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important information about American Balanced Fund (the "fund") for the period from January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the fund at capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-A. 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margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 8.5pt;">*Annualized.</div> 29 0.0055 <div style="margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);">Key fund statistics</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; 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page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">4,075</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate including<br/>mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">62<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">47<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 288087000000 4075 0.62 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 2.0016pt; margin-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; padding-left: 27pt;"><div style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 95, 158); margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio holdings by asset type</div> (percent of net assets)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-left: 25pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_1651531.jpg" style="display: block; width: 300pt;"/> </div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-left: 157pt;">*Includes derivatives.</div></div> American Balanced Fund® Class C BALCX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about American Balanced Fund (the "fund") for the period from January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the fund at capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-C. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 421-4225. capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-C (800) 421-4225 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);font-weight:bolder;display:inline;width:100%;">What were the fund costs for the last six months?</div> (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 4pt;"><table style="text-align:start; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; table-layout: auto; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(0, 95, 158); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; height: 19.008pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid; padding: 3pt 6pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right: 0.5pt solid rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 126.9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Share class</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid; padding: 3pt 6pt; width: 171.072pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right: 0.5pt solid rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid; padding: 3pt 0px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 267.948pt; border-right: initial initial;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 20pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; width: 126.9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Class C</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>68</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; vertical-align: bottom;">1.30<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div><div style="font-size: smaller; vertical-align: super;display:inline;">*</div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 8.5pt;">*Annualized.</div> 68 0.013 <div style="margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; 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white-space: nowrap;">4,075</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate including<br/>mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">62<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">47<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 288087000000 4075 0.62 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 2.0016pt; margin-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; padding-left: 27pt;"><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 95, 158); margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-bottom: 0px; border-bottom: initial initial;font-weight:bolder;display:inline;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio holdings by asset type</div></div> (percent of net assets)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-left: 25pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_1651575.jpg" style="display: block; width: 300pt;"/> </div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-left: 157pt;">*Includes derivatives.</div></div> American Balanced Fund® Class F-1 BALFX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about American Balanced Fund (the "fund") for the period from January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the fund at capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-F1. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 421-4225. capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-F1 (800) 421-4225 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);font-weight:bolder;display:inline;width:100%;">What were the fund costs for the last six months?</div> (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 4pt;"><table style="text-align:start; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; table-layout: auto; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(0, 95, 158); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; height: 19.008pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; width: 126.9pt;">Share class</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: initial;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 20pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; width: 126.9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Class F-1</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>32</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; vertical-align: bottom;">0.61<div style="display:inline;">%</div><div style="font-size: smaller; vertical-align: super;display:inline;">*</div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 8.5pt;">*Annualized.</div> 32 0.0061 <div style="margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);">Key fund statistics</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Fund net assets (in millions)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>288,087</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">4,075</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate including<br/>mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">62<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">47<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 288087000000 4075 0.62 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 2.0016pt; margin-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; padding-left: 27pt;"><div style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 95, 158); margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio holdings by asset type</div> (percent of net assets)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-left: 25pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_1651619.jpg" style="display: block; width: 300pt;"/> </div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-left: 157pt;">*Includes derivatives.</div></div> American Balanced Fund® Class F-2 AMBFX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about American Balanced Fund (the "fund") for the period from January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the fund at capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-F2. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 421-4225. capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-F2 (800) 421-4225 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);font-weight:bolder;display:inline;width:100%;">What were the fund costs for the last six months?</div> (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 4pt;"><table style="text-align:start; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; table-layout: auto; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(0, 95, 158); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; height: 19.008pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; width: 126.9pt;">Share class</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: initial;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 20pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; width: 126.9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Class F-2</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>19</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; vertical-align: bottom;">0.37<div style="display:inline;">%</div><div style="font-size: smaller; vertical-align: super;display:inline;">*</div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 8.5pt;">*Annualized.</div> 19 0.0037 <div style="margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);">Key fund statistics</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Fund net assets (in millions)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>288,087</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">4,075</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate including<br/>mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">62<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">47<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 288087000000 4075 0.62 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 2.0016pt; margin-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; padding-left: 27pt;"><div style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 95, 158); margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio holdings by asset type</div> (percent of net assets)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-left: 25pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_1651663.jpg" style="display: block; width: 300pt;"/> </div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-left: 157pt;">*Includes derivatives.