RBOBX Mutual Fund — American Fds Itmt Bd Fd of Amer R-2

American Fds Itmt Bd Fd of Amer R-2 (RBOBX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

RBOBX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 3.34%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.25%, its expense ratio is 1.31%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 95/100 (Safe). Total return is 42.6% over the past 24.4 years, 967.0 points behind SPY at 1009.6%.

American Funds Intermediate Bond Fund of America R-2 is a mutual fund that invests primarily in investment-grade U.S. dollar-denominated bonds and debt securities with an effective maturity between three and five years. The fund maintains a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 1.31%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to intermediate-term fixed income with relatively high credit quality.

RBOBX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 42.6% over the past 24.4 years, 967.0 points behind SPY at 1009.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -1.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 3.8%.

RBOBX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

95 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.17%

Issuer

Capital Group

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Fixed Income

Expense ratio

1.31%

Distribution rate

3.34%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

3.25%

Last close

$12.19 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$12.48 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

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

AUM

$17,701,681,152

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$0.033

Ex-dividend date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.63

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.34%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.25%) 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.

RBOBX risks and drawbacks

RBOBX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 3.8%.

Who may consider RBOBX — and who may not

RBOBX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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