American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund Class F-1 (FSTTX)

Fund Assets	2.37B
Expense Ratio	0.62%
Min. Investment	$250
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	0.26
Dividend Yield	2.59%
Dividend Growth	2.96%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Jul 31, 2026

Previous Close	10.04
YTD Return	1.03%
1-Year Return	2.37%
5-Year Return	7.19%
52-Week Low	10.00
52-Week High	10.17
Beta (5Y)	0.01
Holdings	1265
Inception Date	Aug 6, 2009

About FSTTX

The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in, or derive at least 80% of its income from, securities that are exempt from regular federal income tax and that do not subject the investors to federal alternative minimum tax. The fund invests primarily in debt securities rated AA- or better or Aa3 or better, or unrated but determined by the fund's investment adviser to be of equivalent quality. Its aggregate portfolio will have a dollar-weighted average effective maturity no greater than three years.

• Category: Muni National Short
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: FSTTX
• Share Class: Class F-1
• Index: Bloomberg Municipal Short 1-5 Y TR

Performance

FSTTX had a total return of 2.37% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.28%.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
SFTEX	Class F-3	0.24%
ASTFX	Class F-2	0.31%
ASTEX	Class A	0.43%
TAFSX	Class T	0.53%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Jul 31, 2026	$0.021	Aug 3, 2026
Jun 30, 2026	$0.0205	Jul 1, 2026
May 29, 2026	$0.02105	Jun 1, 2026
Apr 30, 2026	$0.02134	May 1, 2026
Mar 31, 2026	$0.02027	Apr 1, 2026
Feb 27, 2026	$0.01933	Mar 2, 2026

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:

Aug 27, 2026

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