UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
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Investment Company Act file number | 811-05447 |
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AMERICAN CENTURY QUANTITATIVE EQUITY FUNDS, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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4500 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI | 64111 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
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JOHN PAK 4500 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64111 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 816-531-5575 |
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Date of fiscal year end: | 6-30 |
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Date of reporting period: | 12-31-2021 |
ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.
(a) Provided under separate cover.
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| Semiannual Report |
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| December 31, 2021 |
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| Disciplined Core Value Fund |
| Investor Class (BIGRX) |
| I Class (AMGIX) |
| A Class (AMADX) |
| C Class (ACGCX) |
| R Class (AICRX) |
| R5 Class (AICGX) |
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President's Letter | |
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Fund Characteristics | |
Shareholder Fee Example | |
Schedule of Investments | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
Statement of Operations | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |
Notes to Financial Statements | |
Financial Highlights | |
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Additional Information | |
Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.
Jonathan Thomas
Dear Investor:
Thank you for reviewing this semiannual report for the period ended December 31, 2021. It provides a market overview (below), followed by a schedule of fund investments and other financial information. For additional investment insights, please visit americancentury.com.
Economic, Earnings Gains Fueled Stock Market Rally
Most stocks rallied for the six-month period, even as inflation surged, the Federal Reserve (Fed) turned hawkish and another coronavirus variant emerged. Investors largely focused on upbeat economic data and continued, albeit waning, central bank support. These influences helped boost corporate earnings and promote investor optimism.
Steady economic gains combined with ongoing monetary support, rising energy prices and severe supply chain disruptions led to soaring inflation rates. By December, year-over-year headline inflation in the U.S. reached 7.0%, a 40-year high, prompting a hawkish turn from the Fed. The central bank, which began tapering its asset purchases in November, announced it would accelerate its tapering timetable and likely start hiking rates in early 2022.
Meanwhile, the emergence of the omicron variant in November triggered renewed concerns about the recovery’s sustainability, leading to a steep stock market sell-off. Sentiment shifted quickly, though, as reports suggested the highly transmissible omicron is less severe than other variants. Amid optimistic growth outlooks, stocks resumed their upward march to end the period.
Overall, stocks delivered solid gains for the six-month period, highlighted by the S&P 500 Index’s gain of nearly 12%. U.S. stocks generally outpaced non-U.S. developed markets stocks, while emerging markets stocks declined sharply. Large-cap stocks significantly outperformed small caps, which declined for the period. Growth stocks broadly outperformed their value peers except in the small-cap universe, where value outpaced growth.
Seeking Opportunity Amid Uncertainty
We expect market volatility to increase amid elevated inflation, tighter Fed policy and geopolitical uncertainties. Additionally, the rapid emergence of the omicron variant demonstrated the pandemic’s unclear path can still create market disruptions. Nevertheless, we remain optimistic that periods of market unrest often create compelling opportunities for professional asset managers.
We appreciate your confidence in us during these extraordinary times. Our firm has a long history of helping clients weather unpredictable markets, and we’re confident we will continue to meet prevailing challenges.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
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DECEMBER 31, 2021 |
Types of Investments in Portfolio | % of net assets |
Common Stocks | 99.2% |
Temporary Cash Investments | 0.8% |
Other Assets and Liabilities | —* |
*Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets. | |
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Top Five Industries | % of net assets |
Pharmaceuticals | 7.5% |
Health Care Providers and Services | 7.5% |
Banks | 6.2% |
Capital Markets | 5.9% |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels | 5.4% |
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not through a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $25.00 annual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $25.00 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the account maintenance fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| Beginning Account Value 7/1/21 | Ending Account Value 12/31/21 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) 7/1/21 - 12/31/21 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,062.40 | $3.38 | 0.65% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,063.40 | $2.34 | 0.45% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,061.10 | $4.68 | 0.90% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,057.00 | $8.55 | 1.65% |
R Class | $1,000 | $1,059.60 | $5.97 | 1.15% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,063.60 | $2.34 | 0.45% |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,021.93 | $3.31 | 0.65% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,022.94 | $2.29 | 0.45% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,020.67 | $4.58 | 0.90% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,016.89 | $8.39 | 1.65% |
R Class | $1,000 | $1,019.41 | $5.85 | 1.15% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,022.94 | $2.29 | 0.45% |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
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| Shares | Value |
COMMON STOCKS — 99.2% | | |
Aerospace and Defense — 1.0% | | |
Boeing Co. (The)(1) | 124,697 | | $ | 25,104,000 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | 29,603 | | 6,171,337 | |
| | 31,275,337 | |
Air Freight and Logistics — 1.0% | | |
FedEx Corp. | 119,518 | | 30,912,136 | |
Auto Components — 0.3% | | |
Magna International, Inc. | 116,582 | | 9,432,917 | |
Automobiles — 0.9% | | |
Ford Motor Co. | 1,382,494 | | 28,714,400 | |
Banks — 6.2% | | |
Bank of America Corp. | 1,363,720 | | 60,671,903 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | 137,779 | | 8,320,474 | |
First Horizon Corp. | 1,420,380 | | 23,194,805 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 534,219 | | 84,593,579 | |
KeyCorp | 518,304 | | 11,988,371 | |
| | 188,769,132 | |
Biotechnology — 2.2% | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | 489,731 | | 66,309,577 | |
Capital Markets — 5.9% | | |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | 104,086 | | 17,123,188 | |
Carlyle Group, Inc. (The) | 302,072 | | 16,583,753 | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 202,238 | | 26,371,835 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 146,768 | | 20,073,459 | |
Janus Henderson Group plc | 182,818 | | 7,667,387 | |
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. | 417,283 | | 16,190,580 | |
KKR & Co., Inc. | 266,074 | | 19,822,513 | |
Morgan Stanley | 353,056 | | 34,655,977 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 95,515 | | 18,782,070 | |
| | 177,270,762 | |
Chemicals — 2.2% | | |
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(1) | 295,829 | | 9,797,857 | |
Celanese Corp. | 131,119 | | 22,035,859 | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 123,615 | | 8,749,470 | |
Olin Corp. | 326,270 | | 18,767,050 | |
Tronox Holdings plc, Class A | 262,212 | | 6,300,954 | |
| | 65,651,190 | |
Commercial Services and Supplies — 1.0% | | |
Waste Management, Inc. | 182,257 | | 30,418,693 | |
Communications Equipment — 0.5% | | |
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(1) | 132,640 | | 14,029,333 | |
Construction and Engineering — 2.4% | | |
Dycom Industries, Inc.(1) | 63,308 | | 5,935,758 | |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | 210,521 | | 26,818,270 | |
MasTec, Inc.(1) | 234,802 | | 21,667,529 | |
Quanta Services, Inc. | 160,700 | | 18,425,862 | |
| | 72,847,419 | |
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Containers and Packaging — 1.4% | | |
Berry Global Group, Inc.(1) | 168,867 | | $ | 12,459,007 | |
International Paper Co. | 439,833 | | 20,663,355 | |
WestRock Co. | 200,695 | | 8,902,830 | |
| | 42,025,192 | |
Distributors — 1.1% | | |
LKQ Corp. | 533,756 | | 32,041,373 | |
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.3% | | |
H&R Block, Inc. | 439,216 | | 10,347,929 | |
Diversified Financial Services — 1.9% | | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(1) | 195,879 | | 58,567,821 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.9% | | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc. | 2,195,921 | | 27,558,809 | |
Electric Utilities — 0.4% | | |
Evergy, Inc. | 189,327 | | 12,989,725 | |
Electrical Equipment — 0.7% | | |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | 60,550 | | 12,819,646 | |
Atkore, Inc.(1) | 85,165 | | 9,469,496 | |
| | 22,289,142 | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.0% | | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | 374,751 | | 19,610,720 | |
ProLogis, Inc. | 237,168 | | 39,929,604 | |
SBA Communications Corp. | 53,293 | | 20,732,043 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 265,989 | | 10,953,427 | |
| | 91,225,794 | |
Food and Staples Retailing — 3.5% | | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A | 164,016 | | 4,951,643 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 24,188 | | 13,731,528 | |
Kroger Co. (The) | 520,393 | | 23,552,987 | |
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(1) | 499,896 | | 14,836,913 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | 467,298 | | 24,374,264 | |
Walmart, Inc. | 160,858 | | 23,274,544 | |
| | 104,721,879 | |
Food Products — 1.4% | | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 277,590 | | 18,762,308 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | 260,334 | | 22,690,712 | |
| | 41,453,020 | |
Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 1.9% | | |
Abbott Laboratories | 264,236 | | 37,188,575 | |
Becton Dickinson and Co. | 29,273 | | 7,361,574 | |
Hologic, Inc.(1) | 187,005 | | 14,317,103 | |
| | 58,867,252 | |
Health Care Providers and Services — 7.5% | | |
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(1) | 85,872 | | 10,504,722 | |
Anthem, Inc. | 70,253 | | 32,565,076 | |
Centene Corp.(1) | 108,859 | | 8,969,982 | |
CVS Health Corp. | 104,141 | | 10,743,185 | |
Humana, Inc. | 16,298 | | 7,559,990 | |
McKesson Corp. | 258,740 | | 64,315,002 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(1) | 60,852 | | 19,355,804 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 171,355 | | 29,646,128 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 88,185 | | 44,281,216 | |
| | 227,941,105 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 0.3% | | |
International Game Technology plc | 286,732 | | $ | 8,289,422 | |
Household Durables — 0.7% | | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.(1) | 84,694 | | 15,429,553 | |
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.(1) | 221,262 | | 6,170,997 | |
| | 21,600,550 | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.3% | |
Vistra Corp. | 348,595 | | 7,937,508 | |
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.7% | | |
3M Co. | 219,853 | | 39,052,488 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 52,693 | | 10,987,018 | |
| | 50,039,506 | |
Insurance — 1.5% | | |
Allstate Corp. (The) | 78,011 | | 9,177,994 | |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | 328,293 | | 17,130,329 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 44,291 | | 7,698,661 | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | 102,321 | | 10,503,251 | |
| | 44,510,235 | |
Interactive Media and Services — 2.0% | | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(1) | 6,985 | | 20,235,824 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C(1) | 10,427 | | 30,171,463 | |
Ziff Davis, Inc.(1) | 99,137 | | 10,990,328 | |
| | 61,397,615 | |
IT Services — 4.5% | | |
Accenture plc, Class A | 87,610 | | 36,318,726 | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(1) | 215,237 | | 25,191,338 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | 514,303 | | 45,628,962 | |
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(1) | 141,674 | | 12,022,456 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | 139,288 | | 18,617,234 | |
| | 137,778,716 | |
Leisure Products — 0.4% | | |
Polaris, Inc. | 116,518 | | 12,806,493 | |
Life Sciences Tools and Services — 1.9% | | |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(1) | 38,264 | | 14,417,110 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(1) | 7,714 | | 13,092,278 | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | 154,137 | | 30,990,785 | |
| | 58,500,173 | |
Machinery — 2.7% | | |
AGCO Corp. | 300,302 | | 34,841,038 | |
Cummins, Inc. | 49,844 | | 10,872,970 | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | 388,038 | | 22,995,132 | |
Snap-on, Inc. | 64,980 | | 13,995,393 | |
| | 82,704,533 | |
Media — 1.0% | | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | 614,002 | | 30,902,721 | |
Metals and Mining — 0.9% | | |
Nucor Corp. | 184,312 | | 21,039,215 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 109,845 | | 6,818,079 | |
| | 27,857,294 | |
Multi-Utilities — 1.6% | | |
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP | 777,122 | | 47,256,789 | |
Multiline Retail — 1.4% | | |
Dillard's, Inc., Class A | 35,306 | | 8,650,676 | |
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Kohl's Corp. | 259,331 | | $ | 12,808,358 | |
Target Corp. | 87,083 | | 20,154,490 | |
| | 41,613,524 | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 5.4% | | |
Antero Midstream Corp. | 788,887 | | 7,636,426 | |
APA Corp. | 496,540 | | 13,351,961 | |
Chevron Corp. | 256,891 | | 30,146,159 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | 279,058 | | 12,292,505 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | 156,102 | | 16,835,601 | |
Enviva Partners LP | 134,757 | | 9,489,588 | |
Equinor ASA, ADR | 223,122 | | 5,874,802 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 198,834 | | 12,166,652 | |
MPLX LP | 396,276 | | 11,725,807 | |
Phillips 66 | 84,711 | | 6,138,159 | |
Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A ADR | 210,404 | | 9,131,534 | |
Targa Resources Corp. | 276,531 | | 14,445,979 | |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | 555,288 | | 14,459,699 | |
| | 163,694,872 | |
Paper and Forest Products — 0.5% | | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | 175,934 | | 13,784,429 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 7.5% | | |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc(1) | 106,630 | | 13,584,662 | |
Johnson & Johnson | 438,756 | | 75,057,989 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 417,215 | | 31,975,357 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | 1,086,956 | | 64,184,752 | |
Roche Holding AG | 50,515 | | 20,956,710 | |
Zoetis, Inc. | 93,636 | | 22,849,993 | |
| | 228,609,463 | |
Professional Services — 1.0% | | |
CACI International, Inc., Class A(1) | 34,444 | | 9,272,669 | |
Leidos Holdings, Inc. | 220,978 | | 19,644,944 | |
| | 28,917,613 | |
Real Estate Management and Development — 0.2% | | |
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(1) | 56,869 | | 6,170,855 | |
Road and Rail — 2.4% | | |
ArcBest Corp. | 56,630 | | 6,787,106 | |
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | 169,512 | | 10,330,061 | |
Landstar System, Inc. | 103,954 | | 18,609,845 | |
Ryder System, Inc. | 180,875 | | 14,909,526 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | 82,207 | | 20,710,410 | |
| | 71,346,948 | |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 4.5% | | |
Broadcom, Inc. | 45,760 | | 30,449,162 | |
Cirrus Logic, Inc.(1) | 139,218 | | 12,810,840 | |
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. | 92,249 | | 5,584,754 | |
NXP Semiconductors NV | 94,527 | | 21,531,360 | |
Onto Innovation, Inc.(1) | 185,378 | | 18,765,815 | |
Qorvo, Inc.(1) | 100,238 | | 15,676,221 | |
Synaptics, Inc.(1) | 42,419 | | 12,280,725 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR | 165,738 | | 19,939,939 | |
| | 137,038,816 | |
Software — 1.4% | | |
Microsoft Corp. | 46,105 | | 15,506,034 | |
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Oracle Corp. (New York) | 226,680 | | $ | 19,768,763 | |
Teradata Corp.(1) | 190,320 | | 8,082,890 | |
| | 43,357,687 | |
Specialty Retail — 3.2% | | |
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.(1) | 212,872 | | 9,345,081 | |
AutoNation, Inc.(1) | 180,905 | | 21,138,749 | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc. | 184,769 | | 12,895,029 | |
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. | 110,407 | | 12,695,701 | |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | 113,483 | | 12,167,647 | |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | 93,611 | | 8,146,965 | |
Urban Outfitters, Inc.(1) | 232,317 | | 6,820,827 | |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 72,369 | | 12,239,769 | |
| | 95,449,768 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals — 3.5% | | |
Apple, Inc. | 150,819 | | 26,780,930 | |
Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C(1) | 577,820 | | 32,456,149 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | 604,366 | | 9,530,852 | |
HP, Inc. | 522,311 | | 19,675,455 | |
Seagate Technology Holdings plc | 146,952 | | 16,602,637 | |
| | 105,046,023 | |
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods — 0.8% | | |
Hanesbrands, Inc. | 710,605 | | 11,881,316 | |
Levi Strauss & Co., Class A | 437,539 | | 10,951,601 | |
| | 22,832,917 | |
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance — 0.3% | | |
Radian Group, Inc. | 443,785 | | 9,377,177 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $2,663,610,938) | | 3,004,481,584 | |
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 0.8% | | |
Repurchase Agreement, BMO Capital Markets Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 2.00% - 2.375%, 4/30/24 - 5/15/51, valued at $4,862,372), in a joint trading account at 0.01%, dated 12/31/21, due 1/3/22 (Delivery value $4,765,975) | | 4,765,971 | |
Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 2.25%, 5/15/41, valued at $16,209,890), at 0.01%, dated 12/31/21, due 1/3/22 (Delivery value $15,892,013) | | 15,892,000 | |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class | 4,025,297 | | 4,025,297 | |
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $24,683,268) | | 24,683,268 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 100.0% (Cost $2,688,294,206) | | 3,029,164,852 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES† | | (1,141,414) | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | $ | 3,028,023,438 | |
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
ADR | - | American Depositary Receipt |
†Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
(1)Non-income producing.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
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DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Assets | |
Investment securities, at value (cost of $2,688,294,206) | $ | 3,029,164,852 | |
Cash | 536,692 | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | 1,296,445 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | 1,444,314 | |
| 3,032,442,303 | |
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Liabilities | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 2,842,042 | |
Accrued management fees | 1,516,150 | |
Distribution and service fees payable | 60,673 | |
| 4,418,865 | |
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Net Assets | $ | 3,028,023,438 | |
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Net Assets Consist of: | |
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus) | $ | 2,630,282,427 | |
Distributable earnings | 397,741,011 | |
| $ | 3,028,023,438 | |
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| Net Assets | Shares Outstanding | Net Asset Value Per Share |
Investor Class, $0.01 Par Value | $2,114,574,634 | 59,149,882 | $35.75 |
I Class, $0.01 Par Value | $610,473,031 | 17,037,086 | $35.83 |
A Class, $0.01 Par Value | $215,038,398 | 6,030,073 | $35.66* |
C Class, $0.01 Par Value | $12,716,142 | 357,773 | $35.54 |
R Class, $0.01 Par Value | $19,717,326 | 551,812 | $35.73 |
R5 Class, $0.01 Par Value | $55,503,907 | 1,548,266 | $35.85 |
*Maximum offering price $37.84 (net asset value divided by 0.9425).
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Investment Income (Loss) | |
Income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $84,719) | $ | 27,710,308 | |
Interest | 147,292 | |
| 27,857,600 | |
| |
Expenses: | |
Management fees | 9,023,609 | |
Distribution and service fees: | |
A Class | 230,912 | |
C Class | 66,132 | |
R Class | 47,399 | |
Directors' fees and expenses | 96,640 | |
Other expenses | 6,753 | |
| 9,471,445 | |
| |
Net investment income (loss) | 18,386,155 | |
| |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investment transactions | 154,619,417 | |
Futures contract transactions | 2,306,859 | |
Foreign currency translation transactions | (48,465) | |
| 156,877,811 | |
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments | 5,955,516 | |
Futures contracts | (1,062,948) | |
| 4,892,568 | |
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 161,770,379 | |
| |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 180,156,534 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | December 31, 2021 | June 30, 2021 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 18,386,155 | | $ | 35,780,967 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | 156,877,811 | | 858,762,414 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 4,892,568 | | (95,588,565) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 180,156,534 | | 798,954,816 | |
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Distributions to Shareholders | | |
From earnings: | | |
Investor Class | (462,521,208) | | (254,331,165) | |
I Class | (134,230,402) | | (54,034,778) | |
A Class | (46,208,899) | | (20,486,205) | |
C Class | (2,737,906) | | (1,325,433) | |
R Class | (4,224,408) | | (1,999,924) | |
R5 Class | (11,940,816) | | (3,500,888) | |
Decrease in net assets from distributions | (661,863,639) | | (335,678,393) | |
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Capital Share Transactions | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5) | 598,515,849 | | 418,638,776 | |
| | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 116,808,744 | | 881,915,199 | |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 2,911,214,694 | | 2,029,299,495 | |
End of period | $ | 3,028,023,438 | | $ | 2,911,214,694 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization
American Century Quantitative Equity Funds, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. Disciplined Core Value Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital growth by investing in common stocks. Income is a secondary objective.
The fund offers the Investor Class, I Class, A Class, C Class, R Class and R5 Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value (NAV) per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Directors has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.
Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price. Equity securities initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported NAV per share. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates fair value. Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at the settlement price as provided by the appropriate exchange.
If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s NAV per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Directors, or its delegate, deems appropriate. The fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
Investment Income — Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums.
Foreign Currency Translations — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates at period end. The fund may enter into spot foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, spot foreign currency exchange contracts, and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses related to investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.
Repurchase Agreements — The fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) has determined are creditworthy pursuant to criteria adopted by the Board of Directors. The fund requires that the collateral, represented by securities, received in a repurchase transaction be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the fund to obtain those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities transferred to ensure the value, including accrued interest, of the securities under each repurchase agreement is equal to or greater than amounts owed to the fund under each repurchase agreement.
Joint Trading Account — Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may transfer uninvested cash balances into a joint trading account. These balances are invested in one or more repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Agency obligations.
Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are generally declared and paid quarterly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually. The fund may elect to treat a portion of its payment to a redeeming shareholder, which represents the pro rata share of undistributed net investment income and net realized gains, as a distribution for federal income tax purposes (tax equalization).
Indemnifications — Under the corporation’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the corporation's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC.
Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent directors (including legal counsel fees), extraordinary expenses, and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder services. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class. The fee consists of (1) an Investment Category Fee based on the daily net assets of the fund and certain other accounts managed by the investment advisor that are in the same broad investment category as the fund and (2) a Complex Fee based on the assets of all the funds in the American Century Investments family of funds.
The Investment Category Fee range, the Complex Fee range and the effective annual management fee for each class for the period ended December 31, 2021 are as follows:
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| Investment Category Fee Range | Complex Fee Range | Effective Annual Management Fee |
Investor Class | 0.3380% to 0.5200% | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.64% |
I Class | 0.0500% to 0.1100% | 0.44% |
A Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.64% |
C Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.64% |
R Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.64% |
R5 Class | 0.0500% to 0.1100% | 0.44% |
Distribution and Service Fees — The Board of Directors has adopted a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan for each of the A Class, C Class and R Class (collectively the plans), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plans provide that the A Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00%, of which 0.25% is paid for individual shareholder services and 0.75% is paid for distribution services. The plans provide that the R Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.50%. The fees are computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fees are used to pay financial intermediaries for distribution and individual shareholder services. Fees incurred under the plans during the period ended December 31, 2021 are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
Directors' Fees and Expenses — The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The directors receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. During the period, the interfund purchases and sales were $12,851,595 and $583,664, respectively. The effect of interfund transactions on the Statement of Operations was $(80,234) in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions.
4. Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended December 31, 2021 were $3,503,031,480 and $3,455,503,539, respectively.
5. Capital Share Transactions
Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
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| Six months ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended June 30, 2021 |
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Investor Class/Shares Authorized | 700,000,000 | | | 700,000,000 | | |
Sold | 2,303,497 | | $ | 97,416,068 | | 5,708,618 | | $ | 230,950,608 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 12,723,996 | | 442,452,747 | | 6,583,099 | | 242,539,451 | |
Redeemed | (3,952,256) | | (166,598,015) | | (8,354,506) | | (340,087,595) | |
| 11,075,237 | | 373,270,800 | | 3,937,211 | | 133,402,464 | |
I Class/Shares Authorized | 140,000,000 | | | 140,000,000 | | |
Sold | 2,526,019 | | 109,296,847 | | 7,751,329 | | 318,793,094 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 3,698,524 | | 128,959,118 | | 1,415,321 | | 52,333,909 | |
Redeemed | (2,685,664) | | (114,409,315) | | (3,222,185) | | (129,132,207) | |
| 3,538,879 | | 123,846,650 | | 5,944,465 | | 241,994,796 | |
A Class/Shares Authorized | 50,000,000 | | | 50,000,000 | | |
Sold | 1,163,642 | | 49,894,837 | | 953,219 | | 38,326,670 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 1,161,125 | | 40,245,456 | | 481,393 | | 17,682,254 | |
Redeemed | (484,194) | | (20,749,215) | | (874,730) | | (34,463,198) | |
| 1,840,573 | | 69,391,078 | | 559,882 | | 21,545,726 | |
C Class/Shares Authorized | 20,000,000 | | | 20,000,000 | | |
Sold | 43,284 | | 1,696,663 | | 171,319 | | 6,899,197 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 71,810 | | 2,478,336 | | 33,007 | | 1,205,196 | |
Redeemed | (59,357) | | (2,424,649) | | (110,192) | | (4,350,721) | |
| 55,737 | | 1,750,350 | | 94,134 | | 3,753,672 | |
R Class/Shares Authorized | 20,000,000 | | | 20,000,000 | | |
Sold | 75,594 | | 3,240,238 | | 186,216 | | 7,613,452 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 116,016 | | 4,028,408 | | 50,623 | | 1,860,231 | |
Redeemed | (62,368) | | (2,663,637) | | (209,542) | | (8,432,505) | |
| 129,242 | | 4,605,009 | | 27,297 | | 1,041,178 | |
R5 Class/Shares Authorized | 40,000,000 | | | 40,000,000 | | |
Sold | 447,721 | | 19,329,176 | | 481,786 | | 19,037,581 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 328,441 | | 11,454,659 | | 91,088 | | 3,369,664 | |
Redeemed | (117,060) | | (5,131,873) | | (138,196) | | (5,506,305) | |
| 659,102 | | 25,651,962 | | 434,678 | | 16,900,940 | |
Net increase (decrease) | 17,298,770 | | $ | 598,515,849 | | 10,997,667 | | $ | 418,638,776 | |
6. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
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| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Assets | | | |
Investment Securities | | | |
Common Stocks | $ | 2,974,091,957 | | $ | 30,389,627 | | — | |
Temporary Cash Investments | 4,025,297 | | 20,657,971 | | — | |
| $ | 2,978,117,254 | | $ | 51,047,598 | | — | |
7. Derivative Instruments
Equity Price Risk — The fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A fund may enter into futures contracts based on an equity index in order to manage its exposure to changes in market conditions. A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value (initial margin). Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. One of the risks of entering into futures contracts is the possibility that the change in value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in value of the underlying securities. The fund's average notional exposure to equity price risk derivative instruments held during the period was $1,933,988 futures contracts purchased.
At period end, the fund did not have any derivative instruments disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For the six months ended December 31, 2021, the effect of equity price risk derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations was $2,306,859 in net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and $(1,062,948) in change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts.
8. Risk Factors
The value of the fund’s shares will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, based on the performance of the securities owned by the fund and other factors generally affecting the securities market. Market risks, including political, regulatory, economic and social developments, can affect the value of the fund’s investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies, terrorism and other unforeseeable events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.
The fund’s investment process may result in high portfolio turnover, which could mean high transaction costs, affecting both performance and capital gains tax liabilities to investors.
