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Form N-CSRS Capital Group Central For: Apr 30

June 30, 2022 1:23 PM EDT

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

Certified Shareholder Report of

Registered Management Investment Companies

 

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-23391

 

Capital Group Central Fund Series

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

6455 Irvine Center Drive

Irvine, California 92618

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 975-5000

 

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

 

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2022

 

Brian C. Janssen

Capital Group Central Fund Series

6455 Irvine Center Drive

Irvine, California 92618

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 
 

 

ITEM 1 – Reports to Stockholders

  

Capital Group Central Cash FundSM

 

Semi-annual report
for the six months ended
April 30, 2022

 

 

Seeking to generate
income while
preserving capital
and maintaining
liquidity

 

 

Capital Group Central Cash Fund seeks to provide income on cash reserves while preserving capital and maintaining liquidity. The fund is an institutional prime money market fund with a floating net asset value (NAV). This fund currently manages cash balances for (a) other funds, investment vehicles and accounts advised by the fund’s investment adviser and its affiliates and (b) the fund’s investment adviser and its affiliates.

 

Shares of the fund are restricted securities and cannot be transferred or resold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”), or an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act. This report does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any shares of the fund.

 

This fund is one of more than 40 offered by Capital Group, home of American Funds, one of the nation’s largest mutual fund families. For over 90 years, Capital Group has invested with a long-term focus based on thorough research and attention to risk.

 

Figures shown in this report are past results for Class M shares and are not predictive of results in future periods. Current and future results may be lower or higher than those shown. Investment returns will vary.

 

You could lose money by investing in the fund. Because the share price of the fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. The fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell your shares if the fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the fund at any time.

 

Here are the average annual total returns on a $1,000 investment for the period ended March 31, 2022 (the most recent calendar quarter-end):

 

    1 year   3 years   Lifetime
(since 2/22/19)
             
Class M shares   0.07%   0.78%   0.83%

 

Investment results assume all distributions are reinvested and reflect applicable fees and expenses. Visit capitalgroup.com for more information.

 

The fund’s annualized seven-day yield for Class M shares as of April 30, 2022, calculated in accordance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formula, was 0.47%. The annualized seven-day SEC yield more accurately reflects the fund’s current earnings than does the fund’s return.

 

The value of fixed income securities may be affected by changing interest rates and changes in credit ratings of the securities. Refer to the fund’s registration statement and the Risk Factors section of this report for more information on these and other risks associated with investing in the fund.

 

Investments are not FDIC-insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity, so they may lose value.

 

Fellow investors:

 

Results for Capital Group Central Cash Fund for the periods ended April 30, 2022, are shown in the table below, as well as results of the fund’s primary benchmark and peer group.

 

For additional information about the fund, its investment results, holdings and portfolio managers, visit capitalgroup.com/individual/investments/fund/cmqxx. You can also access information about Capital Group’s American Funds and read our insights about the markets, retirement, saving for college, investing fundamentals and more at capitalgroup.com.

 

Contents

 

1 Results at a glance
   
2 Investment portfolio
   
11 Financial statements
   
13 Notes to financial statements
   
18 Financial highlights

 

Results at a glance

 

For periods ended April 30, 2022, with all distributions reinvested

 

    Cumulative total returns   Average annual total returns
    6 months   1 year   3 years   Lifetime
(since 2/22/19)
                 
Capital Group Central Cash Fund (Class M shares)     0.09 %     0.09 %     0.72 %     0.82 %
3-month U.S. Treasury bill     0.16       0.18       0.63       0.79  
Lipper Institutional Money Market Funds Average1      0.01       0.02       0.57       0.67  
   
1 Source: Refinitiv Lipper. Lipper averages reflect the current composition of all eligible mutual funds (all share classes) within a given category. Results for the Lipper averages do not reflect sales charges. Lipper categories are dynamic, and averages may have few funds, especially over the fund’s lifetime. To see the number of funds included in the Lipper category for each fund’s lifetime, please view the Quarterly Statistical Update at capitalgroup.com.
   
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 1
 
Investment portfolio April 30, 2022 unaudited
 
  Percent of
net assets
Short-term securities:        
U.S. Treasury bills     35.51 %
Commercial paper     31.07  
Repurchase agreements     17.07  
Federal agency bills & notes     14.64  
Certificates of deposit     .07  
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments:        
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes     1.29  
Other assets less liabilities     .35  
      100.00 %
                   
Short-term securities 98.36%   Weighted
average yield
at acquisition
    Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
U.S. Treasury bills 35.51%                        
U.S. Treasury 5/3/2022     0.149 %   USD 2,385,000     $ 2,384,993  
U.S. Treasury 5/5/2022     0.185       1,861,900       1,861,869  
U.S. Treasury 5/10/2022     0.191       2,161,400       2,161,328  
U.S. Treasury 5/12/2022     0.204       2,811,900       2,811,830  
U.S. Treasury 5/17/2022     0.229       3,059,900       3,059,620  
U.S. Treasury 5/19/2022     0.241       2,060,300       2,060,066  
U.S. Treasury 5/24/2022     0.283       3,739,400       3,738,486  
U.S. Treasury 5/26/2022     0.304       3,186,800       3,186,056  
U.S. Treasury 5/31/2022     0.352       3,722,300       3,721,251  
U.S. Treasury 6/2/2022     0.309       1,800,000       1,799,473  
U.S. Treasury 6/7/2022     0.379       1,715,130       1,714,474  
U.S. Treasury 6/9/2022     0.374       1,246,000       1,245,421  
U.S. Treasury 6/14/2022     0.418       2,950,000       2,948,483  
U.S. Treasury 6/16/2022     0.378       1,270,000       1,269,286  
U.S. Treasury 6/21/2022     0.444       2,863,450       2,861,379  
U.S. Treasury 6/23/2022     0.493       2,300,000       2,298,007  
U.S. Treasury 6/28/2022     0.543       150,000       149,848  
U.S. Treasury 6/30/2022     0.544       1,150,000       1,148,662  
U.S. Treasury 7/5/2022     0.510       700,000       699,134  
U.S. Treasury 7/7/2022     0.672       1,600,000       1,597,815  
U.S. Treasury 7/12/2022     0.536       300,000       299,558  
U.S. Treasury 7/14/2022     0.708       1,550,000       1,547,517  
U.S. Treasury 7/19/2022     0.671       600,000       598,954  
U.S. Treasury 7/21/2022     0.818       2,200,000       2,195,991  
U.S. Treasury 7/26/2022     0.678       300,000       299,418  
U.S. Treasury 7/28/2022     0.861       350,000       349,306  
U.S. Treasury 8/2/2022     0.882       2,328,800       2,323,297  
U.S. Treasury 8/4/2022     0.855       700,000       698,337  
U.S. Treasury 8/9/2022     0.943       590,000       588,468  
U.S. Treasury 8/11/2022     0.700       1,050,000       1,047,113  
U.S. Treasury 8/23/2022     1.025       1,050,000       1,046,565  
U.S. Treasury 8/25/2022     0.622       600,000       597,968  
U.S. Treasury 9/22/2022     0.901       500,000       497,815  
                      54,807,788  
                         
Commercial paper 31.07%                        
Amazon.com, Inc. 5/11/20221     0.385       50,000       49,992  
Amazon.com, Inc. 5/13/20221     0.380       50,000       49,990  
Amazon.com, Inc. 5/31/20221     0.400       50,000       49,972  
Amazon.com, Inc. 6/6/20221     0.460       50,000       49,968  
Amazon.com, Inc. 6/10/20221     0.500       75,000       74,948  
Amazon.com, Inc. 6/13/20221     0.480       75,000       74,945  
Amazon.com, Inc. 6/14/20221     0.620       150,000       149,887  
Amazon.com, Inc. 6/15/20221     0.600       80,000       79,938  
   
