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American Balanced Fund Class R-1 Shs: (MF: RLBAX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 23, 2026 05:24 PM ET
$38.11 USD
0.00 (NA)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 16.57 | 10 |
| 3 months | 2.74 | 23 |
| 6 months | 8.25 | 25 |
| 1 Year | 16.57 | 10 |
| 3 Year | 14.14 | 45 |
| 5 Year | 8.25 | 31 |
| 10 Year | 8.67 | 38 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 75.91 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -37.62 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 444.80 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 16.57 |
| 5 Year | 8.24 |
| 10 Year | 8.67 |
| Since Inception | 9.59 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.43 | 8.15 | 5.35 | 2.74 |
| 2024 | 5.95 | 2.22 | 5.15 | 0.14 |
| 2023 | 2.58 | 3.71 | -3.03 | 8.41 |
| 2022 | -4.21 | -10.03 | -6.13 | 7.55 |
| 2021 | 3.58 | 5.21 | -0.78 | 6.24 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 16.57 | 14.06 | 11.84 | -13.00 | 14.89 | 10.05 | 18.26 | -3.48 | 14.20 | 7.73 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -1.64 | -10.95 | -14.40 | 5.20 | -13.79 | -8.34 | -13.22 | 0.91 | -7.59 | -4.20 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 3.39 | 2.43 | -2.11 | 0.75 | 1.70 | -1.22 | -0.50 | 2.08 | 1.05 | 1.38 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.15 | 0.45 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.25 |
| % Yield | 0.36 | 1.21 | 1.24 | 0.57 | 0.43 | 0.58 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 0.61 | 0.93 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 2.32 | 1.74 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.59 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.61 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.33 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.38 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%