American Funds Tax Exempt Bond Fund (AFTEX)

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American Funds Tax Exempt Bond Fund (AFTEX) is up 1.7% since the beginning of the year. AFTEX is currently trading at $13 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of AFTEX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,047.

American Funds Tax Exempt Bond Fund (AFTEX) has returned 1.66% so far this year and 6.67% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, AFTEX has returned 2.13% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 2, 1990, AFTEX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.40%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 14.5 years.

Historically, 66% of months were positive and 34% were negative. The best month was Nov 2023 with a return of +5.9%, while the worst month was Sep 2008 at -4.8%. The longest winning streak lasted 12 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, AFTEX closed higher 39% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 25, 2020 with a return of +3.6%, while the worst single day was Mar 19, 2020 at -2.7%.

American Funds Tax Exempt Bond Fund has an annualized alpha of 4.76%, beta of 0.01, and R2 of 0.00 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 02, 1990.

• This fund captured 15.83% of S&P 500 Index gains and tended to rise during its downturns (downside capture of -0.85%) - a profile typical of hedging or uncorrelated assets.
• Beta of 0.01 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.00 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.00 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index - capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

AFTEX has an expense ratio of 0.50%, placing it in the medium range.

AFTEX ranks 70 for risk / return — better than 70% of mutual funds on our site. You're getting solid returns for the risk taken. A good sign, especially for investors who want growth without excessive volatility.

American Funds Tax Exempt Bond Fund provided a 3.01% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.38 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Funds Tax Exempt Bond Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the American Funds Tax Exempt Bond Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the American Funds Tax Exempt Bond Fund was 14.55%, occurring on Oct 25, 2022. Recovery took 720 trading sessions.

The current American Funds Tax Exempt Bond Fund drawdown is 0.34%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.