GWPAX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

American Funds Growth Portfolio Class A (GWPAX) belongs to the Diversified Portfolio category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with GWPAX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to GWPAX

GWPAX charges 0.71% annually. There are 307 mutual funds in the Diversified Portfolio category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.02%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
FRGAX	Fidelity 70% Allocation Fund	0.02%	—	Jan 2022	GWPAX vs FRGAX
PALDX	PGIM 60/40 Allocation Fund	0.03%	—	Sep 2017	GWPAX vs PALDX
VBAIX	Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Institutional Shares	0.04%	64.10B	Dec 2000	GWPAX vs VBAIX
TSAIX	TIAA-CREF Lifestyle Aggressive Growth Fund	0.04%	—	Dec 2011	GWPAX vs TSAIX
VTMFX	Vanguard Tax-Managed Balanced Fund Admiral Shares	0.05%	12.30B	Sep 1994	GWPAX vs VTMFX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to GWPAX

GWPAX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 33. There are 468 mutual funds in the Diversified Portfolio category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 99.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
STDAX	SEI Asset Allocation Trust Defensive Strategy Allo...	99	—	Nov 2003	GWPAX vs STDAX
TIBIX	Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund Class I	97	—	Dec 2002	GWPAX vs TIBIX
NWQIX	Nuveen Flexible Income Fund	97	—	Dec 2009	GWPAX vs NWQIX
AYBLX	Pioneer Balanced ESG Fund	93	—	Dec 1991	GWPAX vs AYBLX
AOBLX	Victory Pioneer Balanced Fund Class A	93	—	Dec 1991	GWPAX vs AOBLX

Top Performing GWPAX Alternatives (YTD)

GWPAX is at 9.12% YTD. There are 112 mutual funds in the Diversified Portfolio category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 31.24%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
EKBAX	Allspring Diversified Capital Builder Fund	31.24%	—	Jan 1998	GWPAX vs EKBAX
GRSPX	Greenspring Fund	19.30%	—	Jun 1983	GWPAX vs GRSPX
MHELX	MH Elite Small Cap Fund of Funds Fund	19.20%	—	Aug 1998	GWPAX vs MHELX
IOEZX	ICON Equity Income Fund	18.43%	—	May 2004	GWPAX vs IOEZX
TIBIX	Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund Class I	16.12%	—	Dec 2002	GWPAX vs TIBIX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to GWPAX

GWPAX has 15.44% 1-year volatility. There are 525 mutual funds in the Diversified Portfolio category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.86%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
STDAX	SEI Asset Allocation Trust Defensive Strategy Allo...	0.86%	—	Nov 2003	GWPAX vs STDAX
SICIX	SEI Asset Allocation Trust Conservative Strategy F...	2.82%	—	Nov 2003	GWPAX vs SICIX
SCLAX	SEI Institutional Managed Trust Multi-Asset Capita...	2.87%	—	Apr 2012	GWPAX vs SCLAX
AVEFX	Ave Maria Bond Fund	2.99%	—	Apr 2003	GWPAX vs AVEFX
CSTAX	American Funds College 2027 Fund	3.11%	—	Sep 2012	GWPAX vs CSTAX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to GWPAX

GWPAX has a 1-year max drawdown of -11.78%. There are 525 mutual funds in the Diversified Portfolio category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.36%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
STDAX	SEI Asset Allocation Trust Defensive Strategy Allo...	-0.36%	—	Nov 2003	GWPAX vs STDAX
SCLAX	SEI Institutional Managed Trust Multi-Asset Capita...	-2.32%	—	Apr 2012	GWPAX vs SCLAX
DGTSX	DFA Global Allocation 25/75 Portfolio	-2.64%	—	Dec 2003	GWPAX vs DGTSX
SICIX	SEI Asset Allocation Trust Conservative Strategy F...	-2.65%	—	Nov 2003	GWPAX vs SICIX
CSTAX	American Funds College 2027 Fund	-2.72%	—	Sep 2012	GWPAX vs CSTAX

