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American Century Investments Focused Large Cap Val...
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN
US0250767953
CUSIP
025076795
Inception Date
Jul 30, 1999
Min. Investment
$2,500
Distribution Policy
Distributing
Asset Class
Equity
Asset Class Size
Large-Cap
Asset Class Style
Value

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in American Century Investments Focused Large Cap Value 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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S&P 500 Index

Returns By Period

American Century Investments Focused Large Cap Value Fund (ALVIX) has returned 0.24% so far this year and 10.52% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, ALVIX has returned 9.81% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.


American Century Investments Focused Large Cap Value Fund

1D
-0.10%
1M
-7.59%
YTD
0.24%
6M
3.45%
1Y
10.52%
3Y*
11.15%
5Y*
8.98%
10Y*
9.81%

Benchmark (S&P 500 Index)

1D
2.91%
1M
-5.09%
YTD
-4.63%
6M
-2.39%
1Y
16.33%
3Y*
16.69%
5Y*
10.18%
10Y*
12.16%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jul 23, 1999, ALVIX's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.66%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 8.8 years.

Historically, 60% of months were positive and 40% were negative. The best month was Nov 2020 with a return of +12.1%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -16.6%. The longest winning streak lasted 8 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, ALVIX closed higher 49% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +11.7%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -11.3%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20264.34%3.97%-7.59%0.24%
20254.68%2.00%-1.21%-3.79%1.67%2.22%2.66%4.63%-0.55%-1.07%4.16%0.16%16.29%
20241.41%0.89%4.27%-2.85%2.05%-1.78%5.88%4.17%0.28%-0.98%3.96%-6.15%11.01%
20232.68%-2.31%-0.36%2.90%-4.63%5.13%1.31%-2.19%-3.22%-2.01%5.83%3.43%6.07%
2022-0.00%-0.84%2.73%-3.67%2.71%-5.92%3.86%-3.01%-6.23%9.54%5.57%-1.68%1.82%
2021-1.54%2.30%6.65%3.14%2.22%-1.29%1.72%1.61%-3.65%3.55%-4.78%7.66%18.18%

Benchmark Metrics

American Century Investments Focused Large Cap Value Fund has an annualized alpha of 1.78%, beta of 0.89, and R² of 0.88 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since July 26, 1999.

  • This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (90.46%) than losses (86.10%) — typical of diversified or defensive assets.
  • With beta of 0.89 and R² of 0.88, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index — much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

Alpha
1.78%
Beta
0.89
0.88
Upside Capture
90.46%
Downside Capture
86.10%

Expense Ratio

ALVIX has an expense ratio of 0.83%, placing it in the medium range.


Return for Risk

Risk / Return Rank

ALVIX ranks 34 for risk / return — below 34% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.


ALVIX Risk / Return Rank: 3434
Overall Rank
ALVIX Sharpe Ratio Rank: 3535
Sharpe Ratio Rank
ALVIX Sortino Ratio Rank: 3434
Sortino Ratio Rank
ALVIX Omega Ratio Rank: 3131
Omega Ratio Rank
ALVIX Calmar Ratio Rank: 3535
Calmar Ratio Rank
ALVIX Martin Ratio Rank: 3434
Martin Ratio Rank
The rank (0–100) shows how this investment's returns compare to the risk taken. Higher = better. Based on the past 12 months of data, combining Sharpe, Sortino, and other metrics used by quantitative funds and institutional investors.

Return / Risk — by metrics

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for American Century Investments Focused Large Cap Value Fund (ALVIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).


ALVIXBenchmarkDifference

Sharpe ratio

Return per unit of total volatility

0.81

0.90

-0.08

Sortino ratio

Return per unit of downside risk

1.19

1.39

-0.19

Omega ratio

Gain probability vs. loss probability

1.17

1.21

-0.05

Calmar ratio

Return relative to maximum drawdown

0.98

1.40

-0.42

Martin ratio

Return relative to average drawdown

3.80

6.61

-2.81

Explore ALVIX risk-adjusted metrics in detail

Dive deeper into individual metrics with historical trends, benchmark comparisons, and performance across different time periods.

Dividends

Dividend History

American Century Investments Focused Large Cap Value Fund provided a 12.36% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.28 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.0020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Dividend$1.28$1.31$0.97$0.36$1.21$2.20$0.24$0.27$0.64$0.56$0.17$0.11

Dividend yield

12.36%12.61%9.67%3.63%12.50%20.50%2.19%2.45%7.25%5.49%1.79%1.33%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Century Investments Focused Large Cap Value Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.02
2025$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$1.17$1.31
2024$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.81$0.97
2023$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.36
2022$0.00$0.00$0.58$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.54$1.21
2021$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$2.06$2.20

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 Investments Focused Large Cap Value 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 Investments Focused Large Cap Value Fund was 59.66%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1029 trading sessions.

The current American Century Investments Focused Large Cap Value Fund drawdown is 7.59%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-59.66%Jul 16, 2007416Mar 9, 20091029Apr 10, 20131445
-35.52%Feb 18, 202025Mar 23, 2020166Nov 16, 2020191
-30.38%Mar 20, 2002142Oct 9, 2002288Dec 1, 2003430
-19.32%Aug 24, 1999129Feb 25, 2000173Oct 31, 2000302
-18.83%Jun 24, 2015161Feb 11, 2016128Aug 15, 2016289

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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