American Funds The Growth Fund of America Class F-3 (GAFFX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund
· Delayed Price · Currency is USD
71.52
-0.41 (-0.57%)
May 16, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT
27.58% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 261.43B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.30% |
| Min. Investment | $250 |
| Turnover | 31.00% |
| Dividend (ttm) | 4.87 |
| Dividend Yield | 6.80% |
| Dividend Growth | 121.25% |
| Payout Frequency | Semi-Annual |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 15, 2023 |
| Previous Close | 71.93 |
| YTD Return | 13.25% |
| 1-Year Return | 39.57% |
| 5-Year Return | 98.67% |
| 52-Week Low | 55.73 |
| 52-Week High | 71.93 |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.10 |
| Holdings | 336 |
| Inception Date | Jan 27, 2017 |
About GAFFX
The fund invests primarily in common stocks and seeks to invest in companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for growth of capital. It may invest up to 25% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the fund's assets. Under this approach, the portfolio of the fund is divided into segments managed by individual managers.
Fund Family American Funds
Category Large Growth
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol GAFFX
Index S&P 500 TR
Performance
GAFFX had a total return of 39.57% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.88%, including dividends.
Equivalent Funds
These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.
| Symbol | Provider | Name | Expense Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINSX | Fidelity | Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund - Class I | 0.40% |
| FCTKX | Fidelity | Fidelity Freedom 2055 Fund - Class K6 | 0.45% |
| FMFAX | Fidelity | Fidelity Advisor Materials Fund - Class A | 0.99% |
| FIDLX | Fidelity | Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund - Class Z | 0.78% |
| FIKBX | Fidelity | Fidelity Advisor Financials Fund - Class Z | 0.64% |
Top 10 Holdings
34.24% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 6.09% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | META | 5.44% |
| Capital Group Central Cash Fund | n/a | 4.35% |
| Broadcom Inc. | AVGO | 3.56% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | AMZN | 3.56% |
| Cash And Other Assets Less Liablities | n/a | 3.14% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 2.30% |
| Eli Lilly and Company | LLY | 2.15% |
| Netflix, Inc. | NFLX | 1.88% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOG | 1.78% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2023 | $4.8662 | Dec 18, 2023 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | $2.1994 | Dec 19, 2022 |
| Dec 17, 2021 | $6.3119 | Dec 20, 2021 |
| Dec 18, 2020 | $3.0906 | Dec 21, 2020 |
| Dec 20, 2019 | $3.818 | Dec 23, 2019 |
| Apr 26, 2019 | $0.018 | n/a |