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American Balanced Fund Class R-5 Shs: (MF: RLBFX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Dec 10, 2025 05:30 PM ET
$40.24 USD
+0.31 (0.78%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Oct 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 16.29 | 2 |
| 3 months | 6.43 | 14 |
| 6 months | 16.79 | 11 |
| 1 Year | 18.02 | 2 |
| 3 Year | 15.78 | 20 |
| 5 Year | 11.12 | 12 |
| 10 Year | 9.58 | 14 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -36.78 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 541.19 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Oct 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 14.76 |
| 5 Year | 10.34 |
| 10 Year | 10.02 |
| Since Inception | 8.65 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.16 | 8.41 | 5.61 | NA |
| 2024 | 6.25 | 2.46 | 5.44 | 0.39 |
| 2023 | 2.85 | 3.97 | -2.79 | 8.70 |
| 2022 | -3.95 | -9.82 | -5.87 | 7.81 |
| 2021 | 3.83 | 5.49 | -0.52 | 6.52 |
| 2020 | -11.54 | 11.98 | 4.19 | 7.71 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 16.29 | 15.26 | 13.00 | -12.10 | 16.07 | 11.17 | 19.47 | -2.46 | 15.41 | 8.86 | 1.95 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -0.91 | -9.76 | -13.23 | 6.09 | -12.60 | -7.22 | -12.01 | 1.92 | -6.37 | -3.07 | 0.56 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 4.38 | 3.62 | -0.95 | 1.64 | 2.89 | -0.09 | 0.71 | 3.10 | 2.26 | 2.51 | 4.28 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.39 | 0.81 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.46 |
| % Yield | 0.95 | 2.13 | 2.27 | 1.56 | 1.32 | 1.45 | 2.00 | 2.14 | 1.56 | 1.86 | 1.76 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.19 | 1.74 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.59 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.61 | 0.93 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.34 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%