American Funds The Growth Fund Of America Class C (GFACX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Large Growth

Fund Family Capital Group

Fund Style Large Growth

ISIN US3998743047

CUSIP 399874304

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 $4.04 Billion

Expense Ratio 1.35%

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 12.24%

3-Year Return 22.88%

5-Year Return 9.57%

NAV $65.35

Previous Close Price $66.38

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 C

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 GFACX 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
2019-12-20	$0.003	$0.003	USD	2019-12-20	2019-12-20	2019-12-23	Other
2014-12-18	$4.057	$4.057	USD	2014-12-17	2014-12-17	2014-12-18	Other
2013-12-19	$2.748	$2.748	USD	2013-12-18	2013-12-18	2013-12-19	Other
2012-12-20	$0.010	$0.010	USD	2012-12-19	2012-12-19	2012-12-20	Annual
2010-12-22	$0.024	$0.024	USD	-	2010-12-21	2010-12-22	Annual
2009-12-22	$0.044	$0.044	USD	-	2009-12-21	2009-12-22	Annual
2008-12-23	$0.011	$0.011	USD	-	2008-12-22	2008-12-23	Annual
2007-12-19	$2.156	$2.156	USD	-	2007-12-18	2007-12-19	Other
2007-12-18	$0.099	$0.099	USD	-	-	-	-
2006-12-19	$1.141	$1.141	USD	-	2006-12-18	2006-12-19	Other
2006-12-18	$0.041	$0.041	USD	-	-	-	-

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American Funds The Growth Fund of America Class C NMFQS:GFACX