The fund uses a balanced approach to invest in a broad range of securities, including common stocks and investment-grade bonds. It also invests in securities issued and guaranteed by the U.S. government and by federal agencies and instrumentalities. In addition, the fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks, most of which have a history of paying dividends, bonds and other securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.
| Period | CLBBX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | Quintile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YTD | 4.1% | -56.5% | 18.5% | 5.84% | 1 |
| 1 Yr | 10.3% | -26.7% | 45.9% | 9.25% | 1 |
| 3 Yr | 6.4% * | -13.9% | 24.7% | 52.82% | 3 |
| 5 Yr | 8.9% * | -9.6% | 14.4% | 6.35% | 1 |
| 10 Yr | 6.0% * | -7.7% | 11.2% | 61.99% | 4 |
* Annualized
| Period | CLBBX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | Quintile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.4% | -17.9% | 390.9% | 54.85% | 3 |
| 2016 | -3.6% | -65.8% | 23.3% | 78.73% | 5 |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -49.9% | 48.7% | 3.79% | 1 |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -59.3% | 36.4% | 0.70% | 1 |
| 2013 | 12.1% | -17.5% | 27.4% | 31.17% | 2 |
| Period | CLBBX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | Quintile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YTD | 4.1% | -100.0% | 11.6% | 5.66% | 1 |
| 1 Yr | 5.3% | -28.0% | 73.2% | 33.02% | 2 |
| 3 Yr | 5.2% * | -15.0% | 28.2% | 60.41% | 4 |
| 5 Yr | 8.7% * | -9.6% | 14.4% | 7.51% | 1 |
| 10 Yr | 6.0% * | -7.7% | 12.5% | 59.78% | 4 |
* Annualized
| Period | CLBBX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | Quintile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.5% | -16.6% | 390.9% | 47.47% | 3 |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -65.6% | 32.0% | 73.39% | 4 |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -54.8% | 50.4% | 1.56% | 1 |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -21.5% | 56.6% | 1.08% | 1 |
| 2013 | 16.1% | -16.7% | 57.2% | 44.66% | 3 |
| CLBBX | Category Low | Category High | CLBBX % Rank | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Assets | 108 B | 81.4 K | 135 B | 0.14% | 1 |
| Number of Holdings | 1545 | 1 | 13387 | 2.38% | 1 |
| Net Assets in Top 10 | 19.2 B | -654 M | 23.5 B | 0.18% | 1 |
| Weighting of Top 10 | 19.8% | 0.0% | 531.5% | 28.50% | 5 |
| Weighting | Category Low | Category High | CLBBX % Rank | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stocks | 59.50% | 0.00% | 146.41% | 14.76% | 2 |
| Bonds | 36.48% | -73.53% | 224.50% | 14.57% | 3 |
| Cash | 2.80% | -234.49% | 138.88% | 21.77% | 4 |
| Other | 1.15% | -15.55% | 98.84% | 11.89% | 2 |
| Preferred Stocks | 0.03% | -0.49% | 61.17% | 8.65% | 4 |
| Convertible Bonds | 0.03% | 0.00% | 69.52% | 8.69% | 4 |
| Weighting | Category Low | Category High | CLBBX % Rank | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | 10.73% | -6.57% | 70.04% | 10.71% | 2 |
| Financial Services | 9.35% | -8.51% | 69.58% | 12.47% | 3 |
| Energy | 7.88% | -4.89% | 34.69% | 3.19% | 1 |
| Consumer Cyclical | 6.84% | -9.91% | 54.37% | 11.73% | 2 |
| Consumer Defense | 6.65% | -3.24% | 27.69% | 2.86% | 1 |
| Healthcare | 6.28% | -0.78% | 31.05% | 13.07% | 3 |
| Industrials | 4.99% | -2.74% | 48.84% | 15.84% | 3 |
| Basic Materials | 3.30% | -2.54% | 21.85% | 6.60% | 2 |
| Communication Services | 3.03% | -1.63% | 27.16% | 3.46% | 1 |
| Utilities | 0.45% | -0.60% | 47.20% | 13.67% | 4 |
| Real Estate | 0.00% | -4.85% | 76.94% | 20.08% | 5 |
| Weighting | Category Low | Category High | CLBBX % Rank | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | 52.93% | -97.12% | 144.89% | 9.42% | 2 |
| Non US | 6.57% | -2.17% | 150.26% | 20.86% | 4 |
| Weighting | Category Low | Category High | CLBBX % Rank | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government | 15.90% | -408.81% | 228.66% | 9.47% | 2 |
