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

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
9.82
-0.03 (-0.30%)
Mar 6, 2025, 4:00 PM EST
2.83%
Fund Assets 16.44B
Expense Ratio 0.38%
Min. Investment $250
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 0.64
Dividend Yield 6.53%
Dividend Growth -1.50%
Payout Frequency Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date Feb 28, 2025
Previous Close 9.85
YTD Return 1.14%
1-Year Return 9.28%
5-Year Return 38.29%
52-Week Low n/a
52-Week High n/a
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 989
Inception Date May 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
Performance Rating High
Risk Rating Average
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 9.28% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.85%, including dividends.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
RITGX Class R-6 0.32%
HIGFX Class F-3 0.32%
FTAHX Class 529-f-3 0.38%
AHIFX Class F-2 0.43%

Top 10 Holdings

17.71% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL CASH FUND CMQXX 9.24%
NFE FINANCING LLC 144A LIFE SR SEC 1ST LIEN 12.0% 11-15-29 NFE 12 11.15.29 144A 1.72%
Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated DBD 1.11%
DISH NETWORK CORP 144A LIFE SR SEC 1ST LIEN 11.75% 11-15-27 DISH 11.75 11.15.27 144A 1.05%
Talen Energy Corporation TLN 0.88%
FXI HOLDINGS INC 144A LIFE SR SEC 1ST LIEN 12.25% 11-15-26 FXIHLD 12.25 11.15.26 144A 0.80%
ROTECH HEALTHCARE INC (NEW) - ROTECH HEALTHCARE INC PP (NEW) (NOT LISTED OR TRADING) (DRS) n/a 0.75%
ECHOSTAR CORP SR SEC 1ST LIEN 10.75% 11-30-29 SATS 10.75 11.30.29 . 0.73%
FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS LTD 144A LIFE SR UNSEC 6.875% 10-15-27 FMCN 6.875 10.15.27 144A 0.72%
MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP SR UNSEC 5.0% 10-15-27 MPW 5 10.15.27 0.71%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Feb 28, 2025 $0.04853 Mar 3, 2025
Jan 31, 2025 $0.0519 Feb 3, 2025
Dec 31, 2024 $0.05561 Jan 2, 2025
Nov 29, 2024 $0.05503 Dec 2, 2024
Oct 31, 2024 $0.05483 Nov 1, 2024
Sep 30, 2024 $0.05503 Oct 1, 2024
Full Dividend History