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American Century Companies

American Century Companies Portfolio holdings

AUM $194B
1-Year Est. Return 35%
 

American Century Companies, Inc., founded in 1958 by James E. Stowers Jr. as Twentieth Century Mutual Funds and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, is a privately held investment management firm renowned for its focus on delivering investment results to clients while supporting medical research. Starting with just $100,000 from 24 shareholders, it rebranded to American Century Investments in 1997 and now manages hundreds of billions in assets across mutual funds, ETFs, and institutional portfolios, emphasizing no-load funds and a client-centric approach. The firm’s unique ownership structure sees over 40% of its profits funneled to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, which it majority-owns, funding groundbreaking biomedical research, while Nomura Holdings holds a significant minority stake. With a global presence in cities like New York, London, and Hong Kong, and a workforce of around 1,400, American Century blends financial expertise with a mission to improve lives through both wealth creation and scientific advancement.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+6.24%
1 Year Est. Return
+35%
3 Year Est. Return
+104.89%
5 Year Est. Return
+135.41%
10 Year Est. Return
+761.02%
AUM
$100B
AUM Growth
+$1.54B
Cap. Flow
-$3.49B
Cap. Flow %
-3.48%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.31%
Holding
1,446
New
141
Increased
476
Reduced
590
Closed
185

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
IWD icon
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
+$367M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$272M
3
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$257M
4
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$168M
5
NOW icon
ServiceNow
NOW
+$136M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PCG icon
PG&E
PCG
+$296M
2
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$274M
3
NWL icon
Newell Brands
NWL
+$242M
4
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$230M
5
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
+$214M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 16.03%
2 Healthcare 13.43%
3 Technology 13.04%
4 Industrials 11.19%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
QCOM icon
201
Qualcomm
QCOM
$170B
$145M 0.14%
2,257,624
-703,849
-24% -$42.7M
BAP icon
202
Credicorp
BAP
$30.4B
$143M 0.14%
691,332
+113,220
+20% +$23.5M
ECL icon
203
Ecolab
ECL
$79.7B
$143M 0.14%
1,065,612
-9,000
-0.8% -$1.2M
AGN
204
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$143M 0.14%
871,780
+283,527
+48% +$50.9M
PLD icon
205
Prologis
PLD
$132B
$142M 0.14%
2,204,965
+196,909
+10% +$12.9M
AYI icon
206
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10.6B
$142M 0.14%
805,320
+26,130
+3% +$4.35M
BIO icon
207
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$9.48B
$142M 0.14%
593,417
+27,220
+5% +$6.6M
RGA icon
208
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$15.8B
$141M 0.14%
903,147
-191,282
-17% -$29M
ILMN icon
209
Illumina
ILMN
$29B
$140M 0.14%
657,081
+34,988
+6% +$7.2M
NFLX icon
210
Netflix
NFLX
$318B
$138M 0.14%
7,201,790
-7,069,810
-50% -$136M
NWE icon
211
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$4.38B
$138M 0.14%
2,314,271
+751,896
+48% +$45.3M
BMY icon
212
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$132B
$137M 0.14%
2,234,211
-69,912
-3% -$4.37M
FMC icon
213
FMC
FMC
$1.31B
$137M 0.14%
1,666,795
+559,642
+51% +$45M
WABC icon
214
Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
$1.35B
$136M 0.14%
2,292,104
+48,238
+2% +$2.84M
SON icon
215
Sonoco
SON
$5.72B
$136M 0.14%
2,565,634
-13,788
-0.5% -$722K
LOGM
216
DELISTED
LogMein, Inc.
LOGM
$135M 0.13%
1,179,710
+15,263
+1% +$1.79M
TCBI icon
217
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$4.32B
$134M 0.13%
1,511,150
-60,730
-4% -$5.26M
RHT
218
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
$131M 0.13%
1,088,599
+134,965
+14% +$16.5M
ADP icon
219
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$109B
$130M 0.13%
1,110,244
-90,153
-8% -$10.3M
LLY icon
220
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.1T
$129M 0.13%
1,527,509
-715,357
-32% -$60.9M
MO icon
221
Altria Group
MO
$109B
$128M 0.13%
1,792,607
-94,882
-5% -$6.36M
SEIC icon
222
SEI Investments
SEIC
$12.6B
$128M 0.13%
1,780,733
-6,182
-0.3% -$414K
NBIS
223
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$46.7B
$128M 0.13%
3,902,636
-430,902
-10% -$14.1M
CI icon
224
Cigna
CI
$73.6B
$128M 0.13%
628,657
-462,049
-42% -$92M
PDM
225
Piedmont Realty Trust
PDM
$1.16B
$128M 0.13%
6,507,443
+1,320,393
+25% +$26.3M

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American Century Companies's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, American Century Companies held 1,446 positions worth $100B, up 1.6% from $98.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.

American Century Companies withdrew a net $3.49B in Q4 2017, closing 185 positions and reducing 590 holdings. Its most notable exit was Level 3 Communications Inc, an estimated $189M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 16% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.

Against the trend, American Century Companies opened a new position in Keurig Dr Pepper worth $127M.

  • American Century Companies's largest Q4 2017 buy was Keurig Dr Pepper: 1,305,172 shares worth $127M.
  • American Century Companies added most to iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF in Q4 2017, an estimated $367M increase.
  • American Century Companies's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was PG&E, cutting an estimated $296M.
  • American Century Companies fully exited Level 3 Communications Inc in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $189M.
  • American Century Companies's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $100B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • American Century Companies opened 141 new positions and closed 185 in Q4 2017.
  • American Century Companies's portfolio value rose 1.6% quarter-over-quarter to $100B.

Based on American Century Companies's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 2 Feb 2018.