CPTNX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

American Century Government Bond Fund (CPTNX) belongs to the Government Bonds category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with CPTNX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to CPTNX

CPTNX charges 0.47% annually. There are 43 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.01%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	0.01%	—	Mar 2009	CPTNX vs GUSTX
FUAMX	Fidelity Intermediate Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	—	CPTNX vs FUAMX
FNBGX	Fidelity Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Dec 2005	CPTNX vs FNBGX
FUMBX	Fidelity Short-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Dec 2005	CPTNX vs FUMBX
FUTBX	Fidelity SAI U.S. Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Mar 2016	CPTNX vs FUTBX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to CPTNX

CPTNX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 19. There are 57 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 99.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	99	—	Dec 1985	CPTNX vs FEUGX
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	99	—	Mar 2009	CPTNX vs GUSTX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	88	—	Aug 2010	CPTNX vs VSBIX
VSBSX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Sh...	86	33.50B	Dec 2009	CPTNX vs VSBSX
MDSIX	Integrity Short Term Government Fund	84	—	Jun 2011	CPTNX vs MDSIX

Top Performing CPTNX Alternatives (YTD)

CPTNX is at 0.10% YTD. There are 55 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 1.82%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	1.82%	—	Dec 1985	CPTNX vs FEUGX
VGIVX	Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fu...	1.70%	6.50B	Feb 2015	CPTNX vs VGIVX
VGAVX	Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fu...	1.65%	6.50B	May 2013	CPTNX vs VGAVX
MDSIX	Integrity Short Term Government Fund	1.65%	—	Jun 2011	CPTNX vs MDSIX
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	1.46%	—	Mar 2009	CPTNX vs GUSTX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to CPTNX

CPTNX has 4.09% 1-year volatility. There are 63 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.21%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
DFFGX	DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio	1.21%	—	May 1987	CPTNX vs DFFGX
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	1.22%	—	Mar 2009	CPTNX vs GUSTX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	1.27%	—	Aug 2010	CPTNX vs VSBIX
VSBSX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Sh...	1.28%	33.50B	Dec 2009	CPTNX vs VSBSX
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	1.41%	—	Dec 1985	CPTNX vs FEUGX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to CPTNX

CPTNX has a 1-year max drawdown of -3.36%. There are 68 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.20%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	-0.20%	—	Mar 2009	CPTNX vs GUSTX
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	-0.32%	—	Dec 1985	CPTNX vs FEUGX
RFBAX	Davis Government Bond Fund	-0.77%	—	Nov 1994	CPTNX vs RFBAX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	-0.81%	—	Aug 2010	CPTNX vs VSBIX
VSBSX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Sh...	-0.84%	33.50B	Dec 2009	CPTNX vs VSBSX

Other Mutual Funds from American Century

The 10 most viewed American Century mutual funds shown here include TWCUX, TWCGX, BGEIX and span 5 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $27B.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
TWCUX	American Century Ultra Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	27	9.68%	26.59B	Nov 1981	CPTNX vs TWCUX
TWCGX	American Century Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	29	8.57%	14.71B	Jun 1971	CPTNX vs TWCGX
BGEIX	American Century Global Gold Fund	Precious Metals	26	2.13%	1.76B	Aug 1988	CPTNX vs BGEIX
ACFOX	American Century Investments Focused Dynamic Growt...	Large Cap Growth Equities	34	9.28%	2.12B	May 2006	CPTNX vs ACFOX
TWCIX	American Century Select Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	34	8.87%	6.39B	Jun 1971	CPTNX vs TWCIX
ACIHX	American Century Growth Fund G Class	Large Cap Growth Equities	31	8.95%	—	Mar 2022	CPTNX vs ACIHX
TWHIX	American Century Heritage Fund	Mid Cap Growth Equities	6	6.69%	5.37B	Nov 1987	CPTNX vs TWHIX
BCHYX	American Century California High Yield Municipal F...	Municipal Bonds	67	2.11%	1.62B	Dec 1986	CPTNX vs BCHYX
TWEIX	American Century Equity Income Fund	Large Cap Value Equities	41	6.14%	6.45B	Aug 1994	CPTNX vs TWEIX
BIGRX	American Century Disciplined Core Value Fund	Large Cap Value Equities	79	11.88%	1.99B	Dec 1990	CPTNX vs BIGRX

Often Compared With CPTNX

Investors most often compare CPTNX with KORP, PEDIX, FGMNX. These 11 comparison targets span 4 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
KORP	American Century Diversified Corporate Bond ETF	Corporate Bonds	41	0.69%	813.82M	Jan 2018	CPTNX vs KORP
PEDIX	PIMCO Extended Duration Fund	Government Bonds	6	0.05%	—	Aug 2006	CPTNX vs PEDIX
FGMNX	Fidelity GNMA Fund	Government Bonds	41	1.09%	—	Nov 1985	CPTNX vs FGMNX
BULIX	American Century Utilities Fund	Utilities Equities	11	4.40%	312.77M	Feb 1993	CPTNX vs BULIX
LTUSX	Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund	Government Bonds	27	0.47%	—	Nov 1987	CPTNX vs LTUSX
PRGMX	T. Rowe Price GNMA Fund	Government Bonds	44	0.93%	—	Nov 1985	CPTNX vs PRGMX
PDMIX	PIMCO GNMA and Government Securities Fund	Government Bonds	33	1.23%	—	Jul 1997	CPTNX vs PDMIX
SGINX	DWS GNMA Fund	Government Bonds	31	0.21%	—	Jul 2000	CPTNX vs SGINX
FBLTX	Fidelity SAI Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	Government Bonds	6	-0.08%	—	Oct 2015	CPTNX vs FBLTX
ACIIX	American Century Equity Income Fund Class I	Large Cap Value Equities	42	6.29%	—	Jul 1998	CPTNX vs ACIIX
VFIJX	Vanguard GNMA Fund Admiral Shares	Government Bonds	34	0.83%	11.00B	Feb 2001	CPTNX vs VFIJX

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