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American Funds The Growth Fund Of America® Class A (AGTHX)
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20/12 - Closed. Currency in USD
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- Total Assets: 152.69B
American Funds Growth Fund of America A
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AGTHX Overview
On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of American Funds The Growth Fund Of America® Class A. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of AGTHX among other information.
Investment Strategy
The investment seeks growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks and seeks to invest in companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for growth of capital. It may invest up to 25% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the fund's assets. Under this approach, the portfolio of the fund is divided into segments managed by individual managers.
Contact Information
Address
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles,CA 90071-1406
United States
Los Angeles,CA 90071-1406
United States
Phone
(800) 421-4225
Top Executives
| Name | Title | Since | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric H. Stern | Senior Vice President | 2023 | Now |
| Biography | Eric H. Stern is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 32 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 30 years. Earlier in his career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, he covered U.S. health care, insurance, autos and life science companies. Before joining Capital, he served as an analyst in the mergers and acquisitions department of Morgan Stanley & Company. He holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley graduating Phi Beta Kappa. | ||
| Roz Hongsaranagon | Portfolio Manager | 2023 | Now |
| Biography | Roz Hongsaranagon is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. She has 19 years of investment experience, all with Capital Group. Earlier in her career at Capital, as an equity investment analyst, she covered ASEAN as a small- and mid-cap generalist. Roz began her career at Capital as a participant in The Associates Program, a two-year series of work assignments in various areas of the organization. She holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations and economics from Brown University graduating magna cum laude. Roz is based in San Francisco. | ||
| Aidan O'Connell | Vice President | 2023 | Now |
| Biography | Aidan O'Connell is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 26 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 20 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, as a research director and an equity investment analyst, he had research responsibility as a U.S. small- and mid-cap generalist. Prior to joining Capital, he was an investment analyst and portfolio manager at Franklin Templeton Investments. Before that, Aidan was a research associate and corporate finance associate at Hambrecht & Quist. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a master's degree in international studies from Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, and a bachelor's degree in French and English from Dartmouth College. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. Aidan is based in London. | ||
| Julian N. Abdey | Portfolio Manager | 2021 | Now |
| Biography | Julian N. Abdey is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. Julian has 23 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 16 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, he was an equity investment analyst and covered U.S. and European small-cap financial companies such as banks and savings & loans. Before joining Capital, he was a portfolio manager and equity research analyst with HSBC Asset Management, where he covered U.S. financial companies and managed various growth-oriented funds. He holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and an undergraduate degree in economics from Cambridge University. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. Julian is based in San Francisco. | ||
| Andraz Razen | Vice President | 2020 | Now |
| Biography | Andraz Razen is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. As an equity investment analyst at Capital, Andraz is a generalist covering small-cap companies. He has 26 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 19 years. Earlier in his career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, he also covered U.S. health care and supplies companies. Prior to joining Capital, he was an analyst and portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments in Boston. He holds a bachelor's degree in quantitative economics from Tufts University graduating summa cum laude. Andraz is based in London. | ||
| Christopher D. Buchbinder | Senior Vice President | 2013 | Now |
| Biography | Christopher D. Buchbinder is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 28 years of investment industry experience, all with Capital Group. Earlier in his career at Capital, as an equity investment analyst, he covered U.S. telecommunication services, autos and auto parts & equipment companies. He began his career as a participant in The Associates Program, a two-year series of work assignments in various areas of the Capital organization. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics and international relations from Brown University graduating cum laude. Chris is based in San Francisco. | ||
| Anne-Marie Peterson | - | 2013 | Now |
| Biography | Anne-Marie Peterson is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. She has 29 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 19 years. Earlier in her career at Capital, she was an equity investment analyst covering U.S. retail and restaurants. Prior to joining Capital, she was a partner and research analyst for Thomas Weisel Partners and before that, she was a research associate at Montgomery Securities. She holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of California, Irvine. She also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. Anne-Marie is based in San Francisco. | ||
| Alan J. Wilson | Portfolio Manager | 2012 | Now |
| Biography | Alan J. Wilson is a portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 39 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 33 years. Earlier in his career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, he covered U.S. construction & housing, machinery & engineering, environmental services, energy equipment, trucks, personal care, household products and energy (oil & gas drilling) companies. Before joining Capital, Alan was a consultant with The Boston Consulting Group and an engineer with Texas Eastern Corp. | ||
| Mark L. Casey | Partner | 2012 | Now |
| Biography | Mark L. Casey is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 23 years of investment industry experience, all with Capital Group. Earlier in his career at Capital, Mark was an equity investment analyst and covered U.S. media, entertainment, newspapers, infrastructure software, internet and document imaging. Prior to joining Capital, he was a director and product manager for Siebel Systems. He holds an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree in history from Yale University graduating magna cum laude. Mark is based in San Francisco. | ||
| Martin Romo | - | 2010 | Now |
| Biography | Martin Romo is chairman and chief investment officer of Capital Group. He is also the president of Capital Research Company, Inc., serves on the Capital Group Management Committee and is an equity portfolio manager. Martin has 32 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 31 years. Earlier in his career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, he covered the global chemicals industry, mortgage and consumer financials, and select conglomerate companies. | ||
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