ANOIX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

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

Cheapest Alternatives to ANOIX

ANOIX charges 1.17% annually. There are 102 mutual funds in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.05%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
FECGX	Fidelity Small Cap Growth Index Fund	0.05%	—	Jul 2019	ANOIX vs FECGX
VSGIX	Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Institutional...	0.06%	45.50B	May 2000	ANOIX vs VSGIX
VSGAX	Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Admiral Share...	0.07%	45.50B	Sep 2011	ANOIX vs VSGAX
VRTGX	Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund Institutio...	0.08%	—	May 2011	ANOIX vs VRTGX
VISGX	Vanguard Small Cap Growth Index Fund	0.19%	—	May 1998	ANOIX vs VISGX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to ANOIX

ANOIX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 33. There are 108 mutual funds in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 90.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
NESIX	Needham Small Cap Growth Fund Institutional	90	—	Dec 2016	ANOIX vs NESIX
NESGX	Needham Small Cap Growth Fund	89	—	May 2002	ANOIX vs NESGX
DMCRX	Driehaus Micro Cap Growth Fund	89	—	Nov 2013	ANOIX vs DMCRX
DSCIX	Dana Epiphany ESG Small Cap Equity Fund	89	—	Nov 2015	ANOIX vs DSCIX
NEAIX	Needham Aggressive Growth Fund Institutional Class	87	—	Dec 2016	ANOIX vs NEAIX

Top Performing ANOIX Alternatives (YTD)

ANOIX is at 18.51% YTD. There are 79 mutual funds in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 69.74%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
NESIX	Needham Small Cap Growth Fund Institutional	69.74%	—	Dec 2016	ANOIX vs NESIX
NESGX	Needham Small Cap Growth Fund	69.18%	—	May 2002	ANOIX vs NESGX
NEAIX	Needham Aggressive Growth Fund Institutional Class	49.69%	—	Dec 2016	ANOIX vs NEAIX
NEAGX	Needham Aggressive Growth Fund	49.38%	—	Sep 2001	ANOIX vs NEAGX
OBMCX	Oberweis Micro Cap Fund	45.29%	—	Dec 1995	ANOIX vs OBMCX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to ANOIX

ANOIX has 20.77% 1-year volatility. There are 72 mutual funds in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 14.66%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
EMCAX	Empiric 2500 Fund	14.66%	—	Nov 1995	ANOIX vs EMCAX
CMCIX	Calvert Small/Mid-Cap Fund Class I	15.37%	—	Jul 2011	ANOIX vs CMCIX
ETEGX	Eaton Vance Small-Cap Fund	16.30%	—	Jan 1997	ANOIX vs ETEGX
ETMGX	Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Small-Cap Fund	16.36%	—	Sep 1997	ANOIX vs ETMGX
NBGNX	Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund	16.36%	—	Sep 1988	ANOIX vs NBGNX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to ANOIX

ANOIX has a 1-year max drawdown of -12.49%. There are 60 mutual funds in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -7.08%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
DSCIX	Dana Epiphany ESG Small Cap Equity Fund	-7.08%	—	Nov 2015	ANOIX vs DSCIX
RYWCX	Rydex S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth Fund	-8.49%	—	Feb 2004	ANOIX vs RYWCX
WMKSX	WesMark Small Company Fund	-8.50%	—	Dec 1993	ANOIX vs WMKSX
EMCAX	Empiric 2500 Fund	-8.60%	—	Nov 1995	ANOIX vs EMCAX
RFIMX	Ranger Micro Cap Fund	-9.11%	—	Jun 2018	ANOIX vs RFIMX

