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American Century Focused International Growth Fund (AFCNX)

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

The fund invests primarily in securities of companies located in at least three developed countries world-wide (excluding the United States). The portfolio managers look for stocks of companies they believe will increase in value over time, using an investment strategy developed by the fund's investment advisor. Under normal market conditions, the fund's portfolio managers seek securities of companies whose earnings, revenues or key business fundamentals are not only growing, but growing at an accelerating pace. The fund normally invests in a relatively limited number of companies, generally 35-50.

Fund Info

ISINUS0250862242
IssuerAmerican Century Investments
Inception DateMar 28, 2016
CategoryForeign Large Cap Equities
Minimum Investment$2,500
Asset ClassEquity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

The American Century Focused International Growth Fund has a high expense ratio of 1.10%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


1.10%
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 Focused International Growth Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


-5.00%0.00%5.00%10.00%December2023FebruaryMarchAprilMay
7.96%
6.09%
AFCNX (American Century Focused International Growth Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

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Return

American Century Focused International Growth Fund had a return of 8.35% year-to-date (YTD) and 4.41% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, American Century Focused International Growth Fund had an annualized return of 7.78%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.41%, indicating that American Century Focused International Growth Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
1 month-1.55%1.70%
Year-To-Date8.35%9.53%
6 months6.66%4.45%
1 year4.41%1.14%
5 years (annualized)4.57%9.10%
10 years (annualized)7.78%10.41%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20238.90%-3.21%3.57%1.07%
20224.94%12.77%-2.87%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

This table presents a comparison of risk-adjusted performance metrics for American Century Focused International Growth Fund (AFCNX) 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
AFCNX
American Century Focused International Growth Fund
0.39
^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 Focused International Growth Fund Sharpe ratio is 0.39. A Sharpe ratio between 0 and 1.0 is considered sub-optimal.

The chart below displays rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio.


-1.00-0.500.000.50December2023FebruaryMarchAprilMay
0.39
0.27
AFCNX (American Century Focused International Growth Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividend History

American Century Focused International Growth Fund granted a 0.36% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.06 per share.


PeriodTTM2022202120202019201820172016
Dividend$0.06$0.06$0.50$0.14$0.33$0.06$0.00$0.08

Dividend yield

0.36%0.39%2.50%0.74%2.33%0.58%0.00%0.82%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Century Focused International Growth 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$0.06
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.50
2020$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.33
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.06
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2016$0.08

Drawdowns Chart

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


-30.00%-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%December2023FebruaryMarchAprilMay
-24.02%
-12.32%
AFCNX (American Century Focused International Growth Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below shows the maximum drawdowns of the American Century Focused International Growth 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 Focused International Growth Fund is 39.99%, recorded on Oct 12, 2022. The portfolio has not recovered from it yet.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-39.99%Sep 8, 2021277Oct 12, 2022
-30.82%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 202072Jul 6, 202095
-24.26%Jan 29, 2018229Dec 24, 2018233Nov 26, 2019462
-11.93%Jun 24, 20162Jun 27, 201633Aug 12, 201635
-8.06%Feb 17, 202126Mar 24, 202145May 27, 202171

Volatility Chart

The current American Century Focused International Growth Fund volatility is 3.56%, 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.


3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%7.00%8.00%9.00%December2023FebruaryMarchAprilMay
3.56%
3.82%
AFCNX (American Century Focused International Growth Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)