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
US0250862812
Apr 6, 2016
$2,500
Mid-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
AECVX has a high expense ratio of 1.41%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
American Century Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund (AECVX) returned -3.12% year-to-date (YTD) and -2.99% over the past 12 months.
AECVX
-3.12%
0.21%
-2.72%
-2.99%
4.92%
7.79%
N/A
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of AECVX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.17% | -2.15% | 0.78% | 0.21% | 0.21% | -3.12% | |||||||
| 2024 | -0.41% | 3.47% | -0.18% | -1.02% | -0.14% | 5.00% | -1.76% | 1.73% | 2.09% | -5.18% | -0.41% | -0.07% | 2.78% |
| 2023 | 4.93% | -4.45% | 2.29% | 0.33% | -1.16% | 4.93% | 6.85% | 0.52% | -3.26% | -4.14% | 8.15% | 6.87% | 22.85% |
| 2022 | -5.89% | -3.81% | -0.42% | -7.18% | -1.07% | -10.14% | 1.98% | 0.08% | -8.61% | 1.85% | 10.70% | -1.56% | -23.00% |
| 2021 | 1.90% | 1.13% | 1.58% | 3.50% | 0.75% | 2.17% | 0.30% | 2.85% | -1.59% | -0.60% | -0.78% | 2.54% | 14.50% |
| 2020 | -2.41% | -4.63% | -21.54% | 12.28% | 4.78% | 7.54% | 7.50% | -0.23% | -1.60% | -0.85% | 10.91% | 8.06% | 15.88% |
| 2019 | 6.65% | 1.45% | 2.02% | 1.57% | -5.45% | 7.05% | -1.12% | -2.19% | 1.41% | 3.85% | -1.26% | 6.37% | 21.40% |
| 2018 | 6.54% | -3.74% | 2.01% | -2.04% | -2.36% | -4.48% | -0.52% | -3.44% | -2.87% | -11.88% | 5.61% | -2.40% | -18.99% |
| 2017 | 4.86% | 1.48% | 2.01% | 3.05% | 2.17% | 1.53% | 6.79% | 4.08% | 0.91% | 1.79% | 0.29% | 4.12% | 38.35% |
| 2016 | 2.50% | -2.93% | 4.22% | 2.89% | 2.90% | 1.00% | -1.53% | -4.30% | -0.78% | 3.68% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of AECVX is 3, meaning it’s performing worse than 97% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for American Century Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund (AECVX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
American Century Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund provided a 0.07% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.01 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.01 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.25 | $1.22 | $0.61 | $0.05 | $0.41 | $0.16 | $0.09 |
Dividend yield | 0.07% | 0.83% | 0.00% | 2.12% | 7.81% | 4.12% | 0.35% | 3.77% | 1.12% | 0.86% |
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 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.12 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $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 | $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 | $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 | $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 | $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 | $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 | $0.16 |
| 2016 | $0.09 | $0.09 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the American Century Emerging Markets Small Cap 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 Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund was 41.21%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 181 trading sessions.
The current American Century Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund drawdown is 9.04%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -41.21% | Jan 29, 2018 | 541 | Mar 23, 2020 | 181 | Dec 8, 2020 | 722 |
| -33.49% | Nov 10, 2021 | 234 | Oct 14, 2022 | 434 | Jul 10, 2024 | 668 |
| -11.21% | Sep 27, 2024 | 106 | Mar 3, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -10.15% | Jul 17, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 37 | Sep 26, 2024 | 51 |
| -9.88% | Sep 7, 2016 | 76 | Dec 22, 2016 | 56 | Mar 16, 2017 | 132 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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