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American Funds American High-Income Trust R6 (RITGX) Total Return
Created with Highcharts 11.1.0Jul '24Oct '24Jan '25Apr '250.00%7.86%

Key Stats

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Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
0.32% 23.40B -- 39.00%
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 to provide you with a high level of current income. Its secondary investment objective is capital appreciation. The Fund invests primarily in higher yielding and generally lower quality debt securities, including corporate loan obligations. Such securities are sometimes referred to as junk bonds.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Global Peer Group Bond USD High Yield
Peer Group High Yield Funds
Global Macro Bond High Yield
US Macro High Yield Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective High Yield Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Capital Group/American Funds
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
80.00B
60.00B
40.00B
20.00B
0
-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 90
-1.285B Peer Group Low
1.166B Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 4
1.978B
-2.680B Peer Group Low
8.846B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 4
-1.692B Peer Group Low
2.576B Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 6
-5.147B Peer Group Low
12.22B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 3
-1.581B Peer Group Low
1.766B Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 4
-10.44B Peer Group Low
13.51B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 4
-1.553B Peer Group Low
1.949B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 91
-10.40B Peer Group Low
18.52B Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Name
1M
3M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
15Y
Total Return (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
-1.50%
12.24%
7.41%
8.72%
-8.85%
12.51%
9.86%
1.85%
0.01%
8.72%
7.51%
-1.54%
-13.01%
5.53%
1.25%
2.01%
-4.29%
13.88%
6.54%
5.72%
-8.26%
12.77%
7.54%
1.82%
-2.71%
13.64%
3.00%
7.08%
-10.30%
12.12%
8.62%
2.76%
-5.58%
14.57%
4.08%
5.72%
-14.13%
10.17%
7.96%
0.60%
-2.44%
13.65%
5.19%
5.89%
-7.84%
12.15%
7.44%
2.56%
As of May 19, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (5-16-25) 6.74%
30-Day SEC Yield (4-30-25) 7.42%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Bond
Yield to Maturity (3-31-25) 7.41%
Average Coupon 6.95%
Calculated Average Quality 5.735
Effective Maturity 4.156
Nominal Maturity 4.964
As of March 31, 2025

Asset Allocation

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As of March 31, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 8.19%
Stock 4.33%
Bond 87.14%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.34%
Other 0.00%
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Top 10 Holdings

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Name % Weight Price % Change
CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL CASH FUND; CLASS M
8.10% -- --
NFE FINANCING LLC 12% 15-NOV-2029
1.35% -- --
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES
1.09% -- --
Diebold Nixdorf Inc 1.08% 49.39 -0.14%
DISH NETWORK CORP 11.75% 15-NOV-2027
1.07% -- --
MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP 5% 15-OCT-2027
0.89% -- --
Talen Energy Corp 0.83% 244.86 0.02%
FOXTROT ESCROW ISSUER LLC 12.25% 15-NOV-2026
0.77% -- --
ECHOSTAR CORP 10.75% 30-NOV-2029
0.77% -- --
ROTECH HEALTHCARE INC
0.72% -- --

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee 0.28%
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 to provide you with a high level of current income. Its secondary investment objective is capital appreciation. The Fund invests primarily in higher yielding and generally lower quality debt securities, including corporate loan obligations. Such securities are sometimes referred to as junk bonds.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Global Peer Group Bond USD High Yield
Peer Group High Yield Funds
Global Macro Bond High Yield
US Macro High Yield Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective High Yield Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Capital Group/American Funds
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (5-16-25) 6.74%
30-Day SEC Yield (4-30-25) 7.42%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Bond
Yield to Maturity (3-31-25) 7.41%
Average Coupon 6.95%
Calculated Average Quality 5.735
Effective Maturity 4.156
Nominal Maturity 4.964
As of March 31, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 2/19/1988
Last Annual Report Date 9/30/2024
Last Prospectus Date 12/1/2024
Share Classes
AHIFX Other
AHITX A
AHTCX C
AHTFX Other
CITAX 529 Plans
CITCX 529 Plans
CITEX 529 Plans
CITFX 529 Plans
FAHHX 529 Plans
FTAHX 529 Plans
HIGFX F3
RITAX Retirement
RITBX Retirement
RITCX Retirement
RITEX Retirement
RITFX Retirement
RITHX Other
RTEHX 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:RITGX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:RITGX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:RITGX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:RITGX", "prospectus_objective")
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