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

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD

40.29

+0.24 (0.60%)

At close: Nov 11, 2026

Fund Assets	279.11B
Expense Ratio	0.588%
Min. Investment	$250
Turnover	50.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.76
Dividend Yield	1.88%
Dividend Growth	8.20%
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date	Sep 14, 2026

Previous Close	40.05
YTD Return	8.43%
1-Year Return	10.30%
5-Year Return	49.78%
52-Week Low	36.27
52-Week High	41.28
Beta (5Y)	0.57
Holdings	4019
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 High

Risk Rating Average

Stock Exchange Nasdaq

Ticker Symbol BALFX

Share Class Class F-1

Index S&P 500 TR

Performance

BALFX had a total return of 10.30% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.77%.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FAAIX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Asset Manager 70% I	0.66%
FAASX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Asset Manager 70% A	0.92%
FASDX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Strategic Div & Inc A	0.92%
FASGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Asset Manager 70%	0.62%
FBAKX	Fidelity	Fidelity Balanced K	0.41%

Other Share Classes

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

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

Top 10 Holdings

26.36% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Capital Group Central Cash Fund	n/a	4.93%
Broadcom Inc.	AVGO	4.18%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited	TSM	2.91%
Cap Grp Cent Fd Ser Ii	CCBFX	2.59%
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	2.46%
Philip Morris International Inc.	PM	2.39%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOGL	2.37%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOG	1.54%
Amazon.com, Inc.	AMZN	1.51%
NVIDIA Corporation	NVDA	1.48%

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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Sep 14, 2026	$0.1038	Sep 15, 2026
Jun 15, 2026	$0.1046	Jun 16, 2026
Mar 16, 2026	$0.1028	Mar 17, 2026
Dec 15, 2025	$2.5696	Dec 16, 2025
Sep 15, 2025	$0.1046	Sep 16, 2025
Jun 9, 2025	$0.2998	Jun 10, 2025

Full Dividend History