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American Century VP Capital Appreciation Fund (AVC...
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Fund Info

Issuer

American Century Investments

Inception Date

Nov 19, 1987

Min. Investment

$0

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Mid-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

AVCIX features an expense ratio of 0.92%, falling within the medium range.


Expense ratio chart for AVCIX: current value at 0.92% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.92%

Share Price Chart


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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in American Century VP Capital Appreciation Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


AVCIX (American Century VP Capital Appreciation Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Returns By Period


AVCIX

YTD

N/A

1M

N/A

6M

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1Y

N/A

5Y*

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10Y*

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^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-0.66%

1M

-3.44%

6M

3.10%

1Y

22.14%

5Y*

12.04%

10Y*

11.24%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of AVCIX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20240.14%9.27%2.82%-3.81%8.22%
20238.31%-0.39%0.78%-1.87%0.72%6.56%3.04%-3.17%-4.98%-7.04%11.35%7.40%20.69%
2022-14.71%-0.63%1.58%-11.51%-4.90%-7.68%13.71%-1.37%-8.56%5.97%6.22%-6.57%-27.84%
2021-0.62%4.75%-3.30%5.08%-3.04%6.38%3.27%1.00%-5.65%8.20%-4.15%-0.11%11.25%
20201.50%-6.67%-14.33%16.00%11.55%2.30%8.15%3.12%-0.25%0.51%14.71%5.59%45.48%
201911.72%4.86%2.39%4.96%-5.61%7.95%2.72%-1.61%-2.10%0.67%4.79%1.40%35.77%
20185.79%-3.14%0.02%-0.85%2.70%0.19%2.18%5.07%0.60%-8.65%0.58%-8.64%-5.21%
20173.22%3.05%0.76%2.25%1.78%-0.27%1.22%0.47%2.06%1.63%3.53%0.33%21.85%
2016-8.12%-0.87%7.10%0.68%2.33%0.07%4.55%0.14%-0.00%-4.84%3.61%-0.57%3.23%
2015-0.25%7.33%0.90%-1.51%1.66%-0.75%1.71%-5.66%-4.08%5.77%-0.39%-2.09%1.91%
2014-1.91%7.47%-2.65%-3.94%2.31%3.62%-3.29%4.77%-2.93%2.81%2.48%0.00%8.29%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of AVCIX is 49, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of AVCIX is 4949
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of AVCIX is 5353
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of AVCIX is 5151
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of AVCIX is 4949
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of AVCIX is 4646
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of AVCIX is 4848
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for American Century VP Capital Appreciation Fund (AVCIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


Sharpe ratio
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AVCIX
^GSPC

There is not enough data available to calculate the Sharpe ratio for American Century VP Capital Appreciation Fund. We calculate this metric based on the past 12 months of trading data. Please check back later for updated information.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio
AVCIX (American Century VP Capital Appreciation Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

American Century VP Capital Appreciation Fund provided a 3.47% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.52 per share.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.002014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM2023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.52$0.02$2.02$2.41$1.84$2.83$0.08$1.90$1.42$1.06$3.75

Dividend yield

3.47%0.13%17.08%12.91%9.55%17.76%0.60%12.64%10.17%7.09%23.85%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Century VP Capital Appreciation Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2024$0.00$0.00$0.52$0.00$0.00$0.52
2023$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02
2022$0.00$0.00$2.02$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.02
2021$0.00$0.00$2.41$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.41
2020$0.00$0.00$1.84$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.84
2019$0.00$0.00$2.83$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.83
2018$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.08
2017$0.00$0.00$0.72$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.18$1.90
2016$0.00$0.00$1.42$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.42
2015$0.00$0.00$1.06$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.06
2014$3.75$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.75

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.


AVCIX (American Century VP Capital Appreciation Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the American Century VP Capital Appreciation 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 VP Capital Appreciation Fund was 56.81%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 559 trading sessions.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-56.81%Dec 27, 2007229Nov 20, 2008559Feb 10, 2011788
-40.38%Nov 17, 2021146Jun 16, 2022
-37.71%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 202053Jun 8, 202076
-31.7%Mar 20, 2002246Mar 11, 2003481Feb 4, 2005727
-26.3%Jul 8, 201161Oct 3, 2011325Jan 18, 2013386

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current American Century VP Capital Appreciation Fund volatility is 3.70%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


AVCIX (American Century VP Capital Appreciation Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)
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