American Funds American Balanced Fund Class F-1 NMFQS:BALFX

Allocation--50% to 70% Equity | Capital Group

$38.54

↑ $0.07 (0.18%)

Last Updated: Feb 02, 2026

Fund Information

Fund Category Allocation--50% to 70% Equity

Fund Family Capital Group

Fund Style Large Blend

ISIN US0240714099

CUSIP 024071409

Inception Date 1975-07-25

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End December

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $269.84 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $4.60 Billion

Expense Ratio 0.61%

Expense Ratio Date 2025-03-01

Dividend Yield 0.02%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 2.91%

1-Year Return 20.29%

3-Year Return 15.60%

5-Year Return 10.01%

NAV $38.54

Previous Close Price $38.47

Last Update 2025-12-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.02%

Dividend (ttm) 0.17

Dividend Growth -58.12%

Payout Frequency Annual

Ex-Dividend Date n/a

Ratings

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Beta (5Y) 1.23

About American Funds American Balanced Fund Class F-1

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.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 301839.22%

Giant 29.95%

Large 22.52%

Medium 10.72%

Micro 0.00%

Small 1.25%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 7.14%

Cash-Flow Growth % 4.26%

Dividend Yield % 1.57%

Historical Earnings % 6.56%

Long-Term Earnings % 10.74%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	28.23%	28.23%	0.00%	42.35%	35.37%
Cash	4.26%	5.99%	1.73%	12.77%	0.00%
Non US Stock	9.55%	9.55%	0.00%	8.75%	8.03%
Not Classified	0.53%	0.53%	0.00%	0.66%	0.00%
Other	2.54%	2.54%	0.00%	8.25%	4.52%
US Stock	54.89%	54.89%	0.00%	53.77%	52.06%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL CASH FUND	5.89%	-	-
BROADCOM INC	5.03%	-	-
MICROSOFT CORP	3.48%	-	-
CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL CORPORATE BOND FUND CL M (CCBF CL M)	2.53%	-	-
META PLATFORMS INC CL A	1.84%	-	-
ALPHABET INC CL C	1.81%	-	-
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO ADR	2.18%	-	-
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC	1.65%	-	-
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC	2.13%	-	-
ELI LILLY AND CO	None	-	-
APPLE INC	1.39%	-	-
AMAZON.COM INC	1.56%	-	-
NVIDIA CORP	1.88%	-	-

