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American Century Value R6 Overview

American Century Value R6 (AVUDX) is an actively managed U.S. Equity Large Value fund. American Century Investments launched the fund in 2013.

The investment seeks long-term capital growth; income is a secondary objective. In selecting stocks for the fund, the portfolio managers look for companies of all sizes whose stock price may not reflect the company's value. The managers attempt to purchase the stocks of these undervalued companies and hold each stock until the price has increased to, or is higher than, a level the managers believe more accurately reflects the fair value of the company. The fund may invest a portion of its assets in foreign securities when these securities meet the portfolio managers' standards of selection.

About American Century Value R6 (AVUDX)

There are 4 members of the management team with an average tenure of 10.47 years: Kevin Toney (2008), Brian Woglom (2014), Dave Byrns (2022), Philip Sundell (2019). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 2 primary benchmarks: Russell 1000 TR USD index with a weighting of 100% and Russell 1000 Value TR USD index with a weighting of 100%. American Century Value R6 has 96 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 28.2% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

American Century Value R6 is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the U.S. Equity fund group. American Century Value R6 has 8.3% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 89.4%. There is 8.3% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). American Century Value R6 has 2.3% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $110 million in total assets, which is below the $1 billion average for the Large Value category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

AVUDX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The American Century Value R6 expense ratio is above average compared to funds in the Large Value category. American Century Value R6 has an expense ratio of 0.60%, which is 35% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a A. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. American Century Value R6 has a portfolio turnover rate of 55%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 62% for the Large Value category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, American Century Value R6 returned 5.6%, which earned it a grade of A, as the Large Value category had an average return of 2.9%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

American Century Value R6 has a trailing yield of 1.60%, which is above the 1.20% category average. The fund normally distributes its income quarterly and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

American Century Value R6 Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 17.9%, 3.6 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of B. The fund has returned 28.4% over the past year (grade of B), 15.5% over the past three years (grade of C) and 11.5% per year over the past five years (grade of B) and 11.0% per year over the past 10 years (grade of D).

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