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American Funds Corporate Bond Fund Class A BFCAX
Historical return decomposition and an investable replication portfolio, using data through 2026-10-09.
Fund and replication metrics
| Measure | BFCAX | Replication |
|---|---|---|
| Annualized growth | -1.2% | -0.4% |
| Annualized volatility | 6.7% | 6.7% |
| Sharpe ratio | -0.14 | -0.03 |
| Maximum drawdown | 21.6% | 21.0% |
| Replication fit (R²) | 0.99 · Tracking error 0.7% | |
Replication portfolio
The published portfolio below is the investable basket used to model BFCAX’s historical return behavior.
| Ticker | Building block | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| VCLT | FI · Long Corp | 31.9% |
| VCSH | FI · Short Corp | 28.2% |
| VCIT | FI · IG Credit | 23.7% |
| AGG | FI · Aggregate | 9.0% |
| VGIT | FI · Intermediate Gov | 7.2% |