Morningstar Fund Report  | 03/04/2025Print

Capital Group New World Fund (LUX) A4

Performance History31/03/2025
Growth of 1,000 (GBP) Advanced Graph
Capital Group New World Fund (LUX) A4
Fund5.8-12.59.68.4-1.3
+/-Cat7.3-0.45.50.3-0.7
+/-B’mrk6.7-4.65.6-0.6-0.5
 
Key Stats
NAV
02/04/2025
 USD 18.31
Day Change 0.01%
Morningstar Category™ Global Emerging Markets Equity
ISIN LU1823593600
Fund Size (Mil)
02/04/2025
 USD 478.22
Share Class Size (Mil)
02/04/2025
 USD 1.27
Max Initial Charge -
Ongoing Charge
17/02/2025
  0.70%
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Morningstar Pillars
People25
Parent25
Process24
Performance
Price
Investment Objective: Capital Group New World Fund (LUX) A4
The fund is long term capital appreciation. The Fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies with significant exposure to countries with developing economies and/or markets. Many of these countries may be referred to as emerging countries or emerging markets. The Fund may also invest in debt securities of issuers, including issuers of lower rated bonds (rated Ba1 or below and BB+ or below by NRSROs designated by the Investment Adviser or unrated but determined by the Investment Adviser to be of equivalent quality), with exposure to these countries. The eligible investment countries for the Fund include any country.
Returns
Trailing Returns (GBP)02/04/2025
YTD-0.92
3 Years Annualised3.29
5 Years Annualised10.25
10 Years Annualised-
12 Month Yield 0.00
Management
Manager Name
Start Date
Akira Shiraishi
01/01/2021
Lisa Thompson
01/10/2019
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Inception Date
08/06/2018

Category Benchmark
Fund BenchmarkMorningstar Benchmark
MSCI ACWI NR USDMorningstar EM TME NR USD
Portfolio Profile for  Capital Group New World Fund (LUX) A428/02/2025
Morningstar Style Box®
Equity Style
Asset Allocation
  % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock92.750.0092.75
Bond3.540.003.54
Property0.000.000.00
Cash3.660.003.66
Other0.010.000.01
Top 5 Regions%
Asia - Emerging29.74
United States20.55
Asia - Developed13.66
Eurozone12.14
Latin America9.35
Top 5 Sectors%
Financial Services18.96
Technology18.76
Consumer Cyclical14.12
Industrials11.38
Communication Services10.32
Top 5 HoldingsSector%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturi... TechnologyTechnology6.05
MercadoLibre IncConsumer CyclicalConsumer Cyclical2.30
Microsoft CorpTechnologyTechnology2.06
Meta Platforms Inc Class ACommunication ServicesCommunication Services2.04
Tencent Holdings LtdCommunication ServicesCommunication Services1.68
Capital Group New World Fund (LUX) A4
Growth Of 1000 (GBP) 31/03/2025
Fund:  Capital Group New World Fund (LUX) A4
Category:  Global Emerging Markets Equity
Category Index:  Morningstar EM TME NR USD
Growth of 1,000 GBP
Annual Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
 20192020202120222023202431/03
Price Return22.8621.145.83-12.469.608.41-1.34
+/- Category8.597.097.28-0.395.490.30-0.66
+/- Category Index8.507.256.69-4.625.62-0.61-0.46
% Rank in Category7171256115167
Trailing Returns (GBP)02/04/2025
   Total Returns   +/- Category   +/- Category Index
1 Day0.01   -0.470.21
1 Week-1.90   -0.050.35
1 Month-2.78   -1.07-1.36
3 Months-2.53   -2.08-1.28
6 Months-3.05   -0.911.44
YTD-0.92   -0.47-0.48
1 Year0.67   -2.79-3.16
3 Years Annualised3.29   1.811.14
5 Years Annualised10.25   2.622.20
10 Years Annualised-   --
 
Quarterly Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
 Quarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4
2025-1.34---
20246.211.520.71-0.17
20233.762.06-0.744.27
2022-7.55-8.351.152.14
2021-0.319.24-2.07-0.77
2020-17.0024.803.2613.26
 
 
 
Morningstar Rating™(Relative to Category)28/02/2025
 Morningstar ReturnMorningstar RiskMorningstar Rating™
3-YearAbove AverageLow4 star
5-YearHighBelow Average5 star
10-Year--Not Rated
OverallHighBelow Average5 star
 
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Volatility Measurements31/03/2025
 
3-Yr Std Dev10.00 %
3-Yr Mean Return4.03 %
 
3-Yr Sharpe Ratio0.00
 
Modern Portfolio Statistics31/03/202531/03/2025
 Standard IndexBest Fit Index
 Morningstar EM TME NR USD  Morningstar EU Agg Gbl Tgt Alloc NR EUR
3-Yr Beta0.820.98
3-Yr Alpha0.78-3.02
 
Investment Style Details28/02/2025
Morningstar Style Box®
Equity Style
SizeRel to Cat
Average Mkt Cap (Mil)USD 78518-
Market Capitalisation% of Equity
Giant58.86
Large30.70
Medium9.17
Small1.15
Micro0.11
Valuations and Growth RatesEquity PortfolioRelative to Category
Price/Prospective Earnings16.231.37
Price/Book2.621.59
Price/Sales2.371.59
Price/Cash Flow8.181.28
Dividend-Yield Factor2.230.70
 
