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American Century Short Duration Fund (ACSNX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISINUS0249324361
CUSIP024932436
IssuerAmerican Century Investments
Inception DateNov 30, 2006
CategoryShort-Term Bond
Min. Investment$2,500
Asset ClassBond

Expense Ratio

The American Century Short Duration Fund has a high expense ratio of 0.57%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.57%

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American Century Short Duration Fund

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in American Century Short Duration Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


50.00%100.00%150.00%200.00%250.00%OctoberNovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarch
48.91%
274.72%
ACSNX (American Century Short Duration Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

Returns By Period

American Century Short Duration Fund had a return of 0.58% year-to-date (YTD) and 4.02% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, American Century Short Duration Fund had an annualized return of 1.59%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.96%, indicating that American Century Short Duration Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date0.58%10.04%
1 month0.67%3.53%
6 months3.71%22.79%
1 year4.02%32.16%
5 years (annualized)1.68%13.15%
10 years (annualized)1.59%10.96%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20240.74%-0.36%
20230.35%-0.52%0.63%1.32%1.03%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

This table presents risk-adjusted performance metrics for American Century Short Duration Fund (ACSNX) and compares them with a selected benchmark (^GSPC). These performance indicators assess an investment's returns in relation to its risk, enabling a more accurate comparison of different investment options.


Sharpe ratioSortino ratioOmega ratioCalmar ratioUlcer Index
ACSNX
American Century Short Duration Fund
1.52
^GSPC
S&P 500
2.76

Sharpe Ratio

The current American Century Short Duration Fund Sharpe ratio is 1.52. A Sharpe ratio greater than 1.0 is considered acceptable.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio0.501.001.502.002.503.00OctoberNovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarch
1.52
2.76
ACSNX (American Century Short Duration Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

American Century Short Duration Fund granted a 4.44% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.43 per share.


PeriodTTM20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Dividend$0.43$0.42$0.21$0.20$0.16$0.26$0.25$0.20$0.17$0.18$0.19$0.13

Dividend yield

4.44%4.24%2.16%1.97%1.50%2.58%2.52%1.92%1.63%1.73%1.82%1.28%

Monthly Dividends

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024$0.04$0.03
2023$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.06$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04
2022$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03
2021$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.05
2020$0.02$0.02$0.01$0.02$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01
2019$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02
2018$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02
2017$0.01$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02
2016$0.01$0.02$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01
2015$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.02
2014$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02
2013$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.02

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

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


-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%OctoberNovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarch
-0.26%
0
ACSNX (American Century Short Duration Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the American Century Short Duration 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 Short Duration Fund was 5.98%, occurring on Oct 20, 2022. Recovery took 303 trading sessions.

The current American Century Short Duration Fund drawdown is 0.26%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-5.98%Oct 4, 2021266Oct 20, 2022303Jan 2, 2024569
-5.32%Mar 9, 202012Mar 24, 202053Jun 9, 202065
-1.26%Mar 4, 200872Jun 13, 200814Jul 7, 200886
-1.18%Nov 13, 20086Nov 20, 200815Dec 12, 200821
-1.13%May 3, 201337Jun 25, 2013171Feb 28, 2014208

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current American Century Short Duration Fund volatility is 0.53%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%OctoberNovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarch
0.53%
2.82%
ACSNX (American Century Short Duration Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)