American Funds Intermediate Bond Fund of America (AIBAX)
The fund maintains a portfolio of bonds, other debt securities and money market instruments having a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of no less than three years and no greater than five years under normal market conditions. It invests primarily in bonds and other debt securities with quality ratings of A- or better or A3 or better or unrated but determined to be of equivalent quality by the fund's investment adviser. The fund primarily invests in debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars.
Fund Info
US4588091003
458809100
Feb 19, 1988
$250
Expense Ratio
AIBAX has an expense ratio of 0.63%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
American Funds Intermediate Bond Fund of America (AIBAX) returned 2.38% year-to-date (YTD) and 5.51% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, AIBAX returned 1.62% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.79%.
AIBAX
2.38%
0.17%
2.98%
5.51%
0.66%
1.62%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.60%
9.64%
-0.54%
11.47%
15.67%
10.79%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of AIBAX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.57% | 1.53% | 0.41% | 1.04% | -1.18% | 2.38% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.39% | -1.29% | 0.65% | -1.53% | 1.33% | 0.74% | 1.90% | 1.38% | 1.04% | -1.78% | 0.56% | -0.46% | 2.90% |
| 2023 | 1.80% | -1.74% | 2.34% | 0.43% | -0.90% | -1.22% | 0.29% | 0.06% | -1.00% | -0.58% | 2.82% | 2.18% | 4.43% |
| 2022 | -1.01% | -0.45% | -2.01% | -1.66% | 0.46% | -0.94% | 1.65% | -1.99% | -3.11% | -0.60% | 2.09% | -0.14% | -7.56% |
| 2021 | -0.17% | -0.53% | -0.45% | 0.36% | 0.22% | -0.13% | 0.54% | -0.10% | -0.29% | -0.24% | 0.05% | -0.15% | -0.90% |
| 2020 | 1.10% | 1.44% | 0.75% | 1.24% | 0.67% | 0.58% | 0.73% | 0.01% | 0.01% | -0.07% | 0.40% | 0.27% | 7.36% |
| 2019 | 0.59% | 0.05% | 1.00% | 0.26% | 0.94% | 0.84% | -0.28% | 0.89% | -0.22% | 0.36% | -0.17% | 1.06% | 5.43% |
| 2018 | -0.64% | -0.35% | 0.23% | -0.39% | 0.52% | -0.08% | 0.00% | 0.45% | -0.33% | -0.02% | 0.37% | 1.15% | 0.92% |
| 2017 | 0.29% | 0.22% | 0.13% | 0.33% | 0.31% | -0.19% | 0.38% | 0.38% | -0.38% | -0.05% | -0.41% | -0.05% | 0.96% |
| 2016 | 0.90% | 0.15% | 0.69% | 0.15% | -0.46% | 1.17% | -0.01% | -0.53% | 0.43% | -0.06% | -1.29% | -0.08% | 1.03% |
| 2015 | 1.42% | -0.65% | 0.39% | 0.11% | -0.10% | -0.41% | 0.36% | -0.09% | 0.55% | -0.12% | -0.35% | -0.29% | 0.83% |
| 2014 | 0.80% | 0.26% | -0.26% | 0.40% | 0.62% | -0.04% | -0.19% | 0.32% | -0.41% | 0.53% | 0.39% | -0.50% | 1.92% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 88, AIBAX is among the top 12% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for American Funds Intermediate Bond Fund of America (AIBAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
American Funds Intermediate Bond Fund of America provided a 4.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.50 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.50 | $0.50 | $0.42 | $0.27 | $0.13 | $0.16 | $0.25 | $0.22 | $0.15 | $0.16 | $0.17 | $0.17 |
Dividend yield | 4.00% | 4.00% | 3.33% | 2.13% | 0.92% | 1.16% | 1.84% | 1.66% | 1.11% | 1.22% | 1.30% | 1.24% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Funds Intermediate Bond Fund of America. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.16 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.50 |
| 2023 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.42 |
| 2022 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.27 |
| 2021 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.13 |
| 2020 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.16 |
| 2019 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.25 |
| 2018 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.22 |
| 2017 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.15 |
| 2016 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.16 |
| 2015 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.17 |
| 2014 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.17 |
Drawdowns
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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.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the American Funds Intermediate Bond Fund of America. 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 Intermediate Bond Fund of America was 10.99%, occurring on Oct 20, 2022. Recovery took 473 trading sessions.
The current American Funds Intermediate Bond Fund of America drawdown is 1.18%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -10.99% | Jan 5, 2021 | 453 | Oct 20, 2022 | 473 | Sep 10, 2024 | 926 |
| -6.06% | Jan 31, 1994 | 71 | May 9, 1994 | 231 | Mar 28, 1995 | 302 |
| -5.84% | Jan 24, 2008 | 212 | Nov 24, 2008 | 151 | Jul 2, 2009 | 363 |
| -5.46% | Jan 2, 1992 | 52 | Mar 13, 1992 | 79 | Jul 2, 1992 | 131 |
| -3.17% | Mar 9, 2020 | 9 | Mar 19, 2020 | 14 | Apr 8, 2020 | 23 |
Volatility
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