# American Century Mid Cap Value I (AVUAX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/avuax 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: 2004-08-02 Under normal market conditions, the portfolio managers will invest at least 80% of the fund's net assets in medium size companies. The portfolio managers consider medium size companies to include those whose market capitalizations at the time of purchase are within the capitalization range of the Russell 3000® Index, excluding the largest 100 such companies. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $17.39 | | Expense Ratio | 0.77% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $4.93B | | NAV | $17.39 (2026-10-30 close) | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 12.53% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $2.18 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | | 52-Week Range | $14.80 – $17.44 | | Beta | 0.63 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0663 /share - Ex-date: 2026-09-08 - Pay date: 2026-09-08 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does AVUAX invest in? Under normal market conditions, the portfolio managers will invest at least 80% of the fund's net assets in medium size companies. The portfolio managers consider medium size companies to include those whose market capitalizations at the time of purchase are within the capitalization range of the Russell 3000® Index, excluding the largest 100 such companies. ### What is the expense ratio of AVUAX? American Century Mid Cap Value I (AVUAX) charges an expense ratio of 0.77%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is AVUAX? American Century Mid Cap Value I (AVUAX) is one share class of a fund that manages $4.93B across all of its share classes (ACCLX, AMDVX, AMVRX 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 AVUAX actively managed or an index fund? AVUAX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (AVUAX's is 0.77%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was AVUAX launched? American Century Mid Cap Value I (AVUAX) launched in August 2004 and is managed by American Century. ### How has AVUAX performed? AVUAX'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 AVUAX pay a dividend? American Century Mid Cap Value I (AVUAX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 12.53%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does AVUAX pay dividends? American Century Mid Cap Value I pays dividends Quarterly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is AVUAX's dividend yield? AVUAX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 12.53%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is AVUAX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for AVUAX was 2026-09-08. The next ex-date typically follows Quarterly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will AVUAX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.77% 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 AVUAX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from AVUAX'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 AVUAX cost more than a fund like VOO? AVUAX is actively managed (current expense ratio 0.77%). 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 AVUAX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to AVUAX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as AVUAX (0.77%) 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/avuax - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/avuax/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/avuax/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/avuax/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/avuax/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.