Long-Term Projected Earnings Growth11.291.07
Historical Earnings Growth10.421.88
Sales Growth7.931.73
Cash-Flow Growth13.112.80
Book-Value Growth8.350.96
 
Asset Allocation28/02/2025
Asset Allocation
 % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock92.750.0092.75
Bond3.540.003.54
Property0.000.000.00
Cash3.660.003.66
Other0.010.000.01
World Regions28/02/2025
 % of EquityRelative to Category
United States20.5524.49
Canada1.4713.34
Latin America9.351.02
United Kingdom3.2610.74
Eurozone12.149.45
Europe - ex Euro3.47241.42
Europe - Emerging0.510.23
Africa2.410.70
Middle East1.620.34
Japan1.845932.94
Australasia0.00-
Asia - Developed13.660.47
Asia - Emerging29.740.61
 
Sector Weightings28/02/2025
 % of EquityRelative to Category
Basic MaterialsBasic Materials5.361.24
Consumer CyclicalConsumer Cyclical14.120.96
Financial ServicesFinancial Services18.960.78
Real EstateReal Estate1.660.86
Consumer DefensiveConsumer Defensive6.421.35
HealthcareHealthcare8.972.56
UtilitiesUtilities1.460.80
Communication ServicesCommunication Services10.321.00
EnergyEnergy2.590.83
IndustrialsIndustrials11.381.74
TechnologyTechnology18.760.76
 
Top 10 Holdings28/02/2025
 Portfolio NEW
Total Number of Equity Holdings373
Total Number of Bond Holdings116
Assets in Top 10 Holdings20.57
NameSectorCountry% of Assets
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co... 311Taiwan6.05
MercadoLibre Inc102Brazil2.30
Microsoft Corp311United States2.06
Meta Platforms Inc Class A308United States2.04
Tencent Holdings Ltd308China1.68
Eli Lilly and Co206United States1.40
Airbus SE310Netherlands1.31
Novo Nordisk AS Class B206Denmark1.27
Broadcom Inc311United States1.27
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA103Spain1.20
 
 
Management
Name of CompanyCapital International Management Company Sàrl
Phone-
Website -
AddressLuxembourg
 Kennedy   -
 Luxembourg
DomicileLuxembourg
Legal StructureSICAV
UCITSYes
Inception Date08/06/2018
Fund Advisor(s)
Capital Research and Management Company
Fund ManagerAkira Shiraishi
Manager Start Date01/01/2021
Career Start Year1998
 
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.
Fund ManagerLisa Thompson
Manager Start Date01/10/2019
Career Start Year1988
Education
University of Pennsylvania, B.A.
 
Biography
Lisa Thompson is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. She has 33 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 27 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 degree in mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania and the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. Lisa is based in New York.
Fund ManagerChristopher Thomsen
Manager Start Date28/10/2016
Career Start Year1998
Education
University of Vermont, B.A.
University of Chicago, B.A.
 
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.
Fund ManagerBradford Freer
Manager Start Date01/01/2017
Career Start Year1993
 
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.
Fund ManagerMatt Hochstetler
Manager Start Date01/11/2023
Career Start Year2003
 
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
Fund ManagerWinnie Kwan
Manager Start Date28/10/2016
Career Start Year1997
Education
University of Cambridge, B.A.
University of Cambridge, M.A.
 
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.
Fund ManagerKirstie Spence
Manager Start Date01/12/2019
Career Start Year1996
Education
University of St. Andrews, M.A.
 
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.
Fund ManagerTomonori Tani
Manager Start Date01/10/2019
Career Start Year1999
Education
Sophia University, B.A.
 
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.
Fund ManagerDawid Justus
Manager Start Date01/01/2022
Career Start Year2000
 
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.
Fund ManagerPiyada Phanaphat
Manager Start Date01/01/2021
Career Start Year2003
 
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.
Fund ManagerRobert Lovelace
Manager Start Date28/10/2016
Career Start Year1985
Education
Princeton University, B.A.
 
Biography
Robert W. Lovelace is vice chair and president of Capital Group, chief executive officer of Capital Research and Management Company, part of Capital Group, and chair of the Capital Group Management Committee. He is also an equity portfolio manager. Rob has 35 years of investment experience, all with Capital Group. Earlier in his career, Rob was an equity investment analyst at Capital covering global mining & metals companies and companies domiciled in Mexico and the Philippines.
Fund ManagerCarl Kawaja
Manager Start Date01/01/2018
Career Start Year1987
Education
Columbia University, M.B.A.
Brown University, B.A.
 
Biography
Carl M. Kawaja is chair of Capital Research and Management Company, part of Capital Group. He is also an equity portfolio manager. Carl has 37 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 32 years. Earlier in his career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, he covered global household products and U.S. personal care companies, along with Canadian companies. Before joining Capital, Carl was a security analyst for Gabelli & Company in New York, as well as an equity analyst for Lévesque Beaubien in Montreal.
Fees and Expenses
Sales Charges (Maximum) 
Max Initial Chargen/a
Max Exit Charge*n/a
Annual Charges
Max Annual Management Charge0.65%
Ongoing Charge0.70%
Purchase Details
Minimum Investments
Initial10000000  USD
Additional-
Savings-
Tax Free Savings Schemes
ISAsYes