Prospectus Supplement
April 1, 2016  

For the following funds with prospectuses dated November 1, 2015 –

March 1, 2016, as supplemented to date:

AMCAP Fund® American Balanced Fund® American Funds Developing World Growth and Income Fund^SM American Funds Global Balanced Fund^SM American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund® American Funds Mortgage Fund® American Funds Strategic Bond Fund^SM American High-Income Trust® American Mutual Fund® The Bond Fund of America® Capital Income Builder® Capital World Bond Fund® Capital World Growth and Income Fund® EuroPacific Growth Fund® Fundamental Investors® The Growth Fund of America® Intermediate Bond Fund of America® International Growth and Income Fund^SM The Investment Company of America® The New Economy Fund® New Perspective Fund® New World Fund® Short-Term Bond Fund of America® SMALLCAP World Fund,® Inc. U.S. Government Securities Fund® Washington Mutual Investors Fund^SM

The paragraph titled “Employer-sponsored retirement plan investors” in the "Fund expenses" section of the prospectus is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

Employer-sponsored retirement plan investors. The amount paid for subtransfer agent/recordkeeping services varies depending on the share class selected. The table below shows the maximum payments to entities providing these services to retirement plans.

	Payments
Class A	0.05% of assets or $12 per participant position*
Class R-1	0.10% of assets
Class R-2	0.35% of assets
Class R-2E	0.20% of assets
Class R-3	0.15% of assets
Class R-4	0.10% of assets
Class R-5E	0.15% of assets
Class R-5	0.05% of assets
Class R-6	none

* Payment amount depends on the date services commenced.

Keep this supplement with your prospectus.

Lit. No. MFGEBS-175-0316P Printed in USA CGD/AFD/10039-S52921

THE FUND MAKES AVAILABLE A SPANISH TRANSLATION OF THE ABOVE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE PUBLIC OFFERING AND SALE OF ITS SHARES. THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT ABOVE IS A FAIR AND ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF THE SPANISH EQUIVALENT.

/s/ MICHAEL W. STOCKTON

MICHAEL W. STOCKTON

SECRETARY