American Century Balanced Fund (TWBIX)
For the equity portion of the fund, the fund will generally invest in large capitalization companies the adviser believes show sustainable business improvement using a proprietary multi-factor model that combines fundamental measures of a stock’s value and growth potential with ESG metrics. For the fixed-income portion of the fund, the portfolio managers invest in a diversified portfolio of high- and medium-grade non-money market debt securities.
Fund Info
US0250837426
025083742
Oct 19, 1988
$2,500
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
TWBIX has an expense ratio of 0.91%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
American Century Balanced Fund (TWBIX) returned -1.41% year-to-date (YTD) and 3.84% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, TWBIX returned 1.94% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.64%.
TWBIX
-1.41%
7.98%
-1.91%
3.84%
8.43%
2.13%
1.94%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-0.63%
13.31%
-1.23%
9.83%
14.42%
14.61%
10.64%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of TWBIX, 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 | 1.57% | -0.75% | -4.12% | -0.42% | 2.44% | -1.41% | |||||||
| 2024 | 1.06% | 2.76% | 2.24% | -3.95% | 3.40% | 2.27% | 1.20% | 1.96% | 1.53% | -2.30% | 3.79% | -2.28% | 11.94% |
| 2023 | 4.96% | -2.61% | 3.06% | 0.73% | -0.12% | 3.34% | 2.11% | -1.43% | -4.05% | -1.77% | 7.01% | 4.50% | 16.19% |
| 2022 | -4.46% | -2.61% | 0.39% | -6.90% | -0.48% | -5.38% | 6.37% | -3.47% | -6.89% | 4.62% | 5.32% | -3.85% | -17.07% |
| 2021 | -0.49% | 1.59% | 2.80% | 2.76% | 0.97% | 0.74% | 1.96% | 1.92% | -3.73% | 4.93% | -0.65% | -15.46% | -4.23% |
| 2020 | 0.47% | -4.01% | -7.16% | 7.79% | 3.64% | 1.35% | 3.63% | 3.86% | -2.74% | -1.89% | 5.73% | -2.67% | 7.13% |
| 2019 | 5.06% | 2.43% | 1.65% | 2.13% | -3.37% | 4.69% | 1.06% | -0.16% | 0.49% | 1.05% | 1.97% | -2.21% | 15.48% |
| 2018 | 3.72% | -2.51% | -1.48% | 0.32% | 1.76% | -0.45% | 2.17% | 1.96% | -0.26% | -5.41% | 0.97% | -9.42% | -9.00% |
| 2017 | 1.54% | 2.31% | 0.42% | 0.93% | 0.38% | 0.50% | 1.30% | 0.53% | 1.26% | 1.85% | 1.61% | -3.73% | 9.13% |
| 2016 | -3.04% | 0.12% | 4.51% | 0.18% | 1.06% | 0.25% | 3.09% | 0.23% | 0.11% | -1.58% | 0.98% | 0.07% | 5.93% |
| 2015 | -1.31% | 2.66% | -0.85% | 0.33% | 0.82% | -1.74% | 0.99% | -4.42% | -1.39% | 4.13% | -0.06% | -5.87% | -6.92% |
| 2014 | -1.65% | 2.90% | 0.78% | 0.81% | 1.61% | 1.02% | -0.89% | 2.80% | -1.45% | 1.47% | 2.12% | -7.13% | 1.98% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of TWBIX is 39, 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 Balanced Fund (TWBIX) 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 Balanced Fund provided a 1.92% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.37 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.37 | $0.37 | $0.31 | $0.26 | $0.14 | $0.23 | $0.28 | $0.34 | $0.27 | $0.26 | $0.28 | $0.28 |
Dividend yield | 1.92% | 1.86% | 1.71% | 1.66% | 0.73% | 1.15% | 1.44% | 2.00% | 1.46% | 1.47% | 1.65% | 1.51% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Century Balanced 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 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.37 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.31 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.26 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.14 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.23 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.28 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.34 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.27 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.26 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.28 |
| 2014 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.28 |
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 Balanced 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 Balanced Fund was 38.26%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 540 trading sessions.
The current American Century Balanced Fund drawdown is 12.10%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -38.26% | Oct 15, 2007 | 351 | Mar 9, 2009 | 540 | Apr 28, 2011 | 891 |
| -35.51% | Nov 9, 2021 | 235 | Oct 14, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -26.55% | Sep 5, 2000 | 523 | Oct 9, 2002 | 348 | Mar 1, 2004 | 871 |
| -20.58% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 53 | Jun 8, 2020 | 76 |
| -19.26% | Dec 8, 2014 | 297 | Feb 11, 2016 | 412 | Sep 29, 2017 | 709 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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