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 2
 
Short-term securities (continued)   Weighted
average yield
at acquisition
    Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Commercial paper (continued)                        
Amazon.com, Inc. 7/6/20221     0.650 %   USD 50,000     $ 49,937  
Amazon.com, Inc. 7/8/20221     0.663       150,000       149,802  
Amazon.com, Inc. 7/11/20221     0.670       100,000       99,858  
Amazon.com, Inc. 7/12/20221     0.800       50,000       49,927  
Amazon.com, Inc. 7/13/20221     0.800       50,000       49,926  
Amazon.com, Inc. 7/14/20221     0.800       46,500       46,429  
Amazon.com, Inc. 8/1/20221     0.900       50,000       49,887  
Amazon.com, Inc. 8/3/20221     0.929       120,000       119,715  
Amazon.com, Inc. 8/5/20221     0.950       50,000       49,876  
ANZ New Zealand (International), Ltd. 6/30/20221     0.920       150,000       149,737  
ANZ New Zealand (International), Ltd. 7/5/20221     0.870       200,000       199,610  
ANZ New Zealand (International), Ltd. 7/11/20221     0.940       200,000       199,559  
Apple, Inc. 5/2/20221     0.340       75,000       74,998  
Apple, Inc. 5/3/20221     0.380       191,166       191,159  
Apple, Inc. 5/4/20221     0.380       20,000       19,999  
Apple, Inc. 5/5/20221     0.340       95,000       94,994  
Apple, Inc. 5/9/20221     0.380       100,000       99,988  
Apple, Inc. 5/11/20221     0.380       90,000       89,987  
Apple, Inc. 5/12/20221     0.387       95,000       94,984  
Apple, Inc. 5/18/20221     0.400       100,000       99,972  
Apple, Inc. 6/2/20221     0.560       150,000       149,911  
Apple, Inc. 6/15/20221     0.660       40,000       39,963  
Apple, Inc. 8/1/20221     1.000       183,500       183,046  
Army and Air Force Exchange Service 5/11/20221     0.450       37,000       36,994  
Atlantic Asset Securitization, LLC 5/17/20221     0.534       50,000       49,984  
Atlantic Asset Securitization, LLC 5/31/20221     0.730       89,000       88,942  
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 5/4/20221     0.346       100,000       99,995  
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 5/6/20221     0.400       40,000       39,997  
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 5/9/20221     0.346       100,000       99,988  
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 6/15/20221     0.600       140,000       139,841  
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 6/23/20221     0.860       48,500       48,429  
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 7/8/20221     0.900       100,000       99,792  
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 7/11/20221     0.936       375,000       374,173  
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 7/18/20221     1.000       50,000       49,874  
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 7/19/20221     0.974       50,000       49,872  
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 7/20/20221     1.058       50,000       49,870  
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 8/26/20221     1.408       60,000       59,729  
Bank of Montreal 6/15/20221     0.620       66,300       66,228  
Bank of Montreal 7/8/20221     0.900       300,000       299,431  
Bank of Montreal 7/13/20221     0.900       125,000       124,738  
Bank of Montreal 7/18/2022     0.950       350,000       349,195  
Bank of Montreal 7/20/2022     0.950       300,000       299,284  
Bank of Montreal 7/20/20221     0.950       75,000       74,821  
Bank of Montreal 7/29/20221     1.000       300,000       299,161  
Bank of Montreal 8/22/2022     1.320       100,000       99,565  
Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de L’Etat 6/1/2022     0.200       50,000       49,966  
Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de L’Etat 7/13/2022     0.950       70,000       69,848  
Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de L’Etat 7/15/2022     0.940       50,000       49,887  
Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de L’Etat 7/20/2022     0.990       75,000       74,812  
Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de L’Etat 8/9/2022     1.120       75,000       74,730  
BNG Bank NV 5/2/20221     0.300       140,000       139,996  
BNG Bank NV 5/3/20221     0.404       200,000       199,992  
BNG Bank NV 5/23/20221     0.601       150,000       149,932  
BNG Bank NV 5/31/20221     0.737       200,000       199,869  
BNG Bank NV 6/6/20221     0.602       200,000       199,837  
BNP Paribas, New York Branch 5/2/20221     0.378       250,000       249,992  
BNP Paribas, New York Branch 5/4/20221     0.345       100,000       99,994  
BNP Paribas, New York Branch 5/5/2022     0.240       50,000       49,997  
BNP Paribas, New York Branch 5/10/20221     0.413       200,000       199,970  
BNP Paribas, New York Branch 5/11/20221     0.445       100,000       99,983  
BNP Paribas, New York Branch 5/16/20221     0.525       200,000       199,947  
BofA Securities, Inc. 5/16/20221     0.600       100,000       99,970  
British Columbia (Province of) 5/3/2022     0.460       10,750       10,750  
British Columbia (Province of) 5/5/2022     0.460       24,500       24,499  
British Columbia (Province of) 5/9/2022     0.370       37,375       37,371  
British Columbia (Province of) 6/21/2022     0.750       61,400       61,332  
   
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 3
 
Short-term securities (continued)   Weighted
average yield
at acquisition
    Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Commercial paper (continued)                        
British Columbia (Province of) 7/13/2022     0.760 %   USD 124,000     $ 123,763  
British Columbia (Province of) 7/15/2022     0.760       40,000       39,920  
British Columbia (Province of) 7/28/2022     1.150       59,500       59,347  
CAFCO, LLC 6/15/20221     0.950       75,000       74,913  
CAFCO, LLC 6/22/20221     0.950       75,000       74,895  
CAFCO, LLC 6/23/20221     0.950       50,000       49,927  
Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale 5/9/2022     0.346       200,000       199,973  
Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale 5/23/2022     0.577       350,000       349,837  
Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale 6/1/2022     0.669       75,000       74,946  
Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale 6/8/2022     0.750       100,000       99,908  
Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale 6/13/2022     0.790       32,000       31,966  
Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale 6/21/2022     0.900       77,500       77,398  
Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale 6/27/2022     0.945       175,000       174,733  
Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale 6/28/2022     1.000       173,300       173,030  
Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale 7/21/2022     1.118       150,000       149,581  
Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations 6/10/2022     0.709       100,000       99,903  
Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations 6/22/2022     0.763       300,000       299,575  
Canada Bill 5/10/2022     0.350       100,000       99,987  
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 5/16/20221     0.249       50,000       49,987  
Canadian Imperial Holdings, Inc. 5/4/20221     0.320       200,000       199,988  
Chariot Funding, LLC 5/2/20221     0.310       50,000       49,999  
Chariot Funding, LLC 5/5/20221     0.360       50,000       49,997  
Chariot Funding, LLC 6/3/20221     0.700       19,000       18,985  
CHARTA, LLC 5/2/20221     0.300       50,000       49,999  
CHARTA, LLC 5/23/20221     0.750       100,000       99,954  
CHARTA, LLC 5/25/20221     0.750       98,000       97,949  
CHARTA, LLC 6/22/20221     0.950       100,000       99,859  
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. 6/15/20221     0.750       20,000       19,974  
Coca-Cola Co. 5/2/20221     0.350       150,000       149,996  
Coca-Cola Co. 5/19/20221     0.510       144,000       143,957  
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 5/4/20221     0.390       75,000       74,996  
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 5/16/20221     0.198       50,000       49,985  
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 7/11/20221     0.890       150,000       149,686  
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 7/12/20221     0.843       150,000       149,678  
Coöperatieve Rabobank UA 5/4/2022     0.330       250,000       249,988  
Coöperatieve Rabobank UA 5/9/2022     0.395       250,000       249,970  
Coöperatieve Rabobank UA 5/13/2022     0.510       250,000       249,954  
CRC Funding, LLC 5/6/20221     0.240       25,000       24,998  
CRC Funding, LLC 5/16/20221     0.650       15,500       15,495  
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, New York Branch 5/2/2022     0.310       300,000       299,992  
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, New York Branch 5/6/2022     0.310       13,200       13,199  
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, New York Branch 5/11/2022     0.440       150,000       149,977  
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, New York Branch 5/16/2022     0.490       150,000       149,963  
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, New York Branch 5/18/2022     0.570       100,000       99,971  
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, New York Branch 5/23/2022     0.556       250,000       249,900  
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, New York Branch 5/25/2022     0.505       100,000       99,955  
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, New York Branch 6/13/2022     0.680       100,000       99,836  
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, New York Branch 6/23/2022     0.900       75,000       74,916  
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, New York Branch 7/5/2022     0.865       75,000       74,886  
DBS Bank, Ltd. 5/4/20221     0.326       69,000       68,996  
DBS Bank, Ltd. 5/6/20221     0.380       269,000       268,977  
DBS Bank, Ltd. 5/23/20221     0.650       100,000       99,953  
DBS Bank, Ltd. 6/1/20221     0.700       20,000       19,986  
DBS Bank, Ltd. 6/23/20221     0.890       87,000       86,880  
DBS Bank, Ltd. 7/26/20221     1.197       100,000       99,705  
DNB Bank ASA 5/5/20221     0.315       50,000       49,997  
   
