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American Funds Global Balanced Fd Cl F-1: (MF: GBLEX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of May 19, 2025 08:00 PM ET
$38.64 USD
+0.20 (0.52%)
Zacks MF Rank
3-Hold of 5 3
Latest Performance as of Apr 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 2.49 | 10 |
| 3 months | -0.49 | 22 |
| 6 months | 0.99 | 37 |
| 1 Year | 8.47 | 51 |
| 3 Year | 6.30 | 49 |
| 5 Year | 6.81 | 63 |
| 10 Year | 4.84 | 61 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | NA |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | NA |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Apr 30, 2025
| 1 Year | 4.59 |
| 5 Year | 7.97 |
| 10 Year | 4.98 |
| Since Inception | 5.66 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.72 | NA | NA | NA |
| 2024 | 3.59 | 0.46 | 6.96 | -4.32 |
| 2023 | 4.08 | 3.37 | -4.40 | 10.48 |
| 2022 | -5.38 | -11.43 | -6.87 | 9.83 |
| 2021 | 1.63 | 4.38 | -0.63 | 3.48 |
| 2020 | -13.34 | 12.16 | 3.19 | 10.12 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 2.49 | 6.51 | 13.64 | -14.29 | 9.09 | 10.46 | 17.17 | -6.17 | 13.95 | 6.36 | -3.48 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | 7.41 | -18.50 | -12.59 | 3.91 | -19.59 | -7.93 | -14.31 | -1.78 | -7.84 | -5.56 | -4.87 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 2.31 | -3.40 | 0.49 | -1.32 | -2.41 | -0.22 | -0.02 | 0.31 | 0.49 | 0.09 | -1.12 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.17 | 0.68 | 0.56 | 0.47 | 0.66 | 0.45 | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 0.35 |
| % Yield | 0.44 | 1.69 | 1.86 | 1.38 | 1.55 | 1.13 | 1.72 | 2.11 | 1.50 | 1.82 | 1.17 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 1.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.64 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 0.55 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.00 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.91 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%