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The Growth Fund Of America Class 529-a Shares: (MF: CGFAX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of May 19, 2025 08:00 PM ET
$75.79 USD
+0.13 (0.17%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Apr 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | -4.70 | 35 |
| 3 months | -9.37 | 53 |
| 6 months | -0.01 | 13 |
| 1 Year | 13.70 | 9 |
| 3 Year | 13.94 | 13 |
| 5 Year | 14.50 | 31 |
| 10 Year | 11.79 | 24 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 135.19 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -48.78 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 907.71 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Apr 30, 2025
| 1 Year | 3.13 |
| 5 Year | 16.36 |
| 10 Year | 11.38 |
| Since Inception | 13.19 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -6.43 | NA | NA | NA |
| 2024 | 12.55 | 3.76 | 5.23 | 4.48 |
| 2023 | 11.15 | 10.64 | -2.43 | 14.27 |
| 2022 | -10.70 | -21.98 | -2.70 | 2.19 |
| 2021 | 2.46 | 8.28 | 0.96 | 6.48 |
| 2020 | -15.09 | 25.98 | 11.01 | 16.01 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | -4.70 | 28.40 | 37.12 | -30.73 | 19.27 | 37.77 | 28.06 | -2.98 | 18.27 | 8.36 | 5.29 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | 0.21 | 3.38 | 10.87 | -12.52 | -9.40 | 19.37 | -3.43 | 1.41 | -3.51 | -3.57 | 3.90 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 0.77 | 9.01 | 14.12 | -11.03 | -2.78 | 17.85 | -0.36 | 3.88 | -2.39 | 0.54 | 6.89 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.00 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 0.35 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.23 |
| % Yield | 0.00 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.28 | 0.04 | 0.21 | 0.63 | 0.54 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.51 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 6.38 | 4.30 | 1.84 | 6.01 | 2.73 | 3.27 | 4.82 | 0.00 | 2.53 | 3.39 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.74 | 0.73 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%