American Funds Short-Term Bond Fund of America Class 529-E (CEAMX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
9.61
+0.02 (0.21%)
Sep 6, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT
2.45%
Fund Assets 11.78B
Expense Ratio 0.89%
Min. Investment $250
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 0.35
Dividend Yield 3.63%
Dividend Growth 56.44%
Payout Frequency Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date Aug 30, 2024
Previous Close 9.59
YTD Return 3.75%
1-Year Return 6.21%
5-Year Return 5.23%
52-Week Low 9.32
52-Week High 9.61
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 1146
Inception Date Dec 1, 2006

About CEAMX

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 CEAMX
Index Bloomberg US Govt/Credit 1-3 Y Ex BBB TR

Performance

CEAMX had a total return of 6.21% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.13%, 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%
CAAFX Class 529-a 0.67%
CCAMX Class 529-c 1.43%
RMMGX Class R-6 0.29%

Top 10 Holdings

36.78% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Capital Group Central Cash Fund n/a 10.80%
United States Treasury Notes 4.625% T 4.625 06.30.25 5.10%
United States Treasury Notes 3% T 3 07.31.24 4.30%
United States Treasury Notes 4% T 4 01.15.27 3.91%
United States Treasury Notes 4.125% T 4.125 09.30.27 2.60%
United States Treasury Notes 0.152% TII 0.125 04.15.25 2.46%
United States Treasury Notes 2.875% T 2.875 06.15.25 2.04%
United States Treasury Notes 4.625% T 4.625 06.15.27 1.96%
United States Treasury Notes 5% T 5 08.31.25 1.84%
United States Treasury Notes 3.875% T 3.875 01.15.26 1.77%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Aug 30, 2024 $0.03078 Sep 3, 2024
Jul 31, 2024 $0.03127 Aug 1, 2024
Jun 28, 2024 $0.03085 Jul 1, 2024
May 31, 2024 $0.03097 Jun 3, 2024
Apr 30, 2024 $0.03057 May 1, 2024
Mar 28, 2024 $0.02962 Apr 1, 2024
Full Dividend History