N-CSRS 1 accp-re43017nxcsr.htm N-CSRS Document
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES


Investment Company Act file number
811-07820
 
 
AMERICAN CENTURY CAPITAL PORTFOLIOS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
 
4500 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
64111
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
 
CHARLES A. ETHERINGTON
4500 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64111
(Name and address of agent for service)
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
816-531-5575
 
 
Date of fiscal year end:
10-31
 
 
Date of reporting period:
04-30-2017




ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.






SEMIANNUAL REPORT
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APRIL 30, 2017
 


 AC Alternatives® Income Fund



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Table of Contents
 
President’s Letter
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Fund Characteristics

Shareholder Fee Example

Schedule of Investments

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Statement of Operations

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

Notes to Financial Statements

Financial Highlights

Additional Information




























Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.



President’s Letter

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Dear Investor:

Thank you for reviewing this semiannual report for the period ended April 30, 2017. It provides a market overview (below), followed by a schedule of fund investments and other financial information. For additional commentary and information on fund performance, plus other investment insights, we encourage you to visit our website, americancentury.com.

“Trump Trade” Triggered Surges in U.S. Stock Prices and Treasury Yields

Especially in the U.S., the signature events of the six-month period were Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election in November and the resulting “Trump Trade.” President Trump’s aggressive pro-growth fiscal policy agenda triggered risk-on rallies in higher-risk assets such as stocks and high-yield corporate bonds that produced double-digit gains for many broad U.S. and global/non-U.S. equity indices. For example, the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI EAFE Index gained 13.32% and 11.47%, respectively. In the U.S., growth and small-cap equity indices generally outperformed their value and large-cap counterparts.

The Trump Trade and improving global economic conditions also drove government bond yields higher, and boosted the value of the U.S. dollar against other currencies. This caused most bond indices to decline during the period, except those representing emerging market and corporate debt, which benefited from investors’ continuing search for more yield than what’s available in government bonds. Also, higher-yielding and corporate bonds are perceived as less price change-sensitive to rising interest rates.

Yields rose for short- and long-maturity U.S. Treasuries as the Federal Reserve raised its interest rate target twice during the reporting period, and suggested that it might raise rates again and start gradually reducing its balance sheet by the end of 2017. These factors, plus rising inflation, could trigger more bouts of U.S. bond market volatility. Meanwhile, the Trump Trade could prove to be double-edged—its momentum faded as health care and tax reform enactment faced delays. This, along with ongoing questions about the Trump administration’s practices, policies, and alliances, could impede further risk-on sentiment. In this unsettled environment, we believe in remaining focused on investment goals, using disciplined, actively managed, risk-aware strategies. We appreciate your continued trust in us.

Sincerely,
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Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments


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Fund Characteristics 
 
APRIL 30, 2017
 
Types of Investments in Portfolio
% of net assets
Asset-Backed Securities
15.0%
Common Stocks
14.4%
Bank Loan Obligations
10.7%
Collateralized Loan Obligations
10.2%
Corporate Bonds
10.2%
Exchange-Traded Funds
6.9%
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
6.5%
Exchange-Traded Notes
5.0%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
3.6%
U.S. Treasury Securities
2.5%
Purchased Options Contracts
—*
Corporate Bonds Sold Short
(0.1)%
Temporary Cash Investments
14.4%
Other Assets and Liabilities
0.7%
*Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.



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Shareholder Fee Example 

Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2016 to April 30, 2017 (except as noted).

Actual Expenses

The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not a financial intermediary or retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $12.50 semiannual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $12.50 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments Brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments Brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the Account Maintenance Fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

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Beginning
Account Value
11/1/16
Ending
Account Value
4/30/17
Expenses Paid
During Period
(1)
11/1/16 - 4/30/17
 
Annualized
Expense Ratio
(1)
Actual
 
 
 
 
Investor Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,034.60
$9.74
1.93%
Investor Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,034.60(2)
$10.14
2.01%
I Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,035.60
$8.73
1.73%
I Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,035.60(2)
$9.14
1.81%
Y Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,004.10(3)
$0.91(4)
1.58%
Y Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,004.10(2)(3)
$0.96(4)
1.66%
A Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,033.30
$10.99
2.18%
A Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,033.30(2)
$11.39
2.26%
C Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,029.60
$14.74
2.93%
C Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,029.60(2)
$15.15
3.01%
R Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,032.10
$12.24
2.43%
R Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,032.10(2)
$12.65
2.51%
R6 Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,036.40
$7.98
1.58%
R6 Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,036.40(2)
$8.38
1.66%
Hypothetical
 
 
 
 
Investor Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,015.22
$9.64
1.93%
Investor Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,014.83
$10.04
2.01%
I Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,016.22
$8.65
1.73%
I Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,015.82
$9.05
1.81%
Y Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,016.96(5)
$7.90(5)
1.58%
Y Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,016.56(5)
$8.30(5)
1.66%
A Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,013.98
$10.89
2.18%
A Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,013.59
$11.28
2.26%
C Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,010.27
$14.60
2.93%
C Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,009.87
$15.00
3.01%
R Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,012.74
$12.13
2.43%
R Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,012.35
$12.52
2.51%
R6 Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,016.96
$7.90
1.58%
R6 Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,016.56
$8.30
1.66%
(1)
Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period.
(2)
Ending account value assumes the return earned after waiver and would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived.
(3)
Ending account value based on actual return from April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through April 30, 2017.
(4)
Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 21, the number of days in the period from April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through April 30, 2017, divided by 365, to reflect the period. Had the class been available for the full period, the expenses paid during the period would have been higher.
(5)
Ending account value and expenses paid during the period assumes the class had been available throughout the entire period and are calculated using the class’s annualized expense ratio listed in the table above.

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Schedule of Investments
 
APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)
 
 
Principal Amount/
Shares
Value
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES(1) — 15.0%
 
 
 
AmeriCredit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 2017-1, Class D, 3.54%, 3/13/23(2)
 
$
500,000

$
499,842

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2013-4, Class D, 3.31%, 10/8/19
 
365,000

369,419

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2015-4, Class D, 3.72%, 12/8/21
 
80,000

81,902

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2016-3, Class D, 2.71%, 9/8/22
 
1,350,000

1,337,479

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust, Series 2007-2, Class A2, VRN, 1.31%, 5/25/17
 
216,237

212,930

CAL Funding II Ltd., Series 2012-1A, Class A SEQ, 3.47%, 10/25/27(2)
 
970,750

969,243

CAL Funding II Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class A SEQ, 3.35%, 3/27/28(2)
 
272,167

266,487

CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2015-4, Class D, 3.00%, 5/16/22
 
300,000

300,828

CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2017-1, Class D, 3.43%, 7/17/23
 
750,000

754,284

CLI Funding V LLC, Series 2013-2A, Class NOTE SEQ, 3.22%, 6/18/28(2)
 
328,227

317,910

CLI Funding V LLC, Series 2014-1A, Class A SEQ, 3.29%, 6/18/29(2)
 
1,010,144

990,603

CLI Funding V LLC, Series 2014-2A, Class A SEQ, 3.38%, 10/18/29(2)
 
446,727

440,082

CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2013-A, Class E, 6.41%, 6/15/20(2)
 
53,813

54,192

CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2014-C, Class D, 4.83%, 8/17/20(2)
 
250,000

252,462

CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2015-C, Class C SEQ, 3.42%, 8/16/21(2)
 
370,000

374,267

CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2015-C, Class D SEQ, 4.63%, 8/16/21(2)
 
207,000

211,562

CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2016-A, Class E, 7.65%, 12/15/21(2)
 
250,000

265,142

CPS Auto Trust, Series 2016-D, Class D SEQ, 4.53%, 1/17/23(2)
 
750,000

763,853

CPS Auto Trust, Series 2017-A, Class D, 4.61%, 12/15/22(2)
 
500,000

516,791

Dell Equipment Finance Trust, Series 2015-1, Class D, 2.84%, 9/22/20(2)
 
600,000

600,878

Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2015-AA, Class D, 4.12%, 7/15/22(2)
 
550,000

559,551

Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2015-CA, Class D, 4.20%, 9/15/21(2)
 
300,000

305,601

DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2015-2A, Class D, 4.25%, 2/15/22(2)
 
380,000

388,714

DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2016-2A, Class C, 3.67%, 1/18/22(2)
 
295,000

299,087

DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2016-3A, Class D, 4.52%, 6/15/23(2)
 
400,000

408,369

DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2017-1A, Class D, 3.55%, 11/15/22(2)
 
1,000,000

1,000,962


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Principal Amount/
Shares
Value
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2015-1A, Class C, 4.10%, 12/15/20(2)
 
$
1,210,000

$
1,238,040

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2015-2A, Class A SEQ, 1.54%, 11/15/19(2)
 
54,658

54,633

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2015-2A, Class D, 5.79%, 5/16/22(2)
 
275,000

276,349

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2015-3A, Class C, 4.83%, 8/16/21(2)
 
800,000

828,248

Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Series 2014-2, Class B, 2.84%, 11/16/20(2)
 
357,000

359,532

Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Series 2014-2, Class C, 3.95%, 12/15/20(2)
 
132,000

133,684

Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Series 2015-1, Class C, 3.76%, 6/15/21(2)
 
250,000

252,215

Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Series 2015-2, Class C, 4.08%, 12/15/21(2)
 
800,000

812,032

Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Series 2016-2, Class C, 6.22%, 9/15/22(2)
 
640,000

690,703

Global SC Finance II SRL, Series 2013-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.98%, 4/17/28(2)
 
210,000

205,212

Global SC Finance II SRL, Series 2013-2A, Class A SEQ, 3.67%, 11/17/28(2)
 
649,667

645,183

Global SC Finance II SRL, Series 2014-1A, Class A1, 3.19%, 7/17/29(2)
 
1,008,475

986,808

Global SC Finance II SRL, Series 2014-1A, Class A2, 3.09%, 7/17/29(2)
 
1,012,750

987,634

Global SC Finance IV Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A SEQ, 3.85%, 4/15/37(2)
 
1,000,000

996,250

HERO Funding Trust, Series 2016-4A, Class A2 SEQ, 4.29%, 9/20/47(2)
 
844,141

876,851

Kabbage Asset Securitization LLC, Series 2017-1, Class A SEQ, 4.57%, 3/15/22(2)
 
1,500,000

1,529,451

Marlette Funding Trust, Series 2017-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.83%, 3/15/24(2)
 
1,500,000

1,502,770

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2015-2A, Class A SEQ, 2.57%, 7/18/25(2)
 
450,000

451,339

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2016-2A, Class A SEQ, 4.10%, 3/20/28(2)
 
685,000

702,208

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2016-2A, Class B, 5.94%, 3/20/28(2)
 
1,000,000

1,049,519

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2016-3A, Class A SEQ, 3.83%, 6/18/31(2)
 
475,000

488,840

Progreso Receivables Funding IV LLC, Series 2015-B, Class A, 3.00%, 7/28/20(2)
 
450,000

450,270

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2016-1, Class D, 4.02%, 4/15/22
 
500,000

516,360

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2013-1A, Class B, 2.39%, 11/20/29(2)
 
281,688

281,766

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2014-2A, Class B, 2.40%, 6/20/31(2)
 
110,683

110,612

Springleaf Funding Trust, Series 2015-AA, Class A SEQ, 3.16%, 11/15/24(2)
 
600,000

606,870

Springleaf Funding Trust, Series 2015-AA, Class B, 3.62%, 11/15/24(2)
 
130,000

130,280

TAL Advantage V LLC, Series 2014-1A, Class A, 3.51%, 2/22/39(2)
 
536,417

529,617


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Principal Amount/
Shares
Value
TAL Advantage V LLC, Series 2014-3A, Class A SEQ, 3.27%, 11/21/39(2)
 
$
227,500

$
223,709

Vertical Bridge CC LLC, Series 2016-2A, Class A SEQ, 5.19%, 10/15/46(2)
 
497,187

491,245

VOLT LVII LLC, Series 2017-NPL4, Class A1, 3.34%, 4/25/47(2)(3)
 
1,000,000

1,000,000

VOLT XLIV LLC, Series 2016-NPL4, Class A1 SEQ, VRN, 4.25%, 5/25/17(2)
 
1,110,706

1,123,988

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $32,854,380)
 
 
33,074,658

COMMON STOCKS — 14.4%
 
 
 
Air Freight and Logistics — 0.5%
 
 
 
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.(4) 
 
14,509

1,054,804

Automobiles — 0.6%
 
 
 
General Motors Co.
 
39,363

1,363,534

Beverages — 0.7%
 
 
 
PepsiCo, Inc.
 
13,157

1,490,425

Biotechnology — 1.1%
 
 
 
AbbVie, Inc.
 
22,624

1,491,827

Amgen, Inc.(4) 
 
2,717

443,740

Gilead Sciences, Inc.
 
6,928

474,914

 
 
 
2,410,481

Commercial Services and Supplies — 0.6%
 
 
 
KAR Auction Services, Inc.
 
30,988

1,351,697

Communications Equipment — 0.7%
 
 
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
 
44,321

1,510,017

Containers and Packaging — 0.8%
 
 
 
Packaging Corp. of America
 
4,864

480,466

Sonoco Products Co.
 
25,708

1,344,785

 
 
 
1,825,251

Distributors — 0.2%
 
 
 
Genuine Parts Co.
 
4,745

436,635

Electrical Equipment — 0.6%
 
 
 
Hubbell, Inc.
 
11,376

1,286,967

Food and Staples Retailing — 0.7%
 
 
 
Sysco Corp.
 
26,930

1,423,789

Food Products — 0.3%
 
 
 
Bunge Ltd.
 
6,833

540,012

Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 0.6%
 
 
 
Abbott Laboratories(4) 
 
32,553

1,420,613

Health Care Providers and Services — 0.3%
 
 
 
Cardinal Health, Inc.(4) 
 
7,652

555,459

Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 0.2%
 
 
 
Carnival Corp.
 
8,411

519,547

Household Durables — 0.2%
 
 
 
Whirlpool Corp.
 
2,681

497,808

Leisure Products — 0.2%
 
 
 
Polaris Industries, Inc.
 
5,481

467,310


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Principal Amount/
Shares
Value
Machinery — 0.9%
 
 
 
Cummins, Inc.
 
3,191

$
481,650

PACCAR, Inc.(4) 
 
20,725

1,382,979

 
 
 
1,864,629

Metals and Mining — 0.7%
 
 
 
Nucor Corp.(4) 
 
24,545

1,505,345

Multiline Retail — 0.2%
 
 
 
Target Corp.
 
9,502

530,687

Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 0.2%
 
 
 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.(4) 
 
9,811

499,772

Pharmaceuticals — 0.9%
 
 
 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
 
8,921

500,022

Johnson & Johnson
 
12,326

1,521,891

 
 
 
2,021,913

Road and Rail — 0.2%
 
 
 
Union Pacific Corp.
 
4,366

488,817

Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 1.3%
 
 
 
Intel Corp.
 
37,726

1,363,795

KLA-Tencor Corp.
 
15,980

1,569,556

 
 
 
2,933,351

Software — 0.6%
 
 
 
Microsoft Corp.
 
19,397

1,327,919

Specialty Retail — 0.6%
 
 
 
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
 
30,963

436,269

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
 
8,814

420,516

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
 
10,024

541,797

 
 
 
1,398,582

Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods — 0.5%
 
 
 
Coach, Inc.
 
12,505

492,572

VF Corp.
 
9,467

517,182

 
 
 
1,009,754

Transportation Infrastructure  
 
 
 
CHC Group LLC (Ordinary Membership Interest)(5) 
 
1,954

24,425

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $30,523,272)
 
 
31,759,543

BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS(6) — 10.7%
 
 
 
Aerospace and Defense — 0.7%
 
 
 
DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.25%, 7/7/22
 
$
464,060

465,916

Jazz Acquisition, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.65%, 6/19/21
 
52,550

51,252

Sequa Corporation, 1st Lien Term Loan, 11/26/21(7)
 
271,003

274,221

Sequa Corporation, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 4/13/22(7)
 
89,620

91,300

TransDigm, Inc., 2016 Extended Term Loan F, 3.99%, 6/9/23
 
249,372

249,372

TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan D, 4.14%, 6/4/21
 
398,209

399,454

 
 
 
1,531,515

Airlines — 0.1%
 
 
 
American Airlines, Inc., 2016 USD Term Loan B, 3.49%, 12/14/23
 
250,000

250,645


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Principal Amount/
Shares
Value
Building Products — 0.1%
 
 
 
Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 2015 Term Loan, 4.79%, 7/28/22
 
$
35,314

$
35,535

Jeld-Wen Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 4.15%, 7/1/22
 
262,898

266,102

 
 
 
301,637

Chemicals — 0.1%
 
 
 
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC, Term Loan B, 6.65%, 8/12/22
 
219,016

221,480

Commercial Services and Supplies — 0.4%
 
 
 
Advanced Disposal Services Inc., Term Loan B3, 3.70%, 11/10/23
 
507,355

512,200

Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC, 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 5/2/22
 
66,974

67,764

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3/1/21(7)
 
249,357

249,794

Sterling Infosystems, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B, 5.40%, 6/20/22
 
103,453

104,358

USAGM HoldCo LLC, 2016 Incremental Delayed Draw Term Loan, 5.49%, 7/28/22
 
4,290

4,317

 
 
 
938,433

Communications Equipment — 0.2%
 
 
 
Polycom, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.25%, 9/27/23
 
337,644

341,970

Radiate Holdco, LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 3.99%, 2/1/24
 
71,113

71,465

 
 
 
413,435

Construction and Engineering — 0.1%
 
 
 
SRS Distribution Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 5.25%, 8/25/22
 
84,622

85,856

Construction Materials — 0.2%
 
 
 
Caelus Energy Alaska O3, LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.75%, 4/15/20
 
176,969

157,650

CPG International Inc., New Term Loan, 4.90%, 9/30/20
 
244,772

246,379

 
 
 
404,029

Consumer Discretionary — 0.6%
 
 
 
National Vision, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.00%, 3/12/21
 
595,165

596,281

NPC International, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3/17/24(7)
 
104,832

105,913

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 5/6/21
 
612,403

617,378

 
 
 
1,319,572

Consumer Staples  
 
 
 
Sabre GLBL Inc., Term Loan B, 3.74%, 2/22/24
 
24,201

24,481

Containers and Packaging — 0.3%
 
 
 
Berry Plastics Group, Inc., Term Loan J, 3.52%, 1/19/24
 
58,018

58,426

BWAY Holding Company, 2017 Term Loan B, 4.23%, 4/3/24
 
500,000

497,632

Flex Acquisition Company, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.40%, 12/29/23
 
87,413

87,932

 
 
 
643,990

Distributors — 0.1%
 
 
 
Spin Holdco Inc., New Term Loan B, 4.27%, 11/14/19
 
111,927

112,219

Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%
 
 
 
Ascensus, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, 5.02%, 12/3/22
 
124,451

125,618

Hub International Limited, Term Loan B, 4.03%, 10/2/20
 
312,500

314,590


10


 
 
Principal Amount/
Shares
Value
Opal Acquisition, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.15%, 11/27/20
 
$
93,687

$
88,534

UFC Holdings, LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 8/18/23
 
134,792

135,792

 
 
 
664,534

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2%
 
 
 
Hargray Communications Group, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 3/22/24(7)
 
90,236

90,552

Inmar Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, 4/21/24(7)
 
92,953

92,547

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., Term Loan B2, 3.89%, 6/30/19
 
117,301

116,028

Telesat Canada, Term Loan B4, 4.15%, 11/17/23
 
79,064

79,834

 
 
 
378,961

Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components — 0.2%
 
 
Excelitas Technologies Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.15%, 10/31/20
 
500,831

501,039

Energy — 0.1%
 
 
 
Granite Acquisition Inc., Term Loan B, 5.15%, 12/19/21
 
285,912

288,950

Granite Acquisition Inc., Term Loan C, 5.15%, 12/19/21
 
12,870

13,006

 
 
 
301,956

Energy Equipment and Services — 0.2%
 
 
 
Murray Energy Corporation, Term Loan B2, 8.40%, 4/16/20
 
518,312

497,867

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)  
 
 
 
Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 4.00%, 10/24/22
 
48,738

48,685

Health Care Providers and Services — 1.1%
 
 
 
BioClinica, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.375%, 10/20/23
 
55,016

55,498

Change Healthcare Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 3.75%, 3/1/24
 
274,570

275,738

Endo Luxembourg Finance Company I S.a r.l., 2017 Term Loan B, 4/5/24(7)
 
313,087

315,983

HCA Inc., Term Loan B8, 3.24%, 2/15/24
 
7,820

7,904

inVentiv Health, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B, 4.80%, 11/9/23
 
623,207

627,579

Jaguar Holding Company II, 2015 Term Loan B, 4.33%, 8/18/22
 
427,582

430,406

National Mentor Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.40%, 1/31/21
 
249,357

251,462

nThrive, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.66%, 10/22/22
 
152,269

153,982

Team Health Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3.75%, 2/6/24
 
95,244

94,574

Tecomet Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 4/13/24(7)
 
93,658

94,360

 
 
 
2,307,486

Health Care Technology  
 
 
 
Press Ganey Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 10/21/23
 
62,344

62,480

Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 0.2%
 
 
 
1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company, Term Loan B3, 3.31%, 2/16/24
 
87,318

87,471

CityCenter Holdings, LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, 3.49%, 4/18/24
 
147,823

148,230

Hilton Worldwide Finance, LLC, Term Loan B2, 2.99%, 10/25/23
 
102,746

103,709

Scientific Games International, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B3, 4.99%, 10/1/21
 
44,919

45,646


11


 
 
Principal Amount/
Shares
Value
Yum! Brands Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B, 2.99%, 6/16/23
 
$
66,120

$
66,595

 
 
 
451,651

Household Durables — 0.1%
 
 
 
Wilsonart LLC, 2016 Term Loan, 4.65%, 12/19/23
 
249,375

251,452

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.2%
 
 
 
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., Term Loan B, 3.74%, 10/31/23
 
161,818

163,020

Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l., Term Loan B2, 3.74%, 3/20/22
 
123,750

125,739

Polyconcept Investments B.V., USD 2016 Term Loan B, 6.25%, 8/10/23
 
149,250

150,183

 
 
 
438,942

Insurance — 0.4%
 
 
 
Alliant Holdings I, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.42%, 8/12/22
 
565,606

567,987

Flying Fortress Inc., New Term Loan, 3.40%, 4/30/20
 
250,000

252,566

 
 
 
820,553

Internet Software and Services — 0.6%
 
 
 
Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 10/19/23
 
564,453

570,273

MH Sub I, LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.75%, 7/8/21
 
242,464

245,041

Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.53%, 11/3/23
 
472,865

476,818

 
 
 
1,292,132

IT Services — 0.5%
 
 
 
Alion Science and Technology Corporation, 2015 Term Loan B, 5.50%, 8/19/21
 
48,831

48,964

CDW LLC, 2016 Term Loan B, 3.15%, 8/17/23
 
87,280

87,959

First Data Corporation, 2017 Term Loan, 3.99%, 4/26/24
 
349,873

350,441

Netsmart Technologies, Inc., 2016 Term Loan C1, 5.65%, 4/19/23
 
305,070

307,739

Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l., 2017 Term Loan B, 4.29%, 9/2/21
 
234,321

236,434

WEX Inc., Term Loan B, 4.49%, 7/1/23
 
95,631

96,834

 
 
 
1,128,371

Machinery — 0.2%
 
 
 
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 6/30/21
 
379,124

381,774

Rexnord LLC, 2016 Term Loan B, 3.89%, 8/21/23
 
66,816

67,132

 
 
 
448,906

Media — 1.1%
 
 
 
Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc., 2014 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 7/23/21
 
248,724

243,439

CDS U.S. Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.15%, 7/8/22
 
209,672

211,813

Checkout Holding Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 4/9/21
 
401,039

368,956

Checkout Holding Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.75%, 4/11/22
 
50,000

38,125

Colorado Buyer Inc, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3/28/25(7)
 
134,409

135,305

Colorado Buyer Inc, Term Loan B, 3/28/24(7)
 
96,278

96,964

CSC Holdings, LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 3.24%, 7/15/25
 
196,561

196,790


12


 
 
Principal Amount/
Shares
Value
GTT Communications, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 5.00%, 1/9/24
 
$
26,855

$
27,207

Learfield Communications, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 12/1/23
 
114,573

115,647

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Term Loan B2, 3.50%, 10/31/23
 
13,425

13,565

National CineMedia, LLC, Refi Term Loan, 3.75%, 11/26/19
 
250,000

252,500

Regal Cinemas Corporation, Reprice Term Loan, 3.49%, 4/1/22
 
249,375

252,357

Virgin Media Bristol LLC, USD Term Loan I, 3.74%, 1/31/25
 
125,000

125,632

Ziggo Secured Finance BV, EUR Term Loan F, 3.00%, 4/15/25
EUR
370,632

404,676

 
 
 
2,482,976

Metals and Mining — 0.2%
 
 
 
TurboCombustor Technology, Inc, New Term Loan B, 5.65%, 12/2/20
 
$
125,718

117,389

WireCo WorldGroup, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.50%, 9/30/23
 
317,975

321,155

 
 
 
438,544

Multiline Retail  
 
 
 
J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B, 5.30%, 6/23/23
 
58,179

58,180

Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 0.2%
 
 
 
Talos Production LLC, 2nd Lien Bridge Term Loan, 11.00%, 4/3/22
 
500,000

467,500

Personal Products — 0.1%
 
 
 
KIK Custom Products, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 5.65%, 8/26/22
 
178,184

180,367

Pharmaceuticals  
 
 
 
Packaging Coordinators Midco, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.15%, 6/30/23
 
61,108

61,318

Real Estate Management and Development — 0.1%
 
 
 
Capital Automotive L.P., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.00%, 3/24/24
 
54,889

55,425

Capital Automotive L.P., 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.00%, 3/24/25
 
46,619

47,755

 
 
 
103,180

Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment  
 
 
 