Other Mutual Funds from American Funds

The 10 most viewed American Funds mutual funds shown here include ABALX, AIVSX, AWSHX and span 7 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
ABALX	American Funds American Balanced Fund Class A	Diversified Portfolio	77	8.59%	—	Jul 1975	GWPAX vs ABALX
AIVSX	American Funds Investment Company of America Class...	Large Cap Blend Equities	37	9.29%	—	Jan 1934	GWPAX vs AIVSX
AWSHX	American Funds Washington Mutual Investors Fund Cl...	Large Cap Blend Equities	40	7.78%	—	Jul 1952	GWPAX vs AWSHX
RGAGX	American Funds The Growth Fund of America Class R-...	Large Cap Growth Equities	21	7.34%	—	Dec 1973	GWPAX vs RGAGX
RERGX	American Funds EUPAC Fund Class R-6	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Large Cap Growth Equities, Actively Managed	34	8.85%	—	May 2009	GWPAX vs RERGX
ANCFX	American Funds Fundamental Investors Class A	Large Cap Blend Equities, Actively Managed	56	12.68%	—	Aug 1978	GWPAX vs ANCFX
ANWPX	American Funds New Perspective Fund Class A	Global Equities, Large Cap Growth Equities, Actively Managed	22	5.34%	—	Mar 1973	GWPAX vs ANWPX
GFFFX	American Funds The Growth Fund of America Class F-...	Large Cap Growth Equities	21	7.27%	—	Dec 1973	GWPAX vs GFFFX
AMECX	American Funds The Income Fund of America Class A	Diversified Portfolio, Dividend	60	6.96%	—	Dec 1973	GWPAX vs AMECX
AMCPX	American Funds AMCAP Fund Class A	Large Cap Growth Equities	19	5.51%	—	Jan 1967	GWPAX vs AMCPX

Often Compared With GWPAX

Investors most often compare GWPAX with VOO, SPY, FXAIX. These 20 comparison targets span 9 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	67	10.87%	1.70T	Sep 2010	GWPAX vs VOO
SPY	State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	66	10.84%	783.21B	Jan 1993	GWPAX vs SPY
FXAIX	Fidelity 500 Index Fund	S&P 500	60	10.18%	—	Feb 1988	GWPAX vs FXAIX
VTI	Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	67	11.37%	2.30T	May 2001	GWPAX vs VTI
ALTY	Global X Alternative Income ETF	Global Allocation, Dividend	90	8.31%	45.46M	Jul 2015	GWPAX vs ALTY
BAFWX	Brown Advisory Sustainable Growth Fund Institution...	Large Cap Growth Equities	5	5.54%	—	Jun 2012	GWPAX vs BAFWX
AANTX	American Funds 2060 Target Date Retirement Fund	Target Retirement Date	43	9.36%	—	Mar 2015	GWPAX vs AANTX
PERI	Perion Network Ltd.		28	-2.51%	—	—	GWPAX vs PERI
SCHD	Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	Dividend	83	19.32%	98.55B	Oct 2011	GWPAX vs SCHD
AGTHX	American Funds The Growth Fund of America Class A	Large Cap Growth Equities	20	7.16%	—	Dec 1973	GWPAX vs AGTHX
GGBZX	GuideStone Funds Aggressive Allocation Fund	Global Equities	40	9.37%	—	Aug 2001	GWPAX vs GGBZX
MO	Altria Group, Inc.		78	25.57%	—	—	GWPAX vs MO
MSFT	Microsoft Corporation		13	-20.05%	—	—	GWPAX vs MSFT
PUDZX	PGIM Real Assets Fund	Diversified Portfolio	88	11.68%	—	Dec 2010	GWPAX vs PUDZX
EPGAX	Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund Class A	Large Cap Growth Equities	23	9.72%	—	Sep 1996	GWPAX vs EPGAX
FYMIX	Fidelity Sustainable Multi-Asset Fund	Diversified Portfolio	52	8.45%	—	Feb 2022	GWPAX vs FYMIX
CONWX	Concorde Wealth Management Fund	Diversified Portfolio	74	6.67%	—	Dec 1987	GWPAX vs CONWX
PEAFX	PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund Class A	Emerging Markets Equities	23	9.47%	—	Jun 2015	GWPAX vs PEAFX
FCSRX	Fidelity Advisor Strategic Real Return Fund Class ...	Diversified Portfolio	80	5.62%	—	Sep 2005	GWPAX vs FCSRX
BLPAX	American Funds Moderate Growth and Income Portfoli...	Diversified Portfolio	50	6.66%	—	May 2012	GWPAX vs BLPAX

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