ASTFX
American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund

Average annual returns

Through 2025 · incl. N-PORT-derived 2025
1 year
4.50%
3 year
3.51%
5 year
1.47%
10 year
1.61%

Standardized average annual total returns (before tax), from calendar-year returns; recent years derived from N-PORT monthly data.

Calendar-year returns

2025 onward derived from N-PORT monthly returns

Risk statistics

78 months through Jan. 31, 2026
Volatility (ann.)
2.41%
Sharpe
1.38
Sortino
2.82
Max drawdown
-4.99%
Best month
2.48%
Worst month
-1.35%

Derived from N-PORT monthly total returns; distinct from the prospectus returns above.

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