American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class R-6 (RITGX)
The mutual fund primarily focuses on investing in higher yielding, lower-quality debt securities rated Ba1/BB+ or below by major rating agencies, as well as corporate loan obligations. Additionally, it may allocate part of its investments to securities linked economically to non-U.S. countries.
Fund Info
US0265478109
026547810
Aug 4, 2008
$250
Expense Ratio
RITGX has an expense ratio of 0.32%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class R-6, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class R-6 (RITGX) returned 1.25% year-to-date (YTD) and 7.97% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, RITGX returned 5.19% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.26%.
RITGX
1.25%
2.37%
1.88%
7.97%
8.21%
5.19%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-4.67%
10.50%
-3.04%
8.23%
14.30%
10.26%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of RITGX, 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 | 1.46% | 0.60% | -0.86% | -0.26% | 0.31% | 1.25% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.48% | 0.41% | 1.49% | -0.72% | 1.75% | 0.57% | 2.06% | 1.62% | 1.48% | -0.35% | 1.07% | -0.34% | 9.90% |
| 2023 | 3.21% | -1.23% | 1.04% | 0.76% | -0.90% | 1.53% | 1.52% | 0.29% | -1.19% | -1.25% | 4.43% | 3.91% | 12.55% |
| 2022 | -2.18% | -0.60% | -0.63% | -3.31% | 0.39% | -6.39% | 5.73% | -1.74% | -3.85% | 2.44% | 1.96% | -0.43% | -8.79% |
| 2021 | 1.22% | 1.03% | 0.35% | 1.63% | 0.85% | 1.40% | 0.26% | 0.30% | 0.48% | 0.10% | -0.75% | 1.59% | 8.75% |
| 2020 | 0.13% | -1.39% | -11.62% | 3.11% | 4.05% | 1.30% | 4.41% | 1.64% | -0.45% | 0.39% | 4.27% | 2.44% | 7.44% |
| 2019 | 4.55% | 1.83% | 0.85% | 1.71% | -1.41% | 1.73% | 0.06% | -0.44% | -0.05% | 0.27% | 0.05% | 2.62% | 12.28% |
| 2018 | 0.99% | -0.79% | -0.45% | 0.51% | -0.09% | 0.70% | 1.41% | 0.54% | 0.69% | -1.33% | -1.04% | -2.52% | -1.44% |
| 2017 | 1.44% | 1.38% | -0.08% | 0.87% | 0.79% | 0.08% | 1.28% | -0.26% | 0.96% | 0.47% | -0.16% | 0.13% | 7.09% |
| 2016 | -1.64% | 0.20% | 4.40% | 4.02% | 0.65% | 1.07% | 2.20% | 1.82% | 0.73% | 0.48% | -0.09% | 1.96% | 16.79% |
| 2015 | 0.37% | 2.91% | -0.66% | 1.15% | 0.06% | -1.71% | -0.96% | -2.23% | -3.03% | 2.15% | -2.34% | -2.83% | -7.08% |
| 2014 | 0.46% | 1.95% | 0.13% | 0.65% | 0.87% | 0.96% | -1.53% | 1.06% | -2.17% | 0.57% | -0.30% | -1.69% | 0.88% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 93, RITGX is among the top 7% 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 American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class R-6 (RITGX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class R-6 provided a 6.76% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.65 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.65 | $0.65 | $0.65 | $0.54 | $0.49 | $0.63 | $0.66 | $0.64 | $0.60 | $0.61 | $0.68 | $0.72 |
Dividend yield | 6.76% | 6.65% | 6.80% | 5.95% | 4.66% | 6.18% | 6.57% | 6.69% | 5.81% | 5.95% | 7.28% | 6.70% |
Monthly Dividends
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.21 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.65 |
| 2023 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.08 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.65 |
| 2022 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.54 |
| 2021 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.49 |
| 2020 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.09 | $0.63 |
| 2019 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.66 |
| 2018 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.64 |
| 2017 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.60 |
| 2016 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.61 |
| 2015 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.68 |
| 2014 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.72 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
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.
Worst Drawdowns
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 current American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class R-6 drawdown is 0.81%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -21.2% | Feb 18, 2020 | 25 | Mar 23, 2020 | 139 | Oct 8, 2020 | 164 |
| -15.55% | Jul 8, 2014 | 404 | Feb 11, 2016 | 124 | Aug 9, 2016 | 528 |
| -12.92% | Jan 5, 2022 | 185 | Sep 29, 2022 | 304 | Dec 14, 2023 | 489 |
| -10.19% | Jun 2, 2011 | 87 | Oct 4, 2011 | 82 | Feb 1, 2012 | 169 |
| -6.09% | Oct 4, 2018 | 57 | Dec 26, 2018 | 35 | Feb 15, 2019 | 92 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class R-6 volatility is 1.58%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.