NPHIX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

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

Cheapest Alternatives to NPHIX

NPHIX charges 0.58% annually. There are 24 mutual funds in the High Yield Bonds category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.02%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
FHYSX	Federated Hermes High-Yield Strategy Portfolio	0.02%	—	Dec 2008	NPHIX vs FHYSX
VWEAX	Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund Admiral Shares	0.12%	25.80B	Nov 2001	NPHIX vs VWEAX
PIAMX	PIA High Yield (MACS) Fund	0.20%	—	Dec 2017	NPHIX vs PIAMX
VWEHX	Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund Investor Shares	0.22%	25.80B	Dec 1978	NPHIX vs VWEHX
CRDOX	Six Circles Credit Opportunities Fund	0.29%	—	Nov 2020	NPHIX vs CRDOX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to NPHIX

NPHIX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 72. There are 90 mutual funds in the High Yield Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 100.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
XILSX	Pioneer ILS Interval Fund	100	—	Dec 2014	NPHIX vs XILSX
CCLFX	Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund	100	—	Mar 2019	NPHIX vs CCLFX
RPHIX	RiverPark Short Term High Yield Fund	100	—	Sep 2010	NPHIX vs RPHIX
CWFIX	Chartwell Short Duration High Yield Fund	96	—	Jul 2014	NPHIX vs CWFIX
PSHNX	Penn Capital Short Duration High Income Fund	96	—	Jul 2017	NPHIX vs PSHNX

Top Performing NPHIX Alternatives (YTD)

NPHIX is at 1.32% YTD. There are 121 mutual funds in the High Yield Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 8.81%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
FAGIX	Fidelity Capital & Income Fund	8.81%	—	Nov 1977	NPHIX vs FAGIX
XILSX	Pioneer ILS Interval Fund	8.39%	—	Dec 2014	NPHIX vs XILSX
FIQTX	Fidelity Advisor High Income Advantage Fund Class ...	7.99%	—	Oct 2018	NPHIX vs FIQTX
FAHCX	Fidelity Advisor High Income Advantage Fund Class ...	7.94%	—	Jul 1995	NPHIX vs FAHCX
FAHYX	Fidelity Advisor High Income Advantage Fund Class ...	7.76%	—	Jan 1987	NPHIX vs FAHYX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to NPHIX

NPHIX has 3.42% 1-year volatility. There are 113 mutual funds in the High Yield Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.88%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
CCLFX	Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund	0.88%	—	Mar 2019	NPHIX vs CCLFX
RPHIX	RiverPark Short Term High Yield Fund	0.88%	—	Sep 2010	NPHIX vs RPHIX
CWFIX	Chartwell Short Duration High Yield Fund	1.51%	—	Jul 2014	NPHIX vs CWFIX
SCFIX	Shenkman Capital Short Duration High Income Fund	1.64%	—	Oct 2012	NPHIX vs SCFIX
OSTIX	Osterweis Strategic Income Fund	1.70%	—	Aug 2002	NPHIX vs OSTIX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to NPHIX

NPHIX has a 1-year max drawdown of -2.52%. There are 108 mutual funds in the High Yield Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.10%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
RPHIX	RiverPark Short Term High Yield Fund	-0.10%	—	Sep 2010	NPHIX vs RPHIX
CCLFX	Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund	-0.19%	—	Mar 2019	NPHIX vs CCLFX
XILSX	Pioneer ILS Interval Fund	-0.21%	—	Dec 2014	NPHIX vs XILSX
MDHVX	MainStay MacKay Short Duration High Yield Fund	-1.06%	—	Dec 2012	NPHIX vs MDHVX
SCFIX	Shenkman Capital Short Duration High Income Fund	-1.11%	—	Oct 2012	NPHIX vs SCFIX

