GBLAX:NASDAQ
American Funds Global Balanced Fund Class A – GBLAX Fund Overview
| Last Price | Today's Change | 52-Week Range | Trading Volume |
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| 37.33 | 0.10 (+0.27%) | 36.24 - 39.97 | 0.0 |
Market data as of 12:00AM 04/02/25. Quotes are delayed by at least 15 min.
Overview - GBLAX
The investment seeks the balanced accomplishment of three objectives: long-term growth of capital, conservation of principal and current income.
As a balanced fund with global scope, the fund seeks to invest in equity and debt securities around the world that offer the opportunity for growth and/or provide dividend income, while also constructing the portfolio to protect principal and limit volatility. The adviser will allocate its assets among various countries. The fund will invest at least 40% of its net assets in issuers outside the United States. Normally it will invest at least 25% of the value of its assets in bonds and other debt securities.
Growth of $10,000 (10 Years)
| Total Return | 5.93% |
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| Yield (Trailing 12 Mo.) | 1.79% |
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| Expense Ratio | 0.81% |
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| Front Load | 5.75% |
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| Deferred Load | None |
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| Minimum Investment | $250.00 |
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| Management Tenure | 12 Years |
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| Fund Inception | 02/01/2011 |
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Trailing Total Returns - GBLAX
as of 02/28/2025
| Timeframe | GBLAX | S&P 500 | Global Allocation |
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| 1 Month | 0.61% | -1.30% | 0.54% |
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| 3 Month | 1.47% | -0.97% | 0.19% |
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| Year-to-Date | 3.66% | 1.44% | 3.16% |
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| 1 Year | 9.23% | 18.41% | 9.57% |
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| 3 Year | 4.23% | 12.55% | 4.00% |
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| 5 Year | 6.45% | 16.85% | 6.59% |
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| 10 Year | 5.03% | 12.98% | 4.59% |
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| Since Inception | 5.93% | 11.12% | -- |
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Sector Allocation - GBLAX
as of 02/28/2025
| Basic Materials | | 4.73% |
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| Consumer Cyclical | | 9.90% |
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| Financial Services | | 13.10% |
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| Real Estate | | 1.13% |
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| Consumer Defensive | | 7.38% |
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| Healthcare | | 13.64% |
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| Utilities | | 5.35% |
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| Communication Services | | 8.60% |
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| Energy | | 3.80% |
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| Industrials | | 12.99% |
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| Technology | | 19.37% |
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Asset Allocation - GBLAX
as of 02/28/2025
| By Percent | Short | 0% | Long | Net |
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| Stock | 0.00 | | | 37.56 | 37.56 |
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| Bond | 0.00 | | | 14.61 | 14.61 |
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| Other | 0.01 | | | 1.39 | 1.39 |
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| Foreign Stock | 0.00 | | | 25.99 | 25.99 |
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| Foreign Bond | 0.00 | | | 16.48 | 16.48 |
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| Total | 0.01 | | | 96.03 | 96.03 |
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| Cash | 0.00 | | | 3.94 | 3.94 |
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| Total Net Assets | $26.07B |
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| Total Stock Holdings | 135 |
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| Total Bond Holdings | 697 |
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Bond Credit Quality - GBLAX
as of 02/28/2025
| AAA | | 48.86% |
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| AA | | 7.42% |
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| A | | 19.98% |
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| BBB | | 17.60% |
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| BB | | 3.81% |
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| B | | 0.20% |
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| Below B | | 0.00% |
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| Not Rated | | 2.13% |
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Top Ten Holdings - GBLAX
as of 02/28/2025
Valuation & Growth - GBLAX
as of 02/28/2025
| Valuation | GBLAX | Category Range |
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| Price/Earnings | 21.21 | |
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| Price/Book | 3.21 | |
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| Price/Sales | 2.41 | |
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| Price/Cash Flow | 14.46 | |
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| Dividend Yield | 2.62 | |
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| LT Earnings | 10.22 | |
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| Historical Earnings | 15.64 | |
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| Sales Growth | 7.45 | |
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| Cash-Flow Growth | 6.86 | |
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| Book-Value Growth | 5.52 | |
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