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May 1   2025
Charlene H. Kim, Esq.
Senior Counsel, Legal and Compliance Group
Capital Research and Management Company333 South Hope Street Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406
Re: American Funds Core Plus Bond Fund
File Nos. 333-286599; 811-24077
Dear Ms. Kim;
On April 17, 2025, you filed the above -referenced registration stat ement on Form N-1A with
respect to American Funds Core Plus Bond Fund (the “Fund”). We have reviewed the registration
statement and our comments are set forth below. Where a comment is made with respect to disclosure in
one location of the filing, it applie s to all similar disclo sures found elsewhere.  Capitalized terms not
otherwise defined have the same mean ing as in the registration statement.
GENERAL 1. We note that portions of the re gistration statement are incomplete. A full financial review ( e.g., seed
financial statements, auditor's report, consent) must  be performed prior to declaring the registration
statement effective. We may have additional comm ents on such portions when you complete them in
a pre-effective amendment, on disclosures made in  response to this letter, on information supplied
supplementally, or on exhibits  added in any amendment.
2. Please confirm the Fund will file a fidelity bond under Form 40-17G.
3. Please provide the name of the Fund’s inde pendent registered pub lic accounting firm in
correspondence.
4. Please update the Fund’s series and class identifi ers to reflect the ticker symbols for each class.

Ms. Charlene H. Kim
May   , 2025
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PROSPECTUS
Fees and Expenses, page 1 5. The fee table provides a line ite m for Other Expenses. Since the Fund is a new fund, please add a
footnote to the Other Expenses line  item stating that the figures ar e based on estimated amounts for
the current year.  See Item 3, Instruction (“In str.”) 6 of Form N-1A.
Principal Investment Strategies, page 3
6. The first sentence of the first paragraph states th at, “the fund will normally i nvest at least 80% of its
assets in bonds and other de bt securities, which may be represented by derivatives.” Please revise to
clarify that the F und will invest 80% of its net assets , plus the amount  of any borrowings for
investment purposes ...
7. The disclosure states that, “The  fund may invest in a broad range  of debt securities, including …
debt and mortgage- and other asse t-backed securities issued by U.S. government-sponsored entities
… and instrumentalities that are not backed by th e full faith and credit of the U.S. government.”
Please clarify in the disclosure if  the Fund’s investments in mortga ge-backed securities include sub-
prime mortgages, please disclose the principa l risks associated with sub-prime mortgages.
8. The first sentence of the second paragraph states  that, the “fund may inve st in forward currency
contracts. . .” Please revise disclosure to clarif y if the forward currency contracts are directional
and/or intended for purposes of hedging curr ency risk for non-U.S. dollar denominated debt
securities.
9. The fourth paragraph in this section discloses th at the Fund may invest “up to 25% of its assets in
securities of emerging market issuers.”  Please: (a ) define “emerging market ” in the disclosure, and
(b) disclose how the Fund determines that an  issuer is an “emerging markets issuer.”
Principal Risks, pages 4-8
10. Please consider adding a risk fact or discussing the principal risks as sociated with investing in a new
fund ( e.g., the fund may have higher expe nses, may not grow to an economically viable size, and
may cease operations and investors may be required to liquidate or transfer their investments at a
loss).
Tax Information, page 9
11. Under this heading, the di sclosure states, “Divide nds and capital gain dist ributions you receive from
the fund are subject to federal inco me taxes and may also be subject to state and local taxes, unless
you are tax-exempt or your account is tax-favored.”  At the end of this sentence, please add, “in
which case you may be subject to taxes upon withdr awal from such account” or similar language.