9. Federal Tax Information
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
As of period end, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
| | | | | |
Federal tax cost of investments | $ | 2,692,635,417 | |
Gross tax appreciation of investments | $ | 385,538,261 | |
Gross tax depreciation of investments | (49,008,826) | |
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | 336,529,435 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended June 30 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Investor Class | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $43.20 | 0.26 | 2.13 | 2.39 | (0.27) | (9.57) | (9.84) | $35.75 | 6.24% | 0.65%(4) | 1.20%(4) | 118% | $2,114,575 | |
2021 | $35.99 | 0.58 | 12.52 | 13.10 | (0.58) | (5.31) | (5.89) | $43.20 | 39.42% | 0.66% | 1.44% | 240% | $2,076,714 | |
2020 | $36.82 | 0.76 | (0.07) | 0.69 | (0.77) | (0.75) | (1.52) | $35.99 | 1.70% | 0.67% | 2.08% | 100% | $1,588,537 | |
2019 | $39.61 | 0.78 | 0.63 | 1.41 | (0.73) | (3.47) | (4.20) | $36.82 | 4.43% | 0.67% | 2.07% | 72% | $1,707,536 | |
2018 | $37.90 | 0.93 | 4.40 | 5.33 | (0.88) | (2.74) | (3.62) | $39.61 | 14.32% | 0.66% | 2.33% | 77% | $1,751,738 | |
2017 | $33.91 | 0.79 | 4.55 | 5.34 | (0.76) | (0.59) | (1.35) | $37.90 | 15.95% | 0.67% | 2.16% | 81% | $1,691,048 | |
I Class | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $43.28 | 0.31 | 2.12 | 2.43 | (0.31) | (9.57) | (9.88) | $35.83 | 6.34% | 0.45%(4) | 1.40%(4) | 118% | $610,473 | |
2021 | $36.05 | 0.65 | 12.55 | 13.20 | (0.66) | (5.31) | (5.97) | $43.28 | 39.70% | 0.46% | 1.64% | 240% | $584,160 | |
2020 | $36.88 | 0.83 | (0.07) | 0.76 | (0.84) | (0.75) | (1.59) | $36.05 | 1.90% | 0.47% | 2.28% | 100% | $272,307 | |
2019 | $39.66 | 0.85 | 0.65 | 1.50 | (0.81) | (3.47) | (4.28) | $36.88 | 4.65% | 0.47% | 2.27% | 72% | $306,583 | |
2018 | $37.94 | 0.99 | 4.43 | 5.42 | (0.96) | (2.74) | (3.70) | $39.66 | 14.55% | 0.46% | 2.53% | 77% | $274,687 | |
2017 | $33.95 | 0.86 | 4.55 | 5.41 | (0.83) | (0.59) | (1.42) | $37.94 | 16.16% | 0.47% | 2.36% | 81% | $181,620 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended June 30 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
A Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $43.11 | 0.20 | 2.13 | 2.33 | (0.21) | (9.57) | (9.78) | $35.66 | 6.11% | 0.90%(4) | 0.95%(4) | 118% | $215,038 | |
2021 | $35.93 | 0.48 | 12.49 | 12.97 | (0.48) | (5.31) | (5.79) | $43.11 | 39.04% | 0.91% | 1.19% | 240% | $180,616 | |
2020 | $36.76 | 0.67 | (0.07) | 0.60 | (0.68) | (0.75) | (1.43) | $35.93 | 1.46% | 0.92% | 1.83% | 100% | $130,398 | |
2019 | $39.55 | 0.69 | 0.63 | 1.32 | (0.64) | (3.47) | (4.11) | $36.76 | 4.18% | 0.92% | 1.82% | 72% | $152,312 | |
2018 | $37.85 | 0.83 | 4.39 | 5.22 | (0.78) | (2.74) | (3.52) | $39.55 | 14.03% | 0.91% | 2.08% | 77% | $155,233 | |
2017 | $33.87 | 0.69 | 4.55 | 5.24 | (0.67) | (0.59) | (1.26) | $37.85 | 15.65% | 0.92% | 1.91% | 81% | $156,863 | |
C Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $43.00 | 0.04 | 2.11 | 2.15 | (0.04) | (9.57) | (9.61) | $35.54 | 5.70% | 1.65%(4) | 0.20%(4) | 118% | $12,716 | |
2021 | $35.84 | 0.17 | 12.48 | 12.65 | (0.18) | (5.31) | (5.49) | $43.00 | 38.05% | 1.66% | 0.44% | 240% | $12,987 | |
2020 | $36.68 | 0.39 | (0.08) | 0.31 | (0.40) | (0.75) | (1.15) | $35.84 | 0.68% | 1.67% | 1.08% | 100% | $7,452 | |
2019 | $39.48 | 0.41 | 0.63 | 1.04 | (0.37) | (3.47) | (3.84) | $36.68 | 3.40% | 1.67% | 1.07% | 72% | $9,107 | |
2018 | $37.79 | 0.53 | 4.39 | 4.92 | (0.49) | (2.74) | (3.23) | $39.48 | 13.18% | 1.66% | 1.33% | 77% | $8,557 | |
2017 | $33.82 | 0.42 | 4.53 | 4.95 | (0.39) | (0.59) | (0.98) | $37.79 | 14.77% | 1.67% | 1.16% | 81% | $7,368 | |
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2021(3) | $43.18 | 0.15 | 2.12 | 2.27 | (0.15) | (9.57) | (9.72) | $35.73 | 5.96% | 1.15%(4) | 0.70%(4) | 118% | $19,717 | |
2021 | $35.97 | 0.38 | 12.51 | 12.89 | (0.37) | (5.31) | (5.68) | $43.18 | 38.73% | 1.16% | 0.94% | 240% | $18,245 | |
2020 | $36.81 | 0.58 | (0.09) | 0.49 | (0.58) | (0.75) | (1.33) | $35.97 | 1.18% | 1.17% | 1.58% | 100% | $14,218 | |
2019 | $39.59 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 1.24 | (0.55) | (3.47) | (4.02) | $36.81 | 3.95% | 1.17% | 1.57% | 72% | $24,676 | |
2018 | $37.89 | 0.73 | 4.40 | 5.13 | (0.69) | (2.74) | (3.43) | $39.59 | 13.73% | 1.16% | 1.83% | 77% | $25,298 | |
2017 | $33.91 | 0.60 | 4.55 | 5.15 | (0.58) | (0.59) | (1.17) | $37.89 | 15.34% | 1.17% | 1.66% | 81% | $28,052 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended June 30 (except as noted) |
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| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
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2021(3) | $43.29 | 0.31 | 2.13 | 2.44 | (0.31) | (9.57) | (9.88) | $35.85 | 6.36% | 0.45%(4) | 1.40%(4) | 118% | $55,504 | |
2021 | $36.06 | 0.63 | 12.57 | 13.20 | (0.66) | (5.31) | (5.97) | $43.29 | 39.68% | 0.46% | 1.64% | 240% | $38,493 | |
2020 | $36.89 | 0.83 | (0.07) | 0.76 | (0.84) | (0.75) | (1.59) | $36.06 | 1.90% | 0.47% | 2.28% | 100% | $16,388 | |
2019 | $39.66 | 0.88 | 0.63 | 1.51 | (0.81) | (3.47) | (4.28) | $36.89 | 4.68% | 0.47% | 2.27% | 72% | $13,615 | |
2018 | $37.95 | 0.91 | 4.50 | 5.41 | (0.96) | (2.74) | (3.70) | $39.66 | 14.52% | 0.46% | 2.53% | 77% | $4,241 | |
2017(5) | $37.51 | 0.20 | 0.43 | 0.63 | (0.19) | — | (0.19) | $37.95 | 1.68% | 0.47%(4) | 2.37%(4) | 81%(6) | $175 | |
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(1)Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day and do not reflect applicable sales charges, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)Six months ended December 31, 2021 (unaudited).
(4)Annualized.
(5)April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through June 30, 2017.
(6)Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended June 30, 2017.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Retirement Account Information
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State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
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Schedule of Investments | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
Statement of Operations | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |
Notes to Financial Statements | |
Financial Highlights | |
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Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.
Jonathan Thomas
Dear Investor:
Thank you for reviewing this semiannual report for the period ended December 31, 2021. It provides a market overview (below), followed by a schedule of fund investments and other financial information. For additional investment insights, please visit americancentury.com.
Economic, Earnings Gains Fueled Stock Market Rally
Most stocks rallied for the six-month period, even as inflation surged, the Federal Reserve (Fed) turned hawkish and another coronavirus variant emerged. Investors largely focused on upbeat economic data and continued, albeit waning, central bank support. These influences helped boost corporate earnings and promote investor optimism.
Steady economic gains combined with ongoing monetary support, rising energy prices and severe supply chain disruptions led to soaring inflation rates. By December, year-over-year headline inflation in the U.S. reached 7.0%, a 40-year high, prompting a hawkish turn from the Fed. The central bank, which began tapering its asset purchases in November, announced it would accelerate its tapering timetable and likely start hiking rates in early 2022.
Meanwhile, the emergence of the omicron variant in November triggered renewed concerns about the recovery’s sustainability, leading to a steep stock market sell-off. Sentiment shifted quickly, though, as reports suggested the highly transmissible omicron is less severe than other variants. Amid optimistic growth outlooks, stocks resumed their upward march to end the period.
Overall, stocks delivered solid gains for the six-month period, highlighted by the S&P 500 Index’s gain of nearly 12%. U.S. stocks generally outpaced non-U.S. developed markets stocks, while emerging markets stocks declined sharply. Large-cap stocks significantly outperformed small caps, which declined for the period. Growth stocks broadly outperformed their value peers except in the small-cap universe, where value outpaced growth.
Seeking Opportunity Amid Uncertainty
We expect market volatility to increase amid elevated inflation, tighter Fed policy and geopolitical uncertainties. Additionally, the rapid emergence of the omicron variant demonstrated the pandemic’s unclear path can still create market disruptions. Nevertheless, we remain optimistic that periods of market unrest often create compelling opportunities for professional asset managers.
We appreciate your confidence in us during these extraordinary times. Our firm has a long history of helping clients weather unpredictable markets, and we’re confident we will continue to meet prevailing challenges.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
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DECEMBER 31, 2021 |
Types of Investments in Portfolio | % of net assets |
Common Stocks | 99.1% |
Temporary Cash Investments | 1.1% |
Other Assets and Liabilities | (0.2)% |
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Top Five Industries | % of net assets |
Software | 18.5% |
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals | 12.7% |
Interactive Media and Services | 11.6% |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment | 10.9% |
Specialty Retail | 6.8% |
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not through a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $25.00 annual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $25.00 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the account maintenance fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| Beginning Account Value 7/1/21 | Ending Account Value 12/31/21 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) 7/1/21 - 12/31/21 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,121.40 | $5.29 | 0.99% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,122.90 | $4.23 | 0.79% |
Y Class | $1,000 | $1,123.10 | $3.96 | 0.74% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,119.90 | $6.63 | 1.24% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,116.00 | $10.61 | 1.99% |
R Class | $1,000 | $1,118.70 | $7.96 | 1.49% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,122.80 | $4.23 | 0.79% |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,020.22 | $5.04 | 0.99% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,021.22 | $4.02 | 0.79% |
Y Class | $1,000 | $1,021.48 | $3.77 | 0.74% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,018.96 | $6.31 | 1.24% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,015.17 | $10.11 | 1.99% |
R Class | $1,000 | $1,017.69 | $7.58 | 1.49% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,021.22 | $4.02 | 0.79% |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
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COMMON STOCKS — 99.1% |
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Aerospace and Defense — 0.8% | | |
Boeing Co. (The)(1) | 22,210 | | $ | 4,471,317 | |
Automobiles — 2.6% | | |
Tesla, Inc.(1) | 12,890 | | 13,621,894 | |
Beverages — 0.3% | | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 22,717 | | 1,345,074 | |
Biotechnology — 1.4% | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | 55,496 | | 7,514,158 | |
Building Products — 1.3% | | |
AO Smith Corp. | 38,916 | | 3,340,939 | |
Carlisle Cos., Inc. | 6,492 | | 1,610,795 | |
Lennox International, Inc. | 6,336 | | 2,055,145 | |
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Capital Markets — 4.4% | | |
Blackstone, Inc. | 26,348 | | 3,409,168 | |
Carlyle Group, Inc. (The) | 39,513 | | 2,169,264 | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 32,150 | | 4,192,360 | |
KKR & Co., Inc. | 29,083 | | 2,166,684 | |
Moody's Corp. | 9,099 | | 3,553,887 | |
Morgan Stanley | 40,331 | | 3,958,891 | |
MSCI, Inc. | 6,125 | | 3,752,726 | |
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Communications Equipment — 1.0% | | |
Arista Networks, Inc.(1) | 36,091 | | 5,188,081 | |
Electrical Equipment — 0.6% | | |
Atkore, Inc.(1) | 13,527 | | 1,504,067 | |
Eaton Corp. plc | 8,290 | | 1,432,678 | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components — 0.5% | | |
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(1) | 4,415 | | 2,627,808 | |
Food and Staples Retailing — 1.6% | | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 14,409 | | 8,179,989 | |
Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 1.9% | | |
ABIOMED, Inc.(1) | 3,252 | | 1,168,021 | |
Align Technology, Inc.(1) | 5,889 | | 3,870,133 | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(1) | 3,859 | | 2,540,997 | |
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(1) | 16,012 | | 2,410,126 | |
| | 9,989,277 | |
Health Care Providers and Services — 0.6% | | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(1) | 10,735 | | 3,414,589 | |
Health Care Technology — 0.7% | | |
Omnicell, Inc.(1) | 11,876 | | 2,142,906 | |
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(1) | 6,617 | | 1,690,511 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 1.8% | | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(1) | 1,908 | | 3,335,661 | |
Domino's Pizza, Inc. | 8,066 | | 4,551,886 | |
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Yum! Brands, Inc. | 9,961 | | $ | 1,383,184 | |
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Industrial Conglomerates — 0.6% | | |
3M Co. | 19,076 | | 3,388,470 | |
Interactive Media and Services — 11.6% | | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(1) | 12,027 | | 34,842,700 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C(1) | 1,101 | | 3,185,843 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(1) | 67,678 | | 22,763,495 | |
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Internet and Direct Marketing Retail — 5.6% | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(1) | 8,031 | | 26,778,084 | |
Etsy, Inc.(1) | 12,091 | | 2,647,204 | |
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IT Services — 2.5% | | |
Accenture plc, Class A | 16,709 | | 6,926,716 | |
EPAM Systems, Inc.(1) | 2,854 | | 1,907,756 | |
Gartner, Inc.(1) | 12,644 | | 4,227,142 | |
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Life Sciences Tools and Services — 1.3% | | |
Avantor, Inc.(1) | 67,829 | | 2,858,314 | |
Bruker Corp. | 16,432 | | 1,378,809 | |
ICON plc(1) | 2,684 | | 831,235 | |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 3,624 | | 1,699,692 | |
| | 6,768,050 | |
Machinery — 1.6% | | |
AGCO Corp. | 20,855 | | 2,419,597 | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | 59,937 | | 3,551,867 | |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 18,936 | | 2,641,004 | |
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Multiline Retail — 0.3% | | |
Kohl's Corp. | 36,722 | | 1,813,700 | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 1.3% | | |
APA Corp. | 69,637 | | 1,872,539 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | 43,117 | | 1,899,304 | |
Targa Resources Corp. | 58,155 | | 3,038,017 | |
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Paper and Forest Products — 0.4% | | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | 25,643 | | 2,009,129 | |
Personal Products — 0.2% | | |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | 2,908 | | 1,076,542 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 1.5% | | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 3,873 | | 1,069,800 | |
Zoetis, Inc. | 27,227 | | 6,644,205 | |
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Road and Rail — 0.8% | | |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | 11,721 | | 4,200,572 | |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 10.9% | | |
ASML Holding NV, NY Shares | 4,526 | | 3,603,330 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | 14,712 | | 9,789,512 | |
KLA Corp. | 11,143 | | 4,792,716 | |
Lam Research Corp. | 6,016 | | 4,326,406 | |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | 3,317 | | 1,636,375 | |
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NVIDIA Corp. | 62,797 | | $ | 18,469,226 | |
NXP Semiconductors NV | 12,970 | | 2,954,306 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 35,449 | | 6,482,559 | |
United Microelectronics Corp., ADR | 224,583 | | 2,627,621 | |
Xilinx, Inc. | 12,560 | | 2,663,097 | |
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Software — 18.5% | | |
Adobe, Inc.(1) | 7,794 | | 4,419,666 | |
Atlassian Corp. plc, Class A(1) | 6,558 | | 2,500,500 | |
Autodesk, Inc.(1) | 10,313 | | 2,899,912 | |
Box, Inc., Class A(1) | 39,457 | | 1,033,379 | |
DocuSign, Inc.(1) | 7,407 | | 1,128,160 | |
Fortinet, Inc.(1) | 17,577 | | 6,317,174 | |
HubSpot, Inc.(1) | 3,814 | | 2,513,998 | |
Intuit, Inc. | 12,349 | | 7,943,124 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 151,963 | | 51,108,196 | |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(1) | 7,986 | | 4,446,285 | |
salesforce.com, Inc.(1) | 11,216 | | 2,850,322 | |
ServiceNow, Inc.(1) | 11,479 | | 7,451,134 | |
Zscaler, Inc.(1) | 7,661 | | 2,461,709 | |
| | 97,073,559 | |
Specialty Retail — 6.8% | | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc. | 21,093 | | 1,472,080 | |
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. | 18,438 | | 2,120,186 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 28,715 | | 11,917,012 | |
Lowe's Cos., Inc. | 9,289 | | 2,401,021 | |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.(1) | 7,556 | | 5,336,274 | |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | 48,194 | | 3,658,889 | |
Ulta Beauty, Inc.(1) | 14,503 | | 5,980,167 | |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 15,995 | | 2,705,234 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals — 12.7% | | |
Apple, Inc. | 304,444 | | 54,060,121 | |
Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C(1) | 44,498 | | 2,499,452 | |
HP, Inc. | 97,734 | | 3,681,640 | |
NetApp, Inc. | 37,818 | | 3,478,878 | |
Pure Storage, Inc., Class A(1) | 46,369 | | 1,509,311 | |
Seagate Technology Holdings plc | 16,196 | | 1,829,824 | |
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Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods — 3.0% | | |
Columbia Sportswear Co. | 39,307 | | 3,830,074 | |
Crocs, Inc.(1) | 7,767 | | 995,885 | |
Levi Strauss & Co., Class A | 69,343 | | 1,735,655 | |
lululemon athletica, Inc.(1) | 4,403 | | 1,723,554 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | 20,352 | | 3,392,068 | |
Tapestry, Inc. | 79,177 | | 3,214,586 | |
Under Armour, Inc., Class C(1) | 63,224 | | 1,140,561 | |
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $308,917,848) | | 521,375,854 | |
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 1.1% |
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Repurchase Agreement, BMO Capital Markets Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 2.00% - 2.375%, 4/30/24 - 5/15/51, valued at $1,095,473), in a joint trading account at 0.01%, dated 12/31/21, due 1/3/22 (Delivery value $1,073,755) | | 1,073,754 | |
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| Shares | Value |
Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 3.125%, 8/15/44, valued at $3,651,699), at 0.01%, dated 12/31/21, due 1/3/22 (Delivery value $3,580,003) | | $ | 3,580,000 | |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class | 929,224 | | 929,224 | |
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $5,582,978) | | 5,582,978 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 100.2% (Cost $314,500,826) |
| 526,958,832 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (0.2)% |
| (852,905) | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% |
| $ | 526,105,927 | |
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
ADR | - | American Depositary Receipt |
(1)Non-income producing.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
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DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Assets | |
Investment securities, at value (cost of $314,500,826) | $ | 526,958,832 | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | 501,033 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | 69,450 | |
| 527,529,315 | |
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Liabilities | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 981,545 | |
Accrued management fees | 412,122 | |
Distribution and service fees payable | 29,721 | |
| 1,423,388 | |
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Net Assets | $ | 526,105,927 | |
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Net Assets Consist of: | |
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus) | $ | 301,145,191 | |
Distributable earnings | 224,960,736 | |
| $ | 526,105,927 | |
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| Net Assets | Shares Outstanding | Net Asset Value Per Share |
Investor Class, $0.01 Par Value | $292,458,974 | 11,876,488 | $24.63 |
I Class, $0.01 Par Value | $149,984,222 | 6,014,558 | $24.94 |
Y Class, $0.01 Par Value | $133,365 | 5,335 | $25.00 |
A Class, $0.01 Par Value | $51,980,921 | 2,165,342 | $24.01* |
C Class, $0.01 Par Value | $14,711,652 | 712,057 | $20.66 |
R Class, $0.01 Par Value | $14,893,793 | 648,465 | $22.97 |
R5 Class, $0.01 Par Value | $1,943,000 | 77,854 | $24.96 |
*Maximum offering price $25.47 (net asset value divided by 0.9425).
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Investment Income (Loss) | |
Income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $1,094) | $ | 1,376,901 | |
Interest | 526 | |
| 1,377,427 | |
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Expenses: | |
Management fees | 2,461,773 | |
Distribution and service fees: | |
A Class | 63,408 | |
C Class | 80,254 | |
R Class | 35,077 | |
Directors' fees and expenses | 16,919 | |
Other expenses | 1,526 | |
| 2,658,957 | |
Fees waived(1) | (26,365) | |
| 2,632,592 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | (1,255,165) | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investment transactions | 54,188,924 | |
Futures contract transactions | 198,943 | |
Foreign currency translation transactions | (2,745) | |
| 54,385,122 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 6,469,952 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 60,855,074 | |
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 59,599,909 | |
(1)Amount consists of $14,450, $7,778, $8, $2,536, $803, $701 and $89 for Investor Class, I Class, Y Class, A Class, C Class, R Class and R5 Class, respectively.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | December 31, 2021 | June 30, 2021 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (1,255,165) | | $ | (1,391,367) | |
Net realized gain (loss) | 54,385,122 | | 82,175,714 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 6,469,952 | | 47,603,870 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 59,599,909 | | 128,388,217 | |
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Distributions to Shareholders | | |
From earnings: | | |
Investor Class | (52,277,605) | | (43,315,076) | |
I Class | (27,316,430) | | (23,331,102) | |
Y Class | (24,223) | | (41,485) | |
A Class | (9,510,177) | | (6,605,695) | |
C Class | (3,087,061) | | (3,987,546) | |
R Class | (2,743,911) | | (1,907,301) | |
R5 Class | (345,987) | | (240,227) | |
Decrease in net assets from distributions | (95,305,394) | | (79,428,432) | |
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Capital Share Transactions | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5) | 60,461,732 | | 10,212,654 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 24,756,247 | | 59,172,439 | |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 501,349,680 | | 442,177,241 | |
End of period | $ | 526,105,927 | | $ | 501,349,680 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization
American Century Quantitative Equity Funds, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. Disciplined Growth Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital growth.
The fund offers the Investor Class, I Class, Y Class, A Class, C Class, R Class and R5 Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value (NAV) per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Directors has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.
Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price. Equity securities initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported NAV per share. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates fair value. Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at the settlement price as provided by the appropriate exchange.
If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s NAV per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Directors, or its delegate, deems appropriate. The fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
Investment Income — Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums.
Foreign Currency Translations — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates at period end. The funds may enter into spot foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, spot foreign currency exchange contracts, and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses related to investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.
Repurchase Agreements — The fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) has determined are creditworthy pursuant to criteria adopted by the Board of Directors. The fund requires that the collateral, represented by securities, received in a repurchase transaction be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the fund to obtain those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities transferred to ensure the value, including accrued interest, of the securities under each repurchase agreement is equal to or greater than amounts owed to the fund under each repurchase agreement.
Joint Trading Account — Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may transfer uninvested cash balances into a joint trading account. These balances are invested in one or more repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Agency obligations.
Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are generally declared and paid semiannually. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually. The fund may elect to treat a portion of its payment to a redeeming shareholder, which represents the pro rata share of undistributed net investment income and net realized gains, as a distribution for federal income tax purposes (tax equalization).
Indemnifications — Under the corporation’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the corporation's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC.
Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent directors (including legal counsel fees), extraordinary expenses, and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder services. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class. The fee consists of (1) an Investment Category Fee based on the daily net assets of the fund and certain other accounts managed by the investment advisor that are in the same broad investment category as the fund and (2) a Complex Fee based on the assets of all the funds in the American Century Investments family of funds. During the period ended December 31, 2021, the investment advisor agreed to waive 0.01% of the fund's management fee. The investment advisor expects this waiver to continue until October 31, 2022 and cannot terminate it prior to such date without the approval of the Board of Directors.
The Investment Category Fee range, the Complex Fee range and the effective annual management fee before and after waiver for each class for the period ended December 31, 2021 are as follows:
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| Investment Category Fee Range | Complex Fee Range | Effective Annual Management Fee |
Before Waiver | After Waiver |
Investor Class | 0.6880% to 0.8700% | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.99% | 0.98% |
I Class | 0.0500% to 0.1100% | 0.79% | 0.78% |
Y Class | 0.0000% to 0.0600% | 0.74% | 0.73% |
A Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.99% | 0.98% |
C Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.99% | 0.98% |
R Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.99% | 0.98% |
R5 Class | 0.0500% to 0.1100% | 0.79% | 0.78% |
Distribution and Service Fees — The Board of Directors has adopted a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan for each of the A Class, C Class and R Class (collectively the plans), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plans provide that the A Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00%, of which 0.25% is paid for individual shareholder services and 0.75% is paid for distribution services. The plans provide that the R Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.50%. The fees are computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fees are used to pay financial intermediaries for distribution and individual shareholder services. Fees incurred under the plans during the period ended December 31, 2021 are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
Directors' Fees and Expenses — The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The directors receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. During the period, the interfund purchases were $1,544,851 and there were no interfund sales.
4. Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended December 31, 2021 were $577,981,391 and $614,579,620, respectively.
5. Capital Share Transactions
Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
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| Six months ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended June 30, 2021 |
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Investor Class/Shares Authorized | 400,000,000 | | | 400,000,000 | | |
Sold | 546,829 | | $ | 15,302,720 | | 1,520,837 | | $ | 39,264,722 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 2,133,990 | | 51,194,413 | | 1,738,868 | | 41,937,746 | |
Redeemed | (993,089) | | (27,684,026) | | (2,845,378) | | (73,249,106) | |
| 1,687,730 | | 38,813,107 | | 414,327 | | 7,953,362 | |
I Class/Shares Authorized | 100,000,000 | | | 100,000,000 | | |
Sold | 224,259 | | 6,290,666 | | 1,130,115 | | 29,321,025 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 1,119,687 | | 27,197,206 | | 955,719 | | 23,243,092 | |
Redeemed | (845,168) | | (23,439,686) | | (2,126,855) | | (54,641,025) | |
| 498,778 | | 10,048,186 | | (41,021) | | (2,076,908) | |
Y Class/Shares Authorized | 40,000,000 | | | 40,000,000 | | |
Sold | 85 | | 2,500 | | — | | — | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 995 | | 24,223 | | 1,704 | | 41,485 | |
Redeemed | (1,592) | | (46,083) | | (5,288) | | (132,608) | |
| (512) | | (19,360) | | (3,584) | | (91,123) | |
A Class/Shares Authorized | 50,000,000 | | | 50,000,000 | | |
Sold | 209,830 | | 5,789,008 | | 531,794 | | 13,349,743 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 391,802 | | 9,164,247 | | 260,806 | | 6,175,882 | |
Redeemed | (228,207) | | (6,294,298) | | (420,160) | | (10,675,909) | |
| 373,425 | | 8,658,957 | | 372,440 | | 8,849,716 | |
C Class/Shares Authorized | 20,000,000 | | | 20,000,000 | | |
Sold | 8,757 | | 208,350 | | 39,930 | | 912,965 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 152,345 | | 3,066,714 | | 187,436 | | 3,964,277 | |
Redeemed | (165,469) | | (4,015,486) | | (527,323) | | (11,884,827) | |
| (4,367) | | (740,422) | | (299,957) | | (7,007,585) | |
R Class/Shares Authorized | 20,000,000 | | | 20,000,000 | | |
Sold | 52,784 | | 1,377,999 | | 134,561 | | 3,289,373 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 122,606 | | 2,743,911 | | 82,771 | | 1,895,443 | |
Redeemed | (36,730) | | (985,762) | | (115,203) | | (2,833,461) | |
| 138,660 | | 3,136,148 | | 102,129 | | 2,351,355 | |
R5 Class/Shares Authorized | 40,000,000 | | | 40,000,000 | | |
Sold | 15,577 | | 437,922 | | 21,815 | | 563,135 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 14,232 | | 345,987 | | 9,874 | | 240,227 | |
Redeemed | (8,351) | | (218,793) | | (22,244) | | (569,525) | |
| 21,458 | | 565,116 | | 9,445 | | 233,837 | |
Net increase (decrease) | 2,715,172 | | $ | 60,461,732 | | 553,779 | | $ | 10,212,654 | |
6. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
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| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Assets | | | |
Investment Securities | | | |
Common Stocks | $ | 521,375,854 | | — | | — | |
Temporary Cash Investments | 929,224 | | $ | 4,653,754 | | — | |
| $ | 522,305,078 | | $ | 4,653,754 | | — | |
7. Derivative Instruments
Equity Price Risk — The fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A fund may enter into futures contracts based on an equity index in order to manage its exposure to changes in market conditions. A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value (initial margin). Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. One of the risks of entering into futures contracts is the possibility that the change in value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in value of the underlying securities. The fund's average notional exposure to equity price risk derivative instruments held during the period was $5,668,598 futures contracts purchased.
At period end, the fund did not have any derivative instruments disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For the six months ended December 31, 2021, the effect of equity price risk derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations was $198,943 in net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions.
8. Risk Factors
The value of the fund’s shares will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, based on the performance of the securities owned by the fund and other factors generally affecting the securities market. Market risks, including political, regulatory, economic and social developments, can affect the value of the fund’s investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies, terrorism and other unforeseeable events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.
