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The Growth Fund Of America Class F-1 Shares: (MF: GFAFX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of May 2, 2025 08:00 PM ET
$72.27 USD
+1.54 (2.18%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Mar 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | -6.42 | 60 |
| 3 months | -6.42 | 60 |
| 6 months | -2.25 | 34 |
| 1 Year | 6.74 | 22 |
| 3 Year | 8.54 | 22 |
| 5 Year | 17.18 | 37 |
| 10 Year | 12.48 | 16 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 135.38 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -48.74 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 978.90 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Mar 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 6.74 |
| 5 Year | 17.17 |
| 10 Year | 12.48 |
| Since Inception | 13.45 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -6.42 | NA | NA | NA |
| 2024 | 12.53 | 3.77 | 5.22 | 4.45 |
| 2023 | 11.18 | 10.62 | -2.43 | 14.27 |
| 2022 | -10.71 | -21.98 | -2.70 | 2.26 |
| 2021 | 2.46 | 8.28 | 0.95 | 6.47 |
| 2020 | -15.11 | 25.99 | 11.03 | 15.99 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | -6.42 | 28.36 | 37.13 | -30.69 | 19.25 | 37.74 | 28.05 | -2.96 | 26.06 | 8.38 | 5.33 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -2.15 | 3.34 | 10.88 | -12.49 | -9.42 | 19.34 | -3.44 | 1.42 | 4.26 | -3.55 | 3.94 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -1.40 | 8.97 | 14.13 | -10.99 | -2.80 | 17.83 | -0.37 | 3.89 | 5.38 | 0.56 | 6.93 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.00 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.34 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.24 |
| % Yield | 0.00 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.61 | 0.51 | 0.36 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 6.38 | 4.30 | 1.84 | 6.01 | 2.73 | 3.27 | 4.82 | 3.23 | 2.53 | 3.39 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.00 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.70 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%