American Funds American Balanced F1 (BALFX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
37.71
+0.14 (0.37%)
Aug 29, 2025, 8:05 AM EDT
0.37%
Fund Assets252.96B
Expense Ratio0.62%
Min. Investment$250
Turnover44.00%
Dividend (ttm)2.64
Dividend Yield7.03%
Dividend Growth248.92%
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Ex-Dividend DateJun 9, 2025
Previous Close37.57
YTD Return10.80%
1-Year Return13.19%
5-Year Return55.72%
52-Week Low31.82
52-Week High37.71
Beta (5Y)0.92
Holdings3813
Inception DateJul 25, 1975

About BALFX

The fund uses a balanced approach to invest in a broad range of securities, including common stocks and investment-grade bonds. It also invests in securities issued and guaranteed by the U.S. government and by federal agencies and instrumentalities. In addition, the fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks, most of which have a history of paying dividends, bonds and other securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.

Fund Family American Funds
Category Allocation--50% to 70% Equity
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol BALFX
Share Class Class F-1
Index S&P 500 TR

Performance

BALFX had a total return of 13.19% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.51%.

Equivalent Funds

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

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
FIQWXFidelityFidelity Advisor Strategic Div & Inc Z0.56%
FBKFXFidelityFidelity Balanced K60.32%
FASDXFidelityFidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Fund0.92%
FTSDXFidelityFidelity Advisor Strategic Div & Inc M1.17%
FASGXFidelityFidelity Asset Manager 70%0.64%

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
RLBGXClass R-60.25%
AFMBXClass F-30.25%
RLBFXClass R-50.30%
FBONXClass 529-f-30.30%

Top 10 Holdings

26.50% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Broadcom Inc.AVGO4.76%
Capital Group Central Cash Fundn/a4.25%
Microsoft CorporationMSFT3.60%
Cap Grp Cent Fd Ser IiCCBFX2.60%
Philip Morris International Inc.PM2.50%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company LimitedTSM2.14%
Meta Platforms, Inc.META2.00%
NVIDIA CorporationNVDA1.63%
Alphabet Inc.GOOG1.57%
Amazon.com, Inc.AMZN1.45%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jun 9, 2025$0.2998Jun 10, 2025
Mar 10, 2025$0.1042Mar 11, 2025
Dec 16, 2024$2.1334Dec 17, 2024
Sep 16, 2024$0.1043Sep 17, 2024
Jun 10, 2024$0.1056Jun 11, 2024
Mar 11, 2024$0.1056Mar 12, 2024
Full Dividend History