Other Mutual Funds from American Century

The 10 most viewed American Century mutual funds shown here include TWCUX, TWCGX, ACIHX and span 6 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	17	5.47%	26.59B	Nov 1981	ANOIX vs TWCUX
TWCGX	American Century Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	20	5.46%	14.71B	Jun 1971	ANOIX vs TWCGX
ACIHX	American Century Growth Fund G Class	Large Cap Growth Equities	22	5.93%	—	Mar 2022	ANOIX vs ACIHX
BGEIX	American Century Global Gold Fund	Gold, Precious Metals	22	-12.03%	1.76B	Aug 1988	ANOIX vs BGEIX
ACFOX	American Century Investments Focused Dynamic Growt...	Large Cap Growth Equities	23	4.98%	2.12B	May 2006	ANOIX vs ACFOX
TWCIX	American Century Select Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	22	4.54%	6.39B	Jun 1971	ANOIX vs TWCIX
TWHIX	American Century Heritage Fund	Mid Cap Growth Equities	6	7.65%	5.37B	Nov 1987	ANOIX vs TWHIX
BCHYX	American Century California High Yield Municipal F...	Municipal Bonds	84	2.45%	1.62B	Dec 1986	ANOIX vs BCHYX
TWEIX	American Century Equity Income Fund	Large Cap Value Equities	66	10.67%	6.45B	Aug 1994	ANOIX vs TWEIX
BIGRX	American Century Disciplined Core Value Fund	Large Cap Value Equities	86	14.69%	1.99B	Dec 1990	ANOIX vs BIGRX

Often Compared With ANOIX

Investors most often compare ANOIX with FIDGX, ^GSPC, PEIYX. These 20 comparison targets span 6 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
FIDGX	Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth Fund Class Z	Small Cap Growth Equities	62	24.07%	—	Feb 2017	ANOIX vs FIDGX
^GSPC	S&P 500 Index		71	9.79%	—	—	ANOIX vs ^GSPC
PEIYX	Putnam Large Cap Value Fund	Large Cap Value Equities	84	12.42%	—	Jan 1998	ANOIX vs PEIYX
IWF	iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	26	2.94%	128.11B	May 2000	ANOIX vs IWF
SPY	State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	66	10.45%	783.21B	Jan 1993	ANOIX vs SPY
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	66	10.45%	1.70T	Sep 2010	ANOIX vs VOO
FSMDX	Fidelity Mid Cap Index Fund	Mid Cap Blend Equities	44	14.95%	—	Sep 2011	ANOIX vs FSMDX
SCHG	Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	33	5.60%	60.56B	Dec 2009	ANOIX vs SCHG
IWM	iShares Russell 2000 ETF	Small Cap Blend Equities	69	19.72%	83.34B	May 2000	ANOIX vs IWM
NCLEX	Nicholas Limited Edition Fund	Small Cap Growth Equities	1	-0.91%	—	May 1987	ANOIX vs NCLEX
JGMNX	Janus Henderson Triton Fund Class N	Small Cap Growth Equities	46	16.94%	—	May 2012	ANOIX vs JGMNX
PXQSX	Virtus KAR Small-Cap Value Fund	Small Cap Growth Equities	4	6.95%	—	Jun 2006	ANOIX vs PXQSX
PNSAX	Putnam Small Cap Growth Fund	Small Cap Growth Equities	32	20.77%	—	Dec 1997	ANOIX vs PNSAX
FGROX	Emerald Growth Fund Institutional Class	Small Cap Growth Equities	86	30.94%	—	Oct 2008	ANOIX vs FGROX
SSCPX	Saratoga Small Capitalization Portfolio	Small Cap Growth Equities	53	23.80%	—	Sep 1994	ANOIX vs SSCPX
FCPGX	Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund	Small Cap Growth Equities	61	24.06%	—	Nov 2004	ANOIX vs FCPGX
VLEOX	Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund	Small Cap Growth Equities	20	9.89%	—	Jun 1993	ANOIX vs VLEOX
CTSIX	Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund	Small Cap Growth Equities	75	30.81%	—	Mar 2011	ANOIX vs CTSIX
KSCOX	Kinetics Small Cap Opportunities Fund	Small Cap Growth Equities	7	22.04%	—	Mar 2000	ANOIX vs KSCOX
HRSMX	Hood River Small-Cap Growth Fund	Small Cap Growth Equities	86	30.43%	—	Jan 2003	ANOIX vs HRSMX

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