American Century Small Company Fund (ASQIX)
Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in stocks of smaller-capitalization U.S. companies. The portfolio managers consider small companies to be those that, at the time of investment, have a market capitalization not greater than that of the largest company in the Russell 2000 Index.
Share Price Chart
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Performance
The chart shows the growth of $10,000 invested in American Century Small Company Fund in Oct 2022 and compares it to the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. It would be worth nearly $64,163 for a total return of roughly 541.63%. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.
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Return
American Century Small Company Fund had a return of 0.78% year-to-date (YTD) and -16.13% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, American Century Small Company Fund had an annualized return of 6.71%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 9.92%, indicating that American Century Small Company Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
Period | Return | Benchmark |
---|---|---|
1 month | -8.93% | -1.87% |
Year-To-Date | 0.78% | 4.25% |
6 months | 1.15% | 2.64% |
1 year | -16.13% | -10.31% |
5 years (annualized) | 2.07% | 8.11% |
10 years (annualized) | 6.71% | 9.92% |
Monthly Returns Heatmap
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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2023 | 9.03% | -1.28% | ||||||||||
2022 | -8.72% | 11.71% | 2.92% | -6.48% |
Dividend History
American Century Small Company Fund granted a 0.48% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.06 per share.
Period | TTM | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
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Dividend | $0.06 | $0.06 | $3.06 | $0.08 | $0.05 | $1.54 | $0.80 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.10 |
Dividend yield | 0.48% | 0.49% | 18.71% | 0.61% | 0.42% | 15.94% | 7.09% | 0.53% | 0.45% | 0.20% | 0.27% | 1.63% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Century Small Company Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||||||||||
2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 |
2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.06 |
2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 |
2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 |
2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.53 |
2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.78 |
2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 |
2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 |
2014 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
2013 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
2012 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 |
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below shows the maximum drawdowns of the American Century Small Company 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 Small Company Fund is 63.58%, recorded on Mar 9, 2009. It took 1006 trading sessions for the portfolio to recover.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
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-63.58% | Jun 5, 2007 | 442 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1006 | Mar 8, 2013 | 1448 |
-45.59% | Sep 4, 2018 | 387 | Mar 18, 2020 | 175 | Nov 24, 2020 | 562 |
-31.29% | Nov 9, 2021 | 221 | Sep 26, 2022 | — | — | — |
-26.95% | May 16, 2002 | 101 | Oct 9, 2002 | 184 | Jul 7, 2003 | 285 |
-25.17% | Jun 24, 2015 | 161 | Feb 11, 2016 | 197 | Nov 21, 2016 | 358 |
-24.32% | Sep 5, 2000 | 260 | Sep 21, 2001 | 90 | Jan 31, 2002 | 350 |
-16.88% | Mar 6, 2000 | 30 | Apr 14, 2000 | 59 | Jul 12, 2000 | 89 |
-16.47% | Apr 20, 2006 | 79 | Aug 11, 2006 | 168 | Apr 16, 2007 | 247 |
-12.88% | Jul 7, 2014 | 70 | Oct 13, 2014 | 53 | Dec 29, 2014 | 123 |
-11.04% | Jul 18, 2000 | 9 | Jul 28, 2000 | 25 | Sep 1, 2000 | 34 |
Volatility Chart
Current American Century Small Company Fund volatility is 34.81%. 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.