American Century Focused Global Growth Fund (TWGGX)
The fund invests primarily in companies located in developed countries world-wide (including the United States). Under normal market conditions, the fund's portfolio managers seek securities of companies whose earnings, revenues or key business fundamentals are not only growing, but growing at an accelerating pace.
Fund Info
US0250868447
025086844
Nov 30, 1998
$2,500
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
TWGGX has a high expense ratio of 1.10%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in American Century Focused Global Growth Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
American Century Focused Global Growth Fund (TWGGX) returned 4.41% year-to-date (YTD) and -3.80% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, TWGGX returned -0.71% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.43%.
TWGGX
4.41%
17.53%
-12.70%
-3.80%
0.27%
-0.71%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-3.70%
13.67%
-5.18%
9.18%
14.14%
10.43%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of TWGGX, 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 | 4.41% | 1.17% | -5.86% | 2.36% | 2.58% | 4.41% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.84% | 5.66% | 2.81% | -4.78% | 5.02% | 1.96% | 1.00% | 3.73% | 0.64% | -2.30% | 2.52% | -15.39% | -0.19% |
| 2023 | 9.92% | -2.52% | 2.49% | 0.19% | -1.65% | 5.42% | 1.87% | -2.94% | -5.68% | -1.81% | 9.60% | 0.08% | 14.61% |
| 2022 | -3.22% | -2.42% | 0.85% | -9.90% | -0.17% | -8.36% | 8.57% | -6.09% | -10.05% | 3.25% | 9.14% | -15.09% | -31.10% |
| 2021 | -2.12% | 4.48% | 1.29% | 4.66% | 1.96% | 1.19% | 0.26% | 1.11% | -2.84% | 3.98% | -4.21% | -8.60% | 0.29% |
| 2020 | 1.17% | -5.89% | -13.30% | 12.70% | 5.41% | 4.02% | 7.07% | 5.30% | -3.35% | -1.43% | 11.49% | -6.11% | 14.68% |
| 2019 | 8.56% | 5.02% | 2.65% | 4.16% | -3.91% | 6.98% | 0.85% | -0.62% | -0.16% | 1.55% | 3.44% | -11.95% | 15.98% |
| 2018 | 7.21% | -4.20% | -0.66% | 1.29% | 1.67% | 0.08% | 2.11% | 0.99% | -0.23% | -8.95% | 2.67% | -16.36% | -15.42% |
| 2017 | 4.15% | 2.22% | 1.60% | 3.17% | 2.99% | 0.24% | 3.46% | 0.47% | 2.01% | 1.59% | 2.01% | -10.68% | 13.08% |
| 2016 | -6.98% | -3.22% | 7.25% | 1.31% | 1.95% | -3.27% | 4.79% | -0.18% | 0.45% | -2.77% | -0.28% | -0.09% | -1.81% |
| 2015 | -0.77% | 5.85% | -2.28% | 0.58% | 1.08% | -1.31% | 2.57% | -5.90% | -3.52% | 8.01% | -0.99% | -8.06% | -5.70% |
| 2014 | -3.69% | 5.92% | -2.69% | -0.33% | 2.94% | 1.35% | -2.43% | 2.65% | -2.58% | 2.49% | 1.33% | -9.50% | -5.34% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of TWGGX is 13, meaning it’s performing worse than 87% 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 Focused Global Growth Fund (TWGGX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
American Century Focused Global Growth Fund provided a 0.10% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.01 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.08 |
Dividend yield | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.47% | 0.65% | 0.23% | 0.00% | 0.03% | 0.53% | 0.29% | 0.00% | 0.12% | 0.67% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Century Focused Global Growth 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 | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.05 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.06 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.03 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.05 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| 2014 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 |
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.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the American Century Focused Global Growth 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 Focused Global Growth Fund was 63.37%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1337 trading sessions.
The current American Century Focused Global Growth Fund drawdown is 29.10%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -63.37% | Nov 1, 2007 | 338 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1337 | Jul 1, 2014 | 1675 |
| -57.59% | Mar 7, 2000 | 753 | Mar 12, 2003 | 947 | Dec 14, 2006 | 1700 |
| -41.52% | Nov 9, 2021 | 286 | Dec 28, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -37.89% | Dec 17, 2019 | 66 | Mar 23, 2020 | 113 | Sep 1, 2020 | 179 |
| -29.48% | Nov 29, 2017 | 269 | Dec 24, 2018 | 245 | Dec 13, 2019 | 514 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current American Century Focused Global Growth Fund volatility is 9.86%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.