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 4
 
Short-term securities (continued)   Weighted
average yield
at acquisition
    Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Commercial paper (continued)                        
DNB Bank ASA 5/9/20221     0.375 %   USD 50,000     $ 49,994  
DNB Bank ASA 5/10/20221     0.400       150,000       149,979  
DNB Bank ASA 5/11/20221     0.500       18,900       18,897  
DNB Bank ASA 5/19/20221     0.450       75,000       74,976  
DNB Bank ASA 6/1/20221     0.240       100,000       99,935  
DNB Bank ASA 6/3/20221     0.555       200,100       199,957  
DNB Bank ASA 6/9/20221     0.630       50,000       49,955  
DNB Bank ASA 6/13/20221     0.635       125,000       124,870  
DNB Bank ASA 6/21/20221     0.755       50,000       49,933  
DNB Bank ASA 6/29/20221     0.695       550,000       549,078  
DNB Bank ASA 6/30/20221     0.680       150,000       149,743  
Eli Lilly and Co. 5/5/20221     0.350       100,000       99,994  
Eli Lilly and Co. 5/18/20221     0.400       200,000       199,943  
Equinor ASA 5/2/20221     0.340       733,450       733,427  
EssilorLuxottica 5/10/20221     0.396       50,000       49,993  
EssilorLuxottica 5/16/20221     0.445       40,000       39,990  
EssilorLuxottica 5/24/20221     0.630       42,000       41,983  
European Investment Bank 7/1/2022     0.914       250,000       249,600  
European Investment Bank 7/21/2022     0.950       250,000       249,426  
European Investment Bank 7/25/2022     0.949       250,000       249,383  
Export Development Canada 5/6/2022     0.343       290,000       289,979  
Export Development Canada 5/9/2022     0.368       205,000       204,976  
Export Development Canada 5/10/2022     0.365       30,000       29,996  
Export Development Canada 6/14/2022     0.745       100,000       99,910  
Export Development Canada 6/17/2022     0.750       100,000       99,902  
Export Development Canada 6/21/2022     0.770       50,000       49,945  
Export Development Canada 6/22/2022     0.760       200,000       199,775  
Export Development Canada 6/27/2022     0.790       50,000       49,936  
Export Development Canada 7/5/2022     0.900       100,000       99,844  
Export Development Canada 7/6/2022     0.930       200,000       199,681  
Export Development Canada 7/11/2022     0.850       50,000       49,910  
Export Development Canada 7/19/2022     0.940       100,000       99,788  
Export Development Canada 7/20/2022     0.906       180,000       179,610  
ExxonMobil Corp. 5/2/2022     0.300       125,000       124,997  
ExxonMobil Corp. 5/6/2022     0.310       100,000       99,993  
Fairway Finance Co. LLC 5/26/20221     0.550       50,000       49,972  
FMS Wertmanagement 5/13/20221     0.494       100,000       99,978  
FMS Wertmanagement 5/18/20221     0.500       75,000       74,975  
FMS Wertmanagement 5/20/20221     0.500       65,000       64,975  
FMS Wertmanagement 5/23/20221     0.530       50,000       49,977  
FMS Wertmanagement 7/14/20221     0.980       50,000       49,880  
FMS Wertmanagement 7/28/20221     1.230       50,000       49,846  
Gotham Funding Corp. 5/16/20221     0.700       14,970       14,965  
Gotham Funding Corp. 6/1/20221     0.700       50,000       49,964  
Gotham Funding Corp. 7/6/20221     1.020       75,000       74,842  
Gotham Funding Corp. 7/15/20221     1.080       66,700       66,527  
Gotham Funding Corp. 7/18/20221     1.100       100,000       99,724  
Gotham Funding Corp. 7/25/20221     1.200       75,000       74,762  
Henkel of America, Inc. 6/2/20221     0.650       43,000       42,969  
Hydro-Québec 5/4/20221     0.310       100,000       99,995  
Hydro-Québec 5/5/20221     0.350       350,000       349,979  
Hydro-Québec 5/6/20221     0.330       350,000       349,974  
Hydro-Québec 5/10/20221     0.350       200,000       199,973  
Hydro-Québec 5/11/20221     0.330       150,000       149,977  
Hydro-Québec 5/19/20221     0.550       50,000       49,985  
Hydro-Québec 5/24/20221     0.620       50,000       49,980  
ING (U.S.) Funding, LLC 5/3/20221     0.350       105,000       104,996  
ING (U.S.) Funding, LLC 5/4/20221     0.343       291,000       290,984  
ING (U.S.) Funding, LLC 5/6/2022     0.330       150,000       149,988  
ING (U.S.) Funding, LLC 5/9/2022     0.350       150,000       149,980  
ING (U.S.) Funding, LLC 6/7/2022     0.900       100,000       99,915  
ING (U.S.) Funding, LLC 8/1/2022     1.250       150,000       149,484  
ING (U.S.) Funding, LLC 8/4/20221     1.190       75,000       74,729  
ING (U.S.) Funding, LLC 8/5/20221     1.250       100,000       99,633  
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 6/13/2022     0.600       150,000       149,907  
KfW 5/2/20221     0.410       75,000       74,998  
   
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5
 
Short-term securities (continued)   Weighted
average yield
at acquisition
    Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Commercial paper (continued)                        
KfW 5/4/20221     0.400 %   USD 250,000     $ 249,986  
KfW 5/6/20221     0.350       50,000       49,996  
KfW 5/11/20221     0.490       75,000       74,989  
KfW 5/12/20221     0.469       150,000       149,976  
KfW 5/26/20221     0.520       50,000       49,979  
KfW 6/27/20221     0.807       135,000       134,805  
KfW 7/6/20221     0.855       116,000       115,816  
KfW 7/22/20221     1.050       60,000       59,840  
KfW 7/25/20221     0.980       50,000       49,858  
Komatsu Finance America, Inc. 5/13/20221     0.500       40,000       39,992  
Liberty Street Funding, LLC 5/2/20221     0.320       50,000       49,999  
Liberty Street Funding, LLC 5/10/20221     0.380       50,000       49,992  
Liberty Street Funding, LLC 5/16/20221     0.500       150,000       149,956  
Liberty Street Funding, LLC 5/18/20221     0.500       50,000       49,983  
Liberty Street Funding, LLC 5/19/20221     0.500       50,000       49,982  
Liberty Street Funding, LLC 6/27/20221     0.980       50,000       49,920  
Liberty Street Funding, LLC 6/29/20221     0.980       50,000       49,916  
Liberty Street Funding, LLC 6/30/20221     0.980       50,000       49,914  
Liberty Street Funding, LLC 7/25/20221     1.200       50,000       49,852  
Linde, Inc. 5/2/2022     0.321       139,800       139,796  
LMA-Americas, LLC 5/16/20221     0.550       50,000       49,984  
LMA-Americas, LLC 6/3/20221     0.660       47,000       46,963  
Longship Funding, LLC 5/4/20221     0.360       200,000       199,988  
Longship Funding, LLC 5/6/20221     0.370       576,000       575,947  
Longship Funding, LLC 5/9/20221     0.416       175,000       174,974  
Longship Funding, LLC 5/11/20221     0.420       50,000       49,990  
Longship Funding, LLC 5/16/20221     0.600       140,000       139,956  
Longship Funding, LLC 5/18/20221     0.580       75,000       74,973  
Longship Funding, LLC 5/23/20221     0.670       75,000       74,962  
Longship Funding, LLC 6/6/20221     0.620       150,000       149,854  
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Inc. 5/12/20221     0.551       25,000       24,996  
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Inc. 5/16/20221     0.470       66,000       65,983  
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Inc. 5/18/20221     0.485       66,250       66,230  
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Inc. 6/16/20221     0.700       50,000       49,950  
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Inc. 6/21/20221     0.720       11,100       11,087  
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Inc. 6/22/20221     0.760       52,350       52,288  
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Inc. 6/24/20221     0.800       35,000       34,956  
Manhattan Asset Funding Company, LLC 5/4/20221     0.280       75,000       74,996  
Manhattan Asset Funding Company, LLC 5/9/20221     0.310       100,000       99,987  
Manhattan Asset Funding Company, LLC 5/20/20221     0.550       30,000       29,988  
Manhattan Asset Funding Company, LLC 5/25/20221     0.500       100,000       99,952  
Manhattan Asset Funding Company, LLC 7/5/20221     0.950       50,000       49,907  
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. 5/2/20221     0.285       200,000       199,994  
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. 5/5/20221     0.325       200,000       199,987  
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. 5/9/20221     0.345       200,000       199,975  
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. 5/24/20221     0.250       75,000       74,967  
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. 5/27/20221     0.498       125,000       124,936  
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. 6/6/20221     0.640       150,000       149,878  
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. 6/9/20221     0.645       100,000       99,909  
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. 6/15/20221     0.845       50,000       49,944  
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. 7/11/20221     0.975       100,000       99,775  
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. 7/18/20221     1.026       275,000       274,286  
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. 7/21/20221     1.145       50,000       49,862  
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. 7/22/20221     0.995       75,000       74,789  
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. 7/25/20221     1.175       50,000       49,852  
National Australia Bank, Ltd. 7/11/20221     0.898       671,000       669,570  
National Australia Bank, Ltd. 7/18/20221     0.900       600,000       598,487  
National Australia Bank, Ltd. 7/19/20221     0.950       75,000       74,806  
National Australia Bank, Ltd. 7/25/20221     0.940       275,000       274,190  
Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV 5/9/20221     0.364       500,000       499,930  
Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV 7/25/20221     1.127       250,000       249,275  
Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV 7/28/20221     1.208       90,000       89,728  
Nestlé Capital Corp. 5/19/20221     0.520       60,000       59,982  
Nestlé Finance International, Ltd. 5/3/20221     0.350       86,300       86,297  
Nestlé Finance International, Ltd. 5/12/20221     0.400       150,000       149,974  
Nestlé Finance International, Ltd. 5/13/20221     0.600       42,000       41,990  
   
