American Century Investments®
Quarterly Portfolio Holdings
AC Alternatives® Market Neutral Value Fund
December 31, 2019
AC Alternatives Market Neutral Value - Schedule of Investments | |
DECEMBER 31, 2019 (UNAUDITED) |
Shares/ Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | ||||
COMMON STOCKS — 66.0% | |||||
Aerospace and Defense — 5.5% | |||||
HEICO Corp., Class A(1) | 40,033 | 3,584,154 | |||
Raytheon Co. | 3,020 | 663,615 | |||
4,247,769 | |||||
Air Freight and Logistics — 0.4% | |||||
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 2,920 | 341,815 | |||
Airlines — 0.4% | |||||
Alaska Air Group, Inc.(1) | 1,690 | 114,498 | |||
Southwest Airlines Co. | 3,979 | 214,786 | |||
329,284 | |||||
Auto Components — 0.4% | |||||
Continental AG | 2,490 | 323,348 | |||
Automobiles — 1.2% | |||||
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. ADR | 16,765 | 474,617 | |||
Thor Industries, Inc. | 5,860 | 435,339 | |||
909,956 | |||||
Banks — 6.3% | |||||
Comerica, Inc. | 14,739 | 1,057,523 | |||
First Hawaiian, Inc.(1) | 29,840 | 860,884 | |||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)(1) | 7,880 | 1,257,885 | |||
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) | 7,720 | 432,981 | |||
Wells Fargo & Co.(1) | 23,140 | 1,244,932 | |||
4,854,205 | |||||
Beverages — 2.1% | |||||
PepsiCo, Inc.(1) | 12,004 | 1,640,587 | |||
Biotechnology — 0.6% | |||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 7,155 | 464,932 | |||
Building Products — 1.2% | |||||
Johnson Controls International plc | 8,240 | 335,451 | |||
Masco Corp. | 11,670 | 560,043 | |||
895,494 | |||||
Capital Markets — 1.4% | |||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | 10,310 | 518,902 | |||
Janus Henderson Group plc | 23,560 | 576,042 | |||
1,094,944 | |||||
Chemicals — 2.4% | |||||
Akzo Nobel NV | 4,920 | 501,635 | |||
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(2) | 7,510 | 228,304 | |||
Dow, Inc. | 10,100 | 552,773 | |||
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | 8,696 | 558,283 | |||
1,840,995 | |||||
Commercial Services and Supplies — 1.6% | |||||
Republic Services, Inc.(1) | 13,840 | 1,240,479 | |||
Communications Equipment — 0.1% | |||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2,350 | 112,706 | |||
Containers and Packaging — 0.4% | |||||
WestRock Co. | 7,860 | 337,273 | |||
Diversified Financial Services — 0.7% | |||||
AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 23,319 | 577,845 | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.9% | |||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 11,390 | 699,346 | |||
Electric Utilities — 3.3% | |||||
Duke Energy Corp. | 6,450 | 588,305 | |||
Edison International | 7,440 | 561,050 | |||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.(1) | 6,510 | 585,444 | |||
Xcel Energy, Inc.(1) | 13,310 | 845,052 | |||
2,579,851 | |||||
Electrical Equipment — 0.8% | |||||
Emerson Electric Co. | 8,095 | 617,325 | |||
Energy Equipment and Services — 2.7% | |||||
Schlumberger Ltd. | 51,492 | 2,069,978 | |||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.8% | |||||
American Tower Corp.(1) | 4,050 | 930,771 | |||
Welltower, Inc. | 5,510 | 450,608 | |||
1,381,379 | |||||
Food and Staples Retailing — 1.3% | |||||
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV | 13,545 | 339,463 | |||
Walmart, Inc.(1) | 5,570 | 661,939 | |||
1,001,402 | |||||
Food Products — 1.7% | |||||
Hormel Foods Corp.(1) | 5,290 | 238,632 | |||
Nestle SA ADR | 9,770 | 1,057,700 | |||
1,296,332 | |||||
Gas Utilities — 2.6% | |||||
Atmos Energy Corp. | 7,910 | 884,813 | |||
