A balanced, multi-asset approach to growth-and-income investing. With a portfolio of quality stocks and exposure to bonds, this balanced fund invests between 50% and 75% in equities, with flexible exposure to growth-oriented and dividend-paying stocks. The fixed income portion is invested in one or more Capital Group fixed income ETFs, seeking to provide diversification from equities and income.
30-DAY SEC YIELD (GROSS/NET %)tooltip: The 30-day SEC yield reflects the rate at which the fund is earning income on its current portfolio of securities calculated according to the standardized SEC formula; when applicable, it reflects the maximum sales charge. If shown, a net yield reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements in effect during the period. Without waivers and/or reimbursements, the yield would be reduced. Gross yield does not adjust for any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements in effect.
2.07/2.07
As of 1/31/26
Morningstar Categorytooltip: In an effort to classify funds by what they own, as well as by their prospectus objectives and styles, Morningstar developed Morningstar Categories. While the prospectus objective identifies a fund's investment goals based on the wording in the fund prospectus, the Morningstar Category identifies funds based on their actual investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio holdings (portfolio and other statistics over the past three years).
Moderate Allocation
Inception date
9/26/23
Fund Assets ($M)
$5,479.2
As of 3/2/26
Yield to worst (%)
4.9
As of 1/31/26
Issuers
883
As of 1/31/26
Primary benchmark
60%/40% S&P 500 Index/Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Indextooltip: 60%|40% S&P 500 Index|Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index blends the S&P 500 with the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index by weighting their cumulative total returns at 60% and 40%, respectively. The blend is rebalanced monthly. S&P 500 Index is a market- capitalization-weighted index based on the results of approximately 500 widely held common stocks. Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index represents the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market. The indexes are unmanaged, and results include reinvested distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes.
The fund's investment objective is to provide a balanced approach to total return (including income and capital gains) that is consistent with the preservation of capital over the long-term.
Types of investments
Common stocks and preferred stocks, bonds, convertibles, ETFs and cash.
Distinguishing characteristics
With a portfolio of quality stocks and bonds, this balanced fund generally invests between 50% and 75% of its assets in equities, with flexible exposure to growth-oriented and dividend-paying stocks. The fixed income portion of the portfolio seeks to provide diversification from equities. This approach has the potential to provide consistent results, and to limit volatility. The fund will achieve its allocation to debt securities through investing in one or more fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) managed and advised by the fund's investment adviser.
Holdings outside the U.S.
The fund may invest up to 15% of its assets in equity securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.
Key facts
Fund inception
9/26/23
Fund assets (millions)
$5,479.2
As of 3/2/26 (updated daily)
Exchange
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Issuers
883
Holdings as of 1/31/26 (updated monthly)
mthDividendsPaid
Regular dividends paid 4
Mar., Jun., Sep., Dec.
NAV
$36.44
As of 3/2/26 (updated daily)
Market Price
$36.45
As of 3/2/26 (updated daily)
One-year turnover (%)tooltip: Portfolio turnover is the portion of a portfolio's holdings sold and replaced with new securities annually, usually expressed as a percentage of the portfolio's total assets. For example, a portfolio with a turnover of 25% holds assets for an average of about four years, while a portfolio with a turnover of 100% holds assets for one year.
19
Fiscal year-end
December
Prospectus date
3/1/26
NF_ETFLogic_premium,NF_ETFLogic_discount
Premium/discounttooltip: The percentage amount by which an ETF's selling or purchase market price is either greater than (premium) or less than (discount) its net asset value (NAV).
0.03%
As of 3/2/26 (updated daily)
NF_ETFLogic_medianBid
30-day median bid/ask spreadtooltip: The median bid-ask spread is calculated by identifying the national best bid and national best offer ('NBBO') for each fund as of the end of each 10 second interval during each trading day of the last 30 calendar days and dividing the difference between each such bid and offer by the midpoint of the NBBO. The median of those values is identified and that value is expressed as a percentage rounded to the nearest hundredth.
0.03%
As of 3/2/26 (updated daily)
view premium/discount details
Portfolio managers5
Portfolio managers'
years of experience are as of the previous calendar year end.
