American Funds American Balanced F1 (BALFX)

Fund Assets	263.31B
Expense Ratio	0.62%
Min. Investment	$250
Turnover	44.00%
Dividend (ttm)	2.64
Dividend Yield	6.76%
Dividend Growth	245.22%
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date	Sep 15, 2025

Previous Close	39.09
YTD Return	14.87%
1-Year Return	14.13%
5-Year Return	59.98%
52-Week Low	31.82
52-Week High	39.67
Beta (5Y)	0.91
Holdings	3813
Inception Date	Jul 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 14.13% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.61%.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FIQWX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Strategic Div & Inc Z	0.56%
FBKFX	Fidelity	Fidelity Balanced K6 Fund	0.32%
FASDX	Fidelity	Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Fund	0.92%
FTSDX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Strategic Div & Inc M	1.17%
FASGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Asset Manager 70%	0.64%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
RLBGX	Class R-6	0.25%
AFMBX	Class F-3	0.25%
RLBFX	Class R-5	0.30%
FBONX	Class 529-f-3	0.30%

Top 10 Holdings

26.50% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Broadcom Inc.	AVGO	4.76%
Capital Group Central Cash Fund	n/a	4.25%
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	3.60%
Cap Grp Cent Fd Ser Ii	CCBFX	2.60%
Philip Morris International Inc.	PM	2.50%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited	TSM	2.14%
Meta Platforms, Inc.	META	2.00%
NVIDIA Corporation	NVDA	1.63%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOG	1.57%
Amazon.com, Inc.	AMZN	1.45%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Sep 15, 2025	$0.1046	Sep 16, 2025
Jun 9, 2025	$0.2998	Jun 10, 2025
Mar 10, 2025	$0.1042	Mar 11, 2025
Dec 16, 2024	$2.1334	Dec 17, 2024
Sep 16, 2024	$0.1043	Sep 17, 2024
Jun 10, 2024	$0.1056	Jun 11, 2024