# American Century Emerging Markets Fund - I Class (AMKIX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/amkix for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: American Century · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 1999-01-28 The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies located in emerging market countries. The fund's managers consider an emerging market country to be any country other than a developed country. The fund invests in securities denominated in foreign currencies and in foreign securities that are represented in the U.S. securities markets by American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) or similar depositary arrangements. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $17.89 | | Expense Ratio | 1.06% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $1.88B | | NAV | $17.89 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 1.11% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.20 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $14.57 – $21.23 | | Beta | 1.11 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.1991 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-16 - Pay date: 2025-12-16 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does AMKIX invest in? The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies located in emerging market countries. The fund's managers consider an emerging market country to be any country other than a developed country. The fund invests in securities denominated in foreign currencies and in foreign securities that are represented in the U.S. securities markets by American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) or similar depositary arrangements. ### What is the expense ratio of AMKIX? American Century Emerging Markets Fund - I Class (AMKIX) charges an expense ratio of 1.06%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is AMKIX? American Century Emerging Markets Fund - I Class (AMKIX) is one share class of a fund that manages $1.88B across all of its share classes (AEDMX, TWMIX report the same total). Our data does not carry the assets of this share class alone. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is AMKIX actively managed or an index fund? AMKIX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (AMKIX's is 1.06%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was AMKIX launched? American Century Emerging Markets Fund - I Class (AMKIX) launched in January 1999 and is managed by American Century. ### How has AMKIX performed? AMKIX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does AMKIX pay a dividend? American Century Emerging Markets Fund - I Class (AMKIX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 1.11%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does AMKIX pay dividends? American Century Emerging Markets Fund - I Class pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is AMKIX's dividend yield? AMKIX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 1.11%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is AMKIX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for AMKIX was 2025-12-16. The next ex-date typically follows Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will AMKIX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.06% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does AMKIX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from AMKIX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does AMKIX cost more than a fund like VOO? AMKIX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.06%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether AMKIX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to AMKIX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as AMKIX (1.06%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/amkix - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/amkix/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/amkix/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/amkix/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/amkix/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.