Mutual Fund Insights: American Century Government Bond Inv Fund (CPTNX)

In-depth Analysis of American Century Government Bond Inv Fund (CPTNX)

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See American Century Government Bond Inv Fund (CPTNX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

Last Trade: $11.07 on 3/19/2010, Change: 0.00 (0%)

  

Fund Manager - Dan Shiffman

Fund Manager Tenure: 5.8 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: A (Score: 0.7)     (What does this score mean?)

Dan Shiffman is vice president and portfolio manager, and Dan Shiffman joined American Century in May 2004 as a senior structured securities analyst. Prior to joining American Century, Dan Shiffman was an investment officer at CalPERS from August 1996 to April 2004. Dan Shiffman holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.  Get more insights on Dan Shiffman

  

 What we like about American Century Government Bond Inv Fund (CPTNX)

Data for American Century Government Bond Inv Fund (CPTNX) as of February 28, 2010

• American Century Government Bond Inv Fund (CPTNX) management has been with American Century Government Bond Inv Fund for 5.8 years
• American Century Government Bond Inv Fund (CPTNX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return 6.81% vs 5.47 % Intermediate Government category average)
• American Century Government Bond Inv Fund (CPTNX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 5.61% vs 4.62 % Intermediate Government category average)
• American Century Government Bond Inv Fund (CPTNX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• American Century Government Bond Inv Fund (CPTNX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
• American Century Government Bond Inv Fund (CPTNX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 4.1, lower than category average of 4.17
• American Century Government Bond Inv Fund (CPTNX) has a lower management fee than its Intermediate Government average: 0.49% vs 1.01%
• American Century Government Bond Inv Fund (CPTNX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

  

 What we are cautious about American Century Government Bond Inv Fund (CPTNX)

Data for American Century Government Bond Inv Fund (CPTNX) as of February 28, 2010

• American Century Government Bond Inv Fund (CPTNX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 4.83% vs 6.94 % Intermediate Government category average)
• American Century Government Bond Inv Fund (CPTNX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 335.00% that is higher than the Intermediate Government average of 283.09%. This could mean American Century Government Bond Inv is more nimble, but also signal potential high tax impact and high trading fees

See American Century Government Bond Inv Fund (CPTNX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

  

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American Century Government Bond Inv Fund (CPTNX) Net Asset

Track net asset change of American Century Government Bond Inv fund (CPTNX)

Date	Net Asset
02/2010	$1.18B
01/2010	$991.72M
11/2009	$992.92M

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American Century Government Bond Inv Fund (CPTNX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of American Century Government Bond Inv fund (CPTNX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	4.66%	0%	94.49%	0.84%
06/2009	4.09%	0%	94.94%	0.97%
03/2009	4.7%	0%	94.3%	1%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in American Century Government Bond Inv Fund (CPTNX)

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30-Sep-09 FHLMC [5.29%] FNMA 6% [4.06%] US Treasury Note [3.63%] FNMA 5% [3.57%] GNMA 5.5% [3.26%] FNMA 5.5% [3.18%] FNMA 5.5% [2.9%] FNMA 5.5% [2.8%] US Treasury Note 4.75% [2.76%] US Treasury Note 0.875% [2.57%]

30-Jun-09 FHLMC [5.78%] FNMA 6% [4.39%] FNMA 5% [3.8%] US Treasury Note [3.67%] GNMA 5.5% [3.53%] FNMA 5.5% [3.51%] FNMA 5.5% [3.1%] FNMA 5.5% [3.03%] US Treasury Note 4.75% [2.79%] US Treasury Note 0.875% [2.63%]

31-Mar-09 FNMA [5.83%] FHLMC [5.82%] US Treasury Note [3.87%] FNMA 5% [3.69%] FNMA 5.5% [3.51%] US Treasury Note [3.2%] FNMA 5.5% [2.99%] FNMA 5.5% [2.99%] US Treasury Note 4.75% [2.71%] GNMA 5.5% [2.68%]

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