AHIDX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

American Century High Income R6 (AHIDX) belongs to the High Yield Bonds category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with AHIDX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to AHIDX

AHIDX charges 0.53% annually. There are 18 mutual funds in the High Yield Bonds category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.02%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
FHYSX	Federated Hermes High-Yield Strategy Portfolio	0.02%	—	Dec 2008	AHIDX vs FHYSX
VWEAX	Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund Admiral Shares	0.13%	25.70B	Nov 2001	AHIDX vs VWEAX
PIAMX	PIA High Yield (MACS) Fund	0.20%	—	Dec 2017	AHIDX vs PIAMX
VWEHX	Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund Investor Shares	0.23%	25.70B	Dec 1978	AHIDX vs VWEHX
CRDOX	Six Circles Credit Opportunities Fund	0.29%	—	Nov 2020	AHIDX vs CRDOX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to AHIDX

AHIDX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 75. There are 94 mutual funds in the High Yield Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 100.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
XILSX	Pioneer ILS Interval Fund	100	—	Dec 2014	AHIDX vs XILSX
CCLFX	Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund	100	—	Mar 2019	AHIDX vs CCLFX
RPHIX	RiverPark Short Term High Yield Fund	100	—	Sep 2010	AHIDX vs RPHIX
FSHNX	Fidelity Series High Income Fund	97	—	Mar 2011	AHIDX vs FSHNX
CWFIX	Chartwell Short Duration High Yield Fund	97	—	Jul 2014	AHIDX vs CWFIX

Top Performing AHIDX Alternatives (YTD)

AHIDX is at 1.57% YTD. There are 110 mutual funds in the High Yield Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 8.43%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
FAGIX	Fidelity Capital & Income Fund	8.43%	—	Nov 1977	AHIDX vs FAGIX
XILSX	Pioneer ILS Interval Fund	7.97%	—	Dec 2014	AHIDX vs XILSX
FIQTX	Fidelity Advisor High Income Advantage Fund Class ...	7.64%	—	Oct 2018	AHIDX vs FIQTX
FAHCX	Fidelity Advisor High Income Advantage Fund Class ...	7.59%	—	Jul 1995	AHIDX vs FAHCX
FAHYX	Fidelity Advisor High Income Advantage Fund Class ...	7.52%	—	Jan 1987	AHIDX vs FAHYX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to AHIDX

AHIDX has 3.41% 1-year volatility. There are 114 mutual funds in the High Yield Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.88%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
CCLFX	Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund	0.88%	—	Mar 2019	AHIDX vs CCLFX
RPHIX	RiverPark Short Term High Yield Fund	0.88%	—	Sep 2010	AHIDX vs RPHIX
CWFIX	Chartwell Short Duration High Yield Fund	1.49%	—	Jul 2014	AHIDX vs CWFIX
SCFIX	Shenkman Capital Short Duration High Income Fund	1.63%	—	Oct 2012	AHIDX vs SCFIX
OSTIX	Osterweis Strategic Income Fund	1.69%	—	Aug 2002	AHIDX vs OSTIX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to AHIDX

AHIDX has a 1-year max drawdown of -2.52%. There are 109 mutual funds in the High Yield Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.10%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
RPHIX	RiverPark Short Term High Yield Fund	-0.10%	—	Sep 2010	AHIDX vs RPHIX
CCLFX	Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund	-0.19%	—	Mar 2019	AHIDX vs CCLFX
XILSX	Pioneer ILS Interval Fund	-0.21%	—	Dec 2014	AHIDX vs XILSX
MDHVX	MainStay MacKay Short Duration High Yield Fund	-1.06%	—	Dec 2012	AHIDX vs MDHVX
SCFIX	Shenkman Capital Short Duration High Income Fund	-1.11%	—	Oct 2012	AHIDX vs SCFIX

Other Mutual Funds from American Century

The 10 most viewed American Century mutual funds shown here include TWCUX, TWCGX, BGEIX and span 5 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $27B.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
TWCUX	American Century Ultra Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	27	9.68%	26.59B	Nov 1981	AHIDX vs TWCUX
TWCGX	American Century Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	29	8.57%	14.71B	Jun 1971	AHIDX vs TWCGX
BGEIX	American Century Global Gold Fund	Precious Metals	26	2.13%	1.76B	Aug 1988	AHIDX vs BGEIX
ACFOX	American Century Investments Focused Dynamic Growt...	Large Cap Growth Equities	34	9.28%	2.12B	May 2006	AHIDX vs ACFOX
TWCIX	American Century Select Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	34	8.87%	6.39B	Jun 1971	AHIDX vs TWCIX
ACIHX	American Century Growth Fund G Class	Large Cap Growth Equities	31	8.95%	—	Mar 2022	AHIDX vs ACIHX
TWHIX	American Century Heritage Fund	Mid Cap Growth Equities	6	6.69%	5.37B	Nov 1987	AHIDX vs TWHIX
BCHYX	American Century California High Yield Municipal F...	Municipal Bonds	67	2.11%	1.62B	Dec 1986	AHIDX vs BCHYX
TWEIX	American Century Equity Income Fund	Large Cap Value Equities	41	6.14%	6.45B	Aug 1994	AHIDX vs TWEIX
BIGRX	American Century Disciplined Core Value Fund	Large Cap Value Equities	79	11.88%	1.99B	Dec 1990	AHIDX vs BIGRX

Often Compared With AHIDX

Investors most often compare AHIDX with BULIX, RITGX, PRFRX. These 9 comparison targets span 3 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
BULIX	American Century Utilities Fund	Utilities Equities	11	4.40%	312.77M	Feb 1993	AHIDX vs BULIX
RITGX	American Funds American High-Income Trust® Class R...	High Yield Bonds	86	2.35%	—	Aug 2008	AHIDX vs RITGX
PRFRX	T. Rowe Price Floating Rate Fund	High Yield Bonds	96	1.39%	—	Jul 2011	AHIDX vs PRFRX
PSHNX	Penn Capital Short Duration High Income Fund	High Yield Bonds	96	1.63%	—	Jul 2017	AHIDX vs PSHNX
FOCIX	Fairholme Focused Income Fund	High Yield Bonds	41	7.20%	—	Dec 2009	AHIDX vs FOCIX
SHYPX	American Beacon SiM High Yld Opps Fund	High Yield Bonds	96	2.13%	—	Feb 2011	AHIDX vs SHYPX
ACIIX	American Century Equity Income Fund Class I	Large Cap Value Equities	42	6.29%	—	Jul 1998	AHIDX vs ACIIX
PYHRX	Payden High Income Fund	High Yield Bonds	95	2.36%	—	Dec 1997	AHIDX vs PYHRX
SHOYX	American Beacon SiM High Yield Opportunities Fund ...	High Yield Bonds	96	2.27%	—	Feb 2011	AHIDX vs SHOYX

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