Multi-Asset / Allocation
American Balanced Fund®
A balanced approach to growth-and-income investing. With a diversified portfolio of quality stocks and bonds, this balanced strategy invests between 50% and 75% in equities, with flexible exposure to growth-oriented and dividend-paying stocks. The fixed income portion generally invests in investment-grade bonds, providing diversification from equities.
Overview
Key information
Objective
The investment objectives of the fund are: (1) conservation of capital, (2) current income and (3) long-term growth of capital and income.
Types of investments
Common stocks and preferred stocks, bonds, convertibles and cash.
Distinguishing characteristics
With a diversified 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, which generally invests in investment-grade bonds, provides diversification from equities. This approach has the potential to provide consistent results, and to limit volatility.
Portfolio restrictions
May not invest more than 75% of assets in common stocks. All of the fund's fixed-income investments must be investment-grade at the time of purchase.
Holdings outside the U.S.
The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.
Key facts
Fund inception
7/26/75
Fund assets (millions)
$279,109.5
As of 10/31/26 (updated monthly)
Issuers
167
As of 10/31/26 (updated monthly)
One-year turnover (%) 5
106.0
Regular dividends paid 7
March, June, Sep., Dec.
Capital gains paid 7
June, Dec.
Fiscal year-end
December
Prospectus date
3/1/26
CUSIP
024071 77 1
Fund number
711
Portfolio managers6
Portfolio managers6
Principal Investment Officer
Returns
Investment results1, 2
Total returns for periods ended 10/31/26 (%)
- ●AFMBX at NAV
- ●Index
| Daily YTD | 1M | 3M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | 15Y | 20Y | Lifetime |
|---|
Index data refers to the 60%/40% S&P 500 Index/Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index.
Daily YTD as of 11/13/26.Returns greater than one year are annualized.
Fund inception: 7/26/75. Index lifetime is based on inception date of the fund.
Long-term results
As of 10/31/26 (updated monthly, %)
| Average rolling monthly return(%)tooltip: Average rolling return provides the average return for the portfolio across all periods within the specified timeframe. | 11.31 |
|---|---|
| Average rolling monthly index return(%)tooltip: Average rolling index return provides the average return for the index across all periods within the specified timeframe. | 10.54 |
| Average outpaced rolling monthly return(%)tooltip: Average outpaced rolling return is the average percentage the portfolio outpaced the index in periods where the portfolio return was greater than the index for the specified timeframe. | 2.99 |
| Average lagging rolling monthly return(%)tooltip: Average lagged rolling return is the average percentage the portfolio lagged the index in periods where the portfolio return was less than the index for the specified timeframe. | -2.35 |
| Average excess rolling monthly return(%)tooltip: Average excess rolling return is the average of the excess return between the portfolio and the index across all periods for the specified timeframe. | 0.77 |
Volatility & returns
As of 10/31/26 (updated monthly, %)
- ●AFMBX
- ▲Other CG funds
- ■60%/40% S&P 500 Index/Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index
Risk measures
As of 10/31/26 (updated monthly)
| Standard deviation (%) | |
| AFMBX | 9.00 |
| Index | 8.59 |
| Sharpe ratio | |
| AFMBX | 1.53 |
| Index | 1.34 |
| R-squared (%) | 91.79 |
| Alpha | 2.24 |
| Beta | 1.00 |
| Information ratio | 0.88 |
| Downside capture ratio (%) | 64 |
| Upside capture ratio (%) | 75 |
| Tracking error (%) | 2.58 |
| S&P 500 correlation | 0.92 |
| MSCI ACWI correlation | 0.95 |
Index data, and data calculated against an index, refers to the 60%/40% S&P 500 Index/Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index unless noted otherwise.
Prices & distributions
As of 11/13/26
- Price at nav ($)
- Price change ($)
- Price change (%)
| YTD dividends subtotal | $0.42 |
| YTD cap gains subtotal | $0.00 |
| YTD total distributions | $0.42 |
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Yield
As of 10/31/26 (updated monthly, %)
| 12-month distribution rate (at NAV)8 | 2.12 |
| 30-day SEC yield (gross/net) | 2.63 / 2.63 |
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns.
