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American Funds New World Fund® Class A (NEWFX)

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81.93 -1.09    -1.31%
00:00:00 - Delayed Data. Currency in USD
  • Morningstar Rating:
  • Total Assets: 13.13B
Type:  Fund
Market:  United States
Issuer:  American Funds
Underlying:  MSCI ACWI Net USD
Asset Class:  Equity
American Funds New World A 81.93 -1.09 -1.31%

NEWFX Overview

 
On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of American Funds New World Fund® Class A. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of NEWFX among other information.
Category

Diversified Emerging Mkts

Total Assets

13.13B

Expenses

1%

Inception Date

Jun 17, 1999

Investment Strategy

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. 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.

Contact Information

Address 333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles,CA 90071-1406
United States
Phone (800) 421-4225

Top Executives

Name Title Since Until
Matt Hochstetler Portfolio Manager 2024 Now
Biography Matt Hochstetler is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 25 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 10 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, as an equity investment analyst, he covered Latin America, Greece and Canadian stocks as a generalist. Prior to joining Capital, Matt co-founded the Emerging Markets Fund at Janus Capital where he served as one of the portfolio managers on the fund. In addition, Matt co-managed the Janus Real Return Fund and was also an equity research analyst at Janus Capital. Before that, he worked at Bain & Company
Dawid Justus - 2020 Now
Biography Dawid Justus is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. Earlier in his career at Capital, as an equity investment analyst, he covered European travel software and Africa as a generalist. He has 24 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 19 years. Earlier in his career at Capital he covered European business services and small-capitalization and South African financial and industrial companies. Prior to joining Capital, he was an equity analyst with Putnam Investments.
Piyada Phanaphat - 2020 Now
Biography Piyada Phanaphat is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. She has 21 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 16 years. Earlier in her career at Capital, as an equity investment analyst, she covered Asian energy, cement and small-cap companies. Prior to joining Capital, Piyada worked in corporate finance at J.P. Morgan Hong Kong and as an equity research analyst at UBS Thailand. Piyada holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and both a master's degree and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Piyada is based in Hong Kong.
Kirstie Spence Portfolio Manager 2019 Now
Biography Kirstie Spence is a fixed income portfolio manager at Capital Group. She also serves on the Capital Group Management Committee. She has 28 years of investment industry experience, all with Capital Group. Earlier in her career at Capital, Kirstie was a fixed income investment analyst and her coverage included sovereign debt in emerging markets with a focus on Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, as well as European telecommunications as a credit analyst.
Lisa B. Thompson Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager 2019 Now
Biography Lisa Thompson is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. She has 35 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 29 years. Earlier in her career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, Lisa covered companies in Latin America, emerging Europe, West Asia and Africa. Before joining Capital, Lisa was a securities analyst at Goldman, Sachs & Co. She was also a securities analyst and quantitative analyst at the Nomura Research Institute in New York. She holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania and the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. Lisa is based in New York.
Akira Shiraishi Portfolio Manager 2017 Now
Biography Akira Shiraishi is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 26 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 20 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, as an equity investment analyst, his coverage included Asian health care companies, Japanese real estate, J-REITs, construction, home building and building materials, imaging, semiconductor & semiconductor equipment companies; Korean small-caps and U.S. semiconductor equipment companies and Japanese small- and mid-cap companies as a generalist. Prior to joining Capital, Akira was a portfolio manager and research analyst covering Japanese equities at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Before that, he was an interest rates derivatives trader at UBS Securities. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Lake Forest College as a Grew Scholar, graduating magna cum laude. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. Akira is based in Los Angeles.
Bradford F. Freer Partner 2017 Now
Biography Bradford F. Freer is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. Brad has 31 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 30 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, he was an equity investment analyst covering multiple sectors as a generalist in both Australia and India. Before that he was an equities trader in both Singapore and Hong Kong. Brad was also a participant in The Associates Program, a two-year series of work assignments in various areas of the Capital organization. He holds a bachelor's degree in international relations from Connecticut College, as well as the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. Brad is based in London.
Tomonori Tani Partner 2013 Now
Biography Tomonori Tani is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 25 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 19 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, he was an equity investment analyst covering Asian (excluding Australia and India) banks and financials. Prior to joining Capital, he was an analyst and team leader for the Japanese financial sector with Fidelity Investments Japan and a portfolio manager of Fidelity Select Financial Service Fund.
Christopher M. Thomsen Senior Portfolio Manager 2009 Now
Biography Christopher Thomsen is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 26 years of investment industry experience, all with Capital Group. Earlier in his career at Capital, as an equity investment analyst, he covered European and Asian media companies, Hong Kong-based utilities, property companies, conglomerates and small-cap companies along with generalist coverage of other companies domiciled in Hong Kong and the Philippines. Prior to joining Capital, Chris worked as a corporate finance analyst for Citibank NA. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a bachelor's degree in international economics from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Chris is based in London.
Winnie Kwan Portfolio Manager 2009 Now
Biography Winnie Kwan is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. She has 27 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 24 years. Earlier in her career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, she covered global exchanges, Asian utilities and small-cap companies. Prior to joining Capital, Winnie worked with Morgan Stanley in London, Hong Kong and Singapore. She holds both master's and bachelor's degrees in economics from Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. Winnie is based in Hong Kong.
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