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American Funds American Balanced Fund® Class C (BALCX)

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Type: Fund

Market: United States

Issuer: American Funds

Underlying: S&P 500 TR

Asset Class: Equity

Morningstar Rating:
Total Assets: 8.22B

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Rating

1-Year Change7.97%

Prev. Close35.36

Risk Rating

TTM Yield1.25%

ROE26.40%

IssuerAmerican Funds

Turnover24%

ROA10.53%

Inception DateMar 15, 2001

Total Assets8.22B

Expenses1.31%

Min. Investment250

Market Cap251.36B

CategoryAllocation - - 50% to 70% Equity

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American Funds American Balanced Fund® Class C Analysis

S&P 500: Key Economic Data This Week Likely to Drive the Next Big Move By Michael Kramer - Feb 05, 2025

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S&P 500: Strong Recovery From Yesterday's Early Selloff Is a Sign of Strength By Michael Kramer - Feb 04, 2025

Yesterday, the S&P 500 moved lower by about 75 basis points, an improvement from the sharp drop at the open. The market was initially digesting news of tariffs on Mexico,...

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	YTD	3M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Growth of 1000	1028	1042	1166	1199	1468	2112
Fund Return	2.85%	4.18%	16.57%	6.23%	7.98%	7.77%
Place in category	190	93	97	129	196	127
% in Category	22	15	15	21	32	26

Top Equity Funds by American Funds

Name	Total Assets	YTD%	3Y%	10Y%
American Funds Growth Fund Amer A	159.65B	28.43	6.87	13.67
American Funds American Balanced A	113.65B	2.88	7.03	8.59
American Funds Invmt Co of Amer A	98.04B	24.95	10.70	11.82
American Funds Washington Mutual A	91.4B	19.01	8.49	11.36
VA CollegeAmerica 529 AMCAP 529A	2.77B	3.96	9.51	11.47

Top Funds for Allocation--50% to 70% Equity Category

Name	Total Assets	YTD%	3Y%	10Y%
American Funds American Balanced A	113.65B	2.88	7.03	8.59
Vanguard Wellington Admiral	100.34B	2.27	6.17	8.84
American Funds American Balanced R6	57.01B	2.94	7.37	8.93
Vanguard Balanced Index Adm	47.01B	2.10	6.18	8.47
Fidelity Balanced K	42.26B	1.89	7.33	10.01

Top Holdings

Name	ISIN	Weight %	Last	Change %
Broadcom	US11135F1012	6.01	235.10	+4.55%
Microsoft	US5949181045	3.30	412.82	+0.75%
Cap Grp Cent Fd Ser Ii	-	2.73	-	-
Taiwan Semiconductor	US8740391003	2.07	207.52	+0.68%
Meta Platforms	US30303M1027	1.92	713.78	-0.10%

Technical Summary

Type	Daily	Weekly	Monthly
Moving Averages	Neutral	Buy	Buy
Technical Indicators	BUY	Strong Sell	Strong Buy
Summary	Neutral	Neutral	Strong Buy

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