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The Growth Fund Of America Class R-4 Shares: (MF: RGAEX)

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

$86.41 USD

-0.38 (-0.44%)

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 24.28 65
3 months 7.62 33
6 months 12.43 60
1 Year 14.56 49
3 Year 15.22 33
5 Year 11.48 19
10 Year 12.87 34

* Annual for three years and beyond.

Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) 135.24
Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) -48.76
Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) 397.30

Load Adjusted Returns as of Nov 30, 2019

1 Year -2.27
5 Year 10.58
10 Year 12.36
Since Inception 13.36

Quarterly Return

1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
2019 13.76 3.46 -2.16 NA
2018 2.91 5.89 4.93 -15.13
2017 8.08 3.90 5.01 6.89
2016 -2.56 2.88 6.47 1.59
2015 3.37 1.37 -6.71 7.75
2014 0.91 4.96 0.42 2.72

Annual Return

20192018201720162015201420132012201120102009
% Total Return 24.28-2.9526.078.435.339.2633.8220.55-4.8612.2934.53
% Total Return Rel to Index -3.361.434.28-3.493.94-4.381.444.56-6.96-2.778.11
% Total Return Rel to Peer -1.103.905.390.626.931.053.126.27-1.83-4.502.70
% Perf Quintile vs Peer* 4.002.002.003.001.003.003.001.004.004.003.00
% Dividends 0.000.260.220.240.250.150.130.250.190.250.22
% Yield 0.430.530.400.520.540.310.270.690.650.780.78
Capital Gains ($) 0.004.823.232.533.394.062.750.000.000.000.00
Expense Ratio 0.670.670.680.680.670.680.680.690.680.680.69

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