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American Century Mid Cap Value Fund A Class (ACLAX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Mar 18, 2023

The American Century Mid Cap Value Fund (ACLAX) is a mutual fund that primarily invests in mid-cap value stocks of U.S. companies. The fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation and income through a diversified portfolio of stocks focusing on companies with market capitalizations ranging between $2 billion and $10 billion that are considered undervalued by the market. These companies may have strong fundamentals but are trading at a discount relative to their peers.

Share Price Chart


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Performance

The chart shows the growth of $10,000 invested in American Century Mid Cap Value Fund A Class in Oct 2022 and compares it to the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. It would be worth nearly $51,998 for a total return of roughly 419.98%. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
6.47%
6.48%
ACLAX (American Century Mid Cap Value Fund A Class)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

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Return

American Century Mid Cap Value Fund A Class had a return of -3.70% year-to-date (YTD) and -5.45% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, American Century Mid Cap Value Fund A Class had an annualized return of 9.25%, which was very close to the S&P 500 benchmark's annualized return of 9.71%.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
1 month-8.80%-5.31%
Year-To-Date-3.70%2.01%
6 months0.71%0.39%
1 year-5.45%-10.12%
5 years (annualized)5.58%7.32%
10 years (annualized)9.25%9.71%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20235.39%-1.97%
2022-8.13%10.03%6.60%-3.12%

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 Mid Cap Value Fund A Class Sharpe ratio is -0.28. 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.


-0.80-0.60-0.40-0.200.000.200.40NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-0.28
-0.43
ACLAX (American Century Mid Cap Value Fund A Class)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividend History

American Century Mid Cap Value Fund A Class granted a 15.34% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $2.27 per share.


PeriodTTM20222021202020192018201720162015201420132012
Dividend$2.27$2.27$2.82$0.27$0.21$1.85$1.62$0.66$1.58$1.79$1.13$0.54

Dividend yield

15.34%14.77%18.03%2.16%1.67%19.00%14.40%6.50%19.20%21.37%15.59%9.63%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Century Mid Cap Value Fund A Class. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023$0.00$0.00
2022$0.00$0.00$1.09$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$1.03
2021$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$2.68
2020$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.13
2019$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.06
2018$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$1.76
2017$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$1.45
2016$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.56
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$1.50
2014$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$1.69
2013$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$1.03
2012$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.39

Drawdowns Chart

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


-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-10.18%
-18.34%
ACLAX (American Century Mid Cap Value Fund A Class)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below shows the maximum drawdowns of the American Century Mid Cap Value Fund A Class. 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 Mid Cap Value Fund A Class is 51.37%, recorded on Mar 9, 2009. It took 450 trading sessions for the portfolio to recover.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-51.37%Jun 5, 2007442Mar 9, 2009450Dec 17, 2010892
-39.24%Feb 21, 202022Mar 23, 2020172Nov 24, 2020194
-21.84%Jan 29, 2018229Dec 24, 2018210Oct 24, 2019439
-20.42%May 11, 2011101Oct 3, 2011111Mar 13, 2012212
-17.55%Apr 21, 2022113Sep 30, 202285Feb 2, 2023198
-13.89%Jun 23, 2015146Jan 20, 201650Apr 1, 2016196
-10.18%Feb 3, 202330Mar 17, 2023
-8.97%Apr 3, 201243Jun 4, 201251Aug 16, 201294
-7.23%Sep 8, 201428Oct 15, 201415Nov 5, 201443
-7.13%Jul 29, 200553Oct 12, 200535Dec 1, 200588

Volatility Chart

Current American Century Mid Cap Value Fund A Class volatility is 21.01%. 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.


5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%40.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
21.01%
21.17%
ACLAX (American Century Mid Cap Value Fund A Class)
Benchmark (^GSPC)