American Funds New World Fund® Class 529-E (CNWEX)

Fund Assets	88.60B
Expense Ratio	1.20%
Min. Investment	$250
Turnover	46.00%
Dividend (ttm)	5.10
Dividend Yield	4.81%
Dividend Growth	94.31%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 18, 2025

Previous Close	106.08
YTD Return	14.88%
1-Year Return	24.34%
5-Year Return	37.27%
52-Week Low	87.63
52-Week High	108.30
Beta (5Y)	0.88
Holdings	604
Inception Date	Mar 22, 2002

About CNWEX

American Funds New World Fund Class 529-E is an international mutual fund designed to provide long-term growth by investing primarily in companies with significant exposure to emerging markets. The fund takes a unique approach by blending direct investments in emerging markets companies with holdings in multinational corporations that derive a substantial portion of their revenues from developing economies. This dual strategy offers diversification across regions and sectors, reducing reliance on any single market or industry. Key sectors represented in the portfolio include financials, information technology, communication services, and consumer discretionary, reflecting the fund’s broad coverage of global growth themes. As a Class 529-E share, it is particularly suited for education savings through 529 college savings plans and is typically offered within employer-sponsored programs. With assets exceeding $67 billion, the fund plays a significant role in broadening access to emerging markets for investors seeking to balance risk and opportunity in a single, globally diversified vehicle.

• Fund Family: Capital Group
• Category: Diversified Emerging Mkts
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Below Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: CNWEX
• Share Class: Class 529-e
• Index: MSCI AC World NR USD

Performance

CNWEX had a total return of 24.34% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.15%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
FNWFX	Class F-3	0.57%
RNWGX	Class R-6	0.57%
RNWFX	Class R-5	0.62%
FWWNX	Class 529-f-3	0.62%

Top 10 Holdings

31.16% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited	2330	10.04%
SK hynix Inc.	000660	6.96%
Capital Group Central Cash Fund	n/a	2.89%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	005930	2.67%
Tencent Holdings Limited	0700	1.85%
Broadcom Inc.	AVGO	1.57%
NVIDIA Corporation	NVDA	1.46%
International Container Terminal Services Inc	ICT.PM	1.34%
MercadoLibre, Inc.	MELI	1.26%
MediaTek Inc.	2454	1.13%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 18, 2025	$5.1027	Dec 19, 2025
Dec 19, 2024	$2.626	Dec 20, 2024
Dec 14, 2023	$1.6802	Dec 15, 2023
Dec 15, 2022	$0.4295	Dec 16, 2022
Dec 16, 2021	$5.7125	Dec 17, 2021
Dec 20, 2019	$2.4155	Dec 23, 2019

Data Sources: Tiingo, Twelve Data, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Twelve Data. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Aug 19, 2026

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