American Funds The Growth Fund of America® Class C
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| Reward Index | Fair | |||
| Reward Grade | C | |||
| Risk Index | Fair | |||
| Risk Grade | C | |||
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| Provider | Capital Group | |||
| Manager/Tenure (Years) | J. Blair Frank (23), Carl M. Kawaja (14), Martin Romo (14), 9 others | |||
| Website | http://capitalgroup.com | |||
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| Fund Name | American Funds The Growth Fund of America® Class C | |||
| Category | Large Growth | |||
| Sub-Category | US Equity Large Cap Growth | |||
| Prospectus Objective | Growth | |||
| Inception Date | Mar 15, 2001 | |||
| Open/Closed To New Investors | Open | |||
| Minimum Initial Investment | 250.00 | |||
| Minimum Subsequent Investment | 50.00 | |||
| Front End Fee | -- | |||
| Back End Fee | 0.01 | |||
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| Dividend Yield | 0.00% | |||
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| Dividend Yield (Forward) | 0.79% | |||
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| Cash | 3.37% | |||
| Stock | 95.50% | |||
| U.S. Stock | 86.82% | |||
| Non-U.S. Stock | 8.68% | |||
| Bond | 0.00% | |||
| U.S. Bond | 0.00% | |||
| Non-U.S. Bond | 0.00% | |||
| Preferred | 1.05% | |||
| Convertible | 0.04% | |||
| Other Net | 0.04% | |||
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| 7-Day Total Return | 0.33% | |||
| 30-Day Total Return | 3.45% | |||
| 60-Day Total Return | 6.95% | |||
| 90-Day Total Return | 6.44% | |||
| Year to Date Total Return | 17.89% | |||
| 1-Year Total Return | 23.83% | |||
| 2-Year Total Return | 71.48% | |||
| 3-Year Total Return | 108.74% | |||
| 5-Year Total Return | 93.59% | |||
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| Closing Price | -- | |||
| 1-Month Low Price | -- | |||
| 1-Month High Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price (Date) | -- | |||
| 52-Week High Price | -- | |||
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| Nav | $75.17 | |||
| 1-Month Low NAV | $72.25 | |||
| 1-Month High NAV | $75.85 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV | $53.23 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV (Date) | Apr 08, 2025 | |||
| 52-Week High NAV | $75.85 | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | Sep 22, 2025 | |||
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| Beta | 1.10 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 15.51 | |||
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| Total Assets | 337.93B | |||
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| Expense Ratio | 1.36% | |||
| Turnover Ratio | 25.00% | |||
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| Last Bull Market Total Return | 20.82% | |||
| Last Bear Market Total Return | -22.13% | |||