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The Growth Fund Of America Class R-2 Shares: (MF: RGABX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 30, 2026 05:38 PM ET
$70.82 USD
-0.89 (-1.24%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 18.98 | 13 |
| 3 months | 1.47 | 54 |
| 6 months | 8.20 | 49 |
| 1 Year | 18.98 | 13 |
| 3 Year | 27.33 | 16 |
| 5 Year | 10.93 | 47 |
| 10 Year | 14.25 | 26 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 126.19 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -49.27 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 989.72 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 18.98 |
| 5 Year | 10.93 |
| 10 Year | 14.25 |
| Since Inception | 12.97 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -6.60 | 17.74 | 6.62 | 1.47 |
| 2024 | 12.33 | 3.58 | 5.04 | 4.27 |
| 2023 | 10.96 | 10.44 | -2.60 | 14.05 |
| 2022 | -10.89 | -22.12 | -2.89 | 1.99 |
| 2021 | 2.25 | 8.09 | 0.77 | 6.28 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 18.98 | 27.45 | 36.13 | -31.26 | 18.38 | 36.79 | 27.11 | -3.66 | 25.15 | 7.64 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | 0.76 | 2.43 | 9.89 | -13.05 | -10.29 | 18.39 | -4.38 | 0.72 | 3.36 | -4.29 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 6.27 | 8.06 | 13.13 | -11.56 | -3.67 | 16.87 | -1.31 | 3.19 | 4.48 | -0.17 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| % Yield | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 8.36 | 6.38 | 4.30 | 1.84 | 6.01 | 2.73 | 3.27 | 4.82 | 3.23 | 2.53 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.42 | 1.40 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%