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American Balanced Fund Class F-2 Shs: (MF: AMBFX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Sep 18, 2025 08:00 PM ET
$38.60 USD
+0.11 (0.29%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Aug 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 10.96 | 7 |
| 3 months | 7.23 | 18 |
| 6 months | 8.09 | 6 |
| 1 Year | 13.35 | 4 |
| 3 Year | 13.08 | 21 |
| 5 Year | 9.28 | 15 |
| 10 Year | 9.52 | 13 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | NA |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 506.52 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Aug 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 14.49 |
| 5 Year | 9.98 |
| 10 Year | 8.97 |
| Since Inception | 8.84 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.18 | 8.38 | NA | NA |
| 2024 | 6.22 | 2.48 | 5.41 | 0.38 |
| 2023 | 2.85 | 3.96 | -2.80 | 8.67 |
| 2022 | -3.97 | -9.82 | -5.90 | 7.81 |
| 2021 | 3.83 | 5.46 | -0.54 | 6.52 |
| 2020 | -11.58 | 11.99 | 4.19 | 7.67 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 10.96 | 15.20 | 12.93 | -12.15 | 16.01 | 11.09 | 19.44 | -2.52 | 15.33 | 8.78 | 1.90 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | 0.17 | -9.82 | -13.30 | 6.05 | -12.66 | -7.30 | -12.04 | 1.87 | -6.45 | -3.15 | 0.51 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 2.37 | 3.57 | -1.02 | 1.60 | 2.82 | -0.17 | 0.68 | 3.05 | 2.18 | 2.43 | 4.23 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.25 | 0.79 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 0.44 |
| % Yield | 0.64 | 2.11 | 2.24 | 1.53 | 1.30 | 1.43 | 1.98 | 2.13 | 1.53 | 1.86 | 1.74 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.19 | 1.74 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.59 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.61 | 0.93 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%