# American Funds Capital World Growth and Income Fund Class 529-A (CWIAX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/cwiax for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Capital Group · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 1993-03-26 This fund primarily allocates its capital to the equity shares of well-established companies operating across the globe. A significant characteristic of these investments is their potential to offer dividends. The fund's worldwide strategy incorporates common stocks denominated in various currencies, including the U.S. dollar. Under typical market conditions, a substantial portion of its assets will be dedicated to securities from issuers headquartered in numerous countries outside the United States, and this may extend to investments in developing economies. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $75.54 | | Expense Ratio | 0.75% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $149.06B | | NAV | $75.54 (2026-11-06 close) | | Holdings Count | 310 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 9.95% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $7.52 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | | 52-Week Range | $67.96 – $83.31 | | Beta | 0.93 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.1946 /share - Ex-date: 2026-09-14 - Pay date: 2026-09-15 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does CWIAX invest in? This fund primarily allocates its capital to the equity shares of well-established companies operating across the globe. A significant characteristic of these investments is their potential to offer dividends. The fund's worldwide strategy incorporates common stocks denominated in various currencies, including the U.S. dollar. Under typical market conditions, a substantial portion of its assets will be dedicated to securities from issuers headquartered in numerous countries outside the United States, and this may extend to investments in developing economies. ### What is the expense ratio of CWIAX? American Funds Capital World Growth and Income Fund Class 529-A (CWIAX) charges an expense ratio of 0.75%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is CWIAX's dividend yield? CWIAX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 9.95%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### How big is CWIAX? American Funds Capital World Growth and Income Fund Class 529-A (CWIAX) is one share class of a fund that manages $149.06B across all of its share classes (CWGFX, CWGIX, RWICX, WGIFX report the same total). Our data does not carry the assets of this share class alone. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is CWIAX actively managed or an index fund? CWIAX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (CWIAX's is 0.75%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was CWIAX launched? American Funds Capital World Growth and Income Fund Class 529-A (CWIAX) launched in March 1993 and is managed by Capital Group. ### Does CWIAX pay a dividend? Yes, American Funds Capital World Growth and Income Fund Class 529-A (CWIAX) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 9.95%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does CWIAX pay dividends? American Funds Capital World Growth and Income Fund Class 529-A pays dividends Quarterly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is CWIAX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for CWIAX was 2026-09-14. The next ex-date typically follows Quarterly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will CWIAX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.75% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does CWIAX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from CWIAX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does CWIAX cost more than a fund like VOO? CWIAX is actively managed (current expense ratio 0.75%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether CWIAX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to CWIAX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as CWIAX (0.75%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/cwiax - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/cwiax/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/cwiax/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/cwiax/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/cwiax/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.