Cavium, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 3.24%, 8/16/22
 
44,387

44,526

Software — 0.7%
 
 
 
Epicor Software Corporation, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.75%, 6/1/22
 
49,159

49,189

Epicor Software Corporation, 2016 Term Loan, 5.00%, 6/1/22
 
54,542

54,622

Quest Software US Holdings Inc., Term Loan B, 7.00%, 10/31/22
 
87,291

88,927

RP Crown Parent, LLC, 2016 Term Loan B, 4.50%, 10/12/23
 
124,688

125,895

SolarWinds Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, 4.50%, 2/5/23
 
603,354

607,376

Sophia, L.P., 2017 Term Loan B, 4.40%, 9/30/22
 
507,215

507,088


13


 
 
Principal Amount/
Shares
Value
STG-Fairway Acquisitions, Inc., 2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.40%, 6/30/22
 
$
149,564

$
132,364

 
 
 
1,565,461

Specialty Retail — 0.2%
 
 
 
Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B, 4.24%, 8/19/23
 
97,416

97,307

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 4.17%, 1/26/23
 
422,942

384,482

 
 
 
481,789

Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals — 0.5%
 
 
 
Dell Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 3.50%, 9/7/23
 
204,341

205,344

Dell Inc., Term Loan A2, 3.25%, 9/7/21
 
98,734

99,006

Misys Europe SA, USD 1st Lien Term Loan, 4/27/24(7)
 
151,313

152,543

Optiv Security, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 2/1/24
 
151,388

151,419

Project Alpha Intermediate Holding, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 4/18/24(7)
 
101,137

100,821

Salient CRGT, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, 6.75%, 2/25/22
 
114,695

113,548

Tempo Acquisition LLC, Term Loan, 3/15/24(7)
 
316,376

316,613

 
 
 
1,139,294

Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods — 0.1%
 
 
 
Ascena Retail Group, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 5.50%, 8/21/22
 
120,113

108,890

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%
 
 
 
LTS Buyer LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.40%, 4/13/20
 
427,152

429,593

Sprint Communications, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B, 3.50%, 2/2/24
 
144,856

145,196

 
 
 
574,789

TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $23,352,375)
 
 
23,549,121

COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS(1) — 10.2%
 
 
 
Ares Enhanced Loan Investment Strategy IR Ltd., Series 2013-IRAR, Class D, VRN, 6.04%, 7/24/17(2)
 
850,000

838,832

Catamaran Collateralized Loan Obligations Ltd., Series 2012-1A, Class E, VRN, 6.77%, 6/20/17(2)
 
1,000,000

995,714

CIFC Funding Ltd., Series 2014-3A, Class E, VRN, 5.90%, 7/24/17(2)
 
500,000

477,038

CIFC Funding Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class D, VRN, 5.16%, 7/21/17(2)
 
1,000,000

1,015,413

Covenant Credit Partners Collateralized Loan Obligations II Ltd., Series 2014-2A, Class D, VRN, 4.81%, 7/17/17(2)
 
1,000,000

997,583

Galaxy XVI Collateralized Loan Obligations Ltd., Series 2013-16A, Class E, VRN, 5.54%, 5/16/17(2)
 
814,944

782,918

Golub Capital Partners Collateralized Loan Obligations Ltd., Series 2015-22A, Class C, VRN, 5.20%, 5/22/17(2)
 
300,000

301,410

Nelder Grove Collateralized Loan Obligations Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class D1R, VRN, 5.10%, 5/30/17(2)
 
1,000,000

1,005,489

Neuberger Berman Collateralized Loan Obligations XVI Ltd., Series 2014-16A, Class D, VRN, 4.51%, 7/17/17(2)
 
1,000,000

1,003,475

Northwoods Capital IX Ltd., Series 2012-9A, Class E, VRN, 6.26%, 7/18/17(2)
 
621,000

620,424

Northwoods Capital X Ltd., Series 2013-10A, Class D, VRN, 4.63%, 8/4/17(2)
 
1,000,000

1,000,140


14


 
 
Principal Amount/
Shares
Value
Northwoods Capital X Ltd., Series 2013-10A, Class DR, VRN, 4.67%, 8/4/17(2)(3)
 
$
1,000,000

$
1,000,000

OZLM Funding II Ltd., Series 2012-2A, Class CR, VRN, 5.04%, 7/31/17(2)
 
500,000

504,403

OZLM VI Ltd., Series 2014-6A, Class D, VRN, 5.91%, 7/17/17(2)
 
535,000

520,486

OZLM VIII Ltd., Series 2014-8A, Class C, VRN, 4.66%, 7/17/17(2)
 
1,000,000

1,008,904

Pinnacle Park Collateralized Loan Obligations Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class E, VRN, 6.11%, 7/17/17(2)
 
520,000

499,811

Shackleton Collateralized Loan Obligations, Series 2014-6A, Class D, VRN, 4.62%, 7/17/17(2)
 
750,000

741,089

Shackleton Collateralized Loan Obligations Ltd., Series 2013-4A, Class E, VRN, 6.02%, 7/13/17(2)
 
1,300,000

1,249,798

Sound Harbor Loan Fund Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class CR, VRN, 5.07%, 7/31/17(2)(3)
 
1,000,000

1,000,000

Sound Point Collateralized Loan Obligations V Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class D, VRN, 4.56%, 7/18/17(2)
 
300,000

302,665

TICP Collateralized Loan Obligations VI Ltd., Series 2016-6A, Class D, VRN, 5.08%, 7/17/17(2)
 
1,000,000

1,016,080

Venture XIV Collateralized Loan Obligations Ltd., Series 2013-14A, Class D, VRN, 4.80%, 5/30/17(2)
 
300,000

302,656

Venture XVI Collateralized Loan Obligations Ltd., Series 2014-16A, Class B1L, VRN, 4.61%, 7/17/17(2)
 
1,000,000

1,000,334

Vibrant Collateralized Loan Obligations III Ltd., Series 2015-3A, Class C, VRN, 4.68%, 7/20/17(2)
 
1,000,000

1,003,994

Voya Collateralized Loan Obligations Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class C, VRN, 4.66%, 7/17/17(2)
 
750,000

755,598

Voya Collateralized Loan Obligations Ltd., Series 2014-4A, Class D, VRN, 6.66%, 7/14/17(2)
 
1,100,000

1,089,131

WhiteHorse VII Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class B1L, VRN, 4.75%, 5/24/17(2)
 
1,500,000

1,508,905

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $22,088,570)
 
 
22,542,290

CORPORATE BONDS — 10.2%
 
 
 
Aerospace and Defense  
 
 
 
StandardAero Aviation Holdings, Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/23(2)
 
88,000

96,580

Airlines — 0.3%
 
 
 
Intrepid Aviation Group Holdings LLC / Intrepid Finance Co., 6.875%, 2/15/19(2)
 
500,000

480,000

United Continental Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 2/1/24
 
122,000

123,220

VistaJet Malta Finance plc / VistaJet Co. Finance LLC, 7.75%, 6/1/20(2)
 
20,000

16,350

 
 
 
619,570

Auto Components — 0.1%
 
 
 
Allison Transmission, Inc., 5.00%, 10/1/24(2)
 
184,000

187,910

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 5.125%, 11/15/23
 
106,000

111,775

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 5.00%, 5/31/26
 
20,000

20,575

 
 
 
320,260

Chemicals — 0.2%
 
 
 
TPC Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20(2)
 
545,000

509,575

Commercial Services and Supplies — 0.3%
 
 
 
ADT Corp. (The), 3.50%, 7/15/22
 
133,000

129,342


15


 
 
Principal Amount/
Shares
Value
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 4.875%, 11/1/24(2)
 
$
57,000

$
57,570

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc., 9.25%, 5/15/23(2)
 
142,000

155,490

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/25(2)
 
114,000

117,990

ServiceMaster Co. LLC (The), 5.125%, 11/15/24(2)
 
120,000

124,200

 
 
 
584,592

Communications Equipment — 0.2%
 
 
 
Zayo Group LLC / Zayo Capital, Inc., 6.00%, 4/1/23
 
272,000

290,360

Zayo Group LLC / Zayo Capital, Inc., 6.375%, 5/15/25
 
135,000

146,475

Zayo Group LLC / Zayo Capital, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/27(2)
 
32,000

34,040

 
 
 
470,875

Construction and Engineering — 0.4%
 
 
 
AECOM, 5.125%, 3/15/27(2)
 
510,000

511,861

SBA Communications Corp., 4.875%, 7/15/22
 
126,000

130,095

SBA Communications Corp., 4.875%, 9/1/24(2)
 
212,000

214,385

 
 
 
856,341

Construction Materials — 0.2%
 
 
 
CPG Merger Sub LLC, 8.00%, 10/1/21(2)
 
87,000

91,785

Eagle Materials, Inc., 4.50%, 8/1/26
 
125,000

125,000

Standard Industries, Inc., 6.00%, 10/15/25(2)
 
44,000

47,190

Standard Industries, Inc., 5.00%, 2/15/27(2)
 
39,000

39,488

USG Corp., 5.50%, 3/1/25(2)
 
68,000

71,655

 
 
 
375,118

Consumer Finance — 0.3%
 
 
 
GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc., 4.375%, 4/15/21
 
23,000

24,150

GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/26
 
115,000

121,612

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., 5.25%, 8/15/22(2)
 
387,000

410,220

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., 5.50%, 2/15/24(2)
 
69,000

73,140

 
 
 
629,122

Consumer Staples — 0.2%
 
 
 
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc., 9.00%, 8/15/23(2)
 
120,000

122,100

Sabre GLBL, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/23(2)
 
73,000

76,285

Sabre GLBL, Inc., 5.25%, 11/15/23(2)
 
303,000

315,120

 
 
 
513,505

Containers and Packaging — 0.4%
 
 
 
Ball Corp., 5.25%, 7/1/25
 
77,000

83,449

Berry Plastics Corp., 5.50%, 5/15/22
 
89,000

93,116

Berry Plastics Corp., 6.00%, 10/15/22
 
3,000

3,199

Berry Plastics Corp., 5.125%, 7/15/23
 
100,000

104,345

BWAY Holding Co., 5.50%, 4/15/24(2)
 
190,000

192,613

BWAY Holding Co., 7.25%, 4/15/25(2)
 
145,000

145,181

Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp. V, 4.25%, 9/30/26(2)
 
26,000

25,545

Sealed Air Corp., 5.125%, 12/1/24(2)
 
126,000

132,615

Silgan Holdings, Inc., 3.25%, 3/15/25(2)
EUR
105,000

115,814

 
 
 
895,877


16


 
 
Principal Amount/
Shares
Value
Diversified Financial Services  
 
 
 
Ally Financial, Inc., 4.125%, 2/13/22
 
$
33,000

$
33,289

Ally Financial, Inc., 5.125%, 9/30/24
 
20,000

20,475

 
 
 
53,764

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.8%
 
 
 
Inmarsat Finance plc, 4.875%, 5/15/22(2)
 
310,000

313,100

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.25%, 10/15/20
 
125,000

117,650

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 9.50%, 9/30/22(2)
 
462,000

546,315

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.625%, 2/1/23
 
600,000

624,000

Telesat Canada / Telesat LLC, 8.875%, 11/15/24(2)
 
166,000

183,015

 
 
 
1,784,080

Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components — 0.1%
 
 
WESCO Distribution, Inc., 5.375%, 6/15/24
 
263,000

271,548

Energy Equipment and Services — 0.1%
 
 
 
CHC Group LLC / CHC Finance Ltd., (Acquired 3/13/17, Cost $70,835), 0.00%, 10/1/20(8)(9)
 
114,377

183,003

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)  
 
 
 
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP / MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc., 4.50%, 9/1/26
 
66,000

66,083

Food Products — 0.4%
 
 
 
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 11/1/24(2)
 
99,000

102,465

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.875%, 11/1/26(2)
 
31,000

32,046

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC / Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp., 4.875%, 5/1/21(4)
 
400,000

411,000

Post Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 8/15/26(2)
 
141,000

140,648

TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 6.00%, 2/15/24(2)
 
84,000

89,880

 
 
 
776,039

Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 0.2%
 
 
 
MEDNAX, Inc., 5.25%, 12/1/23(2)
 
492,000

504,300

Health Care Providers and Services — 0.6%
 
 
 
Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc., 8.75%, 8/1/19(2)
 
400,000

390,000

Envision Healthcare Corp., 6.25%, 12/1/24(2)
 
70,000

73,850

HCA, Inc., 5.375%, 2/1/25
 
644,000

672,175

HCA, Inc., 4.50%, 2/15/27
 
175,000

177,098

 
 
 
1,313,123

Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 1.2%
 
 
 
1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc., 4.625%,
1/15/22(2)
 
600,000

619,680

AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 12/15/24(2)
 
376,000

420,180

Aramark Services, Inc., 5.125%, 1/15/24
 
301,000

318,307

Cedar Fair LP / Canada's Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp., 5.375%, 6/1/24
 
56,000

58,240

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 4.25%, 9/1/24(2)
 
135,000

136,350

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC / Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 4.625%, 4/1/25(2)
 
248,000

255,440

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC / Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 4.875%, 4/1/27(2)
 
149,000

153,098

KFC Holding Co. / Pizza Hut Holdings LLC / Taco Bell of America LLC, 5.00%, 6/1/24(2)
 
20,000

20,700


17


 
 
Principal Amount/
Shares
Value
KFC Holding Co. / Pizza Hut Holdings LLC / Taco Bell of America LLC, 5.25%, 6/1/26(2)
 
$
347,000

$
356,542

Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 4.875%, 7/31/24(2)
 
384,000

388,320

 
 
 
2,726,857

Household Durables — 0.1%
 
 
 
Lennar Corp., 4.875%, 12/15/23
 
63,000

65,441

Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 5.50%, 6/15/26
 
61,000

60,848

Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 5.625%, 1/15/24
 
63,000

67,804

 
 
 
194,093

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1%
 
 
 
Gates Global LLC / Gates Global Co., 6.00%, 7/15/22(2)
 
253,000

255,530

Insurance — 0.3%
 
 
 
Aircastle Ltd., 5.50%, 2/15/22
 
375,000

407,962

Aircastle Ltd., 4.125%, 5/1/24
 
241,000

245,700

 
 
 
653,662

Machinery — 0.3%
 
 
 
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 5.00%, 12/15/21(2)
 
29,000

30,160

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 5.00%, 11/15/25(2)
 
102,000

107,865

Oshkosh Corp., 5.375%, 3/1/25
 
340,000

356,150

Welbilt, Inc., 9.50%, 2/15/24
 
40,000

46,400

 
 
 
540,575

Media — 1.4%
 
 
 
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/24
 
387,000

408,285

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 2/15/26(2)
 
476,000

506,788

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.125%, 5/1/27(2)
 
111,000

113,498

GTT Escrow Corp., 7.875%, 12/31/24(2)
 
130,000

135,850

Lamar Media Corp., 5.75%, 2/1/26
 
381,000

416,242

National CineMedia LLC, 6.00%, 4/15/22
 
250,000

258,125

National CineMedia LLC, 5.75%, 8/15/26
 
233,000

238,825

Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co., 5.00%,
4/15/22(2)
 
537,000

554,117

Regal Entertainment Group, 5.75%, 6/15/23
 
113,000

119,497

Regal Entertainment Group, 5.75%, 2/1/25
 
65,000

67,925

Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 6.00%, 7/15/24(2)
 
44,000

47,190

Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.375%, 7/15/26(2)
 
15,000

15,394

Unison Ground Lease Funding LLC, 6.27%, 3/15/43(2)
 
171,000

159,243

 
 
 
3,040,979

Metals and Mining — 0.1%
 
 
 
Compass Minerals International, Inc., 4.875%, 7/15/24(2)
 
198,000

194,535

Multiline Retail  
 
 
 
JC Penney Corp., Inc., 5.875%, 7/1/23(2)
 
37,000

37,463

Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 1.0%
 
 
 
Alta Mesa Holdings LP / Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp., 7.875%, 12/15/24(2)
 
503,000

530,665

Diamondback Energy, Inc., 4.75%, 11/1/24(2)
 
511,000

514,832

Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.00%, 10/15/24(2)
 
570,000

564,300


18


 
 
Principal Amount/
Shares
Value
Parsley Energy LLC / Parsley Finance Corp., 5.375%, 1/15/25(2)
 
$
309,000

$
313,635

Range Resources Corp., 5.00%, 3/15/23(2)
 
290,000

288,188

 
 
 
2,211,620

Pharmaceuticals  
 
 
 
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 4.50%, 5/15/23
EUR
100,000

76,740

Software — 0.1%
 
 
 
Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 8.625%, 11/15/24(2)
 
$
63,000

66,859

Sophia LP / Sophia Finance, Inc., 9.00%, 9/30/23(2)
 
194,000

204,762

 
 
 
271,621

Specialty Retail — 0.3%
 
 
 
Sally Holdings LLC / Sally Capital, Inc., 5.625%, 12/1/25
 
377,000

391,137

United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.875%, 9/15/26
 
77,000

81,524

United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.50%, 5/15/27
 
77,000

79,406

 
 
 
552,067

Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals — 0.1%
 
 
 
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 6.02%, 6/15/26(2)
 
105,000

115,858

Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods — 0.1%
 
 
 
Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.875%, 5/15/26(2)
 
100,000

100,000

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%
 
 
 
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.00%, 4/15/24
 
150,000

162,900

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.375%, 3/1/25
 
12,000

13,144

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.50%, 1/15/26
 
398,000

442,277

 
 
 
618,321

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $21,913,156)
 
 
22,413,276

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 6.9%
 
 
 
iShares Global Financials ETF
 
71,572

4,378,059

iShares International Select Dividend ETF
 
216,440

6,884,957

iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF
 
61,408

2,395,526

PowerShares Preferred Portfolio ETF
 
100,174

1,497,601

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS 
(Cost $14,210,142)
 
 
15,156,143

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES(1) — 6.5%
 
 
CDGJ Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-BXCH, Class DPB, VRN, 4.84%, 5/15/17(2)
 
$
212,500

214,476

CDGJ Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-BXCH, Class EPA, VRN, 5.24%, 5/15/17(2)
 
889,196

897,798

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-C1, Class D, VRN, 6.28%, 5/1/17(2)
 
1,000,000

1,016,937

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2008-C7, Class A1A, VRN, 6.25%, 5/1/17
 
434,291

437,913

COBALT CMBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C3, Class A1A, VRN, 5.99%, 5/1/17
 
187,249

187,459

Cosmopolitan Hotel Trust, Series 2016-CSMO, Class D, VRN, 4.49%, 5/15/17(2)
 
1,000,000

1,016,511

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2008-C1, Class A3, VRN, 6.51%, 5/1/17
 
129,229

130,360

CSMC Trust, Series 2015-DEAL, Class D, VRN, 4.09%, 5/15/17(2)
 
1,000,000

1,006,012


19


 
 
Principal Amount/
Shares
Value
CSMC Trust, Series 2015-DEAL, Class E, VRN, 4.99%, 5/15/17(2)
 
$
1,000,000

$
1,008,835

EQTY Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-INNS, Class E, VRN, 4.44%, 5/8/17(2)
 
1,000,000

1,003,806

GE Commercial Mortgage Corp., Series 2007-C1, Class A1A, VRN, 5.48%, 5/1/17
 
92,794

92,726

Hyatt Hotel Portfolio Trust, Series 2015-HYT, Class E, VRN, 4.79%, 5/15/17(2)
 
1,000,000

1,006,415

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2016-WPT, Class D, VRN, 4.74%, 5/15/17(2)
 
1,000,000

1,017,984

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2013-C10, Class D, VRN, 4.29%, 5/1/17
 
1,000,000

911,562

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-BXH, Class E, VRN, 4.74%, 5/15/17(2)
 
300,000

291,698

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-CBM, Class E, VRN, 4.84%, 5/15/17(2)
 
300,000

302,247

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-INN, Class E, VRN, 4.59%, 5/15/17(2)
 
1,000,000

1,001,617

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-PHH, Class E, VRN, 4.29%, 5/15/17(2)
 
1,000,000

1,000,540

LB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C3, Class A1A, VRN, 6.16%, 5/11/17
 
134,815

135,262

Lone Star Portfolio Trust, Series 2015-LSP, Class E, VRN, 6.59%, 5/15/17(2)
 
1,194,512

1,218,490

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2007-HQ13, Class A3 SEQ, 5.57%, 12/15/44
 
441,583

445,348

TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $14,247,836)
 
14,343,996

EXCHANGE-TRADED NOTES — 5.0%
 
 
 
ETRACS Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index ETN
 
148,532

4,182,661

JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN
 
211,518

6,736,848

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED NOTES
(Cost $10,748,264)
 
 
10,919,509

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS(1) — 3.6%
 
 
Private Sponsor Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 2.0%
 
 
Banc of America Merrill Lynch, Series 2016 ASHF , Class E, VRN, 7.74%, 5/15/17(2)
 
$
1,000,000

1,029,851

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust, Series 2004-AC6, Class A2, VRN, 1.39%, 5/25/17
 
1,286,538

1,111,327

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-SAND, Class E, VRN, 4.85%, 5/15/17(2)
 
300,000

304,229

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-SAND, Class F, VRN, 5.70%, 5/15/17(2)
 
1,000,000

1,015,208

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2004-FA2, Class 1A1 SEQ, 6.00%, 1/25/35
 
885,627

872,436

 
 
 
4,333,051

U.S. Government Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.6%
 
FNMA, Series 2016-C05, Class 2M2, VRN, 5.44%, 5/25/17
 
1,000,000

1,092,259

FNMA, Series 2016-C06, Class 1M2, VRN, 5.24%, 5/25/17
 
1,000,000

1,088,079

GNMA, Series 2012-87, IO, VRN, 0.59%, 5/1/17
 
5,979,267

193,962

GNMA, Series 2012-99, IO, SEQ, VRN, 0.56%, 5/1/17
 
4,640,859

184,689

GNMA, Series 2014-126, IO, SEQ, VRN, 0.75%, 5/1/17
 
5,300,122

297,885

GNMA, Series 2014-126, IO, SEQ, VRN, 0.98%, 5/1/17
 
6,523,227

417,501


20


 
 
Principal Amount/
Shares
Value
GNMA, Series 2015-85, IO, VRN, 0.63%, 5/1/17
 
$
6,789,042

$
339,474

 
 
 
3,613,849

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $8,168,957)
 
 
7,946,900

U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES — 2.5%
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.625%, 5/15/26
 
3,765,000

3,568,294

U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.00%, 11/15/26
 
2,100,000

2,049,552

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES  
(Cost $5,700,533)
 
 
5,617,846

PURCHASED OPTIONS CONTRACTS  
 
 
 
iShares Russell 2000 ETF Trust, Put $132.00, Expires
July 2017
 
21

3,895

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Trust, Put $129.00, Expires September 2017
 
10

2,395

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Call $236.00, Expires May 2017
 
17

5,882

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Call $238.00, Expires May 2017
 
62

6,014

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Put $235.00, Expires May 2017
 
34

391

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Put $235.00, Expires May 2017
 
17

1,623

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Put $238.00, Expires May 2017
 
62

4,774

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Put $195.00, Expires June 2017
 
3

41

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Put $224.00, Expires June 2017
 
11

858

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Put $212.00, Expires
September 2017
 
18

3,096

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS CONTRACTS
(Cost $52,005)
 
 
28,969

TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 14.4%
 
 
 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class
(Cost $31,821,937)
 
31,821,937

31,821,937

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES BEFORE SECURITIES SOLD SHORT — 99.4%
(Cost $215,681,427)
219,174,188

CORPORATE BONDS SOLD SHORT — (0.1)%
 
 
 
Automobiles — (0.1)%
 
 
 
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, 4.50%, 4/15/20
 
$
(73,000
)
(75,464
)
Chemicals  
 
 
 
Tronox Finance LLC, 144A, 7.50%, 3/15/22
 
(60,000
)
(63,000
)
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $127,626)
 
 
(138,464
)
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — 0.7%
 
 
1,380,551

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
 
$
220,416,275


WRITTEN OPTIONS CONTRACTS
Reference Entity
Contracts
Type
Exercise Price
Expiration Date
Premiums Received
Value
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
231
Put
$84.00
June 2017
$
18,932

$
(3,812
)
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
462
Call
$87.00
June 2017
42,483

(53,130
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
61,415

$
(56,942
)


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FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS
Currency Purchased
Currency Sold
Counterparty
Settlement Date
Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation)
USD
600,673

EUR
560,000

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/19/17
$
(9,804
)

FUTURES CONTRACTS
Contracts Purchased
Expiration Date
Underlying Face
Amount at Value
Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation)
220
CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)
June 2017
$
2,887,500

$
(282,321
)
 
 
 
 
 
Contracts Sold
Expiration Date
Underlying Face
Amount at Value
Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation)
212
CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)
July 2017
$
2,968,000

$
207,608

37
Euro-Bund 10-Year Bonds
June 2017
6,520,396

(35,117
)
36
S&P 500 E-Mini
June 2017
4,284,900

(21,687
)
 
 
 
$
13,773,296

$
150,804


CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP AGREEMENTS
Reference Entity
 
Notional
Amount
Buy/Sell*
Protection
Interest
Rate
Termination
Date
Implied Credit Spread**
Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Value
Markit CDX North America High Yield Index Series 28
 
$
2,250,000

Sell
5.00%
6/20/22
3.28%
$
33,713

$
184,178

Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover Series 27
EUR
73,000

Sell
5.00%
6/20/22
2.66%
1,973

9,130

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
35,686

$
193,308


*
The maximum potential amount the fund could be required to deliver as a seller of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of the agreement is the notional amount. The maximum potential amount may be partially offset by any recovery values of the reference entities and upfront payments received upon entering into the agreement.
**
Implied credit spreads for centrally cleared credit default swap agreements are linked to the weighted average spread across the underlying reference entities included in a particular index. Implied credit spreads serve as an indication of the seller's performance risk related to the likelihood of a credit event occurring as defined in the agreement. Implied credit spreads are used to determine the value of swap agreements and reflect the cost of buying/selling protection, which may include upfront payments made/received upon entering the agreement. Therefore, higher spreads would indicate a greater likelihood that a seller will be obligated to perform under the contract terms. Increasing values, in absolute terms and relative to notional amounts, are also indicative of greater performance risk.


