# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000005138
**File Stem:** 0000005138-25-000082
**Filing Date:** 2025-11
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000005138-25-000082.hdr.sgml**: 20251128

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000005138-25-000082

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 3

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251128

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251128

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20251128

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** AMERICAN GROWTH FUND INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000005138

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 846019291
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0731

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 002-14543
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251534628

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1636 LOGAN STREET
- **CITY:** DENVER
- **STATE:** CO
- **ZIP:** 80203
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 3036260600

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1636 LOGAN STREET
- **CITY:** DENVER
- **STATE:** CO
- **ZIP:** 80203

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### AMERICAN GROWTH FUND Series One (Series ID: S000012125)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name         | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| SERIES ONE CLASS D | AMRGX         | C000033067 |
| SERIES ONE CLASS A | AMRAX         | C000033068 |
| SERIES ONE CLASS B | AMRBX         | C000033069 |
| SERIES ONE CLASS C | AMRCX         | C000033070 |

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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### AMERICAN GROWTH FUND Series One (Series ID: S000012125)

| Class ID   | Class Name         | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000033067 | SERIES ONE CLASS D | AMRGX           |
| C000033068 | SERIES ONE CLASS A | AMRAX           |
| C000033069 | SERIES ONE CLASS B | AMRBX           |
| C000033070 | SERIES ONE CLASS C | AMRCX           |

**UNITED STATES<br>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549<br>FORM N-1A**

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<br>CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX OR BOXES<br>

[_] REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933<br>[_] PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. __ <br>[x] POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. <u>118</u>

AND/OR

<br>[_] REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940<br>[x] AMENDMENT NO. <u>87</u>

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AMERICAN GROWTH FUND, INC.<br>(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)<br>1636 North Logan Street, Denver, Colorado 80203<br>(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code)<br>REGISTRANTS TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE (303) 626-0600<br>1636 North Logan Street, Denver, CO 80203<br>(Name and Address (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code) of Agent for Service)

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It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)<br>[_] immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)<br>[<u>X</u>] on November 30, 2025 pursuant to paragraph (b)<br>[_] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)<br>[_] on (date) Pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)<br>[_] 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)<br>[_] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485<br>If appropriate, check the following box:<br>[_] this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

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American Growth Fund Series One (the "Fund") is managed using a growth style of investing.<br>

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. ****

<br> **Table of Contents**

Investment Objectives/Goals 2<br>Fee Table 2<br>Portfolio Turnover 3<br>Principal Investment Strategy 3<br>Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund 3<br>Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table 4<br>The Investment Advisor 6<br>Portfolio Manager 6<br>Purchase and Sales of Fund Shares 6<br>Tax Consequences 6<br>Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries 6<br>What is the Fund's Investment Objectives? 6<br>How does the Fund implement its investment objective? 6<br>Risks 7<br>Portfolio Holdings 10<br>Annual Fund operating expenses 10<br>The Investment Advisor 10<br>How is the Fund Managed? 11<br>Portfolio Manager 11<br>Chief Compliance Officer 11<br>Pricing of Fund Shares 11<br>Purchase of Fund Shares 12<br>How to Redeem Shares 13<br>Account Minimum 14<br>Dividends and Distributions 14<br>Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares 14<br>Sales Charges 14<br>Intermediary-Defined Sales Charge Waiver Policies 17<br>How to Reduce Sales Charges 17<br>Financial Highlights 18<br>Understanding the Financial Highlights 22<br>Proxy Voting 22<br>Escheatment 22<br>Contact Us 23<br>Additional Information 23

**Risk/Return Summary<br>Investment Objectives/Goals**<br>The Fund´s primary objective is growth of capital.<br>**Fee Table**<br>This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. **You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.** You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the American Growth Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in How to Reduce your Sales Charge, page 17 of the Fund´s prospectus and under Distribution of Shares, page 14 of the Fund´s Statement of Additional Information ("SAI").

