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American Funds Short-term Tax-exempt Bd Fd Cl F-1 Shs: (MF: FSTTX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Sep 26, 2025 08:00 PM ET
$10.09 USD
-0.01 (-0.10%)
Zacks MF Rank
3-Hold of 5 3
Latest Performance as of Aug 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 3.04 | 89 |
| 3 months | 1.75 | 77 |
| 6 months | 1.78 | 83 |
| 1 Year | 3.18 | 72 |
| 3 Year | 2.94 | 45 |
| 5 Year | 1.03 | 44 |
| 10 Year | 1.21 | 69 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | NA |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | NA |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Aug 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 3.78 |
| 5 Year | 0.92 |
| 10 Year | 1.12 |
| Since Inception | 1.11 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.93 | 1.05 | NA | NA |
| 2024 | 0.04 | 0.48 | 2.24 | -0.47 |
| 2023 | 1.15 | -0.54 | -1.03 | 3.56 |
| 2022 | -2.86 | -0.58 | -1.44 | 1.71 |
| 2021 | -0.18 | 0.17 | -0.23 | -0.20 |
| 2020 | 0.17 | 1.70 | 0.58 | 0.45 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 3.04 | 2.28 | 3.10 | -3.19 | -0.45 | 2.94 | 2.92 | 0.72 | 1.21 | -0.40 | 0.22 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -1.95 | 1.02 | -2.42 | 9.82 | 1.09 | -4.55 | -5.80 | 0.70 | -2.33 | -3.06 | -0.34 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -1.88 | 0.23 | -1.12 | 7.17 | -1.68 | -4.36 | -3.67 | 1.50 | -1.24 | -2.89 | 1.15 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| % Yield | 1.64 | 2.30 | 2.46 | 0.82 | 0.28 | 1.04 | 1.26 | 1.18 | 0.88 | 0.67 | 0.79 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.80 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%