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May 1 , 2025
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Investment Objective, Strategies and Risks, pages 10-18
12. The second paragraph in this sect ion discloses that, “The fund may i nvest in debt securities of any
maturity or duration.” Please also in clude this disclosure in Item 4.
13. The last sentence of the second paragraph stat es, “The longer a secur ity’s duration, the more
sensitive it will be to changes in  interest rates.” Please provide an example of duration here ( e.g., the
price of a security with a durati on of five years would be expect ed to fall approximately 5% if
interest rates rose by one percentage point).
14. The Fund includes a risk factor titled, “Exposure to country, region, industry or sector.” If the Fund
may have significant exposure to a particular country, region, i ndustry or sector, please include
related disclosure in the principa l investment strategies section.
15. The Fund includes a risk factor titled, “Large shareholder con centration,” with references to
“Authorized Participant” in the paragraph. Please delete refere nces to “Authorized Participant,” or
explain to staff how this the te rm is applicable to the Fund.
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (“SAI”) Certain Investment Limitati ons and Guidelines, page 2
16. Under the heading, “Debt instruments,” the SAI stat es that, “The fund will invest at least 80% of its
assets in bonds and other debt  instruments, including Eurodo llar and Yankee bonds, debentures,
notes, securities with equity and fixed income charact eristics (such as bonds with warrants attached,
convertible bonds, certain hybrids and certain pref erred securities), cash and cash equivalents,
securities backed by mortgages and other assets, lo ans, and other fixed income obligations of banks,
corporations and governmental auth orities.” Please reconcile the disclosure with the language in
both Items 4 and 9.
17. Under the same heading, the sec ond bullet point discusses the Fund’s investments in securities rated
Ba1 or below and BB+ or below by NRSROs. Please add that such securities are sometimes referred
to as “junk bonds.”
18. Under the heading, “Equity securiti es,” the SAI states th e fund may invest up to 10% of its assets in
equity securities (including comm on stocks, preferred stocks, warrant s or rights). Please include this
disclosure in the prospectus as well as corresponding risks.
Fund Policies, pages 33-34
19. Regarding the Fund’s concentration policies, plea se note that a fund and it s adviser may not ignore
the investments of affiliated and unaffiliated underlying investme nt companies when determining
whether the fund is in co mpliance with its concentration polici es. Please confirm that the Fund will

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May 1 , 2025
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consider the investments of its  underlying investment companie s when determining the Fund’s
compliance with its concentration policies.
20. The last paragraph on page 34 states, “This policy does not apply to investme nts in securities of the
U.S. government, its agencies or government sponsored enterprises or repurchase agreements with
respect thereto.” For clarity, please add “U .S.” in front of “government sponsored.”
Management of the Fund, pages 35-53
21. It appears that disclo sures in certain sections use the word “trustees” interchangeably with
“directors,” without making it clea r that they have the same mean ing.  To avoid confusion, please
consider clarifying that they have the sa me meaning, or use one consistent term.
22. On page 40, under the heading, “Fund organization a nd the board of trustees,” please disclose that
the registrant has no prior history since th e registrant is a newly organized company. See Item 15 of
Form N-1A.
Financial Statements, Exhibi ts, and Other Information
23. Any financial statements, exhibits, and other requir ed disclosure not included in these registration
statements must be filed in  a pre-effective amendment to  the registration statement.
24. Please include all exhibits that are marked “to be provided by amendment.”
Signatures
25. Pursuant to Section 6(a) of th e Securities Act of 1933, the registration statement must be signed by
the issuer, the principal executive officer(s), the principal financial officer, the comptroller or
principal accounting officer, as well as a majority of the director s or persons performing similar
functions. Please ensure that, in addition to the trus tees’ signatures, all futu re amendments are signed
by the Fund’s principal executive of ficer, the comptroller or princi pal accounting officer, or the
principal financial officer, as required by Section 6(a).
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Responses to this letter should be  made in a letter to me filed on EDGAR and in the form of pre-
effective amendments filed pursuant to rule 472 under the Securities Act. Where no change will be made
in a filing in response to a comment, please indicate this  fact in the letter to us  and briefly state the basis
for your position.
Please advise us if you have submitted or expect to submit any exemptive applications or no-action
requests in connection with your registration stat ement. The staff may have additional comments.
We remind you that the Fund is respons ible for the accuracy and adequa cy of its disclosure in the
registration statements, notwithstan ding any review, comments, action, or  absence of acti on by the staff.

Ms. Charlene H. Kim
May 1 , 2025
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Should you have any questions, plea se contact me at (202) 880-1783, imtangso@sec.gov , or Mindy
Rotter, Staff Accountant, at (212) 336-1096, RotterM@sec.gov.
Sincerely,
/s/ Soo Im-Tang
Soo Im-Tang
Attorney-Adviser
cc:  Mindy Rotter, Staff Accountant
John Lee, Senior Special Counsel Michael J. Spratt, Assistant Director