22


NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
CDX
-
Credit Derivatives Indexes
EUR
-
Euro
FNMA
-
Federal National Mortgage Association
GNMA
-
Government National Mortgage Association
IO
-
Interest Only
SEQ
-
Sequential Payer
USD
-
United States Dollar
VRN
-
Variable Rate Note. Interest reset date is indicated. Rate shown is effective at the period end.
Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
(1)
Final maturity date indicated, unless otherwise noted.
(2)
Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $80,343,763, which represented 36.5% of total net assets. Of these securities, 0.7% of total net assets were deemed illiquid under policies approved by the Board of Directors.
(3)
When-issued security. The issue price and yield are fixed on the date of the commitment, but payment and delivery are scheduled for a future date.
(4)
Security, or a portion thereof, has been pledged at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements on options contracts and/or securities sold short. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities pledged was $6,913,985.
(5)
Non-income producing.
(6)
The interest rate on a bank loan obligation adjusts periodically based on a predetermined schedule. Rate shown is effective at period end. The maturity date on a bank loan obligation may be less than indicated as a result of contractual or optional prepayments. These prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty. Final maturity date is indicated.
(7)
The interest rate will be determined upon settlement of the bank loan obligation after period end.
(8)
Security is a zero-coupon bond. Zero-coupon securities are issued at a substantial discount from their
value at maturity.
(9)
Restricted security that may not be offered for public sale without being registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or may be subject to resale, redemption or transferability restrictions. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $183,003, which represented 0.1% of total net assets.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


23


Statement of Assets and Liabilities
APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)
 
Assets
 
Investment securities, at value (cost of $215,681,427)
$
219,174,188

Foreign currency holdings, at value (cost of $8,943)
7,294

Deposits for securities sold short and derivative instruments
746,710

Receivable for investments sold
6,623,393

Receivable for capital shares sold
2,440,424

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts
35,177

Receivable for variation margin on swap agreements
1,047

Interest and dividends receivable
752,404

 
229,780,637

 
 
Liabilities
 
Securities sold short, at value (proceeds of $127,626)
138,464

Disbursements in excess of demand deposit cash
3,529

Written options contracts, at value (premiums of $61,415)
56,942

Payable for investments purchased
8,157,505

Payable for capital shares redeemed
637,238

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts
9,804

Accrued management fees
332,838

Distribution and service fees payable
27,254

Interest expense payable on securities sold short
721

Fees and charges payable on borrowings for securities sold short
67

 
9,364,362

 
 
Net Assets
$
220,416,275

 
 
Net Assets Consist of:
 
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus)
$
218,638,856

Undistributed net investment income
515,187

Accumulated net realized loss
(2,118,548
)
Net unrealized appreciation
3,380,780

 
$
220,416,275


 
Net Assets
Shares Outstanding
Net Asset Value
Per Share
Investor Class, $0.01 Par Value

$128,521,274

13,210,420

$9.73
I Class, $0.01 Par Value

$15,243,746

1,566,273

$9.73
Y Class, $0.01 Par Value

$5,022

516

$9.73
A Class, $0.01 Par Value

$49,058,614

5,042,526

$9.73*
C Class, $0.01 Par Value

$21,260,756

2,197,276

$9.68
R Class, $0.01 Par Value

$2,018,970

207,923

$9.71
R6 Class, $0.01 Par Value

$4,307,893

442,585

$9.73
*Maximum offering price $10.32 (net asset value divided by 0.9425).


See Notes to Financial Statements.


24


Statement of Operations
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 
Income:
 
Interest (net of foreign taxes withheld of $589)
$
2,354,652

Dividends
759,953

 
3,114,605

 
 
Expenses:
 
Management fees
1,589,507

Distribution and service fees:
 
A Class
42,157

C Class
82,092

R Class
4,923

Directors' fees and expenses
2,136

Interest expense on securities sold short
4,133

Fees and charges on borrowings for securities sold short
145

Other expenses
2,683

 
1,727,776

Fees waived(1)
(64,332
)
 
1,663,444

 
 
Net investment income (loss)
1,451,161

 
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
Investment transactions
375,552

Securities sold short transactions
(938
)
Futures contract transactions
(125,489
)
Swap agreement transactions
82,445

Written options contract transactions
57,428

Foreign currency transactions
21,912

 
410,910

 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
Investments
3,710,799

Securities sold short
(8,207
)
Futures contracts
(214,617
)
Swap agreements
37,755

Written options contracts
(43,081
)
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
(3,334
)
 
3,479,315

 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
3,890,225

 
 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
$
5,341,386


(1)
Amount consists of $37,232, $4,577, $13,490, $6,567, $788 and $1,678 for the Investor Class, I Class, A Class, C Class, R Class and R6 Class, respectively. The waiver amount for the Y Class was less than $0.50.


See Notes to Financial Statements.

25


Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2016
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
April 30, 2017
October 31, 2016
Operations
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
1,451,161

$
1,305,762

Net realized gain (loss)
410,910

(1,958,927
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
3,479,315

2,235,948

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
5,341,386

1,582,783

 
 
 
Distributions to Shareholders
 
 
From net investment income:
 
 
Investor Class
(781,488
)
(978,526
)
I Class
(103,576
)
(234,250
)
A Class
(225,586
)
(386,150
)
C Class
(47,773
)
(297,352
)
R Class
(10,887
)
(60,792
)
R6 Class
(41,034
)
(77,674
)
Decrease in net assets from distributions
(1,210,344
)
(2,034,744
)
 
 
 
Capital Share Transactions
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5)
129,158,170

36,711,052

 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
133,289,212

36,259,091

 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
Beginning of period
87,127,063

50,867,972

End of period
$
220,416,275

$
87,127,063

 
 
 
Undistributed net investment income
$
515,187

$
274,370



See Notes to Financial Statements.



26


Notes to Financial Statements

APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)

1. Organization

American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. AC Alternatives Income Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund’s investment objective is to seek to provide diverse sources of income.

The fund offers the Investor Class, I Class (formerly Institutional Class), Y Class, A Class, C Class, R Class and R6 Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge. Sale of the Y Class commenced on April 10, 2017.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.

Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Directors has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.

Fixed income securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury and Government Agency securities and bank loan obligations are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are valued based on models that consider trade data, prepayment and default projections, benchmark yield and spread data and estimated cash flows of each tranche of the issuer. Collateralized loan obligations are valued based on discounted cash flow models that consider trade and economic data, prepayment assumptions and default projections. Fixed income securities initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.

Exchange-traded notes and equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price. Equity securities initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
 
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported net asset value per share. Exchange-traded futures and options contracts are valued based on quoted prices as provided by the appropriate exchange. Swap agreements are valued at an evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or independent brokers. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean of the appropriate forward exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service. Investments initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.



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If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
 
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s net asset value per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Directors, or its delegate, deems appropriate. If significant fluctuations in foreign markets are identified, the fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
 
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
 
Investment Income — Interest income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis and includes paydown gain (loss) and accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. Inflation adjustments related to inflation-linked debt securities are reflected as interest income. Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes.

Securities Sold Short — The fund enters into short sales, which is selling securities it does not own, as part of its normal investment activities. Upon selling a security short, the fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities in at least an amount equal to the current market value of the securities sold short until the fund replaces the borrowed security. Interest earned on segregated cash for securities sold short is reflected as interest income. The fund is required to pay any dividends or interest due on securities sold short. Such dividends and interest are recorded as an expense. The fund may pay fees or charges on the assets borrowed for securities sold short. These fees are calculated daily based upon the value of each security sold short and a rate that is dependent on the availability of such security. If the market price of a security increases after the fund borrows the security, the fund may suffer a loss when it replaces the borrowed security at the higher price. Any loss will be increased by the amount of compensation, interest or dividends, and transaction costs the fund must pay to the lender of the borrowed security. Liabilities for securities sold short are valued daily and changes in value are recorded as change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities sold short. The fund records realized gain (loss) on a security sold short when it is terminated by the fund and includes as a component of net realized gain (loss) on securities sold short transactions.

Foreign Currency Translations — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates at period end. The fund may enter into spot foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, spot foreign currency exchange contracts, and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses related to investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.

Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investments, including, but not limited to, short sales, futures contracts, options contracts, forward commitments, when-issued securities, swap agreements and certain forward foreign currency exchange contracts. American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge

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assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for margin requirements on short sales, futures contracts, options contracts, forward commitments and swap agreements.

Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.

Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are generally declared and paid quarterly, but may be paid less frequently. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually.

Indemnifications — Under the corporation’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.

3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties

Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the corporation's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC. ACIM has engaged Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management LP (PWP) as a subadvisor for the fund. PWP is responsible for making recommendations with respect to hiring, terminating, or replacing the fund’s underlying subadvisors. The fund’s underlying subadvisors at the period end were ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC (formerly Arrowpoint Asset Management, LLC), Bain Capital Credit, LP, and Good Hill Partners LP. PWP determines the percentage of the fund’s portfolio allocated to each subadvisor, including PWP, in order to seek to achieve the fund’s investment objective. ACIM is responsible for entering into subadvisory agreements and overseeing the activities of each of the subadvisors including monitoring compliance with fund objectives, strategies and restrictions. ACIM pays all costs associated with retaining the subadvisors of the fund. ACIM and the fund’s subadvisors own 20% of the shares of the fund.

Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except distribution and service fees, expenses on securities sold short, brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent directors (including legal counsel fees), and extraordinary expenses, will be paid by ACIM. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class's daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for shareholder services. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class. During the period ended April 30, 2017, the investment advisor agreed to waive 0.08% of the fund's management fee. The investment advisor expects this waiver to continue until April 9, 2018 and cannot terminate it prior to such date without the approval of the Board of Directors.







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The annual management fee and the effective annual management fee after waiver for each class for the period ended April 30, 2017 are as follows:
 
Annual Management Fee
Effective Annual Management Fee After Waiver
Investor Class
2.00%
1.92%
I Class
1.80%
1.72%
Y Class
1.65%
1.57%
A Class
2.00%
1.92%
C Class
2.00%
1.92%
R Class
2.00%
1.92%
R6 Class
1.65%
1.57%

Distribution and Service Fees — The Board of Directors has adopted a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan for each of the A Class, C Class and R Class (collectively the plans), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plans provide that the A Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00%, of which 0.25% is paid for individual shareholder services and 0.75% is paid for distribution services. The plans provide that the R Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.50%. The fees are computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fees are used to pay financial intermediaries for distribution and individual shareholder services. Fees incurred under the plans during the period ended April 30, 2017 are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
 
Directors' Fees and Expenses — The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The directors receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
 
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses — The fund may invest in mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and business development companies (the acquired funds). The fund will indirectly realize its pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. These indirect fees and expenses are not paid out of the fund's assets but are reflected in the return realized by the fund on its investment in the acquired funds.

4. Investment Transactions

Purchases of investment securities and securities sold short, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended April 30, 2017 totaled $145,648,631, of which $6,360,547 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.

Sales of investment securities and securities sold short, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended April 30, 2017 totaled $31,381,927, of which $991,406 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.

Transactions in written options contracts during the period ended April 30, 2017 were as follows:
 
Outstanding, Beginning of Period


Written
Closed


Exercised


Expired

Outstanding,
End of Period
Number of Contracts
1,044

693


(276
)
(768
)
693

Premiums Received
$
86,868

$
61,415


$
(29,440
)
$
(57,428
)
$
61,415



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5. Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
 
Six months ended
April 30, 2017(1)
Year ended
October 31, 2016
 
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Investor Class/Shares Authorized
80,000,000

 
100,000,000

 
Sold
11,393,915

$
109,403,777

3,292,955

$
31,071,814

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
81,398

779,536

104,730

976,510

Redeemed
(2,637,099
)
(25,484,248
)
(1,304,988
)
(12,393,227
)
 
8,838,214

84,699,065

2,092,697

19,655,097

I Class/Shares Authorized
50,000,000

 
80,000,000

 
Sold
848,625

8,147,775

223,611

2,118,179

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
10,816

103,576

25,141

234,250

Redeemed
(43,086
)
(415,537
)
(98,834
)
(946,715
)
 
816,355

7,835,814

149,918

1,405,714

Y Class/Shares Authorized
50,000,000

 
N/A

 
Sold
516

5,000

 
 
A Class/Shares Authorized
35,000,000

 
40,000,000

 
Sold
3,094,692

29,745,241

1,296,924

12,305,538

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
23,292

223,161

41,367

385,742

Redeemed
(220,010
)
(2,117,342
)
(201,729
)
(1,924,374
)
 
2,897,974

27,851,060

1,136,562

10,766,906

C Class/Shares Authorized
35,000,000

 
40,000,000

 
Sold
923,339

8,836,119

407,147

3,836,114

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
4,955

47,201

31,818

295,025

Redeemed
(17,632
)
(168,708
)
(164,912
)
(1,564,736
)
 
910,662

8,714,612

274,053

2,566,403

R Class/Shares Authorized
20,000,000

 
20,000,000

 
Sold
168

1,607

33,029

312,786

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
1,139

10,887

6,535

60,792

Redeemed
(95
)
(909
)
(32,853
)
(313,388
)
 
1,212

11,585

6,711

60,190

R6 Class/Shares Authorized
30,000,000

 
30,000,000

 
Sold


262,927

2,495,176

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
4,288

41,034

8,336

77,674

Redeemed


(32,966
)
(316,108
)
 
4,288

41,034

238,297

2,256,742

Net increase (decrease)
13,469,221

$
129,158,170

3,898,238

$
36,711,052


(1)
April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through April 30, 2017 for the Y Class.

6. Fair Value Measurements

The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.

Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.

Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.

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Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).

The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments. There were no significant transfers between levels during the period.

The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
 
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Assets
 
 
 
Investment Securities
 
 
 
Asset-Backed Securities

$
33,074,658


Common Stocks
$
31,735,118

24,425


Bank Loan Obligations

23,549,121


Collateralized Loan Obligations

22,542,290


Corporate Bonds

22,413,276


Exchange-Traded Funds
15,156,143



Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

14,343,996


Exchange-Traded Notes
10,919,509



Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

7,946,900


U.S. Treasury Securities

5,617,846


Purchased Options Contracts
28,969



Temporary Cash Investments
31,821,937



 
$
89,661,676

$
129,512,512


Other Financial Instruments
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
$
207,608



Swap Agreements

$
193,308


 
$
207,608

$
193,308


      
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
Securities Sold Short
 
 
 
Corporate Bonds

$
138,464


Other Financial Instruments
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
$
304,008

$
35,117


Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

9,804


Written Options Contracts
56,942



 
$
360,950

$
44,921



7. Derivative Instruments

Credit Risk — The fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of a bond generally declines as the credit quality of its issuer declines. Credit default swap agreements enable a fund to buy/sell protection against a credit event of a specific issuer or index. A fund may attempt to enhance returns by selling protection or attempt to mitigate credit risk by buying protection. The buyer/seller of credit protection against a security or basket of securities may pay/receive an up-front or periodic payment to compensate for/against potential default events. Changes in value, including the periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swap agreements, are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, a fund is required to deposit cash or securities (initial margin) with a financial intermediary in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the notional amount. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the value and is a component of unrealized gains and losses. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon receipt or payment of a periodic settlement or termination of swap agreements. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of swap agreements are a component of net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements, respectively. The risks of entering into swap

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agreements include the possible lack of liquidity, failure of the counterparty to meet its obligations, and that there may be unfavorable changes in the underlying investments or instruments. The fund's average notional amount held during the period was $3,813,404.

Equity Price RiskThe fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A fund may enter into futures contracts or option contracts based on an equity index or specific security in order to manage its exposure to changes in market conditions. The risks of entering into equity price risk derivative instruments include the possible lack of liquidity, failure of the counterparty to meet its obligations, and that there may be unfavorable changes in the underlying investments or instruments.

A fund may purchase or write an option contract to protect against declines in market value on the underlying index or security. A purchased option contract provides the fund a right, but not an obligation, to buy (call) or sell (put) an equity-related asset at a specified exercise price within a certain period or on a specific date.  A written option contract holds the corresponding obligation to sell (call writing) or buy (put writing) the underlying equity-related asset if the purchaser exercises the option contract. The buyer pays the seller an initial purchase price (premium) for this right. Option contracts purchased by a fund are accounted for in the same manner as marketable portfolio securities. The premium received by a fund for option contracts written is recorded as a liability and valued daily. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of option contracts are decreased by the premium paid to purchase the option contracts. A fund may recognize a realized gain or loss when the option contract is closed, exercised or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of purchased options contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of written options contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on written options contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options contracts, respectively. The fund’s average exposure to these equity price risk derivative instruments during the period was 173 purchased options contracts and 539 written options contracts.

A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value (initial margin). Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or
losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. The fund's average exposure to these equity price risk derivative instruments during the period was 300 futures contracts.
 
Foreign Currency Risk — The fund is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of
pursuing its investment objectives. The value of foreign investments held by a fund may be significantly
affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The dollar value of a foreign security generally
decreases when the value of the dollar rises against the foreign currency in which the security is denominated
and tends to increase when the value of the dollar declines against such foreign currency. A fund may enter
into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to reduce a fund's exposure to foreign currency exchange
rate fluctuations or to gain exposure to the fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies. The net U.S. dollar
value of foreign currency underlying all contractual commitments held by a fund and the resulting unrealized
appreciation or depreciation are determined daily. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon the termination of
the contract. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of forward foreign
currency exchange contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions and
change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign
currencies, respectively. A fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign currency exchange rate
underlying the forward contract. Additionally, losses, up to the fair value, may arise if the counterparties do not
perform under the contract terms. The fund's average U.S. dollar exposure to foreign currency risk derivative
instruments held during the period was $1,007,195.

Interest Rate Risk — The fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of bonds generally declines as interest rates rise. A fund may enter into futures contracts based on a bond index or a specific underlying security. A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet requirements. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract

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value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the futures contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. One of the risks of entering into futures contracts is the possibility that the change in value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in value of the underlying securities. The fund's average exposure to interest rate risk derivative instruments held during the period was 35 contracts.

Value of Derivative Instruments as of April 30, 2017
 
Asset Derivatives
Liability Derivatives
Type of Risk Exposure
Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Value
Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Value
Credit Risk
Receivable for variation margin on swap agreements*
$
1,047

Payable for variation margin on swap agreements*

Equity Price Risk
Investment securities
28,969

Investment securities

Equity Price Risk
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts *
25,980

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts *

Equity Price Risk
Written options contracts

Written options contracts
$
56,942

Foreign Currency Risk
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts
9,804

Interest Rate Risk
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*
9,197

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*

 
 
$
65,193

 
$
66,746


* Included in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared credit default swap agreements or futures contracts, as applicable, as reported in the Schedule of Investments.

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017
 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)
Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
Type of Risk Exposure
Location on Statement of Operations
Value
Location on Statement of Operations
Value
Credit Risk
Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions
$
82,445

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements
$
37,755

Equity Price Risk
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions
(120,269
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts
(120,662
)
Equity Price Risk
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions
(51,371
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(4,220
)
Equity Price Risk
Net realized gain (loss) on written options contract transactions
57,428

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options contracts
(43,081
)
Foreign Currency Risk
Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions
(6,283
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
(7,693
)
Interest Rate Risk
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions
(5,220
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts
(93,955
)
 
 
$
(43,270
)
 
$
(231,856
)

8. Risk Factors

ACIM utilizes multiple subadvisors to manage the fund’s assets, each employing its own particular investment strategy. Multi-manager strategies can increase the fund's portfolio turnover rate, which could result in higher levels of realized capital gains or losses, higher brokerage commissions and other transaction costs.

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The fund’s investments in secured and unsecured participations in bank loan obligations and assignments of such loans may create substantial risk. The market for bank loans may not be highly liquid and the fund may have difficulty selling them. The fund’s bank loan investments typically will result in the fund having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the borrower. In connection with purchasing loan participations, the fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by borrowers with loan terms nor any set off rights, and the fund may not benefit directly from any posted collateral. As a result, the fund may be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender selling the participation.

The fund may invest in collateralized debt obligations, collateralized loan obligations and other related instruments. Collateralized debt obligations are subject to credit, interest rate, valuation, and prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn.

The fund may invest in foreign securities, which are generally riskier than U.S. securities. As a result the fund may be subject to foreign risk, meaning that political events (such as civil unrest, national elections and imposition of exchange controls), social and economic events (such as labor strikes and rising inflation), and natural disasters occurring in a country where the fund invests could cause the fund’s investments in that country to experience losses. For these and other reasons, securities of foreign issuers may be less liquid and more volatile. Investing in securities of companies located in emerging market countries generally is riskier than investing in securities of companies located in foreign developed countries.

Issuers of high-yield securities (also known as “junk bonds”) are more vulnerable to real or perceived economic changes (such as an economic downturn or a prolonged period of rising interest rates), political changes or adverse developments specific to an issuer. These factors may be more likely to cause an issuer of low quality bonds to default on its obligations.

The fund may also be subject to liquidity risk. During periods of market turbulence or unusually low trading activity, in order to meet redemptions it may be necessary for the fund to sell securities at prices that could have an adverse effect on the fund’s share price.

Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are subject to additional risks including prepayment and extension risk. Mortgage-backed securities offered by non-governmental issuers are subject to specific risks, such as the failure of private insurers to meet their obligations and unexpectedly high rates of default on the mortgages backing the securities. Other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-backed securities, as well as risks associated with the nature and servicing of the assets underlying the securities. Asset-backed securities may not have the benefit of a security interest in
collateral comparable to that of mortgage assets, resulting in additional credit risk.

9. Federal Tax Information

The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
 
As of period end, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Federal tax cost of investments
$
215,727,368

Gross tax appreciation of investments
$
4,509,214

Gross tax depreciation of investments
(1,062,394
)
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments
$
3,446,820

Net tax appreciation (depreciation) on securities sold short
(10,838
)
Net tax appreciation (depreciation)
$
3,435,982


The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
 
As of October 31, 2016, the fund had accumulated short-term capital losses of $(2,277,603) and accumulated long-term capital losses of $(137,267), which represent net capital loss carryovers that may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. The capital loss carryovers may be carried forward for an unlimited period. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations.

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10. Recently Issued Accounting Guidance

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules and forms as well as amendments to its rules and forms to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. The amendments to Regulation S-X will require standardized, enhanced disclosure about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other provisions. Compliance with the amendments is effective on August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact that adopting the amendments will have on the financial statement disclosures.

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Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended October 31 (except as noted)
Per-Share Data
Ratios and Supplemental Data
 
 
Income From Investment Operations:
 
 
 
Ratio to Average Net Assets of:
 
 
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
Net
Investment Income (Loss)(1)
Net
Realized and Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
Total From Investment Operations
Distributions From Net
Investment
Income
Net Asset
Value, End
of Period
Total
Return(2)
Operating Expenses(3)
Operating
Expenses
(before
expense
waiver)
(3)
Net
Investment Income
(Loss)
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
(before expense waiver)
Portfolio Turnover
Rate
Net Assets,
End of Period
(in thousands)
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(4)
$9.48
0.09
0.24
0.33
(0.08)
$9.73
3.46%
1.93%(5)
2.01%(5)
1.94%(5)
1.86%(5)
23%

$128,521

2016
$9.61
0.24
0.04
0.28
(0.41)
$9.48
3.03%
2.00%
2.01%
2.57%
2.56%
98%

$41,447

2015(6)
$10.00
0.10
(0.49)
(0.39)
$9.61
(3.90)%
2.00%(5)
2.00%(5)
2.55%(5)
2.55%(5)
23%

$21,898

I Class(7)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(4)
$9.48
0.10
0.24
0.34
(0.09)
$9.73
3.56%
1.73%(5)
1.81%(5)
2.14%(5)
2.06%(5)
23%

$15,244

2016
$9.61
0.26
0.05
0.31
(0.44)
$9.48
3.19%
1.80%
1.81%
2.77%
2.76%
98%

$7,111

2015(6)
$10.00
0.11
(0.50)
(0.39)
$9.61
(3.80)%
1.80%(5)
1.80%(5)
2.75%(5)
2.75%(5)
23%

$5,769

Y Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(8)
$9.69
0.01
0.03
0.04
$9.73
0.41%
1.58%(5)
1.66%(5)
1.61%(5)
1.53%(5)
23%(9)

$5

A Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(4)
$9.48
0.08
0.23
0.31
(0.06)
$9.73
3.33%
2.18%(5)
2.26%(5)
1.69%(5)
1.61%(5)
23%

$49,059

2016
$9.60
0.22
0.04
0.26
(0.38)
$9.48
2.80%
2.25%
2.26%
2.32%
2.31%
98%

$20,328

2015(6)
$10.00
0.09
(0.49)
(0.40)
$9.60
(4.00)%
2.25%(5)
2.25%(5)
2.30%(5)
2.30%(5)
23%

$9,673




For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended October 31 (except as noted)
Per-Share Data
Ratios and Supplemental Data
 
 
Income From Investment Operations:
 
 
 
Ratio to Average Net Assets of:
 
 
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
Net
Investment Income (Loss)(1)
Net
Realized and Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
Total From Investment Operations
Distributions From Net
Investment
Income
Net Asset
Value, End
of Period
Total
Return(2)
Operating Expenses(3)
Operating
Expenses
(before
expense
waiver)
(3)
Net
Investment Income
(Loss)
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
(before expense waiver)
Portfolio Turnover
Rate
Net Assets,
End of Period
(in thousands)
C Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(4)
$9.43
0.04
0.24
0.28
(0.03)
$9.68
2.96%
2.93%(5)
3.01%(5)
0.94%(5)
0.86%(5)
23%

$21,261

2016
$9.57
0.14
0.05
0.19
(0.33)
$9.43
2.03%
3.00%
3.01%
1.57%
1.56%
98%

$12,129

2015(6)
$10.00
0.06
(0.49)
(0.43)
$9.57
(4.30)%
3.00%(5)
3.00%(5)
1.55%(5)
1.55%(5)
23%

$9,687

R Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(4)
$9.46
0.07
0.23
0.30
(0.05)
$9.71
3.21%
2.43%(5)
2.51%(5)
1.44%(5)
1.36%(5)
23%

$2,019

2016
$9.59
0.19
0.04
0.23
(0.36)
$9.46
2.50%
2.50%
2.51%
2.07%
2.06%
98%

$1,956

2015(6)
$10.00
0.08
(0.49)
(0.41)
$9.59
(4.10)%
2.50%(5)
2.50%(5)
2.05%(5)
2.05%(5)
23%

$1,917

R6 Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(4)
$9.48
0.11
0.23
0.34
(0.09)
$9.73
3.64%
1.58%(5)
1.66%(5)
2.29%(5)
2.21%(5)
23%

$4,308

2016
$9.62
0.27
0.04
0.31
(0.45)
$9.48
3.39%
1.65%
1.66%
2.92%
2.91%
98%

$4,157

2015(6)
$10.00
0.12
(0.50)
(0.38)
$9.62
(3.80)%
1.65%(5)
1.65%(5)
2.90%(5)
2.90%(5)
23%

$1,924




Notes to Financial Highlights
(1)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)
Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day and do not reflect applicable sales charges, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets does not include any fees and expenses of the acquired funds.
(4)
Six months ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited).
(5)
Annualized.
(6)
May 29, 2015 (fund inception) through October 31, 2015.
(7)
Prior to April 10, 2017, the I Class was referred to as the Institutional Class.
(8)
April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through April 30, 2017 (unaudited).
(9)
Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the six months ended April 30, 2017.

