American Funds Preservation Portfolio Class A (PPVAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD

9.23

0.00 (0.00%)

At close: Oct 14, 2026

Fund Assets	1.86B
Expense Ratio	0.64%
Min. Investment	$250
Turnover	6.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.35
Dividend Yield	3.82%
Dividend Growth	-6.07%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Sep 25, 2026

Previous Close	9.23
YTD Return	-0.96%
1-Year Return	-0.33%
5-Year Return	5.52%
52-Week Low	9.19
52-Week High	9.60
Beta (5Y)	-0.02
Holdings	3
Inception Date	May 18, 2012

About PPVAX

American Funds Preservation Portfolio Class A is a fund-of-funds designed to deliver current income while prioritizing preservation of capital. It allocates primarily to underlying American Funds fixed income strategies, emphasizing short-duration, investment-grade bonds to maintain lower volatility and interest rate sensitivity. The portfolio’s mix typically includes U.S. Treasuries and agencies, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, and high-quality corporate debt, resulting in broad exposure across core bond sectors with minimal equity risk. Managed by Capital Research and Management Company, the strategy follows an objectives-based approach and maintains a relatively conservative duration profile. The fund distributes income monthly and employs a diversified sleeve structure to balance credit quality and liquidity needs. Its expense ratio reflects both the fund’s own costs and the weighted fees of its underlying holdings. Within the short-term bond category, the portfolio’s role is to provide a stabilizing ballast in diversified allocations, offering steady income and mitigating drawdowns during periods of market stress through its focus on high-quality, shorter-maturity fixed income holdings.

Fund Family Capital Group

Category Short-Term Bond

Performance Rating Below Average

Risk Rating Above Average

Stock Exchange Nasdaq

Ticker Symbol PPVAX

Share Class Class A

Index Bloomberg 1-5 Yr US Govt/Credit A+ TR USD

Performance

PPVAX had a total return of -0.33% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.42%.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
PPFFX	Class F-3	0.28%
RPPGX	Class R-6	0.28%
CPQGX	Class Able-f-2	0.31%
FFPPX	Class 529-f-3	0.33%

Top Holdings

Name	Symbol	Weight
American Funds ST Bd Fd of Amer R-6	RMMGX	55.02%
American Fds Itmt Bd Fd of Amer R-6	RBOGX	45.01%
Cash And Other Assets Less Liablities	n/a	-0.02%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Sep 25, 2026	$0.0288	Sep 28, 2026
Aug 26, 2026	$0.0295	Aug 27, 2026
Jul 28, 2026	$0.0306	Jul 29, 2026
Jun 25, 2026	$0.0313	Jun 26, 2026
May 26, 2026	$0.0286	May 27, 2026
Apr 27, 2026	$0.0287	Apr 28, 2026

Full Dividend History