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American Funds Short-Term Bond Fund of America® Class C ASBCX
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Rating C
Reward Index Weak
Reward Grade D
Risk Index Fair
Risk Grade C
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Provider Capital Group
Manager/Tenure (Years) Vincent J. Gonzales (9), Oliver V. Edmonds (5), Thomas Hollenberg (0)
Website http://capitalgroup.com
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Fund Name American Funds Short-Term Bond Fund of America® Class C
Category Short-Term Bond
Sub-Category US Fixed Income
Prospectus Objective Income
Inception Date Nov 06, 2006
Open/Closed To New Investors Open
Minimum Initial Investment 250.00
Minimum Subsequent Investment 50.00
Front End Fee --
Back End Fee 0.01
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Dividend Yield 3.20%
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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 -0.04%
30-Day Total Return 0.25%
60-Day Total Return 0.39%
90-Day Total Return 0.65%
Year to Date Total Return 3.85%
1-Year Total Return 4.13%
2-Year Total Return 8.29%
3-Year Total Return 11.16%
5-Year Total Return 4.58%
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Nav $9.45
1-Month Low NAV $9.45
1-Month High NAV $9.46
52-Week Low NAV $9.34
52-Week Low NAV (Date) Jan 10, 2025
52-Week High NAV $9.49
52-Week High Price (Date) Sep 08, 2025
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Beta 0.26
Standard Deviation 1.94
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Total Assets 12.49B
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Expense Ratio 1.38%
Turnover Ratio 154.00%
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Last Bull Market Total Return 3.52%
Last Bear Market Total Return -1.10%