See Notes to Financial Statements.



Additional Information

Retirement Account Information

As required by law, distributions you receive from certain IRAs are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
Distributions you receive from 403(b), 457 and qualified plans are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.


Proxy Voting Policies

A description of the policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. It is also available on the "About Us" page of American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the "About Us" page at americancentury.com. It is also available at sec.gov.


Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The fund also makes its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the most recent quarter of its fiscal year available on its website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021.



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SEMIANNUAL REPORT
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APRIL 30, 2017
 


 AC Alternatives® Long Short Fund



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Table of Contents
 
President’s Letter
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Fund Characteristics

Shareholder Fee Example

Schedule of Investments

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Statement of Operations

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

Notes to Financial Statements

Financial Highlights

Additional Information




























Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.



President’s Letter

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Dear Investor:

Thank you for reviewing this semiannual report for the period ended April 30, 2017. It provides a market overview (below), followed by a schedule of fund investments and other financial information. For additional commentary and information on fund performance, plus other investment insights, we encourage you to visit our website, americancentury.com.

“Trump Trade” Triggered Surges in U.S. Stock Prices and Treasury Yields

Especially in the U.S., the signature events of the six-month period were Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election in November and the resulting “Trump Trade.” President Trump’s aggressive pro-growth fiscal policy agenda triggered risk-on rallies in higher-risk assets such as stocks and high-yield corporate bonds that produced double-digit gains for many broad U.S. and global/non-U.S. equity indices. For example, the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI EAFE Index gained 13.32% and 11.47%, respectively. In the U.S., growth and small-cap equity indices generally outperformed their value and large-cap counterparts.

The Trump Trade and improving global economic conditions also drove government bond yields higher, and boosted the value of the U.S. dollar against other currencies. This caused most bond indices to decline during the period, except those representing emerging market and corporate debt, which benefited from investors’ continuing search for more yield than what’s available in government bonds. Also, higher-yielding and corporate bonds are perceived as less price change-sensitive to rising interest rates.

Yields rose for short- and long-maturity U.S. Treasuries as the Federal Reserve raised its interest rate target twice during the reporting period, and suggested that it might raise rates again and start gradually reducing its balance sheet by the end of 2017. These factors, plus rising inflation, could trigger more bouts of U.S. bond market volatility. Meanwhile, the Trump Trade could prove to be double-edged—its momentum faded as health care and tax reform enactment faced delays. This, along with ongoing questions about the Trump administration’s practices, policies, and alliances, could impede further risk-on sentiment. In this unsettled environment, we believe in remaining focused on investment goals, using disciplined, actively managed, risk-aware strategies. We appreciate your continued trust in us.

Sincerely,
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Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments


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Fund Characteristics 
APRIL 30, 2017
 
Types of Investments in Portfolio
% of net assets
Common Stocks
76.7%
Participatory Notes
2.8%
Exchange-Traded Funds
2.6%
Exchange-Traded Funds Sold Short
(13.1)%
Common Stocks Sold Short
(8.5)%
Temporary Cash Investments
13.5%
Other Assets and Liabilities
26.0%*
*Amount relates primarily to deposits for securities sold short and derivative instruments.



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Shareholder Fee Example 

Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2016 to April 30, 2017 (except as noted).

Actual Expenses

The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not a financial intermediary or retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $12.50 semiannual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $12.50 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments Brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments Brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the Account Maintenance Fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

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Beginning
Account Value
11/1/16
Ending
Account Value
4/30/17
Expenses Paid
During Period
(1)
11/1/16 - 4/30/17
 Annualized
Expense Ratio
(1)
Actual
 
 
 
 
Investor Class
$1,000
$1,056.70
$14.58
2.86%
I Class
$1,000
$1,058.60
$13.58
2.66%
Y Class
$1,000
$1,008.50(2)
  $1.26(3)
2.18%
A Class
$1,000
$1,055.90
$15.85
3.11%
C Class
$1,000
$1,052.20
$19.64
3.86%
R Class
$1,000
$1,055.00
$17.12
3.36%
R6 Class
$1,000
$1,058.50
$12.81
2.51%
Hypothetical
 
 
 
 
Investor Class
$1,000
$1,010.61
$14.26
2.86%
I Class
$1,000
$1,011.60
$13.27
2.66%
Y Class
$1,000
  $1,013.98(4)
  $10.89(4)
2.18%
A Class
$1,000
$1,009.37
$15.49
3.11%
C Class
$1,000
$1,005.65
$19.20
3.86%
R Class
$1,000
$1,008.13
$16.73
3.36%
R6 Class
$1,000
$1,012.35
$12.52
2.51%
(1)
Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period.
(2)
Ending account value based on actual return from April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through April 30, 2017.
(3)
Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 21, the number of days in the period from April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through April 30, 2017, divided by 365, to reflect the period. Had the class been available for the full period, the expenses paid during the period would have been higher.
(4)
Ending account value and expenses paid during the period assumes the class had been available throughout the entire period and are calculated using the class’s annualized expense ratio listed in the table above.


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Schedule of Investments
 
APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)
 
Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS — 76.7%
 
 
Aerospace and Defense — 1.0%
 
 
Airbus SE
6,087

$
492,187

Arconic, Inc.
92

2,514

General Dynamics Corp.(1) 
44

8,527

L3 Technologies, Inc.(1) 
19

3,264

Northrop Grumman Corp.(1) 
29

7,133

Textron, Inc.(1) 
47

2,193

United Technologies Corp.
172

20,466

 
 
536,284

Air Freight and Logistics — 1.1%
 
 
FedEx Corp.(1) 
3,302

626,389

Auto Components  
 
 
Adient plc
10

735

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(1) 
56

2,029

 
 
2,764

Automobiles — 0.6%
 
 
Daimler AG
4,287

319,416

Ford Motor Co.(1) 
804

9,222

General Motors Co.(1) 
330

11,431

 
 
340,069

Banks — 6.6%
 
 
ABN AMRO Group NV CVA
14,392

377,821

Banco Comercial Portugues SA R Shares(2) 
307,954

68,701

Banco Macro SA ADR(1) 
1,511

129,523

Bank of America Corp.
27,071

631,837

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.
1,327

62,993

BB&T Corp.
163

7,038

BBVA Banco Frances SA ADR(1)
4,028

73,712

CIT Group, Inc.
36

1,667

Citigroup, Inc.(1) 
630

37,246

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.(1) 
66

2,423

Comerica, Inc.(1) 
37

2,616

Erste Group Bank AG
2,067

73,897

Fifth Third Bancorp(1) 
169

4,129

First Republic Bank(1) 
31

2,866

Grupo Financiero Galicia SA ADR(1) 
3,529

137,878

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.(1) 
169

2,173

ING Groep NV
25,265

411,304

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
6,586

572,982

KBC Group NV
3,521

254,212

KeyCorp(1) 
178

3,247

M&T Bank Corp.(1) 
33

5,129

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)(1) 
109

13,053

Regions Financial Corp.(1) 
5,211

71,651

Signature Bank(1)(2) 
1,494

206,844

SunTrust Banks, Inc.(1) 
108

6,135


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Shares
Value
U.S. Bancorp
349

$
17,897

Wells Fargo & Co.(1) 
8,725

469,754

Western Alliance Bancorp(2) 
1,365

65,383

 
 
3,714,111

Beverages — 1.0%
 
 
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A(1) 
906

156,321

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B(1) 
4,181

400,916

 
 
557,237

Biotechnology — 0.1%
 
 
Celgene Corp.(2) 
683

84,726

Building Products  
 
 
Johnson Controls International plc
89

3,700

Capital Markets — 1.8%
 
 
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(1)
4,175

691,338

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)(1)
208

9,788

BlackRock, Inc.
19

7,307

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)(1) 
71

2,758

CME Group, Inc.
68

7,901

E*TRADE Financial Corp.(1)(2) 
61

2,108

Franklin Resources, Inc.(1) 
81

3,492

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(1) 
91

20,366

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.(1) 
1,685

101,437

Invesco Ltd.
79

2,602

Morgan Stanley(1) 
324

14,052

Northern Trust Corp.(1) 
49

4,410

OM Asset Management plc
8,328

129,584

Raymond James Financial, Inc.(1) 
29

2,161

State Street Corp.(1) 
85

7,131

Thomson Reuters Corp.
71

3,226

 
 
1,009,661

Chemicals — 3.5%
 
 
Akzo Nobel NV
4,291

375,244

Celanese Corp., Series A(1) 
31

2,698

Dow Chemical Co. (The)(1) 
201

12,623

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.(1) 
102

8,134

Eastman Chemical Co.(1) 
24

1,914

Ingevity Corp.(2) 
9

569

Lanxess AG
3,865

279,132

Mosaic Co. (The)(1) 
75

2,020

PPG Industries, Inc.
1,171

128,623

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)(1) 
3,413

1,142,263

Valvoline, Inc.
1,197

26,633

 
 
1,979,853

Commercial Services and Supplies — 0.6%
 
 
ISS A/S
6,092

252,664

KAR Auction Services, Inc.
1,434

62,551

Republic Services, Inc.(1) 
51

3,213

Waste Management, Inc.
89

6,477

 
 
324,905

Communications Equipment — 1.4%
 
 
Arista Networks, Inc.(1)(2) 
1,164

162,541


7


 
Shares
Value
ARRIS International plc(2) 
6,700

$
174,133

Cisco Systems, Inc.(1) 
1,065

36,284

Harris Corp.(1) 
22

2,462

Juniper Networks, Inc.(1) 
7,897

237,463

Oclaro, Inc.(2) 
6,394

51,216

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(2) 
1,177

129,411

 
 
793,510

Construction and Engineering — 0.6%
 
 
FLSmidth & Co. A/S
4,166

250,573

Skanska AB, B Shares
3,460

82,776

 
 
333,349

Construction Materials — 0.6%
 
 
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.(1) 
12

2,642

Vulcan Materials Co.(1)
2,795

337,860

 
 
340,502

Consumer Finance — 0.1%
 
 
Ally Financial, Inc.
95

1,881

American Express Co.(1)
148

11,729

Capital One Financial Corp.(1) 
116

9,324

Discover Financial Services(1) 
94

5,884

 
 
28,818

Containers and Packaging  
 
 
WestRock Co.
49

2,624

Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%
 
 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(2) 
542

89,544

Voya Financial, Inc.
47

1,757

 
 
91,301

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.7%
 
 
AT&T, Inc.
1,086

43,038

Cellnex Telecom SA
11,351

200,616

CenturyLink, Inc.(1) 
120

3,080

Level 3 Communications, Inc.(1)(2) 
56

3,403

Ooma, Inc.(2) 
2,525

30,174

Telecom Argentina SA ADR
4,745

107,522

Verizon Communications, Inc.
62

2,846

 
 
390,679

Electric Utilities — 0.5%
 
 
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
106

7,190

Duke Energy Corp.(1) 
150

12,375

Edison International(1) 
72

5,758

Entergy Corp.(1) 
40

3,050

Eversource Energy(1) 
69

4,099

Exelon Corp.(1) 
187

6,476

FirstEnergy Corp.(1) 
90

2,695

Pampa Energia SA ADR(2) 
3,888

212,051

PG&E Corp.(1) 
104

6,973

PPL Corp.(1) 
143

5,450

Southern Co. (The)(1) 
195

9,711

Xcel Energy, Inc.
108

4,865

 
 
280,693


8


 
Shares
Value
Electrical Equipment — 0.8%
 
 
ABB Ltd.
17,170

$
420,363

Eaton Corp. plc
98

7,413

Emerson Electric Co.(1) 
45

2,712

 
 
430,488

Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components — 0.5%
 
 
Corning, Inc.(1) 
260

7,501

Flex Ltd.(2) 
17,212

266,098

 
 
273,599

Energy Equipment and Services — 0.9%
 
 
Baker Hughes, Inc.
90

5,343

Halliburton Co.(1) 
1,663

76,298

Nabors Industries Ltd.
10,390

107,433

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.(1) 
82

2,868

Precision Drilling Corp.(2) 
15,371

61,144

SBM Offshore NV
9,392

154,739

Schlumberger Ltd.
266

19,309

TechnipFMC plc(2) 
2,406

72,493

Weatherford International plc(2) 
163

940

 
 
500,567

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%
 
 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
29

5,505

Equity Residential(1) 
77

4,973

Essex Property Trust, Inc.(1) 
14

3,422

GGP, Inc.(1) 
122

2,636

HCP, Inc.(1) 
98

3,072

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(1) 
163

2,926

Kimco Realty Corp.(1) 
87

1,765

Macerich Co. (The)(1) 
32

1,998

Prologis, Inc.(1) 
111

6,039

Quality Care Properties, Inc.(2) 
20

347

Realty Income Corp.(1) 
51

2,976

SL Green Realty Corp.(1) 
20

2,099

UDR, Inc.
55

2,054

Ventas, Inc.
71

4,545

Vornado Realty Trust
40

3,850

Welltower, Inc.
42

3,000

Weyerhaeuser Co.
94

3,184

 
 
54,391

Food and Staples Retailing — 0.1%
 
 
CVS Health Corp.
18

1,484

Sysco Corp.
86

4,547

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
318

23,907

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
150

12,981

 
 
42,919

Food Products — 1.2%
 
 
Adecoagro SA(2) 
8,752

97,060

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
135

6,176

Bunge Ltd.
31

2,450

Conagra Brands, Inc.(1) 
76

2,947

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)(1) 
27

3,422


9


 
Shares
Value
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
27

$
1,127

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A(1) 
343

15,445

Nestle SA
6,721

517,754

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A
58

3,727

 
 
650,108

Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 2.6%
 
 
Abbott Laboratories
331

14,445

Alere, Inc.(2) 
2,200

108,174

Baxter International, Inc.
41

2,283

Becton Dickinson and Co.(1) 
3,336

623,732

Boston Scientific Corp.(2) 
2,308

60,885

C.R. Bard, Inc.
1,238

380,660

Danaher Corp.(1) 
101

8,416

Getinge AB, B Shares
10,522

205,634

Medtronic plc
297

24,678

Stryker Corp.(1) 
36

4,909

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
34

4,068

 
 
1,437,884

Health Care Providers and Services — 1.5%
 
 
Aetna, Inc.
56

7,564

Anthem, Inc.
45

8,005

DaVita, Inc.(1)(2) 
28

1,932

Express Scripts Holding Co.(1)(2) 
24

1,472

HCA Holdings, Inc.(1)(2) 
61

5,137

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(1)(2) 
14

1,962

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.(1) 
31

3,271

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(1)
3,391

593,018

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B
2,001

241,641

 
 
864,002

Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 1.0%
 
 
Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc., Class A(1)(2) 
30,399

249,272

Carnival Corp.(1) 
91

5,621

Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
2,316

129,372

McDonald's Corp.(1)
1,367

191,284

MGM Resorts International(1)
89

2,733

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
37

3,944

 
 
582,226

Household Durables — 1.5%
 
 
D.R. Horton, Inc.
5,824

191,551

Sony Corp.
19,594

660,721

Whirlpool Corp.
15

2,785

 
 
855,057

Household Products — 0.8%
 
 
Colgate-Palmolive Co.(1) 
25

1,801

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA Preference Shares
1,701

231,612

Kimberly-Clark Corp.(1) 
16

2,076

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)
485

42,355

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, B Shares
4,670

154,695

 
 
432,539

Industrial Conglomerates — 1.2%
 
 
General Electric Co.(1) 
2,130

61,749


10


 
Shares
Value
Rheinmetall AG
3,428

$
314,599

Roper Technologies, Inc.(1) 
13

2,843

Siemens AG
1,876

268,928

 
 
648,119

Insurance — 1.0%
 
 
Aflac, Inc.
91

6,814

Alleghany Corp.(2) 
6

3,664

Allianz SE
2,203

419,472

Allstate Corp. (The)
87

7,072

American International Group, Inc.
277

16,872

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(2) 
28

2,715

Chubb Ltd.
99

13,588

Cincinnati Financial Corp.(1) 
34

2,451

Everest Re Group Ltd.
10

2,517

FNF Group(1) 
59

2,416

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)(1) 
90

4,353

Lincoln National Corp.(1) 
53

3,494

Loews Corp.(1) 
66

3,077

Markel Corp.(1)(2) 
3

2,909

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.(1) 
47

3,484

MetLife, Inc.(1) 
198

10,259

Principal Financial Group, Inc.(1) 
61

3,973

Progressive Corp. (The)(1) 
122

4,846

Prudential Financial, Inc.(1) 
94

10,061

Torchmark Corp.
29

2,225

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)
67

8,151

Unum Group
52

2,409

XL Group Ltd.
66

2,762

 
 
539,584

Internet and Direct Marketing Retail — 0.6%
 
 
JD.com, Inc. ADR(2) 
7,151

250,785

Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(2) 
40

73,873

 
 
324,658

Internet Software and Services — 5.6%
 
 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR(2) 
4,825

557,288

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(1)(2) 
420

388,298

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(2) 
1,026

929,515

eBay, Inc.(2) 
4,200

140,322

Facebook, Inc., Class A(2) 
1,400

210,350

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(2) 
400

15,568

MercadoLibre, Inc.(1) 
970

222,043

Okta, Inc.(2) 
522

13,598

Yahoo!, Inc.(1)(2) 
13,943

672,192

 
 
3,149,174

IT Services — 2.4%
 
 
Amdocs Ltd.
32

1,960

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
20

2,090

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(1)(2) 
5,878

354,032

Conduent, Inc.(2) 
47

766

Convergys Corp.
2,020

45,470

CSRA, Inc.
3,849

111,929


11


 
Shares
Value
DXC Technology Co.(2) 
1,985

$
149,550

Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(2) 
800

66,096

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
733

61,711

International Business Machines Corp.(1) 
85

13,625

Leidos Holdings, Inc.
134

7,056

Travelport Worldwide Ltd.
9,498

125,089

Visa, Inc., Class A(1) 
4,600

419,612

 
 
1,358,986

Leisure Products  
 
 
Mattel, Inc.(1) 
71

1,592

Life Sciences Tools and Services  
 
 
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
68

3,743

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
56

9,259

 
 
13,002

Machinery — 0.5%
 
 
Caterpillar, Inc.(1) 
106

10,840

Deere & Co.(1) 
59

6,585

Dover Corp.(1) 
33

2,603

Fortive Corp.
51

3,226

Ingersoll-Rand plc
52

4,615

Parker-Hannifin Corp.(1) 
16

2,573

Pentair plc
38

2,451

Sandvik AB
14,698

235,970

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.(1) 
30

4,084

 
 
272,947

Media — 1.7%
 
 
Altice NV(2) 
8,242

204,743

Comcast Corp., Class A(1) 
2,187

85,709

DISH Network Corp., Class A(2) 
2,155

138,868

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves, Class C(2) 
9

221

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class C(2) 
13

455

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C(2) 
43

1,634

Time Warner, Inc.
4,477

444,432

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A
82

2,504

Viacom, Inc., Class B
600

25,536

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A
1,403

30,066

 
 
934,168

Metals and Mining — 0.3%
 
 
Alcoa Corp.
31

1,046

APERAM SA
1,072

53,972

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.(1)(2) 
248

3,162

Newmont Mining Corp.(1) 
115

3,888

Nucor Corp.(1) 
66

4,048

Salzgitter AG
2,313

79,303

 
 
145,419

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)  
 
 
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
201

2,374

Multi-Utilities — 0.1%
 
 
Ameren Corp.
52

2,844

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.(1) 
92

2,625

CMS Energy Corp.
60

2,724


12


 
Shares
Value
Consolidated Edison, Inc.(1) 
62

$
4,915

Dominion Resources, Inc.(1) 
122

9,446

DTE Energy Co.(1) 
40

4,184

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.(1) 
111

4,890

SCANA Corp.(1) 
31

2,056

Sempra Energy
52

5,877

WEC Energy Group, Inc.
68

4,115

 
 
43,676

Multiline Retail  
 
 
Kohl's Corp.(1) 
43

1,678

Target Corp.(1) 
129

7,205

 
 
8,883

Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 2.7%
 
 
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
110

6,272

Apache Corp.
82

3,988

California Resources Corp.(2) 
3

35

Cheniere Energy, Inc.(1)(2) 
51

2,313

Chevron Corp.
396

42,253

Cimarex Energy Co.(1) 
20

2,334

Concho Resources, Inc.(1)(2) 
29

3,673

ConocoPhillips(1) 
2,175

104,204

Devon Energy Corp.(1) 
7,865

310,589

Enbridge, Inc.
140

5,803

EOG Resources, Inc.(1) 
107

9,897

EQT Corp.
34

1,977

Exxon Mobil Corp.(1)
891

72,750

Hess Corp.
55

2,686

HollyFrontier Corp.(1) 
34

957

Kinder Morgan, Inc.(1) 
377

7,778

Marathon Oil Corp.(1) 
145

2,156

Marathon Petroleum Corp.(1) 
103

5,247

Noble Energy, Inc.(1) 
91

2,942

Occidental Petroleum Corp.
163

10,031

Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A(1)(2) 
26,985

803,883

Phillips 66(1) 
115

9,149

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(1) 
32

5,536

Tesoro Corp.
27

2,152

Valero Energy Corp.
106

6,849

YPF SA ADR(1)
4,370

112,877

 
 
1,538,331

Personal Products — 0.5%
 
 
Coty, Inc., Class A
335

5,980

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A
662

57,687

Unilever NV CVA
4,506

236,314

 
 
299,981

Pharmaceuticals — 0.3%
 
 
Allergan plc
45

10,974

Endo International plc(2) 
31

352

Johnson & Johnson(1) 
508

62,723

Merck & Co., Inc.(1) 
525

32,723

Perrigo Co. plc
25

1,849


13


 
Shares
Value
Pfizer, Inc.
1,294

$
43,892

 
 
152,513

Professional Services — 0.2%
 
 
Adecco Group AG
1,646

122,251

Real Estate Management and Development — 0.6%
 
 
Vonovia SE
9,073

328,469

Road and Rail — 0.4%
 
 
CSX Corp.
150

7,626

Kansas City Southern
24

2,162

Norfolk Southern Corp.(1) 
62

7,284

Union Pacific Corp.
2,102

235,340

 
 
252,412

Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 13.0%
 
 
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(1)(2) 
106

7,823

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(2) 
23,319

310,143

Applied Materials, Inc.
7,604

308,798

Broadcom Ltd.(1) 
5,213

1,151,083

Cavium, Inc.(1)(2) 
4,070

280,219

Infineon Technologies AG
13,198

273,155

Inphi Corp.(2) 
2,300

95,266

Integrated Device Technology, Inc.(2) 
9,600

230,304

Intel Corp.(1) 
905

32,716

Lam Research Corp.
8,713

1,262,078

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(2) 
35,200

241,472

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.(1) 
9,029

398,630

Mellanox Technologies Ltd.(2) 
2,000

94,400

Microchip Technology, Inc.
1,800

136,044

Micron Technology, Inc.(1)(2) 
13,900

384,613

NVIDIA Corp.(1) 
113

11,786

NXP Semiconductors NV(2) 
2,900

306,675

ON Semiconductor Corp.(1)(2) 
11,751

166,629

Qorvo, Inc.(1)(2) 
8,875

603,766

QUALCOMM, Inc.
321

17,251

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.(1) 
1,700

169,558

Synaptics, Inc.(1)(2) 
7,400

405,298

Teradyne, Inc.
12,122

427,543

Xilinx, Inc.
42

2,651

 
 
7,317,901

Software — 7.1%
 
 
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
102

5,329

Adobe Systems, Inc.(2) 
200

26,748

CA, Inc.
65

2,134

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(2) 
1,400

145,614

CyberArk Software Ltd.(2) 
1,245

65,873

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class V(2) 
43

2,886

Fortinet, Inc.(1)(2) 
5,100

198,900

Microsoft Corp.
2,543

174,094

Nuance Communications, Inc.(2) 
37,586

672,414

Oracle Corp. (New York)(1) 
8,963

402,976

PTC, Inc.(2) 
4,455

240,793

salesforce.com, Inc.(2) 
6,665

573,990


14


 
Shares
Value
Software AG
5,129

$
225,715

Splunk, Inc.(2) 
1,200

77,172

Symantec Corp.
142

4,491

Synopsys, Inc.(1)(2) 
7,237

533,367

Tableau Software, Inc., Class A(2) 
800

42,944

TiVo Corp.(1)
14,259

281,615

Verint Systems, Inc.(1)(2) 
4,972

195,400

VMware, Inc., Class A(1)(2) 
814

76,614

Zynga, Inc., Class A(2) 
11,200

32,368

 
 
