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The Growth Fund Of America Class C Shares: (MF: GFACX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Sep 16, 2025 08:00 PM ET
$75.28 USD
+0.05 (0.07%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Aug 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 13.95 | 9 |
| 3 months | 10.69 | 21 |
| 6 months | 12.73 | 15 |
| 1 Year | 22.34 | 11 |
| 3 Year | 22.61 | 16 |
| 5 Year | 12.38 | 48 |
| 10 Year | 14.17 | 24 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 126.01 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -49.29 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 938.44 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Aug 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 19.27 |
| 5 Year | 14.81 |
| 10 Year | 13.38 |
| Since Inception | 9.15 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -6.58 | 17.74 | NA | NA |
| 2024 | 12.32 | 3.59 | 5.04 | 4.27 |
| 2023 | 10.98 | 10.43 | -2.60 | 14.07 |
| 2022 | -10.87 | -22.13 | -2.88 | 1.99 |
| 2021 | 2.27 | 8.09 | 0.78 | 6.28 |
| 2020 | -15.25 | 25.76 | 10.82 | 15.80 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 13.95 | 27.46 | 36.18 | -31.24 | 18.42 | 36.79 | 27.14 | -3.65 | 25.11 | 7.60 | 4.50 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | 3.16 | 2.43 | 9.94 | -13.04 | -10.25 | 18.39 | -4.34 | 0.74 | 3.32 | -4.33 | 3.12 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 4.91 | 8.06 | 13.18 | -11.55 | -3.63 | 16.88 | -1.27 | 3.20 | 4.43 | -0.21 | 6.10 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| % Yield | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 6.38 | 4.30 | 1.84 | 6.01 | 2.73 | 3.27 | 4.82 | 3.23 | 2.53 | 3.39 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.35 | 1.36 | 1.38 | 1.36 | 1.35 | 1.38 | 1.41 | 1.42 | 1.44 | 1.46 | 1.45 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%