American Funds American High-Income Trust Class C (AHTCX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD

9.42

-0.03 (-0.32%)

At close: Oct 14, 2026

Fund Assets	28.41B
Expense Ratio	1.42%
Min. Investment	$250
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	0.55
Dividend Yield	5.82%
Dividend Growth	-0.26%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Sep 30, 2026

Previous Close	9.45
YTD Return	-0.66%
1-Year Return	1.23%
5-Year Return	15.60%
52-Week Low	9.43
52-Week High	9.98
Beta (5Y)	0.40
Holdings	1092
Inception Date	Mar 15, 2001

About AHTCX

The American Funds American High-Income Trust Class C (AHTCX) 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.

Category High Yield Bond

Stock Exchange Nasdaq

Ticker Symbol AHTCX

Share Class Class C

Index Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Cap TR

Performance

AHTCX had a total return of 1.23% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.16%.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
HIGFX	Class F-3	0.36%
RITGX	Class R-6	0.36%
FTAHX	Class 529-f-3	0.41%
RITFX	Class R-5	0.42%

Top 10 Holdings

15.30% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL CASH FUND	CMQXX	8.13%
Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated	DBD	1.74%
DISH NETWORK CORP 144A LIFE SR SEC 1ST LIEN 11.75% 11-15-27	DISH.11.75 11.15.27 144A	0.92%
CONNECT FINCO SARL / CONNECT US FINCO LLC - CONNECT FINCO SARL 144A LIFE SR SEC 1ST LIEN 9.0% 09-15-29	ISATLN.9 09.15.29 144A	0.75%
FXI HOLDINGS INC 144A LIFE SR SEC 1ST LIEN 11.0% 11-15-30	FXIHLD.11 11.15.30 144a	0.70%
ECHOSTAR CORP SR SEC 1ST LIEN 10.75% 11-30-29	ECHO.10.75 11.30.29 .	0.68%
MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP SR UNSEC 5.0% 10-15-27	MPW.5 10.15.27	0.64%
Talen Energy Corporation	TLN	0.60%
PERATON CORP TL-B 1ST LIEN (TSFR3M+385)(FLR 0.75) 02-01-28	PERCOR.L 02.01.28 1	0.58%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP LLC 144A LIFE SR SEC 2ND LIEN 9.0% 09-30-29	TIBX.9 09.30.29 144A	0.55%

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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Sep 30, 2026	$0.0444	Oct 1, 2026
Aug 31, 2026	$0.04777	Sep 1, 2026
Jul 31, 2026	$0.04639	Aug 3, 2026
Jun 30, 2026	$0.04907	Jul 1, 2026
May 29, 2026	$0.04368	Jun 1, 2026
Apr 30, 2026	$0.04516	May 1, 2026

Full Dividend History