</div></div> American Balanced Fund® Class F-3 AFMBX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about American Balanced Fund (the "fund") for the period from January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the fund at capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-F3. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 421-4225. capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-F3 (800) 421-4225 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);font-weight:bolder;display:inline;width:100%;">What were the fund costs for the last six months?</div> (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 4pt;"><table style="text-align:start; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; table-layout: auto; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(0, 95, 158); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; height: 19.008pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; width: 126.9pt;">Share class</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: initial;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 20pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; width: 126.9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Class F-3</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>13</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; vertical-align: bottom;">0.25<div style="display:inline;">%</div><div style="font-size: smaller; vertical-align: super;display:inline;">*</div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 8.5pt;">*Annualized.</div> 13 0.0025 <div style="margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);">Key fund statistics</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Fund net assets (in millions)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>288,087</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">4,075</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate including<br/>mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">62<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">47<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 288087000000 4075 0.62 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 2.0016pt; margin-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; padding-left: 27pt;"><div style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 95, 158); margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio holdings by asset type</div> (percent of net assets)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-left: 25pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_1652235.jpg" style="display: block; width: 300pt;"/> </div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-left: 157pt;">*Includes derivatives.</div></div> American Balanced Fund® Class 529-A CLBAX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about American Balanced Fund (the "fund") for the period from January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the fund at capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-529A. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 421-4225. capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-529A (800) 421-4225 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);font-weight:bolder;display:inline;width:100%;">What were the fund costs for the last six months?</div> (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 4pt;"><table style="text-align:start; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; table-layout: auto; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(0, 95, 158); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; height: 19.008pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; width: 126.9pt;">Share class</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: initial;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 20pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; width: 126.9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Class 529-A</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>30</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; vertical-align: bottom;">0.57<div style="display:inline;">%</div><div style="font-size: smaller; vertical-align: super;display:inline;">*</div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 8.5pt;">*Annualized.</div> 30 0.0057 <div style="margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);">Key fund statistics</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Fund net assets (in millions)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>288,087</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">4,075</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate including<br/>mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">62<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">47<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 288087000000 4075 0.62 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 2.0016pt; margin-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; padding-left: 27pt;"><div style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 95, 158); margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio holdings by asset type</div> (percent of net assets)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-left: 25pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_1651707.jpg" style="display: block; width: 300pt;"/> </div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-left: 157pt;">*Includes derivatives.</div></div> American Balanced Fund® Class 529-C CLBCX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about American Balanced Fund (the "fund") for the period from January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the fund at capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-529C. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 421-4225. capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-529C (800) 421-4225 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);font-weight:bolder;display:inline;width:100%;">What were the fund costs for the last six months?</div> (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 4pt;"><table style="text-align:start; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; table-layout: auto; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(0, 95, 158); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; height: 19.008pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; width: 126.9pt;">Share class</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: initial;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 20pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; width: 126.9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Class 529-C</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>70</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; vertical-align: bottom;">1.35<div style="display:inline;">%</div><div style="font-size: smaller; vertical-align: super;display:inline;">*</div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 8.5pt;">*Annualized.</div> 70 0.0135 <div style="margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);">Key fund statistics</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Fund net assets (in millions)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>288,087</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">4,075</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate including<br/>mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">62<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">47<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 288087000000 4075 0.62 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 2.0016pt; margin-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; padding-left: 27pt;"><div style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 95, 158); margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio holdings by asset type</div> (percent of net assets)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-left: 25pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_1651751.jpg" style="display: block; width: 300pt;"/> </div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-left: 157pt;">*Includes derivatives.</div></div> American Balanced Fund® Class 529-E CLBEX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about American Balanced Fund (the "fund") for the period from January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the fund at capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-529E. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 421-4225. capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-529E (800) 421-4225 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);font-weight:bolder;display:inline;width:100%;">What were the fund costs for the last six months?</div> (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 4pt;"><table style="text-align:start; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; table-layout: auto; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(0, 95, 158); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; height: 19.008pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; width: 126.9pt;">Share class</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: initial;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 20pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; width: 126.9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Class 529-E</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>43</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; vertical-align: bottom;">0.82<div style="display:inline;">%</div><div style="font-size: smaller; vertical-align: super;display:inline;">*</div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 8.5pt;">*Annualized.