All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
GWPAX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, GWPAX returned +6.07% over the past year and +3.85% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 18, 2012, GWPAX is up +280.56% in real purchasing-power return, or +9.68%/yr, and is currently −5.45% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Wed Nov. 4, 2026
| Fri 2012-05-18💬 to Wed 2026-11-04 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWPAX × |
+280.56%
+9.68%/yr |
+8.02%/yr
R2=0.903 |
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| American Funds Growth Portfolio Class A Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Fri 2012-05-18💬 to Wed 2026-11-04 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| GWPAX × |
$10,000.00
2012-05-18 |
$38,055.92
2026-11-04 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| GWPAX × | +3.85% | +6.07% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| GWPAX × |
−5.45%
on 2026-11-04 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−38.59%
on 2022-10-14 from 2021-11-16 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-11-04 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWPAX × | +6.07% |
+24.52% +11.59%/yr |
+60.28% +17.03%/yr |
+17.78% +3.33%/yr |
+143.02% +9.29%/yr |
| Year | GWPAX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +3.85% |
| 2025 | +17.33% |
| 2024 | +16.80% |
| 2023 | +24.58% |
| 2022 | −31.41% |
| 2021 | +10.80% |
| 2020 | +23.65% |
| 2019 | +24.35% |
| 2018 | −8.34% |
| 2017 | +22.53% |
| 2016 | +5.32% |
| 2015 | +0.78% |
| 2014 | +5.14% |
| 2013 | +27.92% |
| 2012 | +14.57% |