See the full breakdown of BALFX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	2.72%	15.88%	17.25%	0.01%
Bond Sector	Corporate	2.72%	19.62%	20.33%	27.47%
Bond Sector	Derivative	2.72%	6.52%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	2.72%	40.60%	22.91%	49.10%
Bond Sector	Municipal	2.72%	0.16%	0.72%	0.03%
Bond Sector	Securitized	2.72%	17.23%	38.79%	23.39%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	3.94%	2.83%	0.00%	2.56%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	7.12%	10.42%	0.00%	10.55%
Cyclical	Financial Services	13.00%	15.67%	0.00%	14.67%
Cyclical	Real Estate	1.42%	1.76%	0.00%	2.24%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	7.54%	4.96%	0.00%	4.70%
Defensive	Healthcare	8.74%	10.74%	0.00%	9.66%
Defensive	Utilities	2.72%	3.08%	0.00%	2.34%
Sensitive	Communication Services	10.11%	9.41%	0.00%	9.67%
Sensitive	Energy	3.14%	3.23%	0.00%	3.05%
Sensitive	Industrials	11.37%	9.83%	0.00%	9.66%
Sensitive	Technology	30.90%	28.07%	0.00%	30.89%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	0.33%	0.33%	0.29%
Americas	North America	87.25%	89.01%	87.95%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	1.82%	5.21%	0.94%
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	1.03%	0.23%	0.95%
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.42%	-	0.70%
Greater Asia	Japan	1.84%	-	2.46%
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.25%	-	0.29%
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	5.12%	2.59%	4.93%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	0.06%	-	0.08%
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	1.88%	2.62%	1.42%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-16	$0.385	$0.385	USD	-	-	-	-
2024-09-16	$0.104	$0.104	USD	-	2024-09-16	2024-09-17	Quarterly
2024-06-10	$0.106	$0.106	USD	-	2024-06-10	2024-06-11	Quarterly
2024-03-11	$0.106	$0.106	USD	-	2024-03-11	2024-03-12	Quarterly
2023-12-12	$0.450	$0.450	USD	-	2023-12-12	2023-12-13	Quarterly
2023-09-11	$0.096	$0.096	USD	-	2023-09-11	2023-09-12	Quarterly
2023-06-12	$0.096	$0.096	USD	-	2023-06-12	2023-06-13	Quarterly
2023-03-13	$0.097	$0.097	USD	-	2023-03-13	2023-03-14	Quarterly
2022-12-13	$0.181	$0.181	USD	2022-12-13	2022-12-13	2022-12-14	Quarterly
2022-09-12	$0.096	$0.096	USD	2022-09-12	2022-09-12	2022-09-13	Quarterly
2022-06-13	$0.095	$0.095	USD	2022-06-13	2022-06-13	2022-06-14	Quarterly
2022-03-14	$0.095	$0.095	USD	2022-03-14	2022-03-14	2022-03-15	Quarterly
2021-12-14	$0.094	$0.094	USD	2021-12-14	2021-12-14	2021-12-15	Quarterly
2021-09-13	$0.095	$0.095	USD	2021-09-13	2021-09-13	2021-09-14	Quarterly
2021-06-14	$0.095	$0.095	USD	2021-06-14	2021-06-14	2021-06-15	Quarterly
2021-03-15	$0.095	$0.095	USD	2021-03-15	2021-03-15	2021-03-16	Quarterly
2020-12-15	$0.096	$0.096	USD	2020-12-15	2020-12-15	2020-12-16	Quarterly
2020-09-14	$0.097	$0.097	USD	2020-09-14	2020-09-14	2020-09-15	Quarterly
2020-06-15	$0.097	$0.097	USD	2020-06-15	2020-06-15	2020-06-16	Quarterly
2020-03-16	$0.097	$0.097	USD	2020-03-16	2020-03-16	2020-03-17	Quarterly
2019-12-17	$0.242	$0.242	USD	2019-12-17	2019-12-17	2019-12-18	QUARTERLY
2019-09-11	$0.096	$0.096	USD	2019-09-11	2019-09-11	2019-09-12	Quarterly
2019-06-12	$0.095	$0.095	USD	2019-06-12	2019-06-12	2019-06-13	QUARTERLY
2019-03-13	$0.095	$0.095	USD	2019-03-13	2019-03-13	2019-03-14	Quarterly
2018-12-18	$0.216	$0.216	USD	2018-12-18	2018-12-18	2018-12-19	Other
2018-09-12	$0.096	$0.096	USD	2018-09-12	2018-09-12	2018-09-13	Quarterly
2018-06-13	$0.095	$0.095	USD	2018-06-13	2018-06-13	2018-06-14	Other
2018-03-14	$0.095	$0.095	USD	2018-03-14	2018-03-14	2018-03-15	Quarterly
2017-12-19	$0.180	$0.180	USD	2017-12-19	2017-12-19	2017-12-20	Other
2017-09-13	$0.095	$0.095	USD	2017-09-13	2017-09-13	2017-09-14	Quarterly
2017-06-14	$0.095	$0.095	USD	2017-06-14	2017-06-14	2017-06-15	Other
2017-03-15	$0.095	$0.095	USD	2017-03-15	2017-03-15	2017-03-16	Quarterly
