American Funds Growth Fund of Amer R2
- RGABX
- Price as of: Mar 04, 2021
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$63.16
N/A N/A
- Primary Theme
- U.S. Large-Cap Growth Equity
- Fund Company
- American Funds
- Share Class
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A (AGTHX) Primary C (GFACX) Other (GFAFX) A (CGFAX) C (CGFCX) Other (CGFEX) Retirement (RGAFX) Retirement (RGACX) Retirement (RGABX) Retirement (RGAEX) Retirement (RGAAX) Other (CGFFX) Other (GFFFX) Retirement (RGAGX) Retirement (RGEBX) Retirement (RGAHX) Inst (GAFFX) Other (FFAFX) Other (FSUGX) Other (FAFGX)
RGABX - Snapshot
Vitals
- YTD Return -1.6%
- 3 Yr Annualized Return 17.4%
- 5 Yr Annualized Return 20.2%
- Net Assets $257 B
- Holdings in Top 10 37.5%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
Expenses
OPERATING RELATED FEES
- Expense Ratio 1.40%
SALES FEES
- Front Load N/A
- Deferred Load N/A
BROKERAGE FEES
- Turnover 28.00%
TRADING FEES
- Max Redemption Fee N/A
Min Investment
- Standard (Taxable) $250
- IRA N/A
Fund Classification
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Primary Theme
U.S. Large-Cap Growth Equity
- Fund Type Open End Mutual Fund
- Investment Style Large Growth
RGABX - Profile
Distributions
- YTD Total Return -1.6%
- 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 17.4%
- 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 20.2%
- Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
- Net Income Ratio -0.34%
- Dividend Yield 0.0%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually
Fund Details
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Legal NameAmerican Funds The Growth Fund of America®
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Fund Family NameAmerican Funds
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Inception DateMay 21, 2002
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Shares OutstandingN/A
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Share ClassRetirement
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CurrencyUSD
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Domiciled CountryUnited States
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ManagerDonald O'Neal
Fund Description
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.
RGABX - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | RGABX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | -1.6% | -8.1% | 36.7% | 36.55% |
1 Yr | 45.3% | -9.0% | 137.8% | 35.61% |
3 Yr | 17.4%* | 1.4% | 48.1% | 65.44% |
5 Yr | 20.2%* | 1.7% | 46.2% | 53.01% |
10 Yr | 14.0%* | 1.5% | 24.4% | 67.90% |
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | RGABX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2020 | 31.1% | -67.0% | 145.0% | 30.11% |
2019 | 19.0% | -28.8% | 76.0% | 78.66% |
2018 | -14.3% | -64.5% | 19.1% | 66.92% |
2017 | 17.1% | -68.7% | 64.3% | 63.80% |
2016 | 1.4% | -56.6% | 15.3% | 39.28% |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | RGABX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | -1.6% | -8.1% | 36.7% | 36.55% |
1 Yr | 45.3% | -9.0% | 137.8% | 33.38% |
3 Yr | 17.4%* | 0.1% | 48.1% | 62.28% |
5 Yr | 20.2%* | 0.5% | 46.2% | 50.21% |
10 Yr | 14.0%* | 0.9% | 24.4% | 65.53% |
* Annualized
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | RGABX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2020 | 31.1% | -67.0% | 145.0% | 30.11% |
2019 | 19.0% | -28.8% | 76.0% | 78.82% |
2018 | -14.3% | -64.5% | 29.5% | 78.03% |
2017 | 17.1% | -24.8% | 64.3% | 86.20% |
2016 | 1.4% | -56.6% | 17.1% | 59.01% |
NAV & Total Return History
RGABX - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
RGABX | Category Low | Category High | RGABX % Rank | |
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Net Assets | 257 B | 10.3 K | 257 B | 1.11% |
Number of Holdings | 393 | 1 | 2573 | 5.50% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 96.2 B | 221 K | 96.2 B | 1.11% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 37.53% | 11.1% | 100.0% | 77.40% |
Top 10 Holdings
- Tesla Inc 7.31%
- Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.67%
- Netflix Inc 5.59%
- Netflix Inc 5.59%
- Netflix Inc 5.59%
- Netflix Inc 5.59%
- Netflix Inc 5.59%
- Netflix Inc 5.59%
- Netflix Inc 5.59%
- Netflix Inc 5.59%
Asset Allocation
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | RGABX % Rank | |
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Stocks | 96.54% | 48.90% | 135.93% | 83.94% |
