The Investment Company of America, AIVSX, Has Outlasted Nearly Every Fund Launched Beside It

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1. Thu, 13 August 2026

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   • yahoo.com18:55first to report
     Wall Street Declared Active Funds Dead. Nobody Told the Growth Fund of America, AGTHX

     Index funds were supposed to have buried active management for good, yet one $360 billion mutual fund keeps writing checks to private AI companies that indexers cannot even touch. The question is whether the portfolio earns that privilege or just gets lucky timing.

   • 247wallst.com22:10
     The Investment Company of America, AIVSX, Has Outlasted Nearly Every Fund Launched Beside It

     One mutual fund launched in the 1930s survived the dot-com bust, a global financial crisis, and a pandemic without closing its doors, and it still manages more money than most countries hold in reserves. Whether that staying power translates into a smart buy in 2026 is a very different question.