American Funds American Balanced Fund Class F-1 (BALFX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
37.14
+0.21 (0.57%)
At close: Dec 19, 2025
8.50%
Fund Assets271.09B
Expense Ratio0.62%
Min. Investment$250
Turnover44.00%
Dividend (ttm)3.08
Dividend Yield8.34%
Dividend Growth25.70%
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Ex-Dividend DateDec 15, 2025
Previous Close36.93
YTD Return16.76%
1-Year Return17.00%
5-Year Return56.59%
52-Week Low29.43
52-Week High37.60
Beta (5Y)0.90
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 Capital Group
Category Allocation--50% to 70% Equity
Performance Rating Above Average
Risk Rating Below Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol BALFX
Share Class Class F-1
Index S&P 500 TR

Performance

BALFX had a total return of 17.00% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 12.68%.

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 K6 Fund0.32%
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
Dec 15, 2025$2.5696Dec 16, 2025
Sep 15, 2025$0.1046Sep 16, 2025
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
Full Dividend History