Investment Fund

Purchase Restrictions: Tax-exempt funds should generally not serve as investments for tax-deferred retirement plans and accounts. Purchase Information: Class F-1 shares are primarily available through certain financial services platforms that support self-directed investors. See the prospectus for details.

Summary

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A well-researched, broadly diversified approach for high tax-exempt income. With a strong focus on risk management, it provides exposure to a well-researched, broadly diversified portfolio of bond investments that are typically not available to retail investors, emphasizing higher yielding and lower rated municipal bonds.
Price at NAV $15.14 as of 3/27/2026 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $14,368.9
Portfolio Managers
3
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
0.69 / 0.69%
Quarterly Fund Fact Sheet (PDF)
Prospectus
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Returns at NAV

Returns at MOP

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities0.0%
Non-U.S. Equities0.0%
U.S. Bonds92.1%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.1%
Cash & Equivalents
7.8%
As of 2/28/2026 (updated monthly)
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Volatility & Return

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Fixed-Income

For Class F-1 Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the fixed income funds
ABHFX
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index
Other AF Funds
Standard Deviation as of 02/28/2026 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 02/28/2026 (updated monthly) .
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Fund Statistics

6.7 years
Effective Duration
4.7%
Average Yield
to Maturity
4.5%
Average Coupon
% of net assets as of 2/28/2026 (updated monthly)

Morningstar Style BoxTM— Fixed-Income

No data is available at this time.

Description

Objective
The fund's investment objective is to provide you with a high level of current income exempt from regular federal income tax.
Distinguishing Characteristics
This strategy offers investors opportunities for high federally tax-exempt income with a strong focus on risk management. It provides exposure to a well-researched, broadly diversified portfolio of bond investments that are typically not available to retail investors, emphasizing higher yielding and lower rated municipal bonds.
Types of Investments
Primarily invests in state, municipal and public authority bonds and notes. Normally, at least 80% of assets will be invested in tax-exempt securities. (May invest up to 100% of assets in bonds subject to the alternative minimum tax.) The fund will generally invest at least 50% of assets in debt securities rated Baa/BBB or below at the time of purchase, and 65% in securities rated A or below at the time of purchase, or unrated, but determined by the fund’s investment adviser to be of equivalent quality.
Maturity
Typically, the fund will be invested in intermediate- to long-term securities.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 9/26/1994
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 2/28/2026
 $14,368.9
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 2/28/2026 (updated monthly).
 1417+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 2/28/2026
 3,440
Regular Dividends Paid
Monthly
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2025) 28%
Fiscal Year-End Jul
Prospectus Date 03/01/2026
CUSIP 026545 40 0
Fund Number 440

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 2/28/26

Returns at NAV
| at MOP
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ABHFX
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index
ANNUAL RETURNS CHART

Quarter-End Returns as of 12/31/25

Growth of 10K

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High & Low Prices

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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 3.87% 3.74%
Fund at MOP N/A N/A
As of 2/28/2026 (updated monthly)
Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Lee Chu 1 17
Chad Rach 14 21 30
Jerry Solomon 9 17 34
A boldface number indicates that years of experience with Capital Group is equal to years of experience with investment industry.

Ratings & Risk

Morningstar Rating TM


Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Funds rated(170)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(170 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(164 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(122 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Average
HIGH
LOW
Category
High Yield Muni
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MORNINGSTAR RATINGS
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 2/28/2026 (updated monthly).

Lipper Leader Scorecard

Over-all 3 yr. 5 yr. 10 yr.
Consistent Return Within Category
Funds Rated
(173)
(173)
(166)
(123)
Expense Within Category
Funds Rated
(78)
(78)
(75)
(46)
Preservation Within Category
Funds Rated
(5984)
(5984)
(5565)
(4222)
Tax Efficiency Within Category
Funds Rated
(173)
(173)
(166)
(123)
Total Return Within Category
Funds Rated
(173)
(173)
(166)
(123)
Category Hi Yld Muni Debt Funds
KEY
HIGHEST LOWEST
As of 2/28/2026 (updated monthly)

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
6.46
Sharpe Ratio
0.22
For the 10 Years ending 2/28/26 (updated monthly).
American Funds/
Morningstar Benchmark
Bloomberg Municipal TR USD
R-squared
88
Beta
1.17
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside)
111/122
American Funds and Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 2/28/26 (updated monthly).
AAA/Aaa
1.3%
AA/Aa
11.0%
A
11.1%
BBB/Baa
15.2%
BB/Ba
12.4%
B
1.5%
CCC & Below
0.7%
Unrated
38.9%
Cash & equivalents
7.8%
% of net assets as of 2/28/2026 (updated monthly)

Average Life Breakdown

0-4.9 Years
24.7%
5-9.9 Years
24.7%
10-19.9 Years
19.5%
20-29.9 Years
18.9%
30+ Years
3.1%
% of net assets as of 12/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Holdings

Bonds Breakdown

Bond Details

Total bond holdings
General obligation bonds 3.6%
Corporate bonds, notes & loans 0.2%
Mortgage-backed obligations 0.1%

% of net assets as of 12/31/2025 (updated quarterly)

Top Fixed-Income Issuers

Chicago Board of Education
2.5%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
2.5%
United Airlines Inc
2.2%
Black Belt Energy Gas Dist
1.5%
Delta Air Lines
1.1%
New Hampshire St Business Fin
1.0%
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Auth ...
0.9%
State of Illinois McCormick Place Expansion Pr ...
0.9%
California Community Choice Financing Authorit ...
0.8%
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
0.8%

% of net assets as of 1/31/2026 (updated monthly)

Geographic Breakdown

Top States
Colorado
9.7%
California
7.1%
Texas
6.9%
New York
6.5%
Illinois
6.1%
Florida
5.0%
Wisconsin
4.9%
Pennsylvania
3.1%
Arizona
2.8%
Alabama
2.6%
% of net assets as of 12/31/2025

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

2026

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 03/27/26

FIND HISTORICAL DISTRIBUTIONS
2026
Record
Date		 Calculated
Date		 Pay Date
Income Dividend Regular
Income Dividend Special
Cap. Gains Long-Term
Cap. Gains Short-Term
Reinvest NAV
Daily 01/30/26 02/02/26 $0.0467681 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $15.37
Daily 02/27/26 03/02/26 $0.0454107 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $15.57
2026 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.09217881 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.09217881

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.28%
Other Expenses 0.16%
Service 12b-1 0.25%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

ABHFX 0.69%
Lipper High Yield Municipal Debt Funds Average
0.67%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 12/31/25 (updated quarterly).