American Century Emerging Markets Fund (TWMIX)

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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in American Century Emerging Markets Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

American Century Emerging Markets Fund (TWMIX) has returned 1.55% so far this year and 36.38% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, TWMIX has returned 7.42% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Sep 30, 1997, TWMIX's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.77%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 7.5 years.

Historically, 58% of months were positive and 42% were negative. The best month was Dec 1999 with a return of +24.4%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -28.8%. The longest winning streak lasted 13 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 7 months.

On a daily basis, TWMIX closed higher 51% of trading days. The best single day was Dec 18, 2007 with a return of +14.8%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -12.8%.

American Century Emerging Markets Fund has an annualized alpha of 2.16%, beta of 0.78, and R² of 0.50 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since October 01, 1997.

• This fund captured 108.77% of S&P 500 Index gains and 108.25% of its losses — amplifying both gains and losses, but participating more in upside than downside.
• R² of 0.50 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior — treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

TWMIX has a high expense ratio of 1.26%, indicating above-average management fees.

TWMIX ranks 88 for risk / return — in the top 88% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for American Century Emerging Markets Fund (TWMIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

American Century Emerging Markets Fund provided a 1.13% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.17 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Century Emerging Markets Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the American Century Emerging Markets 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 Emerging Markets Fund was 68.57%, occurring on Oct 27, 2008. Recovery took 2196 trading sessions.

The current American Century Emerging Markets Fund drawdown is 13.29%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.