</div> 43 0.0082 <div style="margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);">Key fund statistics</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Fund net assets (in millions)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>288,087</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">4,075</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate including<br/>mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">62<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">47<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 288087000000 4075 0.62 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 2.0016pt; margin-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; padding-left: 27pt;"><div style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 95, 158); margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio holdings by asset type</div> (percent of net assets)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-left: 25pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_1651839.jpg" style="display: block; width: 300pt;"/> </div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-left: 157pt;">*Includes derivatives.</div></div> American Balanced Fund® Class 529-F-2 FBAFX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about American Balanced Fund (the "fund") for the period from January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the fund at capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-529F2. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 421-4225. capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-529F2 (800) 421-4225 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);font-weight:bolder;display:inline;width:100%;">What were the fund costs for the last six months?</div> (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 4pt;"><table style="text-align:start; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; table-layout: auto; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(0, 95, 158); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; height: 19.008pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; width: 126.9pt;">Share class</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: initial;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 20pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; width: 126.9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Class 529-F-2</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>18</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; vertical-align: bottom;">0.34<div style="display:inline;">%</div><div style="font-size: smaller; vertical-align: super;display:inline;">*</div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 8.5pt;">*Annualized.</div> 18 0.0034 <div style="margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);">Key fund statistics</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Fund net assets (in millions)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>288,087</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">4,075</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate including<br/>mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">62<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">47<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 288087000000 4075 0.62 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 2.0016pt; margin-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; padding-left: 27pt;"><div style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 95, 158); margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio holdings by asset type</div> (percent of net assets)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-left: 25pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_1652367.jpg" style="display: block; width: 300pt;"/> </div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-left: 157pt;">*Includes derivatives.</div></div> American Balanced Fund® Class 529-F-3 FBONX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about American Balanced Fund (the "fund") for the period from January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the fund at capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-529F3. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 421-4225. capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-529F3 (800) 421-4225 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);font-weight:bolder;display:inline;width:100%;">What were the fund costs for the last six months?</div> (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 4pt;"><table style="text-align:start; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; table-layout: auto; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(0, 95, 158); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; height: 19.008pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; width: 126.9pt;">Share class</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: initial;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 20pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; width: 126.9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Class 529-F-3</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>16</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; vertical-align: bottom;">0.30<div style="display:inline;">%</div><div style="font-size: smaller; vertical-align: super;display:inline;">*</div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 8.5pt;">*Annualized.</div> 16 0.003 <div style="margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);">Key fund statistics</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Fund net assets (in millions)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>288,087</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">4,075</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate including<br/>mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">62<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">47<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 288087000000 4075 0.62 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 2.0016pt; margin-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; padding-left: 27pt;"><div style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 95, 158); margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio holdings by asset type</div> (percent of net assets)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-left: 25pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_1652411.jpg" style="display: block; width: 300pt;"/> </div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-left: 157pt;">*Includes derivatives.</div></div> American Balanced Fund® Class R-1 RLBAX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about American Balanced Fund (the "fund") for the period from January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the fund at capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-R1. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 421-4225. capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-R1 (800) 421-4225 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);font-weight:bolder;display:inline;width:100%;">What were the fund costs for the last six months?</div> (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 4pt;"><table style="text-align:start; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; table-layout: auto; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(0, 95, 158); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; height: 19.008pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; width: 126.9pt;">Share class</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: initial;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 20pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; width: 126.9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Class R-1</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>69</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; vertical-align: bottom;">1.32<div style="display:inline;">%</div><div style="font-size: smaller; vertical-align: super;display:inline;">*</div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 8.5pt;">*Annualized.</div> 69 0.0132 <div style="margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);">Key fund statistics</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Fund net assets (in millions)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>288,087</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">4,075</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate including<br/>mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">62<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">47<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 288087000000 4075 0.62 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 2.0016pt; margin-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; padding-left: 27pt;"><div style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 95, 158); margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio holdings by asset type</div> (percent of net assets)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-left: 25pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_1651883.jpg" style="display: block; width: 300pt;"/> </div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-left: 157pt;">*Includes derivatives.</div></div> American Balanced Fund® Class R-2 RLBBX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about American Balanced Fund (the "fund") for the period from January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the fund at capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-R2. