ANFFX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

American Funds The New Economy Fund Class F-1 (ANFFX) belongs to the Large Cap Growth Equities category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with ANFFX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to ANFFX

ANFFX charges 0.78% annually. There are 182 mutual funds in the Large Cap Growth Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.01%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
ACIHX	American Century Growth Fund G Class	0.01%	—	Mar 2022	ANFFX vs ACIHX
SWLGX	Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth Index Fund	0.04%	5.10B	Dec 2017	ANFFX vs SWLGX
FSPGX	Fidelity Large Cap Growth Index Fund	0.04%	—	—	ANFFX vs FSPGX
VIGIX	Vanguard Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares	0.04%	365.00B	May 1998	ANFFX vs VIGIX
TILIX	TIAA-CREF Large-Cap Growth Index Fund	0.05%	—	Oct 2002	ANFFX vs TILIX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to ANFFX

ANFFX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 89. There are 10 mutual funds in the Large Cap Growth Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 98.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
EFCNX	Emerald Insights Fund	98	—	Aug 2014	ANFFX vs EFCNX
VPMCX	Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund Investor Shares	94	82.00B	Nov 1984	ANFFX vs VPMCX
POGRX	PrimeCap Odyssey Growth Fund	93	—	Nov 2004	ANFFX vs POGRX
FOCKX	Fidelity OTC Portfolio Class K	93	—	May 2008	ANFFX vs FOCKX
FOCPX	Fidelity OTC Portfolio	92	—	Dec 1984	ANFFX vs FOCPX

Top Performing ANFFX Alternatives (YTD)

ANFFX is at 22.83% YTD. There are 20 mutual funds in the Large Cap Growth Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 61.66%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
ONERX	One Rock Fund	61.66%	—	Mar 2020	ANFFX vs ONERX
CTCAX	Columbia Global Technology Growth Fund Class A	30.14%	—	Nov 2000	ANFFX vs CTCAX
RYGRX	Rydex S&P 500 Pure Growth Fund	28.96%	—	Feb 2004	ANFFX vs RYGRX
FOKFX	Fidelity OTC K6 Portfolio	26.86%	—	Jun 2019	ANFFX vs FOKFX
FOCKX	Fidelity OTC Portfolio Class K	26.69%	—	May 2008	ANFFX vs FOCKX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to ANFFX

ANFFX has 17.22% 1-year volatility. There are 326 mutual funds in the Large Cap Growth Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 7.88%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
BBLIX	BBH Select Series - Large Cap Fund	7.88%	—	Sep 2019	ANFFX vs BBLIX
MEIFX	Meridian Enhanced Equity Fund	9.26%	—	Jan 2005	ANFFX vs MEIFX
EFCNX	Emerald Insights Fund	9.29%	—	Aug 2014	ANFFX vs EFCNX
MRFOX	Marshfield Concentrated Opportunity Fund	9.78%	—	Dec 2015	ANFFX vs MRFOX
AWYIX	CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund	9.90%	—	Apr 2010	ANFFX vs AWYIX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to ANFFX

ANFFX has a 1-year max drawdown of -13.36%. There are 156 mutual funds in the Large Cap Growth Equities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -2.90%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
EFCNX	Emerald Insights Fund	-2.90%	—	Aug 2014	ANFFX vs EFCNX
BBLIX	BBH Select Series - Large Cap Fund	-3.63%	—	Sep 2019	ANFFX vs BBLIX
MEIFX	Meridian Enhanced Equity Fund	-4.80%	—	Jan 2005	ANFFX vs MEIFX
GQEPX	GQG Partners US Select Quality Equity Fund Investo...	-6.77%	—	Sep 2018	ANFFX vs GQEPX
AQEIX	LKCM Aquinas Catholic Equity Fund	-7.02%	—	Jul 2005	ANFFX vs AQEIX

