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American Fd, Short-term Fund Of America, Class F-1 Shs: (MF: ASBFX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Nov 6, 2025 05:24 PM ET
$9.62 USD
+0.01 (0.10%)
Zacks MF Rank
5-Strong Sell of 5 5
Latest Performance as of Sep 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 3.96 | 88 |
| 3 months | 0.98 | 96 |
| 6 months | 2.30 | 94 |
| 1 Year | 3.93 | 56 |
| 3 Year | 4.35 | 90 |
| 5 Year | 1.66 | 53 |
| 10 Year | 1.66 | 83 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | 2.56 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 26.46 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Sep 30, 2025
| 1 Year | 3.93 |
| 5 Year | 1.65 |
| 10 Year | 1.66 |
| Since Inception | 1.60 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.62 | 1.30 | 0.98 | NA |
| 2024 | 0.53 | 0.82 | 2.94 | -0.03 |
| 2023 | 1.48 | -0.81 | 0.78 | 2.44 |
| 2022 | -2.08 | -1.10 | -1.54 | 0.80 |
| 2021 | -0.20 | -0.08 | -0.08 | -0.51 |
| 2020 | 1.92 | 1.15 | 0.21 | 1.13 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 3.96 | 4.30 | 3.93 | -3.90 | -0.89 | 4.49 | 2.93 | 1.05 | 0.75 | 0.61 | 0.23 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -2.17 | 3.04 | -1.59 | 9.11 | 0.65 | -3.00 | -5.79 | 1.03 | -2.78 | -2.04 | -0.33 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -1.86 | 0.43 | -2.46 | 5.62 | -1.56 | -1.43 | -5.04 | 2.19 | -3.25 | -4.52 | 2.21 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.28 | 0.38 | 0.30 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| % Yield | 2.87 | 3.90 | 3.91 | 1.25 | 0.39 | 1.98 | 1.69 | 1.60 | 0.93 | 0.60 | 0.63 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.73 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%