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American Fds, Short-term Bond Fund Of America, Class 529-a Shs: (MF: CAAFX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Feb 9, 2026 06:12 PM ET
$9.63 USD
0.00 (NA)
Zacks MF Rank
5-Strong Sell of 5 5
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 4.73 | 91 |
| 3 months | 0.73 | 84 |
| 6 months | 1.73 | 96 |
| 1 Year | 4.74 | 91 |
| 3 Year | 4.33 | 87 |
| 5 Year | 1.58 | 52 |
| 10 Year | 1.78 | 85 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | 2.46 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 27.96 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 2.18 |
| 5 Year | 1.08 |
| 10 Year | 1.52 |
| Since Inception | 1.50 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.62 | 1.30 | 0.98 | 0.73 |
| 2024 | 0.53 | 0.82 | 2.95 | -0.03 |
| 2023 | 1.48 | -0.80 | 0.78 | 2.44 |
| 2022 | -2.08 | -1.10 | -1.54 | 0.79 |
| 2021 | -0.20 | -0.08 | -0.08 | -0.50 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 4.73 | 4.31 | 3.93 | -3.89 | -0.88 | 4.49 | 2.92 | 1.05 | 0.68 | 0.78 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -2.64 | 3.04 | -1.59 | 9.12 | 0.66 | -3.01 | -5.79 | 1.04 | -2.86 | -1.87 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -2.28 | 0.44 | -2.45 | 5.62 | -1.55 | -1.44 | -5.05 | 2.20 | -3.32 | -4.35 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.30 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.06 |
| % Yield | 3.49 | 3.90 | 3.56 | 1.26 | 0.40 | 1.98 | 1.69 | 1.61 | 0.96 | 0.66 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.67 | 0.66 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%