# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000845376
**File Stem:** 0000051931-25-001119
**Filing Date:** 2025-10
**Character Count:** 2141
**Document Hash:** 9b6bbeeb240de7910f7ec3c8f9991a17
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000051931-25-001119.hdr.sgml**: 20251006

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000051931-25-001119

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497J

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251006

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251006

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20251006

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** AMERICAN FUNDS SHORT-TERM TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000845376

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0731

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497J
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 033-26431
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251376080

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 333 S HOPE ST - 55TH FL
- **CITY:** LOS ANGELES
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 90071
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 213-486-9200

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 333 S HOPE ST - 55TH FL
- **CITY:** LOS ANGELES
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 90071

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** TAX EXEMPT MONEY FUND OF AMERICA
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### AMERICAN FUNDS SHORT-TERM TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND (Series ID: S000009233)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000025125 | Class A      | ASTEX           |
| C000079135 | Class F-1    | FSTTX           |
| C000079136 | Class F-2    | ASTFX           |
| C000179995 | Class F-3    | SFTEX           |
| C000186457 | Class R-6    |  |
| C000189424 | Class T      | TAFSX           |

October 6, 2025

Document Control

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC 20549

**Re: American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund**

**File Nos. 033- 26431 and 811- 05750**

Dear Sir or Madam:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j), I hereby certify that no changes have been made to the forms of prospectus and Statement of Additional Information since the electronic filing on September 30, 2025 of Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 67 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Amendment No. 69 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Sincerely,

/s/Courtney R. Taylor

Courtney R. Taylor

Secretary