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The Growth Fund Of America Class F-1 Shares: (MF: GFAFX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 30, 2026 05:38 PM ET
$80.10 USD
-1.00 (-1.23%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 19.85 | 10 |
| 3 months | 1.66 | 50 |
| 6 months | 8.59 | 45 |
| 1 Year | 19.86 | 10 |
| 3 Year | 28.26 | 13 |
| 5 Year | 11.76 | 37 |
| 10 Year | 15.09 | 16 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 135.38 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -48.74 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 1,129.64 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 19.85 |
| 5 Year | 11.76 |
| 10 Year | 15.09 |
| Since Inception | 13.78 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -6.42 | 17.95 | 6.81 | 1.66 |
| 2024 | 12.53 | 3.77 | 5.22 | 4.45 |
| 2023 | 11.18 | 10.62 | -2.43 | 14.27 |
| 2022 | -10.71 | -21.98 | -2.70 | 2.26 |
| 2021 | 2.46 | 8.28 | 0.95 | 6.47 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 19.85 | 28.36 | 37.13 | -30.69 | 19.25 | 37.74 | 28.05 | -2.96 | 26.06 | 8.38 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | 1.63 | 3.34 | 10.88 | -12.49 | -9.42 | 19.34 | -3.44 | 1.42 | 4.26 | -3.55 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 7.14 | 8.97 | 14.13 | -10.99 | -2.80 | 17.83 | -0.37 | 3.89 | 5.38 | 0.56 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.34 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.22 |
| % Yield | 0.20 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.61 | 0.51 | 0.36 | 0.48 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 8.36 | 6.38 | 4.30 | 1.84 | 6.01 | 2.73 | 3.27 | 4.82 | 3.23 | 2.53 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.71 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%