2020     54.78       (.12 )     13.51       13.39             (2.49 )     (2.49 )     65.68       25.03       835       1.02       1.02       (.21 )
9/30/2019     59.71       .06       (1.68 )     (1.62 )           (3.31 )     (3.31 )     54.78       (1.37 )     791       1.04       1.04       .11  
9/30/2018     55.18       .03       7.00       7.03             (2.50 )     (2.50 )     59.71       13.13       894       1.04       1.04       .05  
Class R-5E:                                                                                                
9/30/2022     88.94       .11       (29.07 )     (28.96 )           (7.40 )     (7.40 )     52.58       (35.24 )     138       .81       .81       .17  
9/30/2021     66.64       (.19 )     23.76       23.57             (1.27 )     (1.27 )     88.94       35.63       188       .80       .80       (.22 )
9/30/2020     55.44       (.01 )     13.70       13.69             (2.49 )     (2.49 )     66.64       25.28       84       .82       .82       (.02 )
9/30/2019     60.26       .18       (1.69 )     (1.51 )           (3.31 )     (3.31 )     55.44       (1.16 )     39       .84       .84       .32  
9/30/2018     55.55       .18       7.03       7.21             (2.50 )     (2.50 )     60.26       13.38       28       .84       .84       .31  
Class R-5:                                                                                                
9/30/2022     92.04       .18       (30.17 )     (29.99 )           (7.40 )     (7.40 )     54.65       (35.18 )     288       .70       .70       .25  
9/30/2021     68.86       (.11 )     24.56       24.45             (1.27 )     (1.27 )     92.04       35.77       510       .71       .71       (.13 )
9/30/2020     57.16       .06       14.13       14.19             (2.49 )     (2.49 )     68.86       25.40       406       .72       .72       .09  
9/30/2019     61.94       .22       (1.69 )     (1.47 )           (3.31 )     (3.31 )     57.16       (1.06 )     376       .74       .74       .40  
9/30/2018     56.99       .21       7.24       7.45             (2.50 )     (2.50 )     61.94       13.46       436       .75       .75       .36  
Class R-6:                                                                                                
9/30/2022     91.12       .23       (29.87 )     (29.64 )           (7.40 )     (7.40 )     54.08       (35.15 )     16,261       .65       .65       .33  
9/30/2021     68.15       (.06 )     24.30       24.24             (1.27 )     (1.27 )     91.12       35.84       19,437       .66       .66       (.07 )
9/30/2020     56.56       .08       14.00       14.08             (2.49 )     (2.49 )     68.15       25.47       11,166       .67       .67       .14  
9/30/2019     61.31       .26       (1.70 )     (1.44 )           (3.31 )     (3.31 )     56.56       (1.02 )     8,031       .69       .69       .47  
9/30/2018     56.40       .25       7.16       7.41             (2.50 )     (2.50 )     61.31       13.53       7,039       .69       .69       .42  

 

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

 

46 SMALLCAP World Fund
 

Financial highlights (continued)

    Year ended September 30,
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
Portfolio turnover rate for all share classes13     32 %     30 %     38 %     39 %     35 %

 

1  Based on average shares outstanding.
2  Total returns exclude any applicable sales charges, including contingent deferred sales charges.
3  This column reflects the impact, if any, of certain reimbursements from CRMC. During one of the years shown, CRMC reimbursed a portion of transfer agent services fees for Class 529-F-3 shares.
4  Ratios do not include expenses of any Central Funds. The fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any Central Funds.
5  All or a significant portion of assets in this class consisted of seed capital invested by CRMC and/or its affiliates. Fees for distribution services are not charged or accrued on these seed capital assets. If such fees were paid by the fund on seed capital assets, fund expenses would have been higher and net income and total return would have been lower.
6  Amount less than $1 million.
7 Amount less than $.01.
8  Amount less than .01%.
9  Based on operations for a period that is less than a full year.
10  Class 529-F-2 and 529-F-3 shares began investment operations on October 30, 2020.
11 Not annualized.
12  Annualized.
13  Rates do not include the fund’s portfolio activity with respect to any Central Funds.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

SMALLCAP World Fund 47
 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc.:

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), including the investment portfolio, as of September 30, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of September 30, 2022, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

Costa Mesa, California
November 8, 2022

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more American Funds investment companies since 1956.

