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

Fund Assets	351.40B
Expense Ratio	1.324%
Min. Investment	$250
Turnover	32.00%
Dividend (ttm)	n/a
Dividend Yield	n/a
Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 17, 2025

Previous Close	72.92
YTD Return	8.99%
1-Year Return	9.24%
5-Year Return	56.43%
52-Week Low	59.64
52-Week High	77.39
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: Large-Cap Growth
• 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 9.24% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.60%.

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

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%

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

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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