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The Growth Fund Of America Class F-1 Shares: (MF: GFAFX)

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

$87.11 USD

+0.79 (0.92%)

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 5.58 68
3 months 3.11 57
6 months 4.94 66
1 Year 12.43 59
3 Year 20.25 11
5 Year 10.44 34
10 Year 15.19 16

* Annual for three years and beyond.

Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) 135.38
Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) -48.74
Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) 1,252.72

Load Adjusted Returns as of Jul 31, 2026

1 Year 18.80
5 Year 11.44
10 Year 16.10
Since Inception 13.84

Quarterly Return

1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
2026 -8.07 19.00 NA NA
2025 -6.42 17.95 6.81 1.66
2024 12.53 3.77 5.22 4.45
2023 11.18 10.62 -2.43 14.27
2022 -10.71 -21.98 -2.70 2.26
2021 2.46 8.28 0.95 6.47

Annual Return

20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016
% Total Return 5.5719.8528.3637.13-30.6919.2537.7428.05-2.9626.068.38
% Total Return Rel to Index -0.811.633.3410.88-12.49-9.4219.34-3.441.424.26-3.55
% Total Return Rel to Peer -0.577.148.9714.13-10.99-2.8017.83-0.373.895.380.56
% Perf Quintile vs Peer* 3.001.001.001.005.004.001.004.002.002.003.00
% Dividends 0.000.190.260.330.130.000.130.340.250.200.22
% Yield 0.000.200.310.250.240.000.170.610.510.360.48
Capital Gains ($) 0.008.366.384.301.846.012.733.274.823.232.53
Expense Ratio 0.660.650.660.660.660.660.670.690.690.700.71

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