American Funds Short-Term Bond Fund of America® Class R-5 (RAMFX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
9.59
-0.01 (-0.10%)
Apr 22, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
1.80%
Fund Assets 6.19B
Expense Ratio 0.34%
Min. Investment $250
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 0.42
Dividend Yield 4.35%
Dividend Growth 13.75%
Payout Frequency Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date Mar 31, 2025
Previous Close 9.60
YTD Return 1.22%
1-Year Return 5.98%
5-Year Return 7.01%
52-Week Low n/a
52-Week High n/a
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 1356
Inception Date Jan 4, 2007

About RAMFX

The American Funds Short-Term Bond Fund of America® Class R-5 (RAMFX) seeks to provide current income by maintaining a portfolio having a dollar-weighted average effective maturity no greater than three years and consisting primarily of debt securities with a quality rating of AA, Aa3 or better, or if unrated securities determined by the adviser to be of equivalent quality.

Category Short-Term Bond
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Low
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol RAMFX
Share Class Class R-5
Index Bloomberg US Govt/Credit 1-3 Y Ex BBB TR

Performance

RAMFX had a total return of 5.98% 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.

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
RMMGX Class R-6 0.29%
FSBTX Class F-3 0.29%
FFTSX Class 529-f-3 0.35%
FTSBX Class 529-f-2 0.39%

Top 10 Holdings

29.51% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Capital Group Central Cash Fund n/a 9.09%
United States Treasury Notes 4% T 4 01.15.27 3.52%
United States Treasury Notes 4.625% T 4.625 06.30.25 3.19%
United States Treasury Notes 3.875% T 3.875 03.15.28 3.05%
United States Treasury Notes 4.125% T 4.125 09.30.27 2.48%
United States Treasury Notes 3.875% T 3.875 03.31.27 2.01%
United States Treasury Notes 4.625% T 4.625 06.30.26 1.79%
United States Treasury Notes 5% T 5 08.31.25 1.73%
United States Treasury Notes 3.875% T 3.875 01.15.26 1.37%
United States Treasury Notes 4% T 4 01.31.29 1.28%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Mar 31, 2025 $0.03547 Apr 1, 2025
Feb 28, 2025 $0.0324 Mar 3, 2025
Jan 31, 2025 $0.03435 Feb 3, 2025
Dec 31, 2024 $0.03536 Jan 2, 2025
Nov 29, 2024 $0.0336 Dec 2, 2024
Oct 31, 2024 $0.03562 Nov 1, 2024
Full Dividend History