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American Century Small Company Fund (ASQIX)

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

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.


200.00%300.00%400.00%500.00%600.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
541.63%
211.52%
ASQIX (American Century Small Company Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

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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.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
1 month-8.93%-1.87%
Year-To-Date0.78%4.25%
6 months1.15%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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20239.03%-1.28%
2022-8.72%11.71%2.92%-6.48%

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 Small Company Fund Sharpe ratio is -0.63. 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.


-1.00-0.80-0.60-0.40-0.20NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-0.63
-0.44
ASQIX (American Century Small Company Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

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.


PeriodTTM20222021202020192018201720162015201420132012
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.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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.


-30.00%-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-24.35%
-16.55%
ASQIX (American Century Small Company Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

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

-63.58%Jun 5, 2007442Mar 9, 20091006Mar 8, 20131448
-45.59%Sep 4, 2018387Mar 18, 2020175Nov 24, 2020562
-31.29%Nov 9, 2021221Sep 26, 2022
-26.95%May 16, 2002101Oct 9, 2002184Jul 7, 2003285
-25.17%Jun 24, 2015161Feb 11, 2016197Nov 21, 2016358
-24.32%Sep 5, 2000260Sep 21, 200190Jan 31, 2002350
-16.88%Mar 6, 200030Apr 14, 200059Jul 12, 200089
-16.47%Apr 20, 200679Aug 11, 2006168Apr 16, 2007247
-12.88%Jul 7, 201470Oct 13, 201453Dec 29, 2014123
-11.04%Jul 18, 20009Jul 28, 200025Sep 1, 200034

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.


15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
34.81%
22.09%
ASQIX (American Century Small Company Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)