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4 Best-Rated American Century Mutual Funds

Founded in 1958 by Jim Stowers, American Century Investment offers an array products and services across a variety of asset classes. The company manages over 80 no-load funds including stock, bond, asset allocation and money market funds.

American Century prides itself on having a team-managed approach and contributes a significant share of profits to advanced medical research. It takes a long-term view of investments which allows it to be closely aligned to stated investment objectives. With around $141 billion of assets under management, the company is one of the world’s leading asset management firms, which provide services to both individual and institutional investors. Jim Stowers once said: "From the start of our company, we had a dream. That dream was to try to offer people only the best products and services-second to none."

Below we share with you four top-rated American Century mutual funds. Each has earned a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and is expected to outperform its peers in the future. To view the Zacks Rank and past performance of all American Century mutual funds, investors can click here to see the complete list of American Century funds .

American Century Utilities Investor (BULIX) seeks current income and capital appreciation. BULIX invests a major portion of its assets in equities related to the utility industry. The fund’s portfolio is based on qualitative and quantitative management techniques. In the quantitative process, stocks are ranked on their growth and valuation features. The American Century Utilities Investor fund has a three-year annualized return of 10.6%.

BULIX has an expense ratio of 0.67% compared with a category average of 1.25%.

American Century Select Investor (TWCIX) invests in securities of companies that are believed to be undervalued and are expected to witness impressive growth in earnings and revenues. TWCIX primarily invests in large-cap companies using analytical research tools and techniques. The American Century Select Investor fund has a three-year annualized return of 10.9%.

As of December 2015, TWCIX held 63 issues, with 8.17% of its total assets invested in Apple Inc.

American Century All Cap Growth Investor (TWGTX) seeks capital appreciation over the long run. TWGTX primarily invests in stocks of companies that are believed to have above-average earnings or revenues growth. The fund uses analytical research tools and techniques to choose growth-oriented companies with large-size market capitalization. The American Century All Cap Growth Investor fund has a three-year annualized return of 9.8%.

Marcus A. Scott is one of the fund managers of TWGTX since 2012.

American Century High-Yield Muni Investor (ABHYX) invests the lion’s share of its assets in municipal securities that are expected to provide interest payments free from federal income tax. ABHYX invests in high-yield securities. Also, ABHYX may invest in securities, return from which is not exempted from the federal alternative minimum tax. American Century High-Yield Muni Investor is a non-diversified fund that has a three-year annualized return of 4%.

ABHYX has an expense ratio of 0.60% compared with the category average of 0.96%.

To view the Zacks Rank and past performance of all American Century mutual funds, investors can click here to see the complete list of funds .

About Zacks Mutual Fund Rank

By applying the Zacks Rank to mutual funds, investors can find funds that not only outpaced the market in the past but are also expected to outperform going forward. Learn more about the Zacks Mutual Fund Rank at https://www.zacks.com/funds.


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