American Funds Short-Term Bond Fund of America® Class R-4
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| Rating | ||||
| 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 R-4 | |||
| Category | Short-Term Bond | |||
| Sub-Category | US Fixed Income | |||
| Prospectus Objective | Income | |||
| Inception Date | Jan 03, 2007 | |||
| Open/Closed To New Investors | Open | |||
| Minimum Initial Investment | 250.00 | |||
| Minimum Subsequent Investment | 50.00 | |||
| Front End Fee | -- | |||
| Back End Fee | -- | |||
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| Dividend Yield | 3.80% | |||
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| Dividend Yield (Forward) | -- | |||
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| Cash | 6.81% | |||
| Stock | 0.00% | |||
| U.S. Stock | 0.00% | |||
| Non-U.S. Stock | 0.00% | |||
| Bond | 93.19% | |||
| U.S. Bond | 88.86% | |||
| Non-U.S. Bond | 4.33% | |||
| Preferred | 0.00% | |||
| Convertible | 0.00% | |||
| Other Net | 0.00% | |||
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| 7-Day Total Return | 0.20% | |||
| 30-Day Total Return | 0.00% | |||
| 60-Day Total Return | 0.18% | |||
| 90-Day Total Return | -0.13% | |||
| Year to Date Total Return | 0.37% | |||
| 1-Year Total Return | 3.18% | |||
| 2-Year Total Return | 9.19% | |||
| 3-Year Total Return | 13.13% | |||
| 5-Year Total Return | 9.19% | |||
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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 | $9.52 | |||
| 1-Month Low NAV | $9.50 | |||
| 1-Month High NAV | $9.55 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV | $9.50 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV (Date) | May 19, 2026 | |||
| 52-Week High NAV | $9.66 | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | Sep 08, 2025 | |||
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| Beta | 0.23 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 1.64 | |||
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| Total Assets | 12.97B | |||
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| Expense Ratio | 0.62% | |||
| Turnover Ratio | 154.00% | |||
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| Last Bull Market Total Return | 3.34% | |||
| Last Bear Market Total Return | -1.01% | |||