 

48 SMALLCAP World Fund
 
Expense example unaudited

 

As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, such as initial sales charges on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions (loads), and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, and other expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund so you can compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period (April 1, 2022, through September 30, 2022).

 

Actual expenses:

The first line of each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading titled “Expenses paid during period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes:

The second line of each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio for the share class and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of the share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5.00% hypothetical example with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Notes:

Retirement plan participants may be subject to certain fees charged by the plan sponsor, and Class F-1, F-2, F-3, 529-F-1, 529-F-2 and 529-F-3 shareholders may be subject to fees charged by financial intermediaries, typically ranging from 0.75% to 1.50% of assets annually depending on services offered. You can estimate the impact of these fees by adding the amount of the fees to the total estimated expenses you paid on your account during the period as calculated above. In addition, your ending account value would be lower by the amount of these fees.

 

Note that the expenses shown in the table on the following page are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

SMALLCAP World Fund 49
 

Expense example (continued)

 

    Beginning
account value
4/1/2022
    Ending
account value
9/30/2022
    Expenses paid
during period*
    Annualized
expense ratio
 
Class A – actual return   $ 1,000.00     $ 769.30     $ 4.61       1.04 %
Class A – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,019.85       5.27       1.04  
Class C – actual return     1,000.00       766.46       7.88       1.78  
Class C – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,016.14       9.00       1.78  
Class T – actual return     1,000.00       770.37       3.42       .77  
Class T – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,021.21       3.90       .77  
Class F-1 – actual return     1,000.00       769.30       4.70       1.06  
Class F-1 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,019.75       5.37       1.06  
Class F-2 – actual return     1,000.00       770.26       3.42       .77  
Class F-2 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,021.21       3.90       .77  
Class F-3 – actual return     1,000.00       770.77       2.93       .66  
Class F-3 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,021.76       3.35       .66  
Class 529-A – actual return     1,000.00       769.19       4.70       1.06  
Class 529-A – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,019.75       5.37       1.06  
Class 529-C – actual return     1,000.00       766.20       8.15       1.84  
Class 529-C – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,015.84       9.30       1.84  
Class 529-E – actual return     1,000.00       768.49       5.59       1.26  
Class 529-E – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,018.75       6.38       1.26  
Class 529-T – actual return     1,000.00       770.22       3.64       .82  
Class 529-T – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,020.96       4.15       .82  
Class 529-F-1 – actual return     1,000.00       769.93       3.90       .88  
Class 529-F-1 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,020.66       4.46       .88  
Class 529-F-2 – actual return     1,000.00       770.28       3.42       .77  
Class 529-F-2 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,021.21       3.90       .77  
Class 529-F-3 – actual return     1,000.00       770.57       3.20       .72  
Class 529-F-3 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,021.46       3.65       .72  
Class R-1 – actual return     1,000.00       766.61       7.66       1.73  
Class R-1 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,016.39       8.74       1.73  
Class R-2 – actual return     1,000.00       766.55       7.75       1.75  
Class R-2 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,016.29       8.85       1.75  
Class R-2E – actual return     1,000.00       767.68       6.47       1.46  
Class R-2E – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,017.75       7.38       1.46  
Class R-3 – actual return     1,000.00       768.21       5.81       1.31  
Class R-3 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,018.50       6.63       1.31  
Class R-4 – actual return     1,000.00       769.40       4.48       1.01  
Class R-4 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,020.00       5.11       1.01  
Class R-5E – actual return     1,000.00       770.23       3.59       .81  
Class R-5E – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,021.01       4.10       .81  
Class R-5 – actual return     1,000.00       770.57       3.15       .71  
Class R-5 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,021.51       3.60       .71  
Class R-6 – actual return     1,000.00       770.69       2.93       .66  
Class R-6 – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,021.76       3.35       .66  

 

* The “expenses paid during period” are equal to the “annualized expense ratio,” multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period, and divided by 365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

50 SMALLCAP World Fund
 
Tax information unaudited

 

We are required to advise you of the federal tax status of certain distributions received by shareholders during the fiscal year. The fund hereby designates the following amounts for the fund’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2022:

 

Long-term capital gains   $6,882,666,000
Foreign taxes   $0.09 per share
Foreign source income   $0.42 per share

 

Individual shareholders should refer to their Form 1099 or other tax information, which will be mailed in January 2023, to determine the calendar year amounts to be included on their 2022 tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Service Agreement

 

The fund’s board has approved the continuation of the fund’s Investment Advisory and Service Agreement (the “agreement”) with Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”) for an additional one-year term through November 30, 2023. The agreement was amended to add an additional advisory fee breakpoint for when the fund’s net assets exceed $89 billion. The board approved the agreement following the recommendation of the fund’s Contracts Committee (the “committee”), which is composed of all the fund’s independent board members. The board and the committee determined in the exercise of their business judgment that the fund’s advisory fee structure was fair and reasonable in relation to the services provided, and that approving the agreement was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.