Alan Berro
40 years of investment industry experience
35 years with Capital Group
John Queen
36 years of investment industry experience
24 years with Capital Group
Justin Toner
Principal Investment Officer
31 years of investment industry experience
24 years with Capital Group
Jin Lee
30 years of investment industry experience
29 years with Capital Group
A distinctive investment approach
The Capital System is designed to deliver superior investment results. Across asset classes, we believe in collaborative research to yield deeper insights, diverse perspectives from multiple portfolio managers and analysts, and a long-term view to decision-making.
Index data refers to the 60%/40% S&P 500 Index/Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Indextooltip: 60%|40% S&P 500 Index|Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index blends the S&P 500 with the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index by weighting their cumulative total returns at 60% and 40%, respectively. The blend is rebalanced monthly. S&P 500 Index is a market- capitalization-weighted index based on the results of approximately 500 widely held common stocks. Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index represents the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market. The indexes are unmanaged, and results include reinvested distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes..
Daily YTD as of 3/2/26. Returns greater than one year are annualized.
Fund inception: 9/26/23. Index lifetime is based on inception date of
the fund.
12-month distribution rates (at NAV %)tooltip: The income per share paid by the fund over the past 12 months to an investor from dividends (including any special dividends). The distribution rate is expressed as a percentage of the current price.10
1.94
30-day SEC yield (gross/net %)tooltip: The 30-day SEC yield reflects the rate at which the fund is earning income on its current portfolio of securities calculated according to the standardized SEC formula; when applicable, it reflects the maximum sales charge. If shown, a net yield reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements in effect during the period. Without waivers and/or reimbursements, the yield would be reduced. Gross yield does not adjust for any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements in effect.
2.07/2.07
Portfolio composition
assetMix
Asset mix
As of 1/31/26 (updated monthly, %)
Asset Mix
U.S. Equities
55.7
Non-U.S. Equities
8.7
U.S. Bonds
30.2
Non-U.S. Bonds
3.5
Cash, Equivalents & Other8
1.8
U.S. Equities
55.7
Non-U.S. Equities
8.7
U.S Bonds
30.2
Non-U.S. Bonds
3.5
Cash, Equivalents & Other
1.8
Key statistics
% of net assets as of 1/31/26 (updated monthly)
Key statistics
CGBL
INDEX
BSNY_YTWSEC
Yield-to-worsttooltip: Lower of Yield to Maturity or the bond's total return if put or call options are exercised prior to maturity but no default occurs. (%)
4.9
4.4
BSNY_YTMSEC
Yield-to-maturitytooltip: A bond's total return if held to maturity and no default occurs or options are exercised. Assumes coupons are paid on time and accounts for their present value. Assumes principal is returned at maturity. (%)
5.0
4.4
BSNY_YTWSEC
Average coupontooltip: The average coupon is the weighted average coupon rate of all the bond holdings. (%)
5.0
3.6
Effective durationtooltip: Effective duration is a duration calculation for bonds that takes into account that expected cash flows will fluctuate as interest rates change. (years)
5.8
5.8
Spread durationtooltip: A measure of fixed income securities' sensitivity to spread movement. (years)
3.6
3.2
Option adjusted spreadtooltip: Option-adjusted spread is a yield-spread calculation used to value securities with embedded options. (bps)
82.7
24
Duration times spreadtooltip: A measure of fixed income securities' spread exposure, taking into account both spread duration and credit spread exposure. (bps)
356
171
Index data refers to the 60%/40% S&P 500 Index/Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Indextooltip: 60%|40% S&P 500 Index|Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index blends the S&P 500 with the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index by weighting their cumulative total returns at 60% and 40%, respectively. The blend is rebalanced monthly. S&P 500 Index is a market- capitalization-weighted index based on the results of approximately 500 widely held common stocks. Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index represents the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market. The indexes are unmanaged, and results include reinvested distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes..
Index data refers to the S&P 500 Indextooltip: S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization-weighted index based on the results of approximately 500 widely held common stocks. This index is unmanaged, and its results include reinvested dividends and/or distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes..
