American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class R-6 (RITGX)

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American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class R-6 (RITGX) is up 2.4% since the beginning of the year. RITGX is currently trading at $10 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of RITGX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,276.

American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class R-6 (RITGX) has returned 2.35% so far this year and 8.87% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, RITGX has returned 6.38% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.75% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 4, 2010, RITGX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.52%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 11.1 years.

Historically, 69% of months were positive and 31% were negative. The best month was Oct 2011 with a return of +5.7%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -11.6%. The longest winning streak lasted 13 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 4 months.

On a daily basis, RITGX closed higher 44% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 26, 2020 with a return of +3.3%, while the worst single day was Mar 9, 2020 at -3.6%.

American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class R-6 has an annualized alpha of 4.24%, beta of 0.16, and R2 of 0.27 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 05, 2010.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (35.77%) than losses (35.67%) - typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• Beta of 0.16 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.27 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.27 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index - capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

RITGX has an expense ratio of 0.32%, placing it in the medium range.

RITGX ranks 86 for risk / return — in the top 86% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class R-6 (RITGX) and compare them to S&P 500 Index.

American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class R-6 provided a 6.64% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.66 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class R-6. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class R-6. 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 American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class R-6 was 21.20%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 139 trading sessions.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.