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 6
 
Short-term securities (continued)   Weighted
average yield
at acquisition
    Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Commercial paper (continued)                        
Nestlé Finance International, Ltd. 5/17/20221     0.500 %   USD 75,000     $ 74,980  
Nestlé Finance International, Ltd. 5/18/20221     0.580       86,200       86,175  
Nestlé Finance International, Ltd. 5/25/20221     0.600       107,000       106,954  
Nestlé Finance International, Ltd. 5/26/20221     0.650       41,000       40,981  
Nestlé Finance International, Ltd. 5/31/20221     0.640       130,200       130,126  
Nordea Bank AB 6/21/20221     0.855       300,000       299,626  
Nordea Bank AB 6/28/20221     0.715       50,000       49,922  
Novartis Finance Corp. 5/9/20221     0.380       99,700       99,688  
Novartis Finance Corp. 6/6/20221     0.590       200,000       199,859  
Novartis Finance Corp. 6/10/20221     0.590       100,000       99,919  
NRW.Bank 5/3/20221     0.410       250,000       249,988  
NRW.Bank 5/4/20221     0.410       250,000       249,983  
NRW.Bank 5/5/20221     0.311       200,000       199,983  
NRW.Bank 5/6/20221     0.342       300,000       299,968  
NRW.Bank 6/3/20221     0.695       193,000       192,870  
Oesterreich Kontrollbank 5/6/2022     0.310       193,000       192,984  
Oesterreich Kontrollbank 6/27/2022     0.820       50,000       49,928  
Old Line Funding, LLC 5/11/20221     0.342       100,000       99,982  
Old Line Funding, LLC 5/12/20221     0.300       30,000       29,994  
Old Line Funding, LLC 5/24/20221     0.520       80,000       79,961  
Old Line Funding, LLC 6/8/20221     0.600       59,800       59,744  
Old Line Funding, LLC 7/6/20221     0.870       15,000       14,975  
Ontario (Province of) 5/5/2022     0.300       150,000       149,991  
Ontario (Province of) 6/8/2022     0.700       200,000       199,844  
Ontario (Province of) 7/25/2022     0.940       200,000       199,523  
Ontario (Province of) 7/27/2022     0.970       125,000       124,690  
PepsiCo, Inc. 5/9/20221     0.443       50,000       49,994  
PepsiCo, Inc. 6/13/20221     0.510       50,000       49,956  
Procter & Gamble Co. 5/3/20221     0.210       200,000       199,993  
Procter & Gamble Co. 5/5/20221     0.220       28,000       27,998  
Procter & Gamble Co. 7/18/20221     0.860       150,000       149,695  
Procter & Gamble Co. 7/19/20221     0.860       150,000       149,689  
Prudential Funding, LLC 5/2/2022     0.350       40,000       39,999  
Prudential Funding, LLC 5/4/2022     0.350       25,000       24,999  
Québec (Province of) 5/6/20221     0.320       100,000       99,993  
Québec (Province of) 5/12/20221     0.390       150,000       149,975  
Québec (Province of) 6/1/20221     0.573       150,000       149,913  
Roche Holdings, Inc. 5/2/20221     0.310       120,000       119,997  
Roche Holdings, Inc. 5/9/20221     0.450       43,000       42,995  
Royal Bank of Canada 6/15/20221     1.000       100,000       99,889  
Royal Bank of Canada 6/22/20221     0.720       156,000       155,769  
Sanofi 6/27/20221     0.722       515,000       514,334  
Sanofi 6/29/20221     0.730       250,000       249,660  
Siemens Capital Co., LLC 5/3/20221     0.320       35,000       34,999  
Siemens Capital Co., LLC 5/6/20221     0.300       100,000       99,993  
Siemens Capital Co., LLC 5/10/20221     0.346       100,000       99,987  
Siemens Capital Co., LLC 6/21/20221     0.690       200,000       199,781  
Siemens Capital Co., LLC 7/1/20221     0.760       100,000       99,860  
Société Générale 5/2/20221     0.205       75,000       74,998  
Starbird Funding Corp. 5/2/20221     0.320       200,000       199,995  
Starbird Funding Corp. 5/4/20221     0.320       80,000       79,996  
Starbird Funding Corp. 5/6/20221     0.317       50,000       49,996  
Starbird Funding Corp. 5/10/20221     0.360       50,000       49,992  
Starbird Funding Corp. 5/12/20221     0.500       100,000       99,980  
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. 6/15/20221     0.905       75,000       74,898  
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. 6/21/20221     0.828       450,000       449,235  
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. 6/23/20221     0.800       200,000       199,636  
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. 6/27/20221     0.800       200,000       199,585  
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. 6/30/20221     0.796       100,000       99,778  
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. 7/1/20221     0.774       50,000       49,887  
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. 7/5/20221     0.800       100,000       99,759  
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. 7/6/20221     0.800       75,000       74,816  
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. 5/6/20221     0.370       100,000       99,993  
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. 5/13/20221     0.450       40,000       39,992  
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. 5/16/20221     0.680       100,000       99,975  
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. 5/18/20221     0.680       50,000       49,985  
   
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 7
 
Short-term securities (continued)   Weighted
average yield
at acquisition
    Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Commercial paper (continued)                        
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. 5/19/20221     0.660 %   USD 75,000     $ 74,977  
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. 5/23/20221     0.675       325,000       324,867  
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. 5/27/20221     0.679       50,000       49,974  
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. 6/1/20221     0.710       75,000       74,951  
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. 6/22/20221     0.815       200,000       199,711  
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. 6/27/20221     0.870       250,000       249,581  
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. 7/19/20221     1.040       225,000       224,395  
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. 7/20/20221     1.080       200,000       199,452  
Suncorp Metway, Ltd. 7/13/20221     1.020       50,000       49,867  
Svenska Handelsbanken, Inc. 5/2/20221     0.200       50,000       49,999  
Svenska Handelsbanken, Inc. 5/31/20221     0.260       50,000       49,970  
Svenska Handelsbanken, Inc. 6/2/20221     0.300       50,000       49,967  
Svenska Handelsbanken, Inc. 7/5/20221     0.880       150,000       149,720  
Swedish Export Credit Corp. 5/4/2022     0.316       200,000       199,990  
Swedish Export Credit Corp. 5/5/2022     0.491       100,000       99,994  
Swedish Export Credit Corp. 5/17/2022     0.497       50,000       49,987  
Swedish Export Credit Corp. 5/23/2022     0.482       150,000       149,943  
Swedish Export Credit Corp. 6/27/2022     0.717       100,000       99,872  
Target Corp. 5/9/20221     0.350       72,200       72,193  
Thunder Bay Funding, LLC 5/11/20221     0.346       50,000       49,991  
Thunder Bay Funding, LLC 5/16/20221     0.350       75,000       74,978  
Thunder Bay Funding, LLC 6/6/20221     0.750       50,000       49,958  
Thunder Bay Funding, LLC 6/16/20221     0.600       68,663       68,583  
Thunder Bay Funding, LLC 7/6/20221     0.870       75,000       74,877  
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5/11/20221     0.350       300,000       299,953  
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5/16/20221     0.249       50,000       49,987  
Toronto-Dominion Bank 6/28/20221     0.840       200,000       199,668  
Toronto-Dominion Bank 6/30/20221     1.000       100,000       99,826  
Toronto-Dominion Bank 7/6/20221     0.840       300,000       299,401  
Toronto-Dominion Bank 7/7/20221     0.840       75,000       74,847  
Toronto-Dominion Bank 7/18/20221     0.900       250,000       249,362  
Toronto-Dominion Bank 7/19/20221     0.941       141,740       141,371  
Toronto-Dominion Bank 7/25/20221     1.050       250,000       249,274  
Toyota Credit Canada, Inc. 8/15/2022     1.230       50,000       49,787  
Toyota Credit Canada, Inc. 8/29/2022     1.500       100,000       99,488  
Toyota Industries Commercial Finance, Inc. 5/6/20221     0.355       40,000       39,996  
Toyota Industries Commercial Finance, Inc. 5/9/20221     0.410       8,400       8,399  
Toyota Industries Commercial Finance, Inc. 6/22/20221     0.800       25,000       24,966  
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 5/16/2022     0.820       45,000       44,986  
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 5/18/2022     0.800       100,000       99,963  
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 5/19/2022     0.800       75,000       74,970  
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 6/9/2022     0.750       300,000       299,719  
United Overseas Bank, Ltd. 7/26/20221     1.187       150,000       149,565  
Victory Receivables Corp. 5/2/20221     0.339       260,000       259,992  
Victory Receivables Corp. 5/3/20221     0.320       100,000       99,996  
Victory Receivables Corp. 5/5/20221     0.330       10,000       9,999  
Victory Receivables Corp. 5/9/20221     0.540       64,185       64,176  
Victory Receivables Corp. 5/11/20221     0.750       25,000       24,996  
Victory Receivables Corp. 5/13/20221     0.510       64,750       64,736  
Victory Receivables Corp. 6/14/20221     0.760       75,000       74,910  
Victory Receivables Corp. 6/21/20221     0.950       75,000       74,889  
Victory Receivables Corp. 6/22/20221     0.950       50,000       49,924  
Victory Receivables Corp. 6/30/20221     1.000       25,000       24,953  
Victory Receivables Corp. 7/1/20221     1.000       150,000       149,712  
Victory Receivables Corp. 7/6/20221     1.030       75,000       74,839  
Victory Receivables Corp. 7/7/20221     0.980       50,000       49,890  
Victory Receivables Corp. 7/14/20221     1.040       100,000       99,746  
Victory Receivables Corp. 7/22/20221     1.200       75,000       74,778  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 5/2/20221     0.332       241,200       241,193  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 5/3/20221     0.357       150,000       149,994  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 5/4/20221     0.360       100,000       99,995  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 5/9/20221     0.356       278,150       278,116  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 5/23/20221     0.600       151,250       151,192  
   
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Short-term securities (continued)   Weighted
average yield
at acquisition
    Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Commercial paper (continued)                        
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 6/6/20221     0.652 %   USD 230,000     $ 229,840  
Westpac Banking Corp. 6/6/20221     0.300       50,000       49,958  
Westpac Banking Corp. 7/15/20221     0.970       22,000       21,948  
                      47,951,237  
                         
Repurchase agreements 17.07%                        
Overnight repurchase agreements*             26,350,000       26,350,000  
                         
