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Fund History

Basic Fund Information

  Target Fund Comparison Fund
Ticker / Name AGTHX  /  Growth Fund of America; Class A Shares IWF   /  iShares Trust: iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
Fund Class Large-Cap Growth Large-Cap Growth
History Dates Back To Jan 1, 2004 Jan 1, 2004
Benchmark Index Russell 1000 Growth Total Return Index Russell 1000 Growth Total Return Index
Loads* Front end load of up to 5.75% No load
Tax Treatment Ordinary Income, Short-Term Capital Gain Rate: 35.8%
Long-Term Capital Gain, Qualified Dividend Rate: 18.8%

*Note: Since the actual amount paid by the investor in the form of a load depends on numerous factors, the calculations on this page do not take loads into account. An investor in this fund should be aware that the "Final Value"s and returns shown below for hypothetical investments in the fund should be correspondingly reduced by the load that the investor is subject to.

Summary Result

For a hypothetical investment of $10,000 made on Jan 1, 2004 and liquidated on Sep 30, 2021.

  Average Annual Return Correlation Final Value of Matching Index Final Fund Value
(untaxed)		 Final Fund Value
(net of all taxes)		 Total Lifetime Fund Costs*
(current dollars,
adjusted for inflation)
AGTHX 11.34% 97.2% $75,306 $67,258 $55,970 $8,145
IWF 11.84% $75,306 $72,851 $60,902 $2,206
*Includes taxes paid annually on fund distributions. Does not include any capital gains due upon liquidation.

Historical Expense Ratios and Turnover

Expense Ratio Turnover
Lowest Year Average Highest Year Lowest Year Average Highest Year
AGTHX 0.62% 0.65% 0.75% 18% 28% 38%
IWF 0.19% 0.20% 0.20% 9% 16% 24%

Historical Total Annual Percentage Costs

For Calendar Years 2004-2020
Total Fees Transaction Costs Taxes
Lowest Year Average Highest Year Average Average Lowest Year Average Highest Year
AGTHX 0.83% 1.65% 2.72% 0.66% 0.11% 0.07% 0.87% 1.98%
IWF 0.39% 0.50% 0.60% 0.20% 0.07% 0.14% 0.24% 0.33%

Cumulative Costs Paid

For a $10,000 investment made on Jan 1, 2004 and held to Sep 30, 2021.
Adjusted for inflation and expressed in current dollars.
  Total Fees Transaction Costs Taxes*
AGTHX $8,145 $3,106 $553 $4,486
IWF $2,206 $912 $294 $999

*Represents the taxes paid annually on fund distributions. Does not include capital gains taxes paid upon liquidation.

Compounded Value After Inflation and Taxes

For a hypothetical investment of $10,000 made on Jan 1, 2004 and liquidated on Sep 30, 2021.

  Matching Index Tax-Exempt Fund,
Current Dollars		 Net of Taxes, Adjusted for Inflation
(Current Dollars)		 Net of Taxes, Adjusted for Inflation
(2004 Dollars)
Value Avg. Ann. Return Value Avg. Ann. Return Value Avg. Ann. Return Value Avg. Ann. Return
AGTHX $75,306 12.05% $67,258 11.34% $55,970 10.19% $37,707 7.76%
IWF $75,306 12.05% $72,851 11.84% $60,902 10.71% $41,029 8.28%

Returns Relative to Russell 1000 Growth Total Return Index

For a hypothetical investment of $10,000 made on Jan 1, 2004 and liquidated on Sep 30, 2021.

  Tax-Exempt Final Value
of $10,000 Initial Investment		 Annualized
Average Return		 Monthly
Std. Dev.		 Correlation
With Index		 Tracking Error
Against Index		 Sharpe Ratio Risk Adjusted Return
Relative to Index
AGTHX $67,258 11.34% 4.25% 97.2% 1.02% 0.209 1.00%
IWF $72,851 11.84% 4.32% 100.0% 0.01% 0.215 1.03%
Russell 1000 Growth Total Return Index $75,306 12.05% 4.32% - - 0.219 1.05%

Comparative Results for Rolling 5-Year Periods

For $10,000 investments made at the beginning of respective periods and liquidated five years thereafter.
Periods are formed monthly with the first period starting Jan 1, 2004 and ending Dec 31, 2008,
and the latest period starting Oct 1, 2016 and ending Sep 30, 2021.

  How often did AGTHX outperform IWF ? What was AGTHX 's median outperformance over IWF
(negative value represents underperformance)
Tax-Exempt 34 out of 154 5-year periods (22%) ($1,375) or -7.5%
After-Tax 32 out of 154 5-year periods (21%) ($1,203) or -7.0%

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