American Century High-Yield Fund (ABHIX)
The portfolio managers will maintain at least 80% of the fund's net assets in high-yield corporate bonds and other debt instruments. The remaining assets may be invested in common stocks or other equity-related securities. Up to 40% of the fund's total assets may be invested in fixed-income obligations of foreign issuers. It may invest up to 20% of its assets in short-term money market instruments and U.S. government securities. The fund has no average maturity limitations, but it typically invests in intermediate-term and long-term debt securities.
Share Price Chart
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Performance
The chart shows the growth of $10,000 invested in American Century High-Yield Fund in Oct 2022 and compares it to the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. It would be worth nearly $26,519 for a total return of roughly 165.19%. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.
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Return
American Century High-Yield Fund had a return of 2.30% year-to-date (YTD) and -4.71% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, American Century High-Yield Fund had an annualized return of 2.81%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.14%, indicating that American Century High-Yield Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
Period | Return | Benchmark |
---|---|---|
1 month | 0.41% | 3.51% |
Year-To-Date | 2.30% | 7.03% |
6 months | 7.02% | 12.88% |
1 year | -4.71% | -10.71% |
5 years (annualized) | 2.19% | 9.21% |
10 years (annualized) | 2.81% | 10.14% |
Monthly Returns Heatmap
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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2023 | 3.50% | -1.56% | ||||||||||
2022 | -4.01% | 2.11% | 2.32% | -0.54% |
Dividend History
American Century High-Yield Fund granted a 6.05% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.30 per share.
Period | TTM | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
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Dividend | $0.30 | $0.24 | $0.27 | $0.24 | $0.26 | $0.30 | $0.30 | $0.30 | $0.31 | $0.39 | $0.42 | $0.45 |
Dividend yield | 6.05% | 4.90% | 4.88% | 4.70% | 5.36% | 6.99% | 6.61% | 7.10% | 8.42% | 9.98% | 10.87% | 12.45% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Century High-Yield Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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2023 | $0.02 | $0.02 | ||||||||||
2022 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 |
2021 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 |
2020 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 |
2019 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 |
2018 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 |
2017 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 |
2016 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 |
2015 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 |
2014 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.08 |
2013 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.09 |
2012 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.09 |
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below shows the maximum drawdowns of the American Century High-Yield Fund. A maximum drawdown is an indicator of risk. It shows a reduction in portfolio value from its maximum due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown since January 2010 for the American Century High-Yield Fund is 26.63%, recorded on Nov 21, 2008. It took 202 trading sessions for the portfolio to recover.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
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-26.63% | May 6, 2008 | 140 | Nov 21, 2008 | 202 | Sep 14, 2009 | 342 |
-19.62% | Feb 18, 2020 | 25 | Mar 23, 2020 | 91 | Jul 31, 2020 | 116 |
-17.86% | Mar 13, 2000 | 385 | Sep 27, 2001 | 510 | Oct 9, 2003 | 895 |
-15.69% | Jan 3, 2022 | 187 | Sep 29, 2022 | — | — | — |
-13.53% | Aug 3, 1998 | 56 | Oct 19, 1998 | 355 | Mar 1, 2000 | 411 |
-13.45% | Jun 2, 2015 | 177 | Feb 11, 2016 | 102 | Jul 8, 2016 | 279 |
-10.4% | May 18, 2011 | 97 | Oct 4, 2011 | 75 | Jan 23, 2012 | 172 |
-6.23% | Oct 4, 2018 | 57 | Dec 26, 2018 | 40 | Feb 25, 2019 | 97 |
-5.97% | Sep 4, 2014 | 73 | Dec 16, 2014 | 78 | Apr 10, 2015 | 151 |
-5.93% | Jun 1, 2007 | 39 | Jul 27, 2007 | 52 | Oct 10, 2007 | 91 |
Volatility Chart
Current American Century High-Yield Fund volatility is 5.76%. The chart below shows the rolling 10-day volatility. Volatility is a statistical measure showing how big price swings are in either direction. The higher asset volatility, the riskier it is, because the price movements are less predictable.