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- American Century Value Investor Class (TWVLX) is a mutual fund offered by American Century Investments that seeks long-term capital growth, with income as a secondary objective, by investing primarily in common stocks of companies considered undervalued based on fundamental analysis; the fund may also invest in securities of foreign companies. Managed by American Century Investment Management, Inc., it features multiple share classes including Investor (TWVLX), I (AVLIX), Y (AVUYX), A (TWADX), C (ACLCX), R (AVURX), R5 (AVUGX), and R6 (AVUDX), with Investor Class minimum initial investments of $2,500 for non-retirement accounts or $1,000 for IRAs (waived under certain automatic investment plans); the fund benchmarks against the Russell 1000 Value Index and maintains a portfolio weighted toward sectors like financial services, healthcare, and technology. American Century Investments, founded in 1958 and headquartered at 4500 Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri, provides a broad array of actively managed products such as mutual funds, ETFs via its Avantis Investors platform, institutional separate accounts, commingled trusts, sub-advisory accounts, and private investments, serving investment professionals, institutions, corporations, high-net-worth individuals, and retail investors globally from offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Sydney, and Portland. Nomura Holdings maintains a non-controlling 41% economic interest (10.1% voting rights) in the firm since 2016, while the Stowers Institute for Medical Research holds the controlling stake, directing over 40% of profits to medical research. In recent developments, American Century surpassed $300 billion in assets under supervision in September 2025, driven by growth in active ETFs reaching $75 billion and expanded global capabilities; the firm completed its acquisition of the 3x5 Partners venture capital team in 2023 to launch private markets investments focused on early-stage growth in healthcare and climate solutions; it has also extended management fee waivers for TWVLX through July 31, 2026, and issued 2025 investment outlooks highlighting opportunities in AI, automation, healthcare, financials, and M&A amid policy shifts.