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American Fds, The Tax-exempt Bond Fund Of America, Class A Shs: (MF: AFTEX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jul 16, 2025 08:00 PM ET
$12.05 USD
-0.03 (-0.25%)
Zacks MF Rank
2-Buy of 5 2
Latest Performance as of Jun 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | -0.45 | 56 |
| 3 months | -0.21 | 55 |
| 6 months | -0.45 | 56 |
| 1 Year | 1.22 | 55 |
| 3 Year | 2.79 | 45 |
| 5 Year | 0.73 | 61 |
| 10 Year | 2.07 | 35 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 20.19 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -2.86 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 77.48 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Jun 30, 2025
| 1 Year | -2.44 |
| 5 Year | -0.01 |
| 10 Year | 1.70 |
| Since Inception | 5.58 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.24 | -0.21 | NA | NA |
| 2024 | -0.02 | 0.63 | 2.74 | -1.03 |
| 2023 | 2.55 | 0.09 | -3.34 | 7.31 |
| 2022 | -5.73 | -3.96 | -3.29 | 3.58 |
| 2021 | -0.08 | 1.74 | -0.40 | 0.76 |
| 2020 | -0.81 | 2.12 | 1.30 | 2.02 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | -0.45 | 2.30 | 6.48 | -9.32 | 2.02 | 4.69 | 7.19 | 0.77 | 5.27 | -0.17 | 3.11 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -0.11 | 1.36 | 0.08 | -0.79 | 0.50 | -0.50 | -0.37 | -0.51 | -0.16 | -0.41 | -0.18 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -0.11 | -0.56 | 0.84 | -0.28 | -0.24 | 0.81 | 0.63 | -0.16 | 0.81 | -0.07 | 1.30 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.18 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.42 |
| % Yield | 1.45 | 2.81 | 2.85 | 2.06 | 1.86 | 2.15 | 2.52 | 2.75 | 2.69 | 2.53 | 3.09 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.54 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%