American Funds U.S. Government Securities

Objective And Strategy

Objective
High level of current income consistent with preservation of capital.

Strategy
American Funds Insurance Series: U.S. Government/AAA-Rated Securities normally invests at least 80% of its assets in debt securities (which may be represented by other investment instruments, including derivatives) that are guaranteed or sponsored by the U.S. government or that are otherwise rated Aaa or AAA by Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations designated by the fund’s investment adviser or unrated but determined to be of equivalent quality by the fund’s investment adviser. The fund is designed for investors seeking income, long-term capital preservation and more price stability than investments in stocks and lower quality debt securities. The fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in mortgage-backed securities, including contracts for future delivery of such securities, such as to-be-announced contracts and mortgage dollar rolls. The contracts for future delivery are normally of short duration and may be replaced by another contract prior to maturity. Each such transaction is reflected as turnover in the fund’s portfolio resulting in a higher portfolio turnover rate than funds that do not employ this investment strategy. Certain of these securities may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and may be supported only by the credit of the issuer. The fund may also invest in inflation linked bonds issued by U.S. and non-U.S. governments, their agencies or instrumentalities, and corporations.

Principal Risks

* The value of your investment in a Fund is based on the net asset value ("NAV") of the underlying funds and, in turn, the securities that the underlying funds hold. The Funds are subject to the risk that one or more underlying funds will not perform as expected or will underperform other similar funds or that the combination of underlying funds selected by the Funds' investment will not perform as expected. The Funds will be exposed to all of the risk of an investment in the underlying Funds.

* Changes in government regulation may adversely affect the value of a security.

* Mortgage-backed securities may be affected by, among other things, changes or perceived changes in interest rates, factors concerning the interests in and structure of the issuer or the originator of the mortgage, or the quality of the underlying assets. The underlying assets may default or decline in quality or value.

* Bonds guaranteed by a government are subject to inflation risk and price depreciation risk.

* A futures contract is considered a derivative because it derives its value from the price of the underlying security or financial index. The prices of futures contracts can be volatile, and futures contracts may be illiquid. In addition, there may be imperfect or even negative correlation between the price of a futures contract and the price of the underlying securities.