Expense Ratio History

AECHX expense ratio history

EMERGING MARKETS SMALL CAP FUND, C Class

Fund company
American Century
Type
Mutual fund

2.39%

In basis points
239 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$239
Prospectus dated
1 April 2025, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Cut from 2.40% on 1 April 2025

Fee over time

AECHX expense ratio: 2.61% until 1 Apr 2017, then 2.66%; 2.66% until 1 Apr 2018, then 2.64%; 2.64% until 1 Apr 2019, then 2.62%; 2.62% until 1 Apr 2020, then 2.40%; 2.40% until 1 Apr 2023, then 2.42%; 2.42% until 1 Apr 2024, then 2.40%; 2.40% until 1 Apr 2025, then 2.39%; read at 2.39% on 1 Apr 2025.0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%Mar 2016Oct 2017May 2019Dec 2020Jul 2022Feb 20242.61% before2.39% from 1 Apr 2025
AECHX expense ratio: 2.61% until 1 Apr 2017, then 2.66%; 2.66% until 1 Apr 2018, then 2.64%; 2.64% until 1 Apr 2019, then 2.62%; 2.62% until 1 Apr 2020, then 2.40%; 2.40% until 1 Apr 2023, then 2.42%; 2.42% until 1 Apr 2024, then 2.40%; 2.40% until 1 Apr 2025, then 2.39%; read at 2.39% on 1 Apr 2025.0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%Mar 2016Apr 2019May 20222.61% before2.39% from 1 Apr 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 6 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
AECHX (this page) C Class 2.39% — 1 Apr 2025
AECMX R CLASS 1.89% — 1 Apr 2025
AECTX R6 Class 1.04% — 1 Apr 2025
AECVX Investor Class 1.39% — 1 Apr 2025
AECSX I CLASS 1.19% — 1 Apr 2025
AECLX A Class 1.64% — 1 Apr 2025

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
1 Apr 2025 2.39% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-04-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Apr 2025 2.39% Cut from 2.40% to 2.39%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2025-03-28
1 Apr 2024 2.40% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-04-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Apr 2024 2.40% Cut from 2.42% to 2.40%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-03-28
1 Apr 2023 2.42% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-04-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Apr 2023 2.42% Raised from 2.40% to 2.42%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2023-03-30
1 Apr 2022 2.40% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-04-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Apr 2021 2.40% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-04-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Apr 2020 2.40% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-04-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Apr 2020 2.40% Cut from 2.62% to 2.40%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2020-08-19
1 Apr 2019 2.62% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-04-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Apr 2019 2.62% Cut from 2.64% to 2.62%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2019-04-15
1 Apr 2018 2.64% 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
1 Apr 2018 2.64% Cut from 2.66% to 2.64%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2018-04-13
1 Apr 2017 2.66% 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 2.66% Raised from 2.61% to 2.66%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2017-04-20
29 Mar 2016 2.61% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-03-29 (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 2.39% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$2,751 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $12,864.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$245
3 years$754
5 years$1,289
10 years$2,751

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 10 prospectuses for this share class since 2016. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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