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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: 811-23468

 

American Funds Global Insight Fund

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

6455 Irvine Center Drive

Irvine, California 92618

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

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

 

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

 

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2024

 

Gregory F. Niland

American Funds Global Insight Fund

5300 Robin Hood Road

Norfolk, Virginia 23513

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 
 

 

ITEM 1 – Reports to Stockholders

 

American Funds

Global Insight Fund

 

Semi-annual report
for the six months ended
April 30, 2024

   

Pursue a prudent
growth approach
on a global stage

 

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).

 

 

American Funds Global Insight Fund seeks to provide prudent growth of capital and conservation of principal.

 

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-3 shares. Class A share results are shown at net asset value unless otherwise indicated. If a sales charge (maximum 5.75%) had been deducted from Class A shares, the results would have been lower. Results are for past periods and are not predictive of results for future periods. Current and future results may be lower or higher than those shown. Prices and returns will vary, so investors may lose money. Investing for short periods makes losses more likely. For current information and month-end results, refer to capitalgroup.com.

 

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

 

   1 year  5 years  10 years
          
Class F-3 shares*    17.27%   10.12%   8.82%
Class A shares (reflecting 5.75% maximum sales charge)    10.03    8.40    7.78 

 

* The fund was organized for the purpose of effecting the reorganization of Capital Group Global Equity Fund (the “predecessor fund”) into a new Delaware statutory trust on November 8, 2019. In connection with the reorganization, former shareholders of the predecessor fund received Class F-3 shares of the fund. The performance of Class F-3 shares of the fund includes the performance of the predecessor fund prior to the reorganization.

 

For other share class results, refer to capitalgroup.com and americanfundsretirement.com.

 

The total annual fund operating expense ratios are 0.46% for Class F-3 shares and 0.87% for Class A shares as of the prospectus dated January 1, 2024 (as supplemented to date).

 

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 results would have been lower. Refer to capitalgroup.com for more information.

 

Investing outside the United States may be subject to risks, such as currency fluctuations, periods of illiquidity and price volatility. These risks may be heightened in connection with investments in developing countries. Refer to the fund prospectus and the Risk Factors section of this report for more information on these and other risks associated with investing in the fund.

 

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

 

Contents

 

1 Letter to investors
   
2 Investment portfolio
   
7 Financial statements
   
11  Notes to financial statements
   
21 Financial highlights

 

Fellow investors:

 

Results for American Funds Global Insight Fund for the periods ended April 30, 2024, are shown in the table below, as well as results of the fund’s benchmark.

 

For additional information about the fund, its investment results, holdings and portfolio managers, refer to capitalgroup.com/individual/investments/fund/AGVHX. 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.

 

Results at a glance

 

(for periods ended April 30, 2024, with all distributions reinvested)

 

   Cumulative
total returns
  Average annual
total returns
   1 year  5 years  10 years  Lifetime
(since 4/1/11)
             
American Funds Global Insight Fund (Class F-3 shares)1   11.73%   8.73%   8.53%   8.69%    
American Funds Global Insight Fund (Class A shares)2   11.27    8.31    8.13    8.30 
MSCI World Index3   18.39    10.46    8.87    9.17 

 

Past results are not predictive of results in future periods.

1 The fund was organized for the purpose of effecting the reorganization of Capital Group Global Equity Fund (the “predecessor fund”) into a new Delaware statutory trust. The fund acquired the assets and assumed the liabilities of the predecessor fund on November 8, 2019, and the predecessor fund is the accounting and performance survivor of the reorganization. This means that the predecessor fund’s performance and financial history have been adopted by the fund and will be used going forward from the date of reorganization. Except where the context indicates otherwise, all references herein to the “fund” include the predecessor fund prior to November 8, 2019.
2 Class A shares were first offered on November 8, 2019. Class A share results prior to the date of first sale are hypothetical based on the results of the original share class of the fund, adjusted for typical estimated expenses. Refer to capitalgroup.com for more information on specific expense adjustments and the actual dates of first sale.
3 MSCI World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure equity market results of developed markets. The index consists of more than 20 developed market country indexes, including the United States. Results reflect dividends net of withholding taxes. This index is unmanaged, and its results include reinvested dividends and/or distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. Source: MSCI.

 

American Funds Global Insight Fund 1
 
Investment portfolio April 30, 2024 unaudited

 

Sector diversification Percent of net assets

 

 

Country diversification by domicile Percent of
net assets
United States   47.40%
Eurozone*   20.04 
Japan   6.76 
United Kingdom   6.29 
Denmark   4.49 
Switzerland   3.21 
Canada   1.32 
Hong Kong   1.10 
Taiwan   1.06 
Other countries   3.24 
Short-term securities & other assets less liabilities   5.09 
* Countries using the euro as a common currency; those represented in the fund’s portfolio are Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.

 

Common stocks 94.91%   Shares    Value
(000)
 
Information technology 17.60%          
Broadcom, Inc.   240,990   $313,352 
Microsoft Corp.   669,907    260,815 
ASML Holding NV   252,507    220,091 
Apple, Inc.   984,057    167,614 
SAP SE   826,141    149,580 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (ADR)   865,086    118,811 
KLA Corp.   152,289    104,971 
Keyence Corp.   218,060    96,591 
Fujitsu, Ltd.   4,685,000    72,011 
Analog Devices, Inc.   276,611    55,491 
STMicroelectronics NV   1,349,158    53,273 
Hamamatsu Photonics KK   1,328,800    48,671 
ServiceNow, Inc.1   66,798    46,313 
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A1   345,939    42,336 
Salesforce, Inc.   130,969    35,223 
Trimble, Inc.1   475,894    28,587 
Capgemini SE   133,937    28,140 
Texas Instruments, Inc.   145,384    25,649 
TDK Corp.   578,715    25,546 
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.   915,000    22,148 
OBIC Co., Ltd.   122,600    15,808 
Applied Materials, Inc.   68,631    13,634 
Adobe, Inc.1   27,367    12,666 
Lam Research Corp.   10,279    9,194 
NICE, Ltd. (ADR)1   39,781    8,891 
Wolfspeed, Inc.1   151,755    4,102 
         1,979,508 
           
Industrials 17.44%          
Safran SA   1,071,982    231,798 
Airbus SE, non-registered shares   731,217    120,167 
Northrop Grumman Corp.   236,901    114,904 
General Electric Co.   619,039    100,173 
FedEx Corp.   356,831    93,411 
HEICO Corp.   285,112    59,132 
HEICO Corp., Class A   142,523    23,638 
AMETEK, Inc.   457,777    79,955 
SMC Corp.   148,800    78,263 
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC1   14,549,613    74,828 
Epiroc AB, Class A   3,209,130    59,153 
Ryanair Holdings PLC (ADR)   391,728    53,353 
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.   456,945    52,494 
ABB, Ltd.   1,078,079    52,279 
RELX PLC   1,168,436    48,024 

 

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Common stocks (continued)  Shares   Value
(000)
 