The fund’s investment process may result in high portfolio turnover, which could mean high transaction costs, affecting both performance and capital gains tax liabilities to investors.
9. Federal Tax Information
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
As of period end, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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Federal tax cost of investments | $ | 315,335,795 | |
Gross tax appreciation of investments | $ | 216,289,015 | |
Gross tax depreciation of investments | (4,665,978) | |
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | 211,623,037 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended June 30 (except as noted) | | | |
Per-Share Data | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Investor Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $26.83 | (0.07) | 3.20 | 3.13 | — | (5.33) | (5.33) | $24.63 | 12.14% | 0.99%(4) | 1.00%(4) | (0.47)%(4) | (0.48)%(4) | 112% | $292,459 | |
2021 | $24.39 | (0.07) | 7.17 | 7.10 | — | (4.66) | (4.66) | $26.83 | 31.26% | 1.00% | 1.01% | (0.28)% | (0.29)% | 189% | $273,391 | |
2020 | $21.76 | (0.02) | 4.59 | 4.57 | — | (1.94) | (1.94) | $24.39 | 22.13% | 1.01% | 1.02% | (0.10)% | (0.11)% | 142% | $238,408 | |
2019 | $24.05 | 0.05 | 1.08 | 1.13 | (0.04) | (3.38) | (3.42) | $21.76 | 6.61% | 1.02% | 1.02% | 0.24% | 0.24% | 105% | $250,920 | |
2018 | $22.10 | 0.05 | 3.97 | 4.02 | (0.03) | (2.04) | (2.07) | $24.05 | 18.80% | 1.02% | 1.02% | 0.21% | 0.21% | 97% | $362,865 | |
2017 | $18.36 | 0.11 | 3.74 | 3.85 | (0.11) | — | (0.11) | $22.10 | 20.88% | 1.02% | 1.02% | 0.51% | 0.51% | 124% | $434,242 | |
I Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $27.08 | (0.04) | 3.23 | 3.19 | — | (5.33) | (5.33) | $24.94 | 12.29% | 0.79%(4) | 0.80%(4) | (0.27)%(4) | (0.28)%(4) | 112% | $149,984 | |
2021 | $24.54 | (0.02) | 7.22 | 7.20 | — | (4.66) | (4.66) | $27.08 | 31.50% | 0.80% | 0.81% | (0.08)% | (0.09)% | 189% | $149,388 | |
2020 | $21.84 | 0.02 | 4.62 | 4.64 | — | (1.94) | (1.94) | $24.54 | 22.38% | 0.81% | 0.82% | 0.10% | 0.09% | 142% | $136,351 | |
2019 | $24.13 | 0.10 | 1.08 | 1.18 | (0.09) | (3.38) | (3.47) | $21.84 | 6.82% | 0.82% | 0.82% | 0.44% | 0.44% | 105% | $213,805 | |
2018 | $22.16 | 0.10 | 3.99 | 4.09 | (0.08) | (2.04) | (2.12) | $24.13 | 19.01% | 0.82% | 0.82% | 0.41% | 0.41% | 97% | $231,261 | |
2017 | $18.41 | 0.15 | 3.75 | 3.90 | (0.15) | — | (0.15) | $22.16 | 21.18% | 0.82% | 0.82% | 0.71% | 0.71% | 124% | $238,480 | |
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| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Y Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $27.13 | (0.03) | 3.23 | 3.20 | — | (5.33) | (5.33) | $25.00 | 12.31% | 0.74%(4) | 0.75%(4) | (0.22)%(4) | (0.23)%(4) | 112% | $133 | |
2021 | $24.56 | (0.01) | 7.24 | 7.23 | — | (4.66) | (4.66) | $27.13 | 31.61% | 0.75% | 0.76% | (0.03)% | (0.04)% | 189% | $159 | |
2020 | $21.85 | 0.04 | 4.61 | 4.65 | — | (1.94) | (1.94) | $24.56 | 22.42% | 0.76% | 0.77% | 0.15% | 0.14% | 142% | $232 | |
2019 | $24.14 | 0.12 | 1.07 | 1.19 | (0.10) | (3.38) | (3.48) | $21.85 | 6.87% | 0.77% | 0.77% | 0.49% | 0.49% | 105% | $579 | |
2018 | $22.17 | 0.11 | 3.99 | 4.10 | (0.09) | (2.04) | (2.13) | $24.14 | 19.06% | 0.77% | 0.77% | 0.46% | 0.46% | 97% | $6 | |
2017(5) | $21.62 | 0.04 | 0.63 | 0.67 | (0.12) | — | (0.12) | $22.17 | 3.07% | 0.77%(4) | 0.77%(4) | 0.74%(4) | 0.74%(4) | 124%(6) | $5 | |
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2021(3) | $26.31 | (0.10) | 3.13 | 3.03 | — | (5.33) | (5.33) | $24.01 | 11.99% | 1.24%(4) | 1.25%(4) | (0.72)%(4) | (0.73)%(4) | 112% | $51,981 | |
2021 | $24.05 | (0.13) | 7.05 | 6.92 | — | (4.66) | (4.66) | $26.31 | 30.93% | 1.25% | 1.26% | (0.53)% | (0.54)% | 189% | $47,150 | |
2020 | $21.53 | (0.08) | 4.54 | 4.46 | — | (1.94) | (1.94) | $24.05 | 21.84% | 1.26% | 1.27% | (0.35)% | (0.36)% | 142% | $34,139 | |
2019 | $23.87 | —(7) | 1.06 | 1.06 | (0.02) | (3.38) | (3.40) | $21.53 | 6.32% | 1.27% | 1.27% | (0.01)% | (0.01)% | 105% | $31,650 | |
2018 | $21.97 | (0.01) | 3.95 | 3.94 | — | (2.04) | (2.04) | $23.87 | 18.48% | 1.27% | 1.27% | (0.04)% | (0.04)% | 97% | $37,832 | |
2017 | $18.28 | 0.05 | 3.72 | 3.77 | (0.08) | — | (0.08) | $21.97 | 20.61% | 1.27% | 1.27% | 0.26% | 0.26% | 124% | $58,469 | |
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Per-Share Data | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
C Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $23.41 | (0.18) | 2.76 | 2.58 | — | (5.33) | (5.33) | $20.66 | 11.60% | 1.99%(4) | 2.00%(4) | (1.47)%(4) | (1.48)%(4) | 112% | $14,712 | |
2021 | $21.99 | (0.29) | 6.37 | 6.08 | — | (4.66) | (4.66) | $23.41 | 29.92% | 2.00% | 2.01% | (1.28)% | (1.29)% | 189% | $16,775 | |
2020 | $19.98 | (0.22) | 4.17 | 3.95 | — | (1.94) | (1.94) | $21.99 | 20.94% | 2.01% | 2.02% | (1.10)% | (1.11)% | 142% | $22,346 | |
2019 | $22.55 | (0.16) | 0.97 | 0.81 | — | (3.38) | (3.38) | $19.98 | 5.57% | 2.02% | 2.02% | (0.76)% | (0.76)% | 105% | $26,088 | |
2018 | $21.00 | (0.17) | 3.76 | 3.59 | — | (2.04) | (2.04) | $22.55 | 17.57% | 2.02% | 2.02% | (0.79)% | (0.79)% | 97% | $40,253 | |
2017 | $17.54 | (0.09) | 3.55 | 3.46 | — | — | — | $21.00 | 19.73% | 2.02% | 2.02% | (0.49)% | (0.49)% | 124% | $44,456 | |
R Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $25.42 | (0.13) | 3.01 | 2.88 | — | (5.33) | (5.33) | $22.97 | 11.87% | 1.49%(4) | 1.50%(4) | (0.97)%(4) | (0.98)%(4) | 112% | $14,894 | |
2021 | $23.42 | (0.19) | 6.85 | 6.66 | — | (4.66) | (4.66) | $25.42 | 30.63% | 1.50% | 1.51% | (0.78)% | (0.79)% | 189% | $12,958 | |
2020 | $21.06 | (0.13) | 4.43 | 4.30 | — | (1.94) | (1.94) | $23.42 | 21.56% | 1.51% | 1.52% | (0.60)% | (0.61)% | 142% | $9,548 | |
2019 | $23.47 | (0.06) | 1.03 | 0.97 | — | (3.38) | (3.38) | $21.06 | 6.03% | 1.52% | 1.52% | (0.26)% | (0.26)% | 105% | $9,948 | |
2018 | $21.68 | (0.06) | 3.89 | 3.83 | — | (2.04) | (2.04) | $23.47 | 18.20% | 1.52% | 1.52% | (0.29)% | (0.29)% | 97% | $10,626 | |
2017 | $18.06 | —(7) | 3.67 | 3.67 | (0.05) | — | (0.05) | $21.68 | 20.33% | 1.52% | 1.52% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 124% | $11,184 | |
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| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
R5 Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $27.10 | (0.04) | 3.23 | 3.19 | — | (5.33) | (5.33) | $24.96 | 12.28% | 0.79%(4) | 0.80%(4) | (0.27)%(4) | (0.28)%(4) | 112% | $1,943 | |
2021 | $24.55 | (0.02) | 7.23 | 7.21 | — | (4.66) | (4.66) | $27.10 | 31.53% | 0.80% | 0.81% | (0.08)% | (0.09)% | 189% | $1,528 | |
2020 | $21.85 | 0.02 | 4.62 | 4.64 | — | (1.94) | (1.94) | $24.55 | 22.37% | 0.81% | 0.82% | 0.10% | 0.09% | 142% | $1,153 | |
2019 | $24.14 | 0.10 | 1.08 | 1.18 | (0.09) | (3.38) | (3.47) | $21.85 | 6.82% | 0.82% | 0.82% | 0.44% | 0.44% | 105% | $957 | |
2018 | $22.17 | 0.10 | 3.99 | 4.09 | (0.08) | (2.04) | (2.12) | $24.14 | 19.00% | 0.82% | 0.82% | 0.41% | 0.41% | 97% | $1,142 | |
2017(5) | $21.62 | 0.03 | 0.63 | 0.66 | (0.11) | — | (0.11) | $22.17 | 3.06% | 0.82%(4) | 0.82%(4) | 0.69%(4) | 0.69%(4) | 124%(6) | $5 | |
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(1)Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day and do not reflect applicable sales charges, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)Six months ended December 31, 2021 (unaudited).
(4)Annualized.
(5)April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through June 30, 2017.
(6)Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended June 30, 2017.
(7)Per-share amount was less than $0.005.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Retirement Account Information
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| C Class (AEYCX) |
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Shareholder Fee Example | |
Schedule of Investments | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
Statement of Operations | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |
Notes to Financial Statements | |
Financial Highlights | |
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Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.
Jonathan Thomas
Dear Investor:
Thank you for reviewing this semiannual report for the period ended December 31, 2021. It provides a market overview (below), followed by a schedule of fund investments and other financial information. For additional investment insights, please visit americancentury.com.
Economic, Earnings Gains Fueled Stock Market Rally
Most stocks rallied for the six-month period, even as inflation surged, the Federal Reserve (Fed) turned hawkish and another coronavirus variant emerged. Investors largely focused on upbeat economic data and continued, albeit waning, central bank support. These influences helped boost corporate earnings and promote investor optimism.
Steady economic gains combined with ongoing monetary support, rising energy prices and severe supply chain disruptions led to soaring inflation rates. By December, year-over-year headline inflation in the U.S. reached 7.0%, a 40-year high, prompting a hawkish turn from the Fed. The central bank, which began tapering its asset purchases in November, announced it would accelerate its tapering timetable and likely start hiking rates in early 2022.
Meanwhile, the emergence of the omicron variant in November triggered renewed concerns about the recovery’s sustainability, leading to a steep stock market sell-off. Sentiment shifted quickly, though, as reports suggested the highly transmissible omicron is less severe than other variants. Amid optimistic growth outlooks, stocks resumed their upward march to end the period.
Overall, stocks delivered solid gains for the six-month period, highlighted by the S&P 500 Index’s gain of nearly 12%. U.S. stocks generally outpaced non-U.S. developed markets stocks, while emerging markets stocks declined sharply. Large-cap stocks significantly outperformed small caps, which declined for the period. Growth stocks broadly outperformed their value peers except in the small-cap universe, where value outpaced growth.
Seeking Opportunity Amid Uncertainty
We expect market volatility to increase amid elevated inflation, tighter Fed policy and geopolitical uncertainties. Additionally, the rapid emergence of the omicron variant demonstrated the pandemic’s unclear path can still create market disruptions. Nevertheless, we remain optimistic that periods of market unrest often create compelling opportunities for professional asset managers.
We appreciate your confidence in us during these extraordinary times. Our firm has a long history of helping clients weather unpredictable markets, and we’re confident we will continue to meet prevailing challenges.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
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DECEMBER 31, 2021 |
Types of Investments in Portfolio | % of net assets |
Common Stocks | 99.4% |
Temporary Cash Investments | 0.7% |
Other Assets and Liabilities | (0.1)% |
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Top Five Industries | % of net assets |
Software | 10.1% |
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals | 8.6% |
Interactive Media and Services | 7.7% |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment | 6.3% |
Specialty Retail | 5.3% |
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not through a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $25.00 annual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $25.00 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the account maintenance fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| Beginning Account Value 7/1/21 | Ending Account Value 12/31/21 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) 7/1/21 - 12/31/21 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,096.50 | $3.43 | 0.65% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,097.50 | $2.38 | 0.45% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,094.90 | $4.75 | 0.90% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,090.80 | $8.70 | 1.65% |
R Class | $1,000 | $1,093.60 | $6.07 | 1.15% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,097.20 | $2.38 | 0.45% |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,021.93 | $3.31 | 0.65% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,022.94 | $2.29 | 0.45% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,020.67 | $4.58 | 0.90% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,016.89 | $8.39 | 1.65% |
R Class | $1,000 | $1,019.41 | $5.85 | 1.15% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,022.94 | $2.29 | 0.45% |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
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COMMON STOCKS — 99.4% | | |
Aerospace and Defense — 1.1% | | |
Boeing Co. (The)(1) | 107,394 | | $ | 21,620,560 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | 32,845 | | 6,847,197 | |
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Air Freight and Logistics — 0.9% | | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 69,678 | | 9,357,058 | |
FedEx Corp. | 59,934 | | 15,501,330 | |
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Automobiles — 2.4% | | |
Tesla, Inc.(1) | 60,803 | | 64,255,394 | |
Banks — 3.0% | | |
Bank of America Corp. | 886,744 | | 39,451,240 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 262,605 | | 41,583,502 | |
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Beverages — 0.5% | | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 203,548 | | 12,052,077 | |
Biotechnology — 2.2% | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | 431,513 | | 58,426,860 | |
Building Products — 0.4% | | |
AO Smith Corp. | 112,007 | | 9,615,801 | |
Capital Markets — 5.0% | | |
Blackstone, Inc. | 60,672 | | 7,850,350 | |
Carlyle Group, Inc. (The) | 142,969 | | 7,848,998 | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 75,134 | | 9,797,474 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | 58,907 | | 22,534,873 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 62,439 | | 8,539,782 | |
KKR & Co., Inc. | 109,778 | | 8,178,461 | |
Moody's Corp. | 33,503 | | 13,085,602 | |
Morgan Stanley | 263,321 | | 25,847,589 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | 33,469 | | 15,795,025 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 74,803 | | 14,709,262 | |
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Chemicals — 1.4% | | |
Celanese Corp. | 59,872 | | 10,062,088 | |
Olin Corp. | 161,836 | | 9,308,807 | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | 53,647 | | 18,892,328 | |
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Commercial Services and Supplies — 1.2% | | |
Republic Services, Inc. | 78,539 | | 10,952,263 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | 129,011 | | 21,531,936 | |
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Communications Equipment — 1.7% | | |
Arista Networks, Inc.(1) | 124,363 | | 17,877,181 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 219,940 | | 13,937,598 | |
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(1) | 120,958 | | 12,793,728 | |
| | 44,608,507 | |
Construction and Engineering — 1.6% | | |
Dycom Industries, Inc.(1) | 136,128 | | 12,763,361 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Shares | Value |
MasTec, Inc.(1) | 147,357 | | $ | 13,598,104 | |
Quanta Services, Inc. | 133,582 | | 15,316,512 | |
| | 41,677,977 | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.7% | | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(1) | 63,820 | | 19,082,180 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.5% | | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc. | 1,060,804 | | 13,313,090 | |
Electrical Equipment — 0.4% | | |
Atkore, Inc.(1) | 97,353 | | 10,824,680 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components — 0.5% | | |
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(1) | 22,842 | | 13,595,558 | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.3% | | |
ProLogis, Inc. | 161,810 | | 27,242,331 | |
Public Storage | 18,271 | | 6,843,586 | |
| | 34,085,917 | |
Food and Staples Retailing — 3.2% | | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A | 220,540 | | 6,658,103 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 55,170 | | 31,320,009 | |
Kroger Co. (The) | 339,980 | | 15,387,495 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | 169,209 | | 8,825,941 | |
Walmart, Inc. | 157,097 | | 22,730,365 | |
| | 84,921,913 | |
Food Products — 0.9% | | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 211,635 | | 14,304,410 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | 102,075 | | 8,896,857 | |
| | 23,201,267 | |
Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 2.3% | | |
Abbott Laboratories | 219,553 | | 30,899,889 | |
Align Technology, Inc.(1) | 16,244 | | 10,675,232 | |
Stryker Corp. | 52,750 | | 14,106,405 | |
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(1) | 44,407 | | 6,684,142 | |
| | 62,365,668 | |
Health Care Providers and Services — 4.8% | | |
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(1) | 65,008 | | 7,952,429 | |
Anthem, Inc. | 32,101 | | 14,880,097 | |
McKesson Corp. | 123,487 | | 30,695,164 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(1) | 95,163 | | 30,269,447 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 89,432 | | 44,907,384 | |
| | 128,704,521 | |
Health Care Technology — 0.4% | | |
Omnicell, Inc.(1) | 53,180 | | 9,595,799 | |
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 0.7% | | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(1) | 5,536 | | 9,678,312 | |
Domino's Pizza, Inc. | 15,393 | | 8,686,732 | |
| | 18,365,044 | |
Household Durables — 0.5% | | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.(1) | 76,475 | | 13,932,216 | |
Household Products — 0.4% | | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 65,812 | | 10,765,527 | |
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.8% | | |
3M Co. | 60,825 | | 10,804,345 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 46,823 | | 9,763,063 | |
| | 20,567,408 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Shares | Value |
Insurance — 0.8% | | |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | 132,493 | | $ | 6,913,485 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 78,027 | | 13,562,653 | |
| | 20,476,138 | |
Interactive Media and Services — 7.7% | | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(1) | 29,767 | | 86,236,190 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C(1) | 16,411 | | 47,486,705 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(1) | 186,253 | | 62,646,197 | |
Ziff Davis, Inc.(1) | 98,221 | | 10,888,780 | |
| | 207,257,872 | |
Internet and Direct Marketing Retail — 4.3% | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(1) | 32,178 | | 107,292,393 | |
Etsy, Inc.(1) | 34,209 | | 7,489,718 | |
| | 114,782,111 | |
IT Services — 3.1% | | |
Accenture plc, Class A | 73,607 | | 30,513,782 | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(1) | 128,425 | | 15,030,862 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | 265,843 | | 23,585,591 | |
Gartner, Inc.(1) | 43,569 | | 14,565,988 | |
| | 83,696,223 | |
Life Sciences Tools and Services — 1.5% | | |
Bruker Corp. | 50,633 | | 4,248,615 | |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(1) | 24,600 | | 9,268,788 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(1) | 5,329 | | 9,044,432 | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | 51,673 | | 10,389,374 | |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 18,226 | | 8,548,176 | |
| | 41,499,385 | |
Machinery — 1.8% | | |
AGCO Corp. | 162,208 | | 18,819,372 | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | 306,042 | | 18,136,049 | |
Dover Corp. | 62,264 | | 11,307,143 | |
| | 48,262,564 | |
Media — 0.9% | | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | 463,427 | | 23,324,281 | |
Multiline Retail — 0.7% | | |
Target Corp. | 81,864 | | 18,946,604 | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 1.5% | | |
APA Corp. | 211,507 | | 5,687,423 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | 358,618 | | 15,797,123 | |
Enviva Partners LP | 121,696 | | 8,569,832 | |
Targa Resources Corp. | 196,281 | | 10,253,720 | |
| | 40,308,098 | |
Paper and Forest Products — 0.2% | | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | 75,597 | | 5,923,025 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 3.8% | | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 203,735 | | 12,702,877 | |
Johnson & Johnson | 170,699 | | 29,201,478 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 127,446 | | 9,767,462 | |
Roche Holding AG | 56,914 | | 23,611,406 | |
Zoetis, Inc. | 108,642 | | 26,511,907 | |
| | 101,795,130 | |
Professional Services — 0.2% | | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 29,194 | | 6,677,544 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Shares | Value |
Road and Rail — 2.8% | | |
ArcBest Corp. | 63,546 | | $ | 7,615,988 | |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | 77,789 | | 15,900,072 | |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | 45,433 | | 16,282,279 | |
Ryder System, Inc. | 126,979 | | 10,466,879 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | 103,321 | | 26,029,659 | |
| | 76,294,877 | |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 6.3% | | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | 69,046 | | 12,136,215 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | 55,549 | | 36,962,860 | |
Cirrus Logic, Inc.(1) | 99,991 | | 9,201,172 | |
KLA Corp. | 30,146 | | 12,966,096 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | 116,683 | | 34,317,637 | |
NXP Semiconductors NV | 77,798 | | 17,720,829 | |
Onto Innovation, Inc.(1) | 121,930 | | 12,342,974 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 133,645 | | 24,439,661 | |
Synaptics, Inc.(1) | 34,952 | | 10,118,954 | |
| | 170,206,398 | |
Software — 10.1% | | |
Adobe, Inc.(1) | 21,260 | | 12,055,696 | |
Atlassian Corp. plc, Class A(1) | 24,744 | | 9,434,640 | |
HubSpot, Inc.(1) | 14,230 | | 9,379,704 | |
Intuit, Inc. | 31,883 | | 20,507,783 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 526,712 | | 177,143,780 | |
Oracle Corp. (New York) | 192,762 | | 16,810,774 | |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(1) | 27,282 | | 15,189,526 | |
Synopsys, Inc.(1) | 31,516 | | 11,613,646 | |
| | 272,135,549 | |
Specialty Retail — 5.3% | | |
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.(1) | 205,198 | | 9,008,192 | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc. | 107,611 | | 7,510,172 | |
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. | 146,726 | | 16,872,023 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 108,135 | | 44,877,106 | |
Lowe's Cos., Inc. | 30,945 | | 7,998,664 | |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.(1) | 14,086 | | 9,947,956 | |
RH(1) | 11,924 | | 6,390,548 | |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | 105,556 | | 9,186,539 | |
Ulta Beauty, Inc.(1) | 27,712 | | 11,426,766 | |
Urban Outfitters, Inc.(1) | 229,405 | | 6,735,331 | |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 69,441 | | 11,744,556 | |
| | 141,697,853 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals — 8.6% | | |
Apple, Inc. | 976,401 | | 173,379,526 | |
Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C(1) | 304,954 | | 17,129,266 | |
HP, Inc. | 404,771 | | 15,247,724 | |
NetApp, Inc. | 130,464 | | 12,001,383 | |
Seagate Technology Holdings plc | 126,223 | | 14,260,674 | |
| | 232,018,573 | |
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods — 1.0% | | |
Columbia Sportswear Co. | 92,691 | | 9,031,811 | |
Levi Strauss & Co., Class A | 400,384 | | 10,021,612 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Shares | Value |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | 49,145 | | $ | 8,190,997 | |
| | 27,244,420 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,975,017,455) | | 2,665,799,774 | |
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 0.7% | | |
Repurchase Agreement, BMO Capital Markets Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 2.00% - 2.375%, 4/30/24 - 5/15/51, valued at $3,795,311), in a joint trading account at 0.01%, dated 12/31/21, due 1/3/22 (Delivery value $3,720,069) | | 3,720,066 | |
Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 2.25%, 5/15/41, valued at $12,653,200), at 0.01%, dated 12/31/21, due 1/3/22 (Delivery value $12,405,010) | | 12,405,000 | |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class | 3,219,335 | | 3,219,335 | |
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $19,344,401) | | 19,344,401 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 100.1% (Cost $1,994,361,856) | | 2,685,144,175 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (0.1)% | | (1,869,408) | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | $ | 2,683,274,767 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
(1)Non-income producing.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
| | | | | |
DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Assets | |
Investment securities, at value (cost of $1,994,361,856) | $ | 2,685,144,175 | |
Cash | 186,216 | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | 293,530 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | 486,459 | |
| 2,686,110,380 | |
| |
Liabilities | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 1,432,367 | |
Accrued management fees | 1,372,079 | |
Distribution and service fees payable | 31,167 | |
| 2,835,613 | |
| |
Net Assets | $ | 2,683,274,767 | |
| |
Net Assets Consist of: | |
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus) | $ | 1,918,113,424 | |
Distributable earnings | 765,161,343 | |
| $ | 2,683,274,767 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net Assets | Shares Outstanding | Net Asset Value Per Share |
Investor Class, $0.01 Par Value | $2,080,671,948 | 66,523,094 | $31.28 |
I Class, $0.01 Par Value | $490,245,248 | 15,648,060 | $31.33 |
A Class, $0.01 Par Value | $74,833,898 | 2,397,822 | $31.21* |
C Class, $0.01 Par Value | $4,885,340 | 160,391 | $30.46 |
R Class, $0.01 Par Value | $26,870,153 | 860,713 | $31.22 |
R5 Class, $0.01 Par Value | $5,768,180 | 184,091 | $31.33 |
*Maximum offering price $33.11 (net asset value divided by 0.9425).
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | | | | |
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Investment Income (Loss) | |
Income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $66,943) | $ | 14,403,072 | |
Interest | 4,730 | |
| 14,407,802 | |
| |
Expenses: | |
Management fees | 8,146,142 | |
Distribution and service fees: | |
A Class | 97,483 | |
C Class | 24,717 | |
R Class | 65,545 | |
Directors' fees and expenses | 86,589 | |
Other expenses | 5,666 | |
| 8,426,142 | |
| |
Net investment income (loss) | 5,981,660 | |
| |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investment transactions | 182,669,821 | |
Futures contract transactions | 4,984,479 | |
Foreign currency translation transactions | (22,216) | |
| 187,632,084 | |
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments | 51,705,349 | |
Futures contracts | (969,686) | |
| 50,735,663 | |
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 238,367,747 | |
| |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 244,349,407 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
| | | | | | | | |
SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | December 31, 2021 | June 30, 2021 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 5,981,660 | | $ | 20,823,731 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | 187,632,084 | | 565,807,291 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 50,735,663 | | 151,396,719 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 244,349,407 | | 738,027,741 | |
| | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | |
From earnings: | | |
Investor Class | (451,621,076) | | (222,778,857) | |
I Class | (106,364,165) | | (34,006,711) | |
A Class | (16,376,455) | | (7,821,585) | |
C Class | (1,042,610) | | (629,536) | |
R Class | (5,679,469) | | (2,618,196) | |
R5 Class | (1,234,253) | | (320,232) | |
Decrease in net assets from distributions | (582,318,028) | | (268,175,117) | |
| | |
Capital Share Transactions | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5) | 363,068,994 | | (111,794,999) | |
| | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 25,100,373 | | 358,057,625 | |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 2,658,174,394 | | 2,300,116,769 | |
End of period | $ | 2,683,274,767 | | $ | 2,658,174,394 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization
American Century Quantitative Equity Funds, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. Equity Growth Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital growth by investing in common stocks.
The fund offers the Investor Class, I Class, A Class, C Class, R Class and R5 Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value (NAV) per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Directors has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.
Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price. Equity securities initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported NAV per share. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates fair value. Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at the settlement price as provided by the appropriate exchange.
If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s NAV per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Directors, or its delegate, deems appropriate. The fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
Investment Income — Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums.
Foreign Currency Translations — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates at period end. The fund may enter into spot foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, spot foreign currency exchange contracts, and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses related to investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.
