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American Funds New World Fund (NEWFX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US6492801047

CUSIP

649280104

Inception Date

Jun 16, 1999

Min. Investment

$250

Asset Class

Multi-Asset

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

NEWFX has a high expense ratio of 0.96%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

American Funds New World Fund (NEWFX) returned 9.30% year-to-date (YTD) and 7.90% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, NEWFX returned 6.56% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.68%.


NEWFX

YTD

9.30%

1M

6.62%

6M

7.49%

1Y

7.90%

3Y*

9.83%

5Y*

9.43%

10Y*

6.56%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-1.34%

1M

5.02%

6M

-3.08%

1Y

9.39%

3Y*

13.76%

5Y*

14.45%

10Y*

10.68%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of NEWFX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20252.66%-0.34%-0.70%2.01%5.47%9.30%
2024-1.32%4.02%2.39%-1.65%2.48%0.78%-0.42%3.01%4.16%-4.12%-1.27%-1.40%6.45%
20237.57%-3.87%3.06%1.26%-1.81%5.45%3.66%-4.13%-4.23%-3.13%7.49%4.53%15.75%
2022-6.27%-4.54%0.10%-8.67%0.78%-7.54%4.24%-2.66%-8.31%2.44%10.54%-2.98%-22.08%
20210.11%1.86%-1.24%4.39%2.83%1.75%-2.75%2.32%-4.41%2.03%-3.80%1.94%4.69%
2020-2.25%-5.81%-15.47%9.74%6.37%6.57%6.12%4.73%-2.75%0.08%11.88%6.50%24.79%
20198.07%2.63%2.55%2.33%-4.96%6.70%0.13%-2.60%1.65%2.99%1.74%3.99%27.51%
20185.80%-3.63%-0.69%-0.63%-0.71%-2.63%2.07%-2.95%-0.87%-7.12%2.59%-3.67%-12.32%
20175.11%1.96%3.17%3.20%2.10%0.57%3.80%1.71%1.59%2.54%0.74%2.13%32.56%
2016-6.00%-1.51%8.17%1.38%-0.33%1.01%4.54%0.99%0.70%-1.21%-3.82%0.60%3.86%
20150.24%3.56%-0.92%2.31%-0.92%-1.52%-1.51%-7.74%-3.33%6.47%-0.04%-2.04%-5.98%
2014-4.60%5.05%0.27%0.10%3.45%1.28%-1.81%0.51%-3.91%0.94%0.03%-4.21%-3.33%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of NEWFX is 45, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of NEWFX is 4545
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of NEWFX is 4747
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of NEWFX is 4545
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of NEWFX is 4343
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of NEWFX is 4747
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of NEWFX is 4444
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for American Funds New World Fund (NEWFX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

American Funds New World Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 27, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.55
  • 5-Year: 0.59
  • 10-Year: 0.41
  • All Time: 0.46

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of American Funds New World Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

American Funds New World Fund provided a 3.35% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.82 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%7.00%$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.00$6.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$2.82$2.82$1.84$0.59$5.93$0.09$2.58$1.30$1.27$0.48$0.30$3.12

Dividend yield

3.35%3.66%2.46%0.89%6.89%0.10%3.65%2.26%1.89%0.92%0.60%5.84%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Funds New World Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.82$2.82
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.84$1.84
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.59$0.59
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$5.93$5.93
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.09
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.58$2.58
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.30$1.30
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.27$1.27
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.48$0.48
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.30$0.30
2014$3.12$3.12

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the American Funds New World Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the American Funds New World Fund was 56.45%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 1113 trading sessions.

The current American Funds New World Fund drawdown is 1.22%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-56.45%Nov 1, 2007266Nov 20, 20081113Apr 29, 20131379
-41.29%Mar 29, 2000369Sep 21, 2001573Jan 5, 2004942
-33.68%Sep 8, 2021279Oct 14, 2022
-32.13%Jan 21, 202044Mar 23, 202083Jul 21, 2020127
-24.83%Jul 7, 2014405Feb 11, 2016302Apr 25, 2017707
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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