American Funds Growth Fd of Amer R-4 (RGAEX)

Fund Assets	335.96B
Expense Ratio	0.619%
Min. Investment	$250
Turnover	39.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.20
Dividend Yield	0.24%
Dividend Growth	-27.85%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 17, 2025

Previous Close	83.36
YTD Return	6.44%
1-Year Return	6.44%
5-Year Return	52.47%
52-Week Low	70.42
52-Week High	89.45
Beta (5Y)	0.99
Holdings	321
Inception Date	May 28, 2002

About RGAEX

American Funds Growth Fund of America Class R-4 is a large-cap growth mutual fund managed by Capital Research and Management Company. Its primary goal is to provide growth of capital by investing predominantly in common stocks of companies with strong growth prospects. The fund employs a unique multi-manager system, dividing its assets into segments managed by different portfolio managers—promoting diversified investment approaches within the same fund. Notable holdings often include leading technology, healthcare, and consumer companies such as Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon.com, positioning the fund at the forefront of market trends in innovation-driven sectors. The fund can invest up to 25% of its assets internationally, expanding its growth opportunities beyond the United States. Targeted as a core holding for long-term, growth-oriented investors, it is frequently used in retirement plans. With a long-standing history dating back to 1973, the fund maintains a moderate expense ratio and a diversified portfolio, making it a significant player within the large-growth mutual fund space.

• Fund Family: Capital Group
• Category: Unclassified
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Below Average
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: RGAEX
• Share Class: Class R-4
• Index: S&P 500 TR

Performance

RGAEX had a total return of 6.44% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 10.83%.

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%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 17, 2025	$8.5645	Dec 18, 2025
Dec 18, 2024	$6.6589	Dec 19, 2024
Dec 15, 2023	$4.6286	Dec 18, 2023
Dec 16, 2022	$1.9752	Dec 19, 2022
Dec 17, 2021	$6.0334	Dec 20, 2021
Dec 18, 2020	$2.881	Dec 21, 2020

Data Sources: Tiingo and Finnhub

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Nov 12, 2026

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