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American Century Utilities Fund Investor Class: (MF: BULIX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 29, 2026 05:33 PM ET
$18.85 USD
+0.02 (0.11%)
Zacks MF Rank
2-Buy of 5 2
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 16.77 | 22 |
| 3 months | -1.13 | 54 |
| 6 months | 6.03 | 55 |
| 1 Year | 16.78 | 22 |
| 3 Year | 10.33 | 33 |
| 5 Year | 7.77 | 47 |
| 10 Year | 8.05 | 80 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 192.13 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -41.13 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 385.42 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 16.77 |
| 5 Year | 7.76 |
| 10 Year | 8.05 |
| Since Inception | 7.73 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.71 | 5.17 | 7.24 | -1.13 |
| 2024 | 6.45 | 3.68 | 19.81 | -5.99 |
| 2023 | -3.36 | -3.52 | -8.88 | 8.90 |
| 2022 | 0.67 | -7.57 | -5.96 | 8.78 |
| 2021 | 1.13 | -0.57 | 1.02 | 11.93 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 16.77 | 24.31 | -7.49 | -4.81 | 13.71 | -1.66 | 19.93 | 1.82 | 0.60 | 23.59 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -1.44 | -0.70 | -33.74 | 13.39 | -14.97 | -20.06 | -11.55 | 6.21 | -21.19 | 11.66 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 1.55 | 5.55 | -6.97 | -0.27 | -1.92 | -3.93 | -4.09 | 3.27 | -13.11 | 12.21 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.48 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.71 | 0.58 | 0.54 |
| % Yield | 2.30 | 2.22 | 3.11 | 2.16 | 1.66 | 3.09 | 2.79 | 4.01 | 3.10 | 2.68 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 1.64 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.81 | 1.02 | 0.84 | 0.00 | 0.43 | 0.73 | 0.74 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.68 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%