Intermediate Bond Fund of America - A

Balancing income and preservation. Limited-term bond strategy that seeks to reduce interest rate risk and diversify equity exposure by holding only investment-grade, dollar-denominated bonds in a portfolio with a dollar-weighted average effective maturity between three and five years.

Price at NAV $12.13 as of 9/28/2023 (updated daily)

Fund Assets (millions) $23,500.7

Portfolio Managers

Expense Ratio

0.63%

Prospectus (PDF)

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Returns at NAV
Returns with Sales Charge

Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

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-3.36%

1-year return

0.47%

5-year return

0.76%

10-year return

4.31%

30-Day SEC Yield

Returns as of 8/31/23 (updated monthly). Yield as of 8/31/23 (updated monthly).

Asset Mix

	U.S. Equities0.0%		Non-U.S. Equities0.0%
	U.S. Bonds92.1%		Non-U.S. Bonds6.2%
	Cash & Equivalents 1.7%

	U.S. Equities0.0%
	Non-U.S. Equities0.0%
	U.S. Bonds92.1%
	Non-U.S. Bonds6.2%
	Cash & Equivalents 1.7%

As of 8/31/2023 (updated monthly)

Growth of 10K
High & Low Prices

Growth of 10K

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For Class A Shares, this chart tracks a hypothetical investment with dividends reinvested, over the last 20 years, or since inception date if the fund has been in existence under 20 years, through 12/31/2022.

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AIBAX

Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit (1-7 years, ex BBB) Index

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High & Low Prices

Fund Statistics

4.1 years

Effective Duration

5.8%

Average Yield
to Worst

3.6%

Average Coupon

% of net assets as of 6/30/2023 (updated quarterly)

Morningstar Style Box^TM— Fixed-Income

High Quality

Limited Interest-Rate Sensitivity

Morningstar data as of 6/30/23 (updated quarterly)

Description

Fund Objective

The fund's investment objective is to provide you with current income consistent with the maturity and quality standards described in this prospectus and preservation of capital.

Distinguishing Characteristics

Balancing income and preservation, this limited-term bond strategy seeks to reduce interest rate risk and diversify equity exposure by holding only investment-grade, dollar-denominated bonds in a portfolio with a dollar-weighted average effective maturity between three and five years.

Types of Investments

Primarily invests in corporate bonds, U.S. government bonds or notes, GNMA certificates and other mortgage-related securities, as well as cash.

Maturity

The fund's portfolio will have dollar-weighted average maturities of no less than three years and no greater than five years.

Portfolio Restrictions

The fund invests primarily in debt securities rated A or better and may invest up to 10% of its assets in debt securities rated BBB/Baa (or unrated, but determined by the fund’s investment adviser to be of equivalent quality).

Fund Facts

Fund Inception	2/19/1988
Fund Assets (millions) As of 8/31/2023	$23,500.7
Companies/Issuers Holdings are as of 6/30/2023 (updated quarterly).	830+
Shareholder Accounts Shareholder accounts are as of 8/31/2023	469,918
Regular Dividends Paid	Monthly

Minimum Initial Investment	$250
Capital Gains Paid	Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2022)	263%
Fiscal Year-End	Aug
Prospectus Date	11/01/2022
CUSIP	458809 10 0
Fund Number	23

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ANNUAL RETURNS CHART

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Returns at NAV

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AIBAX

Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit (1-7 years, ex BBB) Index

ANNUAL RETURNS CHART

Quarter-End Returns as of 6/30/23

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Volatility & Return

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Fixed-Income

For Class A Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation

and 10-year annualized return of the fixed income funds

AIBAX

Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit (1-7 years, ex BBB) Index

Other AF Funds

Standard Deviation as of 08/31/2023 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 08/31/2023 (updated monthly) .

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Yield

	12-month
	Distribution Rates	30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV	2.85%	N/A
Fund at MOP	2.78%	4.31%

As of 8/31/2023 (updated monthly)

Portfolio Management

Years of Experience with Fund

Years of Experience with Capital Group

Years of Experience with Investment Industry

David J. Betanzos 22 21 4

Karen Choi 24 15 3

Vincent J. Gonzales 16 10 2

Fergus N. MacDonald 30 19 9

John R. Queen 33 20 2

David J. Betanzos	4	21	22
Karen Choi	3	15	24
Vincent J. Gonzales	2	10	16
Fergus N. MacDonald	9	19	30
John R. Queen	2	20	33

A boldface number indicates that years of experience with Capital Group is equal to years of experience with investment industry.

Ratings & Risk

Morningstar Rating ^TM

Overall Morningstar Rating^TM Funds rated(532)
3-yr. Morningstar Rating^TM (532 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar Rating^TM (488 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar Rating^TM (354 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk	Above Average HIGH LOW
Category	Short-Term Bond

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MORNINGSTAR RATINGS

Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 8/31/2023 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

		Fund
Standard Deviation		2.68
Sharpe Ratio		-0.04
For the 10 Years ending 8/31/23 (updated monthly).
American Funds Benchmark		Morningstar Benchmark
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit (1-7 years, ex BBB) Index		Bloomberg US Agg Bond TR USD
R-squared	94	87
Beta	1.07	0.58
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside)	109/103	52/56
American Funds Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 6/30/23 (updated quarterly). Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 8/31/23 (updated monthly).

