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The Growth Fund Of America Class 529-c Shares: (MF: CGFCX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Aug 22, 2025 08:00 PM ET
$72.68 USD
+1.38 (1.94%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Jul 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 12.05 | 10 |
| 3 months | 17.89 | 22 |
| 6 months | 6.63 | 17 |
| 1 Year | 22.88 | 14 |
| 3 Year | 20.45 | 15 |
| 5 Year | 13.83 | 40 |
| 10 Year | 13.29 | 23 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 125.09 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -49.34 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 912.74 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Jul 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 19.23 |
| 5 Year | 14.75 |
| 10 Year | 13.33 |
| Since Inception | 12.77 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -6.60 | 17.74 | NA | NA |
| 2024 | 12.30 | 3.58 | 5.02 | 4.28 |
| 2023 | 10.96 | 10.41 | -2.61 | 14.06 |
| 2022 | -10.87 | -22.14 | -2.89 | 1.99 |
| 2021 | 2.27 | 8.08 | 0.76 | 6.27 |
| 2020 | -15.24 | 25.76 | 10.79 | 15.80 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 12.05 | 27.41 | 36.10 | -31.27 | 18.37 | 36.75 | 27.08 | -3.68 | 25.05 | 7.55 | 4.46 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | 3.47 | 2.39 | 9.85 | -13.07 | -10.30 | 18.35 | -4.40 | 0.71 | 3.25 | -4.38 | 3.08 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 5.11 | 8.01 | 13.10 | -11.57 | -3.68 | 16.83 | -1.33 | 3.17 | 4.37 | -0.26 | 6.06 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| % Yield | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 6.38 | 4.30 | 1.84 | 6.01 | 2.73 | 3.27 | 4.82 | 3.23 | 2.53 | 3.39 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.44 | 1.41 | 1.38 | 1.42 | 1.45 | 1.46 | 1.48 | 1.52 | 1.51 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%