American Funds Global Balanced Fund - American Funds/Capital Group

Shareclass

American Funds Global Balanced Fund Class R-4 (RGBEX)

Type

Open-end mutual fund

Manager

American Funds/Capital Group

Filing

NPORT filing 31 Oct 2025

Investments in major fossil fuel companies

Top 200 carbon reserves

$341.06 MILLION

Top 50 coal-fired power

$119.73 MILLION

Top 200 carbon reserves

$116.42 MILLION

Top 200 carbon reserves

$113.08 MILLION

Top 200 carbon reserves

$73.21 MILLION

Top 200 carbon reserves

$30.65 MILLION

Fossil fuel holdings

Energy sector

Top 200 owners of carbon reserves

Carbon Underground 200

holdings

$674.41M

invested

2.22%

of portfolio

Coal industry

Coal miners, coal services, owners of coal reserves

holdings

$505.83M

invested

1.66%

of portfolio

Oil/gas industry

Oil/gas producers and refiners, oil field services and equipment companies, pipeline operators

holdings

$1.42B

invested

4.67%

of portfolio

Utility sector

Top 50 coal-fired utilities

Macroclimate 50

holdings

$119.73M

invested

0.39%

of portfolio

Fossil-fired utilities

Utilities burning fossil fuels or distributing gas

holdings

$1.24B

invested

4.08%

of portfolio

When calculating a portfolio's screen exposure, we only consider long investments, ignoring any shorts or liabilities.

All fossil fuel companies

21 holdings

1. Canadian Natural Resources Ltd
$341.06M
1.12%
2. Dominion Energy Inc
$195.05M
0.64%
3. Grupo Mexico SAB de CV
$172.91M
0.57%
4. DTE Energy Co
$143.53M
0.47%
5. National Grid PLC
$127.14M
0.42%

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American Funds Global Balanced Fund - American Funds/Capital Group RGBEX

Environment

Fossil fuels

Coal/oil/gas energy, fossil-fired utilities, related financial companies

Deforestation

Deforestation-risk agriculture, related financial companies, consumer brands

Social

Gender equality

Gender equality scorecard group ranking

N/A

Diversity disclosures

Diversity disclosures scorecard group ranking

N/A

Racial justice

Racial justice scorecard group ranking

N/A

LGBTQ+ equity

LGBTQ+ equity scorecard group ranking

N/A

Civilian firearms

Civilian firearms manufacturers, related gun retailers

Prison industrial complex

Prisons and borders industry, including private prison operators

Military weapons

Military arms manufacturers, including nuclear weapons, controversial weapons

Tobacco

Tobacco companies, and tobacco-promoting entertainment companies

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