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The Bond Fund Of America, Class R-1 Shares: (MF: RBFAX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jun 4, 2025 08:00 PM ET
$11.25 USD
+0.07 (0.63%)
Zacks MF Rank
3-Hold of 5 3
Latest Performance as of Apr 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 2.96 | 27 |
| 3 months | 2.48 | 17 |
| 6 months | 2.27 | 63 |
| 1 Year | 7.16 | 61 |
| 3 Year | 0.83 | 92 |
| 5 Year | -0.43 | 85 |
| 10 Year | 1.20 | 86 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 24.42 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -15.78 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 55.10 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Apr 30, 2025
| 1 Year | 4.05 |
| 5 Year | -0.08 |
| 10 Year | 1.14 |
| Since Inception | 5.72 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.58 | NA | NA | NA |
| 2024 | -1.00 | -0.07 | 5.04 | -3.36 |
| 2023 | 2.61 | -1.62 | -3.30 | 6.50 |
| 2022 | -5.66 | -5.40 | -4.75 | 1.82 |
| 2021 | -3.15 | 1.48 | -0.01 | 0.04 |
| 2020 | 3.58 | 3.92 | 0.79 | 4.32 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 2.96 | 0.41 | 3.95 | -13.45 | -1.68 | 13.19 | 7.21 | -0.88 | 2.34 | 1.76 | -0.44 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -0.21 | -0.85 | -1.57 | -0.43 | -0.13 | 5.69 | -1.51 | -0.89 | -1.20 | -0.88 | -1.01 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 0.63 | -3.45 | -2.43 | -3.92 | -2.35 | 7.26 | -0.76 | 0.26 | -1.66 | -3.36 | 1.54 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.12 | 0.39 | 0.32 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 0.58 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.16 |
| % Yield | 1.07 | 3.35 | 3.26 | 1.66 | 0.64 | 3.85 | 1.45 | 1.53 | 0.93 | 0.69 | 1.23 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.43 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.00 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.31 | 1.29 | 1.33 | 1.35 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.36 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%