3,981,437

Specialty Retail — 0.6%
 
 
Best Buy Co., Inc.
66

3,420

CarMax, Inc.(2) 
2,660

155,610

Home Depot, Inc. (The)
1,233

192,471

Staples, Inc.
143

1,397

 
 
352,898

Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals — 4.7%
 
 
Apple, Inc.(1) 
5,500

790,075

CPI Card Group, Inc.
6,600

23,760

Electronics For Imaging, Inc.(1)(2) 
4,123

188,751

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.(1) 
7,481

139,371

HP, Inc.
375

7,057

NetApp, Inc.(1) 
12,447

496,013

Western Digital Corp.(1) 
10,281

915,729

Xerox Corp.
14,229

102,307

 
 
2,663,063

Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods — 1.3%
 
 
Cie Financiere Richemont SA
5,017

419,260

PVH Corp.(1) 
18

1,818

Swatch Group AG (The)
812

325,045

 
 
746,123

Tobacco  
 
 
Philip Morris International, Inc.
163

18,067

Water Utilities  
 
 
American Water Works Co., Inc.
39

3,111

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.5%
 
 
T-Mobile US, Inc.(2) 
60

4,036

VEON Ltd. ADR
70,780

292,322

 
 
296,358

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $37,151,005)
 
43,080,452

PARTICIPATORY NOTES — 2.8%
 
 
Banks — 1.5%
 
 
Alinma Bank (HSBC Bank plc), 1/22/18(3) 
214,475

820,945

Materials — 1.3%
 
 
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (Merrill Lynch International & Co. C.V.), 2/12/20(3) 
29,190

746,924

TOTAL PARTICIPATORY NOTES
(Cost $1,505,910)
 
1,567,869

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 2.6%
 
 
iShares Global Financials ETF
(Cost $1,273,063)
24,310

1,487,043


15


 
Shares
Value
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 13.5%
 
 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class
(Cost $7,580,604)
7,580,604

$
7,580,604

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES BEFORE SECURITIES SOLD SHORT — 95.6%
(Cost $47,510,582)
53,715,968

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT — (21.6)%
 
 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS SOLD SHORT — (13.1)%
 
 
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund
(2,545
)
(229,203
)
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
(4,590
)
(253,276
)
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund
(1,844
)
(139,222
)
Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund
(2,515
)
(166,845
)
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
(20,619
)
(2,398,608
)
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
(3,987
)
(949,225
)
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund
(54,387
)
(2,957,565
)
VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF
(3,075
)
(245,078
)
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $6,357,895)
 
(7,339,022
)
COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT — (8.5)%
 
 
Aerospace and Defense — (0.1)%
 
 
Boeing Co. (The)
(394
)
(72,823
)
Automobiles — (0.7)%
 
 
Tesla, Inc.
(1,200
)
(376,884
)
Biotechnology — (0.2)%
 
 
Intrexon Corp.
(6,400
)
(133,376
)
Capital Markets — (0.7)%
 
 
Moody's Corp.
(900
)
(106,488
)
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.
(3,840
)
(272,218
)
 
 
(378,706
)
Diversified Telecommunication Services — (0.4)%
 
 
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
(6,500
)
(227,955
)
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components — (0.3)%
 
 
Knowles Corp.
(6,200
)
(109,926
)
Trimble, Inc.
(2,600
)
(92,118
)
 
 
(202,044
)
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — (0.2)%
 
 
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
(5,961
)
(107,000
)
Food and Staples Retailing — (0.5)%
 
 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
(4,106
)
(308,689
)
Health Care Equipment and Supplies — (0.4)%
 
 
Masimo Corp.
(2,000
)
(205,480
)
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — (0.6)%
 
 
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
(666
)
(315,997
)
Household Durables — (0.5)%
 
 
Electrolux AB
(2,389
)
(70,964
)
Lennar Corp., Class A
(3,845
)
(194,172
)
 
 
(265,136
)
Internet Software and Services — (0.3)%
 
 
MercadoLibre, Inc.
(729
)
(166,875
)
IT Services — (1.1)%
 
 
Accenture plc, Class A
(1,655
)
(200,751
)
International Business Machines Corp.
(2,500
)
(400,725
)
 
 
(601,476
)

16


 
Shares
Value
Multiline Retail — (0.2)%
 
 
Kohl's Corp.
(2,794
)
$
(109,050
)
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — (0.6)%
 
 
Intel Corp.
(9,329
)
(337,243
)
Software — (0.8)%
 
 
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)
(800
)
(162,136
)
Workday, Inc., Class A
(3,303
)
(288,682
)
 
 
(450,818
)
Specialty Retail — (0.2)%
 
 
Gap, Inc. (The)
(4,579
)
(119,970
)
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods — (0.5)%
 
 
NIKE, Inc., Class B
(1,681
)
(93,144
)
Swatch Group AG (The)
(486
)
(194,547
)
 
 
(287,691
)
Trading Companies and Distributors — (0.2)%
 
 
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
(551
)
(106,178
)
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $4,399,640)
 
(4,773,391
)
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $10,757,535)
 
(12,112,413
)
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES(4) — 26.0%
 
14,571,372

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
$
56,174,927


FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS
Currency Purchased
 Currency Sold
Counterparty
Settlement Date
Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation)
USD
25,370

CAD
34,000

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
$
444

USD
19,304

CAD
26,000

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
243

USD
10,396

CAD
14,000

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
133

USD
8,076

CAD
11,000

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
12

CHF
601,000

USD
605,163

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/17/17
(638
)
CHF
69,000

USD
70,032

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
(475
)
CHF
9,000

USD
9,135

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
(62
)
CHF
11,000

USD
11,231

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
(142
)
CHF
24,000

USD
24,385

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
(191
)
CHF
10,000

USD
10,111

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
(30
)
CHF
6,000

USD
6,058

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
(10
)
CHF
15,000

USD
15,136

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
(15
)
CHF
7,000

USD
7,058

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
(1
)
CHF
31,000

USD
31,130

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
120

CHF
7,000

USD
6,987

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
69

CHF
11,000

USD
10,957

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
132

CHF
14,000

USD
13,978

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
135

USD
1,257,205

CHF
1,264,000

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/17/17
(14,208
)
USD
159,339

CHF
160,000

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/17/17
(1,600
)
USD
777,672

CHF
775,000

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/17/17
(1,873
)
USD
90,578

CHF
90,000

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/17/17
50

USD
328,505

CHF
330,000

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
(4,159
)
USD
6,051

CHF
6,000

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
3

DKK
1,406,000

USD
205,762

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/17/17
302


17


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Currency Purchased
 Currency Sold
Counterparty
Settlement Date
Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation)
DKK
1,264,000

USD
182,482

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/17/17
$
2,770

USD
869,479

DKK
6,089,000

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/17/17
(22,925
)
EUR
57,000

USD
61,030

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/17/17
1,102

EUR
178,000

USD
193,449

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/17/17
577

EUR
228,000

USD
248,186

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/17/17
342

EUR
108,000

USD
116,071

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/17/17
1,652

EUR
13,000

USD
13,963

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
233

USD
2,755,671

EUR
2,595,000

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/17/17
(72,964
)
USD
902,547

EUR
849,000

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/17/17
(22,891
)
USD
141,694

EUR
132,000

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/17/17
(2,190
)
USD
207,152

EUR
190,000

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/17/17
46

USD
502,806

EUR
469,000

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
(9,335
)
USD
14,039

EUR
13,000

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
(157
)
USD
12,936

EUR
12,000

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
(168
)
USD
86,845

EUR
80,000

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
(514
)
USD
27,063

EUR
25,000

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
(237
)
USD
9,716

EUR
9,000

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
(112
)
USD
31,099

EUR
29,000

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
(569
)
USD
30,977

EUR
29,000

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
(691
)
USD
21,531

EUR
20,000

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
(308
)
USD
144,618

EUR
133,000

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
(616
)
USD
133,778

EUR
122,000

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
556

USD
127,824

EUR
117,000

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
62

GBP
110,000

USD
137,554

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/17/17
4,973

USD
38,807

GBP
31,000

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/17/17
(1,359
)
JPY
15,634,411

USD
141,423

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
(897
)
USD
137,252

JPY
15,634,411

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
(3,274
)
SEK
4,242,000

USD
472,641

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/17/17
6,623

SEK
4,856,000

USD
537,824

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/17/17
10,810

SEK
579,000

USD
64,606

Morgan Stanley
6/21/17
930

USD
1,315,491

SEK
11,838,000

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/17/17
(21,974
)
USD
235,497

SEK
2,078,000

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/17/17
723

USD
60,538

SEK
536,000

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
5/17/17
(20
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(151,563
)

FUTURES CONTRACTS
Contracts Sold
Expiration Date
Underlying Face
Amount at Value
Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation)
3
Amsterdam Exchange Index
May 2017
$
337,672

$
(3,383
)
13
Cotation Assistée en Continu 40 Index
May 2017
738,491

(30,320
)
2
Deutscher Aktienindex Index
June 2017
679,042

(23,584
)
115
Euro STOXX 50 Index
June 2017
4,394,453

(187,005
)
9
FTSE 100 Index
June 2017
835,209

9,468

9
OMX Stockholm 30 Index
May 2017
164,407

(1,093
)
39
S&P 500 E-Mini
June 2017
4,641,975

(23,494
)
 
 
 
$
11,791,249

$
(259,411
)


18


TOTAL RETURN SWAP AGREEMENTS*
Counterparty
Units
Reference Entity
Notional Amount
Value
Purchased
 
 
 
 
 
Credit Suisse Capital LLC
13,339

Credit Suisse Activist Index**
USD
1,335,384

$
115,791

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
1,990

Air Liquide SA
EUR
220,908

(886
)
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
4,364

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA
EUR
147,580

1,009

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
970

Arkema SA
EUR
87,919

6,928

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
5,282

Carnival plc
GBP
241,652

12,996

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
27,492

Credit Agricole SA
EUR
329,673

49,643

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
3,215

CRH plc
EUR
107,936

(342
)
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
3,215

CRH plc
GBP
90,863

(301
)
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
11,544

Diageo plc
GBP
263,126

(4,998
)
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
2,788

Eiffage
EUR
217,537

(809
)
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
176

Eurofins Scientific SE
EUR
79,963

(429
)
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
20,585

Hitachi Ltd.
JPY
11,045,649

15,306

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
5,420

Intercontinental Hotels Group plc
GBP
208,426

17,513

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
41,837

ITV plc
GBP
86,259

15,624

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
10,750

John Wood Group plc
GBP
83,431

(1,166
)
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
1,072

Kering
EUR
304,526

557

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
4,843

Komatsu Ltd.
JPY
11,533,195

26,596

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
351,611

Lloyds Banking Group plc
GBP
242,526

1,022

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
1,554

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE
EUR
323,213

31,322

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
25,091

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
JPY
11,706,942

(3,615
)
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
5,948

Mondi plc
GBP
112,537

10,790

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
40,922

Natixis
EUR
231,942

32,040

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
2,486

Pernod Ricard SA
EUR
285,750

(263
)
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
1,914

Safran SA
EUR
146,911

(1,535
)
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
4,134

Schneider Electric SE
EUR
289,486

11,131

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
2,947

Smith & Nephew plc
GBP
35,573

3,785

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
4,443

Smurfit Kappa Group plc
EUR
112,690

(1,271
)
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
4,443

Smurfit Kappa Group plc
GBP
96,055

(2,828
)
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
2,526

Sodexo SA
EUR
287,797

7,602

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
16,181

Taisei Corp.
JPY
12,365,478

13,291

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
3,221

Vinci SA
EUR
219,891

34,476

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
5,050

Wolseley plc
GBP
246,668

1,204

 
 
 
 
 
$
390,183


*
The fund will pay or receive a floating rate as determined by the counterparty in accordance with guidelines outlined in the Master Confirmation Agreement. The floating rate and termination date adjust periodically and cannot be predicted with certainty.

** The Credit Suisse Activist Index is constructed to gain exposure to U.S. stocks with high ownership from 29 custom activist investors. The index consists of 25 stocks with high ownership (as filed on Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission) subject to constraints on risk, liquidity and the size of activist exposure relative to firm value.



19


NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
ADR
-
American Depositary Receipt
CAD
-
Canadian Dollar
CHF
-
Swiss Franc
CVA
-
Certificaten Van Aandelen
DKK
-
Danish Krone
EUR
-
Euro
GBP
-
British Pound
JPY
-
Japanese Yen
SEK
-
Swedish Krona
USD
-
United States Dollar
Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
(1)
Security, or a portion thereof, has been pledged at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements on securities sold short. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities pledged was $7,128,847.
(2)
Non-income producing.
(3)
Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $1,567,869, which represented 2.8% of total net assets.
(4)
Amount relates primarily to deposits for securities sold short and derivative instruments.
See Notes to Financial Statements.

20


Statement of Assets and Liabilities
APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)
 
Assets
 
Investment securities, at value (cost of $47,510,582)
$
53,715,968

Cash
379,749

Deposits for securities sold short and derivative instruments
14,081,534

Receivable for investments sold
3,051,190

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts
2,700

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts
33,042

Swap agreements, at value
408,626

Dividends and interest receivable
84,776

 
71,757,585

 
 
Liabilities
 
Securities sold short, at value (proceeds of $10,757,535)
12,112,413

Foreign currency overdraft payable, at value (cost of $175,416)
170,674

Payable for investments purchased
2,975,573

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts
184,605

Swap agreements, at value
18,443

Accrued management fees
107,227

Distribution and service fees payable
11,567

Dividend expense payable on securities sold short
2,156

 
15,582,658

 
 
Net Assets
$
56,174,927

 
 
Net Assets Consist of:
 
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus)
$
53,110,714

Accumulated net investment loss
(1,034,588
)
Accumulated net realized loss
(717,631
)
Net unrealized appreciation
4,816,432

 
$
56,174,927


 
Net Assets
Shares Outstanding
Net Asset Value
Per Share
Investor Class, $0.01 Par Value

$21,636,889

2,037,121

$10.62
I Class, $0.01 Par Value

$6,693,382

628,479

$10.65
Y Class, $0.01 Par Value

$5,045

473

$10.67
A Class, $0.01 Par Value

$10,606,965

1,002,001

$10.59*
C Class, $0.01 Par Value

$10,488,728

1,000,823

$10.48
R Class, $0.01 Par Value

$2,115,707

200,533

$10.55
R6 Class, $0.01 Par Value

$4,628,211

433,678

$10.67
*Maximum offering price $11.24 (net asset value divided by 0.9425).


See Notes to Financial Statements.

21


Statement of Operations
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 
Income:
 
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $17,256)
$
349,701

Interest
35,387

 
385,088

 
 
Expenses:
 
Dividend expense on securities sold short
111,288

Fees and charges on borrowings for securities sold short
8,838

Management fees
634,274

Distribution and service fees:
 
A Class
12,805

C Class
50,743

R Class
5,109

Directors' fees and expenses
773

Other expenses
5,912

 
829,742

 
 
Net investment income (loss)
(444,654
)
 
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
Investment transactions
1,144,097

Securities sold short transactions
(125,777
)
Futures contract transactions
(1,531,845
)
Swap agreement transactions
534,779

Written options contract transactions
9,459

Foreign currency transactions
252,911

 
283,624

 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
Investments
4,354,412

Securities sold short
(1,242,146
)
Futures contracts
(181,640
)
Swap agreements
430,657

Written options contracts
2,135

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
(221,758
)
 
3,141,660

 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
3,425,284

 
 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
$
2,980,630



See Notes to Financial Statements.

22


Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2016
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
April 30, 2017
October 31, 2016
Operations
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
(444,654
)
$
(837,360
)
Net realized gain (loss)
283,624

(460,490
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
3,141,660

1,012,673

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
2,980,630

(285,177
)
 
 
 
Distributions to Shareholders
 
 
From net investment income:
 
 
Investor Class

(154,800
)
I Class

(48,900
)
A Class

(72,200
)
C Class

(56,500
)
R Class

(13,400
)
R6 Class

(16,940
)
Decrease in net assets from distributions

(362,740
)
 
 
 
Capital Share Transactions
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5)
313,564

2,967,529

 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
3,294,194

2,319,612

 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
Beginning of period
52,880,733

50,561,121

End of period
$
56,174,927

$
52,880,733

 
 
 
Accumulated net investment loss
$
(1,034,588
)
$
(589,934
)


See Notes to Financial Statements.



23


Notes to Financial Statements

APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)

1. Organization

American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. AC Alternatives Long Short Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund’s investment objective is to seek to provide capital appreciation.
 
The fund offers the Investor Class, I Class (formerly Institutional Class), Y Class, A Class, C Class, R Class and R6 Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge. Sale of the Y Class commenced on April 10, 2017.
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.

Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Directors has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.

Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Participatory notes and equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price. Equity securities initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
 
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported net asset value per share. Exchange-traded futures and options contracts are valued based on quoted prices as provided by the appropriate exchange. Swap agreements are valued at an evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the closing price of the reference entity on the exchange where primarily traded. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean of the appropriate forward exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service. Investments initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.

If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
 

24


The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s net asset value per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Directors, or its delegate, deems appropriate. If significant fluctuations in foreign markets are identified, the fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
 
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
 
Investment Income — Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums.

Securities Sold Short — The fund enters into short sales, which is selling securities it does not own, as part of its normal investment activities. Upon selling a security short, the fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities in at least an amount equal to the current market value of the securities sold short until the fund replaces the borrowed security. Interest earned on segregated cash for securities sold short is reflected as interest income. The fund is required to pay any dividends or interest due on securities sold short. Such dividends and interest are recorded as an expense. The fund may pay fees or charges on the assets borrowed for securities sold short. These fees are calculated daily based upon the value of each security sold short and a rate that is dependent on the availability of such security. If the market price of a security increases after the fund borrows the security, the fund may suffer a loss when it replaces the borrowed security at the higher price. Any loss will be increased by the amount of compensation, interest or dividends, and transaction costs the fund must pay to the lender of the borrowed security. Liabilities for securities sold short are valued daily and changes in value are recorded as change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities sold short. The fund records realized gain (loss) on a security sold short when it is terminated by the fund and includes as a component of net realized gain (loss) on securities sold short transactions.

Foreign Currency Translations — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates at period end. The fund may enter into spot foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, spot foreign currency exchange contracts, and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses related to investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively. Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses related to securities sold short are a component of net realized gain (loss) on securities sold short transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities sold short, respectively.

Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investments, including, but not limited to, short sales, futures contracts, options contracts, forward commitments, when-issued securities, swap agreements and certain forward foreign currency exchange contracts. American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for margin requirements on short sales, futures contracts, options contracts, forward commitments and swap agreements.

Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there

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are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.

Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income and net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually.
 
Indemnifications — Under the corporation’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.

3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties

Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the corporation's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC. ACIM has engaged Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management LP (PWP) as a subadvisor for the fund. PWP is responsible for making recommendations with respect to hiring, terminating, or replacing the fund’s underlying subadvisors. The fund’s underlying
subadvisors at the period end were Passport Capital, LLC, Sirios Capital Management, L.P., Three Bridges Capital, LP and Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. PWP determines the percentage of the fund’s portfolio allocated to each subadvisor, including PWP, in order to seek to achieve the fund’s investment objective. ACIM is responsible for entering into subadvisory agreements and overseeing the activities of each of the subadvisors including monitoring compliance with fund objectives, strategies and restrictions. ACIM pays all costs associated with retaining the subadvisors of the fund. ACIM and the fund’s subadvisors own 99% of the shares of the fund. Related parties do not invest in the fund for the purpose of exercising management or control.
 
Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except distribution and service fees, expenses on securities sold short, brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent directors (including legal counsel fees), and extraordinary expenses, will be paid by ACIM. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class's daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for shareholder services. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class.

The annual management fee for each class is as follows:
Investor Class
I Class
Y Class
A Class
C Class
R Class
R6 Class
2.40%
2.20%
2.05%
2.40%
2.40%
2.40%
2.05%

Distribution and Service Fees — The Board of Directors has adopted a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan for each of the A Class, C Class and R Class (collectively the plans), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plans provide that the A Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00%, of which 0.25% is paid for individual shareholder services and 0.75% is paid for distribution services. The plans provide that the R Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.50%. The fees are computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fees are used to pay financial intermediaries for distribution and individual shareholder services. Fees incurred under the plans during the period ended April 30, 2017 are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
 

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Directors' Fees and Expenses — The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The directors receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
 
Other Expenses — The fund’s other expenses may include interest charges, clearing exchange fees, proxy
solicitation expenses, filing fees for foreign tax reclaims and other miscellaneous expenses. The impact of
other expenses to the ratio of operating expenses to average net assets was 0.02% for the period ended
April 30, 2017.

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses — The fund may invest in mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and business development companies (the acquired funds). The fund will indirectly realize its pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. These indirect fees and expenses are not paid out of the fund's assets but are reflected in the return realized by the fund on its investment in the acquired funds.

4. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities and securities sold short, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended April 30, 2017 were $70,801,588 and $70,769,931, respectively.
 
Transactions in written options contracts during the period ended April 30, 2017 were as follows:
 
Outstanding, Beginning
of Period
Written
Closed
Expired
Outstanding,
End
of Period
Number of Contracts
23

385

(21
)
(387
)

Premiums Received
$
5,935

$
18,538

$
(5,455
)
$
(19,018
)



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5. Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
 
Six months ended
April 30, 2017(1)
Year ended
October 31, 2016
 
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Investor Class/Shares Authorized
70,000,000

 
100,000,000

 
Sold
37,563

$
392,621

307,292

$
3,097,087

Issued in reinvestment of distributions


15,573

154,800

Redeemed
(8,151
)
(85,715
)
(315,156
)
(3,088,835
)
 
29,412

306,906

7,709

163,052

I Class/Shares Authorized
40,000,000

 
80,000,000

 
Sold


117,993

1,192,010

Issued in reinvestment of distributions


4,920

48,900

Redeemed


(94,434
)
(926,468
)
 


28,479

314,442

Y Class/Shares Authorized
50,000,000

 
N/A

 
Sold
473

5,000

 
 
A Class/Shares Authorized
35,000,000

 
40,000,000

 
Sold


151,981

1,528,938

Issued in reinvestment of distributions


7,264

72,200

Redeemed


(157,244
)
(1,539,558
)
 


2,001

61,580

C Class/Shares Authorized
35,000,000

 
40,000,000

 
Sold


152,137

1,521,364

Issued in reinvestment of distributions


5,684

56,500

Redeemed


(156,998
)
(1,532,468
)
 


823

45,396

R Class/Shares Authorized
20,000,000

 
20,000,000

 
Sold
163

1,688

30,458

305,788

Issued in reinvestment of distributions


1,348

13,400

Redeemed
(3
)
(30
)
(31,433
)
(307,440
)
 
160

1,658

373

11,748

R6 Class/Shares Authorized
30,000,000

 
30,000,000

 
Sold


263,462

2,663,605

Issued in reinvestment of distributions


1,704

16,940

Redeemed


(31,488
)
(309,234
)
 


233,678

2,371,311

Net increase (decrease)
30,045

$
313,564

273,063

$
2,967,529

(1)
April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through April 30, 2017 for the Y Class.

6. Fair Value Measurements

The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.

Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.

Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.

Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).


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The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments. There were no significant transfers between levels during the period.

The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
 
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Assets
 
 
 
Investment Securities
 
 
 
Common Stocks
 
 
 
Aerospace and Defense
$
44,097

$
492,187


Automobiles
20,653

319,416


Banks
2,528,176

1,185,935


Chemicals
1,325,477

654,376


Commercial Services and Supplies
72,241

252,664


Construction and Engineering

333,349


Diversified Telecommunication Services
190,063

200,616


Electrical Equipment
10,125

420,363


Energy Equipment and Services
284,684

215,883


Food Products
132,354

517,754


Health Care Equipment and Supplies
1,232,250

205,634


Household Durables
194,336

660,721


Household Products
46,232

386,307


Industrial Conglomerates
64,592

583,527


Insurance
120,112

419,472


Machinery
36,977

235,970


Media
729,425

204,743


Metals and Mining
12,144

133,275


Personal Products
63,667

236,314


Professional Services

122,251


Real Estate Management and Development

328,469


Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment
7,044,746

273,155


Software
3,755,722

225,715


Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods
1,818

744,305


Other Industries
15,818,160



Participatory Notes

1,567,869


Exchange-Traded Funds
1,487,043



Temporary Cash Investments
7,580,604



 
$
42,795,698

$
10,920,270


Other Financial Instruments
 
 
 
Futures Contracts

$
9,468


Swap Agreements

408,626


Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

33,042


 

$
451,136


Liabilities
 
 
 
Securities Sold Short
 
 
 
Exchange-Traded Funds
$
7,339,022



Common Stocks
 
 
 
Household Durables
194,172

$
70,964

 
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods
93,144

194,547


Other Industries
4,220,564



 
$
11,846,902

$
265,511


Other Financial Instruments
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
$
23,494

$
245,385


Swap Agreements

18,443


Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

184,605


 
$
23,494

$
448,433



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7. Derivative Instruments

Equity Price Risk — The fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A fund may enter into futures contracts, total return swap agreements or options contracts based on an equity index or specific security in order to manage its exposure to changes in market conditions. The risks of entering into equity price risk derivative instruments include the possible lack of liquidity, failure of the counterparty to meet its obligations, and that there may be unfavorable changes in the underlying investments or instruments.

