CBOCX
Intermediate Bond Fund of America
Intermediate Bond Fund of America
Expense ratio1
1.40%
Net assets2
$28.64B
Holdings2
2951
Category
Other
2025 return3
5.95%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Oct. 31, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The funds investment objective is to provide you with current income consistent with the maturity and quality standards described in this prospectus and preservation of capital.

Strategy. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in bonds (bonds include any debt instrument and money market instrument), which may be represented by derivatives. The fund maintains a portfolio of bonds, other debt securities and money market instruments having a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of no less than three years and no greater than five years under normal market conditions. The fund invests primarily in bonds and other debt securities with quality ratings of A or better or A3 or better (by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization designated by the funds investment adviser) or unrated but determined to be of equivalent quality by the funds investment adviser. The fund may invest up to 10% of its … The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in bonds (bonds include any debt instrument and money market instrument), which may be represented by derivatives. The fund maintains a portfolio of bonds, other debt securities and money market instruments having a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of no less than three years and no greater than five years under normal market conditions. The fund invests primarily in bonds and other debt securities with quality ratings of A or better or A3 or better (by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization designated by the funds investment adviser) or unrated but determined to be of equivalent quality by the funds investment adviser. The fund may invest up to 10% of its assets in bonds and other debt securities rated in the BBB or Baa rating category (by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization designated by the funds investment adviser) or unrated but determined to be of equivalent quality by the funds investment adviser. The fund primarily invests in debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars. These include securities issued and guaranteed by the U.S. government, debt securities and mortgage-backed securities issued by government-sponsored entities and federal agencies, and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. In addition, the fund may invest in mortgage-backed securities issued by private issuers and asset-backed securities (securities backed by assets such as auto loans, credit card receivables or other providers of credit). The fund may invest in inflation-linked bonds issued by U.S. and non-U.S. governments, their agencies or instrumentalities, and corporations. Inflation-linked bonds are structured to protect against inflation by linking the bonds principal and interest payments to an inflation index, such as the Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers, so that principal and interest adjust to reflect changes in the index. The fund may also invest in futures contracts and swaps, which are types of derivatives. A derivative is a financial contract, the value of which is based on the value of an underlying financial asset (such as a stock, bond or currency), a reference rate or a market index. The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the funds assets. Under this approach, the portfolio of the fund is divided into segments managed by individual managers. The fund relies on the professional judgment of its investment adviser to make decisions about the funds portfolio investments. The basic investment philosophy of the investment adviser is to seek to invest in attractively priced securities that, in its opinion, represent good investment opportunities. Securities may be sold when the investment adviser believes that they no longer represent relatively attractive investment opportunities.

Top holdings

As of Feb. 28, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL CASH FUND CMQXX $2.41B 8.40%
US TREASURY N/B $1.16B 4.05%
US TREASURY N/B $1.07B 3.73%
US TREASURY N/B $1.02B 3.55%
US TREASURY N/B $790.13M 2.76%
US TREASURY N/B $279.05M 0.97%
US TREASURY N/B $248.99M 0.87%
FNCL 2 4/26 $244.29M 0.85%
US TREASURY N/B $230.54M 0.80%
US TREASURY N/B $211.92M 0.74%
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Allocation by sector

As of February 28, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Nov 30, 2025 → Feb 28, 2026
Opened
381
Exited
252
Increased
86
Decreased
1422
Unchanged
1062

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Advisers

As of August 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Capital Research and Management Company Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of February 27, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of February 28, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).

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