American Funds The Growth Fund of America Class A (AGTHX)

Fund Assets	351.40B
Expense Ratio	0.61%
Min. Investment	$250
Turnover	32.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.24
Dividend Yield	0.27%
Dividend Growth	-22.58%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 17, 2025

Previous Close	87.71
YTD Return	9.66%
1-Year Return	10.08%
5-Year Return	62.46%
52-Week Low	71.43
52-Week High	90.94
Beta (5Y)	1.22
Holdings	333
Inception Date	Nov 30, 1973

About AGTHX

The primary objective of this fund is to achieve capital appreciation. It mainly invests in common stocks, seeking out companies that offer superior prospects for growth. Up to a quarter of its assets (25%) may be allocated to issuers based outside the United States. The fund employs a distinctive multi-manager system for its asset allocation, where the overall portfolio is divided into segments, each independently managed by a dedicated portfolio manager.

• Fund Family: Capital Group
• Category: Large-Cap Growth
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Below Average
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: AGTHX
• Share Class: Class A
• Index: S&P 500 TR

Performance

AGTHX had a total return of 10.08% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 12.89%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FCNKX	Fidelity	Fidelity Contrafund K	0.66%
FCNTX	Fidelity	Fidelity Contrafund	0.73%
FDEKX	Fidelity	Fidelity Disciplined Equity K	0.61%
FDEQX	Fidelity	Fidelity Disciplined Equity Fund	0.64%
FDESX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Diversified Stock Fund Class O	0.43%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
RGAGX	Class R-6	0.29%
GAFFX	Class F-3	0.29%
FFAFX	Class 529-f-3	0.34%
RGAFX	Class R-5	0.34%

Top 10 Holdings

34.54% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
NVIDIA Corporation	NVDA	5.49%
Broadcom Inc.	AVGO	4.38%
Meta Platforms, Inc.	META	3.83%
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	3.41%
Micron Technology, Inc.	MU	3.31%
Amazon.com, Inc.	AMZN	3.26%
Eli Lilly and Company	LLY	2.81%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOG	2.79%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOGL	2.76%
Tesla, Inc.	TSLA	2.51%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 17, 2025	$8.604	Dec 18, 2025
Dec 18, 2024	$6.691	Dec 19, 2024
Dec 15, 2023	$4.671	Dec 18, 2023
Dec 16, 2022	$2.006	Dec 19, 2022
Dec 17, 2021	$6.0786	Dec 20, 2021
Dec 18, 2020	$2.905	Dec 21, 2020

Data Sources: Tiingo, Financial Modeling Prep, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Financial Modeling Prep. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Oct 22, 2026

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