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Class A** | **Class B** | **Class C** | **Class D** |
| **SHAREHOLDER FEES: (fees paid directly from your investment)** |  |  |  |  |
| Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 5.75% |  |  | 5.75% |
| Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower | None(a) | 5% (b) | 1% (c) | None(a) |
| Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends |  |  |  |  |
| Redemption Fees |  |  |  |  |
| Exchange Fee |  |  |  |  |

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**Annual Fund Operating Expenses** (Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) ended July 31, 2025:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Management Fees | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% |
| Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees | 0.30% | 1.00% | 1.00% |  |
| Other Expenses | 3.83% | 4.28% | 3.83% | 3.66% |
| Acquired Fund fees and expenses | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (d) | 5.13% | 6.28% | 5.83% | 4.66% |

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(a) Purchases of Class A and Class D shares in amounts of $1,000,000 or more which are not subject to an initial sales charge generally will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.0% of amounts redeemed within the first year of purchase. See Class A and D Sales Charges on page 16.<br>(b) Contingent Deferred Sales Charge for the 1st 2 years is 5%, 3rd & 4th years - 4%, 5th yr. - 3%, 6th yr. - 2%, 7th yr. - 1%.<br>(c) In the first year after purchase.

(d) The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses may not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table below, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

<br>This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund´s operating expenses remain the same. Seven years after the date of purchase, Class B & C Shares automatically convert to Class A Shares. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

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|  | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years |
| Class A | $1058 | $2023 | $2985 | $5379 |
| Class B | $1124 | $2248 | $3341 | $5607 |
| Class C | $681 | $1727 | $2855 | $5413 |
| Class D | $1015 | $1899 | $2790 | $5042 |

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You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years |
| Class A | $1058 | $2023 | $2985 | $5379 |
| Class B | $624 | $1848 | $3041 | $5607 |
| Class C | $581 | $1727 | $2855 | $5413 |
| Class D | $1015 | $1899 | $2790 | $5042 |

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*The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.* 

**Portfolio Turnover** <br> The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund´s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund´s portfolio turnover rate was 8% of the average market value of its portfolio.

**Principal Investment Strategy** <br> Investment Research Corporation (the "Advisor", "Investment Advisor", or "IRC") manages the Fund using a growth style of investing. We use a consistent approach to build the Fund´s investment portfolio which is made up primarily of common stocks and securities convertible into common stock. These securities are issued primarily by large companies, and to a lesser extent, small and mid-sized companies. When a company´s fundamentals are strong, we believe earnings growth will follow. The Fund may invest in securities of other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, to obtain desired exposures.

**Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund** <br> Loss of some or all of the money you invest is a risk of investing in the Fund.<br>The primary risks of investing in the Fund are:

* Stock Market Risk - the value of an investment may fluctuate widely and could decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably.

* Operational and Cybersecurity Risk - Cybersecurity breaches may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to fund assets, customer data, or proprietary information, or cause a fund or its service providers to suffer data corruption or lose operational functionality. Similar incidents affecting the companies and other issuers in which the Fund invests may negatively impact performance. Operational risk may arise from human error, error by third parties, communication errors, or technology failures, among other causes. In addition, markets and market participants are increasingly reliant on information data systems. Inaccurate data, software or other technology malfunctions, programming inaccuracies, unauthorized use or access, and similar circumstances may impair the performance of these systems and may have an adverse impact upon a single issuer, a group of issuers, or the market at large, which could negatively impact the value of one or more of the Fund's investments.

* Market Risk - Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions. Securities in the Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes due to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and geopolitical events, such as political or economic dysfunction within nations. In addition, the value of the Fund's investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics or other public health crises. Policy changes by the U.S. government and/or the Fed and political events within the United States and other countries may affect investor and consumer confidence and may adversely impact financial markets and the broader economy, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree. A downgrade of the ratings of U.S. government debt obligations, or concerns about the U.S. government's credit quality in general, could have a substantial negative effect on the U.S. and global economies. Downgrades affecting other countries also could have similar impacts. In addition, high public debt in the United States and other countries creates ongoing systemic and market risks and policymaking uncertainty.

* Early Close/Trading Halt Risk. An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities, or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may prevent the Fund from buying or selling certain securities or financial instruments.

* Industry and Security Risk - the risk that the value of securities in a particular industry or the value of an individual stock or bond will decline because of, among other things, changing expectations for the performance of that industry or for the individual company issuing the stock or bond.

* Management Risk - risks that the Advisor´s assessment of a company´s growth prospects may not be accurate.

* Interest Rate Risk – as rates rise, the price of a fixed rate bond generally will fall.

* Credit Risk – a bond's issuer may be unable to make timely payments of interest and capital.

* Foreign Investment Risk – adverse effects from political instability, currency exchange rates, economic conditions or regulatory and accounting standards outside the United States.

* Liquidity Risk - a given security or asset may not be readily marketable. Illiquid investments may be difficult or impossible to sell or purchase at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the Fund's desired level of exposure.

* Small Cap Risk - small cap stocks tend to have a high exposure to market fluctuations and failure.

