American Century Investments®
Quarterly Portfolio Holdings
Equity Income Fund
June 30, 2022
| Equity Income - Schedule of Investments | ||
JUNE 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED) | ||
| Shares/ Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS — 76.5% | ||||||||
| Aerospace and Defense — 2.3% | ||||||||
| Raytheon Technologies Corp. | 2,498,927 | 240,171,874 | ||||||
| Air Freight and Logistics — 0.3% | ||||||||
| United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 149,464 | 27,283,159 | ||||||
| Auto Components — 0.4% | ||||||||
Bridgestone Corp.(1) | 998,000 | 36,386,451 | ||||||
| Banks — 2.9% | ||||||||
| Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | 598,347 | 39,281,480 | ||||||
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1,299,900 | 146,381,739 | ||||||
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 392,223 | 61,881,023 | ||||||
| U.S. Bancorp | 1,199,800 | 55,214,796 | ||||||
| 302,759,038 | ||||||||
| Beverages — 2.2% | ||||||||
| PepsiCo, Inc. | 1,367,893 | 227,973,047 | ||||||
| Capital Markets — 4.4% | ||||||||
| Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 298,993 | 71,064,656 | ||||||
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | 2,998,408 | 125,063,598 | ||||||
| BlackRock, Inc. | 79,875 | 48,647,070 | ||||||
| Northern Trust Corp. | 1,099,932 | 106,121,439 | ||||||
| T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 899,916 | 102,239,457 | ||||||
| 453,136,220 | ||||||||
| Chemicals — 3.0% | ||||||||
| Akzo Nobel NV | 1,298,810 | 84,939,409 | ||||||
| Linde PLC | 799,131 | 229,774,136 | ||||||
| 314,713,545 | ||||||||
| Commercial Services and Supplies — 0.9% | ||||||||
| Republic Services, Inc. | 699,975 | 91,605,728 | ||||||
| Communications Equipment — 1.7% | ||||||||
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 4,198,777 | 179,035,851 | ||||||
| Containers and Packaging — 1.3% | ||||||||
| Amcor PLC | 2,798,600 | 34,786,598 | ||||||
| Packaging Corp. of America | 699,221 | 96,142,888 | ||||||
| 130,929,486 | ||||||||
| Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.0% | ||||||||
| Deutsche Telekom AG | 1,999,800 | 39,774,513 | ||||||
| Verizon Communications, Inc. | 5,356,755 | 271,855,316 | ||||||
| 311,629,829 | ||||||||
| Electric Utilities — 1.5% | ||||||||
| Duke Energy Corp. | 737,659 | 79,084,421 | ||||||
| Eversource Energy | 855,895 | 72,297,451 | ||||||
| 151,381,872 | ||||||||
| Electrical Equipment — 3.2% | ||||||||
| Emerson Electric Co. | 2,398,390 | 190,767,941 | ||||||
| Hubbell, Inc. | 798,635 | 142,620,238 | ||||||
| 333,388,179 | ||||||||
| Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components — 1.2% | ||||||||
| Corning, Inc. | 2,999,521 | 94,514,907 | ||||||
| TE Connectivity Ltd. | 299,500 | 33,888,425 | ||||||
| 128,403,332 | ||||||||
| Energy Equipment and Services — 0.3% | ||||||||
| Baker Hughes Co. | 999,992 | 28,869,769 | ||||||
| Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.4% | ||||||||
| American Tower Corp. | 99,441 | 25,416,125 | ||||||
| Welltower, Inc. | 199,435 | 16,423,472 | ||||||
| 41,839,597 | ||||||||
| Food and Staples Retailing — 2.8% | ||||||||
| Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV | 3,397,509 | 88,433,783 | ||||||
| Walmart, Inc. | 1,696,095 | 206,211,230 | ||||||
| 294,645,013 | ||||||||
| Food Products — 3.7% | ||||||||
| Hershey Co. | 494,663 | 106,431,691 | ||||||
| Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | 2,132,396 | 132,400,467 | ||||||
| Nestle SA | 1,217,136 | 142,249,944 | ||||||
| 381,082,102 | ||||||||
| Gas Utilities — 5.8% | ||||||||
| Atmos Energy Corp. | 1,459,402 | 163,598,964 | ||||||
ONE Gas, Inc.(2) | 2,787,912 | 226,350,575 | ||||||
Spire, Inc.(2) | 2,799,796 | 208,220,829 | ||||||
| 598,170,368 | ||||||||
| Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 5.2% | ||||||||
| Becton Dickinson and Co. | 345,222 | 85,107,580 | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 5,035,604 | 451,945,459 | ||||||
| 537,053,039 | ||||||||
| Health Care Providers and Services — 0.8% | ||||||||