Repurchase Agreements — The fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) has determined are creditworthy pursuant to criteria adopted by the Board of Directors. The fund requires that the collateral, represented by securities, received in a repurchase transaction be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the fund to obtain those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities transferred to ensure the value, including accrued interest, of the securities under each repurchase agreement is equal to or greater than amounts owed to the fund under each repurchase agreement.
Joint Trading Account — Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may transfer uninvested cash balances into a joint trading account. These balances are invested in one or more repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Agency obligations.
Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are generally declared and paid quarterly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually. The fund may elect to treat a portion of its payment to a redeeming shareholder, which represents the pro rata share of undistributed net investment income and net realized gains, as a distribution for federal income tax purposes (tax equalization).
Indemnifications — Under the corporation’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the corporation's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC. Various funds issued by American Century Asset Allocation Portfolios, Inc. own, in aggregate, 8% of the shares of the fund.
Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent directors (including legal counsel fees), extraordinary expenses, and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder services. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class. The fee consists of (1) an Investment Category Fee based on the daily net assets of the fund and certain other accounts managed by the investment advisor that are in the same broad investment category as the fund and (2) a Complex Fee based on the assets of all the funds in the American Century Investments family of funds.
The Investment Category Fee range, the Complex Fee range and the effective annual management fee for each class for the period ended December 31, 2021 are as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Investment Category Fee Range | Complex Fee Range | Effective Annual Management Fee |
Investor Class | 0.3380% to 0.5200% | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.64% |
I Class | 0.0500% to 0.1100% | 0.44% |
A Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.64% |
C Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.64% |
R Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.64% |
R5 Class | 0.0500% to 0.1100% | 0.44% |
Distribution and Service Fees — The Board of Directors has adopted a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan for each of the A Class, C Class and R Class (collectively the plans), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plans provide that the A Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00%, of which 0.25% is paid for individual shareholder services and 0.75% is paid for distribution services. The plans provide that the R Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.50%. The fees are computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fees are used to pay financial intermediaries for distribution and individual shareholder services. Fees incurred under the plans during the period ended December 31, 2021 are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
Directors' Fees and Expenses — The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The directors receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. During the period, the interfund purchases and sales were $1,186,389 and $11,724,130, respectively. The effect of interfund transactions on the Statement of Operations was $(870,183) in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions.
4. Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended December 31, 2021 were $3,121,562,852 and $3,268,651,671, respectively.
5. Capital Share Transactions
Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
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| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Investor Class/Shares Authorized | 850,000,000 | | | 850,000,000 | | |
Sold | 1,000,459 | | $ | 37,090,359 | | 2,424,675 | | $ | 81,897,970 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 14,443,241 | | 439,294,866 | | 6,899,868 | | 217,044,832 | |
Redeemed | (3,575,350) | | (130,716,262) | | (13,509,293) | | (469,174,501) | |
| 11,868,350 | | 345,668,963 | | (4,184,750) | | (170,231,699) | |
I Class/Shares Authorized | 140,000,000 | | | 140,000,000 | | |
Sold | 542,977 | | 20,284,284 | | 7,475,940 | | 267,781,501 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 3,458,793 | | 105,412,845 | | 1,061,370 | | 33,542,167 | |
Redeemed | (3,338,688) | | (123,557,760) | | (7,334,248) | | (243,596,782) | |
| 663,082 | | 2,139,369 | | 1,203,062 | | 57,726,886 | |
A Class/Shares Authorized | 40,000,000 | | | 40,000,000 | | |
Sold | 112,472 | | 3,959,463 | | 339,386 | | 11,409,094 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 507,084 | | 15,385,076 | | 229,253 | | 7,193,839 | |
Redeemed | (283,546) | | (10,361,128) | | (532,499) | | (18,242,353) | |
| 336,010 | | 8,983,411 | | 36,140 | | 360,580 | |
C Class/Shares Authorized | 20,000,000 | | | 20,000,000 | | |
Sold | 9,097 | | 288,065 | | 21,679 | | 722,533 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 32,224 | | 953,524 | | 19,316 | | 596,100 | |
Redeemed | (18,749) | | (692,644) | | (99,345) | | (3,250,413) | |
| 22,572 | | 548,945 | | (58,350) | | (1,931,780) | |
R Class/Shares Authorized | 20,000,000 | | | 20,000,000 | | |
Sold | 74,477 | | 2,799,588 | | 134,094 | | 4,517,560 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 187,228 | | 5,679,449 | | 80,744 | | 2,530,679 | |
Redeemed | (82,402) | | (3,119,928) | | (237,590) | | (8,008,259) | |
| 179,303 | | 5,359,109 | | (22,752) | | (960,020) | |
R5 Class/Shares Authorized | 40,000,000 | | | 40,000,000 | | |
Sold | 24,959 | | 885,950 | | 104,140 | | 3,697,234 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 31,898 | | 972,167 | | 9,937 | | 314,032 | |
Redeemed | (39,247) | | (1,488,920) | | (23,201) | | (770,232) | |
| 17,610 | | 369,197 | | 90,876 | | 3,241,034 | |
Net increase (decrease) | 13,086,927 | | $ | 363,068,994 | | (2,935,774) | | $ | (111,794,999) | |
6. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
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Assets | | | |
Investment Securities | | | |
Common Stocks | $ | 2,642,188,368 | | $ | 23,611,406 | | — | |
Temporary Cash Investments | 3,219,335 | | 16,125,066 | | — | |
| $ | 2,645,407,703 | | $ | 39,736,472 | | — | |
7. Derivative Instruments
Equity Price Risk — The fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A fund may enter into futures contracts based on an equity index in order to manage its exposure to changes in market conditions. A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value (initial margin). Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. One of the risks of entering into futures contracts is the possibility that the change in value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in value of the underlying securities. The fund's average notional exposure to equity price risk derivative instruments held during the period was $22,773,672 futures contracts purchased.
At period end, the fund did not have any derivative instruments disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For the six months ended December 31, 2021, the effect of equity price risk derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations was $4,984,479 in net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and $(969,686) in change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts.
8. Risk Factors
The value of the fund’s shares will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, based on the performance of the securities owned by the fund and other factors generally affecting the securities market. Market risks, including political, regulatory, economic and social developments, can affect the value of the fund’s investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies, terrorism and other unforeseeable events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.
The fund’s investment process may result in high portfolio turnover, which could mean high transaction costs, affecting both performance and capital gains tax liabilities to investors.
9. Federal Tax Information
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
As of period end, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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Federal tax cost of investments | $ | 1,999,096,522 | |
Gross tax appreciation of investments | $ | 715,933,687 | |
Gross tax depreciation of investments | (29,886,034) | |
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | 686,047,653 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended June 30 (except as noted) | | | | | | |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Investor Class | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $36.56 | 0.08 | 3.19 | 3.27 | (0.08) | (8.47) | (8.55) | $31.28 | 9.65% | 0.65%(4) | 0.42%(4) | 119% | $2,080,672 | |
2021 | $30.41 | 0.29 | 9.82 | 10.11 | (0.29) | (3.67) | (3.96) | $36.56 | 35.42% | 0.66% | 0.84% | 186% | $1,998,353 | |
2020 | $31.73 | 0.34 | 1.58 | 1.92 | (0.33) | (2.91) | (3.24) | $30.41 | 5.86% | 0.67% | 1.09% | 113% | $1,789,426 | |
2019 | $33.36 | 0.39 | 1.56 | 1.95 | (0.37) | (3.21) | (3.58) | $31.73 | 7.21% | 0.67% | 1.23% | 80% | $2,289,532 | |
2018 | $31.79 | 0.43 | 4.40 | 4.83 | (0.40) | (2.86) | (3.26) | $33.36 | 15.62% | 0.66% | 1.30% | 84% | $2,557,773 | |
2017 | $27.44 | 0.40 | 4.50 | 4.90 | (0.40) | (0.15) | (0.55) | $31.79 | 17.99% | 0.67% | 1.34% | 85% | $2,542,710 | |
I Class | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $36.61 | 0.12 | 3.19 | 3.31 | (0.12) | (8.47) | (8.59) | $31.33 | 9.75% | 0.45%(4) | 0.62%(4) | 119% | $490,245 | |
2021 | $30.45 | 0.34 | 9.85 | 10.19 | (0.36) | (3.67) | (4.03) | $36.61 | 35.68% | 0.46% | 1.04% | 186% | $548,632 | |
2020 | $31.76 | 0.40 | 1.59 | 1.99 | (0.39) | (2.91) | (3.30) | $30.45 | 6.10% | 0.47% | 1.29% | 113% | $419,610 | |
2019 | $33.39 | 0.45 | 1.56 | 2.01 | (0.43) | (3.21) | (3.64) | $31.76 | 7.41% | 0.47% | 1.43% | 80% | $445,933 | |
2018 | $31.82 | 0.50 | 4.40 | 4.90 | (0.47) | (2.86) | (3.33) | $33.39 | 15.87% | 0.46% | 1.50% | 84% | $392,859 | |
2017 | $27.46 | 0.46 | 4.51 | 4.97 | (0.46) | (0.15) | (0.61) | $31.82 | 18.21% | 0.47% | 1.54% | 85% | $471,260 | |
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Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
A Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $36.50 | 0.03 | 3.18 | 3.21 | (0.03) | (8.47) | (8.50) | $31.21 | 9.49% | 0.90%(4) | 0.17%(4) | 119% | $74,834 | |
2021 | $30.36 | 0.20 | 9.81 | 10.01 | (0.20) | (3.67) | (3.87) | $36.50 | 35.10% | 0.91% | 0.59% | 186% | $75,252 | |
2020 | $31.69 | 0.26 | 1.57 | 1.83 | (0.25) | (2.91) | (3.16) | $30.36 | 5.57% | 0.92% | 0.84% | 113% | $61,504 | |
2019 | $33.32 | 0.31 | 1.57 | 1.88 | (0.30) | (3.21) | (3.51) | $31.69 | 6.96% | 0.92% | 0.98% | 80% | $81,086 | |
2018 | $31.76 | 0.35 | 4.39 | 4.74 | (0.32) | (2.86) | (3.18) | $33.32 | 15.32% | 0.91% | 1.05% | 84% | $91,750 | |
2017 | $27.41 | 0.32 | 4.50 | 4.82 | (0.32) | (0.15) | (0.47) | $31.76 | 17.71% | 0.92% | 1.09% | 85% | $116,980 | |
C Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $35.92 | (0.11) | 3.12 | 3.01 | — | (8.47) | (8.47) | $30.46 | 9.08% | 1.65%(4) | (0.58)%(4) | 119% | $4,885 | |
2021 | $29.98 | (0.05) | 9.66 | 9.61 | —(5) | (3.67) | (3.67) | $35.92 | 34.07% | 1.66% | (0.16)% | 186% | $4,950 | |
2020 | $31.34 | 0.03 | 1.55 | 1.58 | (0.03) | (2.91) | (2.94) | $29.98 | 4.80% | 1.67% | 0.09% | 113% | $5,880 | |
2019 | $33.00 | 0.07 | 1.55 | 1.62 | (0.07) | (3.21) | (3.28) | $31.34 | 6.17% | 1.67% | 0.23% | 80% | $7,378 | |
2018 | $31.50 | 0.10 | 4.34 | 4.44 | (0.08) | (2.86) | (2.94) | $33.00 | 14.48% | 1.66% | 0.30% | 84% | $11,191 | |
2017 | $27.19 | 0.10 | 4.46 | 4.56 | (0.10) | (0.15) | (0.25) | $31.50 | 16.78% | 1.67% | 0.34% | 85% | $11,777 | |
R Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $36.53 | (0.02) | 3.19 | 3.17 | (0.01) | (8.47) | (8.48) | $31.22 | 9.36% | 1.15%(4) | (0.08)%(4) | 119% | $26,870 | |
2021 | $30.38 | 0.12 | 9.81 | 9.93 | (0.11) | (3.67) | (3.78) | $36.53 | 34.77% | 1.16% | 0.34% | 186% | $24,891 | |
2020 | $31.71 | 0.18 | 1.57 | 1.75 | (0.17) | (2.91) | (3.08) | $30.38 | 5.31% | 1.17% | 0.59% | 113% | $21,394 | |
2019 | $33.34 | 0.23 | 1.57 | 1.80 | (0.22) | (3.21) | (3.43) | $31.71 | 6.69% | 1.17% | 0.73% | 80% | $21,413 | |
2018 | $31.78 | 0.28 | 4.37 | 4.65 | (0.23) | (2.86) | (3.09) | $33.34 | 15.06% | 1.16% | 0.80% | 84% | $22,576 | |
2017 | $27.43 | 0.25 | 4.50 | 4.75 | (0.25) | (0.15) | (0.40) | $31.78 | 17.37% | 1.17% | 0.84% | 85% | $31,953 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended June 30 (except as noted) | | | | | | |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
R5 Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $36.62 | 0.12 | 3.18 | 3.30 | (0.12) | (8.47) | (8.59) | $31.33 | 9.72% | 0.45%(4) | 0.62%(4) | 119% | $5,768 | |
2021 | $30.45 | 0.34 | 9.86 | 10.20 | (0.36) | (3.67) | (4.03) | $36.62 | 35.72% | 0.46% | 1.04% | 186% | $6,096 | |
2020 | $31.77 | 0.40 | 1.58 | 1.98 | (0.39) | (2.91) | (3.30) | $30.45 | 6.06% | 0.47% | 1.29% | 113% | $2,302 | |
2019 | $33.39 | 0.45 | 1.57 | 2.02 | (0.43) | (3.21) | (3.64) | $31.77 | 7.44% | 0.47% | 1.43% | 80% | $2,069 | |
2018 | $31.82 | 0.43 | 4.47 | 4.90 | (0.47) | (2.86) | (3.33) | $33.39 | 15.83% | 0.46% | 1.50% | 84% | $1,556 | |
2017(6) | $31.12 | 0.11 | 0.69 | 0.80 | (0.10) | — | (0.10) | $31.82 | 2.58% | 0.47%(4) | 1.60%(4) | 85%(7) | $5 | |
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(1)Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day and do not reflect applicable sales charges, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)Six months ended December 31, 2021 (unaudited).
(4)Annualized.
(5)Per-share amount was less than $0.005.
(6)April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through June 30, 2017.
(7)Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended June 30, 2017.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Retirement Account Information
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply*. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.
Proxy Voting Policies
Descriptions of the principles and policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021 or visiting American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy. A description of the policies is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on americancentury.com/proxy. It is also available at sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. These portfolio holdings are available on the fund's website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
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Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.
Jonathan Thomas
Dear Investor:
Thank you for reviewing this semiannual report for the period ended December 31, 2021. It provides a market overview (below), followed by a schedule of fund investments and other financial information. For additional investment insights, please visit americancentury.com.
Economic, Earnings Gains Fueled Stock Market Rally
Most stocks rallied for the six-month period, even as inflation surged, the Federal Reserve (Fed) turned hawkish and another coronavirus variant emerged. Investors largely focused on upbeat economic data and continued, albeit waning, central bank support. These influences helped boost corporate earnings and promote investor optimism.
Steady economic gains combined with ongoing monetary support, rising energy prices and severe supply chain disruptions led to soaring inflation rates. By December, year-over-year headline inflation in the U.S. reached 7.0%, a 40-year high, prompting a hawkish turn from the Fed. The central bank, which began tapering its asset purchases in November, announced it would accelerate its tapering timetable and likely start hiking rates in early 2022.
Meanwhile, the emergence of the omicron variant in November triggered renewed concerns about the recovery’s sustainability, leading to a steep stock market sell-off. Sentiment shifted quickly, though, as reports suggested the highly transmissible omicron is less severe than other variants. Amid optimistic growth outlooks, stocks resumed their upward march to end the period.
Overall, stocks delivered solid gains for the six-month period, highlighted by the S&P 500 Index’s gain of nearly 12%. U.S. stocks generally outpaced non-U.S. developed markets stocks, while emerging markets stocks declined sharply. Large-cap stocks significantly outperformed small caps, which declined for the period. Growth stocks broadly outperformed their value peers except in the small-cap universe, where value outpaced growth.
Seeking Opportunity Amid Uncertainty
We expect market volatility to increase amid elevated inflation, tighter Fed policy and geopolitical uncertainties. Additionally, the rapid emergence of the omicron variant demonstrated the pandemic’s unclear path can still create market disruptions. Nevertheless, we remain optimistic that periods of market unrest often create compelling opportunities for professional asset managers.
We appreciate your confidence in us during these extraordinary times. Our firm has a long history of helping clients weather unpredictable markets, and we’re confident we will continue to meet prevailing challenges.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
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DECEMBER 31, 2021 |
Types of Investments in Portfolio | % of net assets |
Common Stocks | 98.8% |
Exchange-Traded Funds | 0.7% |
Temporary Cash Investments | 0.5% |
Temporary Cash Investments - Securities Lending Collateral | 1.2% |
Other Assets and Liabilities | (1.2)% |
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Top Five Countries* | % of net assets |
Canada | 51.4% |
United States | 23.4% |
Australia | 14.7% |
South Africa | 6.8% |
United Kingdom | 1.5% |
*Exposure indicated excludes Exchange-Traded Funds. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund's portfolio holdings. |
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not through a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $25.00 annual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $25.00 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the account maintenance fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| Beginning Account Value 7/1/21 | Ending Account Value 12/31/21 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) 7/1/21 - 12/31/21 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) |
Actual | | | | |
Investor Class | $1,000 | $958.30 | $3.21 | 0.65% |
I Class | $1,000 | $959.80 | $2.22 | 0.45% |
A Class | $1,000 | $956.90 | $4.44 | 0.90% |
C Class | $1,000 | $953.10 | $8.12 | 1.65% |
R Class | $1,000 | $955.90 | $5.67 | 1.15% |
Hypothetical | | | | |
Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,021.93 | $3.31 | 0.65% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,022.94 | $2.29 | 0.45% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,020.67 | $4.58 | 0.90% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,016.89 | $8.39 | 1.65% |
R Class | $1,000 | $1,019.41 | $5.85 | 1.15% |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
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| Shares | Value |
COMMON STOCKS — 98.8% |
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Australia — 14.7% | | |
Evolution Mining Ltd. | 2,168,700 | | $ | 6,434,072 | |
Liontown Resources Ltd.(1) | 4,075,121 | | 4,924,777 | |
Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.(1) | 1,009,900 | | 7,494,195 | |
Newcrest Mining Ltd. | 1,387,013 | | 24,841,553 | |
Northern Star Resources Ltd. | 2,435,317 | | 16,748,521 | |
Perseus Mining Ltd.(1) | 4,811,700 | | 5,695,955 | |
Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(1) | 1,360,400 | | 3,173,347 | |
Ramelius Resources Ltd.(2) | 6,041,300 | | 6,927,503 | |
Silver Lake Resources Ltd.(1) | 5,887,900 | | 7,633,302 | |
West African Resources Ltd.(1) | 6,537,400 | | 6,306,140 | |
Westgold Resources Ltd. | 2,122,800 | | 3,160,496 | |
| | 93,339,861 | |
Canada — 51.4% | | |
Alamos Gold, Inc. (New York), Class A | 93,100 | | 715,939 | |
Argonaut Gold, Inc.(1) | 1,347,600 | | 2,556,813 | |
B2Gold Corp. (New York) | 3,271,700 | | 12,857,781 | |
Barrick Gold Corp. | 3,110,720 | | 59,103,680 | |
Centerra Gold, Inc. | 675,600 | | 5,207,399 | |
Dundee Precious Metals, Inc. | 623,300 | | 3,853,280 | |
Eldorado Gold Corp.(1) | 512,700 | | 4,793,745 | |
Eldorado Gold Corp. (Toronto)(1) | 430,300 | | 4,034,435 | |
Endeavour Mining plc | 685,004 | | 15,016,531 | |
First Majestic Silver Corp. (New York) | 82,000 | | 911,020 | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | 199,800 | | 4,781,174 | |
Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc.(1) | 1,277,500 | | 4,982,250 | |
Franco-Nevada Corp. (New York) | 383,900 | | 53,089,531 | |
GoGold Resources, Inc.(1) | 4,050,000 | | 9,701,174 | |
IAMGOLD Corp. (New York)(1) | 1,082,100 | | 3,386,973 | |
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(1) | 374,100 | | 3,052,067 | |
Karora Resources, Inc.(1) | 1,774,200 | | 5,960,987 | |
Kinross Gold Corp. (New York) | 3,765,257 | | 21,876,143 | |
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. | 473,178 | | 19,829,373 | |
Lithium Americas Corp.(1)(2) | 336,100 | | 9,783,155 | |
New Gold, Inc.(1) | 2,740,000 | | 4,110,000 | |
OceanaGold Corp.(1) | 837,300 | | 1,456,231 | |
Pan American Silver Corp. (NASDAQ) | 266,900 | | 6,664,493 | |
Pretium Resources, Inc.(1) | 510,400 | | 7,191,536 | |
SSR Mining, Inc. (NASDAQ) | 659,700 | | 11,676,690 | |
Teck Resources Ltd., Class B | 259,300 | | 7,473,026 | |
Torex Gold Resources, Inc.(1) | 374,300 | | 3,891,098 | |
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | 795,300 | | 34,142,229 | |
Yamana Gold, Inc. (New York) | 792,581 | | 3,344,692 | |
| | 325,443,445 | |
China — 0.6% | | |
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., H Shares | 3,006,000 | | 3,590,028 | |
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| Shares | Value |
Norway — 0.4% | | |
Norsk Hydro ASA | 350,000 | | $ | 2,754,005 | |
South Africa — 6.8% | | |
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., ADR | 785,576 | | 16,481,385 | |
Gold Fields Ltd., ADR | 2,423,400 | | 26,633,166 | |
| | 43,114,551 | |
United Kingdom — 1.5% | | |
Anglo American plc | 99,800 | | 4,104,996 | |
Centamin plc | 3,181,000 | | 3,851,496 | |
Pan African Resources plc | 5,932,200 | | 1,343,605 | |
| | 9,300,097 | |
United States — 23.4% | | |
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (New York) | 401,300 | | 21,325,082 | |
Albemarle Corp. | 21,400 | | 5,002,678 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 132,700 | | 5,537,571 | |
Hecla Mining Co. | 815,800 | | 4,258,476 | |
Livent Corp.(1) | 112,600 | | 2,745,188 | |
MP Materials Corp.(1) | 221,200 | | 10,046,904 | |
Newmont Corp. | 1,434,780 | | 88,985,056 | |
Royal Gold, Inc. | 98,221 | | 10,333,831 | |
| | 148,234,786 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $406,726,636) | | 625,776,773 | |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.7% |
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VanEck Gold Miners ETF | 81,800 | | 2,620,054 | |
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF | 43,500 | | 1,823,955 | |
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Cost $5,128,774) | | 4,444,009 | |
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 0.5% |
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Repurchase Agreement, BMO Capital Markets Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 2.00% - 2.375%, 4/30/24 - 5/15/51, valued at $596,689), in a joint trading account at 0.01%, dated 12/31/21, due 1/3/22 (Delivery value $584,859) | | 584,859 | |
Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 3.125%, 8/15/44, valued at $1,989,011), at 0.01%, dated 12/31/21, due 1/3/22 (Delivery value $1,950,002) | | 1,950,000 | |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class | 506,080 | | 506,080 | |
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $3,040,939) | | 3,040,939 | |
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS - SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL(3) — 1.2% |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio (Cost $7,382,495) | 7,382,495 | | 7,382,495 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 101.2% (Cost $422,278,844) |
| 640,644,216 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (1.2)% |
| (7,529,045) | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% |
| $ | 633,115,171 | |
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
ADR | - | American Depositary Receipt |
(1)Non-income producing.
(2)Security, or a portion thereof, is on loan. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities on loan was $7,988,183. The amount of securities on loan indicated may not correspond with the securities on loan identified because securities with pending sales are in the process of recall from the brokers.
(3)Investment of cash collateral from securities on loan. At the period end, the aggregate value of the collateral held by the fund was $8,476,299, which includes securities collateral of $1,093,804.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
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DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) |
Assets | |
Investment securities, at value (cost of $414,896,349) — including $7,988,183 of securities on loan | $ | 633,261,721 | |
Investment made with cash collateral received for securities on loan, at value (cost of $7,382,495) | 7,382,495 | |
Total investment securities, at value (cost of $422,278,844) | 640,644,216 | |
Cash | 8,712 | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | 374,008 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | 133,984 | |
Securities lending receivable | 15,252 | |
| 641,176,172 | |
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Liabilities | |
Payable for collateral received for securities on loan | 7,382,495 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 344,015 | |
Accrued management fees | 324,713 | |
Distribution and service fees payable | 9,778 | |
| 8,061,001 | |
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Net Assets | $ | 633,115,171 | |
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Net Assets Consist of: | |
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus) | $ | 550,921,642 | |
Distributable earnings | 82,193,529 | |
| $ | 633,115,171 | |
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| Net Assets | Shares Outstanding | Net Asset Value Per Share |
Investor Class, $0.01 Par Value | $555,458,076 | 47,596,904 | $11.67 |
I Class, $0.01 Par Value | $49,105,289 | 4,158,820 | $11.81 |
A Class, $0.01 Par Value | $16,765,376 | 1,470,087 | $11.40* |
C Class, $0.01 Par Value | $3,490,016 | 323,034 | $10.80 |
R Class, $0.01 Par Value | $8,296,414 | 736,524 | $11.26 |
*Maximum offering price $12.10 (net asset value divided by 0.9425).
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) |
Investment Income (Loss) | |
Income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $506,350) | $ | 7,924,817 | |
Securities lending, net | 52,387 | |
Interest | 838 | |
| 7,978,042 | |
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Expenses: | |
Management fees | 2,045,279 | |
Distribution and service fees: | |
A Class | 23,904 | |
C Class | 18,008 | |
R Class | 21,072 | |
Directors' fees and expenses | 21,357 | |
Other expenses | 1,291 | |
| 2,130,911 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | 5,847,131 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investment transactions | (22,126,790) | |
Foreign currency translation transactions | 43,705 | |
| (22,083,085) | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments | (13,459,378) | |
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 113 | |
| (13,459,265) | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (35,542,350) | |
| |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | (29,695,219) | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | December 31, 2021 | June 30, 2021 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 5,847,131 | | $ | 7,555,418 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | (22,083,085) | | 27,641,328 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (13,459,265) | | (110,713,976) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (29,695,219) | | (75,517,230) | |
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Distributions to Shareholders | | |
From earnings: | | |
Investor Class | (8,283,196) | | (6,765,812) | |
I Class | (782,679) | | (1,047,347) | |
A Class | (237,993) | | (189,141) | |
C Class | (37,861) | | (3,612) | |
R Class | (106,618) | | (60,612) | |
Decrease in net assets from distributions | (9,448,347) | | (8,066,524) | |
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Capital Share Transactions | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5) | (21,335,767) | | 26,612,243 | |
| | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (60,479,333) | | (56,971,511) | |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 693,594,504 | | 750,566,015 | |
End of period | $ | 633,115,171 | | $ | 693,594,504 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization
American Century Quantitative Equity Funds, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. Global Gold Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund’s investment objective is to seek to realize a total return (capital growth and dividends) consistent with investment in securities of companies that are engaged in mining, processing, fabricating or distributing gold or other precious metals throughout the world.
The fund offers the Investor Class, I Class, A Class, C Class and R Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value (NAV) per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Directors has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.
Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price. Equity securities initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported NAV per share. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.
If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s NAV per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Directors, or its delegate, deems appropriate. The fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
Investment Income — Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. Securities lending income is net of fees and rebates earned by the lending agent for its services.
Foreign Currency Translations — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates at period end. The fund may enter into spot foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, spot foreign currency exchange contracts, and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses related to investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.
Repurchase Agreements — The fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) has determined are creditworthy pursuant to criteria adopted by the Board of Directors. The fund requires that the collateral, represented by securities, received in a repurchase transaction be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the fund to obtain those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities transferred to ensure the value, including accrued interest, of the securities under each repurchase agreement is equal to or greater than amounts owed to the fund under each repurchase agreement.
Joint Trading Account — Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may transfer uninvested cash balances into a joint trading account. These balances are invested in one or more repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Agency obligations.
Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are generally declared and paid semiannually. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually.
