Performance
Trailing returns
| 1 day |
| -0.04% | |||
| 1 week | +1.43% |
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| 4 week | +4.88% |
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| 3 month | +7.87% |
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| YTD | +12.11% |
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| 1 year | +23.84% |
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| 3 years* | +14.12% |
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| 5 years* | +5.91% |
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| *annualized | |||||
| Best 3 month return | +18.43% | |
| Worst 3 month return | -21.22% |
Morningstar statistics
Morningstar category: Moderate Allocation
| Return | Risk | Rating | |
| 3 years | Above Average | Average |
 
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| 5 years | Above Average | Average |
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| 10 years | Average | Average |
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| Overall | Above Average | Average |
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| Mid | |||
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| Value | Blend | Growth |
Key statistics
| Total assets | 61.94B | |
| Front load | - | |
| Deferred load | 5.00% | |
| Expense ratio | 1.38% | |
| Management fee | - | |
| Fund family | American Funds |
Asset allocation
| Cash | 6.38% | |
| Stocks | 70.13% | |
| Bonds | 22.24% | |
| Preferred | 0.01% | |
| Other | 1.23% |
Purchase information
| Initial | $250 | |
| Additional | $50 | |
| IRA Initial | $250 | |
| AIP Initial | $250 | |
| AIP Additional | $50 |
22.84+0.08(0.35%)
May 21, 4:00PM EDT
Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Description
The investment seeks conservation of capital, current income and long-term growth of capital and income. 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.
Fund filings (PDF) »
Fund filings (PDF) »
Asset managers:
Jeffrey Lager (Started: Mar 1, 2011)
Dina Perry (Started: Mar 1, 2006)
John Smet (Started: Jan 1, 1997)
Alan Berro (Started: Mar 1, 2006)
Eugene Stein (Started: Mar 1, 2011)
Gregory Johnson (Started: Mar 1, 2003)
James Mulally (Started: Mar 1, 2006)
Hilda Applbaum (Started: Jan 1, 1999)
Jeffrey Lager (Started: Mar 1, 2011)
Dina Perry (Started: Mar 1, 2006)
John Smet (Started: Jan 1, 1997)
Alan Berro (Started: Mar 1, 2006)
Eugene Stein (Started: Mar 1, 2011)
Gregory Johnson (Started: Mar 1, 2003)
James Mulally (Started: Mar 1, 2006)
Hilda Applbaum (Started: Jan 1, 1999)
American Funds, 4 Embarcadero Center P.O. Box 7650, San Francisco, CA 94120, USA
Risk
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | ||
| Alpha* | 2.36 | 1.47 | 0.28 | -1.38 | |
| Beta* | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.00 | |
| Mean annual return | 1.10 | 0.89 | 0.53 | 0.60 | |
| R-squared* | 96.91 | 97.56 | 96.78 | 94.38 | |
| Standard deviation | 7.32 | 10.09 | 13.00 | 10.01 | |
| Sharpe ratio | 1.78 | 1.05 | 0.46 | 0.54 | |
| * Against standard index | |||||
Top 10 holdings
| Security | Net Assets | |
| Home Depot, Inc. (HD) | 3.34% | |
| Chevron Corp (CVX) | 2.84% | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class A (BRK.A) | 2.35% | |
| Boeing Co (BA) | 2.28% | |
| Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) | 2.20% | |
| Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) | 1.91% | |
| Union Pacific Corp (UNP) | 1.90% | |
| American Express Co (AXP) | 1.88% | |
| Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR Class B (RDS.B) | 1.78% | |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS) | 1.66% |