Fund Research for American Century NT Vista Institutional (ACLWX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: May 12, 2006
    Category: Mid-Cap Growth
    Overall Risk: Average
    Fund Family: American Century Investments
    Return Since Inception: -7.93%
    YTD Return: 19.00%
    Yield (TTM): 0.00%
    Net Assets: 90.89 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    3 of 5

    The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund primarily invests in stocks of medium-sized and smaller companies they believe will increase in value over time, using an investment strategy developed by American Century. Management of the fund is based on the belief that, over the long term, stock price movements follow growth in earnings and revenues. The portfolio managers' principal analytical technique involves the identification of companies with earnings and revenues that are not only growing, but growing at an accelerating pace.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $4,596 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 0.57%
    Large 19.76%
    Medium 71.11%
    Small 8.56%
    Micro 0.00%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/25/2009    		 Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund's short positions (if any)

  • Fund Performance

    10 year Growth Chart
    Growth of $10,000 from 05/31/2006 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 19.00% 24.50% -5.02% — — -7.93%
    +/- Category -15.01% -21.30% -0.26% — — —
    +/- S&P 500 TR -6.14% -8.65% 0.48% — -0.95% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 10.31% -1.71% -5.87% — — -7.93%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 17.67% -12.49% -2.76% — — -6.35%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/25/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/25/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 05/12/2006
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 28.93%
    Service 36.12%
    Manufacturing 31.81%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 3.15% 3.15%
    Stocks — 96.85% 96.85%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 8.85% 8.85%
    Data as of 09/30/2009 Data as of 09/30/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Sector P/E Return as of 10/31/2009 Net Assets
    - SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP (SBAC) Telecom — 77.51% 2.54%
    * MORGAN STANLEY (MS) Financial Services 20.40 103.10% 2.06%
    - QUANTA SVCS INC (PWR) Industrial Materials 22.95 9.39% 2.04%
    * JANUS CAP GROUP INC (JNS) Financial Services — 65.13% 1.98%
    + EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC (ESRX) Healthcare 27.79 52.67% 1.96%
    * CORNING INC (GLW) Telecom 17.20 54.67% 1.87%
    - PETROHAWK ENERGY CORP (HK) Energy — 52.66% 1.84%
    * Repo (C.S First Boston) — — — 1.83%
    - AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP DELAWA (ACM) Business Services 15.57 -18.29% 1.82%
    + MCAFEE INC (MFE) Software 39.16 21.20% 1.72%
    + Increase - Decrease = No change * New since last portfolio
    Top 10 holdings account for the fund's short positions (if any). Net short positions appear shaded.
    P/E as of 11/25/2009
    All other data as of 06/30/2009
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  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial —
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 03/01/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 0.81%
    Taken from annual report dated 10/31/2008

  • Fund Management