American Funds Short-Term Bond Fund of America® Class C (ASBCX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
9.42
0.00 (0.00%)
Jun 20, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
1.40%
Fund Assets 12.19B
Expense Ratio 1.38%
Min. Investment $250
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 0.31
Dividend Yield 3.30%
Dividend Growth 10.93%
Payout Frequency Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date May 30, 2025
Previous Close 9.42
YTD Return 1.06%
1-Year Return 3.95%
5-Year Return 1.27%
52-Week Low 9.28
52-Week High 9.48
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 1356
Inception Date Nov 6, 2006

About ASBCX

The American Funds Short-Term Bond Fund of America® Class C (ASBCX) seeks to provide current income by maintaining a portfolio having a dollar-weighted average effective maturity no greater than three years and consisting primarily of debt securities with a quality rating of AA, Aa3 or better, or if unrated securities determined by the adviser to be of equivalent quality.

Category Short-Term Bond
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol ASBCX
Share Class Class C
Index Bloomberg US Govt/Credit 1-3 Y Ex BBB TR

Performance

ASBCX had a total return of 3.95% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 0.74%.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
RMMGX Class R-6 0.29%
FSBTX Class F-3 0.29%
RAMFX Class R-5 0.34%
FFTSX Class 529-f-3 0.35%

Top 10 Holdings

29.51% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Capital Group Central Cash Fund n/a 9.09%
United States Treasury Notes 4% T.4 01.15.27 3.52%
United States Treasury Notes 4.625% T.4.625 06.30.25 3.19%
United States Treasury Notes 3.875% T.3.875 03.15.28 3.05%
United States Treasury Notes 4.125% T.4.125 09.30.27 2.48%
United States Treasury Notes 3.875% T.3.875 03.31.27 2.01%
United States Treasury Notes 4.625% T.4.625 06.30.26 1.79%
United States Treasury Notes 5% T.5 08.31.25 1.73%
United States Treasury Notes 3.875% T.3.875 01.15.26 1.37%
United States Treasury Notes 4% T.4 01.31.29 1.28%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
May 30, 2025 $0.02579 Jun 2, 2025
Apr 30, 2025 $0.02552 May 1, 2025
Mar 31, 2025 $0.02655 Apr 1, 2025
Feb 28, 2025 $0.02429 Mar 3, 2025
Jan 31, 2025 $0.02552 Feb 3, 2025
Dec 31, 2024 $0.02646 Jan 2, 2025
Full Dividend History