| Corporate | 12.61% | -0.49% | 207.97% | 18.80% | 3 |
| Securitized | 7.78% | -0.06% | 65.17% | 13.04% | 3 |
| Cash & Equivalents | 2.85% | -234.84% | 123.34% | 21.32% | 4 |
| Municipal | 0.20% | 0.00% | 217.65% | 7.18% | 2 |
| Derivative | 0.00% | -126.74% | 51.34% | 3.80% | 4 |
| Weighting | Category Low | Category High | CLBBX % Rank | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | 33.60% | -256.56% | 167.33% | 12.31% | 2 |
| Non US | 2.88% | -112.39% | 278.17% | 18.21% | 4 |
| CLBBX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Low | Category High | Rank in Category (%) | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expense Ratio | 1.46% | 0.00% | 165.34% | 12.88% | 4 |
| Management Fee | 0.23% | 0.00% | 2.55% | 4.71% | 2 |
| 12b-1 Fee | 0.98% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 0.19% | 4 |
| Administrative Fee | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.83% | 2.74% | 2 |
| CLBBX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Low | Category High | CLBBX Rank | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front Load | N/A | 0.14% | 5.75% | N/A | N/A |
| Deferred Load | 5.00% | 0.75% | 5.50% | 0.42% | 5 |
| CLBBX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Low | Category High | CLBBX Rank | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 0.11% | 2.00% | N/A | N/A |
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
| CLBBX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Low | Category High | CLBBX Rank | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 79.00% | 0.00% | 5910.00% | 7.69% | 4 |
| CLBBX | Category Low | Category High | CLBBX % Rank | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0.1% | 0.00% | 11.69% | 46.11% | 4 |
| CLBBX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | Annually | Monthly | Annually |
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2014 | $0.036 |
| Jun 13, 2014 | $0.038 |
| Mar 17, 2014 | $0.039 |
| Dec 20, 2013 | $0.038 |
| Sep 13, 2013 | $0.043 |
| Jun 13, 2013 | $0.043 |
| Mar 18, 2013 | $0.047 |
| Dec 21, 2012 | $0.048 |
| Sep 12, 2012 | $0.051 |
| Jun 13, 2012 | $0.052 |
| Mar 19, 2012 | $0.050 |
| Dec 27, 2011 | $0.058 |
| Sep 14, 2011 | $0.058 |
| Jun 08, 2011 | $0.061 |
| Mar 07, 2011 | $0.060 |
| Dec 27, 2010 | $0.050 |
| Sep 15, 2010 | $0.053 |
| Jun 09, 2010 | $0.054 |
| Apr 22, 2010 | $0.123 |
| Mar 08, 2010 | $0.056 |
| Dec 16, 2009 | $0.060 |
| Aug 17, 2009 | $0.063 |
| May 27, 2009 | $0.081 |
| Feb 23, 2009 | $0.083 |
| Dec 19, 2008 | $0.104 |
| Aug 18, 2008 | $0.097 |
| May 27, 2008 | $0.096 |
| Feb 19, 2008 | $0.236 |
| Feb 15, 2008 | $0.236 |
| Dec 26, 2007 | $0.531 |
| Dec 24, 2007 | $0.531 |
| Aug 20, 2007 | $0.093 |
| Aug 17, 2007 | $0.092 |
| May 21, 2007 | $0.083 |
| Feb 20, 2007 | $0.085 |
| Dec 28, 2006 | $0.490 |
| Dec 27, 2006 | $0.490 |
| Sep 12, 2006 | $0.000 |
| Aug 21, 2006 | $0.086 |
| May 30, 2006 | $0.071 |
| Feb 21, 2006 | $0.071 |
| Dec 29, 2005 | $0.403 |
| Dec 28, 2005 | $0.403 |
| Aug 22, 2005 | $0.063 |
| May 31, 2005 | $0.054 |
| Feb 22, 2005 | $0.054 |
| Dec 10, 2004 | $0.492 |
| Aug 16, 2004 | $0.049 |
| May 24, 2004 | $0.050 |
| Feb 23, 2004 | $0.052 |
| Dec 15, 2003 | $0.052 |
| Aug 18, 2003 | $0.053 |
| May 19, 2003 | $0.056 |
| Feb 24, 2003 | $0.069 |
| Dec 16, 2002 | $0.070 |
| Aug 19, 2002 | $0.076 |
| May 16, 2002 | $0.077 |
| CLBBX | Category Low | Category High | CLBBX % Rank | Quintile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Ratio | 0.78% | -3.77% | 11.42% | 15.08% | 4 |
| CLBBX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Semi-Annually | Annually | Daily | Annually |
Manager
Start Date
Mar 01, 2011Tenure
6.09
Tenure Rank
4.3%
