American Century Zero Coupon 2025 Fund (BTTRX)
The investment seeks the highest return consistent with investment in U.S. Treasury securities. The fund invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets in zero-coupon securities. It invests primarily in zero-coupon U.S. Treasury securities and their equivalents (including certain zero-coupon U.S. government agency securities), and may invest up to 20% of its assets in other zero-coupon U.S. government agency securities that are AAA-rated. Zero-coupon securities make no periodic interest or principal payments. The fund is managed to mature in the year 2025 and will be liquidated near the end of its target maturity year.
Fund Info
US0249356033
024935603
Feb 14, 1996
$2,500
Expense Ratio
BTTRX has an expense ratio of 0.54%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
American Century Zero Coupon 2025 Fund (BTTRX) returned 1.67% year-to-date (YTD) and 10.44% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, BTTRX returned 5.50% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
BTTRX
1.67%
0.21%
7.37%
10.44%
6.49%
4.09%
5.50%
^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 BTTRX, 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 | 0.40% | 0.36% | 0.31% | 0.37% | 0.21% | 1.67% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.42% | -0.42% | 0.56% | -0.18% | 0.56% | 0.47% | 0.80% | 0.70% | 0.64% | -0.19% | 0.31% | 5.61% | 9.54% |
| 2023 | 1.20% | -1.33% | 2.17% | 0.33% | -0.62% | -0.84% | 0.10% | 0.28% | -0.23% | 0.21% | 1.07% | 5.57% | 8.01% |
| 2022 | -1.27% | -0.56% | -2.59% | -1.33% | 0.68% | -0.70% | 1.04% | -1.92% | -2.00% | -0.26% | 1.42% | 3.22% | -4.33% |
| 2021 | -0.20% | -1.10% | -0.78% | 0.53% | 0.25% | -0.28% | 0.82% | -0.23% | -0.72% | -0.76% | 0.12% | 2.72% | 0.32% |
| 2020 | 2.52% | 2.28% | 1.56% | 0.47% | 1.45% | -0.14% | 0.60% | -0.03% | 0.07% | -0.42% | 0.12% | 5.66% | 14.90% |
| 2019 | 0.74% | -0.37% | 1.98% | -0.09% | 2.49% | 1.08% | 0.01% | 3.02% | -1.12% | 0.34% | -0.52% | 2.98% | 10.94% |
| 2018 | -2.17% | -0.80% | 1.10% | -1.10% | 0.47% | 0.34% | -0.48% | 0.58% | -0.82% | -0.39% | 1.26% | 6.26% | 4.07% |
| 2017 | 0.25% | 1.01% | 0.27% | 1.21% | 1.46% | -0.05% | 0.30% | 1.64% | -1.18% | -0.16% | -0.62% | -0.67% | 3.47% |
| 2016 | 3.65% | 2.02% | -0.11% | 0.04% | -0.03% | 3.39% | 0.43% | -0.69% | -0.09% | -1.80% | -4.67% | 3.09% | 5.03% |
| 2015 | 5.64% | -3.37% | 0.97% | -1.23% | -0.18% | -1.99% | 1.93% | -0.68% | 1.94% | -0.77% | -0.63% | 2.34% | 3.71% |
| 2014 | 5.15% | 1.16% | -0.00% | 1.25% | 2.47% | -0.41% | 0.06% | 3.06% | -1.61% | 1.59% | 1.93% | 6.81% | 23.32% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 98, BTTRX is among the top 2% of 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 Zero Coupon 2025 Fund (BTTRX) 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 Zero Coupon 2025 Fund provided a 4.87% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $5.56 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 | $5.56 | $5.56 | $4.50 | $3.61 | $3.69 | $9.09 | $4.16 | $5.51 | $4.42 | $3.51 | $2.98 | $5.43 |
Dividend yield | 4.87% | 4.96% | 4.17% | 3.47% | 3.27% | 7.84% | 3.90% | 5.55% | 4.46% | 3.55% | 3.04% | 5.60% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Century Zero Coupon 2025 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $5.56 | $5.56 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4.50 | $4.50 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.61 | $3.61 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.69 | $3.69 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $9.09 | $9.09 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4.16 | $4.16 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $5.51 | $5.51 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4.42 | $4.42 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.51 | $3.51 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.98 | $2.98 |
| 2014 | $5.43 | $5.43 |
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 Zero Coupon 2025 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 Zero Coupon 2025 Fund was 28.78%, occurring on Jun 10, 2009. Recovery took 295 trading sessions.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -28.78% | Dec 31, 2008 | 111 | Jun 10, 2009 | 295 | Aug 11, 2010 | 406 |
| -25.33% | Jun 16, 2003 | 42 | Aug 13, 2003 | 107 | Jan 15, 2004 | 149 |
| -24.8% | Oct 6, 1998 | 267 | Oct 26, 1999 | 109 | Mar 31, 2000 | 376 |
| -17.34% | Sep 1, 2010 | 111 | Feb 8, 2011 | 123 | Aug 4, 2011 | 234 |
| -17.2% | Mar 18, 2004 | 40 | May 13, 2004 | 90 | Sep 22, 2004 | 130 |
Volatility
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