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GFACX: GROWTH FUND OF AMERICA CLASS C (MUTUAL FUND)
Basic Info 69.49 0.64(0.91%) July 01
| Asset Class: | LARGE GROWTH |
| MyPlanIQ Rating: | (34%) |
| Start Date: | 04/06/2001 |
| Last Dividend Date: | 12/18/2024 |
| 12-Mo. Yield | 9.93% |
| Expenses | 0.30% |
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Performance Analytics (As of 06/27/2025)
Not up-to-date? Try| Last 1 Week* | YTD*(2025) | 1 Yr | 3 Yr | 5 Yr | 10 Yr | 15 Yr | 20 Yr | Since 04/06/2001 |
2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | |
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| Annualized Return(%) | 1.4 | 9.0 | 19.0 | 21.6 | 14.6 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 15.9 | 26.2 | -34.0 | 8.2 | 30.9 | 27.2 | -3.9 | 25.1 | 7.6 | 4.6 | 8.7 | 32.9 | 19.6 | -5.6 | 11.4 | 33.5 | -39.6 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 31.8 | -22.6 | 5.2 |
| Sharpe Ratio | NA | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.93 | 0.63 | 0.58 | NA | NA | 0.43 | 0.46 | 1.31 | -1.19 | 0.43 | 0.95 | 1.9 | -0.28 | 3.22 | 0.51 | 0.3 | 0.68 | 2.87 | 1.47 | -0.24 | 0.65 | 1.4 | -1.13 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 1.2 | 0.93 | 1.98 | -1.04 | 0.22 |
| Draw Down(%) | NA | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 36.8 | 36.8 | NA | NA | 52.4 | 13.2 | 10.9 | 35.8 | 16.6 | 30.4 | 8.0 | 21.0 | 3.4 | 14.2 | 11.8 | 8.7 | 6.1 | 10.3 | 21.6 | 15.2 | 20.8 | 49.5 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 6.5 | 9.8 | 12.5 | 32.6 | 29.8 |
| Standard Deviation(%) | NA | 27.8 | 23.0 | 19.9 | 20.8 | 19.9 | NA | NA | 19.1 | 20.1 | 16.9 | 29.8 | 19.0 | 32.3 | 13.6 | 18.5 | 7.7 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 23.1 | 17.4 | 23.8 | 35.6 | 14.3 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 15.7 | 22.8 | 23.6 |
| Treynor Ratio | NA | 0.2 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.14 | NA | NA | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.29 | -0.45 | 0.14 | 0.35 | 0.41 | -0.06 | 0.3 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.35 | 0.22 | -0.07 | 0.13 | 0.35 | -0.43 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.4 | -0.34 | 0.07 |
| Alpha | NA | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.0 | NA | NA | 0.0 | -0.03 | -0.03 | -0.01 | 0.03 | -0.04 | 0.0 | -0.02 | 0.0 | 0.03 | -0.01 | -0.01 | 0.0 | 0.01 | -0.02 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.03 | 0.0 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Beta | NA | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.81 | 0.78 | 0.81 | NA | NA | 0.83 | 0.9 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.57 | 0.87 | 0.62 | 0.87 | 0.82 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.9 | 0.95 | 0.93 | 0.84 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.78 | 0.69 | 0.78 |
| RSquared | NA | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.94 | NA | NA | 0.93 | 0.88 | 0.74 | 0.95 | 0.51 | 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 | 0.83 | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.9 | 0.92 | 0.92 |
| Yield(%) | N/A | 0.0 | 9.9 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 12.6 | 9.1 | N/A | 11.8 | 9.9 | 2.8 | 10.0 | 5.8 | 8.3 | 10.4 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Dividend Growth(%) | N/A | -100.0 | 48.4 | 4.1 | 23.3 | 269.9 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 48.4 | 133.6 | -69.4 | 119.9 | -16.6 | -32.0 | 49.0 | 27.9 | -25.4 | -16.4 | 47.6 | 27380.0 | N/A | -100.0 | -45.5 | 300.0 | -99.5 | 89.0 | 335.5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
*: NOT annualized;YTD: Year to Date
**Inception: starting from 04/06/2001
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