Portfolio composition
Asset class exposure
As of 10/31/26 (updated monthly, %)
U.S. Equities | 50.7 |
|---|---|
Non-U.S. Equities | 10.3 |
U.S. Fixed Income | 32.7 |
Non-U.S. Fixed Income | 2.6 |
Cash and Equivalents10 | 2.9 |
Others and Convertibles11 | 0.7 |
U.S. Equities | 50.7 |
|---|---|
Non-U.S. Equities | 10.3 |
U.S Fixed Income | 32.7 |
Non-U.S. Fixed Income | 2.6 |
Cash and Equivalents | 2.9 |
Others and Convertibles11 | 0.7 |
Key statistics
As of 10/31/26 (updated monthly)
AFMBX | INDEX | |
|---|---|---|
Yield to maturity (%)tooltip: 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. | 5.7 | 5.2 |
Yield to worst (%)tooltip: 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. | 5.7 | 5.2 |
Effective duration (years)tooltip: Effective duration is a duration calculation for bonds that takes into account that expected cash flows will fluctuate as interest rates change. | 6.0 | 5.7 |
Spread duration (years)tooltip: A measure of fixed income securities' sensitivity to spread movement. | 3.5 | 3.1 |
Option adjusted spread (bps)tooltip: Option-adjusted spread is a yield-spread calculation used to value securities with embedded options. | 60 | 32 |
Duration times spread (bps)tooltip: A measure of fixed income securities' spread exposure, taking into account both spread duration and credit spread exposure. | 319 | 212 |
Average coupon (%)tooltip: The average coupon is the weighted average coupon rate of all the bond holdings. | 4.4 | 3.8 |
Index data refers to the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index.
Valuation12, 13
As of 10/31/26 (updated monthly)
| AFMBX | INDEX | |
|---|---|---|
| Price/Booktooltip: The price‑to‑book (P/B) ratio is the market‑value‑weighted, harmonic average of the P/B ratios of the individual companies held in the portfolio. The P/B ratio of an individual company compares its market value to the value of its total assets, less total liabilities (book value), as reported. This metric reflects the valuation of the underlying companies held in the portfolio and is not a measure of the portfolio's own share price, NAV, or operating performance. | 4.9 | — |
| Price/Cash flowtooltip: The price‑to‑cash‑flow (P/CF) ratio is the market‑value‑weighted, harmonic average of the P/CF ratios of the individual companies held in the portfolio. This metric reflects how the market values the cash‑generating ability of the underlying companies held in the portfolio and is not a measure of the portfolio's own cash flow, share price, NAV, or operating performance. | 16.4 | — |
| Price/Earningstooltip: The price‑to‑earnings (P/E) ratio is the market‑value‑weighted, harmonic average of the P/E ratios of the individual companies held in the portfolio. This metric reflects the valuation of the underlying companies held in the portfolio and is not a measure of the portfolio's own earnings, share price, NAV, or operating performance. | 22.2 | — |
Index data refers to the —.
Morningstar Ownership Zone™14
As of 9/30/26 (updated quarterly)
Value
Blend
Growth
Large
Mid
Small
Large Blend
Weighted average of holdings
75% of fund's stock holdings
Morningstar Style Box™14
As of 9/30/26 (updated quarterly)
Market capitalization
As of 10/31/26 (updated monthly)
- ●AFMBX
- ●Index
AFMBX | Index | |
|---|---|---|
Highest quintile $2,096,632.1 — $4,634,314.0 | 14.4% | 24.8% |
Second quintile $875,845.8 — $2,073,388.9 | 19.1% | 16.2% |
Middle quintile $251,051.2 — $776,285.8 | 17.7% | 19.9% |
Fourth quintile $86,369.4 — $249,347.7 | 23.7% | 19.7% |
Lowest quintile $2,580.6 — $85,978.1 | 21.5% | 19.4% |
AFMBX
$265,149.0
Index
$448,925.0
Index data refers to the S&P 500 Index.
