- What does IBFFX invest in?
- The American Funds Int Bond Fd of America F-1 (IBFFX) aims to generate current income while simultaneously protecting investors' capital. This objective is pursued in alignment with established maturity and credit quality benchmarks. The fund's portfolio typically consists of a mix of bonds, various other debt instruments, and money market securities. These holdings maintain a dollar-weighted average effective maturity that generally falls between three and five years under usual market circumstances. A significant portion of its investments targets high-quality debt securities, meaning those with credit ratings of at least A- (from S&P) or A3 (from Moody's). The fund may also include unrated securities if the investment adviser determines them to possess comparable creditworthiness. Furthermore, its investments are predominantly in debt securities issued in U.S. dollars.
- What is the expense ratio of IBFFX?
- American Funds Int Bond Fd of America Cl F-1 Shs (IBFFX) charges an expense ratio of 0.68%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.
- What is IBFFX's dividend yield?
- IBFFX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 3.86%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.
- What is the duration of IBFFX?
- Effective duration measures IBFFX's sensitivity to interest-rate changes — a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. IBFFX's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.
- What is the credit quality of IBFFX?
- IBFFX'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 IBFFX?
- Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from IBFFX if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. IBFFX'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.
