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The Growth Fund Of America Class C Shares: (MF: GFACX)

(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jul 2, 2026 05:22 PM ET

$72.34 USD

-0.71 (-0.97%)

Zacks MF Rank

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2 Buy
3 Hold
4 Sell
5 Strong Sell

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Latest Performance as of Nov 30, 2019

Total Return %* Percentile Rank Objective
YTD 23.44 70
3 months 7.43 38
6 months 12.02 67
1 Year 13.72 55
3 Year 14.36 40
5 Year 10.64 29
10 Year 12.00 52

* Annual for three years and beyond.

Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) 126.01
Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) -49.29
Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) 357.58

Load Adjusted Returns as of Nov 30, 2019

1 Year -3.96
5 Year 9.74
10 Year 11.49
Since Inception 7.07

Quarterly Return

1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
2019 13.58 3.25 -2.34 NA
2018 2.74 5.69 4.75 -15.30
2017 7.88 3.70 4.82 6.68
2016 -2.75 2.70 6.26 1.39
2015 3.16 1.17 -6.87 7.51
2014 0.73 4.75 0.23 2.53

Annual Return

20192018201720162015201420132012201120102009
% Total Return 23.44-3.6525.117.604.508.4432.7419.58-5.6211.4033.50
% Total Return Rel to Index -4.200.743.32-4.333.12-5.200.363.58-7.72-3.667.08
% Total Return Rel to Peer -1.943.204.43-0.216.100.232.045.30-2.59-5.391.68
% Perf Quintile vs Peer* 4.002.002.003.001.004.003.001.004.005.003.00
% Dividends 0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.010.000.020.04
% Yield 0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.020.000.070.15
Capital Gains ($) 0.004.823.232.533.394.062.740.000.000.000.00
Expense Ratio 1.411.421.441.461.451.451.501.491.461.471.49

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