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American Funds Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond Fund (SFTEX)

9.93
0.00
(0.00%)
At close: May 16 at 8:02:12 PM EDT

Performance Overview

Morningstar Return Rating --
YTD Return 1.10%
5y Average Return 1.25%
Number of Years Up 5
Number of Years Down 2
Best 1Y Total Return (May 16, 2025) 3.49%
Worst 1Y Total Return (May 16, 2025) --
Best 3Y Total Return 3.49%
Worst 3Y Total Return 0.05%

Trailing Returns (%) Vs. Benchmarks

Monthly Total Returns
SFTEX
Category
YTD
0.87%
0.39%
1-Month
-0.16%
0.04%
3-Month
0.23%
0.38%
1-Year
3.83%
1.72%
3-Year
2.66%
2.21%
5-Year
1.39%
1.47%
10-Year
1.34%
1.49%
Last Bull Market
3.39%
1.96%
Last Bear Market
-0.46%
2.01%

Annual Total Return (%) History

Year
SFTEX
Category
2025
--
--
2024
2.68%
--
2023
3.49%
--
2022
-2.79%
--
2021
-0.08%
--
2020
3.10%
2.28%
2019
3.31%
3.12%
2018
1.09%
1.18%

2017
--
1.69%

Past Quarterly Returns

YearQ1Q2Q3Q4
2025 1.03% -- -- --
2024 0.14% 0.58% 2.33% -0.38%
2023 1.24% -0.46% -0.94% 3.66%
2022 -2.77% -0.46% -1.35% 1.82%
2021 -0.09% 0.27% -0.14% -0.11%
2020 0.27% 1.80% 0.67% 0.33%
2019 1.22% 1.04% 0.52% 0.49%
2018 -0.02% 0.39% -0.01% 0.73%
2017 0.64% 0.43% -0.34% --

Rank in Category (By Total Return)

YTD 26
1-Month 48
3-Month 45
1-Year 6
3-Year 41
5-Year 62

Load Adjusted Returns

1-Year 3.83%
3-Year 2.66%
5-Year 1.39%
10-Year 1.34%

Performance & Risk

YTD Return 1.10%
5y Average Return 1.25%
Rank in Category (ytd) 26
% Rank in Category (ytd) --
Beta (5Y Monthly) 0.38
Morningstar Risk Rating

Fund Overview

Category Muni National Short
Fund Family American Funds
Net Assets 1.95B
YTD Return 0.87%
Yield 2.86%
Morningstar Rating
Inception Date Aug 27, 2009

Fund Summary

The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in, or derive at least 80% of its income from, securities that are exempt from regular federal income tax and that do not subject the investors to federal alternative minimum tax. The fund invests primarily in debt securities rated AA- or better or Aa3 or better, or unrated but determined by the fund's investment adviser to be of equivalent quality. Its aggregate portfolio will have a dollar-weighted average effective maturity no greater than three years.

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