Expense Ratio History

AHITX expense ratio history

AMERICAN HIGH INCOME TRUST, Class A

Fund company
American High Income
Type
Mutual fund

0.74%

In basis points
74 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$74
Prospectus dated
1 December 2025, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Raised from 0.72% on 19 August 2025

Fee over time

AHITX expense ratio: 0.67% until 1 Dec 2012, then 0.69%; 0.69% until 1 Dec 2013, then 0.66%; 0.66% until 1 Dec 2015, then 0.67%; 0.67% until 1 Dec 2016, then 0.71%; 0.71% until 7 Apr 2017, then 0.72%; 0.72% until 1 Dec 2017, then 0.69%; 0.69% until 1 Dec 2018, then 0.68%; 0.68% until 1 Dec 2019, then 0.73%; 0.73% until 1 Dec 2021, then 0.69%; 0.69% until 1 Dec 2023, then 0.73%; 0.73% until 1 Dec 2024, then 0.72%; 0.72% until 19 Aug 2025, then 0.74%; read at 0.74% on 1 Dec 2025.0.00%0.25%0.50%0.75%1.00%Nov 2011Apr 2014Sep 2016Feb 2019Jul 2021Dec 20230.67% before0.74% from 19 Aug 2025
AHITX expense ratio: 0.67% until 1 Dec 2012, then 0.69%; 0.69% until 1 Dec 2013, then 0.66%; 0.66% until 1 Dec 2015, then 0.67%; 0.67% until 1 Dec 2016, then 0.71%; 0.71% until 7 Apr 2017, then 0.72%; 0.72% until 1 Dec 2017, then 0.69%; 0.69% until 1 Dec 2018, then 0.68%; 0.68% until 1 Dec 2019, then 0.73%; 0.73% until 1 Dec 2021, then 0.69%; 0.69% until 1 Dec 2023, then 0.73%; 0.73% until 1 Dec 2024, then 0.72%; 0.72% until 19 Aug 2025, then 0.74%; read at 0.74% on 1 Dec 2025.0.00%0.25%0.50%0.75%1.00%Nov 2011Aug 2016May 20210.67% before0.74% from 19 Aug 2025
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 23 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
AHITX (this page) Class A 0.74% — 1 Dec 2025
RITAX Class R-1 1.45% — 1 Dec 2025
RITBX Class R-2 1.45% — 1 Dec 2025
RITCX Class R-3 1.01% — 1 Dec 2025
RITEX Class R-4 0.70% — 1 Dec 2025
RITFX Class R-5 0.42% — 1 Dec 2025
— — 1.48% — 1 Jan 2017
AHTCX Class C 1.48% — 1 Dec 2025
AHTFX Class F-1 0.76% — 1 Dec 2025
CITAX Class 529-A 0.76% — 1 Dec 2025
— — 1.62% — 1 Jan 2017
CITCX Class 529-C 1.52% — 1 Dec 2025
CITEX Class 529-E 0.95% — 1 Dec 2025
CITFX Class 529-F-1 0.82% — 1 Dec 2025
AHIFX Class F-2 0.47% — 1 Dec 2025
RITGX Class R-6 0.36% — 1 Dec 2025
RTEHX Class R-2E 1.16% — 1 Dec 2025
RITHX Class R-5E 0.51% — 1 Dec 2025
HIGFX Class F-3 0.36% — 1 Dec 2025
TAIHX Class 529-T 0.78% — 1 Dec 2025
TAHIX Class T 0.73% — 1 Dec 2025
FTAHX Class 529-F-3 0.41% — 1 Dec 2025
FAHHX Class 529-F-2 0.46% — 1 Dec 2025

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
1 Dec 2025 0.74% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
19 Aug 2025 0.74% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-08-19 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
19 Aug 2025 0.74% Raised from 0.72% to 0.74%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2026-02-27
1 Dec 2024 0.72% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2024 0.72% Cut from 0.73% to 0.72%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-11-29
1 Dec 2023 0.73% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2023 0.73% Raised from 0.69% to 0.73%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2023-11-30
1 Dec 2022 0.69% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2021 0.69% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2021 0.69% Cut from 0.73% to 0.69%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2021-11-30
1 Dec 2020 0.73% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Oct 2020 0.73% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-10-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2019 0.73% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2019 0.73% Raised from 0.68% to 0.73%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2019-12-20
1 Dec 2018 0.68% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2018 0.68% Cut from 0.69% to 0.68%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2018-12-21
1 Dec 2017 0.69% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2017 0.69% Cut from 0.72% to 0.69%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2017-12-22
7 Apr 2017 0.72% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-04-07 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
7 Apr 2017 0.72% Raised from 0.71% to 0.72%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2017-09-05
1 Jan 2017 0.71% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2016 0.71% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2016 0.71% Raised from 0.67% to 0.71%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2016-12-22
1 Dec 2015 0.67% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2015 0.67% Raised from 0.66% to 0.67%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2015-12-21
1 Nov 2015 0.66% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-11-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2014 0.66% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Aug 2014 0.66% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-08-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2013 0.66% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2013-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2013 0.66% Cut from 0.69% to 0.66%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2013-12-20
1 Dec 2012 0.69% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2012-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2012 0.69% Raised from 0.67% to 0.69%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2012-12-20
1 Dec 2011 0.67% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2011-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.74% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$921 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $15,150.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$76
3 years$237
5 years$413
10 years$921

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 21 prospectuses for this share class since 2011. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees