American Century Ginnie Mae Investor Class

Frequently Asked Questions About BGNMX

What does BGNMX invest in?

Ginnie Mae seeks high current income while maintaining liquidity and safety of principal by investing primarily in GNMA certificates

What is the expense ratio of BGNMX?

American Century Ginnie Mae Investor Class (BGNMX) charges an expense ratio of 0.55%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

What is BGNMX's dividend yield?

BGNMX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.08%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

What is the duration of BGNMX?

Effective duration measures BGNMX's sensitivity to interest-rate changes — a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. BGNMX's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.

What is the credit quality of BGNMX?

BGNMX's credit quality breakdown — the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below — is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds.

What is the yield to maturity of BGNMX?

Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from BGNMX if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. BGNMX's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website — it differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid.