American Funds Growth Fund of Amer A
The Growth Fund of America, Inc. One Market, Steuart Tower, Suite 1800 San Francisco,
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Phone: 800-421-0180
| Category: | Large Growth | | Fund Family: | American Funds | | Net Assets: | 66.12B | | Year-to-Date Return: | -4.43% | | Yield: | 0.81% | | Morningstar Rating: |  | | Fund Inception Date: | 30-Nov-73 |
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James E. Drasdo
Lead Manager since
01-Nov-85 | | | Drasdo is a senior vice president, director, and portfolio manager with Capital Research and Management Company. He has been a investment professional for 35 years in total. Drasdo has been with the company for 29 years. |
| Min Initial Investment: | $250 | | Min Initial Investment, IRA: | $250 | | Min Initial Investment, AIP: | $250 | | Min Subsequent Investment: | $50 | | Min Subsequent Investment, IRA: | $50 | | Min Subsequent Investment, AIP: | $50 |
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| The investment seeks capital growth by investing in common stocks. 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 also hold cash or money market instruments. The fund may invest up to 15% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States and Canada and not included in Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Index. |
| Last Dividend
(21-Dec-09):
| 0.21 | | Last Cap Gain
(18-Dec-07):
| 2.06 | | Annual Holdings Turnover
| 38.00% | | Average for Category:
| 109.93% |
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| Expense | AGTHX | Category
Avg | | Total Expense Ratio: | 0.76%
| 1.33% | | Max 12b1 Fee: | 0.25%
| N/A | | Max Front End Sales Load: | 5.75%
| 5.43% | | Max Deferred Sales Load: | %
| 2.63% | | 3 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$ 804 | $653 | | 5 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$ 973 | $1,027 | | 10 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$ 1,463 | $2,050 |
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