497 1 ica497.htm THE INVESTMENT COMPANY OF AMERICA

The Investment Company of America®

Statement of Additional
Information Supplement

June 24, 2015

(for statement of additional information dated
March 1, 2015)

 

 

 

The table under the heading “Portfolio manager fund holdings and other managed accounts” in the “Management of the fund” section of the statement of additional information is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

Portfolio
manager1		 Dollar range
of fund
shares
owned2		 Number
of other
registered
investment
companies (RICs)
for which
portfolio
manager
is a manager
(assets of RICs
in billions)3		 Number
of other
pooled
investment
vehicles (PIVs)
for which
portfolio
manager
is a manager
(assets of PIVs
in billions)4		 Number
of other
accounts
for which
portfolio
manager
is a manager
(assets of
other accounts
in billions)5
James B. Lovelace Over $1,000,000 6 $184.5 None None
Donald D. O’Neal Over $1,000,000 2 $168.0 1 $0.43 None
Christopher D. Buchbinder $500,001 – $1,000,000 1 $7.3 1 $0.06 None
Joyce E. Gordon Over $1,000,000 3 $218.9 None None
Barry S. Crosthwaite $500,001 – $1,000,000 2 $186.9 2 $0.49 None
Eric S. Richter $500,001 – $1,000,000 3 $136.8 1 $0.43 None
1Bradley J. Vogt was named as a portfolio manager of the fund on May 1, 2015. He owned shares of the fund valued at over $1,000,000 on May 31, 2015.
2Ownership disclosure is made using the following ranges: None; $1 – $10,000; $10,001 – $50,000; $50,001 – $100,000; $100,001 – $500,000; $500,001 – $1,000,000; and Over $1,000,000. The amounts listed include shares owned through The Capital Group Companies, Inc. retirement plan and 401(k) plan.
3Indicates RIC(s) for which the portfolio manager also has significant day to day management responsibilities. Assets noted are the total net assets of the RIC(s) and are not the total assets managed by the individual, which is a substantially lower amount. No RIC or account has an advisory fee that is based on the performance of the RIC or account.
4Represents funds advised or sub-advised by Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates and sold outside the United States and/or fixed-income assets in institutional accounts managed by investment adviser subsidiaries of Capital Group International, Inc., an affiliate of Capital Research and Management Company. Assets noted are the total net assets of the funds or accounts and are not the total assets managed by the individual, which is a substantially lower amount. No fund or account has an advisory fee that is based on the performance of the fund or account.
5Reflects other professionally managed accounts held at companies affiliated with Capital Research and Management Company. Personal brokerage accounts of portfolio managers and their families are not reflected.

 

 

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Lit No. MFGEBS-137-0615O CGD/10149-S50938