Bond Funds

American Funds Insurance Series® – Ultra-Short Bond Fund (VIUBF)

Summary

Seeks quality through diversity.Invests substantially in high-quality money market instruments.
Price at NAV
$11.34
as of 1/21/2025 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions)
$338.7
Portfolio Managers
1
Expense Ratio (Gross/Net %)
0.31 / 0.31%

Returns at NAV

5.08%
1-year return
2.26%
5-year return
1.53%
10-year return
4.30%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 12/31/2024 (updated monthly). Yield as of 12/31/2024 (updated monthly).

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities
0.0%
Non-U.S. Equities
0.0%
U.S. Bonds
0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds
0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
100.0%
As of 12/31/2024 (updated monthly)
U.S. Equities
0.0%
Non-U.S. Equities
0.0%
U.S. Bonds
0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds
0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
100.0%
As of 12/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Growth of 10K

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High & Low Prices

Fund Statistics

0.1 year
Effective Duration
4.2%
Average Yield To Maturity
0.0%
Average Coupon
% of net assets as of 12/31/24 (updated quarterly)

Description

Fund Objective

The investment objective of the fund is to provide current income, consistent with the maturity and quality standards applicable to the fund, and preservation of capital and liquidity.

Distinguishing Characteristics

Invests primarily in bonds, money market instruments and other debt securities.

Types of Investments

High-quality bonds, debt securities and money market instruments, such as commercial paper, commercial bank obligations, government securities and ultra-short-term debt securities, generally rated A-2 or better or P-2 or better.

Holdings Outside the U.S

Under normal market conditions, the fund may purchase obligations of corporations or governmental entities outside the U.S., provided those obligations are U.S. dollar-denominated and highly liquid.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 2/8/1984
Fund Assets (millions) $338.7
As of 12/31/2024
Regular Dividends Paid 0Jun, Dec
Capital Gains Paid Jun
Fiscal Year-End Dec
Prospectus Date 05/01/2024
CUSIP 030372 10 6
Fund Number 29

Returns

Month-End Returns as of 12/31/2024

VIUBF
Bloomberg Short-Term Government/Corporate Index
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Quarter-End Returns as of 12/31/2024

Volatility & Return

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Fixed Income
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  • Bloomberg
    Short-Term Government/CorporateIndex
  • Other
    AFfunds
Standard Deviation as of 12/31/2024 (updated monthly). Annualized return as of 12/31/2024 (updated monthly).
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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates 30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 5.42%4.3%
As of 12/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Portfolio Management

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Steven D. Lotwin522
A boldface number indicates that years of experience with Capital Group is equal to years of experience with investment industry.

Ratings & Risk

Morningstar RatingTM

Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Funds rated (202)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(202 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(184 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(111 funds rated)
--
Overall Morningstar Risk
Low
LOW
HIGH
Category Ultrashort Bond
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 12/31/2024 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
StandardDeviation
0.57
SharpeRatio
-2.20
For the 10 Years ending 12/31/2024 (updated monthly).
Insurance Series Benchmark
Morningstar Benchmark
Bloomberg Short-Term Government/CorporateIndex
Bloomberg US Agg Bond TRUSD
R-squared
110.93
Beta
0.16--
Capture Ratio(Downside/Upside)
-27/76-12.54/11.35
American Funds Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 12/31/2024 (updated monthly).
Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 12/31/2024 (updated monthly).

Holdings

Bonds Breakdown

Bond Details

Total bond holdings
Cash & equivalents 100.0%
% of net assets as of 12/31/2024 (updated quarterly)

Top Fixed-Income Issuers

  • U.S. Treasury
    6.3%
  • Federal Home Loan Bank
    2.2%
  • Fannie Mae
    0.9%
% of net assets as of 11/30/2024 (updated monthly)

Prices & Distributions

Historical Prices Month-End

Historical Prices Year-End

2025
historical-prices

Historical Prices Year-End

Historical Distributions

as of 12/11/2024
2025
Record DateCalculated DatePay Date Income Dividend Regular Income Dividend Special Cap. Gains Long-Term Cap. Gains Short-Term Reinvest NAV
No data available for 2025
Year-to-Date:Dividends Subtotal: --Cap Gains Subtotal: --
Total Distributions: --

Fees & Expenses

Fees

Annual Management Fees0.26%
Other Expenses0.05%
Service 12b-1--

As of each fund's most recent prospectus.

Expense Ratio

Gross Net
VIUBF0.31%0.31%
Fund as of most recent prospectus.

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