ACSQX

About ACSQX

American Century Short Duration Fund Class A is an actively managed mutual fund focused on high-quality, investment‑grade fixed income with a mandate to maximize total return while pursuing a high level of current income as a secondary objective. The portfolio concentrates on short‑maturity bonds to help limit price volatility and interest‑rate sensitivity, aligning with the short‑term bond category profile. The fund invests primarily in U.S. Treasuries, agencies, investment‑grade corporates, securitized assets, and related short‑duration instruments, with effective duration typically under two years to manage rate risk. Its strategy emphasizes credit quality and liquidity while using short‑dated government and corporate exposures, and it may employ Treasury futures for duration positioning. This share class is a front‑load class distributed through financial intermediaries, reflecting a traditional A‑share fee structure. Within the fixed income market, the fund serves as a capital‑preservation and income‑oriented core short‑duration holding, often used for cash management, ballast against equity volatility, and diversification relative to longer‑duration bond funds.