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- American Century Equity Growth Fund Investor Class (BEQGX) is an open-end mutual fund managed by American Century Investments that seeks long-term capital growth through a risk-managed, systematic investment process designed to outperform the broad stock market while maintaining characteristics similar to the S&P 500 Index. The fund primarily invests in domestic large-cap stocks, with approximately 99% allocation to U.S. equities across giant (42.69%), large (33.15%), medium (20.04%), and small-cap (3.93%) segments as of September 30, 2025; it employs quantitative equity strategies focusing on large-blend portfolios representative of the overall U.S. stock market in size, growth rates, and pricing. Investor Class shares feature a minimum initial investment of $2,500 for non-retirement accounts ($1,000 for IRAs), waived under certain automatic investment plans, with a net expense ratio reflecting actual investor costs after waivers. American Century Investments, the fund's manager, founded in 1958 and headquartered at 4500 Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri, offers a broad range of investment products including mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), target-date and target-risk portfolios, retirement funds, and institutional separate accounts; the firm serves individual investors, financial professionals, institutions, and corporations globally from offices in the U.S., London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, and Sydney. The Equity Growth Fund, with an inception date of May 9, 1991, and net assets exceeding $1.85 billion, targets growth-oriented investors through its blend-style approach without front-end or back-end loads. Operations emphasize performance-focused strategies, sustainable investing aligned with UN SDGs, and integration of ESG factors where applicable. In recent developments, American Century Investments completed a strategic transaction in September 2023 with the venture capital team from 3x5 Partners, integrating their expertise to launch private markets capabilities focused on early-stage growth investing in healthcare and climate solutions; this expansion targets institutional and high-net-worth clients while maintaining operations in Portland, Oregon. The firm continues to innovate with semi-transparent active ETFs and ESG-oriented funds amid a global asset management scale surpassing $200 billion. No fund-specific acquisitions, new share classes, or reorganizations for BEQGX have been reported in the last 1-2 years, with performance updates showing a YTD total return of 18.01% as of December 4, 2025.