ASBAX:NASDAQ
American Funds Short-Term Bond Fund of America® Class A – ASBAX Fund Overview
| Last Price | Today's Change | 52-Week Range | Trading Volume |
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| 9.61 | -0.01 (-0.10%) | 9.51 - 9.65 | 0.0 |
Market data as of 12:00AM 08/15/25. Quotes are delayed by at least 15 min.
Overview - ASBAX
The investment seeks current income, consistent with the maturity and quality standards described in the prospectus, and preservation of capital.
The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in bonds (bonds include any debt instrument and cash equivalents). It maintains a portfolio of bonds, other debt securities and money market instruments having a dollar-weighted average effective maturity no greater than three years and consisting primarily of debt securities rated AA- or Aa3 or better. The fund primarily invests in debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars. It may invest up to 10% of its assets in debt securities in the A rating category.
Growth of $10,000 (10 Years)
| Total Return | 1.61% |
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| Yield (Trailing 12 Mo.) | 3.99% |
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| Expense Ratio | 0.68% |
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| Front Load | 2.50% |
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| Deferred Load | None |
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| Minimum Investment | $250.00 |
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| Management Tenure | 14 Years |
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| Fund Inception | 10/02/2006 |
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Trailing Total Returns - ASBAX
as of 07/31/2025
| Timeframe | ASBAX | S&P 500 | Short-Term Bond |
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| 1 Month | -0.19% | 2.24% | 0.10% |
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| 3 Month | 0.36% | 14.21% | 1.09% |
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| Year-to-Date | 2.75% | 8.59% | 3.38% |
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| 1 Year | 4.60% | 16.33% | 5.22% |
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| 3 Year | 3.20% | 17.10% | 4.29% |
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| 5 Year | 1.25% | 15.88% | 2.04% |
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| 10 Year | 1.51% | 13.66% | 2.22% |
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| Since Inception | 1.61% | 11.16% | -- |
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Sector Allocation - ASBAX
as of 07/31/2025
| Basic Materials | | -- |
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| Consumer Cyclical | | -- |
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| Financial Services | | -- |
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| Real Estate | | -- |
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| Consumer Defensive | | -- |
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| Healthcare | | -- |
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| Utilities | | -- |
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| Communication Services | | -- |
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| Energy | | -- |
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| Industrials | | -- |
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| Technology | | -- |
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Asset Allocation - ASBAX
as of 07/31/2025
| By Percent | Short | 0% | Long | Net |
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| Stock | 0.00 | | | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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| Bond | 0.00 | | | 83.71 | 83.71 |
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| Other | 0.00 | | | 0.02 | 0.02 |
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| Foreign Stock | 0.00 | | | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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| Foreign Bond | 0.00 | | | 5.67 | 5.67 |
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| Total | 0.00 | | | 89.40 | 89.40 |
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| Cash | 1.15 | | | 11.75 | 10.60 |
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| Total Net Assets | $11.98B |
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| Total Stock Holdings | 0 |
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| Total Bond Holdings | 1417 |
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Bond Credit Quality - ASBAX
as of 07/31/2025
| AAA | | 71.66% |
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| AA | | 17.41% |
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| A | | 7.47% |
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| BBB | | 0.00% |
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| BB | | 0.00% |
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| B | | 0.00% |
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| Below B | | 0.00% |
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| Not Rated | | 3.46% |
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Top Ten Holdings - ASBAX
as of 07/31/2025
| Company | YTD Return | % of Assets |
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| United States Treasury Notes 3.75% | -- | 3.76% |
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| United States Treasury Notes 4% | -- | 3.62% |
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| United States Treasury Notes 3.875% | -- | 2.84% |
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| United States Treasury Notes 4.125% | -- | 2.55% |
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| United States Treasury Notes 3.875% | -- | 1.98% |
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| United States Treasury Notes 4.625% | -- | 1.84% |
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| United States Treasury Notes 5% | -- | 1.77% |
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| United States Treasury Notes 4% | -- | 1.53% |
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| Federal National Mortgage Association 6.5% | -- | 1.35% |
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| United States Treasury Notes 4.625% | -- | 1.26% |
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Valuation & Growth - ASBAX
as of 07/31/2025
| Valuation | ASBAX | Category Range |
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| Price/Earnings | -- | |
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| Price/Book | -- | |
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| Price/Sales | -- | |
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| Price/Cash Flow | -- | |
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