A fund may purchase or write an option contract to protect against declines in market value on the underlying index or security. A purchased option contract provides the fund a right, but not an obligation, to buy (call) or sell (put) an equity-related asset at a specified exercise price within a certain period or on a specific date. A written option contract holds the corresponding obligation to sell (call writing) or buy (put writing) the underlying equity-related asset if the purchaser exercises the option contract. The buyer pays the seller an initial purchase price (premium) for this right. Option contracts purchased by a fund are accounted for in the same manner as marketable portfolio securities. The premium received by a fund for option contracts written is recorded as a liability and valued daily. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of option contracts are decreased by the premium paid to purchase the option contracts. A fund may recognize a realized gain or loss when the option contract is closed, exercised or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of purchased options contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of written options contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on written options contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options contracts, respectively. The fund’s average exposure to these equity price risk derivative instruments during the period was 400 purchased options contracts and 206 written options contracts.

A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value (initial margin). Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or
losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. The fund's average exposure to these equity price risk derivative instruments during the period was 204 futures contracts.

A fund may enter into total return swap agreements in order to attempt to obtain or preserve a particular return or spread at a lower cost than obtaining a return or spread through purchases and/or sales of instruments in other markets or gain exposure to certain markets in the most economical way possible. A fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet requirements. Changes in value, including the periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swap agreements, are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon receipt or payment of a periodic settlement or termination of swap agreements. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of swap agreements are a component of net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements, respectively. The fund's average swap agreement units held during the period was 437,787.

Foreign Currency Risk — The fund is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of foreign investments held by a fund may be significantly affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The dollar value of a foreign security generally decreases when the value of the dollar rises against the foreign currency in which the security is denominated and tends to increase when the value of the dollar declines against such foreign currency. A fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to reduce a fund's exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations or to gain exposure to the fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies. The net U.S. dollar value of foreign currency underlying all contractual commitments held by a fund and the resulting unrealized appreciation or depreciation are determined daily. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon the termination of the contract. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of forward foreign currency exchange contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies, respectively. A fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign currency exchange rate

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underlying the forward contract. Additionally, losses, up to the fair value, may arise if the counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. The fund's average U.S. dollar exposure to foreign currency risk derivative instruments held during the period was $10,738,433.

Value of Derivative Instruments as of April 30, 2017
 
Asset Derivatives
Liability Derivatives
Type of Risk Exposure
Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Value
Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Value
Equity Price Risk
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*
$
2,700

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*

Equity Price Risk
Swap agreements
408,626

Swap agreements
$
18,443

Foreign Currency Risk
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts
33,042

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts
184,605

 
 
$
444,368

 
$
203,048


*
Included in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments.

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017
 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)
Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
Type of Risk
Exposure
Location on Statement of Operations
Value
Location on Statement of Operations
Value
Equity Price Risk
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions
$
(209,938
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

Equity Price Risk
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions
(1,531,845
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts
$
(181,640
)
Equity Price Risk
Net realized gain (loss) on written options contract transactions
9,459

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options contracts
2,135

Equity Price Risk
Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions
534,779

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements
430,657

Foreign Currency Risk
Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions
308,835

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
(209,497
)
 
 
$
(888,710
)
 
$
41,655


8. Risk Factors

ACIM utilizes multiple subadvisors to manage the fund’s assets, each employing its own particular investment strategy. Multi-manager strategies can increase the fund's portfolio turnover rate, which could result in higher levels of realized capital gains or losses, higher brokerage commissions and other transaction costs.

The fund may invest in foreign securities, which are generally riskier than U.S. securities. As a result the fund may be subject to foreign risk, meaning that political events (such as civil unrest, national elections and imposition of exchange controls), social and economic events (such as labor strikes and rising inflation), and natural disasters occurring in a country where the fund invests could cause the fund’s investments in that country to experience losses. For these and other reasons, securities of foreign issuers may be less liquid and more volatile. Investing in securities of companies located in emerging market countries generally is riskier than investing in securities of companies located in foreign developed countries.

The fund is subject to short sales risk. If the market price of a security increases after the fund borrows the security to sell short, the fund will suffer a loss when it replaces the borrowed security at the higher price. Any loss will be increased by the amount of compensation, interest or dividends, and transaction costs the fund must pay to a lender of the security.


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9. Federal Tax Information

The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
 
As of period end, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Federal tax cost of investments
$
47,651,358

Gross tax appreciation of investments
$
6,483,503

Gross tax depreciation of investments
(418,893
)
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments
6,064,610

Net tax appreciation (depreciation) on securities sold short
(1,380,995
)
Net tax appreciation (depreciation)
$
4,683,615


The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

As of October 31, 2016, the fund had accumulated short-term capital losses of $(453,428) and accumulated long-term capital losses of $(152,833), which represent net capital loss carryovers that may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. The capital loss carryovers may be carried forward for an unlimited period. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations.

As of October 31, 2016, the fund had late-year ordinary loss deferrals of $(576,473), which represent certain qualified losses that the fund has elected to treat as having been incurred in the following fiscal year for federal income tax purposes.

10. Recently Issued Accounting Guidance

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules and forms as well as amendments to its rules and forms to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. The amendments to Regulation S-X will require standardized, enhanced disclosure about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other provisions. Compliance with the amendments is effective on August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact that adopting the amendments will have on the financial statement disclosures.


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Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended October 31 (except as noted)
Per-Share Data
Ratios and Supplemental Data
 
 
Income From Investment Operations:
 
 
 
Ratio to Average Net Assets of:
 
 
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
Net
Investment Income
(Loss)(1)
Net
Realized and Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
Total
From Investment Operations
Distributions From Net
Investment
Income
Net Asset
Value, End
of Period
Total
Return(2)
Operating Expenses
Operating Expenses (excluding expenses on securities
sold short)
Net
Investment Income
(Loss)
Portfolio Turnover
Rate
Net Assets,
End of
Period (in thousands)
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(3)
$10.05
(0.07)
0.64
0.57
$10.62
5.67%
2.86%(4)
2.42%(4)
(1.44)%(4)
162%

$21,637

2016
$10.11
(0.15)
0.17
0.02
(0.08)
$10.05
0.18%
3.14%
2.42%
(1.55)%
410%

$20,168

2015(5)
$10.00
(0.01)
0.12
0.11
$10.11
1.10%
2.75%(4)
2.40%(4)
(2.28)%(4)
81%

$20,227

I Class(6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(3)
$10.06
(0.06)
0.65
0.59
$10.65
5.86%
2.66%(4)
2.22%(4)
(1.24)%(4)
162%

$6,693

2016
$10.11
(0.13)
0.16
0.03
(0.08)
$10.06
0.22%
2.94%
2.22%
(1.35)%
410%

$6,324

2015(5)
$10.00
(0.01)
0.12
0.11
$10.11
1.20%
2.55%(4)
2.20%(4)
(2.08)%(4)
81%

$6,068

Y Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(7)
$10.58
(8)
0.09
0.09
$10.67
0.85%
2.18%(4)
2.07%(4)
(0.53)%(4)
162%(9)

$5

A Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(3)
$10.02
(0.09)
0.66
0.57
$10.59
5.59%
3.11%(4)
2.67%(4)
(1.69)%(4)
162%

$10,607

2016
$10.11
(0.18)
0.16
(0.02)
(0.07)
$10.02
(0.17)%
3.39%
2.67%
(1.80)%
410%

$10,044

2015(5)
$10.00
(0.01)
0.12
0.11
$10.11
1.10%
3.00%(4)
2.65%(4)
(2.53)%(4)
81%

$10,112

C Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(3)
$9.96
(0.12)
0.64
0.52
$10.48
5.22%
3.86%(4)
3.42%(4)
(2.44)%(4)
162%

$10,489

2016
$10.11
(0.25)
0.16
(0.09)
(0.06)
$9.96
(0.92)%
4.14%
3.42%
(2.55)%
410%

$9,969

2015(5)
$10.00
(0.01)
0.12
0.11
$10.11
1.10%
3.75%(4)
3.40%(4)
(3.28)%(4)
81%

$10,109




For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended October 31 (except as noted)
Per-Share Data
Ratios and Supplemental Data
 
 
Income From Investment Operations:
 
 
 
Ratio to Average Net Assets of:
 
 
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
Net
Investment Income
(Loss)(1)
Net
Realized and Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
Total
From Investment Operations
Distributions From Net
Investment
Income
Net Asset
Value, End
of Period
Total
Return(2)
Operating Expenses
Operating Expenses (excluding expenses on securities
sold short)
Net
Investment Income
(Loss)
Portfolio Turnover
Rate
Net Assets,
End of
Period (in thousands)
R Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(3)
$10.00
(0.10)
0.65
0.55
$10.55
5.50%
3.36%(4)
2.92%(4)
(1.94)%(4)
162%

$2,116

2016
$10.11
(0.20)
0.16
(0.04)
(0.07)
$10.00
(0.42)%
3.64%
2.92%
(2.05)%
410%

$2,004

2015(5)
$10.00
(0.01)
0.12
0.11
$10.11
1.10%
3.25%(4)
2.90%(4)
(2.78)%(4)
81%

$2,022

R6 Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(3)
$10.08
(0.06)
0.65
0.59
$10.67
5.85%
2.51%(4)
2.07%(4)
(1.09)%(4)
162%

$4,628

2016
$10.11
(0.11)
0.16
0.05
(0.08)
$10.08
0.45%
2.79%
2.07%
(1.20)%
410%

$4,370

2015(5)
$10.00
(0.01)
0.12
0.11
$10.11
1.20%
2.40%(4)
2.05%(4)
(1.93)%(4)
81%

$2,023

Notes to Financial Highlights
(1)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)
Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day and do not reflect applicable sales charges, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)
Six months ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited).
(4)
Annualized.
(5)
October 15, 2015 (fund inception) through October 31, 2015.
(6)
Prior to April 10, 2017, the I Class was referred to as the Institutional Class.
(7)
April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through April 30, 2017 (unaudited).
(8)
Per share amount was less than $0.005.
(9)
Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the six months ended April 30, 2017.
See Notes to Financial Statements.



Additional Information

Retirement Account Information

As required by law, distributions you receive from certain IRAs are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
Distributions you receive from 403(b), 457 and qualified plans are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.


Proxy Voting Policies

A description of the policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. It is also available on the "About Us" page of American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the "About Us" page at americancentury.com. It is also available at sec.gov.


Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The fund also makes its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the most recent quarter of its fiscal year available on its website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021.



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Semiannual Report
 
 
 
April 30, 2017
 
 
 
Global Real Estate Fund







Table of Contents
 
President’s Letter
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Fund Characteristics

Shareholder Fee Example

Schedule of Investments

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Statement of Operations

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

Notes to Financial Statements

Financial Highlights

Additional Information




























Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.



President’s Letter

jthomasrev0514.jpg Jonathan Thomas

Dear Investor:

Thank you for reviewing this semiannual report for the period ended April 30, 2017. It provides a market overview (below), followed by a schedule of fund investments and other financial information. For additional commentary and information on fund performance, plus other investment insights, we encourage you to visit our website, americancentury.com.

“Trump Trade” Triggered Surges in U.S. Stock Prices and Treasury Yields

Especially in the U.S., the signature events of the six-month period were Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election in November and the resulting “Trump Trade.” President Trump’s aggressive pro-growth fiscal policy agenda triggered risk-on rallies in higher-risk assets such as stocks and high-yield corporate bonds that produced double-digit gains for many broad U.S. and global/non-U.S. equity indices. For example, the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI EAFE Index gained 13.32% and 11.47%, respectively. In the U.S., growth and small-cap equity indices generally outperformed their value and large-cap counterparts.

The Trump Trade and improving global economic conditions also drove government bond yields higher, and boosted the value of the U.S. dollar against other currencies. This caused most bond indices to decline during the period, except those representing emerging market and corporate debt, which benefited from investors’ continuing search for more yield than what’s available in government bonds. Also, higher-yielding and corporate bonds are perceived as less price change-sensitive to rising interest rates.

Yields rose for short- and long-maturity U.S. Treasuries as the Federal Reserve raised its interest rate target twice during the reporting period, and suggested that it might raise rates again and start gradually reducing its balance sheet by the end of 2017. These factors, plus rising inflation, could trigger more bouts of U.S. bond market volatility. Meanwhile, the Trump Trade could prove to be double-edged—its momentum faded as health care and tax reform enactment faced delays. This, along with ongoing questions about the Trump administration’s practices, policies, and alliances, could impede further risk-on sentiment. In this unsettled environment, we believe in remaining focused on investment goals, using disciplined, actively managed, risk-aware strategies. We appreciate your continued trust in us.

Sincerely,
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Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments


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Fund Characteristics 
 
APRIL 30, 2017
 
Top Ten Holdings
% of net assets
Simon Property Group, Inc.
4.6%
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
3.5%
Prologis, Inc.
3.3%
Welltower, Inc.
2.9%
Realty Income Corp.
2.9%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
2.7%
Segro plc
2.5%
Deutsche Wohnen AG
2.5%
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.
2.5%
Unibail-Rodamco SE
2.4%
 
 
Types of Investments in Portfolio
% of net assets
Domestic Common Stocks
49.4%
Foreign Common Stocks
49.4%
Total Common Stocks
98.8%
Temporary Cash Investments
0.4%
Other Assets and Liabilities
0.8%
 
 
Investments by Country
% of net assets
United States
49.4%
Japan
9.9%
Hong Kong
7.6%
United Kingdom
5.8%
Australia
5.3%
China
4.1%
France
4.0%
Singapore
3.1%
Germany
2.7%
Canada
2.6%
Other Countries
4.3%
Cash and Equivalents*
1.2%
*Includes temporary cash investments and other assets and liabilities.
 


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Shareholder Fee Example 

Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2016 to April 30, 2017 (except as noted).

Actual Expenses

The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not a financial intermediary or retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $12.50 semiannual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $12.50 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments Brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments Brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the Account Maintenance Fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

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Beginning
Account Value
11/1/16
Ending
Account Value
4/30/17
Expenses Paid
During Period
(1) 
11/1/16 - 4/30/17
 Annualized
Expense Ratio
(1)
Actual
 
 
 
 
Investor Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,009.60
$5.58
1.12%
Investor Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,009.60(2)
$5.98
1.20%
I Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,009.90
$4.58
0.92%
I Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,009.90(2)
$4.98
1.00%
Y Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$996.40(3)
$0.44(4)
0.77%
Y Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$996.40(2)(3)
$0.49(4)
0.85%
A Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,007.90
$6.82
1.37%
A Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,007.90(2)
$7.22
1.45%
C Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,004.60
$10.54
2.12%
C Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,004.60(2)
$10.93
2.20%
R Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,007.10
$8.06
1.62%
R Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,007.10(2)
$8.46
1.70%
R5 Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$996.40(3)
$0.53(4)
0.92%
R5 Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$996.40(2)(3)
$0.57(4)
1.00%
R6 Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,011.40
$3.84
0.77%
R6 Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,011.40(2)
$4.24
0.85%
Hypothetical
 
 
 
 
Investor Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,019.24
$5.61
1.12%
Investor Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,018.84
$6.01
1.20%
I Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,020.23
$4.61
0.92%
I Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,019.84
$5.01
1.00%
Y Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,020.98(5)
$3.86(5)
0.77%
Y Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,020.58(5)
$4.26(5)
0.85%
A Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,018.00
$6.85
1.37%
A Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,017.60
$7.25
1.45%
C Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,014.28
$10.59
2.12%
C Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,013.89
$10.99
2.20%
R Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,016.76
$8.10
1.62%
R Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,016.36
$8.50
1.70%
R5 Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,020.23(5)
$4.61(5)
0.92%
R5 Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,019.84(5)
$5.01(5)
1.00%
R6 Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,020.98
$3.86
0.77%
R6 Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,020.58
$4.26
0.85%
(1)
Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period.
(2)
Ending account value assumes the return earned after waiver and would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived.
(3)
Ending account value based on actual return from April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through April 30, 2017.
(4)
Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 21, the number of days in the period from April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through April 30, 2017, divided by 365, to reflect the period. Had the class been available for the full period, the expenses paid during the period would have been higher.
(5)
Ending account value and expenses paid during the period assumes the class had been available throughout the entire period and are calculated using the class’s annualized expense ratio listed in the table above.

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Schedule of Investments
 
APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)
 
Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS — 98.8%
 
 
Australia — 5.3%
 
 
Charter Hall Group
142,174

$
603,628

Dexus Property Group
167,306

1,277,843

Goodman Group
240,598

1,461,096

Scentre Group
214,072

690,880

Westfield Corp.
63,242

429,989

 
 
4,463,436

Brazil — 0.9%
 
 
Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers SA
68,100

710,383

Canada — 2.6%
 
 
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A
18,859

697,136

Chartwell Retirement Residences
35,683

406,222

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust
27,132

460,333

Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust
125,210

598,968

 
 
2,162,659

China — 4.1%
 
 
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.
114,000

331,227

China Resources Land Ltd.
344,888

957,733

Country Garden Holdings Co.
841,000

800,093

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd.
252,800

425,756

KWG Property Holding Ltd.
278,500

210,530

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.
379,500

657,679

 
 
3,383,018

Finland — 0.7%
 
 
Sponda Oyj
125,957

555,954

France — 4.0%
 
 
Gecina SA
9,374

1,333,569

Unibail-Rodamco SE
8,071

1,982,098

 
 
3,315,667

Germany — 2.7%
 
 
Deutsche Wohnen AG
61,839

2,114,468

TLG Immobilien AG
6,493

131,378

 
 
2,245,846

Hong Kong — 7.6%
 
 
Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd.
133,000

954,110

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.
271,000

710,742

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.
124,000

956,040

Link REIT
185,000

1,330,713

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.
90,000

1,350,286

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)
119,000

1,016,610

 
 
6,318,501

Indonesia — 0.3%
 
 
Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk PT
2,143,600

287,872

Japan — 9.9%
 
 
Activia Properties, Inc.
212

1,009,841

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.
455

1,150,204


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Shares
Value
Hulic Co. Ltd.
56,000

$
527,473

Hulic Reit, Inc.
659

1,058,183

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.
107,000

2,044,494

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.
122

648,989

Orix JREIT, Inc.
395

626,472

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.
43,000

1,159,525

 
 
8,225,181

Philippines — 0.8%
 
 
Ayala Land, Inc.
961,000

678,884

Singapore — 3.1%
 
 
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust
419,500

768,651

CapitaLand Ltd.
251,000

675,489

City Developments Ltd.
78,300

604,700

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.
266,500

549,347

 
 
2,598,187

Spain — 1.2%
 
 
Inmobiliaria Colonial SA
129,958

1,007,789

Sweden — 0.4%
 
 
Hufvudstaden AB, A Shares
22,680

355,411

United Kingdom — 5.8%
 
 
British Land Co. plc (The)
88,799

755,056

Derwent London plc
12,473

475,604

Safestore Holdings plc
172,150

903,023

Segro plc
337,236

2,121,478

UNITE Group plc (The)
74,499

624,297

 
 
4,879,458

United States — 49.4%
 
 
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
20,019

2,252,338

American Homes 4 Rent
25,000

576,250

American Tower Corp.
3,459

435,626

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A
41,252

1,804,363

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
15,310

2,906,450

Boston Properties, Inc.
11,536

1,460,458

Colony Starwood Homes
50,939

1,760,961

CyrusOne, Inc.
15,102

825,173

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
11,485

1,318,937

Duke Realty Corp.
35,197

976,013

Equinix, Inc.
2,200

918,940

Essex Property Trust, Inc.
4,401

1,075,912

Extra Space Storage, Inc.
20,029

1,512,790

GGP, Inc.
71,318

1,541,182

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
15,480

912,856

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
42,366

1,455,696

Paramount Group, Inc.
67,002

1,098,833

Physicians Realty Trust
41,553

816,101

Prologis, Inc.
50,319

2,737,857

Public Storage
3,361

703,726

Rayonier, Inc.
14,999

423,272

Realty Income Corp.
41,198

2,403,903

Regency Centers Corp.
21,528

1,360,139

Simon Property Group, Inc.
23,064

3,811,557


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Shares
Value
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
31,812

$
721,814

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
56,940

847,837

Urban Edge Properties
25,850

659,175

Ventas, Inc.
23,035

1,474,470

Welltower, Inc.
34,172

2,441,248

 
 
41,233,877

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $77,258,009)
 
82,422,123

TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 0.4%
 
 
Repurchase Agreement, BMO Capital Markets Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 0.75% - 2.875%, 6/30/17 - 5/15/43, valued at $136,493), in a joint trading account at 0.68%, dated 4/28/17, due 5/1/17 (Delivery value $133,856)
 
133,848

Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 3.00%, 5/15/45, valued at $137,569), at 0.22%, dated 4/28/17, due 5/1/17 (Delivery value $133,002)
 
133,000

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class
7,407

7,407

TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS 
(Cost $274,255)
 
274,255

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 99.2%
(Cost $77,532,264)
 
82,696,378

OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — 0.8%
 
705,087

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
$
83,401,465


SUB-INDUSTRY ALLOCATION
 
(as a % of net assets)
 
Retail REITs
17.9
%
Office REITs
11.0
%
Residential REITs
10.5
%
Industrial REITs
10.4
%
Diversified Real Estate Activities
9.9
%
Specialized REITs
8.4
%
Real Estate Operating Companies
8.4
%
Diversified REITs
6.8
%
Health Care REITs
5.7
%
Real Estate Development
5.5
%
Hotels, Resorts and Cruise Lines
1.1
%
Hotel and Resort REITs
1.0
%
Mortgage REITs
0.9
%
Asset Management and Custody Banks
0.8
%
Health Care Facilities
0.5
%
Cash and Equivalents*
1.2
%
*Includes temporary cash investments and other assets and liabilities.


See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)
 
Assets
 
Investment securities, at value (cost of $77,532,264)
$
82,696,378

Foreign currency holdings, at value (cost of $21,679)
21,945

Receivable for investments sold
2,350,560

Receivable for capital shares sold
77,468

Dividends and interest receivable
141,802

Other assets
347

 
85,288,500

 
 
Liabilities
 
Payable for investments purchased
1,605,123

Payable for capital shares redeemed
198,755

Accrued management fees
75,327

Distribution and service fees payable
7,830

 
1,887,035

 
 
Net Assets
$
83,401,465

 
 
Net Assets Consist of:
 
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus)
$
83,187,036

Distributions in excess of net investment income
(543,041
)
Accumulated net realized loss
(4,407,746
)
Net unrealized appreciation
5,165,216

 
$
83,401,465


 
Net Assets
Shares Outstanding
Net Asset Value
Per Share
Investor Class, $0.01 Par Value

$53,287,298

4,819,399

$11.06
I Class, $0.01 Par Value

$2,734,425

247,321

$11.06
Y Class, $0.01 Par Value

$4,982

451

$11.05
A Class, $0.01 Par Value

$13,630,997

1,232,790

$11.06*
C Class, $0.01 Par Value

$5,737,512

519,512

$11.04
R Class, $0.01 Par Value

$118,822

10,739

$11.06
R5 Class, $0.01 Par Value

$4,977

450

$11.06
R6 Class, $0.01 Par Value

$7,882,452

713,092

$11.05
*Maximum offering price $11.73 (net asset value divided by 0.9425).


See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statement of Operations
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 
Income:
 
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $59,268)
$
1,704,861

Interest
848

 
1,705,709

 
 
Expenses:
 
Management fees
525,624

Distribution and service fees:
 
A Class
18,660

C Class
32,552

R Class
263

Directors' fees and expenses
1,319

Other expenses
1,448

 
579,866

Fees waived(1)
(36,160
)
 
543,706

 
 
Net investment income (loss)
1,162,003

 
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
Investment transactions
(1,271,768
)
Foreign currency transactions
(21,312
)
 
(1,293,080
)
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
Investments
696,311

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
5,070

 
701,381

 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
(591,699
)
 
 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
$
570,304


(1)
Amount consists of $23,259, $1,041, $5,971, $2,604, $42 and $3,243 for the Investor Class, I Class, A Class, C Class, R Class and R6 Class, respectively. The waiver amounts for the Y Class and R5 Class were less than $0.50.


See Notes to Financial Statements.



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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2016
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
April 30, 2017
October 31, 2016
Operations
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
1,162,003

$
1,353,012

Net realized gain (loss)
(1,293,080
)
4,148,310

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
701,381

(4,132,844
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
570,304

1,368,478

 
 
 
Distributions to Shareholders
 
 
From net investment income:
 
 
Investor Class
(2,730,807
)
(2,084,369
)
I Class
(110,990
)
(129,457
)
A Class
(635,362
)
(553,119
)
C Class
(231,702
)
(140,545
)
R Class
(3,707
)
(5,959
)
R6 Class
(410,259
)
(310,389
)
Decrease in net assets from distributions
(4,122,827
)
(3,223,838
)
 
 
 
Capital Share Transactions
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5)
(15,646,075
)
(8,501,328
)
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
(19,198,598
)
(10,356,688
)
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
Beginning of period
102,600,063

112,956,751

End of period
$
83,401,465

$
102,600,063

 
 
 
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income
$
(543,041
)
$
2,417,783



See Notes to Financial Statements.



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Notes to Financial Statements

APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)

1. Organization

American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. Global Real Estate Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund’s investment objective is to seek high total investment return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income.
 
The fund offers the Investor Class, I Class (formerly Institutional Class), Y Class, A Class, C Class, R Class, R5 Class and R6 Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge. Sale of the Y Class and R5 Class commenced on April 10, 2017.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.

Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Directors has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.

Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price. Equity securities initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
 
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported net asset value per share. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.

If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
 
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s net asset value per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between

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domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Directors, or its delegate, deems appropriate. If significant fluctuations in foreign markets are identified, the fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
 
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
 
Investment Income — Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums.

Foreign Currency Translations — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates at period end. The fund may enter into spot foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, spot foreign currency exchange contracts, and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses related to investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.