 

In reaching this decision, the board and the committee took into account their interactions with CRMC as well as information furnished to them throughout the year and otherwise provided to them, as well as information prepared specifically in connection with their review of the agreement, and were advised by their independent counsel with respect to the matters considered. They considered the following factors, among others, but did not identify any single issue or particular piece of information that, in isolation, was the controlling factor, and each board and committee member did not necessarily attribute the same weight to each factor.

 

1. Nature, extent and quality of services

 

The board and the committee considered the depth and quality of CRMC’s investment management process, including its global research capabilities; the experience, capability and integrity of its senior management and other personnel; the low turnover rates of its key personnel; the overall financial strength and stability of CRMC and the Capital Group organization; the resources and systems CRMC devotes to investment management (the manner in which the fund’s assets are managed, including liquidity management), financial, investment operations, compliance, trading, proxy voting, shareholder communications, and other services; and the ongoing evolution of CRMC’s organizational structure designed to maintain and strengthen these qualities. The board and the committee also considered the nature, extent and quality of administrative and shareholder services provided by CRMC to the fund under the agreement and other agreements, as well as the benefits to fund shareholders from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds. The board and the committee considered the risks assumed by CRMC in providing services to the fund, including operational, business, financial, reputational, regulatory and litigation risks. The board and the committee concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by CRMC have benefited and should continue to benefit the fund and its shareholders.

 

2. Investment results

 

The board and the committee considered the investment results of the fund in light of its objective. They compared the fund’s investment results with those of other funds (including funds that currently form the basis of the Lipper index for the category in which the fund is included) and data such as relevant market and fund indexes over various periods (including the fund’s lifetime) through March 31, 2022. They generally placed greater emphasis on investment results over longer term periods. On the basis of this evaluation and the board’s and the committee’s ongoing review of investment results, and considering the relative market conditions during certain reporting periods, the board and the committee concluded that the fund’s investment results have been satisfactory for renewal of the agreement, and that CRMC’s record in managing the fund indicated that its continued management should benefit the fund and its shareholders.

 

3. Advisory fees and total expenses

 

The board and the committee compared the advisory fees and total expense levels of the fund to those of other relevant funds. They observed that the fund’s advisory fees and expenses generally compared favorably to those of other similar funds included in the comparable Lipper category. The board and the committee also considered the breakpoint discounts in the fund’s advisory fee structure that reduce the level of fees charged by CRMC to the fund as fund assets increase. In addition, they reviewed information regarding the effective advisory fees charged to non-mutual fund clients by CRMC and its affiliates. They noted that, to the extent there were differences between the advisory fees paid by the fund and the advisory fees paid by those clients, the differences appropriately reflected the investment, operational, regulatory and market differences between advising the fund and the other clients. The board and the committee concluded that the fund’s cost structure was fair and reasonable in relation to the services provided, as well as in relation to the risks assumed by the adviser in sponsoring and managing the fund, and that the fund’s shareholders receive reasonable value in return for the advisory fees and other amounts paid to CRMC by the fund.

 

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4. Ancillary benefits

 

The board and the committee considered a variety of other benefits that CRMC and its affiliates receive as a result of CRMC’s relationship with the fund and other American Funds, including fees for administrative services provided to certain share classes; fees paid to CRMC’s affiliated transfer agent; sales charges and distribution fees received and retained by the fund’s principal underwriter, an affiliate of CRMC; and possible ancillary benefits to CRMC and its institutional management affiliates in managing other investment vehicles. The board and the committee reviewed CRMC’s portfolio trading practices, noting that CRMC bears the cost of third-party research. The board and committee also noted that CRMC benefitted from the use of commissions from portfolio transactions made on behalf of the fund to facilitate payment to certain broker-dealers for research to comply with regulatory requirements applicable to these firms, with all such amounts reimbursed by CRMC. The board and the committee took these ancillary benefits into account in evaluating the reasonableness of the advisory fees and other amounts paid to CRMC by the fund.

