International Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-27
C000121508 — International Fund. Developed ex-US Small Cap Growth Energy Equity · $7.59B AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000121508 Fund Overview
International Fund is a US mutual fund managed by American Funds Insurance Series, categorised as Developed ex-US Small Cap Growth Energy Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: American Funds Insurance Series
- Category: Developed ex-US Small Cap Growth Energy Equity
- Assets under management: $7.59B
- 1-year return: 29.7%
- SEC CIK: 0000729528
- SEC series ID: S000008792
- Share class ID: C000121508
C000121508 Investment Objective and Strategy
International Fund describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by American Funds Insurance Series.
Investment objective
The funds investment objective is to provide you with long-term growth of capital.
Principal investment strategy
The fund invests primarily in common stocks in Europe and the Pacific Basin that the investment adviser believes have the potential for growth. Growth stocks are stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for above-average capital appreciation. Normally the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin. A country will be considered part of Europe if it is part of the MSCI European indexes, and part of the Pacific Basin if any of its borders touches the Pacific Ocean. In determining the domicile of an issuer, the funds investment adviser will generally look to the determination of MSCI Inc. (MSCI) for equity securities and Bloomberg for debt securities. In certain limited circumstances (including where relevant data is unavailable or the nature of a holding warrants special considerations), the adviser may also take into account additional factors, as applicable, including where the issuers securities are listed; where the issuer is legally organized, maintains principal corporate offices, conducts its principal operations, generates revenues and/or has credit risk exposure; and the source of guarantees, if any, of such securities.
The fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks and other securities of companies in emerging markets. Prior to May 1, 2026, the fund was called International Fund. The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the funds assets. Under this approach, the portfolio of the fund is divided into segments managed by individual managers. The fund relies on the professional judgment of its investment adviser to make decisions about the funds portfolio investments. The basic investment philosophy of the investment adviser is to seek to invest in attractively valued companies that, in its opinion, represent good, long-term investment opportunities. Securities may be sold when the investment adviser believes that they no longer represent relatively attractive investment opportunities.
C000121508 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of International Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 7.44% |
| Sk Hynix, Inc. | 5.38% |
| Capital Group Central Cash Fund | 3.39% |
| Asml Holding NV | 2.41% |
| Softbank Group Corp. | 1.85% |
| Unicredit Spa | 1.40% |
| Cenovus Energy, Inc. | 1.33% |
| Astrazeneca PLC | 1.31% |
| Airbus SE | 1.26% |
| Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 1.25% |
C000121508 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of International Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 96.3% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 3.4% |
C000121508 Performance
Total returns for C000121508 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 14.8% |
| 1 year | 29.7% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 15.4% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 5.1% |
C000121508 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000121508, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 18.1%
C000121508 Costs and Fees
C000121508 costs about $97 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.97%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.03%
- Portfolio turnover: 63%
- Brokerage commissions: 7.72 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000121508 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, International Fund had net outflows of $808.38M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $583.81M |
| 2026-05 | −$66.99M |
| 2026-04 | −$484.41M |
| 2026-03 | −$63.25M |
| 2026-02 | −$87.78M |
| 2026-01 | −$109.31M |
C000121508 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in International Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000121508 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official International Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-04-30
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-30
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-30
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-27
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-26
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-03-16
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-03-17
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.