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The Growth Fund Of America Class A Shares: (MF: AGTHX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Aug 18, 2025 08:00 PM ET
$85.29 USD
+0.19 (0.22%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Jul 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 12.58 | 8 |
| 3 months | 18.13 | 21 |
| 6 months | 7.04 | 14 |
| 1 Year | 23.88 | 11 |
| 3 Year | 21.42 | 12 |
| 5 Year | 14.74 | 28 |
| 10 Year | 13.49 | 20 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 135.45 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -48.80 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 989.49 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Jul 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 14.78 |
| 5 Year | 14.39 |
| 10 Year | 12.91 |
| Since Inception | 13.51 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -6.42 | 17.96 | NA | NA |
| 2024 | 12.54 | 3.78 | 5.23 | 4.48 |
| 2023 | 11.17 | 10.66 | -2.43 | 14.29 |
| 2022 | -10.70 | -21.97 | -2.70 | 2.19 |
| 2021 | 2.47 | 8.30 | 0.96 | 6.49 |
| 2020 | -15.09 | 26.00 | 11.02 | 16.01 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 12.58 | 28.42 | 37.20 | -30.72 | 19.33 | 37.79 | 28.11 | -2.88 | 18.43 | 8.45 | 5.36 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | 3.99 | 3.40 | 10.95 | -12.51 | -9.35 | 19.39 | -3.37 | 1.51 | -3.36 | -3.48 | 3.97 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 5.64 | 9.03 | 14.20 | -11.02 | -2.72 | 17.88 | -0.31 | 3.97 | -2.24 | 0.63 | 6.95 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.00 | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.38 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.27 |
| % Yield | 0.00 | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.52 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 0.66 | 0.60 | 0.47 | 0.53 | 0.57 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 6.38 | 4.30 | 1.84 | 6.01 | 2.73 | 3.27 | 4.82 | 0.00 | 2.53 | 3.39 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.65 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%