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American Funds Global Balanced F2 (GBLFX)

35.69
-0.42
(-1.16%)
At close: 8:01:02 PM EDT

Fund Summary

As a balanced fund with global scope, the fund seeks to invest in equity and debt securities around the world that offer the opportunity for growth and/or provide dividend income, while also constructing the portfolio to protect principal and limit volatility. The adviser will allocate its assets among various countries. The fund will invest at least 40% of its net assets in issuers outside the United States. Normally it will invest at least 25% of the value of its assets in bonds and other debt securities.

Risk Overview

Morningstar Risk Rating
Best 1Y Total Return 17.52%
Worst 1Y Total Return --
Number of Years Up 10
Number of Years Down 3

Performance & Risk

YTD Return -4.51%
5y Average Return 6.43%
Rank in Category (ytd) 49
% Rank in Category (ytd) --
Beta (5Y Monthly) 0.97
Morningstar Risk Rating

Risk Statistics

3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
GBLFXCategory AverageGBLFXCategory AverageGBLFXCategory Average
Alpha 0.12 -0.04 -0.33 -0.03 -0.69 -0.03
BETA 0.97 0.01 0.97 0.01 0.98 0.01
Mean Annual Return 0.39 0.01 0.72 0.01 0.47 0.01
R-squared 95.95 0.89 96.5 0.89 94.68 0.89
Standard Deviation 12.48 0.13 11.5 0.11 10.15 0.1
Sharpe Ratio 0.01 0.01 0.51 0.01 0.36 0.01
Treynor Ratio -0.64 0.06 5.63 0.06 3.36 0.05

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