American Funds New World Fund Class A (NEWFX)

Fund Assets	90.01B
Expense Ratio	0.96%
Min. Investment	$250
Turnover	46.00%
Dividend (ttm)	1.05
Dividend Yield	0.98%
Dividend Growth	60.83%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 18, 2025

Previous Close	107.28
YTD Return	14.69%
1-Year Return	19.59%
5-Year Return	40.98%
52-Week Low	89.47
52-Week High	110.63
Beta (5Y)	0.82
Holdings	604
Inception Date	Jun 17, 1999

About NEWFX

The American Funds New World Fund Class A primarily directs its capital towards the common stock of companies that maintain substantial business ties to, or generate significant revenue from, countries with emerging economies and markets. Generally, in stable market environments, the fund commits at least 35% of its total assets to a mix of equity and fixed-income securities. These instruments are issued by entities predominantly situated in eligible nations categorized by 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 19.59% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.43%.

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	$5.3216	Dec 19, 2025
Dec 19, 2024	$2.8205	Dec 20, 2024
Dec 14, 2023	$1.8421	Dec 15, 2023
Dec 15, 2022	$0.5894	Dec 16, 2022
Dec 16, 2021	$5.9304	Dec 17, 2021
Dec 17, 2020	$0.085	Dec 18, 2020

Data Sources: Tiingo, Financial Modeling Prep, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Financial Modeling Prep. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Oct 1, 2026

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