BFFAX
ActiveBond Fund of America
Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)
Expense Ratio
1.04%
Annual Cost per $10K
$104.00
30-Year Fee Drag per $10K
$19,334
at 7% annual return
Fund Type
Mutual Fund
Active
Trailing 12-Month
+5.65%
Asset Allocation
US Bond
83%Intl Bond
9%Cash
8%Fee Comparison
BFFAX
1.04%US Bond average
0.76%US Bond cheapest
0.00%Index benchmark
0.03%37% more expensive than category average
Historical Returns
Monthly total returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of December 2025 · Updated quarterly
+16.85%3Y
Compare to
Fee Impact Calculator
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BFFAX at 1.04%$283,941
At index rates (0.03%)$377,424
Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613
Total fee drag$96,672
Cost vs index fund−$93,483
Similar Funds (100)
Ranked by allocation similarity weighted by fund size · Returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of December 2025
| Ticker | Name | ER |
|---|---|---|
| BFFAX | Bond Fund of America | 1.04% |
| ABNDX | Bond Fund of America | 1.04% |
| JCPPX | JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund | 1.14% |
| VBTSX | VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND | — |
| CCBFX | Capital Group Central Corporate Bond Fund | — |
| VTBIX | VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET II INDEX FUND | 0.09% |
| JCBPX | JPMorgan Core Bond Fund | 1.33% |
| PIINX | PIMCO Income Fund | 1.08% |
| FBKWX | Fidelity Total Bond Fund | 0.75% |
| BAGSX | Baird Aggregate Bond Fund | 0.55% |
| DOXIX | Dodge & Cox Income Fund | 0.33% |
| VBSSX | VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND INDEX FUND | — |
| AIBAX | Intermediate Bond Fund of America | 0.65% |
| FFRAX | Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund | 0.73% |
| VIBSX | VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND INDEX FUND | — |
| BKLN | Invesco Senior Loan ETF | 0.65% |
| GIBRX | Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund | 0.49% |
| LQD | iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.14% |
| BBCPX | Bridge Builder Core Plus Bond Fund | 0.16% |
| HIGFX | American High Income Trust | 0.32% |
| TRVZX | T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc. | 0.32% |
| SRLN | SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF | 0.70% |
| TRKZX | T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. | 0.60% |
| BCOSX | Baird Core Plus Bond Fund | 0.55% |
| FBND | Fidelity Total Bond ETF | 0.36% |
| FSMTX | Fidelity SAI Total Bond Fund | 0.29% |
| PTRAX | PIMCO Total Return Fund | 0.76% |
| FBNDX | Fidelity Investment Grade Bond Fund | 0.75% |
| TSRSX | Thornburg Strategic Income Fund | 0.53% |
| IUSB | iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF | 0.06% |
| DDLDX | DoubleLine Low Duration Bond Fund | 0.70% |
| VFICX | VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND | 0.20% |
| TBBWX | Nuveen Core Bond Fund | 0.29% |
| BIMSX | Baird Intermediate Bond Fund | 0.55% |
| IIBAX | VOYA INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND | 1.43% |
| FSIGX | Fidelity Series Investment Grade Bond Fund | 0.00% |
| QCBMFX | College Retirement Equities Fund - Core Bond Account | — |
| THRLX | Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund | 0.42% |
| FFTSX | Short-Term Bond Fund of America | 0.35% |
| JDYRX | PGIM High Yield Fund | 0.74% |
| WAPSX | Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund | 0.42% |
| CMBKX | American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund | 0.70% |
| DDCFX | DoubleLine Core Fixed Income Fund | 0.50% |
| JBFRX | Bond Fund | 0.46% |
| JCPB | JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF | 0.38% |
| PCRRX | PIMCO CommodityRealReturn Strategy Fund | 1.25% |
| CIBRX | Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | 0.49% |
| VWESX | VANGUARD LONG-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND | 0.21% |
| UINCX | Victory Income Fund | 0.84% |
| TBIIX | Nuveen Bond Index Fund | 0.32% |
| BFCAX | American Funds Corporate Bond Fund | 1.48% |
| PLFLX | Aristotle Floating Rate Income Fund | 1.05% |
| LGBNX | Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund | 0.44% |
| FIHAX | Federated Hermes Institutional High Yield Bond Fund | 0.75% |
| WACSX | Western Asset Core Bond Fund | 0.42% |
| JGCGX | JPMorgan Income Fund | 0.39% |
| TBPPX | Nuveen Core Plus Bond Fund | 0.45% |
| CBORX | Calvert Bond Fund | 0.46% |
| MHYSX | NYLI MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund | 0.56% |
| FTKFX | Fidelity Total Bond K6 Fund | 0.30% |
| BBTBX | Bridge Builder Core Bond Fund | 0.12% |
| ANBAX | American Funds Strategic Bond Fund | 0.31% |
| CHIAX | Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund | 0.95% |
| SDICX | Guggenheim Core Bond Fund | 0.53% |
| DRSK | Aptus Defined Risk ETF | 0.78% |
| PSJIX | Short-Term Income Fund | 0.63% |
| RCTIX | River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund$1M min | 0.67% |
| SPAB | SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF | 0.03% |
| MXFEX | NYLI Floating Rate Fund | 0.64% |
| ILABX | VOYA U.S. BOND INDEX PORTFOLIO | 0.76% |
| PLIAX | Aristotle Core Income Fund | 0.85% |
| JAFLX | Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Portfolio$1M min | 0.82% |
| JHYUX | JPMorgan High Yield Fund | 0.50% |
| FFRDX | Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund | 0.62% |
| GAAAX | GMO Opportunistic Income Fund | 0.58% |
| CNLEX | American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund | 0.89% |
| MFGBX | MFS Government Securities Fund | 0.77% |
| BUBSX | Baird Ultra Short Bond Fund | 0.40% |
| PARRX | PIMCO Real Return Fund | 0.75% |
| MRBBX | MFS Total Return Bond Fund | 0.60% |
| SLDBX | SIIT LIMITED DURATION BOND FUND | 0.32% |
| FSILX | Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund | 0.66% |
| SCOAX | SIIT CORE FIXED INCOME FUND | 0.37% |
| GLDZX | LOW-DURATION BOND FUND | 0.66% |
| SGYAX | SIIT HIGH YIELD BOND FUND | 0.57% |
| TRHYX | T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund$1M min | 0.50% |
| FGKNX | Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund | 0.72% |
| TAFLX | Transamerica Bond | 0.44% |
| PHYAX | PIMCO High Yield Fund | 0.85% |
| DFLAX | BNY Mellon Floating Rate Income Fund | 1.03% |
| BOND | PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund | 0.54% |
| JFHYX | High Yield Fund | 0.56% |
| RFRAX | Columbia Floating Rate Fund | 1.01% |
| EIBRX | Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston | 0.66% |
| NEAR | iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF | 0.25% |
| VBLTX | VANGUARD LONG-TERM BOND INDEX FUND | — |
| STYAX | Allspring Core Plus Bond Fund | 0.67% |
| LFROX | Lord Abbett Floating Rate Fund | 0.54% |
| LTRHX | Lord Abbett Total Return Fund | 0.36% |
| GAKPX | Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund | 1.46% |
| JAGBX | Select Bond Trust | 0.60% |
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