Federal agency bills & notes 14.64%                        
Discount bills & notes 14.42%                        
Federal Farm Credit Banks 5/3/2022     0.230       25,000       25,000  
Federal Farm Credit Banks 5/25/2022     0.425       95,500       95,474  
Federal Farm Credit Banks 6/27/2022     0.500       230,000       229,745  
Federal Home Loan Bank 5/2/2022     0.238       437,000       437,000  
Federal Home Loan Bank 5/3/2022     0.213       100,000       99,999  
Federal Home Loan Bank 5/4/2022     0.222       438,525       438,516  
Federal Home Loan Bank 5/5/2022     0.240       100,000       99,997  
Federal Home Loan Bank 5/6/2022     0.251       375,000       374,985  
Federal Home Loan Bank 5/11/2022     0.314       30,000       29,997  
Federal Home Loan Bank 5/13/2022     0.310       750,000       749,915  
Federal Home Loan Bank 5/16/2022     0.320       300,000       299,956  
Federal Home Loan Bank 5/17/2022     0.293       300,000       299,953  
Federal Home Loan Bank 5/18/2022     0.305       135,000       134,977  
Federal Home Loan Bank 5/20/2022     0.300       196,700       196,661  
Federal Home Loan Bank 5/23/2022     0.302       1,200,000       1,199,720  
Federal Home Loan Bank 5/24/2022     0.330       99,800       99,776  
Federal Home Loan Bank 5/25/2022     0.332       428,600       428,488  
Federal Home Loan Bank 5/26/2022     0.365       500,000       499,864  
Federal Home Loan Bank 5/27/2022     0.363       2,007,000       2,006,429  
Federal Home Loan Bank 5/31/2022     0.342       700,000       699,780  
Federal Home Loan Bank 6/1/2022     0.382       770,327       770,077  
Federal Home Loan Bank 6/3/2022     0.434       900,000       899,688  
Federal Home Loan Bank 6/6/2022     0.370       36,900       36,884  
Federal Home Loan Bank 6/7/2022     0.504       230,000       229,896  
Federal Home Loan Bank 6/8/2022     0.572       339,400       339,243  
Federal Home Loan Bank 6/10/2022     0.478       610,000       609,663  
Federal Home Loan Bank 6/13/2022     0.548       275,000       274,836  
Federal Home Loan Bank 6/14/2022     0.400       450,000       449,693  
Federal Home Loan Bank 6/15/2022     0.556       1,046,400       1,045,669  
Federal Home Loan Bank 6/17/2022     0.552       2,814,700       2,812,645  
Federal Home Loan Bank 6/22/2022     0.630       1,938,300       1,936,565  
Federal Home Loan Bank 6/24/2022     0.711       623,700       623,064  
Federal Home Loan Bank 6/27/2022     0.660       847,500       846,587  
Federal Home Loan Bank 6/29/2022     0.596       450,000       449,498  
Federal Home Loan Bank 6/30/2022     0.745       250,000       249,679  
Federal Home Loan Bank 7/1/2022     0.617       595,000       594,314  
Federal Home Loan Bank 7/8/2022     0.698       138,500       138,314  
Federal Home Loan Bank 7/11/2022     0.770       888,700       887,395  
Federal Home Loan Bank 7/25/2022     0.840       200,000       199,603  
Federal Home Loan Bank 7/27/2022     0.889       69,000       68,860  
Federal Home Loan Bank 7/28/2022     0.870       95,600       95,404  
Federal Home Loan Bank 12/8/2022     1.576       250,000       247,559  
                      22,251,368  
   
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Short-term securities (continued)   Coupon rate     Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Interest bearing bills & notes 0.22%                        
Federal Home Loan Bank (USD-SOFR + 0.01%) 8/2/20222     0.290 %   USD 100,000     $ 100,044  
Federal Home Loan Bank (USD-SOFR + 0.01%) 8/4/20222     0.290       50,000       49,993  
Federal Home Loan Bank (USD-SOFR + 0.01%) 8/5/20222     0.290       200,000       199,971  
                      350,008  
                         
Total federal agency bills & notes                     22,601,376  
                         
      Interest rate                  
Certificates of deposit 0.07%                        
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. 5/2/2022     0.330       100,000       100,000  
                         
Total short-term securities (cost: $151,821,854,000)                     151,810,401  
                         
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments 1.29%                        
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes 1.29%                        
U.S. Treasury (3-month U.S. Treasury Bill Yield + 0.055%) 0.947% 20222             100,000       100,144  
U.S. Treasury (3-month U.S. Treasury Bill Yield + 0.029%) 0.921% 20232             834,800       836,733  
U.S. Treasury (3-month U.S. Treasury Bill Yield + 0.034%) 0.926% 20232             700,000       701,663  
U.S. Treasury (3-month U.S. Treasury Bill Yield + 0.049%) 0.941% 20232             350,000       350,730  
                         
Total bonds, notes & other debt instruments (cost: $1,984,915,000)                     1,989,270  
Total investment securities 99.65% (cost: $153,806,769,000)                     153,799,671  
Other assets less liabilities 0.35%                     541,107  
                         
Net assets 100.00%                   $ 154,340,778  
   
* Repurchase agreements
   
                                  Repurchase  
                                  agreement  
                      Collateral     Repurchase     proceeds  
                      received,     agreement,     to be  
    Lending     Settlement   Maturity       at value     at value     received  
Counterparty   rate     date   date   Collateralized by   (000)     (000)     (000)  
BofA Securities     0.30 %   4/29/2022   5/2/2022   U.S. Treasury 0.625% 2024   $ 51,000     $ 50,000     $ 50,001  
JPMorgan Securities     0.30     4/29/2022   5/2/2022   U.S. Treasury 0%-2.75% 2022-2031     1,122,000       1,100,000       1,100,028  
New York Federal Reserve     0.30     4/29/2022   5/2/2022   U.S. Treasury 0.125%-2.00% 2023-2026     24,600,615       24,600,000       24,600,615  
RBC Dominion Securities     0.30     4/29/2022   5/2/2022   U.S. Treasury 0%-7.25% 2022-2031     102,000       100,000       100,003  
Societe Generale Bank     0.30     4/29/2022   5/2/2022   U.S. Treasury 0%-7.625% 2022-2031     510,000       500,000       500,013  
                        $ 26,385,615     $ 26,350,000     $ 26,350,660  
   
1 Acquired in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. May be resold in the U.S. in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of all such securities was $36,867,249,000, which represented 23.89% of the net assets of the fund.
2 Coupon rate may change periodically. Reference rate and spread are as of the most recent information available. For short-term securities, the date of the next scheduled coupon rate change is considered to be the maturity date.

 

Key to abbreviations

SOFR = Secured Overnight Financing Rate

USD = U.S. dollars

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial statements

 

Statement of assets and liabilities unaudited
at April 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands)
                 
Assets:                
Investment securities in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost: $127,456,769)           $ 127,449,671  
Repurchase agreements (cost: $26,350,000)             26,350,000  
Cash             2,862,864  
Receivables for:                
Sales of fund’s shares   $ 1,569,485          
Interest     3,924       1,573,409  
              158,235,944  
Liabilities:                
Payables for:                
Purchases of investments     1,469,397          
Repurchases of fund’s shares     2,424,481          
Dividends on fund’s shares     1,025          
Trustees’ deferred compensation     194          
Other     69       3,895,166  
Net assets at April 30, 2022           $ 154,340,778  
                 
Net assets consist of:                
Capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest           $ 154,347,704  
Total accumulated loss             (6,926 )
Net assets at April 30, 2022           $ 154,340,778  

 

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per-share amounts)

 

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding (no stated par value) —
unlimited shares authorized (1,543,407 total shares outstanding)

 

    Net assets     Shares
outstanding
    Net asset
 value per share
 
Class M   $ 154,340,778       1,543,407     $ 100.00  

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial statements (continued)

 

Statement of operations unaudited
for the six months ended April 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands)
                 
Investment income:                
Income:                
Interest           $ 114,457  
Fees and expenses:                
Reports to shareholders   $ 6          
Registration statement and prospectus     1          
Trustees’ compensation     83          
Auditing and legal     30          
Custodian     135          
Other     15       270  
Net investment income             114,187  
                 
Net realized gain and unrealized depreciation:                
Net realized gain on investments             2  
Net unrealized depreciation on investments             (5,738 )
Net realized gain and unrealized depreciation             (5,736 )
                 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations           $ 108,451  
     
Statements of changes in net assets    
    (dollars in thousands)  
             
    Six months ended
April 30, 2022*
    Year ended
October 31, 2021
 
Operations:                
Net investment income   $ 114,187     $ 92,046  
Net realized gain (loss)     2       (327 )
Net unrealized depreciation     (5,738 )     (5,199 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     108,451       86,520  
                 
Distributions paid or accrued to shareholders     (113,774 )     (91,959 )
                 
Net capital share transactions     41,878,702       (8,029,779 )
                 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     41,873,379       (8,035,218 )
                 
Net assets:                
Beginning of period     112,467,399       120,502,617  
End of period   $ 154,340,778     $ 112,467,399  

 

* Unaudited.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to financial statements unaudited

 

1. Organization

 

Capital Group Central Fund Series (the “trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end, diversified management investment company and has initially issued one series of shares, Capital Group Central Cash Fund (the “fund”). The fund seeks to provide income on cash reserves while preserving capital and maintaining liquidity.

 

The fund manages cash balances for Capital Group and other funds, investment vehicles and accounts advised by Capital Group affiliates, and is not available to the public. The fund is an institutional prime money market fund with a floating net asset value.

 

2. Significant accounting policies

 

The fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance issued in Topic 946 by the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board. The fund’s financial statements have been prepared to comply with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). These principles require the fund’s investment adviser to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, have been evaluated through the date of issuance in the preparation of the financial statements. The fund follows the significant accounting policies described in this section, as well as the valuation policies described in the next section on valuation.

 

Cash — Cash may include amounts held in an interest bearing deposit facility.

 

Security transactions and related investment income — Security transactions are recorded by the fund as of the date the trades are executed with brokers. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are determined based on the specific identified cost of the securities. In the event a security is purchased with a delayed payment date, the fund will segregate liquid assets sufficient to meet its payment obligations. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Market discounts, premiums and original issue discounts on fixed-income securities are amortized daily over the expected life of the security.

