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American Century Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund (AECVX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated May 27, 2023

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

ISINUS0250862812
IssuerAmerican Century Investments
Inception DateApr 6, 2016
CategoryEmerging Markets Diversified
Minimum Investment$2,500
Asset ClassMulti-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.


1.41%
0.00%2.15%

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.


40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%80.00%90.00%100.00%110.00%December2023FebruaryMarchAprilMay
48.04%
105.96%
AECVX (American Century Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

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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.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
1 month-0.17%0.86%
Year-To-Date2.72%9.53%
6 months5.62%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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20234.93%-4.45%2.29%0.33%
20221.85%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 ratioSortino ratioOmega ratioCalmar ratioUlcer Index
AECVX
American Century Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund
-0.05
^GSPC
S&P 500
0.27

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 Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund Sharpe ratio is -0.05. 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.


-1.00-0.500.00December2023FebruaryMarchAprilMay
-0.05
0.27
AECVX (American Century Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

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.


PeriodTTM2022202120202019201820172016
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.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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.


-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%December2023FebruaryMarchAprilMay
-23.19%
-12.32%
AECVX (American Century Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

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

-41.21%Jan 29, 2018541Mar 23, 2020181Dec 8, 2020722
-33.49%Nov 10, 2021234Oct 14, 2022
-9.88%Sep 7, 201676Dec 22, 201656Mar 16, 2017132
-8.04%Feb 22, 202111Mar 8, 202134Apr 26, 202145
-6.85%Apr 20, 201622May 19, 201629Jun 30, 201651

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.


2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%7.00%8.00%December2023FebruaryMarchAprilMay
2.35%
3.82%
AECVX (American Century Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)