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The Growth Fund Of America Class R-2 Shares: (MF: RGABX)

(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Oct 23, 2026 05:18 PM ET

$74.71 USD

-0.38 (-0.51%)

Zacks MF Rank

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2 Buy
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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 9.11 51
3 months 0.11 52
6 months 18.92 18
1 Year 10.72 50
3 Year 23.58 15
5 Year 10.48 40
10 Year 14.56 28

* Annual for three years and beyond.

Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) 126.19
Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) -49.27
Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) 1,088.42

Load Adjusted Returns as of Sep 30, 2026

1 Year 10.72
5 Year 10.47
10 Year 14.56
Since Inception 12.96

Quarterly Return

1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
2026 -8.24 18.78 0.11 NA
2025 -6.60 17.74 6.62 1.47
2024 12.33 3.58 5.04 4.27
2023 10.96 10.44 -2.60 14.05
2022 -10.89 -22.12 -2.89 1.99
2021 2.25 8.09 0.77 6.28

Annual Return

20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016
% Total Return 9.1118.9827.4536.13-31.2618.3836.7927.11-3.6625.157.64
% Total Return Rel to Index -3.630.762.439.89-13.05-10.2918.39-4.380.723.36-4.29
% Total Return Rel to Peer -0.196.278.0613.13-11.56-3.6716.87-1.313.194.48-0.17
% Perf Quintile vs Peer* 4.001.001.001.005.004.001.004.002.002.003.00
% 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 1.391.381.381.391.401.391.401.421.411.421.40

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