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 421-4225. capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-R2 (800) 421-4225 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);font-weight:bolder;display:inline;width:100%;">What were the fund costs for<div style="display:inline;"> the last six </div>months?</div> (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 4pt;"><table style="text-align:start; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; table-layout: auto; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(0, 95, 158); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; height: 19.008pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; width: 126.9pt;">Share class</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: initial;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 20pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; width: 126.9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Class R-2</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>69</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; vertical-align: bottom;">1.33<div style="display:inline;">%</div><div style="font-size: smaller; vertical-align: super;display:inline;">*</div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 8.5pt;">*Annualized.</div> 69 0.0133 <div style="margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);">Key fund statistics</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Fund net assets (in millions)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>288,087</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">4,075</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate including<br/>mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">62<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">47<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 288087000000 4075 0.62 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 2.0016pt; margin-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; padding-left: 27pt;"><div style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 95, 158); margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio holdings by asset type</div> (percent of net assets)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-left: 25pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_1651927.jpg" style="display: block; width: 300pt;"/> </div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-left: 157pt;">*Includes derivatives.</div></div> American Balanced Fund® Class R-2E RAMHX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about American Balanced Fund (the "fund") for the period from January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the fund at capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-R2E. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 421-4225. capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-R2E (800) 421-4225 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);font-weight:bolder;display:inline;width:100%;">What were the fund costs for the last six months?</div> (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 4pt;"><table style="text-align:start; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; table-layout: auto; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(0, 95, 158); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; height: 19.008pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; width: 126.9pt;">Share class</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: initial;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 20pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; width: 126.9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Class R-2E</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>55</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; vertical-align: bottom;">1.05<div style="display:inline;">%</div><div style="font-size: smaller; vertical-align: super;display:inline;">*</div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 8.5pt;">*Annualized.</div> 55 0.0105 <div style="margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);">Key fund statistics</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Fund net assets (in millions)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>288,087</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">4,075</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate including<br/>mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">62<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">47<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 288087000000 4075 0.62 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 2.0016pt; margin-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; padding-left: 27pt;"><div style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 95, 158); margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio holdings by asset type</div> (percent of net assets)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-left: 25pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_1652147.jpg" style="display: block; width: 300pt;"/> </div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-left: 157pt;">*Includes derivatives.</div></div> American Balanced Fund® Class R-3 RLBCX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about American Balanced Fund (the "fund") for the period from January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the fund at capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-R3. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 421-4225. capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-R3 (800) 421-4225 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);font-weight:bolder;display:inline;width:100%;">What were the fund costs for the last six months?</div> (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 4pt;"><table style="text-align:start; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; table-layout: auto; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(0, 95, 158); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; height: 19.008pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; width: 126.9pt;">Share class</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: initial;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 20pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; width: 126.9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Class R-3</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>46</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; vertical-align: bottom;">0.89<div style="display:inline;">%</div><div style="font-size: smaller; vertical-align: super;display:inline;">*</div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 8.5pt;">*Annualized.</div> 46 0.0089 <div style="margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);">Key fund statistics</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Fund net assets (in millions)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>288,087</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">4,075</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate including<br/>mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">62<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">47<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 288087000000 4075 0.62 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 2.0016pt; margin-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; padding-left: 27pt;"><div style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 95, 158); margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio holdings by asset type</div> (percent of net assets)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-left: 25pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_1651971.jpg" style="display: block; width: 300pt;"/> </div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-left: 157pt;">*Includes derivatives.</div></div> American Balanced Fund® Class R-4 RLBEX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about American Balanced Fund (the "fund") for the period from January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the fund at capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-R4. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 421-4225. capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-R4 (800) 421-4225 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);font-weight:bolder;display:inline;width:100%;">What were the fund costs for the last six months?</div> (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 4pt;"><table style="text-align:start; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; table-layout: auto; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(0, 95, 158); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; height: 19.008pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; width: 126.9pt;">Share class</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: initial;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 20pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; width: 126.9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Class R-4</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>31</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; vertical-align: bottom;">0.60<div style="display:inline;">%</div><div style="font-size: smaller; vertical-align: super;display:inline;">*</div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 8.5pt;">*Annualized.