American Century California High Yield Municipal Fund

Scorecard
5 / 5 Stars
Lipper
5 5 2 5 5
Zacks Investment Research
1 (Strong Buy)
Standard & Poor's
5 / 5 Stars
TheStreet.com
A+ (Buy)

U.S. News evaluated 32 Muni California Long Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.

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Performance

The fund has returned 7.88 percent over the past year, 8.06 percent over the past three years, 6.69 percent over the past five years, and 5.48 percent over the past decade.

Trailing Returns Updated 04.30.2013
Year to date 2.3%
1 Year 7.9%
3 Years (Annualized) 8.1%
5 Years (Annualized) 6.7%
10 Years (Annualized) 5.5%

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Summary

The investment seeks high current income that is exempt from federal and California income taxes. The portfolio normally invests at least 80% of assets in municipal securities with income payments exempt from federal and California income taxes. It invests in California municipal and other debt securities with an emphasis on high-yield securities. A high-yield security is one that has been rated below investment-grade, or determined by the investment advisor to be of similar quality. The fund is non-diversified.

Fees

Fees are Above Average compared to funds in the same category.
American Century California High Yield Municipal Fund has an expense ratio of 0.50 percent.

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Risk

Risk is Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.

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