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American Funds The Bond Fund of America (BFFAX)
11.35
-0.01
(-0.09%)
At close: 8:00:07 PM EDT
Performance Overview
| Morningstar Return Rating | -- |
| YTD Return | 2.86% |
| 5y Average Return | 0.45% |
| Number of Years Up | 5 |
| Number of Years Down | 2 |
| Best 1Y Total Return (Mar 31, 2025) | 11.10% |
| Worst 1Y Total Return (Mar 31, 2025) | -- |
| Best 3Y Total Return | 11.10% |
| Worst 3Y Total Return | -2.90% |
Trailing Returns (%) Vs. Benchmarks
Monthly Total Returns
BFFAX
Category
- YTD
- 2.73%
- -1.22%
- 1-Month
- 2.15%
- 0.67%
- 3-Month
- 1.23%
- 1.77%
- 1-Year
- 6.02%
- 0.77%
- 3-Year
- -0.33%
- 5.26%
- 5-Year
- 0.43%
- 3.02%
- 10-Year
- 1.95%
- 3.31%
- Last Bull Market
- 6.39%
- 3.52%
- Last Bear Market
- -4.99%
- 3.25%
Annual Total Return (%) History
Year
BFFAX
Category
Past Quarterly Returns
| Year | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.74% | 0.20% | 5.33% | -3.10% |
| 2023 | 2.88% | -1.35% | -3.04% | 6.79% |
| 2022 | -5.41% | -4.99% | -4.49% | 2.11% |
| 2021 | -2.88% | 1.76% | 0.26% | 0.32% |
| 2020 | 3.87% | 4.21% | 1.07% | 1.55% |
| 2019 | 3.00% | 3.07% | 1.64% | 0.46% |
| 2018 | -1.35% | -0.09% | 0.03% | 1.64% |
| 2017 | 1.48% | 0.91% | -0.04% | -- |
Rank in Category (By Total Return)
| YTD | 50 |
| 1-Month | 56 |
| 3-Month | 22 |
| 1-Year | 37 |
| 3-Year | 39 |
| 5-Year | 12 |
Load Adjusted Returns
| 1-Year | 6.02% |
| 3-Year | -0.33% |
| 5-Year | 0.43% |
| 10-Year | 1.95% |
Performance & Risk
| YTD Return | 2.86% |
| 5y Average Return | 0.45% |
| Rank in Category (ytd) | 50 |
| % Rank in Category (ytd) | -- |
| Beta (5Y Monthly) | 1.00 |
| Morningstar Risk Rating |
Fund Overview
| Category | Intermediate Core Bond |
| Fund Family | American Funds |
| Net Assets | 93.5B |
| YTD Return | 2.73% |
| Yield | 4.58% |
| Morningstar Rating | |
| Inception Date | Feb 19, 2002 |
Fund Summary
The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds and other debt securities, which may be represented by derivatives. It invests at least 60% of its assets in debt securities rated A3 or better or A- or better by Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organizations designated by the fund’s investment adviser, or in debt securities that are unrated but determined to be of equivalent quality by the fund’s investment adviser, and in U.S. government securities, money market instruments, cash or cash equivalents.
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