Industrials (continued)          
ITOCHU Corp.   1,073,800   $48,016 
Ingersoll-Rand, Inc.   453,168    42,290 
CSX Corp.   1,228,478    40,810 
Daikin Industries, Ltd.   278,100    37,743 
RTX Corp.   370,192    37,582 
ITT, Inc.   284,723    36,826 
Mitsubishi Corp.   1,578,200    36,050 
TransDigm Group, Inc.   28,745    35,875 
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.   758,200    32,953 
MTU Aero Engines AG   135,827    32,838 
Honeywell International, Inc.   168,467    32,469 
Axon Enterprise, Inc.1   100,543    31,536 
Boeing Co.1   182,155    30,573 
Waste Connections, Inc.   188,330    30,526 
Carrier Global Corp.   485,979    29,883 
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.   127,310    27,948 
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.1   495,837    25,516 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.   473,373    23,702 
TFI International, Inc. (CAD denominated)   155,606    20,264 
ATS Corp.1   572,518    18,835 
Canadian National Railway Co. (CAD denominated)   148,000    17,963 
Veralto Corp.   155,254    14,544 
DSV A/S   92,391    13,152 
BAE Systems PLC   581,285    9,668 
GE Vernova, Inc.1   43,591    6,700 
Norfolk Southern Corp.   28,107    6,474 
         1,962,308 
           
Health care 14.13%          
Novo Nordisk AS, Class B   2,830,508    363,764 
AstraZeneca PLC   1,528,739    230,173 
Abbott Laboratories   1,156,141    122,516 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   2,567,068    112,797 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   214,456    103,732 
EssilorLuxottica SA   401,447    85,852 
Danaher Corp.   325,230    80,208 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1   76,349    68,001 
AbbVie, Inc.   410,401    66,748 
Genmab AS1   215,616    59,748 
BeiGene, Ltd. (ADR)1   268,096    41,271 
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.   1,040,800    35,280 
Johnson & Johnson   225,814    32,650 
Innovent Biologics, Inc.1   6,413,500    30,945 
HOYA Corp.   261,300    30,360 
Eli Lilly and Co.   35,700    27,885 
Terumo Corp.   1,485,000    25,339 
CVS Health Corp.   351,051    23,770 
Straumann Holding AG   168,487    22,505 
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.1   9,022    11,094 
Moderna, Inc.1   78,016    8,606 
Molina Healthcare, Inc.1   19,721    6,747 
         1,589,991 
           
Financials 11.56%          
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   686,628    131,654 
Visa, Inc., Class A   424,512    114,028 
London Stock Exchange Group PLC   921,441    101,525 
AIA Group, Ltd.   11,657,400    85,484 
CME Group, Inc., Class A   374,228    78,453 
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.   347,917    69,385 
Mastercard, Inc., Class A   142,522    64,306 
Aon PLC, Class A   208,950    58,926 
S&P Global, Inc.   122,609    50,985 
DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.   1,993,635    50,983 
DNB Bank ASA   2,860,852    49,902 
Wells Fargo & Co.   768,283    45,575 
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.   188,539    44,248 
Partners Group Holding AG   31,002    39,752 

 

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Common stocks (continued)  Shares   Value
(000)
 
Financials (continued)          
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A   2,881,273   $37,760 
State Street Corp.   467,045    33,856 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.   211,201    32,369 
MSCI, Inc.   67,106    31,257 
UniCredit SpA   814,836    29,977 
EVERTEC, Inc.   646,846    24,276 
NatWest Group PLC   6,331,478    23,847 
Toast, Inc., Class A1   861,741    20,363 
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.   98,719    16,061 
Arch Capital Group, Ltd.1   151,790    14,198 
Blackstone, Inc.   121,637    14,184 
Carlyle Group, Inc. (The)   314,042    14,069 
ICICI Bank, Ltd. (ADR)   264,990    7,295 
Chubb, Ltd.   28,929    7,193 
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Ltd.   154,500    4,908 
Brookfield Asset Management, Ltd., Class A   106,426    4,064 
         1,300,883 
           
Consumer discretionary 8.51%          
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.   628,117    123,915 
Industria de Diseño Textil, SA   2,559,656    116,256 
Amadeus IT Group SA, Class A, non-registered shares   1,527,214    96,900 
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.1   540,143    75,420 
Hermès International   30,121    72,414 
MercadoLibre, Inc.1   47,314    69,017 
LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SE   78,296    63,026 
adidas AG   214,001    51,634 
Tractor Supply Co.   168,513    46,018 
Ferrari NV (EUR denominated)   92,253    38,039 
Amazon.com, Inc.1   194,967    34,119 
B&M European Value Retail SA   4,646,843    30,050 
Churchill Downs, Inc.   222,027    28,641 
Marriott International, Inc., Class A   110,057    25,988 
Stellantis NV   922,487    20,498 
YUM! Brands, Inc.   131,839    18,622 
Kering SA   52,734    18,199 
NIKE, Inc., Class B   187,858    17,332 
H World Group, Ltd.   1,108,900    4,156 
Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd.   910,000    4,090 
China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp., Ltd., Class H   391,500    3,456 
         957,790 
           
Consumer staples 8.09%          
L’Oréal SA, non-registered shares   267,111    124,775 
Nestlé SA   1,071,602    107,492 
Philip Morris International, Inc.   1,024,888    97,303 
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV2   1,495,791    89,566 
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (ADR)   124,301    7,416 
Danone SA   1,124,106    70,295 
Carlsberg A/S, Class B   512,087    69,040 
Dollar General Corp.   455,352    63,380 
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.   1,450,529    48,883 
Costco Wholesale Corp.   57,793    41,779 
Imperial Brands PLC   1,471,415    33,551 
Pernod Ricard SA   200,089    30,214 
General Mills, Inc.   402,891    28,388 
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A   111,306    28,212 
British American Tobacco PLC   921,970    27,022 
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC   475,634    26,532 
Uni-Charm Corp.   555,700    16,526 
         910,374 
           
Communication services 5.61%          
Alphabet, Inc., Class A   881,675    143,519 
Alphabet, Inc., Class C   726,449    119,603 
Koninklijke KPN NV   16,663,261    60,591 
Comcast Corp., Class A   1,558,262    59,385 
América Móvil, SAB de CV, Class B (ADR)   2,700,110    51,464 

 

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Common stocks (continued)  Shares   Value
(000)
 
Communication services (continued)          
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A   93,902   $40,394 
Electronic Arts, Inc.   304,360    38,599 
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A1   147,572    37,770 
Nintendo Co., Ltd.   610,800    29,766 
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.   22,482,600    24,296 
Netflix, Inc.1   29,888    16,457 
Tencent Holdings, Ltd.   143,700    6,318 
Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.   1,680,000    2,912 
         631,074 
           
Energy 4.50%          
TotalEnergies SE   2,735,629    198,696 
BP PLC   15,763,651    101,972 
TC Energy Corp. (CAD denominated)   1,915,521    68,626 
Chevron Corp.   407,304    65,686 
ConocoPhillips   261,751    32,881 
Equitrans Midstream Corp.   1,500,000    20,295 
Cenovus Energy, Inc.   890,000    18,298 
         506,454 
           
