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American Funds The Bond Fund of America® Class R-5E RBFHX

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  • NAV / 1-Day Return 11.18  /  0.00
  • Total Assets 100.7B
  • Adj. Expense Ratio
    0.380%
  • Expense Ratio 0.380%
  • Distribution Fee Level Average
  • Share Class Type Retirement, Large
  • Category Intermediate Core Bond
  • Credit Quality / Interest Rate Sensitivity Medium/Moderate
  • Min. Initial Investment 250
  • Status Open
  • TTM Yield 4.34%
  • Effective Duration 6.14 years

USD | NAV as of Jul 18, 2026 | 1-Day Return as of Jul 18, 2026, 12:11 AM GMT+0

Morningstar’s Analysis RBFHX

Will RBFHX outperform in the future?

Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.

  • Process Pillar

    The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable RBFHX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.

  • People Pillar

    The People Pillar is our evaluation of the RBFHX management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.

  • Parent Pillar

    The Parent Pillar is our rating of RBFHX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.

Broad diversification works well here.

Director Alec Lucas

Alec Lucas

Director

Summary

American Funds Bond Fund of America succeeds while avoiding extremes.

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Portfolio Holdings RBFHX

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  • Current Portfolio Date
  • Equity Holdings —
  • Bond Holdings —
  • Other Holdings —
  • % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 10.8
Top 10 Holdings
% Portfolio Weight
Market Value USD
Sector

Capital Group Central Cash Fund

7.03 7B
Cash and Equivalents

United States Treasury Bonds 4.75%

1.77 2B
Government

United States Treasury Notes 3.875%

1.25 1B
Government

Federal National Mortgage Association 2.5%

1.21 1B
Securitized

United States Treasury Notes 4.375%

1.21 1B
Cash and Equivalents

United States Treasury Notes 4.375%

1.18 1B
Government

United States Treasury Notes 3.875%

1.16 1B
Government

United States Treasury Notes 3.5%

1.02 1B
Government

United States Treasury Notes 3.75%

0.84 851M
Government

Federal National Mortgage Association 6%

0.81 817M
Securitized

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