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American Funds SMALLCAP World R1

RSLAX · NASDAQ

Market closed$67.49$-0.620000 (-0.91%)

Key statistics

Previous close$68.11
Open$67.49
Day high$67.49
Day low$67.49
52-week high$71.52
52-week low$58.39
Market cap93.40B
Volume—
Average volume—
P/E ratio24.68
Forward P/E—
EPS2.73
Dividend yield0.00%

Market context

Why it moved

RSLAX edged lower today amid light trading volume and no significant fund-specific catalysts, suggesting routine profit-taking or minor portfolio rebalancing activity drove the modest decline.

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What is happening

Recent company-specific developments and publisher coverage.

July 17, 2026American Funds SMALLCAP World R1 (RSLAX) fell over 2% as a semiconductor-led selloff rippled through global equity markets, weighing on small-cap international holdings. The broader market retreated — with the Nasdaq dropping sharply on TSMC spending concerns and escalating Middle East tensions driving safe-haven demand — offsetting tailwinds from a strong Q2 earnings season for Wall Street banks including Goldman Sachs, BofA, and BNY. Morningstar noted financial stocks have underperformed over the past year amid AI disruption concerns and private credit pressures, adding to headwinds for diversified asset managers with global small-cap exposure.

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July 14, 2026American Funds SMALLCAP World R1 edged lower after hours, reflecting broader financial services sector pressure as investors navigate a complex macro backdrop. While Wall Street banks like JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs posted blowout Q2 earnings on surging dealmaking and trading revenue, Morningstar flagged financial stocks as the second-worst-performing sector over the past year, citing AI disruption concerns and cracks in private credit. A cooler-than-expected June CPI print (3.5%) offered some relief, though renewed Iran-Hormuz tensions, a hawkish Fed outlook, and record margin debt continue to weigh on risk sentiment for small-cap global equity strategies.

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July 13, 2026American Funds SMALLCAP World R1 closed down 1.60% as a broad risk-off session weighed on global equity funds, driven by renewed U.S.-Iran military strikes that sent oil prices surging nearly 5% and pressured equity markets worldwide. The fund's international small-cap exposure faced additional headwinds from a sharp selloff in Asian semiconductor stocks and a 5%+ plunge in South Korea's KOSPI, while investors also braced for a pivotal week featuring Q2 earnings from major U.S. banks, key inflation data, and TSMC results that could reshape sentiment around the AI-driven global growth narrative.

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July 10, 2026American Funds SMALLCAP World R1 (RSLAX) advanced on Thursday as the broader financial services sector and S&P 500 — near its 52-week high — stabilized after a volatile stretch driven by U.S.-Iran geopolitical tensions and a spike in oil prices. The fund's global small-cap mandate stands to benefit from improving asset management sentiment, with peers like Affiliated Managers Group drawing positive earnings attention and the alternative asset sector seeing renewed institutional interest heading into Q2 earnings season.

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July 8, 2026American Funds SMALLCAP World R1 declined sharply as a broad risk-off wave swept global markets after President Trump declared the U.S.-Iran ceasefire memorandum 'over,' sending oil prices surging over 5% and triggering a global equity selloff. The fund, which holds international small-cap equities, faced compounded pressure from geopolitical uncertainty, rising crude prices stoking inflation fears, and a tech-driven selloff — all weighing on small-cap and emerging market sentiment at a time when the S&P 500 also retreated.

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June 30, 2026American Funds SMALLCAP World R1 (RSLAX) edged higher, approaching its 52-week high, buoyed by a broad market rebound as the S&P 500 closes out its best quarterly performance in years. Relief from fragile US-Iran ceasefire talks, a Supreme Court ruling protecting Fed Governor Lisa Cook's independence, and a tech-led recovery following last week's sharp selloff are lifting global small-cap sentiment. With international small-cap exposure spanning developed and emerging markets, RSLAX is benefiting from improving risk appetite and a slight pullback in geopolitical uncertainty.

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June 23, 2026American Funds SMALLCAP World R1 declined as a broad-based global tech selloff rattled equity markets, with the S&P 500 shedding over 1% and the Nasdaq plunging nearly 2% on deepening concerns about AI valuations and the prospect of Federal Reserve rate hikes. The fund, which invests in small-cap equities across global markets, faced headwinds from simultaneous weakness in international markets — South Korea's KOSPI tumbled 10% amid semiconductor fears — while rising Treasury yields (10-year at ~4.49%) and hawkish Fed signals under new Chair Kevin Warsh added further pressure on growth-oriented, globally diversified holdings.

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June 22, 2026American Funds SMALLCAP World R1 (RSLAX) advanced sharply, hitting a new 52-week high, buoyed by a broad risk-on environment as U.S.-Iran diplomatic progress eased geopolitical tensions and drove oil prices lower. Emerging market earnings momentum—with MSCI EM companies beating profit estimates for the first time since 2022, led by Asian tech—provided a particularly favorable backdrop for the fund's global small-cap exposure, reinforcing investor confidence in international growth assets. The XLF financial sector ETF also edged modestly higher in after-hours trade, reflecting the broadly supportive macro tone.

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scanx.trade · July 18, 2026SMALLCAP World Fund cuts stake in Ramkrishna Forgingsscanx.trade · April 17, 2026SMALLCAP World Fund Increases Stake in Shaily Engineering Plastics to 7.62%scanx.trade · April 1, 2026SMALLCAP World Fund reduces stake in Aptus Value Housing Finance India Ltd to 3.45%

Peers

S&P 500SPX · $7,457.69-1.01%American Funds American Mutual F1AMFFX · $63.96-0.70%Franklin Income Fund Class R6FNCFX · $2.540.00%American Funds New World Fund Class ANEWFX · $103.32-1.60%American Funds New World F2NFFFX · $103.03-1.60%American Funds New World Fund Cl F-1ShsNWFFX · $102.52-1.60%American Funds SMALLCAP World R6RLLGX · $84.69-0.91%American Funds American Mutual Fund Class R-6RMFGX · $64.41-0.68%American Funds New World Fund Class R-6RNWGX · $103.41-1.60%American Funds SMALLCAP World F1SCWFX · $79.79-0.91%American Funds SMALLCAP World Fund Class ASMCWX · $81.20-0.90%