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American Century California High-yield Municipal Fund - I Class: (MF: BCHIX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Feb 5, 2026 05:48 PM ET
$9.69 USD
+0.01 (0.10%)
Zacks MF Rank
2-Buy of 5 2
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 2.95 | 60 |
| 3 months | 2.01 | 2 |
| 6 months | 5.19 | 8 |
| 1 Year | 2.96 | 60 |
| 3 Year | 4.46 | 9 |
| 5 Year | 0.93 | 29 |
| 10 Year | 2.78 | 3 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | NA |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | NA |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 2.95 |
| 5 Year | 0.93 |
| 10 Year | 2.78 |
| Since Inception | 4.26 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.76 | -1.36 | 3.11 | 2.01 |
| 2024 | 0.68 | 1.22 | 2.94 | -1.13 |
| 2023 | 2.65 | 0.14 | -4.55 | 8.80 |
| 2022 | -6.60 | -5.71 | -3.85 | 4.02 |
| 2021 | 0.48 | 2.21 | 0.28 | 1.28 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 2.95 | 3.71 | 6.75 | -11.92 | 4.33 | 4.23 | 9.73 | 0.90 | 8.16 | 0.62 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -1.29 | 2.77 | 0.36 | -3.39 | 2.81 | -0.96 | 2.16 | -0.37 | 2.72 | 0.38 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -0.34 | 1.49 | 1.11 | -2.68 | 2.75 | 0.36 | 2.81 | 0.06 | 3.52 | 1.06 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.38 |
| % Yield | 3.89 | 3.75 | 3.80 | 3.44 | 2.81 | 3.08 | 3.24 | 3.49 | 3.12 | 3.59 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%