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American Fds, Short-term Bond Fund Of America, Class 529 F-1 Shs: (MF: CFAMX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Feb 12, 2026 05:20 PM ET
$9.64 USD
+0.01 (0.10%)
Zacks MF Rank
5-Strong Sell of 5 5
Latest Performance as of Jan 31, 2026
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 0.31 | 57 |
| 3 months | 0.74 | 62 |
| 6 months | 2.19 | 91 |
| 1 Year | 4.65 | 89 |
| 3 Year | 4.32 | 64 |
| 5 Year | 1.80 | 49 |
| 10 Year | 1.94 | 77 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | 2.73 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 31.96 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Jan 31, 2026
| 1 Year | 4.80 |
| 5 Year | 1.75 |
| 10 Year | 1.96 |
| Since Inception | 1.80 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.56 | 1.35 | 1.02 | 0.77 |
| 2024 | 0.57 | 0.86 | 2.99 | 0.11 |
| 2023 | 1.52 | -0.77 | 0.82 | 2.49 |
| 2022 | -2.04 | -1.08 | -1.50 | 0.85 |
| 2021 | -0.15 | -0.04 | -0.03 | -0.46 |
Annual Return
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 0.30 | 4.80 | 4.59 | 4.10 | -3.74 | -0.70 | 4.71 | 3.17 | 1.29 | 0.96 | 0.79 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | 0.00 | -2.58 | 3.33 | -1.42 | 9.27 | 0.84 | -2.79 | -5.55 | 1.27 | -2.57 | -1.86 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 0.00 | -2.22 | 0.72 | -2.29 | 5.77 | -1.37 | -1.22 | -4.80 | 2.43 | -3.04 | -4.34 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.02 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.32 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.07 |
| % Yield | NA | 3.65 | 4.07 | 3.69 | 1.41 | 0.58 | 2.18 | 1.92 | 1.83 | 1.14 | 0.77 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.00 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.42 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.52 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%