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: 811-04318

 

The American Funds Income Series

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

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

 

Date of fiscal year end: August 31

 

Date of reporting period: February 29, 2024

 

Becky L. Park

The American Funds Income Series

6455 Irvine Center Drive

Irvine, California 92618

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 
 

 

ITEM 1 – Reports to Stockholders

 

U.S. Government
Securities Fund
®

 

Semi-annual report
for the six months ended
February 29, 2024

 

Seeking stability in
uncertain markets

 

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted new regulations that will change the content and design of annual and semi-annual shareholder reports beginning in July 2024. Certain types of information, including investment portfolio and financial statements, will not be included in the shareholder reports but will be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semi-annual basis on Form N-CSR.

 

If you would like to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the fund electronically, you may update your mailing preferences with your financial intermediary or enroll in e-delivery at capitalgroup.com (for accounts held directly with the fund).

 

U.S. Government Securities Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk and preservation 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 and Class A shares at net asset value. If a sales charge (maximum 3.75% for Class A shares) had been deducted, 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, refer to capitalgroup.com.

 

Here are the average annual total returns on a $1,000 investment for periods ended March 31, 2024 (the most recent calendar quarter-end):

 

   1 year  5 years  10 years
                
Class F-2 shares      –0.87     0.52         1.31%   
Class A shares (reflecting 3.75% maximum sales charge)      –4.89    –0.53    0.65 

 

For other share class results, visit capitalgroup.com and americanfundsretirement.com.

 

The total annual fund operating expense ratios were 0.36% for Class F-2 shares and 0.65% for Class A shares as of the prospectus dated November 1, 2023. Expense ratios are restated to reflect current fees.

 

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

 

The fund’s net 30-day yield as of February 29, 2024, calculated in accordance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formula, was 4.56% for Class F-2 shares and 4.09% for Class A shares. The fund’s gross 30-day yield as of that date was 4.52% for Class F-2 shares and 4.05% for Class A shares. The fund’s 12-month distribution rate for Class F-2 shares as of that date was 4.25%. The distribution rate for Class A shares as of that date was 3.80%. Class A share results reflect the 3.75% maximum sales charge. The SEC yield reflects the rate at which the fund is earning income on its current portfolio of securities while the distribution rate reflects the fund’s past dividends paid to shareholders. Accordingly, the fund’s SEC yield and distribution rate may differ.

 

The return of principal for bond funds and for funds with significant underlying bond holdings is not guaranteed. Fund shares are subject to the same interest rate, inflation and credit risks associated with the underlying bond holdings. Investments in mortgage-related securities involve additional risks, such as prepayment risk, as more fully described in the prospectus. The use of derivatives involves a variety of risks, which may be different from, or greater than, the risks associated with investing in traditional securities, such as stocks and bonds. 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.

 

Fund shares of U.S. Government Securities Fund are not guaranteed by the U.S. government.

 

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

 

Fellow investors:

 

Results for U.S. Government Securities Fund for the period ended February 29, 2024, are shown in the table below, as well as results of the fund’s benchmark and peer group index.

 

For additional information about the fund, its investment results, holdings and portfolio managers, visit capitalgroup.com/individual/investments/fund/GVTFX. You can also access information about Capital Group’s American Funds and read our insights about the markets, retirement, saving for college, investing fundamentals and more at capitalgroup.com.

 

Contents

 

1 Results at a glance
   
2 Investment portfolio
   
19 Financial statements
   
22 Notes to financial statements
   
35 Financial highlights

 

Results at a glance

 

(for periods ended February 29, 2024, with all distributions reinvested)

 

   Cumulative
total returns
  Average annual total returns
   6 months  1 year  5 years  10 years  Lifetime1
                
U.S. Government Securities Fund (Class F-2 shares)2      1.68%        1.29%        0.71%        1.23%        5.01%  
U.S. Government Securities Fund (Class A shares)   1.53    1.07    0.42    0.95    4.72 
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Mortgage-Backed Securities Index3   1.78    2.31    0.01    0.98    5.40 
Lipper General U.S. Government Funds Average4   1.34    0.94    –0.41    0.51    4.78 

 

Past results are not predictive of results in future periods.

 

1 Lifetime returns are as of October 17, 1985, the inception 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. Refer to capitalgroup.com for more information on specific expense adjustments and the actual dates of first sale.
3 Bloomberg U.S. Government/Mortgage-Backed Securities Index is a market value-weighted index that covers fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury, U.S. government agencies, quasi-federal corporations, corporate or foreign debt guaranteed by the U.S. government, and the mortgage-backed pass-through securities of the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Government National Mortgage Association. This index is unmanaged, and its results include reinvested distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes. There have been periods when the fund has lagged the index. Source: Bloomberg Index Services Ltd.
4 Lipper General U.S. Government Funds Average is composed of funds that invest primarily in U.S. government and agency issues. The results of the underlying funds in the average include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions, as well as brokerage commissions paid by the fund for portfolio transactions and other fund expenses, but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, account fees or U.S. federal income taxes. There have been periods when the fund has lagged the average. Lipper averages reflect the current composition of all eligible mutual funds (all share classes) within a given category. Lipper categories are dynamic, and averages may have few funds, especially over longer periods. For the number of funds included in the Lipper category for each fund’s lifetime, refer to the Quarterly Statistical Update, available on our website. Source: Refinitiv Lipper.

 

U.S. Government Securities Fund 1
 
Investment portfolio February 29, 2024 unaudited
   
Portfolio by type of security Percent of net assets
   
   
Portfolio quality summary* 

Percent of

net assets

U.S. Treasury and agency   33.06%
AAA/Aaa   59.10 
AA/Aa   .30 
Short-term securities & other assets less liabilities   7.54 
* Bond ratings, which typically range from AAA/Aaa (highest) to D (lowest), are assigned by credit rating agencies such as Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch as an indication of an issuer’s creditworthiness. In assigning a credit rating to a security, the fund looks specifically to the ratings assigned to the issuer of the security by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch. If agency ratings differ, the security will be considered to have received the highest of those ratings, consistent with the fund’s investment policies.
These securities are guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
   
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments 92.44%  Principal amount
(000)
   Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations 59.38%          
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations 59.38%          
Fannie Mae Pool #256708 6.50% 3/1/20271  USD6   $6 
Fannie Mae Pool #256993 6.50% 11/1/20271   53    54 
Fannie Mae Pool #257055 6.50% 12/1/20271   103    105 
Fannie Mae Pool #AL9870 6.50% 2/1/20281   14    14 
Fannie Mae Pool #AD0329 6.50% 9/1/20281   5    5 
Fannie Mae Pool #AL5156 6.50% 2/1/20291   217    221 
Fannie Mae Pool #AY1948 3.50% 1/1/20301   83    80 
Fannie Mae Pool #AZ0554 3.50% 10/1/20301   108    103 
Fannie Mae Pool #735571 8.00% 11/1/20311   30    30 
Fannie Mae Pool #555254 6.50% 1/1/20331   2    2 
Fannie Mae Pool #CA1442 3.00% 3/1/20331   368    345 
Fannie Mae Pool #BJ5302 3.00% 3/1/20331   272    255 
Fannie Mae Pool #695412 5.00% 6/1/20331   2    2 
Fannie Mae Pool #BN1085 4.00% 1/1/20341   6    6 
Fannie Mae Pool #BO6247 2.50% 12/1/20341   3,707    3,395 
Fannie Mae Pool #AD3566 5.00% 10/1/20351   14    14 
Fannie Mae Pool #AS6870 4.00% 3/1/20361   1,664    1,599 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA2588 4.00% 4/1/20361   3,413    3,292 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA2717 4.00% 8/1/20361   3,038    2,930 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA2746 4.00% 9/1/20361   2,912    2,808 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA2787 4.00% 10/1/20361   5,744    5,541 
Fannie Mae Pool #898565 6.50% 10/1/20361   2    2 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA2819 4.00% 11/1/20361   325    313 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA2856 4.00% 12/1/20361   8    8 
Fannie Mae Pool #888372 6.50% 4/1/20371   12    12 
Fannie Mae Pool #256810 6.50% 7/1/20371   25    26 
Fannie Mae Pool #256828 7.00% 7/1/20371   13    13 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA3099 4.00% 8/1/20371   2,692    2,592 
Fannie Mae Pool #256860 6.50% 8/1/20371   34    35 
Fannie Mae Pool #888873 6.50% 8/1/20371   2    2 
Fannie Mae Pool #947337 6.50% 10/1/20371   2    2 
Fannie Mae Pool #888698 7.00% 10/1/20371   38    39 
Fannie Mae Pool #954832 6.50% 1/1/20381   1    1 
Fannie Mae Pool #970343 6.00% 2/1/20381   31    31 
   
2 U.S. Government Securities Fund
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)  Principal amount
(000)
   Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)          
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)          
Fannie Mae Pool #889388 7.00% 3/1/20381  USD112   $115 
Fannie Mae Pool #AL1308 6.50% 5/1/20391   1    1 
Fannie Mae Pool #AC0794 5.00% 10/1/20391   86    85 
Fannie Mae Pool #932606 5.00% 2/1/20401   36    35 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4093 2.00% 8/1/20401   2,722    2,293 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4152 2.00% 10/1/20401   3,058    2,566 
Fannie Mae Pool #AH0351 4.50% 2/1/20411   193    188 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4287 2.00% 3/1/20411   35,127    29,484 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4333 2.00% 5/1/20411   28,785    24,144 
Fannie Mae Pool #AI1862 5.00% 5/1/20411   549    544 
Fannie Mae Pool #AI3510 5.00% 6/1/20411   293    291 
Fannie Mae Pool #AE1248 5.00% 6/1/20411   141    140 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4387 2.00% 7/1/20411   47,566    39,807 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM7690 2.00% 7/1/20411   13,802    11,559 
Fannie Mae Pool #BT5941 2.00% 7/1/20411   5,320    4,456 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4407 2.00% 8/1/20411   103,136    86,274 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM8120 2.00% 8/1/20411   9,361    7,860 
Fannie Mae Pool #AJ0704 5.00% 9/1/20411   264    262 
Fannie Mae Pool #AJ1873 4.00% 10/1/20411   237    223 
Fannie Mae Pool #AJ5391 5.00% 11/1/20411   182    180 
Fannie Mae Pool #AE1277 5.00% 11/1/20411   61    60 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4501 2.00% 12/1/20411   47,300    39,482 
Fannie Mae Pool #AE1283 5.00% 12/1/20411   39    38 
Fannie Mae Pool #AJ9327 3.50% 1/1/20421   23    21 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4540 2.00% 2/1/20421   16,805    14,021 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4570 2.00% 3/1/20421   9,544    7,959 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4586 2.00% 4/1/20421   3,025    2,522 
Fannie Mae Pool #AR1512 3.50% 1/1/20431   245    225 
Fannie Mae Pool #AT0412 3.50% 3/1/20431   121    111 
Fannie Mae Pool #AT0300 3.50% 3/1/20431   43    40 
Fannie Mae Pool #AT3954 3.50% 4/1/20431   73    67 
Fannie Mae Pool #AT5898 3.00% 6/1/20431   7,348    6,529 
Fannie Mae Pool #AL3829 3.50% 6/1/20431   1,140    1,045 
Fannie Mae Pool #AT7161 3.50% 6/1/20431   259    237 
Fannie Mae Pool #AX8521 3.50% 12/1/20441   160    146 
Fannie Mae Pool #AY1829 3.50% 12/1/20441   69    63 
Fannie Mae Pool #BE5009 3.50% 1/1/20451   358    326 
Fannie Mae Pool #BE5017 3.50% 2/1/20451   633    577 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM9416 3.50% 7/1/20451   127,412    115,561 
Fannie Mae Pool #AY3880 4.00% 11/1/20451   72    68 
Fannie Mae Pool #BC3465 4.00% 2/1/20461   7    6 
Fannie Mae Pool #AS8310 3.00% 11/1/20461   126    111 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA2833 3.00% 12/1/20461   6,029    5,270 
Fannie Mae Pool #BD2440 3.50% 1/1/20471   355    322 
Fannie Mae Pool #AS8804 3.50% 2/1/20471   10,047    9,109 
Fannie Mae Pool #BM1179 3.00% 4/1/20471   128    113 
Fannie Mae Pool #BE8740 3.50% 5/1/20471   522    476 
Fannie Mae Pool #BE8742 3.50% 5/1/20471   171    158 
Fannie Mae Pool #BH2846 3.50% 5/1/20471   80    73 
Fannie Mae Pool #BH2848 3.50% 5/1/20471   68    62 
Fannie Mae Pool #BH2847 3.50% 5/1/20471   25    22 
Fannie Mae Pool #BH3122 4.00% 6/1/20471   50    47 
Fannie Mae Pool #CA0770 3.50% 11/1/20471   8,252    7,481 
Fannie Mae Pool #BJ5015 4.00% 12/1/20471   1,232    1,161 
Fannie Mae Pool #BJ4342 4.00% 1/1/20481   132    123 
Fannie Mae Pool #BJ6169 4.00% 1/1/20481   38    35 
Fannie Mae Pool #BJ8318 4.50% 1/1/20481   170    164 
Fannie Mae Pool #BJ4901 3.50% 3/1/20481   392    357 
Fannie Mae Pool #BK5232 4.00% 5/1/20481   707    666 
Fannie Mae Pool #BK6840 4.00% 6/1/20481   955    900 
Fannie Mae Pool #BK9743 4.00% 8/1/20481   279    262 
Fannie Mae Pool #BK9761 4.50% 8/1/20481   104    101 
Fannie Mae Pool #BN1172 4.50% 11/1/20481   144    138 
Fannie Mae Pool #CA2850 4.00% 12/1/20481   1,715    1,630 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM2656 3.50% 1/1/20491   2,131    1,932 
Fannie Mae Pool #BF0320 5.50% 1/1/20491   3,127    3,236 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM3280 3.50% 5/1/20491   33,182    29,996 
   
U.S. Government Securities Fund 3
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)  Principal amount
(000)
   Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)          
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)          
Fannie Mae Pool #BN6708 3.50% 6/1/20491  USD10,220   $9,274 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM1062 3.50% 6/1/20491   4,274    3,913 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM1220 3.50% 7/1/20491   2,748    2,494 
Fannie Mae Pool #BJ8411 3.50% 8/1/20491   1,073    975 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM1505 3.00% 9/1/20491   10,349    8,995 
Fannie Mae Pool #CA4151 3.50% 9/1/20491   5,525    5,052 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM1443 3.50% 9/1/20491   3,136    2,848 
Fannie Mae Pool #BO2264 3.00% 10/1/20491   36,038    31,314 
Fannie Mae Pool #BO2890 3.00% 11/1/20491   2,225    1,932 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM2179 3.00% 1/1/20501   10,144    8,849 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM2389 3.50% 2/1/20501   1,834    1,670 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM2822 3.00% 3/1/20501   6,672    5,793 
Fannie Mae Pool #CA5338 3.00% 3/1/20501   5,428    4,673 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM2777 3.00% 3/1/20501   3,100    2,690 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM2664 3.50% 3/1/20501   20,740    18,750 
Fannie Mae Pool #CA5539 3.00% 4/1/20501   12,944    11,237 
Fannie Mae Pool #CA5968 2.50% 6/1/20501   2,168    1,814 
Fannie Mae Pool #CA6349 3.00% 7/1/20501   4,918    4,254 
Fannie Mae Pool #CA6593 2.50% 8/1/20501   10,069    8,429 
Fannie Mae Pool #CA6740 3.00% 8/1/20501   2,846    2,461 
Fannie Mae Pool #BP6715 2.00% 9/1/20501   4    3 
Fannie Mae Pool #CA7052 3.00% 9/1/20501   395    341 
Fannie Mae Pool #CA7325 2.00% 10/1/20501   4,288    3,447 
Fannie Mae Pool #CA7257 2.50% 10/1/20501   2,106    1,763 
Fannie Mae Pool #CA7381 3.00% 10/1/20501   4,456    3,853 
Fannie Mae Pool #CA7739 2.50% 11/1/20501   23,453    19,582 
Fannie Mae Pool #CA7606 3.00% 11/1/20501   40,355    35,199 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4208 2.00% 12/1/20501   2,548    2,016 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM5166 3.00% 12/1/20501   3,000    2,594 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4237 2.00% 1/1/20511   988    783 
Fannie Mae Pool #CA8828 2.50% 2/1/20511   9,381    7,823 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM6548 2.00% 3/1/20511   10,329    8,301 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB0290 2.00% 4/1/20511   10,342    8,162 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4305 2.00% 4/1/20511   120    95 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB0041 3.00% 4/1/20511   31,201    27,169 
Fannie Mae Pool #BR1035 2.00% 5/1/20511   71    56 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB0457 2.50% 5/1/20511   5,756    4,768 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM7694 3.00% 6/1/20511   31,093    26,917 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM7687 3.00% 6/1/20511   2,806    2,439 
Fannie Mae Pool #BR2095 2.50% 7/1/20511   19,485    16,102 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM7900 2.50% 7/1/20511   2,142    1,789 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB1304 3.00% 8/1/20511   321    279 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB1527 2.50% 9/1/20511   7,828    6,479 
Fannie Mae Pool #FS4628 3.00% 10/1/20511   9,145    7,893 
Fannie Mae Pool #FS0965 2.00% 11/1/20511   553    440 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM9492 2.50% 11/1/20511   13,405    11,207 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM9694 2.50% 11/1/20511   6,376    5,352 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB2292 3.00% 11/1/20511   19,188    16,682 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM9632 3.00% 11/1/20511   14,033    12,142 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM9631 3.00% 11/1/20511   6,050    5,246 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM9810 3.00% 11/1/20511   4,108    3,544 
Fannie Mae Pool #FS0433 2.50% 12/1/20511   40,586    34,294 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB2286 2.50% 12/1/20511   13,927    11,586 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB2371 2.50% 12/1/20511   7,588    6,342 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM9804 2.50% 12/1/20511   6,924    5,794 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB2319 2.50% 12/1/20511   2,984    2,487 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB2372 2.50% 12/1/20511   1,442    1,201 
Fannie Mae Pool #BT9483 2.50% 12/1/20511   1,133    944 
Fannie Mae Pool #BT9510 2.50% 12/1/20511   1,122    937 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB2414 3.00% 12/1/20511   41,490    36,224 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB2293 3.00% 12/1/20511   18,933    16,441 
Fannie Mae Pool #FM9976 3.00% 12/1/20511   9,504    8,315 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB2544 3.00% 1/1/20521   19,869    17,186 
Fannie Mae Pool #FS0454 3.00% 1/1/20521   4,247    3,665 
Fannie Mae Pool #BV3076 2.00% 2/1/20521   8,944    7,050 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB2765 2.00% 2/1/20521   7,317    5,801 
Fannie Mae Pool #FS0523 2.50% 2/1/20521   2,227    1,853 
   
