American Funds The Growth Fund Of America Class A (AGTHX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Large Growth

Fund Family Capital Group

Fund Style Large Growth

ISIN US3998741066

CUSIP 399874106

Inception Date 1973-11-30

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End August

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $336.39 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $169.88 Billion

Expense Ratio 0.59%

Expense Ratio Date 2025-11-01

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return -%

1-Year Return 17.53%

3-Year Return 25.18%

5-Year Return 11.29%

NAV $79.80

Previous Close Price $78.96

Last Update 2025-12-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Dividend (ttm) 0.17

Dividend Growth -58.12%

Payout Frequency Annual

Ex-Dividend Date n/a

Ratings

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Beta (5Y) 1.23

About American Funds The Growth Fund of America Class A

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.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 357594.07%

Giant 47.49%

Large 25.58%

Medium 20.59%

Micro 0.05%

Small 2.43%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 11.42%

Cash-Flow Growth % 13.94%

Dividend Yield % 0.80%

Historical Earnings % 15.59%

Long-Term Earnings % 12.92%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.03%	0.00%
Cash	2.02%	2.02%	0.00%	1.37%	0.00%
Non US Stock	9.14%	9.14%	0.00%	4.53%	0.66%
Not Classified	1.50%	1.50%	0.00%	0.01%	0.00%
Other	0.04%	0.04%	0.00%	1.09%	0.00%
US Stock	87.30%	87.30%	0.00%	93.51%	99.34%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
MICROSOFT CORP	4.69%	-	-
META PLATFORMS INC CL A	3.83%	-	-
AMAZON.COM INC	3.13%	-	-
NVIDIA CORP	5.55%	-	-
CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL CASH FUND	2.48%	-	-
BROADCOM INC	5.34%	-	-
ELI LILLY AND CO	4.01%	-	-
APPLE INC	2.40%	-	-
NETFLIX INC	2.66%	-	-
ALPHABET INC CL A	3.19%	-	-
ALPHABET INC CL C	2.94%	-	-
TESLA INC	2.71%	-	-
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD	2.33%	-	-

