Thrivent Balanced Income Plus Fund (AABFX)
Under normal circumstances, the fund invests 25-65% in equity securities and 35-75% in debt securities. The equity securities in which the fund invests may include common stock, preferred stock, securities convertible into common stock, or securities or other instruments the price of which is linked to the value of common stock.
Fund Info
US8858824076
885882407
Dec 28, 1997
$2,000
Large-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
AABFX has a high expense ratio of 1.00%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Thrivent Balanced Income Plus Fund (AABFX) returned 2.43% year-to-date (YTD) and 8.27% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, AABFX returned 5.08% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
AABFX
2.43%
2.12%
0.54%
8.27%
5.44%
7.00%
5.08%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of AABFX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.75% | 0.43% | -1.76% | -0.07% | 2.12% | 2.43% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.23% | 1.20% | 2.01% | -2.92% | 2.64% | 1.11% | 2.05% | 1.79% | 1.50% | -1.88% | 2.56% | -2.19% | 8.17% |
| 2023 | 4.82% | -2.18% | 1.37% | 0.71% | -1.26% | 2.96% | 1.71% | -1.30% | -2.89% | -2.17% | 5.75% | 4.39% | 12.03% |
| 2022 | -3.10% | -1.49% | 0.03% | -4.91% | -0.00% | -5.48% | 4.85% | -2.39% | -5.93% | 2.36% | 4.12% | -2.26% | -13.92% |
| 2021 | -0.43% | 2.09% | 1.39% | 3.00% | 0.68% | 0.88% | 1.14% | 1.26% | -1.99% | 2.54% | -1.30% | 2.10% | 11.84% |
| 2020 | -0.46% | -4.76% | -12.59% | 7.14% | 4.33% | 1.53% | 3.28% | 3.50% | -1.67% | -0.94% | 7.76% | 3.01% | 8.70% |
| 2019 | 5.21% | 2.06% | 0.59% | 2.19% | -3.33% | 3.98% | 0.24% | -1.19% | 1.16% | 1.12% | 1.73% | 2.00% | 16.65% |
| 2018 | 2.34% | -2.36% | -0.41% | 0.68% | 0.91% | 0.60% | 0.60% | 1.12% | -0.03% | -4.15% | 0.23% | -4.50% | -5.09% |
| 2017 | 1.54% | 1.76% | 0.19% | 0.95% | 0.86% | 0.52% | 1.16% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 0.99% | 1.21% | 0.66% | 11.38% |
| 2016 | -2.71% | -0.78% | 4.85% | 0.92% | 0.92% | 0.00% | 2.66% | 0.41% | 0.53% | -1.45% | 0.16% | 1.16% | 6.66% |
| 2015 | -0.16% | 3.20% | -0.19% | 0.30% | 0.08% | -1.53% | 1.16% | -3.45% | -2.21% | 4.57% | -0.39% | -1.94% | -0.82% |
| 2014 | -1.16% | 2.73% | 0.02% | 0.23% | 1.29% | 1.54% | -1.63% | 2.42% | -1.75% | 1.21% | 1.34% | -0.68% | 5.55% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 77, AABFX is among the top 23% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Thrivent Balanced Income Plus Fund (AABFX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Thrivent Balanced Income Plus Fund provided a 4.63% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.65 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.65 | $0.64 | $0.39 | $0.28 | $1.02 | $0.28 | $0.31 | $1.12 | $0.43 | $0.29 | $0.91 | $0.86 |
Dividend yield | 4.63% | 4.63% | 2.96% | 2.26% | 7.00% | 2.03% | 2.37% | 9.70% | 3.24% | 2.36% | 7.71% | 6.70% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Thrivent Balanced Income Plus Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.37 | $0.64 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.39 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.28 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.90 | $1.02 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.28 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.31 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.89 | $1.12 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.24 | $0.43 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.29 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.69 | $0.91 |
| 2014 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.68 | $0.86 |
Drawdowns
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The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Thrivent Balanced Income Plus Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Thrivent Balanced Income Plus Fund was 43.44%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 445 trading sessions.
The current Thrivent Balanced Income Plus Fund drawdown is 0.36%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -43.44% | Oct 15, 2007 | 351 | Mar 9, 2009 | 445 | Dec 10, 2010 | 796 |
| -27.4% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 159 | Nov 5, 2020 | 182 |
| -23.38% | Feb 5, 2001 | 418 | Oct 9, 2002 | 547 | Dec 13, 2004 | 965 |
| -18.17% | Nov 10, 2021 | 234 | Oct 14, 2022 | 416 | Jun 12, 2024 | 650 |
| -17.19% | May 3, 2011 | 107 | Oct 3, 2011 | 111 | Mar 13, 2012 | 218 |
Volatility
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