2016-12-20	$0.136	$0.136	USD	2016-12-20	2016-12-20	2016-12-21	Other
2016-09-14	$0.096	$0.096	USD	2016-09-14	2016-09-14	2016-09-15	Quarterly
2016-06-15	$0.095	$0.095	USD	2016-06-15	2016-06-15	2016-06-16	Other
2016-03-16	$0.097	$0.097	USD	2016-03-16	2016-03-16	2016-03-17	Quarterly
2015-12-21	$0.096	$0.096	USD	2015-12-21	2015-12-21	2015-12-22	Other
2015-09-17	$0.095	$0.095	USD	2015-09-16	2015-09-16	2015-09-17	Quarterly
2015-09-16	$0.096	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2015-06-18	$0.095	$0.095	USD	2015-06-17	2015-06-17	2015-06-18	Quarterly
2015-06-17	$0.096	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2015-03-16	$0.187	$0.187	USD	2015-03-13	2015-03-13	2015-03-16	Other
2015-03-13	$0.098	$0.098	USD	-	-	-	-
2014-12-26	$1.493	$1.493	USD	2014-12-23	2014-12-23	2014-12-24	Other
2014-12-23	$0.097	$0.097	USD	-	-	-	-
2014-09-18	$0.090	$0.090	USD	2014-09-17	2014-09-17	2014-09-18	Quarterly
2014-09-17	$0.090	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2014-06-13	$0.091	$0.091	USD	2014-06-12	2014-06-12	2014-06-13	Quarterly
2014-06-12	$0.091	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2014-03-17	$0.120	$0.120	USD	2014-03-14	2014-03-14	2014-03-17	Other
2014-03-14	$0.093	$0.093	USD	-	-	-	-
2013-12-20	$0.092	$0.092	USD	2013-12-19	2013-12-19	2013-12-20	Quarterly
2013-12-19	$0.092	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2013-09-13	$0.092	$0.092	USD	2013-09-12	2013-09-12	2013-09-13	Quarterly
2013-09-12	$0.093	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2013-06-13	$0.094	$0.094	USD	2013-06-12	2013-06-12	2013-06-13	Quarterly
2013-06-12	$0.095	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2013-03-18	$0.092	$0.092	USD	2013-03-15	2013-03-15	2013-03-18	Quarterly
2013-03-15	$0.093	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2012-12-21	$0.093	$0.093	USD	2012-12-20	2012-12-20	2012-12-21	Quarterly
2012-12-20	$0.094	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2012-09-12	$0.093	$0.093	USD	-	2012-09-11	2012-09-12	Quarterly
2012-09-11	$0.094	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2012-06-13	$0.095	$0.095	USD	-	2012-06-12	2012-06-13	Quarterly
2012-06-12	$0.096	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2012-03-19	$0.094	$0.094	USD	-	2012-03-16	2012-03-19	Quarterly
2012-03-16	$0.095	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2011-12-27	$0.099	$0.099	USD	-	2011-12-23	2011-12-27	Quarterly
2011-12-23	$0.100	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2011-09-14	$0.098	$0.098	USD	-	2011-09-13	2011-09-14	Quarterly
2011-09-13	$0.099	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2011-06-08	$0.099	$0.099	USD	-	2011-06-07	2011-06-08	Quarterly
2011-06-07	$0.100	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2011-03-07	$0.099	$0.099	USD	-	2011-03-04	2011-03-07	Quarterly
2011-03-04	$0.100	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2010-12-27	$0.089	$0.089	USD	-	2010-12-23	2010-12-27	Quarterly
2010-12-23	$0.090	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2010-09-15	$0.089	$0.089	USD	-	2010-09-14	2010-09-15	Quarterly
2010-09-14	$0.089	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2010-06-09	$0.090	$0.090	USD	-	2010-06-08	2010-06-09	Quarterly
2010-06-08	$0.091	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2010-03-08	$0.089	$0.089	USD	-	2010-03-05	2010-03-08	Quarterly
2010-03-05	$0.090	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2009-12-16	$0.095	$0.095	USD	-	2009-12-15	2009-12-16	Quarterly
2009-12-15	$0.096	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2009-08-17	$0.096	$0.096	USD	-	2009-08-14	2009-08-17	Quarterly
2009-08-14	$0.097	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2009-05-27	$0.111	$0.111	USD	-	2009-05-26	2009-05-27	Quarterly
2009-05-26	$0.112	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2009-02-23	$0.110	$0.110	USD	-	2009-02-20	2009-02-23	Quarterly
