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GFFFX: GROWTH FUND OF AMERICA CLASS F-2 (MUTUAL FUND)
Basic Info 76.9 0.13(0.17%) May 19
| Asset Class: | LARGE GROWTH |
| MyPlanIQ Rating: | (67%) |
| Start Date: | 08/14/2008 |
| Last Dividend Date: | 12/18/2024 |
| 12-Mo. Yield | 0.66% |
| 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 | Since 08/14/2008 |
2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |
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| Annualized Return(%) | 2.4 | 3.7 | 8.5 | 12.0 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 12.0 | 9.9 | 18.5 | 28.6 | -33.0 | 10.3 | 32.7 | 28.4 | -3.0 | 26.4 | 8.7 | 5.7 | 9.8 | 34.3 | 20.9 | -4.6 | 12.8 | 34.9 | -32.8 |
| Sharpe Ratio | NA | 0.22 | 0.08 | 0.36 | 0.3 | 0.41 | NA | 0.43 | 0.62 | 1.49 | -1.16 | 0.55 | 1.0 | 1.99 | -0.23 | 3.38 | 0.59 | 0.38 | 0.76 | 3.0 | 1.57 | -0.2 | 0.73 | 1.46 | -1.23 |
| Draw Down(%) | NA | 21.5 | 26.4 | 26.4 | 41.8 | 41.8 | NA | 44.3 | 12.1 | 10.7 | 34.9 | 15.7 | 30.4 | 7.9 | 20.9 | 3.3 | 14.1 | 11.6 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 10.1 | 21.3 | 14.9 | 20.7 | 43.7 |
| Standard Deviation(%) | NA | 30.9 | 25.5 | 22.4 | 22.3 | 20.6 | NA | 20.8 | 19.3 | 16.5 | 29.7 | 18.5 | 32.2 | 13.6 | 18.5 | 7.6 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 23.1 | 17.4 | 23.8 | 53.2 |
| Treynor Ratio | NA | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.1 | 0.09 | 0.1 | NA | 0.1 | 0.14 | 0.32 | -0.44 | 0.18 | 0.37 | 0.44 | -0.05 | 0.31 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.37 | 0.24 | -0.05 | 0.14 | 0.37 | -0.67 |
| Alpha | NA | 0.02 | -0.02 | -0.02 | 0.0 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | -0.02 | -0.02 | -0.01 | 0.04 | -0.03 | 0.0 | -0.02 | 0.0 | 0.04 | -0.01 | -0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | -0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | -0.02 |
| Beta | NA | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.8 | NA | 0.85 | 0.88 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.57 | 0.87 | 0.62 | 0.87 | 0.82 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.88 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.97 |
| RSquared | NA | 0.98 | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.85 | 0.88 | NA | 0.91 | 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 | 0.97 |
| Yield(%) | N/A | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 7.3 | N/A | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 8.8 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 10.2 | 8.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| Dividend Growth(%) | N/A | -100.0 | -7.5 | -70.5 | -90.7 | N/A | N/A | N/A | -7.5 | 74.5 | 31.8 | -26.4 | -92.1 | -28.2 | 45.9 | 24.6 | -23.4 | -13.5 | 45.4 | 674.9 | 29.5 | -19.0 | 25.2 | 8.1 | N/A |
*: NOT annualized;YTD: Year to Date
**Inception: starting from 08/14/2008
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