| Cardinal Health, Inc. | 350,200 | 18,304,954 | ||||||
| Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 89,917 | 11,957,163 | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 99,900 | 51,311,637 | ||||||
| 81,573,754 | ||||||||
| Household Products — 2.3% | ||||||||
| Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 1,130,335 | 90,585,047 | ||||||
| Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares | 599,600 | 37,103,583 | ||||||
| Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 399,800 | 54,032,970 | ||||||
| Procter & Gamble Co. | 383,320 | 55,117,583 | ||||||
| 236,839,183 | ||||||||
| Industrial Conglomerates — 0.3% | ||||||||
| Siemens AG | 299,800 | 30,818,389 | ||||||
| Insurance — 4.1% | ||||||||
| Aflac, Inc. | 1,174,848 | 65,004,340 | ||||||
| Allstate Corp. | 399,507 | 50,629,522 | ||||||
| Chubb Ltd. | 483,282 | 95,003,576 | ||||||
| Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 1,184,541 | 183,899,990 | ||||||
| MetLife, Inc. | 498,700 | 31,313,373 | ||||||
| 425,850,801 | ||||||||
| IT Services — 2.0% | ||||||||
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 999,905 | 210,020,046 | ||||||
| Media — 0.3% | ||||||||
| Comcast Corp., Class A | 698,700 | 27,416,988 | ||||||
| Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 6.2% | ||||||||
| Chevron Corp. | 799,883 | 115,807,061 | ||||||
| Enterprise Products Partners LP | 8,599,056 | 209,558,995 | ||||||
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 2,499,300 | 214,040,052 | ||||||
| TotalEnergies SE | 1,999,317 | 105,237,983 | ||||||
| 644,644,091 | ||||||||
| Personal Products — 1.8% | ||||||||
| Unilever PLC | 4,098,914 | 186,174,094 | ||||||
| Pharmaceuticals — 7.0% | ||||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 2,638,539 | 468,367,058 | ||||||
| Merck & Co., Inc. | 197,700 | 18,024,309 | ||||||
| Roche Holding AG | 699,162 | 233,729,726 | ||||||
| 720,121,093 | ||||||||
| Road and Rail — 1.3% | ||||||||
| Norfolk Southern Corp. | 599,819 | 136,332,861 | ||||||
| Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 1.0% | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments, Inc. | 653,413 | 100,396,907 | ||||||
| Software — 2.2% | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 875,706 | 224,907,572 | ||||||
| Thrifts and Mortgage Finance — 0.7% | ||||||||
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.(2) | 7,926,086 | 72,761,469 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $6,180,587,848) | 7,908,314,747 | |||||||
| PREFERRED STOCKS — 9.4% | ||||||||
| Banks — 6.1% | ||||||||
| Bank of America Corp., 4.30% | 23,898,000 | 20,014,575 | ||||||
| Bank of America Corp., 5.875% | 97,645,000 | 85,857,434 | ||||||
| Citigroup, Inc., 5.95% | 68,062,000 | 66,857,303 | ||||||
| JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.60% | 89,013,000 | 75,395,886 | ||||||
| JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.71% | 82,210,000 | 78,058,284 | ||||||
| JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.00% | 161,224,000 | 142,380,945 | ||||||
| Truist Financial Corp., 4.95% | 20,951,000 | 20,446,862 | ||||||
| U.S. Bancorp, 5.30% | 134,980,000 | 115,036,705 | ||||||
| Wells Fargo & Co., 3.90% | 34,997,000 | 30,163,039 | ||||||
| 634,211,033 | ||||||||
| Capital Markets — 1.5% | ||||||||
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp., 4.70% | 22,938,000 | 22,467,771 | ||||||
| Charles Schwab Corp., 5.375% | 49,991,000 | 49,616,067 | ||||||
| Charles Schwab Corp., Series I, 4.00% | 99,959,000 | 84,856,195 | ||||||
| 156,940,033 | ||||||||
| Electric Utilities — 0.9% | ||||||||
Duke Energy Corp., 4.875%(1) | 98,816,000 | 90,169,600 | ||||||
| Insurance — 0.3% | ||||||||
Progressive Corp., 5.375%(1) | 40,146,000 | 35,428,846 | ||||||
| Multi-Utilities — 0.6% | ||||||||
| Dominion Energy, Inc., 4.65% | 65,854,000 | 58,849,671 | ||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $1,099,630,602) | 975,599,183 | |||||||
| EQUITY LINKED NOTES — 3.5% | ||||||||
| Biotechnology — 0.4% | ||||||||
UBS AG, (convertible into Gilead Sciences, Inc.), 3.55%, 10/24/22(3) | 619,200 | 38,839,320 | ||||||