Indemnifications — Under the corporation’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
Securities Lending — Securities are lent to qualified financial institutions and brokers. State Street Bank & Trust Co. serves as securities lending agent to the fund pursuant to a Securities Lending Agreement. The lending of securities exposes the fund to risks such as: the borrowers may fail to return the loaned securities, the borrowers may not be able to provide additional collateral, the fund may experience delays in recovery of the loaned securities or delays in access to collateral, or the fund may experience losses related to the investment collateral. To minimize certain risks, loan counterparties pledge collateral in the form of cash and/or securities. The lending agent has agreed to indemnify the fund in the case of default of any securities borrowed. Cash collateral received is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, a money market mutual fund registered under the 1940 Act. The loans may also be secured by U.S. government securities in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned, plus accrued interest and dividends, determined on a daily basis and adjusted accordingly. By lending securities, the fund seeks to increase its net investment income through the receipt of interest and fees. Such income is reflected separately within the Statement of Operations. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at period end, if any, are shown on a gross basis within the Schedule of Investments and Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The following table reflects a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligation by the type of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of December 31, 2021.
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Remaining Contractual Maturity of Agreements |
| Overnight and Continuous | <30 days | Between 30 & 90 days | >90 days | Total |
Securities Lending Transactions(1) | | | | |
Common Stocks | $ | 7,382,495 | | — | | — | | — | | $ | 7,382,495 | |
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions | $ | 7,382,495 | |
(1)Amount represents the payable for cash collateral received for securities on loan. This will generally be in the Overnight and Continuous column as the securities are typically callable on demand.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the corporation's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC.
Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent directors (including legal counsel fees), extraordinary expenses, and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder services. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class. The fee consists of (1) an Investment Category Fee based on the daily net assets of the fund and certain other accounts managed by the investment advisor that are in the same broad investment category as the fund and (2) a Complex Fee based on the assets of all the funds in the American Century Investments family of funds.
The Investment Category Fee range, the Complex Fee range and the effective annual management fee for each class for the period ended December 31, 2021 are as follows:
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| Investment Category Fee Range | Complex Fee Range | Effective Annual Management Fee |
Investor Class | 0.3380% to 0.5200% | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.64% |
I Class | 0.0500% to 0.1100% | 0.44% |
A Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.64% |
C Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.64% |
R Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.64% |
Distribution and Service Fees — The Board of Directors has adopted a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan for each of the A Class, C Class and R Class (collectively the plans), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plans provide that the A Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00%, of which 0.25% is paid for individual shareholder services and 0.75% is paid for distribution services. The plans provide that the R Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.50%. The fees are computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fees are used to pay financial intermediaries for distribution and individual shareholder services. Fees incurred under the plans during the period ended December 31, 2021 are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
Directors' Fees and Expenses — The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The directors receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. There were no interfund transactions during the period.
4. Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended December 31, 2021 were $206,112,237 and $225,634,502, respectively.
5. Capital Share Transactions
Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
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Investor Class/Shares Authorized | 800,000,000 | |
| 800,000,000 | | |
Sold | 4,019,574 | | $ | 47,264,460 | | 18,489,921 | | $ | 261,375,323 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 711,298 | | 7,966,542 | | 490,058 | | 6,225,774 | |
Redeemed | (4,911,604) | | (57,053,210) | | (18,500,154) | | (253,149,594) | |
| (180,732) | | (1,822,208) | | 479,825 | | 14,451,503 | |
I Class/Shares Authorized | 100,000,000 | |
| 100,000,000 | | |
Sold | 585,203 | | 6,943,047 | | 4,550,901 | | 62,614,792 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 69,069 | | 782,557 | | 81,372 | | 1,047,060 | |
Redeemed | (1,932,060) | | (23,020,749) | | (4,614,047) | | (59,800,756) | |
| (1,277,788) | | (15,295,145) | | 18,226 | | 3,861,096 | |
A Class/Shares Authorized | 30,000,000 | |
| 30,000,000 | | |
Sold | 155,942 | | 1,760,646 | | 1,195,712 | | 16,855,240 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 21,158 | | 231,473 | | 14,843 | | 184,324 | |
Redeemed | (528,757) | | (6,061,147) | | (573,935) | | (7,675,411) | |
| (351,657) | | (4,069,028) | | 636,620 | | 9,364,153 | |
C Class/Shares Authorized | 20,000,000 | |
| 20,000,000 | | |
Sold | 2,672 | | 27,775 | | 81,951 | | 1,080,515 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 3,651 | | 37,861 | | 309 | 3,612 | |
Redeemed | (18,268) | | (194,144) | | (113,797) | | (1,412,274) | |
| (11,945) | | (128,508) | | (31,537) | | (328,147) | |
R Class/Shares Authorized | 20,000,000 | |
| 20,000,000 | | |
Sold | 136,505 | | 1,557,624 | | 527,750 | | 6,907,601 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 9,863 | | 106,618 | | 3,782 | | 46,148 | |
Redeemed | (152,402) | | (1,685,120) | | (583,681) | | (7,690,111) | |
| (6,034) | | (20,878) | | (52,149) | | (736,362) | |
Net increase (decrease) | (1,828,156) | | $ | (21,335,767) | | 1,050,985 | | $ | 26,612,243 | |
6. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
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Investment Securities | | | |
Common Stocks | | | |
Australia | — | | $ | 93,339,861 | | — | |
Canada | $ | 236,319,728 | | 89,123,717 | | — | |
China | — | | 3,590,028 | | — | |
Norway | — | | 2,754,005 | | — | |
United Kingdom | — | | 9,300,097 | | — | |
Other Countries | 191,349,337 | | — | | — | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | 4,444,009 | | — | | — | |
Temporary Cash Investments | 506,080 | | 2,534,859 | | — | |
Temporary Cash Investments - Securities Lending Collateral | 7,382,495 | | — | | — | |
| $ | 440,001,649 | | $ | 200,642,567 | | — | |
7. Risk Factors
The value of the fund’s shares will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, based on the performance of the securities owned by the fund and other factors generally affecting the securities market. Market risks, including political, regulatory, economic and social developments, can affect the value of the fund’s investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies, terrorism and other unforeseeable events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.
There are certain risks involved in investing in foreign securities. These risks include those resulting from political events (such as civil unrest, national elections and imposition of exchange controls), social and economic events (such as labor strikes and rising inflation), and natural disasters. Securities of foreign issuers may be less liquid and more volatile. Investing in emerging markets or a significant portion of assets in one country or region may accentuate these risks.
The fund concentrates its investments in a narrow segment of the total market. Because of this, the fund may be subject to greater risk and market fluctuations than a portfolio representing a broader range of industries. Gold stocks are generally considered speculative because of high share price volatility. The price of gold will likely impact the value of the companies in which the fund invests. The price of gold will fluctuate, sometimes considerably. Though many investors believe that gold investments hedge against inflation, currency devaluations and stock market declines, there is no guarantee that these historical inverse relationships will continue.
The fund’s investment process may result in high portfolio turnover, which could mean high transaction costs, affecting both performance and capital gains tax liabilities to investors.
8. Federal Tax Information
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
As of period end, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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Federal tax cost of investments | $ | 426,361,914 | |
Gross tax appreciation of investments | $ | 221,037,913 | |
Gross tax depreciation of investments | (6,755,611) | |
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | 214,282,302 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
As of June 30, 2021, the fund had accumulated short-term capital losses of $(62,610,073) and accumulated long-term capital losses of $(40,978,387), which represent net capital loss carryovers that may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. The capital loss carryovers may be carried forward for an unlimited period. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations.
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended June 30 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Distributions From Net Investment Income | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Investor Class | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $12.37 | 0.11 | (0.63) | (0.52) | (0.18) | $11.67 | (4.17)% | 0.65%(4) | 1.79%(4) | 32% | $555,458 | |
2021 | $13.64 | 0.13 | (1.26) | (1.13) | (0.14) | $12.37 | (8.30)% | 0.66% | 0.96% | 105% | $590,853 | |
2020 | $9.76 | 0.04 | 3.94 | 3.98 | (0.10) | $13.64 | 41.12% | 0.67% | 0.35% | 50% | $644,946 | |
2019 | $8.58 | 0.07 | 1.11 | 1.18 | — | $9.76 | 13.75% | 0.67% | 0.84% | 47% | $398,804 | |
2018 | $8.25 | 0.04 | 0.29 | 0.33 | — | $8.58 | 4.00% | 0.66% | 0.47% | 37% | $347,311 | |
2017 | $11.66 | —(5) | (2.57) | (2.57) | (0.84) | $8.25 | (21.33)% | 0.67% | 0.05% | 27% | $351,207 | |
I Class | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $12.51 | 0.12 | (0.63) | (0.51) | (0.19) | $11.81 | (4.02)% | 0.45%(4) | 1.99%(4) | 32% | $49,105 | |
2021 | $13.79 | 0.16 | (1.27) | (1.11) | (0.17) | $12.51 | (8.10)% | 0.46% | 1.16% | 105% | $68,014 | |
2020 | $9.88 | 0.06 | 3.98 | 4.04 | (0.13) | $13.79 | 41.34% | 0.47% | 0.55% | 50% | $74,730 | |
2019 | $8.67 | 0.08 | 1.13 | 1.21 | — | $9.88 | 13.96% | 0.47% | 1.04% | 47% | $30,608 | |
2018 | $8.32 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0.35 | — | $8.67 | 4.21% | 0.46% | 0.67% | 37% | $13,464 | |
2017 | $11.75 | 0.02 | (2.60) | (2.58) | (0.85) | $8.32 | (21.17)% | 0.47% | 0.25% | 27% | $14,717 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended June 30 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Distributions From Net Investment Income | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
A Class | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $12.09 | 0.09 | (0.62) | (0.53) | (0.16) | $11.40 | (4.31)% | 0.90%(4) | 1.54%(4) | 32% | $16,765 | |
2021 | $13.33 | 0.10 | (1.23) | (1.13) | (0.11) | $12.09 | (8.51)% | 0.91% | 0.71% | 105% | $22,022 | |
2020 | $9.54 | 0.01 | 3.85 | 3.86 | (0.07) | $13.33 | 40.72% | 0.92% | 0.10% | 50% | $15,798 | |
2019 | $8.40 | 0.05 | 1.09 | 1.14 | — | $9.54 | 13.57% | 0.92% | 0.59% | 47% | $10,311 | |
2018 | $8.11 | 0.02 | 0.27 | 0.29 | — | $8.40 | 3.58% | 0.91% | 0.22% | 37% | $7,475 | |
2017 | $11.47 | (0.02) | (2.52) | (2.54) | (0.82) | $8.11 | (21.45)% | 0.92% | (0.20)% | 27% | $7,895 | |
C Class | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $11.46 | 0.04 | (0.58) | (0.54) | (0.12) | $10.80 | (4.69)% | 1.65%(4) | 0.79%(4) | 32% | $3,490 | |
2021 | $12.63 | (0.01) | (1.15) | (1.16) | (0.01) | $11.46 | (9.18)% | 1.66% | (0.04)% | 105% | $3,838 | |
2020 | $9.04 | (0.07) | 3.66 | 3.59 | — | $12.63 | 39.71% | 1.67% | (0.65)% | 50% | $4,628 | |
2019 | $8.03 | (0.01) | 1.02 | 1.01 | — | $9.04 | 12.58% | 1.67% | (0.16)% | 47% | $2,994 | |
2018 | $7.80 | (0.04) | 0.27 | 0.23 | — | $8.03 | 2.95% | 1.66% | (0.53)% | 37% | $2,463 | |
2017 | $11.07 | (0.09) | (2.43) | (2.52) | (0.75) | $7.80 | (22.04)% | 1.67% | (0.95)% | 27% | $2,284 | |
R Class | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $11.94 | 0.07 | (0.60) | (0.53) | (0.15) | $11.26 | (4.41)% | 1.15%(4) | 1.29%(4) | 32% | $8,296 | |
2021 | $13.17 | 0.06 | (1.22) | (1.16) | (0.07) | $11.94 | (8.79)% | 1.16% | 0.46% | 105% | $8,868 | |
2020 | $9.42 | (0.01) | 3.80 | 3.79 | (0.04) | $13.17 | 40.44% | 1.17% | (0.15)% | 50% | $10,464 | |
2019 | $8.32 | 0.02 | 1.08 | 1.10 | — | $9.42 | 13.22% | 1.17% | 0.34% | 47% | $5,573 | |
2018 | $8.05 | —(5) | 0.27 | 0.27 | — | $8.32 | 3.35% | 1.16% | (0.03)% | 37% | $5,524 | |
2017 | $11.39 | (0.04) | (2.50) | (2.54) | (0.80) | $8.05 | (21.63)% | 1.17% | (0.45)% | 27% | $4,517 | |
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(1)Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day and do not reflect applicable sales charges, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)Six months ended December 31, 2021 (unaudited).
(4)Annualized.
(5)Per-share amount was less than $0.005.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Retirement Account Information
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply*. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.
Proxy Voting Policies
Descriptions of the principles and policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021 or visiting American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy. A description of the policies is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on americancentury.com/proxy. It is also available at sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. These portfolio holdings are available on the fund's website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |
Notes to Financial Statements | |
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Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.
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DECEMBER 31, 2021 |
Types of Investments in Portfolio | % of net assets |
Common Stocks | 97.8% |
Temporary Cash Investments | 2.3% |
Other Assets and Liabilities | (0.1)% |
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Top Five Industries | % of net assets |
Software | 18.3% |
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals | 12.6% |
Interactive Media and Services | 11.4% |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment | 10.7% |
Specialty Retail | 6.6% |
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| Beginning Account Value 7/1/21 | Ending Account Value 12/31/21 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) 7/1/21 - 12/31/21 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,120.70 | $5.29 | 0.99% |
G Class | $1,000 | $1,126.90 | $0.05 | 0.01% |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,020.22 | $5.04 | 0.99% |
G Class | $1,000 | $1,025.16 | $0.05 | 0.01% |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
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COMMON STOCKS — 97.8% |
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Aerospace and Defense — 0.8% | | |
Boeing Co. (The)(1) | 28,807 | | $ | 5,799,425 | |
Automobiles — 2.5% | | |
Tesla, Inc.(1) | 16,395 | | 17,325,908 | |
Beverages — 0.3% | | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 28,949 | | 1,714,070 | |
Biotechnology — 1.4% | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | 70,535 | | 9,550,439 | |
Building Products — 1.3% | | |
AO Smith Corp. | 49,462 | | 4,246,313 | |
Carlisle Cos., Inc. | 8,420 | | 2,089,170 | |
Lennox International, Inc. | 8,050 | | 2,611,098 | |
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Capital Markets — 4.4% | | |
Blackstone, Inc. | 33,477 | | 4,331,589 | |
Carlyle Group, Inc. (The) | 51,011 | | 2,800,504 | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 40,970 | | 5,342,488 | |
KKR & Co., Inc. | 37,550 | | 2,797,475 | |
Moody's Corp. | 11,560 | | 4,515,105 | |
Morgan Stanley | 52,462 | | 5,149,670 | |
MSCI, Inc. | 7,944 | | 4,867,209 | |
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Communications Equipment — 1.0% | | |
Arista Networks, Inc.(1) | 46,811 | | 6,729,081 | |
Electrical Equipment — 0.6% | | |
Atkore, Inc.(1) | 17,307 | | 1,924,365 | |
Eaton Corp. plc | 10,614 | | 1,834,312 | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components — 0.5% | | |
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(1) | 5,753 | | 3,424,186 | |
Food and Staples Retailing — 1.5% | | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 17,770 | | 10,088,029 | |
Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 1.9% | | |
ABIOMED, Inc.(1) | 4,132 | | 1,484,091 | |
Align Technology, Inc.(1) | 7,638 | | 5,019,541 | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(1) | 4,903 | | 3,228,429 | |
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(1) | 20,345 | | 3,062,329 | |
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Health Care Providers and Services — 0.6% | | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(1) | 13,762 | | 4,377,417 | |
Health Care Technology — 0.7% | | |
Omnicell, Inc.(1) | 15,404 | | 2,779,498 | |
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(1) | 8,410 | | 2,148,587 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 1.7% | | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(1) | 2,424 | | 4,237,758 | |
Domino's Pizza, Inc. | 10,279 | | 5,800,748 | |
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| Shares | Value |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | 12,694 | | $ | 1,762,689 | |
| | 11,801,195 | |
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.6% | | |
3M Co. | 24,309 | | 4,318,008 | |
Interactive Media and Services — 11.4% | | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(1) | 15,447 | | 44,750,577 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C(1) | 1,425 | | 4,123,366 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(1) | 86,245 | | 29,008,505 | |
| | 77,882,448 | |
Internet and Direct Marketing Retail — 5.5% | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(1) | 10,315 | | 34,393,717 | |
Etsy, Inc.(1) | 15,682 | | 3,433,417 | |
| | 37,827,134 | |
IT Services — 2.5% | | |
Accenture plc, Class A | 21,230 | | 8,800,896 | |
EPAM Systems, Inc.(1) | 3,626 | | 2,423,800 | |
Gartner, Inc.(1) | 16,475 | | 5,507,922 | |
| | 16,732,618 | |
Life Sciences Tools and Services — 1.3% | | |
Avantor, Inc.(1) | 82,305 | | 3,468,333 | |
Bruker Corp. | 21,657 | | 1,817,239 | |
ICON plc(1) | 3,481 | | 1,078,066 | |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 4,722 | | 2,214,665 | |
| | 8,578,303 | |
Machinery — 1.6% | | |
AGCO Corp. | 26,507 | | 3,075,342 | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | 76,179 | | 4,514,368 | |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 24,060 | | 3,355,648 | |
| | 10,945,358 | |
Multiline Retail — 0.3% | | |
Kohl's Corp. | 47,630 | | 2,352,446 | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 1.3% | | |
APA Corp. | 88,480 | | 2,379,227 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | 52,608 | | 2,317,382 | |
Targa Resources Corp. | 75,695 | | 3,954,307 | |
| | 8,650,916 | |
Paper and Forest Products — 0.4% | | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | 33,797 | | 2,647,995 | |
Personal Products — 0.2% | | |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | 3,772 | | 1,396,394 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 1.5% | | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 5,023 | | 1,387,453 | |
Zoetis, Inc. | 35,407 | | 8,640,370 | |
| | 10,027,823 | |
Road and Rail — 0.8% | | |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | 15,203 | | 5,448,451 | |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 10.7% | | |
ASML Holding NV, NY Shares | 5,870 | | 4,673,342 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | 18,693 | | 12,438,509 | |
KLA Corp. | 14,157 | | 6,089,067 | |
Lam Research Corp. | 7,506 | | 5,397,940 | |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | 4,215 | | 2,079,386 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Shares | Value |
NVIDIA Corp. | 81,450 | | $ | 23,955,259 | |
NXP Semiconductors NV | 16,479 | | 3,753,587 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 43,719 | | 7,994,894 | |
United Microelectronics Corp., ADR | 291,293 | | 3,408,128 | |
Xilinx, Inc. | 15,338 | | 3,252,116 | |
| | 73,042,228 | |
Software — 18.3% | | |
Adobe, Inc.(1) | 9,913 | | 5,621,266 | |
Atlassian Corp. plc, Class A(1) | 8,530 | | 3,252,404 | |
Autodesk, Inc.(1) | 13,104 | | 3,684,714 | |
Box, Inc., Class A(1) | 51,177 | | 1,340,325 | |
DocuSign, Inc.(1) | 9,641 | | 1,468,421 | |
Fortinet, Inc.(1) | 22,902 | | 8,230,979 | |
HubSpot, Inc.(1) | 4,969 | | 3,275,316 | |
Intuit, Inc. | 16,017 | | 10,302,455 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 195,515 | | 65,755,605 | |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(1) | 10,147 | | 5,649,444 | |
salesforce.com, Inc.(1) | 14,249 | | 3,621,098 | |
ServiceNow, Inc.(1) | 14,157 | | 9,189,450 | |
Zscaler, Inc.(1) | 9,734 | | 3,127,826 | |
| | 124,519,303 | |
Specialty Retail — 6.6% | | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc. | 26,798 | | 1,870,232 | |
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. | 23,435 | | 2,694,791 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 35,751 | | 14,837,022 | |
Lowe's Cos., Inc. | 11,837 | | 3,059,628 | |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.(1) | 9,610 | | 6,786,870 | |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | 59,330 | | 4,504,334 | |
Ulta Beauty, Inc.(1) | 18,446 | | 7,606,024 | |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 20,321 | | 3,436,891 | |
| | 44,795,792 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals — 12.6% | | |
Apple, Inc. | 391,257 | | 69,475,506 | |
Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C(1) | 57,919 | | 3,253,310 | |
HP, Inc. | 124,179 | | 4,677,823 | |
NetApp, Inc. | 48,051 | | 4,420,211 | |
Pure Storage, Inc., Class A(1) | 58,935 | | 1,918,334 | |
Seagate Technology Holdings plc | 21,067 | | 2,380,150 | |
| | 86,125,334 | |
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods — 3.0% | | |
Columbia Sportswear Co. | 49,995 | | 4,871,513 | |
Crocs, Inc.(1) | 9,872 | | 1,265,788 | |
Levi Strauss & Co., Class A | 90,177 | | 2,257,130 | |
lululemon athletica, Inc.(1) | 5,594 | | 2,189,771 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | 25,935 | | 4,322,587 | |
Tapestry, Inc. | 100,705 | | 4,088,623 | |
Under Armour, Inc., Class C(1) | 80,331 | | 1,449,171 | |
| | 20,444,583 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $422,485,166) | | 666,776,657 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Shares | Value |
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 2.3% |
|
|
Repurchase Agreement, BMO Capital Markets Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 2.00% - 2.375%, 4/30/24 - 5/15/51, valued at $3,024,517), in a joint trading account at 0.01%, dated 12/31/21, due 1/3/22 (Delivery value $2,964,555) | | $ | 2,964,553 | |
Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 2.25%, 5/15/41, valued at $10,083,722), at 0.01%, dated 12/31/21, due 1/3/22 (Delivery value $9,886,008) | | 9,886,000 | |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class | 2,565,516 | | 2,565,516 | |
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $15,416,069) | | 15,416,069 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 100.1% (Cost $437,901,235) |
| 682,192,726 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (0.1)% |
| (410,038) | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% |
| $ | 681,782,688 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
FUTURES CONTRACTS PURCHASED |
Reference Entity | Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)^ |
NASDAQ 100 E-Mini | 16 | March 2022 | $ | 5,222,640 | | $ | 82,859 | |
S&P 500 E-Mini | 21 | March 2022 | 4,996,425 | | 93,649 | |
| | | $ | 10,219,065 | | $ | 176,508 | |
^Amount represents value and unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
| | | | | | | | |
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
ADR | - | American Depositary Receipt |
(1)Non-income producing.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
| | | | | |
DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) |
Assets | |
Investment securities, at value (cost of $437,901,235) | $ | 682,192,726 | |
Deposits with broker for futures contracts | 513,500 | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | 770 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | 88,360 | |
| 682,795,356 | |
| |
Liabilities | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 894,863 | |
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts | 49,478 | |
Accrued management fees | 68,327 | |
| 1,012,668 | |
| |
Net Assets | $ | 681,782,688 | |
| |
Net Assets Consist of: | |
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus) | $ | 422,401,693 | |
Distributable earnings | 259,380,995 | |
| $ | 681,782,688 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net Assets | Shares Outstanding | Net Asset Value Per Share |
Investor Class, $0.01 Par Value | $82,805,459 | 5,169,164 | $16.02 |
G Class, $0.01 Par Value | $598,977,229 | 36,931,238 | $16.22 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | | | | |
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Investment Income (Loss) | |
Income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $1,390) | $ | 1,766,799 | |
Interest | 619 | |
| 1,767,418 | |
| |
Expenses: | |
Management fees | 2,785,182 | |
Directors' fees and expenses | 21,940 | |
Other expenses | 6,428 | |
| 2,813,550 | |
Fees waived(1) | (2,349,492) | |
| 464,058 | |
| |
Net investment income (loss) | 1,303,360 | |
| |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investment transactions | 54,263,924 | |
Futures contract transactions | 589,063 | |
Foreign currency translation transactions | (3,528) | |
| 54,849,459 | |
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments | 24,056,579 | |
Futures contracts | 176,508 | |
| 24,233,087 | |
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 79,082,546 | |
| |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 80,385,906 | |
(1)Amount consists of $4,430 and $2,345,062 for Investor Class and G Class, respectively.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
| | | | | | | | |
SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | December 31, 2021 | June 30, 2021 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 1,303,360 | | $ | 3,406,835 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | 54,849,459 | | 59,048,453 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 24,233,087 | | 96,323,459 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 80,385,906 | | 158,778,747 | |
| | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | |
From earnings: | | |
Investor Class | (9,839,704) | | (9,855,826) | |
G Class | (71,838,700) | | (69,595,861) | |
Decrease in net assets from distributions | (81,678,404) | | (79,451,687) | |
| | |
Capital Share Transactions | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5) | 28,739,507 | | 203,925,870 | |
| | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 27,447,009 | | 283,252,930 | |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 654,335,679 | | 371,082,749 | |
End of period | $ | 681,782,688 | | $ | 654,335,679 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization
American Century Quantitative Equity Funds, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. NT Disciplined Growth Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital growth. The fund offers the Investor Class and G Class.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value (NAV) per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Directors has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.
Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price. Equity securities initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported NAV per share. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates fair value. Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at the settlement price as provided by the appropriate exchange.
If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s NAV per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Directors, or its delegate, deems appropriate. The fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
Investment Income — Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums.
Foreign Currency Translations — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates at period end. The funds may enter into spot foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, spot foreign currency exchange contracts, and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses related to investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.
Repurchase Agreements — The fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) has determined are creditworthy pursuant to criteria adopted by the Board of Directors. The fund requires that the collateral, represented by securities, received in a repurchase transaction be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the fund to obtain those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities transferred to ensure the value, including accrued interest, of the securities under each repurchase agreement is equal to or greater than amounts owed to the fund under each repurchase agreement.
Joint Trading Account — Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may transfer uninvested cash balances into a joint trading account. These balances are invested in one or more repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Agency obligations.
Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are generally declared and paid semiannually. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually.
Indemnifications — Under the corporation’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the corporation's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc., and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC. Various funds issued by American Century Asset Allocation Portfolios, Inc. own, in aggregate, 61% of the shares of the fund. Related parties do not invest in the fund for the purpose of exercising management or control.
Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent directors (including legal counsel fees), and extraordinary expenses. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class's daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder services, which may be provided indirectly through another American Century Investments mutual fund. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class. The fee consists of (1) an Investment Category Fee based on the daily net assets of the fund and certain other accounts managed by the investment advisor that are in the same broad investment category as the fund and (2) a Complex Fee based on the assets of all the funds in the American Century Investments family of funds. During the period ended December 31, 2021, the investment advisor agreed to waive 0.01% of the fund's management fee. The investment advisor expects this waiver to continue until October 31, 2022 and cannot terminate it prior to such date without the approval of the Board of Directors. The investment advisor agreed to waive the G Class's management fee in its entirety. The investment advisor expects this waiver to remain in effect permanently and cannot terminate it without the approval of the Board of Directors.
The Investment Category Fee range, the Complex Fee range and the effective annual management fee before and after waiver for each class for the period ended December 31, 2021 are as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Investment Category Fee Range | Complex Fee Range | Effective Annual Management Fee |
| Before Waiver | After Waiver |
Investor Class | 0.6880% to 0.8700% | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.99% | 0.98% |
G Class | 0.0500% to 0.1100% | 0.79% | 0.00% |
Directors' Fees and Expenses — The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The directors receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. During the period, the interfund purchases were $1,962,686 and there were no interfund sales.
4. Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended December 31, 2021 were $752,529,952 and $812,237,798, respectively.
