American Century International Growth Fund (TWIEX)
The fund invests primarily in securities of companies located in at least three developed countries world-wide (excluding 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
US0250861095
025086109
May 8, 1991
$2,500
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
TWIEX has a high expense ratio of 1.36%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
American Century International Growth Fund (TWIEX) returned 12.61% year-to-date (YTD) and 9.95% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, TWIEX returned 5.16% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
TWIEX
12.61%
5.49%
8.91%
9.95%
7.12%
7.08%
5.16%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of TWIEX, 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 | 4.64% | 0.47% | -3.10% | 4.79% | 5.49% | 12.61% | |||||||
| 2024 | -1.40% | 5.27% | 2.95% | -5.58% | 4.76% | -1.10% | 2.22% | 4.34% | -0.07% | -5.95% | 0.95% | -3.28% | 2.31% |
| 2023 | 9.72% | -3.46% | 4.46% | 1.59% | -2.80% | 3.73% | 0.82% | -5.59% | -5.92% | -4.11% | 9.80% | 5.11% | 12.31% |
| 2022 | -9.14% | -4.77% | 0.23% | -8.06% | -0.96% | -8.97% | 8.12% | -6.97% | -10.28% | 5.35% | 13.11% | -2.96% | -24.98% |
| 2021 | -2.35% | 3.01% | 0.07% | 3.24% | 3.52% | -0.85% | 1.04% | 3.52% | -5.04% | 4.75% | -4.41% | 2.39% | 8.61% |
| 2020 | -1.80% | -5.35% | -13.04% | 8.83% | 6.96% | 5.17% | 5.95% | 5.76% | -0.35% | -2.70% | 11.82% | 4.48% | 25.60% |
| 2019 | 6.92% | 3.47% | 2.18% | 3.37% | -4.89% | 6.23% | -0.85% | -1.20% | 0.69% | 4.05% | 2.24% | 3.63% | 28.36% |
| 2018 | 7.16% | -4.15% | -0.09% | 0.37% | 0.52% | -1.76% | 1.34% | -1.03% | -0.97% | -9.74% | -1.74% | -4.50% | -14.44% |
| 2017 | 4.12% | -0.36% | 4.34% | 3.81% | 3.92% | -0.24% | 4.50% | 1.08% | 2.28% | 1.64% | 1.10% | 1.32% | 31.04% |
| 2016 | -5.89% | -4.20% | 6.92% | 1.00% | 0.63% | -3.86% | 3.82% | -0.81% | 2.63% | -3.44% | -3.47% | 1.54% | -5.78% |
| 2015 | 0.42% | 5.80% | -1.77% | 2.88% | 1.40% | -2.53% | 2.04% | -6.93% | -3.47% | 5.65% | -0.65% | -1.47% | 0.61% |
| 2014 | -4.32% | 6.27% | -1.77% | -0.52% | 1.41% | 1.31% | -3.38% | 0.89% | -2.51% | 0.45% | 1.06% | -3.77% | -5.22% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of TWIEX is 35, 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 International Growth Fund (TWIEX) 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 International Growth Fund provided a 0.46% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.06 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.06 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.31 | $1.77 | $0.69 | $0.05 | $1.38 | $0.71 | $0.05 | $0.71 | $0.91 |
Dividend yield | 0.46% | 1.01% | 0.00% | 2.89% | 12.00% | 4.48% | 0.37% | 13.86% | 5.31% | 0.49% | 6.20% | 7.55% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Century International 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 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.12 |
| 2023 | $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 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.31 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.31 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.77 | $1.77 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.68 | $0.69 |
| 2019 | $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 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.31 | $1.38 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.71 | $0.71 |
| 2016 | $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 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.68 | $0.71 |
| 2014 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.85 | $0.91 |
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 International 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 International Growth Fund was 61.38%, occurring on Mar 12, 2003. Recovery took 1060 trading sessions.
The current American Century International Growth Fund drawdown is 7.18%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -61.38% | Mar 7, 2000 | 753 | Mar 12, 2003 | 1060 | May 31, 2007 | 1813 |
| -59.94% | Nov 1, 2007 | 338 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1162 | Oct 18, 2013 | 1500 |
| -38.76% | Nov 9, 2021 | 222 | Sep 27, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -37.71% | Sep 4, 1991 | 1 | Sep 4, 1991 | 601 | Dec 23, 1993 | 602 |
| -33.36% | Jul 21, 1998 | 58 | Oct 8, 1998 | 260 | Oct 7, 1999 | 318 |
Volatility
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