American Funds Short-Term Bond Fund of America® Class A
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| Rating | ||||
| Reward Index | Weak | |||
| Reward Grade | D+ | |||
| Risk Index | Fair | |||
| Risk Grade | C | |||
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| Manager/Tenure (Years) | John R. Queen (14), Vincent J. Gonzales (8), Oliver V. Edmonds (4) | |||
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| Fund Name | American Funds Short-Term Bond Fund of America® Class A | |||
| Category | Short-Term Bond | |||
| Sub-Category | US Fixed Income | |||
| Prospectus Objective | Income | |||
| Inception Date | Oct 02, 2006 | |||
| Open/Closed To New Investors | Open | |||
| Minimum Initial Investment | 250.00 | |||
| Minimum Subsequent Investment | 50.00 | |||
| Front End Fee | 0.03 | |||
| Back End Fee | -- | |||
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| Dividend Yield | 3.94% | |||
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| Dividend Yield (Forward) | -- | |||
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| Cash | 11.65% | |||
| Stock | 0.00% | |||
| U.S. Stock | 0.00% | |||
| Non-U.S. Stock | 0.00% | |||
| Bond | 88.33% | |||
| U.S. Bond | 82.86% | |||
| Non-U.S. Bond | 5.47% | |||
| Preferred | 0.00% | |||
| Convertible | 0.00% | |||
| Other Net | 0.02% | |||
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| 7-Day Total Return | -0.03% | |||
| 30-Day Total Return | 0.41% | |||
| 60-Day Total Return | 0.85% | |||
| 90-Day Total Return | 1.58% | |||
| Year to Date Total Return | 4.42% | |||
| 1-Year Total Return | 4.86% | |||
| 2-Year Total Return | 11.41% | |||
| 3-Year Total Return | 14.22% | |||
| 5-Year Total Return | 8.26% | |||
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| 1-Month High Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price (Date) | -- | |||
| 52-Week High Price | -- | |||
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| Nav | $9.64 | |||
| 1-Month Low NAV | $9.61 | |||
| 1-Month High NAV | $9.65 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV | $9.51 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV (Date) | Nov 12, 2024 | |||
| 52-Week High NAV | $9.65 | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | Oct 16, 2025 | |||
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| Beta | 0.24 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 1.94 | |||
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| Total Assets | 12.20B | |||
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| Expense Ratio | 0.68% | |||
| Turnover Ratio | 93.00% | |||
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| Last Bull Market Total Return | 3.91% | |||
| Last Bear Market Total Return | -1.02% | |||