5. Capital Share Transactions
Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Six months ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended June 30, 2021 |
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Investor Class/Shares Authorized | 80,000,000 | | | 80,000,000 | | |
Sold | 10,231 | | $ | 177,961 | | 7,772 | | $ | 110,910 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 630,346 | | 9,839,704 | | 672,753 | | 9,855,826 | |
Redeemed | (646,089) | | (11,429,542) | | (648,856) | | (10,189,508) | |
| (5,512) | | (1,411,877) | | 31,669 | | (222,772) | |
G Class/Shares Authorized | 550,000,000 | | | 550,000,000 | | |
Sold | 1,465,922 | | 25,863,286 | | 15,012,781 | | 225,929,947 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 4,546,753 | | 71,838,700 | | 4,712,073 | | 69,595,861 | |
Redeemed | (3,814,817) | | (67,550,602) | | (5,851,840) | | (91,377,166) | |
| 2,197,858 | | 30,151,384 | | 13,873,014 | | 204,148,642 | |
Net increase (decrease) | 2,192,346 | | $ | 28,739,507 | | 13,904,683 | | $ | 203,925,870 | |
6. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Assets | | | |
Investment Securities | | | |
Common Stocks | $ | 666,776,657 | | — | | — | |
Temporary Cash Investments | 2,565,516 | | $ | 12,850,553 | | — | |
| $ | 669,342,173 | | $ | 12,850,553 | | — | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | |
Futures Contracts | $ | 176,508 | | — | | — | |
7. Derivative Instruments
Equity Price Risk — The fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A fund may enter into futures contracts based on an equity index in order to manage its exposure to changes in market conditions. A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value (initial margin). Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in
cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. One of the risks of entering into futures contracts is the possibility that the change in value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in value of the underlying securities. The fund's average notional exposure to equity price risk derivative instruments held during the period was $9,135,466 futures contracts purchased.
The value of equity price risk derivative instruments as of December 31, 2021, is disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability of $49,478 in payable for variation margin on futures contracts.* For the six months ended December 31, 2021, the effect of equity price risk derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations was $589,063 in net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and $176,508 in change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts.
*Included in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments.
8. Risk Factors
The value of the fund’s shares will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, based on the performance of the securities owned by the fund and other factors generally affecting the securities market. Market risks, including political, regulatory, economic and social developments, can affect the value of the fund’s investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies, terrorism and other unforeseeable events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.
The fund is owned by a relatively small number of shareholders, and in the event such shareholders redeem, the ongoing operations of the fund may be at risk.
The fund’s investment process may result in high portfolio turnover, which could mean high transaction costs, affecting both performance and capital gains tax liabilities to investors.
9. Federal Tax Information
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
As of period end, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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Federal tax cost of investments | $ | 439,527,047 | |
Gross tax appreciation of investments | $ | 248,651,391 | |
Gross tax depreciation of investments | (5,985,712) | |
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | 242,665,679 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
10. Corporate Event
On December 16, 2021, the Board of Directors approved an agreement and plan of reorganization (the reorganization), whereby the net assets of the fund will be transferred to Disciplined Growth Fund, one fund in a series issued by the corporation, in exchange for shares of Disciplined Growth Fund. The financial statements and performance history of Disciplined Growth Fund will survive after the reorganization. The reorganization is expected to be completed in 2022.
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Per-Share Data | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | |
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| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
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2021(3) | $16.28 | (0.04) | 1.95 | 1.91 | — | (2.17) | (2.17) | $16.02 | 12.07% | 0.99%(4) | 1.00%(4) | (0.47)%(4) | (0.48)%(4) | 113% | $82,805 | |
2021 | $14.23 | (0.04) | 4.20 | 4.16 | — | (2.11) | (2.11) | $16.28 | 30.90% | 1.00% | 1.01% | (0.28)% | (0.29)% | 191% | $84,221 | |
2020 | $12.29 | (0.01) | 2.64 | 2.63 | — | (0.69) | (0.69) | $14.23 | 22.14% | 1.01% | 1.02% | (0.09)% | (0.10)% | 137% | $73,179 | |
2019 | $13.13 | 0.03 | 0.65 | 0.68 | (0.04) | (1.48) | (1.52) | $12.29 | 6.76% | 1.02% | 1.02% | 0.23% | 0.23% | 115% | $114,600 | |
2018 | $11.41 | 0.03 | 2.10 | 2.13 | (0.03) | (0.38) | (0.41) | $13.13 | 18.85% | 1.01% | 1.01% | 0.22% | 0.22% | 105% | $120,907 | |
2017 | $9.49 | 0.05 | 1.92 | 1.97 | (0.05) | — | (0.05) | $11.41 | 20.83% | 1.02% | 1.02% | 0.51% | 0.51% | 131% | $106,476 | |
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2021(3) | $16.41 | 0.05 | 1.98 | 2.03 | (0.05) | (2.17) | (2.22) | $16.22 | 12.69% | 0.01%(4) | 0.80%(4) | 0.51%(4) | (0.28)%(4) | 113% | $598,977 | |
2021 | $14.28 | 0.11 | 4.23 | 4.34 | (0.10) | (2.11) | (2.21) | $16.41 | 32.14% | 0.01% | 0.81% | 0.71% | (0.09)% | 191% | $570,115 | |
2020 | $12.31 | 0.12 | 2.66 | 2.78 | (0.12) | (0.69) | (0.81) | $14.28 | 23.39% | 0.01% | 0.82% | 0.91% | 0.10% | 137% | $297,903 | |
2019 | $13.14 | 0.15 | 0.65 | 0.80 | (0.15) | (1.48) | (1.63) | $12.31 | 7.80% | 0.01% | 0.82% | 1.24% | 0.43% | 115% | $368,540 | |
2018 | $11.41 | 0.15 | 2.10 | 2.25 | (0.14) | (0.38) | (0.52) | $13.14 | 19.98% | 0.07% | 0.81% | 1.16% | 0.42% | 105% | $430,102 | |
2017 | $9.49 | 0.08 | 1.92 | 2.00 | (0.08) | — | (0.08) | $11.41 | 21.08% | 0.82% | 0.82% | 0.71% | 0.71% | 131% | $449,768 | |
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Notes to Financial Highlights |
(1)Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)Six months ended December 31, 2021 (unaudited).
(4)Annualized.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Retirement Account Information
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply*. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.
Proxy Voting Policies
Descriptions of the principles and policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021 or visiting American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy. A description of the policies is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on americancentury.com/proxy. It is also available at sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. These portfolio holdings are available on the fund's website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
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Schedule of Investments | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
Statement of Operations | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |
Notes to Financial Statements | |
Financial Highlights | |
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Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.
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DECEMBER 31, 2021 |
Types of Investments in Portfolio | % of net assets |
Common Stocks | 98.5% |
Temporary Cash Investments | 1.8% |
Other Assets and Liabilities | (0.3)% |
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Top Five Industries | % of net assets |
Software | 10.0% |
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals | 8.5% |
Interactive Media and Services | 7.6% |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment | 6.3% |
Specialty Retail | 5.2% |
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| Beginning Account Value 7/1/21 | Ending Account Value 12/31/21 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) 7/1/21 - 12/31/21 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) |
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G Class | $1,000 | $1,099.80 | $0.05 | 0.01% |
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G Class | $1,000 | $1,025.16 | $0.05 | 0.01% |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
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COMMON STOCKS — 98.5% | | |
Aerospace and Defense — 1.1% | | |
Boeing Co. (The)(1) | 48,682 | | $ | 9,800,660 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | 14,852 | | 3,096,197 | |
| | 12,896,857 | |
Air Freight and Logistics — 0.9% | | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 31,506 | | 4,230,941 | |
FedEx Corp. | 27,055 | | 6,997,505 | |
| | 11,228,446 | |
Automobiles — 2.4% | | |
Tesla, Inc.(1) | 27,562 | | 29,126,970 | |
Banks — 3.0% | | |
Bank of America Corp. | 401,832 | | 17,877,506 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 119,001 | | 18,843,808 | |
| | 36,721,314 | |
Beverages — 0.4% | | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 91,960 | | 5,444,952 | |
Biotechnology — 2.2% | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | 195,606 | | 26,485,052 | |
Building Products — 0.4% | | |
AO Smith Corp. | 50,646 | | 4,347,959 | |
Capital Markets — 5.0% | | |
Blackstone, Inc. | 27,389 | | 3,543,863 | |
Carlyle Group, Inc. (The) | 64,539 | | 3,543,191 | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 34,780 | | 4,535,312 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | 26,636 | | 10,189,602 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 28,604 | | 3,912,169 | |
KKR & Co., Inc. | 49,556 | | 3,691,922 | |
Moody's Corp. | 15,136 | | 5,911,819 | |
Morgan Stanley | 119,325 | | 11,712,942 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | 15,121 | | 7,136,053 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 33,897 | | 6,665,506 | |
| | 60,842,379 | |
Chemicals — 1.4% | | |
Celanese Corp. | 27,027 | | 4,542,158 | |
Olin Corp. | 74,472 | | 4,283,629 | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | 24,237 | | 8,535,302 | |
| | 17,361,089 | |
Commercial Services and Supplies — 1.2% | | |
Republic Services, Inc. | 35,513 | | 4,952,288 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | 58,248 | | 9,721,591 | |
| | 14,673,879 | |
Communications Equipment — 1.6% | | |
Arista Networks, Inc.(1) | 56,150 | | 8,071,563 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 99,365 | | 6,296,760 | |
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(1) | 54,694 | | 5,784,984 | |
| | 20,153,307 | |
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Construction and Engineering — 1.5% | | |
Dycom Industries, Inc.(1) | 62,070 | | $ | 5,819,683 | |
MasTec, Inc.(1) | 66,520 | | 6,138,466 | |
Quanta Services, Inc. | 60,302 | | 6,914,227 | |
| | 18,872,376 | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.7% | | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(1) | 28,920 | | 8,647,080 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.5% | | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc. | 478,869 | | 6,009,806 | |
Electrical Equipment — 0.4% | | |
Atkore, Inc.(1) | 44,350 | | 4,931,276 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components — 0.5% | | |
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(1) | 10,351 | | 6,160,915 | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.3% | | |
ProLogis, Inc. | 73,057 | | 12,299,876 | |
Public Storage | 8,255 | | 3,091,993 | |
| | 15,391,869 | |
Food and Staples Retailing — 3.1% | | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A | 99,556 | | 3,005,596 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 25,001 | | 14,193,068 | |
Kroger Co. (The) | 154,876 | | 7,009,688 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | 76,385 | | 3,984,241 | |
Walmart, Inc. | 71,967 | | 10,412,905 | |
| | 38,605,498 | |
Food Products — 0.9% | | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 95,828 | | 6,477,014 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | 47,200 | | 4,113,952 | |
| | 10,590,966 | |
Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 2.3% | | |
Abbott Laboratories | 100,578 | | 14,155,348 | |
Align Technology, Inc.(1) | 7,334 | | 4,819,758 | |
Stryker Corp. | 23,832 | | 6,373,153 | |
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(1) | 20,075 | | 3,021,689 | |
| | 28,369,948 | |
Health Care Providers and Services — 4.8% | | |
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(1) | 29,389 | | 3,595,156 | |
Anthem, Inc. | 14,600 | | 6,767,684 | |
McKesson Corp. | 55,959 | | 13,909,729 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(1) | 42,993 | | 13,675,213 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 40,527 | | 20,350,228 | |
| | 58,298,010 | |
Health Care Technology — 0.4% | | |
Omnicell, Inc.(1) | 24,107 | | 4,349,867 | |
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 0.7% | | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(1) | 2,500 | | 4,370,625 | |
Domino's Pizza, Inc. | 6,978 | | 3,937,895 | |
| | 8,308,520 | |
Household Durables — 0.5% | | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.(1) | 34,550 | | 6,294,319 | |
Household Products — 0.4% | | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 29,752 | | 4,866,832 | |
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.8% | | |
3M Co. | 27,458 | | 4,877,365 | |
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Honeywell International, Inc. | 21,651 | | $ | 4,514,450 | |
| | 9,391,815 | |
Insurance — 0.8% | | |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | 59,810 | | 3,120,886 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 35,251 | | 6,127,329 | |
| | 9,248,215 | |
Interactive Media and Services — 7.6% | | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(1) | 13,489 | | 39,078,173 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C(1) | 7,437 | | 21,519,629 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(1) | 84,093 | | 28,284,680 | |
Ziff Davis, Inc.(1) | 44,524 | | 4,935,931 | |
| | 93,818,413 | |
Internet and Direct Marketing Retail — 4.2% | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(1) | 14,586 | | 48,634,683 | |
Etsy, Inc.(1) | 15,445 | | 3,381,529 | |
| | 52,016,212 | |
IT Services — 3.1% | | |
Accenture plc, Class A | 33,355 | | 13,827,315 | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(1) | 57,984 | | 6,786,448 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | 120,007 | | 10,647,021 | |
Gartner, Inc.(1) | 19,744 | | 6,600,814 | |
| | 37,861,598 | |
Life Sciences Tools and Services — 1.5% | | |
Bruker Corp. | 23,195 | | 1,946,292 | |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(1) | 11,107 | | 4,184,896 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(1) | 2,416 | | 4,100,459 | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | 23,423 | | 4,709,428 | |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 8,262 | | 3,874,961 | |
| | 18,816,036 | |
Machinery — 1.8% | | |
AGCO Corp. | 73,224 | | 8,495,449 | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | 138,154 | | 8,187,006 | |
Dover Corp. | 28,154 | | 5,112,766 | |
| | 21,795,221 | |
Media — 0.9% | | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | 209,369 | | 10,537,542 | |
Multiline Retail — 0.7% | | |
Target Corp. | 37,109 | | 8,588,507 | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 1.5% | | |
APA Corp. | 95,637 | | 2,571,679 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | 165,097 | | 7,272,523 | |
Enviva Partners LP | 56,023 | | 3,945,140 | |
Targa Resources Corp. | 90,860 | | 4,746,526 | |
| | 18,535,868 | |
Paper and Forest Products — 0.2% | | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | 33,817 | | 2,649,562 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 3.8% | | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 92,123 | | 5,743,869 | |
Johnson & Johnson | 78,198 | | 13,377,332 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 57,627 | | 4,416,533 | |
Roche Holding AG | 25,886 | | 10,739,095 | |
Zoetis, Inc. | 49,232 | | 12,014,085 | |
| | 46,290,914 | |
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Professional Services — 0.2% | | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 13,201 | | $ | 3,019,465 | |
Road and Rail — 2.8% | | |
ArcBest Corp. | 28,709 | | 3,440,774 | |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | 35,635 | | 7,283,794 | |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | 20,595 | | 7,380,836 | |
Ryder System, Inc. | 57,560 | | 4,744,671 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | 46,820 | | 11,795,362 | |
| | 34,645,437 | |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 6.3% | | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | 31,194 | | 5,482,969 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | 25,172 | | 16,749,701 | |
Cirrus Logic, Inc.(1) | 45,138 | | 4,153,599 | |
KLA Corp. | 13,955 | | 6,002,185 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | 52,715 | | 15,504,009 | |
NXP Semiconductors NV | 35,540 | | 8,095,301 | |
Onto Innovation, Inc.(1) | 56,133 | | 5,682,344 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 60,330 | | 11,032,547 | |
Synaptics, Inc.(1) | 15,781 | | 4,568,757 | |
| | 77,271,412 | |
Software — 10.0% | | |
Adobe, Inc.(1) | 9,611 | | 5,450,014 | |
Atlassian Corp. plc, Class A(1) | 11,172 | | 4,259,772 | |
HubSpot, Inc.(1) | 6,425 | | 4,235,039 | |
Intuit, Inc. | 14,395 | | 9,259,152 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 237,960 | | 80,030,707 | |
Oracle Corp. (New York) | 87,087 | | 7,594,857 | |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(1) | 12,363 | | 6,883,224 | |
Synopsys, Inc.(1) | 14,509 | | 5,346,566 | |
| | 123,059,331 | |
Specialty Retail — 5.2% | | |
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.(1) | 92,986 | | 4,082,085 | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc. | 48,780 | | 3,404,356 | |
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. | 66,449 | | 7,640,971 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 49,002 | | 20,336,320 | |
Lowe's Cos., Inc. | 13,980 | | 3,613,550 | |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.(1) | 6,360 | | 4,491,623 | |
RH(1) | 5,496 | | 2,945,526 | |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | 48,574 | | 4,227,395 | |
Ulta Beauty, Inc.(1) | 12,510 | | 5,158,374 | |
Urban Outfitters, Inc.(1) | 105,611 | | 3,100,739 | |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 31,448 | | 5,318,800 | |
| | 64,319,739 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals — 8.5% | | |
Apple, Inc. | 441,122 | | 78,330,034 | |
Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C(1) | 138,191 | | 7,762,188 | |
HP, Inc. | 183,424 | | 6,909,582 | |
NetApp, Inc. | 59,120 | | 5,438,449 | |
Seagate Technology Holdings plc | 57,025 | | 6,442,684 | |
| | 104,882,937 | |
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods — 1.0% | | |
Columbia Sportswear Co. | 41,850 | | 4,077,864 | |
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Levi Strauss & Co., Class A | 181,294 | | $ | 4,537,789 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | 22,203 | | 3,700,574 | |
| | 12,316,227 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $923,050,960) | | 1,208,043,937 | |
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 1.8% |
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Repurchase Agreement, BMO Capital Markets Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 2.00% - 2.375%, 4/30/24 - 5/15/51, valued at $4,434,868), in a joint trading account at 0.01%, dated 12/31/21, due 1/3/22 (Delivery value $4,346,947) | | 4,346,943 | |
Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 2.25%, 5/15/41, valued at $14,784,990), at 0.01%, dated 12/31/21, due 1/3/22 (Delivery value $14,495,012) | | 14,495,000 | |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class | 3,761,832 | | 3,761,832 | |
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $22,603,775) | | 22,603,775 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 100.3% (Cost $945,654,735) |
| 1,230,647,712 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (0.3)% |
| (3,734,971) | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% |
| $ | 1,226,912,741 | |
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FUTURES CONTRACTS PURCHASED | | | | |
Reference Entity | Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)^ |
S&P 500 E-Mini | 52 | March 2022 | $ | 12,372,100 | | $ | 231,893 | |
^Amount represents value and unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
(1)Non-income producing.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
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DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Assets | |
Investment securities, at value (cost of $945,654,735) | $ | 1,230,647,712 | |
Cash | 84,385 | |
Deposits with broker for futures contracts | 598,000 | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | 3,114 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | 220,492 | |
| 1,231,553,703 | |
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Liabilities | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 4,605,212 | |
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts | 35,750 | |
| 4,640,962 | |
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Net Assets | $ | 1,226,912,741 | |
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G Class Capital Shares, $0.01 Par Value | |
Shares authorized | 1,300,000,000 | |
Shares outstanding | 105,707,917 | |
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Net Asset Value Per Share | $ | 11.61 | |
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Net Assets Consist of: | |
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus) | $ | 909,642,446 | |
Distributable earnings | 317,270,295 | |
| $ | 1,226,912,741 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Investment Income (Loss) | |
Income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $30,200) | $ | 6,507,579 | |
Interest | 2,615 | |
| 6,510,194 | |
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Expenses: | |
Management fees | 2,717,104 | |
Directors' fees and expenses | 39,510 | |
Other expenses | 4,047 | |
| 2,760,661 | |
Fees waived | (2,717,104) | |
| 43,557 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | 6,466,637 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investment transactions | 77,487,658 | |
Futures contract transactions | 2,943,488 | |
Foreign currency translation transactions | (10,214) | |
| 80,420,932 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments | 29,813,915 | |
Futures contracts | (197,066) | |
| 29,616,849 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 110,037,781 | |
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 116,504,418 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | December 31, 2021 | June 30, 2021 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 6,466,637 | | $ | 16,247,751 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | 80,420,932 | | 175,817,761 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 29,616,849 | | 126,209,078 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 116,504,418 | | 318,274,590 | |
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Distributions to Shareholders | | |
From earnings | (220,339,851) | | (122,280,158) | |
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Capital Share Transactions | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | 44,092,005 | | 456,896,536 | |
Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions | 220,339,851 | | 122,280,158 | |
Payments for shares redeemed | (124,918,939) | | (159,925,104) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 139,512,917 | | 419,251,590 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 35,677,484 | | 615,246,022 | |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 1,191,235,257 | | 575,989,235 | |
End of period | $ | 1,226,912,741 | | $ | 1,191,235,257 | |
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Transactions in Shares of the Fund | | |
Sold | 3,268,879 | | 40,712,050 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 19,496,676 | | 10,973,112 | |
Redeemed | (9,195,077) | | (13,463,901) | |
Net increase (decrease) in shares of the fund | 13,570,478 | | 38,221,261 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization
American Century Quantitative Equity Funds, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. NT Equity Growth Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital growth. The fund offers the G Class.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value (NAV) per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Directors has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.
Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price. Equity securities initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported NAV per share. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates fair value. Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at the settlement price as provided by the appropriate exchange.
If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s NAV per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Directors, or its delegate, deems appropriate. The fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
Investment Income — Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums.
Foreign Currency Translations — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates at period end. The fund may enter into spot foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, spot foreign currency exchange contracts, and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses related to investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.
Repurchase Agreements — The fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) has determined are creditworthy pursuant to criteria adopted by the Board of Directors. The fund requires that the collateral, represented by securities, received in a repurchase transaction be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the fund to obtain those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities transferred to ensure the value, including accrued interest, of the securities under each repurchase agreement is equal to or greater than amounts owed to the fund under each repurchase agreement.
Joint Trading Account — Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may transfer uninvested cash balances into a joint trading account. These balances are invested in one or more repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Agency obligations.
Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are generally declared and paid quarterly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually. The fund may elect to treat a portion of its payment to a redeeming shareholder, which represents the pro rata share of undistributed net investment income and net realized gains, as a distribution for federal income tax purposes (tax equalization).
Indemnifications — Under the corporation’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the corporation's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc., and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC. Various funds issued by American Century Asset Allocation Portfolios, Inc. own, in aggregate, 54% of the shares of the fund. Related parties do not invest in the fund for the purpose of exercising management or control.
Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee). The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent directors (including legal counsel fees), and extraordinary expenses. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on the daily net assets of the fund and paid monthly in arrears. The fee consists of (1) an Investment Category Fee based on the daily net assets of the fund and certain other accounts managed by the investment advisor that are in the same broad investment category as the fund and (2) a Complex Fee based on the assets of all the funds in the American Century Investments family of funds. The rates for the Investment Category Fee range from 0.3380% to 0.5200%. The rates for the Complex Fee range from 0.0500% to 0.1100%. The investment advisor agreed to waive the fund's management fee in its entirety. The investment advisor expects this waiver to remain in effect permanently and cannot terminate it without the approval of the Board of Directors. The effective annual management fee for the period ended December 31, 2021 was 0.44% before waiver and 0.00% after waiver.
Directors' Fees and Expenses — The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The directors receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. During the period, the interfund purchases and sales were $539,341 and $5,430,277, respectively. The effect of interfund transactions on the Statement of Operations was $(400,743) in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions.
4. Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended December 31, 2021 were $1,455,498,340 and $1,508,842,492, respectively.
5. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
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| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Assets | | | |
Investment Securities | | | |
Common Stocks | $ | 1,197,304,842 | | $ | 10,739,095 | | — | |
Temporary Cash Investments | 3,761,832 | | 18,841,943 | | — | |
| $ | 1,201,066,674 | | $ | 29,581,038 | | — | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | |
Futures Contracts | $ | 231,893 | | — | | — | |
6. Derivative Instruments
Equity Price Risk — The fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A fund may enter into futures contracts based on an equity index in order to manage its exposure to changes in market conditions. A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value (initial margin). Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. One of the risks of entering into futures contracts is the possibility that the change in value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in value of the underlying securities. The fund's average notional exposure to equity price risk derivative instruments held during the period was $18,389,481 futures contracts purchased.
The value of equity price risk derivative instruments as of December 31, 2021, is disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability of $35,750 in payable for variation margin on futures contracts.* For the six months ended December 31, 2021, the effect of equity price risk derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations was $2,943,488 in net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and $(197,066) in change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts.
*Included in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments.
7. Risk Factors
The value of the fund’s shares will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, based on the performance of the securities owned by the fund and other factors generally affecting the securities market. Market risks, including political, regulatory, economic and social developments, can affect the value of the fund’s investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies, terrorism and other unforeseeable events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.
The fund’s investment process may result in high portfolio turnover, which could mean high transaction costs, affecting both performance and capital gains tax liabilities to investors.
The fund is owned by a relatively small number of shareholders, and in the event such shareholders redeem, the ongoing operations of the fund may be at risk.
8. Federal Tax Information
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
As of period end, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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Federal tax cost of investments | $ | 948,617,151 | |
Gross tax appreciation of investments | $ | 295,610,773 | |
Gross tax depreciation of investments | (13,580,212) | |
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | 282,030,561 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
9. Corporate Event
On December 16, 2021, the Board of Directors approved an agreement and plan of reorganization (the reorganization), whereby the net assets of the fund will be transferred to Equity Growth Fund, one fund in a series issued by the corporation, in exchange for shares of Equity Growth Fund. The financial statements and performance history of Equity Growth Fund will survive after the reorganization. The reorganization is expected to be completed in 2022.
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Per-Share Data | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data |
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| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
G Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $12.93 | 0.07 | 1.14 | 1.21 | (0.08) | (2.45) | (2.53) | $11.61 | 9.98% | 0.01%(4) | 0.45%(4) | 1.06%(4) | 0.62%(4) | 123% | $1,226,913 | |
2021 | $10.68 | 0.18 | 3.47 | 3.65 | (0.16) | (1.24) | (1.40) | $12.93 | 36.39% | 0.01% | 0.46% | 1.54% | 1.09% | 189% | $1,191,235 | |
2020 | $13.09 | 0.21 | 0.71 | 0.92 | (0.25) | (3.08) | (3.33) | $10.68 | 6.58% | 0.01% | 0.47% | 1.69% | 1.23% | 108% | $575,989 | |
2019 | $14.02 | 0.25 | 0.64 | 0.89 | (0.24) | (1.58) | (1.82) | $13.09 | 8.05% | 0.01% | 0.47% | 1.89% | 1.43% | 84% | $1,421,363 | |
2018 | $13.03 | 0.27 | 1.79 | 2.06 | (0.26) | (0.81) | (1.07) | $14.02 | 16.11% | 0.04% | 0.46% | 1.93% | 1.51% | 83% | $1,672,840 | |
2017 | $11.20 | 0.19 | 1.83 | 2.02 | (0.19) | — | (0.19) | $13.03 | 18.09% | 0.47% | 0.47% | 1.54% | 1.54% | 88% | $1,771,561 | |
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(1)Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)Six months ended December 31, 2021 (unaudited).
(4)Annualized.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Retirement Account Information
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply*. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.
Proxy Voting Policies
Descriptions of the principles and policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021 or visiting American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy. A description of the policies is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on americancentury.com/proxy. It is also available at sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. These portfolio holdings are available on the fund's website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |
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Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.
Jonathan Thomas
Dear Investor:
Thank you for reviewing this semiannual report for the period ended December 31, 2021. It provides a market overview (below), followed by a schedule of fund investments and other financial information. For additional investment insights, please visit americancentury.com.
Economic, Earnings Gains Fueled Stock Market Rally
Most stocks rallied for the six-month period, even as inflation surged, the Federal Reserve (Fed) turned hawkish and another coronavirus variant emerged. Investors largely focused on upbeat economic data and continued, albeit waning, central bank support. These influences helped boost corporate earnings and promote investor optimism.
Steady economic gains combined with ongoing monetary support, rising energy prices and severe supply chain disruptions led to soaring inflation rates. By December, year-over-year headline inflation in the U.S. reached 7.0%, a 40-year high, prompting a hawkish turn from the Fed. The central bank, which began tapering its asset purchases in November, announced it would accelerate its tapering timetable and likely start hiking rates in early 2022.
Meanwhile, the emergence of the omicron variant in November triggered renewed concerns about the recovery’s sustainability, leading to a steep stock market sell-off. Sentiment shifted quickly, though, as reports suggested the highly transmissible omicron is less severe than other variants. Amid optimistic growth outlooks, stocks resumed their upward march to end the period.
Overall, stocks delivered solid gains for the six-month period, highlighted by the S&P 500 Index’s gain of nearly 12%. U.S. stocks generally outpaced non-U.S. developed markets stocks, while emerging markets stocks declined sharply. Large-cap stocks significantly outperformed small caps, which declined for the period. Growth stocks broadly outperformed their value peers except in the small-cap universe, where value outpaced growth.
