American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund Class A (BFIAX)

Fund Assets	13.36B
Expense Ratio	0.69%
Min. Investment	$250
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	0.17
Dividend Yield	1.73%
Dividend Growth	137.36%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 18, 2024

Previous Close	9.65
YTD Return	6.15%
1-Year Return	9.79%
5-Year Return	6.79%
52-Week Low	n/a
52-Week High	n/a
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	146
Inception Date	Dec 14, 2012

About BFIAX

The American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund Class A (BFIAX) seeks to provide inflation protection and income consistent with investment in inflation linked securities. BFIAX, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of its net assets in inflation linked bonds issued by U.S. and non-U.S. governments, their agencies or instrumentalities, and corporations.

• Category: Inflation-Protected Bond
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: BFIAX
• Share Class: Class A
• Index: Bloomberg U.S. TIPS TR

Performance

BFIAX had a total return of 9.79% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.63%.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
SWRSX	Schwab	Schwab Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund	0.05%
FIPDX	Fidelity	Fidelity Inflation-Protected Bond Index Fund	0.05%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
RILFX	Class R-6	0.29%
FILBX	Class F-3	0.29%
RILEX	Class R-5	0.34%
FLIBX	Class 529-f-3	0.35%

Top 10 Holdings

46.90% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
United States Treasury Notes 0.153%	TII 0.125 01.15.31	9.13%
United States Treasury Notes 0.155%	TII 0.125 07.15.30	5.73%
United States Treasury Notes 1.809%	TII 1.75 01.15.34	4.85%
United States Treasury Notes 0.141%	TII 0.125 04.15.27	4.75%
United States Treasury Notes 1.743%	TII 1.625 10.15.27	4.63%
United States Treasury Notes 0.644%	TII 0.5 01.15.28	4.44%
United States Treasury Notes 0.154%	TII 0.125 01.15.30	4.19%
United States Treasury Bonds 2.2%	TII 2.125 02.15.54	3.62%
United States Treasury Notes 0.493%	TII 0.375 01.15.27	2.85%
United States Treasury Notes 2.183%	TII 2.125 04.15.29	2.71%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 18, 2024	$0.1671	Dec 19, 2024
Dec 18, 2023	$0.0704	Dec 19, 2023
Dec 19, 2022	$0.5613	Dec 20, 2022
Dec 20, 2021	$0.3656	Dec 21, 2021
Dec 21, 2020	$0.4072	Dec 22, 2020
Dec 18, 2019	$0.0931	Dec 19, 2019