American Century Equity Income Fund (TWEIX)
The portfolio managers look for equity securities of companies with a favorable income-paying history that have prospects for income payments to continue or increase. The portfolio managers also look for equity securities of companies that they believe are undervalued and have the potential for an increase in price. The fund may invest a portion of its assets in foreign securities when these securities meet the portfolio managers' standards of selection.
Fund Info
US0250761006
025076100
Aug 1, 1994
$2,500
Large-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
TWEIX has a high expense ratio of 0.94%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
American Century Equity Income Fund (TWEIX) returned 2.40% year-to-date (YTD) and -1.90% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, TWEIX returned 1.89% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.64%.
TWEIX
2.40%
4.67%
-8.85%
-1.90%
-0.41%
4.22%
1.89%
^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 TWEIX, 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 | 3.71% | 2.08% | -1.12% | -3.56% | 1.43% | 2.40% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.95% | 0.71% | 3.75% | -2.49% | 2.09% | -0.85% | 5.09% | 3.41% | 0.81% | -0.96% | 3.64% | -13.10% | 1.73% |
| 2023 | 2.17% | -1.79% | 0.13% | 2.40% | -3.90% | 4.02% | 1.57% | -2.43% | -3.29% | -2.59% | 5.21% | -2.47% | -1.50% |
| 2022 | -1.42% | -1.03% | 3.06% | -3.45% | 1.16% | -6.13% | 4.90% | -2.76% | -6.42% | 7.62% | 5.23% | -8.68% | -9.00% |
| 2021 | -1.88% | 1.36% | 5.67% | 3.07% | 1.85% | -0.35% | 2.04% | 1.50% | -3.95% | 4.21% | -3.25% | 0.82% | 11.15% |
| 2020 | -1.53% | -8.35% | -13.00% | 9.38% | 2.69% | -0.07% | 3.40% | 2.80% | -2.30% | -0.97% | 9.35% | 2.02% | 1.09% |
| 2019 | 5.70% | 2.99% | 1.49% | 2.88% | -3.58% | 5.38% | 1.11% | -1.32% | 2.79% | 0.43% | 1.73% | -2.43% | 18.07% |
| 2018 | 2.47% | -4.49% | -1.05% | 0.35% | 1.27% | 0.12% | 4.14% | 0.99% | -0.31% | -3.74% | 3.66% | -11.67% | -8.94% |
| 2017 | 0.45% | 3.62% | -0.15% | 0.33% | 0.66% | 0.56% | 1.52% | -0.32% | 2.34% | 0.84% | 2.09% | -8.48% | 2.97% |
| 2016 | -1.01% | 1.52% | 5.48% | 1.78% | 1.87% | 2.56% | 2.02% | 0.55% | -0.89% | -1.44% | 3.27% | -3.22% | 12.89% |
| 2015 | -1.48% | 2.44% | -1.04% | 0.69% | 0.46% | -2.71% | 1.29% | -3.71% | -1.51% | 6.89% | 0.69% | -8.26% | -6.78% |
| 2014 | -2.57% | 3.83% | 2.29% | 1.02% | 1.57% | 1.92% | -1.96% | 3.23% | -1.41% | 1.98% | 1.72% | -6.62% | 4.60% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of TWEIX is 11, meaning it’s performing worse than 89% of other 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 Equity Income Fund (TWEIX) 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 Equity Income Fund provided a 11.16% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.95 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.95 | $0.96 | $0.68 | $0.77 | $0.67 | $0.18 | $0.67 | $0.69 | $1.06 | $0.69 | $0.83 | $0.88 |
Dividend yield | 11.16% | 11.51% | 8.02% | 8.76% | 6.83% | 2.00% | 7.38% | 8.79% | 11.95% | 7.88% | 10.49% | 10.05% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Century Equity Income 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 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.80 | $0.96 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.52 | $0.68 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.63 | $0.77 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.54 | $0.67 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.18 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.53 | $0.67 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.57 | $0.69 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.95 | $1.06 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.58 | $0.69 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.70 | $0.83 |
| 2014 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.73 | $0.88 |
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 Equity Income 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 Equity Income Fund was 44.31%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 882 trading sessions.
The current American Century Equity Income Fund drawdown is 11.02%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -44.31% | Oct 10, 2007 | 354 | Mar 9, 2009 | 882 | Sep 6, 2012 | 1236 |
| -35.04% | Dec 20, 2019 | 63 | Mar 23, 2020 | 245 | Mar 12, 2021 | 308 |
| -21.32% | Dec 5, 2017 | 265 | Dec 24, 2018 | 226 | Nov 15, 2019 | 491 |
| -20.15% | Mar 20, 2002 | 141 | Oct 9, 2002 | 171 | Jun 16, 2003 | 312 |
| -18.58% | Dec 8, 2014 | 281 | Jan 20, 2016 | 147 | Aug 18, 2016 | 428 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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