* Mid Cap Risk - mid cap stocks tend to have a greater exposure to market fluctuations and failure.

* Equity Risk – stock and equity values fluctuate in response to a company's financial condition and other factors, including general market conditions, and could decline. The level of volatility could be high.

* Repurchase Agreement Risk – a seller may default or a security declines in value.

* Depositary Receipts Risk – generally these are subject to the same risks as Foreign Investment Risks.

* Convertible Securities – convertible securities have the risk of loss of principal at maturity.

* Large Cap Company Risk – slower response to competitors and technology and consumer tastes, and slower growth rates during periods of economic expansion.

* Investments in Other Investment Companies Risk - the Fund's investments in other investment companies will be subject to the risks of the other investment companies' portfolio securities and the Fund will bear indirectly the fees and expenses of the other investment companies in which it invests.

* Exchange-Traded Funds ("ETFs") Risk - The Fund is subject to the risks associated with the securities or other investments in which the ETFs invest. The Fund's shareholders will indirectly bear fees and expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests, in addition to the Fund's direct fees and expenses. An index-based ETF's performance may not match that of the index it seeks to track. An actively managed ETF's performance will reflect its advisor's ability to make investment decisions that are suited to achieving the ETF's investment objective.

* Technology Securities Risk - Certain technology related companies may face special risks that their products or services may not prove to be commercially successful. Investments in technology companies generally can be volatile and fluctuate widely, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. 

* Political Risk - Political risk is the risk an investment's returns could suffer as a result of political changes or instability in a country. Instability affecting investment returns could stem from a change in government, legislative bodies, other foreign policymakers or military control.

**Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table** <br> The bar chart and table are intended to provide you with an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund´s average annual returns for Class D shares for 1, 5 and 10 years compare to those of the Standard and Poor's 500 Index total return. Past performance, before and after taxes, is not predictive of future performance. Sales load and account fees are not reflected in the bar chart. If the sales load and account fees were included, the returns would be less than those that are shown. Updated performance information for the Fund is available at the Fund´s web site (www.americangrowthfund.com) or toll-free telephone number (800) 525-2406.

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Highest quarterly return: 21.79% for the quarter ended June 2020. Lowest quarterly return: -18.25% for the quarter ended March 2020. Year to date performance for the period ended 9/30/2025 was -3.75%.

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| Average annual total returns for the periods ended December 31, 2024 | One Year | Five Years | Ten Years |
| Class A Return before taxes\* | 9.39% | 7.95% | 6.31% |
| Class B Return before taxes\* | 9.79% | 6.77% | 7.38%\*\* |
| Class C Return before taxes\* | 15.15% | 8.39% | 8.29%\*\* |
| Class D Return before taxes\* | 9.88% | 8.40% | 6.69% |
| Class D Return after taxes on Distributions | 7.41% | 6.72% | 7.78% |
| Class D Return after taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 6.72% | 6.57% | 7.19% |
| Standard and Poor's 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees expenses, or taxes) | 25.02% | 14.53% | 11.37% |

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*\* Assumes redemption at end of time period.<br>\*\* After seven years Class B & C Shares convert to Class A Shares. The ten year return for Class B & C shares reflects the first seven year returns for Class B & C shares and the remaining 3 years as Class A.* <br>*After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes;<br>Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor´s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts;<br>After-tax returns are shown for only Class D and after-tax returns for other Classes will vary.*

<br> **The Investment Advisor**<br>The investment advisor is Investment Research Corporation.<br>**Portfolio Manager**<br>The Fund is managed by an Investment Advisory Committee made up of Timothy Taggart, the Advisor's

President, Robert Fleck, an employee of the Advisor, and Matthew Taggart, an employee of the Advisor.

Mr. Timothy Taggart and Mr. Fleck have both acted in this capacity since April 2011. Mr. Matthew Taggart

has acted in this capacity since April of 2021.

**Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares**<br>When purchasing Fund shares, there is no minimum initial or subsequent amount required. You can purchase and sell your shares on any business day through your financial advisor, by mail by writing to: American Growth Fund, 1636 North Logan Street, Denver, CO 80203, by wire if the purchase or sale is over $1,000, or by calling 800-525-2406 if the purchase or sale is $5,000 or less. <br>**Tax Consequences**<br>Distributions from the Fund´s long-term capital gains are taxable as capital gains, while distributions from short-term capital gains and net investment income are generally taxable as ordinary income.<br>****<br> **Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries**<br>If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary´s Web site for more information.