ACCNX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

American Century Core Plus Fund (ACCNX) belongs to the Intermediate Core-Plus Bond category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with ACCNX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to ACCNX

ACCNX charges 0.54% annually. There are 63 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core-Plus Bond category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.16%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
MCFIX	Mercer Core Fixed Income Fund	0.16%	—	Aug 2005	ACCNX vs MCFIX
SSASX	State Street Income Fund	0.20%	—	Jan 1980	ACCNX vs SSASX
EINFX	Elfun Income Fund	0.29%	—	Dec 1984	ACCNX vs EINFX
TIBDX	TIAA-CREF Core Bond Fund	0.29%	—	Jul 1999	ACCNX vs TIBDX
BCOIX	Baird Core Plus Bond Fund	0.30%	—	Sep 2000	ACCNX vs BCOIX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to ACCNX

ACCNX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 28. There are 42 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core-Plus Bond category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 98.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
HOBIX	Holbrook Income Fund Class I	98	—	Jul 2016	ACCNX vs HOBIX
LCTIX	Leader Capital High Quality Income Fund Institutio...	95	—	Jul 2010	ACCNX vs LCTIX
LCTRX	Leader Capital High Quality Floating Rate Fund Inv...	94	—	Jul 2010	ACCNX vs LCTRX
MDVAX	MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund	83	—	May 1999	ACCNX vs MDVAX
GUGAX	GMO Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund	76	—	Apr 1997	ACCNX vs GUGAX

Top Performing ACCNX Alternatives (YTD)

ACCNX is at 0.65% YTD. There are 49 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core-Plus Bond category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 3.04%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
TNUIX	1290 Diversified Bond Fund	3.04%	—	Jul 2015	ACCNX vs TNUIX
PGSIX	Putnam Mortgage Securities Fund	2.76%	—	Feb 1984	ACCNX vs PGSIX
MDVAX	MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund	2.59%	—	May 1999	ACCNX vs MDVAX
SEATX	SEI Tax Exempt Trust Tax-Advantaged Income Fund	2.33%	—	Sep 2007	ACCNX vs SEATX
HOBIX	Holbrook Income Fund Class I	2.22%	—	Jul 2016	ACCNX vs HOBIX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to ACCNX

ACCNX has 3.88% 1-year volatility. There are 69 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core-Plus Bond category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.11%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
AMFIX	AAMA Income Fund	1.11%	—	Jun 2017	ACCNX vs AMFIX
ARINX	Archer Income Fund	1.80%	—	Mar 2011	ACCNX vs ARINX
LCTRX	Leader Capital High Quality Floating Rate Fund Inv...	1.95%	—	Jul 2010	ACCNX vs LCTRX
LCTIX	Leader Capital High Quality Income Fund Institutio...	2.01%	—	Jul 2010	ACCNX vs LCTIX
HOBIX	Holbrook Income Fund Class I	2.02%	—	Jul 2016	ACCNX vs HOBIX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to ACCNX

ACCNX has a 1-year max drawdown of -3.09%. There are 88 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core-Plus Bond category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.51%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
HOBIX	Holbrook Income Fund Class I	-0.51%	—	Jul 2016	ACCNX vs HOBIX
AMFIX	AAMA Income Fund	-0.74%	—	Jun 2017	ACCNX vs AMFIX
GUGAX	GMO Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund	-1.16%	—	Apr 1997	ACCNX vs GUGAX
LCTRX	Leader Capital High Quality Floating Rate Fund Inv...	-1.17%	—	Jul 2010	ACCNX vs LCTRX
LCTIX	Leader Capital High Quality Income Fund Institutio...	-1.17%	—	Jul 2010	ACCNX vs LCTIX

Other Mutual Funds from American Century

The 10 most viewed American Century mutual funds shown here include TWCUX, TWCGX, BGEIX and span 6 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $27B.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
TWCUX	American Century Ultra Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	19	5.30%	26.59B	Nov 1981	ACCNX vs TWCUX
TWCGX	American Century Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	20	4.53%	14.71B	Jun 1971	ACCNX vs TWCGX
BGEIX	American Century Global Gold Fund	Gold, Precious Metals	21	-3.68%	1.76B	Aug 1988	ACCNX vs BGEIX
ACFOX	American Century Investments Focused Dynamic Growt...	Large Cap Growth Equities	27	5.91%	2.12B	May 2006	ACCNX vs ACFOX
ACIHX	American Century Growth Fund G Class	Large Cap Growth Equities	22	4.95%	—	Mar 2022	ACCNX vs ACIHX
TWCIX	American Century Select Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	25	5.01%	6.39B	Jun 1971	ACCNX vs TWCIX
TWHIX	American Century Heritage Fund	Mid Cap Growth Equities	5	5.25%	5.37B	Nov 1987	ACCNX vs TWHIX
BCHYX	American Century California High Yield Municipal F...	Municipal Bonds	72	2.32%	1.62B	Dec 1986	ACCNX vs BCHYX
TWEIX	American Century Equity Income Fund	Large Cap Value Equities	51	7.32%	6.45B	Aug 1994	ACCNX vs TWEIX
BIGRX	American Century Disciplined Core Value Fund	Large Cap Value Equities	82	12.02%	1.99B	Dec 1990	ACCNX vs BIGRX

Often Compared With ACCNX

Investors most often compare ACCNX with AAIIX, NPCT, BULIX. These 4 comparison targets span 2 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
AAIIX	Ancora Income Fund	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	23	1.96%	—	Jan 2004	ACCNX vs AAIIX
NPCT	Nuveen Core Plus Impact Fund	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	4	2.00%	—	Apr 2021	ACCNX vs NPCT
BULIX	American Century Utilities Fund	Utilities Equities	18	6.60%	312.77M	Feb 1993	ACCNX vs BULIX
BCPIX	Brandes Core Plus Fixed Income Fund	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	20	0.28%	—	Dec 2007	ACCNX vs BCPIX

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