American Funds Global Balanced Fund Class F-2 (GBLFX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
36.43
-0.05 (-0.14%)
Jan 13, 2025, 4:00 PM EST
0.47%
Fund Assets 25.63B
Expense Ratio 0.59%
Min. Investment $250
Turnover 91.00%
Dividend (ttm) 2.17
Dividend Yield 5.96%
Dividend Growth 225.58%
Payout Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 20, 2024
Previous Close 36.48
YTD Return -0.49%
1-Year Return 6.29%
5-Year Return 25.55%
52-Week Low 35.67
52-Week High 39.97
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 1010
Inception Date Feb 1, 2011

About GBLFX

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 Above Average
Risk Rating Below Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol GBLFX
Index MSCI AC World NR USD

Performance

GBLFX had a total return of 6.29% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.75%, including dividends.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
RGBGX Class R-6 0.48%
GFBLX Class F-3 0.48%
RGBFX Class R-5 0.53%
FFBGX Class 529-f-3 0.54%

Top 10 Holdings

19.29% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL CASH FUND CMQXX 3.91%
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 2.76%
Broadcom Inc. AVGO 2.60%
Meta Platforms, Inc. META 1.68%
RTX Corporation RTX 1.66%
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. FCX 1.42%
Apple Inc. AAPL 1.41%
Banco Santander, S.A. SAN 1.33%
Canadian Natural Resources Limited CNQ 1.30%
Alphabet Inc. GOOGL 1.23%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 20, 2024 $1.5232 Dec 23, 2024
Sep 23, 2024 $0.2086 Sep 24, 2024
Jun 21, 2024 $0.242 Jun 24, 2024
Jun 4, 2024 $0.0583 Jun 5, 2024
Mar 22, 2024 $0.1421 Mar 25, 2024
Dec 19, 2023 $0.1674 Dec 20, 2023
Full Dividend History