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American Funds Growth Fund of America 529-E (CGFEX) Total Return
Created with Highcharts 11.1.0Apr '24Jul '24Oct '24Jan '250.00%9.51%

Key Stats

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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to provide growth of capital. The Fund invests primarily in common stocks in companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for growth of capital. The Fund seeks to invest in attractively valued companies that, it the Adviser's opinion, represent good, long-term investment opportunities.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class US Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity US
Peer Group Large-Cap Growth Funds
Global Macro Equity North America
US Macro Large-Cap Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Growth Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Capital Group/American Funds
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
-3.18%
27.75%
37.47%
19.00%
-30.91%
36.81%
28.07%
-3.72%
-4.38%
31.49%
18.40%
28.71%
-18.11%
26.29%
25.02%
-3.34%
3.56%
34.69%
35.82%
21.55%
-34.15%
40.31%
24.96%
-6.00%
0.19%
30.54%
33.24%
17.30%
-34.17%
50.25%
34.78%
-6.97%
-1.28%
32.95%
54.05%
15.35%
-37.87%
53.33%
30.14%
-7.20%
-7.71%
31.02%
29.02%
29.23%
-26.99%
38.26%
29.41%
-7.11%
As of March 24, 2025.

Fundamentals

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Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM --
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
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Weighted Average PE Ratio --
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio --
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio --
Weighted Median ROE --
Weighted Median ROA --
ROI (TTM) --
Return on Investment (TTM) --
Earning Yield --
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity --

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 36.32%
EPS Growth (3Y) 22.13%
EPS Growth (5Y) 18.58%
Sales Growth (1Y) 20.51%
Sales Growth (3Y) 22.17%
Sales Growth (5Y) 18.04%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 26.25%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 21.40%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 22.61%
As of December 31, 2024

Asset Allocation

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As of December 31, 2024.
Type % Net
Cash 1.93%
Stock 97.26%
Bond 0.01%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.80%
Other 0.00%
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Top 10 Holdings

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Netflix Inc 2.33% 969.41 0.95%
Apple Inc 2.22% 220.04 0.81%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee 0.49%
Actual Management Fee 0.26%
Administration Fee --
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product --
Available for RRSP --
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 250.00 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 50.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to provide growth of capital. The Fund invests primarily in common stocks in companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for growth of capital. The Fund seeks to invest in attractively valued companies that, it the Adviser's opinion, represent good, long-term investment opportunities.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class US Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity US
Peer Group Large-Cap Growth Funds
Global Macro Equity North America
US Macro Large-Cap Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Growth Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Capital Group/American Funds
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM --
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio --
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio --
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio --
Weighted Median ROE --
Weighted Median ROA --
ROI (TTM) --
Return on Investment (TTM) --
Earning Yield --
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity --

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 36.32%
EPS Growth (3Y) 22.13%
EPS Growth (5Y) 18.58%
Sales Growth (1Y) 20.51%
Sales Growth (3Y) 22.17%
Sales Growth (5Y) 18.04%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 26.25%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 21.40%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 22.61%
As of December 31, 2024

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 11/30/1973
Last Annual Report Date 8/31/2024
Last Prospectus Date 11/1/2024
Share Classes
AGTHX A
CGFAX 529 Plans
CGFCX 529 Plans
CGFFX 529 Plans
FAFGX 529 Plans
FFAFX 529 Plans
GAFFX F3
GFACX C
GFAFX Other
GFFFX Other
RGAAX Retirement
RGABX Retirement
RGACX Retirement
RGAEX Retirement
RGAFX Retirement
RGAGX Retirement
RGAHX Other
RGEBX Other
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund --
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:CGFEX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:CGFEX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:CGFEX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:CGFEX", "prospectus_objective")
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