The ICA Guide

A rare opportunity
If The Investment Company of America were a
corporation, it would likely attract many investors.
This growth-and-income fund has outshone many
individual stocks, and it would be difficult to find a
company that could match its statistics:
n in the same business for 78 years
n net assets of $54.8 billion, with $3.7 billion in reserves of cash or cash
equivalents
n invested in such diverse industries as energy, beverages and tobacco,
telecommunications and software
n a management team of seven portfolio counselors who average 24 years of
experience with the company
n research offices located throughout the United States, Europe and Asia
n paid a dividend every year since 1936
n increased regular dividends in 65 of the past 75 calendar years (if dividends were
taken in cash and capital gains were reinvested, not including special dividends)
All figures are as of December 31, 2011, except for portfolio counselor information, which is as of the
fund’s prospectus dated March 1, 2012.
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