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1. Based on assets under management as of December 31, 2019.

2. Rolling monthly 10-year periods from the first month-end after the fund’s inception date (May 1, 1967, for AMCAP Fund; December 1, 1973, for The Growth Fund of America) through December 31, 2019. Fund peers are represented by the Morningstar U.S. Fund Large Growth category, which represents the averages of stocks in the top 70% of the capitalization of the U.S. equity market that are defined as large cap. Growth is based on fast growth (high growth rates for earnings, sales, book value and cash flow) and high valuations (high price ratios and low dividend yields). Most of these portfolios focus on companies in rapidly expanding industries.

3. The Morningstar Analyst RatingTM is not a credit or risk rating. It is a subjective evaluation performed by Morningstar's manager research group, which consists of various Morningstar, Inc. subsidiaries (“Manager Research Group”). In the United States, that subsidiary is Morningstar Research Services LLC, which is registered with and governed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Manager Research Group evaluates funds based on five key pillars, which are process, performance, people, parent, and price. The Manager Research Group uses this five pillar evaluation to determine how they believe funds are likely to perform relative to a benchmark, or in the case of exchange-traded funds and index mutual funds, a relevant peer group, over the long term on a risk-adjusted basis. They consider quantitative and qualitative factors in their research, and the weight of each pillar may vary. The Analyst Rating scale is Gold, Silver, Bronze, Neutral, and Negative. A Morningstar Analyst Rating of Gold, Silver, or Bronze reflects the Manager Research Group's conviction in a fund's prospects for outperformance. Analyst Ratings ultimately reflect the Manager Research Group's overall assessment, are overseen by an Analyst Rating Committee, and are continuously monitored and reevaluated at least every 14 months. For more detailed information about Morningstar's Analyst Rating, including its methodology, please go to global.morningstar.com/managerdisclosures/. The Morningstar Analyst Rating (i) should not be used as the sole basis in evaluating a fund, (ii) involves unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause the Manager Research Group's expectations not to occur or to differ significantly from what they expected, and (iii) should not be considered an offer or solicitation to buy or sell the fund.

4. Source: Morningstar Global Fund Report for American Funds AMCAP R6, November 25, 2019.

5. Source: "The mutual funds most used by DC plans, by asset class — Domestic equity." Pensions & Investments. October 28. 2019, based on assets as of June 30. 2019.

6. Source: Momingstar, "Fund Spy: The Thrilling 34" by Russel Kinnel. December 2019. Morningstar’s screening took into consideration expense ratios, manager ownership, returns over manager’s tenure, and Morningstar Risk, Analyst and Parent ratings. The universe was limited to share classes accessible to individual investors with a minimum investment no greater than $50,000 and did not include funds of funds. Class A shares were evaluated for American Funds.

7. Source: Morningstar Global Fund Report for American Funds The Growth Fund of America Class R-6, May 31, 2019.

8. Source: Morningstar Global Fund Report for American Funds Washington Mutual R6, October 25, 2019.

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