2009-02-20	$0.111	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2008-12-19	$0.134	$0.134	USD	-	2008-12-18	2008-12-19	Quarterly
2008-12-18	$0.135	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2008-08-18	$0.133	$0.133	USD	-	2008-08-15	2008-08-18	Quarterly
2008-08-15	$0.134	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2008-05-27	$0.134	$0.134	USD	-	2008-05-23	2008-05-27	Quarterly
2008-05-23	$0.136	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2008-02-19	$0.273	$0.273	USD	-	2008-02-15	2008-02-19	Other
2008-02-15	$0.136	$0.136	USD	-	-	-	-
2007-12-26	$0.570	$0.570	USD	-	2007-12-24	2007-12-26	Other
2007-12-24	$0.136	$0.136	USD	-	-	-	-
2007-08-20	$0.135	$0.135	USD	-	2007-08-17	2007-08-20	Quarterly
2007-08-17	$0.136	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2007-05-21	$0.125	$0.125	USD	-	2007-05-18	2007-05-21	Quarterly
2007-05-18	$0.126	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2007-02-20	$0.124	$0.124	USD	-	2007-02-16	2007-02-20	Quarterly
2007-02-16	$0.126	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2006-12-28	$0.528	$0.528	USD	-	2006-12-27	2006-12-28	Other
2006-12-27	$0.126	$0.126	USD	-	-	-	-
2006-08-21	$0.124	$0.124	USD	-	2006-08-18	2006-08-21	Quarterly
2006-08-18	$0.126	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2006-05-30	$0.110	$0.110	USD	-	2006-05-26	2006-05-30	Quarterly
2006-05-26	$0.111	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2006-02-21	$0.110	$0.110	USD	-	2006-02-17	2006-02-21	Quarterly
2006-02-17	$0.111	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2005-12-29	$0.439	$0.439	USD	-	2005-12-28	2005-12-29	Other
2005-12-28	$0.107	$0.107	USD	-	-	-	-
2005-08-22	$0.103	$0.103	USD	-	2005-08-19	2005-08-22	Quarterly
2005-08-19	$0.104	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2005-05-31	$0.092	$0.092	USD	-	2005-05-27	2005-05-31	Quarterly
2005-05-27	$0.093	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2005-02-22	$0.092	$0.092	USD	-	2005-02-18	2005-02-22	Quarterly
2005-02-18	$0.093	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2004-12-13	$0.527	$0.527	USD	-	2004-12-10	2004-12-13	Other
2004-12-10	$0.088	$0.088	USD	-	-	-	-
2004-08-16	$0.087	$0.087	USD	-	2004-08-13	2004-08-16	Quarterly
2004-08-13	$0.088	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2004-05-24	$0.087	$0.087	USD	-	2004-05-21	2004-05-24	Quarterly
2004-05-21	$0.088	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2004-02-23	$0.089	$0.089	USD	-	2004-02-20	2004-02-23	Quarterly
2004-02-20	$0.090	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2003-12-15	$0.088	$0.088	USD	-	2003-12-12	2003-12-15	Quarterly
2003-12-12	$0.088	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2003-08-18	$0.088	$0.088	USD	-	2003-08-15	2003-08-18	Quarterly
2003-08-15	$0.089	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2003-05-19	$0.089	$0.089	USD	-	2003-05-16	2003-05-19	Quarterly
2003-05-16	$0.090	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2003-02-22	$0.098	$0.098	USD	-	2003-02-21	2003-02-24	Quarterly
2003-02-21	$0.099	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2002-12-14	$0.099	$0.099	USD	-	2002-12-13	2002-12-16	Quarterly
2002-12-13	$0.100	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2002-08-17	$0.109	$0.109	USD	-	2002-08-16	2002-08-19	Quarterly
2002-08-16	$0.110	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2002-05-16	$0.108	$0.108	USD	-	2002-05-15	2002-05-16	Quarterly
2002-05-15	$0.109	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2002-02-23	$0.131	$0.131	USD	-	2002-02-22	2002-02-25	Other
2002-02-22	$0.108	$0.108	USD	-	-	-	-
2001-12-15	$0.399	$0.399	USD	-	2001-12-14	2001-12-17	Other
2001-12-14	$0.139	$0.139	USD	-	-	-	-
2001-08-20	$0.089	$0.089	USD	-	2001-08-17	2001-08-20	Quarterly
2001-08-17	$0.136	$0.136	USD	-	-	-	-
2001-05-21	$0.130	$0.130	USD	-	2001-05-18	2001-05-21	Other
2001-05-18	$0.131	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-