Expense Ratio History

BCTXX expense ratio history

CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND, Investor Class

Fund company
American Century
Type
Mutual fund

0.49%

In basis points
49 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$49
Prospectus dated
1 January 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Cut from 0.50% on 1 January 2026

Fee over time

BCTXX expense ratio: 0.50% until 1 Jan 2026, then 0.49%; read at 0.49% on 1 Jan 2026.0.00%0.20%0.40%0.60%0.80%Jan 2012Jun 2014Nov 2016Apr 2019Sep 2021Feb 20240.50% before0.49% from 1 Jan 2026
BCTXX expense ratio: 0.50% until 1 Jan 2026, then 0.49%; read at 0.49% on 1 Jan 2026.0.00%0.20%0.40%0.60%0.80%Jan 2012Oct 2016Jul 20210.50% before0.49% from 1 Jan 2026
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.

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
1 Jan 2026 0.49% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2026 0.49% Cut from 0.50% to 0.49%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2025-12-29
1 Jan 2025 0.50% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2024 0.50% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2023 0.50% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2022 0.50% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2021 0.50% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2020 0.50% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2014 0.50% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2013 0.50% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2013-01-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Jan 2012 0.50% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2012-01-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.49% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$617 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $15,526.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$50
3 years$158
5 years$275
10 years$617

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 2012. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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