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American Balanced Fund, Class C Shs: (MF: BALCX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Sep 13, 2024 08:00 PM ET
$35.56 USD
+0.20 (0.57%)
Zacks MF Rank
2-Buy of 5 2
Latest Performance as of Aug 31, 2024
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 12.07 | 38 |
| 3 months | 6.28 | 13 |
| 6 months | 8.59 | 28 |
| 1 Year | 17.15 | 47 |
| 3 Year | 3.91 | 40 |
| 5 Year | 8.01 | 52 |
| 10 Year | 7.13 | 38 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 76.26 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -37.65 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 358.96 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Aug 31, 2024
| 1 Year | 12.70 |
| 5 Year | 7.37 |
| 10 Year | 6.92 |
| Since Inception | 6.58 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.98 | 2.22 | NA | NA |
| 2023 | 2.58 | 3.74 | -3.06 | 8.40 |
| 2022 | -4.20 | -10.05 | -6.09 | 7.54 |
| 2021 | 3.54 | 5.21 | -0.78 | 6.28 |
| 2020 | -11.80 | 11.73 | 3.92 | 7.47 |
| 2019 | 7.68 | 2.62 | 1.24 | 5.71 |
Annual Return
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 12.07 | 11.82 | -12.99 | 14.88 | 10.07 | 18.27 | -3.44 | 14.23 | 7.68 | 0.91 | 8.04 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -7.47 | -14.41 | 5.21 | -13.79 | -8.32 | -13.22 | 0.94 | -7.56 | -4.25 | -0.47 | -5.60 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 0.91 | -2.13 | 0.76 | 1.69 | -1.20 | -0.49 | 2.12 | 1.07 | 1.33 | 3.24 | 2.62 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.18 |
| % Yield | 0.25 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.43 | 0.57 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 0.64 | 0.94 | 0.79 | 0.67 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.59 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.61 | 0.93 | 1.44 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.34 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.39 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%