American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund® Class A
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| Rating | ||||
| Reward Index | Fair | |||
| Reward Grade | C- | |||
| Risk Index | Fair | |||
| Risk Grade | C | |||
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| Provider | Capital Group | |||
| Manager/Tenure (Years) | Mark Marinella (7), Vikas Malhotra (4) | |||
| Website | http://capitalgroup.com | |||
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| Fund Name | American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund® Class A | |||
| Category | Muni National Short | |||
| Sub-Category | US Municipal Fixed Income | |||
| Prospectus Objective | Municipal Bond - National | |||
| Inception Date | Aug 07, 2009 | |||
| 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 | 2.75% | |||
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| Dividend Yield (Forward) | -- | |||
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| Cash | 0.89% | |||
| Stock | 0.00% | |||
| U.S. Stock | 0.00% | |||
| Non-U.S. Stock | 0.00% | |||
| Bond | 99.11% | |||
| U.S. Bond | 99.01% | |||
| Non-U.S. Bond | 0.10% | |||
| Preferred | 0.00% | |||
| Convertible | 0.00% | |||
| Other Net | 0.00% | |||
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| 7-Day Total Return | -0.14% | |||
| 30-Day Total Return | 0.13% | |||
| 60-Day Total Return | -0.24% | |||
| 90-Day Total Return | -0.03% | |||
| Year to Date Total Return | 0.70% | |||
| 1-Year Total Return | 4.22% | |||
| 2-Year Total Return | 7.70% | |||
| 3-Year Total Return | 9.96% | |||
| 5-Year Total Return | 7.55% | |||
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| Closing Price | -- | |||
| 1-Month Low Price | -- | |||
| 1-Month High Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price (Date) | -- | |||
| 52-Week High Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | -- | |||
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| Nav | $10.06 | |||
| 1-Month Low NAV | $10.06 | |||
| 1-Month High NAV | $10.09 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV | $9.92 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV (Date) | May 05, 2025 | |||
| 52-Week High NAV | $10.17 | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | Feb 27, 2026 | |||
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| Beta | 0.37 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 2.24 | |||
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| Total Assets | 2.19B | |||
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| Expense Ratio | 0.43% | |||
| Turnover Ratio | 56.00% | |||
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| Last Bull Market Total Return | 4.90% | |||
| Last Bear Market Total Return | -0.50% | |||