We work to help investors achieve their goals by employing deep research and collaboration. Our bond portfolio managers’ and analysts’ coverage spans the fixed income universe amid a wide breadth of investment vehicles to pursue superior client outcomes.
Strong long-term total returns overall versus peers
Distinctive approach to active investment
Full spectrum of investor solutions
In 1973, after establishing a strong presence in equity investing, we expanded into fixed income to better serve our clients. Over time, amid enormous changes and challenges in markets, we built a robust platform to help enable investors to pursue their goals.
Began managing our first fixed income portfolio, seeking to bring The Capital SystemTM to bonds in pursuit of strong long-term client outcomes.
Launched our first municipal bond fund, a year prior to the inception of the sector’s benchmark, the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index.
Launched our first global bond fund, more than two years before the inception of the sector’s benchmark – the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index.
Began managing our first dedicated emerging markets debt portfolio, in the early years of the sector’s indexes becoming established.
Major fixed income expansion began, hiring additional fixed income professionals, introducing new processes and broadening risk management.
Mike Gitlin joined Capital Group to lead fixed income after holding a similar position at T. Rowe Price. He became Capital Group CEO in October 2023.
Whether your goal is diversification from equities, income, capital preservation or inflation protection, we have funds to help build balanced portfolios — both amid volatility and over the longer term.
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These fixed income funds received a Morningstar Medalist RatingTM of Gold: The Bond Fund of America® for F-2/F-3 as of 11/15/23. American High-Income Municipal Bond Fund® for F-2/F-3 as of 5/20/24. The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America® and the Tax-Exempt Fund of California® for F-2/F-3 and F-2/F-3, respectively, as of 5/21/24 and 5/23/241. All analyst-driven 100% and data coverage 100%.
Our analysts don’t just write reports: they also invest alongside managers in select portfolios via a research portfolio. Learn all about our experienced fixed income team.
The Morningstar rankings do not reflect the effects of sales charges, account fees or taxes. When applicable, results reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which they would have been lower. Past results are no guarantee of results in future periods.
1The Morningstar Analyst RatingTM is not a credit or risk rating. It is a subjective evaluation performed by Morningstar's manager research group, which consists of various Morningstar, Inc. subsidiaries (“Manager Research Group”). In the United States, that subsidiary is Morningstar Research Services LLC, which is registered with and governed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Manager Research Group evaluates funds based on five key pillars, which are process, performance, people, parent, and price. The Manager Research Group uses this five-pillar evaluation to determine how they believe funds are likely to perform relative to a benchmark over the long term on a risk adjusted basis. They consider quantitative and qualitative factors in their research. For actively managed strategies, people and process each receive a 45% weighting in their analysis, while parent receives a 10% weighting. For passive strategies, process receives an 80% weighting, while people and parent each receive a 10% weighting. For both active and passive strategies, performance has no explicit weight as it is incorporated into the analysis of people and process; price at the share-class level (where applicable) is directly subtracted from an expected gross alpha estimate derived from the analysis of the other pillars. The impact of the weighted pillar scores for people, process and parent on the final Analyst Rating is further modified by a measure of the dispersion of historical alphas among relevant peers. For certain peer groups where standard benchmarking is not applicable, primarily peer groups of funds using alternative investment strategies, the modification by alpha dispersion is not used. The Analyst Rating scale is Gold, Silver, Bronze, Neutral, and Negative. For active funds, a Morningstar Analyst Rating of Gold, Silver, or Bronze reflects the Manager Research Group's expectation that an active fund will be able to deliver positive alpha net of fees relative to the standard benchmark index assigned to the Morningstar category. The level of the rating relates to the level of expected positive net alpha relative to Morningstar category peers for active funds. For passive funds, a Morningstar Analyst Rating of Gold, Silver, or Bronze reflects the Manager Research Group's expectation that a fund will be able to deliver a higher alpha net of fees than the lesser of the relevant Morningstar category median or 0. The level of the rating relates to the level of expected net alpha relative to Morningstar category | Morningstar Analyst and Quantitative Rating Morningstar Essentials 31 peers for passive funds. For certain peer groups where standard benchmarking is not applicable, primarily peer groups of funds using alternative investment strategies, a Morningstar Analyst Rating of Gold, Silver, or Bronze reflects the Manager Research Group's expectation that a fund will deliver a weighted pillar score above a predetermined threshold within its peer group. Analyst Ratings ultimately reflect the Manager Research Group's overall assessment, are overseen by an Analyst Rating Committee, and are continuously monitored and reevaluated at least every 14 months. For more detailed information about Morningstar's Analyst Rating, including its methodology, please go to shareholders.morningstar.com/investor-relations/governance/Compliance--Disclosure/default.aspx. As of May 2, 2023, the Morningstar Analyst RatingTM and the Morningstar Quantitative RatingTM were unified into a single rating, the Morningstar Medalist RatingTM.