4 U.S. Government Securities Fund
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)  Principal amount
(000)
   Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)          
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)          
Fannie Mae Pool #FS0647 3.00% 2/1/20521  USD5,742   $5,019 
Fannie Mae Pool #BV6617 3.50% 4/1/20521   1,381    1,230 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB3774 4.00% 6/1/20521   36,893    33,976 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4732 4.00% 9/1/20521   78,032    71,861 
Fannie Mae Pool #BW1192 4.50% 9/1/20521   9,103    8,623 
Fannie Mae Pool #BW8497 4.50% 9/1/20521   6,208    5,907 
Fannie Mae Pool #BV0952 4.50% 9/1/20521   1,248    1,182 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB4852 4.50% 10/1/20521   7,868    7,453 
Fannie Mae Pool #BW1289 5.50% 10/1/20521   9,262    9,194 
Fannie Mae Pool #BW1243 5.50% 10/1/20521   8,412    8,351 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4820 6.50% 10/1/20521   243    248 
Fannie Mae Pool #FS5554 4.50% 11/1/20521   43,049    40,786 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4805 4.50% 11/1/20521   3,603    3,413 
Fannie Mae Pool #BW1403 5.00% 12/1/20521   64,443    62,565 
Fannie Mae Pool #BX5673 5.00% 12/1/20521   295    287 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4842 5.50% 12/1/20521   25,366    25,159 
Fannie Mae Pool #BX2476 5.50% 12/1/20521   867    861 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB5778 6.00% 12/1/20521   466    469 
Fannie Mae Pool #BX1070 6.00% 12/1/20521   97    98 
Fannie Mae Pool #FS4947 4.00% 1/1/20531   43,409    39,976 
Fannie Mae Pool #FS5675 4.50% 1/1/20531   27,260    25,822 
Fannie Mae Pool #BT8034 4.50% 1/1/20531   153    145 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4894 6.00% 1/1/20531   133,324    134,046 
Fannie Mae Pool #BX6121 6.00% 1/1/20531   14,865    14,965 
Fannie Mae Pool #BX5931 6.00% 1/1/20531   955    961 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4917 4.50% 2/1/20531   1,242    1,177 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4919 5.50% 2/1/20531   23,327    23,102 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4920 6.00% 2/1/20531   53,117    53,425 
Fannie Mae Pool #FS3759 6.00% 2/1/20531   10,787    11,031 
Fannie Mae Pool #BX7703 6.50% 2/1/20531   6,418    6,534 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB5986 5.00% 3/1/20531   289    280 
Fannie Mae Pool #BX9431 5.50% 3/1/20531   6,282    6,242 
Fannie Mae Pool #BX7779 5.50% 3/1/20531   6,124    6,084 
Fannie Mae Pool #FS4152 5.50% 3/1/20531   4,125    4,090 
Fannie Mae Pool #FS4774 5.50% 3/1/20531   446    442 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4942 6.00% 3/1/20531   50,778    51,042 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB5919 6.00% 3/1/20531   11,989    12,058 
Fannie Mae Pool #BX6803 6.00% 3/1/20531   5,860    5,892 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4977 4.50% 4/1/20531   1,135    1,075 
Fannie Mae Pool #BX9041 5.00% 4/1/20531   314    305 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4979 5.50% 4/1/20531   49,101    48,603 
Fannie Mae Pool #BX8556 5.50% 4/1/20531   6,960    6,894 
Fannie Mae Pool #BY0007 5.50% 4/1/20531   6,521    6,463 
Fannie Mae Pool #BX9116 5.50% 4/1/20531   2,494    2,471 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4980 6.00% 4/1/20531   152,674    153,410 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB6597 6.00% 4/1/20531   10,069    10,152 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB6106 6.50% 4/1/20531   5,709    5,880 
Fannie Mae Pool #BX9806 5.00% 5/1/20531   40,296    39,113 
Fannie Mae Pool #FS4563 5.00% 5/1/20531   4,726    4,589 
Fannie Mae Pool #BY1247 5.00% 5/1/20531   850    825 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA5010 5.50% 5/1/20531   14,218    14,079 
Fannie Mae Pool #BY0204 5.50% 5/1/20531   6,513    6,459 
Fannie Mae Pool #BY0091 5.50% 5/1/20531   1,845    1,828 
Fannie Mae Pool #BY0849 5.50% 5/1/20531   90    89 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA5011 6.00% 5/1/20531   156,804    157,615 
Fannie Mae Pool #BY2260 6.00% 5/1/20531   397    399 
Fannie Mae Pool #BY2061 6.00% 5/1/20531   366    368 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA5038 5.00% 6/1/20531   27,985    27,156 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA5039 5.50% 6/1/20531   71,008    70,310 
Fannie Mae Pool #FS5192 5.50% 6/1/20531   70,066    69,502 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA5040 6.00% 6/1/20531   77,732    78,108 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB6485 6.00% 6/1/20531   44,692    44,946 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB6486 6.00% 6/1/20531   27,358    27,600 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB6465 6.00% 6/1/20531   20,038    20,199 
Fannie Mae Pool #FS4775 6.00% 6/1/20531   7,624    7,670 
Fannie Mae Pool #BY4224 6.00% 6/1/20531   1,066    1,074 
Fannie Mae Pool #BW5303 6.00% 6/1/20531   230    231 
   
U.S. Government Securities Fund 5
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)  Principal amount
(000)
   Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)          
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)          
Fannie Mae Pool #CB6491 6.50% 6/1/20531  USD33,044   $33,836 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB6490 6.50% 6/1/20531   11,551    11,761 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB6468 6.50% 6/1/20531   8,550    8,734 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA5070 4.50% 7/1/20531   39,538    37,453 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB6719 4.50% 7/1/20531   4,246    4,022 
Fannie Mae Pool #BU4112 5.00% 7/1/20531   144    139 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA5072 5.50% 7/1/20531   140,751    139,324 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA5073 6.00% 7/1/20531   37,934    38,125 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB6853 4.50% 8/1/20531   6,705    6,351 
Fannie Mae Pool #BY8293 6.00% 8/1/20531   1,545    1,553 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB7122 6.00% 9/1/20531   34,786    34,970 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA5139 6.00% 9/1/20531   32,952    33,106 
Fannie Mae Pool #FS5749 6.50% 9/1/20531   104,911    106,839 
Fannie Mae Pool #FS7252 5.00% 11/1/20531   191,337    185,661 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA5191 6.00% 11/1/20531   112,947    113,475 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB7438 6.00% 11/1/20531   38,341    38,544 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB7480 6.00% 11/1/20531   26,581    26,722 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA5192 6.50% 11/1/20531   301,073    306,495 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA5216 6.00% 12/1/20531   10,561    10,610 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB7617 6.00% 12/1/20531   6,089    6,120 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB7624 6.50% 12/1/20531   215,757    219,760 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA5218 7.00% 12/1/20531   5,214    5,355 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB7862 6.00% 1/1/20541   23,929    24,045 
Fannie Mae Pool #MA5247 6.00% 1/1/20541   5,856    5,883 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB8003 6.00% 2/1/20541   73,273    73,628 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB7932 6.00% 2/1/20541   30,496    30,644 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB7917 6.50% 2/1/20541   34,155    34,789 
Fannie Mae Pool #CB7933 6.50% 2/1/20541   30,494    31,060 
Fannie Mae Pool #BF0141 5.50% 9/1/20561   389    399 
Fannie Mae Pool #BF0379 3.50% 4/1/20591   18,155    15,999 
Fannie Mae Pool #BM6693 3.50% 8/1/20591   7,105    6,263 
Fannie Mae Pool #BF0481 3.50% 6/1/20601   12,068    10,637 
Fannie Mae Pool #BF0480 3.50% 6/1/20601   7,663    6,868 
Fannie Mae Pool #BF0497 3.00% 7/1/20601   24,470    20,303 
Fannie Mae Pool #BF0585 4.50% 12/1/20611   4,942    4,698 
Fannie Mae, Series 2001-4, Class NA, 9.00% 10/25/20251,3   2    2 
Fannie Mae, Series 2001-25, Class ZA, 6.50% 6/25/20311   65    65 
Fannie Mae, Series 2006-65, Class PF, (30-day Average USD-SOFR + 0.394%) 5.716% 7/25/20361,3   230    228 
Fannie Mae, Series 1999-T2, Class A1, 7.50% 1/19/20391,3   76    77 
Fannie Mae, Series 2001-T10, Class A1, 7.00% 12/25/20411   27    27 
Fannie Mae, Series 2017-M10, Class AV2, Multi Family, 2.584% 7/25/20241,3   878    868 
Fannie Mae, Series 2017-M15, Class AV2, Multi Family, 2.526% 11/25/20241,3   695    683 
Fannie Mae, Series 2006-56, Class OG, principal only, 0% 7/25/20361   207    176 
Fannie Mae, Series 2006-83, Class AO, principal only, 0% 9/25/20361   302    259 
Freddie Mac Pool #QS0124 1.50% 11/1/20301   363    333 
Freddie Mac Pool #ZS1044 6.50% 2/1/20361   1    1 
Freddie Mac Pool #ZI5486 6.50% 9/1/20361   2    2 
Freddie Mac Pool #C91909 4.00% 11/1/20361   53    51 
Freddie Mac Pool #1H1354 6.328% 11/1/20361,3   50    51 
Freddie Mac Pool #ZI7575 6.50% 6/1/20381   1    1 
Freddie Mac Pool #SC0113 2.00% 12/1/20401   2,473    2,078 
Freddie Mac Pool #RB5105 2.00% 3/1/20411   52,685    44,229 
Freddie Mac Pool #G06459 5.00% 5/1/20411   1,012    1,005 
Freddie Mac Pool #RB5114 2.00% 6/1/20411   48,941    41,009 
Freddie Mac Pool #SC0169 2.00% 6/1/20411   4,389    3,673 
Freddie Mac Pool #RB5118 2.00% 7/1/20411   60,784    50,857 
Freddie Mac Pool #RB5121 2.00% 8/1/20411   94,534    79,096 
Freddie Mac Pool #SC0175 2.00% 9/1/20411   8,637    7,237 
Freddie Mac Pool #QK1181 2.00% 11/1/20411   6,727    5,616 
Freddie Mac Pool #RB5138 2.00% 12/1/20411   44,377    37,033 
Freddie Mac Pool #RB5145 2.00% 2/1/20421   9,017    7,521 
Freddie Mac Pool #RB5148 2.00% 3/1/20421   38,516    32,099 
Freddie Mac Pool #RB5153 2.00% 4/1/20421   11,720    9,767 
Freddie Mac Pool #RB5154 2.50% 4/1/20421   121,752    103,870 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q15874 4.00% 2/1/20431   32    30 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q17696 3.50% 4/1/20431   253    232 
   
6 U.S. Government Securities Fund
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)  Principal amount
(000)
   Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)             
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)          
Freddie Mac Pool #Q18236 3.50% 5/1/20431  USD374   $343 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q19133 3.50% 6/1/20431   306    279 
Freddie Mac Pool #G61082 3.00% 7/1/20431   3,210    2,865 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q28558 3.50% 9/1/20441   1,313    1,198 
Freddie Mac Pool #760012 3.113% 4/1/20451,3   945    931 
Freddie Mac Pool #760013 3.194% 4/1/20451,3   500    495 
Freddie Mac Pool #760014 2.704% 8/1/20451,3   621    599 
Freddie Mac Pool #G60238 3.50% 10/1/20451   7,658    6,991 
Freddie Mac Pool #Z40130 3.00% 1/1/20461   1,417    1,261 
Freddie Mac Pool #G60744 3.50% 7/1/20461   1,716    1,558 
Freddie Mac Pool #G67700 3.50% 8/1/20461   2,831    2,585 
Freddie Mac Pool #760015 2.627% 1/1/20471,3   1,448    1,366 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q47615 3.50% 4/1/20471   487    438 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q51622 3.50% 10/1/20471   589    530 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q52069 3.50% 11/1/20471   705    643 
Freddie Mac Pool #ZT0538 3.50% 3/1/20481   1,504    1,369 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q54701 3.50% 3/1/20481   512    467 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q54709 3.50% 3/1/20481   507    462 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q55056 3.50% 3/1/20481   432    392 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q54700 3.50% 3/1/20481   389    355 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q54781 3.50% 3/1/20481   364    332 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q54782 3.50% 3/1/20481   286    261 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q54699 3.50% 3/1/20481   210    194 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q54831 3.50% 3/1/20481   147    135 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q54698 3.50% 3/1/20481   135    125 
Freddie Mac Pool #G67711 4.00% 3/1/20481   23,019    21,719 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q55060 3.50% 4/1/20481   145    132 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q55971 4.00% 5/1/20481   661    623 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q56175 4.00% 5/1/20481   594    560 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q55970 4.00% 5/1/20481   312    296 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q56590 3.50% 6/1/20481   262    239 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q56589 3.50% 6/1/20481   155    142 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q56591 3.50% 6/1/20481   116    105 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q56599 4.00% 6/1/20481   955    900 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q57242 4.50% 7/1/20481   281    271 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q58411 4.50% 9/1/20481   1,236    1,197 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q58436 4.50% 9/1/20481   642    624 
Freddie Mac Pool #Q58378 4.50% 9/1/20481   456    439 
Freddie Mac Pool #ZN4636 3.00% 10/1/20481   9,183    8,005 
Freddie Mac Pool #ZA6700 3.50% 4/1/20491   9,839    8,894 
Freddie Mac Pool #QA0284 3.50% 6/1/20491   1,737    1,577 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD7502 3.50% 7/1/20491   6,771    6,165 
Freddie Mac Pool #QA1442 3.50% 8/1/20491   3,802    3,450 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA1339 3.00% 9/1/20491   1,605    1,393 
Freddie Mac Pool #QA2748 3.50% 9/1/20491   489    444 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA1580 3.50% 10/1/20491   3,890    3,557 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA1463 3.50% 10/1/20491   3,829    3,501 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA2003 4.50% 1/1/20501   5,490    5,264 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA2319 3.00% 3/1/20501   8,608    7,424 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD7513 3.50% 4/1/20501   67,816    61,546 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA3384 3.00% 8/1/20501   428    370 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA3506 3.00% 9/1/20501   4,988    4,312 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8106 2.00% 11/1/20501   24,395    19,321 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8128 2.00% 2/1/20511   416    329 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8134 2.00% 3/1/20511   692    546 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA5288 2.00% 5/1/20511   26,129    20,825 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA5259 2.50% 5/1/20511   5,616    4,651 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA5267 3.00% 5/1/20511   3,289    2,837 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD7544 3.00% 7/1/20511   1,519    1,322 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD7545 2.50% 9/1/20511   6,203    5,195 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA5901 3.00% 9/1/20511   3,200    2,762 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA5971 3.00% 9/1/20511   1,995    1,733 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD2880 3.00% 10/1/20511   18,348    15,828 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD0734 3.00% 10/1/20511   504    437 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA6406 2.00% 11/1/20511   5,445    4,305 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD1385 2.50% 11/1/20511   5,768    4,814 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD7548 2.50% 11/1/20511   4,251    3,560 
           
