American Funds Preservation Portfolio Class A (PPVAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
9.40
-0.03 (-0.32%)
At close: Jul 7, 2026
Fund Assets1.86B
Expense Ratio0.66%
Min. Investment$250
Turnover6.00%
Dividend (ttm)0.36
Dividend Yield3.71%
Dividend Growth-6.07%
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Ex-Dividend DateJun 25, 2026
Previous Close9.43
YTD Return-0.09%
1-Year Return2.51%
5-Year Return6.36%
52-Week Low9.40
52-Week High9.60
Beta (5Y)-0.02
Holdings2
Inception DateMay 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 2.51% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.51%.

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
PPFFXClass F-30.28%
RPPGXClass R-60.28%
CPQGXClass Able-f-20.31%
FFPPXClass 529-f-30.33%

Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jun 25, 2026$0.0313Jun 26, 2026
May 26, 2026$0.0286May 27, 2026
Apr 27, 2026$0.0287Apr 28, 2026
Mar 26, 2026$0.0318Mar 27, 2026
Feb 24, 2026$0.0258Feb 25, 2026
Jan 27, 2026$0.0175Jan 28, 2026
Full Dividend History