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American Century Equity Growth Fd A Class: (MF: BEQAX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Feb 6, 2026 04:27 PM ET
$35.89 USD
+0.69 (1.96%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 18.14 | 17 |
| 3 months | 4.48 | 11 |
| 6 months | 13.66 | 6 |
| 1 Year | 18.15 | 17 |
| 3 Year | 22.16 | 32 |
| 5 Year | 12.11 | 33 |
| 10 Year | 12.43 | 44 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 109.80 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -49.47 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 841.54 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 11.72 |
| 5 Year | 10.86 |
| 10 Year | 11.80 |
| Since Inception | 7.97 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -6.53 | 11.21 | 8.79 | 4.48 |
| 2024 | 11.62 | 3.27 | 4.58 | 3.19 |
| 2023 | 4.84 | 8.28 | -2.67 | 12.23 |
| 2022 | -5.99 | -17.02 | -6.18 | 5.22 |
| 2021 | 8.43 | 6.27 | 0.10 | 9.36 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 18.14 | 24.41 | 24.01 | -22.98 | 26.16 | 14.24 | 28.03 | -6.54 | 21.53 | 9.67 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -0.07 | -0.60 | -2.23 | -4.78 | -2.52 | -4.15 | -3.46 | -2.14 | -0.26 | -2.26 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 5.43 | 5.02 | 1.01 | -3.29 | 4.10 | -5.66 | -0.39 | 0.31 | 0.85 | 1.85 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.10 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.36 | 0.32 |
| % Yield | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.49 | 1.10 | 0.24 | 0.69 | 0.78 | 0.74 | 0.99 | 1.04 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 3.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.85 | 8.47 | 3.67 | 2.91 | 3.21 | 2.86 | 0.15 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.92 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%