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American Balanced Fund, Cl R-6 Shs: (MF: RLBGX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 23, 2026 05:24 PM ET
$38.55 USD
+0.01 (0.03%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 17.85 | 3 |
| 3 months | 3.04 | 12 |
| 6 months | 8.85 | 11 |
| 1 Year | 17.85 | 3 |
| 3 Year | 15.39 | 19 |
| 5 Year | 9.42 | 5 |
| 10 Year | 9.85 | 13 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | NA |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | NA |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 17.84 |
| 5 Year | 9.42 |
| 10 Year | 9.85 |
| Since Inception | 10.83 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.15 | 8.43 | 5.63 | 3.04 |
| 2024 | 6.24 | 2.50 | 5.43 | 0.41 |
| 2023 | 2.87 | 3.98 | -2.78 | 8.72 |
| 2022 | -3.94 | -9.81 | -5.87 | 7.83 |
| 2021 | 3.82 | 5.51 | -0.51 | 6.54 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 17.85 | 15.29 | 13.07 | -12.07 | 16.11 | 11.24 | 19.55 | -2.42 | 15.48 | 8.87 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -0.37 | -9.72 | -13.16 | 6.13 | -12.56 | -7.15 | -11.93 | 1.97 | -6.30 | -3.05 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 4.67 | 3.66 | -0.88 | 1.68 | 2.92 | -0.03 | 0.78 | 3.14 | 2.33 | 2.52 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.55 | 0.82 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.62 | 0.60 | 0.47 | 0.51 |
| % Yield | 1.30 | 2.16 | 2.31 | 1.60 | 1.36 | 1.49 | 2.03 | 2.18 | 1.59 | 1.90 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 2.32 | 1.74 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.59 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.61 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%