IFACX Mutual Fund — American Funds The Income Fund of America Class C

American Funds The Income Fund of America Class C (IFACX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

IFACX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 8.79%, its trailing-12-month yield is 8.79%, its expense ratio is 0.83%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 96/100 (Safe). Total return is 521.1% over the past 25.5 years, 466.1 points behind SPY at 987.2%.

The Income Fund of America Class C is a mutual fund that invests primarily in income-producing securities, including dividend-paying stocks and interest-bearing bonds, with at least 60% of assets in equities and up to 30% in international securities. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate, distributes quarterly, and has an expense ratio of 0.83%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking a diversified mix of U.S. and international dividend and bond investments.

IFACX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 521.1% over the past 25.5 years, 466.1 points behind SPY at 987.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 10.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 6.2%.

IFACX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

96 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

8.44%

Issuer

Capital Group

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/30/1973

Expense ratio

0.83%

Distribution rate

8.79%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

8.79%

Last close

$27.22 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$26.81 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)

AUM

$149,583,710,000

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$0.119

Ex-dividend date

09/14/2026

Beta

0.83

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (8.79%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (8.79%) 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.

IFACX 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 6.2%.

Who may consider IFACX — and who may not

IFACX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (IFACX 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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