Materials 3.77%          
Air Liquide SA   495,896    97,083 
Givaudan SA   18,282    78,142 
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.   1,872,300    73,004 
Linde PLC   139,432    61,484 
Sika AG   213,766    60,696 
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.   451,655    22,556 
Asahi Kasei Corp.   1,816,000    12,664 
Vale SA (ADR), ordinary nominative shares   918,662    11,180 
Sherwin-Williams Co.   23,553    7,057 
         423,866 
           
Utilities 3.14%          
Engie SA   5,395,219    93,693 
AES Corp.   2,516,994    45,054 
Edison International   626,576    44,524 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.   1,419,567    41,366 
Sempra   495,696    35,507 
Constellation Energy Corp.   181,498    33,748 
CMS Energy Corp.   550,644    33,374 
Entergy Corp.   238,398    25,430 
         352,696 
           
Real estate 0.56%          
Equinix, Inc. REIT   47,660    33,891 
Link REIT   6,730,269    29,008 
         62,899 
           
Total common stocks (cost: $8,676,051,000)        10,677,843 
           
Short-term securities 4.86%          
Money market investments 4.80%          
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.37%3,4   5,392,494    539,249 

 

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Short-term securities (continued)   Shares    Value
(000)
 
Money market investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan 0.06%          
Invesco Short-Term Investments Trust – Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class 5.23%3,5   6,897,635   $6,898 
           
Total short-term securities (cost: $546,143,000)        546,147 
Total investment securities 99.77% (cost: $9,222,194,000)        11,223,990 
Other assets less liabilities 0.23%        26,262 
           
Net assets 100.00%       $11,250,252 

 

Investments in affiliates4

 

   Value at
11/1/2023
(000)
   Additions
(000)
   Reductions
(000)
   Net
realized
gain (loss)
(000)
   Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(000)
   Value at
4/30/2024
(000)
   Dividend
or interest
income
(000)
 
Short-term securities 4.80%                                   
Money market investments 4.80%                                   
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.37%3  $221,986   $1,262,958   $945,672   $4   $(27)  $539,249   $14,212 

 

1 Security did not produce income during the last 12 months.
2 All or a portion of this security was on loan. The total value of all such securities was $7,484,000, which represented .07% of the net assets of the fund. Refer to Note 5 for more information on securities lending.
3 Rate represents the seven-day yield at 4/30/2024.
4 Part of the same “group of investment companies” as the fund as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
5 Security purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan. Refer to Note 5 for more information on securities lending.

 

Key to abbreviation(s)

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

CAD = Canadian dollars

EUR = Euros

REIT = Real Estate Investment Trust

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial statements

 

Statement of assets and liabilities unaudited
at April 30, 2024 (dollars in thousands)

 

Assets:        
Investment securities, at value (includes $7,484 of investment securities on loan):          
Unaffiliated issuers (cost: $8,682,948)  $10,684,741      
Affiliated issuers (cost: $539,246)   539,249   $11,223,990 
Cash        1,326 
Cash denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars (cost: $3,016)        3,016 
Cash collateral received for securities on loan        766 
Receivables for:          
Sales of investments   15,862      
Sales of fund’s shares   2,813      
Dividends and interest   29,593      
Securities lending income   *   48,268 
         11,277,366 
Liabilities:          
Collateral for securities on loan        7,664 
Payables for:          
Purchases of investments   10,298      
Repurchases of fund’s shares   2,133      
Investment advisory services   3,800      
Services provided by related parties   487      
Trustees’ deferred compensation   128      
Non-U.S. taxes   2,221      
Other   383    19,450 
Net assets at April 30, 2024       $11,250,252 
           
Net assets consist of:          
Capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest       $10,012,331 
Total distributable earnings (accumulated loss)        1,237,921 
Net assets at April 30, 2024       $11,250,252 

 

* Amount less than one thousand.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial statements (continued)

 

Statement of assets and liabilities unaudited
at April 30, 2024 (continued) (dollars and shares in thousands, except per-share amounts)

 

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding (no stated par value) —
unlimited shares authorized (509,185 total shares outstanding)

 

   Net assets  Shares
outstanding
  Net asset value
per share
Class A  $161,554    7,347   $21.99 
Class C   7,929    363    21.81 
Class T   13    1    22.09 
Class F-1   5,724    260    21.99 
Class F-2   137,609    6,233    22.08 
Class F-3   1,464,152    66,231    22.11 
Class 529-A   13,323    605    22.00 
Class 529-C   1,180    54    21.83 
Class 529-E   159    7    21.98 
Class 529-T   14    1    22.08 
Class 529-F-1   14    1    22.09 
Class 529-F-2   4,103    186    22.01 
Class 529-F-3   14    1    22.01 
Class R-1   118    5    22.01 
Class R-2   906    42    21.75 
Class R-2E   109    5    22.04 
Class R-3   3,744    171    21.95 
Class R-4   823    37    22.00 
Class R-5E   1,068    48    22.06 
Class R-5   1,472    67    22.09 
Class R-6   9,446,224    427,520    22.10 

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial statements (continued)

 

Statement of operations unaudited
for the six months ended April 30, 2024 (dollars in thousands)

 

Investment income:          
Income:          
Dividends (net of non-U.S. taxes of $4,710; also includes $14,212 from affiliates)  $109,976      
Interest from unaffiliated issuers   753      
Securities lending income (net of fees)   63   $110,792 
Fees and expenses*:          
Investment advisory services   22,019      
Distribution services   316      
Transfer agent services   199      
Administrative services   1,607      
529 plan services   5      
Reports to shareholders   15      
Registration statement and prospectus   278      
Trustees’ compensation   47      
Auditing and legal   33      
Custodian   260      
Other   17      
Total fees and expenses before waiver   24,796      
Less waiver of fees and expenses:          
Transfer agent services waiver   1      
Total fees and expenses after waiver        24,795 
Net investment income        85,997 
           
Net realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation):          
Net realized gain (loss) on:          
Investments:          
Unaffiliated issuers   5,118      
Affiliated issuers   4      
Currency transactions   (143)   4,979 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:          
Investments:          
Unaffiliated issuers   1,506,398      
Affiliated issuers   (27)     
Currency translations   (167)   1,506,204 
Net realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        1,511,183 
           
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations       $1,597,180 

 

* 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
April 30,
2024*
   Year ended
October 31,
2023
 
Operations:        
Net investment income  $85,997   $161,726 
Net realized gain (loss)   4,979    (357,069)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   1,506,204    1,048,401 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   1,597,180    853,058 
           
Distributions paid to shareholders   (160,405)   (124,836)
           
Net capital share transactions   369,803    571,770 
           
Total increase (decrease) in net assets   1,806,578    1,299,992 
           
Net assets:          
Beginning of period   9,443,674    8,143,682 
End of period  $11,250,252   $9,443,674 

 

* Unaudited.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to financial statements unaudited

 

1. Organization

 

American Funds Global Insight Fund (the “fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The fund seeks to provide prudent growth of capital and conservation of principal.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

2. Significant accounting policies

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

3. Valuation

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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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.

