Purchase Restrictions: Tax-exempt funds should generally not serve as investments for tax-deferred retirement plans and accounts.

Summary

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Quality tax-exempt income while seeking preservation. Invests in high-quality, short-term municipal bonds to provide tax-exempt income while preserving capital. With a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of three years or less, it is designed to generate a slightly higher yield than tax-exempt money market funds, and provide a high degree of stability with limited exposure to interest rate volatility.
Price at NAV $10.00 as of 2/27/2025 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $2,031.9
Portfolio Managers
1
2
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
2
0.44 / 0.43%
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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

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0.60%
1-year return
0.56%
5-year return
0.88%
10-year return
2.79%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 1/31/25 (updated monthly). Yield as of 1/31/25 (updated monthly).

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities0.0%
Non-U.S. Equities0.0%
U.S. Bonds86.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.4%
Cash & Equivalents
3
13.6%
As of 1/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Growth of 10K
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For Class A Shares, this chart tracks a hypothetical investment with dividends reinvested, over the last 20 years, or since inception date if the fund has been in existence under 20 years, through 12/31/2024.
ASTEX
Bloomberg Municipal Short 1-5 Years Index

High & Low Prices

Fund Statistics

2.5 years
Effective Duration
3.4%
Average Yield
to Maturity
4.2%
Average Coupon
% of net assets as of 1/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Morningstar Style BoxTM— Fixed-Income
5

High Quality
Limited Interest-Rate Sensitivity
Morningstar data as of 12/31/24 (updated quarterly)

Description

Fund Objective
The fund's investment objective is to provide you with current income exempt from regular federal income tax, consistent with the maturity and quality standards described in this prospectus, and to preserve capital.
Distinguishing Characteristics
This strategy invests in high-quality, short-term municipal bonds to provide tax-exempt income while preserving capital. With a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of three years or less, the strategy is designed to generate a slightly higher yield than tax-exempt money market funds. It seeks to provide a high degree of stability with limited exposure to interest rate volatility.
Types of Investments
Invests primarily in municipal bonds with quality ratings of AA- or better or Aa3 or better or unrated but determined by the fund's investment adviser to be of equivalent quality.
Maturity
The dollar-weighted average maturity of the fund's portfolio is no greater than three years.
Portfolio Restrictions
May invest up to 20% of assets in securities subject to the alternative minimum tax (AMT).

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 8/07/2009
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 1/31/2025
$2,031.9
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 1/31/2025 (updated monthly).
547+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 1/31/2025
23,290
Regular Dividends Paid
6
Monthly
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
6
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2024) 42%
Fiscal Year-End Jul
Prospectus Date 10/01/2024
CUSIP 02630W 10 3
Fund Number 39

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 1/31/25

Quarter-End Returns as of 12/31/24

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Volatility & Return

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Fixed-Income

For Class A Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
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and 10-year annualized return of the fixed income funds
ASTEX
Bloomberg Municipal Short 1-5 Years Index
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Returns at net asset value (NAV) do not reflect a sales charge. If a sales charge had been deducted, the results would have been lower.

Investments are not FDIC-insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity, so they may lose value.

Investors should carefully consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other important information is contained in the fund , which can be obtained from a financial professional and should be read carefully before investing.

The return of principal for bond portfolios and for portfolios with significant underlying bond holdings is not guaranteed. Investments are subject to the same interest rate, inflation and credit risks associated with the underlying bond holdings.

Lower rated bonds are subject to greater fluctuations in value and risk of loss of income and principal than higher rated bonds.

State-specific tax-exempt funds are more susceptible to factors adversely affecting issuers of their states' tax-exempt securities than more widely diversified municipal bond funds.

Income from municipal bonds may be subject to state or local income taxes and/or the federal alternative minimum tax. Certain other income, as well as capital gain distributions, may be taxable. The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America will not invest in bonds subject to the federal alternative minimum tax.

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Investment results assume all distributions are reinvested and reflect applicable fees and expenses.

  1. Calculated by Morningstar. Due to differing calculation methods, the figures shown here may differ from those calculated by Capital Group.

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Terms and Definitions

Standard Deviation: Annualized standard deviation (based on monthly returns) is a common measure of absolute volatility that tells how returns over time have varied from the mean. A lower number signifies lower volatility.

Standard Deviation as of 01/31/2025 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 01/31/2025 (updated monthly) .
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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
9
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 2.57% N/A
Fund at MOP 2.51% 2.79%
As of 1/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Portfolio Management
1

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Vikas Malhotra 3 8 13
Mark Marinella 6 12 38
A boldface number indicates that years of experience with Capital Group is equal to years of experience with investment industry.

Ratings & Risk

Morningstar Rating TM
10


Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Funds rated(208)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(208 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(197 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(146 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Average
HIGH
LOW
Category Muni National Short
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 1/31/2025 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
8
1.97
Sharpe Ratio
8
-0.38
For the 10 Years ending 1/31/25 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
11
Morningstar
Benchmark
8
Bloomberg Municipal Short 1-5 Years Index
Bloomberg Municipal TR USD
R-squared 87 87
Beta 0.36 0.36
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 32/38 32/38
American Funds Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 12/31/24 (updated monthly).
Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 1/31/25 (updated monthly).
AAA/Aaa
26.0%
AA/Aa
41.0%
A
17.0%
BBB/Baa
2.8%
Unrated
1.2%
Cash & equivalents
3
12.0%
% of net assets as of 1/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Average Life Breakdown

0-4.9 Years
76.6%
5-9.9 Years
15.1%
10-19.9 Years
0.5%
20-29.9 Years
0.0%
30+ Years
--
% of net assets as of 12/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Holdings

Bonds Breakdown

Bond Details

Total bond holdings
General obligation bonds 5.1%

% of net assets as of 12/31/2024 (updated quarterly)

Top Fixed-Income Issuers
12

Waste Management
3.1%
Black Belt Energy Gas Dist
2.3%
California Community Choice Financing Authorit ...
1.9%
New York City Water & Sewer System
1.6%
New York City of
1.5%
Main Street Natural Gas Inc Ga
1.4%
New York City Transitional Finance Authority F ...
1.2%
New York State Housing Finance Agency
1.1%
Los Angeles Department of Airports Los Angeles ...
1.0%
California (State of)
1.0%

% of net assets as of 1/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Geographic Breakdown

Texas
12.7%
California
9.5%
New York
8.7%
Illinois
4.5%
Alabama
3.9%
Pennsylvania
3.7%
Georgia
3.2%
Colorado
2.7%
New Jersey
2.6%
Indiana
2.4%
% of net assets as of 12/31/2024

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 02/27/25

2025
Record
Date
Calculated
Date
Pay Date
Income Dividend Regular
Income Dividend Special
Cap. Gains Long-Term
Cap. Gains Short-Term
Reinvest NAV
Daily 01/31/25 02/03/25 $0.0222513 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.97
2025 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.02225127 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.02225127

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.20%
Other Expenses 0.09%
Service 12b-1 0.15%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio
2

Gross Net
ASTEX 0.44% 0.43%
Lipper Short Municipal Debt Funds Average
13
0.62%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 12/31/24 (updated quarterly).