Spire, Inc. | 13,826 | 1,151,844 | |||
2,036,657 | |||||
Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 2.2% | |||||
Medtronic plc | 7,390 | 838,395 | |||
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.(1) | 5,847 | 875,179 | |||
1,713,574 | |||||
Health Care Providers and Services — 1.6% | |||||
McKesson Corp.(1) | 3,050 | 421,876 | |||
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 7,370 | 787,042 | |||
1,208,918 | |||||
Health Care Technology — 0.5% | |||||
Cerner Corp. | 4,870 | 357,409 | |||
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 0.9% | |||||
Carnival Corp. | 2,310 | 117,417 | |||
Sodexo SA | 5,020 | 595,396 | |||
712,813 | |||||
Household Durables — 0.7% | |||||
Electrolux AB, Series B | 22,100 | 542,388 | |||
Household Products — 0.9% | |||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 1,240 | 85,362 | |||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 4,317 | 593,803 | |||
679,165 | |||||
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.8% | |||||
Siemens AG ADR | 9,290 | 603,571 | |||
Insurance — 2.6% | |||||
Chubb Ltd. | 9,385 | 1,460,869 | |||
MetLife, Inc.(1) | 10,620 | 541,301 | |||
2,002,170 | |||||
Machinery — 2.6% | |||||
Atlas Copco AB, B Shares(1) | 40,620 | 1,409,324 | |||
Ingersoll-Rand plc | 4,800 | 638,016 | |||
2,047,340 | |||||
Multi-Utilities — 0.7% | |||||
CMS Energy Corp. | 8,890 | 558,648 | |||
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 3.5% | |||||
Chevron Corp.(1) | 3,420 | 412,144 | |||
Enterprise Products Partners LP | 51,560 | 1,451,930 | |||
Shell Midstream Partners LP | 10,281 | 207,779 | |||
TOTAL SA ADR | 11,010 | 608,853 | |||
2,680,706 | |||||
Paper and Forest Products — 0.7% | |||||
Mondi plc | 22,720 | 536,341 | |||
Pharmaceuticals — 2.8% | |||||
Johnson & Johnson(1) | 6,110 | 891,266 | |||
Novartis AG | 1,800 | 170,536 | |||
Pfizer, Inc.(1) | 22,136 | 867,289 | |||
Roche Holding AG ADR | 5,870 | 238,674 | |||
2,167,765 | |||||
Road and Rail — 1.6% | |||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 3,080 | 597,920 | |||
Union Pacific Corp. | 3,520 | 636,381 | |||
1,234,301 | |||||
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 1.4% | |||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 10,450 | 637,868 | |||
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | 3,210 | 197,447 | |||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 1,670 | 214,244 | |||
1,049,559 | |||||
Software — 1.1% | |||||
Microsoft Corp. | 5,516 | 869,873 | |||
Specialty Retail — 0.2% | |||||
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 740 | 118,518 | |||
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods — 1.4% | |||||
Ralph Lauren Corp. | 2,000 | 234,440 | |||
Under Armour, Inc., Class C(1)(2) | 42,160 | 808,629 | |||
1,043,069 | |||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $42,175,511) | 51,020,030 | ||||
CONVERTIBLE BONDS — 13.3% | |||||
Automobiles — 4.9% | |||||
Tesla, Inc., 2.00%, 5/15/24 | 2,525,000 | 3,823,663 | |||
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 8.4% | |||||
Microchip Technology, Inc., 1.625%, 2/15/27 | 1,881,000 | 2,685,128 | |||
Teradyne, Inc., 1.25%, 12/15/23 | 1,728,000 | 3,794,054 | |||
6,479,182 | |||||
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS (Cost $7,696,165) | 10,302,845 | ||||
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 7.3% | |||||
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF | 31,899 | 4,353,575 | |||
iShares TIPS Bond ETF | 4,750 | 553,707 | |||
iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF | 3,760 | 349,981 | |||
SPDR S&P Insurance ETF | 10,620 | 376,267 | |||