Quality Summary

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U.S. Treasuries/Agencies

26.0%

AAA/Aaa

44.6%

AA/Aa

6.1%

10.9%

BBB/Baa

7.4%

Unrated

2.4%

Cash & equivalents

2.8%

% of net assets as of 6/30/2023 (updated quarterly)

Average Life Breakdown

0-4.9 Years

60.6%

5-9.9 Years

33.8%

10-19.9 Years

3.0%

20-29.9 Years

0.0%

30+ Years

% of net assets as of 6/30/2023 (updated quarterly)

Holdings

Bonds Breakdown

Total bond holdings

Mortgage-backed obligations + 35.5%

U.S. Treasury bonds & notes 25.6%

Corporate bonds, notes & loans + 19.5%

Financials	6.9%
Utilities	3.5%
Health Care	2.5%
Telecommunication services	1.4%
Consumer discretionary	1.2%
Consumer staples	1.2%
Industrials	0.9%
Other corporate bonds, notes & loans	0.6%
Materials	0.5%
Energy	0.4%
Information technology	0.4%

Asset-backed obligations 13.0%

Other 3.4%

Federal agency bonds & notes 0.2%

Municipal securities 0.2%

% of net assets as of 6/30/2023 (updated quarterly)

U.S. Treasury

25.6%

Federal Home Loan Mortgage

8.8%

Fannie Mae

8.3%

UMBS

6.6%

Ginnie Mae II

1.6%

Bank of America

0.8%

Morgan Stanley

0.7%

NEW ECONOMY ASSETS - PHASE I ISSUER LLC USRE_2 ...

0.7%

Edison International

0.6%

FirstEnergy

0.6%

% of net assets as of 6/30/2023 (updated quarterly)

QUARTERLY HOLDINGS

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Distributions as of 09/28/23

Historical Distributions as of 09/28/23

2023

Record Date	Calculated Date	Pay Date	Income Dividend Regular	Income Dividend Special	Cap. Gains Long-Term	Cap. Gains Short-Term	Reinvest NAV
Daily	01/31/23	02/01/23	$0.0236709	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$12.63
Daily	02/28/23	03/01/23	$0.0201825	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$12.39
Daily	03/31/23	04/03/23	$0.0391948	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$12.64
Daily	04/28/23	05/01/23	$0.0339051	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$12.66
Daily	05/31/23	06/01/23	$0.0358268	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$12.51
Daily	06/30/23	07/03/23	$0.037115	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$12.32
Daily	07/31/23	08/01/23	$0.0356458	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$12.32
Daily	08/31/23	09/01/23	$0.0371931	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$12.29
		2023 Year-to-Date:	Dividends Subtotal: $0.26273412		Cap Gains Subtotal: $0.00
			Total Distributions: $0.26273412

Rate	As of Date
0.00128471	09/01/2023
0.00384910	09/05/2023
0.00209959	09/06/2023
0.00122744	09/07/2023
0.00126892	09/08/2023
0.00294341	09/11/2023
0.00180161	09/12/2023
0.00122683	09/13/2023
0.00126549	09/14/2023
0.00129845	09/15/2023
0.00305505	09/18/2023
0.00176055	09/19/2023
0.00123753	09/20/2023
0.00129372	09/21/2023
0.00127085	09/22/2023
0.00313037	09/25/2023
0.00182116	09/26/2023
0.00129850	09/27/2023
0.00125477	09/28/2023

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CURRENT DAILY DIVIDENDS

Rate		As of-Date
0.00128471		09/01/2023
0.00384910		09/05/2023
0.00209959		09/06/2023
0.00122744		09/07/2023
0.00126892		09/08/2023
0.00294341		09/11/2023
0.00180161		09/12/2023
0.00122683		09/13/2023
0.00126549		09/14/2023
0.00129845		09/15/2023
0.00305505		09/18/2023
0.00176055		09/19/2023
0.00123753		09/20/2023
0.00129372		09/21/2023
0.00127085		09/22/2023
0.00313037		09/25/2023
0.00182116		09/26/2023
0.00129850		09/27/2023
0.00125477		09/28/2023

Fees & Expenses

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Fees


Annual Management Fees	0.19%
Other Expenses	0.14%
Service 12b-1	0.30%

As of each fund's most recent prospectus.

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Expense Ratio

AIBAX	0.63%
Lipper Short-Intmdt Investment Grade Debt Funds Average	0.74%

Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 6/30/23 (updated quarterly).

Resources

Prospectuses & Reports for AIBAX

Quarterly Fund Fact Sheet (PDF) 07/23
Fund Commentary (PDF) 08/23
Single Sheet (PDF) 11/22
Summary Prospectus (PDF) 11/22
Prospectus (PDF) 11/22
Statement of additional information (PDF) 11/22
Semi-Annual Report (PDF) 04/23
Annual Report (PDF) 10/22

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Intermediate Bond Fund of America ® (AIBAX)

Summary

Returns at NAV

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Returns at NAV

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Asset Mix

Growth of 10K

High & Low Prices

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Fund Statistics

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Description

Fund Facts

Returns LEARN ABOUT THE SYSTEM BEHIND OUR RESULTS

Month-End Returns as of 8/31/23

Quarter-End Returns as of 6/30/23

Month-End Returns as of 8/31/23

Quarter-End Returns as of 6/30/23

Volatility & Return

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Portfolio Management

Ratings & Risk

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Risk Measures

Quality Summary

Average Life Breakdown

Holdings

Bonds Breakdown

Bond Details

Top Fixed-Income Issuers

Geographic Breakdown

Prices & Distributions

Historical Prices Month-End

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Historical Prices Month-End

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Historical Distributions as of 09/28/23

Historical Distributions as of 09/28/23

Fees & Expenses

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Expense Ratio

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