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American Balanced Fund Class R-3 Shs: (MF: RLBCX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Sep 2, 2025 08:00 PM ET
$37.19 USD
-0.15 (-0.40%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Jul 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 8.90 | 7 |
| 3 months | 9.57 | 20 |
| 6 months | 5.86 | 10 |
| 1 Year | 12.86 | 10 |
| 3 Year | 10.71 | 31 |
| 5 Year | 8.87 | 34 |
| 10 Year | 8.27 | 28 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 80.14 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -37.20 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 445.85 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Jul 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 13.90 |
| 5 Year | 9.39 |
| 10 Year | 8.38 |
| Since Inception | 10.00 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.32 | 8.27 | NA | NA |
| 2024 | 6.08 | 2.33 | 5.27 | 0.25 |
| 2023 | 2.72 | 3.81 | -2.92 | 8.50 |
| 2022 | -4.10 | -9.94 | -6.02 | 7.63 |
| 2021 | 3.67 | 5.31 | -0.67 | 6.38 |
| 2020 | -11.68 | 11.82 | 4.03 | 7.57 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 8.90 | 14.57 | 12.32 | -12.64 | 15.36 | 10.53 | 18.76 | -3.03 | 14.70 | 8.22 | 1.31 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | 0.31 | -10.44 | -13.92 | 5.56 | -13.32 | -7.87 | -12.72 | 1.35 | -7.09 | -3.70 | -0.07 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 2.42 | 2.94 | -1.63 | 1.11 | 2.17 | -0.74 | 0.00 | 2.53 | 1.54 | 1.87 | 3.64 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.16 | 0.60 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.31 |
| % Yield | 0.41 | 1.59 | 1.68 | 0.97 | 0.79 | 0.93 | 1.46 | 1.54 | 1.02 | 1.32 | 1.20 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.19 | 1.74 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.59 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.61 | 0.93 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.00 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.93 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%