# American Century Small Cap Value Fund Investor Class (ASVIX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/asvix for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: American Century · Asset class: — - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 1998-07-31 Seeks long-term capital growth. Income is a secondary objective ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $10.30 | | Expense Ratio | 1.08% | | Assets Under Management | $3.25B | | NAV | $10.94 | | Holdings Count | 103 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 11.73% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $1.21 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Semi-Annual | | 52-Week Range | $8.80 – $11.13 | | Beta | 1.00 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0201 /share - Ex-date: 2026-09-08 - Pay date: 2026-09-08 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does ASVIX invest in? Seeks long-term capital growth. Income is a secondary objective ### What is the expense ratio of ASVIX? American Century Small Cap Value Fund Investor Class (ASVIX) charges an expense ratio of 1.08%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is ASVIX? American Century Small Cap Value Fund Investor Class (ASVIX) manages $3.25B in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is ASVIX actively managed or an index fund? ASVIX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (ASVIX's is 1.08%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was ASVIX launched? American Century Small Cap Value Fund Investor Class (ASVIX) launched in July 1998 and is managed by American Century. ### How has ASVIX performed? ASVIX'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 ASVIX pay a dividend? American Century Small Cap Value Fund Investor Class (ASVIX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 11.73%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does ASVIX pay dividends? American Century Small Cap Value Fund Investor Class pays dividends Semi-Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is ASVIX's dividend yield? ASVIX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 11.73%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is ASVIX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for ASVIX was 2026-09-08. The next ex-date typically follows Semi-Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will ASVIX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.08% 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 ASVIX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from ASVIX'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 ASVIX cost more than a fund like VOO? ASVIX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.08%). 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 ASVIX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to ASVIX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as ASVIX (1.08%) 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/asvix - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/asvix/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/asvix/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/asvix/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/asvix/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.