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GFAFX Mutual Fund — American Funds The Growth Fund of America Class F-1
American Funds The Growth Fund of America Class F-1 (GFAFX)
Updated October 16, 2026.
Verdict as of October 16, 2026
GFAFX's distribution is rated safe by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (82/100, low confidence). It pays annual and its distribution rate is 0.20%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $8.56 with an ex-date of December 17, 2025, was 28.7% higher than the previous $6.65. These payments are unclassified; this does not establish a base-dividend change.
Sources: Capital Group page for GFAFX, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
GFAFX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 0.20%, its trailing-12-month yield is 9.96%, its expense ratio is 0.65%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 82/100 (Safe). Total return is 1195.3% over the past 25.5 years, 208.1 points ahead of SPY at 987.2%.
GFAFX dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-16.
The distribution rate (0.20%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Trailing-12-month yield (9.96%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $8.556. The ex-dividend date is 12/17/2025. The payment date is 12/18/2025.
| Ex-date | Amount | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | $8.556 | 28.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-12-18 | $6.648 | 43.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-12-15 | $4.641 | 135.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-12-16 | $1.973 | -67.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-12-17 | $6.014 | 109.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-12-18 | $2.866 | -20.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-12-20 | $3.625 | -28.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-12-21 | $5.077 | 47.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-12-20 | $3.435 | 24.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-12-21 | $2.757 | -24.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-12-22 | $3.639 | -12.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-12-18 | $4.1551 | 45.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2013-12-19 | $2.8646 | 914.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-12-20 | $0.2824 | 30.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-12-21 | $0.216 | -12.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-12-22 | $0.2461 | 347.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-04-30 | $0.055 | -75.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2009-12-22 | $0.2222 | -7.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2008-12-23 | $0.2409 | -90.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2007-12-19 | $2.4266 | 74.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2006-12-19 | $1.3917 | 230.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2005-12-20 | $0.4217 | 313.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2004-12-13 | $0.1019 | 414.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2003-12-15 | $0.0198 | -54.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2002-12-14 | $0.0435 | -43.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2001-12-15 | $0.0776 | — |
| 2001 total | $0.0776 | — |
| 2002 total | $0.0435 | -43.9% |
| 2003 total | $0.0198 | -54.5% |
| 2004 total | $0.1019 | 414.6% |
| 2005 total | $0.4217 | 313.8% |
| 2006 total | $1.3917 | 230.0% |
| 2007 total | $2.4266 | 74.4% |
| 2008 total | $0.2409 | -90.1% |
| 2009 total | $0.2222 | -7.8% |
| 2010 total | $0.3011 | 35.5% |
| 2011 total | $0.216 | -28.3% |
| 2012 total | $0.2824 | 30.7% |
| 2013 total | $2.8646 | 914.4% |
| 2014 total | $4.1551 | 45.0% |
| 2015 total | $3.639 | -12.4% |
| 2016 total | $2.757 | -24.2% |
| 2017 total | $3.435 | 24.6% |
| 2018 total | $5.077 | 47.8% |
| 2019 total | $3.625 | -28.6% |
| 2020 total | $2.866 | -20.9% |
| 2021 total | $6.014 | 109.8% |
| 2022 total | $1.973 | -67.2% |
| 2023 total | $4.641 | 135.2% |
| 2024 total | $6.648 | 43.2% |
| 2025 total | $8.556 | 28.7% |
GFAFX dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +28.7%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -20.94%.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | +28.7% |
| 3Y | 333.7% |
| 5Y | 198.5% |
| 10Y | 135.1% |
GFAFX holdings and sector exposure
Holdings are not available for this snapshot.
GFAFX performance versus SPY
Price and return data through 2026-10-16.
Total return is 1195.3% over the past 25.5 years, 208.1 points ahead of SPY at 987.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 9.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.8%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | 0.6% | — |
| 3M | 0.9% | — |
| 6M | 7.0% | — |
| YTD | 7.9% | — |
| 1Y | 9.7% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | 15.10% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 23.00% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | 10.00% |
| 10Y CAGR | — | 15.30% |
| Since inception (25.5 years) | 1195.3% | 10.60% |
GFAFX key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 82 · Safe
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 0.16%
- Issuer
- Capital Group
- Asset type
- Mutual Fund
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 11/30/1973
- Expense ratio
- 0.65%
- Distribution rate
- 0.20%
- Distribution frequency
- Annual
- Trailing yield
- 9.96%
- Last close
- $85.92 (as of 2026-10-16)
- NAV
- $87.35 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)
- Premium / discount
- N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)
- AUM
- $353,072,090,000
- Average volume
- 0.0
- Dividend
- $8.556
- Ex-dividend date
- 12/17/2025
- Payment date
- 12/18/2025
- Beta
- 1.22
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (0.20%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (9.96%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: Capital Group or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
GFAFX risks and drawbacks
GFAFX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 13.8%.
Who may consider GFAFX — and who may not
GFAFX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GFAFX pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
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Frequently asked questions
Does GFAFX pay monthly?
No. GFAFX currently pays annual, not monthly.
What is GFAFX's expense ratio?
GFAFX's expense ratio is 0.65%.
What is GFAFX's dividend yield?
GFAFX's distribution rate is 0.20%, paid annual, with a 0.65% expense ratio — calculation basis unavailable.
How has GFAFX's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +28.7%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does GFAFX pay a dividend?
GFAFX pays annual. The dividend amount is $8.556. The ex-dividend date is 12/17/2025. The payment date is 12/18/2025.
How has GFAFX performed?
Total return is 1195.3% over the past 25.5 years, 208.1 points ahead of SPY at 987.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 9.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.8%.
Is GFAFX a good investment?
GFAFX's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 82 (Safe). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 0.20% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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