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American Fds, Short-term Bond Fund Of America, Class A Shs: (MF: ASBAX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jun 23, 2025 08:00 PM ET
$9.60 USD
+0.01 (0.10%)
Zacks MF Rank
5-Strong Sell of 5 5
Latest Performance as of May 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 2.29 | 53 |
| 3 months | 1.00 | 22 |
| 6 months | 2.53 | 21 |
| 1 Year | 5.85 | 49 |
| 3 Year | 3.06 | 52 |
| 5 Year | 1.42 | 55 |
| 10 Year | 1.51 | 71 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | 2.62 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 23.41 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of May 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 2.86 |
| 5 Year | 0.96 |
| 10 Year | 1.22 |
| Since Inception | 1.44 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.62 | NA | NA | NA |
| 2024 | 0.52 | 0.81 | 2.94 | -0.03 |
| 2023 | 1.48 | -0.81 | 0.78 | 2.44 |
| 2022 | -2.08 | -1.10 | -1.55 | 0.80 |
| 2021 | -0.20 | -0.08 | -0.08 | -0.50 |
| 2020 | 1.92 | 1.15 | 0.20 | 1.13 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 2.29 | 4.29 | 3.92 | -3.90 | -0.88 | 4.48 | 2.94 | 1.09 | 0.81 | 0.77 | 0.35 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -0.14 | 3.03 | -1.60 | 9.11 | 0.65 | -3.02 | -5.78 | 1.08 | -2.73 | -1.88 | -0.21 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -0.09 | 0.42 | -2.47 | 5.61 | -1.56 | -1.45 | -5.04 | 2.24 | -3.19 | -4.36 | 2.34 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.15 | 0.38 | 0.30 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| % Yield | 1.60 | 3.89 | 3.93 | 1.25 | 0.39 | 1.97 | 1.70 | 1.65 | 1.09 | 0.65 | 0.75 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.60 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%