U.S. Government Securities Fund 7
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)  Principal amount
(000)
   Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)          
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)          
Freddie Mac Pool #RA6347 3.00% 11/1/20511  USD3,688   $3,183 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD7552 2.50% 1/1/20521   3,022    2,520 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD0813 3.00% 1/1/20521   951    826 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD7550 3.00% 2/1/20521   38,442    33,568 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD0873 3.50% 2/1/20521   28,239    25,660 
Freddie Mac Pool #QD7089 3.50% 2/1/20521   2,159    1,930 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD1450 2.50% 3/1/20521   2,344    1,956 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD7553 3.00% 3/1/20521   103,635    90,092 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD7554 2.50% 4/1/20521   1,365    1,141 
Freddie Mac Pool #8D0226 2.546% 5/1/20521,3   6,030    5,331 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8214 3.50% 5/1/20521   25,433    22,655 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA7556 4.50% 6/1/20521   15,254    14,449 
Freddie Mac Pool #QE8579 4.50% 8/1/20521   2,502    2,371 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8251 5.50% 8/1/20521   895    888 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8245 4.50% 9/1/20521   13,293    12,592 
Freddie Mac Pool #QF0212 4.50% 9/1/20521   11,433    10,829 
Freddie Mac Pool #QE9497 4.50% 9/1/20521   2,857    2,707 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD1608 4.50% 9/1/20521   1,698    1,608 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA7938 5.00% 9/1/20521   58,917    57,198 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8256 4.00% 10/1/20521   27,453    25,277 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8257 4.50% 10/1/20521   43,536    41,240 
Freddie Mac Pool #QF1236 4.50% 10/1/20521   16,675    15,794 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD2465 4.50% 10/1/20521   1,094    1,036 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD1968 4.00% 11/1/20521   48,348    44,532 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD1895 4.50% 11/1/20521   20,558    19,913 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD2948 5.50% 11/1/20521   28,696    28,468 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8276 5.00% 12/1/20521   55,139    53,540 
Freddie Mac Pool #QF4188 5.50% 12/1/20521   991    982 
Freddie Mac Pool #QF4136 5.50% 12/1/20521   348    345 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8281 6.50% 12/1/20521   69,058    70,477 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8288 5.00% 1/1/20531   219,508    213,144 
Freddie Mac Pool #QF7015 5.50% 1/1/20531   1,765    1,751 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8290 6.00% 1/1/20531   265,239    266,778 
Freddie Mac Pool #QF6121 6.00% 1/1/20531   866    872 
Freddie Mac Pool #QF7144 5.50% 2/1/20531   9,867    9,787 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8301 6.00% 2/1/20531   181,799    182,852 
Freddie Mac Pool #QF8351 5.50% 3/1/20531   1,983    1,964 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8314 4.50% 4/1/20531   785    744 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD2716 5.00% 4/1/20531   7,669    7,446 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8315 5.00% 4/1/20531   502    488 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8316 5.50% 4/1/20531   13,132    13,001 
Freddie Mac Pool #QG2749 5.50% 4/1/20531   1,039    1,029 
Freddie Mac Pool #QG1653 6.00% 4/1/20531   11,867    11,937 
Freddie Mac Pool #QG0259 6.00% 4/1/20531   5,946    5,979 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA8647 4.50% 5/1/20531   1,154    1,093 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8324 5.50% 5/1/20531   23,230    22,998 
Freddie Mac Pool #QG3365 5.50% 5/1/20531   6,935    6,868 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD3369 5.50% 5/1/20531   6,524    6,470 
Freddie Mac Pool #QG2197 5.50% 5/1/20531   4,342    4,306 
Freddie Mac Pool #QG1875 5.50% 5/1/20531   1    1 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8325 6.00% 5/1/20531   111,664    112,253 
Freddie Mac Pool #QG3763 6.00% 5/1/20531   12,205    12,273 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8329 5.00% 6/1/20531   2,458    2,385 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8331 5.50% 6/1/20531   91,412    90,486 
Freddie Mac Pool #QG4632 5.50% 6/1/20531   39,074    38,684 
Freddie Mac Pool #QG3775 5.50% 6/1/20531   4,463    4,418 
Freddie Mac Pool #QG5136 5.50% 6/1/20531   574    569 
Freddie Mac Pool #QG4732 5.50% 6/1/20531   45    45 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8332 6.00% 6/1/20531   332,611    334,215 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD3240 6.00% 6/1/20531   26,057    26,209 
Freddie Mac Pool #QG5227 6.00% 6/1/20531   12,017    12,079 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA9279 6.00% 6/1/20531   6,239    6,296 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA9283 6.00% 6/1/20531   5,910    5,971 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA9281 6.00% 6/1/20531   3,888    3,914 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA9284 6.00% 6/1/20531   2,729    2,777 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA9294 6.50% 6/1/20531   13,018    13,306 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA9292 6.50% 6/1/20531   11,244    11,484 
           
8 U.S. Government Securities Fund
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)  Principal amount
(000)
   Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)          
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)          
Freddie Mac Pool #RA9289 6.50% 6/1/20531  USD10,601   $10,920 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA9288 6.50% 6/1/20531   10,073    10,395 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA9287 6.50% 6/1/20531   7,148    7,397 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA9290 6.50% 6/1/20531   5,360    5,505 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA9291 6.50% 6/1/20531   3,916    3,987 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA9295 6.50% 6/1/20531   3,315    3,435 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8341 5.00% 7/1/20531   356    345 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8342 5.50% 7/1/20531   370,304    366,551 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD3356 6.00% 7/1/20531   28,668    28,832 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8348 5.00% 8/1/20531   58,325    56,595 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD3620 5.50% 8/1/20531   16,043    15,979 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8350 6.00% 8/1/20531   302,838    304,338 
Freddie Mac Pool #QG9159 6.00% 8/1/20531   12,080    12,147 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA9636 6.00% 8/1/20531   3,806    3,827 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8361 5.00% 9/1/20531   42,497    41,229 
Freddie Mac Pool #RA9857 6.00% 9/1/20531   25,104    25,247 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD4053 6.00% 10/1/20531   73,158    73,513 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8369 6.50% 10/1/20531   198,234    201,781 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8370 4.50% 11/1/20531   9,899    9,374 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8373 6.00% 11/1/20531   13,779    13,843 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8381 4.50% 12/1/20531   10,979    10,397 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8386 7.00% 12/1/20531   14,410    14,801 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8393 4.50% 1/1/20541   2,357    2,232 
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8396 6.00% 1/1/20541   35,736    35,903 
Freddie Mac Pool #RJ0940 6.00% 2/1/20541   14,308    14,377 
Freddie Mac Pool #RJ0856 6.50% 2/1/20541   26,380    26,871 
Freddie Mac, Series 3156, Class PF, (30-day Average USD-SOFR + 0.364%) 5.689% 5/15/20361,3   431    425 
Freddie Mac, Series K058, Class A2, Multi Family, 2.653% 8/25/20261   3,507    3,334 
Freddie Mac, Series K065, Class A2, Multi Family, 3.243% 4/25/20271   1,370    1,314 
Freddie Mac, Series K074, Class A2, Multi Family, 3.60% 1/25/20281   560    538 
Freddie Mac, Series K751, Class A2, Multi Family, 4.412% 3/25/20301   50,000    49,131 
Freddie Mac, Series 3146, Class PO, principal only, 0% 4/15/20361   157    132 
Freddie Mac, Series 3156, Class PO, principal only, 0% 5/15/20361   363    305 
Freddie Mac, Series 3213, Class OG, principal only, 0% 9/15/20361   153    138 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2017-1, Class HA, 3.00% 1/25/20561,3   14,542    13,365 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2017-3, Class MT, 3.00% 7/25/20561   9,310    7,899 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2017-3, Class HT, 3.25% 7/25/20561   1,882    1,623 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2017-2, Class HA, 3.00% 8/25/20561,3   16,476    15,125 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2017-2, Class MA, 3.00% 8/25/20561   16,404    15,052 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2018-1, Class HT, 3.00% 5/25/20571   9,872    8,405 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2017-4, Class HT, 3.25% 6/25/20571,3   10,345    9,128 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2017-4, Class MT, 3.50% 6/25/20571   5,836    5,197 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2018-3, Class MA, 3.50% 8/25/20571   3,572    3,356 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2018-2, Class MT, 3.50% 11/25/20571   11,253    9,941 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2018-4, Class MT, 3.50% 11/25/20571   1,655    1,462 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2018-2, Class MA, 3.50% 11/26/20571   2,835    2,680 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2019-1, Class MT, 3.50% 7/25/20581   8,277    7,315 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2019-1, Class MA, 3.50% 7/25/20581   3,202    3,010 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2019-2, Class MA, 3.50% 8/25/20581   19,257    18,003 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2019-2, Class MT, 3.50% 8/26/20581   9,603    8,467 
   
U.S. Government Securities Fund 9
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)  Principal amount
(000)
   Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)          
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)          
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2019-3, Class MT, 3.50% 10/25/20581  USD4,267   $3,767 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2019-3, Class MA, 3.50% 10/25/20581   448    420 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2019-4, Class MA, 3.00% 2/25/20591   11,754    10,683 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Loan Structured Transaction Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A1, 3.50% 6/25/20281   11,717    11,178 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Loan Structured Transaction Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A1, 3.50% 11/25/20281   57,130    53,837 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Loan Structured Transaction Trust, Series 2019-2, Class A1C, 2.75% 9/25/20291   36,778    33,790 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Loan Structured Transaction Trust, Series 2019-3, Class A1C, 2.75% 11/25/20291   20,245    18,717 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Loan Structured Transaction Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A1D, 2.00% 7/25/20301   14,096    12,584 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Loan Structured Transaction Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A2D, 2.00% 7/25/20301   4,381    3,648 
Freddie Mac Seasoned Loan Structured Transaction Trust, Series 2022-1, Class A1, 3.50% 5/25/20321   52,833    49,859 
Government National Mortgage Assn. 3.00% 3/1/20541,4   8,927    7,827 
Government National Mortgage Assn. 3.50% 3/1/20541,4   178,000    161,012 
Government National Mortgage Assn. 4.00% 3/1/20541,4   102,871    95,748 
Government National Mortgage Assn. 5.00% 3/1/20541,4   13,197    12,892 
Government National Mortgage Assn. 5.50% 3/1/20541,4   49,888    49,563 
Government National Mortgage Assn. 5.00% 4/1/20541,4   13,750    13,433 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #754335 6.50% 8/20/20291   87    89 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #754334 6.50% 10/20/20321   182    184 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AH5901 3.75% 11/20/20341   769    733 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #754319 6.50% 1/20/20371   99    102 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #782365 6.00% 7/15/20381   105    108 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #004182 5.50% 7/20/20381   11    11 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #700778 5.50% 10/15/20381   50    50 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #738836 6.50% 11/20/20381   61    62 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #754287 6.50% 11/20/20381   54    55 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AA4873 6.50% 12/20/20381   69    69 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #754314 6.50% 1/20/20391   430    446 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #741910 4.00% 2/15/20391   104    99 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #004367 4.00% 2/20/20391   13    12 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #698406 5.00% 7/15/20391   256    257 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #783690 6.00% 9/20/20391   590    610 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #004636 4.50% 2/20/20401   373    366 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #783689 5.50% 2/20/20401   946    964 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #736089 5.00% 6/15/20401   127    125 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #736084 5.00% 6/15/20401   101    100 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #005040 5.00% 4/20/20411   27    27 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #783688 5.00% 6/20/20411   1,682    1,703 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #005112 6.50% 7/20/20411   46    47 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #005157 4.00% 8/20/20411   85    79 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #005187 5.50% 9/20/20411   63    62 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #754636 3.50% 11/20/20411   435    395 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #783687 4.50% 12/20/20411   3,958    3,842 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #754591 4.00% 1/20/20421   921    879 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #754637 4.00% 1/20/20421   446    426 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AA2589 3.50% 3/20/20431   555    496 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #MA5332 5.00% 7/20/20481   11    11 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #MA6042 5.00% 7/20/20491   21    21 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #MA6994 2.00% 11/20/20501   10,975    8,942 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #BZ3978 2.50% 11/20/20501   4,826    4,071 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #MA7051 2.00% 12/20/20501   12,469    10,159 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #MA7534 2.50% 8/20/20511   28,159    23,856 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #785575 2.50% 8/20/20511   4,844    4,044 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #785659 2.50% 10/20/20511   9,676    8,099 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #786706 2.50% 12/20/20511   50,184    42,851 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #785847 2.50% 1/20/20521   18,378    15,384 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #786502 2.50% 2/20/20521   42,691    36,013 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #MA7881 2.50% 2/20/20521   5,932    5,024 
   
10 U.S. Government Securities Fund
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)  Principal amount
(000)
   Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)          
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)          
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #786647 2.50% 3/20/20521  USD23,386   $19,749 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #786701 2.50% 3/20/20521   14,794    12,481 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #785998 2.50% 3/20/20521   10,436    8,748 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #MA8147 2.50% 7/20/20521   330    280 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #MA8266 3.50% 9/20/20521   19,249    17,419 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #MA8346 4.00% 10/20/20521   14,580    13,576 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #MA9015 4.50% 7/20/20531   37,907    36,212 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #MA9104 4.50% 8/20/20531   41,323    39,478 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #MA9169 4.50% 9/20/20531   15,736    15,033 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #892950 6.429% 7/20/20601,3   157    157 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #710074 4.72% 4/20/20611   1    1 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #710077 4.70% 5/20/20611   9    9 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #751409 4.95% 7/20/20611   1    1 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #756695 4.70% 11/20/20611   1    1 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #795471 5.08% 2/20/20621   2    2 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #759735 4.729% 3/20/20621   1    1 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #767610 4.591% 11/20/20621   2    2 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #767641 4.45% 5/20/20631   2    2 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #795533 4.901% 5/20/20631   2    2 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #894475 7.646% 10/20/20631,3   553    563 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AG8068 4.90% 1/20/20641   1    1 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #894482 7.65% 2/20/20641,3   767    782 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AG8149 5.933% 6/20/20641,3   63    63 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AG8150 4.898% 7/20/20641   2    2 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AG8155 5.19% 7/20/20641   2    2 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AG8171 5.20% 7/20/20641   2    2 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AG8156 6.397% 7/20/20641,3   38    38 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AG8194 4.39% 9/20/20641   6    6 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AG8189 5.134% 9/20/20641   2    2 
Government National Mortgage Assn. Pool #AL7438 4.335% 1/20/20651   2    2 
Government National Mortgage Assn., Series 2003-46, Class NB, 5.00% 6/20/20331   72    71 
Government National Mortgage Assn., Series 2012-H12, Class FT, (1-year UST Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity + 0.70%) 5.51% 5/20/20621,3   270    269 
Government National Mortgage Assn., Series 2012-H20, Class PT, 6.074% 7/20/20621,3   402    401 
Government National Mortgage Assn., Series 2012-H23, Class FI, interest only, 0.525% 10/20/20621,3   114    1 
Government National Mortgage Assn., Series 2021-2, Class AH, 1.50% 6/16/20631   5,586    4,205 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 2.00% 3/1/20391,4   18,600    16,412 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 2.50% 3/1/20391,4   5,500    4,988 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 4.00% 3/1/20391,4   16,000    15,412 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 5.00% 3/1/20391,4   10,000    9,913 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 2.00% 4/1/20391,4   5,500    4,843 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 2.50% 4/1/20391,4   27,500    24,968 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 2.00% 3/1/20541,4   42,141    33,122 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 2.50% 3/1/20541,4   10,923    8,976 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 3.00% 3/1/20541,4   17,129    14,653 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 3.50% 3/1/20541,4   20,055    17,843 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 4.00% 3/1/20541,4   43,587    40,106 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 4.50% 3/1/20541,4   220,320    208,573 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 5.00% 3/1/20541,4   111,688    108,320 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 5.50% 3/1/20541,4   97,590    96,548 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 6.00% 3/1/20541,4   102,744    103,188 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 6.50% 3/1/20541,4   84,228    85,713 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 7.00% 3/1/20541,4   182,409    187,267 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 2.00% 4/1/20541,4   1,700    1,338 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 2.50% 4/1/20541,4   44,712    36,786 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 3.00% 4/1/20541,4   6,000    5,138 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 3.50% 4/1/20541,4   160,000    142,455 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 4.00% 4/1/20541,4   252,993    232,905 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 4.50% 4/1/20541,4   141,500    134,000 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 5.00% 4/1/20541,4   272,000    263,829 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 5.50% 4/1/20541,4   65,500    64,801 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 6.00% 4/1/20541,4   529,500    531,667 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 6.50% 4/1/20541,4   475,632    483,688 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 7.00% 4/1/20541,4   69,500    71,302 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 4.00% 5/1/20541,4   32,500    29,940 
           
Total mortgage-backed obligations        12,212,201 
   
U.S. Government Securities Fund 11
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)  Principal amount
(000)
   Value
(000)
 