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Cost $4,928,547) | 5,633,530 | ||||
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.9% | |||||
Electric Utilities — 0.9% | |||||
NextEra Energy, Inc., 4.87%, 9/1/22 (Cost $656,857) | 13,474 | 690,947 | |||
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 9.6% | |||||
Repurchase Agreement, BMO Capital Markets Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 2.75% - 3.75%, 9/15/21 - 11/15/43, valued at $6,198,402), in a joint trading account at 1.35%, dated 12/31/19, due 1/2/20 (Delivery value $6,068,137) | 6,067,682 | ||||
Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 1.625%, 12/15/22, valued at $1,377,036), at 0.65%, dated 12/31/19, due 1/2/20 (Delivery value $1,350,049) | 1,350,000 | ||||
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class | 6,782 | 6,782 | |||
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $7,424,464) | 7,424,464 | ||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES BEFORE SECURITIES SOLD SHORT — 97.1% (Cost $62,881,544) | 75,071,816 | ||||
COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT — (74.2)% | |||||
Aerospace and Defense — (5.5)% | |||||
HEICO Corp. | (31,491 | ) | (3,594,698 | ) | |
United Technologies Corp. | (4,460 | ) | (667,929 | ) | |
(4,262,627 | ) | ||||
Air Freight and Logistics — (0.5)% | |||||
FedEx Corp. | (2,290 | ) | (346,271 | ) | |
Airlines — (0.4)% | |||||
American Airlines Group, Inc. | (11,650 | ) | (334,122 | ) | |
Auto Components — (0.4)% | |||||
BorgWarner, Inc. | (7,290 | ) | (316,240 | ) | |
Automobiles — (5.4)% | |||||
Tesla, Inc. | (8,890 | ) | (3,718,954 | ) | |
Toyota Motor Corp. ADR | (3,380 | ) | (475,025 | ) | |
(4,193,979 | ) | ||||
Banks — (6.3)% | |||||
Bank of America Corp. | (35,430 | ) | (1,247,845 | ) | |
Bank of Hawaii Corp. | (8,990 | ) | (855,488 | ) | |
M&T Bank Corp. | (6,190 | ) | (1,050,753 | ) | |
National Bank of Canada | (7,790 | ) | (432,408 | ) |
US Bancorp | (21,260 | ) | (1,260,505 | ) | |
(4,846,999 | ) | ||||
Beverages — (2.1)% | |||||
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | (29,870 | ) | (1,653,305 | ) | |
Biotechnology — (0.2)% | |||||
Amgen, Inc. | (720 | ) | (173,570 | ) | |
Building Products — (1.2)% | |||||
Daikin Industries Ltd. | (2,400 | ) | (337,514 | ) | |
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | (8,560 | ) | (559,310 | ) | |
(896,824 | ) | ||||
Capital Markets — (1.9)% | |||||
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | (1,500 | ) | (402,450 | ) | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | (22,230 | ) | (577,535 | ) | |
State Street Corp. | (6,610 | ) | (522,851 | ) | |
(1,502,836 | ) | ||||
Chemicals — (1.8)% | |||||
Chemours Co. (The) | (5,380 | ) | (97,325 | ) | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | (5,890 | ) | (556,487 | ) | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | (5,380 | ) | (718,176 | ) | |
(1,371,988 | ) | ||||
Commercial Services and Supplies — (1.6)% | |||||
Waste Management, Inc. | (10,990 | ) | (1,252,420 | ) | |
Containers and Packaging — (0.5)% | |||||
International Paper Co. | (7,463 | ) | (343,671 | ) | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — (0.9)% | |||||
AT&T, Inc. | (17,980 | ) | (702,658 | ) | |
Electric Utilities — (1.9)% | |||||
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | (8,990 | ) | (849,645 | ) | |
Southern Co. (The) | (9,290 | ) | (591,773 | ) | |
(1,441,418 | ) | ||||
Energy Equipment and Services — (2.7)% | |||||
Baker Hughes Co. | (80,980 | ) | (2,075,517 | ) | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — (2.2)% | |||||
