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American Balanced Fund, Class A Shs: (MF: ABALX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Apr 24, 2024 08:00 PM ET
$33.00 USD
-0.04 (-0.12%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Mar 31, 2024
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 6.16 | 37 |
| 3 months | 6.16 | 37 |
| 6 months | 15.33 | 50 |
| 1 Year | 16.42 | 45 |
| 3 Year | 5.38 | 33 |
| 5 Year | 8.26 | 39 |
| 10 Year | 7.85 | 22 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 84.96 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -36.97 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 388.23 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Mar 31, 2024
| 1 Year | 10.09 |
| 5 Year | 7.05 |
| 10 Year | 7.24 |
| Since Inception | 9.62 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.16 | NA | NA | NA |
| 2023 | 2.79 | 3.94 | -2.89 | 8.64 |
| 2022 | -4.02 | -9.89 | -5.91 | 7.71 |
| 2021 | 3.74 | 5.43 | -0.59 | 6.46 |
| 2020 | -11.63 | 11.92 | 4.13 | 7.65 |
| 2019 | 7.91 | 2.79 | 1.46 | 5.90 |
Annual Return
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 6.16 | 12.72 | -12.35 | 15.76 | 10.87 | 19.20 | -2.70 | 15.12 | 8.60 | 1.70 | 8.85 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -4.39 | -13.52 | 5.85 | -12.91 | -7.52 | -12.28 | 1.68 | -6.67 | -3.33 | 0.31 | -4.78 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 0.49 | -1.24 | 1.40 | 2.57 | -0.39 | 0.43 | 2.86 | 1.96 | 2.25 | 4.03 | 3.43 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.11 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.38 |
| % Yield | 0.30 | 1.17 | 1.30 | 1.09 | 1.21 | 1.76 | 1.90 | 1.34 | 1.63 | 1.52 | 1.38 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.59 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.61 | 0.93 | 1.44 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.00 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.59 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%