# American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund - Class F-1 (BFIFX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bfifx 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: 2012-12-14 The American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund - Class F-1 maintains a dual objective: to provide both inflation protection and consistent income. It accomplishes this by allocating its capital primarily to inflation-indexed securities. A minimum of 80% of the fund's assets are normally invested in inflation-linked bonds, originating from a diverse range of issuers such as domestic and international governments, their affiliated agencies, and corporate entities. These bonds are engineered to safeguard against inflation; their structure links both principal and interest payments to an inflati... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $9.40 | | Expense Ratio | 0.67% | | Assets Under Management | $11.73B | | NAV | $9.41 | | Holdings Count | 0 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 3.40% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.32 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $9.17 – $9.84 | | Beta | 0.68 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.3192 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-17 - Pay date: 2025-12-18 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does BFIFX invest in? The American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund - Class F-1 maintains a dual objective: to provide both inflation protection and consistent income. It accomplishes this by allocating its capital primarily to inflation-indexed securities. A minimum of 80% of the fund's assets are normally invested in inflation-linked bonds, originating from a diverse range of issuers such as domestic and international governments, their affiliated agencies, and corporate entities. These bonds are engineered to safeguard against inflation; their structure links both principal and interest payments to an inflation index, ensuring that their value and payouts automatically adapt to changes in the broader price level. ### What is the expense ratio of BFIFX? American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund - Class F-1 (BFIFX) charges an expense ratio of 0.67%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is BFIFX's dividend yield? BFIFX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 3.40%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### What is the duration of BFIFX? Effective duration measures BFIFX's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. BFIFX's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of BFIFX? BFIFX'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 BFIFX? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from BFIFX if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. BFIFX'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 BFIFX pay a dividend? Yes, American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund - Class F-1 (BFIFX) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 3.40%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does BFIFX pay dividends? American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund - Class F-1 pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is BFIFX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for BFIFX was 2025-12-17. The next ex-date typically follows Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will BFIFX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.67% 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 BFIFX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from BFIFX'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 BFIFX cost more than a fund like VOO? BFIFX's strategy (current expense ratio 0.67%) 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 BFIFX sits within its own category, which is the comparison that actually matters. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to BFIFX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as BFIFX (0.67%) 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/bfifx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bfifx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bfifx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bfifx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bfifx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.