 

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 table presents the fund’s valuation levels as of April 30, 2024 (dollars in thousands):

 

   Investment securities 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Assets:                    
Common stocks:                    
Information technology  $1,247,649   $731,859   $   $1,979,508 
Industrials   1,087,376    874,932        1,962,308 
Health care   706,025    883,966        1,589,991 
Financials   876,745    424,138        1,300,883 
Consumer discretionary   439,072    518,718        957,790 
Consumer staples   315,361    595,013        910,374 
Communication services   507,191    123,883        631,074 
Energy   205,786    300,668        506,454 
Materials   102,277    321,589        423,866 
Utilities   259,003    93,693        352,696 
Real estate   33,891    29,008        62,899 
Short-term securities   546,147            546,147 
Total  $6,326,523   $4,897,467   $   $11,223,990 

 

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4. Risk factors

 

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

 

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

 

Economies and financial markets throughout the world are highly interconnected. Economic, financial or political events, trading and tariff arrangements, wars, terrorism, cybersecurity events, natural disasters, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious disease), 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 growth-oriented stocks — Growth-oriented common stocks and other equity-type securities (such as preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks and convertible bonds) may involve larger price swings and greater potential for loss than other types of investments.

 

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

 

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.

 

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5. Certain investment techniques

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

As of April 30, 2024, the total value of securities on loan was $7,484,000, and the total value of collateral received was $7,664,000, which consisted entirely of cash. Investment securities purchased from cash collateral are disclosed in the fund’s investment portfolio as short-term securities. Securities received as collateral, if any, are not recognized as fund assets. The contractual maturity of cash collateral received under the securities lending agreement is classified as overnight and continuous.

 

6. Taxation and distributions

 

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

 

As of and during the period ended April 30, 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.

 

Non-U.S. taxation — Dividend and interest income are recorded net of non-U.S. taxes paid. The fund may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. As a result of rulings from European courts, the fund filed for additional reclaims related to prior years (“EU reclaims”). These reclaims are recorded when the amount is known and there are no significant uncertainties on collectability. Gains realized by the fund on the sale of securities in certain countries, if any, may be subject to non-U.S. taxes. The fund generally records an estimated deferred tax liability based on unrealized gains to provide for potential non-U.S. taxes payable upon the sale of these securities.

 

Distributions — Distributions determined on a tax basis may differ from net investment income and net realized gains for financial reporting purposes. These differences are due primarily to different treatment for items such as currency gains and losses; short-term capital gains and losses and net capital losses. 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.

 

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

 

Undistributed ordinary income  $138,163 
Capital loss carryforward*   (831,972)

 

*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 April 30, 2024, the tax basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and cost of investments were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on investments  $2,390,078 
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments   (388,516)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   2,001,562 
Cost of investments   9,222,428 

 

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

 

Share class  Six months ended
April 30,
2024
   Year ended
October 31,
2023
 
Class A  $1,825   $1,262 
Class C   38    23 
Class T        
Class F-1   71    55 
Class F-2   2,179    1,781 
Class F-3   21,266    17,060 
Class 529-A   147    104 
Class 529-C   6    2 
Class 529-E   1    1 
Class 529-T        
Class 529-F-1        
Class 529-F-2   55    40 
Class 529-F-3        
Class R-1   1    1 
Class R-2   6    3 
Class R-2E   1    1 
Class R-3   44    12 
Class R-4   15    6 
Class R-5E   15    6 
Class R-5   20    1 
Class R-6   134,715    104,478 
Total  $160,405   $124,836 

 

  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.

 

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 0.411% on the first $15.0 billion of daily net assets and decreasing to 0.390% on such assets in excess of $15.0 billion. For the six months ended April 30, 2024, the investment advisory services fees were $22,019,000, which were equivalent to an annualized rate of 0.411% 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:

 

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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 0.25% 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   0.25%   0.30%
  Class 529-A   0.25    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 April 30, 2024, unreimbursed expenses subject to reimbursement totaled $29,000 for Class A shares. There were no unreimbursed expenses subject to reimbursement for Class 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. Under this agreement, the fund also pays sub-transfer agency fees to AFS. These fees are paid by AFS to third parties for performing transfer agent services on behalf of fund shareholders. For the six months ended April 30, 2024, AFS waived transfer agent services fees of $1,000 for Class R-3 and R-5E shares. AFS does not intend to recoup the waiver.

 

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.

 

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 April 30, 2024, the 529 plan services fees were $5,000, which were equivalent to 0.057% of the average daily net assets of each 529 share class.

 

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For the six months ended April 30, 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   $236    $87    $24    Not applicable 
  Class C   38    4    1    Not applicable 
  Class T       *   *   Not applicable 
  Class F-1   7    4    1    Not applicable 
  Class F-2   Not applicable    76    22    Not applicable 
  Class F-3   Not applicable    *   212    Not applicable 
  Class 529-A   14    6    2    $4 
  Class 529-C   6    1    *   *
  Class 529-E   *   *   *   *
  Class 529-T       *   *   *
  Class 529-F-1       *   *   *
  Class 529-F-2   Not applicable    1    *   1 
  Class 529-F-3   Not applicable        *   *
  Class R-1   1    *   *   Not applicable 
  Class R-2   3    1    *   Not applicable 
  Class R-2E   *   *   *   Not applicable 
  Class R-3   10    3    1    Not applicable 
  Class R-4   1    1    *   Not applicable 
  Class R-5E   Not applicable    1    *   Not applicable 
  Class R-5   Not applicable    *   *   Not applicable 
  Class R-6   Not applicable    14    1,344    Not applicable 
  Total class-specific expenses   $316    $199    $1,607    $5 

 

  * 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 $47,000 in the fund’s statement of operations reflects $28,000 in current fees (either paid in cash or deferred) and a net increase of $19,000 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 purchased investment securities from, and sold investment securities to, other funds managed by CRMC (or funds managed by certain affiliates of CRMC) under procedures adopted by the fund’s board of 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. Each transaction was executed at the current market price of the security and no brokerage commissions or fees were paid in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. During the six months ended April 30, 2024, the fund engaged in such purchase and sale transactions with related funds in the amounts of $114,827,000 and $87,830,000, respectively, which generated $17,084,000 of net realized gains from such sales.

