American Funds Short-Term Bond Fund of America® Class F-1 (ASBFX)

Fund Assets	11.99B
Expense Ratio	0.67%
Min. Investment	$250
Turnover	93.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.38
Dividend Yield	4.01%
Dividend Growth	25.21%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 31, 2024

Previous Close	9.51
YTD Return	-0.21%
1-Year Return	3.66%
5-Year Return	6.03%
52-Week Low	9.40
52-Week High	9.65
Beta (5Y)	0.26
Holdings	1311
Inception Date	Nov 29, 2006

About ASBFX

The investment seeks current income, consistent with the maturity and quality standards described in the prospectus, and preservation of capital. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in bonds (bonds include any debt instrument and cash equivalents). It maintains a portfolio of bonds, other debt securities and money market instruments having a dollar-weighted average effective maturity no greater than three years and consisting primarily of debt securities rated AA- or Aa3 or better. The fund primarily invests in debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars. It may invest up to 10% of its assets in debt securities in the A rating category.

• Fund Family: American Funds
• Category: Short-Term Bond
• Performance Rating: Below Average
• Risk Rating: Low
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: ASBFX
• Index: Bloomberg US Govt/Credit 1-3 Y Ex BBB TR

Performance

ASBFX had a total return of 3.66% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.40%, including dividends.

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

31.79% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Capital Group Central Cash Fund	n/a	11.41%
United States Treasury Notes 4%	T 4 01.15.27	3.68%
United States Treasury Notes 4.625%	T 4.625 06.30.25	3.32%
United States Treasury Notes 4.125%	T 4.125 09.30.27	2.60%
United States Treasury Notes 3.375%	T 3.375 09.15.27	2.25%
United States Treasury Notes 4.125%	T 4.125 06.15.26	1.93%
United States Treasury Notes 5%	T 5 08.31.25	1.83%
United States Treasury Notes 3.875%	T 3.875 01.15.26	1.76%
United States Treasury Notes 0.152%	TII 0.125 04.15.25	1.66%
United States Treasury Notes 4%	T 4 01.31.29	1.35%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 31, 2024	$0.03273	Jan 2, 2025
Nov 29, 2024	$0.03097	Dec 2, 2024
Oct 31, 2024	$0.0329	Nov 1, 2024
Sep 30, 2024	$0.03224	Oct 1, 2024
Aug 30, 2024	$0.03255	Sep 3, 2024
Jul 31, 2024	$0.03289	Aug 1, 2024