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CGFAX: GROWTH FUND OF AMERICA CLASS 529-A (MUTUAL FUND)
Basic Info 74.3 1.24(1.64%) May 21
| Asset Class: | LARGE GROWTH |
| MyPlanIQ Rating: | (39%) |
| Start Date: | 03/15/2002 |
| Last Dividend Date: | 12/18/2024 |
| 12-Mo. Yield | 0.41% |
| Expenses | 0.30% |
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Performance Analytics (As of 05/16/2025)
Not up-to-date? Try| Last 1 Week* | YTD*(2025) | 1 Yr | 3 Yr | 5 Yr | 10 Yr | 15 Yr | 20 Yr | Since 03/15/2002 |
2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |
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| Annualized Return(%) | -1.1 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 10.5 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 18.1 | 28.1 | -33.2 | 9.9 | 32.3 | 28.1 | -3.3 | 26.1 | 8.4 | 5.4 | 9.4 | 33.8 | 20.4 | -4.9 | 12.3 | 34.4 | -39.1 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 14.2 | 11.9 | 32.9 | -22.3 |
| Sharpe Ratio | NA | 0.21 | 0.07 | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.39 | NA | NA | 0.38 | 0.6 | 1.46 | -1.17 | 0.53 | 0.99 | 1.96 | -0.25 | 3.33 | 0.56 | 0.35 | 0.73 | 2.96 | 1.54 | -0.21 | 0.7 | 1.44 | -1.12 | 0.56 | 0.74 | 1.28 | 1.01 | 2.05 | -1.17 |
| Draw Down(%) | NA | 21.6 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 42.1 | 42.1 | NA | NA | 51.9 | 12.2 | 10.8 | 35.1 | 15.8 | 30.4 | 8.0 | 20.9 | 3.3 | 14.1 | 11.6 | 8.6 | 6.1 | 10.2 | 21.4 | 15.0 | 20.7 | 49.3 | 8.9 | 10.4 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 12.4 | 31.5 |
| Standard Deviation(%) | NA | 30.9 | 25.5 | 22.4 | 22.3 | 20.6 | NA | NA | 19.3 | 19.4 | 16.5 | 29.7 | 18.6 | 32.2 | 13.6 | 18.5 | 7.7 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 13.3 | 23.1 | 17.4 | 23.8 | 35.7 | 14.3 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 15.7 | 24.1 |
| Treynor Ratio | NA | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.1 | NA | NA | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.31 | -0.44 | 0.17 | 0.37 | 0.43 | -0.05 | 0.31 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.1 | 0.37 | 0.23 | -0.06 | 0.14 | 0.36 | -0.43 | 0.09 | 0.1 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.42 | -0.41 |
| Alpha | NA | 0.02 | -0.02 | -0.02 | 0.0 | 0.0 | NA | NA | 0.0 | -0.02 | -0.02 | -0.01 | 0.04 | -0.04 | 0.0 | -0.02 | 0.0 | 0.03 | -0.01 | -0.01 | 0.0 | 0.01 | -0.02 | 0.01 | 0.0 | -0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.0 |
| Beta | NA | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.8 | NA | NA | 0.82 | 0.88 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.57 | 0.87 | 0.62 | 0.87 | 0.83 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.88 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.93 | 0.84 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.78 | 0.69 |
| RSquared | NA | 0.98 | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.85 | 0.88 | NA | NA | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.78 | 0.96 | 0.53 | 0.94 | 0.7 | 0.96 | 0.86 | 0.91 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.9 | 0.92 |
| Yield(%) | N/A | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 5.9 | N/A | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 8.6 | 10.2 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 8.6 | 9.9 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Dividend Growth(%) | N/A | -100.0 | -17.7 | -79.3 | -94.7 | 57.3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | -17.7 | 130.3 | 289.7 | -74.8 | -95.7 | -28.7 | 46.7 | 26.1 | -24.2 | -13.5 | 46.6 | 955.4 | 25.5 | -11.5 | 14.6 | -9.7 | -90.2 | 75.1 | 234.3 | 306.9 | 248.3 | N/A | N/A |
*: NOT annualized;YTD: Year to Date
**Inception: starting from 03/15/2002
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