American Funds Bond Fund of Amer A  ABNDX
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Intermediate-Term Bond Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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   Avg Duration
   4.19 Yrs
   Avg Credit Quality
   AA
As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ 0.00
  
NAV (2009-11-10)
$ 11.83
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-10)
14.62%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
39,959
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: American Funds Bond Fund of Amer A
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Intermediate-Term Bond
Index: BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10
Inception date: 1974-05-28 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-10
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 15.41 19.14 1.71 2.69 4.99 8.49
+/- Category 1.87 1.28 -2.83 -1.16 -0.48 ---
+/- BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD 8.50 6.65 -4.74 -2.58 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 9.37 4.33 0.35 1.82 4.53 8.37
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 10.30 12.45 0.35 1.80 4.59 8.37
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 10.18 -1.59 -0.07 2.40 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 7.96 -0.83 0.44 2.58 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 957 funds), (5 yrs : out of 845 funds), (10 yrs : out of 479 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is 3.75%, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
US Government 29.23
US Treasuries 24.93
TIPS 0.98
US Agency 3.32
Mortgage 21.97
Mortgage Pass-Thru 16.25
Mortgage CMO 5.72
Mortgage ARM 0.00
Credit 30.39
US Corporate 25.34
Asset-Backed 4.44
Convertible 0.12
Municipal 0.48
Corporate Inflation-Protected 0.00
Foreign 14.67
Foreign Corp 11.40
Foreign Govt 3.27
Cash 3.74
Bond Quality % of Bonds
AAA 58.7
AA 4.4
A 12.5
BBB 16.6
BB 2.7
B 2.8
Below B 2.5
Not Rated 0.0
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 3.7
Stocks 0.0
Bonds 94.9
Other 1.4
Foreign Stocks 0.0
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 10 Turnover % 57
Total Number of Bond Holdings 2,071 30 Day SEC Yield % 4.13
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 12.87 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Maturity
Date		 Amount
$000		 Value
$000		 % of Net
Assets
United States Treas Nts 1.75% 2011-11-15 765,589 777,249 1.96
US Treasury Note 4.25% 2013-08-15 644,036 702,399 1.77
US Treasury Note 3.5% 2018-02-15 673,985 688,462 1.74
United States Treas Nts 3.75% 2018-11-15 600,075 621,054 1.57
US Treasury Note 3.125% 2019-05-15 569,930 560,845 1.41
United States Treas Nts 2014-01-31 475,125 469,243 1.18
US Treasury Note 2.625% 2016-04-30 389,250 384,233 0.97
FNMA 2038-11-01 311,569 326,580 0.82
US Treasury Bond 4.5% 2036-02-15 292,960 314,885 0.79
United States Treas Nts 1.125% 2011-12-15 262,675 262,972 0.66
Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1974-05-28
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Abner D. Goldstine  (1974-05-28)
Goldstine is a senior vice president and director of Capital Research and Management, his employer since 1967. Previously, Goldstine was a financial economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, chief economist with Union Bank of Los Angeles, and chief deputy savings and loan commissioner with the State of California.
John H. Smet  (1989-01-01)
Smet is a senior vice president with Capital Research & Management Company, his employer since 1983.
Mark H. Dalzell  (1994-01-01)
Mark H. Dalzell is a fixed-income portfolio manager with responsibilities for global and non-US portfolios. He is a vice president of Capital World Bond Fund, a fund managed by Capital Research and management Company. He is also a vice president of Capital International Limited. He joined Capital's fixed-income area as a global bond specialist in 1988. Prior to joining, he was a vice president and senior portfolio manager in the international fixed-income department at Citibank investment management, London. He also worked in institutional sales at Bear, Stearns & Co., the foreign exchange consultancy group of Chase Manhattan Bank, and in the international research department of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He received a BA in international affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University (magna cum laude) and received a master's degree in public policy from the Kennedy School at Harvard University.
David C. Barclay  (1995-03-01)
David C. Barclay is a portfolio manager investing in emerging markets and U.S. high-yield securities. He is a senior vice president of Capital Research and management Company. Prior to joining our organisation in 1988, he was at E.F. Hutton & Company, Inc. and The Bank of New York. Mr. Barclay holds an MBA from Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration and a BA in economics from Brown University.
Susan M. Tolson  (1998-03-01)
Tolson is a senior vice president in the fixed income area of Capital Research. Ms. Tolson has been employed by Capital Research or its affiliates for over 18 years and has 20 years of investment experience.
Mark R. MacDonald  (1999-03-01)
MacDonald is a vice president with Capital Research and Management Company, his employer since 1994. Previously, MacDonald served as an assistant vice president and director of fixed-income securities with Farmers Insurance Group. MacDonald is a member of the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts, and a member of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-07-29)
Front: 3.75
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.63
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-12-31)
Correspondence Information
The Bond Fund of America, Inc.
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles,  CA  90071-1406
Telephone:
800-421-0180
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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