497 1 gfa497.htm THE GROWTH FUND OF AMERICA

The Growth Fund of America®

Statement of Additional
Information Supplement

June 24, 2015

(for statement of additional information dated
November 1, 2014, as supplemented to date)

 

 

 

The table under the heading “Portfolio manager fund holdings and other managed accounts” in the “Management of the fund” section of the statement of additional information is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

Portfolio
manager1		 Dollar range
of fund
shares
owned2		 Number
of other
registered
investment
companies (RICs)
for which
portfolio
manager
is a manager
(assets of RICs
in billions)3		 Number
of other
pooled
investment
vehicles (PIVs)
for which
portfolio
manager
is a manager
(assets of PIVs
in billions)4		 Number
of other
accounts
for which
portfolio
manager
is a manager
(assets of
other accounts
in billions)5
Donnalisa Parks Barnum Over $1,000,000 1 $23.3 None None
Barry S. Crosthwaite Over $1,000,000 2 $118.2 2 $0.44 None
J. Blair Frank Over $1,000,000 3 $56.8 None None
Gregg E. Ireland Over $1,000,000 2 $59.8 1 $0.23 None
Carl M. Kawaja $500,001 – $1,000,000 4 $163.6 1 $2.50 None
Michael T. Kerr Over $1,000,000 2 $94.8 None None
Ronald B. Morrow Over $1,000,000 2 $94.8 None None
Donald D. O’Neal Over $1,000,000 2 $101.1 1 $0.40 None
Martin Romo Over $1,000,000 2 $73.5 None None
James F. Rothenberg Over $1,000,000 None None None
James Terrile Over $1,000,000 3 $84.3 None None
Bradley J. Vogt6 Over $1,000,000 5 $179.0 None None
1Lawrence R. Solomon was named as a portfolio manager of the fund on May 1, 2015. He owned shares of the fund valued at $500,001 - $1,000,000 on August 31, 2014.
2Ownership disclosure is made using the following ranges: None; $1 – $10,000; $10,001 – $50,000; $50,001 – $100,000; $100,001 – $500,000; $500,001 – $1,000,000; and Over $1,000,000. The amounts listed include shares owned through The Capital Group Companies, Inc. retirement plan and 401(k) plan.
3Indicates RIC(s) for which the portfolio manager also has significant day to day management responsibilities. Assets noted are the total net assets of the RIC(s) and are not the total assets managed by the individual, which is a substantially lower amount. No RIC or account has an advisory fee that is based on the performance of the RIC or account.
4Represents funds advised or sub-advised by Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates and sold outside the United States and/or fixed-income assets in institutional accounts managed by investment adviser subsidiaries of Capital Group International, Inc., an affiliate of Capital Research and Management Company. Assets noted are the total net assets of the funds or accounts and are not the total assets managed by the individual, which is a substantially lower amount. No fund or account has an advisory fee that is based on the performance of the fund or account.
5Reflects other professionally managed accounts held at companies affiliated with Capital Research and Management Company. Personal brokerage accounts of portfolio managers and their families are not reflected.

6 Bradley J. Vogt is no longer managing money in the fund as of May 1, 2015.

Keep this supplement with your statement of additional information.

 

Lit No. MFGEBS-136-0615O CGD/10149-S50937