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American Balanced Fund, Class 529-e Shares: (MF: CLBEX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 23, 2026 05:24 PM ET
$38.40 USD
0.00 (NA)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 17.17 | 8 |
| 3 months | 2.90 | 19 |
| 6 months | 8.53 | 20 |
| 1 Year | 17.18 | 8 |
| 3 Year | 14.72 | 37 |
| 5 Year | 8.78 | 16 |
| 10 Year | 9.20 | 30 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 80.07 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -37.26 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 489.47 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 17.17 |
| 5 Year | 8.78 |
| 10 Year | 9.20 |
| Since Inception | 10.06 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.29 | 8.28 | 5.47 | 2.90 |
| 2024 | 6.08 | 2.36 | 5.27 | 0.26 |
| 2023 | 2.72 | 3.84 | -2.93 | 8.55 |
| 2022 | -4.12 | -9.92 | -5.98 | 7.66 |
| 2021 | 3.68 | 5.34 | -0.66 | 6.40 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 17.17 | 14.61 | 12.40 | -12.59 | 15.45 | 10.60 | 18.86 | -3.01 | 14.75 | 8.23 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -1.04 | -10.40 | -13.83 | 5.60 | -13.22 | -7.79 | -12.62 | 1.37 | -7.04 | -3.70 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 3.99 | 2.98 | -1.55 | 1.15 | 2.26 | -0.67 | 0.09 | 2.55 | 1.60 | 1.88 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.34 | 0.62 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.31 | 0.36 |
| % Yield | 0.81 | 1.65 | 1.74 | 1.04 | 0.85 | 0.99 | 1.52 | 1.60 | 1.07 | 1.35 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 2.32 | 1.74 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.59 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.61 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.91 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%