American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class F-3 (HIGFX)

Fund Assets	16.44B
Expense Ratio	0.36%
Min. Investment	$250
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	0.66
Dividend Yield	6.72%
Dividend Growth	-1.01%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Jul 31, 2026

Previous Close	9.76
YTD Return	2.26%
1-Year Return	5.45%
5-Year Return	24.76%
52-Week Low	9.71
52-Week High	9.99
Beta (5Y)	0.40
Holdings	1086
Inception Date	Jan 27, 2017

About HIGFX

The American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class F-3 (HIGFX) seeks to provide a high level of current income and, secondarily, capital appreciation. At least 65% of the portfolio will be invested in high-yield, lower rated bonds (Ba or BB or below at the time of purchase) and other similar securities, including preferred stocks.

• Category: High Yield Bond
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: HIGFX
• Share Class: Class F-3
• Index: Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Cap TR

Performance

HIGFX had a total return of 5.45% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.46%.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
RITGX	Class R-6	0.36%
FTAHX	Class 529-f-3	0.41%
RITFX	Class R-5	0.42%
FAHHX	Class 529-f-2	0.46%

Top 10 Holdings

15.58% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Capital Group Central Cash Fund	n/a	8.15%
Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated	DBD	1.74%
DISH Network Corporation 11.75%	DISH.11.75 11.15.27 144A	0.92%
Cash And Other Assets Less Liablities	n/a	0.85%
Connect Finco SARL/Connect US Finco LLC 9%	ISATLN.9 09.15.29 144A	0.74%
FXI Holdings Inc 11%	FXIHLD.11 11.15.30 144a	0.70%
EchoStar Corp. 10.75%	ECHO.10.75 11.30.29 .	0.68%
MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corporation 5%	MPW.5 10.15.27	0.64%
Talen Energy Corporation	TLN	0.60%
Peraton Corp., Term Loan B, First Lien, (3-month USD CME Term SOFR + 3.85%)	PERCOR.L 02.01.28 1	0.58%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Jul 31, 2026	$0.05557	Aug 3, 2026
Jun 30, 2026	$0.05754	Jul 1, 2026
May 29, 2026	$0.05298	Jun 1, 2026
Apr 30, 2026	$0.05392	May 1, 2026
Mar 31, 2026	$0.05691	Apr 1, 2026
Feb 27, 2026	$0.0501	Mar 2, 2026

Data Sources: Tiingo, Alpha Vantage, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Alpha Vantage. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Aug 15, 2026

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