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

Fund Assets	276.87B
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	40.27
YTD Return	8.49%
1-Year Return	10.72%
5-Year Return	51.70%
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 10.72% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.79%.

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	0.55%
FBKFX	Fidelity	Fidelity Balanced K6 Fund	0.33%
FASDX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Strategic Div & Inc A	0.92%
FTSDX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Strategic Div & Inc M	1.17%
FASGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Asset Manager 70%	0.63%

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%

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

Data Sources: Tiingo, Financial Modeling Prep, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Financial Modeling Prep. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Oct 22, 2026

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