American Funds American Balanced Fund® Class A
ABALX
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| Reward Index | Fair | |||
| Reward Grade | C | |||
| Risk Index | Good | |||
| Risk Grade | B- | |||
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| Provider | Capital Group | |||
| Manager/Tenure (Years) | Hilda L. Applbaum (26), Alan N. Berro (19), Paul R. Benjamin (11), 9 others | |||
| Website | http://capitalgroup.com | |||
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| Fund Name | American Funds American Balanced Fund® Class A | |||
| Category | Moderate Allocation | |||
| Sub-Category | Moderate Allocation | |||
| Prospectus Objective | Balanced | |||
| Inception Date | Jul 25, 1975 | |||
| Open/Closed To New Investors | Open | |||
| Minimum Initial Investment | 250.00 | |||
| Minimum Subsequent Investment | 50.00 | |||
| Front End Fee | 0.06 | |||
| Back End Fee | -- | |||
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| Dividend Yield | 1.78% | |||
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| Dividend Yield (Forward) | 1.73% | |||
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| Cash | 3.27% | |||
| Stock | 64.06% | |||
| U.S. Stock | 55.30% | |||
| Non-U.S. Stock | 8.76% | |||
| Bond | 29.63% | |||
| U.S. Bond | 26.11% | |||
| Non-U.S. Bond | 3.52% | |||
| Preferred | 0.42% | |||
| Convertible | 0.02% | |||
| Other Net | 2.60% | |||
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| 7-Day Total Return | 0.67% | |||
| 30-Day Total Return | 3.53% | |||
| 60-Day Total Return | 5.93% | |||
| 90-Day Total Return | 5.58% | |||
| Year to Date Total Return | 14.73% | |||
| 1-Year Total Return | 15.28% | |||
| 2-Year Total Return | 45.66% | |||
| 3-Year Total Return | 62.43% | |||
| 5-Year Total Return | 64.79% | |||
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| 1-Month Low Price | -- | |||
| 1-Month High Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price (Date) | -- | |||
| 52-Week High Price | -- | |||
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| Nav | $38.83 | |||
| 1-Month Low NAV | $37.46 | |||
| 1-Month High NAV | $38.83 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV | $31.85 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV (Date) | Apr 08, 2025 | |||
| 52-Week High NAV | $38.83 | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | Oct 01, 2025 | |||
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| Beta | 0.67 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 9.38 | |||
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| Total Assets | 263.31B | |||
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| Expense Ratio | 0.56% | |||
| Turnover Ratio | 44.00% | |||
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| Last Bull Market Total Return | 13.50% | |||
| Last Bear Market Total Return | -9.90% | |||