American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund - Class F-1 (BFIFX) Research
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.
Market snapshot
- Symbol
- BFIFX
- Price
- $9.49
- Day change
- +0.11%
- Market cap
- $13.2B
- 52-week range
- 9.37-9.85
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Bonds
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