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American Funds New World Fund (NFFFX)
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Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
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Fund Info

ISINUS6492808232
CUSIP649280823
IssuerAmerican Funds
Inception DateJun 17, 1999
CategoryEmerging Markets Equities
Min. Investment$250
Home Pagewww.capitalgroup.com
Asset ClassEquity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

The American Funds New World Fund has a high expense ratio of 0.68%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.68%

Share Price Chart


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American Funds New World Fund

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in American Funds New World Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


-5.00%0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
10.70%
15.51%
NFFFX (American Funds New World Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

Returns By Period

American Funds New World Fund had a return of 1.91% year-to-date (YTD) and 8.94% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, American Funds New World Fund had an annualized return of 5.70%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.50%, indicating that American Funds New World Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date1.91%5.90%
1 month-2.35%-1.28%
6 months10.69%15.51%
1 year8.94%21.68%
5 years (annualized)5.98%11.74%
10 years (annualized)5.70%10.50%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024-1.30%4.07%2.41%
2023-4.21%-3.10%7.53%4.56%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of NFFFX is 40, suggesting that the investment has average results relative to the market in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is determined by the cumulative values of the indicators listed below.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of NFFFX is 4040
American Funds New World Fund(NFFFX)
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of NFFFX is 4141Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of NFFFX is 4141Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of NFFFX is 4141Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of NFFFX is 3737Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of NFFFX is 3939Martin 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 (NFFFX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


NFFFX
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for NFFFX, currently valued at 0.77, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.000.77
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for NFFFX, currently valued at 1.22, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.0010.0012.001.22
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for NFFFX, currently valued at 1.15, compared to the broader market1.001.502.002.503.001.15
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for NFFFX, currently valued at 0.37, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.0012.000.37
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for NFFFX, currently valued at 2.15, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.002.15
^GSPC
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.89, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.001.89
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.74, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.0010.0012.002.74
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.33, compared to the broader market1.001.502.002.503.001.33
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.43, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.0012.001.43
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 7.62, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.007.62

Sharpe Ratio

The current American Funds New World Fund Sharpe ratio is 0.77. A Sharpe ratio between 0 and 1.0 is considered sub-optimal.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio0.501.001.502.002.503.00NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
0.77
1.89
NFFFX (American Funds New World Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

American Funds New World Fund granted a 2.73% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $2.08 per share.


PeriodTTM20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Dividend$2.08$2.08$0.80$6.20$0.31$2.78$1.50$1.45$0.66$0.47$3.99$2.12

Dividend yield

2.73%2.78%1.21%7.23%0.35%3.95%2.62%2.17%1.28%0.94%7.46%3.61%

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.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.08
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.80
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$6.20
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.31
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.78
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.50
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.45
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.66
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.47
2014$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.99
2013$2.12

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
-12.89%
-3.86%
NFFFX (American Funds New World Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

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 50.17%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 455 trading sessions.

The current American Funds New World Fund drawdown is 12.89%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-50.17%Aug 4, 200878Nov 20, 2008455Sep 14, 2010533
-33.48%Sep 8, 2021279Oct 14, 2022
-32.1%Jan 21, 202044Mar 23, 202083Jul 21, 2020127
-24.17%May 3, 2011107Oct 3, 2011325Jan 22, 2013432
-23.56%Jul 7, 2014405Feb 11, 2016284Mar 29, 2017689

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current American Funds New World Fund volatility is 2.86%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
2.86%
3.39%
NFFFX (American Funds New World Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)