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The Growth Fund Of America Class 529-a Shares: (MF: CGFAX)

(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jul 1, 2026 05:18 PM ET

$85.94 USD

-0.37 (-0.43%)

Zacks MF Rank

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2 Buy
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5 Strong Sell

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Latest Performance as of Nov 30, 2019

Total Return %* Percentile Rank Objective
YTD 24.25 65
3 months 7.60 34
6 months 12.41 60
1 Year 14.52 50
3 Year 15.18 33
5 Year 11.43 20
10 Year 12.81 35

* Annual for three years and beyond.

Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) 135.19
Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) -48.78
Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) 394.42

Load Adjusted Returns as of Nov 30, 2019

1 Year -7.62
5 Year 9.30
10 Year 11.67
Since Inception 13.16

Quarterly Return

1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
2019 13.77 3.45 -2.17 NA
2018 2.91 5.88 4.94 -15.16
2017 8.09 3.88 5.02 6.87
2016 -2.58 2.85 6.48 1.56
2015 3.37 1.34 -6.71 7.73
2014 0.91 4.94 0.39 2.70

Annual Return

20192018201720162015201420132012201120102009
% Total Return 24.25-2.9826.048.365.299.2033.7020.44-4.9312.2734.41
% Total Return Rel to Index -3.391.414.25-3.573.90-4.441.324.45-7.02-2.797.99
% Total Return Rel to Peer -1.133.885.360.546.890.993.006.17-1.89-4.522.58
% Perf Quintile vs Peer* 4.002.002.003.001.003.003.001.004.004.003.00
% Dividends 0.000.260.230.220.230.130.110.270.210.240.21
% Yield 0.430.530.420.470.500.270.230.740.710.760.73
Capital Gains ($) 0.004.823.232.533.394.062.750.000.000.000.00
Expense Ratio 0.700.700.710.740.730.740.770.770.730.730.76

* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%