FBONX Mutual Fund — American Funds American Balanced Fund® Class 529-F-3

American Funds American Balanced Fund® Class 529-F-3 (FBONX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FBONX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 7.48%, its trailing-12-month yield is 7.48%, its expense ratio is 0.30%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 74/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 89.9% over the past 6 years, 63.5 points behind SPY at 153.4%.

American Funds American Balanced Fund Class 529-F-3 is a balanced mutual fund that invests across a mix of common stocks (many with dividend-paying histories) and investment-grade bonds, including U.S. government and agency securities, with some exposure to international issuers. The fund distributes quarterly at a modest current distribution rate and carries a low expense ratio of 0.30%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking a diversified approach that balances growth potential with fixed-income stability.

FBONX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 89.9% over the past 6 years, 63.5 points behind SPY at 153.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 11.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.0%.

FBONX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

74 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

5.54%

Issuer

Capital Group

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Expense ratio

0.30%

Distribution rate

7.48%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

7.48%

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

$0.135

Ex-dividend date

09/14/2026

Beta

0.95

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (7.48%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (7.48%) 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.

FBONX 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 FBONX — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FBONX 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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