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American Funds American Balanced A (ABALX)

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Fund Summary

The fund uses a balanced approach to invest in a broad range of securities, including common stocks and investment-grade bonds. It also invests in securities issued and guaranteed by the U.S. government and by federal agencies and instrumentalities. In addition, the fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks, most of which have a history of paying dividends, bonds and other securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.

American Funds American Balanced A

San Francisco CA 94105
One Market - Steuart Tower Suite 2000
415-421-9360

Fund Overview

Category Allocation--50% to 70% Equity
Fund Family American Funds
Net Assets 234.6B
YTD Return 13.30%
Yield 2.19%
Morningstar Rating
Inception Date Jan 27, 2017

Fund Operations

Last Dividend 0.33
Last Cap Gain 26.00
Holdings Turnover 171.00%
Average for Category --

Fees & Expenses

Expense ABALX Category Average
Annual Report Expense Ratio (net) 0.57% 0.84%
Prospectus Net Expense Ratio 0.57% --
Prospectus Gross Expense Ratio 0.57% --
Max 12b1 Fee -- --
Max Front End Sales Load -- 5.07%
Max Deferred Sales Load -- 1.48%
3 Yr Expense Projection 0 --
5 Yr Expense Projection 0 --
10 Yr Expense Projection 0 --

Management Information

Hilda L. Applbaum, Lead Manager since January 01, 1999
Hilda L. Applbaum is a portfolio manager at Capital Group. She also serves on the Global Solutions Committee. She has 37 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 29 years. Earlier in her career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, Hilda covered global convertible securities. Before joining Capital, she was a principal investment officer and director of research for the California Public Employees Retirement System, and a research analyst and economist at Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. in New York.

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Morningstar Category

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