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RWMAX

American Funds Washington Mutual Investors Fund Class R-1

Mutual fund

$65.03+0.39 (+0.60%)Close Oct 2, 2026

May 29, 2002 – Oct 2, 2026, Dividends reinvested

Final balance
$69,867
CAGR
+8.31%
Max drawdown
−54.45%
Sharpe ratio
0.55

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Growth of $10,000

Trailing returns

Annualized from 3Y
1M
−3.24%
3M
−1.53%
6M
+9.04%
YTD
+5.84%
1Y
+7.52%
3Y
+17.45%
5Y
+11.15%
10Y
+12.17%
15Y
+12.68%
20Y
+8.93%
Since 2002
+8.31%

Metrics

Since 2002
Volatility17.43%
Sortino ratio0.77
Calmar ratio0.15
Best year, 2013+30.92%
Worst year, 2008−33.62%
Positive years19 of 23
Longest drawdown5.3 years

Worst drawdowns

Since 2002
DeclinePeakBottomRecoveredLength
−54.4%Oct 2007Mar 2009Jan 20135.3 years
−34.7%Feb 2020Mar 2020Nov 20209 months
−28.5%May 2002Oct 2002Dec 20031.6 years
−19.1%Jan 2022Sep 2022Nov 20231.9 years
−15.8%Sep 2018Dec 2018Apr 20196 months

Annual returns

2002 from May 29 · 2026 through Oct 2