Top 5 American Century Mutual Funds - Best of Fund Family

American Century Investments is a global asset management firm with more than $109 billion in assets and 200 institutional clients. Founded in 1958 by James Stowers, Jr, the company offers a wide range of products and services across a variety of investment styles and asset classes. The company takes a long term view of investments which allows it to be aligned to client interests and its stated investment objectives. American Century prides itself on a team-managed approach and contributes a significant share of its profits towards cutting edge medical research.

Below we will share with you 5 top rated American Century funds. Each has earned a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) as we expect the fund to outperform its peers in the future. To view the Zacks Rank and past performance of all American Century funds, then click here.

American Century Select (TWCIX) invests in large-cap companies whose value is projected to rise in the future. The fund primarily invests in firms whose revenues or earnings are growing at an extremely rapid pace. It may purchase foreign securities, including those issued by companies form emerging markets. The fund returned 37.73% in the last one year period.

The American Century mutual fund has a minimum initial investment of $2,500 and an expense ratio of 1.01% compared to a category average of 1.31%.

American Century Inflation-Adjusted Bond (ACITX) seeks to provide protection against inflation as well as total return. The fund utilizes a large proportion of its assets to purchase instruments which are inflation adjusted. Not more than 20% of its assets may be invested in securities which are not inflation indexed. The fund has a three year annualized return of 5%.

The Fund Manager is Robert Gahagan and he has managed this American Century mutual fund since 2001.

American Century Small Cap Growth A (ANOAX) invests a large proportion of its assets in small-cap companies. The companies invested in must have market capitalizations smaller than the largest company in the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The fund returned 47.46% in the last one year period.

As of March 2011, this American Century mutual fund held 220 issues, with 1.84% of its total assets invested in Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.

American Century Real Estate A (AREEX) seeks both current income and capital growth. The majority of its assets are invested in equity securities of real estate trusts and companies from the real estate sector. The fund has a ten year annualized return of 9.94%.

The American Century mutual fund has a minimum initial investment of $2,500 and an expense ratio of 1.41% compared to a category average of 1.46%.

American Century New Opportunities (TWNOX) primarily invests in equity securities of small and mid-cap firms whose value is expected to rise in the future. It purchases foreign securities, including those issued from emerging markets. The fund returned 47.1% in the last one year period.

The Fund Manager is Matthew Ferretti and he has managed this American Century mutual fund since 2006.

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