Valuation
As of 12/31/25 (updated monthly)
CGBL
INDEX
Price/Booktooltip: Price-to-book ratio compares a stock's market value to the value of total assets less total liabilities (book value). Adjusted for stock splits. Price-to-cash-flow (P/C) ratio is the average price to cash flow ratio of the individual stocks within a fund. Price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio takes the current price of a stock divided by its earnings per share. The ratio reflects the cost of a given stock per dollar of current annual earnings and is the most common measure of a stock's expense. The higher the P/E, the more investors are paying, and therefore the more earnings growth they are expecting.
4.1
4.6
Price/Cash flowtooltip: Price-to-cash-flow (P/C) ratio is the average price to cash flow ratio of the individual stocks within a fund/model.
15.1
15.7
Price/Earningstooltip: Price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio takes the current price of a stock divided by its earnings per share. The ratio reflects the cost of a given stock per dollar of current annual earnings and is the most common measure of a stock's expense. The higher the P/E, the more investors are paying, and therefore the more earnings growth they are expecting.
20.5
22.4
Index data refers to the 60%/40% S&P 500 Index/Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Indextooltip: 60%|40% S&P 500 Index|Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index blends the S&P 500 with the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index by weighting their cumulative total returns at 60% and 40%, respectively. The blend is rebalanced monthly. S&P 500 Index is a market- capitalization-weighted index based on the results of approximately 500 widely held common stocks. Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index represents the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market. The indexes are unmanaged, and results include reinvested distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes..
Top equity holdings15
As of 1/31/26 (updated monthly, %)
CGBL
Index
CGBL
Index
Broadcom
4.4%
2.6%
Microsoft
3.2%
5.0%
TSMC
3.2%
—
Alphabet
2.7%
5.5%
Philip Morris International
2.5%
0.5%
ATI
1.5%
—
Meta Platforms
1.4%
2.4%
NVIDIA
1.4%
7.3%
Royal Gold
1.4%
—
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
1.3%
0.2%
Index data refers to the S&P 500 Indextooltip: S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization-weighted index based on the results of approximately 500 widely held common stocks. This index is unmanaged, and its results include reinvested dividends and/or distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes..
Top fixed income issuers15
As of 1/31/26 (updated monthly, %)
CGBL
VIEW DAILY HOLDINGS
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CGBL
Morgan Stanley
0.4%
JPMorgan Chase
0.3%
Boeing
0.3%
PG&E
0.3%
Goldman Sachs
0.3%
Ford Motor
0.3%
Charter Communications
0.2%
Edison International
0.2%
CVS Health
0.2%
British American Tobacco
0.2%
Portfolio exposures
As of 1/31/26 (updated monthly)
Sectors and top holdings
CGBL (%)
INDEX (%)
Energy
1.2
3.2
Materials
4.7
2.0
Industrials
10.2
8.6
Consumer discretionary
6.1
10.4
Consumer staples
2.9
5.0
Health care
6.4
9.4
Financials
10.1
12.9
Information technology
17.4
33.4
Communication services
5.0
11.0
Utilities
0.6
2.2
Index data refers to the S&P 500 Indextooltip: S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization-weighted index based on the results of approximately 500 widely held common stocks. This index is unmanaged, and its results include reinvested dividends and/or distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes..
Data shown reflects the top holdings in each sector. The information shown may include affiliates of the same issuer when applicable.