CoreCivic, Inc. | (19,880 | ) | (345,514 | ) | |
Crown Castle International Corp. | (6,568 | ) | (933,641 | ) | |
Ventas, Inc. | (7,640 | ) | (441,134 | ) | |
(1,720,289 | ) | ||||
Food and Staples Retailing — (0.4)% | |||||
Kroger Co. (The) | (11,790 | ) | (341,792 | ) | |
Food Products — (1.7)% | |||||
General Mills, Inc. | (8,990 | ) | (481,504 | ) | |
JM Smucker Co. (The) | (790 | ) | (82,263 | ) | |
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | (15,990 | ) | (513,759 | ) | |
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | (2,690 | ) | (244,897 | ) | |
(1,322,423 | ) | ||||
Health Care Equipment and Supplies — (2.4)% | |||||
Align Technology, Inc. | (395 | ) | (110,221 | ) | |
STERIS plc | (990 | ) | (150,896 | ) | |
Stryker Corp. | (7,490 | ) | (1,572,450 | ) | |
(1,833,567 | ) | ||||
Health Care Providers and Services — (1.6)% | |||||
Cardinal Health, Inc. | (8,290 | ) | (419,308 | ) | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | (4,710 | ) | (796,791 | ) | |
(1,216,099 | ) | ||||
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — (0.9)% | |||||
Compass Group plc | (23,950 | ) | (599,968 | ) | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | (890 | ) | (118,824 | ) | |
(718,792 | ) | ||||
Household Durables — (0.7)% | |||||
Whirlpool Corp. | (3,790 | ) | (559,139 | ) | |
Household Products — (0.9)% | |||||
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | (8,490 | ) | (597,187 | ) | |
Clorox Co. (The) | (591 | ) | (90,742 | ) | |
(687,929 | ) | ||||
Industrial Conglomerates — (1.4)% | |||||
3M Co. | (2,597 | ) | (458,163 | ) | |
General Electric Co. | (55,220 | ) | (616,255 | ) | |
(1,074,418 | ) | ||||
Insurance — (3.8)% | |||||
Allstate Corp. (The) | (3,360 | ) | (377,832 | ) | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | (5,790 | ) | (542,755 | ) | |
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | (9,550 | ) | (1,307,872 | ) | |
Unum Group | (19,880 | ) | (579,701 | ) | |
Zurich Insurance Group AG | (390 | ) | (159,955 | ) | |
(2,968,115 | ) | ||||
Internet and Direct Marketing Retail — (1.1)% | |||||
Amazon.com, Inc. | (470 | ) | (868,485 | ) | |
Leisure Products — (0.6)% | |||||
Polaris, Inc. | (4,350 | ) | (442,395 | ) | |
Machinery — (3.5)% | |||||
Atlas Copco AB, A Shares | (35,360 | ) | (1,409,541 | ) | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | (4,200 | ) | (620,256 | ) | |
Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. | (17,310 | ) | (634,931 | ) | |
(2,664,728 | ) | ||||
Multi-Utilities — (0.7)% | |||||
DTE Energy Co. | (4,300 | ) | (558,441 | ) | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — (1.3)% | |||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | (14,620 | ) | (1,020,184 | ) | |
Paper and Forest Products — (0.7)% | |||||
UPM-Kymmene Oyj | (14,970 | ) | (518,822 | ) | |
Pharmaceuticals — (3.2)% | |||||
AstraZeneca plc ADR | (5,662 | ) | (282,307 | ) | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | (4,990 | ) | (320,308 | ) | |
GlaxoSmithKline plc ADR | (6,380 | ) | (299,796 | ) | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | (12,750 | ) | (1,159,613 | ) | |
Sanofi | (4,020 | ) | (403,758 | ) | |
(2,465,782 | ) | ||||
Road and Rail — (1.6)% | |||||
CSX Corp. | (17,144 | ) | (1,240,540 | ) | |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — (9.8)% | |||||
Intel Corp. | (7,020 | ) | (420,147 | ) | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | (25,390 | ) | (2,658,841 | ) | |
Micron Technology, Inc. | (11,860 | ) | (637,831 | ) | |
Teradyne, Inc. | (55,980 | ) | (3,817,276 | ) | |
(7,534,095 | ) | ||||
