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

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
9.87
0.00 (0.00%)
At close: May 5, 2026
Fund Assets27.34B
Expense Ratio0.72%
Min. Investment$250
Turnovern/a
Dividend (ttm)0.57
Dividend Yield5.60%
Dividend Growth1.58%
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Ex-Dividend DateApr 30, 2026
Previous Close9.87
YTD Return1.55%
1-Year Return8.62%
5-Year Return24.94%
52-Week Low9.63
52-Week High9.99
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings1066
Inception DateFeb 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 8.62% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.26%.

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
RITGXClass R-60.32%
HIGFXClass F-30.32%
FTAHXClass 529-f-30.38%
RITFXClass R-50.38%

Top 10 Holdings

13.93% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Capital Group Central Cash Fundn/a6.33%
Diebold Nixdorf, IncorporatedDBD1.61%
DISH Network Corporation 11.75%DISH.11.75 11.15.27 144A0.96%
Cash And Other Assets Less Liablitiesn/a0.83%
Connect Finco SARL/Connect US Finco LLC 9%ISATLN.9 09.15.29 144A0.79%
FXI Holdings Inc 11%FXIHLD.11 11.15.30 144a0.77%
NFE Financing LLC 12%NFE.12 11.15.29 144A0.71%
EchoStar Corp. 10.75%SATS.10.75 11.30.29 .0.71%
MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corporation 5%MPW.5 10.15.270.69%
Peraton Corp., Term Loan B, (3-month USD CME Term SOFR + 3.85%) 7.517% 2/1/PERCOR.L 02.01.28 10.53%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Apr 30, 2026$0.05123May 1, 2026
Mar 31, 2026$0.05368Apr 1, 2026
Feb 27, 2026$0.04713Mar 2, 2026
Jan 30, 2026$0.05104Feb 2, 2026
Dec 31, 2025$0.05294Jan 2, 2026
Nov 28, 2025$0.04946Dec 1, 2025
Full Dividend History