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes 31.52%          
U.S. Treasury 29.45%          
U.S. Treasury, interest only, 0% 11/15/20405  USD15,000   $6,887 
U.S. Treasury 1.75% 6/30/2024   38,572    38,120 
U.S. Treasury 2.25% 11/15/2024   18,000    17,637 
U.S. Treasury 2.125% 11/30/2024   500    489 
U.S. Treasury 4.50% 11/30/2024   41,000    40,785 
U.S. Treasury 1.75% 12/31/2024   18,000    17,509 
U.S. Treasury 4.625% 2/28/2025   486,000    483,997 
U.S. Treasury 3.875% 3/31/2025   4,793    4,736 
U.S. Treasury 3.875% 4/30/2025   60,000    59,278 
U.S. Treasury 2.75% 5/15/2025   250    244 
U.S. Treasury 2.875% 5/31/2025   500    488 
U.S. Treasury 4.25% 5/31/2025   81,165    80,505 
U.S. Treasury 3.00% 7/15/2025   1,015    990 
U.S. Treasury 0.25% 7/31/2025   24,000    22,511 
U.S. Treasury 4.75% 7/31/2025   98,359    98,245 
U.S. Treasury 3.125% 8/15/2025   32,000    31,245 
U.S. Treasury 0.25% 8/31/2025   82,712    77,326 
U.S. Treasury 5.00% 8/31/2025   32,825    32,912 
U.S. Treasury 3.50% 9/15/2025   10,500    10,300 
U.S. Treasury 3.00% 9/30/2025   28,160    27,405 
U.S. Treasury 3.00% 10/31/2025   284    277 
U.S. Treasury 4.50% 11/15/2025   456    454 
U.S. Treasury 0.375% 11/30/2025   1,320    1,225 
U.S. Treasury 0.375% 12/31/2025   35,000    32,383 
U.S. Treasury 4.25% 12/31/2025   235,000    233,183 
U.S. Treasury 0.375% 1/31/2026   3,163    2,917 
U.S. Treasury 4.25% 1/31/2026   423,646    420,498 
U.S. Treasury 0.75% 4/30/2026   30,000    27,659 
U.S. Treasury 4.50% 7/15/2026   173,408    173,299 
U.S. Treasury 1.375% 8/31/2026   2,500    2,317 
U.S. Treasury 4.625% 9/15/2026   134,603    134,994 
U.S. Treasury 0.875% 9/30/2026   400    365 
U.S. Treasury 4.625% 11/15/2026   20,312    20,390 
U.S. Treasury 4.375% 12/15/2026   114,366    114,134 
U.S. Treasury 1.25% 12/31/2026   35,000    32,074 
U.S. Treasury 1.875% 2/28/2027   25,143    23,357 
U.S. Treasury 0.50% 4/30/2027   46,800    41,465 
U.S. Treasury 2.75% 4/30/2027   48,950    46,585 
U.S. Treasury 2.375% 5/15/2027   21,800    20,498 
U.S. Treasury 0.50% 5/31/2027   31,400    27,733 
U.S. Treasury 2.625% 5/31/2027   3,000    2,840 
U.S. Treasury 0.50% 6/30/2027   14,000    12,331 
U.S. Treasury 2.75% 7/31/2027   114,575    108,704 
U.S. Treasury 0.50% 8/31/2027   58,455    51,187 
U.S. Treasury 0.375% 9/30/2027   45,000    39,106 
U.S. Treasury 4.125% 9/30/2027   3,100    3,076 
U.S. Treasury 0.50% 10/31/2027   18,790    16,356 
U.S. Treasury 0.625% 11/30/2027   3,100    2,705 
U.S. Treasury 3.875% 11/30/2027   44,000    43,264 
U.S. Treasury 3.875% 12/31/2027   166,000    163,223 
U.S. Treasury 4.00% 2/29/2028   46,435    45,876 
U.S. Treasury 1.25% 3/31/2028   29,390    26,040 
U.S. Treasury 3.50% 4/30/2028   118,216    114,582 
U.S. Treasury 1.25% 5/31/2028   6,300    5,560 
U.S. Treasury 3.625% 5/31/2028   87,537    85,203 
U.S. Treasury 1.25% 6/30/2028   83,010    73,084 
U.S. Treasury 4.00% 6/30/2028   84,653    83,651 
U.S. Treasury 4.125% 7/31/2028   224,000    222,478 
U.S. Treasury 1.125% 8/31/2028   50,000    43,561 
U.S. Treasury 4.625% 9/30/2028   2,640    2,676 
U.S. Treasury 4.375% 11/30/2028   235,840    236,918 
U.S. Treasury 3.75% 12/31/2028   2,651    2,591 
U.S. Treasury 1.75% 1/31/2029   25,000    22,233 
U.S. Treasury 4.00% 1/31/2029   12,000    11,865 
U.S. Treasury 2.875% 4/30/2029   23,500    21,997 
U.S. Treasury 3.25% 6/30/2029   6,500    6,185 
U.S. Treasury 2.625% 7/31/2029   63,533    58,542 
           
12 U.S. Government Securities Fund
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)  Principal amount
(000)
   Value
(000)
 
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes (continued)          
U.S. Treasury (continued)          
U.S. Treasury 3.875% 9/30/2029  USD9,600   $9,412 
U.S. Treasury 3.875% 12/31/2029   6,000    5,878 
U.S. Treasury 3.50% 1/31/2030   57,025    54,735 
U.S. Treasury 0.625% 5/15/2030   30,880    24,804 
U.S. Treasury 3.75% 5/31/2030   35,000    33,992 
U.S. Treasury 4.00% 7/31/2030   8,355    8,227 
U.S. Treasury 0.625% 8/15/2030   14,510    11,558 
U.S. Treasury 4.625% 9/30/2030   193,819    197,624 
U.S. Treasury 4.875% 10/31/2030   111,277    115,077 
U.S. Treasury 4.375% 11/30/2030   35,000    35,200 
U.S. Treasury 3.75% 12/31/2030   1,956    1,896 
U.S. Treasury 1.625% 5/15/2031   62,550    52,444 
U.S. Treasury 1.375% 11/15/2031   20,000    16,242 
U.S. Treasury 1.875% 2/15/2032   16,949    14,236 
U.S. Treasury 2.75% 8/15/2032   7,514    6,710 
U.S. Treasury 3.50% 2/15/2033   279,745    263,943 
U.S. Treasury 3.875% 8/15/2033   185,841    180,309 
U.S. Treasury 5.00% 5/15/2037   1,500    1,620 
U.S. Treasury 4.625% 2/15/2040   580    596 
U.S. Treasury 1.125% 5/15/2040   29,700    18,342 
U.S. Treasury 1.125% 8/15/20405   54,225    33,158 
U.S. Treasury 1.375% 11/15/2040   4,914    3,122 
U.S. Treasury 1.875% 2/15/2041   46,291    31,915 
U.S. Treasury 2.25% 5/15/2041   44,863    32,771 
U.S. Treasury 1.75% 8/15/2041   62,480    41,637 
U.S. Treasury 3.125% 11/15/2041   100    83 
U.S. Treasury 2.375% 2/15/2042   20,300    14,928 
U.S. Treasury 3.00% 5/15/2042   16,933    13,732 
U.S. Treasury 3.25% 5/15/2042   36,015    30,309 
U.S. Treasury 2.75% 8/15/2042   6,000    4,669 
U.S. Treasury 2.75% 11/15/2042   10,000    7,752 
U.S. Treasury 3.875% 2/15/2043   11,970    10,964 
U.S. Treasury 2.875% 5/15/2043   10,880    8,569 
U.S. Treasury 3.875% 5/15/2043   19,985    18,277 
U.S. Treasury 4.375% 8/15/2043   9,359    9,166 
U.S. Treasury 3.375% 5/15/2044   23,778    20,115 
U.S. Treasury 2.50% 2/15/20455   60,000    43,514 
U.S. Treasury 3.00% 5/15/2045   3,350    2,650 
U.S. Treasury 2.875% 8/15/2045   100    77 
U.S. Treasury 2.50% 2/15/2046   3,650    2,621 
U.S. Treasury 3.00% 2/15/2047   34,802    27,205 
U.S. Treasury 2.75% 8/15/2047   8,514    6,332 
U.S. Treasury 2.75% 11/15/2047   7,375    5,474 
U.S. Treasury 3.00% 2/15/2048   15,964    12,411 
U.S. Treasury 3.125% 5/15/2048   6,500    5,166 
U.S. Treasury 3.00% 2/15/2049   21,911    16,981 
U.S. Treasury 2.25% 8/15/2049   19,896    13,180 
U.S. Treasury 2.375% 11/15/2049   9,253    6,295 
U.S. Treasury 2.00% 2/15/2050   61,360    38,211 
U.S. Treasury 1.25% 5/15/20505   177,750    90,319 
U.S. Treasury 1.375% 8/15/2050   71,480    37,533 
U.S. Treasury 1.625% 11/15/20505   292,196    164,177 
U.S. Treasury 1.875% 2/15/2051   42,054    25,190 
U.S. Treasury 2.375% 5/15/2051   104,600    70,630 
U.S. Treasury 2.00% 8/15/2051   72,003    44,372 
U.S. Treasury 1.875% 11/15/2051   20,830    12,420 
U.S. Treasury 2.25% 2/15/2052   500    327 
U.S. Treasury 2.875% 5/15/2052   29,000    21,847 
U.S. Treasury 4.00% 11/15/2052   11,614    10,875 
U.S. Treasury 3.625% 2/15/2053   8,354    7,306 
U.S. Treasury 4.125% 8/15/20535   62,347    59,712 
U.S. Treasury 4.75% 11/15/20535   73,660    78,385 
U.S. Treasury 4.25% 2/15/2054   6,300    6,180 
         6,056,652 
           
U.S. Government Securities Fund 13
 
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)  Principal amount
(000)
   Value
(000)
 
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes (continued)          
U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities 2.07%          
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.50% 4/15/20246  USD34,107   $34,180 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.125% 10/15/20246   2    2 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.125% 4/15/20256   76,493    74,620 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.625% 1/15/20266   2    2 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.125% 4/15/20266   41,663    39,930 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.125% 10/15/20266   93,804    89,528 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.125% 4/15/20276   44,545    41,988 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.125% 1/15/20326   58,197    50,639 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.625% 2/15/20436   45,217    34,721 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.25% 2/15/20506   1,868    1,174 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.125% 2/15/20515,6   69,275    41,315 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.125% 2/15/20526   17,991    10,563 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 1.50% 2/15/20536   7,245    6,310 
         424,968 
           
Total U.S. Treasury bonds & notes        6,481,620 
           
Federal agency bonds & notes 1.54%          
Export-Import Bank of the United States-Guaranteed, Ethiopian Leasing 2012, LLC 2.646% 5/12/2026   403    390 
Fannie Mae 0.625% 4/22/20255   147,420    140,430 
Fannie Mae 0.75% 10/8/2027   21,700    19,064 
Fannie Mae 7.125% 1/15/2030   5,000    5,714 
Fannie Mae 0.875% 8/5/2030   63,500    51,195 
Federal Home Loan Bank 3.25% 11/16/2028   56,500    54,107 
Federal Home Loan Bank 5.50% 7/15/2036   1,000    1,101 
Tennessee Valley Authority 0.75% 5/15/2025   13,200    12,550 
Tennessee Valley Authority 2.875% 2/1/2027   5,000    4,777 
Tennessee Valley Authority 4.65% 6/15/2035   4,480    4,496 
Tennessee Valley Authority 5.88% 4/1/2036   3,625    4,011 
Tennessee Valley Authority, Series 2008, Class A, 4.875% 1/15/2048   3,300    3,238 
Tennessee Valley Authority, Southaven Combined Cycle Generation, LLC, 3.846% 8/15/2033   1,343    1,249 
U.S. Agency for International Development, Jordan (Kingdom of) 3.00% 6/30/2025   3,125    3,027 
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Series 2015-A-10, 2.85% 8/1/2024   750    742 
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Series 2015-A-11, 2.95% 8/1/2025   875    852 
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Series 2015-A-12, 3.10% 8/1/2026   875    843 
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Series 2015-A-13, 3.15% 8/1/2027   3,850    3,678 
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Series 2015-A-14, 3.25% 8/1/2028   1,250    1,187 
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Series 2015-A-15, 3.35% 8/1/2029   850    801 
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Series 2015-A-16, 3.50% 8/1/2030   825    769 
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Series 2015-A-17, 3.55% 8/1/2031   825    752 
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Series 2015-A-18, 3.60% 8/1/2032   800    725 
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Series 2015-A-19, 3.65% 8/1/2033   675    609 
         316,307 
           
Total bonds, notes & other debt instruments (cost: $19,830,925,000)        19,010,128 
           
Short-term securities 25.44%  Shares      
           
Money market investments 13.27%          
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.41%7,8   27,280,414    2,728,041 
           
14 U.S. Government Securities Fund
 
Short-term securities (continued)  Weighted
average yield
at acquisition
   Principal amount
(000)
   Value
(000)
 
U.S. Treasury bills 11.68%               
U.S. Treasury 3/5/2024   5.185%  USD150,000   $149,912 
U.S. Treasury 3/21/2024   5.087    150,000    149,560 
U.S. Treasury 3/26/2024   5.175    350,000    348,715 
U.S. Treasury 3/28/2024   5.180    200,000    199,209 
U.S. Treasury 4/2/2024   4.805    770,000    766,384 
U.S. Treasury 4/23/2024   5.023    300,000    297,669 
U.S. Treasury 4/30/2024   5.000    150,000    148,684 
U.S. Treasury 5/30/2024   5.139    150,000    148,040 
U.S. Treasury 8/29/2024   5.093    200,000    194,864 
              2,403,037 
                
Federal agency bills & notes 0.49%               
Discount bills and notes 0.49%               
Federal Home Loan Bank 3/1/2024   5.172    100,000    99,986 
                
Total federal agency bills & notes             99,986 
                
Total short-term securities (cost: $5,231,126,000)             5,231,064 
                
Options purchased (equity style) 0.02%            
                
Options purchased (equity style)*             5,419 
                
Total options purchased (equity style) (cost: $6,881,000)          5,419 
                
Total investment securities 117.90% (cost: $25,068,932,000)         24,246,611 
Total options written (0.04)%             (8,591)
Other assets less liabilities (17.86)%             (3,673,028)
                
Net assets 100.00%            $20,564,992 

 

*Options purchased (equity style)

 

Options on futures

 

Description  Number of
contracts
  Notional
amount
(000)
   Exercise
price
   Expiration
date
  Value at
2/29/2024
(000)
 
Call                                           
3 Month SOFR Futures Option  3,341  USD835,250   USD96.00   6/14/2024          $   2,652 
10 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Option  328   32,800    110.50   3/1/2024     46 
                     $2,698 
Put                       
3 Month SOFR Futures Option  1,800  USD450,000   USD94.31   3/15/2024    $11 
3 Month SOFR Futures Option  956   239,000    94.38   3/15/2024     6 
3 Month SOFR Futures Option  1,460   365,000    96.00   12/13/2024     2,637 
10 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Option  328   32,800    110.50   3/1/2024     67 
                     $2,721 
                     $5,419 
   
U.S. Government Securities Fund 15
 

Options written (equity style)

 

Options on futures

 

Description  Number of
contracts
  Notional
amount
(000)
   Exercise
price
   Expiration
date
  Value at
2/29/2024
(000)
 
Call                                       
3 Month SOFR Futures Option  3,342  USD(835,500)  USD96.00   6/14/2024             $   (3,906)
10 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Option  1,880   (188,000)   110.00   3/8/2024     (1,322)
                     $(5,228)
Put                       
3 Month SOFR Futures Option  1,800  USD(450,000)  USD94.06   3/15/2024    $(11)
3 Month SOFR Futures Option  956   (239,000)   94.13   3/15/2024     (6)
3 Month SOFR Futures Option  2,920   (730,000)   95.50   12/13/2024     (2,847)
10 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Option  1,880   (188,000)   110.00   3/8/2024     (499)
                     $(3,363)
                     $(8,591)

 

Futures contracts

 

Contracts  Type  Number of
contracts
  Expiration
date
  Notional
amount
(000)
      Value and
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
at 2/29/2024
(000)
 
3 Month SOFR Futures  Short  6,408  3/20/2024  USD(1,516,253)              $   71,099 
3 Month SOFR Futures  Long  678  3/19/2025   161,873    (3,030)
2 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures  Long  41,046  7/3/2024   8,404,168    3,533 
5 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures  Long  31,603  7/3/2024   3,378,558    4,371 
10 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures  Long  15,320  6/28/2024   1,691,902    3,061 
10 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures  Short  3,294  6/28/2024   (376,082)   (1,534)
20 Year U.S. Treasury Bond Futures  Short  10,875  6/28/2024   (1,296,844)   (7,076)
30 Year Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond Futures  Long  2,780  6/28/2024   355,493    4,544 
                 $74,968 

 

Swap contracts

 

Interest rate swaps

 

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps

 

Receive  Pay     Notional     Value at   Upfront
premium
paid
   Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 
Rate  Payment
frequency
  Rate  Payment
frequency
  Expiration
date
  amount
(000)
   2/29/2024
(000)
   (received)
(000)
    at 2/29/2024
(000)
 
