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American Funds American Balanced Fund, Class F-1 Shs: (MF: BALFX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 23, 2026 05:24 PM ET
$38.48 USD
0.00 (NA)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 17.42 | 7 |
| 3 months | 2.95 | 16 |
| 6 months | 8.64 | 19 |
| 1 Year | 17.42 | 7 |
| 3 Year | 14.97 | 32 |
| 5 Year | 9.02 | 12 |
| 10 Year | 9.45 | 25 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 83.64 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -36.97 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 516.02 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 17.42 |
| 5 Year | 9.02 |
| 10 Year | 9.45 |
| Since Inception | 10.42 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.25 | 8.35 | 5.52 | 2.95 |
| 2024 | 6.15 | 2.38 | 5.37 | 0.29 |
| 2023 | 2.78 | 3.93 | -2.87 | 8.59 |
| 2022 | -4.04 | -9.89 | -5.96 | 7.71 |
| 2021 | 3.72 | 5.42 | -0.60 | 6.45 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 17.42 | 14.86 | 12.67 | -12.41 | 15.70 | 10.83 | 19.10 | -2.77 | 15.04 | 8.49 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -0.79 | -10.15 | -13.56 | 5.78 | -12.97 | -7.56 | -12.38 | 1.61 | -6.75 | -3.44 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 4.24 | 3.23 | -1.28 | 1.33 | 2.51 | -0.43 | 0.33 | 2.79 | 1.88 | 2.14 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.41 | 0.70 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.37 | 0.42 |
| % Yield | 0.99 | 1.84 | 1.95 | 1.25 | 1.03 | 1.17 | 1.71 | 1.83 | 1.27 | 1.57 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 2.32 | 1.74 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.59 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.61 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.66 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%