Performance
Trailing returns
| 1 day |
| -0.14% | |||
| 1 week |
| -0.13% | |||
| 4 week |
| -0.35% | |||
| 3 month | +0.19% |
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| YTD |
| -0.18% | |||
| 1 year | +0.98% |
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| 3 years* | +2.46% |
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| 5 years* | +2.84% |
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| *annualized | |||||
| Best 3 month return | +2.86% | |
| Worst 3 month return | -3.06% |
Morningstar statistics
Morningstar category: Short-Term Bond
| Return | Risk | Rating | |
| 3 years | Average | Above Average |
 
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| 5 years | Average | Average |
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| 10 years | Below Average | Average |
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| Overall | Average | Average |
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Key statistics
| Total assets | 9.95B | |
| Front load | - | |
| Deferred load | - | |
| Expense ratio | 0.94% | |
| Management fee | - | |
| Fund family | American Funds |
Asset allocation
| Cash | 19.34% | |
| Stocks | 0.00% | |
| Bonds | 78.46% | |
| Preferred | 0.03% | |
| Other | 2.17% |
Purchase information
| Initial | $250 | |
| Additional | $50 | |
| AIP Initial | $250 | |
| AIP Additional | $50 |
13.68-0.02(-0.15%)
May 17, 4:00PM EDT
Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Description
The investment seeks current income consistent with the maturity and quality standards described in the fund's prospectus and preservation of capital. The fund maintains a portfolio of bonds, other debt securities and money market instruments having a dollar-weighted average maturity of no less than three years and no greater than five years under normal market conditions. It invests primarily in bonds and other debt securities with quality ratings of A- or better or A3 or better. The fund primarily invests in intermediate-term debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars.
Fund filings (PDF) »
Fund filings (PDF) »
Asset managers:
John Smet (Started: Jan 1, 1991)
David Hoag (Started: Jan 1, 2003)
Mark Brett (Started: Jan 4, 2010)
John Smet (Started: Jan 1, 1991)
David Hoag (Started: Jan 1, 2003)
Mark Brett (Started: Jan 4, 2010)
American Funds, 4 Embarcadero Center P.O. Box 7650, San Francisco, CA 94120, USA
Risk
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | ||
| Alpha* | -0.21 | -0.52 | -0.39 | -0.91 | |
| Beta* | 0.48 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.57 | |
| Mean annual return | 0.13 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.22 | |
| R-squared* | 90.84 | 83.35 | 77.58 | 83.50 | |
| Standard deviation | 0.99 | 1.60 | 2.30 | 2.22 | |
| Sharpe ratio | 1.52 | 1.68 | 1.16 | 0.43 | |
| * Against standard index | |||||
Top 10 holdings
| Security | Net Assets | |
| US Treasury Note 0.25% | 3.72% | |
| US Treasury Note 0.875% | 3.23% | |
| Fannie Mae Single Family TBA 2.5% 2028-05-01 | 2.60% | |
| Fed Natl Mort Assc 3.5% | 2.08% | |
| US Treasury Note 1% | 1.89% | |
| US Treasury Note 2.625% | 1.83% | |
| US Treasury Note 2.5% | 1.56% | |
| US Treasury Note 4.625% | 1.25% | |
| Fannie Mae Single Family TBA 3% 2028-04-01 | 1.15% | |
| US Treasury Note 5.125% | 1.04% |