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American Balanced Fund, Class 529-f-1 Shs: (MF: CLBFX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Dec 8, 2025 05:21 PM ET
$39.71 USD
-0.01 (-0.03%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Oct 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 16.18 | 4 |
| 3 months | 6.41 | 15 |
| 6 months | 16.73 | 14 |
| 1 Year | 17.89 | 4 |
| 3 Year | 15.61 | 25 |
| 5 Year | 10.98 | 16 |
| 10 Year | 9.46 | 17 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 83.53 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -36.84 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 528.23 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Oct 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 14.61 |
| 5 Year | 10.20 |
| 10 Year | 9.90 |
| Since Inception | 10.42 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.20 | 8.39 | 5.59 | NA |
| 2024 | 6.22 | 2.44 | 5.41 | 0.34 |
| 2023 | 2.84 | 3.95 | -2.83 | 8.63 |
| 2022 | -4.00 | -9.86 | -5.90 | 7.77 |
| 2021 | 3.79 | 5.45 | -0.55 | 6.51 |
| 2020 | -11.57 | 11.97 | 4.19 | 7.68 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 16.18 | 15.09 | 12.85 | -12.25 | 15.93 | 11.09 | 19.37 | -2.55 | 15.33 | 8.73 | 1.79 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -1.02 | -9.93 | -13.39 | 5.95 | -12.74 | -7.30 | -12.11 | 1.83 | -6.46 | -3.20 | 0.40 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 4.28 | 3.46 | -1.10 | 1.50 | 2.74 | -0.18 | 0.60 | 3.01 | 2.17 | 2.38 | 4.12 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.36 | 0.76 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.43 |
| % Yield | 0.88 | 2.02 | 2.16 | 1.43 | 1.22 | 1.38 | 1.93 | 2.07 | 1.48 | 1.78 | 1.65 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.19 | 1.74 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.59 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.61 | 0.93 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.46 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%