</div> 31 0.006 <div style="margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);">Key fund statistics</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Fund net assets (in millions)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>288,087</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">4,075</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate including<br/>mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">62<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">47<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 288087000000 4075 0.62 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 2.0016pt; margin-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; padding-left: 27pt;"><div style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 95, 158); margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio holdings by asset type</div> (percent of net assets)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-left: 25pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_1652015.jpg" style="display: block; width: 300pt;"/> </div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-left: 157pt;">*Includes derivatives.</div></div> American Balanced Fund® Class R-5E RLEFX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about American Balanced Fund (the "fund") for the period from January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the fund at capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-R5E. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 421-4225. capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-R5E (800) 421-4225 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);font-weight:bolder;display:inline;width:100%;">What were the fund costs for the last six months?</div> (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 4pt;"><table style="text-align:start; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; table-layout: auto; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(0, 95, 158); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; height: 19.008pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; width: 126.9pt;">Share class</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: initial;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 20pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; width: 126.9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Class R-5E</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>21</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; vertical-align: bottom;">0.40<div style="display:inline;">%</div><div style="font-size: smaller; vertical-align: super;display:inline;">*</div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 8.5pt;">*Annualized.</div> 21 0.004 <div style="margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);">Key fund statistics</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Fund net assets (in millions)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>288,087</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">4,075</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate including<br/>mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">62<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">47<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 288087000000 4075 0.62 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 2.0016pt; margin-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; padding-left: 27pt;"><div style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 95, 158); margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio holdings by asset type</div> (percent of net assets)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-left: 25pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_1652191.jpg" style="display: block; width: 300pt;"/> </div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-left: 157pt;">*Includes derivatives.</div></div> American Balanced Fund® Class R-5 RLBFX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about American Balanced Fund (the "fund") for the period from January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the fund at capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-R5. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 421-4225. capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-R5 (800) 421-4225 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);font-weight:bolder;display:inline;width:100%;">What were the fund costs for the last six months?</div> (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 4pt;"><table style="text-align:start; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; table-layout: auto; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(0, 95, 158); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; height: 19.008pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; width: 126.9pt;">Share class</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: initial;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 20pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; width: 126.9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Class R-5</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>16</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; vertical-align: bottom;">0.30<div style="display:inline;">%</div><div style="font-size: smaller; vertical-align: super;display:inline;">*</div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 8.5pt;">*Annualized.</div> 16 0.003 <div style="margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);">Key fund statistics</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Fund net assets (in millions)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>288,087</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">4,075</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate including<br/>mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">62<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">47<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 288087000000 4075 0.62 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 2.0016pt; margin-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; padding-left: 27pt;"><div style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 95, 158); margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio holdings by asset type</div> (percent of net assets)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-left: 25pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_1652059.jpg" style="display: block; width: 300pt;"/> </div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-left: 157pt;">*Includes derivatives.</div></div> American Balanced Fund® Class R-6 RLBGX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about American Balanced Fund (the "fund") for the period from January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the fund at capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-R6. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 421-4225. capitalgroup.com/mutual-fund-literature-R6 (800) 421-4225 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 13pt; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);font-weight:bolder;display:inline;width:100%;">What were the fund costs for the last six months?</div> (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 4pt;"><table style="text-align:start; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; table-layout: auto; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(0, 95, 158); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; height: 19.008pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt; width: 126.9pt;">Share class</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0.5pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: initial;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; height: 20pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; width: 126.9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Class R-6</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 171.072pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>13</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 10pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; width: 267.948pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; vertical-align: bottom;">0.25<div style="display:inline;">%</div><div style="font-size: smaller; vertical-align: super;display:inline;">*</div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 8.5pt;">*Annualized.</div> 13 0.0025 <div style="margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 95, 158);">Key fund statistics</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Fund net assets (in millions)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none;display:inline;">$</div>288,087</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Total number of portfolio holdings</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">4,075</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate including<br/>mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">62<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: 70%; font-weight: normal;">Portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; white-space: nowrap;">47<div style="display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 288087000000 4075 0.62 <div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><div style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 18pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 2.0016pt; margin-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; padding-left: 27pt;"><div style="font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 95, 158); margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio holdings by asset type</div> (percent of net assets)</div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-left: 25pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_1652103.jpg" style="display: block; width: 300pt;"/> </div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-left: 0; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 9pt; padding-left: 157pt;">*Includes derivatives.</div></div> Annualized. Includes derivatives.