Top equity holdings15
As of 10/31/26 (updated monthly, %)
| AFMBX | Index | |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom | 6.3% | 2.4% |
| Alphabet | 5.2% | 4.5% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 4.9% | — |
| Philip Morris International | 4.1% | 0.5% |
| Microsoft | 4.1% | 5.9% |
| Eli Lilly | 2.9% | 1.7% |
| Canadian Natural Resources | 2.8% | — |
| Amazon.com | 2.8% | 3.6% |
| Visa | 2.3% | 1.1% |
| Apple | 2.3% | 7.7% |
Top fixed income issuers
As of 9/30/26 (updated monthly, %)
AFMBX
Index
| AFMBX | Index | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Treasury | 11.4% | 46.6% |
| Fannie Mae | 2.0% | 0.1% |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 1.9% | 0.4% |
| UMBS | 1.8% | 17.2% |
| Ginnie Mae II | 0.8% | 0.3% |
| Ford Motor | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| Oracle | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Charter Communications | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Morgan Stanley | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Goldman Sachs | 0.4% | 0.4% |
Portfolio exposures
As of 9/30/26 (updated monthly, percent)
| Sectors and top holdings | AFMBX (percent) | INDEX (percent) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 6.4 | 3.4 | |
| Materials | 4.5 | 1.7 | |
| Industrials | 7.8 | 8.0 | |
| Consumer discretionary | 8.1 | 8.6 | |
| Consumer staples | 6.5 | 4.4 | |
| Health care | 12.6 | 9.3 | |
| Financials | 11.2 | 11.4 | |
| Information technology | 30.3 | 39.7 | |
| Communication services | 9.4 | 9.9 | |
| Utilities | 1.4 | 1.9 | |
| Real estate | 1.5 | 1.7 |
The New Geography of Investing®22
As of 10/31/26 (updated monthly, %)
| Region | AFMBX (%) | Index (%) |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 83.1 | 100.0 |
| Canada | 6.1 | — |
| Europe & Middle East | 4.4 | — |
| Japan | 0.4 | — |
| Emerging markets ex. China | 5.9 | — |
| Region | AFMBX (%) | Index (%) |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 54.0 | 58.9 |
| Canada | 4.6 | 1.5 |
| Europe & Middle East | 11.9 | 11.5 |
| Japan | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| Asia-Pacific ex. Japan | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| China | 7.3 | 8.4 |
| Emerging markets ex. China | 12.2 | 10.9 |
| Other | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| Region | AFMBX (%) | Index (%) |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 50.7 | 100.0 |
| Canada | 3.7 | — |
| Europe & Middle East | 2.7 | — |
| Japan | 0.3 | — |
| Emerging markets ex. China | 3.6 | — |
| Fixed Income | 35.3 | — |
| Cash & equivalents10 | 2.9 | — |
| Other and convertibles11 | 0.7 | — |
| Region | AFMBX (%) | Index (%) |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 83.1 | 100.0 |
| Canada | 6.1 | — |
| Europe & Middle East | 4.4 | — |
| Japan | 0.4 | — |
| Emerging markets ex. China | 5.9 | — |
| Region | AFMBX (%) | Index (%) |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 54.0 | 58.9 |
| Canada | 4.6 | 1.5 |
| Europe & Middle East | 11.9 | 11.5 |
| Japan | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| Asia-Pacific ex. Japan | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| China | 7.3 | 8.4 |
| Emerging markets ex. China | 12.2 | 10.9 |
| Other | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| Region | AFMBX (%) | Index (%) |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 50.7 | 100.0 |
| Canada | 3.7 | — |
| Europe & Middle East | 2.7 | — |
| Japan | 0.3 | — |
| Emerging markets ex. China | 3.6 | — |
| Fixed Income | 35.3 | — |
| Cash & equivalents10 | 2.9 | — |
| Other and convertibles11 | 0.7 | — |
Index data refers to the S&P 500 Index.
Fees & expenses
Fees
As of the most recent prospectus (%)
Annual management fees | 0.21 |
|---|---|
Other expenses | 0.04 |
12b-1 | n/a |
Expense ratio
Values shown as percentages (%)
AFMBX (gross/net)3 | 0.25/0.25 |
|---|---|
Morningstar Moderate Allocation Institutional median23 As of 9/30/26 (updated quarterly) | 0.74 |
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2.
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3.
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4.
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6.
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.
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The months indicated for dividends and capital gains paid represent the anticipated current year ex-dividend date schedule for all share classes.
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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.
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12.
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For price-to-earnings ratios, negative values have been excluded.
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The offset represents positions within the portfolio used to offset risk and is -1 multiplied by the total of all notional values.
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Rating exposure ”Other” may include equities, rights, warrants, preferreds, convertibles, forwards and FX (foreign exchange) options.
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Includes cash, short-term securities, other assets less liabilities, and may include accrued income. 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.
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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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