American Funds American Balanced Fund® Class R-1
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NASDAQ
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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) | Hilda L. Applbaum (27), Alan Berro (20), Paul R. Benjamin (11), 8 others | |||
| Website | http://capitalgroup.com | |||
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| Fund Name | American Funds American Balanced Fund® Class R-1 | |||
| Category | Moderate Allocation | |||
| Sub-Category | Moderate Allocation | |||
| Prospectus Objective | Balanced | |||
| Inception Date | May 29, 2002 | |||
| 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 | 1.17% | |||
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| Dividend Yield (Forward) | 2.24% | |||
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| Cash | 6.15% | |||
| Stock | 58.07% | |||
| U.S. Stock | 47.58% | |||
| Non-U.S. Stock | 10.49% | |||
| Bond | 32.43% | |||
| U.S. Bond | 29.91% | |||
| Non-U.S. Bond | 2.52% | |||
| Preferred | 0.54% | |||
| Convertible | 0.00% | |||
| Other Net | 2.81% | |||
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| 7-Day Total Return | 1.32% | |||
| 30-Day Total Return | 4.20% | |||
| 60-Day Total Return | 12.22% | |||
| 90-Day Total Return | 4.66% | |||
| Year to Date Total Return | 8.94% | |||
| 1-Year Total Return | 24.35% | |||
| 2-Year Total Return | 39.22% | |||
| 3-Year Total Return | 60.03% | |||
| 5-Year Total Return | 52.84% | |||
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| Nav | $40.39 | |||
| 1-Month Low NAV | $38.74 | |||
| 1-Month High NAV | $40.39 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV | $34.99 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV (Date) | May 29, 2025 | |||
| 52-Week High NAV | $40.39 | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | May 28, 2026 | |||
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| Beta | 0.68 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 9.36 | |||
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| Total Assets | 278.87B | |||
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| Expense Ratio | 1.32% | |||
| Turnover Ratio | 50.00% | |||
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| Last Bull Market Total Return | 23.32% | |||
| Last Bear Market Total Return | -10.04% | |||