Expense Ratio History

AAARX expense ratio history

STRATEGIC ALLOCATION: AGGRESSIVE FUND, R CLASS

Fund company
American Century
Type
Mutual fund

1.83%

In basis points
183 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$183
Prospectus dated
1 December 2025, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Cut from 1.84% on 1 December 2025

Fee over time

AAARX expense ratio: 1.71% until 1 Apr 2014, then 1.65%; 1.65% until 1 Apr 2017, then 1.66%; 1.66% until 1 Dec 2018, then 1.76%; 1.76% until 1 Dec 2019, then 1.81%; 1.81% until 1 Dec 2020, then 1.83%; 1.83% until 1 Dec 2022, then 1.84%; 1.84% until 1 Dec 2025, then 1.83%; read at 1.83% on 1 Dec 2025.0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%Apr 2011Oct 2013Apr 2016Oct 2018Apr 2021Oct 20231.71% before1.83% from 1 Dec 2025
AAARX expense ratio: 1.71% until 1 Apr 2014, then 1.65%; 1.65% until 1 Apr 2017, then 1.66%; 1.66% until 1 Dec 2018, then 1.76%; 1.76% until 1 Dec 2019, then 1.81%; 1.81% until 1 Dec 2020, then 1.83%; 1.83% until 1 Dec 2022, then 1.84%; 1.84% until 1 Dec 2025, then 1.83%; read at 1.83% on 1 Dec 2025.0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%Apr 2011Apr 2016Apr 20211.71% before1.83% from 1 Dec 2025
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 8 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
AAARX (this page) R CLASS 1.83% 1.29% 1 Dec 2025
TWSAX Investor Class 1.33% 0.79% 1 Dec 2025
ACVAX A Class 1.58% 1.04% 1 Dec 2025
AAAIX I CLASS 1.13% 0.59% 1 Dec 2025
— — 2.14% 2.09% 1 Apr 2015
ASTAX C Class 2.33% 1.79% 1 Dec 2025
AAAUX R6 Class 0.98% 0.44% 1 Dec 2025
ASAUX R5 Class 1.13% 0.59% 1 Dec 2025

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
1 Dec 2025 1.83% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2025 1.83% Cut from 1.84% to 1.83%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2025-11-26
1 Dec 2024 1.84% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2023 1.84% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2022 1.84% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2022 1.84% Raised from 1.83% to 1.84%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2022-11-28
1 Dec 2021 1.83% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-12-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Dec 2020 1.83% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-12-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Dec 2020 1.83% Raised from 1.81% to 1.83%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2021-07-30
1 Dec 2019 1.81% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-12-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Dec 2019 1.81% Raised from 1.76% to 1.81%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2020-06-19
1 Dec 2018 1.76% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-12-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Dec 2018 1.76% Raised from 1.66% to 1.76%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2019-11-13
1 Apr 2018 1.66% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-04-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
10 Apr 2017 1.66% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-04-10 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Apr 2017 1.66% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-04-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Apr 2017 1.66% Raised from 1.65% to 1.66%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2017-04-13
1 Apr 2016 1.65% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-04-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Apr 2015 1.65% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-04-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Apr 2014 1.65% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-04-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Apr 2014 1.65% Cut from 1.71% to 1.65%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2014-08-12
26 Jul 2013 1.71% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2013-07-26 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Apr 2013 1.71% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2013-04-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Apr 2012 1.71% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2012-04-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Apr 2011 1.71% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2011-04-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 1.83% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$2,163 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $13,602.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$188
3 years$580
5 years$998
10 years$2,163

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 18 prospectuses for this share class since 2011. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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