Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust DEFA14A, filed Sep 16, 2025
Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust (CGCB)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 14A
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Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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AMCAP Fund
American Balanced Fund
American Funds College Target Date Series
American Funds Corporate Bond Fund
American Funds Developing World Growth and Income Fund
American Funds Emerging Markets Bond Fund
American Funds Fundamental Investors
American Funds Global Balanced Fund
American Funds Global Insight Fund
The American Funds Income Series
American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund
American Funds International Vantage Fund
American Funds Mortgage Fund
American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund
American Funds Portfolio Series
American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio Series
American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
American Funds Strategic Bond Fund
American Funds Target Date Retirement Series
American Funds Tax-Exempt Fund of New York
American Funds Tax-Exempt Series II
American Funds U.S. Government Money Market Fund
American High-Income Municipal Bond Fund
American High-Income Trust
American Mutual Fund
The Bond Fund of America
Capital Group Central Fund Series
Capital Group Central Fund Series II
Capital Group Completion Fund Series
Capital Group Conservative Equity ETF
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF
Capital Group Core Equity ETF
Capital Group Dividend Growers ETF
Capital Group Dividend Value ETF
Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust
Capital Group Global Equity ETF
Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF
Capital Group Growth ETF
Capital Group International Core Equity ETF
Capital Group International Equity ETF
Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF
Capital Group New Geography Equity ETF
Capital Group Private Client Services Funds
Capital Group U.S. Equity Fund
Capital Income Builder
Capital World Bond Fund
Capital World Growth and Income Fund
Emerging Markets Equities Fund, Inc.
EUPAC Fund
The Growth Fund of America
The Income Fund of America
Intermediate Bond Fund of America
International Growth and Income Fund
The Investment Company of America
Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America
The New Economy Fund
New Perspective Fund
New World Fund, Inc.
Short-Term Bond Fund of America
SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc.
The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America
Washington Mutual Investors Fund
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September 17, 2025
2025 American Funds shareholder proxy vote
The 2025 shareholder meeting for American Funds will take place on November 25, 2025. Shareholders who are unable to attend in person can cast their vote by phone, mail or online at capitalgroup.com/vote. Proxy materials, including voting instructions, were recently mailed to shareholders.
Your clients’ votes are essential in helping to shape the policies that impact their investments. This year’s vote includes several key proposals that may impact fund governance, fee structures and fund classification.
Items on the ballot:
1. Fund board of director election
2. Management fee change to asset-only fee structure
3. Fund status change from diversified to non-diversified*
____________
* Refer to proxy materials for affected funds.
Voting online or by phone requires the client’s unique Control Number and Security Code, which are included with their proxy materials.
We encourage all shareholders to review the proxy materials and cast their votes before the deadline of November 25, 2025.
Clients with additional questions or who need assistance can contact Computershare at
(877) 514-4975.
Related information links
Proxy voting procedures and principles
Sample proxy PDF