Specialty Retail — (1.0)% | |||||
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. | (280 | ) | (122,713 | ) | |
Tractor Supply Co. | (7,290 | ) | (681,177 | ) | |
(803,890 | ) | ||||
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods — (1.4)% | |||||
PVH Corp. | (2,290 | ) | (240,793 | ) | |
Under Armour, Inc., Class A | (37,760 | ) | (815,616 | ) | |
(1,056,409 | ) | ||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT (Proceeds $46,922,161) | (57,330,779 | ) | |||
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS SOLD SHORT — (13.5)% | |||||
Alerian MLP ETF | (194,797 | ) | (1,655,775 | ) | |
Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | (540 | ) | (114,809 | ) | |
iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF | (14,950 | ) | (561,970 | ) | |
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF | (21,890 | ) | (3,850,889 | ) | |
iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF | (1,670 | ) | (360,252 | ) | |
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund | (59,990 | ) | (3,876,554 | ) | |
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS SOLD SHORT (Proceeds $9,685,066) | (10,420,249 | ) | |||
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Proceeds $56,607,227) | (67,751,028 | ) | |||
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES(3) — 90.6% | 69,974,383 | ||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 77,295,171 |
FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS | ||||||||||
Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||
CAD | 3,334 | USD | 2,535 | Morgan Stanley | 3/31/20 | $ | 33 | |||
CAD | 3,609 | USD | 2,753 | Morgan Stanley | 3/31/20 | 27 | ||||
CAD | 6,702 | USD | 5,098 | Morgan Stanley | 3/31/20 | 65 | ||||
CAD | 1,583 | USD | 1,204 | Morgan Stanley | 3/31/20 | 16 | ||||
CAD | 895 | USD | 681 | Morgan Stanley | 3/31/20 | 8 | ||||
CAD | 4,805 | USD | 3,678 | Morgan Stanley | 3/31/20 | 23 | ||||
CAD | 1,854 | USD | 1,427 | Morgan Stanley | 3/31/20 | 1 | ||||
USD | 1,229 | CAD | 1,616 | Morgan Stanley | 3/31/20 | (15 | ) | |||
USD | 1,155 | CAD | 1,516 | Morgan Stanley | 3/31/20 | (13 | ) | |||
USD | 6,787 | CAD | 8,919 | Morgan Stanley | 3/31/20 | (83 | ) | |||
USD | 6,509 | CAD | 8,561 | Morgan Stanley | 3/31/20 | (86 | ) | |||
USD | 3,013 | CAD | 3,935 | Morgan Stanley | 3/31/20 | (19 | ) | |||
CHF | 29,315 | USD | 30,117 | UBS AG | 3/31/20 | 357 | ||||
CHF | 41,162 | USD | 42,251 | UBS AG | 3/31/20 | 538 | ||||
CHF | 34,250 | USD | 35,434 | UBS AG | 3/31/20 | 170 | ||||
USD | 1,164,694 | CHF | 1,133,265 | UBS AG | 3/31/20 | (13,373 | ) | |||
EUR | 220,287 | USD | 247,394 | Credit Suisse AG | 3/31/20 | 1,067 | ||||
USD | 1,898,587 | EUR | 1,691,181 | Credit Suisse AG | 3/31/20 | (8,888 | ) | |||
GBP | 779,219 | USD | 1,026,441 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 3/31/20 | 8,201 | ||||
USD | 39,787 | GBP | 30,625 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 3/31/20 | (876 | ) | |||
USD | 32,283 | GBP | 24,554 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 3/31/20 | (320 | ) | |||
JPY | 31,385,597 | USD | 288,503 | Bank of America N.A. | 3/31/20 | 1,725 | ||||
USD | 19,356 | JPY | 2,105,156 | Bank of America N.A. | 3/31/20 | (111 | ) | |||
SEK | 410,918 | USD | 44,118 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 3/31/20 | (60 | ) | |||
SEK | 205,005 | USD | 21,902 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 3/31/20 | 78 | ||||
USD | 484,286 | SEK | 4,520,607 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 3/31/20 | (399 | ) | |||
USD | 21,465 | SEK | 200,960 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 3/31/20 | (82 | ) | |||