The New Geography of Investing®20
As of 1/31/26 (updated monthly, %)
Equity portion
breakdown
by domicile
Equity portion breakdown by domicile
Geographic Allocation Legend - Use arrow keys to navigate table data
Region
CGBL (%)CGBL
Index (%)Index
United States
86.5
100.0
Canada
6.3
0.0
Europe & Middle East
2.3
0.0
Japan
—
0.0
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan
—
0.0
China
—
0.0
Emerging markets ex. China
4.9
0.0
Other
—
0.0
EQUITY PORTION
BREAKDOWN
BY REVENUE
EQUITY PORTION BREAKDOWN BY REVENUE
Geographic Allocation Legend - Use arrow keys to navigate table data
Region
CGBL (%)CGBL
Index (%)Index
United States
50.6
57.5
Canada
3.6
1.6
Europe & Middle East
13.3
11.7
Japan
2.4
2.3
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan
3.0
3.3
China
8.0
8.4
Emerging markets ex. China
13.1
10.5
Other
6.1
4.6
FUND
BREAKDOWN
BY DOMICILE
FUND BREAKDOWN BY DOMICILE
Geographic Allocation Legend - Use arrow keys to navigate table data
Region
CGBL (%)CGBL
Index (%)Index
United States
55.8
100.0
Canada
4.0
0.0
Europe & Middle East
1.5
0.0
Japan
—
0.0
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan
—
0.0
China
—
0.0
Emerging markets ex. China
3.2
0.0
Other
—
0.0
Cash & equivalents8
1.7
—
Fixed Income
33.8
—
Region
CGBL (%)CGBL
Index (%)Index
United States
86.5
100.0
Canada
6.3
0.0
Europe & Middle East
2.3
0.0
Japan
—
0.0
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan
—
0.0
China
—
0.0
Emerging markets ex. China
4.9
0.0
Other
—
0.0
Region
CGBL (%)CGBL
Index (%)Index
United States
50.6
57.5
Canada
3.6
1.6
Europe & Middle East
13.3
11.7
Japan
2.4
2.3
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan
3.0
3.3
China
8.0
8.4
Emerging markets ex. China
13.1
10.5
Other
6.1
4.6
Region
CGBL (%)CGBL
Index (%)Index
United States
55.8
100.0
Canada
4.0
0.0
Europe & Middle East
1.5
0.0
Japan
—
0.0
Asia-Pacific ex. Japan
—
0.0
China
—
0.0
Emerging markets ex. China
3.2
0.0
Other
—
0.0
Cash & equivalents8
1.7
—
Fixed Income
33.8
—
Index data refers to the S&P 500 Indextooltip: S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization-weighted index based on the results of approximately 500 widely held common stocks. This index is unmanaged, and its results include reinvested dividends and/or distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes..
Figures shown are past results and are not predictive of results in future periods. Current and future results may be lower or higher than those shown. Investing for short periods makes losses more likely.
Prices and returns will vary, so investors may lose money.
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For Capital Group ETFs, market price returns are determined using the official closing price of the fund's shares and do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times.
Investments are not FDIC-insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity, so they may lose value.
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Totals may not reconcile due to rounding.
Investment results assume all distributions are reinvested and reflect applicable fees and expenses.
1.
YTD (year-to-date return): For the period from January 1 of the current year to the date shown or from inception date if first offered after January 1 of the current year.
2.
When applicable, returns for less than one year are not annualized, but calculated as cumulative total returns.
3.
Expense ratios are as of each fund's prospectus/characteristics statement, as applicable, available at the time of publication.
4.
The months indicated for dividends and capital gains paid represent the anticipated current year ex-dividend date schedule.
5.
Reflects current team at the time of publication. Years of experience in investment industry and Capital Group are as of the most recent year end.
6.
Rating exposure ”Other” may include equities, rights, warrants, preferreds, convertibles, forwards and FX (foreign exchange) options.
7.
ETF market price returns since inception are calculated using NAV for the period until market price became available (generally a few days after inception).
8.
Includes cash, short-term securities, other assets less liabilities, accruals, derivatives and forwards. It may also include investments in money market or similar funds managed by the investment adviser or its affiliates that are not offered to the public.
9.
The Morningstar Rating™ for funds, or "star rating", is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable annuity and variable life subaccounts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and separate accounts) with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product's monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The Morningstar Rating does not include any adjustment for sales loads. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. The weights are: 100% three-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% five-year rating/40% three-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10-year rating/30% five-year rating/20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. While the 10-year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year period, the most recent three-year period actually has the greatest impact because it is included in all three rating periods. Past results are not a guarantee of results in future periods. The Morningstar Ratings are based on the share classes of each underlying fund held by the series; other underlying fund share classes may have different performance characteristics.
10.
The distribution rate reflects the fund's past dividends paid to shareholders and may differ from the fund's SEC yield which reflects the rate at which the fund is earning income on its current portfolio of securities. The distribution rate reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements in effect during the period. Without waivers and/or reimbursements, it would be reduced.
11.
Calculated by Morningstar. Due to differing calculation methods, the figures shown here may differ from those calculated by Capital Group.
12.
Market capitalization data is provided by FactSet. Due to differing calculation methods, the figures shown here may differ from those calculated by Capital Group.
13.
