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American Funds Global Balanced Fund R5 (RGBFX) Total Return
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Created with Highcharts 11.1.0Jan '25Apr '25Jul '25Oct '250.00%15.99%

Key Stats

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Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
0.52% 30.10B 2.18% 114.0%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks the balanced accomplishment of three objectives: long-term growth of capital, conservation of principal and current income by investing in equity and debt securities around the world that offer the opportunity for growth and provide dividend income, while also to protect principal and limit volatility.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Allocation
Broad Category Allocation
Global Peer Group Mixed Asset USD Flexible - Global
Peer Group Flexible Portfolio Funds
Global Macro --
US Macro Mixed-Assets Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Flexible Portfolio Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Capital Group/American Funds
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
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60.00B
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20.00B
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-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 4
-675.21M Peer Group Low
201.94M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 79
-174.98M
-3.983B Peer Group Low
1.697B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 3
-796.14M Peer Group Low
664.50M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 93
-11.20B Peer Group Low
3.194B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 3
-1.818B Peer Group Low
1.162B Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 67
-17.56B Peer Group Low
3.613B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 3
-3.482B Peer Group Low
1.523B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 3
-50.92B Peer Group Low
7.379B Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Total Return (NAV)
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Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
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12.00%
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% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
-5.86%
17.56%
10.80%
9.44%
-14.01%
14.06%
6.84%
15.97%
-4.38%
31.49%
18.40%
28.71%
-18.11%
26.29%
25.02%
15.77%
-8.97%
17.40%
12.05%
8.11%
-15.78%
10.74%
8.60%
14.16%
-6.41%
15.56%
14.83%
8.77%
-19.07%
12.14%
7.72%
12.68%
-5.91%
18.00%
4.14%
16.48%
-7.15%
6.75%
10.01%
14.39%
-7.92%
16.79%
20.43%
6.05%
-16.36%
11.96%
8.58%
15.72%
As of November 17, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (11-14-25) 2.30%
30-Day SEC Yield (10-31-25) 2.44%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 927
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 27.63
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 7.079
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 7.494
Weighted Median ROE 47.52%
Weighted Median ROA 11.94%
ROI (TTM) 17.33%
Return on Investment (TTM) 17.33%
Earning Yield 0.0487
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.9337
Number of Equity Holdings 138
Bond
Yield to Maturity (9-30-25) 4.22%
Effective Duration 5.20
Average Coupon 4.20%
Calculated Average Quality 2.661
Effective Maturity 10.86
Nominal Maturity 11.04
Number of Bond Holdings 779
As of September 30, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 25.21%
EPS Growth (3Y) 13.33%
EPS Growth (5Y) 18.52%
Sales Growth (1Y) 14.71%
Sales Growth (3Y) 12.49%
Sales Growth (5Y) 11.66%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 15.48%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 13.27%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 12.33%
As of September 30, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 2/1/2011
Last Annual Report Date 10/31/2024
Last Prospectus Date 1/1/2025
Share Classes
CBFAX 529 Plans
CBFCX 529 Plans
CBFEX 529 Plans
CBFFX 529 Plans
FFBGX 529 Plans
FFGGX 529 Plans
GBLAX A
GBLCX C
GBLEX Other
GBLFX Other
GFBLX F3
RGBBX Retirement
RGBCX Retirement
RGBEX Retirement
RGBGX Retirement
RGBHX Other
RGBLX Retirement
RGGHX Other
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund --
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Asset Allocation

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As of September 30, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 8.55%
Stock 62.35%
Bond 27.37%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.28%
Other 1.44%
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Top 10 Holdings

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Name % Weight Price % Change
CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL CASH FUND; CLASS M
8.55% -- --
Broadcom Inc. 2.92% 342.46 0.73%
Microsoft Corp. 2.53% 510.18 1.37%
NVIDIA Corp. 2.16% 190.17 1.77%
RTX Corp. 2.11% 175.57 0.93%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 1.95% 17.24 0.00%
Amazon.com, Inc. 1.56% 234.69 -1.22%
Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.29% 609.46 -0.07%
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 7%
1.23% -- --
CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL CORPORATE BOND FUND
1.22% -- --

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee 0.43%
Administration Fee --
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product --
Available for RRSP --
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 250.00 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 50.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks the balanced accomplishment of three objectives: long-term growth of capital, conservation of principal and current income by investing in equity and debt securities around the world that offer the opportunity for growth and provide dividend income, while also to protect principal and limit volatility.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Allocation
Broad Category Allocation
Global Peer Group Mixed Asset USD Flexible - Global
Peer Group Flexible Portfolio Funds
Global Macro --
US Macro Mixed-Assets Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Flexible Portfolio Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Capital Group/American Funds
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (11-14-25) 2.30%
30-Day SEC Yield (10-31-25) 2.44%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 927
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 27.63
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 7.079
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 7.494
Weighted Median ROE 47.52%
Weighted Median ROA 11.94%
ROI (TTM) 17.33%
Return on Investment (TTM) 17.33%
Earning Yield 0.0487
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.9337
Number of Equity Holdings 138
Bond
Yield to Maturity (9-30-25) 4.22%
Effective Duration 5.20
Average Coupon 4.20%
Calculated Average Quality 2.661
Effective Maturity 10.86
Nominal Maturity 11.04
Number of Bond Holdings 779
As of September 30, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 25.21%
EPS Growth (3Y) 13.33%
EPS Growth (5Y) 18.52%
Sales Growth (1Y) 14.71%
Sales Growth (3Y) 12.49%
Sales Growth (5Y) 11.66%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 15.48%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 13.27%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 12.33%
As of September 30, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 2/1/2011
Last Annual Report Date 10/31/2024
Last Prospectus Date 1/1/2025
Share Classes
CBFAX 529 Plans
CBFCX 529 Plans
CBFEX 529 Plans
CBFFX 529 Plans
FFBGX 529 Plans
FFGGX 529 Plans
GBLAX A
GBLCX C
GBLEX Other
GBLFX Other
GFBLX F3
RGBBX Retirement
RGBCX Retirement
RGBEX Retirement
RGBGX Retirement
RGBHX Other
RGBLX Retirement
RGGHX Other
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund --
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:RGBFX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:RGBFX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:RGBFX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:RGBFX", "prospectus_objective")
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