Performance
Trailing returns
| 1 day |
| -0.71% | |||
| 1 week | +1.45% |
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| 4 week | +5.88% |
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| 3 month | +9.38% |
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| YTD | +16.73% |
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| 1 year | +26.33% |
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| 3 years* | +14.54% |
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| 5 years* | +6.91% |
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| *annualized | |||||
| Best 3 month return | +29.97% | |
| Worst 3 month return | -29.94% |
Morningstar statistics
Morningstar category: Large Growth
| Return | Risk | Rating | |
| 3 years | Below Average | Below Average |
 
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| 5 years | Average | Average |
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| 10 years | Average | Below Average |
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| Overall | Average | Below Average |
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Morningstar style Learn more
| Large | |||
| Mid | |||
| Small | |||
| Value | Blend | Growth |
Key statistics
| Total assets | 29.36B | |
| Front load | 5.75% | |
| Deferred load | - | |
| Expense ratio | 0.82% | |
| Management fee | - | |
| Fund family | American Funds |
Asset allocation
| Cash | 8.38% | |
| Stocks | 86.97% | |
| Bonds | 0.60% | |
| Other | 4.06% |
Purchase information
| Initial | US$250 | |
| Additional | US$50 | |
| IRA Initial | US$250 | |
| AIP Initial | US$0 | |
| AIP Additional | US$50 |
25.42+0.23(0.91%)
May 17, 4:00PM EDT
Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Description
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies that have solid long-term growth records and the potential for good future growth. The basic investment philosophy of the investment adviser is to seek to invest in attractively valued companies that, in its opinion, represent good, long-term investment opportunities.
Fund filings (PDF) »
Fund filings (PDF) »
Asset managers:
Barry Crosthwaite (Started: Jan 1, 2006)
Claudia Huntington (Started: May 1, 1996)
Eric Richter (Started: Jan 1, 2008)
C. Sappenfield (Started: Dec 1, 1999)
Barry Crosthwaite (Started: Jan 1, 2006)
Claudia Huntington (Started: May 1, 1996)
Eric Richter (Started: Jan 1, 2008)
C. Sappenfield (Started: Dec 1, 1999)
American Funds, 4 Embarcadero Center P.O. Box 7650, San Francisco, CA 94120, USA
Risk
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | ||
| Alpha* | -1.35 | -1.50 | 1.31 | 0.05 | |
| Beta* | 0.98 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 0.99 | |
| Mean annual return | 1.21 | 0.99 | 0.69 | 0.72 | |
| R-squared* | 95.04 | 97.56 | 97.00 | 95.07 | |
| Standard deviation | 10.29 | 15.41 | 19.22 | 14.84 | |
| Sharpe ratio | 1.40 | 0.76 | 0.41 | 0.47 | |
| * Against standard index | |||||
Top 10 holdings
| Security | Net Assets | |
| Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD) | 4.63% | |
| Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) | 2.29% | |
| Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB) | 2.12% | |
| FMC Technologies, Inc. (FTI) | 2.02% | |
| Schlumberger NV (SLB) | 1.91% | |
| EOG Resources (EOG) | 1.90% | |
| Directv (DTV) | 1.83% | |
| Oracle Corporation (ORCL) | 1.82% | |
| Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) | 1.68% | |
| Comcast Corp Class A (CMCSA) | 1.51% |