American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class R-5 (RITFX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
9.95
0.00 (0.00%)
At close: Feb 10, 2026
Fund Assets16.44B
Expense Ratio0.38%
Min. Investment$250
Turnovern/a
Dividend (ttm)0.65
Dividend Yield6.58%
Dividend Growth2.03%
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Ex-Dividend DateJan 30, 2026
Previous Close9.95
YTD Return0.85%
1-Year Return7.98%
5-Year Return30.92%
52-Week Low8.91
52-Week High9.95
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings1021
Inception DateMay 15, 2002

About RITFX

The American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class R-5 (RITFX) seeks to provide a high level of current income and, secondarily, capital appreciation. At least 65% of the portfolio will be invested in high-yield, lower rated bonds (Ba or BB or below at the time of purchase) and other similar securities, including preferred stocks.

Category High Yield Bond
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol RITFX
Share Class Class R-5
Index Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Cap TR

Performance

RITFX had a total return of 7.98% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 14.84%.

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
RITGXClass R-60.32%
HIGFXClass F-30.32%
FTAHXClass 529-f-30.38%
AHIFXClass F-20.43%

Top 10 Holdings

15.36% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Capital Group Central Cash Fundn/a7.14%
Diebold Nixdorf, IncorporatedDBD1.47%
Cash And Other Assets Less Liablitiesn/a1.37%
DISH Network Corporation 11.75%DISH.11.75 11.15.27 144A1.00%
MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corporation 5%MPW.5 10.15.270.83%
EchoStar Corp. 10.75%SATS.10.75 11.30.29 .0.80%
FXI Holdings Inc 11%FXIHLD.11 11.15.30 144a0.79%
Connect Finco SARL/Connect US Finco LLC 9%ISATLN.9 09.15.29 144A0.78%
Talen Energy CorporationTLN0.62%
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III B.V. 5.125%TEVA.5.125 05.09.290.57%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jan 30, 2026$0.0541Feb 2, 2026
Dec 31, 2025$0.05566Jan 2, 2026
Nov 28, 2025$0.05211Dec 1, 2025
Oct 31, 2025$0.05622Nov 3, 2025
Sep 30, 2025$0.0538Oct 1, 2025
Aug 29, 2025$0.05411Sep 2, 2025
Full Dividend History