Cash | 2.85% | -35.93% | 48.10% | 19.39% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.47% | 0.00% | 6.63% | 5.42% |
Other | 0.13% | -2.45% | 21.26% | 14.04% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.01% | 0.00% | 15.24% | 2.23% |
Bonds | 0.01% | -0.75% | 24.39% | 7.03% |
Stock Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | RGABX % Rank | |
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Consumer Cyclical | 22.56% | 0.00% | 38.89% | 7.43% |
Technology | 20.82% | 0.00% | 87.30% | 93.16% |
Communication Services | 18.64% | 0.00% | 68.19% | 16.27% |
Healthcare | 14.57% | 0.00% | 61.09% | 36.92% |
Financial Services | 8.97% | 0.00% | 41.22% | 56.61% |
Industrials | 7.16% | 0.00% | 30.46% | 33.95% |
Consumer Defense | 2.19% | 0.00% | 19.07% | 71.69% |
Basic Materials | 1.86% | 0.00% | 15.44% | 31.80% |
Energy | 1.74% | 0.00% | 9.24% | 10.62% |
Real Estate | 1.11% | 0.00% | 22.68% | 54.16% |
Utilities | 0.37% | 0.00% | 10.98% | 25.48% |
Stock Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | RGABX % Rank | |
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US | 85.67% | 11.18% | 133.53% | 85.59% |
Non US | 10.87% | 0.00% | 82.96% | 16.49% |
Bond Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | RGABX % Rank | |
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Cash & Equivalents | 86.19% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 91.71% |
Corporate | 13.81% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 6.83% |
Derivative | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 84.34% |
Securitized | 0.00% | 0.00% | 43.86% | 83.88% |
Municipal | 0.00% | 0.00% | 9.37% | 84.19% |
Government | 0.00% | 0.00% | 49.75% | 84.73% |
Bond Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | RGABX % Rank | |
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US | 0.01% | -0.75% | 24.39% | 7.28% |
Non US | 0.00% | -0.21% | 2.90% | 83.51% |
RGABX - Expenses
Operational Fees
RGABX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Expense Ratio | 1.40% | 0.01% | 23.28% | 26.95% |
Management Fee | 0.26% | 0.00% | 1.50% | 7.78% |
12b-1 Fee | 0.75% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 77.81% |
Administrative Fee | 0.05% | 0.01% | 1.02% | 25.49% |
Sales Fees
RGABX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Front Load | N/A | 2.25% | 8.50% | N/A |
Deferred Load | N/A | 1.00% | 5.50% | N/A |
Trading Fees
RGABX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 0.50% | 5.00% | N/A |
Related Fees
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
RGABX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Turnover | 28.00% | 0.00% | 358.00% | 31.34% |
RGABX - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
RGABX | Category Low | Category High | RGABX % Rank | |
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Dividend Yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.76% | 84.85% |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
RGABX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
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Dividend Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Monthly | Annually |
Net Income Ratio Analysis
RGABX | Category Low | Category High | RGABX % Rank | |
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Net Income Ratio | -0.34% | -56.00% | 1.99% | 69.46% |
Capital Gain Distribution Analysis
RGABX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
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Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Semi-Annually | Annually |
Dividend Payout History
Date | Amount |
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Dec 20, 2012 | $0.048 |
Dec 22, 2010 | $0.049 |
Dec 22, 2009 | $0.056 |
Dec 23, 2008 | $0.048 |
Dec 16, 2002 | $0.025 |
RGABX - Fund Manager Analysis
Managers
Donald O'Neal
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Nov 01, 1993
27.35
27.4%
Donald D. O’Neal is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 33 years of investment experience, all with Capital Group. Earlier in his career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, he covered chemical, environmental service and aerospace & defense companies. Don holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering from University of California, Los Angeles graduating summa cum laude. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. Don is based in San Francisco.
