AB Growth Fund (AGRFX)
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in a domestic equity securities of companies selected by the fund's Adviser for their growth potential with in various market sectors. When selecting securities, the Adviser looks for companies that have experienced management teams, strong market positions, and the potential to deliver greater-than-expected earnings growth rates. The fund has the flexibility to invest across the capitalization spectrum. It may enter into derivatives transactions, such as options, futures contracts, forwards and swaps.
Fund Info
US01877F4019
01877F401
Sep 4, 1990
$2,500
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
AGRFX has a high expense ratio of 1.12%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in AB Growth Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
AB Growth Fund had a return of -12.22% year-to-date (YTD) and -14.96% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, AB Growth Fund had an annualized return of 4.20%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 9.69%, indicating that AB Growth Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
AGRFX
-12.22%
-3.91%
-22.73%
-14.96%
5.98%
4.20%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-10.43%
-5.46%
-8.86%
2.08%
13.59%
9.69%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of AGRFX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.11% | -5.03% | -7.88% | -3.62% | -12.22% | ||||||||
| 2024 | 3.97% | 8.19% | 2.17% | -6.19% | 6.39% | 5.11% | -3.13% | 1.86% | 2.46% | 1.19% | 7.86% | -17.80% | 9.36% |
| 2023 | 8.60% | -2.43% | 6.15% | 1.71% | 3.47% | 5.12% | 2.65% | -0.84% | -5.32% | -1.02% | 10.08% | -1.88% | 28.20% |
| 2022 | -9.94% | -4.31% | 1.41% | -11.22% | -2.54% | -6.88% | 10.91% | -6.14% | -9.01% | 5.55% | 7.35% | -8.39% | -30.76% |
| 2021 | -2.61% | 0.96% | 1.28% | 7.43% | -0.99% | 4.90% | 4.28% | 2.32% | -7.04% | 6.43% | -0.08% | -6.01% | 10.17% |
| 2020 | 0.75% | -5.93% | -10.53% | 15.19% | 9.93% | 2.00% | 6.54% | 6.11% | -3.38% | -1.15% | 10.34% | -1.67% | 28.29% |
| 2019 | 9.71% | 5.16% | 1.50% | 2.94% | -5.23% | 6.83% | 1.78% | -0.79% | -1.11% | 1.91% | 3.28% | -5.36% | 21.39% |
| 2018 | 6.95% | -1.58% | -1.33% | 0.59% | 3.97% | 1.87% | 2.49% | 4.45% | 0.20% | -7.90% | 3.79% | -20.68% | -10.02% |
| 2017 | 4.61% | 4.34% | 1.19% | 4.11% | 3.02% | -0.35% | 1.60% | 2.13% | 1.34% | 3.43% | 4.55% | -8.79% | 22.41% |
| 2016 | -5.87% | -0.43% | 5.52% | -1.14% | 1.95% | -1.50% | 5.46% | -0.18% | -0.15% | -2.40% | 1.00% | -1.30% | 0.44% |
| 2015 | -1.60% | 7.42% | -0.46% | -0.92% | 1.91% | 0.14% | 3.42% | -5.61% | -2.13% | 7.48% | 0.76% | -9.84% | -0.73% |
| 2014 | -2.56% | 5.49% | -3.27% | -0.67% | 3.17% | 2.04% | -1.19% | 4.06% | -0.32% | 3.58% | 3.05% | -5.46% | 7.53% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of AGRFX is 15, meaning it’s performing worse than 85% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for AB Growth Fund (AGRFX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the AB Growth Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the AB Growth Fund was 61.88%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1162 trading sessions.
The current AB Growth Fund drawdown is 30.40%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -61.88% | Mar 27, 2000 | 2243 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1162 | Oct 18, 2013 | 3405 |
| -40.89% | Nov 17, 2021 | 229 | Oct 14, 2022 | 500 | Oct 11, 2024 | 729 |
| -34.37% | Dec 9, 2024 | 82 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -32.51% | Aug 30, 2018 | 392 | Mar 23, 2020 | 49 | Jun 2, 2020 | 441 |
| -31.16% | Jul 21, 1998 | 58 | Oct 8, 1998 | 53 | Dec 22, 1998 | 111 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current AB Growth Fund volatility is 14.38%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.