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American Century Core Plus Fund (ACCNX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Mar 22, 2023

The fund invests at least 65% of its assets in investment-grade, non-money market debt securities. It may not invest more than 35% of its assets in high-yield securities. The fund may invest in non-dollar denominated debt securities. The weighted average maturity of the fund's portfolio must be 3½ years or longer.

Share Price Chart


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Performance

The chart shows the growth of $10,000 invested in American Century Core Plus Fund in Oct 2022 and compares it to the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. It would be worth nearly $17,057 for a total return of roughly 70.57%. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.


0.00%5.00%10.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
2.34%
8.82%
ACCNX (American Century Core Plus Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

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American Century Core Plus Fund

Return

American Century Core Plus Fund had a return of 2.30% year-to-date (YTD) and -7.90% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, American Century Core Plus Fund had an annualized return of 1.32%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 9.90%, indicating that American Century Core Plus Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
1 month0.88%-1.87%
Year-To-Date2.30%4.25%
6 months0.67%2.64%
1 year-7.90%-10.31%
5 years (annualized)0.76%8.08%
10 years (annualized)1.32%9.90%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20233.57%-2.60%
2022-4.59%-1.68%3.39%-0.73%

Sharpe Ratio Chart

The Sharpe ratio shows whether the portfolio's excess returns are due to smart investment decisions or a result of taking a higher risk. The higher a portfolio's Sharpe ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance.

The current American Century Core Plus Fund Sharpe ratio is -1.01. A negative Sharpe ratio means that the risk-free rate is higher than the portfolio's return. This value does not convey any meaningful information.

The chart below displays rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio.


-3.00-2.50-2.00-1.50-1.00-0.50NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-1.01
-0.44
ACCNX (American Century Core Plus Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividend History

American Century Core Plus Fund granted a 3.92% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.37 per share.


PeriodTTM20222021202020192018201720162015201420132012
Dividend$0.37$0.28$0.42$0.23$0.30$0.40$0.32$0.30$0.31$0.34$0.34$0.39

Dividend yield

3.92%3.07%3.90%2.15%3.02%4.37%3.49%3.38%3.63%3.97%4.28%4.69%

Monthly Dividends

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023$0.03$0.03
2022$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03
2021$0.05$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.05$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.12
2020$0.02$0.02$0.01$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03
2019$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02
2018$0.02$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.05$0.05$0.02
2017$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03
2016$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02
2015$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$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$0.04
2013$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.09
2012$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.12

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-26.00%-24.00%-22.00%-20.00%-18.00%-16.00%-14.00%-12.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-13.93%
-16.55%
ACCNX (American Century Core Plus Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below shows the maximum drawdowns of the American Century Core Plus 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 Core Plus Fund is 19.15%, recorded on Oct 24, 2022. The portfolio has not recovered from it yet.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-19.15%Sep 15, 2021281Oct 24, 2022
-9.48%Mar 9, 20209Mar 19, 202082Jul 16, 202091
-5.38%May 3, 201387Sep 5, 2013221Jul 23, 2014308
-5.16%Sep 16, 200831Oct 28, 200841Dec 26, 200872
-3.97%Sep 8, 201670Dec 15, 2016115Jun 2, 2017185
-3.48%Nov 5, 201028Dec 15, 201096May 4, 2011124
-3.35%Sep 8, 2017308Nov 27, 201843Jan 31, 2019351
-3.16%Mar 18, 200862Jun 13, 200856Sep 4, 2008118
-2.79%Apr 20, 201549Jun 26, 2015186Mar 23, 2016235
-2.69%Jan 4, 202154Mar 18, 202159Jun 10, 2021113

Volatility Chart

Current American Century Core Plus Fund volatility is 11.12%. 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.


0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
11.12%
22.09%
ACCNX (American Century Core Plus Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)