American Funds The Bond Fund of America® Class F-3 (BFFAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
11.24
+0.04 (0.36%)
Feb 21, 2025, 4:00 PM EST
0.18%
Fund Assets 38.92B
Expense Ratio 0.24%
Min. Investment $250
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 0.52
Dividend Yield 4.64%
Dividend Growth 11.87%
Payout Frequency Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date n/a
Previous Close 11.20
YTD Return 0.93%
1-Year Return 4.54%
5-Year Return 0.40%
52-Week Low n/a
52-Week High n/a
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 4966
Inception Date Jan 27, 2017

About BFFAX

The American Funds The Bond Fund of America® Class F-3 (BFFAX) seeks to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital. BFFAX seeks to maximize the level of current income and preserve capital by investing primarily in bonds. BFFAX invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds and other debt securities.

Category Intermediate Core Bond
Performance Rating High
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol BFFAX
Share Class Class F-3
Index Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond TR

Performance

BFFAX had a total return of 4.54% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.68%, including dividends.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol Provider Name Expense Ratio
FCEPX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Total Bond Fund - Class C 1.51%
FSMTX Fidelity Fidelity SAI Total Bond Fund 0.29%
FIBUX Fidelity Fidelity Flex U.S. Bond Index Fund n/a

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
RBFGX Class R-6 0.24%
BFFAX Class F-3 0.24%
RBFGX Class R-6 0.24%
RBFFX Class R-5 0.29%

Top 10 Holdings

14.05% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Capital Group Central Cash Fund n/a 6.46%
United States Treasury Notes 4.375% T 4.375 07.31.26 1.57%
United States Treasury Notes 4.625% T 4.625 09.30.30 1.10%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 6.5% FR SD8455 0.88%
United States Treasury Notes 4.25% T 4.25 01.31.26 0.87%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 3% FR SD8213 0.69%
United States Treasury Notes 4.25% T 4.25 11.30.26 0.67%
United States Treasury Bonds 4.25% T 4.25 08.15.54 0.62%
United States Treasury Notes 4.875% T 4.875 10.31.30 0.61%
Federal National Mortgage Association 6.5% FN MA5446 0.58%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Jan 31, 2025 $0.0429 Feb 3, 2025
Dec 31, 2024 $0.04377 Jan 2, 2025
Nov 29, 2024 $0.04174 Dec 2, 2024
Oct 31, 2024 $0.04454 Nov 1, 2024
Sep 30, 2024 $0.04365 Oct 1, 2024
Aug 30, 2024 $0.04453 Sep 3, 2024
Full Dividend History