American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class A (AHITX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
9.70
+0.01 (0.10%)
May 20, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
0.94%
Fund Assets 17.90B
Expense Ratio 0.72%
Min. Investment $250
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 0.62
Dividend Yield 6.11%
Dividend Growth -0.45%
Payout Frequency Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date Apr 30, 2025
Previous Close 9.69
YTD Return 0.34%
1-Year Return 6.35%
5-Year Return 40.36%
52-Week Low 9.42
52-Week High 9.91
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 1039
Inception Date Feb 19, 1988

About AHITX

The American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class A (AHITX) seeks to provide a high level of current income and, secondarily, capital appreciation. At least 65% of the portfolio will be invested in high-yield, lower rated bonds (Ba or BB or below at the time of purchase) and other similar securities, including preferred stocks.

Fund Family American Funds Cl A
Category High Yield Bond
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol AHITX
Share Class Class A
Index Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Cap TR

Performance

AHITX had a total return of 6.35% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.18%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
RITGX Class R-6 0.32%
HIGFX Class F-3 0.32%
FTAHX Class 529-f-3 0.38%
RITFX Class R-5 0.38%

Top 10 Holdings

16.67% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Capital Group Central Cash Fund n/a 8.10%
NFE Financing LLC 12% NFE.12 11.15.29 144A 1.35%
Cash And Other Assets Less Liablities n/a 1.09%
Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated DBD 1.08%
DISH Network Corporation 11.75% DISH.11.75 11.15.27 144A 1.07%
MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corporation 5% MPW.5 10.15.27 0.89%
Talen Energy Corporation TLN 0.83%
Foxtrot Escrow Issuer LLC / Foxtrot Escrow Corp 12.25% FXIHLD.12.25 11.15.26 144A 0.77%
EchoStar Corp. 10.75% SATS.10.75 11.30.29 . 0.77%
Rotech Healthcare n/a 0.72%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Apr 30, 2025 $0.05222 May 1, 2025
Mar 31, 2025 $0.05132 Apr 1, 2025
Feb 28, 2025 $0.0459 Mar 3, 2025
Jan 31, 2025 $0.04913 Feb 3, 2025
Dec 31, 2024 $0.05277 Jan 2, 2025
Nov 29, 2024 $0.05222 Dec 2, 2024
Full Dividend History