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American Balanced Fund, Class 529-c Shares: (MF: CLBCX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 23, 2026 05:24 PM ET
$38.48 USD
0.00 (NA)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 16.54 | 11 |
| 3 months | 2.75 | 23 |
| 6 months | 8.24 | 25 |
| 1 Year | 16.55 | 11 |
| 3 Year | 14.12 | 46 |
| 5 Year | 8.22 | 33 |
| 10 Year | 8.63 | 40 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 75.53 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -37.71 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 440.26 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 15.38 |
| 5 Year | 8.21 |
| 10 Year | 8.63 |
| Since Inception | 9.49 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.42 | 8.12 | 5.35 | 2.75 |
| 2024 | 5.96 | 2.22 | 5.15 | 0.12 |
| 2023 | 2.58 | 3.70 | -3.03 | 8.39 |
| 2022 | -4.22 | -10.06 | -6.10 | 7.50 |
| 2021 | 3.54 | 5.23 | -0.79 | 6.24 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 16.54 | 14.05 | 11.81 | -13.05 | 14.85 | 9.99 | 18.27 | -3.53 | 14.19 | 7.62 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -1.67 | -10.97 | -14.42 | 5.15 | -13.82 | -8.40 | -13.21 | 0.85 | -7.59 | -4.31 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 3.36 | 2.41 | -2.14 | 0.70 | 1.66 | -1.28 | -0.49 | 2.03 | 1.04 | 1.27 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.14 | 0.44 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.15 | 0.23 |
| % Yield | 0.35 | 1.18 | 1.22 | 0.51 | 0.38 | 0.51 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 0.53 | 0.88 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 2.32 | 1.74 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.59 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.61 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.37 | 1.36 | 1.35 | 1.36 | 1.38 | 1.40 | 1.42 | 1.44 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%