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| Class 2 Shares Prospectus | Washington Mutual Investors Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Investment objective | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The fund’s investment objective is to produce income and to provide an opportunity for growth of principal consistent with sound common stock investing. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fees and expenses of the fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell an interest in Class 2 shares of the fund. You may pay other fees, such as insurance contract fees and expenses, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. If insurance contract fees and expenses were reflected, expenses shown would be higher. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Example | |||||||||||||||||||||||
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Class 2 shares of the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The example does not reflect insurance contract expenses. If insurance contract expenses were reflected, expenses shown would be higher. The example reflects the fee waiver described above through the expiration date of such waiver and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. No sales charge (load) or other fees are charged by the fund upon redemption, so you would incur these hypothetical costs whether or not you were to redeem your shares at the end of the given period. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Portfolio turnover | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s investment results. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Principal investment strategies | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The fund invests primarily in common stocks of established companies that are listed on, or meet the financial listing requirements of, the New York Stock Exchange and have a strong record of earnings and dividends. The fund strives to accomplish its objective through fundamental research, careful selection and broad diversification. In the selection of common stocks and other securities for investment, current and potential income as well as the potential for long-term capital appreciation are considered. The fund seeks to provide an above-average yield in its quarterly income distribution in relation to the S&P 500 Index (a broad, unmanaged index). The fund strives to maintain a fully invested, diversified portfolio, consisting primarily of high-quality common stocks. The fund has an “Eligible List” of securities considered appropriate for a prudent investor seeking opportunities for income and growth of principal consistent with common stock investing. The investment adviser generates and maintains the Eligible List and selects the fund’s investments exclusively from the securities on the Eligible List. The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the fund’s 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 fund’s portfolio investments. The basic investment philosophy of the investment adviser is to seek to invest in attractively valued securities 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Investment results | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The following bar chart shows how the investment results of the Class 2 shares of the fund have varied from year to year, and the following table shows how the fund’s average annual total returns for various periods compare with a broad measure of securities market results. This information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. Past investment results (before and after taxes) are not predictive of future investment results. Figures shown reflect fees and expenses associated with an investment in the fund, but do not reflect insurance contract fees and expenses. If insurance contract fees and expenses were included, results would have been lower. The results for all of the years shown reflect the operation of the fund as the Blue Chip Income and Growth Fund prior to May 1, 2021. Accordingly, results for such periods may not be representative of the fund’s results had the fund been operated under its current strategy during the entire period. Updated information on the fund’s investment results can be obtained by visiting capitalgroup.com/afis. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The following bar chart shows how the investment results of the Class 2 shares of the fund have varied from year to year, and the following table shows how the fund’s average annual total returns for various periods compare with a broad measure of securities market results.
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| Calendar year total returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest/Lowest quarterly results during this period were:
Highest 19.65% (quarter ended June 30, 2020)
Lowest -23.45% (quarter ended March 31, 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average annual total returns For the periods ended December 31, 2023: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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