American Century Small Cap Value Fund (ASVIX)
Under normal market conditions, the portfolio managers will invest at least 80% of the fund's net assets in small cap companies. The portfolio managers consider small cap companies to include those with market capitalizations no larger than that of the largest company in the S&P Small Cap 600 Index or the Russell 2000 Index.
Fund Info
US0250768522
025076852
Jul 31, 1998
$2,500
Small-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
ASVIX has a high expense ratio of 1.09%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
American Century Small Cap Value Fund (ASVIX) returned -5.09% year-to-date (YTD) and -6.16% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, ASVIX returned 1.39% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.77%.
ASVIX
-5.09%
13.71%
-15.29%
-6.16%
14.65%
1.39%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.08%
9.75%
-1.63%
12.74%
15.66%
10.77%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of ASVIX, 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 | 3.07% | -3.26% | -5.98% | -5.95% | 7.63% | -5.09% | |||||||
| 2024 | -4.44% | 3.53% | 6.02% | -5.89% | 3.23% | -1.77% | 9.87% | -1.94% | -0.68% | -1.27% | 10.19% | -12.97% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | 10.96% | -0.30% | -7.29% | -2.60% | -4.00% | 10.92% | 6.69% | -5.59% | -5.32% | -6.16% | 8.79% | 12.09% | 16.09% |
| 2022 | -5.01% | 1.73% | -1.56% | -6.54% | 2.98% | -8.73% | 9.21% | -4.62% | -11.18% | 12.35% | 4.33% | -8.44% | -17.02% |
| 2021 | 3.48% | 13.79% | 5.88% | 4.84% | 2.04% | -1.20% | -1.76% | 0.72% | -1.77% | 3.36% | -1.49% | -2.10% | 27.67% |
| 2020 | -4.53% | -10.67% | -23.30% | 13.65% | 2.20% | 3.39% | 2.09% | 6.76% | -4.24% | 2.62% | 20.12% | 7.79% | 8.93% |
| 2019 | 14.59% | 4.01% | -3.03% | 6.38% | -7.47% | 7.84% | 1.61% | -5.27% | 4.92% | 0.53% | 3.44% | 1.64% | 30.96% |
| 2018 | 3.09% | -5.00% | 1.05% | 0.35% | 2.77% | 1.84% | 1.55% | 1.31% | -2.44% | -11.03% | 2.23% | -25.79% | -29.59% |
| 2017 | 0.33% | 2.53% | 0.64% | -0.96% | -3.23% | 3.83% | 0.32% | -2.67% | 6.72% | 0.20% | 2.26% | -12.25% | -3.46% |
| 2016 | -8.83% | 0.29% | 8.79% | 3.05% | 1.54% | -2.60% | 5.49% | 4.09% | -0.52% | -2.28% | 11.15% | 0.05% | 20.34% |
| 2015 | -3.04% | 5.81% | 0.66% | -1.64% | 1.33% | 1.34% | -1.52% | -5.27% | -3.49% | 7.22% | 2.24% | -16.55% | -14.09% |
| 2014 | -4.01% | 3.85% | 1.86% | -2.73% | 0.42% | 4.56% | -5.65% | 3.57% | -6.12% | 5.19% | 0.72% | -9.03% | -8.30% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of ASVIX is 7, meaning it’s performing worse than 93% 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 Cap Value Fund (ASVIX) 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 Cap Value Fund provided a 1.05% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.10 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 4 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.10 | $0.11 | $0.10 | $0.08 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.06 | $0.03 | $0.06 | $0.03 | $0.05 |
Dividend yield | 1.05% | 1.07% | 0.99% | 0.86% | 0.32% | 0.35% | 0.47% | 0.97% | 0.31% | 0.62% | 0.43% | 0.61% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Century Small Cap Value 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 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.11 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.10 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.08 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.04 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.04 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.06 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.03 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.06 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.03 |
| 2014 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.05 |
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 Cap Value 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 Cap Value Fund was 57.98%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 241 trading sessions.
The current American Century Small Cap Value Fund drawdown is 17.88%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -57.98% | Dec 2, 2013 | 1587 | Mar 23, 2020 | 241 | Mar 8, 2021 | 1828 |
| -54.89% | Jun 5, 2007 | 442 | Mar 9, 2009 | 271 | Apr 6, 2010 | 713 |
| -31.11% | Nov 26, 2024 | 90 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -30.51% | May 16, 2002 | 101 | Oct 9, 2002 | 228 | Sep 8, 2003 | 329 |
| -29.64% | Nov 17, 2021 | 219 | Sep 30, 2022 | 528 | Nov 6, 2024 | 747 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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