The Morningstar Ownership Zone™ provides detail about a portfolio's equity investment style by showing the range of stock sizes and styles. A portfolio's Ownership Zone™ is derived by plotting each stock in the fund's portfolio within the proprietary Morningstar Style Box™. The shaded area represents the center 75% of the fund's assets, and it provides an intuitive visual representation of the area of the market in which the fund invests. A "centroid" plot in the middle of the Ownership Zone represents the weighted average of all the fund's holdings. A fund that is concentrated will have a small ownership zone relative to the area of the style box, and broadly diversified fund will have an ownership zone that stretches across many sizes and style. Over a period of time, the shape and location of a fund's ownership zone may vary.
14.
Read more information about Morningstar Style Box methodology.
The model for the fixed-income style box is based on the two pillars of fixed-income performance: interest-rate sensitivity and credit quality. The three interest sensitivity groups are limited, moderate and extensive and the three credit quality groups are high, medium and low. These groupings display a portfolio's effective duration and third party credit ratings to provide an overall representation of the fund's risk orientation given the sensitivity to interest rate and credit rating of bonds in the portfolio.
15.
The information shown does not include cash and cash equivalents. This includes shares of money market or similar funds managed by the investment adviser or its affiliates that are not offered to the public.
16.
Includes cash, short-term securities, accrued income and other assets less liabilities. It may also include investments in money market or similar funds managed by the investment adviser or its affiliates that are not offered to the public.
17.
Portfolio market value reflect risk notional values. Risk notional is the value of the underlying asset at the current market price for a derivatives trade.
18.
Sector breakdown ”Other” may include equities, rights, warrants, preferreds, convertibles, forwards and FX (foreign exchange) options.
19.
The offset represents positions within the portfolio used to offset risk and is -1 multiplied by the total of all notional values.
20.
Figures include convertible securities. The equity breakdown by revenue reflects the portfolio's publicly traded equity holdings and excludes cash (and fixed income securities, if applicable). Underlying revenue data were compiled by MSCI and account for disparities in the way companies report their revenues across geographic segments. MSCI breaks out each company's reported revenues into country-by-country estimates. MSCI provides revenue data figures based on a proprietary, standardized model. Revenue exposure at the portfolio and index level was calculated by using FactSet, which takes these company revenue exposures and multiplies by the company's weighting in the portfolio and index. In this breakdown, Israel has been included in Europe.
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Effective duration Effective duration is a duration calculation for bonds that takes into account that expected cash flows will fluctuate as interest rates change.
Average coupon The average coupon is the weighted average coupon rate of all the bond holdings.
Index Correlation Correlation describes the strength of the association between a return and a benchmark. Correlation is shown on a scale from 1 to -1. The higher the positive correlation, the more closely the return and the benchmark moved relative to one another. The lower the negative correlation, the more the return and the benchmark diverged from one another.
Success Rate The success rate is the percentage of time when the return of a portfolio is greater than the return of its respective index. It is calculated by dividing the number of periods the portfolio outpaced the index by the total number of periods.
Beta Beta relatively measures sensitivity to market movements over a specified period of time. The beta of the market (represented by the benchmark index) is equal to 1; a beta higher than 1 implies that a return was more volatile than the market. A beta lower than 1 suggests that a return was less volatile than the market. Generally the higher the R-squared measure, the more reliable the beta measurement will be.
Information ratio The information ratio represents the excess return generated (over the market) per unit of relative risk as measured by tracking error.
Option adjusted spread Option-adjusted spread is a yield-spread calculation used to value securities with embedded options.
Standard deviation Annualized standard deviation (based on monthly returns) is a common measure of absolute volatility that tells how returns over time have varied from the mean. A lower number signifies lower volatility.
12-month distribution rates The income per share paid by the fund over the past 12 months to an investor from dividends (including any special dividends). The distribution rate is expressed as a percentage of the current price.
Valuation Price-to-Book Ratio Price-to-book ratio compares a stock's market value to the value of total assets less total liabilities (book value). Adjusted for stock splits. Price-to-cash-flow (P/C) ratio is the average price to cash flow ratio of the individual stocks within a fund. Price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio takes the current price of a stock divided by its earnings per share. The ratio reflects the cost of a given stock per dollar of current annual earnings and is the most common measure of a stock's expense. The higher the P/E, the more investors are paying, and therefore the more earnings growth they are expecting.
