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American Balanced Fund, Class A Shs: (MF: ABALX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Feb 6, 2026 05:27 PM ET
$38.67 USD
+0.57 (1.50%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 17.46 | 6 |
| 3 months | 2.96 | 15 |
| 6 months | 8.66 | 18 |
| 1 Year | 17.47 | 6 |
| 3 Year | 15.03 | 31 |
| 5 Year | 9.08 | 11 |
| 10 Year | 9.52 | 22 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 84.96 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -36.97 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 520.99 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 11.08 |
| 5 Year | 7.86 |
| 10 Year | 8.90 |
| Since Inception | 9.78 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.23 | 8.35 | 5.53 | 2.96 |
| 2024 | 6.16 | 2.42 | 5.35 | 0.33 |
| 2023 | 2.79 | 3.94 | -2.89 | 8.64 |
| 2022 | -4.02 | -9.89 | -5.91 | 7.71 |
| 2021 | 3.74 | 5.43 | -0.59 | 6.46 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 17.46 | 14.94 | 12.72 | -12.35 | 15.76 | 10.87 | 19.20 | -2.70 | 15.12 | 8.60 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -0.75 | -10.07 | -13.52 | 5.85 | -12.91 | -7.52 | -12.28 | 1.68 | -6.67 | -3.33 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 4.29 | 3.31 | -1.24 | 1.40 | 2.57 | -0.39 | 0.43 | 2.86 | 1.96 | 2.25 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.44 | 0.72 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.40 | 0.44 |
| % Yield | 1.04 | 1.88 | 2.00 | 1.30 | 1.09 | 1.21 | 1.76 | 1.90 | 1.34 | 1.63 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 2.32 | 1.74 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.59 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.61 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.59 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%