 

5. Adviser financial information

 

The board and the committee reviewed information regarding CRMC’s costs of providing services to the American Funds, including personnel, systems and resources of investment, compliance, trading, accounting and other administrative operations. They considered CRMC’s costs and related cost allocation methodology as well as its track record of investing in technology, infrastructure and staff to maintain and expand services and capabilities, respond to industry and regulatory developments, and attract and retain qualified personnel. They noted information regarding the compensation structure for CRMC’s investment professionals. They reviewed information on the profitability of the investment adviser and its affiliates. The board and the committee also compared CRMC’s profitability and compensation data to the reported results and data of a number of large, publicly held investment management companies. The board and the committee noted the competitiveness and cyclicality of both the mutual fund industry and the capital markets, and the importance in that environment of CRMC’s long-term profitability for maintaining its independence, company culture and management continuity. They further considered the breakpoint discounts in the fund’s advisory fee structure and CRMC’s sharing of potential economies of scale, or efficiencies, through breakpoints and other fee reductions and costs voluntarily absorbed. The board and the committee concluded that the fund’s advisory fee structure reflected a reasonable sharing of benefits between CRMC and the fund’s shareholders.

 

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Board of directors and other officers

 

Independent directors1

 

Name and year of birth   Year first
elected
a director
of the fund2
  Principal occupation(s) during past five years   Number of
portfolios in fund
complex overseen
by director3
  Other directorships4
held by director
Joseph J. Bonner, 1955   2019   President and CEO, Solana Beach Capital LLC (real estate advisory); Global Head of Real Estate, Board Member, The Interlink Group (private merchant bank)   3   Extra Space Storage
Mary Anne Dolan, 1947   2008   Founder and President, MAD Ink (communications company); former Editor-in-Chief, The Los Angeles Herald Examiner (retired 1989)   10   None
John G. Freund, MD, 1953
Chair of the Board
  2000   Founder and former Managing Director, Skyline Ventures  (a venture capital investor in health care companies);
Co-Founder of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (1995–2000); Co-Founder and former CEO of Arixa Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2016–2020)
  6   Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.; SI – Bone, Inc.; Sutro Biopharma, Inc.
Yvonne L. Greenstreet, 1962   2019   Chief Executive Officer, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   3   Pacira, Inc. (pharmaceuticals)
Linda Griego, 1947   2015   Former President and CEO, Griego Enterprises, Inc. (business management company)   7   ViacomCBS Inc.
Leonade D. Jones, 1947   1995   Retired; former Treasurer, The Washington Post Company  (retired 1996)   10   None
Martin E. Koehler, 1957   2021   Independent management consultant   6   None
Sharon I. Meers, 1965   2017   Co-Founder and COO, Midi Health, Inc. (a women’s telehealth company); former Senior Director, Head of Strategic Partnerships, eBay Enterprise   7   None
Kenneth M. Simril, 1965   2016   President and CEO, SCI Ingredients Holdings, Inc. (food manufacturing)   7   Bunge Limited (agricultural business and food company)
Christopher E. Stone, 1956   2007   Professor of Practice of Public Integrity, University of Oxford, Blavatnik School of Government; former President, Open Society Foundations   9   None

 

Interested directors5,6

 

Name, year of birth and
position with fund
  Year first
elected
a director
or officer
of the fund2
  Principal occupation(s) during past five years
and positions held with affiliated entities or
the principal underwriter of the fund
  Number of
portfolios in fund
complex overseen
by director3
  Other directorships4
held by director
Brady L. Enright, 1967
Senior Vice President
and Director
  2004   Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Research and Management Company; Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Bank and Trust Company7   3   None
Anne-Marie Peterson, 1972
Director
  2019   Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Research and  Management Company   3   None

 

The fund’s statement of additional information includes further details about fund directors and is available without charge upon request by calling American Funds Service Company at (800) 421-4225 or by visiting the Capital Group website at capitalgroup.com. The address for all directors and officers of the fund is 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071, Attention: Secretary.

 

Refer to page 56 for footnotes.

