American Funds The Growth Fund of America® Class F-1 (GFAFX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
82.73
-0.13 (-0.16%)
Jul 18, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
12.13% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 301.59B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.67% |
| Min. Investment | $250 |
| Turnover | 25.00% |
| Dividend (ttm) | 6.65 |
| Dividend Yield | 8.04% |
| Dividend Growth | 43.25% |
| Payout Frequency | Annual |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Previous Close | 82.86 |
| YTD Return | 12.16% |
| 1-Year Return | 22.18% |
| 5-Year Return | 99.83% |
| 52-Week Low | 61.70 |
| 52-Week High | 84.23 |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.08 |
| Holdings | 318 |
| Inception Date | Nov 30, 1973 |
About GFAFX
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
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol GFAFX
Share Class Class F-1
Index S&P 500 TR
Performance
GFAFX had a total return of 22.18% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 10.31%.
Equivalent Funds
These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.
| Symbol | Provider | Name | Expense Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| FZANX | Fidelity | Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund - Class Z | 0.53% |
| FNICX | Fidelity | Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund - Class C | 1.65% |
| FFIDX | Fidelity | Fidelity Fund | 0.43% |
| FDESX | Fidelity | Fidelity Advisor Diversified Stock Fund - Class O | 0.41% |
| FNITX | Fidelity | Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund - Class M | 1.15% |
Top 10 Holdings
34.34% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | META | 5.51% |
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 4.69% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | AMZN | 4.03% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 3.90% |
| Capital Group Central Cash Fund | n/a | 3.69% |
| Eli Lilly and Company | LLY | 3.14% |
| Broadcom Inc. | AVGO | 2.78% |
| Netflix, Inc. | NFLX | 2.48% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOG | 2.13% |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | VRTX | 2.00% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2024 | $6.648 | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | $4.6407 | Dec 18, 2023 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | $1.9728 | Dec 19, 2022 |
| Dec 17, 2021 | $6.014 | Dec 20, 2021 |
| Dec 18, 2020 | $2.8661 | Dec 21, 2020 |
| Dec 20, 2019 | $3.6245 | Dec 23, 2019 |