0.2405%  Annual  U.S. EFFR  Annual  3/1/2024   USD 467,500        $(52)    $                $(52)
U.S. EFFR  Annual  0.11%  Annual  5/18/2024   718,900      8,243            8,243 
3.497%  Annual  U.S. EFFR  Annual  6/16/2024   309,200      (1,788)           (1,788)
3.52647%  Annual  U.S. EFFR  Annual  6/16/2024   336,442      (1,918)           (1,918)
3.5291%  Annual  U.S. EFFR  Annual  6/16/2024   363,558      (2,070)           (2,070)
3.4585%  Annual  U.S. EFFR  Annual  6/17/2024   47,859      (282)           (282)
3.4325%  Annual  U.S. EFFR  Annual  6/17/2024   227,000      (1,353)           (1,353)
U.S. EFFR  Annual  0.126%  Annual  6/25/2025   148,100      8,877            8,877 
U.S. EFFR  Annual  0.1275%  Annual  6/25/2025   148,100      8,875            8,875 
U.S. EFFR  Annual  0.106%  Annual  6/30/2025   165,373      10,036            10,036 
SOFR  Annual  3.916%  Annual  7/11/2025   188,700      2,383            2,383 
4.912%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  8/24/2025   178,000      225            225 
4.8189%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  8/25/2025   178,000      (8)           (8)
4.8195%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  9/1/2025   130,000      17            17 
4.2045%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  1/10/2026   13,496      (99)           (99)
   
16 U.S. Government Securities Fund
 

Swap contracts (continued)

 

Interest rate swaps (continued)

 

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps (continued)

 

Receive  Pay      Notional   Value at   Upfront
premium
paid
   Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 
Rate  Payment
frequency
  Rate  Payment
frequency
  Expiration
date
  amount
(000)
   2/29/2024
(000)
   (received)
(000)
    at 2/29/2024
(000)
 
4.2035%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  1/10/2026   USD 244,752        $(1,790)    $                $(1,790)
4.184%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  1/10/2026   244,752      (1,874)           (1,874)
4.265%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  2/16/2026   58,987      (334)           (334)
4.27%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  2/16/2026   118,860      (661)           (661)
4.3005%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  2/17/2026   24,555      (122)           (122)
4.288%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  2/17/2026   24,945      (130)           (130)
4.3035%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  2/17/2026   35,408      (174)           (174)
4.2675%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  2/17/2026   34,181      (191)           (191)
4.2515%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  2/17/2026   35,065      (206)           (206)
4.568%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  3/1/2026   368,500      110            110 
4.56%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  3/1/2026   375,000      55            55 
3.53%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  1/23/2027   96,800      (623)           (623)
3.5405%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  1/23/2027   160,200      (1,000)           (1,000)
3.535%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  1/23/2027   173,500      (1,100)           (1,100)
3.761%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  2/20/2027   160,600      (247)           (247)
3.7645%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  2/20/2027   320,800      (472)           (472)
3.45%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  2/1/2028   166,200      (3,976)           (3,976)
3.47%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  2/2/2028   43,700      (1,014)           (1,014)
3.624%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  2/20/2028   133,000      (9)           (9)
3.616%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  2/20/2028   64,000      (13)           (13)
3.6475%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  2/27/2028   268,700      99            99 
3.379%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  3/17/2028   42,475      (182)           (182)
3.355%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  3/17/2028   42,700      (201)           (201)
3.16%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  6/20/2028   39,600      (1,417)           (1,417)
U.S. EFFR  Annual  2.32625%  Annual  4/18/2029   60,500      4,561            4,561 
SOFR  Annual  3.529%  Annual  1/29/2030   64,000      531            531 
SOFR  Annual  3.5485%  Annual  1/29/2030   69,600      519            519 
SOFR  Annual  3.528%  Annual  1/29/2030   52,400      437            437 
U.S. EFFR  Annual  0.5385%  Annual  3/26/2030   233,200      42,009            42,009 
3.18%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  4/17/2030   33,200      (1,379)           (1,379)
3.275%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  4/18/2030   33,200      (1,210)           (1,210)
3.353%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  4/19/2030   33,200      (1,071)           (1,071)
3.342%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  4/19/2030   33,200      (1,090)           (1,090)
3.344%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  4/20/2030   33,200      (1,088)           (1,088)
3.128%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  4/28/2030   33,200      (1,477)           (1,477)
3.285%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  5/1/2030   33,200      (1,196)           (1,196)
3.259%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  5/1/2030   33,100      (1,239)           (1,239)
3.186%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  5/9/2030   33,100      (1,373)           (1,373)
3.215%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  5/10/2030   33,200      (1,325)           (1,325)
3.29%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  5/19/2030   39,700      (1,427)           (1,427)
3.31%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  6/9/2030   203,200      (7,124)           (7,124)
U.S. EFFR  Annual  0.666%  Annual  11/19/2030   111,300      20,962            20,962 
SOFR  Annual  4.1615%  Annual  5/15/2033   4,500      (97)           (97)
SOFR  Annual  4.15%  Annual  5/15/2033   10,800      (223)           (223)
SOFR  Annual  3.10%  Annual  6/20/2033   21,400      1,294            1,294 
4.0135%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  8/21/2033   15,000      155            155 
SOFR  Annual  4.061%  Annual  8/24/2033   41,000      (577)           (577)
SOFR  Annual  3.9519%  Annual  8/25/2033   41,000      (226)           (226)
SOFR  Annual  3.8275%  Annual  9/1/2033   29,400      125            125 
SOFR  Annual  3.6038%  Annual  1/8/2034   61,600      1,365            1,365 
SOFR  Annual  3.175%  Annual  2/1/2038   92,000      3,761            3,761 
3.065%  Annual  SOFR  Annual  4/7/2040   16,700      (1,602)           (1,602)
SOFR  Annual  3.41%  Annual  7/28/2045   172,600      10,115            10,115 
SOFR  Annual  3.01413%  Annual  1/12/2053   17,216      1,963            1,963 
SOFR  Annual  3.02%  Annual  1/12/2053   17,200      1,944            1,944 
SOFR  Annual  2.974%  Annual  4/17/2053   10,400      1,256            1,256 
SOFR  Annual  3.044%  Annual  4/18/2053   10,500      1,139            1,139 
SOFR  Annual  3.0875%  Annual  4/19/2053   10,500      1,059            1,059 
SOFR  Annual  3.1035%  Annual  4/19/2053   10,500      1,029            1,029 
   
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Swap contracts (continued)

 

Interest rate swaps (continued)

 

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps (continued)

 

Receive  Pay      Notional   Value at   Upfront
premium
paid
   Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 
Rate  Payment
frequency
  Rate  Payment
frequency
  Expiration
date
  amount
(000)
   2/29/2024
(000)
   (received)
(000)
    at 2/29/2024
(000)
 
SOFR  Annual  3.0895%  Annual  4/20/2053   USD 10,500        $1,055   $               1,055 
SOFR  Annual  2.9405%  Annual  4/28/2053   10,600      1,343            1,343 
SOFR  Annual  3.0535%  Annual  5/1/2053   21,100      2,253            2,253 
SOFR  Annual  3.085%  Annual  5/9/2053   10,600      1,073            1,073 
SOFR  Annual  3.1135%  Annual  5/10/2053   10,600      1,020            1,020 
SOFR  Annual  3.1605%  Annual  5/19/2053   12,800      1,126            1,126 
SOFR  Annual  3.486%  Annual  1/17/2054   6,976      200            200 
SOFR  Annual  3.6765%  Annual  2/20/2054   39,763      (227)           (227)
SOFR  Annual  3.6815%  Annual  2/20/2054   36,100      (238)           (238)
SOFR  Annual  3.7205%  Annual  2/21/2054   30,136      (410)           (410)
SOFR  Annual  3.3985%  Annual  3/17/2056   4,393      71            71 
SOFR  Annual  3.413%  Annual  3/17/2056   4,200      58            58 
                      $93,438     $     $93,438 

 

Investments in affiliates8

 

   Value at
9/1/2023
(000)
   Additions
(000)
   Reductions
(000)
   Net
realized
gain (loss)
(000)
   Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(000)
   Value at
2/29/2024
(000)
   Dividend
or interest
income
(000)
 
Short-term securities 13.27%                                   
Money market investments 13.27%                                   
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.41%7  $3,921,343   $5,328,961   $6,522,102   $(109)  $(52)  $2,728,041   $93,428 
   
1 Principal payments may be made periodically. Therefore, the effective maturity date may be earlier than the stated maturity date.
2 Amount less than one thousand.
3 Coupon rate may change periodically. Reference rate and spread are as of the most recent information available. Some coupon rates are determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions; therefore, the reference rate and spread are not available.
4 Purchased on a TBA basis.
5 All or a portion of this security was pledged as collateral. The total value of pledged collateral was $176,581,000, which represented .86% of the net assets of the fund.
6 Index-linked bond whose principal amount moves with a government price index.
7 Rate represents the seven-day yield at 2/29/2024.
8 Part of the same “group of investment companies” as the fund as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

Key to abbreviation(s)

Assn. = Association
EFFR = Effective Federal Funds Rate
SOFR = Secured Overnight Financing Rate
TBA = To be announced
USD = U.S. dollars

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial statements

 

Statement of assets and liabilities
at February 29, 2024
unaudited
(dollars in thousands)

 

Assets:          
Investment securities, at value:          
Unaffiliated issuers (cost: $22,340,955)  $21,518,570      
Affiliated issuers (cost: $2,727,977)   2,728,041   $24,246,611 
Cash        18,167 
Receivables for:          
Sales of investments   2,992,123      
Sales of fund’s shares   8,692      
Dividends and interest   91,557      
Variation margin on futures contracts   4,464      
Variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts   1,233    3,098,069 
         27,362,847 
Liabilities:          
Options written, at value (premium received: $8,460)        8,591 
Payables for:          
Purchases of investments   6,744,615      
Repurchases of fund’s shares   28,041      
Dividends on fund’s shares   988      
Investment advisory services   3,020      
Services provided by related parties   1,450      
Trustees’ deferred compensation   353      
Variation margin on futures contracts   6,450      
Variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts   4,317      
Other   30    6,789,264 
Net assets at February 29, 2024       $20,564,992 
 
Net assets consist of:          
Capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest       $24,174,836 
Total distributable earnings (accumulated loss)        (3,609,844)
Net assets at February 29, 2024       $20,564,992 

 

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per-share amounts)

 

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding (no stated par value) —
unlimited shares authorized (1,732,815 total shares outstanding)

 

   Net assets   Shares
outstanding
   Net asset
value per share
 
Class A  $2,741,013    230,939   $11.87 
Class C   80,092    6,794    11.79 
Class T   9    1    11.87 
Class F-1   114,311    9,633    11.87 
Class F-2   799,689    67,372    11.87 
Class F-3   849,326    71,550    11.87 
Class 529-A   149,945    12,633    11.87 
Class 529-C   7,001    595    11.77 
Class 529-E   7,410    624    11.86 
Class 529-T   10    1    11.86 
Class 529-F-1   9    1    11.87 
Class 529-F-2   21,585    1,818    11.87 
Class 529-F-3   9    1    11.87 
Class R-1   7,393    627    11.80 
Class R-2   73,792    6,258    11.79 
Class R-2E   6,564    554    11.86 
Class R-3   102,118    8,609    11.86 
Class R-4   106,972    9,011    11.87 
Class R-5E   39,012    3,287    11.87 
Class R-5   46,648    3,929    11.87 
Class R-6   15,412,084    1,298,578    11.87 

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial statements (continued)

 

Statement of operations unaudited
for the six months ended February 29, 2024 (dollars in thousands)
         
Investment income:          
Income:          
Interest from unaffiliated issuers  $361,345      
Dividends from affiliated issuers   93,428   $454,773 
Fees and expenses*:          
Investment advisory services   23,777      
Distribution services   5,060      
Transfer agent services   3,225      
Administrative services   2,893      
529 plan services   54      
Reports to shareholders   155      
Registration statement and prospectus   207      
Trustees’ compensation   61      
Auditing and legal   115      
Custodian   25      
Other   30      
Total fees and expenses before waiver   35,602      
Less waiver of fees and expenses:          
Investment advisory services waiver   4,849      
Total fees and expenses after waiver        30,753 
Net investment income        424,020 
 
Net realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation):          
Net realized gain (loss) on:          
Investments:          
Unaffiliated issuers   (255,667)     
Affiliated issuers   (109)     
Options written   1,359      
Futures contracts   (256,027)     
Swap contracts   8,016    (502,428)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:          
Investments:          
Unaffiliated issuers   248,744      
Affiliated issuers   (52)     
Options written   (131)     
Futures contracts   158,551      
Swap contracts   (5,656)   401,456 
Net realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        (100,972)
           
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations       $323,048 
   
* 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)
   
   Six months ended
February 29,
2024*
   Year ended
August 31,
2023
 
Operations:          
Net investment income  $424,020   $565,008 
Net realized gain (loss)   (502,428)   (1,251,849)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   401,456    (65,603)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   323,048    (752,444)
           
Distributions paid or accrued to shareholders   (424,732)   (569,033)
           
Net capital share transactions   1,559,580    1,467,509 
           
Total increase (decrease) in net assets   1,457,896    146,032 
           
Net assets:          
Beginning of period   19,107,096    18,961,064 
End of period  $20,564,992   $19,107,096 
   
* Unaudited.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to financial statements unaudited

 

1. Organization

 

The American Funds Income Series (the “trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end, diversified management investment company and has initially issued one series of shares, U.S. Government Securities Fund (the “fund”). The fund seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk and preservation of capital.

 

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
Class A   Up to 3.75%   None (except 0.75% for certain redemptions within 18 months of purchase without an initial sales charge)   None
Class 529-A   Up to 3.50%   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) are allocated daily among the various share classes based on the relative value of their settled shares. 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.

 

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Distributions paid or accrued to shareholders — Income dividends are declared daily after the determination of the fund’s net investment income and are paid to shareholders monthly. Capital gain distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

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.

 

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”)
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

 

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. Exchange-traded options and futures are generally valued at the official closing price for options and official settlement price for futures of the exchange or market on which such instruments are traded, as of the close of business on the day such instruments are being valued. Swaps are generally valued using evaluated prices obtained from third-party pricing vendors who calculate these values based on market inputs that may include the yields of the indices referenced in the instrument and the relevant curve, dealer quotes, default probabilities and recovery rates, and terms of the contract.

 

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 trustees 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, 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 trustees 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 “Committee”) to administer, implement and oversee the fair valuation process and to make fair value decisions. The 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 Committee reviews changes in fair value measurements from period to period, pricing vendor information and market data, and may, as deemed appropriate, update the fair valuation guidelines to better reflect the results of back testing and address new or evolving issues. 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. The Committee reports changes to the fair valuation guidelines to the board of trustees. The fund’s board and audit committee also regularly review reports that describe fair value determinations and methods.

 

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 tables present the fund’s valuation levels as of February 29, 2024 (dollars in thousands):

 

   Investment securities 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Assets:                    
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments:                    
Mortgage-backed obligations  $   $12,212,201   $   $12,212,201 
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes       6,481,620        6,481,620 
Federal agency bonds & notes       316,307        316,307 
Short-term securities   2,728,041    2,503,023        5,231,064 
Options purchased on futures (equity style)   5,419            5,419 
Total  $2,733,460   $21,513,151   $   $24,246,611 
                     
   Other investments* 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Assets:                    
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts  $86,608   $   $   $86,608 
Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared interest rate swaps       141,343        141,343 
Liabilities:                    
Value of options written   (8,591)           (8,591)
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts   (11,640)           (11,640)
Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared interest rate swaps       (47,905)       (47,905)
Total  $66,377   $93,438   $   $159,815 
   
* Options written, futures contracts and interest rate swaps are not included in the fund’s investment portfolio.

 

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; changes in inflation rates; and currency exchange rate, interest rate and commodity price fluctuations.

 

24 U.S. Government Securities Fund
 

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), bank failures 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 the issuer’s 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. An individual security may also be affected by factors relating to the industry or sector of the issuer or the securities markets as a whole, and conversely an industry or sector or the securities markets may be affected by a change in financial condition or other event affecting a single issuer.

 

Investing in debt instruments — The prices of, and the income generated by, bonds and other debt securities held by the fund may be affected by factors such as the interest rates, maturities and credit quality of these securities.

 

Rising interest rates will generally cause the prices of bonds and other debt securities to fall. Also, when interest rates rise, issuers of debt securities which may be prepaid at any time, such as mortgage- or other asset-backed securities, are less likely to refinance existing debt securities, causing the average life of such securities to extend. A general change in interest rates may cause investors to sell debt securities on a large scale, which could also adversely affect the price and liquidity of debt securities and could also result in increased redemptions from the fund. Falling interest rates may cause an issuer to redeem, call or refinance a debt security before its stated maturity, which may result in the fund having to reinvest the proceeds in lower yielding securities. Longer maturity debt securities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates and may be subject to greater price fluctuations than shorter maturity debt securities.

 

Bonds and other debt securities are also subject to credit risk, which is the possibility that the credit strength of an issuer or guarantor will weaken or be perceived to be weaker, and/or an issuer of a debt security will fail to make timely payments of principal or interest and the security will go into default. Changes in actual or perceived creditworthiness may occur quickly. A downgrade or default affecting any of the fund’s securities could cause the value of the fund’s shares to decrease. Credit risk is gauged, in part, by the credit ratings of the debt securities in which the fund invests. However, ratings are only the opinions of the rating agencies issuing them and are not guarantees as to credit quality or an evaluation of market risk. The fund’s investment adviser relies on its own credit analysts to research issuers and issues in assessing credit and default risks.

