American Funds American Balanced Fund (FBAFX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
37.03
+0.01 (0.03%)
Dec 3, 2024, 4:00 PM EST
18.53%
Fund Assets 234.60B
Expense Ratio 0.33%
Min. Investment $250
Turnover 171.00%
Dividend (ttm) 0.86
Dividend Yield 2.31%
Dividend Growth 54.41%
Payout Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Sep 16, 2024
Previous Close 37.02
YTD Return 17.10%
1-Year Return 21.24%
5-Year Return n/a
52-Week Low 31.02
52-Week High 37.03
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 3159
Inception Date Oct 30, 2020

About FBAFX

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 American Funds
Category Allocation--50% to 70% Equity
Performance Rating High
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol FBAFX
Index S&P 500 TR

Performance

FBAFX had a total return of 21.24% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.79%, including dividends.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol Provider Name Expense Ratio
FIQBX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Asset Manager 70% - Class Z 0.60%
FBKFX Fidelity Fidelity Balanced K6 Fund 0.32%
FSDIX Fidelity Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Fund 0.70%
FASDX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Strategic Dividend & Income Fund - Class A 0.98%
FTSDX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Strategic Dividend & Income Fund - Class M 1.22%

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%
FBONX Class 529-f-3 0.30%
AMBFX Class F-2 0.35%

Top 10 Holdings

28.18% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Capital Group Central Cash Fund n/a 6.14%
Broadcom Inc. AVGO 4.68%
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 3.45%
Cap Grp Cent Fd Ser Ii CCBFX 2.92%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH 2.10%
Meta Platforms, Inc. META 2.08%
Philip Morris International Inc. PM 1.88%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited TSM 1.81%
Alphabet Inc. GOOG 1.68%
Apple Inc. AAPL 1.44%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Sep 16, 2024 $0.1292 Sep 17, 2024
Jun 10, 2024 $0.128 Jun 11, 2024
Mar 11, 2024 $0.1278 Mar 12, 2024
Dec 12, 2023 $0.4718 Dec 13, 2023
Sep 11, 2023 $0.1171 Sep 12, 2023
Jun 12, 2023 $0.1199 Jun 13, 2023
Full Dividend History