| Diversified Financial Services — 1.0% | ||||||||
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc., (convertible into Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B), 4.49%, 12/28/22(3) | 99,900 | 27,273,199 | ||||||
Credit Suisse AG, (convertible into Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B), 4.50%, 11/28/22(3) | 19,900 | 5,749,608 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs International, (convertible into Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B), 4.45%, 11/14/22(3) | 70,100 | 21,081,173 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., (convertible into Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B), 0.90%, 7/19/22(3) | 56,600 | 17,412,481 | ||||||
UBS AG, (convertible into Berkshire Hathaway, Class B), 1.10%, 9/9/22(3) | 122,200 | 37,391,367 | ||||||
| 108,907,828 | ||||||||
| Electrical Equipment — 0.1% | ||||||||
Royal Bank of Canada, (convertible into Rockwell Automation, Inc.), 7.28%, 11/9/22(3) | 66,700 | 14,037,682 | ||||||
| Industrial Conglomerates — 0.2% | ||||||||
Royal Bank of Canada, (convertible into 3M Co.), 7.80%, 11/2/22(3) | 133,300 | 18,983,253 | ||||||
| Machinery — 0.7% | ||||||||
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc., (convertible into Deere & Co.), 13.22%, 12/29/22(3) | 99,000 | 29,695,545 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs International, (convertible into Stanley Black & Decker, Inc), 8.50%, 9/30/22(3) | 208,300 | 22,085,007 | ||||||
Merrill Lynch International & Co. CV, (convertible into Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.), 9.70%, 11/2/22(3) | 140,000 | 15,838,200 | ||||||
| 67,618,752 | ||||||||
| Metals and Mining — 0.6% | ||||||||
Credit Suisse AG, (convertible into Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.), 20.50%, 7/29/22(3) | 655,800 | 21,857,814 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., (convertible into Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.), 22.60%, 10/25/22(3) | 573,200 | 18,849,682 | ||||||
Royal Bank of Canada, (convertible into Newmont Corp.), 11.04%, 11/2/22(3) | 266,500 | 17,900,805 | ||||||
| 58,608,301 | ||||||||
| Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 0.2% | ||||||||
Merrill Lynch International & Co. CV, (convertible into Texas Instruments, Inc.), 11.60%, 11/9/22(3) | 115,100 | 19,161,848 | ||||||
| Specialty Retail — 0.3% | ||||||||
Merrill Lynch International & Co. CV, (convertible into Advanced Auto Parts, Inc.), 7.00%, 8/18/22(3) | 175,000 | 33,426,750 | ||||||
TOTAL EQUITY LINKED NOTES (Cost $389,041,790) | 359,583,734 | |||||||
| EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 3.2% | ||||||||
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (Cost $347,571,220) | 2,299,648 | 333,379,971 | ||||||
| CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.8% | ||||||||
| Banks — 0.5% | ||||||||
| Bank of America Corp., 7.25% | 42,200 | 50,914,722 | ||||||
| Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 1.3% | ||||||||
Becton Dickinson and Co., 6.00%, 6/1/23(1) | 2,799,928 | 138,484,439 | ||||||
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $204,987,565) | 189,399,161 | |||||||
| CONVERTIBLE BONDS — 1.8% | ||||||||
| Airlines — 0.2% | ||||||||
| Southwest Airlines Co., 1.25%, 5/1/25 | 19,934,000 | 23,547,038 | ||||||
| Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 0.6% | ||||||||
| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., 0.625%, 6/15/26 | 74,969,000 | 61,174,704 | ||||||
| Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 1.0% | ||||||||
Microchip Technology, Inc., 0.125%, 11/15/24(1) | 99,529,000 | 99,529,000 | ||||||
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS (Cost $204,123,488) | 184,250,742 | |||||||
| CORPORATE BONDS — 0.2% | ||||||||
| Electric Utilities — 0.2% | ||||||||
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., VRN, 5.65%, 5/1/79 (Cost $19,805,858) | 19,778,000 | 17,400,106 | ||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.7% | ||||||||