 

Investing in securities backed by the U.S. government — Securities backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and credit of the U.S. government are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity. Accordingly, the current market values for these securities will fluctuate with changes in interest rates and the credit rating of the U.S. government. Securities issued by U.S. government-sponsored entities and federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. government. U.S. government securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk.

 

Investing in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities — Mortgage-related securities, such as mortgage-backed securities, and other asset-backed securities, include debt obligations that represent interests in pools of mortgages or other income-bearing assets, such as consumer loans or receivables. While such securities are subject to the risks associated with investments in debt instruments generally (for example, credit, extension and interest rate risks), they are also subject to other and different risks. Mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities are subject to changes in the payment patterns of borrowers of the underlying debt, potentially increasing the volatility of the securities and the fund’s net asset value. When interest rates fall, borrowers are more likely to refinance or prepay their debt before its stated maturity. This may result in the fund having to reinvest the proceeds in lower yielding securities, effectively reducing the fund’s income. Conversely, if interest rates rise and borrowers repay their debt more slowly than expected, the time in which the mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities are paid off could be extended, reducing the fund’s cash available for reinvestment in higher yielding securities. Mortgage-backed securities are also subject to the risk that underlying borrowers will be unable to meet their obligations and the value of property that secures the mortgages may decline in value and be insufficient, upon foreclosure, to repay the associated loans. Investments in asset-backed securities are subject to similar risks.

 

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Investing in future delivery contracts — The fund may enter into contracts, such as to-be-announced contracts and mortgage dollar rolls, that involve the fund selling mortgage-related securities and simultaneously contracting to repurchase similar securities for delivery at a future date at a predetermined price. This can increase the fund’s market exposure, and the market price of the securities that the fund contracts to repurchase could drop below their purchase price. While the fund can preserve and generate capital through the use of such contracts by, for example, realizing the difference between the sale price and the future purchase price, the income generated by the fund may be reduced by engaging in such transactions. In addition, these transactions increase the turnover rate of the fund.

 

Investing in inflation-linked bonds — The values of inflation-linked bonds generally fluctuate in response to changes in real interest rates — i.e., rates of interest after factoring in inflation. A rise in real interest rates may cause the prices of inflation-linked securities to fall, while a decline in real interest rates may cause the prices to increase. Inflation-linked bonds may experience greater losses than other debt securities with similar durations when real interest rates rise faster than nominal interest rates. There can be no assurance that the value of an inflation-linked security will be directly correlated to changes in interest rates; for example, if interest rates rise for reasons other than inflation, the increase may not be reflected in the security’s inflation measure.

 

Investing in inflation-linked bonds may also reduce the fund’s distributable income during periods of deflation. If prices for goods and services decline throughout the economy, the principal and income on inflation-linked securities may decline and result in losses to the fund.

 

Investing in derivatives — The use of derivatives involves a variety of risks, which may be different from, or greater than, the risks associated with investing in traditional securities, such as stocks and bonds. Changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with, and may be more sensitive to market events than, the underlying asset, rate or index, and a derivative instrument may cause the fund to lose significantly more than its initial investment. Derivatives may be difficult to value, difficult for the fund to buy or sell at an opportune time or price and difficult, or even impossible, to terminate or otherwise offset. The fund’s use of derivatives may result in losses to the fund, and investing in derivatives may reduce the fund’s returns and increase the fund’s price volatility. The fund’s counterparty to a derivative transaction (including, if applicable, the fund’s clearing broker, the derivatives exchange or the clearinghouse) may be unable or unwilling to honor its financial obligations in respect of the transaction. In certain cases, the fund may be hindered or delayed in exercising remedies against or closing out derivative instruments with a counterparty, which may result in additional losses. Derivatives are also subject to operational risk (such as documentation issues, settlement issues and systems failures) and legal risk (such as insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of a counterparty, and issues with the legality or enforceability of a contract).

 

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

 

Index-linked bonds — The fund has invested in index-linked bonds, which are fixed-income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted to a government price index. Over the life of an index-linked bond, interest is paid on the adjusted principal value. Increases or decreases in the principal value of index-linked bonds are recorded as interest income in the fund’s statement of operations.

 

Mortgage dollar rolls — The fund has entered into mortgage dollar roll transactions of TBA securities in which the fund sells a TBA mortgage-backed security to a counterparty and simultaneously enters into an agreement with the same counterparty to buy back a similar TBA security on a specific future date at a predetermined price. Mortgage dollar rolls are accounted for as purchase and sale transactions and may result in an increase to the fund’s portfolio turnover rate. Portfolio turnover rates excluding and including mortgage dollar rolls are presented at the end of the fund’s financial highlights table.

 

Option contracts — The fund has entered into option contracts, which give the purchaser of the option, in return for a premium payment, the right to buy from (in the case of a call) or sell to (in the case of a put) the writer of the option the reference instrument underlying the option (or the cash value of the instrument underlying the option) at a specified exercise price. The writer of an option on a security has the obligation, upon exercise of the option, to cash settle or deliver the underlying currency or instrument upon payment of the exercise price (in the case of a call) or to cash settle or take delivery of the underlying currency or instrument and pay the exercise price (in the case of a put).

 

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By purchasing a put option, the fund obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the currency or instrument underlying the option (or to deliver the cash value of the instrument underlying the option) at a specified exercise price. In return for this right, the fund pays the current market price, or the option premium, for the option. The fund may terminate its position in a put option by allowing the option to expire or by exercising the option. If the option is allowed to expire, the fund will lose the entire amount of the premium paid. If the option is exercised, the fund completes the sale of the underlying instrument (or cash settles) at the exercise price. The fund may also terminate a put option position by entering into opposing close-out transactions in advance of the option expiration date.

 

The features of call options are essentially the same as those of put options, except that the purchaser of a call option obtains the right (but not the obligation) to purchase, rather than sell, the underlying currency or instrument (or cash settle) at the specified exercise price. The buyer of a call option typically attempts to participate in potential price increases of the underlying currency or instrument with risk limited to the cost of the option if the price of the underlying currency or instrument falls. At the same time, the call option buyer can expect to suffer a loss if the price of the underlying currency or instrument does not rise sufficiently to offset the cost of the option.

 

The writer of a put or call option takes the opposite side of the transaction from the option purchaser. In return for receipt of the option premium, the writer assumes the obligation to pay or receive the exercise price for the option’s underlying currency or instrument if the other party to the option chooses to exercise it. The writer may seek to terminate a position in a put option before exercise by entering into opposing close-out transactions in advance of the option expiration date. If the market for the relevant put option is not liquid, however, the writer must be prepared to pay the exercise price while the option is outstanding, regardless of price changes. Writing a call option obligates the writer to, upon exercise of the option, deliver the option’s underlying currency or instrument in return for the exercise price or to make a net cash settlement payment, as applicable. The characteristics of writing call options are similar to those of writing put options, except that writing call options is generally a profitable strategy if prices remain the same or fall. The potential gain for the option seller in such a transaction would be capped at the premium received.

 

Option contracts can be either equity style (premium is paid in full when the option is opened) or futures style (premium moves as part of variation margin over the life of the option, and is paid in full when the option is closed). For equity style options, premiums paid on options purchased, as well as the daily fluctuation in market value, are included in investment securities from unaffiliated issuers in the fund’s statement of asset and liabilities, and premiums received on options written, as well as the daily fluctuation in market value, are included in options written at value in the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. For futures style options, on a daily basis for both purchased and written options, the fund pays or receives variation margin based on the premium paid and the daily fluctuation in market value, and records variation margin in the statement of assets and liabilities. Realized gains or losses are recorded at the time the option contract is closed or expires. For purchased options, the net realized gains or losses and net unrealized appreciation or depreciation from equity style options are recorded in investments in unaffiliated issuers in the fund’s statement of operations, and from futures style options are recorded in options purchased (futures style) in the fund’s statement of operations. For written options, the net realized gains or losses and net unrealized appreciation or depreciation are recorded in options written in the fund’s statement of operations.

 

Option contracts can take different forms. The fund has entered into the following types of option contracts:

 

Options on futures — The fund has entered into options on futures contracts to seek to manage the fund’s interest rate sensitivity by increasing or decreasing the duration of the fund or a portion of the fund’s portfolio. An option on a futures contract gives the holder of the option the right to buy or sell a position in a futures contract from or to the writer of the option, at a specified price on or before the specified expiration date. The average month-end notional amount of options on futures while held was $2,515,850,000.

 

Futures contracts — The fund has entered into futures contracts, which provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific financial instrument for a specified price, date, time and place designated at the time the contract is made. Futures contracts are used to strategically manage the fund’s interest rate sensitivity by increasing or decreasing the duration of the fund or a portion of the fund’s portfolio.

 

Upon entering into futures contracts, and to maintain the fund’s open positions in futures contracts, the fund is required to deposit with a futures broker, known as a futures commission merchant (“FCM“), in a segregated account in the name of the FCM an amount of cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities, known as initial margin. The margin required for a particular futures contract is set by the exchange on which the contract is traded to serve as collateral, and may be significantly modified from time to time by the exchange during the term of the contract.

 

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On a daily basis, the fund pays or receives variation margin based on the increase or decrease in the value of the futures contracts and records variation margin on futures contracts in the statement of assets and liabilities. Futures contracts may involve a risk of loss in excess of the variation margin shown on the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. The fund records realized gains or losses at the time the futures contract is closed or expires. Net realized gains or losses and net unrealized appreciation or depreciation from futures contracts are recorded in the fund’s statement of operations. The average month-end notional amount of futures contracts while held was $27,499,432,000.

 

Swap contracts — The fund has entered into swap agreements, which are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for a specified time period. In a typical swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns earned or realized from one or more underlying assets or rates of return. Swap agreements can be traded on a swap execution facility (SEF) and cleared through a central clearinghouse (cleared), traded over-the-counter (OTC) and cleared, or traded bilaterally and not cleared. Because clearing interposes a central clearinghouse as the ultimate counterparty to each participant’s swap, and margin is required to be exchanged under the rules of the clearinghouse, central clearing is intended to decrease (but not eliminate) counterparty risk relative to uncleared bilateral swaps. To the extent the fund enters into bilaterally negotiated swap transactions, the fund will enter into swap agreements only with counterparties that meet certain credit standards and subject to agreed collateralized procedures. The term of a swap can be days, months or years and certain swaps may be less liquid than others.

 

Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap contract, the fund is required to deposit cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities, which is known as initial margin. Generally, the initial margin required for a particular swap is set and held as collateral by the clearinghouse on which the contract is cleared. The amount of initial margin required may be significantly modified from time to time by the clearinghouse during the term of the contract.

 

On a daily basis, interest accruals related to the exchange of future payments are recorded as a receivable and payable in the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities for centrally cleared swaps and as unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities for bilateral swaps. For centrally cleared swaps, the fund also pays or receives a variation margin based on the increase or decrease in the value of the swaps, including accrued interest as applicable, and records variation margin in the statement of assets and liabilities. The fund records realized gains and losses on both the net accrued interest and any gain or loss recognized at the time the swap is closed or expires. Net realized gains or losses, as well as any net unrealized appreciation or depreciation, from swaps are recorded in the fund’s statement of operations.

 

Swap agreements can take different forms. The fund has entered into the following types of swap agreements:

 

Interest rate swaps — The fund has entered into interest rate swaps, which seek to manage the interest rate sensitivity of the fund by increasing or decreasing the duration of the fund or a portion of the fund’s portfolio. An interest rate swap is an agreement between two parties to exchange or swap payments based on changes in an interest rate or rates. Typically, one interest rate is fixed and the other is variable based on a designated short-term interest rate such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), prime rate or other benchmark, or on an inflation index such as the U.S. Consumer Price Index (which is a measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services and measures changes in the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar and the rate of inflation). In other types of interest rate swaps, known as basis swaps, the parties agree to swap variable interest rates based on different designated short-term interest rates. Interest rate swaps generally do not involve the delivery of securities or other principal amounts. Rather, cash payments are exchanged by the parties based on the application of the designated interest rates to a notional amount, which is the predetermined dollar principal of the trade upon which payment obligations are computed. Accordingly, the fund’s current obligation or right under the swap agreement is generally equal to the net amount to be paid or received under the swap agreement based on the relative value of the position held by each party. The average month-end notional amount of interest rate swaps while held was $7,011,518,000.

 

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The following tables identify the location and fair value amounts on the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities and the effect on the fund’s statement of operations resulting from the fund’s use of option contracts, futures contracts and interest rate swaps as of, or for the six months ended, February 29, 2024 (dollars in thousands):

 

      Assets   Liabilities 
Contracts  Risk type  Location on statement of
assets and liabilities
  Value   Location on statement of
assets and liabilities
  Value 
Options purchased (equity style)  Interest  Investment securities from unaffiliated issuers  $5,419   Investment securities from unaffiliated issuers  $ 
Options written (equity style)  Interest  Options written, at value      Options written, at value   8,591 
Futures  Interest  Unrealized appreciation*   86,608   Unrealized depreciation*   11,640 
Swap (centrally cleared)  Interest  Unrealized appreciation*   141,343   Unrealized depreciation*   47,905 
         $233,370      $68,136 

 

      Net realized gain (loss)   Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 
Contracts  Risk type  Location on statement of operations  Value   Location on statement of operations  Value 
Options purchased (equity style)  Interest  Net realized gain on investments in unaffiliated issuers  $998   Net unrealized depreciation on investments in unaffiliated issuers  $(1,462)
Options written  Interest  Net realized gain on options written   1,359   Net unrealized depreciation on options written   (131)
Futures  Interest  Net realized loss on futures contracts   (256,027)  Net unrealized appreciation on futures contracts   158,551 
Swap  Interest  Net realized gain on swap contracts   8,016   Net unrealized depreciation on swap contracts   (5,656)
         $(245,654)     $151,302 

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts and centrally cleared interest rate swaps as reported in the applicable tables following the fund’s investment portfolio. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 

Collateral — The fund receives or pledges highly liquid assets, such as cash or U.S. government securities, as collateral due to its use of option contracts, futures contracts, interest rate swaps and future delivery contracts. For options on futures, futures contracts and centrally cleared interest rate swaps, the fund pledges collateral for initial and variation margin by contract. For future delivery contracts, the fund either receives or pledges collateral based on the net gain or loss on unsettled contracts by certain counterparties. The purpose of the collateral is to cover potential losses that could occur in the event that either party cannot meet its contractual obligation. Non-cash collateral pledged by the fund, if any, is disclosed in the fund’s investment portfolio, and cash collateral pledged by the fund, if any, is held in a segregated account with the fund’s custodian, which is reflected as pledged cash collateral in the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 

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 period ended February 29, 2024, 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.

 

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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 short-term capital gains and losses; cost of investments sold; paydowns on fixed-income securities; net capital losses 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.

 

The components of distributable earnings on a tax basis are reported as of the fund’s most recent year-end. As of August 31, 2023, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Undistributed ordinary income  $7,585 
Capital loss carryforward*   (2,518,472)

 

* The capital loss carryforward will be used to offset any capital gains realized by the fund in the current year or in subsequent years. The fund will not make distributions from capital gains while a capital loss carryforward remains.

 

As of February 29, 2024, the tax basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and cost of investments were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on investments  $277,001 
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments   (955,364)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (678,363)
Cost of investments   25,084,789 

 

Tax-basis distributions paid or accrued to shareholders from ordinary income were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Share class  Six months ended
February 29, 2024
   Year ended
August 31, 2023
 
Class A  $56,302   $80,851 
Class C   1,471    2,136 
Class T        
Class F-1   2,368    3,406 
Class F-2   16,701    22,249 
Class F-3   18,310    24,505 
Class 529-A   3,033    4,303 
Class 529-C   119    170 
Class 529-E   149    212 
Class 529-T        
Class 529-F-1        
Class 529-F-2   495    683 
Class 529-F-3        
Class R-1   125    144 
Class R-2   1,264    1,647 
Class R-2E   131    196 
Class R-3   1,950    2,575 
Class R-4   2,251    2,845 
Class R-5E   828    1,196 
Class R-5   1,038    1,456 
Class R-6   318,197    420,459 
Total  $424,732   $569,033 

 

  Amount less than one thousand.

 

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.

 

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Investment advisory services — The fund has an investment advisory and service agreement with CRMC that provides for monthly fees accrued daily. These fees are based on a series of decreasing annual rates beginning with 0.155% on the first $15 million of daily net assets and decreasing to 0.120% on such assets in excess of $21 billion. The agreement also provides for monthly fees, accrued daily, based on a series of decreasing rates beginning with 3.00% on the first $3,333,333 of the fund’s monthly gross income and decreasing to 2.00% on such income in excess of $8,333,333. During the six months ended February 29, 2024, CRMC waived investment advisory services fees of $4,849,000. CRMC does not intend to recoup this waiver. As a result, the fees shown on the fund’s statement of operations of $23,777,000, which were equivalent to an annualized rate of 0.247% of average daily net assets, were reduced to $18,928,000, which were equivalent to an annualized rate of 0.196% of average daily net assets.

 

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 trustees 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 trustees 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 February 29, 2024, 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.

