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.
Fund Info
US02507M8405
02507M840
Jul 31, 1998
$2,500
Small-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
ASQIX has an expense ratio of 0.85%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
American Century Small Company Fund (ASQIX) returned -4.11% year-to-date (YTD) and -0.28% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, ASQIX returned 5.10% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
ASQIX
-4.11%
5.17%
-12.10%
-0.28%
3.72%
10.09%
5.10%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of ASQIX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.91% | -4.70% | -6.28% | -1.48% | 5.89% | -4.11% | |||||||
| 2024 | -2.26% | 4.16% | 3.47% | -7.05% | 4.02% | -2.32% | 10.13% | -2.42% | 0.09% | -2.30% | 9.03% | -8.38% | 4.44% |
| 2023 | 9.03% | -1.28% | -5.08% | -1.68% | -0.62% | 8.93% | 5.82% | -2.51% | -3.98% | -6.10% | 8.27% | 10.77% | 21.29% |
| 2022 | -8.16% | 1.06% | -0.31% | -8.84% | 0.14% | -10.24% | 9.59% | -3.60% | -8.72% | 11.71% | 2.92% | -6.48% | -21.39% |
| 2021 | 3.90% | 7.44% | 1.27% | 4.21% | 0.84% | 0.83% | -2.79% | 1.86% | -2.92% | 5.05% | -3.02% | 3.70% | 21.65% |
| 2020 | -3.08% | -9.52% | -22.02% | 14.23% | 7.05% | 3.94% | 4.13% | 3.09% | -2.42% | 2.05% | 15.25% | 8.72% | 16.42% |
| 2019 | 10.49% | 5.10% | -2.79% | 2.87% | -9.18% | 7.44% | 1.05% | -5.51% | 2.40% | 3.09% | 3.22% | 1.54% | 19.71% |
| 2018 | 4.22% | -4.49% | 0.07% | -0.33% | 6.61% | -0.74% | 1.67% | 4.32% | -2.83% | -10.86% | 0.13% | -11.42% | -14.39% |
| 2017 | 0.14% | 1.36% | 0.94% | 1.47% | -4.20% | 3.08% | 0.66% | -1.92% | 6.27% | 1.40% | 1.75% | -0.50% | 10.58% |
| 2016 | -8.43% | 1.49% | 6.91% | -0.00% | 1.53% | -0.87% | 6.02% | 1.06% | 0.61% | -5.23% | 11.19% | 3.92% | 18.04% |
| 2015 | -2.87% | 6.31% | 2.05% | -2.80% | 1.11% | -0.07% | -1.02% | -6.79% | -3.89% | 6.52% | 2.17% | -5.32% | -5.46% |
| 2014 | -4.31% | 4.84% | 1.11% | -2.44% | 1.21% | 4.53% | -5.42% | 5.57% | -5.82% | 5.20% | -0.54% | 2.64% | 5.74% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of ASQIX is 9, meaning it’s performing worse than 91% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for American Century Small Company Fund (ASQIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
American Century Small Company Fund provided a 0.31% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.05 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.08 | $0.06 | $3.06 | $0.08 | $0.05 | $1.54 | $0.80 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.02 |
Dividend yield | 0.31% | 0.30% | 0.49% | 0.49% | 18.62% | 0.51% | 0.35% | 13.11% | 5.19% | 0.37% | 0.32% | 0.14% |
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 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.05 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.08 |
| 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 | $0.06 |
| 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 | $3.06 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.08 |
| 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 | $0.05 |
| 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 | $1.54 |
| 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 | $0.80 |
| 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 | $0.05 |
| 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 | $0.04 |
| 2014 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 |
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 Small Company 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 Small Company Fund was 63.59%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1006 trading sessions.
The current American Century Small Company Fund drawdown is 13.14%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -63.59% | 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 | 532 | Nov 6, 2024 | 753 |
| -26.95% | May 16, 2002 | 101 | Oct 9, 2002 | 184 | Jul 7, 2003 | 285 |
| -25.78% | Nov 26, 2024 | 90 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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