 

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Other officers6

 

Name, year of birth and
position with fund
  Year first
elected
an officer
of the fund2
  Principal occupation(s) during past five years and positions held with affiliated entities
or the principal underwriter of the fund
Julian N. Abdey, 1972
Co-President
  2014   Partner — Capital International Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Jonathan Knowles, PhD, 1961
Co-President
  2000   Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital International, Inc.7
Gregory W. Wendt, 1961
Co-President
  1992   Partner — Capital Research Global Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Walt Burkley, 1966
Principal Executive Officer
  2007   Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company; Director, Capital Research Company7; Director, Capital Research and Management Company
Michael W. Stockton, 1967
Executive Vice President
  2014   Senior Vice President — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company
Peter Eliot, 1971
Senior Vice President
  2018   Partner — Capital International Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Bradford F. Freer, 1969
Senior Vice President
  2008   Partner — Capital Research Global Investors, Capital Research and Management Company; Director, The Capital Group Companies, Inc.7
Leo Hee, 1971
Senior Vice President
  2019   Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital International, Inc.7
Roz Hongsaranagon, 1979
Senior Vice President
  2018   Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Harold H. La, 1970
Senior Vice President
  2019   Partner — Capital Research Global Investors, Capital International, Inc.7
Dimitrije M. Mitrinovic, 1977
Senior Vice President
  2019   Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Aidan O’Connell, 1968
Senior Vice President
  2017   Partner — Capital Research Global Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Samir Parekh, 1974
Senior Vice President
  2020   Partner — Capital International Investors, Capital International, Inc.7
Andraz Razen, 1975
Senior Vice President
  2019   Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Research Company7
Renaud H. Samyn, 1974
Senior Vice President
  2020   Partner — Capital Research Global Investors, Capital International Inc.7
Arun Swaminathan, 1983
Senior Vice President
  2020   Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Thatcher Thompson, 1969
Senior Vice President
  2021   Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Michael Beckwith, 1971
Vice President
  2019   Partner — Capital Research Global Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Shlok Melwani, 1981
Vice President
  2021   Vice President — Capital Research Global Investors, Capital Research Company7

 

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Other officers (continued)6

 

Name, year of birth and
position with fund
  Year first
elected
an officer
of the fund2
  Principal occupation(s) during past five years and positions held with affiliated entities
or the principal underwriter of the fund
Julie E. Lawton, 1973
Secretary
  2010   Assistant Vice President — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company; Secretary, Capital Research Company7
Hong T. Le, 1978
Treasurer
  2018   Vice President — Investment Operations, Capital Research and Management Company
Sandra Chuon, 1972
Assistant Treasurer
  2019   Vice President — Investment Operations, Capital Research and Management Company
Brian C. Janssen, 1972
Assistant Treasurer
  2016–2018,  2020   Senior Vice President — Investment Operations, Capital Research and Management Company

 

1 The term independent director refers to a director who is not an “interested person” of the fund within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
2 Directors and officers of the fund serve until their resignation, removal or retirement.
3 Funds managed by Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates.
4 This includes all directorships/trusteeships (other than those in the American Funds or other funds managed by Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates) that are held by each trustee as a trustee or director of a public company or a registered investment company. Unless otherwise noted, all directorships/trusteeships are current.
5 The term interested director refers to a director who is an “interested person” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, on the basis of their affiliation with the fund’s investment adviser, Capital Research and Management Company, or affiliated entities (including the fund’s principal underwriter).
6 All of the directors and/or officers listed, with the exception of Michael Beckwith, Shlok Melwani, Samir Parekh, Arun Swaminathan and Thatcher Thompson are officers and/or directors/trustees of one or more of the other funds for which Capital Research and Management Company serves as investment adviser.
7 Company affiliated with Capital Research and Management Company.

 

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Office of the fund

6455 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92618-4518

 

Investment adviser

Capital Research and Management Company
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406

 

Transfer agent for shareholder accounts

American Funds Service Company
(Write to the address nearest you.)

 

P.O. Box 6007

Indianapolis, IN 46206-6007

 

P.O. Box 2280

Norfolk, VA 23501-2280

 

Custodian of assets

State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111-2900

 

Counsel

Dechert LLP

One Bush Street, Suite 1600
San Francisco, CA 94104-4446

 

Independent registered public accounting firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

695 Town Center Drive
Suite 1000
Costa Mesa, CA 92626-7188

 

Principal underwriter

American Funds Distributors, Inc.
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406

 

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Investors should carefully consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other important information is contained in the fund prospectus and summary prospectus, which can be obtained from your financial professional and should be read carefully before investing. You may also call American Funds Service Company (AFS) at (800) 421-4225 or visit the Capital Group website at capitalgroup.com.

