CAPITAL INCOME BUILDER
THIRD-QUARTER REPORT
for the nine months ended July 31, 1995
[CIB(R)]
[The American Funds Group(R)]
FELLOW INVESTORS:
Continuing a record of consecutive quarterly increases over Capital Income
Builder's eight-year history, the fund's dividend is being raised this month to
44 cents a share.
Here is a portfolio summary as of July 31, 1995:
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Percent of Net Assets
FIVE LARGEST INDUSTRY Number of U.S. Outside Total
HOLDINGS IN EQUITIES Companies Equities U.S. Equities
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Banking 24 15.06% .74% 15.80%
Utilities: Electric & 20 5.51 6.22 11.73
Gas
Telecommunications 8 4.48 3.30 7.78
Business & Public 9 .92 4.53 5.45
Services
Health & Personal 6 4.82 - 4.82
Care
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Five Largest 67 30.79 14.79 45.58
Industries
All Other Industries 41 11.91 5.38 17.29
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108 42.70% 20.17% 62.87%
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TEN LARGEST INDIVIDUAL Percent of
EQUITY HOLDINGS Net Assets
<S> <C>
American Home Products 2.45%
Telecom Corp. of New Zealand 2.28
Entergy 1.63
Banc One 1.57
Bristol-Myers Squibb 1.49
Ameritech 1.48
Eastern Group 1.42
Hanson 1.42
Southern Electric 1.36
B.A.T Industries 1.34
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Capital Income Builder's complete portfolio will appear in the fund's annual
report, scheduled to be mailed to you in December. We look forward to reporting
to you then.
Jon B. Lovelace
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
September 6, 1995
CAPITAL INCOME BUILDER(R) seeks to provide a growing dividend - with higher
income distributions every quarter as far as possible - together with a current
yield which exceeds that paid by U.S. stocks generally.
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT OR ANY OF THE FUND'S SERVICES, PLEASE
CONTACT YOUR SECURITIES DEALER OR FINANCIAL PLANNER, OR CALL THE FUND'S
TRANSFER AGENT, TOLL-FREE, AT 800/421-0180.
Litho in USA TAG/ALI/2716
(c) 1995 American Funds Distributors, Inc.
Lit No. CIB-012-0995