ABALX:NASDAQ
American Funds American Balanced Fund® Class A – ABALX Fund Overview
| Last Price | Today's Change | 52-Week Range | Trading Volume |
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| 35.40 | 0.03 (+0.08%) | 31.85 - 37.19 | -- |
Market data as of 12:00AM 05/30/25. Quotes are delayed by at least 15 min.
Overview - ABALX
The investment seeks conservation of capital, current income and long-term growth of capital and income.
The fund uses a balanced approach to invest in a broad range of securities, including common stocks and investment-grade bonds. It also invests in securities issued and guaranteed by the U.S. government and by federal agencies and instrumentalities. In addition, the fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks, most of which have a history of paying dividends, bonds and other securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.
Growth of $10,000 (10 Years)
| Total Return | 10.28% |
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| Yield (Trailing 12 Mo.) | 2.01% |
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| Expense Ratio | 0.56% |
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| Front Load | 5.75% |
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| Deferred Load | None |
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| Minimum Investment | $250.00 |
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| Management Tenure | 26 Years |
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| Fund Inception | 07/25/1975 |
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Trailing Total Returns - ABALX
as of 04/30/2025
| Timeframe | ABALX | S&P 500 | Moderate Allocation |
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| 1 Month | -0.29% | -0.68% | -0.45% |
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| 3 Month | -3.31% | -7.50% | -3.41% |
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| Year-to-Date | -0.52% | -4.92% | -1.16% |
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| 1 Year | 11.33% | 12.10% | 8.19% |
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| 3 Year | 8.11% | 12.18% | 6.43% |
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| 5 Year | 9.07% | 15.61% | 8.67% |
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| 10 Year | 7.88% | 12.32% | 6.64% |
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| Since Inception | 10.28% | 10.95% | -- |
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Sector Allocation - ABALX
as of 04/30/2025
| Basic Materials | | 3.53% |
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| Consumer Cyclical | | 7.35% |
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| Financial Services | | 13.56% |
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| Real Estate | | 1.77% |
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| Consumer Defensive | | 9.14% |
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| Healthcare | | 13.03% |
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| Utilities | | 2.53% |
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| Communication Services | | 9.79% |
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| Energy | | 4.80% |
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| Industrials | | 10.93% |
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| Technology | | 23.57% |
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Asset Allocation - ABALX
as of 04/30/2025
| By Percent | Short | 0% | Long | Net |
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| Stock | 0.00 | | | 54.27 | 54.27 |
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| Bond | 0.00 | | | 27.66 | 27.66 |
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| Other | 0.00 | | | 2.89 | 2.89 |
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| Foreign Stock | 0.00 | | | 7.47 | 7.47 |
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| Foreign Bond | 0.00 | | | 3.67 | 3.67 |
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| Total | 0.00 | | | 95.96 | 95.96 |
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| Cash | 1.77 | | | 5.36 | 3.59 |
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| Total Net Assets | $232.27B |
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| Total Stock Holdings | 204 |
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| Total Bond Holdings | 3447 |
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Bond Credit Quality - ABALX
as of 04/30/2025
| AAA | | 66.73% |
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| AA | | 5.09% |
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| A | | 14.67% |
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| BBB | | 12.62% |
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| BB | | 0.03% |
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| B | | 0.00% |
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| Below B | | 0.00% |
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| Not Rated | | 0.86% |
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Top Ten Holdings - ABALX
as of 04/30/2025
Valuation & Growth - ABALX
as of 04/30/2025
| Valuation | ABALX | Category Range |
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| Price/Earnings | 23.65 | |
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| Price/Book | 3.97 | |
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| Price/Sales | 2.81 | |
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| Price/Cash Flow | 14.65 | |
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| Dividend Yield | 1.87 | |
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| LT Earnings | 11.32 | |
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| Historical Earnings | 9.24 | |
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| Sales Growth | 8.82 | |
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| Cash-Flow Growth | 4.83 | |
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| Book-Value Growth | 7.12 | |
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