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American Balanced Fund, Class 529-a Shares: (MF: CLBAX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 23, 2026 05:24 PM ET
$38.43 USD
+0.01 (0.03%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 17.44 | 7 |
| 3 months | 2.93 | 17 |
| 6 months | 8.66 | 17 |
| 1 Year | 17.45 | 7 |
| 3 Year | 14.99 | 32 |
| 5 Year | 9.04 | 12 |
| 10 Year | 9.46 | 24 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 83.30 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -37.02 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 514.31 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 13.47 |
| 5 Year | 8.29 |
| 10 Year | 9.08 |
| Since Inception | 10.30 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.24 | 8.34 | 5.56 | 2.93 |
| 2024 | 6.16 | 2.39 | 5.36 | 0.32 |
| 2023 | 2.78 | 3.90 | -2.87 | 8.61 |
| 2022 | -4.03 | -9.89 | -5.93 | 7.72 |
| 2021 | 3.74 | 5.40 | -0.60 | 6.46 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 17.44 | 14.91 | 12.67 | -12.37 | 15.71 | 10.81 | 19.11 | -2.78 | 15.06 | 8.48 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -0.77 | -10.11 | -13.57 | 5.82 | -12.96 | -7.58 | -12.37 | 1.60 | -6.72 | -3.45 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 4.26 | 3.28 | -1.29 | 1.37 | 2.52 | -0.45 | 0.34 | 2.78 | 1.91 | 2.13 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.42 | 0.70 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.38 | 0.41 |
| % Yield | 1.04 | 1.90 | 2.02 | 1.30 | 1.08 | 1.20 | 1.75 | 1.86 | 1.31 | 1.59 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 2.32 | 1.74 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.59 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.61 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.67 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%