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American Century High-Yield Municipal Fund (ABHYX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US0249348048

CUSIP

024934804

Inception Date

Mar 30, 1998

Min. Investment

$2,500

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

ABHYX has an expense ratio of 0.59%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

American Century High-Yield Municipal Fund (ABHYX) returned -2.49% year-to-date (YTD) and 0.87% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, ABHYX returned 2.92% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.78%.


ABHYX

YTD

-2.49%

1M

0.83%

6M

-2.55%

1Y

0.87%

5Y*

2.52%

10Y*

2.92%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.19%

1M

9.00%

6M

-1.55%

1Y

12.31%

5Y*

15.59%

10Y*

10.78%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of ABHYX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.36%1.26%-1.80%-1.83%-0.47%-2.49%
20240.94%0.60%0.69%-1.34%0.61%2.17%1.03%0.70%1.44%-1.31%1.72%-1.53%5.79%
20233.67%-2.92%1.53%-0.00%-0.51%1.27%-0.03%-1.39%-3.63%-1.83%7.00%2.69%5.51%
2022-2.51%-0.75%-3.38%-3.28%1.37%-3.04%3.41%-2.39%-5.54%-2.04%5.18%-0.44%-13.08%
20211.49%-1.04%0.94%1.56%0.78%1.25%0.67%-0.12%-0.92%-0.48%1.35%0.27%5.85%
20201.89%1.94%-9.25%-3.33%4.21%3.62%2.27%0.06%-0.11%0.09%2.12%1.82%4.68%
20190.52%0.64%2.20%0.51%1.66%0.49%0.70%2.00%-0.51%0.09%0.38%0.39%9.40%
2018-0.62%-0.30%0.63%0.11%1.26%0.33%0.30%0.34%-0.53%-1.12%0.26%0.84%1.48%
20170.63%1.07%0.74%0.95%1.80%0.09%0.74%1.04%0.10%0.41%0.30%1.04%9.28%
20161.14%0.11%0.82%1.02%0.81%2.03%0.17%0.38%-0.33%-1.25%-5.09%0.85%0.47%
20151.83%-0.61%0.45%-0.40%-0.07%-0.61%0.76%0.42%0.75%0.53%0.66%1.27%5.05%
20142.33%2.06%0.48%1.03%1.78%-0.30%0.25%1.88%0.34%0.67%0.34%1.00%12.46%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of ABHYX is 27, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of ABHYX is 2727
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of ABHYX is 2727
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of ABHYX is 2424
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of ABHYX is 2727
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of ABHYX is 2929
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of ABHYX is 3030
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for American Century High-Yield Municipal Fund (ABHYX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

American Century High-Yield Municipal Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 15, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.13
  • 5-Year: 0.53
  • 10-Year: 0.60
  • All Time: 0.98

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of American Century High-Yield Municipal Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

American Century High-Yield Municipal Fund provided a 4.39% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.38 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


3.40%3.60%3.80%4.00%4.20%$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.4020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.38$0.38$0.35$0.32$0.38$0.34$0.38$0.37$0.35$0.33$0.37$0.39

Dividend yield

4.39%4.24%4.02%3.74%3.73%3.35%3.79%3.90%3.62%3.61%3.93%4.14%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Century High-Yield Municipal Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.00$0.12
2024$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.38
2023$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.35
2022$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.32
2021$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.11$0.38
2020$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.34
2019$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.06$0.38
2018$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.37
2017$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.35
2016$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.33
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$0.37
2014$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.39

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the American Century High-Yield Municipal Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the American Century High-Yield Municipal Fund was 26.33%, occurring on Dec 17, 2008. Recovery took 424 trading sessions.

The current American Century High-Yield Municipal Fund drawdown is 5.53%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-26.33%May 9, 2007406Dec 17, 2008424Aug 25, 2010830
-17.78%Aug 6, 2021309Oct 25, 2022
-16.2%Mar 3, 202014Mar 20, 2020187Dec 15, 2020201
-9.44%May 3, 201387Sep 5, 2013184May 30, 2014271
-8.18%Oct 26, 201058Jan 18, 2011134Jul 29, 2011192

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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