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American Fd, Short-term Bond Fund Of America, Class C Shs: (MF: ASBCX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Nov 6, 2025 05:24 PM ET
$9.46 USD
+0.01 (0.11%)
Zacks MF Rank
5-Strong Sell of 5 5
Latest Performance as of Sep 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 3.43 | 95 |
| 3 months | 0.90 | 97 |
| 6 months | 2.05 | 96 |
| 1 Year | 3.30 | 67 |
| 3 Year | 3.62 | 96 |
| 5 Year | 0.97 | 60 |
| 10 Year | 0.98 | 97 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | 1.53 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 12.80 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Sep 30, 2025
| 1 Year | 2.27 |
| 5 Year | 0.96 |
| 10 Year | 0.99 |
| Since Inception | 0.85 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.35 | 1.13 | 0.90 | NA |
| 2024 | 0.23 | 0.63 | 2.79 | -0.12 |
| 2023 | 1.21 | -0.90 | 0.60 | 2.28 |
| 2022 | -2.31 | -1.14 | -1.75 | 0.63 |
| 2021 | -0.39 | -0.29 | -0.18 | -0.68 |
| 2020 | 1.66 | 0.99 | 0.13 | 0.95 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 3.43 | 3.57 | 3.21 | -4.52 | -1.54 | 3.80 | 2.26 | 0.43 | 0.06 | 0.02 | -0.36 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -2.70 | 2.31 | -2.31 | 8.49 | 0.00 | -3.70 | -6.46 | 0.41 | -3.47 | -2.63 | -0.93 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -2.39 | -0.29 | -3.18 | 4.99 | -2.21 | -2.13 | -5.71 | 1.57 | -3.94 | -5.11 | 1.62 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.22 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| % Yield | 2.35 | 3.21 | 3.21 | 0.69 | 0.06 | 1.40 | 1.05 | 1.01 | 0.36 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.42 | 1.44 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.44 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%