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FFIFX Mutual Fund — American Funds The Income Fund of America® Class 529-F-3
American Funds The Income Fund of America® Class 529-F-3 (FFIFX)
Updated October 16, 2026.
Verdict as of October 16, 2026
FFIFX's distribution is rated safe by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (97/100, medium confidence). It pays quarterly and its distribution rate is 9.60%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.187 with an ex-date of September 14, 2026, was 0.5% higher than the previous $0.186. These payments are unclassified; this does not establish a base-dividend change.
Sources: Capital Group page for FFIFX, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
FFIFX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 9.60%, its trailing-12-month yield is 9.60%, its expense ratio is 0.31%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 97/100 (Safe). Total return is 88.8% over the past 6 years, 64.6 points behind SPY at 153.4%.
American Funds The Income Fund of America® Class 529-F-3 is a mutual fund that invests primarily in income-producing securities, including dividend-paying stocks and interest-bearing bonds, with at least 60% allocated to equities and up to 30% to international issuers. The fund has a modest current distribution rate and makes quarterly distributions, with an expense ratio of 0.31%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking a diversified mix of domestic and international dividend and fixed-income securities.
FFIFX dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-16.
The distribution rate (9.60%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Trailing-12-month yield (9.60%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.187. The ex-dividend date is 09/14/2026.
| Ex-date | Amount | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | $0.187 | 0.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2026-06-15 | $0.186 | -0.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2026-03-16 | $0.187 | -91.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-12-15 | $2.105 | 1025.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-09-15 | $0.187 | 0.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-06-09 | $0.186 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-03-10 | $0.186 | -82.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-12-16 | $1.065 | 472.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-09-16 | $0.186 | 0.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-06-10 | $0.185 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-03-11 | $0.185 | -48.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-12-12 | $0.361 | 95.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-09-11 | $0.185 | 0.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-06-12 | $0.184 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-03-13 | $0.184 | -83.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-12-13 | $1.101 | 515.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-09-12 | $0.179 | -0.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-06-13 | $0.18 | -0.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-03-14 | $0.181 | -85.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-12-14 | $1.245 | 587.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-09-13 | $0.181 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-06-14 | $0.181 | 0.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-03-15 | $0.18 | -34.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-12-15 | $0.273 | — |
| 2020 total | $0.273 | — |
| 2021 total | $1.787 | 554.6% |
| 2022 total | $1.641 | -8.2% |
| 2023 total | $0.914 | -44.3% |
| 2024 total | $1.621 | 77.4% |
| 2025 total | $2.664 | 64.3% |
| 2026 YTD total | $0.56 | 0.2% vs prior-year YTD |
FFIFX dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +64.1%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | +64.1% |
| 3Y | 61.1% |
| 5Y | 26.7% |
FFIFX holdings and sector exposure
Holdings are not available for this snapshot.
FFIFX performance versus SPY
Price and return data through 2026-10-16.
Total return is 88.8% over the past 6 years, 64.6 points behind SPY at 153.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 11.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 6.1%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | 0.7% | — |
| 3M | 0.9% | — |
| 6M | 2.6% | — |
| YTD | 8.5% | — |
| 1Y | 11.4% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | 11.70% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 15.40% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | 8.50% |
| Since inception (6 years) | 88.8% | 11.30% |
FFIFX key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 97 · Safe
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 9.31%
- Issuer
- Capital Group
- Asset type
- Mutual Fund
- Asset class
- Equity
- Expense ratio
- 0.31%
- Distribution rate
- 9.60%
- Distribution frequency
- Quarterly
- Trailing yield
- 9.60%
- Last close
- $27.76 (as of 2026-10-16)
- NAV
- $26.89 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)
- Premium / discount
- N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)
- AUM
- $119,867,727,872
- Average volume
- 0.0
- Dividend
- $0.187
- Ex-dividend date
- 09/14/2026
- Beta
- 0.82
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (9.60%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (9.60%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: Capital Group or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
FFIFX risks and drawbacks
Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 6.1%.
Who may consider FFIFX — and who may not
FFIFX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FFIFX pays quarterly); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
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Frequently asked questions
Does FFIFX pay monthly?
No. FFIFX currently pays quarterly, not monthly.
What is FFIFX's expense ratio?
FFIFX's expense ratio is 0.31%.
What is FFIFX's dividend yield?
FFIFX's distribution rate is 9.60%, paid quarterly, with a 0.31% expense ratio — calculation basis unavailable.
How has FFIFX's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +64.1%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does FFIFX pay a dividend?
FFIFX pays quarterly. The dividend amount is $0.187. The ex-dividend date is 09/14/2026.
How has FFIFX performed?
Total return is 88.8% over the past 6 years, 64.6 points behind SPY at 153.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 11.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 6.1%.
Is FFIFX a good investment?
FFIFX's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 97 (Safe). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 9.60% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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