 

Interfund lending — Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the fund, along with other CRMC-managed funds (or funds managed by certain affiliates of CRMC), may participate in an interfund lending program. The program provides an alternate credit facility that permits the funds to lend or borrow cash for temporary purposes directly to or from one another, subject to the conditions of the exemptive order. The fund did not lend or borrow cash through the interfund lending program at any time during the six months ended April 30, 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 April 30, 2024                    
                                         
Class A  $16,601    782   $1,787    86   $(15,060)   (701)  $3,328    167 
Class C   556    26    37    2    (609)   (30)   (16)   (2)
Class T                                
Class F-1   369    17    71    3    (968)   (45)   (528)   (25)
Class F-2   16,921    784    1,921    93    (38,070)   (1,742)   (19,228)   (865)
Class F-3   92,670    4,278    21,264    1,023    (96,018)   (4,480)   17,916    821 
Class 529-A   1,439    66    147    7    (975)   (46)   611    27 
Class 529-C   134    7    6        (147)   (7)   (7)    
Class 529-E   3        1        (11)   (1)   (7)   (1)
Class 529-T                                
Class 529-F-1                                
Class 529-F-2   706    33    54    3    (409)   (19)   351    17 
Class 529-F-3                                
Class R-1   3        1                4     
Class R-2   115    6    6        (29)   (1)   92    5 
Class R-2E   3        1        (7)       (3)    
Class R-3   783    37    43    2    (979)   (44)   (153)   (5)
Class R-4   100    4    15    1    (510)   (23)   (395)   (18)
Class R-5E   227    10    15    1    (182)   (9)   60    2 
Class R-5   86    4    18    1    (28)   (1)   76    4 
Class R-6   621,104    28,396    134,715    6,486    (388,117)   (17,930)   367,702    16,952 
Total net increase (decrease)  $751,820    34,450   $160,102    7,708   $(542,119)   (25,079)  $369,803    17,079 

 

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 October 31, 2023                      
                                         
Class A  $49,054    2,562   $1,235    66   $(28,929)   (1,514)  $21,360    1,114 
Class C   1,828    95    22    1    (1,417)   (73)   433    23 
Class T                                
Class F-1   2,460    129    54    3    (1,535)   (79)   979    53 
Class F-2   64,699    3,318    1,707    91    (61,306)   (3,158)   5,100    251 
Class F-3   184,741    9,453    17,021    909    (163,152)   (8,432)   38,610    1,930 
Class 529-A   2,674    136    104    6    (1,018)   (52)   1,760    90 
Class 529-C   421    22    2        (288)   (15)   135    7 
Class 529-E   50    3    1        (70)   (3)   (19)    
Class 529-T                                
Class 529-F-1                                
Class 529-F-2   829    42    40    3    (707)   (36)   162    9 
Class 529-F-3                                
Class R-1   39    2    1        (1)       39    2 
Class R-2   403    21    3        (75)   (4)   331    17 
Class R-2E   8        1        (5)       4     
Class R-3   2,830    144    12    1    (639)   (33)   2,203    112 
Class R-4   704    36    6        (169)   (9)   541    27 
Class R-5E   586    30    6        (164)   (8)   428    22 
Class R-5   1,223    62    1        (79)   (4)   1,145    58 
Class R-6   729,346    36,568    104,477    5,581    (335,264)   (17,148)   498,559    25,001 
Total net increase (decrease)  $1,041,895    52,623   $124,693    6,661   $(594,818)   (30,568)  $571,770    28,716 

 

* 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 $1,815,714,000 and $1,511,913,000, respectively, during the six months ended April 30, 2024.

 

11. Ownership concentration

 

At April 30, 2024, four shareholders held more than 10% of the fund’s outstanding shares. The four shareholders were American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund, American Funds 2035 Target Date Retirement Fund, American Funds 2040 Target Date Retirement Fund and American Funds 2045 Target Date Retirement Fund, with aggregate ownership of the fund’s outstanding shares of 13%, 16%, 14% and 11%, respectively. CRMC is the investment adviser to the four target date retirement funds.

 

20 American Funds Global Insight Fund
 

Financial highlights

 

       Income (loss) from investment operations1   Dividends and distributions                         
Year ended  Net asset
value,
beginning
of year
   Net
investment
income
(loss)
   Net gains
(losses) 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:                                                                 
4/30/20245,6  $19.07   $.13   $3.04   $3.17   $(.25)  $   $(.25)  $21.99    16.69%7   $162    .86%8    .86%8    1.20%8 
10/31/2023   17.47    .26    1.54    1.80    (.20)       (.20)   19.07    10.34    137    .87    .87    1.33 
10/31/2022   21.74    .20    (4.34)   (4.14)   (.13)       (.13)   17.47    (19.16)   106    .88    .88    1.03 
10/31/2021   16.75    .18    4.92    5.10    (.11)       (.11)   21.74    30.57    100    .93    .90    .87 
10/31/20205,9   16.72    .10    .41    .51    (.26)   (.22)   (.48)   16.75    3.087    37    .998    .998    .638 
Class C:                                                                 
4/30/20245,6   18.85    .05    3.02    3.07    (.11)       (.11)   21.81    16.307    8    1.578    1.578    .508 
10/31/2023   17.27    .12    1.53    1.65    (.07)       (.07)   18.85    9.54    7    1.57    1.57    .63 
10/31/2022   21.52    .06    (4.31)   (4.25)   10        10    17.27    (19.74)   6    1.58    1.58    .33 
10/31/2021   16.66    .03    4.90    4.93    (.07)       (.07)   21.52    29.71    6    1.63    1.60    .17 
10/31/20205,9   16.72    (.02)   .44    .42    (.26)   (.22)   (.48)   16.66    2.477    2    1.688    1.688    (.11)8 
Class T:                                                                 
4/30/20245,6   19.18    .16    3.06    3.22    (.31)       (.31)   22.09    16.887,11    12    .568,11    .568,11    1.508,11 
10/31/2023   17.56    .32    1.55    1.87    (.25)       (.25)   19.18    10.7011    12    .5611    .5611    1.6511 
10/31/2022   21.83    .26    (4.36)   (4.10)   (.17)       (.17)   17.56    (18.92)11    12    .5611    .5611    1.3311 
10/31/2021   16.77    .23    4.94    5.17    (.11)       (.11)   21.83    30.9411    12    .6711    .6411    1.1211 
10/31/20205,9   16.72    .14    .39    .53    (.26)   (.22)   (.48)   16.77    3.217,11    12    .948,11    .878,11    .868,11 
Class F-1:                                                                 
4/30/20245,6   19.07    .13    3.05    3.18    (.26)       (.26)   21.99    16.747    6    .828    .828    1.238 
10/31/2023   17.47    .27    1.54    1.81    (.21)       (.21)   19.07    10.38    6    .82    .82    1.37 
10/31/2022   21.75    .20    (4.34)   (4.14)   (.14)       (.14)   17.47    (19.14)   4    .84    .84    1.06 
10/31/2021   16.76    .19    4.92    5.11    (.12)       (.12)   21.75    30.61    4    .90    .87    .91 
10/31/20205,9   16.72    .11    .41    .52    (.26)   (.22)   (.48)   16.76    3.147    1    .958    .948    .688 
Class F-2:                                                                 
4/30/20245,6   19.17    .16    3.06    3.22    (.31)       (.31)   22.08    16.887    138    .568    .568    1.478 
10/31/2023   17.56    .32    1.55    1.87    (.26)       (.26)   19.17    10.66    136    .56    .56    1.65 
10/31/2022   21.83    .26    (4.36)   (4.10)   (.17)       (.17)   17.56    (18.90)   120    .57    .57    1.35 
10/31/2021   16.80    .24    4.94    5.18    (.15)       (.15)   21.83    30.96    98    .64    .61    1.16 
10/31/20205,9   16.72    .15    .41    .56    (.26)   (.22)   (.48)   16.80    3.397    39    .668    .668    .908 
Class F-3:                                                                 
4/30/20245,6   19.20    .17    3.07    3.24    (.33)       (.33)   22.11    16.977    1,464    .458    .458    1.618 
10/31/2023   17.58    .34    1.55    1.89    (.27)       (.27)   19.20    10.80    1,256    .46    .46    1.75 
10/31/2022   21.85    .28    (4.36)   (4.08)   (.19)       (.19)   17.58    (18.83)   1,116    .47    .47    1.43 
10/31/2021   16.81    .25    4.94    5.19    (.15)       (.15)   21.85    31.03    1,249    .56    .53    1.23 
10/31/202013   16.47    .18    .65    .83    (.27)   (.22)   (.49)   16.81    5.04    800    .62    .62    1.10 
10/31/201913   14.92    .22    2.21    2.43    (.18)   (.70)   (.88)   16.47    17.65    702    .64    .64    1.45 
Class 529-A:                                                                 
4/30/20245,6   19.08    .13    3.05    3.18    (.26)       (.26)   22.00    16.747    13    .818    .818    1.268 
10/31/2023   17.48    .27    1.54    1.81    (.21)       (.21)   19.08    10.37    11    .82    .82    1.38 
10/31/2022   21.76    .20    (4.34)   (4.14)   (.14)       (.14)   17.48    (19.13)   9    .86    .86    1.06 
10/31/2021   16.75    .21    4.90    5.11    (.10)       (.10)   21.76    30.69    7    .83    .80    .99 
10/31/20205,9   16.72    .10    .41    .51    (.26)   (.22)   (.48)   16.75    3.017    2    1.058    1.058    .628 

