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The Growth Fund Of America Class R-5 Shares: (MF: RGAFX)

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

$86.87 USD

-0.86 (-0.98%)

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 24.64 62
3 months 7.71 31
6 months 12.61 57
1 Year 14.92 47
3 Year 15.56 30
5 Year 11.81 17
10 Year 13.21 27

* Annual for three years and beyond.

Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) NA
Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) -48.56
Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) 413.56

Load Adjusted Returns as of Nov 30, 2019

1 Year -1.97
5 Year 10.91
10 Year 12.69
Since Inception 10.08

Quarterly Return

1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
2019 13.86 3.53 -2.08 NA
2018 3.01 5.96 5.01 -15.08
2017 8.16 3.96 5.10 6.97
2016 -2.49 2.95 6.54 1.68
2015 3.44 1.42 -6.61 7.82
2014 1.00 5.02 0.50 2.81

Annual Return

20192018201720162015201420132012201120102009
% Total Return 24.64-2.6626.438.755.649.6134.2120.92-4.5912.6234.90
% Total Return Rel to Index -3.001.734.63-3.184.26-4.031.824.93-6.69-2.438.48
% Total Return Rel to Peer -0.744.195.750.937.241.403.506.64-1.55-4.173.07
% Perf Quintile vs Peer* 4.002.002.003.001.003.002.001.004.004.002.00
% Dividends 0.000.430.370.360.390.290.250.380.310.330.29
% Yield 0.700.860.670.760.830.590.531.051.031.031.01
Capital Gains ($) 0.004.823.232.533.394.062.750.000.000.000.00
Expense Ratio 0.370.370.380.390.380.380.390.390.380.390.40

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