Morningstar® Investment Profile™ | Disclosure Statement Morningstar - Free Trial   American Funds Inc Fund of Amer A  AMECX   Snapshot Total Returns Rating & Risk Portfolio Nuts & Bolts Analyst Report Quote datadef_ratings American Funds Inc Fund of Amer A  AMECX   Morningstar Report Overall Morningstar Rating™ What is this? As of 2009-10-31 Out of Moderate Allocation Funds Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance. Morningstar® Style Box™ What is this?    Large    Value          Avg Duration    4.22 Yrs    Avg Credit Quality    A As of 2009-09-30 Day Change $ 0.01    NAV (2009-11-10) $ 15.29    YTD Return % (2009-11-10) 21.60%    Total Assets ($ mil) 62,486 View Data Definitions   Performance     Growth of $10,000 Fund: American Funds Inc Fund of Amer A (from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Moderate Allocation Index: Morningstar Moderate Target Risk Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10 Inception date: 1970-12-31 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31 YTD Returns as of 2009-11-10 YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception Fund 23.27 36.54 -2.31 3.09 5.45 9.94 +/- Category 5.11 20.81 0.35 0.99 2.96 --- +/- Morningstar Moderate Target Risk 3.03 1.87 -3.38 -1.67 --- --- Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 11.09 -6.03 -4.38 1.88 4.91 9.80 Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 11.01 8.56 -5.25 1.54 4.82 9.77 After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )   On Distribution --- 7.03 -7.08 -0.26 2.72 --- On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 5.79 -5.18 0.51 2.99 --- Morningstar Rating --- --- --- # of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 950 funds), (5 yrs : out of 796 funds), (10 yrs : out of 454 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is 5.75%, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none. The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.   Portfolio Profile     Sector Breakdown % Information 18.39 Software 0.95 Hardware 2.80 Media 1.47 Telecommunications 13.17 Service 30.67 Healthcare 10.11 Consumer Services 6.25 Business Services 2.99 Financial Services 11.32 Manufacturing 50.94 Consumer Goods 15.48 Industrial Materials 14.11 Energy 9.90 Utilities 11.45 Bond Quality % of Bonds AAA 37.2 AA 3.3 A 10.9 BBB 17.0 BB 9.4 B 12.1 Below B 10.1 Not Rated 0.0   Asset Allocation % of Net Assets Cash 3.1 Stocks 57.8 Bonds 35.8 Other 3.3 Foreign Stocks 19.5 (as a % of Assets) Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30 Holding Status Total Number of Stock Holdings 158 Turnover % 38 Total Number of Bond Holdings 1,268 30 Day SEC Yield % 4.50 % of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 15.76 ending as of 2009-09-30 View Data Definitions Top 10 Holdings Sector P/E YTD Return % % of Net Assets Verizon Communications Inc. 14.99 -2.11 2.39 AT&T, Inc. 13.19 -0.28 2.11 Merck & Co., Inc. 8.35 23.55 1.90 GDF Suez --- --- 1.65 Waste Management, Inc. 15.13 3.05 1.38 Royal KPN N.V. --- --- 1.31 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 14.62 11.74 1.28 Philip Morris International Inc 13.11 18.89 1.28 Chevron Corporation 6.34 10.04 1.25 Telefonica, S.A. --- --- 1.21 Data through 2009-09-30 YTD Return through 2009-11-23   Other Information Fund Inception: 1970-12-31 Portfolio Manager  (Start Date) Abner D. Goldstine  (1973-11-30) Goldstine is a senior vice president and director of Capital Research and Management, his employer since 1967. Previously, Goldstine was a financial economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, chief economist with Union Bank of Los Angeles, and chief deputy savings and loan commissioner with the State of California. Dina N. Perry  (1992-01-01) Dina Perry is a senior vice president of Capital Research and Management Company serving as a portfolio manager for several mutual funds. Prior to joining Capital Research in 1991, she was a senior portfolio manager with Neuberger & Berman, where she managed equity portfolios for pension funds and individuals. Before that, she was a vice president, portfolio manager, and chief economist at Chase Investors Management Corporation. Ms. Perry received both a BA and MA in economics from Queens College in New York City. She is based in Washington, D.C. John H. Smet  (1992-01-01) Smet is a senior vice president with Capital Research & Management Company, his employer since 1983. Hilda L. Applbaum  (1994-10-01) Applbaum is a portfolio manager and senior vice president of the Capital Research and Management Company. Applbaum formerly served the California Public Employee Retirement Service. Steven T. Watson  (1994-10-01) Watson is senior vice president, director and portfolio manager with Capital Research Company. He has 18 years of investment experience. Andrew B. Suzman  (1995-10-01) Suzman is a co-research director and an equity investment analyst with portfolio manager responsibilities for Capital World Investors, covering real estate companies in the U.S. and industrial companies in Australia. Furthermore, Suzman is a director and executive vice president of Capital Research Company, a director of Capital International Research, Inc., a vice president of Capital World Growth and Income Fund. He is also a senior vice president of and a portfolio manager for The Income Fund of America. David C. Barclay  (1996-10-01) David C. Barclay is a portfolio manager investing in emerging markets and U.S. high-yield securities. He is a senior vice president of Capital Research and management Company. Prior to joining our organisation in 1988, he was at E.F. Hutton & Company, Inc. and The Bank of New York. Mr. Barclay holds an MBA from Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration and a BA in economics from Brown University. Jonas Jonsson  (1997-10-01) Josson is a senior vice president with Capital Research. He serves as an equity portfolio counselor. Grant L. Cambridge  (2007-10-01) James R. Mulally  (2009-10-01) James R. Mulally is a senior vice president of Capital Research and Management Company as well as Capital International Limited with global fixed-income portfolio management responsibilities. He joined the organization in 1980, and from 1983 through 1988 was based in London. Prior to coming to Capital, Mr. Mulally was a research associate with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. He received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College (Phi Beta Kappa) and an MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business. He is based in Los Angeles. Sales Charge % (taken from prospectus dated 2009-10-01) Front: 5.75 Deferred: None Expense Ratio % 0.63 based on net assets (taken from annual report dated 2009-07-31) Correspondence Information The Income Fund of America, Inc. One Market, Steuart Tower, Suite 1800 San Francisco,  CA  94105-1409 USA Telephone: 800-421-0180 Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any). Show Data Definitions © Copyright 2009 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. Morningstar, the Morningstar logo, Morningstar.com, Morningstar Tools are either trademark or service marks of Morningstar, Inc. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns will vary and shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold.