American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund® Class A (ASTEX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund
· Delayed Price · Currency is USD
10.23
0.00 (0.00%)
At close: Jun 17, 2025
3.54% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 2.04B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.43% |
| Min. Investment | $250 |
| Turnover | n/a |
| Dividend (ttm) | 0.27 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.62% |
| Dividend Growth | 17.02% |
| Payout Frequency | Monthly |
| Ex-Dividend Date | n/a |
| Previous Close | n/a |
| YTD Return | 3.95% |
| 1-Year Return | 6.08% |
| 5-Year Return | 6.87% |
| 52-Week Low | 9.82 |
| 52-Week High | 10.23 |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.09 |
| Holdings | 1170 |
| Inception Date | Oct 24, 1989 |
About ASTEX
The American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund® Class A (ASTEX) seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax, consistent with its maturity and quality standards, and to preserve capital. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in securities that are exempt from regular federal income tax.
Fund Family American Funds Cl A
Category Muni National Short
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol ASTEX
Share Class Class A
Index Bloomberg Municipal Short 1-5 Y TR
Performance
ASTEX had a total return of 6.08% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.45%.
Top 10 Holdings
7.61% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| NEW YORK CITY MUNICIPAL WATER FINANCE AUTHORITY - NEW YORK CITY WATER & SEWER SYSTEM FRN 06-15-44 | NY.NYCUTL 06.15.2044 | 0.89% |
| PENNSYLVANIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCING AUTHORITY - WASTE MANAGEMENT INC (MPT) 4.6% 10-01-46 | n/a | 0.85% |
| MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS FINANCE CORP - CHEVRON USA INC FRN 12-01-30 | MS.MSSDEV 12.01.2030 | 0.83% |
| PEFA INC (MPT) 5.0% 09-01-49 | IA.PEFUTL 09.01.2049 | 0.83% |
| NEW YORK CITY MUNICIPAL WATER FINANCE AUTHORITY - NEW YORK CITY WATER & SEWER SYSTEM FRN 06-15-49 | n/a | 0.78% |
| MONTGOMERY CNTY MD - TRINITY HEALTH CORP OBLIGATED GROUP (MPT) 2.9% 12-01-41 | MD.MONGEN 12.01.2041 | 0.78% |
| GULF COAST INDL DEV AUTH TEX - EXXON MOBIL CORP FRN 11-01-41 | TX.GULDEV 11.01.2041 | 0.77% |
| NEW YORK CITY TRANSITIONAL FINANCE AUTH FUTURE TAX SEC REV - NEW YORK CITY TRANSITIONAL FINANCE AUTHORITY FUTURE TAX SECURED REVENUE FRN 08-01-41 | NY.NYCGEN 08.01.2041 | 0.68% |
| ARIZONA ST INDL DEV AUTH EDU REVENUE - ACACIA ONE OWNER LLC (MPT) 5.0% 11-01-58 | AZ.AZSMFH 11.01.2058 | 0.62% |
| STRATEGIC HSG FIN CORP TRAVIS CNTY TEX - ECG YAGER LP (MPT) 3.5% 09-01-41 | TX.SRTMFH 09.01.2041 | 0.59% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2025 | $0.02328 | Jun 2, 2025 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | $0.02246 | May 1, 2025 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | $0.02265 | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | $0.02277 | Mar 3, 2025 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | $0.02225 | Feb 3, 2025 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | $0.02554 | Jan 2, 2025 |