Discount Notes(4) — 0.4% | ||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 1.02%, 7/1/22 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 0.81%, 7/6/22 | 30,000,000 | 29,994,248 | ||||||
| 39,994,248 | ||||||||
| Money Market Funds — 0.5% | ||||||||
| State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class | 145,233 | 145,233 | ||||||
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio(5) | 58,146,655 | 58,146,655 | ||||||
| 58,291,888 | ||||||||
| Repurchase Agreements — 1.8% | ||||||||
| BMO Capital Markets Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 0.125% - 4.25%, 5/15/23 - 11/15/43, valued at $27,017,519), in a joint trading account at 1.43%, dated 6/30/22, due 7/1/22 (Delivery value $26,385,013) | 26,383,965 | |||||||
| Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 0.75% - 1.75%, 1/15/28 - 1/31/28, valued at $161,815,901), at 1.44%, dated 6/30/22, due 7/1/22 (Delivery value $158,649,346) | 158,643,000 | |||||||
| 185,026,965 | ||||||||
Treasury Bills(4) — 1.0% | ||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.61%, 7/7/22 | 100,000,000 | 99,987,583 | ||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $383,305,520) | 383,300,684 | |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 100.1% (Cost $8,829,053,891) | 10,351,228,328 | |||||||
| OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (0.1)% | (10,099,171) | |||||||
| TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 10,341,129,157 | ||||||
| WRITTEN OPTIONS CONTRACTS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reference Entity | Contracts | Type | Exercise Price | Expiration Date | Underlying Notional Amount | Premiums Received | Value | ||||||||||||||||
| BlackRock, Inc. | 294 | Put | $530.00 | 7/15/22 | $ | 17,905,776 | $ | (78,643) | $ | (85,995) | |||||||||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 2,494 | Put | $85.00 | 7/15/22 | $ | 23,109,404 | (244,223) | (66,091) | |||||||||||||||
| Chevron Corp. | 987 | Put | $125.00 | 7/15/22 | $ | 14,289,786 | (123,873) | (52,805) | |||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 1,123 | Put | $200.00 | 7/15/22 | $ | 25,459,533 | (90,241) | (95,455) | |||||||||||||||
| Linde PLC | 104 | Put | $250.00 | 7/15/22 | $ | 2,990,312 | (9,747) | (9,360) | |||||||||||||||
| T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 115 | Put | $100.00 | 7/15/22 | $ | 1,306,515 | (9,053) | (5,635) | |||||||||||||||
| Truist Financial Corp. | 632 | Put | $42.50 | 7/15/22 | $ | 2,997,576 | (18,441) | (12,640) | |||||||||||||||
| $ | (574,221) | $ | (327,981) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||
| USD | 305,816,290 | CHF | 292,641,724 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/22 | $ | (2,662,715) | |||||||||||||
| USD | 12,963,672 | CHF | 12,316,098 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/22 | (18,952) | ||||||||||||||
| USD | 486,418,183 | EUR | 460,022,114 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 9/30/22 | 1,328,774 | ||||||||||||||
| JPY | 148,452,500 | USD | 1,098,989 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/22 | 1,968 | ||||||||||||||
| USD | 32,627,409 | JPY | 4,377,228,000 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/22 | 164,911 | ||||||||||||||
| $ | (1,186,014) | |||||||||||||||||||
| NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
| CHF | - | Swiss Franc | ||||||
| EUR | - | Euro | ||||||
| JPY | - | Japanese Yen | ||||||
| USD | - | United States Dollar | ||||||
| VRN | - | Variable Rate Note. The rate adjusts periodically based upon the terms set forth in the security’s offering documents. The rate shown is effective at the period end and the reference rate and spread, if any, is indicated. The security's effective maturity date may be shorter than the final maturity date shown. | ||||||
(1)Security, or a portion thereof, is on loan. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities on loan was $71,521,688. The amount of securities on loan indicated may not correspond with the securities on loan identified because securities with pending sales are in the process of recall from the brokers.
