American Funds American High-Inc A


Investment Strategy

The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income; the secondary investment objective is capital appreciation. 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 fund's investment adviser to be of equivalent quality), including corporate loan obligations. It may also invest a portion of its assets in securities tied economically to countries outside the United States.



Ticker:
AHITX
Share Class:
A
CUSIP:
026547109
Inception Date:
02/19/1988


Investment Expenses, Sales Charges, and Fees

Annual Operating Expense

Net Expense Ratio: 0.72%

Sales Charges and Fees

Front-end Load:
3.75%

Average Annual Total Returns

All average annual total returns are reported net of all fees and as of the end of the last quarter. Past performance does not guarantee future results.


Year 1 3 5 10 Since Inception
(02/19/1988)
Total Returns
8.14%
5.26%
8.39%
4.84%
7.34%

Impact of Expenses and Fees

The table below assumes the investor invests $10,000 on the first day of year one and that the original investment earns a continuous 5% return. In addition, it assumes the investor reinvests all earnings, and makes no additional contributions. The 5% rate of return is hypothetical and used only to illustrate the respective impacts of different fee amounts on each investment. It is not intended to predict future investment returns.

Calculations are done by the 403bCompare site in an effort to provide a standardized comparison of the impact of all fees associated with an investment option. This includes all required 403(b) product-level fees, and investment-level fees. For more information on fees or expenses associated with a 403(b) product or investment option, please refer fees located in Help & Resources .


If Shares are Redeemed
End of year
1
5
10
15
20
Total Fees and Charges
$563
$1,050
$1,749
$2,568
$3,535
If Shares are Not Redeemed
End of year
1
5
10
15
20
Total Fees and Charges
$488
$975
$1,674
$2,493
$3,460