American Funds American Balanced Fund (FBAFX)

Fund Assets	237.68B
Expense Ratio	0.33%
Min. Investment	$250
Turnover	171.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.86
Dividend Yield	2.36%
Dividend Growth	54.41%
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date	Sep 16, 2024

Previous Close	36.26
YTD Return	14.57%
1-Year Return	28.53%
5-Year Return	n/a
52-Week Low	28.83
52-Week High	36.67
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 28.53% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.41%, 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%
SWHGX	Schwab	Schwab MarketTrack Growth Portfolio™	0.50%
FPURX	Fidelity	Fidelity Puritan Fund	0.51%
FBAKX	Fidelity	Fidelity Balanced Fund - Class K	0.43%
FBALX	Fidelity	Fidelity Balanced Fund	0.51%

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%

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