Repurchase Agreements — The fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) has determined are creditworthy pursuant to criteria adopted by the Board of Directors. The fund requires that the collateral, represented by securities, received in a repurchase transaction be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the fund to obtain those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities transferred to ensure the value, including accrued interest, of the securities under each repurchase agreement is equal to or greater than amounts owed to the fund under each repurchase agreement.

Joint Trading Account — Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may transfer uninvested cash balances into a joint trading account. These balances are invested in one or more repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Agency obligations.

Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.

Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income and net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually.
 
Indemnifications — Under the corporation’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.


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3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties

Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the corporation's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC.
 
Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except distribution and service fees, brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent directors (including legal counsel fees), and extraordinary expenses, will be paid by ACIM. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class's daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for shareholder services. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class. During the period ended April 30, 2017, the investment advisor agreed to waive 0.08% of the fund's management fee. The investment advisor expects this waiver to continue until April 9, 2018 and cannot terminate it prior to such date without the approval of the Board of Directors.

The annual management fee and the effective annual management fee after waiver for each class for the period ended April 30, 2017 are as follows:
Class
Annual Management Fee
Effective Annual Management Fee After Waiver
Investor Class
1.20%
1.12%
I Class
1.00%
0.92%
Y Class
0.85%
0.77%
A Class
1.20%
1.12%
C Class
1.20%
1.12%
R Class
1.20%
1.12%
R5 Class
1.00%
0.92%
R6 Class
0.85%
0.77%

Distribution and Service Fees — The Board of Directors has adopted a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan for each of the A Class, C Class and R Class (collectively the plans), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plans provide that the A Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00%, of which 0.25% is paid for individual shareholder services and 0.75% is paid for distribution services. The plans provide that the R Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.50%. The fees are computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fees are used to pay financial intermediaries for distribution and individual shareholder services. Fees incurred under the plans during the period ended April 30, 2017 are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

Directors' Fees and Expenses — The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The directors receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
 
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. During the period, the interfund purchases and sales were $130,968 and $492,067, respectively. The effect of interfund transactions on the Statement of Operations was $39,827 in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions.
 
4. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended April 30, 2017 were $101,767,945 and $120,316,114, respectively.

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5. Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
 
Six months ended
April 30, 2017(1)
Year ended
October 31, 2016
 
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Investor Class/Shares Authorized
50,000,000

 
50,000,000

 
Sold
704,628

$
7,720,304

2,296,594

$
26,402,642

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
229,869

2,448,105

160,768

1,789,344

Redeemed
(2,034,334
)
(22,291,025
)
(2,801,145
)
(31,882,630
)
 
(1,099,837
)
(12,122,616
)
(343,783
)
(3,690,644
)
I Class/Shares Authorized
20,000,000

 
20,000,000

 
Sold
65,044

720,039

110,455

1,284,019

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
9,939

105,753

11,297

125,737

Redeemed
(74,141
)
(823,074
)
(247,167
)
(2,855,718
)
 
842

2,718

(125,415
)
(1,445,962
)
Y Class/Shares Authorized
50,000,000

 
N/A

 
Sold
451

5,000

 
 
A Class/Shares Authorized
15,000,000

 
15,000,000

 
Sold
123,568

1,353,235

326,874

3,746,570

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
58,376

622,286

48,559

540,949

Redeemed
(404,741
)
(4,433,524
)
(753,271
)
(8,692,908
)
 
(222,797
)
(2,458,003
)
(377,838
)
(4,405,389
)
C Class/Shares Authorized
10,000,000

 
10,000,000

 
Sold
17,886

194,676

76,087

889,900

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
16,027

171,167

9,381

104,697

Redeemed
(154,153
)
(1,689,728
)
(69,033
)
(788,880
)
 
(120,240
)
(1,323,885
)
16,435

205,717

R Class/Shares Authorized
10,000,000

 
10,000,000

 
Sold
2,467

27,223

4,495

51,350

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
347

3,707

534

5,959

Redeemed
(1,352
)
(14,957
)
(16,923
)
(189,151
)
 
1,462

15,973

(11,894
)
(131,842
)
R5 Class/Shares Authorized
50,000,000

 
N/A

 
Sold
450

5,000

 
 
R6 Class/Shares Authorized
20,000,000

 
20,000,000

 
Sold
123,350

1,354,625

400,300

4,693,987

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
38,594

410,259

27,913

310,389

Redeemed
(140,745
)
(1,535,146
)
(350,240
)
(4,037,584
)
 
21,199

229,738

77,973

966,792

Net increase (decrease)
(1,418,470
)
$
(15,646,075
)
(764,522
)
$
(8,501,328
)

(1)
April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through April 30, 2017 for the Y Class and R5 Class.


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6. Fair Value Measurements

The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.

Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.

Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.

Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).

The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments. There were no significant transfers between levels during the period.

The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
 
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Assets
 
 
 
Investment Securities
 
 
 
Common Stocks
 
 
 
United States
$
41,233,877



Other Countries

$
41,188,246


Temporary Cash Investments
7,407

266,848


 
$
41,241,284

$
41,455,094



7. Risk Factors

The fund concentrates its investments in a narrow segment of the total market. Because of this, the fund is subject to certain additional risks as compared to investing in a more diversified portfolio of investments. The fund may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct investment in real estate including but not limited to: local or regional economic conditions, changes in zoning laws, changes in property values, property tax increases, overbuilding, increased competition, environmental contamination, natural disasters, and interest rate risk.

There are certain risks involved in investing in foreign securities. These risks include those resulting from future adverse political, social and economic developments, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, the possible imposition of exchange controls, and other foreign laws or restrictions. Investing in emerging markets may accentuate these risks.

The fund’s investment process may result in high portfolio turnover, which could mean high transaction costs, affecting both performance and capital gains tax liabilities to investors.


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8. Federal Tax Information

The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
 
As of period end, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Federal tax cost of investments
$
79,735,569

Gross tax appreciation of investments
$
4,177,696

Gross tax depreciation of investments
(1,216,887
)
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments
$
2,960,809


The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the realization to ordinary income for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies.
 
As of October 31, 2016, the fund had accumulated short-term capital losses of $(2,139,940), which represent net capital loss carryovers that may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. The capital loss carryovers may be carried forward for an unlimited period. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations.

9. Recently Issued Accounting Guidance

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules and forms as well as amendments to its rules and forms to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. The amendments to Regulation S-X will require standardized, enhanced disclosure about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other provisions. Compliance with the amendments is effective on August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact that adopting the amendments will have on the financial statement disclosures.



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Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended October 31 (except as noted)
Per-Share Data
Ratios and Supplemental Data
 
 
Income From Investment Operations:
Distributions From:
 
 
Ratio to Average Net Assets of:
 
 
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
Net
Investment Income (Loss)(1)
Net
Realized and Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
Total
From Investment Operations
Net Investment Income
Net Realized Gains
Total Distributions
Net Asset
Value, End
of Period
Total
Return(2)
Operating Expenses
Operating
Expenses
(before
expense
waiver)
Net
Investment Income
(Loss)
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
(before
expense
waiver)
Portfolio Turnover
Rate
Net Assets,
End of Period
(in thousands)
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(3)
$11.45
0.14
(0.05)
0.09
(0.48)
(0.48)
$11.06
0.96%
1.12%(4)
1.20%(4)
2.65%(4)
2.57%(4)
113%

$53,287

2016
$11.62
0.15
0.01
0.16
(0.33)
(0.33)
$11.45
1.50%
1.16%
1.21%
1.31%
1.26%
250%

$67,798

2015
$12.03
0.17
0.02
0.19
(0.45)
(0.15)
(0.60)
$11.62
1.70%
1.20%
1.21%
1.39%
1.38%
248%

$72,769

2014
$11.54
0.13
0.88
1.01
(0.37)
(0.15)
(0.52)
$12.03
9.29%
1.20%
1.20%
1.15%
1.15%
275%

$69,207

2013
$10.90
0.13
1.12
1.25
(0.36)
(0.25)
(0.61)
$11.54
11.99%
1.20%
1.20%
1.15%
1.15%
392%

$43,927

2012(5)
$9.75
0.07
1.08
1.15
$10.90
11.68%
1.20%(4)
1.20%(4)
1.15%(4)
1.15%(4)
264%

$23,143

2012(6)
$10.00
0.14
(0.32)(7)
(0.18)
(0.07)
(0.07)
$9.75
(1.57)%
1.21%(4)
1.21%(4)
1.63%(4)
1.63%(4)
462%

$7,322

I Class(8)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(3)
$11.47
0.15
(0.06)
0.09
(0.50)
(0.50)
$11.06
0.99%
0.92%(4)
1.00%(4)
2.85%(4)
2.77%(4)
113%

$2,734

2016
$11.63
0.18
0.02
0.20
(0.36)
(0.36)
$11.47
1.79%
0.96%
1.01%
1.51%
1.46%
250%

$2,826

2015
$12.05
0.19
0.02
0.21
(0.48)
(0.15)
(0.63)
$11.63
1.83%
1.00%
1.01%
1.59%
1.58%
248%

$4,325

2014
$11.56
0.15
0.88
1.03
(0.39)
(0.15)
(0.54)
$12.05
9.50%
1.00%
1.00%
1.35%
1.35%
275%

$8,848

2013
$10.91
0.15
1.13
1.28
(0.38)
(0.25)
(0.63)
$11.56
12.30%
1.00%
1.00%
1.35%
1.35%
392%

$7,916

2012(5)
$9.75
0.08
1.08
1.16
$10.91
11.90%
1.00%(4)
1.00%(4)
1.35%(4)
1.35%(4)
264%

$2,711

2012(6)
$10.00
0.17
(0.33)(7)
(0.16)
(0.09)
(0.09)
$9.75
(1.47)%
1.01%(4)
1.01%(4)
1.83%(4)
1.83%(4)
462%

$1,210




For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended October 31 (except as noted)
Per-Share Data
Ratios and Supplemental Data
 
 
Income From Investment Operations:
Distributions From:
 
 
Ratio to Average Net Assets of:
 
 
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
Net
Investment Income (Loss)(1)
Net
Realized and Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
Total
From Investment Operations
Net Investment Income
Net Realized Gains
Total Distributions
Net Asset
Value, End
of Period
Total
Return(2)
Operating Expenses
Operating
Expenses
(before
expense
waiver)
Net
Investment Income
(Loss)
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
(before
expense
waiver)
Portfolio Turnover
Rate
Net Assets,
End of Period
(in thousands)
Y Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(9)
$11.09
(11)
(0.04)
(0.04)
$11.05
(0.36)%
0.77%(4)
0.85%(4)
0.78%(4)
0.70%(4)
113%(10)

$5

A Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(3)
$11.44
0.13
(0.06)
0.07
(0.45)
(0.45)
$11.06
0.79%
1.37%(4)
1.45%(4)
2.40%(4)
2.32%(4)
113%

$13,631

2016
$11.60
0.12
0.03
0.15
(0.31)
(0.31)
$11.44
1.33%
1.41%
1.46%
1.06%
1.01%
250%

$16,651

2015
$12.02
0.13
0.02
0.15
(0.42)
(0.15)
(0.57)
$11.60
1.35%
1.45%
1.46%
1.14%
1.13%
248%

$21,275

2014
$11.53
0.11
0.87
0.98
(0.34)
(0.15)
(0.49)
$12.02
9.02%
1.45%
1.45%
0.90%
0.90%
275%

$16,601

2013
$10.89
0.10
1.12
1.22
(0.33)
(0.25)
(0.58)
$11.53
11.72%
1.45%
1.45%
0.90%
0.90%
392%

$18,926

2012(5)
$9.76
0.06
1.07
1.13
$10.89
11.58%
1.45%(4)
1.45%(4)
0.90%(4)
0.90%(4)
264%

$2,460

2012(6)
$10.00
0.12
(0.31)(7)
(0.19)
(0.05)
(0.05)
$9.76
(1.82)%
1.46%(4)
1.46%(4)
1.38%(4)
1.38%(4)
462%

$700

C Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(3)
$11.38
0.09
(0.06)
0.03
(0.37)
(0.37)
$11.04
0.46%
2.12%(4)
2.20%(4)
1.65%(4)
1.57%(4)
113%

$5,738

2016
$11.55
0.03
0.02
0.05
(0.22)
(0.22)
$11.38
0.47%
2.16%
2.21%
0.31%
0.26%
250%

$7,282

2015
$11.96
0.05
0.02
0.07
(0.33)
(0.15)
(0.48)
$11.55
0.73%
2.20%
2.21%
0.39%
0.38%
248%

$7,197

2014
$11.47
0.02
0.88
0.90
(0.26)
(0.15)
(0.41)
$11.96
8.12%
2.20%
2.20%
0.15%
0.15%
275%

$5,428

2013
$10.83
(11)
1.14
1.14
(0.25)
(0.25)
(0.50)
$11.47
10.94%
2.20%
2.20%
0.15%
0.15%
392%

$2,614

2012(5)
$9.75
0.02
1.06
1.08
$10.83
11.08%
2.20%(4)
2.20%(4)
0.15%(4)
0.15%(4)
264%

$610

2012(6)
$10.00
0.05
(0.30)(7)
(0.25)
$9.75
(2.50)%
2.21%(4)
2.21%(4)
0.63%(4)
0.63%(4)
462%

$394




For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended October 31 (except as noted)
Per-Share Data
Ratios and Supplemental Data
 
 
Income From Investment Operations:
Distributions From:
 
 
Ratio to Average Net Assets of:
 
 
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
Net
Investment Income (Loss)(1)
Net
Realized and Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
Total
From Investment Operations
Net Investment Income
Net Realized Gains
Total Distributions
Net Asset
Value, End
of Period
Total
Return(2)
Operating Expenses
Operating
Expenses
(before
expense
waiver)
Net
Investment Income
(Loss)
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
(before
expense
waiver)
Portfolio Turnover
Rate
Net Assets,
End of Period
(in thousands)
R Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(3)
$11.43
0.11
(0.05)
0.06
(0.43)
(0.43)
$11.06
0.71%
1.62%(4)
1.70%(4)
2.15%(4)
2.07%(4)
113%

$119

2016
$11.59
0.10
0.02
0.12
(0.28)
(0.28)
$11.43
1.07%
1.66%
1.71%
0.81%
0.76%
250%

$106

2015
$12.01
0.11
0.01
0.12
(0.39)
(0.15)
(0.54)
$11.59
1.08%
1.70%
1.71%
0.89%
0.88%
248%

$245

2014
$11.52
0.08
0.87
0.95
(0.31)
(0.15)
(0.46)
$12.01
8.74%
1.70%
1.70%
0.65%
0.65%
275%

$382

2013
$10.87
0.08
1.12
1.20
(0.30)
(0.25)
(0.55)
$11.52
11.55%
1.70%
1.70%
0.65%
0.65%
392%

$489

2012(5)
$9.76
0.05
1.06
1.11
$10.87
11.37%
1.70%(4)
1.70%(4)
0.65%(4)
0.65%(4)
264%

$439

2012(6)
$10.00
0.09
(0.30)(7)
(0.21)
(0.03)
(0.03)
$9.76
(2.07)%
1.71%(4)
1.71%(4)
1.13%(4)
1.13%(4)
462%

$393

R5 Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(9)
$11.10
(11)
(0.04)
(0.04)
$11.06
(0.36)%
0.92%(4)
1.00%(4)
0.63%(4)
0.55%(4)
113%(10)

$5

R6 Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(3)
$11.47
0.16
(0.06)
0.10
(0.52)
(0.52)
$11.05
1.14%
0.77%(4)
0.85%(4)
3.00%(4)
2.92%(4)
113%

$7,882

2016
$11.64
0.19
0.01
0.20
(0.37)
(0.37)
$11.47
1.86%
0.81%
0.86%
1.66%
1.61%
250%

$7,938

2015
$12.06
0.18
0.04
0.22
(0.49)
(0.15)
(0.64)
$11.64
1.99%
0.85%
0.86%
1.74%
1.73%
248%

$7,145

2014
$11.57
0.17
0.88
1.05
(0.41)
(0.15)
(0.56)
$12.06
9.67%
0.85%
0.85%
1.50%
1.50%
275%

$28

2013(12)
$11.18
0.03
0.36
0.39
$11.57
3.49%
0.85%(4)
0.85%(4)
1.07%(4)
1.07%(4)
392%(13)

$26




Notes to Financial Highlights
(1)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)
Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day and do not reflect applicable sales charges, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)
Six months ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited).
(4)
Annualized.
(5)
April 1, 2012 through October 31, 2012. The fund's fiscal year end was changed from March 31 to October 31, resulting in a seven-month annual reporting period.
(6)
April 29, 2011 (fund inception) through March 31, 2012.
(7)
Per-share amount was not in accord with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for the period because of the timing of transactions in shares of the fund and the amount and timing of per-share net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on such shares.
(8)
Prior to April 10, 2017, the I Class was referred to as the Institutional Class.
(9)
April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through April 30, 2017 (unaudited).
(10)
Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the six months ended April 30, 2017.
(11)
Per-share amount was less than $0.005.
(12)
July 26, 2013 (commencement of sale) through October 31, 2013.
(13)
Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended October 31, 2013.

See Notes to Financial Statements.



Additional Information

Retirement Account Information

As required by law, distributions you receive from certain IRAs are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
Distributions you receive from 403(b), 457 and qualified plans are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.


Proxy Voting Policies

A description of the policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. It is also available on the "About Us" page of American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the "About Us" page at americancentury.com. It is also available at sec.gov.


Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The fund also makes its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the most recent quarter of its fiscal year available on its website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021.



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Semiannual Report
 
 
 
April 30, 2017
 
 
 
NT Global Real Estate Fund







Table of Contents
 
Fund Characteristics
Shareholder Fee Example
Schedule of Investments
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Statement of Operations
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Notes to Financial Statements
Financial Highlights
Additional Information





























Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.



Fund Characteristics 
 
APRIL 30, 2017
 
Top Ten Holdings
% of net assets
Simon Property Group, Inc.
4.5%
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
3.5%
Prologis, Inc.
3.3%
Welltower, Inc.
2.9%
Realty Income Corp.
2.9%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
2.7%
Segro plc
2.5%
Deutsche Wohnen AG
2.5%
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.
2.4%
Unibail-Rodamco SE
2.4%
 
 
Types of Investments in Portfolio
% of net assets
Domestic Common Stocks
49.2%
Foreign Common Stocks
48.6%
Total Common Stocks
97.8%
Temporary Cash Investments
1.2%
Other Assets and Liabilities
1.0%
 
 
Investments by Country
% of net assets
United States
49.2%
Japan
9.7%
Hong Kong
7.5%
United Kingdom
5.8%
Australia
5.3%
China
4.0%
France
3.9%
Singapore
3.0%
Germany
2.7%
Canada
2.5%
Other Countries
4.2%
Cash and Equivalents*
2.2%
*Includes temporary cash investments and other assets and liabilities.
 


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Shareholder Fee Example 

Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2016 to April 30, 2017.

Actual Expenses

The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

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Beginning
Account Value
11/1/16
Ending
Account Value
4/30/17
Expenses Paid
During Period
(1) 
11/1/16 - 4/30/17
Annualized
Expense
Ratio(1)
Actual
 
 
 
 
Investor Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,007.40
$5.57
1.12%
Investor Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,007.40(2)
$5.97
1.20%
Institutional Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,009.50
$4.58
0.92%
Institutional Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,009.50(2)
$4.98
1.00%
R6 Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,009.90
$3.84
0.77%
R6 Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,009.90(2)
$4.24
0.85%
Hypothetical
 
 
 
 
Investor Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,019.24
$5.61
1.12%
Investor Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,018.84
$6.01
1.20%
Institutional Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,020.23
$4.61
0.92%
Institutional Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,019.84
$5.01
1.00%
R6 Class (after waiver)
$1,000
$1,020.98
$3.86
0.77%
R6 Class (before waiver)
$1,000
$1,020.58
$4.26
0.85%
(1)
Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period.
(2)
Ending account value assumes the return earned after waiver and would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived.



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Schedule of Investments
 
APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)
 
Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS — 97.8%
 
 
Australia — 5.3%
 
 
Charter Hall Group
687,852

$
2,920,411

Dexus Property Group
809,444

6,182,340

Goodman Group
1,164,038

7,068,933

Scentre Group
1,035,702

3,342,550

Westfield Corp.
308,273

2,095,980

 
 
21,610,214

Brazil — 0.8%
 
 
Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers SA
330,200

3,444,471

Canada — 2.5%
 
 
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A
90,794

3,356,262

Chartwell Retirement Residences
171,059

1,947,370

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust
131,330

2,228,199

Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust
606,066

2,899,242

 
 
10,431,073

China — 4.0%
 
 
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.
552,000

1,603,836

China Resources Land Ltd.
1,670,000

4,637,487

Country Garden Holdings Co.
4,071,000

3,872,981

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd.
1,220,400

2,055,351

KWG Property Holding Ltd.
1,344,500

1,016,367

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.
1,837,500

3,184,416

 
 
16,370,438

Finland — 0.7%
 
 
Sponda Oyj
611,949

2,701,046

France — 3.9%
 
 
Gecina SA
45,839

6,521,173

Unibail-Rodamco SE
39,415

9,679,639

 
 
16,200,812

Germany — 2.7%
 
 
Deutsche Wohnen AG
302,881

10,356,445

TLG Immobilien AG
31,722

641,855

 
 
10,998,300

Hong Kong — 7.5%
 
 
Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd.
644,500

4,623,487

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.
1,318,000

3,456,672

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.
600,700

4,631,397

Link REIT
899,000

6,466,545

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.
436,000

6,541,387

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)
575,000

4,912,192

 
 
30,631,680

Indonesia — 0.3%
 
 
Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk PT
10,306,400

1,384,084

Japan — 9.7%
 
 
Activia Properties, Inc.
1,025

4,882,485

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.
2,203

5,569,010


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Shares
Value
Hulic Co. Ltd.
271,200

$
2,554,474

Hulic Reit, Inc.
3,186

5,115,891

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.
519,000

9,916,753

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.
591

3,143,871

Orix JREIT, Inc.
1,912

3,032,443

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.
209,000

5,635,829

 
 
39,850,756

Philippines — 0.8%
 
 
Ayala Land, Inc.
4,541,500

3,208,275

Singapore — 3.0%
 
 
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust
2,010,800

3,684,392

CapitaLand Ltd.
1,201,700

3,234,006

City Developments Ltd.
375,700

2,901,480

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.
1,259,400

2,596,051

 
 
12,415,929

Spain — 1.2%
 
 
Inmobiliaria Colonial SA
637,221

4,941,473

Sweden — 0.4%
 
 
Hufvudstaden AB, A Shares
110,065

1,724,794

United Kingdom — 5.8%
 
 
British Land Co. plc (The)
433,797

3,688,568

Derwent London plc
60,933

2,323,416

Safestore Holdings plc
840,912

4,411,052

Segro plc
1,658,771

10,434,968

UNITE Group plc (The)
363,895

3,049,418

 
 
23,907,422

United States — 49.2%
 
 
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
98,158

11,043,757

American Homes 4 Rent
122,742

2,829,203

American Tower Corp.
16,924

2,131,409

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A
201,542

8,815,447

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
74,799

14,199,842

Boston Properties, Inc.
56,683

7,176,068

Colony Starwood Homes
249,221

8,615,570

CyrusOne, Inc.
73,687

4,026,258

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
56,616

6,501,781

Duke Realty Corp.
173,640

4,815,037

Equinix, Inc.
10,677

4,459,783

Essex Property Trust, Inc.
21,625

5,286,664

Extra Space Storage, Inc.
97,797

7,386,607

GGP, Inc.
348,249

7,525,661

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
75,571

4,456,422

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
207,754

7,138,427

Paramount Group, Inc.
329,335

5,401,094

Physicians Realty Trust
202,852

3,984,013

Prologis, Inc.
245,373

13,350,745

Public Storage
16,665

3,489,318

Rayonier, Inc.
72,655

2,050,324

Realty Income Corp.
202,193

11,797,962

Regency Centers Corp.
105,140

6,642,745

Simon Property Group, Inc.
112,751

18,633,230


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Shares
Value
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
155,477

$
3,527,773

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
278,978

4,153,982

Urban Edge Properties
126,482

3,225,291

Ventas, Inc.
111,960

7,166,560

Welltower, Inc.
167,308

11,952,484

 
 
201,783,457

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $381,613,539)
 
401,604,224

TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 1.2%
 
 
Repurchase Agreement, BMO Capital Markets Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 0.75% - 2.875%, 6/30/17 - 5/15/43, valued at $2,440,975), in a joint trading account at 0.68%, dated 4/28/17, due 5/1/17 (Delivery value $2,393,793)
 
2,393,657

Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 3.00%, 5/15/45, valued at $2,445,672), at 0.22%, dated 4/28/17, due 5/1/17 (Delivery value $2,395,044)
 
2,395,000

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class
1,896

1,896

TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS
(Cost $4,790,553)
 
4,790,553

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 99.0%
(Cost $386,404,092)
 
406,394,777

OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — 1.0%
 
4,115,878

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
$
410,510,655


SUB-INDUSTRY ALLOCATION
 
(as a % of net assets)
 
Retail REITs
17.7
%
Office REITs
11.0
%
Residential REITs
10.4
%
Industrial REITs
10.4
%
Diversified Real Estate Activities
9.8
%
Specialized REITs
8.5
%
Real Estate Operating Companies
8.1
%
Diversified REITs
6.6
%
Health Care REITs
5.6
%
Real Estate Development
5.4
%
Hotels, Resorts and Cruise Lines
1.1
%
Hotel and Resort REITs
1.0
%
Mortgage REITs
0.9
%
Asset Management and Custody Banks
0.8
%
Health Care Facilities
0.5
%
Cash and Equivalents*
2.2
%
*Includes temporary cash investments and other assets and liabilities.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)
 
Assets
 
Investment securities, at value (cost of $386,404,092)
$
406,394,777

Foreign currency holdings, at value (cost of $193,357)
194,325

Receivable for investments sold
11,345,666

Receivable for capital shares sold
132,104

Dividends and interest receivable
699,912

 
418,766,784

 
 
Liabilities
 
Payable for investments purchased
7,929,721

Accrued management fees
326,408

 
8,256,129

 
 
Net Assets
$
410,510,655

 
 
Net Assets Consist of:
 
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus)
$
438,322,715

Distributions in excess of net investment income
(1,089,398
)
Accumulated net realized loss
(46,718,364
)
Net unrealized appreciation
19,995,702

 
$
410,510,655


 
Net Assets
Shares Outstanding
Net Asset Value
Per Share
Investor Class, $0.01 Par Value

$101,717,284

11,091,824

$9.17
Institutional Class, $0.01 Par Value

$275,776,749

30,057,274

$9.18
R6 Class, $0.01 Par Value

$33,016,622

3,597,135

$9.18


See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statement of Operations
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)
Investment Income (Loss)
 
Income:
 
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $266,887)
$
7,172,616

Interest
7,818

 
7,180,434

 
 
Expenses:
 
Management fees
2,091,616

Directors' fees and expenses
5,740

Other expenses
4,713

 
2,102,069

Fees waived(1)
(160,570
)
 
1,941,499

 
 
Net investment income (loss)
5,238,935

 
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
Investment transactions
(9,337,858
)
Foreign currency transactions
(103,698
)
 
(9,441,556
)
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
Investments
9,130,242

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
11,692

 
9,141,934

 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
(299,622
)
 
 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
$
4,939,313


(1)
Amount consists of $42,644, $106,128 and $11,798 for the Investor Class, Institutional Class and R6 Class, respectively.


