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American Funds American Balanced A (ABALX)

34.54 +0.02 (+0.06%)
As of 8:06 AM EDT. Market Open.

Fund Summary

The fund uses a balanced approach to invest in a broad range of securities, including common stocks and investment-grade bonds. It also invests in securities issued and guaranteed by the U.S. government and by federal agencies and instrumentalities. In addition, the fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks, most of which have a history of paying dividends, bonds and other securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.

Risk Overview

Morningstar Risk Rating
Best 1Y Total Return 21.73%
Worst 1Y Total Return --
Number of Years Up 43
Number of Years Down 5

Performance & Risk

YTD Return 8.68%
5y Average Return 8.81%
Rank in Category (ytd) 30
% Rank in Category (ytd) --
Beta (5Y Monthly) 0.95
Morningstar Risk Rating

Risk Statistics

3 Years5 Years10 Years
ABALXCategory AverageABALXCategory AverageABALXCategory Average
Alpha 2.92 -0.01 2.39 -0.01 2.21 -0
BETA 0.95 0.01 0.93 0.01 0.95 0.01
Mean Annual Return 0.4 0.01 0.76 0.01 0.67 0.01
R-squared 96.04 0.93 96.38 0.92 94.91 0.92
Standard Deviation 12.18 0.13 11.79 0.1 9.73 0.09
Sharpe Ratio 0.13 0.01 0.59 0.01 0.66 0.01
Treynor Ratio 0.88 0.09 7.04 0.09 6.53 0.07

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