American Century Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund (AECVX)
The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities issued by small cap companies that are located in emerging market countries. The portfolio managers consider small cap companies to include companies that, at the time of purchase, have market capitalizations not greater than the larger of the market capitalization of the largest company in the MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index or $6 billion.
Fund Info
ISIN | US0250862812 |
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Issuer | American Century Investments |
Inception Date | Apr 6, 2016 |
Category | Emerging Markets Diversified |
Minimum Investment | $2,500 |
Asset Class | Multi-Asset |
Asset Class Size | Mid-Cap |
Asset Class Style | Growth |
Expense Ratio
The American Century Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund has a high expense ratio of 1.41%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.
Share Price Chart
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Performance
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in American Century Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
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Return
American Century Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund had a return of 2.72% year-to-date (YTD) and -3.01% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, American Century Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund had an annualized return of 5.66%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.66%, indicating that American Century Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
Period | Return | Benchmark |
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1 month | -0.17% | 0.86% |
Year-To-Date | 2.72% | 9.53% |
6 months | 5.62% | 6.09% |
1 year | -3.01% | 1.14% |
5 years (annualized) | 0.62% | 9.10% |
10 years (annualized) | 5.66% | 10.66% |
Monthly Returns Heatmap
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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2023 | 4.93% | -4.45% | 2.29% | 0.33% | ||||||||
2022 | 1.85% | 10.70% | -1.56% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
This table presents a comparison of risk-adjusted performance metrics for American Century Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund (AECVX) and S&P 500 (^GSPC). Risk-adjusted metrics are performance indicators that assess an investment's returns in relation to its risk, enabling a more accurate comparison of different investment options.
Sharpe ratio | Sortino ratio | Omega ratio | Calmar ratio | Ulcer Index | |
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AECVX American Century Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund | -0.05 | ||||
^GSPC S&P 500 | 0.27 |
Dividend History
American Century Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund granted a 2.06% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.25 per share.
Period | TTM | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
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Dividend | $0.25 | $0.25 | $1.22 | $0.61 | $0.05 | $0.41 | $0.16 | $0.09 |
Dividend yield | 2.06% | 2.11% | 7.98% | 4.55% | 0.41% | 4.36% | 1.34% | 1.03% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Century Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||||||||
2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.25 |
2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.22 |
2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.61 |
2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 |
2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.41 |
2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 |
2016 | $0.09 |
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below shows the maximum drawdowns of the American Century Emerging Markets Small Cap 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 Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund is 41.21%, recorded on Mar 23, 2020. It took 181 trading sessions for the portfolio to recover.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
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-41.21% | Jan 29, 2018 | 541 | Mar 23, 2020 | 181 | Dec 8, 2020 | 722 |
-33.49% | Nov 10, 2021 | 234 | Oct 14, 2022 | — | — | — |
-9.88% | Sep 7, 2016 | 76 | Dec 22, 2016 | 56 | Mar 16, 2017 | 132 |
-8.04% | Feb 22, 2021 | 11 | Mar 8, 2021 | 34 | Apr 26, 2021 | 45 |
-6.85% | Apr 20, 2016 | 22 | May 19, 2016 | 29 | Jun 30, 2016 | 51 |
Volatility Chart
The current American Century Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund volatility is 2.35%, 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.