ACHFX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

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

Cheapest Alternatives to ACHFX

Among 191 mutual funds in the High Yield Bonds category with expense-ratio data, the lowest-cost alternatives shown here go as low as 0.02%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
FHYSX	Federated Hermes High-Yield Strategy Portfolio	0.02%	—	Dec 2008	ACHFX vs FHYSX
VWEAX	Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund Admiral Shares	0.12%	25.80B	Nov 2001	ACHFX vs VWEAX
PIAMX	PIA High Yield (MACS) Fund	0.20%	—	Dec 2017	ACHFX vs PIAMX
VWEHX	Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund Investor Shares	0.22%	25.80B	Dec 1978	ACHFX vs VWEHX
CRDOX	Six Circles Credit Opportunities Fund	0.29%	—	Nov 2020	ACHFX vs CRDOX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to ACHFX

ACHFX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 77. There are 66 mutual funds in the High Yield Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 100.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
XILSX	Pioneer ILS Interval Fund	100	—	Dec 2014	ACHFX vs XILSX
CCLFX	Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund Class I Shares	100	—	Jun 2019	ACHFX vs CCLFX
RPHIX	RiverPark Short Term High Yield Fund	100	—	Sep 2010	ACHFX vs RPHIX
ICMUX	Intrepid Income Fund	97	—	Aug 2010	ACHFX vs ICMUX
PSHNX	Penn Capital Short Duration High Income Fund	97	—	Jul 2017	ACHFX vs PSHNX

Top Performing ACHFX Alternatives (YTD)

ACHFX is at 1.10% YTD. There are 115 mutual funds in the High Yield Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 10.04%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
XILSX	Pioneer ILS Interval Fund	10.04%	—	Dec 2014	ACHFX vs XILSX
FOCIX	Fairholme Focused Income Fund	9.48%	—	Dec 2009	ACHFX vs FOCIX
FAGIX	Fidelity Capital & Income Fund	5.47%	—	Nov 1977	ACHFX vs FAGIX
JGH	Nuveen Global High Income Fund	5.11%	—	Nov 2014	ACHFX vs JGH
FIQTX	Fidelity Advisor High Income Advantage Fund Class ...	4.93%	—	Oct 2018	ACHFX vs FIQTX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to ACHFX

ACHFX has 3.45% 1-year volatility. There are 126 mutual funds in the High Yield Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.83%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
RPHIX	RiverPark Short Term High Yield Fund	0.83%	—	Sep 2010	ACHFX vs RPHIX
CCLFX	Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund Class I Shares	0.85%	—	Jun 2019	ACHFX vs CCLFX
CWFIX	Chartwell Short Duration High Yield Fund	1.51%	—	Jul 2014	ACHFX vs CWFIX
SCFIX	Shenkman Capital Short Duration High Income Fund	1.64%	—	Oct 2012	ACHFX vs SCFIX
OSTIX	Osterweis Strategic Income Fund	1.77%	—	Aug 2002	ACHFX vs OSTIX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to ACHFX

ACHFX has a 1-year max drawdown of -2.51%. There are 107 mutual funds in the High Yield Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.10%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
XILSX	Pioneer ILS Interval Fund	-0.10%	—	Dec 2014	ACHFX vs XILSX
RPHIX	RiverPark Short Term High Yield Fund	-0.10%	—	Sep 2010	ACHFX vs RPHIX
CCLFX	Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund Class I Shares	-0.19%	—	Jun 2019	ACHFX vs CCLFX
MDHVX	MainStay MacKay Short Duration High Yield Fund	-1.06%	—	Dec 2012	ACHFX vs MDHVX
SCFIX	Shenkman Capital Short Duration High Income Fund	-1.11%	—	Oct 2012	ACHFX vs SCFIX

Other Mutual Funds from American Century

The 10 most viewed American Century mutual funds shown here include TWCUX, TWCGX, ACIHX and span 8 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	11	-0.19%	26.59B	Nov 1981	ACHFX vs TWCUX
TWCGX	American Century Growth Fund Investor Class	Large Cap Growth Equities, Actively Managed	13	0.88%	14.71B	Jun 1971	ACHFX vs TWCGX
ACIHX	American Century Investments Growth Fund G Class	Large Cap Growth Equities	14	1.37%	—	Mar 2022	ACHFX vs ACIHX
BGEIX	American Century Global Gold Fund	Gold, Precious Metals	32	-11.13%	1.76B	Aug 1988	ACHFX vs BGEIX
ACFOX	American Century Investments Focused Dynamic Growt...	Large Cap Growth Equities	10	-3.37%	2.12B	May 2006	ACHFX vs ACFOX
TWCIX	American Century Select Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	13	-1.01%	6.39B	Jun 1971	ACHFX vs TWCIX
TWEIX	American Century Equity Income Fund	Dividend, Large Cap Value Equities	83	13.18%	6.45B	Aug 1994	ACHFX vs TWEIX
TWHIX	American Century Heritage Fund	Mid Cap Growth Equities	4	3.13%	5.37B	Nov 1987	ACHFX vs TWHIX
BCHYX	American Century California High Yield Municipal F...	Municipal Bonds	87	0.86%	1.62B	Dec 1986	ACHFX vs BCHYX
BIGRX	American Century Disciplined Core Value Fund	Large Cap Value Equities	90	15.47%	1.99B	Dec 1990	ACHFX vs BIGRX

Often Compared With ACHFX

Investors most often compare ACHFX with SHOYX, BULIX, PRFRX. These 10 comparison targets span 4 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
SHOYX	American Beacon SiM High Yield Opportunities Fund ...	High Yield Bonds	96	1.93%	—	Feb 2011	ACHFX vs SHOYX
BULIX	American Century Utilities Fund	Utilities Equities	18	6.99%	312.77M	Feb 1993	ACHFX vs BULIX
PRFRX	T. Rowe Price Floating Rate Fund - Investor Class	High Yield Bonds	90	1.84%	—	Jul 2011	ACHFX vs PRFRX
RSIIX	RiverPark Strategic Income Fund	High Yield Bonds	69	2.32%	—	Sep 2013	ACHFX vs RSIIX
FAHYX	Fidelity Advisor High Income Advantage Fund Class ...	High Yield Bonds	67	4.77%	—	Jan 1987	ACHFX vs FAHYX
RPIHX	T. Rowe Price Global High Income Bond Fund	High Yield Bonds	72	1.90%	—	Jan 2015	ACHFX vs RPIHX
PYHRX	Payden High Income Fund	High Yield Bonds	94	2.35%	—	Dec 1997	ACHFX vs PYHRX
ACIIX	American Century Equity Income Fund Class I	Dividend, Large Cap Value Equities	84	13.38%	—	Jul 1998	ACHFX vs ACIIX
SHYPX	American Beacon SiM High Yld Opps Fund	High Yield Bonds	96	1.75%	—	Feb 2011	ACHFX vs SHYPX
FAHCX	Fidelity Advisor High Income Advantage Fund Class ...	High Yield Bonds	71	4.88%	—	Jul 1995	ACHFX vs FAHCX

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