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RWMEX

American Funds Washington Mutual Investors Fund Class R-4

Mutual fund

$65.59+0.40 (+0.61%)Close Oct 2, 2026

May 20, 2002 – Oct 2, 2026, Dividends reinvested

Final balance
$82,856
CAGR
+9.06%
Max drawdown
−53.96%
Sharpe ratio
0.59

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Growth of $10,000

Trailing returns

Annualized from 3Y
1M
−3.17%
3M
−1.34%
6M
+9.45%
YTD
+6.44%
1Y
+8.34%
3Y
+18.33%
5Y
+11.97%
10Y
+13.00%
15Y
+13.52%
20Y
+9.75%
Since 2002
+9.06%

Metrics

Since 2002
Volatility17.43%
Sortino ratio0.83
Calmar ratio0.17
Best year, 2013+31.86%
Worst year, 2008−33.13%
Positive years19 of 23
Longest drawdown4.9 years

Worst drawdowns

Since 2002
DeclinePeakBottomRecoveredLength
−54.0%Oct 2007Mar 2009Sep 20124.9 years
−34.7%Feb 2020Mar 2020Nov 20209 months
−30.0%May 2002Oct 2002Dec 20031.6 years
−18.7%Jan 2022Sep 2022Jul 20231.5 years
−15.6%Sep 2018Dec 2018Apr 20196 months

Annual returns

2002 from May 20 · 2026 through Oct 2