See the full breakdown of AGTHX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	0.46%	96.23%	57.22%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	0.46%	0.86%	42.78%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	0.46%	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	0.46%	2.78%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	0.46%	0.11%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	0.46%	0.02%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	1.36%	0.88%	0.00%	1.17%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	14.86%	13.29%	0.00%	10.93%
Cyclical	Financial Services	7.81%	8.27%	0.00%	6.78%
Cyclical	Real Estate	0.40%	0.66%	0.00%	1.35%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	1.88%	2.03%	0.00%	1.62%
Defensive	Healthcare	12.50%	8.99%	0.00%	6.43%
Defensive	Utilities	0.46%	0.61%	0.00%	0.78%
Sensitive	Communication Services	14.80%	14.28%	0.00%	14.92%
Sensitive	Energy	2.05%	0.54%	0.00%	0.42%
Sensitive	Industrials	7.99%	6.62%	0.00%	7.75%
Sensitive	Technology	35.89%	43.83%	0.00%	47.86%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	0.44%	0.76%	0.27%
Americas	North America	96.86%	93.16%	99.34%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	1.15%	2.81%	0.06%
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	0.22%	0.09%	0.14%
Greater Asia	Australasia	-	0.01%	-
Greater Asia	Japan	0.08%	0.66%	-
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.02%	0.06%	-
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	0.93%	2.27%	0.13%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	-	-	-
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	0.30%	0.18%	0.06%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-18	$6.691	$6.691	USD	-	2024-12-18	2024-12-19	Annual
2023-12-15	$4.300	$4.300	USD	-	2023-12-15	2023-12-18	Annual
2022-12-16	$0.370	$0.370	USD	-	2022-12-16	2022-12-19	Annual
2021-12-17	$6.079	$6.079	USD	2021-12-17	2021-12-17	2021-12-20	Annual
2020-12-19	$0.170	$0.170	USD	-	-	2020-12-22	-
2020-12-18	$2.905	$2.905	USD	2020-12-18	2020-12-18	2020-12-21	Annual
2019-12-21	$0.380	$0.380	USD	-	-	2019-12-24	-
2019-12-20	$3.655	$3.655	USD	2019-12-20	2019-12-20	2019-12-23	Annual
2018-12-22	$0.310	$0.310	USD	-	-	2018-12-25	-
2018-12-21	$5.125	$5.125	USD	2018-12-21	2018-12-21	2018-12-24	Other
2017-12-21	$0.250	$0.250	USD	-	-	2017-12-22	-
2017-12-20	$3.484	$3.484	USD	2017-12-20	2017-12-20	2017-12-21	Other
2016-12-21	$2.780	$2.780	USD	2016-12-21	2016-12-21	2016-12-22	Other
2015-12-22	$3.664	$3.664	USD	2015-12-22	2015-12-22	2015-12-23	Other
2014-12-18	$4.225	$4.225	USD	2014-12-17	2014-12-17	2014-12-18	Other
2013-12-19	$2.886	$2.886	USD	2013-12-18	2013-12-18	2013-12-19	Other
2012-12-20	$0.283	$0.283	USD	2012-12-19	2012-12-19	2012-12-20	Annual
2011-12-21	$0.219	$0.219	USD	-	2011-12-20	2011-12-21	Annual
2010-12-22	$0.245	$0.245	USD	-	2010-12-21	2010-12-22	Annual
2009-12-22	$0.211	$0.211	USD	-	2009-12-21	2009-12-22	Annual
2008-12-23	$0.234	$0.234	USD	-	2008-12-22	2008-12-23	Annual
2007-12-19	$2.416	$2.416	USD	-	2007-12-18	2007-12-19	Other
2006-12-19	$1.374	$1.374	USD	-	2006-12-18	2006-12-19	Other
2005-12-20	$0.415	$0.415	USD	-	2005-12-19	2005-12-20	Other
2004-12-13	$0.090	$0.090	USD	-	2004-12-10	2004-12-13	Annual
2003-12-15	$0.006	$0.006	USD	-	2003-12-12	2003-12-15	Annual
2002-12-14	$0.019	$0.019	USD	-	2002-12-13	2002-12-16	Annual
2001-12-15	$0.045	$0.045	USD	-	2001-12-14	2001-12-17	Annual
2000-12-18	$0.145	$0.145	USD	-	2000-12-15	2000-12-18	Annual
2000-12-15	$4.240	$4.240	USD	-	-	-	-
1999-12-17	$3.240	$3.240	USD	-	1999-12-16	1999-12-17	Other
1998-12-24	$2.300	$2.300	USD	-	1998-12-23	1998-12-24	Other
1997-12-15	$2.190	$2.190	USD	-	1997-12-17	1997-12-18	Other
1996-12-16	$0.970	$0.970	USD	-	1996-12-13	1996-12-16	Other
1995-12-20	$0.000	$0.000	USD	-	-	-	-
1994-12-22	$0.000	$0.000	USD	-	1994-12-21	1994-12-22	Other
1993-12-16	$0.000	$0.000	USD	-	1993-12-15	1993-12-16	Other
1992-12-17	$0.000	$0.000	USD	-	1992-12-16	1992-12-17	Other
1991-12-16	$0.000	$0.000	USD	-	1991-12-13	1991-12-16	Other
1990-12-17	$0.000	$0.000	USD	-	1990-12-14	1990-12-17	Other
1989-12-08	$0.000	$0.000	USD	-	1989-12-07	1989-12-11	Other
1988-12-12	$0.000	$0.000	USD	-	1988-12-09	1988-12-12	Other
1987-12-14	$0.000	$0.000	USD	-	1987-12-11	1987-12-24	Other
1987-09-02	$0.000	$0.000	USD	-	1987-09-01	1987-09-11	Annual
1986-10-10	$0.000	$0.000	USD	-	-	-	-
1985-10-04	$0.000	$0.000	USD	-	-	-	-

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American Funds The Growth Fund of America Class A NMFQS:AGTHX