- American Funds Growth Fund of America
American Funds
- US
- Large-Cap
- Growth
Summary
The fund seeks capital appreciation by investing in large and-mid-size companies in the United States.
The investment process is using fundamental analysis to identify companies exhibiting superior capital growth opportunities.
The research team with the help of quantitative techniques looks for attractively valued companies.
The multi-manager fund has the flexibility to invest up to 25% of its net assets in securities of foreign issuers.
Price
Last Close
$54.56 ( -0.38 )
52 Week HL
$84.05 - $53.67
Net Assets
$289920 M
Expense Ratio
1.11 %
Sector Allocation
Jan 30, 2021Top 10 Holdings
Jan 30, 2021Company Name
- Tesla Inc
- Netflix Inc
- Facebook Inc
- Amazon Com
- Microsoft Corporation
Holding
- 7.3
- 5.2
- 5.0
- 4.7
- 4.6
Company Name
- Alphabet Inc
- UnitedHealth Group
- Mastercard Incorporated
- Broadcom Inc
- ASML Holding
- Total
Holding
- 3.5
- 2.1
- 1.8
- 1.7
- 1.5
- 37.4%
Manager
Name
Christopher D. Buchbinder
Leadership
Single Manager
Tenure
2003
Advisor
Documents
Performance
YTD
-25.3 %
3 Year
15.92%
5 Year
26.5%
Best
46.04%
1999
Worst
-39.09%
2008
Returns +
Quarterly
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | -10.6% | 2.5% | -15.1% | 13.8% | 3% | 8.1% | -2.5% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 8.6% | - |
| Q2 | -15.4% | 8.3% | 26% | 2.2% | 8.4% | 3.9% | 2.9% | 1.4% | 5% | 3.7% | - |
| Q3 | - | 5.3% | 11% | -3% | 4.8% | 5% | 6.5% | -6.7% | 0.4% | 8.5% | - |
| Q4 | - | -1.6% | 11.2% | 3.8% | -15.6% | 6.7% | 1.6% | 7.8% | 2.9% | 9.5% | - |
Returns +
Monthly
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -13.7% | -0.2% | 3.8% | -12.7% | -4.3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | - | 1.6% | 0.9% | 5.5% | -0.7% | 3.4% | 1% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 2.1% | -0.3% | -6.9% |
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Annual
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -23% | 27% | 37% | 35% | -3% | 28% | 5% | 4% | 11% | 31% | 13% |
Alpha
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGTHX | -25% | 11% | 32% | 20% | -3% | 26% | 8% | 5% | 10% | 34% | 21% |
| Russell 1000 | -23% | 27% | 37% | 35% | -3% | 28% | 5% | 4% | 11% | 31% | 13% |
| Alpha | -2% | -16% | -5% | -15% | -0% | -2% | 3% | 1% | -2% | 3% | 7% |