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The Growth Fund Of America - Class F-3: (MF: GAFFX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of May 27, 2025 08:00 PM ET
$77.09 USD
+1.62 (2.15%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Apr 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | -4.60 | 34 |
| 3 months | -9.31 | 52 |
| 6 months | 0.14 | 12 |
| 1 Year | 14.07 | 8 |
| 3 Year | 14.35 | 10 |
| 5 Year | 14.91 | 25 |
| 10 Year | NA | NA |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | NA |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | NA |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Apr 30, 2025
| 1 Year | 7.11 |
| 5 Year | 17.59 |
| 10 Year | NA |
| Since Inception | 13.89 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -6.35 | NA | NA | NA |
| 2024 | 12.63 | 3.85 | 5.32 | 4.57 |
| 2023 | 11.28 | 10.73 | -2.34 | 14.39 |
| 2022 | -10.63 | -21.91 | -2.62 | 2.26 |
| 2021 | 2.54 | 8.38 | 1.03 | 6.57 |
| 2020 | -15.03 | 26.12 | 11.12 | 16.11 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | -4.60 | 28.83 | 37.66 | -30.50 | 19.69 | 38.27 | 28.52 | -2.60 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | 0.31 | 3.81 | 11.42 | -12.29 | -8.99 | 19.87 | -2.96 | 1.78 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 0.86 | 9.43 | 14.66 | -10.80 | -2.36 | 18.35 | 0.09 | 4.25 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.00 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.35 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| % Yield | 0.00 | 0.65 | 0.75 | 0.67 | 0.35 | 0.48 | 0.96 | 0.94 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 6.38 | 4.30 | 1.84 | 6.01 | 2.73 | 3.27 | 4.82 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%