Other Mutual Funds from American Century

The 10 most viewed American Century mutual funds shown here include TWCUX, TWCGX, BGEIX and span 6 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	17	3.79%	26.59B	Nov 1981	NPHIX vs TWCUX
TWCGX	American Century Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	19	3.14%	14.71B	Jun 1971	NPHIX vs TWCGX
BGEIX	American Century Global Gold Fund	Gold, Precious Metals	21	-4.97%	1.76B	Aug 1988	NPHIX vs BGEIX
ACFOX	American Century Investments Focused Dynamic Growt...	Large Cap Growth Equities	24	3.87%	2.12B	May 2006	NPHIX vs ACFOX
ACIHX	American Century Growth Fund G Class	Large Cap Growth Equities	21	3.56%	—	Mar 2022	NPHIX vs ACIHX
TWCIX	American Century Select Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	24	3.42%	6.39B	Jun 1971	NPHIX vs TWCIX
TWHIX	American Century Heritage Fund	Mid Cap Growth Equities	5	5.49%	5.37B	Nov 1987	NPHIX vs TWHIX
BCHYX	American Century California High Yield Municipal F...	Municipal Bonds	71	2.21%	1.62B	Dec 1986	NPHIX vs BCHYX
TWEIX	American Century Equity Income Fund	Large Cap Value Equities	51	7.32%	6.45B	Aug 1994	NPHIX vs TWEIX
BIGRX	American Century Disciplined Core Value Fund	Large Cap Value Equities	84	12.70%	1.99B	Dec 1990	NPHIX vs BIGRX

Often Compared With NPHIX

Investors most often compare NPHIX with VGT, RSIIX, RCRYX. These 16 comparison targets span 4 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
VGT	Vanguard Information Technology ETF	Technology Equities	58	23.32%	170.10B	Mar 2004	NPHIX vs VGT
RSIIX	RiverPark Strategic Income Fund	High Yield Bonds	66	1.69%	—	Sep 2013	NPHIX vs RSIIX
RCRYX	Pioneer Corporate High Yield Fund	High Yield Bonds	52	1.69%	—	Jan 2017	NPHIX vs RCRYX
BULIX	American Century Utilities Fund	Utilities Equities	18	6.99%	312.77M	Feb 1993	NPHIX vs BULIX
FOCIX	Fairholme Focused Income Fund	High Yield Bonds	36	6.37%	—	Dec 2009	NPHIX vs FOCIX
CPMPX	Changing Parameters Fund	High Yield Bonds	84	0.85%	—	Oct 2006	NPHIX vs CPMPX
THHYX	Toews Tactical Income Fund	High Yield Bonds	39	0.48%	—	Jun 2010	NPHIX vs THHYX
SHOYX	American Beacon SiM High Yield Opportunities Fund ...	High Yield Bonds	96	1.95%	—	Feb 2011	NPHIX vs SHOYX
JGH	Nuveen Global High Income Fund	High Yield Bonds	16	5.33%	—	Nov 2014	NPHIX vs JGH
PRCPX	T. Rowe Price Credit Opportunities Fund	High Yield Bonds	93	1.41%	—	Apr 2014	NPHIX vs PRCPX
PRFRX	T. Rowe Price Floating Rate Fund	High Yield Bonds	96	0.95%	—	Jul 2011	NPHIX vs PRFRX
PRHYX	T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund	High Yield Bonds	74	1.39%	—	Dec 1984	NPHIX vs PRHYX
FQTIX	Franklin Templeton SMACS: Series I	High Yield Bonds	94	3.68%	—	Jun 2019	NPHIX vs FQTIX
ACIIX	American Century Equity Income Fund Class I	Large Cap Value Equities	52	7.52%	—	Jul 1998	NPHIX vs ACIIX
SHYPX	American Beacon SiM High Yld Opps Fund	High Yield Bonds	96	1.80%	—	Feb 2011	NPHIX vs SHYPX
FSHNX	Fidelity Series High Income Fund	High Yield Bonds	96	3.22%	—	Mar 2011	NPHIX vs FSHNX

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