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The Growth Fund Of America Class R-1 Shares: (MF: RGAAX)

(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Oct 26, 2026 05:17 PM ET

$73.64 USD

+0.30 (0.41%)

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 Sep 30, 2026

Total Return %* Percentile Rank Objective
YTD 9.13 51
3 months 0.11 52
6 months 18.93 18
1 Year 10.73 50
3 Year 23.59 15
5 Year 10.49 40
10 Year 14.57 28

* Annual for three years and beyond.

Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) 126.12
Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) -49.28
Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) 1,084.70

Load Adjusted Returns as of Sep 30, 2026

1 Year 10.73
5 Year 10.48
10 Year 14.57
Since Inception 12.92

Quarterly Return

1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
2026 -8.24 18.78 0.11 NA
2025 -6.59 17.75 6.62 1.47
2024 12.34 3.57 5.04 4.26
2023 10.98 10.42 -2.60 14.06
2022 -10.87 -22.13 -2.88 2.00
2021 2.26 8.10 0.77 6.27

Annual Return

20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016
% Total Return 9.1218.9927.4436.16-31.2518.3936.7727.12-3.6625.147.60
% Total Return Rel to Index -3.610.772.429.91-13.05-10.2818.37-4.360.733.35-4.32
% Total Return Rel to Peer -0.186.288.0513.16-11.55-3.6616.86-1.303.194.47-0.21
% Perf Quintile vs Peer* 4.001.001.001.005.004.002.004.002.002.003.00
% Dividends 0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
% Yield 0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Capital Gains ($) 0.008.366.384.301.846.012.733.274.823.232.53
Expense Ratio 1.381.371.381.381.381.381.401.421.421.431.43

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