RGAHX

American Funds Growth Fund of America Class R-5E

Mutual fund

$88.20+0.16 (+0.18%)Close Sep 25, 2026

RGAHX returned 14.94% a year from Nov 2015 to Sep 2026, turning $10,000 into $45,272. It fell 36.27% from Nov 2021 to Oct 2022, and it took 2.3 years to get back to its high.

Nov 20, 2015 – Sep 25, 2026

$10,000 became	CAGR	Max drawdown	Sharpe ratio
$45,272	14.94%	−36.27%	0.81

$10,000 became	$45,272
CAGR	14.94%
Max drawdown	−36.27%
Sharpe ratio	0.81

Growth of $10,000

RGAHX

Trailing returns

Ticker	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	Since 2015
RGAHX	+1.58%	+3.98%	+19.19%	+11.31%	+13.92%	+25.00%	+10.90%	+15.82%	+14.94%

Period	RGAHX
1M	+1.58%
3M	+3.98%
6M	+19.19%
YTD	+11.31%
1Y	+13.92%
3Y	+25.00%
5Y	+10.90%
10Y	+15.82%
Since 2015	+14.94%

Metrics

Return	RGAHX
Final balance	$45,272
Total return	352.72%
CAGR	14.94%
Calendar years	RGAHX
Best year	38.09%
Worst year	−30.64%
Positive years	8 of 10
Risk	RGAHX
Max drawdown	−36.27%
Longest drawdown	2.3 years
Volatility (annualized)	19.52%
Risk-adjusted	RGAHX
Sharpe ratio	0.81
Sortino ratio	1.14
Calmar ratio	0.41

Return	RGAHX
Final balance	$45,272
Total return	352.72%
CAGR	14.94%
Calendar years	RGAHX
Best year	38.09%
Worst year	−30.64%
Positive years	8 of 10

Risk	RGAHX
Max drawdown	−36.27%
Longest drawdown	2.3 years
Volatility (annualized)	19.52%
Risk-adjusted	RGAHX
Sharpe ratio	0.81
Sortino ratio	1.14
Calmar ratio	0.41

Worst drawdowns

Decline	Peak	Bottom	Recovered	Length
−36.3%	Nov 2021	Oct 2022	Mar 2024	2.3 years
−30.4%	Feb 2020	Mar 2020	Jun 2020	4 months
−21.6%	Feb 2025	Apr 2025	Jun 2025	4 months
−20.9%	Oct 2018	Dec 2018	Apr 2019	7 months
−16.2%	Dec 2015	Feb 2016	Jun 2016	6 months

Annual returns

Year	RGAHX
2015from Nov 20	−1.59%
2016	+8.56%
2017	+26.36%
2018	−3.01%
2019	+28.40%
2020	+38.09%
2021	+19.51%
2022	−30.64%
2023	+37.47%
2024	+28.21%
2025	+19.92%
2026to Sep 25	+11.31%