Barry Crosthwaite
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Nov 01, 2007
13.34
13.3%
Barry S. Crosthwaite is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 22 years of investment experience, all with Capital Group. Earlier in his career at Capital, as an equity investment analyst, he covered U.S. electrical equipment/appliances, global energy equipment, and oil field services & drilling companies, as well as North American communications & networking equipment companies. Barry holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Occidental College graduating magna cum laude. Barry is based in San Francisco.
Martin Romo
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Nov 01, 2010
10.33
10.3%
Martin Romo is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He is president of Capital Research Company, Inc. and serves on the Capital Group Management Committee. Martin has 27 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 26 years. Earlier in his career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, he covered the global chemicals industry, mortgage and consumer financials, and select conglomerate companies. He holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. Martin is based in San Francisco.
Carl Kawaja
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Nov 01, 2010
10.33
10.3%
Carl M. Kawaja is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. Earlier in his career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, he covered global household products and U.S. personal care companies, along with Canadian companies. Before joining Capital, Carl was a security analyst for Gabelli & Company in New York, as well as an equity analyst for Lévesque Beaubien in Montreal. He holds an MBA in finance from Columbia Business School and a bachelor’s degree in history from Brown University graduating magna cum laude.
Mark Casey
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Nov 01, 2012
8.33
8.3%
Mark L. Casey is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 18 years of investment experience, all with Capital Group. Earlier in his career at Capital, Mark was an equity investment analyst and covered U.S. media, entertainment, newspapers, infrastructure software, internet and document imaging. Prior to joining Capital, he was a director and product manager for Siebel Systems. He holds an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree in history from Yale University graduating magna cum laude. Mark is based in San Francisco.
Anne-Marie Peterson
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jul 02, 2013
7.67
7.7%
Anne-Marie Peterson is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. As an equity investment analyst, she covers U.S. retail. She has 24 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 14 years. Earlier in her career at Capital, her coverage included U.S. small-cap specialty retail companies and restaurants. Prior to joining Capital, she was a senior retail analyst for Thomas Weisel Partners. Before that, she was a research associate for Montgomery Securities. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California, Irvine. She also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. Anne-Marie is based in San Francisco.
Christopher Buchbinder
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Nov 01, 2013
7.33
7.3%
Christopher D. Buchbinder is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 23 years of investment experience, all with Capital Group. Earlier in his career at Capital, as an equity investment analyst, he covered U.S. telecommunication services, autos, and auto parts & equipment companies. He began his career as a participant in The Associates Program, a two-year series of work assignments in various areas of the Capital organization. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and international relations from Brown University graduating cum laude. Chris is based in San Francisco.
Jody Jonsson
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Mar 01, 2016
5.0
5.0%
Joanna F. Jonsson is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. She has 30 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 28 years. As an equity analyst at Capital, her coverage included insurance, U.S. household & personal care, restaurants & lodging and cruise lines companies. Jody holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Princeton University graduating cum laude. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the CFA Institute. Jody is based in Los Angeles.
Alex Popa
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Oct 01, 2016
4.41
4.4%
Alex Popa is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. As an equity investment, he covers North American rails. He has 15 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 12 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, his coverage included life & property casualty insurance, U.S. money center banks, trust and custody banks, brokers and investment banks. Prior to joining Capital, Alex held several positions in the Romanian government, serving as the prime minister’s adviser for economic affairs and secretary of state, leading the Agency for Foreign Investments. Alex holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, as a Baker Scholar, and both master’s and bachelor’s degrees in economics and management science & engineering from Stanford University, ranking first in his class as the Henry Ford II Scholar. Alex is based in Los Angeles.
Andraz Razen
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Mar 02, 2020
0.99
1.0%
Andraz Razen is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. As an equity investment analyst at Capital, Andraz is a generalist covering small-cap companies. He has 20 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 13 years. Earlier in his career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, he also covered U.S. health care and supplies companies. Prior to joining Capital, he was an analyst and portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments in Boston. He holds a bachelor’s degree in quantitative economics from Tufts University graduating summa cum laude. Andraz is based in London.
Tenure Analysis
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.01 | 53.19 | 7.73 | 1.16 |