 

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The quarterly fees are 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 $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 six months ended February 29, 2024, the 529 plan services fees were $54,000, which were equivalent to 0.058% of the average daily net assets of each 529 share class.

 

For the six months ended February 29, 2024, 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  $3,531   $2,165   $415     Not applicable  
Class C   436    68    13     Not applicable  
Class T       *   *    Not applicable  
Class F-1   144    107    18     Not applicable  
Class F-2   Not applicable    418    115     Not applicable  
Class F-3   Not applicable    2    122     Not applicable  
Class 529-A   169    109    22     $43  
Class 529-C   35    5    1     2  
Class 529-E   19    3    1     2  
Class 529-T       *   *   
Class 529-F-1       *   *   
Class 529-F-2   Not applicable    9    3     7  
Class 529-F-3   Not applicable        *   
Class R-1   37    3    1     Not applicable  
Class R-2   278    125    11     Not applicable  
Class R-2E   22    8    1     Not applicable  
Class R-3   254    78    15     Not applicable  
Class R-4   135    54    16     Not applicable  
Class R-5E   Not applicable    30    6     Not applicable  
Class R-5   Not applicable    13    7     Not applicable  
Class R-6   Not applicable    28    2,126     Not applicable  
Total class-specific expenses  $5,060   $3,225   $2,893     $54  

 

* Amount less than one thousand.

 

Trustees’ deferred compensation — Trustees 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. Trustees’ compensation of $61,000 in the fund’s statement of operations reflects $44,000 in current fees (either paid in cash or deferred) and a net increase of $17,000 in the value of the deferred amounts.

 

Affiliated officers and trustees — Officers and certain trustees of the fund are or may be considered to be affiliated with CRMC, AFD and AFS. No affiliated officers or trustees 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 may purchase investment securities from, or sell 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 trustees. The funds involved in such transactions are considered related by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common trustees and/or common officers. When such transactions occur, each transaction is executed at the current market price of the security and no brokerage commissions or fees are paid in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. During the six months ended February 29, 2024, the fund did not engage in any such purchase or sale transactions with any related funds.

 

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 six months ended February 29, 2024.

 

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8. 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.

 

9. Capital share transactions

 

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

 

   Sales*   Reinvestments of
distributions
   Repurchases*   Net increase
(decrease)
 
Share class  Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares 
                                 
Six months ended February 29, 2024                      
                                         
Class A  $190,307    16,064   $55,369    4,682   $(368,604)   (31,191)  $(122,928)   (10,445)
Class C   6,931    590    1,437    122    (25,273)   (2,155)   (16,905)   (1,443)
Class T                                
Class F-1   16,086    1,379    2,327    197    (24,368)   (2,068)   (5,955)   (492)
Class F-2   253,306    21,542    15,613    1,318    (212,652)   (17,958)   56,267    4,902 
Class F-3   205,956    17,474    17,662    1,492    (174,065)   (14,675)   49,553    4,291 
Class 529-A   22,162    1,863    3,016    255    (26,559)   (2,231)   (1,381)   (113)
Class 529-C   1,567    132    119    10    (2,336)   (199)   (650)   (57)
Class 529-E   581    50    148    12    (1,438)   (122)   (709)   (60)
Class 529-T                                
Class 529-F-1                                
Class 529-F-2   2,891    245    490    41    (4,846)   (404)   (1,465)   (118)
Class 529-F-3                                
Class R-1   2,238    195    124    11    (1,859)   (159)   503    47 
Class R-2   8,515    724    1,252    107    (12,761)   (1,087)   (2,994)   (256)
Class R-2E   727    62    131    11    (2,100)   (176)   (1,242)   (103)
Class R-3   16,102    1,360    1,932    164    (19,128)   (1,615)   (1,094)   (91)
Class R-4   20,742    1,756    2,221    188    (21,619)   (1,822)   1,344    122 
Class R-5E   4,934    415    824    69    (6,434)   (546)   (676)   (62)
Class R-5   4,992    420    1,035    88    (8,981)   (760)   (2,954)   (252)
Class R-6   1,648,044    138,319    318,213    26,890    (355,391)   (30,167)   1,610,866    135,042 
Total net increase (decrease)  $2,406,081    202,590   $421,913    35,657   $(1,268,414)   (107,335)  $1,559,580    130,912 

 

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

 

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   Sales*   Reinvestments of
distributions
   Repurchases*   Net increase
(decrease)
 
Share class  Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares 
                                 
Year ended August 31, 2023                           
                                         
Class A  $449,056    36,454   $79,504    6,487   $(749,011)   (61,018)  $(220,451)   (18,077)
Class C   17,039    1,392    2,100    172    (42,711)   (3,499)   (23,572)   (1,935)
Class T                                
Class F-1   54,430    4,394    3,349    273    (59,912)   (4,902)   (2,133)   (235)
Class F-2   587,725    47,513    20,356    1,662    (564,084)   (45,994)   43,997    3,181 
Class F-3   375,202    30,393    23,566    1,924    (417,557)   (33,781)   (18,789)   (1,464)
Class 529-A   32,297    2,631    4,288    350    (49,609)   (4,050)   (13,024)   (1,069)
Class 529-C   3,518    288    169    14    (5,037)   (414)   (1,350)   (112)
Class 529-E   1,885    154    211    18    (2,331)   (191)   (235)   (19)
Class 529-T                                
Class 529-F-1                                
Class 529-F-2   8,191    669    679    54    (7,852)   (640)   1,018    83 
Class 529-F-3                                
Class R-1   1,033    85    144    12    (972)   (80)   205    17 
Class R-2   20,507    1,682    1,631    134    (27,739)   (2,274)   (5,601)   (458)
Class R-2E   3,387    276    195    16    (4,394)   (361)   (812)   (69)
Class R-3   34,891    2,832    2,555    209    (40,208)   (3,277)   (2,762)   (236)
Class R-4   41,064    3,341    2,833    231    (35,700)   (2,911)   8,197    661 
Class R-5E   13,286    1,078    1,189    97    (10,870)   (888)   3,605    287 
Class R-5   23,981    1,952    1,439    117    (18,233)   (1,486)   7,187    583 
Class R-6   2,922,267    238,221    418,076    34,125    (1,648,314)   (134,946)   1,692,029    137,400 
Total net increase (decrease)  $4,589,759    373,355   $562,284    45,895   $(3,684,534)   (300,712)  $1,467,509    118,538 

 

* Includes exchanges between share classes of the fund.
Amount less than one thousand.

 

10. Investment transactions

 

The fund engaged in purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and U.S. government obligations, if any, of $50,979,658,000 and $50,262,574,000, respectively, during the six months ended February 29, 2024.

 

11. Ownership concentration

 

At February 29, 2024, two shareholders held more than 10% of the fund’s outstanding shares. The two shareholders were American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund and American Funds 2035 Target Date Retirement Fund, with aggregate ownership of the fund’s outstanding shares of 11% and 10%, respectively. CRMC is the investment adviser to the two target date funds.

 

34 U.S. Government Securities Fund
 

Financial highlights

 

       Income (loss) from
investment operations1
   Dividends and distributions                         
Year ended  Net asset
value,
beginning
of year
   Net
investment
income
(loss)
   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
waivers/
reimburse-
ments4 
   Ratio of
expenses to
average net
assets after
waivers/
reimburse-
ments3,4 
   Ratio of
net income
(loss)
to average
net assets3 
 
Class A:                                                                 
2/29/20245,6   $11.93   $.24   $(.06)  $.18   $(.24)  $   $(.24)  $11.87    1.53%7   $2,741    .69%8    .64%8    4.07%8 
8/31/2023   12.78    .32    (.84)   (.52)   (.33)       (.33)   11.93    (4.13)    2,879    .65    .65    2.62 
8/31/2022   14.21    .28    (1.40)   (1.12)   (.31)       (.31)   12.78    (7.98)    3,317    .61    .61    2.08 
8/31/2021   14.95    .09    (.15)   (.06)   (.12)   (.56)   (.68)   14.21    (.37)    4,038    .61    .61    .61 
8/31/2020   14.10    .13    1.06    1.19    (.19)   (.15)   (.34)   14.95    8.61    4,311    .65    .65    .87 
8/31/2019   13.38    .24    .74    .98    (.26)       (.26)   14.10    7.38    2,837    .66    .66    1.77 
Class C:                                                                 
2/29/20245,6    11.85    .19    (.05)   .14    (.20)       (.20)   11.79    1.167    80    1.438    1.388    3.348 
8/31/2023   12.70    .23    (.84)   (.61)   (.24)       (.24)   11.85    (4.82)    98    1.38    1.38    1.85 
8/31/2022   14.14    .18    (1.40)   (1.22)   (.22)       (.22)   12.70    (8.65)    129    1.35    1.35    1.30 
8/31/2021   14.90    (.02)   (.13)   (.15)   (.05)   (.56)   (.61)   14.14    (1.11)    176    1.31    1.31    (.11) 
8/31/2020   14.06    .03    1.06    1.09    (.10)   (.15)   (.25)   14.90    7.95    213    1.34    1.34    .20 
8/31/2019   13.34    .14    .74    .88    (.16)       (.16)   14.06    6.53    186    1.41    1.41    1.01 
Class T:                                                                 
2/29/20245,6    11.93    .26    (.06)   .20    (.26)       (.26)   11.87    1.697,9    10    .388,9    .338,9    4.388,9 
8/31/2023   12.78    .37    (.85)   (.48)   (.37)       (.37)   11.93    (3.80)9    10    .319    .319    2.989 
8/31/2022   14.21    .32    (1.41)   (1.09)   (.34)       (.34)   12.78    (7.74)9    10    .369    .369    2.379 
8/31/2021   14.95    .13    (.15)   (.02)   (.16)   (.56)   (.72)   14.21    (.11)9    10    .359    .359    .899 
8/31/2020   14.09    .18    1.06    1.24    (.23)   (.15)   (.38)   14.95    8.999    10    .379    .379    1.219 
8/31/2019   13.37    .27    .74    1.01    (.29)       (.29)   14.09    7.649    10    .429    .429    2.019 
Class F-1:                                                                 
2/29/20245,6    11.93    .24    (.06)   .18    (.24)       (.24)   11.87    1.527    114    .718    .668    4.058 
8/31/2023   12.78    .33    (.85)   (.52)   (.33)       (.33)   11.93    (4.14)    121    .66    .66    2.65 
8/31/2022   14.21    .28    (1.41)   (1.13)   (.30)       (.30)   12.78    (8.01)    132    .65    .65    2.08 
8/31/2021   14.95    .07    (.13)   (.06)   (.12)   (.56)   (.68)   14.21    (.38)    142    .62    .62    .46 
8/31/2020   14.10    .14    1.06    1.20    (.20)   (.15)   (.35)   14.95    8.65    315    .61    .61    .96 
8/31/2019   13.37    .24    .75    .99    (.26)       (.26)   14.10    7.39    294    .65    .65    1.78 
Class F-2:                                                                 
2/29/20245,6    11.93    .26    (.06)   .20    (.26)       (.26)   11.87    1.687    800    .398    .348    4.378 
8/31/2023   12.78    .36    (.85)   (.49)   (.36)       (.36)   11.93    (3.85)    745    .36    .36    2.94 
8/31/2022   14.21    .32    (1.41)   (1.09)   (.34)       (.34)   12.78    (7.73)    758    .35    .35    2.36 
8/31/2021   14.95    .13    (.14)   (.01)   (.17)   (.56)   (.73)   14.21    (.09)    866    .32    .32    .91 
8/31/2020   14.10    .17    1.07    1.24    (.24)   (.15)   (.39)   14.95    8.95    844    .34    .34    1.20 
8/31/2019   13.38    .28    .73    1.01    (.29)       (.29)   14.10    7.68    636    .38    .38    2.06 
Class F-3:                                                                 
2/29/20245,6    11.93    .26    (.06)   .20    (.26)       (.26)   11.87    1.747    849    .288    .238    4.488 
8/31/2023   12.79    .37    (.85)   (.48)   (.38)       (.38)   11.93    (3.82)    802    .25    .25    3.01 
8/31/2022   14.22    .36    (1.43)   (1.07)   (.36)       (.36)   12.79    (7.56)    879    .24    .24    2.64 
8/31/2021   14.95    .15    (.14)   .01    (.18)   (.56)   (.74)   14.22    .02    718    .21    .21    1.05 
8/31/2020   14.10    .18    1.07    1.25    (.25)   (.15)   (.40)   14.95    9.06    629    .23    .23    1.26 
8/31/2019   13.38    .30    .73    1.03    (.31)       (.31)   14.10    7.79    369    .27    .27    2.17 
Class 529-A:                                                                 
2/29/20245,6    11.93    .24    (.06)   .18    (.24)       (.24)   11.87    1.527    150    .718    .668    4.058 
8/31/2023   12.78    .32    (.84)   (.52)   (.33)       (.33)   11.93    (4.14)    152    .67    .67    2.61 
8/31/2022   14.21    .28    (1.41)   (1.13)   (.30)       (.30)   12.78    (8.00)    177    .63    .63    2.06 
8/31/2021   14.95    .09    (.14)   (.05)   (.13)   (.56)   (.69)   14.21    (.36)    216    .60    .60    .62 
8/31/2020   14.10    .13    1.06    1.19    (.19)   (.15)   (.34)   14.95    8.63    246    .63    .63    .89 
8/31/2019   13.37    .24    .74    .98    (.25)       (.25)   14.10    7.33    160    .70    .70    1.73 

 

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

 

U.S. Government Securities Fund 35
   

Financial highlights (continued)

 

       Income (loss) from
investment operations1 
   Dividends and distributions                         
Year ended  Net asset
value,
beginning
of year
   Net
investment
income
(loss)
   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
waivers/
reimburse-
ments4 
   Ratio of
expenses to
average net
assets after
waivers/
reimburse-
ments3,4 
   Ratio of
net income
(loss)
to average
net assets3 
 
Class 529-C:                                                                 
2/29/20245,6   $11.83   $.19   $(.06)  $.13   $(.19)  $   $(.19)  $11.77    1.14%7   $7    1.45%8    1.40%8    3.31%8 
8/31/2023   12.68    .22    (.83)   (.61)   (.24)       (.24)   11.83    (4.88)    8    1.44    1.44    1.81 
8/31/2022   14.12    .17    (1.39)   (1.22)   (.22)       (.22)   12.68    (8.70)    10    1.40    1.40    1.22 
8/31/2021   14.89    (.02)   (.14)   (.16)   (.05)   (.56)   (.61)   14.12    (1.10)    14    1.34    1.34    (.14) 
8/31/2020   14.05    .03    1.06    1.09    (.10)   (.15)   (.25)   14.89    7.87    18    1.37    1.37    .23 
8/31/2019   13.33    .13    .74    .87    (.15)       (.15)   14.05    6.59    29    1.42    1.42    1.00 
Class 529-E:                                                                 
2/29/20245,6    11.92    .23    (.06)   .17    (.23)       (.23)   11.86    1.427    7    .928    .878    3.858 
8/31/2023   12.78    .30    (.86)   (.56)   (.30)       (.30)   11.92    (4.43)    8    .88    .88    2.41 
8/31/2022   14.21    .25    (1.40)   (1.15)   (.28)       (.28)   12.78    (8.18)    9    .85    .85    1.81 
8/31/2021   14.95    .06    (.15)   (.09)   (.09)   (.56)   (.65)   14.21    (.58)    12    .82    .82    .39 
8/31/2020   14.10    .10    1.06    1.16    (.16)   (.15)   (.31)   14.95    8.40    14    .85    .85    .68 
8/31/2019   13.37    .21    .74    .95    (.22)       (.22)   14.10    7.11    10    .91    .91    1.52 
Class 529-T:                                                                 
2/29/20245,6    11.92    .25    (.06)   .19    (.25)       (.25)   11.86    1.637,9    10    .498,9    .448,9    4.288,9 
8/31/2023   12.78    .36    (.86)   (.50)   (.36)       (.36)   11.92    (3.94)9    10    .369    .369    2.939 
8/31/2022   14.21    .32    (1.42)   (1.10)   (.33)       (.33)   12.78    (7.79)9    10    .409    .409    2.339 
8/31/2021   14.95    .12    (.15)   (.03)   (.15)   (.56)   (.71)   14.21    (.16)9    10    .409    .409    .849 
8/31/2020   14.09    .17    1.06    1.23    (.22)   (.15)   (.37)   14.95    8.939    10    .439    .439    1.159 
8/31/2019   13.37    .26    .74    1.00    (.28)       (.28)   14.09    7.579    10    .489    .489    1.959 
Class 529-F-1:                                                                 
2/29/20245,6    11.93    .25    (.06)   .19    (.25)       (.25)   11.87    1.627,9    10    .518,9    .468,9    4.258,9 
8/31/2023   12.78    .35    (.85)   (.50)   (.35)       (.35)   11.93    (3.96)9    10    .489    .489    2.829 
8/31/2022   14.21    .31    (1.41)   (1.10)   (.33)       (.33)   12.78    (7.83)9    10    .469    .469    2.289 
8/31/2021   14.95    .08    (.11)   (.03)   (.15)   (.56)   (.71)   14.21    (.17)9    10    .359    .359    .529 
8/31/2020   14.10    .16    1.07    1.23    (.23)   (.15)   (.38)   14.95    8.87    28    .40    .40    1.14 
8/31/2019   13.37    .27    .74    1.01    (.28)       (.28)   14.10    7.58    21    .46    .46    1.97 
Class 529-F-2:                                                                 
2/29/20245,6    11.93    .26    (.06)   .20    (.26)       (.26)   11.87    1.677    22    .428    .378    4.348 
8/31/2023   12.79    .37    (.86)   (.49)   (.37)       (.37)   11.93    (3.90)    23    .33    .33    2.97 
8/31/2022   14.22    .32    (1.41)   (1.09)   (.34)       (.34)   12.79    (7.74)    24    .36    .36    2.38 
8/31/20215,11    14.89    .11    (.09)   .02    (.13)   (.56)   (.69)   14.22    .187    27    .388    .388    .948 
Class 529-F-3:                                                                 
2/29/20245,6    11.93    .26    (.06)   .20    (.26)       (.26)   11.87    1.717    10    .338    .288    4.438 
8/31/2023   12.79    .37    (.86)   (.49)   (.37)       (.37)   11.93    (3.88)    10    .31    .31    2.99 
8/31/2022   14.22    .33    (1.41)   (1.08)   (.35)       (.35)   12.79    (7.68)    10    .30    .30    2.44 
8/31/20215,11    14.89    .12    (.08)   .04    (.15)   (.56)   (.71)   14.22    .257    10    .368    .298    1.048 
Class R-1:                                                                 
2/29/20245,6    11.86    .20    (.06)   .14    (.20)       (.20)   11.80    1.197    7    1.378    1.328    3.398 
8/31/2023   12.71    .24    (.84)   (.60)   (.25)       (.25)   11.86    (4.77)    7    1.33    1.33    1.98 
8/31/2022   14.15    .19    (1.40)   (1.21)   (.23)       (.23)   12.71    (8.62)    7    1.31    1.31    1.37 
8/31/2021   14.91    12    (.15)   (.15)   (.05)   (.56)   (.61)   14.15    (1.02)    10    1.28    1.28    (.01) 
8/31/2020   14.07    .04    1.05    1.09    (.10)   (.15)   (.25)   14.91    7.87    9    1.34    1.34    .26 
8/31/2019   13.35    .14    .74    .88    (.16)       (.16)   14.07    6.63    10    1.38    1.38    1.05 

