Investment Fund

Share Class

Summary

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Seeks inflation protection and income. By primarily investing in inflation-linked securities, this strategy is focused on protecting purchasing power. It seeks to add value by actively managing duration, curve and inflation exposures, while maintaining only a modest allocation to non-U.S. government bonds and certain corporate issues.
Price at NAV $9.34 as of 11/20/2024 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $13,569.0
Portfolio Managers
2
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
0.69 / 0.69%
Quarterly Fund Fact Sheet (PDF)
Prospectus
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Returns at NAV

Returns at MOP

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5.26%
1-year return
1.45%
5-year return
1.69%
10-year return
2.45%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 10/31/24 (updated monthly). Yield as of 10/31/24 (updated monthly).

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities0.0%
Non-U.S. Equities0.0%
U.S. Bonds94.3%
Non-U.S. Bonds2.5%
Cash & Equivalents
3.2%
As of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)
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Volatility & Return

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Fixed-Income

For Class A Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the fixed income funds
BFIAX
Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index
Other AF Funds
Standard Deviation as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly) .
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Fund Statistics

4.8 years
Effective Duration
4.3%
Average Yield
to Worst
0.8%
Average Coupon
% of net assets as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Morningstar Style BoxTM— Fixed-Income

High Quality
Limited Interest-Rate Sensitivity
Morningstar data as of 9/30/24 (updated quarterly)

Description

Objective
The fund's investment objective is to provide inflation protection and income consistent with investment in inflation linked securities.
Distinguishing Characteristics
By primarily investing in inflation-linked securities, this strategy is focused on protecting purchasing power. The strategy seeks to add value by actively managing duration, yield curve and exposure to inflation, while maintaining only a modest allocation to non-U.S. government bonds and certain corporate issues.
Portfolio Restrictions
At least 80% of the fund’s assets will be invested in inflation-linked bonds issued by governments, their agencies or instrumentalities, and corporations. Further, at least 80% of the fund’s assets will be invested in securities guaranteed or sponsored by the U.S. government. To the extent the fund invests in debt securities not guaranteed or sponsored by the U.S. government, the fund will invest in debt securities with quality ratings of Baa3 or better or BBB- or better.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 12/14/2012
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 10/31/2024
 $13,569.0
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly).
 62+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 10/31/2024
 46,157
Regular Dividends Paid
Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2023) 8%
Fiscal Year-End Nov
Prospectus Date 02/01/2024
CUSIP 02630D 10 5
Fund Number 60

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 10/31/24

Returns at NAV
| at MOP
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BFIAX
Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index
ANNUAL RETURNS CHART

Quarter-End Returns as of 9/30/24

Growth of 10K

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For Class A Shares, this chart tracks a hypothetical investment with dividends reinvested, over the last 20 years, or since inception date if the fund has been in existence under 20 years, through 12/31/2023.
BFIAX
Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index
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High & Low Prices

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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 0.75% N/A
Fund at MOP 0.73% 2.45%
As of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Portfolio Management

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Timothy Ng 5 10 17
Ritchie Tuazon 10 13 24
A boldface number indicates that years of experience with Capital Group is equal to years of experience with investment industry.

Ratings & Risk

Morningstar Rating TM


Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Funds rated(139)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(139 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(132 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(96 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Average
HIGH
LOW
Category
Inflation-Protected Bond
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MORNINGSTAR RATINGS
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly).
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Lipper Leader Scorecard

Over-all 3 yr. 5 yr. 10 yr.
Consistent Return Within Category
Funds Rated
(196)
(196)
(184)
(132)
Expense Within Category
Funds Rated
(102)
(102)
(100)
(94)
Preservation Within Category
Funds Rated
(6105)
(6105)
(5684)
(4192)
Tax Efficiency Within Category
Funds Rated
(196)
(196)
(184)
(132)
Total Return Within Category
Funds Rated
(196)
(196)
(184)
(132)
Category Infl Protected Bd Fds
KEY
HIGHEST LOWEST
As of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
5.09
Sharpe Ratio
0.06
For the 10 Years ending 10/31/24 (updated monthly).
American Funds
Benchmark
Morningstar
Benchmark
Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index
Bloomberg US Agg Bond TR USD
R-squared
93 67
Beta
0.98 0.84
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside)
98/95 77/88
American Funds Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 10/31/24 (updated monthly).
Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 10/31/24 (updated monthly).
U.S. Treasuries/Agencies
88.9%
AAA/Aaa
0.8%
AA/Aa
1.1%
A
2.5%
BBB/Baa
3.1%
Unrated
0.4%
Cash & equivalents
2.7%
% of net assets as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Average Life Breakdown

0-4.9 Years
42.4%
5-9.9 Years
34.4%
10-19.9 Years
3.2%
20-29.9 Years
17.0%
30+ Years
0.1%
% of net assets as of 9/30/2024 (updated monthly)

Holdings

Bonds Breakdown

Bond Details

Total bond holdings
 U.S. Treasury bonds & notes 88.6%
Asset-backed obligations 1.2%
Non-U.S. government/agency securities 1.2%
Mortgage-backed obligations 0.3%

% of net assets as of 9/30/2024 (updated quarterly)

Top Fixed-Income Issuers

U.S. Treasury
88.9%
Boeing
0.8%
LG Chem
0.5%
Amgen
0.5%
Pfizer
0.4%
Ford Motor
0.4%
Mexico (United Mexican States) (Government)
0.4%
JPMorgan Chase
0.4%
Capital One Financial
0.4%
AbbVie
0.3%

% of net assets as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Geographic Breakdown

Regions
United States
94.3%
Europe
0.4%
Asia & Pacific Basin
1.4%
Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
0.7%
Cash & equivalents
3.2%
% of net assets as of 10/31/2024 (updated monthly)

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

2024

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 01/25/24

FIND HISTORICAL DISTRIBUTIONS
2023
Record
Date		 Calculated
Date		 Pay Date
Income Dividend Regular
Income Dividend Special
Cap. Gains Long-Term
Cap. Gains Short-Term
Reinvest NAV
12/18/23 12/18/23 12/19/23 $0.0704 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9.11
2023 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.0704 Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
Total Distributions: $0.0704

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.25%
Other Expenses 0.14%
Service 12b-1 0.30%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

BFIAX 0.69%
Lipper Inflation Protected Bond Funds Average
0.76%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 9/30/24 (updated quarterly).