American Funds American Balanced A  ABALX
  Morningstar Report
Overall Morningstar
Rating™
What is this?
As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Moderate Allocation Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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   Large
   Value
  
  
   Avg Duration
   4.70 Yrs
   Avg Credit Quality
   AA
As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ 0.00
  
NAV (2009-11-10)
$ 16.05
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-10)
19.19%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
46,124
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: American Funds American Balanced A
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Moderate Allocation
Index: Morningstar Moderate Target Risk
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10
Inception date: 1933-01-03 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-10
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 20.08 36.64 -1.32 2.35 5.17 6.26
+/- Category 1.92 20.91 1.34 0.25 2.68 ---
+/- Morningstar Moderate Target Risk -0.49 5.55 -2.48 -2.47 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 8.91 -6.84 -3.37 1.05 4.58 6.19
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 8.42 5.29 -4.24 0.73 4.55 6.17
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 4.09 -5.46 -0.49 3.05 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 3.34 -4.09 0.10 3.15 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 950 funds), (5 yrs : out of 796 funds), (10 yrs : out of 454 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is 5.75%, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
Information 25.52
Software 6.79
Hardware 8.17
Media 2.14
Telecommunications 8.42
Service 34.50
Healthcare 11.58
Consumer Services 5.33
Business Services 3.28
Financial Services 14.31
Manufacturing 39.98
Consumer Goods 9.45
Industrial Materials 14.94
Energy 12.45
Utilities 3.15
Bond Quality % of Bonds
AAA 74.7
AA 2.9
A 9.0
BBB 12.8
BB 0.4
B 0.1
Below B 0.1
Not Rated 0.0
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 3.6
Stocks 62.4
Bonds 34.0
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 5.3
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 104 Turnover % 41
Total Number of Bond Holdings 527 30 Day SEC Yield % 2.26
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 19.35 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector P/E YTD
Return %		 % of Net
Assets
Microsoft Corporation 10.42 55.04 2.52
US Treasury Note 4.625% --- --- --- 2.45
US Treasury Note 3.5% --- --- --- 2.25
Chevron Corporation 6.34 7.38 2.00
Coca-Cola Company 18.18 29.69 1.80
United States Treas Nts 3.375% --- --- 1.72
Wells Fargo Company 42.19 -3.80 1.71
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. A 29.94 6.88 1.69
Philip Morris International Inc 13.11 18.11 1.65
AT&T, Inc. 13.19 -2.95 1.56
Data through 2009-09-30
YTD Return through 2009-11-20
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1933-01-03
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Robert G. O'Donnell  (1986-01-01)
O'Donnell is vice chairman of the board, senior vice president, director, and portfolio manager with Capital Research and Management Company, his employer since July 1975. Previously, O'Donnell worked as a portfolio manager with American Express Investment Management Company.
John H. Smet  (1997-01-01)
Smet is a senior vice president with Capital Research & Management Company, his employer since 1983.
Hilda L. Applbaum  (1999-01-01)
Applbaum is a portfolio manager and senior vice president of the Capital Research and Management Company. Applbaum formerly served the California Public Employee Retirement Service.
Gregory D. Johnson  (2003-03-01)
Johnson is a senior vice president and portfolio manager with Capital Research and Management Company. Johnson has been working for CRMC since 1994. Mr.Johnson has over 14years of investment experience, all of which have been with Capital Research or its affiliates, and has been a portfolio counselor of the Master Fund for over 1year.
Alan N. Berro  (2006-03-01)
Berro is senior vice president of Capital World Investors. He has been employed by Capital Research or its affiliates for over 17 years and has over 23 years of investment experience, 9 of which have been as a portfolio counselor for Capital Research’s Asset Allocation Fund.
James R. Mulally  (2006-03-01)
James R. Mulally is a senior vice president of Capital Research and Management Company as well as Capital International Limited with global fixed-income portfolio management responsibilities. He joined the organization in 1980, and from 1983 through 1988 was based in London. Prior to coming to Capital, Mr. Mulally was a research associate with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. He received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College (Phi Beta Kappa) and an MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business. He is based in Los Angeles.
Dina N. Perry  (2006-03-01)
Dina Perry is a senior vice president of Capital Research and Management Company serving as a portfolio manager for several mutual funds. Prior to joining Capital Research in 1991, she was a senior portfolio manager with Neuberger & Berman, where she managed equity portfolios for pension funds and individuals. Before that, she was a vice president, portfolio manager, and chief economist at Chase Investors Management Corporation. Ms. Perry received both a BA and MA in economics from Queens College in New York City. She is based in Washington, D.C.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-07-29)
Front: 5.75
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.59
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-12-31)
Correspondence Information
American Balanced Fund, Inc.
P.O. Box 7650, One Market, Steuart Tower
San Francisco,  CA  94120-7650
Telephone:
800-325-3590
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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