American Funds Emerging Markets Bond Fund Class F-1
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- Financial Services
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- Asset Management - Bonds
- Address
- 6455 Irvine Center Drive Irvine CA United States of America 92618
- IPO Date
- Jul 29, 2016
- CIK
- 0001660935
- Website
- capitalgroup.com
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- American Funds Emerging Markets Bond Fund Class F-1 (EBNEX) is an open-end mutual fund managed by Capital Research and Management Company that seeks a high level of total return over the long term, with current income as a large component, through investments primarily in emerging markets debt securities. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in bonds and other debt securities issued by governments, quasi-sovereigns, and corporations in emerging market countries, including U.S. dollar-denominated and local-currency denominated issues such as nominal and inflation-linked government debt, corporate bonds, notes, and loans; as of September 30, 2025, its portfolio allocation includes 70.3% non-U.S. government/agency securities, 16.6% corporate bonds/notes/loans, 3.4% U.S. Treasury bonds/notes, 3.6% U.S. bonds, 0.1% non-U.S. equities, and cash equivalents, with holdings in over 177 issuers primarily across emerging markets regions in Asia, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It pays regular monthly dividends and semi-annual capital gains, targets investors seeking income and diversification from developed market bonds, and features an effective duration of 5.7 years, average yield to worst of 7.1%, and a net expense ratio of 0.93%. Launched on April 22, 2016, as part of Capital Group's American Funds family, the fund is domiciled in the United States with administrative operations based in Los Angeles, California, where Capital Group maintains its headquarters; it had net assets of approximately $3.50 billion as of September 30, 2025, serving 1,808 shareholder accounts with a minimum initial investment of $250. Portfolio managers include Kirstie Spence (since April 2016), Luis Freitas de Oliveira (since March 2019), and Robert Burgess (since December 2023), employing a multiple-manager approach focused on bottom-up research and risk management in emerging markets fixed income. The fund operates within the Morningstar Emerging Markets Bond category, with a 2024 portfolio turnover of 43% and a fiscal year-end of December. In recent developments, the fund maintained its prospectus dated March 1, 2025, amid stable management and portfolio composition, with ongoing monthly dividend distributions through October 2025 totaling $0.421 per share year-to-date and no capital gains distributions reported; it has seen no major acquisitions, mergers, or strategic alliances announced in the past 1-2 years, focusing instead on active portfolio adjustments in response to emerging markets volatility. Expense reimbursements by the adviser, previously noted through at least April 2018, have concluded, with current gross and net expense ratios aligned at 0.93%; performance through September 30, 2025, reflects 1-year returns of 7.15%, 3-year annualized returns of 12.35%, and 5-year annualized returns of 3.38% at net asset value. The fund continues to emphasize geographic diversification across emerging economies without significant operational reorganizations or product launches since inception.