Short-Term Bond Fund of America — new fund registration

Short-Term Bond Fund of America registered 1 new fund series on Form N-1A, filed 2006-07-14. Featured series: Short-Term Bond Fund of America.

Registration

Registrant / trust: Short-Term Bond Fund of America
CIK: 0001368040
Form: N-1A
Filed: 2006-07-14
Accession: 0000051931-06-000054
Reported net assets: $12.9B

Series & classes (9)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
Short-Term Bond Fund of America	Class A	ASBAX	Yes
Short-Term Bond Fund of America	Class F	ASBFX	Yes
Short-Term Bond Fund of America	Class 529-A	CAAFX	Yes
Short-Term Bond Fund of America	Class 529-F	CFAMX	Yes
Short-Term Bond Fund of America	Class R-1	RAMAX	Yes
Short-Term Bond Fund of America	Class R-2	RAMBX	Yes
Short-Term Bond Fund of America	Class R-3	RAMCX	Yes
Short-Term Bond Fund of America	Class R-4	RAMEX	Yes
Short-Term Bond Fund of America	Class R-5	RAMFX	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.30%
Gross expense ratio: 0.68%
Management fee: 0.25%
Net expense ratio: 0.70%
Other expenses: 0.13%

Investment objective

The funds investment objective is to provide you with current income, consistent with the maturity and quality standards described in this prospectus, and preservation of capital.

Advisers

Capital Research and Management Company (Advisor)