 

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

 

American Funds Global Insight Fund 21
 

Financial highlights (continued)

 

       Income (loss) from investment operations1   Dividends and distributions                         
Year ended  Net asset
value,
beginning
of year
   Net
investment
income
(loss)
   Net gains
(losses) 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:                                                                 
4/30/20245,6  $18.87   $.05   $3.01   $3.06   $(.10)  $   $(.10)  $21.83    16.27%7   $1    1.60%8    1.60%8    .45%8 
10/31/2023   17.27    .12    1.53    1.65    (.05)       (.05)   18.87    9.53    1    1.62    1.62    .61 
10/31/2022   21.53    .05    (4.31)   (4.26)               17.27    (19.79)   1    1.62    1.62    .27 
10/31/2021   16.66    .03    4.90    4.93    (.06)       (.06)   21.53    29.62    1    1.66    1.63    .16 
10/31/20205,9   16.72    10    .42    .42    (.26)   (.22)   (.48)   16.66    2.527    12    1.698    1.688    .018 
Class 529-E:                                                                 
4/30/20245,6   19.02    .11    3.03    3.14    (.18)       (.18)   21.98    16.597    12    1.038    1.038    1.038 
10/31/2023   17.43    .23    1.53    1.76    (.17)       (.17)   19.02    10.11    12    1.05    1.05    1.19 
10/31/2022   21.70    .17    (4.34)   (4.17)   (.10)       (.10)   17.43    (19.30)   12    1.04    1.04    .89 
10/31/2021   16.73    .14    4.93    5.07    (.10)       (.10)   21.70    30.4211    12    1.0711    1.0411    .6911 
10/31/20205,9   16.72    .10    .39    .49    (.26)   (.22)   (.48)   16.73    2.967,11    12    1.108,11    1.108,11    .608,11 
Class 529-T:                                                                 
4/30/20245,6   19.17    .16    3.05    3.21    (.30)       (.30)   22.08    16.847,11    12    .608,11    .608,11    1.468,11 
10/31/2023   17.55    .31    1.55    1.86    (.24)       (.24)   19.17    10.6411    12    .6011    .6011    1.6111 
10/31/2022   21.82    .25    (4.36)   (4.11)   (.16)       (.16)   17.55    (18.97)11    12    .6211    .6211    1.2711 
10/31/2021   16.77    .22    4.93    5.15    (.10)       (.10)   21.82    30.9111    12    .7111    .6911    1.0811 
10/31/20205,9   16.72    .13    .40    .53    (.26)   (.22)   (.48)   16.77    3.147,11    12    .998,11    .918,11    .828,11 
Class 529-F-1:                                                                 
4/30/20245,6   19.17    .15    3.06    3.21    (.29)       (.29)   22.09    16.857,11    12    .628,11    .628,11    1.448,11 
10/31/2023   17.55    .31    1.54    1.85    (.23)       (.23)   19.17    10.6011    12    .6311    .6311    1.5711 
10/31/2022   21.82    .24    (4.35)   (4.11)   (.16)       (.16)   17.55    (18.98)11    12    .6611    .6611    1.2311 
10/31/2021   16.79    .22    4.94    5.16    (.13)       (.13)   21.82    30.8211    12    .7211    .6911    1.0711 
10/31/20205,9   16.72    .15    .40    .55    (.26)   (.22)   (.48)   16.79    3.327,11    12    .768,11    .758,11    .958,11 
Class 529-F-2:                                                                 
4/30/20245,6   19.11    .16    3.04    3.20    (.30)       (.30)   22.01    16.867    4    .588    .588    1.498 
10/31/2023   17.50    .32    1.54    1.86    (.25)       (.25)   19.11    10.67    3    .59    .59    1.63 
10/31/2022   21.77    .26    (4.36)   (4.10)   (.17)       (.17)   17.50    (18.97)   3    .60    .60    1.33 
10/31/2021   16.75    .23    4.93    5.16    (.14)       (.14)   21.77    30.91    2    .68    .65    1.13 
10/31/20205,14   16.75                            16.75        1             
Class 529-F-3:                                                                 
4/30/20245,6   19.12    .17    3.04    3.21    (.32)       (.32)   22.01    16.877    12    .518    .518    1.568 
10/31/2023   17.51    .33    1.54    1.87    (.26)       (.26)   19.12    10.71    12    .52    .52    1.69 
10/31/2022   21.76    .26    (4.33)   (4.07)   (.18)       (.18)   17.51    (18.86)   12    .53    .53    1.36 
10/31/2021   16.75    .24    4.93    5.17    (.16)       (.16)   21.76    30.99    12    .66    .58    1.18 
10/31/20205,14   16.75                            16.75        12             
Class R-1:                                                                 
4/30/20245,6   19.07    .07    3.04    3.11    (.17)       (.17)   22.01    16.357,11    12    1.408,11    1.408,11    .678,11 
10/31/2023   17.52    .15    1.56    1.71    (.16)       (.16)   19.07    9.79    12    1.39    1.39    .78 
10/31/2022   21.77    .13    (4.36)   (4.23)   (.02)       (.02)   17.52    (19.41)11    12    1.2711    1.2611    .6811 
10/31/2021   16.80    .16    4.93    5.09    (.12)       (.12)   21.77    30.4511    12    1.2311    1.1011    .7911 
10/31/20205,9   16.72    .14    .42    .56    (.26)   (.22)   (.48)   16.80    3.337,11    12    1.028,11    .818,11    .858,11 