 

“American Funds Proxy Voting Procedures and Principles” — which describes how we vote proxies relating to portfolio securities — is available on our website or upon request by calling AFS. The fund files its proxy voting record with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the 12 months ended June 30 by August 31. The proxy voting record is available free of charge on the SEC website at sec.gov and on our website.

 

SMALLCAP World Fund files a complete list of its portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form NPORT-P. The list of portfolio holdings is available free of charge on the SEC website and on our website.

 

This report is for the information of shareholders of SMALLCAP World Fund, but it also may be used as sales literature when preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus or summary prospectus, which gives details about charges, expenses, investment objectives and operating policies of the fund. If used as sales material after December 31, 2022, this report must be accompanied by an American Funds statistical update for the most recently completed calendar quarter.

 

MCSI has not approved, reviewed or produced this report, makes no express or implied warranties or representations and is not liable whatsoever for any data in the report. You may not redistribute the MSCI data or use it as a basis for other indices or investment products.

 

The S&P 500 Index (“Index”) is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates and has been licensed for use by Capital Group. Copyright © 2022 S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, a division of S&P Global, and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Redistribution or reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without written permission of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC.

 

American Funds Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

The Capital Advantage®

 

Since 1931, Capital Group, home of American Funds, has helped investors pursue long-term investment success. Our consistent approach — in combination with The Capital SystemTM — has resulted in superior outcomes.

 

  Aligned with investor success
  We base our decisions on a long-term perspective, which we believe aligns our goals with the interests of our clients. Our portfolio managers average 27 years of investment industry experience, including 21 years at our company, reflecting a career commitment to our long-term approach.1
   
  The Capital System
  The Capital System combines individual accountability with teamwork. Funds using The Capital System are divided into portions that are managed independently by investment professionals with diverse backgrounds, ages and investment approaches. An extensive global research effort is the backbone of our system.
   
  American Funds’ superior outcomes
  Equity funds have beaten their Lipper peer indexes in 90% of 10-year periods and 99% of 20-year periods.2 Fixed income funds have helped investors achieve diversification through attention to correlation between bonds and equities.3 Fund management fees have been among the lowest in the industry.4

 

  1 Investment industry experience as of December 31, 2021.
  2 Based on Class F-2 share results for rolling calendar-year periods starting the first full calendar year after each fund’s inception through December 31, 2021. Periods covered are the shorter of the fund’s lifetime or since the comparable Lipper index inception date (except Capital Income Builder and SMALLCAP World Fund, for which the Lipper average was used). Expenses differ for each share class, so results will vary.
  3 Based on Class F-2 share results as of December 31, 2021. Thirteen of the 17 fixed income American Funds that have been in existence for the three-year period showed a three-year correlation below 0.3. S&P 500 Index was used as an equity market proxy. Correlation based on monthly total returns. Correlation is a statistical measure of how two securities move in relation to each other. A correlation ranges from –1 to 1. A positive correlation close to 1 implies that as one security moves, either up or down, the other security will move in “lockstep,” in the same direction. A negative correlation close to –1 indicates that the securities have moved in the opposite direction.
  4 On average, our management fees were in the lowest quintile 63% of the time, based on the 20-year period ended December 31, 2021, versus comparable Lipper categories, excluding funds of funds.

 

Class F-2 shares were first offered on August 1, 2008. Class F-2 share results prior to the date of first sale are hypothetical based on the results of the original share class of the fund without a sales charge, adjusted for typical estimated expenses. Results for certain funds with an inception date after August 1, 2008, also include hypothetical returns because those funds’ Class F-2 shares sold after the funds’ date of first offering. Visit capitalgroup.com for more information on specific expense adjustments and the actual dates of first sale.

 

All Capital Group trademarks mentioned are owned by The Capital Group Companies, Inc., an affiliated company or fund. All other company and product names mentioned are the property of their respective companies.

 

 

 

 

ITEM 2 – Code of Ethics

 

The Registrant has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer. The Registrant undertakes to provide to any person without charge, upon request, a copy of the Code of Ethics. Such request can be made by calling 800/421-4225 or to the Secretary of the Registrant, 6455 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, California 92618.

 

ITEM 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

The Registrant’s board has determined that Linda Griego, a member of the Registrant’s audit committee, is an “audit committee financial expert” and "independent," as such terms are defined in this Item. This designation will not increase the designee’s duties, obligations or liability as compared to his or her duties, obligations and liability as a member of the audit committee and of the board, nor will it reduce the responsibility of the other audit committee members. There may be other individuals who, through education or experience, would qualify as "audit committee financial experts" if the board had designated them as such. Most importantly, the board believes each member of the audit committee contributes significantly to the effective oversight of the Registrant’s financial statements and condition.

