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Data last updated: Oct 12, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 12, 2026): American Funds Bond Fund of Amer F-2 (ABNFX) pays a $0.37 annual dividend ($0.03 monthly), yielding 4.58% at $10.77/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 4.58%
Annual Dividend: $0.37 per share
Dividend Frequency: monthly
Years of Dividend History: 19
American Funds Bond Fund of Amer F-2 dividend comes from a fund that puts at least 80% of its assets into bonds and other debt securities, with a minimum of 60% held in investment-grade debt rated A3/A- or better, plus U.S. government securities and cash equivalents. The current yield is 4.58%, paid monthly. The last dividend amount was $0.3662 per share. ABNFX suits income-focused investors who want monthly cash flow backed by a predominantly investment-grade bond portfolio.
American Funds Bond Fund of Amer F-2 dividend safety is not applicable (fund/ETF) in the traditional payout ratio sense. The dividend level is driven by the income generated from the fund's underlying bond and debt holdings, at least 60% of which must meet an A3/A- investment-grade threshold or equivalent. The history table shows multiple year-over-year declines, including a drop from $0.7300 in 2020 to $0.3010 in 2021, which reflects how changes in interest rates and bond income flow directly through to distributions. That kind of variability is the main risk for income investors counting on a fixed monthly amount.
American Funds Bond Fund of Amer F-2 dividend history shows a CAGR of -0.6% per year from 2009 to 2025. Per-share payments moved from $0.5510 at the start of the window to $0.5020 by 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest single-year jump in the window was 53.9% in 2019, but that spike was followed by a sharp reversal, which illustrates how bond fund distributions can swing with the interest rate environment rather than compound steadily upward. Growth is effectively flat over the full period.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +12.5% | $0.35 (2022) | $0.50 (2025) |
| 5-Year | -7.2% | $0.73 (2020) | $0.50 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +6.0% | $0.28 (2015) | $0.50 (2025) |
ABNFX fits income-focused investors who want monthly distributions from a predominantly investment-grade bond portfolio. The yield is high (above 4%), which is the fund's clearest draw. The trade-off is that the dividend has not grown in real terms, with a CAGR of -0.6% over 16 years, and the history includes multiple meaningful year-over-year declines. American Funds Bond Fund of Amer F-2 delivers current income, but investors accept distribution variability tied to interest rate movements rather than a steadily rising payout.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | $0.0410 |
| 2026-08-31 | $0.0410 |
| 2026-07-31 | $0.0420 |
| 2026-06-30 | $0.0410 |
| 2026-05-29 | $0.0420 |
| 2026-04-30 | $0.0410 |
| 2026-03-31 | $0.0420 |
| 2026-02-27 | $0.0380 |
| 2026-01-30 | $0.0400 |
| 2025-12-31 | $0.0420 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.3680 |
| 2025 | $0.5020 |
| 2024 | $0.5080 |
| 2023 | $0.4410 |
| 2022 | $0.3530 |
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