 

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

 

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Financial highlights (continued)

 

       Income (loss) from
investment operations1 
   Dividends and distributions                         
Year ended  Net asset
value,
beginning
of year
   Net
investment
income
(loss)
   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
waivers/
reimburse-
ments4 
   Ratio of
expenses to
average net
assets after
waivers/
reimburse-
ments3,4 
   Ratio of
net income
(loss)
to average
net assets3 
 
Class R-2:                                                                 
2/29/20245,6   $11.85   $.20   $(.06)  $.14   $(.20)  $   $(.20)  $11.79    1.19%7   $74    1.37%8    1.32%8    3.40%8 
8/31/2023   12.71    .24    (.85)   (.61)   (.25)       (.25)   11.85    (4.86)    77    1.34    1.34    1.94 
8/31/2022   14.15    .19    (1.40)   (1.21)   (.23)       (.23)   12.71    (8.62)    89    1.32    1.32    1.37 
8/31/2021   14.91    (.01)   (.14)   (.15)   (.05)   (.56)   (.61)   14.15    (1.04)    107    1.30    1.30    (.09) 
8/31/2020   14.06    .03    1.07    1.10    (.10)   (.15)   (.25)   14.91    7.97    128    1.32    1.32    .23 
8/31/2019   13.34    .14    .74    .88    (.16)       (.16)   14.06    6.57    102    1.36    1.36    1.06 
Class R-2E:                                                                 
2/29/20245,6    11.92    .22    (.06)   .16    (.22)       (.22)   11.86    1.337    7    1.108    1.058    3.678 
8/31/2023   12.77    .27    (.84)   (.57)   (.28)       (.28)   11.92    (4.51)    8    1.06    1.06    2.23 
8/31/2022   14.21    .22    (1.41)   (1.19)   (.25)       (.25)   12.77    (8.40)    9    1.05    1.05    1.60 
8/31/2021   14.95    .03    (.14)   (.11)   (.07)   (.56)   (.63)   14.21    (.75)    12    1.02    1.02    .19 
8/31/2020   14.10    .05    1.09    1.14    (.14)   (.15)   (.29)   14.95    8.19    12    1.04    1.04    .45 
8/31/2019   13.37    .18    .75    .93    (.20)       (.20)   14.10    6.92    6    1.09    1.09    1.36 
Class R-3:                                                                 
2/29/20245,6    11.92    .23    (.06)   .17    (.23)       (.23)   11.86    1.417    102    .948    .898    3.838 
8/31/2023   12.78    .29    (.85)   (.56)   (.30)       (.30)   11.92    (4.45)    104    .91    .90    2.38 
8/31/2022   14.21    .25    (1.41)   (1.16)   (.27)       (.27)   12.78    (8.21)    114    .89    .89    1.80 
8/31/2021   14.95    .05    (.14)   (.09)   (.09)   (.56)   (.65)   14.21    (.62)    137    .87    .87    .34 
8/31/2020   14.09    .09    1.08    1.17    (.16)   (.15)   (.31)   14.95    8.41    159    .91    .91    .63 
8/31/2019   13.37    .20    .74    .94    (.22)       (.22)   14.09    7.00    116    .95    .95    1.47 
Class R-4:                                                                 
2/29/20245,6    11.93    .24    (.06)   .18    (.24)       (.24)   11.87    1.567    107    .638    .588    4.148 
8/31/2023   12.79    .33    (.86)   (.53)   (.33)       (.33)   11.93    (4.15)    106    .60    .60    2.72 
8/31/2022   14.22    .29    (1.41)   (1.12)   (.31)       (.31)   12.79    (7.95)    105    .59    .59    2.11 
8/31/2021   14.95    .09    (.13)   (.04)   (.13)   (.56)   (.69)   14.22    (.25)    129    .56    .56    .62 
8/31/2020   14.10    .14    1.06    1.20    (.20)   (.15)   (.35)   14.95    8.69    179    .58    .58    .98 
8/31/2019   13.38    .24    .74    .98    (.26)       (.26)   14.10    7.41    146    .62    .62    1.80 
Class R-5E:                                                                 
2/29/20245,6    11.93    .25    (.06)   .19    (.25)       (.25)   11.87    1.667    39    .448    .398    4.338 
8/31/2023   12.78    .36    (.85)   (.49)   (.36)       (.36)   11.93    (3.89)    40    .41    .40    2.94 
8/31/2022   14.21    .32    (1.41)   (1.09)   (.34)       (.34)   12.78    (7.77)    39    .39    .39    2.35 
8/31/2021   14.95    .15    (.17)   (.02)   (.16)   (.56)   (.72)   14.21    (.12)    40    .36    .36    1.08 
8/31/2020   14.09    .15    1.09    1.24    (.23)   (.15)   (.38)   14.95    8.98    16    .37    .37    1.00 
8/31/2019   13.37    .28    .73    1.01    (.29)       (.29)   14.09    7.56    4    .42    .42    2.02 
Class R-5:                                                                 
2/29/20245,6    11.93    .26    (.06)   .20    (.26)       (.26)   11.87    1.717    47    .348    .298    4.438 
8/31/2023   12.79    .38    (.87)   (.49)   (.37)       (.37)   11.93    (3.87)    50    .31    .31    3.06 
8/31/2022   14.22    .32    (1.40)   (1.08)   (.35)       (.35)   12.79    (7.68)    46    .29    .29    2.32 
8/31/2021   14.95    .14    (.14)   12    (.17)   (.56)   (.73)   14.22    (.03)    64    .27    .27    .96 
8/31/2020   14.10    .19    1.05    1.24    (.24)   (.15)   (.39)   14.95    9.08    68    .28    .28    1.31 
8/31/2019   13.38    .29    .73    1.02    (.30)       (.30)   14.10    7.74    63    .32    .32    2.11 
Class R-6:                                                                 
2/29/20245,6    11.93    .26    (.06)   .20    (.26)       (.26)   11.87    1.747    15,412    .288    .238    4.488 
8/31/2023   12.78    .38    (.85)   (.47)   (.38)       (.38)   11.93    (3.75)    13,879    .26    .25    3.09 
8/31/2022   14.21    .33    (1.40)   (1.07)   (.36)       (.36)   12.78    (7.64)    13,117    .24    .24    2.46 
8/31/2021   14.95    .15    (.15)   12    (.18)   (.56)   (.74)   14.21    .03    16,161    .21    .21    1.07 
8/31/2020   14.10    .20    1.05    1.25    (.25)   (.15)   (.40)   14.95    9.07    12,011    .23    .23    1.36 
8/31/2019   13.37    .29    .75    1.04    (.31)       (.31)   14.10    7.80    9,928    .27    .27    2.17 

 

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

 

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Financial highlights (continued)

 

   Six months ended
February 29, 20244,5,6
  Year ended August 31,
Portfolio turnover rate for all share classes13,14    2023  2022  2021  2020  2019
Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions   28%   95%   73%   96%   133%   113%
Including mortgage dollar roll transactions   294%   795%   488%   631%   720%   350%

   
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 waivers/reimbursements from CRMC. During some of the periods shown, CRMC waived a portion of investment advisory services fees and reimbursed a portion of transfer agent services fees for certain share classes.
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 Based on operations for a period that is less than a full year.
6  Unaudited.
7  Not annualized.
8 Annualized.
9  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.
10  Amount less than $1 million.
11  Class 529-F-2 and 529-F-3 shares began investment operations on October 30, 2020.
12 Amount less than $.01.
13  Refer to Note 5 for more information on mortgage dollar rolls.
14  Rates do not include the fund’s portfolio activity with respect to any Central Funds.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

38 U.S. Government Securities 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 (September 1, 2023, through February 29, 2024).

 

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.

 

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Expense example (continued)

 

   Beginning
account value
9/1/2023
   Ending
account value
2/29/2024
   Expenses paid
during period*
   Annualized
expense ratio
 
Class A – actual return  $1,000.00   $1,015.30   $3.21    .64%
Class A – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,021.68    3.22    .64 
Class C – actual return   1,000.00    1,011.58    6.90    1.38 
Class C – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,018.00    6.92    1.38 
Class T – actual return   1,000.00    1,016.86    1.65    .33 
Class T – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,023.22    1.66    .33 
Class F-1 – actual return   1,000.00    1,015.21    3.31    .66 
Class F-1 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,021.58    3.32    .66 
Class F-2 – actual return   1,000.00    1,016.82    1.70    .34 
Class F-2 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,023.17    1.71    .34 
Class F-3 – actual return   1,000.00    1,017.37    1.15    .23 
Class F-3 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,023.72    1.16    .23 
Class 529-A – actual return   1,000.00    1,015.23    3.31    .66 
Class 529-A – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,021.58    3.32    .66 
Class 529-C – actual return   1,000.00    1,011.44    7.00    1.40 
Class 529-C – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,017.90    7.02    1.40 
Class 529-E – actual return   1,000.00    1,014.18    4.36    .87 
Class 529-E – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,020.54    4.37    .87 
Class 529-T – actual return   1,000.00    1,016.32    2.21    .44 
Class 529-T – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,022.68    2.21    .44 
Class 529-F-1 – actual return   1,000.00    1,016.20    2.31    .46 
Class 529-F-1 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,022.58    2.31    .46 
Class 529-F-2 – actual return   1,000.00    1,016.68    1.86    .37 
Class 529-F-2 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,023.02    1.86    .37 
Class 529-F-3 – actual return   1,000.00    1,017.12    1.40    .28 
Class 529-F-3 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,023.47    1.41    .28 
Class R-1 – actual return   1,000.00    1,011.86    6.60    1.32 
Class R-1 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,018.30    6.62    1.32 
Class R-2 – actual return   1,000.00    1,011.90    6.60    1.32 
Class R-2 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,018.30    6.62    1.32 
Class R-2E – actual return   1,000.00    1,013.29    5.26    1.05 
Class R-2E – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,019.64    5.27    1.05 
Class R-3 – actual return   1,000.00    1,014.10    4.46    .89 
Class R-3 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,020.44    4.47    .89 
Class R-4 – actual return   1,000.00    1,015.62    2.91    .58 
Class R-4 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,021.98    2.92    .58 
Class R-5E – actual return   1,000.00    1,016.61    1.96    .39 
Class R-5E – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,022.92    1.96    .39 
Class R-5 – actual return   1,000.00    1,017.09    1.45    .29 
Class R-5 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,023.42    1.46    .29 
Class R-6 – actual return   1,000.00    1,017.35    1.15    .23 
Class R-6 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,023.72    1.16    .23 

 

* 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 366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Liquidity Risk Management Program unaudited

 

The fund has adopted a liquidity risk management program (the “program”). The fund’s board has designated Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”) as the administrator of the program. Personnel of CRMC or its affiliates conduct the day-to-day operation of the program pursuant to policies and procedures administered by the Capital Group Liquidity Risk Management Committee.

 

Under the program, CRMC manages the fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the fund could not meet shareholder redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the fund. This risk is managed by monitoring the degree of liquidity of the fund’s investments, limiting the amount of the fund’s illiquid investments, and utilizing various risk management tools and facilities available to the fund for meeting shareholder redemptions, among other means. CRMC’s process of determining the degree of liquidity of the fund’s investments is supported by one or more third-party liquidity assessment vendors.

 

The fund’s board reviewed a report prepared by CRMC regarding the operation and effectiveness of the program for the period October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023. No significant liquidity events impacting the fund were noted in the report. In addition, CRMC provided its assessment that the program had been effective in managing the fund’s liquidity risk.

 

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Office of the fund

333 South Hope Street

Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406

 

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

 

Counsel

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

One Federal Street

Boston, MA 02110-1726

 

Custodian of assets

JPMorgan Chase Bank

270 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10017-2070

 

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 refer to 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.

 

U.S. Government Securities 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 U.S. Government Securities 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 June 30, 2024, this report must be accompanied by an American Funds statistical update for the most recently completed calendar quarter.

 

BLOOMBERG® is a trademark and service mark of Bloomberg Finance L.P. and its affiliates (collectively “Bloomberg”). Bloomberg or Bloomberg’s licensors own all proprietary rights in the Bloomberg Indices. Neither Bloomberg nor Bloomberg’s licensors approves or endorses this material, or guarantees the accuracy or completeness of any information herein, or makes any warranty, express or implied, as to the results to be obtained therefrom and, to the maximum extent allowed by law, neither shall have any liability or responsibility for injury or damages arising in connection therewith.

 

On or around July 1, 2024, American Funds Distributors, Inc. will be renamed Capital Client Group, Inc.

 

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 28 years of investment industry experience, including 22 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-focused funds have beaten their Lipper peer indexes in 84% of 10-year periods and 97% of 20-year periods.2 Relative to their peers, our fixed income funds have helped investors achieve better 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, 2023.
  2  Based on Class F-2 share results for rolling monthly 10- and 20-year periods starting with the first 10- or 20-year period after each mutual fund’s inception through December 31, 2023. 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. Past results are not predictive of results in future periods.
  3  Based on Class F-2 share results as of December 31, 2023. Thirteen of the 18 fixed income American Funds that have been in existence for the three-year period showed a three-year correlation lower than their respective Morningstar peer group averages. S&P 500 Index was used as an equity market proxy. Correlation based on monthly total returns. Correlation is a statistical measure of how a security and an index move in relation to each other. A correlation ranges from -1 to 1. A positive correlation close to 1 implies that as one moved, either up or down, the other moved in “lockstep,” in the same direction. A negative correlation close to -1 indicates the two have moved in the opposite direction.
  4  On average, our mutual fund management fees were in the lowest quintile 55% of the time, based on the 20-year period ended December 31, 2023, 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. Refer to capitalgroup.com for more information on specific expense adjustments and the actual dates of first sale.

 

Capital Group manages equity assets through three investment groups. These groups make investment and proxy voting decisions independently. Fixed income investment professionals provide fixed income research and investment management across the Capital organization; however, for securities with equity characteristics, they act solely on behalf of one of the three equity investment groups.

 

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

 

Not applicable for filing of semi-annual reports to shareholders.

 

ITEM 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

Not applicable for filing of semi-annual reports to shareholders.

 

ITEM 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

Not applicable for filing of semi-annual reports to shareholders.

 

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 trustees 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 trustees. 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 – Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

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

 

ITEM 13 – Exhibits

 

(a)(1) Not applicable for filing of semi-annual reports to shareholders.
   

(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.

 

  THE AMERICAN FUNDS INCOME SERIES
   
  By __/s/ Kristine M. Nishiyama____________________
 

Kristine M. Nishiyama,

Principal Executive Officer

   
  Date: April 30, 2024

 

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/ Kristine M. Nishiyama_________________

Kristine M. Nishiyama,

Principal Executive Officer

 
Date: April 30, 2024

 

 

 

By ___/s/ Becky L. Park    __________

Becky L. Park, Treasurer and

Principal Financial Officer

 
Date: April 30, 2024


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