ABNDX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

The Bond Fund of America Class A (ABNDX) belongs to the Intermediate Core Bond category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with ABNDX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to ABNDX

ABNDX charges 0.59% annually. There are 75 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core Bond category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.02%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
VBMPX	Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Institutiona...	0.02%	398.10B	Feb 2010	ABNDX vs VBMPX
FMBPX	Federated Hermes Mortgage Strategy Portfolio	0.02%	—	Dec 2007	ABNDX vs FMBPX
SSAFX	State Street Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio	0.02%	—	Sep 2014	ABNDX vs SSAFX
QDIBX	Fisher Investments Institutional Group Fixed Incom...	0.03%	—	Dec 2019	ABNDX vs QDIBX
QDVBX	Fisher Investments Institutional Group ESG Fixed I...	0.04%	—	Dec 2019	ABNDX vs QDVBX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to ABNDX

ABNDX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 8. There are 89 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core Bond category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 53.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
VCAIX	Vanguard California Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt F...	53	19.40B	Mar 1994	ABNDX vs VCAIX
LSSAX	Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund	51	—	Mar 2006	ABNDX vs LSSAX
STWTX	Hartford Schroders Tax-Aware Bond Fund	46	—	Oct 2011	ABNDX vs STWTX
PCGTX	PACE Mortgage-Backed Securities Fixed Income Inves...	43	—	Aug 1995	ABNDX vs PCGTX
MCDWX	Manning & Napier Credit Series	29	—	Apr 2020	ABNDX vs MCDWX

Top Performing ABNDX Alternatives (YTD)

ABNDX is at -1.17% YTD. There are 101 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core Bond category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 1.84%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
PCGTX	PACE Mortgage-Backed Securities Fixed Income Inves...	1.84%	—	Aug 1995	ABNDX vs PCGTX
LSSAX	Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund	0.78%	—	Mar 2006	ABNDX vs LSSAX
DFXIX	DFA Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio	0.55%	—	Aug 2016	ABNDX vs DFXIX
MCDWX	Manning & Napier Credit Series	0.46%	—	Apr 2020	ABNDX vs MCDWX
FEDUX	Fidelity Education Income Fund	0.15%	—	Mar 2021	ABNDX vs FEDUX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to ABNDX

ABNDX has 3.69% 1-year volatility. There are 29 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core Bond category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 2.32%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
VCAIX	Vanguard California Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt F...	2.32%	19.40B	Mar 1994	ABNDX vs VCAIX
FEDUX	Fidelity Education Income Fund	2.36%	—	Mar 2021	ABNDX vs FEDUX
BIMSX	Baird Intermediate Bond Fund	2.39%	—	Sep 2000	ABNDX vs BIMSX
BIMIX	Baird Intermediate Bond Fund Class Institutional	2.40%	—	Sep 2000	ABNDX vs BIMIX
DFXIX	DFA Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio	2.58%	—	Aug 2016	ABNDX vs DFXIX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to ABNDX

ABNDX has a 1-year max drawdown of -3.13%. There are 84 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core Bond category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -1.69%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
DFXIX	DFA Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio	-1.69%	—	Aug 2016	ABNDX vs DFXIX
FEDUX	Fidelity Education Income Fund	-1.72%	—	Mar 2021	ABNDX vs FEDUX
BIMSX	Baird Intermediate Bond Fund	-1.87%	—	Sep 2000	ABNDX vs BIMSX
BIMIX	Baird Intermediate Bond Fund Class Institutional	-2.08%	—	Sep 2000	ABNDX vs BIMIX
FTHRX	Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund	-2.11%	—	May 1975	ABNDX vs FTHRX

