PGIM Jennison Growth Fund (PJFAX)
The fund normally invests at least 65% of its total assets in equity and equity-related securities of companies that exceed $1 billion in market capitalization and that the manager believes have above-average growth prospects. These companies are generally considered medium- to large-capitalization companies. Equity-related securities in which the fund primarily invests are common stocks, nonconvertible preferred stocks and convertible securities.
Fund Info
US74437E1073
74437E107
Nov 2, 1995
$1,000
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
PJFAX has a high expense ratio of 0.97%, 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 PGIM Jennison 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
PGIM Jennison Growth Fund had a return of -13.77% year-to-date (YTD) and -7.79% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, PGIM Jennison Growth Fund had an annualized return of 5.21%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 9.68%, indicating that PGIM Jennison Growth Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
PJFAX
-13.77%
-5.28%
-19.31%
-7.79%
4.58%
5.21%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-10.18%
-5.91%
-9.57%
5.19%
12.98%
9.68%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of PJFAX, 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 | 3.34% | -3.27% | -10.01% | -4.14% | -13.77% | ||||||||
| 2024 | 4.28% | 8.38% | 0.69% | -5.22% | 5.02% | 6.59% | -3.25% | 3.20% | 1.52% | -0.18% | 6.43% | -10.46% | 16.42% |
| 2023 | 10.72% | -1.43% | 8.42% | 1.17% | 6.94% | 6.79% | 3.05% | -1.24% | -5.59% | -1.27% | 12.46% | -2.61% | 42.04% |
| 2022 | -11.98% | -5.56% | 3.56% | -14.15% | -5.80% | -7.85% | 13.23% | -4.70% | -9.30% | 5.06% | 3.06% | -10.98% | -39.48% |
| 2021 | -1.10% | 0.94% | -3.08% | 7.63% | -2.44% | 8.20% | 2.66% | 3.59% | -5.68% | 8.62% | -0.75% | -15.05% | 0.98% |
| 2020 | 4.47% | -5.67% | -10.69% | 15.54% | 9.46% | 7.16% | 8.06% | 13.50% | -5.48% | -4.61% | 12.68% | -4.20% | 42.39% |
| 2019 | 10.09% | 4.35% | 2.24% | 3.83% | -8.03% | 7.78% | 0.51% | -1.56% | -1.21% | 3.15% | 6.19% | -5.42% | 22.43% |
| 2018 | 9.72% | -1.81% | -3.23% | 1.27% | 4.84% | 0.12% | 1.05% | 4.81% | 0.68% | -10.05% | 0.65% | -12.75% | -6.66% |
| 2017 | 4.45% | 4.02% | 2.00% | 2.86% | 3.65% | -0.72% | 5.25% | 2.36% | 0.73% | 4.33% | 2.06% | -4.96% | 28.82% |
| 2016 | -8.55% | -2.91% | 6.30% | -0.68% | 2.59% | -3.15% | 6.33% | -0.31% | 1.84% | -1.67% | -0.27% | -4.00% | -5.35% |
| 2015 | -0.35% | 7.18% | -1.18% | 1.22% | 1.44% | 0.06% | 4.31% | -6.98% | -2.55% | 8.61% | 1.00% | -7.82% | 3.70% |
| 2014 | -1.20% | 6.67% | -5.22% | -2.50% | 3.35% | 3.56% | -1.08% | 4.71% | -1.68% | 2.73% | 2.06% | -6.80% | 3.73% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of PJFAX is 16, meaning it’s performing worse than 84% 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 PGIM Jennison Growth Fund (PJFAX) 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 PGIM Jennison 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 PGIM Jennison Growth Fund was 67.83%, occurring on Mar 11, 2003. Recovery took 2749 trading sessions.
The current PGIM Jennison Growth Fund drawdown is 30.00%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -67.83% | Mar 27, 2000 | 738 | Mar 11, 2003 | 2749 | Feb 18, 2014 | 3487 |
| -51.98% | Nov 22, 2021 | 277 | Dec 28, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -31.59% | Feb 20, 2020 | 18 | Mar 16, 2020 | 55 | Jun 3, 2020 | 73 |
| -29.39% | Jul 21, 1998 | 58 | Oct 8, 1998 | 51 | Dec 18, 1998 | 109 |
| -27.26% | Oct 2, 2018 | 58 | Dec 24, 2018 | 228 | Nov 19, 2019 | 286 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current PGIM Jennison Growth Fund volatility is 15.53%, 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.