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American Balanced Fund Class R-2 Shs: (MF: RLBBX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 23, 2026 05:24 PM ET
$38.16 USD
+0.01 (0.03%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 16.56 | 10 |
| 3 months | 2.75 | 23 |
| 6 months | 8.25 | 24 |
| 1 Year | 16.57 | 10 |
| 3 Year | 14.14 | 45 |
| 5 Year | 8.24 | 32 |
| 10 Year | 8.66 | 39 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 76.42 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -37.62 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 445.46 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 16.56 |
| 5 Year | 8.23 |
| 10 Year | 8.66 |
| Since Inception | 9.63 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.43 | 8.14 | 5.35 | 2.75 |
| 2024 | 5.98 | 2.22 | 5.14 | 0.14 |
| 2023 | 2.58 | 3.71 | -3.03 | 8.40 |
| 2022 | -4.22 | -10.06 | -6.09 | 7.53 |
| 2021 | 3.53 | 5.21 | -0.78 | 6.27 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 16.56 | 14.07 | 11.82 | -13.01 | 14.86 | 10.05 | 18.24 | -3.46 | 14.22 | 7.72 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -1.65 | -10.94 | -14.42 | 5.18 | -13.82 | -8.34 | -13.24 | 0.92 | -7.57 | -4.20 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 3.38 | 2.44 | -2.13 | 0.73 | 1.67 | -1.22 | -0.52 | 2.10 | 1.06 | 1.37 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.15 | 0.45 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.25 |
| % Yield | 0.37 | 1.20 | 1.24 | 0.54 | 0.41 | 0.56 | 1.08 | 1.11 | 0.63 | 0.93 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 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 | 1.34 | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.37 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%