| UNITED STATES | |||||||||
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | |||||||||
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | |||||||||
| FORM 24F-2 | |||||||||
| Annual Notice of Securities Sold | |||||||||
| Pursuant to Rule 24f-2 | |||||||||
| Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form. | |||||||||
| 1. | Name and address of issuer: | ||||||||
| The Investment Company of America | |||||||||
| 333 South Hope Street | |||||||||
| Los Angeles, CA 90071 | |||||||||
| 2. | The name of each series or class of securities for which this Form is filed (If the Form is being filed for all series and classes of securities | ||||||||
| of the issuer, check the box but do not list series or classes): | |||||||||
| 3. | Investment Company Act File Number: | 811-00116 | |||||||
| Securities Act File Number : | 002-10811 | ||||||||
| 4(a). | Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed: | 12/31/2017 | |||||||
| 4(b). | Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e., more than 90 calendar days after the end of the issuer’s fiscal year). (See Instruction A.2) | ||||||||
| Note: If the Form is being filed late, interest must be paid on the registration fee due. | |||||||||
| 4(c). | Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this Form. | ||||||||
| 5. | Calculation of registration fee: | ||||||||
| (i) | Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year pursuant to section 24 (f): | $ 20,302,225,000 | |||||||
| (ii) | Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during the fiscal year: | $ 15,503,943,000 | |||||||
| (iii) | Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during any prior fiscal year | ||||||||
| ending no earlier than October 11, 1995 that were not previously | |||||||||
| used to reduce registration fees payable to the Commission: | $ 9,283,034,000 | ||||||||
| (iv) | Total available redemption credits [add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]: | - | $ 24,786,977,000 | ||||||
| (v) | Net sales -- if Item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]: | $ - | |||||||
| (vi) | Redemption credits available for use in future years — if Item 5(i) is less | ||||||||
| than Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]: | $ 4,484,752,000 | ||||||||
| (vii) | Multiplier for determining registration fee (See Instruction C.9): | x | $ 0.00012450 | ||||||
| (viii) | Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by Item 5(vii)] (enter “0” if no fee is due): | = | $ - | ||||||
| 6. | Prepaid Shares | ||||||||
| If the response to Item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of securities that were registered under the | |||||||||
| Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to rule 24e-2 as in effect before October 11, 1997, then report | |||||||||
| the amount of securities (number of shares or other units) deducted here: | 0 | ||||||||
| If there is a number of shares or other units that were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2 remaining | |||||||||
| unsold at the end of the fiscal year for which this form is filed that are available for use by the issuer | |||||||||
| in future fiscal years, then state that number here: | 0 | ||||||||
| 7. | Interest due -- if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year (see instruction D): | + | $ 0 | ||||||
| 8. | Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due [line 5(viii) plus line 7]: | = | $ - | ||||||
| 9. | Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the Commission's lockbox depository: | ||||||||
| CIK #0000051931 | 3/8/2018 | ||||||||
| Method of Delivery: | |||||||||
| X | Wire Transfer | ||||||||
| Mail or other means | |||||||||
| SIGNATURES | |||||||||
| This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. | |||||||||
| By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Laurie D. Neat | ||||||||
| Secretary | |||||||||
| Date: | 3/14/2018 |
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| * Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature. | |||||||||