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American Fds, The Tax-exempt Bond Fund Of America, Class A Shs: (MF: AFTEX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Feb 11, 2026 05:21 PM ET
$12.57 USD
-0.02 (-0.16%)
Zacks MF Rank
3-Hold of 5 3
Latest Performance as of Jan 31, 2026
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 0.65 | 62 |
| 3 months | 0.76 | 77 |
| 6 months | 5.15 | 50 |
| 1 Year | 4.00 | 47 |
| 3 Year | 3.32 | 54 |
| 5 Year | 0.82 | 55 |
| 10 Year | 2.14 | 37 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 20.19 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -2.87 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 85.88 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Jan 31, 2026
| 1 Year | -0.16 |
| 5 Year | 0.12 |
| 10 Year | 1.80 |
| Since Inception | 5.61 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.24 | -0.21 | 2.85 | 1.17 |
| 2024 | -0.02 | 0.63 | 2.74 | -1.03 |
| 2023 | 2.55 | 0.09 | -3.34 | 7.31 |
| 2022 | -5.73 | -3.96 | -3.29 | 3.58 |
| 2021 | -0.08 | 1.74 | -0.40 | 0.76 |
Annual Return
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 0.65 | 3.58 | 2.30 | 6.48 | -9.32 | 2.02 | 4.69 | 7.19 | 0.77 | 5.27 | -0.17 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | 0.00 | -0.67 | 1.36 | 0.08 | -0.79 | 0.50 | -0.50 | -0.37 | -0.51 | -0.16 | -0.41 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 0.00 | 0.34 | -0.56 | 0.84 | -0.28 | -0.24 | 0.81 | 0.63 | -0.16 | 0.81 | -0.07 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.03 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.33 |
| % Yield | NA | 2.65 | 2.81 | 2.65 | 2.06 | 1.86 | 2.15 | 2.52 | 2.75 | 2.69 | 2.53 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.00 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.54 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%