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The Growth Fund Of America Class 529-e Shares: (MF: CGFEX)

(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Aug 21, 2026 05:18 PM ET

$84.44 USD

+0.76 (0.91%)

Zacks MF Rank

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2 Buy
3 Hold
4 Sell
5 Strong Sell

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1-Strong Buy of 5 1        

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Latest Performance as of Jul 31, 2026

Total Return %* Percentile Rank Objective
YTD 5.42 68
3 months 3.04 59
6 months 4.82 67
1 Year 12.18 60
3 Year 19.98 12
5 Year 10.17 37
10 Year 14.92 19

* Annual for three years and beyond.

Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) 131.07
Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) -49.00
Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) 1,190.47

Load Adjusted Returns as of Jul 31, 2026

1 Year 18.52
5 Year 11.17
10 Year 15.82
Since Inception 13.47

Quarterly Return

1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
2026 -8.13 18.94 NA NA
2025 -6.48 17.89 6.75 1.61
2024 12.45 3.72 5.16 4.40
2023 11.10 10.57 -2.49 14.21
2022 -10.75 -22.03 -2.76 2.13
2021 2.39 8.22 0.89 6.42

Annual Return

20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016
% Total Return 5.4219.5928.0636.81-30.9018.9937.4527.73-3.1825.728.11
% Total Return Rel to Index -0.941.373.0410.56-12.70-9.6919.05-3.751.213.93-3.82
% Total Return Rel to Peer -0.706.888.6713.81-11.20-3.0617.53-0.683.685.050.29
% Perf Quintile vs Peer* 3.001.001.001.005.004.001.004.002.002.003.00
% Dividends 0.000.010.100.210.010.000.010.230.130.100.12
% Yield 0.000.010.120.010.010.000.020.420.280.190.26
Capital Gains ($) 0.008.366.384.301.846.012.733.274.823.232.53
Expense Ratio 0.880.880.880.910.880.880.900.930.940.950.98

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