Seeking Opportunity Amid Uncertainty
We expect market volatility to increase amid elevated inflation, tighter Fed policy and geopolitical uncertainties. Additionally, the rapid emergence of the omicron variant demonstrated the pandemic’s unclear path can still create market disruptions. Nevertheless, we remain optimistic that periods of market unrest often create compelling opportunities for professional asset managers.
We appreciate your confidence in us during these extraordinary times. Our firm has a long history of helping clients weather unpredictable markets, and we’re confident we will continue to meet prevailing challenges.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
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DECEMBER 31, 2021 |
Types of Investments in Portfolio | % of net assets |
Common Stocks | 99.7% |
Temporary Cash Investments | 0.3% |
Temporary Cash Investments - Securities Lending Collateral | 1.6% |
Other Assets and Liabilities | (1.6)% |
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Top Five Industries | % of net assets |
Software | 7.4% |
Banks | 6.6% |
Capital Markets | 6.5% |
Biotechnology | 6.3% |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels | 4.6% |
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not through a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $25.00 annual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $25.00 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the account maintenance fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| Beginning Account Value 7/1/21 | Ending Account Value 12/31/21 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) 7/1/21 - 12/31/21 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) |
Actual | | | | |
Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,009.80 | $4.31 | 0.85% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,010.20 | $3.29 | 0.65% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,007.90 | $5.57 | 1.10% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,004.40 | $9.35 | 1.85% |
R Class | $1,000 | $1,007.10 | $6.83 | 1.35% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,010.70 | $3.29 | 0.65% |
Hypothetical | | | | |
Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,020.92 | $4.33 | 0.85% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,021.93 | $3.31 | 0.65% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,019.66 | $5.60 | 1.10% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,015.88 | $9.40 | 1.85% |
R Class | $1,000 | $1,018.40 | $6.87 | 1.35% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,021.93 | $3.31 | 0.65% |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
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| Shares | Value |
COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% |
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Aerospace and Defense — 0.3% | | |
Moog, Inc., Class A | 7,737 | | $ | 626,465 | |
Air Freight and Logistics — 0.3% | | |
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(1) | 6,227 | | 586,085 | |
Auto Components — 1.0% | | |
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.(1) | 35,746 | | 333,510 | |
LCI Industries | 3,133 | | 488,341 | |
Patrick Industries, Inc. | 16,654 | | 1,343,811 | |
| | 2,165,662 | |
Automobiles — 0.3% | | |
Winnebago Industries, Inc. | 8,076 | | 605,054 | |
Banks — 6.6% | | |
Bancorp, Inc. (The)(1) | 15,485 | | 391,925 | |
Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd. (The) | 14,179 | | 540,362 | |
BOK Financial Corp. | 14,028 | | 1,479,814 | |
Enterprise Financial Services Corp. | 13,031 | | 613,630 | |
First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC | 9,084 | | 415,320 | |
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A | 620 | | 514,501 | |
First Horizon Corp. | 62,957 | | 1,028,088 | |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | 7,343 | | 416,348 | |
Hancock Whitney Corp. | 10,368 | | 518,607 | |
Hilltop Holdings, Inc. | 15,168 | | 533,004 | |
Independent Bank Corp. (Massachusetts) | 9,268 | | 755,620 | |
International Bancshares Corp. | 7,751 | | 328,565 | |
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | 32,859 | | 1,315,346 | |
Popular, Inc. | 13,555 | | 1,112,052 | |
United Community Banks, Inc. | 23,651 | | 850,017 | |
Valley National Bancorp | 95,082 | | 1,307,377 | |
WesBanco, Inc. | 30,708 | | 1,074,473 | |
Western Alliance Bancorp | 7,843 | | 844,299 | |
| | 14,039,348 | |
Beverages — 0.4% | | |
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | 1,544 | | 956,029 | |
Biotechnology — 6.3% | | |
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1) | 42,897 | | 1,001,216 | |
Agenus, Inc.(1) | 229,058 | | 737,567 | |
Alkermes plc(1) | 38,171 | | 887,857 | |
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1) | 35,503 | | 491,717 | |
Blueprint Medicines Corp.(1) | 12,881 | | 1,379,684 | |
Coherus Biosciences, Inc.(1) | 69,000 | | 1,101,240 | |
Cytokinetics, Inc.(1) | 18,000 | | 820,440 | |
Dynavax Technologies Corp.(1)(2) | 53,646 | | 754,799 | |
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1) | 125,353 | | 1,461,616 | |
MannKind Corp.(1)(2) | 100,000 | | 437,000 | |
PTC Therapeutics, Inc.(1) | 13,170 | | 524,561 | |
Radius Health, Inc.(1) | 44,052 | | 304,840 | |
Sage Therapeutics, Inc.(1) | 42,389 | | 1,803,228 | |
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Seres Therapeutics, Inc.(1) | 75,220 | | $ | 626,583 | |
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1) | 51,909 | | 814,452 | |
Vericel Corp.(1) | 9,974 | | 391,978 | |
| | 13,538,778 | |
Building Products — 1.7% | | |
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | 18,340 | | 883,071 | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc.(1) | 12,877 | | 1,103,688 | |
Quanex Building Products Corp. | 39,631 | | 982,056 | |
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | 4,344 | | 604,120 | |
| | 3,572,935 | |
Capital Markets — 6.5% | | |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | 2,502 | | 411,604 | |
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A | 27,889 | | 1,328,632 | |
B. Riley Financial, Inc. | 13,590 | | 1,207,607 | |
Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 8,320 | | 769,683 | |
Evercore, Inc., Class A | 16,399 | | 2,227,804 | |
Federated Hermes, Inc. | 38,201 | | 1,435,594 | |
Lazard Ltd., Class A | 10,839 | | 472,906 | |
Moelis & Co., Class A | 45,652 | | 2,853,706 | |
Piper Sandler Cos. | 8,830 | | 1,576,243 | |
PJT Partners, Inc., Class A | 21,085 | | 1,562,188 | |
| | 13,845,967 | |
Chemicals — 1.1% | | |
Amyris, Inc.(1)(2) | 166,898 | | 902,918 | |
Balchem Corp. | 3,251 | | 548,119 | |
Ingevity Corp.(1) | 12,398 | | 888,936 | |
| | 2,339,973 | |
Commercial Services and Supplies — 2.8% | | |
ABM Industries, Inc. | 45,414 | | 1,855,162 | |
Cimpress plc(1) | 9,681 | | 693,256 | |
HNI Corp. | 26,217 | | 1,102,425 | |
Interface, Inc. | 53,975 | | 860,901 | |
Matthews International Corp., Class A | 14,317 | | 525,004 | |
MillerKnoll, Inc. | 21,676 | | 849,483 | |
| | 5,886,231 | |
Communications Equipment — 1.3% | | |
Extreme Networks, Inc.(1) | 67,801 | | 1,064,476 | |
Viavi Solutions, Inc.(1) | 99,075 | | 1,745,701 | |
| | 2,810,177 | |
Construction and Engineering — 1.7% | | |
Argan, Inc. | 26,725 | | 1,033,990 | |
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | 10,970 | | 1,085,372 | |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | 7,627 | | 971,603 | |
Granite Construction, Inc. | 13,624 | | 527,249 | |
| | 3,618,214 | |
Construction Materials — 0.6% | | |
Summit Materials, Inc., Class A(1) | 30,745 | | 1,234,104 | |
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.5% | | |
H&R Block, Inc. | 43,924 | | 1,034,850 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.8% | | |
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | 16,219 | | 1,186,906 | |
EchoStar Corp., Class A(1) | 16,065 | | 423,313 | |
| | 1,610,219 | |
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Electrical Equipment — 2.4% | | |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | 8,679 | | $ | 1,837,518 | |
Atkore, Inc.(1) | 12,790 | | 1,422,120 | |
GrafTech International Ltd. | 44,514 | | 526,601 | |
nVent Electric plc | 36,291 | | 1,379,058 | |
| | 5,165,297 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components — 1.3% | | |
Avnet, Inc. | 16,714 | | 689,118 | |
OSI Systems, Inc.(1) | 6,303 | | 587,440 | |
Sanmina Corp.(1) | 22,222 | | 921,324 | |
TTM Technologies, Inc.(1) | 45,743 | | 681,571 | |
| | 2,879,453 | |
Energy Equipment and Services — 1.5% | | |
Cactus, Inc., Class A | 14,496 | | 552,733 | |
ChampionX Corp.(1) | 59,344 | | 1,199,342 | |
Oceaneering International, Inc.(1) | 62,636 | | 708,413 | |
ProPetro Holding Corp.(1) | 86,601 | | 701,468 | |
| | 3,161,956 | |
Entertainment — 0.4% | | |
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A | 16,378 | | 808,091 | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.1% | | |
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. | 16,254 | | 407,813 | |
PotlatchDeltic Corp. | 25,539 | | 1,537,959 | |
Universal Health Realty Income Trust | 7,128 | | 423,902 | |
| | 2,369,674 | |
Food and Staples Retailing — 1.4% | | |
Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A | 19,158 | | 1,654,102 | |
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(1) | 41,701 | | 1,237,685 | |
| | 2,891,787 | |
Gas Utilities — 0.4% | | |
National Fuel Gas Co. | 13,780 | | 881,093 | |
Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 2.6% | | |
AtriCure, Inc.(1) | 8,887 | | 617,913 | |
Cerus Corp.(1) | 83,213 | | 566,680 | |
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.(1) | 5,171 | | 608,575 | |
Nevro Corp.(1) | 3,616 | | 293,149 | |
Novocure Ltd.(1) | 4,159 | | 312,258 | |
STAAR Surgical Co.(1) | 6,949 | | 634,444 | |
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(1) | 16,287 | | 2,451,519 | |
| | 5,484,538 | |
Health Care Providers and Services — 2.0% | | |
Fulgent Genetics, Inc.(1)(2) | 11,000 | | 1,106,490 | |
ModivCare, Inc.(1) | 5,449 | | 808,032 | |
R1 RCM, Inc.(1) | 25,579 | | 652,009 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(1) | 21,691 | | 1,771,938 | |
| | 4,338,469 | |
Health Care Technology — 1.4% | | |
NextGen Healthcare, Inc.(1) | 45,920 | | 816,917 | |
Omnicell, Inc.(1) | 9,127 | | 1,646,876 | |
Vocera Communications, Inc.(1) | 6,699 | | 434,363 | |
| | 2,898,156 | |
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 3.5% | | |
Bloomin' Brands, Inc.(1) | 21,826 | | 457,909 | |
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Brinker International, Inc.(1) | 11,329 | | $ | 414,528 | |
Choice Hotels International, Inc. | 5,568 | | 868,552 | |
International Game Technology plc | 24,170 | | 698,755 | |
Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Class A | 44,972 | | 2,473,910 | |
Wingstop, Inc. | 7,941 | | 1,372,205 | |
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 12,209 | | 1,094,537 | |
| | 7,380,396 | |
Household Durables — 2.3% | | |
Century Communities, Inc. | 7,743 | | 633,300 | |
Helen of Troy Ltd.(1) | 2,465 | | 602,619 | |
Installed Building Products, Inc. | 5,563 | | 777,262 | |
M/I Homes, Inc.(1) | 8,229 | | 511,679 | |
Sonos, Inc.(1) | 37,034 | | 1,103,613 | |
Taylor Morrison Home Corp.(1) | 24,275 | | 848,654 | |
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.(1) | 17,138 | | 477,979 | |
| | 4,955,106 | |
Household Products — 0.3% | | |
Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A(1) | 13,424 | | 642,338 | |
Insurance — 0.9% | | |
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. | 15,177 | | 590,689 | |
Stewart Information Services Corp. | 8,549 | | 681,612 | |
Trupanion, Inc.(1) | 5,687 | | 750,854 | |
| | 2,023,155 | |
Interactive Media and Services — 1.1% | | |
Cargurus, Inc.(1) | 48,013 | | 1,615,157 | |
Yelp, Inc.(1) | 20,527 | | 743,899 | |
| | 2,359,056 | |
Internet and Direct Marketing Retail — 0.9% | | |
Liquidity Services, Inc.(1) | 36,240 | | 800,179 | |
Shutterstock, Inc. | 10,781 | | 1,195,398 | |
| | 1,995,577 | |
IT Services — 1.2% | | |
CSG Systems International, Inc. | 17,746 | | 1,022,525 | |
MAXIMUS, Inc. | 19,200 | | 1,529,664 | |
| | 2,552,189 | |
Leisure Products — 0.7% | | |
Polaris, Inc. | 13,013 | | 1,430,259 | |
Life Sciences Tools and Services — 0.8% | | |
Codexis, Inc.(1) | 13,241 | | 414,046 | |
Medpace Holdings, Inc.(1) | 6,102 | | 1,328,039 | |
| | 1,742,085 | |
Machinery — 3.4% | | |
Crane Co. | 8,445 | | 859,110 | |
EnPro Industries, Inc. | 8,100 | | 891,567 | |
Hillenbrand, Inc. | 56,837 | | 2,954,956 | |
Mueller Industries, Inc. | 36,621 | | 2,173,822 | |
Tennant Co. | 5,867 | | 475,462 | |
| | 7,354,917 | |
Metals and Mining — 1.2% | | |
Commercial Metals Co. | 49,351 | | 1,790,948 | |
TimkenSteel Corp.(1) | 53,066 | | 875,589 | |
| | 2,666,537 | |
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Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 4.6% | | |
Callon Petroleum Co.(1) | 19,396 | | $ | 916,461 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 16,994 | | 1,096,453 | |
Comstock Resources, Inc.(1) | 95,322 | | 771,155 | |
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.(1) | 9,697 | | 583,081 | |
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A | 41,312 | | 779,557 | |
Ovintiv, Inc. | 63,592 | | 2,143,050 | |
PDC Energy, Inc. | 34,243 | | 1,670,374 | |
SM Energy Co. | 36,060 | | 1,063,049 | |
Targa Resources Corp. | 14,279 | | 745,935 | |
| | 9,769,115 | |
Personal Products — 0.7% | | |
Edgewell Personal Care Co. | 12,340 | | 564,061 | |
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.(1) | 9,042 | | 915,051 | |
| | 1,479,112 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 1.2% | | |
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1) | 71,715 | | 1,670,242 | |
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.(1) | 50,668 | | 1,003,227 | |
| | 2,673,469 | |
Professional Services — 2.8% | | |
ASGN, Inc.(1) | 19,079 | | 2,354,349 | |
Kforce, Inc. | 17,864 | | 1,343,730 | |
TriNet Group, Inc.(1) | 17,773 | | 1,693,056 | |
TrueBlue, Inc.(1) | 20,423 | | 565,104 | |
| | 5,956,239 | |
Real Estate Management and Development — 2.2% | | |
Cushman & Wakefield plc(1) | 49,651 | | 1,104,238 | |
eXp World Holdings, Inc. | 27,060 | | 911,652 | |
Newmark Group, Inc., Class A | 103,726 | | 1,939,676 | |
Realogy Holdings Corp.(1) | 42,804 | | 719,535 | |
| | 4,675,101 | |
Road and Rail — 0.7% | | |
ArcBest Corp. | 4,121 | | 493,902 | |
Schneider National, Inc., Class B | 35,329 | | 950,703 | |
| | 1,444,605 | |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 4.5% | | |
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.(1) | 8,094 | | 490,173 | |
Ambarella, Inc.(1) | 5,421 | | 1,099,867 | |
CMC Materials, Inc. | 8,255 | | 1,582,401 | |
Diodes, Inc.(1) | 7,823 | | 859,044 | |
FormFactor, Inc.(1) | 30,720 | | 1,404,518 | |
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(1) | 9,656 | | 1,993,191 | |
Synaptics, Inc.(1) | 5,348 | | 1,548,299 | |
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(1) | 10,380 | | 595,397 | |
| | 9,572,890 | |
Software — 7.4% | | |
Appfolio, Inc., Class A(1) | 5,819 | | 704,448 | |
Box, Inc., Class A(1) | 66,193 | | 1,733,595 | |
ChannelAdvisor Corp.(1) | 11,457 | | 282,759 | |
CommVault Systems, Inc.(1) | 14,308 | | 986,107 | |
Digital Turbine, Inc.(1) | 12,764 | | 778,476 | |
Domo, Inc., Class B(1) | 14,377 | | 713,099 | |
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Dropbox, Inc., Class A(1) | 35,418 | | $ | 869,158 | |
HubSpot, Inc.(1) | 1,583 | | 1,043,434 | |
Mimecast Ltd.(1) | 12,996 | | 1,034,092 | |
Mitek Systems, Inc.(1) | 29,241 | | 519,028 | |
Model N, Inc.(1) | 23,924 | | 718,438 | |
New Relic, Inc.(1) | 4,010 | | 440,940 | |
Progress Software Corp. | 16,918 | | 816,632 | |
Rapid7, Inc.(1) | 6,886 | | 810,413 | |
SPS Commerce, Inc.(1) | 7,653 | | 1,089,404 | |
Veritone, Inc.(1)(2) | 21,323 | | 479,341 | |
Workiva, Inc.(1) | 11,394 | | 1,486,803 | |
Xperi Holding Corp. | 30,298 | | 572,935 | |
Zuora, Inc., Class A(1) | 41,679 | | 778,564 | |
| | 15,857,666 | |
Specialty Retail — 4.5% | | |
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.(2) | 20,494 | | 518,908 | |
Camping World Holdings, Inc., Class A(2) | 22,163 | | 895,385 | |
Citi Trends, Inc.(1) | 5,391 | | 510,797 | |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | 5,376 | | 1,049,503 | |
MarineMax, Inc.(1) | 14,472 | | 854,427 | |
Rent-A-Center, Inc. | 11,317 | | 543,669 | |
RH(1) | 2,216 | | 1,187,643 | |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.(1) | 20,963 | | 386,977 | |
Shoe Carnival, Inc. | 21,771 | | 850,811 | |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | 11,782 | | 1,025,387 | |
Sleep Number Corp.(1) | 10,410 | | 797,406 | |
Zumiez, Inc.(1) | 20,468 | | 982,259 | |
| | 9,603,172 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals — 0.4% | | |
Pure Storage, Inc., Class A(1) | 25,237 | | 821,464 | |
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods — 2.4% | | |
Carter's, Inc. | 10,429 | | 1,055,623 | |
Crocs, Inc.(1) | 13,291 | | 1,704,172 | |
G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(1) | 32,473 | | 897,554 | |
Kontoor Brands, Inc. | 10,482 | | 537,202 | |
Steven Madden Ltd. | 17,746 | | 824,657 | |
| | 5,019,208 | |
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance — 1.9% | | |
Essent Group Ltd. | 30,755 | | 1,400,275 | |
MGIC Investment Corp. | 31,113 | | 448,650 | |
NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A(1) | 25,744 | | 562,506 | |
Radian Group, Inc. | 45,655 | | 964,690 | |
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. | 4,062 | | 612,875 | |
| | 3,988,996 | |
Trading Companies and Distributors — 3.1% | | |
Boise Cascade Co. | 22,174 | | 1,578,789 | |
GMS, Inc.(1) | 21,750 | | 1,307,393 | |
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. | 22,315 | | 987,885 | |
Herc Holdings, Inc. | 4,914 | | 769,287 | |
NOW, Inc.(1) | 42,947 | | 366,767 | |
Titan Machinery, Inc.(1) | 25,583 | | 861,891 | |
WESCO International, Inc.(1) | 5,866 | | 771,907 | |
| | 6,643,919 | |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3% | | |
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. | 27,842 | | $ | 561,016 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $176,390,197) | | 212,516,192 | |
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 0.3% |
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Repurchase Agreement, BMO Capital Markets Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 2.00% - 2.375%, 4/30/24 - 5/15/51, valued at $151,638), in a joint trading account at 0.01%, dated 12/31/21, due 1/3/22 (Delivery value $148,632) | | 148,632 | |
Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 3.125%, 8/15/44, valued at $504,961), at 0.01%, dated 12/31/21, due 1/3/22 (Delivery value $495,000) | | 495,000 | |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class | 128,625 | | 128,625 | |
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $772,257) | | 772,257 | |
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS - SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL(3) — 1.6% |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio (Cost $3,384,451) | 3,384,451 | | 3,384,451 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 101.6% (Cost $180,546,905) |
| 216,672,900 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (1.6)% |
| (3,475,159) | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% |
| $ | 213,197,741 | |
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
(1)Non-income producing.
(2)Security, or a portion thereof, is on loan. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities on loan was $4,181,120. The amount of securities on loan indicated may not correspond with the securities on loan identified because securities with pending sales are in the process of recall from the brokers.
(3)Investment of cash collateral from securities on loan. At the period end, the aggregate value of the collateral held by the fund was $4,314,992, which includes securities collateral of $930,541.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
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DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) |
Assets | |
Investment securities, at value (cost of $177,162,454) — including $4,181,120 of securities on loan | $ | 213,288,449 | |
Investment made with cash collateral received for securities on loan, at value (cost of $3,384,451) | 3,384,451 | |
Total investment securities, at value (cost of $180,546,905) | 216,672,900 | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | 41,101 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | 76,630 | |
Securities lending receivable | 809 | |
| 216,791,440 | |
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Liabilities | |
Payable for collateral received for securities on loan | 3,384,451 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 54,795 | |
Accrued management fees | 149,856 | |
Distribution and service fees payable | 4,597 | |
| 3,593,699 | |
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Net Assets | $ | 213,197,741 | |
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Net Assets Consist of: | |
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus) | $ | 183,386,706 | |
Distributable earnings | 29,811,035 | |
| $ | 213,197,741 | |
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| Net Assets | Shares Outstanding | Net Asset Value Per Share |
Investor Class, $0.01 Par Value | $187,405,005 | 11,413,889 | $16.42 |
I Class, $0.01 Par Value | $8,779,596 | 530,408 | $16.55 |
A Class, $0.01 Par Value | $12,456,727 | 786,225 | $15.84* |
C Class, $0.01 Par Value | $708,359 | 48,532 | $14.60 |
R Class, $0.01 Par Value | $3,397,396 | 222,398 | $15.28 |
R5 Class, $0.01 Par Value | $450,658 | 27,193 | $16.57 |
*Maximum offering price $16.81 (net asset value divided by 0.9425).
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) |
Investment Income (Loss) | |
Income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $872) | $ | 1,325,487 | |
Securities lending, net | 3,784 | |
Interest | 574 | |
| 1,329,845 | |
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Expenses: | |
Management fees | 906,157 | |
Distribution and service fees: | |
A Class | 15,496 | |
C Class | 4,174 | |
R Class | 8,660 | |
Directors' fees and expenses | 7,042 | |
Other expenses | 1,042 | |
| 942,571 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | 387,274 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investment transactions | 17,113,292 | |
Futures contract transactions | (776) | |
| 17,112,516 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments | (15,636,455) | |
Futures contracts | (100,171) | |
| (15,736,626) | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1,375,890 | |
| |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 1,763,164 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | December 31, 2021 | June 30, 2021 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 387,274 | | $ | 197,070 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | 17,112,516 | | 49,597,454 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (15,736,626) | | 33,872,892 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 1,763,164 | | 83,667,416 | |
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Distributions to Shareholders | | |
From earnings: | | |
Investor Class | (29,832,575) | | (324,475) | |
I Class | (1,387,213) | | (29,013) | |
A Class | (2,019,535) | | (9,995) | |
C Class | (122,842) | | — | |
R Class | (560,014) | | — | |
R5 Class | (69,845) | | (654) | |
Decrease in net assets from distributions | (33,992,024) | | (364,137) | |
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Capital Share Transactions | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5) | 21,768,651 | | (18,280,329) | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (10,460,209) | | 65,022,950 | |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 223,657,950 | | 158,635,000 | |
End of period | $ | 213,197,741 | | $ | 223,657,950 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization
American Century Quantitative Equity Funds, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. Small Company Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital growth by investing primarily in common stocks of small companies.
The fund offers the Investor Class, I Class, A Class, C Class, R Class and R5 Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value (NAV) per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Directors has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.
Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price.
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported NAV per share. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates fair value. Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at the settlement price as provided by the appropriate exchange.
If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s NAV per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Directors, or its delegate, deems appropriate. The fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
Investment Income — Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. Securities lending income is net of fees and rebates earned by the lending agent for its services.
Repurchase Agreements — The fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) has determined are creditworthy pursuant to criteria adopted by the Board of Directors. The fund requires that the collateral, represented by securities, received in a repurchase transaction be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the fund to obtain those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities transferred to ensure the value, including accrued interest, of the securities under each repurchase agreement is equal to or greater than amounts owed to the fund under each repurchase agreement.
Joint Trading Account — Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may transfer uninvested cash balances into a joint trading account. These balances are invested in one or more repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Agency obligations.
Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are generally declared and paid quarterly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually. The fund may elect to treat a portion of its payment to a redeeming shareholder, which represents the pro rata share of undistributed net investment income and net realized gains, as a distribution for federal income tax purposes (tax equalization).
Indemnifications — Under the corporation’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
Securities Lending — Securities are lent to qualified financial institutions and brokers. State Street Bank & Trust Co. serves as securities lending agent to the fund pursuant to a Securities Lending Agreement. The lending of securities exposes the fund to risks such as: the borrowers may fail to return the loaned securities, the borrowers may not be able to provide additional collateral, the fund may experience delays in recovery of the loaned securities or delays in access to collateral, or the fund may experience losses related to the investment collateral. To minimize certain risks, loan counterparties pledge collateral in the form of cash and/or securities. The lending agent has agreed to indemnify the fund in the case of default of any securities borrowed. Cash collateral received is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, a money market mutual fund registered under the 1940 Act. The loans may also be secured by U.S. government securities in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned, plus accrued interest and dividends, determined on a daily basis and adjusted accordingly. By lending securities, the fund seeks to increase its net investment income through the receipt of interest and fees. Such income is reflected separately within the Statement of Operations. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at period end, if any, are shown on a gross basis within the Schedule of Investments and Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The following table reflects a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligation by the type of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of December 31, 2021.
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Remaining Contractual Maturity of Agreements |
| Overnight and Continuous | <30 days | Between 30 & 90 days | >90 days | Total |
Securities Lending Transactions(1) | | | | |
Common Stocks | $ | 3,384,451 | | — | | — | | — | | $ | 3,384,451 | |
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions | $ | 3,384,451 | |
(1)Amount represents the payable for cash collateral received for securities on loan. This will generally be in the Overnight and Continuous column as the securities are typically callable on demand.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the corporation's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC.
Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent directors (including legal counsel fees), extraordinary expenses, and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder services. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class. The fee consists of (1) an Investment Category Fee based on the daily net assets of the fund and certain other accounts managed by the investment advisor that are in the same broad investment category as the fund and (2) a Complex Fee based on the assets of all the funds in the American Century Investments family of funds.
The Investment Category Fee range, the Complex Fee range and the effective annual management fee for each class for the period ended December 31, 2021 are as follows:
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| Investment Category Fee Range | Complex Fee Range | Effective Annual Management Fee |
Investor Class | 0.5380% to 0.7200% | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.84% |
I Class | 0.0500% to 0.1100% | 0.64% |
A Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.84% |
C Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.84% |
R Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.84% |
R5 Class | 0.0500% to 0.1100% | 0.64% |
Distribution and Service Fees — The Board of Directors has adopted a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan for each of the A Class, C Class and R Class (collectively the plans), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plans provide that the A Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00%, of which 0.25% is paid for individual shareholder services and 0.75% is paid for distribution services. The plans provide that the R Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.50%. The fees are computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fees are used to pay financial intermediaries for distribution and individual shareholder services. Fees incurred under the plans during the period ended December 31, 2021 are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
Directors' Fees and Expenses — The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The directors receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. There were no interfund transactions during the period.
4. Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended December 31, 2021 were $183,920,128 and $187,119,242, respectively.