 

Distributions paid or accrued to shareholders — Income dividends are declared daily after the determination of the fund’s net investment income and are paid to shareholders monthly.

 

3. Valuation

 

Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”), the fund’s investment adviser, values the fund’s investments at fair value as defined by U.S. GAAP. The net asset value per share is calculated once daily as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, normally 4 p.m. New York time, each day the New York Stock Exchange is open. The fund’s net asset value will vary as a result of changes in the value of the securities in which the fund invests.

 

Methods and inputs — The fund’s investment adviser uses the following methods and inputs to establish the fair value of the fund’s assets and liabilities. Use of particular methods and inputs may vary over time based on availability and relevance as market and economic conditions evolve.

 

Fixed income securities, including short-term securities, are generally valued at prices obtained from one or more pricing vendors. Repurchase agreements and daily variable rate notes are generally valued at par. When the fund’s investment adviser deems it appropriate to do so (such as when vendor prices are unavailable or not deemed to be representative), fixed-income securities will be valued in good faith at the mean quoted bid and ask prices that are reasonably and timely available (or bid prices, if ask prices are not available) or at prices for securities of comparable maturity, quality and type.

 

Securities and other assets for which representative market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable by the fund’s investment adviser are fair valued as determined in good faith under fair valuation guidelines adopted by authority of the fund’s board of trustees as further described. The investment adviser follows fair valuation guidelines, consistent with SEC rules and guidance, to consider relevant principles and factors when making fair value determinations. The investment adviser considers relevant indications of value that are reasonably and timely available to it in determining the fair value to be assigned to a particular security, such as the type and cost of the security; contractual or legal restrictions on resale of the security; relevant financial or business developments of the issuer; actively traded similar or related securities; conversion or exchange rights on the security; related corporate actions; significant events occurring after the close of trading in the security; and changes in overall market conditions. In addition, the closing prices of equity securities that trade in markets outside U.S. time zones may be adjusted to reflect significant events that occur after the close of local trading but before the net asset value of each share class of the fund is determined. Fair valuations and valuations of investments that are not actively trading involve judgment and may differ materially from valuations that would have been used had greater market activity occurred.

 

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Processes and structure — The fund’s board of trustees has delegated authority to the fund’s investment adviser to make fair value determinations, subject to board oversight. The investment adviser has established a Joint Fair Valuation Committee (the “Fair Valuation Committee”) to administer, implement and oversee the fair valuation process, and to make fair value decisions. The Fair Valuation Committee regularly reviews its own fair value decisions, as well as decisions made under its standing instructions to the investment adviser’s valuation teams. The Fair Valuation Committee reviews changes in fair value measurements from period to period and may, as deemed appropriate, update the fair valuation guidelines to better reflect the results of back testing and address new or evolving issues. The Fair Valuation Committee reports any changes to the fair valuation guidelines to the board of trustees with supplemental information to support the changes. The fund’s board and audit committee also regularly review reports that describe fair value determinations and methods.

 

The fund’s investment adviser has also established a Fixed Income Pricing Review Group to administer and oversee the fixed-income valuation process, including the use of fixed-income pricing vendors. This group regularly reviews pricing vendor information and market data. Pricing decisions, processes and controls over security valuation are also subject to additional internal reviews facilitated by the investment adviser’s global risk management group.

 

Classifications — The fund’s investment adviser classifies the fund’s assets and liabilities into three levels based on the inputs used to value the assets or liabilities. Level 1 values are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 values are based on significant observable market inputs, such as quoted prices for similar securities and quoted prices in inactive markets. Certain securities trading outside the U.S. may transfer between Level 1 and Level 2 due to valuation adjustments resulting from significant market movements following the close of local trading. Level 3 values are based on significant unobservable inputs that reflect the investment adviser’s determination of assumptions that market participants might reasonably use in valuing the securities. The valuation levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with the underlying investment. For example, U.S. government securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.

 

At April 30, 2022, all of the fund’s investment securities were classified as Level 2.

 

4. Risk factors

 

Investing in the fund may involve certain risks including, but not limited to, those described below.

 

Market conditions — The prices of, and the income generated by, the securities held by the fund may decline, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to various factors, including events or conditions affecting the general economy or particular industries; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; governmental, governmental agency or central bank responses to economic conditions; and interest rate and commodity price fluctuations.

 

Economies and financial markets throughout the world are highly interconnected. Economic, financial or political events, trading and tariff arrangements, wars, terrorism, cybersecurity events, natural disasters, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious disease) and other circumstances in one country or region, including actions taken by governmental or quasi-governmental authorities in response to any of the foregoing, could have impacts on global economies or markets. As a result, whether or not the fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries affected, the value and liquidity of the fund’s investments may be negatively affected by developments in other countries and regions.

 

Investing outside the U.S. — The fund invests in commercial paper and other short-term bank obligations that are issued by entities domiciled outside the U.S., or with significant operations or revenues outside the U.S. Such securities may lose value because of adverse political, social, economic or market developments in the countries or regions in which the issuers operate or generate revenue. Investments outside the U.S. may also be subject to different accounting and auditing practices and standards and different regulatory, legal and reporting requirements. In addition, the value of investments outside the U.S. may be reduced by foreign taxes, including foreign withholding taxes on interest and dividends. Further, there may be increased risks of delayed settlement of securities purchased or sold by the fund.

 

Investing in cash equivalents — Cash equivalents, such as commercial paper, asset-backed commercial paper, short term-bank obligations and corporate bonds and notes that mature or may be redeemed or mature within thirteen months or less, like other fixed income instruments are subject to interest rate risk. However, the short-term nature of a commercial paper investment makes it less susceptible to volatility than many other fixed income securities because interest rate risk typically increases as maturity lengths increase. Commercial paper is often unsecured, but may be supported by letters of credit or other forms of collateral. Maturing commercial paper are usually repaid by the issuer from the proceeds of new commercial paper issuances. As a result, investment in commercial paper is subject to rollover risk, or the risk that the issuer cannot issue enough new commercial paper to satisfy its outstanding commercial paper.

 

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As with all fixed income securities, there is a chance that the issuer will default on its short-term obligations and these securities may become illiquid or suffer from reduced liquidity in these or other situations.

 

Investing in securities backed by the U.S. government — Securities backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and credit of the U.S. government are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity. Accordingly, the current market values for these securities will fluctuate with changes in interest rates and the credit rating of the U.S. government. Securities issued by U.S. government-sponsored entities and federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. government.

 

Interest rate risk — The values and liquidity of the securities held by the fund may be affected by changing interest rates. For example, the values of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and increase when interest rates fall. Longer maturity debt securities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates and may be subject to greater price fluctuations than shorter maturity debt securities. The fund may invest in variable and floating rate securities. When the fund holds variable or floating rate securities, a decrease in market interest rates will adversely affect the income received from such securities and the net asset value of the fund’s shares. Although the values of such securities are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than those of other debt securities, the value of variable and floating rate securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as market interest rates. Conversely, floating rate securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. During periods of extremely low short-term interest rates, the fund may not be able to maintain a positive yield and, given the current low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are currently heightened.

 

Investing in repurchase agreements — Upon entering into a repurchase agreement, the fund purchases a security from a bank or broker-dealer, which simultaneously commits to repurchase the security within a specified time at the fund’s cost with interest. The security purchased by the fund constitutes collateral for the seller’s repurchase obligation. If the party agreeing to repurchase should default, the fund may seek to sell the security it holds as collateral. The fund may incur a loss if the value of the collateral securing the repurchase obligation falls below the repurchase price. The fund may also incur disposition costs and encounter procedural delays in connection with liquidating the collateral.

 

Financial services risk — A significant portion of the fund’s portfolio may be comprised of securities issued by companies in the financial services industry. As a result, the fund may be more susceptible to any economic, business, political or other developments which generally affect this industry sector. The profitability of many types of financial companies may be adversely affected in certain market cycles, including during periods of rising interest rates, which may restrict the availability and increase the cost of capital, and declining economic conditions, which may cause credit losses due to financial difficulties of borrowers. Because many types of financial services companies are vulnerable to these economic cycles, the fund’s investments may lose value during such periods.

 

Management — The investment adviser to the fund actively manages the fund’s investments. Consequently, the fund is subject to the risk that the methods and analyses, including models, tools and data, employed by the investment adviser in this process may be flawed or incorrect and may not produce the desired results.

 

5. Certain investment techniques

 

Repurchase agreements — The fund has entered into repurchase agreements, under which the fund purchases a security from a bank or broker-dealer and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at a specified time and price. Because the security purchased by the fund constitutes collateral for the seller’s repurchase obligation, a repurchase agreement is effectively a loan by the fund that is collateralized by the security purchased. The fund will only enter into repurchase agreements involving securities of the type (excluding any maturity limitations) in which it could otherwise invest that are held at a custodian bank and are fully collateralized by cash or U.S. government securities.

 

6. Taxation and distributions

 

Federal income taxation — The fund complies with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and intends to distribute substantially all of its net taxable income and net capital gains each year. The fund is not subject to income taxes to the extent such distributions are made. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

 

As of and during the period ended April 30, 2022, the fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the statement of operations. During the period, the fund did not incur any significant interest or penalties.

 

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The fund’s tax returns are generally not subject to examination by federal, state and, if applicable, non-U.S. tax authorities after the expiration of each jurisdiction’s statute of limitations, which is typically three years after the date of filing but can be extended in certain jurisdictions.

