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The Growth Fund Of America Class R-4 Shares: (MF: RGAEX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Feb 6, 2026 05:27 PM ET
$78.25 USD
+1.86 (2.43%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 19.86 | 10 |
| 3 months | 1.67 | 50 |
| 6 months | 8.61 | 45 |
| 1 Year | 19.87 | 10 |
| 3 Year | 28.28 | 13 |
| 5 Year | 11.76 | 37 |
| 10 Year | 15.10 | 16 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 135.24 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -48.77 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 1,131.43 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 19.86 |
| 5 Year | 11.76 |
| 10 Year | 15.10 |
| Since Inception | 13.79 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -6.43 | 17.95 | 6.82 | 1.67 |
| 2024 | 12.54 | 3.77 | 5.22 | 4.47 |
| 2023 | 11.17 | 10.64 | -2.42 | 14.28 |
| 2022 | -10.71 | -21.98 | -2.71 | 2.19 |
| 2021 | 2.45 | 8.29 | 0.95 | 6.47 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 19.86 | 28.39 | 37.17 | -30.74 | 19.26 | 37.78 | 28.08 | -2.95 | 26.07 | 8.43 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | 1.64 | 3.36 | 10.92 | -12.53 | -9.41 | 19.38 | -3.40 | 1.43 | 4.28 | -3.49 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 7.15 | 8.99 | 14.17 | -11.04 | -2.79 | 17.86 | -0.34 | 3.90 | 5.39 | 0.62 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.20 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.14 | 0.35 | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.24 |
| % Yield | 0.21 | 0.32 | 0.38 | 0.24 | 0.02 | 0.19 | 0.61 | 0.53 | 0.40 | 0.52 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 8.36 | 6.38 | 4.30 | 1.84 | 6.01 | 2.73 | 3.27 | 4.82 | 3.23 | 2.53 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.68 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%