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American Century Short Duration Strategic Income Fund (ASDVX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Mar 22, 2023

The fund invests in both investment-grade and high-yield, non-money market debt securities. These securities may include corporate bonds and notes, government securities and securities backed by mortgages or other assets. The fund may also invest in certain equity securities such as preferred stock, convertible securities or equity equivalents provided that such investments are consistent with the fund's investment objectives.

Share Price Chart


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Performance

The chart shows the growth of $10,000 invested in American Century Short Duration Strategic Income Fund in Oct 2022 and compares it to the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. It would be worth nearly $11,478 for a total return of roughly 14.78%. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.


20.00%40.00%60.00%80.00%100.00%120.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
14.78%
102.28%
ASDVX (American Century Short Duration Strategic Income Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

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Return

American Century Short Duration Strategic Income Fund had a return of 0.79% year-to-date (YTD) and -1.88% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, American Century Short Duration Strategic Income Fund had an annualized return of 1.61%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 8.48%, indicating that American Century Short Duration Strategic Income Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
1 month-0.21%-1.87%
Year-To-Date0.79%4.25%
6 months0.88%2.64%
1 year-1.88%-10.31%
5 years (annualized)1.66%8.08%
10 years (annualized)1.61%8.48%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20231.45%-0.43%
2022-1.82%-0.28%0.88%0.43%

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 Short Duration Strategic Income Fund Sharpe ratio is -0.72. A negative Sharpe ratio means that the risk-free rate is higher than the portfolio's return. This value does not convey any meaningful information.

The chart below displays rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio.


-4.00-3.00-2.00-1.000.00NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-0.72
-0.44
ASDVX (American Century Short Duration Strategic Income Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividend History

American Century Short Duration Strategic Income Fund granted a 4.06% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.36 per share.


PeriodTTM202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.36$0.28$0.37$0.25$0.27$0.27$0.23$0.26$0.33$0.14

Dividend yield

4.06%3.18%3.92%2.78%3.17%3.24%2.76%3.25%4.31%1.86%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Century Short Duration Strategic Income Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023$0.03$0.03
2022$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.05
2021$0.04$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.04$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.10
2020$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.04$0.04
2019$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02
2018$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03
2017$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02
2016$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02
2015$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.07
2014$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.07

Drawdowns Chart

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


-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-5.20%
-16.55%
ASDVX (American Century Short Duration Strategic Income Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below shows the maximum drawdowns of the American Century Short Duration Strategic Income 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 Short Duration Strategic Income Fund is 7.86%, recorded on Mar 24, 2020. It took 70 trading sessions for the portfolio to recover.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-7.86%Mar 6, 202013Mar 24, 202070Jul 2, 202083
-7.74%Oct 6, 2021264Oct 20, 2022
-5.03%Jun 4, 2015175Feb 11, 2016104Jul 12, 2016279
-2.99%Jul 29, 201499Dec 16, 201477Apr 9, 2015176
-0.93%Oct 4, 201857Dec 26, 201814Jan 16, 201971
-0.67%Jan 16, 201849Mar 26, 201888Jul 31, 2018137
-0.63%Sep 5, 20197Sep 13, 201913Oct 2, 201920
-0.58%Feb 16, 202117Mar 9, 202121Apr 8, 202138
-0.52%Mar 2, 20179Mar 14, 201714Apr 3, 201723
-0.51%Sep 3, 202016Sep 25, 20207Oct 6, 202023

Volatility Chart

Current American Century Short Duration Strategic Income Fund volatility is 3.87%. The chart below shows the rolling 10-day volatility. Volatility is a statistical measure showing how big price swings are in either direction. The higher asset volatility, the riskier it is, because the price movements are less predictable.


0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
3.87%
22.09%
ASDVX (American Century Short Duration Strategic Income Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)