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American Funds Short-term Tax-exempt Bd Fd Cl A Shs: (MF: ASTEX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Sep 23, 2025 08:00 PM ET
$10.12 USD
-0.01 (-0.10%)
Zacks MF Rank
3-Hold of 5 3
Latest Performance as of Aug 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 3.17 | 88 |
| 3 months | 1.80 | 76 |
| 6 months | 1.89 | 81 |
| 1 Year | 3.37 | 69 |
| 3 Year | 3.14 | 41 |
| 5 Year | 1.22 | 38 |
| 10 Year | 1.41 | 59 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | NA |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | NA |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Aug 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 1.44 |
| 5 Year | 0.61 |
| 10 Year | 1.08 |
| Since Inception | 1.15 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.98 | 1.09 | NA | NA |
| 2024 | 0.09 | 0.53 | 2.28 | -0.43 |
| 2023 | 1.18 | -0.50 | -0.98 | 3.61 |
| 2022 | -2.81 | -0.55 | -1.39 | 1.76 |
| 2021 | -0.13 | 0.22 | -0.18 | -0.16 |
| 2020 | 0.22 | 1.75 | 0.62 | 0.48 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 3.17 | 2.48 | 3.28 | -3.01 | -0.26 | 3.12 | 3.14 | 0.94 | 1.42 | -0.16 | 0.44 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -1.81 | 1.21 | -2.24 | 10.00 | 1.28 | -4.38 | -5.58 | 0.93 | -2.11 | -2.82 | -0.13 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -1.75 | 0.43 | -0.94 | 7.34 | -1.49 | -4.18 | -3.45 | 1.72 | -1.02 | -2.65 | 1.37 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.10 |
| % Yield | 1.77 | 2.49 | 2.64 | 0.99 | 0.47 | 1.20 | 1.46 | 1.40 | 1.09 | 0.91 | 1.00 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.58 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%