 

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

 

22 American Funds Global Insight Fund
 

Financial highlights (continued)

 

       Income (loss) from investment operations1   Dividends and distributions                         
Year ended  Net asset
value,
beginning
of year
   Net
investment
income
(loss)
   Net gains
(losses) 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:                                                                 
4/30/20245,6  $18.84   $.06   $3.01   $3.07   $(.16)  $   $(.16)  $21.75    16.36%7   $1    1.52%8    1.52%8    .56%8 
10/31/2023   17.31    .13    1.53    1.66    (.13)       (.13)   18.84    9.59    1    1.52    1.52    .68 
10/31/2022   21.64    .08    (4.31)   (4.23)   (.10)       (.10)   17.31    (19.64)   12    1.49    1.49    .44 
10/31/2021   16.75    .07    4.92    4.99    (.10)       (.10)   21.64    29.90    12    1.45    1.43    .36 
10/31/20205,9   16.72    .06    .45    .51    (.26)   (.22)   (.48)   16.75    3.057,11    12    1.198,11    1.198,11    .378,11 
Class R-2E:                                                                 
4/30/20245,6   19.08    .10    3.04    3.14    (.18)       (.18)   22.04    16.517,11    12    1.178,11    1.178,11    .908,11 
10/31/2023   17.49    .20    1.54    1.74    (.15)       (.15)   19.08    9.97    12    1.17    1.17    1.04 
10/31/2022   21.74    .14    (4.35)   (4.21)   (.04)       (.04)   17.49    (19.39)11    12    1.1611    1.1611    .7411 
10/31/2021   16.81    .14    4.95    5.09    (.16)       (.16)   21.74    30.3911    12    1.2211    1.1711    .6911 
10/31/20205,9   16.72    .18    .39    .57    (.26)   (.22)   (.48)   16.81    3.447,11    12    .858,11    .648,11    1.098,11 
Class R-3:                                                                 
4/30/20245,6   19.04    .11    3.04    3.15    (.24)       (.24)   21.95    16.627    4    1.118    1.078    .988 
10/31/2023   17.47    .19    1.57    1.76    (.19)       (.19)   19.04    10.07    3    1.12    1.07    .99 
10/31/2022   21.71    .15    (4.35)   (4.20)   (.04)       (.04)   17.47    (19.39)   1    1.14    1.14    .78 
10/31/2021   16.76    .15    4.91    5.06    (.11)       (.11)   21.71    30.32    1    1.12    1.09    .72 
10/31/20205,9   16.72    .11    .41    .52    (.26)   (.22)   (.48)   16.76    3.147,11    12    1.048,11    1.018,11    .718,11 
Class R-4:                                                                 
4/30/20245,6   19.09    .12    3.06    3.18    (.27)       (.27)   22.00    16.767    1    .808    .808    1.148 
10/31/2023   17.48    .25    1.56    1.81    (.20)       (.20)   19.09    10.39    1    .80    .80    1.29 
10/31/2022   21.79    .20    (4.33)   (4.13)   (.18)       (.18)   17.48    (19.11)   1    .81    .81    1.05 
10/31/2021   16.80    .22    4.91    5.13    (.14)       (.14)   21.79    30.69    1    .86    .82    1.06 
10/31/20205,9   16.72    .16    .40    .56    (.26)   (.22)   (.48)   16.80    3.397,11    12    .898,11    .698,11    .988,11 
Class R-5E:                                                                 
4/30/20245,6   19.15    .16    3.05    3.21    (.30)       (.30)   22.06    16.897    1    .668    .608    1.468 
10/31/2023   17.54    .31    1.54    1.85    (.24)       (.24)   19.15    10.60    1    .69    .61    1.58 
10/31/2022   21.83    .24    (4.35)   (4.11)   (.18)       (.18)   17.54    (18.99)   1    .66    .66    1.26 
10/31/2021   16.81    .26    4.92    5.18    (.16)       (.16)   21.83    30.95    12    .69    .63    1.23 
10/31/20205,9   16.72    .18    .39    .57    (.26)   (.22)   (.48)   16.81    3.457    12    .878    .618    1.118 
Class R-5:                                                                 
4/30/20245,6   19.19    .17    3.05    3.22    (.32)       (.32)   22.09    16.907    1    .518    .518    1.578 
10/31/2023   17.57    .33    1.55    1.88    (.26)       (.26)   19.19    10.76    1    .50    .50    1.68 
10/31/2022   21.85    .27    (4.36)   (4.09)   (.19)       (.19)   17.57    (18.89)   12    .52    .52    1.38 
10/31/2021   16.81    .25    4.94    5.19    (.15)       (.15)   21.85    31.03    12    .61    .55    1.22 
10/31/20205,9   16.72    .16    .41    .57    (.26)   (.22)   (.48)   16.81    3.467    12    .738    .638    .948 
Class R-6:                                                                 
4/30/20245,6   19.19    .17    3.07    3.24    (.33)       (.33)   22.10    16.987    9,446    .458    .458    1.628 
10/31/2023   17.58    .34    1.54    1.88    (.27)       (.27)   19.19    10.74    7,880    .46    .46    1.75 
10/31/2022   21.85    .28    (4.36)   (4.08)   (.19)       (.19)   17.58    (18.82)   6,776    .47    .47    1.43 
10/31/2021   16.81    .28    4.92    5.20    (.16)       (.16)   21.85    31.14    7,384    .52    .47    1.32 
10/31/20205,9   16.72    .03    .55    .58    (.27)   (.22)   (.49)   16.81    3.417    12    .718    .688    .168 

 

Refer to the end of the table for footnotes.

 

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Financial highlights (continued)

 

   Six months
ended
April 30,
  Year ended October 31,
   20245,6,7  2023  2022  2021  2020  2019
Portfolio turnover rate for all share classes15   15%   23%   20%   6%   18%   22%

 

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 one of the years shown, CRMC waived a portion of investment advisory services fees. In addition, during some of the years shown, CRMC reimbursed a portion of transfer agent services fees for certain share classes and/or reimbursed a portion of miscellaneous fees and expenses.
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 This share class began investment operations on November 8, 2019.
10 Amount less than $.01.
11 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.
12 Amount less than $1 million.
13 Class M shares were converted to Class F-3 shares on November 8, 2019.
14 Class 529-F-2 and 529-F-3 shares began investment operations on October 30, 2020.
15 Rates do not include the fund’s portfolio activity with respect to any Central Funds.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

24 American Funds Global Insight 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 (November 1, 2023, through April 30, 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
11/1/2023
   Ending
account value
4/30/2024
   Expenses paid
during period*
   Annualized
expense ratio
 
