# American Funds Strategic Bond Fund Class F-1 (ANBEX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/anbex for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Capital Group · Asset class: Fixed Income - Strategy: Thematic · Inception: 2016-03-18 The fund's primary objective is to generate robust overall returns while simultaneously prioritizing the safeguarding of invested capital. A substantial portion, no less than 80%, of its portfolio will be allocated to fixed-income instruments and other debt obligations, which may include synthetic exposure through derivatives. It possesses the flexibility to acquire a diverse array of credit products, such as corporate-issued debt and securitized mortgage instruments originating from government-sponsored entities and federal agencies, noting that these do not carry the explicit guarantee of... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $8.79 | | Expense Ratio | 0.69% | | Assets Under Management | $20.41B | | NAV | $8.79 | | Holdings Count | 0 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 4.15% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.36 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | | 52-Week Range | $8.60 – $9.51 | | Beta | 1.02 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0855 /share - Ex-date: 2026-09-17 - Pay date: 2026-09-18 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does ANBEX invest in? The fund's primary objective is to generate robust overall returns while simultaneously prioritizing the safeguarding of invested capital. A substantial portion, no less than 80%, of its portfolio will be allocated to fixed-income instruments and other debt obligations, which may include synthetic exposure through derivatives. It possesses the flexibility to acquire a diverse array of credit products, such as corporate-issued debt and securitized mortgage instruments originating from government-sponsored entities and federal agencies, noting that these do not carry the explicit guarantee of the U.S. government's full faith and credit. ### What is the expense ratio of ANBEX? American Funds Strategic Bond Fund Class F-1 (ANBEX) charges an expense ratio of 0.69%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is ANBEX's dividend yield? ANBEX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.15%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### What is the duration of ANBEX? Effective duration measures ANBEX's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. ANBEX's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of ANBEX? ANBEX's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds. ### What is the yield to maturity of ANBEX? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from ANBEX if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. ANBEX's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid. ### Does ANBEX pay a dividend? Yes, American Funds Strategic Bond Fund Class F-1 (ANBEX) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.15%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does ANBEX pay dividends? American Funds Strategic Bond Fund Class F-1 pays dividends Quarterly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is ANBEX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for ANBEX was 2026-09-17. The next ex-date typically follows Quarterly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will ANBEX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.69% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does ANBEX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from ANBEX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does ANBEX cost more than a fund like VOO? ANBEX's strategy (current expense ratio 0.69%) is different from a broad-market index tracker like VOO, so its fee belongs to a different cohort. The Cost Verdict card above shows you where ANBEX sits within its own category, which is the comparison that actually matters. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to ANBEX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as ANBEX (0.69%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/anbex - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/anbex/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/anbex/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/anbex/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/anbex/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.