- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Bonds
- Address
- 4500 Main Street Kansas City MO United States of America 64111
- IPO Date
- Aug 1, 1996
- Business
- American Century Diversified Bond Fund Investor Class (ADFIX) is an open-end mutual fund managed by American Century Investments that seeks high current income through investments in a diversified portfolio of investment-grade, non-money market debt securities, including U.S. Treasuries, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, and agency bonds; it maintains a weighted average maturity of at least three and one-half years and a duration of approximately 5.78 years, with allocations typically comprising 53% securitized, 27% credit, 18% government, and smaller emerging markets and agency exposures across 543 holdings. The fund offers multiple share classes, including Investor (ADFIX, 0.60% gross expense ratio), I (ACBPX), A (ADFAX), C (CDBCX), R5 (ADRVX), and R6 (ADDVX), with minimum initial investments of $2,500 for Investor Class non-retirement accounts ($1,000 for IRAs) and monthly dividends; it is available to individual investors, financial advisors, institutions, and retirement plans primarily in the United States. American Century Investments, the fund's adviser, founded in 1958 and headquartered at 4500 Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri, manages approximately $4.9 billion in assets for this fund within its broader lineup of mutual funds and ETFs, with global offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, and Sydney.
In recent years, American Century Investments has expanded its offerings through strategic initiatives, including the 2023 acquisition of the venture capital team from 3x5 Partners to enter private impact investing and venture capital services. The firm maintains a longstanding strategic alliance with Nomura Holdings, established in 2016 with a non-controlling 41% economic interest, enabling cross-marketing of products such as ACI-managed mutual funds to Japanese retail clients and Nomura products in the U.S. No major changes, such as new product launches, funding rounds, or reorganizations specific to the Diversified Bond Fund (ADFIX), have been reported in 2024 or 2025; the fund continues to emphasize active security selection and risk management amid fluctuating interest rates and market volatility.