American High Income Trust
AMERICAN FUNDS INSURANCE SERIES
Expense ratio
Net assets1
$853.30M
Holdings1
862
Category
Taxable Bond
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 30, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The funds primary investment objective is to provide you with a high level of current income.

Strategy. The fund invests primarily in higher yielding and generally lower quality debt securities (rated Ba1 / BB+ or below by Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations or unrated but determined by the funds investment adviser to be of equivalent quality), including corporate loan obligations. Such securities are sometimes referred to as junk bonds. The fund may also invest a portion of its assets in securities tied economically to countries outside the United States. The fund may also invest in futures contracts and swaps, which are types of derivatives. A derivative is a financial contract, the value of which is based on the value of an underlying financial asset (such as a stock, bond or currency), a reference rate or a market … The fund invests primarily in higher yielding and generally lower quality debt securities (rated Ba1 / BB+ or below by Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations or unrated but determined by the funds investment adviser to be of equivalent quality), including corporate loan obligations. Such securities are sometimes referred to as junk bonds. The fund may also invest a portion of its assets in securities tied economically to countries outside the United States. The fund may also invest in futures contracts and swaps, which are types of derivatives. A derivative is a financial contract, the value of which is based on the value of an underlying financial asset (such as a stock, bond or currency), a reference rate or a market index. The fund is designed for investors seeking a high level of current income and who are able to tolerate greater credit risk and price fluctuations than those that exist in funds investing in higher quality debt securities. The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the funds assets. Under this approach, the portfolio of the fund is divided into segments managed by individual managers. The fund relies on the professional judgment of its investment adviser to make decisions about the funds portfolio investments. The basic investment philosophy of the investment adviser is to seek to invest in attractively priced securities that, in its opinion, represent good, long-term investment opportunities. Securities may be sold when the investment adviser believes that they no longer represent relatively attractive investment opportunities.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL CASH FUND CMQXX $32.34M 3.79%
DIEBOLD NIXDORF INC $17.62M 2.07%
ROTECH HEALTHCARE INC PP (NEW) (NOT LISTED OR TRADING) (DRS) $11.75M 1.38%
DISH Network Corp $11.43M 1.34%
TALEN ENERGY CORP $10.04M 1.18%
NFE FINC. LLC 12.00% NFE $8.27M 0.97%
FXI HOLDINGS INC SR SECURED 144A 11/30 11 FXIHLD $7.84M 0.92%
ISATLN 9 09/15/29 144A ISATLN $7.32M 0.86%
MPW 5 10/15/27 MPW $6.60M 0.77%
EchoStar Corp $5.54M 0.65%
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Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
Opened
115
Exited
124
Increased
78
Decreased
635
Unchanged
39

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Similar funds

Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight
FundOverlapNet exp.
American High Income Trust · AHITX, RITAX, RITBX, RITCX, RITEX, RITFX, AHTCX, AHTFX, CITAX, CITCX, CITEX, CITFX, AHIFX, RITGX, RTEHX, RITHX, HIGFX, TAIHX, TAHIX, FTAHX, FAHHX 86% 0.36%
Capital Group High Yield Bond ETF · CGHY 37% 0.39%
Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF · CGMS 36% 0.39%
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Advisers

As of December 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Capital Research and Management Company Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.

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