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U.S. News evaluated 473 Large Growth Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.
Performance
The fund has returned 12.00 percent over the past year, 10.50 percent over the past three years, and 3.28 percent over the past five years.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 04.30.2013 |
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| Year to date | 9.5% |
| 1 Year | 12.0% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 10.5% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 3.3% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | N/A |
Summary
The investment seeks to provide growth of capital. The fund invests all of its assets in Class 1 shares of its master fund, the Growth Fund(SM), a series of American Funds Insurance Series. The master fund invests primarily in common stocks and seeks to invest in companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for growth of capital. The master fund may also invest a portion of its assets in common stocks and other securities of issuers domiciled outside the U.S. Although the fund focuses on investments in medium to larger capitalization companies, the fund's investments are not limited to a particular capitalization size.
Fees
Fees are Average compared to funds in the same category.
John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust American Growth Trust has an expense ratio of 0.77 percent.
Risk
Risk is Above Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
