American Funds Corporate Bond Fund Class F-1 (BFCFX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
9.80
-0.03 (-0.31%)
Sep 18, 2024, 6:45 PM EDT
7.93%
Fund Assets 1.92B
Expense Ratio 0.68%
Min. Investment $250
Turnover 191.00%
Dividend (ttm) 0.36
Dividend Yield 3.73%
Dividend Growth 19.96%
Payout Frequency Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date Aug 30, 2024
Previous Close 9.83
YTD Return 5.48%
1-Year Return 11.99%
5-Year Return 5.96%
52-Week Low 8.68
52-Week High 9.84
Beta (5Y) 1.21
Holdings 724
Inception Date Jul 29, 2016

About BFCFX

The investment seeks to provide maximum total return consistent with capital preservation and prudent risk management. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in corporate debt securities, which may be represented by other investment instruments, including derivatives. It will also normally invest all of its assets in debt instruments, including bonds, mortgage- and other asset-backed securities, cash, cash equivalents and certain derivative instruments, with quality ratings of Baa3 or better or BBB- or better or in debt instruments that are unrated but determined at the time of purchase to be of equivalent quality by the investment adviser.

Fund Family American Funds
Category Corporate Bond
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Below Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol BFCFX
Index Bloomberg U.S. Corp Investment Grade TR

Performance

BFCFX had a total return of 11.99% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 2.10%, including dividends.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
CFBFX Class F-3 0.31%
BFCGX Class F-2 0.43%
COBAX Class 529-a 0.72%
COBCX Class 529-c 1.49%

Top 10 Holdings

16.99% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Capital Group Central Cash Fund n/a 4.78%
United States Treasury Bonds 4.625% T 4.625 05.15.44 2.25%
United States Treasury Notes 4.375% T 4.375 05.15.34 1.68%
United States Treasury Notes 4.25% T 4.25 06.30.29 1.64%
AbbVie Inc. 5.05% ABBV 5.05 03.15.34 1.44%
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd. 4.75% PFE 4.75 05.19.33 1.30%
Cash And Other Assets Less Liablities n/a 1.16%
United States Treasury Bonds 4.25% T 4.25 02.15.54 0.97%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 5.581% JPM V5.581 04.22.30 0.90%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 5.2% BMY 5.2 02.22.34 0.87%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Aug 30, 2024 $0.03177 Sep 3, 2024
Jul 31, 2024 $0.03305 Aug 1, 2024
Jun 28, 2024 $0.03129 Jul 1, 2024
May 31, 2024 $0.03157 Jun 3, 2024
Apr 30, 2024 $0.03092 May 1, 2024
Mar 28, 2024 $0.03086 Apr 1, 2024
Full Dividend History