$ | (12,016 | ) |
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | ||
ADR | - | American Depositary Receipt |
CAD | - | Canadian Dollar |
CHF | - | Swiss Franc |
EUR | - | Euro |
GBP | - | British Pound |
JPY | - | Japanese Yen |
SEK | - | Swedish Krona |
USD | - | United States Dollar |
(1) | Security, or a portion thereof, has been pledged at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements on securities sold short. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities pledged was $15,418,369. |
(2) | Non-income producing. |
(3) | Amount relates primarily to deposits for securities sold short at period end. |
SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
1. Investment Valuations
The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value 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.
Fixed income securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Corporate and convertible bonds are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information.
Hybrid securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Preferred stocks and convertible preferred stocks with perpetual maturities are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information.
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported net asset value per share. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates fair value. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean of the appropriate forward exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
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 net asset value 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.
2. 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 | ||||||
Auto Components | — | 323,348 | — | |||
Banks | 4,421,224 | 432,981 | — | |||
Chemicals | 1,339,360 | 501,635 | — | |||
Food and Staples Retailing | 661,939 | 339,463 | — | |||
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure | 117,417 | 595,396 | — | |||
Household Durables | — | 542,388 | — | |||
Machinery | 638,016 | 1,409,324 | — | |||
Paper and Forest Products | — | 536,341 | — | |||
Pharmaceuticals | 1,997,229 | 170,536 | — | |||
Other Industries | 36,993,433 | — | — | |||
Convertible Bonds | — | 10,302,845 | — | |||
Exchange-Traded Funds | 5,633,530 | — | — | |||
Convertible Preferred Stocks | 690,947 | — | — | |||
Temporary Cash Investments | 6,782 | 7,417,682 | — | |||
52,499,877 | 22,571,939 | — | ||||
Other Financial Instruments | ||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | — | 12,309 | — | |||
Liabilities | ||||||
Securities Sold Short | ||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||
Banks | 4,414,591 | 432,408 | — | |||
Building Products | 559,310 | 337,514 | — | |||
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure | 118,824 | 599,968 | — | |||
Insurance | 2,808,160 | 159,955 | — | |||
Machinery | 1,255,187 | 1,409,541 | — | |||
Paper and Forest Products | — | 518,822 | — | |||
Pharmaceuticals | 2,062,024 | 403,758 | — | |||
Other Industries | 42,250,717 | — | — | |||
Exchange-Traded Funds | 10,420,249 | — | — | |||
63,889,062 | 3,861,966 | — | ||||
Other Financial Instruments | ||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | — | 24,325 | — |
This schedule of investments provides information about the fund’s portfolio holdings as of the date on the schedule. It is unaudited, and American Century Investments assumes no obligation to update or supplement the schedule to reflect subsequent changes. More information is available in the fund’s most recent annual or semiannual shareholder report.