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The Growth Fund Of America Class R-5 Shares: (MF: RGAFX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of May 2, 2025 08:00 PM ET
$72.98 USD
+1.55 (2.17%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Mar 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | -6.36 | 59 |
| 3 months | -6.36 | 59 |
| 6 months | -2.10 | 32 |
| 1 Year | 7.07 | 19 |
| 3 Year | 8.85 | 18 |
| 5 Year | 17.53 | 31 |
| 10 Year | 12.83 | 12 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -48.56 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 1,033.09 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Mar 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 7.06 |
| 5 Year | 17.53 |
| 10 Year | 12.84 |
| Since Inception | 11.19 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -6.36 | NA | NA | NA |
| 2024 | 12.61 | 3.85 | 5.31 | 4.55 |
| 2023 | 11.24 | 10.74 | -2.36 | 14.37 |
| 2022 | -10.63 | -21.92 | -2.64 | 2.28 |
| 2021 | 2.54 | 8.36 | 1.04 | 6.55 |
| 2020 | -15.04 | 26.11 | 11.09 | 16.09 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | -6.36 | 28.77 | 37.57 | -30.52 | 19.64 | 38.19 | 28.47 | -2.66 | 26.43 | 8.75 | 5.64 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -2.10 | 3.74 | 11.32 | -12.32 | -9.03 | 19.79 | -3.01 | 1.73 | 4.63 | -3.18 | 4.26 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -1.34 | 9.37 | 14.57 | -10.82 | -2.41 | 18.28 | 0.04 | 4.19 | 5.75 | 0.93 | 7.24 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.54 | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.51 | 0.43 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.39 |
| % Yield | 0.00 | 0.59 | 0.69 | 0.59 | 0.29 | 0.44 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.67 | 0.76 | 0.83 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 6.38 | 4.30 | 1.84 | 6.01 | 2.73 | 3.27 | 4.82 | 3.23 | 2.53 | 3.39 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.00 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.38 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%