Class A – actual return  $1,000.00   $1,166.94   $4.63    .86%
Class A – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,020.59    4.32    .86 
Class C – actual return   1,000.00    1,162.97    8.44    1.57 
Class C – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,017.06    7.87    1.57 
Class T – actual return   1,000.00    1,168.80    3.02    .56 
Class T – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,022.08    2.82    .56 
Class F-1 – actual return   1,000.00    1,167.41    4.42    .82 
Class F-1 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,020.79    4.12    .82 
Class F-2 – actual return   1,000.00    1,168.83    3.02    .56 
Class F-2 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,022.08    2.82    .56 
Class F-3 – actual return   1,000.00    1,169.69    2.43    .45 
Class F-3 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,022.63    2.26    .45 
Class 529-A – actual return   1,000.00    1,167.41    4.37    .81 
Class 529-A – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,020.84    4.07    .81 
Class 529-C – actual return   1,000.00    1,162.69    8.60    1.60 
Class 529-C – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,016.91    8.02    1.60 
Class 529-E – actual return   1,000.00    1,165.91    5.55    1.03 
Class 529-E – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,019.74    5.17    1.03 
Class 529-T – actual return   1,000.00    1,168.36    3.23    .60 
Class 529-T – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,021.88    3.02    .60 
Class 529-F-1 – actual return   1,000.00    1,168.49    3.34    .62 
Class 529-F-1 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,021.78    3.12    .62 
Class 529-F-2 – actual return   1,000.00    1,168.60    3.13    .58 
Class 529-F-2 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,021.98    2.92    .58 
Class 529-F-3 – actual return   1,000.00    1,168.69    2.75    .51 
Class 529-F-3 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,022.33    2.56    .51 
Class R-1 – actual return   1,000.00    1,163.49    7.53    1.40 
Class R-1 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,017.90    7.02    1.40 
Class R-2 – actual return   1,000.00    1,163.63    8.18    1.52 
Class R-2 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,017.30    7.62    1.52 
Class R-2E – actual return   1,000.00    1,165.14    6.30    1.17 
Class R-2E – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,019.05    5.87    1.17 
Class R-3 – actual return   1,000.00    1,166.20    5.76    1.07 
Class R-3 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,019.54    5.37    1.07 
Class R-4 – actual return   1,000.00    1,167.61    4.31    .80 
Class R-4 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,020.89    4.02    .80 
Class R-5E – actual return   1,000.00    1,168.87    3.24    .60 
Class R-5E – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,021.88    3.02    .60 
Class R-5 – actual return   1,000.00    1,168.98    2.75    .51 
Class R-5 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,022.33    2.56    .51 
Class R-6 – actual return   1,000.00    1,169.80    2.43    .45 
Class R-6 – assumed 5% return   1,000.00    1,022.63    2.26    .45 

 

* 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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Approval of Investment Advisory and Service Agreement

 

The fund’s board has approved the continuation of the fund’s Investment Advisory and Service Agreement (the “agreement”) with Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”) for an additional one-year term through January 31, 2025. The board approved the agreement following the recommendation of the fund’s Contracts Committee (the “committee”), which is composed of all the fund’s independent board members. The board and the committee determined in the exercise of their business judgment that the fund’s advisory fee structure was fair and reasonable in relation to the services provided, and that approving the agreement was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.

 

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

 

1. Nature, extent and quality of services

 

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

 

2. Investment results

 

The board and the committee considered the investment results of the fund in light of its objective. They compared the fund’s investment results with those of other funds (including funds that currently form the basis of the Lipper index for the category in which the fund is included) and data such as relevant market and fund indexes over various periods (including the fund’s lifetime) through June 30, 2023. They generally placed greater emphasis on investment results over longer term periods. On the basis of this evaluation and the board’s and the committee’s ongoing review of investment results, and considering the relative market conditions during certain reporting periods, the board and the committee concluded that the fund’s investment results have been sufficient for renewal of the agreement, and that CRMC’s record in managing the fund indicated that its continued management should benefit the fund and its shareholders.

 

3. Advisory fees and total expenses

 

The board and the committee compared the advisory fees and total expense levels of the fund to those of other relevant funds. They observed that the fund’s advisory fees and expenses generally compared favorably to those of other similar funds included in the comparable Lipper category. The board and the committee also considered the breakpoint discounts in the fund’s advisory fee structure that reduce the level of fees charged by CRMC to the fund as fund assets increase.

 

In addition, they reviewed information regarding the effective advisory fees charged to non-mutual fund clients by CRMC and its affiliates. They noted that, to the extent there were differences between the advisory fees paid by the fund and the advisory fees paid by those clients, the differences appropriately reflected the investment, operational, regulatory and market differences between advising the fund and the other clients. The board and the committee concluded that the fund’s cost structure was fair and reasonable in relation to the services provided, as well as in relation to the risks assumed by the adviser in sponsoring and managing the fund, and that the fund’s shareholders receive reasonable value in return for the advisory fees and other amounts paid to CRMC by the fund.

 

4. Ancillary benefits

 

The board and the committee considered a variety of other benefits that CRMC and its affiliates receive as a result of CRMC’s relationship with the fund and other American Funds, including fees for administrative services provided to certain share classes; fees paid to CRMC’s affiliated transfer agent; sales charges and distribution fees received and retained by the fund’s principal underwriter, an affiliate of CRMC; and possible

 

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ancillary benefits to CRMC and its institutional management affiliates in managing other investment vehicles. The board and the committee reviewed CRMC’s portfolio trading practices, noting that CRMC bears the cost of third-party research. The board and committee also noted that CRMC benefited from the use of commissions from portfolio transactions made on behalf of the fund to facilitate payment to certain broker-dealers for research to comply with regulatory requirements applicable to these firms, with all such amounts reimbursed by CRMC. The board and the committee took these ancillary benefits into account in evaluating the reasonableness of the advisory fees and other amounts paid to CRMC by the fund.

 

5. Adviser financial information

 

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

 

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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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32 American Funds Global Insight Fund
 

Office of the fund

6455 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92618-4518

 

Investment adviser

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

 

Transfer agent for shareholder accounts

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

 

P.O. Box 6007
Indianapolis, IN 46206-6007

 

P.O. Box 2280
Norfolk, VA 23501-2280

 

Custodian of assets

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

 

Counsel

O’Melveny & Myers LLP
400 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2899

 

Independent registered public accounting firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
601 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017-3874

 

Principal underwriter

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

 

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.

 

American Funds Global Insight 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 American Funds Global Insight 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.

 

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

 

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 86% of 10-year periods and 98% 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-3 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-3 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-3 shares were first offered on January 27, 2017. Class F-3 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.

 

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.

 

  AMERICAN FUNDS GLOBAL INSIGHT FUND
   
  By __/s/ Donald H. Rolfe_______________
 

Donald H. Rolfe,

Principal Executive Officer

   
  Date: June 28, 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/ Donald H. Rolfe_________________

Donald H. Rolfe,

Principal Executive Officer

 
Date: June 28, 2024

 

 

 

By ___/s/ Gregory F. Niland    __________

Gregory F. Niland, Treasurer and

Principal Financial Officer

 
Date: June 28, 2024