American Century California Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund (BCITX)
The portfolio managers primarily buy investment-grade debt securities and, under normal market conditions, will invest at least 80% of the fund’s net assets in debt securities that have interest payments exempt from federal and California income taxes. Cities, counties and other municipalities in California and U.S. territories, such as Puerto Rico, issue these securities. The fund’s weighted average maturity will be not less than three years nor more than ten years. However, there is no maturity limit on individual securities.
Fund Info
US0250755081
025075508
Nov 8, 1983
$5,000
Expense Ratio
BCITX has an expense ratio of 0.46%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
American Century California Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund (BCITX) returned -0.82% year-to-date (YTD) and 2.13% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, BCITX returned 1.72% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
BCITX
-0.82%
0.44%
-1.31%
2.13%
1.76%
0.70%
1.72%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of BCITX, 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 | 0.25% | 0.97% | -1.38% | -0.56% | -0.09% | -0.82% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.11% | 0.15% | -0.11% | -0.74% | -0.21% | 1.23% | 0.69% | 0.80% | 0.76% | -1.09% | 1.24% | -0.91% | 1.90% |
| 2023 | 2.09% | -1.73% | 1.68% | -0.44% | -0.55% | 0.70% | 0.22% | -0.84% | -2.27% | -0.63% | 4.67% | 1.71% | 4.49% |
| 2022 | -2.41% | -0.42% | -2.39% | -2.25% | 0.97% | -1.23% | 2.07% | -1.67% | -2.75% | -0.45% | 3.58% | 0.14% | -6.82% |
| 2021 | 0.56% | -1.38% | 0.69% | 0.76% | 0.08% | 0.41% | 0.57% | -0.16% | -0.65% | -0.33% | 0.74% | 0.07% | 1.34% |
| 2020 | 1.59% | 1.08% | -4.02% | -1.75% | 3.11% | 0.95% | 1.61% | -0.32% | 0.11% | -0.22% | 1.26% | 0.44% | 3.71% |
| 2019 | 0.63% | 0.48% | 1.23% | 0.22% | 1.32% | 0.44% | 0.70% | 1.36% | -0.72% | 0.11% | 0.12% | 0.34% | 6.39% |
| 2018 | -0.97% | -0.37% | 0.21% | -0.38% | 0.99% | 0.13% | 0.29% | 0.15% | -0.57% | -0.56% | 0.84% | 0.96% | 0.71% |
| 2017 | 0.46% | 0.64% | 0.20% | 0.72% | 1.39% | -0.29% | 0.55% | 0.87% | -0.47% | 0.12% | -0.46% | 0.81% | 4.63% |
| 2016 | 1.11% | 0.20% | 0.19% | 0.61% | 0.12% | 1.44% | -0.06% | 0.19% | -0.47% | -0.88% | -3.71% | 1.07% | -0.28% |
| 2015 | 1.46% | -0.87% | 0.20% | -0.38% | -0.22% | -0.14% | 0.63% | 0.19% | 0.71% | 0.28% | 0.29% | 0.53% | 2.69% |
| 2014 | 1.53% | 1.07% | -0.14% | 0.90% | 0.89% | -0.13% | 0.27% | 0.86% | 0.12% | 0.37% | -0.04% | 0.38% | 6.23% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of BCITX is 36, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s 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 California Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund (BCITX) 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 California Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund provided a 2.97% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.33 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.33 | $0.32 | $0.30 | $0.25 | $0.26 | $0.27 | $0.31 | $0.31 | $0.30 | $0.28 | $0.29 | $0.29 |
Dividend yield | 2.97% | 2.89% | 2.70% | 2.25% | 2.16% | 2.22% | 2.55% | 2.66% | 2.48% | 2.42% | 2.39% | 2.45% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Century California Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Bond 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 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.11 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.32 |
| 2023 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.30 |
| 2022 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.25 |
| 2021 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.26 |
| 2020 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.27 |
| 2019 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.31 |
| 2018 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.31 |
| 2017 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.30 |
| 2016 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.28 |
| 2015 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.29 |
| 2014 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.29 |
Drawdowns
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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 California Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Bond 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 California Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund was 11.18%, occurring on Mar 20, 2020. Recovery took 176 trading sessions.
The current American Century California Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund drawdown is 2.11%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -11.18% | Mar 10, 2020 | 9 | Mar 20, 2020 | 176 | Nov 30, 2020 | 185 |
| -10.88% | Aug 6, 2021 | 309 | Oct 25, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -9.52% | Mar 10, 1987 | 160 | Oct 19, 1987 | 75 | Feb 1, 1988 | 235 |
| -7.69% | Sep 12, 2008 | 25 | Oct 16, 2008 | 60 | Jan 13, 2009 | 85 |
| -7.09% | Feb 1, 1994 | 211 | Nov 22, 1994 | 93 | Mar 31, 1995 | 304 |
Volatility
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