Other Mutual Funds from American Funds

The 10 most viewed American Funds mutual funds shown here include ABALX, AIVSX, AWSHX and span 7 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
ABALX	American Funds American Balanced Fund Class A	Diversified Portfolio	82	9.07%	—	Jul 1975	ABNDX vs ABALX
AIVSX	American Funds Investment Company of America Class...	Large Cap Blend Equities	54	11.56%	—	Jan 1934	ABNDX vs AIVSX
AWSHX	American Funds Washington Mutual Investors Fund Cl...	Large Cap Blend Equities	67	9.80%	—	Jul 1952	ABNDX vs AWSHX
RGAGX	American Funds The Growth Fund of America Class R-...	Large Cap Growth Equities	26	7.56%	—	Dec 1973	ABNDX vs RGAGX
RERGX	American Funds EUPAC Fund Class R-6	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Large Cap Growth Equities, Actively Managed	48	10.14%	—	May 2009	ABNDX vs RERGX
ANCFX	American Funds Fundamental Investors Class A	Large Cap Blend Equities, Actively Managed	74	14.46%	—	Aug 1978	ABNDX vs ANCFX
ANWPX	American Funds New Perspective Fund Class A	Global Equities, Large Cap Growth Equities, Actively Managed	28	5.57%	—	Mar 1973	ABNDX vs ANWPX
GFFFX	American Funds The Growth Fund of America Class F-...	Large Cap Growth Equities	26	7.49%	—	Dec 1973	ABNDX vs GFFFX
AMECX	American Funds The Income Fund of America Class A	Diversified Portfolio, Dividend	82	8.47%	—	Dec 1973	ABNDX vs AMECX
AMCPX	American Funds AMCAP Fund Class A	Large Cap Growth Equities	26	6.84%	—	Jan 1967	ABNDX vs AMCPX

Often Compared With ABNDX

Investors most often compare ABNDX with BND, ANBAX, FTBFX. These 20 comparison targets span 13 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
BND	Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF	Total Bond Market	24	0.10%	398.10B	Apr 2007	ABNDX vs BND
ANBAX	American Funds Strategic Bond Fund	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	6	-2.07%	—	Mar 2016	ABNDX vs ANBAX
FTBFX	Fidelity Total Bond Fund	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	15	-0.19%	—	Oct 2002	ABNDX vs FTBFX
FBKWX	Fidelity Advisor Total Bond Fund Class Z	Total Bond Market	12	-0.52%	—	Oct 2002	ABNDX vs FBKWX
TFBYX	American Beacon TwentyFour Sustainable Short Term ...	Short-Term Bond	59	1.22%	—	Feb 2020	ABNDX vs TFBYX
VBND	Vident U.S. Bond Strategy ETF	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	26	0.04%	488.80M	Oct 2014	ABNDX vs VBND
FEPAX	Fidelity Advisor Total Bond Fund Class A	Total Bond Market	10	-0.70%	—	Oct 2002	ABNDX vs FEPAX
CGMS	Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF	Multisector Bonds	48	1.78%	5.35B	Oct 2022	ABNDX vs CGMS
BAICX	BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	55	4.16%	—	Apr 2008	ABNDX vs BAICX
PDBAX	PGIM Total Return Bond Fund	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	10	-0.79%	—	Jan 1995	ABNDX vs PDBAX
BFCAX	American Funds Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	5	-1.33%	—	Dec 2012	ABNDX vs BFCAX
DIA	State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF...	Large Cap Blend Equities	72	13.33%	44.89B	Jan 1998	ABNDX vs DIA
IEF	iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF	Government Bonds	14	-0.79%	47.19B	Jul 2002	ABNDX vs IEF
AHITX	American Funds American High-Income Trust	High Yield Bonds	59	1.31%	—	Feb 1988	ABNDX vs AHITX
GOOGL	Alphabet Inc. Class A		95	20.81%	—	—	ABNDX vs GOOGL
JIBEX	Johnson Institutional Intermediate Bond Fund	Intermediate Core Bond	13	-0.46%	—	Aug 2000	ABNDX vs JIBEX
FTRFX	Federated Hermes Total Return Bond Fund	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	15	-1.22%	—	Oct 1996	ABNDX vs FTRFX
FXAIX	Fidelity 500 Index Fund	S&P 500	75	11.76%	—	Feb 1988	ABNDX vs FXAIX
FOCPX	Fidelity OTC Portfolio	Large Cap Growth Equities	81	22.45%	—	Dec 1984	ABNDX vs FOCPX
CWBFX	American Funds Capital World Bond Fund	Global Bonds	4	-1.38%	—	Aug 1987	ABNDX vs CWBFX

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