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

Cheapest Alternatives to ANBAX

ANBAX charges 0.71% annually. There are 86 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core-Plus Bond category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.16%.


Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to ANBAX

ANBAX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 7. There are 124 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core-Plus Bond category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 98.


Top Performing ANBAX Alternatives (YTD)

ANBAX is at -0.70% YTD. There are 124 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core-Plus Bond category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 2.89%.


Lowest Volatility Alternatives to ANBAX

ANBAX has 4.32% 1-year volatility. There are 107 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core-Plus Bond category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.04%.


Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to ANBAX

ANBAX has a 1-year max drawdown of -3.96%. There are 120 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core-Plus Bond category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.51%.


Other Mutual Funds from American Funds

The 10 most viewed American Funds mutual funds shown here include ABALX, AIVSX, RGAGX and span 6 categories.


Often Compared With ANBAX

Investors most often compare ANBAX with ABNDX, FFHCX, NDARX. These 20 comparison targets span 11 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.


SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
American Funds The Bond Fund of AmericaIntermediate Core Bond
19
0.10%
May 1974ANBAX vs ABNDX
Fidelity Series Floating Rate High Income FundHigh Yield Bonds
93
2.22%
Oct 2011ANBAX vs FFHCX
American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio - Enhan...Diversified Portfolio
64
7.00%
Aug 2015ANBAX vs NDARX
Capital Group Dividend Value ETFLarge Cap Value Equities, Dividend
76
11.89%
35.12BFeb 2022ANBAX vs CGDV
iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETFUltrashort Bond
100
1.51%
91.90BMay 2020ANBAX vs SGOV
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF...Large Cap Blend Equities
48
6.26%
44.42BJan 1998ANBAX vs DIA
American Funds American High-Income TrustHigh Yield Bonds
83
2.19%
Feb 1988ANBAX vs AHITX
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ET...Corporate Bonds
32
0.46%
29.78BJul 2002ANBAX vs LQD
BlackRock Low Duration Bond PortfolioShort-Term Bond
73
0.92%
Jul 1992ANBAX vs BFMSX
Metropolitan West Investment Grade Credit FundIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
37
0.46%
Jun 2018ANBAX vs MWIGX
TIAA-CREF Green Bond FundIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
36
0.68%
Nov 2018ANBAX vs TGRNX
Nuveen Core Plus Impact FundIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
4
2.11%
Apr 2021ANBAX vs NPCT
Brandes Core Plus Fixed Income FundIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
20
0.16%
Dec 2007ANBAX vs BCPIX
TCW Total Return Bond FundIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
38
1.25%
Jun 1993ANBAX vs TGLMX
American Funds Capital World Bond FundGlobal Bonds
4
-0.48%
Aug 1987ANBAX vs CWBFX
Western Asset SMASh Series M FundIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
43
1.11%
Dec 2006ANBAX vs LMSMX
Tesla, Inc.
55
-5.79%
ANBAX vs TSLA
VY BrandywineGLOBAL - Bond PortfolioIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
43
0.96%
Feb 2015ANBAX vs VGSBX
American Funds Capital Income Builder Class ADiversified Portfolio
60
7.79%
Jul 1987ANBAX vs CAIBX
1290 Diversified Bond FundIntermediate Core-Plus Bond
27
1.96%
Jul 2015ANBAX vs TNUIX

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Diversifiers

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American Funds Strategic Bond Fund alternatives help with substitution. Diversifiers are the next step when you want funds with lower historical correlation to ANBAX.

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