 

ITEM 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services

  SCWF
     
Registrant:    

a)  Audit Fees:    
Audit 2021           180,000
  2022           175,000
     
b)  Audit-Related Fees:    
  2021             11,000
  2022             12,000
     
c)  Tax Fees:    
  2021             36,000
  2022             56,000
  The tax fees consist of professional services relating to the preparation of the Registrant’s tax returns.  
     
d)  All Other Fees:    
  2021  None
  2022  None
     
  Adviser and affiliates (includes only fees for non-audit services billed to the adviser and affiliates for engagements that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant and were subject to the pre-approval policies described below):  
a)  Audit Fees:    
  Not Applicable  
     
b)  Audit-Related Fees:    
  2021       1,400,000
  2022       2,114,000
  The audit-related fees consist of assurance and related services relating to the examination of the Registrant’s transfer agent, principal underwriter and investment adviser conducted in accordance with Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements Number 18 issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  
     
c)  Tax Fees:    

  2021                1,000
  2022           394,000
  The tax fees consist of consulting services relating to the Registrant’s investments.  
     
     
d)  All Other Fees:    
  2021                2,000
  2022  None
  The other fees consist of subscription services related to an accounting research tool.  
     
     
  All audit and permissible non-audit services that the Registrant’s audit committee considers compatible with maintaining the independent registered public accounting firm’s independence are required to be pre-approved by the committee.  The pre-approval requirement will extend to all non-audit services provided to the Registrant, the investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant. The committee will not delegate its responsibility to pre-approve these services to the investment adviser. The committee may delegate to one or more committee members the authority to review and pre-approve audit and permissible non-audit services.  Actions taken under any such delegation will be reported to the full committee at its next meeting. The pre-approval requirement is waived with respect to non-audit services if certain conditions are met. The pre-approval requirement was not waived for any of the non-audit services listed above provided to the Registrant, adviser and affiliates.  
     
  Aggregate non-audit fees paid to the Registrant’s auditors, including fees for all services billed to the Registrant, adviser and affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Registrant, were $1,450,000 for fiscal year 2021 and $2,577,000 for fiscal year 2022. The non-audit services represented by these amounts were brought to the attention of the committee and considered to be compatible with maintaining the auditors’ independence.  

 

 

 

ITEM 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a listed issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

ITEM 6 – Schedule of Investments

 

Not applicable, insofar as the schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

ITEM 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

 

ITEM 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

 

ITEM 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

 

ITEM 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s board of directors since the Registrant last submitted a proxy statement to its shareholders. The procedures are as follows. The Registrant has a nominating and governance committee comprised solely of persons who are not considered ‘‘interested persons’’ of the Registrant within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The committee periodically reviews such issues as the board’s composition, responsibilities, committees, compensation and other relevant issues, and recommends any appropriate changes to the full board of directors. While the committee normally is able to identify from its own resources an ample number of qualified candidates, it will consider shareholder suggestions of persons to be considered as nominees to fill future vacancies on the board. Such suggestions must be sent in writing to the nominating and governance committee of the Registrant, c/o the Registrant’s Secretary, and must be accompanied by complete biographical and occupational data on the prospective nominee, along with a written consent of the prospective nominee for consideration of his or her name by the nominating and governance committee.

 

ITEM 11 – Controls and Procedures

 

(a) The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 30a-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940), that such controls and procedures are adequate and reasonably designed to achieve the purposes described in paragraph (c) of such rule.
   

(b)

There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the Registrant’s semi-annual period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

ITEM 12 – Exhibits

 

(a)(1) The Code of Ethics that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2 is attached as an exhibit hereto.
   
(a)(2) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached as exhibits hereto.
 
 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  SMALLCAP WORLD FUND, INC.
   
  By __/s/ Walter R. Burkley________________
 

Walter R. Burkley,

Principal Executive Officer

   
  Date: November 30, 2022

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

 

By _ /s/ Walter R. Burkley_____________

Walter R. Burkley,

Principal Executive Officer

 
Date: November 30, 2022

 

 

 

By ___/s/ Hong T. Le__________________

Hong T. Le, Treasurer and

Principal Financial Officer

 
Date: November 30, 2022

 


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