American Funds The Growth Fund of America Class C (GFACX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD

71.20

+0.91 (1.29%)

At close: Nov 11, 2026

Fund Assets	335.96B
Expense Ratio	1.29%
Min. Investment	$250
Turnover	39.00%
Dividend (ttm)	n/a
Dividend Yield	n/a
Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 17, 2025

Previous Close	70.29
YTD Return	5.80%
1-Year Return	5.69%
5-Year Return	47.07%
52-Week Low	59.64
52-Week High	76.57
Beta (5Y)	0.99
Holdings	321
Inception Date	Nov 30, 1973

About GFACX

This fund primarily focuses its investments on common equities, aiming to acquire shares in companies that present strong potential for significant capital appreciation. Up to a quarter of its total assets may be allocated to international securities, originating from entities based beyond U.S. borders. The investment adviser utilizes a distinct multi-manager approach for overseeing the fund's holdings. This strategy involves segmenting the fund's portfolio, with each individual portion being managed independently by a dedicated portfolio manager.

Fund Family Capital Group

Category Unclassified

Performance Rating Average

Risk Rating Below Average

Stock Exchange Nasdaq

Ticker Symbol GFACX

Share Class Class C

Index S&P 500 TR

Performance

GFACX had a total return of 5.69% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.44%.

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%
RGAFX	Class R-5	0.34%
FFAFX	Class 529-f-3	0.34%

Top 10 Holdings

35.96% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
NVIDIA Corporation	NVDA	5.94%
Meta Platforms, Inc.	META	5.18%
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	4.98%
Broadcom Inc.	AVGO	4.09%
Amazon.com, Inc.	AMZN	3.22%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOGL	2.73%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOG	2.66%
Eli Lilly and Company	LLY	2.45%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited	2330	2.39%
Capital Group Central Cash Fund	n/a	2.31%

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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 17, 2025	$8.364	Dec 18, 2025
Dec 18, 2024	$6.381	Dec 19, 2024
Dec 15, 2023	$4.301	Dec 18, 2023
Dec 16, 2022	$1.841	Dec 19, 2022
Dec 17, 2021	$6.014	Dec 20, 2021
Dec 18, 2020	$2.735	Dec 21, 2020

Full Dividend History