- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Income
- Address
- American Funds Portfolio Series DE United States of America
- IPO Date
- May 18, 2012
- Business
- American Funds Moderate Growth and Income Portfolio - Class F-1 (BLPFX) is an open-end mutual fund managed by Capital Group that seeks current income and long-term growth of capital and income by investing in a mix of underlying American Funds, including growth funds, growth-and-income funds, equity-income funds, balanced funds, and fixed income funds. The fund normally allocates approximately 48% to U.S. equities, 19% to non-U.S. equities, 23% to U.S. bonds, 5% to non-U.S. bonds, and the remainder to cash and equivalents, with sector exposures led by information technology (16%), financials (10%), and industrials (9%); it targets individual investors, financial advisors, and institutional clients in the moderate allocation category. Launched on May 18, 2012, the fund is domiciled in the United States with total net assets of $16.29 billion as of late 2025 and is headquartered at Capital Group's principal offices in Los Angeles, California.
The portfolio offers Class F-1 shares (CUSIP 02630Y232, Fund Number 450) with a net expense ratio of 0.70%, minimum initial investment of $250, quarterly dividends in March, June, September, and December, and low portfolio turnover of 4%; it provides exposure to over 3,200 companies and issuers globally, emphasizing large-cap blend stocks and mid-quality, moderate-duration bonds with an effective duration of 5.6 years and average yield to worst of 4.7%. Key managers include Andrew Suzman and Wesley Phoa (since inception), Michelle Black, John Queen, and Samir Mathur (since 2020), Brittain Ezzes (since 2024), and Damien McCann (since 2025), delivering a Morningstar rating of average risk with a 10-year Sharpe ratio of 0.65 versus the moderate target risk benchmark.
Recent developments include updated prospectus dated January 1, 2025, reflecting ongoing portfolio adjustments amid stable operations; Capital Group, the fund's investment manager, advanced its strategic partnership with KKR announced in May 2024 by launching the first two public-private credit interval funds—Capital Group KKR Core Plus+ and Capital Group KKR Multi-Sector+—on April 29, 2025, and filing in July 2025 for the Capital Group KKR U.S. Equity+ public-private equity fund to broaden access to alternative investments across asset classes.