 

Non-U.S. taxation — Interest income is recorded net of non-U.S. taxes paid. The fund may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. These reclaims are recorded when the amount is known and there are no significant uncertainties on collectability. Gains realized by the fund on the sale of securities in certain countries, if any, may be subject to non-U.S. taxes. If applicable, the fund records an estimated deferred tax liability based on unrealized gains to provide for potential non-U.S. taxes payable upon the sale of these securities.

 

Distributions — Distributions determined on a tax basis may differ from net investment income and net realized gains for financial reporting purposes. These differences are due primarily to different treatment for items such as short-term capital gains and losses; deferred expenses and net capital losses. The fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year in which the net investment income and net realized gains are recorded by the fund for financial reporting purposes.

 

The components of distributable earnings on a tax basis are reported as of the fund’s most recent year-end. As of October 31, 2021, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Undistributed ordinary income   $ 322  
Capital loss carryforward*     (327 )
   
* The capital loss carryforward will be used to offset any capital gains realized by the fund in the current year or in subsequent years. The fund will not make distributions from capital gains while a capital loss carryforward remains.

 

As of April 30, 2022, the tax basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and cost of investments were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Gross unrealized appreciation on investments   $ 5,317  
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments     (12,415 )
Net unrealized depreciation on investments     (7,098 )
Cost of investments     153,806,769  

 

Tax-basis distributions paid or accrued to shareholders from ordinary income were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Share class   Six months ended
April 30, 2022
    Year ended
October 31, 2021
 
Class M   $ 113,774     $ 91,959  

 

7. Fees and transactions with related parties

 

CRMC, the fund’s investment adviser, is the parent company of American Funds Distributors®, Inc. (“AFD”), the principal underwriter of the fund’s shares, and American Funds Service Company® (“AFS”), the fund’s transfer agent. CRMC, AFD and AFS are considered related parties to the fund.

 

Transfer agent services — The fund has a shareholder services agreement with AFS under which the fund compensates AFS for providing transfer agent services to the fund. These services include recordkeeping and transaction processing.

 

Trustees’ deferred compensation — Trustees who are unaffiliated with CRMC may elect to defer the cash payment of part or all of their compensation. These deferred amounts, which remain as liabilities of the fund, are treated as if invested in shares of the fund. These amounts represent general, unsecured liabilities of the fund and vary according to the total returns of the fund. Trustees’ compensation in the fund’s statement of operations reflects the current fees (either paid in cash or deferred) and a net increase or decrease in the value of the deferred amounts.

 

Affiliated officers and trustees — Officers and certain trustees of the fund are or may be considered to be affiliated with CRMC, AFD and AFS. No affiliated officers or trustees received any compensation directly from the fund.

 

Capital Group Central Cash Fund 16
 

Security transactions with related funds — The fund purchased securities from other funds managed by CRMC (or funds managed by certain affiliates of CRMC) under procedures adopted by the fund’s board of trustees. The funds involved in such transactions are considered related by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common trustees and/or common officers. Each transaction was executed at the current market price of the security and no brokerage commissions or fees were paid in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. During the six months ended April 30, 2022, the fund engaged in such purchase transactions with related funds in the amount of $74,985,000.

 

Interfund lending — Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the fund, along with other CRMC-managed funds (or funds managed by certain affiliates of CRMC), may participate in an interfund lending program. The program provides an alternate credit facility that permits the funds to lend or borrow cash for temporary purposes directly to or from one another, subject to the conditions of the exemptive order. The fund did not lend or borrow cash through the interfund lending program at any time during the six months ended April 30, 2022.

 

8. Indemnifications

 

The fund’s organizational documents provide board members and officers with indemnification against certain liabilities or expenses in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, the fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since it is dependent on future claims that may be made against the fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote. Insurance policies are also available to the fund’s board members and officers.

 

9. Capital share transactions

 

Capital share transactions in the fund were as follows (dollars and shares in thousands):

 

    Sales     Reinvestments of
distributions
    Repurchases     Net increase
(decrease)
 
Share class   Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares  
             
Six months ended April 30, 2022            
             
Class M   $ 217,608,559       2,176,036     $ 111,565       1,116     $ (175,841,422 )     (1,758,372 )   $ 41,878,702       418,780  
                                                                 
Year ended October 31, 2021                
                 
Class M   $ 379,766,850       3,797,330     $ 91,541       916     $ (387,888,170 )     (3,878,543 )   $ (8,029,779 )     (80,297 )
   
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Financial highlights

 

          Income from investment operations1                                      
Year ended   Net asset
value,
beginning
of year
    Net
investment
income
    Net (losses)
gains on
securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
(from net
investment
income)
    Net asset
value,
end
of year
    Total
return
    Net assets,
end of year
(in millions)
    Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets
    Ratio of
net income
to average
net assets
 
Class M:                                                                                
4/30/20222,3   $ 100.00     $ .09     $ (.01 )   $ .08     $ (.08 )   $ 100.00       .09 %4    $ 154,341       %5,6      .18 %6 
10/31/2021     100.01       .08       (.01 )     .07       (.08 )     100.00       .06       112,467       5      .08  
10/31/2020     100.01       .77       .06       .83       (.83 )     100.01       .83       120,503       5      .77  
10/31/20192,7     100.00       1.60       .01       1.61       (1.60 )     100.01       1.62 4      119,761       5,6      2.31 6 
   
1 Based on average shares outstanding.
2 Based on operations for a period that is less than a full year.
3 Unaudited.
4 Not annualized.
5 Amount less than .01%.
6 Annualized.
7 Class M shares began investment operations on February 22, 2019.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Expense example unaudited

 

This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund so you can compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period (November 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022).

 

Actual expenses:

The first line in the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading titled “Expenses paid during period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes:

The second line in the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio for the share class and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of the share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5.00% hypothetical example with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the second line of each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

    Beginning
account value
11/1/2021
    Ending
account value
4/30/2022
    Expenses paid
during period1
    Annualized
expense ratio
 
Class M – actual return   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.90     $ 0.00 2      %3 
Class M – assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,024.79       0.00 2      3 
   
1 The “expenses paid during period” are equal to the “annualized expense ratio,” multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period, and divided by 365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
2 Amount less than $.01.
3 Amount less than .01%.
   
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Service Agreement

 

The fund’s board has approved the continuation of the fund’s Investment Advisory and Service Agreement (the “agreement”) with Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”) for an additional one-year term through April 30, 2023. The board approved the agreement following the recommendation of the fund’s Contracts Committee (the “committee”), which is composed of all the fund’s independent board members. The board and the committee determined in the exercise of their business judgment that approving the agreement was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.

 

In reaching this decision, the board and the committee took into account their interactions with CRMC as well as information furnished to them throughout the year and otherwise provided to them, as well as information prepared specifically in connection with their review of the agreement, and were advised by their independent counsel with respect to the matters considered. They considered the following factors, among others, but did not identify any single issue or particular piece of information that, in isolation, was the controlling factor, and each board and committee member did not necessarily attribute the same weight to each factor.

 

1. Nature, extent and quality of services

 

The board and the committee considered the depth and quality of CRMC’s investment management process, including its global research capabilities; the experience, capability and integrity of its senior management and other personnel; the low turnover rates of its key personnel; the overall financial strength and stability of CRMC and the Capital Group organization; the resources and systems CRMC devotes to investment management (the manner in which the fund’s assets are managed, including liquidity management), financial, investment operations, compliance, trading, proxy voting, shareholder communications, and other services; and the ongoing evolution of CRMC’s organizational structure designed to maintain and strengthen these qualities. The board and the committee also considered the nature, extent and quality of administrative and shareholder services provided by CRMC to the fund under the agreement and other agreements. The board and the committee considered the risks assumed by CRMC in providing services to the fund, including operational, business, financial, reputational, regulatory and litigation risks. The board and the committee concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by CRMC have benefited and should continue to benefit the fund and its shareholders.

 

2. Investment results

 

The board and the committee considered the investment results of the fund in light of its objective. They compared the fund’s investment results with those of other funds (including funds that currently form the basis of the Lipper index for the category in which the fund is included) and data such as relevant market and fund indexes over various periods (including the fund’s lifetime) through September 30, 2021, while recognizing the fund’s short operational history. On the basis of this evaluation and the board’s and the committee’s ongoing review of investment results, and considering the relative market conditions during certain reporting periods, the board and the committee concluded that the fund’s investment results have been satisfactory for renewal of the agreement, and that CRMC’s record in managing the fund indicated that its continued management should benefit the fund and its shareholders.

 

3. Advisory fees and total expenses

 

The board and the committee noted that the fund is primarily used as a centralized cash management vehicle for other funds advised by CRMC and its affiliates, and as such the fund does not pay an advisory fee. They considered the limited other expenses borne by the fund and concluded that those expenses were fair and reasonable in relation to the services provided, and that the fund’s shareholders receive reasonable value in return for amounts paid by the fund.

 

4. Ancillary benefits

 

The board and the committee considered a variety of other benefits that CRMC and its affiliates receive as a result of CRMC’s relationship with the fund and the American Funds and possible ancillary benefits to CRMC and its institutional management affiliates in managing other investment vehicles. The board and the committee reviewed CRMC’s portfolio trading practices, noting that through December 31, 2018, CRMC benefited from research obtained with commissions from portfolio transactions made on behalf of each fund, and since that time has undertaken to bear the cost of obtaining such research. The board and the committee took these ancillary benefits into account in evaluating the reasonableness of other amounts paid by the fund.

