American Funds Short-Term Bond Fund of America® Class 529-A (CAAFX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
9.56
+0.01 (0.10%)
Oct 24, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT
1.92%
Fund Assets 11.89B
Expense Ratio 0.67%
Min. Investment $250
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 0.37
Dividend Yield 3.81%
Dividend Growth 42.28%
Payout Frequency Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date Sep 30, 2024
Previous Close 9.55
YTD Return 3.59%
1-Year Return 5.66%
5-Year Return 5.89%
52-Week Low 9.35
52-Week High 9.65
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 1311
Inception Date Nov 3, 2006

About CAAFX

The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in bonds (bonds include any debt instrument and cash equivalents). It maintains a portfolio of bonds, other debt securities and money market instruments having a dollar-weighted average effective maturity no greater than three years and consisting primarily of debt securities rated AA- or Aa3 or better. The fund primarily invests in debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars. It may invest up to 10% of its assets in debt securities in the A rating category.

Fund Family American Funds
Category Short-Term Bond
Performance Rating Below Average
Risk Rating Low
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol CAAFX
Index Bloomberg US Govt/Credit 1-3 Y Ex BBB TR

Performance

CAAFX had a total return of 5.66% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.39%, including dividends.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
ASBFX Class F-1 0.67%
CEAMX Class 529-e 0.89%
CCAMX Class 529-c 1.43%
RMMGX Class R-6 0.29%

Top 10 Holdings

31.79% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Capital Group Central Cash Fund n/a 11.41%
United States Treasury Notes 4% T 4 01.15.27 3.68%
United States Treasury Notes 4.625% T 4.625 06.30.25 3.32%
United States Treasury Notes 4.125% T 4.125 09.30.27 2.60%
United States Treasury Notes 3.375% T 3.375 09.15.27 2.25%
United States Treasury Notes 4.125% T 4.125 06.15.26 1.93%
United States Treasury Notes 5% T 5 08.31.25 1.83%
United States Treasury Notes 3.875% T 3.875 01.15.26 1.76%
United States Treasury Notes 0.152% TII 0.125 04.15.25 1.66%
United States Treasury Notes 4% T 4 01.31.29 1.35%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Sep 30, 2024 $0.03216 Oct 1, 2024
Aug 30, 2024 $0.0326 Sep 3, 2024
Jul 31, 2024 $0.03308 Aug 1, 2024
Jun 28, 2024 $0.032 Jul 1, 2024
May 31, 2024 $0.03272 Jun 3, 2024
Apr 30, 2024 $0.03234 May 1, 2024
Full Dividend History