American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund® Class A (ASTEX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund
· Delayed Price · Currency is USD
9.95
0.00 (0.00%)
May 30, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
1.02% (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 | 9.95 |
| YTD Return | 1.11% |
| 1-Year Return | 3.48% |
| 5-Year Return | 4.06% |
| 52-Week Low | 9.82 |
| 52-Week High | 10.05 |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.09 |
| Holdings | 1152 |
| 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 3.48% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.28%.
Top 10 Holdings
7.31% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| United States Treasury Bills 0% | B.0 04.15.25 | 0.97% |
| PENNSYLVANIA ECONOMIC DEV FING AUTH SOLID WASTE DISP REV 4.6% | PA.PASDEV 10.01.2046 | 0.86% |
| PEFA INC IOWA GAS PROJ REV 5% | IA.PEFUTL 09.01.2049 | 0.84% |
| MONTGOMERY CNTY MD REV 2.9% | MD.MONGEN 12.01.2041 | 0.78% |
| STRATEGIC HSG FIN CORP TRAVIS CNTY TEX MULTIFAMILY HSG REV 3.5% | TX.SRTMFH 09.01.2041 | 0.74% |
| NEW YORK N Y CITY TRANSITIONAL FIN AUTH REV 3.6% | n/a | 0.69% |
| MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS FIN CORP MISS GULF OPPORTUNITY ZONE 3.6% | MS.MSSDEV 12.01.2030 | 0.66% |
| ARIZONA ST INDL DEV AUTH MULTIFAMILY HSG REV 5% | AZ.AZSMFH 11.01.2058 | 0.62% |
| CALIFORNIA CMNTY CHOICE FING AUTH CLEAN ENERGY PROJ REV 5% | CA.CCEDEV 02.01.2055 | 0.59% |
| MISSION TEX ECONOMIC DEV CORP SOLID WASTE DISP REV 4.25% | n/a | 0.55% |
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 |