American Funds Global Balanced Fund Class F-3 (GFBLX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
39.05
+0.05 (0.13%)
Dec 3, 2024, 4:00 PM EST
11.48%
Fund Assets 26.62B
Expense Ratio 0.48%
Min. Investment $250
Turnover 91.00%
Dividend (ttm) 0.80
Dividend Yield 2.05%
Dividend Growth 19.32%
Payout Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Sep 23, 2024
Previous Close 39.00
YTD Return 9.37%
1-Year Return 13.86%
5-Year Return 34.93%
52-Week Low 34.72
52-Week High 39.94
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 848
Inception Date Jan 27, 2017

About GFBLX

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 GFBLX
Index MSCI AC World NR USD

Performance

GFBLX had a total return of 13.86% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.18%, 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%
RGBFX Class R-5 0.53%
FFBGX Class 529-f-3 0.54%
GBLFX Class F-2 0.59%

Top 10 Holdings

20.61% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Capital Group Central Cash Fund n/a 5.13%
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 2.85%
Broadcom Inc. AVGO 2.57%
Meta Platforms, Inc. META 1.65%
RTX Corporation RTX 1.61%
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. FCX 1.53%
Apple Inc. AAPL 1.42%
Sanofi SAN 1.41%
Canadian Natural Resources Limited CNQ 1.24%
Cap Grp Cent Fd Ser Ii CCBFX 1.21%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Sep 23, 2024 $0.2194 Sep 24, 2024
Jun 21, 2024 $0.2512 Jun 24, 2024
Mar 22, 2024 $0.1515 Mar 25, 2024
Dec 19, 2023 $0.1764 Dec 20, 2023
Sep 22, 2023 $0.1804 Sep 25, 2023
Jun 23, 2023 $0.2184 Jun 26, 2023
Full Dividend History