New World Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-27
C000176241 — New World Fund. Emerging Markets Large Cap Growth Equity · $4.51B AUM · 0.82% expense ratio. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000176241 Fund Overview
New World Fund is a US mutual fund managed by American Funds Insurance Series, categorised as Emerging Markets Large Cap Growth 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: Emerging Markets Large Cap Growth Equity
- Assets under management: $4.51B
- 1-year return: 29.4%
- SEC CIK: 0000729528
- SEC series ID: S000008793
- Share class ID: C000176241
C000176241 Investment Objective and Strategy
New World 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 long-term capital appreciation.
Principal investment strategy
The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies with significant exposure to developing countries. The securities markets of these countries may be referred to as emerging markets or frontier markets. For purposes of this investment strategy, the fund may invest in equity securities of any company, regardless of where it is domiciled (including developed countries), if the funds investment adviser determines that a significant portion of the companys assets or revenues (generally 20% or more) is attributable to developing countries. In determining whether a country is a developed country or a developing country for purposes of the funds investment strategy, the funds investment adviser considers such factors as the countrys per capita gross domestic product, the percentage of the countrys economy that is industrialized, market capital as a percentage of gross domestic product, the overall regulatory environment, the presence of government regulation limiting or banning foreign ownership, and restrictions on repatriation of initial capital, dividends, interest and/or capital gains, and may also consider whether the country is designated as a developed market by MSCI Inc.
When assessed along these criteria, a developed country will generally resemble the United States and European Union countries more closely relative to developing countries. In addition, under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 35% of its assets in equity and debt securities of issuers domiciled in qualified developing countries. For purposes of this investment strategy, a qualified developing country will generally resemble the United States and European Union countries more closely relative to nonqualified developing countries. The funds investment adviser maintains a list of qualified developing countries and securities in which the fund may invest. As of December 1, 2025, the qualified developing countries for purposes of the funds investment strategy include Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Gabon, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam and Zambia.
It is possible that the fund may not have investments in one or more of these countries at any given time. 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 Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations designated by the funds investment adviser or unrated but determined to be of equivalent quality by the funds investment adviser), with exposure to these countries. Bonds rated Ba1 or BB+ or below are sometimes referred to as junk bonds. In addition, the fund may invest in nonconvertible debt securities of issuers, including issuers of lower rated bonds and government bonds, that are primarily based in qualified countries or that have a significant portion of their assets or revenues attributable to developing countries.
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.
C000176241 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of New World Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 10.03% |
| Sk Hynix, Inc. | 6.96% |
| Capital Group Central Cash Fund | 2.93% |
| Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 2.75% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 1.85% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 1.57% |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 1.46% |
| International Container Terminal Services, Inc. | 1.33% |
| Mercadolibre, Inc. | 1.26% |
| Asml Holding NV | 1.18% |
C000176241 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of New World Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 95.0% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 2.9% |
| Fixed Income | 2.2% |
C000176241 Performance
Total returns for C000176241 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 16.5% |
| 1 year | 29.4% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 18.2% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 6.5% |
C000176241 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000176241, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 17.3%
C000176241 Costs and Fees
C000176241 costs about $82 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.82%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.90%
- Portfolio turnover: 49%
- Brokerage commissions: 6.17 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000176241 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, New World Fund had net inflows of $77.82M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $276.50M |
| 2026-05 | −$35.55M |
| 2026-04 | −$34.44M |
| 2026-03 | −$40.26M |
| 2026-02 | −$28.04M |
| 2026-01 | −$11.48M |
C000176241 Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of New World Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Brazil Federative Republic Of (government) | 0.17% |
| Mexico (united Mexican States) (government) | 0.15% |
| Malaysia (government) | 0.11% |
| Indonesia (republic Of) | 0.11% |
| India (republic Of) | 0.11% |
| Colombia (republic Of) | 0.10% |
| Poland (republic Of) | 0.08% |
| China Peoples Republic Of (government) | 0.07% |
| Egypt (arab Republic Of) | 0.06% |
| Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia | 0.06% |
C000176241 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official New World 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.