 

Capital Group Central Cash Fund 20
 

5. Adviser financial information

 

The board and the committee reviewed information regarding CRMC’s costs of providing services to the fund, including personnel, systems and resources of investment, compliance, trading, accounting and other administrative operations. They considered CRMC’s costs and related cost allocation methodology as well as its track record of investing in technology, infrastructure and staff to maintain and expand services and capabilities, respond to industry and regulatory developments, and attract and retain qualified personnel. They noted information regarding the compensation structure for CRMC’s investment professionals. They reviewed information on the profitability of the investment adviser and its affiliates. The board and the committee also compared CRMC’s profitability and compensation data to the reported results and data of several large, publicly held investment management companies. The board and the committee noted the competitiveness and cyclicality of both the mutual fund industry and the capital markets, and the importance in that environment of CRMC’s long-term profitability for maintaining its independence, company culture and management continuity. They further considered CRMC’s sharing of potential economies of scale, or efficiencies, through breakpoints and other fee reductions and costs voluntarily absorbed. The board and the committee concluded that the fund’s expense structure reflected a reasonable sharing of benefits between CRMC and the fund’s shareholders.

 

Capital Group Central Cash Fund 21
 

Office of the fund
6455 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92618-4518

 

Investment adviser
Capital Research and Management Company
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406

 

Transfer agent for shareholder accounts
American Funds Service Company
(Write to the address nearest you.)

 

P.O. Box 6007
Indianapolis, IN 46206-6007

 

P.O. Box 2280
Norfolk, VA 23501-2280

 

Custodian of assets
JPMorgan Chase Bank
270 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017-2070

 

Counsel
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
One Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110-1726

 

Independent registered public accounting firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
601 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017-3874

 

Distributor
American Funds Distributors, Inc.
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406

 

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Investors should carefully consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other important information is contained in the fund’s registration statement, which can be obtained from the fund’s website and should be read carefully before investing. You may also call American Funds Service Company (AFS) at (800) 421-4225.

 

“American Funds Proxy Voting Procedures and Principles” — which describes how we vote proxies relating to portfolio securities — is available on capitalgroup.com or upon request by calling AFS. The fund files its proxy voting record with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the 12 months ended June 30 by August 31. The proxy voting record is available free of charge on the SEC website at sec.gov and on our website.

 

Capital Group Central Cash Fund files a complete list of its portfolio holdings with the SEC monthly on Form N-MFP. The list of portfolio holdings is available free of charge on the SEC website and on our website.

 

This report is for the information of shareholders of Capital Group Central Cash Fund, but it also may be used as sales literature when preceded or accompanied by the fund’s registration statement, which gives details about charges, expenses, investment objectives and operating policies of the fund.

 

American Funds Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

The Capital Advantage®

 

Since 1931, Capital Group, home of American Funds, has helped investors pursue long-term investment success. Our consistent approach — in combination with The Capital SystemSM — has resulted in superior outcomes.

 

 

  Aligned with investor success
  We base our decisions on a long-term perspective, which we believe aligns our goals with the interests of our clients. Our portfolio managers average 27 years of investment industry experience, including 21 years at our company, reflecting a career commitment to our long-term approach.1
   
  The Capital System
  The Capital System combines individual accountability with teamwork. Funds using The Capital System are divided into portions that are managed independently by investment professionals with diverse backgrounds, ages and investment approaches. An extensive global research effort is the backbone of our system.
   
  American Funds’ superior outcomes
  Equity funds have beaten their Lipper peer indexes in 90% of 10-year periods and 99% of 20-year periods.2 Fixed income funds have helped investors achieve diversification through attention to correlation between bonds and equities.3 Fund management fees have been among the lowest in the industry.4
   
  1 Investment industry experience as of December 31, 2021.
  2 Based on Class F-2 share results for rolling calendar-year periods starting the first full calendar year after each fund’s inception through December 31, 2021. Periods covered are the shorter of the fund’s lifetime or since the comparable Lipper index inception date (except Capital Income Builder and SMALLCAP World Fund, for which the Lipper average was used). Expenses differ for each share class, so results will vary.
  3 Based on Class F-2 share results as of December 31, 2021. Thirteen of the 17 fixed income American Funds that have been in existence for the three-year period showed a three-year correlation below 0.3. S&P 500 Index was used as an equity market proxy. Correlation based on monthly total returns. Correlation is a statistical measure of how two securities move in relation to each other. A correlation ranges from –1 to 1. A positive correlation close to 1 implies that as one security moves, either up or down, the other security will move in “lockstep,” in the same direction. A negative correlation close to –1 indicates that the securities have moved in the opposite direction.
  4 On average, our management fees were in the lowest quintile 63% of the time, based on the 20-year period ended December 31, 2021, versus comparable Lipper categories, excluding funds of funds.
     
Class F-2 shares were first offered on August 1, 2008. Class F-2 share results prior to the date of first sale are hypothetical based on the results of the original share class of the fund without a sales charge, adjusted for typical estimated expenses. Results for certain funds with an inception date after August 1, 2008, also include hypothetical returns because those funds’ Class F-2 shares sold after the funds’ date of first offering. Visit capitalgroup.com for more information on specific expense adjustments and the actual dates of first sale.
     
All Capital Group trademarks mentioned are owned by The Capital Group Companies, Inc., an affiliated company or fund. All other company and product names mentioned are the property of their respective companies.

 

 

 

ITEM 2 – Code of Ethics

 

Not applicable for filing of semi-annual reports to shareholders.

 

ITEM 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

Not applicable for filing of semi-annual reports to shareholders.

 

ITEM 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

Not applicable for filing of semi-annual reports to shareholders.

 

ITEM 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a listed issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

ITEM 6 – Schedule of Investments

 

Not applicable, insofar as the schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

ITEM 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

 

ITEM 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

 

ITEM 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

 

ITEM 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s board of trustees since the Registrant last submitted a proxy statement to its shareholders. The procedures are as follows. The Registrant has a nominating and governance committee comprised solely of persons who are not considered ‘‘interested persons’’ of the Registrant within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The committee periodically reviews such issues as the board’s composition, responsibilities, committees, compensation and other relevant issues, and recommends any appropriate changes to the full board of trustees. While the committee normally is able to identify from its own resources an ample number of qualified candidates, it will consider shareholder suggestions of persons to be considered as nominees to fill future vacancies on the board. Such suggestions must be sent in writing to the nominating and governance committee of the Registrant, c/o the Registrant’s Secretary, and must be accompanied by complete biographical and occupational data on the prospective nominee, along with a written consent of the prospective nominee for consideration of his or her name by the nominating and governance committee.

 

ITEM 11 – Controls and Procedures

 

(a) The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 30a-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940), that such controls and procedures are adequate and reasonably designed to achieve the purposes described in paragraph (c) of such rule.
   
(b)

There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the Registrant’s semi-annual period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

ITEM 12 – Exhibits

 

(a)(1) Not applicable for filing of semi-annual reports to shareholders.
   
(a)(2) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached as exhibits hereto.

 

 
 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL FUND SERIES
   
  By __/s/ Kristine M. Nishiyama____________________
 

Kristine M. Nishiyama,

Principal Executive Officer

   
  Date: June 30, 2022

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

 

By __/s/ Kristine M. Nishiyama_________________

Kristine M. Nishiyama,

Principal Executive Officer

 
Date: June 30, 2022

 

 

 

By ___/s/ Brian C. Janssen    __________

Brian C. Janssen, Treasurer and

Principal Financial Officer

 
Date: June 30, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Group Central Fund Series

6455 Irvine Center Drive

Irvine, California 92618

(949) 975-5000

 

CERTIFICATION

I, Kristine M. Nishiyama, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Capital Group Central Fund Series;
   
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
   
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
   
4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
   
  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
   
  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
   
  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 180 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
   
  d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s semi-annual period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
   
5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's Board of Trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
   
  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
   
  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: June 30, 2022

 

___/s/ Kristine M. Nishiyama_____________________

Kristine M. Nishiyama,

Principal Executive Officer

Capital Group Central Fund Series

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Group Central Fund Series

6455 Irvine Center Drive

Irvine, California 92618

(949) 975-5000

 

CERTIFICATION

I, Brian C. Janssen, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Capital Group Central Fund Series;
   
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
   
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
   
4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
   
  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
   
  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
   
  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 180 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
   
  d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s semi-annual period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
   
5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's Board of Trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
   
  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
   
  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: June 30, 2022

 

__/s/ Brian C. Janssen____________

Brian C. Janssen, Treasurer and

Principal Financial Officer

Capital Group Central Fund Series

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Group Central Fund Series

6455 Irvine Center Drive

Irvine, California 92618

(949) 975-5000

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

KRISTINE M. NISHIYAMA, Principal Executive Officer, and BRIAN C. JANSSEN, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of Capital Group Central Fund Series (the "Registrant"), each certify to the best of her or his knowledge that:

 

1) The Registrant's periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended April 30, 2022 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
   
2) The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

 

 

Principal Executive Officer Principal Financial Officer
   
CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL FUND SERIES CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL FUND SERIES
   
   
___/s/ Kristine M. Nishiyama____________ _/s/ Brian C. Janssen____________
Kristine M. Nishiyama, Principal Executive Officer Brian C. Janssen, Treasurer
   
Date: June 30, 2022 Date: June 30, 2022

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL FUND SERIES and will be retained by CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL FUND SERIES and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or its staff upon request.

 

This certification is being furnished to the Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR filed with the Commission.

 

 



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