BFIAX expense ratio history
AMERICAN FUNDS INFLATION LINKED BOND FUND, Class A
Expense ratio: 0.66%
- In basis points
- 66 basis points
- Yearly cost per $10,000
- $66
- Prospectus dated
- 1 February 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
- Last change
- Cut from 0.69% on 1 February 2026
Fee over time
Share classes
The same fund is sold as 23 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.
| Ticker | Share class | Fee | After waivers | Prospectus dated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFIAX (this page) | Class A | 0.66% | — | 1 Feb 2026 |
| CNLFX | Class 529-F-1 | 0.72% | — | 1 Feb 2026 |
| RILAX | Class R-1 | 1.40% | — | 1 Feb 2026 |
| RILBX | Class R-2 | 1.36% | — | 1 Feb 2026 |
| RILCX | Class R-3 | 0.94% | — | 1 Feb 2026 |
| RILDX | Class R-4 | 0.64% | — | 1 Feb 2026 |
| RILEX | Class R-5 | 0.34% | — | 1 Feb 2026 |
| RILFX | Class R-6 | 0.29% | — | 1 Feb 2026 |
| — | — | 1.52% | — | 1 Feb 2017 |
| BFICX | Class C | 1.40% | — | 1 Feb 2026 |
| BFIFX | Class F-1 | 0.67% | — | 1 Feb 2026 |
| BFIGX | Class F-2 | 0.40% | — | 1 Feb 2026 |
| CNLAX | Class 529-A | 0.67% | — | 1 Feb 2026 |
| — | — | 1.63% | — | 1 Feb 2017 |
| CNLCX | Class 529-C | 1.44% | — | 1 Feb 2026 |
| CNLEX | Class 529-E | 0.89% | — | 1 Feb 2026 |
| RILGX | Class R-2E | 1.09% | — | 1 Feb 2026 |
| RILHX | Class R-5E | 0.44% | — | 1 Feb 2026 |
| FILBX | Class F-3 | 0.29% | — | 1 Feb 2026 |
| TLIBX | Class 529-T | 0.69% | — | 1 Feb 2026 |
| TILBX | Class T | 0.64% | — | 1 Feb 2026 |
| FIBLX | Class 529-F-2 | 0.39% | — | 1 Feb 2026 |
| FLIBX | Class 529-F-3 | 0.34% | — | 1 Feb 2026 |
Every figure we've recorded
| Date | Fee | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2026 | 0.66% | In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS |
| 1 Feb 2026 | 0.66% | Cut from 0.69% to 0.66%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2026-01-30 |
| 1 Feb 2025 | 0.69% | In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS |
| 1 Feb 2024 | 0.69% | In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS |
| 1 Feb 2024 | 0.69% | Raised from 0.67% to 0.69%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-01-31 |
| 1 Feb 2023 | 0.67% | In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS |
| 1 Feb 2022 | 0.67% | In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS |
| 1 Aug 2021 | 0.67% | In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-08-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497 |
| 1 Aug 2021 | 0.67% | Cut from 0.70% to 0.67%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2022-05-02 |
| 1 Feb 2021 | 0.70% | In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS |
| 1 Feb 2021 | 0.70% | Cut from 0.73% to 0.70%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2021-01-29 |
| 30 Oct 2020 | 0.73% | In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-10-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS |
| 1 Feb 2020 | 0.73% | In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS |
| 1 Feb 2019 | 0.73% | In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS |
| 1 Feb 2018 | 0.73% | In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS |
| 1 Feb 2018 | 0.73% | Cut from 0.77% to 0.73%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2018-02-23 |
| 7 Apr 2017 | 0.77% | In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-04-07 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS |
| 1 Feb 2017 | 0.77% | In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS |
| 1 Feb 2017 | 0.77% | Cut from 0.80% to 0.77%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2017-02-23 |
| 1 Jan 2017 | 0.80% | In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS |
| 1 Feb 2016 | 0.80% | In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS |
| 1 Feb 2016 | 0.80% | Raised from 0.79% to 0.80%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2016-02-23 |
| 1 Nov 2015 | 0.79% | In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-11-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS |
| 23 Jan 2015 | 0.79% | In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-01-23 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS |
| 29 Aug 2014 | 0.79% | In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-08-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS |
| 1 Feb 2014 | 0.79% | In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS |
| 1 Feb 2014 | 0.79% | Cut from 0.92% to 0.79%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2014-02-24 |
| 14 Dec 2012 | 0.92% | In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2012-12-14 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS |
What this fee costs
Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.66% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.
$825 in fees over 10 years
After fees, $10,000 grows to $15,269.
| After | Fees paid |
|---|---|
| 1 year | $68 |
| 3 years | $212 |
| 5 years | $369 |
| 10 years | $825 |
How we read this figure
The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.
SEC filings give 20 prospectuses for this share class since 2012. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.
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