Upside capture ratio Ratio of a portfolio/composite's return during periods when the index was up, divided by the return of the index during those periods. For example, an up-capture ratio greater than 100 indicates the portfolio/composite produced a higher return than the index during periods when the index was up.
S&P 500 Index S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization-weighted index based on the results of approximately 500 widely held common stocks. This index is unmanaged, and its results include reinvested dividends and/or distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes.
Median spread The median bid-ask spread is calculated by identifying the national best bid and national best offer ('NBBO') for each fund as of the end of each 10 second interval during each trading day of the last 30 calendar days and dividing the difference between each such bid and offer by the midpoint of the NBBO. The median of those values is identified and that value is expressed as a percentage rounded to the nearest hundredth.
Duration times spread A measure of fixed income securities' spread exposure, taking into account both spread duration and credit spread exposure.
Market summary Premium Discount Ratio The percentage amount by which an ETF's selling or purchase market price is either greater than (premium) or less than (discount) its net asset value (NAV).
Spread duration A measure of fixed income securities' sensitivity to spread movement.
Downside capture ratio Ratio of a portfolio/composite's return during periods when the index was down, divided by the return of the index during those periods. For example, during periods when the index was down, a down-capture ratio greater than 100 indicates the portfolio/composite produced a lower return than the index.
Tracking error The tracking error is the standard deviation of the difference between the returns of an investment and its benchmark.
30-day SEC yield The 30-day SEC yield reflects the rate at which the fund is earning income on its current portfolio of securities calculated according to the standardized SEC formula; when applicable, it reflects the maximum sales charge. If shown, a net yield reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements in effect during the period. Without waivers and/or reimbursements, the yield would be reduced. Gross yield does not adjust for any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements in effect.
60%|40% S&P 500 Index|Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index 60%|40% S&P 500 Index|Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index blends the S&P 500 with the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index by weighting their cumulative total returns at 60% and 40%, respectively. The blend is rebalanced monthly. S&P 500 Index is a market- capitalization-weighted index based on the results of approximately 500 widely held common stocks. Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index represents the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market. The indexes are unmanaged, and results include reinvested distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes.
Yield to worst Lower of Yield to Maturity or the bond's total return if put or call options are exercised prior to maturity but no default occurs.
Sharpe ratio Sharpe ratios use standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk. The higher the number, the better the portfolio's historical risk-adjusted performance.
Valuation Price-to-Cash Flow Price-to-cash-flow (P/C) ratio is the average price to cash flow ratio of the individual stocks within a fund/model.
Valuation Price-to-Earnings Ratio Price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio takes the current price of a stock divided by its earnings per share. The ratio reflects the cost of a given stock per dollar of current annual earnings and is the most common measure of a stock's expense. The higher the P/E, the more investors are paying, and therefore the more earnings growth they are expecting.
Alpha Alpha is a measure of the difference between a portfolio's actual returns and its expected results, given its level of risk as measured by beta. A positive alpha figure indicates the portfolio has performed better than its beta would predict. In contrast, a negative alpha indicates the portfolio has underperformed, given the expectations established by beta.
Yield to maturity A bond's total return if held to maturity and no default occurs or options are exercised. Assumes coupons are paid on time and accounts for their present value. Assumes principal is returned at maturity.
Morningstar Category In an effort to classify funds by what they own, as well as by their prospectus objectives and styles, Morningstar developed Morningstar Categories. While the prospectus objective identifies a fund's investment goals based on the wording in the fund prospectus, the Morningstar Category identifies funds based on their actual investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio holdings (portfolio and other statistics over the past three years).
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index represents the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market. This index is unmanaged, and its results include reinvested dividends and/or distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes.
Portfolio turnover Portfolio turnover is the portion of a portfolio's holdings sold and replaced with new securities annually, usually expressed as a percentage of the portfolio's total assets. For example, a portfolio with a turnover of 25% holds assets for an average of about four years, while a portfolio with a turnover of 100% holds assets for one year.
R-squared R-squared is a measure of the correlation between a particular return and that of a benchmark index. A measure of 100 indicates that all of the return can be explained by movements in the benchmark. Generally the higher the R-squared measure, the more reliable the beta measurement will be.