CWIAX Fees and Costs — Capital World Growth & Income Fund, Class 529-A
Data updated: 2026-07-29
The net expense ratio is 0.75%: a 0.37% management fee, a 0.22% 12b-1 fee plus 0.16% other expenses. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 3.50% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $37.2M in broker commissions, 0.0282% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 23%.
CWIAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of CWIAX. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.37% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.22% |
| Other expenses | 0.16% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.75% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.75% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 3.50% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | 0.00% |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
CWIAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in CWIAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $919 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.56% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Sales charges | $451 | $350 | $350 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.75%) | $76 | $238 | $413 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $9 | $16 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $18 | $67 | $140 |
| Total costs | $547 | $664 | $919 |
| Value after costs | $9,953 | $10,912 | $11,844 |
| Impact on return, per year | 5.47% | 2.05% | 1.56% |
CWIAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0282%
- Total broker commissions: $37.2M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $878.9M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 23%
- Securities on loan, average value: $301.6M
- Net income from securities lending: $2.1M (0.002% of average net assets)
CWIAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $4.7M | 18.59% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $3.3M | 13.06% |
| Jefferies & Company Inc. | $2.9M | 11.67% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $2.9M | 11.62% |
| Bank of America, N.A. | $2.8M | 11.13% |
| UBS AG | $2.4M | 9.41% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $2.3M | 9.30% |
| TD Securities (USA) | $1.8M | 7.00% |
| RBC Capital Markets LLC | $1.0M | 4.12% |
| BNP Paribas | $1.0M | 4.10% |
CWIAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $360.6M | 41.03% |
| Bank of America, N.A. | $306.3M | 34.85% |
| SMBC Nikko Securities | $67.8M | 7.72% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $59.6M | 6.78% |
| Banco Santander S.A. | $34.5M | 3.93% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $26.1M | 2.97% |
| Barclays Bank PLC | $12.7M | 1.44% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $11.2M | 1.27% |
Capital World Growth & Income Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| FWGIX | Class F-3 | 0.41% | none |
| RWIGX | Class R-6 | 0.41% | none |
| FWCGX | Class 529-F-3 | 0.46% | none |
| RWIFX | Class R-5 | 0.46% | none |
| FCWGX | Class 529-F-2 | 0.51% | none |
| WGIFX | Class F-2 | 0.52% | none |
| RWIHX | Class R-5E | 0.56% | none |
| CWGIX | Class A | 0.73% | 5.75% |
| TCWGX | Class T | 0.74% | 2.50% |
| CWIAX | Class 529-A | 0.75% | 3.50% |
| RWIEX | Class R-4 | 0.76% | none |
| TCWWX | Class 529-T | 0.78% | 2.50% |
| CWGFX | Class F-1 | 0.79% | none |
| CWIFX | Class 529-F-1 | 0.85% | none |
| CWIEX | Class 529-E | 1.00% | none |
| RWICX | Class R-3 | 1.06% | none |
| RWBEX | Class R-2E | 1.21% | none |
| CWGCX | Class C | 1.48% | none |
| RWIAX | Class R-1 | 1.51% | none |
| RWIBX | Class R-2 | 1.51% | none |
| CWICX | Class 529-C | 1.52% | none |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.