American Funds New World Fund Class A (NEWFX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
102.86
+0.66 (0.65%)
At close: Jan 9, 2026
25.13%
Fund Assets75.25B
Expense Ratio0.96%
Min. Investment$250
Turnover37.00%
Dividend (ttm)5.32
Dividend Yield5.21%
Dividend Growth88.68%
Payout FrequencyAnnual
Ex-Dividend DateDec 18, 2025
Previous Close102.20
YTD Return3.94%
1-Year Return32.07%
5-Year Return29.32%
52-Week Low70.81
52-Week High102.86
Beta (5Y)0.75
Holdings623
Inception DateJun 17, 1999

About NEWFX

The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies with significant exposure to countries with developing economies and/or markets. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 35% of its assets in equity and debt securities of issuers primarily based in qualified countries that have developing economies and/or markets.

Fund Family Capital Group
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Performance Rating Above Average
Risk Rating Below Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol NEWFX
Share Class Class A
Index MSCI AC World NR USD

Performance

NEWFX had a total return of 32.07% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 10.86%.

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
RNWGXClass R-60.57%
FNWFXClass F-30.57%
RNWFXClass R-50.62%
FWWNXClass 529-f-30.63%

Top 10 Holdings

25.23% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD23307.87%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD07002.86%
SK HYNIX INC0006602.47%
CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL CASH FUNDCMQXX2.08%
Microsoft CorporationMSFT2.01%
Broadcom Inc.AVGO1.93%
MercadoLibre, Inc.MELI1.92%
NVIDIA CorporationNVDA1.51%
AAR Corp.AIR1.34%
Nu Holdings Ltd.NU1.24%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 18, 2025$5.3216Dec 19, 2025
Dec 19, 2024$2.8205Dec 20, 2024
Dec 14, 2023$1.8421Dec 15, 2023
Dec 15, 2022$0.5894Dec 16, 2022
Dec 16, 2021$5.9304Dec 17, 2021
Dec 17, 2020$0.085Dec 18, 2020
Full Dividend History