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American Fds, Short-term Bond Fund Of America, Class R-1 Shs: (MF: RAMAX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Nov 5, 2025 05:22 PM ET
$9.44 USD
0.00 (NA)
Zacks MF Rank
5-Strong Sell of 5 5
Latest Performance as of Sep 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 3.32 | 96 |
| 3 months | 0.80 | 97 |
| 6 months | 1.94 | 97 |
| 1 Year | 3.20 | 70 |
| 3 Year | 3.58 | 96 |
| 5 Year | 0.94 | 61 |
| 10 Year | 0.95 | 97 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | 1.65 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 12.96 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Sep 30, 2025
| 1 Year | 3.20 |
| 5 Year | 0.94 |
| 10 Year | 0.96 |
| Since Inception | 0.89 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.35 | 1.13 | 0.80 | NA |
| 2024 | 0.23 | 0.64 | 2.80 | -0.12 |
| 2023 | 1.21 | -0.90 | 0.60 | 2.28 |
| 2022 | -2.31 | -1.14 | -1.76 | 0.62 |
| 2021 | -0.40 | -0.28 | -0.17 | -0.68 |
| 2020 | 1.76 | 0.89 | 0.13 | 0.95 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 3.32 | 3.57 | 3.20 | -4.54 | -1.54 | 3.78 | 2.23 | 0.24 | 0.11 | -0.06 | -0.37 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -2.81 | 2.31 | -2.32 | 8.47 | 0.01 | -3.71 | -6.49 | 0.22 | -3.43 | -2.72 | -0.94 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -2.50 | -0.29 | -3.18 | 4.98 | -2.21 | -2.14 | -5.74 | 1.38 | -3.89 | -5.20 | 1.61 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.22 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| % Yield | 2.35 | 3.20 | 3.21 | 0.68 | 0.06 | 1.39 | 1.02 | 0.93 | 0.31 | 0.13 | 0.14 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1.38 | 1.42 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.47 | 1.45 | 1.47 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%