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American Funds The Bond Fund of America (RBFFX)
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American Funds The Bond Fund of America (RBFFX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated May 30, 2025

The mutual fund aims to deliver high current income while prioritizing capital preservation through a diversified strategy across bond market sectors, focusing on high-quality investments. It primarily invests in corporate debt securities, U.S. and other government securities, mortgage-related securities, and cash, maintaining at least 80% allocation in bonds rated A3/A- or better, with below-investment-grade holdings limited to no more than 5%.

Fund Info

ISIN

US0978738302

CUSIP

097873830

Issuer

American Funds

Inception Date

Aug 4, 2008

Category

Intermediate Core Bond

Min. Investment

$250

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

RBFFX has an expense ratio of 0.29%, placing it in the medium range.

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American Funds The Bond Fund of America

Performance

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Returns By Period

American Funds The Bond Fund of America (RBFFX) returned 2.04% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.37% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, RBFFX returned 1.80% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.

RBFFX

YTD

2.04%

1M

-0.87%

6M

1.18%

1Y

6.37%

3Y*

1.21%

5Y*

-0.41%

10Y*

1.80%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.51%

1M

6.15%

6M

-2.00%

1Y

12.92%

3Y*

12.68%

5Y*

14.19%

10Y*

10.85%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of RBFFX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.56%2.15%0.12%0.46%-1.23%2.04%
2024-0.07%-1.57%0.91%-2.45%1.59%1.10%2.28%1.53%1.42%-2.63%0.99%-1.47%1.48%
20233.17%-2.76%2.55%0.48%-1.22%-0.62%-0.01%-0.62%-2.42%-1.46%4.50%3.70%5.06%
2022-2.01%-1.00%-2.50%-3.57%0.48%-2.08%2.68%-2.63%-4.48%-1.04%3.69%-0.50%-12.51%
2021-0.53%-1.34%-1.06%0.81%0.30%0.63%1.13%-0.13%-0.75%0.20%0.20%-0.09%-0.65%
20201.95%1.83%0.03%2.21%0.99%0.96%1.89%-0.68%-0.13%-0.35%1.50%0.40%11.07%
20191.18%-0.03%1.81%0.24%1.49%1.30%-0.02%2.20%-0.54%0.37%-0.03%-1.23%6.91%
2018-1.13%-0.77%0.54%-0.74%0.68%-0.03%0.06%0.54%-0.58%-0.63%0.61%1.66%0.18%
20170.48%0.63%0.05%0.80%0.71%-0.06%0.48%0.79%-0.37%0.03%-0.34%0.26%3.52%
20161.16%0.46%1.35%0.52%-0.25%1.88%0.57%-0.23%0.20%-0.46%-2.34%0.06%2.89%
20152.27%-0.91%0.33%-0.12%-0.41%-1.08%0.82%-0.37%0.58%0.19%-0.19%-0.53%0.54%
20141.61%0.62%-0.09%0.84%1.16%0.21%-0.27%0.97%-0.84%0.91%0.74%-0.11%5.88%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of RBFFX is 67, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of RBFFX is 6767
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of RBFFX is 8080
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of RBFFX is 7979
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of RBFFX is 7272
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of RBFFX is 4545
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of RBFFX is 5757
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for American Funds The Bond Fund of America (RBFFX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.

The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

American Funds The Bond Fund of America Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 1.19
  • 5-Year: -0.07
  • 10-Year: 0.37
  • All Time: 0.79

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of American Funds The Bond Fund of America compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.

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Dividends

Dividend History

American Funds The Bond Fund of America provided a 4.58% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.51 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.

2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%4.00%4.50%5.00%5.50%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.8020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.51$0.51$0.45$0.36$0.31$0.74$0.52$0.34$0.28$0.26$0.29$0.31

Dividend yield

4.58%4.61%3.89%3.17%2.32%5.35%3.98%2.67%2.14%2.03%2.30%2.44%

Monthly Dividends

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.00$0.17
2024$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.05$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.51
2023$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.45
2022$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.36
2021$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.05$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.08$0.31
2020$0.03$0.02$0.04$0.04$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.46$0.74
2019$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.21$0.52
2018$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.34
2017$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.28
2016$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.26
2015$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.29
2014$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.31

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

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 The 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 The Bond Fund of America was 17.12%, occurring on Oct 20, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current American Funds The Bond Fund of America drawdown is 5.58%.

Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-17.12%Sep 15, 2021278Oct 20, 2022———
-16.9%Feb 4, 2008205Nov 24, 2008244Nov 12, 2009449
-6.67%Mar 9, 20209Mar 19, 202018Apr 15, 202027
-6.05%Jun 5, 200297Oct 22, 200244Dec 24, 2002141
-4.95%May 3, 201387Sep 5, 2013163Apr 30, 2014250
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Volatility

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