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The Growth Fund Of America Class F-1 Shares: (MF: GFAFX)

(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jul 13, 2026 05:20 PM ET

$85.30 USD

-1.37 (-1.58%)

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 24.23 66
3 months 7.60 34
6 months 12.40 60
1 Year 14.52 50
3 Year 15.18 33
5 Year 11.45 19
10 Year 12.86 34

* Annual for three years and beyond.

Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) 135.38
Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) -48.74
Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) 396.65

Load Adjusted Returns as of Nov 30, 2019

1 Year -2.30
5 Year 10.55
10 Year 12.34
Since Inception 13.35

Quarterly Return

1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
2019 13.77 3.43 -2.16 NA
2018 2.92 5.86 4.96 -15.15
2017 8.11 3.87 5.01 6.89
2016 -2.58 2.87 6.46 1.57
2015 3.39 1.34 -6.70 7.74
2014 0.91 4.96 0.42 2.70

Annual Return

20192018201720162015201420132012201120102009
% Total Return 24.23-2.9626.068.385.339.2433.7920.52-4.8312.2934.58
% Total Return Rel to Index -3.411.424.26-3.553.94-4.401.414.52-6.93-2.778.16
% Total Return Rel to Peer -1.153.895.380.566.931.033.096.24-1.80-4.512.75
% Perf Quintile vs Peer* 4.002.002.003.001.003.003.001.004.004.003.00
% Dividends 0.000.250.200.220.240.090.110.280.210.240.22
% Yield 0.420.510.360.480.520.190.240.770.710.760.77
Capital Gains ($) 0.004.823.232.533.394.062.750.000.000.000.00
Expense Ratio 0.690.690.700.710.700.690.710.680.670.670.68

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