0001145549-20-015489.txt : 20200316 0001145549-20-015489.hdr.sgml : 20200316 20200316131517 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001145549-20-015489 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CEN PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20191231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200316 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200316 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20200316 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001761673 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CEN SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-23409 FILM NUMBER: 20716434 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6455 IRVINE CENTER DRIVE CITY: IRVINE STATE: CA ZIP: 92618 BUSINESS PHONE: 213-486-9200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 SOUTH HOPE STREET, 55TH FLOOR CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90071 0001761673 S000065032 American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund C000210538 Class T MIAVX C000210539 Class 529-A CMBKX C000210540 Class R-5E RMDSX C000210541 Class R-5 RMDTX C000210542 Class R-4 RMDRX C000210543 Class R-3 RMDQX C000210544 Class R-2E RMDPX C000210545 Class R-2 RMDOX C000210546 Class R-1 RMDNX C000210547 Class F-3 MIAZX C000210548 Class F-2 MIAYX C000210549 Class F-1 MIAWX C000210550 Class C MIAUX C000210551 Class A MIAQX C000210552 Class 529-T CMBNX C000210553 Class 529-F-1 CMBOX C000210554 Class 529-E CMBMX C000210555 Class 529-C CMBLX C000210556 Class R-6 RMDUX N-CEN 1 primary_doc.xml X0201 N-CEN LIVE 0001761673 XXXXXXXX true false false N-1A true American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund 811-23409 0001761673 549300J5Z0VG84MLRB27 6455 Irvine Center Drive Irvine 92618 US-CA US 9499755000 Capital Research and Management Company 6455 Irvine Center Drive Irvine 92618 9499755000 Fund accounting and transaction settlement records Y N N-1A 1 Y Alexandra Trower N/A N Mary Davis Holt N/A N Merit E. Janow N/A N Mike C. Gitlin N/A Y Nariman Farvardin N/A N R. Clark Hooper N/A N William H. Baribault N/A N James G. Ellis N/A N Karl J. Zeile N/A Y Margaret Spellings N/A N Russell C. Lemley N/A 333 South Hope Street 55th Floor Los Angeles 90071 XXXXXX N N N N N N American Funds Distributors, Inc. 8-17168 000006247 N/A Y N DELOITTE and TOUCHE LLP 00034 N/A N N N N N N N American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund S000065032 549300J5Z0VG84MLRB27 Y 19 0 0 N/A N N N N N/A N/A N/A Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1) Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7) Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1) Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4) Y Y N N Capital Research and Management Company 801-8055 000110885 M02M7XSKLMK96MWKNF95 N American Funds Service Company 84-00316 N/A Y N N Refinitiv US LLC 213800HQORQAP68CJJ04 N Six Financial Information AG 506700D369548LQDC335 CH N Bloomberg L.P. 549300B56MD0ZC402L06 N ICE Data Pricing & Reference Data, LLC 5493000NQ9LYLDBCTL34 N PricingDirect Inc. 549300WIC0TOJ7N7GD54 N Virtu ITG Solutions Network, LLC N/A N Markit North America, Inc. 549300HLPTRASHS0E726 N N State Street Bank and Trust Co. N/A N N Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) N American Funds Service Company 84-00316 SEC File number Y N N Capital Research and Management Company M02M7XSKLMK96MWKNF95 Y N N American Funds Distributors, Inc. 8-17168 000006247 N/A 0.0 0.000000000000 RBC Capital Markets LLC 8-45411-1 000031194 549300LCO2FLSSVFFR64 21773844.000000000000 Deutsche Bank A.G. N/A N/A 7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86 DE 7534033.000000000000 Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC 8-15869-1 000008209 9R7GPTSO7KV3UQJZQ078 19131313.000000000000 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC 8-00129-1 000000361 FOR8UP27PHTHYVLBNG30 15503746.000000000000 Bank of America 8-69787-1 000283942 B4TYDEB6GKMZO031MB27 14142271.000000000000 Barclays Bank PLC N/A N/A G5GSEF7VJP5I7OUK5573 GB 11733395.000000000000 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 8-08177-1 000007059 MBNUM2BPBDO7JBLYG310 10346701.000000000000 J.P. Morgan Securities LLC 8-35008-1 000000079 ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807 10307021.000000000000 Credit Suisse Group AG N/A N/A ANGGYXNX0JLX3X63JN86 CH 9346592.000000000000 Wells Fargo Securities, LLC 8-65876-1 000126292 VYVVCKR63DVZZN70PB21 8214858.000000000000 159432062.000000000000 N 51160443.000000000000 Uncommitted 1500000000.000000000000 N N N N true INTERNAL CONTROL RPT 2 internalcontrolmsi.htm MSI INTERNAL CONTROL 12/31/2019

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund:

In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund (the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2019 and for the period March 22, 2019 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2019, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), we considered the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting, including controls over safeguarding securities, as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-CEN, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

The management of the Fund is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. A fund’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A fund’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the fund; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the fund are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and Trustees of the fund; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of a fund’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the fund’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Our consideration of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the PCAOB. However, we noted no deficiencies in the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting and its operation, including controls for safeguarding securities, that we consider to be a material weakness, as defined above, as of December 31, 2019.

This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Trustees of the Fund and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Costa Mesa, California

February 20, 2020