Mutual Fund Insights: American Century Short-Term Govt Adv Fund (TWAVX)

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See American Century Short-Term Govt Adv Fund (TWAVX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

Last Trade: $9.73 on 3/19/2010, Change: 0.00 (0%)

  

Fund Manager - Dan Shiffman

Fund Manager Tenure: 5.8 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: C (Score: 0.5)     (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 Short-Term Govt Adv Fund (TWAVX)

Data for American Century Short-Term Govt Adv Fund (TWAVX) as of February 28, 2010

• American Century Short-Term Govt Adv Fund (TWAVX) management has been with American Century Short-Term Govt Adv Fund for 5.8 years
• American Century Short-Term Govt Adv Fund (TWAVX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• American Century Short-Term Govt Adv Fund (TWAVX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 142.00% vs Short Government average of 172.47%. It is good that American Century Short-Term Govt Adv management does not trade extensively for its return.
• American Century Short-Term Govt Adv Fund (TWAVX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 1.69, lower than category average of 2.31
• American Century Short-Term Govt Adv Fund (TWAVX) has a lower management fee than its Short Government average: 0.82% vs 0.88%

  

 What we are cautious about American Century Short-Term Govt Adv Fund (TWAVX)

Data for American Century Short-Term Govt Adv Fund (TWAVX) as of February 28, 2010

• American Century Short-Term Govt Adv Fund is a focused fund with 36.97% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• American Century Short-Term Govt Adv Fund (TWAVX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 2.96% vs 4.37 % Short Government category average)
• American Century Short-Term Govt Adv Fund (TWAVX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return 4.23% vs 4.65 % Short Government category average)
• American Century Short-Term Govt Adv Fund (TWAVX) has a less-than-ideal Long-term performance (5-year return 3.78% vs 4.02 % Short Government category average)
• American Century Short-Term Govt Adv Fund (TWAVX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• American Century Short-Term Govt Adv Fund (TWAVX) is less safe compared to its Short Government peers
• Even though American Century Short-Term Govt Adv Fund carries no load, it does have a 0.25% of 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

See American Century Short-Term Govt Adv Fund (TWAVX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

  

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American Century Short-Term Govt Adv Fund (TWAVX) Net Asset

Track net asset change of American Century Short-Term Govt Adv fund (TWAVX)

Date	Net Asset
02/2010	$1.11B
01/2010	$74.43M
11/2009	$76.79M

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American Century Short-Term Govt Adv Fund (TWAVX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of American Century Short-Term Govt Adv fund (TWAVX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	13.18%	0%	86.82%	0%
06/2009	24.72%	0%	75.28%	0%
03/2009	10.61%	0%	89.39%	0%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in American Century Short-Term Govt Adv Fund (TWAVX)

Discover what American Century Short-Term Govt Adv Fund (TWAVX) manager is buying

30-Sep-09 United States Treas Nts 1% [10.85%] US Treasury Note 1.875% [8.39%] US TREASURY NOTE [6%] US Treasury Note 0.875% [5.98%] US Treasury Note 4.5% [3.39%] FHLMC 2.125% [3.25%] United States Treas Nts 1.5% [2.32%] United States Treas Nts 1% [2.3%] United States Treas Nts 1.75% [2.1%] Lb-Ubs Cmbs 2005-C2 CMO 4.821% [1.89%]

30-Jun-09 US Treasury Note 0.875% [6.44%] US TREASURY NOTE [6.01%] FHLBA [4.35%] US Treasury Note 4.5% [3.69%] FHLMC 2.125% [3.49%] US TREASURY NOTE [2.51%] FNMA [2.51%] US Treasury Note [2.26%] Lb-Ubs Cmbs 2005-C2 CMO 4.821% [2.02%] BANK AMER [1.74%]

31-Mar-09 US Treasury Note [6.36%] US TREASURY NOTE [6.28%] US Treasury Note [4.92%] US Treasury Note 4.5% [3.66%] FHLMC 2.125% [3.42%] FNMA [3.37%] FNMA 2.5% [2.97%] US TREASURY NOTE [2.51%] US TREASURY NOTE [2.47%] FNMA [2.46%]

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