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American Balanced Fund, Class C Shs: (MF: BALCX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 23, 2026 05:24 PM ET
$38.16 USD
0.00 (NA)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 16.59 | 9 |
| 3 months | 2.73 | 24 |
| 6 months | 8.23 | 25 |
| 1 Year | 16.59 | 9 |
| 3 Year | 14.59 | 39 |
| 5 Year | 8.57 | 21 |
| 10 Year | 8.86 | 35 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 76.26 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -37.65 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 454.26 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 9.15 |
| 5 Year | 7.35 |
| 10 Year | 8.26 |
| Since Inception | 6.89 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.39 | 8.14 | 5.35 | 2.73 |
| 2024 | 5.98 | 2.22 | 5.17 | 0.11 |
| 2023 | 2.58 | 3.74 | -3.06 | 9.65 |
| 2022 | -4.20 | -10.06 | -6.09 | 7.85 |
| 2021 | 3.54 | 5.21 | -0.78 | 6.28 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 16.59 | 14.08 | 13.11 | -12.75 | 14.88 | 10.05 | 18.27 | -3.44 | 14.58 | 7.69 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -1.62 | -10.93 | -13.13 | 5.45 | -13.79 | -8.35 | -13.22 | 0.94 | -7.21 | -4.23 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 3.41 | 2.45 | -0.84 | 1.00 | 1.69 | -1.22 | -0.49 | 2.12 | 1.43 | 1.34 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.16 | 0.46 | 0.53 | 0.25 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.27 | 0.25 |
| % Yield | 0.39 | 1.21 | 1.57 | 0.85 | 0.43 | 0.57 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 0.93 | 0.93 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 2.32 | 1.74 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 1.03 | 0.91 | 0.59 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.61 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.34 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 1.38 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%