5. Capital Share Transactions
Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
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| Six months ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended June 30, 2021 |
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Investor Class/Shares Authorized | 400,000,000 | | | 400,000,000 | | |
Sold | 364,015 | | $ | 6,876,830 | | 1,759,611 | | $ | 31,125,413 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 1,782,134 | | 28,496,326 | | 18,531 | | 260,571 | |
Redeemed | (872,607) | | (16,200,757) | | (2,646,959) | | (39,898,893) | |
| 1,273,542 | | 19,172,399 | | (868,817) | | (8,512,909) | |
I Class/Shares Authorized | 40,000,000 | |
| 40,000,000 | | |
Sold | 57,477 | | 1,148,950 | | 80,819 | | 1,362,866 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 85,935 | | 1,385,273 | | 2,024 | | 28,980 | |
Redeemed | (90,976) | | (1,730,604) | | (293,854) | | (4,625,564) | |
| 52,436 | | 803,619 | | (211,011) | | (3,233,718) | |
A Class/Shares Authorized | 30,000,000 | |
| 30,000,000 | | |
Sold | 68,269 | | 1,237,557 | | 176,849 | | 2,934,168 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 127,831 | | 1,972,438 | | 673 | | 9,346 | |
Redeemed | (101,927) | | (1,859,027) | | (226,828) | | (3,596,911) | |
| 94,173 | | 1,350,968 | | (49,306) | | (653,397) | |
C Class/Shares Authorized | 20,000,000 | |
| 20,000,000 | | |
Sold | 838 | | 12,709 | | 1,663 | | 26,524 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 8,639 | | 122,842 | | — | | — | |
Redeemed | (14,122) | | (245,850) | | (17,102) | | (241,040) | |
| (4,645) | | (110,299) | | (15,439) | | (214,516) | |
R Class/Shares Authorized | 20,000,000 | |
| 20,000,000 | | |
Sold | 19,393 | | 345,575 | | 83,546 | | 1,250,125 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 37,192 | | 553,411 | | — | | — | |
Redeemed | (25,397) | | (463,925) | | (538,675) | | (7,049,293) | |
| 31,188 | | 435,061 | | (455,129) | | (5,799,168) | |
R5 Class/Shares Authorized | 40,000,000 | |
| 40,000,000 | | |
Sold | 4,435 | | 90,138 | | 12,222 | | 226,028 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 4,327 | | 69,845 | | 45 | | 654 | |
Redeemed | (2,272) | | (43,080) | | (5,053) | | (93,303) | |
| 6,490 | | 116,903 | | 7,214 | | 133,379 | |
Net increase (decrease) | 1,453,184 | | $ | 21,768,651 | | (1,592,488) | | $ | (18,280,329) | |
6. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
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| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Assets | | | |
Investment Securities | | | |
Common Stocks | $ | 212,516,192 | | — | | — | |
Temporary Cash Investments | 128,625 | | $ | 643,632 | | — | |
Temporary Cash Investments - Securities Lending Collateral | 3,384,451 | | — | | — | |
| $ | 216,029,268 | | $ | 643,632 | | — | |
7. Derivative Instruments
Equity Price Risk — The fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A fund may enter into futures contracts based on an equity index in order to manage its exposure to changes in market conditions. A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value (initial margin). Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. One of the risks of entering into futures contracts is the possibility that the change in value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in value of the underlying securities. The fund's average notional exposure to equity price risk derivative instruments held during the period was $3,215,824 futures contracts purchased.
At period end, the fund did not have any derivative instruments disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For the six months ended December 31, 2021, the effect of equity price risk derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations was $(776) in net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and $(100,171) in change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts.
8. Risk Factors
The value of the fund’s shares will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, based on the performance of the securities owned by the fund and other factors generally affecting the securities market. Market risks, including political, regulatory, economic and social developments, can affect the value of the fund’s investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies, terrorism and other unforeseeable events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.
The fund invests in common stocks of small companies. Because of this, the fund may be subject to greater risk and market fluctuations than a fund investing in larger, more established companies.
The fund’s investment process may result in high portfolio turnover, which could mean high transaction costs, affecting both performance and capital gains tax liabilities to investors.
9. Federal Tax Information
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
As of period end, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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Federal tax cost of investments | $ | 180,869,515 | |
Gross tax appreciation of investments | $ | 41,917,232 | |
Gross tax depreciation of investments | (6,113,847) | |
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | 35,803,385 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
As of June 30, 2021, the fund had accumulated short-term capital losses of $(15,974,090), which represent net capital loss carryovers that may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. The capital loss carryovers may be carried forward for an unlimited period. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations.
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended June 30 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Investor Class | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $19.38 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.10 | — | (3.06) | (3.06) | $16.42 | 0.98% | 0.85%(4) | 0.38%(4) | 87% | $187,405 | |
2021 | $12.10 | 0.02 | 7.29 | 7.31 | (0.03) | — | (0.03) | $19.38 | 60.46% | 0.86% | 0.13% | 142% | $196,473 | |
2020 | $13.28 | 0.06 | (1.14) | (1.08) | (0.10) | — | (0.10) | $12.10 | (8.19)% | 0.87% | 0.45% | 140% | $133,205 | |
2019 | $16.17 | 0.04 | (1.39) | (1.35) | (0.01) | (1.53) | (1.54) | $13.28 | (7.66)% | 0.87% | 0.30% | 99% | $566,025 | |
2018 | $15.04 | 0.02 | 1.91 | 1.93 | (0.02) | (0.78) | (0.80) | $16.17 | 13.18% | 0.86% | 0.11% | 92% | $592,615 | |
2017 | $12.46 | 0.05 | 2.58 | 2.63 | (0.05) | — | (0.05) | $15.04 | 21.19% | 0.87% | 0.37% | 90% | $594,198 | |
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2021(3) | $19.49 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | — | (3.06) | (3.06) | $16.55 | 1.02% | 0.65%(4) | 0.58%(4) | 87% | $8,780 | |
2021 | $12.16 | 0.05 | 7.33 | 7.38 | (0.05) | — | (0.05) | $19.49 | 60.82% | 0.66% | 0.33% | 142% | $9,315 | |
2020 | $13.36 | 0.08 | (1.14) | (1.06) | (0.14) | — | (0.14) | $12.16 | (7.97)% | 0.67% | 0.65% | 140% | $8,376 | |
2019 | $16.26 | 0.07 | (1.40) | (1.33) | (0.04) | (1.53) | (1.57) | $13.36 | (7.50)% | 0.67% | 0.50% | 99% | $18,293 | |
2018 | $15.11 | 0.05 | 1.92 | 1.97 | (0.04) | (0.78) | (0.82) | $16.26 | 13.42% | 0.66% | 0.31% | 92% | $27,213 | |
2017 | $12.52 | 0.08 | 2.59 | 2.67 | (0.08) | — | (0.08) | $15.11 | 21.41% | 0.67% | 0.57% | 90% | $25,863 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended June 30 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
A Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $18.83 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.07 | — | (3.06) | (3.06) | $15.84 | 0.79% | 1.10%(4) | 0.13%(4) | 87% | $12,457 | |
2021 | $11.77 | (0.02) | 7.09 | 7.07 | (0.01) | — | (0.01) | $18.83 | 60.14% | 1.11% | (0.12)% | 142% | $13,031 | |
2020 | $12.89 | 0.02 | (1.10) | (1.08) | (0.04) | — | (0.04) | $11.77 | (8.38)% | 1.12% | 0.20% | 140% | $8,727 | |
2019 | $15.78 | —(5) | (1.36) | (1.36) | — | (1.53) | (1.53) | $12.89 | (7.90)% | 1.12% | 0.05% | 99% | $14,960 | |
2018 | $14.72 | (0.02) | 1.86 | 1.84 | — | (0.78) | (0.78) | $15.78 | 12.90% | 1.11% | (0.14)% | 92% | $23,970 | |
2017 | $12.19 | 0.02 | 2.53 | 2.55 | (0.02) | — | (0.02) | $14.72 | 20.85% | 1.12% | 0.12% | 90% | $31,600 | |
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2021(3) | $17.66 | (0.06) | 0.06 | — | — | (3.06) | (3.06) | $14.60 | 0.44% | 1.85%(4) | (0.62)%(4) | 87% | $708 | |
2021 | $11.11 | (0.13) | 6.68 | 6.55 | — | — | — | $17.66 | 58.87% | 1.86% | (0.87)% | 142% | $939 | |
2020 | $12.22 | (0.07) | (1.04) | (1.11) | — | — | — | $11.11 | (9.08)% | 1.87% | (0.55)% | 140% | $762 | |
2019 | $15.16 | (0.10) | (1.31) | (1.41) | — | (1.53) | (1.53) | $12.22 | (8.60)% | 1.87% | (0.70)% | 99% | $1,508 | |
2018 | $14.27 | (0.13) | 1.80 | 1.67 | — | (0.78) | (0.78) | $15.16 | 12.01% | 1.86% | (0.89)% | 92% | $1,989 | |
2017 | $11.89 | (0.08) | 2.46 | 2.38 | — | — | — | $14.27 | 20.02% | 1.87% | (0.63)% | 90% | $1,703 | |
R Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $18.29 | (0.01) | 0.06 | 0.05 | — | (3.06) | (3.06) | $15.28 | 0.71% | 1.35%(4) | (0.12)%(4) | 87% | $3,397 | |
2021 | $11.45 | (0.05) | 6.89 | 6.84 | — | — | — | $18.29 | 59.74% | 1.36% | (0.37)% | 142% | $3,497 | |
2020 | $12.55 | (0.01) | (1.07) | (1.08) | (0.02) | — | (0.02) | $11.45 | (8.59)% | 1.37% | (0.05)% | 140% | $7,401 | |
2019 | $15.45 | (0.03) | (1.34) | (1.37) | — | (1.53) | (1.53) | $12.55 | (8.15)% | 1.37% | (0.20)% | 99% | $10,525 | |
2018 | $14.46 | (0.06) | 1.83 | 1.77 | — | (0.78) | (0.78) | $15.45 | 12.56% | 1.36% | (0.39)% | 92% | $15,038 | |
2017 | $11.99 | (0.02) | 2.49 | 2.47 | — | — | — | $14.46 | 20.60% | 1.37% | (0.13)% | 90% | $17,067 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended June 30 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
R5 Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $19.51 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | — | (3.06) | (3.06) | $16.57 | 1.07% | 0.65%(4) | 0.58%(4) | 87% | $451 | |
2021 | $12.17 | 0.05 | 7.34 | 7.39 | (0.05) | — | (0.05) | $19.51 | 60.77% | 0.66% | 0.33% | 142% | $404 | |
2020 | $13.37 | 0.08 | (1.14) | (1.06) | (0.14) | — | (0.14) | $12.17 | (7.97)% | 0.67% | 0.65% | 140% | $164 | |
2019 | $16.27 | 0.07 | (1.40) | (1.33) | (0.04) | (1.53) | (1.57) | $13.37 | (7.49)% | 0.67% | 0.50% | 99% | $282 | |
2018 | $15.12 | 0.06 | 1.90 | 1.96 | (0.03) | (0.78) | (0.81) | $16.27 | 13.34% | 0.66% | 0.31% | 92% | $213 | |
2017(6) | $14.90 | 0.02 | 0.20 | 0.22 | — | — | — | $15.12 | 1.48% | 0.67%(4) | 0.51%(4) | 90%(7) | $5 | |
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(1)Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day and do not reflect applicable sales charges, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)Six months ended December 31, 2021 (unaudited).
(4)Annualized.
(5)Per-share amount was less than $0.005.
(6)April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through June 30, 2017.
(7)Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended June 30, 2017.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Retirement Account Information
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Schedule of Investments | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
Statement of Operations | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |
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Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.
Jonathan Thomas
Dear Investor:
Thank you for reviewing this semiannual report for the period ended December 31, 2021. It provides a market overview (below), followed by a schedule of fund investments and other financial information. For additional investment insights, please visit americancentury.com.
Economic, Earnings Gains Fueled Stock Market Rally
Most stocks rallied for the six-month period, even as inflation surged, the Federal Reserve (Fed) turned hawkish and another coronavirus variant emerged. Investors largely focused on upbeat economic data and continued, albeit waning, central bank support. These influences helped boost corporate earnings and promote investor optimism.
Steady economic gains combined with ongoing monetary support, rising energy prices and severe supply chain disruptions led to soaring inflation rates. By December, year-over-year headline inflation in the U.S. reached 7.0%, a 40-year high, prompting a hawkish turn from the Fed. The central bank, which began tapering its asset purchases in November, announced it would accelerate its tapering timetable and likely start hiking rates in early 2022.
Meanwhile, the emergence of the omicron variant in November triggered renewed concerns about the recovery’s sustainability, leading to a steep stock market sell-off. Sentiment shifted quickly, though, as reports suggested the highly transmissible omicron is less severe than other variants. Amid optimistic growth outlooks, stocks resumed their upward march to end the period.
Overall, stocks delivered solid gains for the six-month period, highlighted by the S&P 500 Index’s gain of nearly 12%. U.S. stocks generally outpaced non-U.S. developed markets stocks, while emerging markets stocks declined sharply. Large-cap stocks significantly outperformed small caps, which declined for the period. Growth stocks broadly outperformed their value peers except in the small-cap universe, where value outpaced growth.
Seeking Opportunity Amid Uncertainty
We expect market volatility to increase amid elevated inflation, tighter Fed policy and geopolitical uncertainties. Additionally, the rapid emergence of the omicron variant demonstrated the pandemic’s unclear path can still create market disruptions. Nevertheless, we remain optimistic that periods of market unrest often create compelling opportunities for professional asset managers.
We appreciate your confidence in us during these extraordinary times. Our firm has a long history of helping clients weather unpredictable markets, and we’re confident we will continue to meet prevailing challenges.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
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DECEMBER 31, 2021 |
Types of Investments in Portfolio | % of net assets |
Common Stocks | 100.0% |
Temporary Cash Investments | 0.1% |
Other Assets and Liabilities | (0.1)% |
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Top Five Sub-Industries | % of net assets |
Electric Utilities | 55.4% |
Multi-Utilities | 16.5% |
Electrical Components and Equipment | 7.1% |
Water Utilities | 3.6% |
Environmental and Facilities Services | 2.4% |
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not through a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $25.00 annual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $25.00 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the account maintenance fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| Beginning Account Value 7/1/21 | Ending Account Value 12/31/21 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) 7/1/21 - 12/31/21 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,131.10 | $3.49 | 0.65% |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,021.93 | $3.31 | 0.65% |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
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COMMON STOCKS — 100.0% |
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Application Software — 0.5% | | |
Synopsys, Inc.(1) | 4,697 | | $ | 1,730,845 | |
Coal and Consumable Fuels — 0.1% | | |
Enviva Partners LP | 7,167 | | 504,700 | |
Construction and Engineering — 2.2% | | |
AECOM(1) | 33,641 | | 2,602,131 | |
Quanta Services, Inc. | 28,094 | | 3,221,258 | |
WSP Global, Inc. | 12,109 | | 1,757,837 | |
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Electric Utilities — 55.4% | | |
Alliant Energy Corp. | 8,128 | | 499,628 | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 109,874 | | 9,775,490 | |
Duke Energy Corp. | 283,488 | | 29,737,891 | |
Edison International | 69,479 | | 4,741,942 | |
Entergy Corp. | 91,759 | | 10,336,651 | |
Evergy, Inc. | 19,443 | | 1,333,984 | |
Eversource Energy | 97,194 | | 8,842,710 | |
Exelon Corp. | 253,968 | | 14,669,192 | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | 204,081 | | 8,487,729 | |
Fortum Oyj | 56,756 | | 1,740,731 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 627,058 | | 58,542,135 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | 80,302 | | 3,459,410 | |
PPL Corp. | 411,896 | | 12,381,594 | |
Southern Co. (The) | 251,333 | | 17,236,417 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 95,925 | | 6,494,122 | |
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Electrical Components and Equipment — 7.1% | | |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | 11,950 | | 2,530,054 | |
Atkore, Inc.(1) | 30,782 | | 3,422,651 | |
Eaton Corp. plc | 19,366 | | 3,346,832 | |
Encore Wire Corp. | 21,832 | | 3,124,159 | |
nVent Electric plc | 118,544 | | 4,504,672 | |
Regal Rexnord Corp. | 15,170 | | 2,581,631 | |
Sensata Technologies Holding plc(1) | 33,850 | | 2,088,206 | |
Vertiv Holdings Co. | 99,432 | | 2,482,817 | |
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Environmental and Facilities Services — 2.4% | | |
Clean Harbors, Inc.(1) | 26,073 | | 2,601,303 | |
Republic Services, Inc. | 20,526 | | 2,862,351 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | 15,461 | | 2,580,441 | |
| | 8,044,095 | |
Gas Utilities — 2.0% | | |
National Fuel Gas Co. | 87,800 | | 5,613,932 | |
South Jersey Industries, Inc. | 43,551 | | 1,137,552 | |
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Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders — 2.0% | | |
AES Corp. (The) | 273,170 | | $ | 6,638,031 | |
Industrial Machinery — 1.6% | | |
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.(1) | 64,768 | | 3,027,904 | |
Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A | 159,863 | | 2,302,027 | |
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Infrastructure REITs — 1.1% | | |
SBA Communications Corp. | 9,991 | | 3,886,699 | |
Multi-Utilities — 16.5% | | |
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP | 93,936 | | 5,712,248 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | 125,474 | | 3,501,979 | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 105,443 | | 8,996,397 | |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | 142,979 | | 11,232,430 | |
DTE Energy Co. | 55,589 | | 6,645,109 | |
E.ON SE | 130,520 | | 1,813,894 | |
Engie SA | 177,424 | | 2,626,830 | |
NiSource, Inc. | 47,917 | | 1,322,988 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 77,715 | | 5,185,922 | |
Sempra Energy | 40,588 | | 5,368,981 | |
Veolia Environnement SA | 47,247 | | 1,735,093 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | 20,486 | | 1,988,576 | |
| | 56,130,447 | |
Oil and Gas Equipment and Services — 0.4% | | |
Aspen Aerogels, Inc.(1) | 27,935 | | 1,390,884 | |
Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation — 1.2% | | |
MPLX LP | 42,938 | | 1,270,536 | |
Targa Resources Corp. | 55,347 | | 2,891,327 | |
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Renewable Electricity — 1.2% | | |
NextEra Energy Partners LP | 46,292 | | 3,907,045 | |
Semiconductor Equipment — 0.6% | | |
Nova Ltd.(1) | 14,858 | | 2,176,697 | |
Semiconductors — 2.1% | | |
Broadcom, Inc. | 4,388 | | 2,919,819 | |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | 21,285 | | 1,862,225 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 12,890 | | 2,357,194 | |
| | 7,139,238 | |
Water Utilities — 3.6% | | |
American States Water Co. | 17,177 | | 1,776,789 | |
American Water Works Co., Inc. | 54,819 | | 10,353,116 | |
| | 12,129,905 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $258,267,271) | | 339,863,738 | |
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 0.1% |
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Repurchase Agreement, BMO Capital Markets Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 2.00% - 2.375%, 4/30/24 - 5/15/51, valued at $48,989), in a joint trading account at 0.01%, dated 12/31/21, due 1/3/22 (Delivery value $48,018) | | 48,018 | |
Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 3.125%, 8/15/44, valued at $161,265), at 0.01%, dated 12/31/21, due 1/3/22 (Delivery value $158,000) | | 158,000 | |
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State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class | 29,568 | | $ | 29,568 | |
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $235,586) | | 235,586 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 100.1% (Cost $258,502,857) |
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OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (0.1)% |
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TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% |
| $ | 339,907,637 | |
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
(1)Non-income producing.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
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DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) |
Assets |
Investment securities, at value (cost of $258,502,857) | $ | 340,099,324 | |
Cash | 30,257 | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | 42,867 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | 481,667 | |
| 340,654,115 | |
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Liabilities | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 565,535 | |
Accrued management fees | 180,943 | |
| 746,478 | |
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Net Assets | $ | 339,907,637 | |
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Investor Class Capital Shares, $0.01 Par Value | |
Shares authorized | 300,000,000 | |
Shares outstanding | 18,706,024 | |
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Net Asset Value Per Share | $ | 18.17 | |
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Net Assets Consist of: | |
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus) | $ | 258,014,983 | |
Distributable earnings | 81,892,654 | |
| $ | 339,907,637 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) |
Investment Income (Loss) | |
Income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $533) | $ | 4,401,587 | |
Interest | 311 | |
Securities lending, net | 69 | |
| 4,401,967 | |
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Expenses: | |
Management fees | 1,059,409 | |
Directors' fees and expenses | 10,511 | |
Other expenses | 1,275 | |
| 1,071,195 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | 3,330,772 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investment transactions | 5,932,626 | |
Foreign currency translation transactions | (12,599) | |
| 5,920,027 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments | 31,094,577 | |
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 2,874 | |
| 31,097,451 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 37,017,478 | |
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 40,348,250 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | December 31, 2021 | June 30, 2021 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 3,330,772 | | $ | 7,767,204 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | 5,920,027 | | 17,326,000 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 31,097,451 | | 24,501,936 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 40,348,250 | | 49,595,140 | |
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Distributions to Shareholders | | |
From earnings | (21,467,589) | | (23,113,178) | |
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Capital Share Transactions | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | 12,899,762 | | 20,349,902 | |
Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions | 20,415,733 | | 21,708,419 | |
Payments for shares redeemed | (26,388,596) | | (76,357,062) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 6,926,899 | | (34,298,741) | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 25,807,560 | | (7,816,779) | |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 314,100,077 | | 321,916,856 | |
End of period | $ | 339,907,637 | | $ | 314,100,077 | |
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Transactions in Shares of the Fund | | |
Sold | 709,931 | | 1,176,024 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 1,158,735 | | 1,296,505 | |
Redeemed | (1,459,892) | | (4,406,756) | |
Net increase (decrease) in shares of the fund | 408,774 | | (1,934,227) | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
DECEMBER 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization
American Century Quantitative Equity Funds, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. Utilities Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund’s investment objectives are to seek current income and long-term growth of capital and income. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of companies engaged in the utilities industry. The fund offers the Investor Class.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value (NAV) per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Directors has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.
Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price. Equity securities initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported NAV per share. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.
If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s NAV per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Directors, or its delegate, deems appropriate. The fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
Investment Income — Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. Securities lending income is net of fees and rebates earned by the lending agent for its services.
Foreign Currency Translations — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates at period end. The fund may enter into spot foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, spot foreign currency exchange contracts, and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses related to investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.
Repurchase Agreements — The fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) has determined are creditworthy pursuant to criteria adopted by the Board of Directors. The fund requires that the collateral, represented by securities, received in a repurchase transaction be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the fund to obtain those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities transferred to ensure the value, including accrued interest, of the securities under each repurchase agreement is equal to or greater than amounts owed to the fund under each repurchase agreement.
Joint Trading Account — Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may transfer uninvested cash balances into a joint trading account. These balances are invested in one or more repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Agency obligations.
Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are generally declared and paid quarterly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually.
Indemnifications — Under the corporation’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
Securities Lending — Securities are lent to qualified financial institutions and brokers. State Street Bank & Trust Co. serves as securities lending agent to the fund pursuant to a Securities Lending Agreement. The lending of securities exposes the fund to risks such as: the borrowers may fail to return the loaned securities, the borrowers may not be able to provide additional collateral, the fund may experience delays in recovery of the loaned securities or delays in access to collateral, or the fund may experience losses related to the investment collateral. To minimize certain risks, loan counterparties pledge collateral in the form of cash and/or securities. The lending agent has agreed to indemnify the fund in the case of default of any securities borrowed. Cash collateral received is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, a money market mutual fund registered under the 1940 Act. The loans may also be secured by U.S. government securities in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned, plus accrued interest and dividends, determined on a daily basis and adjusted accordingly. By lending securities, the fund seeks to increase its net investment income through the receipt of interest and fees. Such income is reflected separately within the Statement of Operations. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at period end, if any, are shown on a gross basis within the Schedule of Investments and Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the corporation's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc., and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC.
Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee). The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent directors (including legal counsel fees), and extraordinary expenses. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on the daily net assets of the fund and paid monthly in arrears. The fee consists of (1) an Investment Category Fee based on the daily net assets of the fund and certain other accounts managed by the investment advisor that are in the same broad investment category as the fund and (2) a Complex Fee based on the assets of all the funds in the American Century Investments family of funds. The rates for the Investment Category Fee range from 0.3380% to 0.5200% and the rates for the Complex Fee range from 0.2500% to 0.3100%. The effective annual management fee for the period ended December 31, 2021 was 0.64%.
Directors' Fees and Expenses — The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The directors receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. There were no interfund transactions during the period.
4. Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended December 31, 2021 were $195,054,478 and $201,187,226, respectively.
5. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
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Assets | | | |
Investment Securities | | | |
Common Stocks | $ | 330,189,353 | | $ | 9,674,385 | | — | |
Temporary Cash Investments | 29,568 | | 206,018 | | — | |
| $ | 330,218,921 | | $ | 9,880,403 | | — | |
6. Risk Factors
The value of the fund’s shares will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, based on the performance of the securities owned by the fund and other factors generally affecting the securities market. Market risks, including political, regulatory, economic and social developments, can affect the value of the fund’s investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies, terrorism and other unforeseeable events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.
The fund’s investment process may result in high portfolio turnover, which could mean high transaction costs, affecting both performance and capital gains tax liabilities to investors.
The fund concentrates its investments in a narrow segment of the total market. Because of this, the fund may be subject to greater risk and market fluctuations than a portfolio representing a broader range of industries.
7. Federal Tax Information
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
As of period end, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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Federal tax cost of investments | $ | 260,131,300 | |
Gross tax appreciation of investments | $ | 80,833,811 | |
Gross tax depreciation of investments | (865,787) | |
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | 79,968,024 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended June 30 (except as noted) | | | |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Investor Class | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $17.17 | 0.18 | 2.02 | 2.20 | (0.18) | (1.02) | (1.20) | $18.17 | 13.11% | 0.65%(4) | 2.02%(4) | 61% | $339,908 | |
2021 | $15.91 | 0.41 | 2.08 | 2.49 | (0.39) | (0.84) | (1.23) | $17.17 | 15.95% | 0.66% | 2.34% | 108% | $314,100 | |
2020 | $17.88 | 0.53 | (1.97) | (1.44) | (0.53) | — | (0.53) | $15.91 | (8.39)% | 0.67% | 2.95% | 102% | $321,917 | |
2019 | $16.85 | 0.56 | 1.46 | 2.02 | (0.56) | (0.43) | (0.99) | $17.88 | 12.26% | 0.67% | 3.20% | 64% | $406,948 | |
2018 | $18.14 | 0.58 | (0.58) | —(5) | (0.56) | (0.73) | (1.29) | $16.85 | (0.06)% | 0.67% | 3.31% | 48% | $405,844 | |
2017 | $19.35 | 0.59 | (0.48) | 0.11 | (0.58) | (0.74) | (1.32) | $18.14 | 0.61% | 0.67% | 3.17% | 39% | $540,880 | |
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Notes to Financial Highlights |
(1)Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)Six months ended December 31, 2021 (unaudited).
(4)Annualized.
(5)Per-share amount was less than $0.005.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Retirement Account Information
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply*. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.
Proxy Voting Policies
Descriptions of the principles and policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021 or visiting American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy. A description of the policies is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on americancentury.com/proxy. It is also available at sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. These portfolio holdings are available on the fund's website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
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Contact Us | americancentury.com | |
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Investment Advisor: American Century Investment Management, Inc. Kansas City, Missouri | |
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(b) None.
ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
Not applicable for semiannual report filings.
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
Not applicable for semiannual report filings.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
Not applicable for semiannual report filings.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
Not applicable for semiannual report filings.
ITEM 6. INVESTMENTS.
(a) The schedule of investments is included as part of the report to stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
(b) Not applicable.
ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
During the reporting period, there were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board.
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 13. EXHIBITS.
(a)(1) Not applicable for semiannual report filings.
(a)(3) Not applicable.
(a)(4) Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Registrant: | American Century Quantitative Equity Funds, Inc. |
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By: | /s/ Patrick Bannigan | |
| Name: | Patrick Bannigan | |
| Title: | President | |
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Date: | February 24, 2022 | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | /s/ Patrick Bannigan | |
| Name: | Patrick Bannigan | |
| Title: | President | |
| | (principal executive officer) | |
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Date: | February 24, 2022 | |
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By: | /s/ R. Wes Campbell | |
| Name: | R. Wes Campbell | |
| Title: | Treasurer and | |
| | Chief Financial Officer | |
| | (principal financial officer) | |
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Date: | February 24, 2022 | |