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FBAFX Mutual Fund — American Funds American Balanced Fund® Class 529-F-2
American Funds American Balanced Fund® Class 529-F-2 (FBAFX)
Updated October 16, 2026.
Verdict as of October 16, 2026
FBAFX's distribution is rated generally safe by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (75/100, medium confidence). It pays quarterly and its distribution rate is 7.45%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.132 with an ex-date of September 14, 2026, was 0.8% higher than the previous $0.131. These payments are unclassified; this does not establish a base-dividend change.
Sources: Capital Group page for FBAFX, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
FBAFX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 7.45%, its trailing-12-month yield is 7.45%, its expense ratio is 0.33%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 75/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 89.5% over the past 6 years, 63.9 points behind SPY at 153.4%.
FBAFX dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-16.
The distribution rate (7.45%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Trailing-12-month yield (7.45%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.132. The ex-dividend date is 09/14/2026.
| Ex-date | Amount | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | $0.132 | 0.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2026-06-15 | $0.131 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2026-03-16 | $0.131 | -95.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-12-15 | $2.596 | 1881.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-09-15 | $0.131 | -59.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-06-09 | $0.324 | 151.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-03-10 | $0.129 | -94.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-12-16 | $2.159 | 1573.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-09-16 | $0.129 | 0.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-06-10 | $0.128 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-03-11 | $0.128 | -72.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-12-12 | $0.472 | 303.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-09-11 | $0.117 | -2.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-06-12 | $0.12 | 2.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-03-13 | $0.117 | -41.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-12-13 | $0.201 | 73.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-09-12 | $0.116 | -60.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-06-13 | $0.295 | 152.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-03-14 | $0.117 | -88.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-12-14 | $0.976 | 741.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-09-13 | $0.116 | -60.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-06-14 | $0.294 | 155.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-03-15 | $0.115 | -87.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-12-15 | $0.882 | — |
| 2020 total | $0.882 | — |
| 2021 total | $1.501 | 70.2% |
| 2022 total | $0.729 | -51.4% |
| 2023 total | $0.826 | 13.3% |
| 2024 total | $2.544 | 208.0% |
| 2025 total | $3.18 | 25.0% |
| 2026 YTD total | $0.394 | -32.5% vs prior-year YTD |
FBAFX dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +9.0%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -42.48%.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | +9.0% |
| 3Y | 438.7% |
| 5Y | 16.3% |
FBAFX holdings and sector exposure
Holdings are not available for this snapshot.
FBAFX performance versus SPY
Price and return data through 2026-10-16.
Total return is 89.5% over the past 6 years, 63.9 points behind SPY at 153.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 11.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.0%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | 0.7% | — |
| 3M | -0.4% | — |
| 6M | 3.9% | — |
| YTD | 8.2% | — |
| 1Y | 11.3% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | 13.20% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 17.10% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | 9.10% |
| Since inception (6 years) | 89.5% | 11.30% |
FBAFX key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 75 · Generally safe
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 5.59%
- Issuer
- Capital Group
- Asset type
- Mutual Fund
- Asset class
- Equity
- Expense ratio
- 0.33%
- Distribution rate
- 7.45%
- Distribution frequency
- Quarterly
- Trailing yield
- 7.45%
- Last close
- $40.15 (as of 2026-10-16)
- NAV
- $41.99 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)
- Premium / discount
- N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)
- AUM
- $211,336,904,704
- Average volume
- 0.0
- Dividend
- $0.132
- Ex-dividend date
- 09/14/2026
- Beta
- 0.95
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (7.45%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (7.45%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: Capital Group or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
FBAFX risks and drawbacks
Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 7.0%.
Who may consider FBAFX — and who may not
It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FBAFX pays quarterly); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
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Frequently asked questions
Does FBAFX pay monthly?
No. FBAFX currently pays quarterly, not monthly.
What is FBAFX's expense ratio?
FBAFX's expense ratio is 0.33%.
What is FBAFX's dividend yield?
FBAFX's distribution rate is 7.45%, paid quarterly, with a 0.33% expense ratio — calculation basis unavailable.
How has FBAFX's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +9.0%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does FBAFX pay a dividend?
FBAFX pays quarterly. The dividend amount is $0.132. The ex-dividend date is 09/14/2026.
How has FBAFX performed?
Total return is 89.5% over the past 6 years, 63.9 points behind SPY at 153.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 11.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.0%.
Is FBAFX a good investment?
FBAFX's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 75 (Generally safe). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 7.45% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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