American Funds Global Balanced Fund Class C (GBLCX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
37.88
-0.08 (-0.21%)
May 16, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT
11.94%
Fund Assets 25.88B
Expense Ratio 1.58%
Min. Investment $250
Turnover 91.00%
Dividend (ttm) 0.33
Dividend Yield 0.88%
Dividend Growth 44.72%
Payout Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Mar 22, 2024
Previous Close 37.96
YTD Return 4.63%
1-Year Return 12.95%
5-Year Return 29.36%
52-Week Low 32.20
52-Week High 37.96
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 750
Inception Date Feb 1, 2011

About GBLCX

As a balanced fund with global scope, the fund seeks to invest in equity and debt securities around the world that offer the opportunity for growth and/or provide dividend income, while also constructing the portfolio to protect principal and limit volatility. The adviser will allocate its assets among various countries. The fund will invest at least 40% of its net assets in issuers outside the United States. Normally it will invest at least 25% of the value of its assets in bonds and other debt securities.

Fund Family American Funds
Category World Allocation
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Below Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol GBLCX
Index MSCI AC World NR USD

Performance

GBLCX had a total return of 12.95% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.18%, including dividends.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
GBLAX Class A 0.83%
CBFFX Class 529-f-1 0.92%
RGBGX Class R-6 0.48%
GFBLX Class F-3 0.48%

Top 10 Holdings

25.02% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Capital Group Central Cash Fund n/a 6.28%
Broadcom Inc. AVGO 3.98%
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 3.39%
Cap Grp Cent Fd Ser Ii CCBFX 2.38%
Canadian Natural Resources Limited CNQ 1.81%
Abbott Laboratories ABT 1.80%
Meta Platforms, Inc. META 1.68%
RTX Corp RTX 1.36%
Sanofi SA SAN.PA 1.26%
United States Treasury Notes 4% T 4 06.30.28 1.07%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Mar 22, 2024 $0.0488 Mar 25, 2024
Dec 19, 2023 $0.0808 Dec 20, 2023
Sep 22, 2023 $0.0818 Sep 25, 2023
Jun 23, 2023 $0.1232 Jun 26, 2023
Mar 24, 2023 $0.035 Mar 27, 2023
Dec 20, 2022 $0.0547 Dec 21, 2022
Full Dividend History