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The Growth Fund Of America Class R-3 Shares: (MF: RGACX)

(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Aug 21, 2026 05:18 PM ET

$84.57 USD

+0.76 (0.91%)

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 Jul 31, 2026

Total Return %* Percentile Rank Objective
YTD 5.40 68
3 months 3.04 59
6 months 4.80 67
1 Year 12.12 60
3 Year 19.92 12
5 Year 10.12 37
10 Year 14.86 20

* Annual for three years and beyond.

Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) 131.53
Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) -48.96
Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) 1,187.49

Load Adjusted Returns as of Jul 31, 2026

1 Year 18.46
5 Year 11.11
10 Year 15.77
Since Inception 13.49

Quarterly Return

1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
2026 -8.14 18.92 NA NA
2025 -6.50 17.87 6.74 1.59
2024 12.45 3.70 5.15 4.39
2023 11.10 10.57 -2.50 14.18
2022 -10.77 -22.05 -2.76 2.10
2021 2.39 8.20 0.88 6.39

Annual Return

20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016
% Total Return 5.3919.5128.0136.75-30.9518.9237.3727.69-3.2425.708.11
% Total Return Rel to Index -0.971.292.9910.50-12.74-9.7518.97-3.791.143.90-3.82
% Total Return Rel to Peer -0.736.808.6213.75-11.25-3.1317.46-0.733.615.020.29
% Perf Quintile vs Peer* 3.001.001.001.005.004.001.004.002.002.003.00
% Dividends 0.000.000.060.180.000.000.000.180.090.070.10
% Yield 0.000.000.070.000.000.000.000.330.190.130.22
Capital Gains ($) 0.008.366.384.301.846.012.733.274.823.232.53
Expense Ratio 0.940.930.940.940.940.940.950.970.970.980.98

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