American Funds Preservation Portfolio Class A (PPVAX)

Fund Assets	1.86B
Expense Ratio	0.66%
Min. Investment	$250
Turnover	6.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.36
Dividend Yield	3.80%
Dividend Growth	-5.25%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Aug 26, 2026

Previous Close	9.41
YTD Return	0.34%
1-Year Return	1.85%
5-Year Return	6.75%
52-Week Low	9.36
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 1.85% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.53%.

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%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
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
Mar 26, 2026	$0.0318	Mar 27, 2026

Data Sources: Tiingo, Twelve Data, and more

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

Last checked:

Aug 27, 2026

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