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

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
9.88
+0.01 (0.10%)
At close: May 29, 2026
Fund Assets16.44B
Expense Ratio0.47%
Min. Investment$250
Turnovern/a
Dividend (ttm)0.65
Dividend Yield6.56%
Dividend Growth1.33%
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Ex-Dividend DateApr 30, 2026
Previous Close9.87
YTD Return1.64%
1-Year Return8.86%
5-Year Return24.51%
52-Week Low9.69
52-Week High9.99
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings1070
Inception DateNov 20, 2015

About RITHX

The American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class R-5E (RITHX) 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 RITHX
Share Class Class R-5e
Index Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Cap TR

Performance

RITHX had a total return of 8.86% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.56%.

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%
RITFXClass R-50.38%

Top 10 Holdings

13.36% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL CASH FUNDCMQXX6.04%
Diebold Nixdorf, IncorporatedDBD1.62%
DISH NETWORK CORP 144A LIFE SR SEC 1ST LIEN 11.75% 11-15-27DISH.11.75 11.15.27 144A0.97%
CONNECT FINCO SARL / CONNECT US FINCO LLC - CONNECT FINCO SARL 144A LIFE SR SEC 1ST LIEN 9.0% 09-15-29ISATLN.9 09.15.29 144A0.80%
FXI HOLDINGS INC 144A LIFE SR SEC 1ST LIEN 11.0% 11-15-30FXIHLD.11 11.15.30 144a0.77%
NFE FINANCING LLC 144A LIFE SR SEC 1ST LIEN 12.0% 11-15-29NFE.12 11.15.29 144A0.72%
ECHOSTAR CORP SR SEC 1ST LIEN 10.75% 11-30-29SATS.10.75 11.30.29 .0.71%
MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP SR UNSEC 5.0% 10-15-27MPW.5 10.15.270.69%
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL FINANCE NETHERLANDS III BV SR UNSEC 5.125% 05-09-29TEVA.5.125 05.09.290.53%
PERATON CORP TL-B 1ST LIEN (TSFR3M+385)(FLR 0.75) 02-01-28PERCOR.L 02.01.28 10.52%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Apr 30, 2026$0.05271May 1, 2026
Mar 31, 2026$0.05564Apr 1, 2026
Feb 27, 2026$0.04885Mar 2, 2026
Jan 30, 2026$0.05329Feb 2, 2026
Dec 31, 2025$0.05483Jan 2, 2026
Nov 28, 2025$0.05132Dec 1, 2025
Full Dividend History