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 (24), Carl M. Kawaja (15), Martin Romo (15), 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) | 0.69% | |||
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| Cash | 2.29% | |||
| Stock | 94.19% | |||
| U.S. Stock | 82.95% | |||
| Non-U.S. Stock | 11.24% | |||
| Bond | 0.00% | |||
| U.S. Bond | 0.00% | |||
| Non-U.S. Bond | 0.00% | |||
| Preferred | 0.74% | |||
| Convertible | 0.02% | |||
| Other Net | 2.76% | |||
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| 7-Day Total Return | -2.67% | |||
| 30-Day Total Return | -4.05% | |||
| 60-Day Total Return | -2.08% | |||
| 90-Day Total Return | 3.16% | |||
| Year to Date Total Return | 6.64% | |||
| 1-Year Total Return | 6.94% | |||
| 2-Year Total Return | 31.53% | |||
| 3-Year Total Return | 88.43% | |||
| 5-Year Total Return | 52.16% | |||
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| 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 | $71.77 | |||
| 1-Month Low NAV | $71.77 | |||
| 1-Month High NAV | $75.19 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV | $59.64 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV (Date) | Mar 30, 2026 | |||
| 52-Week High NAV | $77.39 | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | Oct 29, 2025 | |||
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| Beta | 1.22 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 15.65 | |||
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| Total Assets | 351.40B | |||
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| Expense Ratio | 1.35% | |||
| Turnover Ratio | 32.00% | |||
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| Last Bull Market Total Return | 22.87% | |||
| Last Bear Market Total Return | -22.13% | |||