American Funds The Income Fund of America® Class A (AMECX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
26.70
+0.23 (0.87%)
Aug 4, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
0.87%
Fund Assets134.33B
Expense Ratio0.58%
Min. Investment$250
Turnovern/a
Dividend (ttm)1.56
Dividend Yield5.55%
Dividend Growth81.80%
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Ex-Dividend DateJun 9, 2025
Previous Close26.47
YTD Return9.83%
1-Year Return13.86%
5-Year Return55.31%
52-Week Low23.43
52-Week High27.03
Beta (5Y)0.88
Holdings3015
Inception DateNov 30, 1973

About AMECX

The investment seeks to provide investors with current income while secondarily striving for capital growth. Normally the fund invests primarily in income-producing securities. These include equity securities, such as dividend-paying common stocks, and debt securities, such as interest-paying bonds. Generally at least 60% of the fund's assets will be invested in common stocks and other equity-type securities. The fund may also invest up to 30% of its assets in equity securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States, including issuers in developing countries.

Fund Family American Funds Cl A
Category Mix Tgt All Mod
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol AMECX
Share Class Class A
Index S&P 500 TR

Performance

AMECX had a total return of 13.86% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.47%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
FAIOXFidelityFidelity Advisor Balanced Fund0.57%
FZAAXFidelityFidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class Z0.45%
FABCXFidelityFidelity Advisor Balanced Fund1.57%
FAIGXFidelityFidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class M1.07%
FABLXFidelityFidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Class A0.82%

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
RIDGXClass R-60.27%
FIFAXClass F-30.27%
RIDFXClass R-50.31%
FFIFXClass 529-f-30.33%

Top 10 Holdings

21.18% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Capital Group Central Cash Fundn/a6.33%
Philip Morris International Inc.PM3.19%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.GILD2.10%
EOG Resources, Inc.EOG1.69%
BAE Systems plcBA1.67%
Broadcom Inc.AVGO1.42%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.JPM1.34%
Nestlé S.A.NESN1.30%
CVS Health CorporationCVS1.13%
International Business Machines CorporationIBM1.02%

Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jun 9, 2025$0.170Jun 10, 2025
Mar 10, 2025$0.170Mar 11, 2025
Dec 16, 2024$1.048Dec 17, 2024
Sep 16, 2024$0.170Sep 17, 2024
Jun 10, 2024$0.170Jun 11, 2024
Mar 11, 2024$0.170Mar 12, 2024
Full Dividend History