American Funds Short-Term Bond Fund of America® Class R-5 (RAMFX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund
· Delayed Price · Currency is USD
9.51
-0.02 (-0.21%)
Jan 10, 2025, 4:00 PM EST
-0.42% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 11.99B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.34% |
| Min. Investment | $250 |
| Turnover | 93.00% |
| Dividend (ttm) | 0.41 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.35% |
| Dividend Growth | 22.97% |
| Payout Frequency | Monthly |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Previous Close | 9.53 |
| YTD Return | -0.31% |
| 1-Year Return | 4.00% |
| 5-Year Return | 7.60% |
| 52-Week Low | 9.40 |
| 52-Week High | 9.65 |
| Beta (5Y) | n/a |
| Holdings | 1311 |
| Inception Date | Jan 4, 2007 |
About RAMFX
The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in bonds (bonds include any debt instrument and cash equivalents). It maintains a portfolio of bonds, other debt securities and money market instruments having a dollar-weighted average effective maturity no greater than three years and consisting primarily of debt securities rated AA- or Aa3 or better. The fund primarily invests in debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars. It may invest up to 10% of its assets in debt securities in the A rating category.
Fund Family American Funds
Category Short-Term Bond
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Low
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol RAMFX
Index Bloomberg US Govt/Credit 1-3 Y Ex BBB TR
Performance
RAMFX had a total return of 4.00% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.44%, including dividends.
Top 10 Holdings
31.79% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Group Central Cash Fund | n/a | 11.41% |
| United States Treasury Notes 4% | T 4 01.15.27 | 3.68% |
| United States Treasury Notes 4.625% | T 4.625 06.30.25 | 3.32% |
| United States Treasury Notes 4.125% | T 4.125 09.30.27 | 2.60% |
| United States Treasury Notes 3.375% | T 3.375 09.15.27 | 2.25% |
| United States Treasury Notes 4.125% | T 4.125 06.15.26 | 1.93% |
| United States Treasury Notes 5% | T 5 08.31.25 | 1.83% |
| United States Treasury Notes 3.875% | T 3.875 01.15.26 | 1.76% |
| United States Treasury Notes 0.152% | TII 0.125 04.15.25 | 1.66% |
| United States Treasury Notes 4% | T 4 01.31.29 | 1.35% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2024 | $0.03536 | Jan 2, 2025 |
| Nov 29, 2024 | $0.0336 | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $0.03562 | Nov 1, 2024 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | $0.03474 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | $0.03528 | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | $0.03565 | Aug 1, 2024 |