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American Balanced Fund Class R-4 Shs: (MF: RLBEX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 23, 2026 05:24 PM ET
$38.44 USD
0.00 (NA)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 17.42 | 7 |
| 3 months | 2.93 | 18 |
| 6 months | 8.65 | 18 |
| 1 Year | 17.42 | 7 |
| 3 Year | 14.98 | 32 |
| 5 Year | 9.04 | 12 |
| 10 Year | 9.47 | 24 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 83.27 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -37.01 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 517.38 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 17.42 |
| 5 Year | 9.03 |
| 10 Year | 9.46 |
| Since Inception | 10.43 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.24 | 8.33 | 5.56 | 2.93 |
| 2024 | 6.16 | 2.39 | 5.35 | 0.32 |
| 2023 | 2.78 | 3.90 | -2.87 | 8.61 |
| 2022 | -4.04 | -9.89 | -5.93 | 7.72 |
| 2021 | 3.73 | 5.40 | -0.59 | 6.46 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 17.42 | 14.90 | 12.67 | -12.38 | 15.71 | 10.87 | 19.14 | -2.77 | 15.07 | 8.48 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -0.79 | -10.11 | -13.57 | 5.82 | -12.96 | -7.53 | -12.34 | 1.62 | -6.71 | -3.45 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 4.24 | 3.27 | -1.28 | 1.37 | 2.53 | -0.40 | 0.38 | 2.79 | 1.92 | 2.13 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.42 | 0.70 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.38 | 0.43 |
| % Yield | 1.00 | 1.85 | 1.96 | 1.26 | 1.03 | 1.19 | 1.73 | 1.84 | 1.28 | 1.60 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 2.32 | 1.74 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.59 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.61 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.64 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%