GFAFX

American Funds Growth Fund of America Class F-1

$84.04−0.70 (−0.83%)Close Nov 12, 2026

Mar 15, 2001 – Nov 12, 2026, Dividends reinvested

Final balance: $112,991
CAGR: +9.91%
Max drawdown: −51.87%
Sharpe ratio: 0.59

Growth of $10,000

Trailing returns (%)

GFAFX's average annual return was 15.01% over the last 10 years and 10.89% over the last 20 years, through Nov 12, 2026. $10,000 in GFAFX on Nov 11, 2016 grew to $40,474 by Nov 12, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

	Total	Per year
GFAFX	−5.53	−4.20	−0.21	+5.55	+5.54	+21.49	+8.15	+15.01	+14.65	+10.89	+10.43	+9.91

Total

1M: −5.53%
3M: −4.20%
6M: −0.21%
YTD: +5.55%
1Y: +5.54%

Per year

3Y: +21.49%
5Y: +8.15%
10Y: +15.01%
15Y: +14.65%
20Y: +10.89%
25Y: +10.43%
Since 2001: +9.91%

Annual returns

2001 from Mar 15 · 2026 through Nov 12

GFAFX returns by year

Year	Return
2026 through Nov 12	+5.55%
2025	+19.66%
2024	+27.96%
2023	+37.15%
2022	−30.78%
2021	+19.24%
2020	+37.78%
2019	+28.10%
2018	−3.23%
2017	+26.08%
2016	+8.37%
2015	+5.40%
2014	+9.45%
2013	+33.93%
2012	+20.52%
2011	−4.81%
2010	+12.51%
2009	+34.59%
2008	−39.08%
2007	+11.00%
2006	+10.94%
2005	+14.24%
2004	+11.89%
2003	+32.87%
2002	−22.04%
2001 from Mar 15	−0.71%

Metrics

Since 2001

Volatility	19.05%
Sortino ratio	0.83
Calmar ratio	0.19
Best year, 2020	+37.78%
Worst year, 2008	−39.08%
Positive years	19 of 24
Longest drawdown	4.9 years

Worst drawdowns

Since 2001

Decline	Peak	Bottom	Recovered	Length
−51.9%	Oct 2007	Mar 2009	Sep 2012	4.9 years
−39.9%	May 2001	Oct 2002	Dec 2004	3.6 years
−36.4%	Nov 2021	Oct 2022	Mar 2024	2.3 years
−30.4%	Feb 2020	Mar 2020	Jul 2020	4 months
−21.6%	Feb 2025	Apr 2025	Jun 2025	4 months