Other Mutual Funds from American Funds

The 10 most viewed American Funds mutual funds shown here include ABALX, AIVSX, RGAGX and span 6 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
ABALX	American Funds American Balanced Fund Class A	Diversified Portfolio	85	9.71%	—	Jul 1975	ANFFX vs ABALX
AIVSX	American Funds Investment Company of America Class...	Large Cap Blend Equities	58	10.91%	—	Jan 1934	ANFFX vs AIVSX
RGAGX	American Funds The Growth Fund of America Class R-...	Large Cap Growth Equities	37	10.60%	—	Dec 1973	ANFFX vs RGAGX
AWSHX	American Funds Washington Mutual Investors Fund Cl...	Large Cap Blend Equities	38	5.47%	—	Jul 1952	ANFFX vs AWSHX
RERGX	American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund Class R-6	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Large Cap Growth Equities	41	11.72%	—	—	ANFFX vs RERGX
ANCFX	American Funds Fundamental Investors Class A	Large Cap Blend Equities	77	15.14%	—	Jan 1978	ANFFX vs ANCFX
ANWPX	American Funds New Perspective Fund Class A	Large Cap Growth Equities, Global Equities	29	7.27%	—	Mar 1973	ANFFX vs ANWPX
GFFFX	American Funds The Growth Fund of America	Large Cap Growth Equities	36	10.54%	—	Dec 1973	ANFFX vs GFFFX
AMECX	American Funds The Income Fund of America Class A	Diversified Portfolio, Dividend	52	5.99%	—	Dec 1973	ANFFX vs AMECX
AMCPX	American Funds AMCAP Fund Class A	Large Cap Growth Equities	29	7.17%	—	Jan 1967	ANFFX vs AMCPX

Often Compared With ANFFX

Investors most often compare ANFFX with QALGX, PROVX, SNIGX. These 20 comparison targets span 1 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
QALGX	Federated Hermes MDT Large Cap Growth Fund Class A	Large Cap Growth Equities	33	9.64%	—	Sep 2005	ANFFX vs QALGX
PROVX	Provident Trust Strategy Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	26	3.18%	—	Dec 1986	ANFFX vs PROVX
SNIGX	SIT Large Cap Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	40	7.66%	—	Sep 1982	ANFFX vs SNIGX
GEGTX	Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	41	11.72%	—	Dec 1990	ANFFX vs GEGTX
BIAFX	Brown Advisory Flexible Equity Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	14	5.57%	—	Nov 2006	ANFFX vs BIAFX
ADX	Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc.	Large Cap Growth Equities	77	14.31%	—	Jan 1990	ANFFX vs ADX
VALSX	Value Line Select Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	1	-5.28%	—	May 1956	ANFFX vs VALSX
ELFNX	Elfun Trusts	Large Cap Growth Equities	44	7.37%	—	May 1935	ANFFX vs ELFNX
DUSLX	DFA U.S. Large Cap Growth Portfolio	Large Cap Growth Equities	35	9.40%	—	Dec 2012	ANFFX vs DUSLX
EPGCX	Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund Class C	Large Cap Growth Equities	39	14.52%	—	Nov 1997	ANFFX vs EPGCX
JAMRX	Janus Henderson Research Fund Class I	Large Cap Growth Equities	28	9.45%	—	May 1993	ANFFX vs JAMRX
BPTRX	Baron Partners Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	34	1.03%	—	Apr 2003	ANFFX vs BPTRX
CHCGX	Chesapeake Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	23	4.11%	—	Sep 1997	ANFFX vs CHCGX
DLQAX	BNY Mellon Large Cap Equity Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	44	7.51%	—	Aug 1992	ANFFX vs DLQAX
CHASX	Chase Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	90	25.95%	—	Dec 1997	ANFFX vs CHASX
TWCGX	American Century Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	31	9.13%	14.71B	Jun 1971	ANFFX vs TWCGX
VTWAX	Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund Admiral Shar...	Large Cap Growth Equities	71	12.73%	90.20B	Feb 2019	ANFFX vs VTWAX
FBCGX	Fidelity Blue Chip Growth K6 Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	71	16.61%	—	May 2017	ANFFX vs FBCGX
PIGFX	Pioneer Fundamental Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	16	4.89%	—	Aug 2002	ANFFX vs PIGFX
TGCEX	TCW Select Equities Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	10	7.01%	—	Feb 1993	ANFFX vs TGCEX

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