Jeffrey T. Lager is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 21 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 19 years. Earlier in his career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, he covered U.S. environmental services, IT & business services, technology hardware, IT outsourcing and transaction processing companies. Before joining Capital, Jeff was a manager of investment analysis at Medical Portfolio Management in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and an associate at the Boston Consulting Group in Boston. He holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar, as well as a master’s degree in sociology and a bachelor’s degree with distinction in decision analysis from Stanford University. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. Jeff is based in San Francisco.
Manager
Start Date
Jan 01, 1997Tenure
20.26
Tenure Rank
0.5%
John H. Smet is a fixed-income portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 34 years of investment experience and 32 years at Capital. Earlier in his career, as a fixed-income investment analyst at Capital, John covered mortgage-backed securities and railroads. He holds an MBA in finance and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts. John is based in Los Angeles.
Manager
Start Date
Mar 01, 2006Tenure
11.09
Tenure Rank
2.1%
Alan N. Berro is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 30 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 25 years. In this prior role as an equity investment analyst at Capital, he covered U.S. utilities, capital goods and machinery companies. Before joining Capital, he was a portfolio manager and utilities analyst for Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree in economics from UCLA graduating magna cum laude. He also holds the CPA and CFA. Alan is based in Los Angeles.
Manager
Start Date
Mar 01, 2003Tenure
14.09
Tenure Rank
1.3%
Gregory D. Johnson is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 22 years of investment experience, all with Capital Group. Earlier in his career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, he covered U.S. merchandising, retail, restaurant and footwear companies. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles. Greg is based in Los Angeles.
Manager
Start Date
Mar 01, 2006Tenure
11.09
Tenure Rank
2.1%
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.
Manager
Start Date
Jan 01, 1999Tenure
18.26
Tenure Rank
0.7%
Ms. Applbaum is a portfolio manager and senior vice president of the Capital Research and Management Company. Ms. Applbaum formerly served the California Public Employee Retirement Service.
Manager
Start Date
Mar 01, 2014Tenure
3.08
Tenure Rank
6.3%
Michael T. Kerr is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. Earlier in his career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, he covered global oil & gas companies and U.S. multi-utilities. Prior to joining Capital, Mike was an exploration geophysicist with Cities Service Company. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was awarded first-year honors, and a bachelor’s degree in geological sciences from Harvard University graduating cum laude.
Manager
Start Date
Jul 01, 2016Tenure
0.75
Tenure Rank
8.0%
John R. Queen is president at Capital Research and Management Company. Prior to that, Queen is a portfolio manager with Mercury Advisors, his employer since 1997. Prior to joining the firm, he was associated with The Capital Group.
Manager
Start Date
Jan 23, 2016Tenure
1.19
Tenure Rank
7.6%
Alan J. Wilson is a portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 31 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 25 years. As an equity investment analyst at Capital, he covered U.S. construction & housing, machinery & engineering, energy companies, personal care, and household products. Before joining Capital, Alan was a consultant with The Boston Consulting Group and an engineer with Texas Eastern Corp. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Alan is based in Los Angeles.
Category Low
0.0
Category High
37.8
Category Average
5.88
Category Mode
3.8
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