Performance
Trailing returns
| 1 day |
| -0.26% | |||
| 1 week | +0.65% |
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| 4 week | +3.26% |
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| 3 month | +7.58% |
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| YTD | +10.37% |
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| 1 year | +20.15% |
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| 3 years* | +12.51% |
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| 5 years* | +3.47% |
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| *annualized | |||||
| Best 3 month return | +17.38% | |
| Worst 3 month return | -24.35% |
Morningstar statistics
Morningstar category: World Allocation
| Return | Risk | Rating | |
| 3 years | Above Average | Below Average |
 
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| 5 years | Average | Average |
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| 10 years | Average | Average |
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| Overall | Average | Average |
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Morningstar style Learn more
| Large | |||
| Mid | |||
| Small | |||
| Value | Blend | Growth |
Key statistics
| Total assets | 86.04B | |
| Front load | 5.75% | |
| Deferred load | - | |
| Expense ratio | 0.63% | |
| Management fee | - | |
| Fund family | American Funds |
Asset allocation
| Cash | 5.71% | |
| Stocks | 72.71% | |
| Bonds | 19.69% | |
| Preferred | 0.28% | |
| Other | 1.62% |
Purchase information
| Initial | US$250 | |
| Additional | US$50 | |
| IRA Initial | US$250 | |
| AIP Initial | US$250 | |
| AIP Additional | US$50 |
57.87+0.14(0.24%)
May 17, 4:00PM EDT
Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Description
The investment seeks a level of current income and a growing stream of income over years, growth of capital is the secondary objective. The fund normally invests at least 90% of its assets in income-producing securities (with at least 50% of its assets in common stocks and other equity securities). It primarily invests in a broad range of income-producing securities, including common stocks and bonds. The fund may also invest significantly in common stocks, bonds and other securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.
Fund filings (PDF) »
Fund filings (PDF) »
Asset managers:
Joyce Gordon (Started: Dec 31, 1999)
David Riley (Started: Dec 31, 2003)
James Lovelace (Started: Dec 31, 1991)
Kristian Stromsoe (Started: Jan 1, 2007)
Timothy Armour (Started: Dec 31, 2005)
Bradley Vogt (Started: Jan 1, 2008)
Winnie Kwan (Started: Jan 1, 2007)
David Hoag (Started: Jan 1, 2004)
Joyce Gordon (Started: Dec 31, 1999)
David Riley (Started: Dec 31, 2003)
James Lovelace (Started: Dec 31, 1991)
Kristian Stromsoe (Started: Jan 1, 2007)
Timothy Armour (Started: Dec 31, 2005)
Bradley Vogt (Started: Jan 1, 2008)
Winnie Kwan (Started: Jan 1, 2007)
David Hoag (Started: Jan 1, 2004)
American Funds, 4 Embarcadero Center P.O. Box 7650, San Francisco, CA 94120, USA
Risk
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | ||
| Alpha* | 4.92 | 2.14 | -1.51 | -0.03 | |
| Beta* | 0.96 | 0.95 | 1.06 | 1.06 | |
| Mean annual return | 1.25 | 0.89 | 0.39 | 0.74 | |
| R-squared* | 78.84 | 85.87 | 92.38 | 89.01 | |
| Standard deviation | 7.53 | 9.98 | 13.74 | 10.93 | |
| Sharpe ratio | 1.97 | 1.06 | 0.32 | 0.66 | |
| * Against standard index | |||||
Top 10 holdings
| Security | Net Assets | |
| Philip Morris International, Inc. (PM) | 3.70% | |
| Altria Group Inc. (MO) | 3.00% | |
| Novartis AG (NVSEF) | 2.87% | |
| Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) | 2.17% | |
| National Grid PLC (NGGTF) | 2.08% | |
| AbbVie Inc (ABBV) | 1.89% | |
| AT&T Inc (T) | 1.78% | |
| SSE PLC (SSEZF) | 1.75% | |
| Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Z74) | 1.48% | |
| GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GLAXF) | 1.45% |