(2)Affiliated Company: the fund’s holding represents ownership of 5% or more of the voting securities of the company; therefore, the company is affiliated as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(3)Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $359,583,734, which represented 3.5% of total net assets.
(4)The rate indicated is the yield to maturity at purchase for non-interest bearing securities. For interest bearing securities, the stated coupon rate is shown.
(5)Investment of cash collateral from securities on loan. At the period end, the aggregate value of the collateral held by the fund was $73,754,980, which includes securities collateral of $15,608,325.
SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
1. Investment Valuations
The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value (NAV) 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 bonds, U.S. Treasury and Government Agency securities 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 NAV per share. Exchange-traded options contracts are valued at a mean as provided by independent pricing services. 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 NAV 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 | — | 36,386,451 | — | ||||||||
| Chemicals | 229,774,136 | 84,939,409 | — | ||||||||
| Diversified Telecommunication Services | 271,855,316 | 39,774,513 | — | ||||||||
| Food and Staples Retailing | 206,211,230 | 88,433,783 | — | ||||||||
| Food Products | 238,832,158 | 142,249,944 | — | ||||||||
| Household Products | 199,735,600 | 37,103,583 | — | ||||||||
| Industrial Conglomerates | — | 30,818,389 | — | ||||||||
| Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels | 539,406,108 | 105,237,983 | — | ||||||||
| Personal Products | — | 186,174,094 | — | ||||||||
| Pharmaceuticals | 486,391,367 | 233,729,726 | — | ||||||||
| Other Industries | 4,751,260,957 | — | — | ||||||||
| Preferred Stocks | — | 975,599,183 | — | ||||||||
| Equity Linked Notes | — | 359,583,734 | — | ||||||||
| Exchange-Traded Funds | 333,379,971 | — | — | ||||||||
| Convertible Preferred Stocks | 138,484,439 | 50,914,722 | — | ||||||||
| Convertible Bonds | — | 184,250,742 | — | ||||||||
| Corporate Bonds | — | 17,400,106 | — | ||||||||
| Short-Term Investments | 58,291,888 | 325,008,796 | — | ||||||||
| 7,453,623,170 | 2,897,605,158 | — | |||||||||
| Other Financial Instruments | |||||||||||
| Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | — | 1,495,653 | — | ||||||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Other Financial Instruments | |||||||||||
| Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | — | 2,681,667 | — | ||||||||
| Written Options Contracts | 327,981 | — | — | ||||||||
| 327,981 | 2,681,667 | — | |||||||||
3. Affiliated Company Transactions
If a fund's holding represents ownership of 5% or more of the voting securities of a company, the company is affiliated as defined in the 1940 Act. A summary of transactions for each company which is or was an affiliate at or during the period ended June 30, 2022 follows (amounts in thousands):
| Company | Beginning Value | Purchase Cost | Sales Cost | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Ending Value | Ending Shares | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Income | ||||||||||||||||||
| Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. | $ | 86,106 | $ | 116 | — | $ | (13,461) | $ | 72,761 | 7,926 | — | $ | 2,258 | |||||||||||||
| ONE Gas, Inc. | 260,206 | — | $ | 13,053 | (20,802) | 226,351 | 2,788 | $ | 1,349 | 1,736 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spire, Inc. | 179,393 | 21,642 | — | 7,186 | 208,221 | 2,800 | — | 1,719 | ||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 525,705 | $ | 21,758 | $ | 13,053 | $ | (27,077) | $ | 507,333 | 13,514 | $ | 1,349 | $ | 5,713 | ||||||||||||
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.