PFG American Funds Growth Strategy Fund (PFGGX)
The fund invests in U.S. equity securities, emphasizing companies with strong fundamentals and long-term growth potential, along with potential turnaround opportunities. The Adviser uses RiskPro to manage volatility and assess the impact of the fund's investments.
Fund Info
Apr 30, 2020
$0
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
PFGGX has a high expense ratio of 2.03%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
PFG American Funds Growth Strategy Fund (PFGGX) returned 2.84% year-to-date (YTD) and 11.84% over the past 12 months.
PFGGX
2.84%
7.54%
1.11%
11.84%
12.14%
10.68%
N/A
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of PFGGX, 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 | 4.13% | -3.19% | -6.19% | 1.29% | 7.36% | 2.84% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.46% | 5.92% | 2.83% | -4.59% | 3.33% | 3.39% | 0.90% | 1.95% | 2.15% | -1.48% | 3.96% | -1.68% | 18.00% |
| 2023 | 8.42% | -2.34% | 2.51% | 0.85% | 0.63% | 5.97% | 3.56% | -2.29% | -5.18% | -3.30% | 10.01% | 6.30% | 26.65% |
| 2022 | -9.62% | -3.19% | 1.26% | -10.62% | -1.13% | -9.03% | 8.68% | -3.82% | -8.67% | 5.25% | 6.05% | -4.75% | -27.71% |
| 2021 | -0.46% | 2.52% | 1.12% | 4.93% | -0.00% | 2.25% | 0.89% | 3.13% | -4.09% | 6.53% | -3.55% | 2.30% | 16.14% |
| 2020 | 4.70% | 3.06% | 5.19% | 6.26% | -3.07% | -1.97% | 11.43% | 5.52% | 34.75% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of PFGGX is 44, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for PFG American Funds Growth Strategy Fund (PFGGX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
PFG American Funds Growth Strategy Fund provided a 4.60% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.58 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.58 | $0.58 | $0.04 | $1.82 | $0.73 | $0.31 |
Dividend yield | 4.60% | 4.73% | 0.37% | 20.96% | 4.99% | 2.37% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for PFG American Funds Growth Strategy Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.58 | $0.58 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.04 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.82 | $1.82 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.73 | $0.73 |
| 2020 | $0.31 | $0.31 |
Drawdowns
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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.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the PFG American Funds Growth Strategy 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 PFG American Funds Growth Strategy Fund was 35.06%, occurring on Oct 14, 2022. Recovery took 431 trading sessions.
The current PFG American Funds Growth Strategy Fund drawdown is 2.38%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -35.06% | Nov 17, 2021 | 229 | Oct 14, 2022 | 431 | Jul 5, 2024 | 660 |
| -19.54% | Feb 19, 2025 | 35 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -9.09% | Jul 17, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 32 | Sep 19, 2024 | 46 |
| -8.06% | Sep 3, 2020 | 14 | Sep 23, 2020 | 13 | Oct 12, 2020 | 27 |
| -6.83% | Oct 13, 2020 | 14 | Oct 30, 2020 | 4 | Nov 5, 2020 | 18 |
Volatility
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