See Notes to Financial Statements.



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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2016
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
April 30, 2017
October 31, 2016
Operations
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
5,238,935

$
5,564,570

Net realized gain (loss)
(9,441,556
)
684,912

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
9,141,934

1,963,174

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
4,939,313

8,212,656

 
 
 
Distributions to Shareholders
 
 
From net investment income:
 
 
Investor Class
(4,532,618
)
(3,011,060
)
Institutional Class
(11,286,980
)
(6,093,250
)
R6 Class
(1,286,466
)
(379,807
)
Decrease in net assets from distributions
(17,106,064
)
(9,484,117
)
 
 
 
Capital Share Transactions
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5)
32,472,933

45,378,066

 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
20,306,182

44,106,605

 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
Beginning of period
390,204,473

346,097,868

End of period
$
410,510,655

$
390,204,473

 
 
 
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income
$
(1,089,398
)
$
10,777,731



See Notes to Financial Statements.



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Notes to Financial Statements

APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)

1. Organization

American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. NT Global Real Estate Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund’s investment objective is to seek high total investment return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. The fund is not permitted to invest in securities issued by companies assigned the Global Industry Classification Standard for the tobacco industry. The fund offers the Investor Class, Institutional Class and R6 Class.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.

Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Directors has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.

Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price. Equity securities initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
 
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported net asset value per share. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.

If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
 
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s net asset value per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of

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Directors, or its delegate, deems appropriate. If significant fluctuations in foreign markets are identified, the fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
 
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
 
Investment Income — Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums.

Foreign Currency Translations — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates at period end. The fund may enter into spot foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, spot foreign currency exchange contracts, and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses related to investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.

Repurchase Agreements — The fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) has determined are creditworthy pursuant to criteria adopted by the Board of Directors. The fund requires that the collateral, represented by securities, received in a repurchase transaction be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the fund to obtain those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities transferred to ensure the value, including accrued interest, of the securities under each repurchase agreement is equal to or greater than amounts owed to the fund under each repurchase agreement.

Joint Trading Account — Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may transfer uninvested cash balances into a joint trading account. These balances are invested in one or more repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Agency obligations.

Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.

Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income and net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually.
 
Indemnifications — Under the corporation’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.


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3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties

Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the corporation's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc., and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC. Various funds issued by American Century Asset Allocation Portfolios, Inc. own, in aggregate, 100% of the shares of the fund. Related parties do not invest in the fund for the purpose of exercising management or control.
 
Management Fees —The corporation has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except distribution and service fees, brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent directors (including legal counsel fees), and extraordinary expenses, will be paid by ACIM. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class's daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for shareholder services, which may be provided indirectly through another American Century Investments mutual fund. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class. During the period ended April 30, 2017, the investment advisor agreed to waive 0.08% of the fund's management fee. The investment advisor expects this waiver to continue until February 28, 2018 and cannot terminate it prior to such date without the approval of the Board of Directors.

The annual management fee and the effective annual management fee after waiver for each class for the period ended April 30, 2017 are as follows:
Class
Annual Management Fee
Effective Annual Management Fee After Waiver
Investor Class
1.20%
1.12%
Institutional Class
1.00%
0.92%
R6 Class
0.85%
0.77%

Directors' Fees and Expenses — The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The directors receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
 
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. During the period, the interfund purchases and sales were $583,511 and $2,086,956, respectively. The effect of interfund transactions on the Statement of Operations was $175,224 in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions.

4. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended April 30, 2017 were $508,524,765 and $489,920,189, respectively.


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5. Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
 
Six months ended
April 30, 2017
Year ended
October 31, 2016
 
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Investor Class/Shares Authorized
80,000,000

 
70,000,000

 
Sold
1,412,968

$
12,736,583

4,449,284

$
42,555,373

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
512,740

4,532,618

331,980

3,011,060

Redeemed
(1,599,826
)
(14,600,064
)
(3,634,715
)
(34,804,654
)
 
325,882

2,669,137

1,146,549

10,761,779

Institutional Class/Shares Authorized
175,000,000

 
160,000,000

 
Sold
2,071,937

18,720,297

4,226,547

39,182,288

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
1,276,808

11,286,980

671,803

6,093,250

Redeemed
(932,609
)
(8,513,789
)
(2,373,559
)
(22,922,977
)
 
2,416,136

21,493,488

2,524,791

22,352,561

R6 Class/Shares Authorized
20,000,000

 
20,000,000

 
Sold
1,020,097

9,261,633

1,364,259

12,978,918

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
145,528

1,286,466

41,921

379,807

Redeemed
(245,920
)
(2,237,791
)
(112,101
)
(1,094,999
)
 
919,705

8,310,308

1,294,079

12,263,726

Net increase (decrease)
3,661,723

$
32,472,933

4,965,419

$
45,378,066


6. Fair Value Measurements

The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.

Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.

Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.

Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).

The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments. There were no significant transfers between levels during the period.

The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
 
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Assets
 
 
 
Investment Securities
 
 
 
Common Stocks
 
 
 
United States
$
201,783,457



Other Countries

$
199,820,767


Temporary Cash Investments
1,896

4,788,657


 
$
201,785,353

$
204,609,424




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7. Risk Factors

The fund concentrates its investments in a narrow segment of the total market. Because of this, the fund is subject to certain additional risks as compared to investing in a more diversified portfolio of investments. The fund may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct investment in real estate including but not limited to: local or regional economic conditions, changes in zoning laws, changes in property values, property tax increases, overbuilding, increased competition, environmental contamination, natural disasters, and interest rate risk.

There are certain risks involved in investing in foreign securities. These risks include those resulting from future adverse political, social and economic developments, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, the possible imposition of exchange controls, and other foreign laws or restrictions. Investing in emerging markets may accentuate these risks.

The fund’s investment process may result in high portfolio turnover, which could mean high transaction costs, affecting both performance and capital gains tax liabilities to investors.

8. Federal Tax Information

The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
 
As of period end, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Federal tax cost of investments
$
395,603,403

Gross tax appreciation of investments
$
18,528,732

Gross tax depreciation of investments
(7,737,358
)
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments
$
10,791,374


The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the realization to ordinary income for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies.
 
As of October 31, 2016, the fund had accumulated short-term capital losses of $(32,610,303), which represent net capital loss carryovers that may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. The capital loss carryovers may be carried forward for an unlimited period. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations.

9. Recently Issued Accounting Guidance

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules and forms as well as amendments to its rules and forms to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. The amendments to Regulation S-X will require standardized, enhanced disclosure about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other provisions. Compliance with the amendments is effective on August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact that adopting the amendments will have on the financial statement disclosures.



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Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended October 31 (except as noted)
 
 
Per-Share Data
Ratios and Supplemental Data
 
 
Income From Investment Operations:
 
 
 
Ratio to Average Net Assets of:
 
 
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
(1)
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Distributions From Net
Investment
Income
Net Asset
Value,
End
of Period
Total
Return
(2)
Operating
Expenses
Operating
Expenses
(before
expense
waiver)
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
(before
expense
waiver)
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
Net
Assets,
End of
Period
(in thousands)
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(3)
$9.49
0.11
(0.05)
0.06
(0.38)
$9.17
0.74%
1.12%(4)
1.20%(4)
2.45%(4)
2.37%(4)
123%

$101,717

2016
$9.57
0.13
0.01
0.14
(0.22)
$9.49
1.58%
1.16%
1.21%
1.30%
1.25%
264%

$102,125

2015(5)
$10.00
0.09
(0.52)
(0.43)
$9.57
(4.30)%
1.19%(4)
1.20%(4)
1.50%(4)
1.49%(4)
151%

$92,086

Institutional Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(3)
$9.50
0.12
(0.05)
0.07
(0.39)
$9.18
0.95%
0.92%(4)
1.00%(4)
2.65%(4)
2.57%(4)
123%

$275,777

2016
$9.59
0.14
0.01
0.15
(0.24)
$9.50
1.74%
0.96%
1.01%
1.50%
1.45%
264%

$262,612

2015(5)
$10.00
0.10
(0.51)
(0.41)
$9.59
(4.20)%
0.99%(4)
1.00%(4)
1.70%(4)
1.69%(4)
151%

$240,740

R6 Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(3)
$9.51
0.13
(0.05)
0.08
(0.41)
$9.18
0.99%
0.77%(4)
0.85%(4)
2.80%(4)
2.72%(4)
123%

$33,017

2016
$9.59
0.15
0.02
0.17
(0.25)
$9.51
1.86%
0.81%
0.86%
1.65%
1.60%
264%

$25,467

2015(5)
$10.00
0.11
(0.52)
(0.41)
$9.59
(4.10)%
0.84%(4)
0.85%(4)
1.85%(4)
1.84%(4)
151%

$13,271




Notes to Financial Highlights
(1)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)
Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)
Six months ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited).
(4)
Annualized.
(5)
March 19, 2015 (fund inception) through October 31, 2015.

See Notes to Financial Statements.



Additional Information

Retirement Account Information

As required by law, distributions you receive from certain IRAs are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
Distributions you receive from 403(b), 457 and qualified plans are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.


Proxy Voting Policies

A description of the policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. It is also available on the "About Us" page of American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the "About Us" page at americancentury.com. It is also available at sec.gov.


Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The fund also makes its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the most recent quarter of its fiscal year available on its website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021.




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Semiannual Report
 
 
 
April 30, 2017
 
 
 
Real Estate Fund







Table of Contents
President’s Letter
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Fund Characteristics

Shareholder Fee Example

Schedule of Investments

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Statement of Operations

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

Notes to Financial Statements

Financial Highlights

Additional Information




























Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.



President’s Letter

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Dear Investor:

Thank you for reviewing this semiannual report for the period ended April 30, 2017. It provides a market overview (below), followed by a schedule of fund investments and other financial information. For additional commentary and information on fund performance, plus other investment insights, we encourage you to visit our website, americancentury.com.

“Trump Trade” Triggered Surges in U.S. Stock Prices and Treasury Yields

Especially in the U.S., the signature events of the six-month period were Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election in November and the resulting “Trump Trade.” President Trump’s aggressive pro-growth fiscal policy agenda triggered risk-on rallies in higher-risk assets such as stocks and high-yield corporate bonds that produced double-digit gains for many broad U.S. and global/non-U.S. equity indices. For example, the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI EAFE Index gained 13.32% and 11.47%, respectively. In the U.S., growth and small-cap equity indices generally outperformed their value and large-cap counterparts.

The Trump Trade and improving global economic conditions also drove government bond yields higher, and boosted the value of the U.S. dollar against other currencies. This caused most bond indices to decline during the period, except those representing emerging market and corporate debt, which benefited from investors’ continuing search for more yield than what’s available in government bonds. Also, higher-yielding and corporate bonds are perceived as less price change-sensitive to rising interest rates.

Yields rose for short- and long-maturity U.S. Treasuries as the Federal Reserve raised its interest rate target twice during the reporting period, and suggested that it might raise rates again and start gradually reducing its balance sheet by the end of 2017. These factors, plus rising inflation, could trigger more bouts of U.S. bond market volatility. Meanwhile, the Trump Trade could prove to be double-edged—its momentum faded as health care and tax reform enactment faced delays. This, along with ongoing questions about the Trump administration’s practices, policies, and alliances, could impede further risk-on sentiment. In this unsettled environment, we believe in remaining focused on investment goals, using disciplined, actively managed, risk-aware strategies. We appreciate your continued trust in us.

Sincerely,
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Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments


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Fund Characteristics 
 
APRIL 30, 2017
 
Top Ten Holdings
% of net assets
Simon Property Group, Inc.
8.0%
Equinix, Inc.
5.3%
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
5.3%
Prologis, Inc.
5.1%
Welltower, Inc.
4.6%
Ventas, Inc.
3.6%
Boston Properties, Inc.
3.3%
Public Storage
3.2%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
3.2%
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
3.2%
 
 
Sub-Industry Allocation
% of net assets
Retail REITs
20.8%
Specialized REITs
17.5%
Residential REITs
17.0%
Office REITs
12.4%
Health Care REITs
11.6%
Industrial REITs
8.1%
Hotel and Resort REITs
5.5%
Diversified REITs
4.3%
Hotels, Resorts and Cruise Lines
1.1%
Mortgage REITs
1.0%
Cash and Equivalents*
0.7%
*Includes temporary cash investments and other assets and liabilities.
 
 
 
Types of Investments in Portfolio
% of net assets
Common Stocks
99.3%
Temporary Cash Investments
0.7%
Other Assets and Liabilities
—**
**Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.



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Shareholder Fee Example 

Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2016 to April 30, 2017 (except as noted).

Actual Expenses

The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not a financial intermediary or retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $12.50 semiannual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $12.50 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments Brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments Brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the Account Maintenance Fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

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Beginning
Account Value
11/1/16
Ending
Account Value
4/30/17
Expenses Paid
During Period
(1)
11/1/16 - 4/30/17
 
Annualized
Expense Ratio
(1)
Actual
 
 
 
 
Investor Class
$1,000
$1,013.80
$5.69
1.14%
I Class
$1,000
$1,014.80
$4.70
0.94%
Y Class
$1,000
$983.30(2)
$0.45(3)
0.79%
A Class
$1,000
$1,012.50
$6.94
1.39%
C Class
$1,000
$1,008.90
$10.66
2.14%
R Class
$1,000
$1,011.50
$8.18
1.64%
R5 Class
$1,000
$983.30(2)
$0.54(3)
0.94%
R6 Class
$1,000
$1,015.50
$3.95
0.79%
Hypothetical
 
 
 
 
Investor Class
$1,000
$1,019.14
$5.71
1.14%
I Class
$1,000
$1,020.13
$4.71
0.94%
Y Class
$1,000
$1,020.88(4)
$3.96(4)
0.79%
A Class
$1,000
$1,017.90
$6.95
1.39%
C Class
$1,000
$1,014.18
$10.69
2.14%
R Class
$1,000
$1,016.66
$8.20
1.64%
R5 Class
$1,000
$1,020.13(4)
$4.71(4)

0.94%
R6 Class
$1,000
$1,020.88
$3.96
0.79%
(1)
Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period.
(2)
Ending account value based on actual return from April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through April 30, 2017.
(3)
Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 21, the number of days in the period from April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through April 30, 2017, divided by 365, to reflect the period. Had the class been available for the full period, the expenses paid during the period would have been higher.
(4)
Ending account value and expenses paid during the period assumes the class had been available throughout the entire period and are calculated using the class’s annualized expense ratio listed in the table above.

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Schedule of Investments
 
APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)
 
Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS — 99.3%
 
 
Diversified REITs — 4.3%
 
 
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.
992,287

$
20,639,570

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
1,657,200

15,610,824

STORE Capital Corp.
802,647

19,255,501

 
 
55,505,895

Health Care REITs — 11.6%
 
 
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., Class A
548,713

17,498,457

Physicians Realty Trust
1,395,537

27,408,347

Ventas, Inc.
716,692

45,875,455

Welltower, Inc.
828,478

59,186,468

 
 
149,968,727

Hotel and Resort REITs — 5.5%
 
 
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
1,507,841

27,065,746

MGM Growth Properties LLC, Class A
625,810

17,910,682

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
175,902

11,219,030

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
947,282

14,105,029

 
 
70,300,487

Hotels, Resorts and Cruise Lines — 1.1%
 
 
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
234,799

13,846,097

Industrial REITs — 8.1%
 
 
Duke Realty Corp.
1,042,672

28,913,295

Prologis, Inc.
1,197,506

65,156,301

STAG Industrial, Inc.
393,179

10,364,198

 
 
104,433,794

Mortgage REITs — 1.0%
 
 
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
585,437

13,283,566

Office REITs — 12.4%
 
 
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
367,169

41,310,184

Boston Properties, Inc.
336,758

42,633,563

Corporate Office Properties Trust
555,575

18,189,525

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
983,474

33,792,167

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.
72,155

1,951,793

Paramount Group, Inc.
1,333,991

21,877,452

 
 
159,754,684

Residential REITs — 17.0%
 
 
American Homes 4 Rent
674,747

15,552,918

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A
814,267

35,616,039

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
359,079

68,167,558

Colony Starwood Homes
799,747

27,647,254

Essex Property Trust, Inc.
165,907

40,559,284

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
253,024

25,102,511

UDR, Inc.
166,345

6,211,322

 
 
218,856,886

Retail REITs — 20.8%
 
 
Agree Realty Corp.
205,695

9,972,094

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.
359,858

7,107,195


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Shares
Value
DDR Corp.
497,342

$
5,376,267

Federal Realty Investment Trust
147,344

19,285,856

GGP, Inc.
1,868,943

40,387,858

Realty Income Corp.
672,796

39,257,647

Regency Centers Corp.
404,409

25,550,561

Simon Property Group, Inc.
619,756

102,420,877

Urban Edge Properties
720,349

18,368,899

 
 
267,727,254

Specialized REITs — 17.5%
 
 
American Tower Corp.
54,058

6,808,065

CoreCivic, Inc.
375,032

12,919,852

CyrusOne, Inc.
410,597

22,435,020

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
309,179

35,506,116

Equinix, Inc.
164,078

68,535,381

Extra Space Storage, Inc.
402,507

30,401,354

Public Storage
198,043

41,466,243

Rayonier, Inc.
233,384

6,586,096

 
 
224,658,127

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $1,085,405,769)
 
1,278,335,517

TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 0.7%
 
 
Repurchase Agreement, BMO Capital Markets Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 0.75% - 2.875%, 6/30/17 - 5/15/43, valued at $4,531,660), in a joint trading account at 0.68%, dated 4/28/17, due 5/1/17 (Delivery value $4,444,066)
 
4,443,814

Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 3.00%, 11/15/44, valued at $4,535,491), at 0.22%, dated 4/28/17, due 5/1/17 (Delivery value $4,446,082)
 
4,446,000

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class
3,829

3,829

TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS
(Cost $8,893,643)
 
8,893,643

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 100.0% 
(Cost $1,094,299,412)
 
1,287,229,160

OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES  
 
(19,354
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
$
1,287,209,806


NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.


See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)
 
Assets
 
Investment securities, at value (cost of $1,094,299,412)
$
1,287,229,160

Receivable for investments sold
39,050,473

Receivable for capital shares sold
763,800

Dividends and interest receivable
362,829

 
1,327,406,262

 
 
Liabilities
 
Payable for investments purchased
37,816,306

Payable for capital shares redeemed
1,178,326

Accrued management fees
1,158,716

Distribution and service fees payable
43,108

 
40,196,456

 
 
Net Assets
$
1,287,209,806

 
 
Net Assets Consist of:
 
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus)
$
1,104,553,515

Undistributed net investment income
1,925,253

Accumulated net realized loss
(12,198,710
)
Net unrealized appreciation
192,929,748

 
$
1,287,209,806


 
Net Assets
Shares Outstanding
Net Asset Value
Per Share
Investor Class, $0.01 Par Value

$801,153,943

28,472,660

$28.14
I Class, $0.01 Par Value

$164,548,245

5,833,148

$28.21
Y Class, $0.01 Par Value

$4,907

174

$28.20
A Class, $0.01 Par Value

$127,378,432

4,528,482

$28.13*
C Class, $0.01 Par Value

$12,172,575

441,652

$27.56
R Class, $0.01 Par Value

$12,907,429

461,477

$27.97
R5 Class, $0.01 Par Value

$4,909

174

$28.21
R6 Class, $0.01 Par Value

$169,039,366

5,993,980

$28.20
*Maximum offering price $29.85 (net asset value divided by 0.9425).


See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statement of Operations
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 
Income:
 
Dividends
$
27,031,613

Interest
10,063

 
27,041,676

 
 
Expenses:
 
Management fees
7,194,114

Distribution and service fees:
 
A Class
171,693

C Class
68,723

R Class
37,873

Directors' fees and expenses
19,527

Other expenses
599

 
7,492,529

 
 
Net investment income (loss)
19,549,147

 
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions
18,592,413

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(19,355,126
)
 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
(762,713
)
 
 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
$
18,786,434



See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2016
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
April 30, 2017
October 31, 2016
Operations
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
19,549,147

$
20,217,260

Net realized gain (loss)
18,592,413

286,060,761

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
(19,355,126)

(216,694,822)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
18,786,434

89,583,199

 
 
 
Distributions to Shareholders
 
 
From net investment income:
 
 
Investor Class
(10,952,125)

(25,017,182)

I Class
(2,336,206)

(4,951,723)

A Class
(1,641,012)

(4,192,021)

C Class
(139,917)

(301,538)

R Class
(162,465)

(362,169)

R6 Class
(2,392,169)

(5,556,657
)
From net realized gains:
 
 
Investor Class
(74,289,411)


I Class
(14,907,349)


A Class
(12,052,353)


C Class
(1,254,529)


R Class
(1,257,208)


R6 Class
(13,883,131)


Decrease in net assets from distributions
(135,267,875)

(40,381,290)

 
 
 
Capital Share Transactions
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5)
(27,655,432
)
(85,497,715)

 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
(144,136,873)

(36,295,806)

 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
Beginning of period
1,431,346,679

1,467,642,485

End of period
$
1,287,209,806

$
1,431,346,679

 
 
 
Undistributed net investment income
$
1,925,253




See Notes to Financial Statements.



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Notes to Financial Statements

APRIL 30, 2017 (UNAUDITED)

1. Organization

American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. Real Estate Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund’s investment objective is to seek high total investment return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income.

The fund offers the Investor Class, I Class (formerly Institutional Class), Y Class, A Class, C Class, R Class, R5 Class and R6 Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class and C Class may be
subject to a contingent deferred sales charge. Sale of the Y Class and R5 Class commenced on April 10, 2017.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.

Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Directors has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.

Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price.
 
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported net asset value per share. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.

If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
 
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s net asset value per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Directors, or its delegate, deems appropriate. If significant fluctuations in foreign markets are identified, the fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities

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exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
 
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
 
Investment Income — Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums.

Repurchase Agreements — The fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) has determined are creditworthy pursuant to criteria adopted by the Board of Directors. The fund requires that the collateral, represented by securities, received in a repurchase transaction be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the fund to obtain those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities transferred to ensure the value, including accrued interest, of the securities under each repurchase agreement is equal to or greater than amounts owed to the fund under each repurchase agreement.

Joint Trading Account — Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may transfer uninvested cash balances into a joint trading account. These balances are invested in one or more repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Agency obligations.

Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.

Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are generally declared and paid quarterly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually. The fund may elect to treat a portion of its payment to a redeeming shareholder, which represents the pro rata share of undistributed net investment income and net realized gains, as a distribution for federal income tax purposes (tax equalization).

Indemnifications — Under the corporation’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.

3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties

Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the corporation's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC.
 

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Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except distribution and service fees, brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent directors (including legal counsel fees), and extraordinary expenses, will be paid by ACIM. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class's daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for shareholder services. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class. The rate of the fee is determined by applying a fee rate calculation formula. This formula takes into account the fund’s assets as well as certain assets, if any, of other clients of the investment advisor outside the American Century Investments family of funds (such as subadvised funds and separate accounts) that use very similar investment teams and strategies (strategy assets).

The management fee schedule range and the effective annual management fee for each class for the period ended April 30, 2017 are as follows:
Class
Management Fee Schedule Range
Effective Annual Management Fee
Investor Class
1.00% to 1.20%
1.14%
I Class
0.80% to 1.00%
0.94%
Y Class
0.65% to 0.85%
0.79%
A Class
1.00% to 1.20%
1.14%
C Class
1.00% to 1.20%
1.14%
R Class
1.00% to 1.20%
1.14%
R5 Class
0.80% to 1.00%
0.94%
R6 Class
0.65% to 0.85%
0.79%

Distribution and Service Fees — The Board of Directors has adopted a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan for each of the A Class, C Class and R Class (collectively the plans), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plans provide that the A Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00%, of which 0.25% is paid for individual shareholder services and 0.75% is paid for distribution services. The plans provide that the R Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.50%. The fees are computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fees are used to pay financial intermediaries for distribution and individual shareholder services. Fees incurred under the plans during the period ended April 30, 2017 are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

Directors' Fees and Expenses — The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The directors receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
 
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. During the period, the interfund purchases and sales were $6,348,326 and $6,322,775, respectively. The effect of interfund transactions on the Statement of Operations was $(463,350) in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions.
 
4. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended April 30, 2017 were $1,152,142,430 and $1,295,581,210, respectively.


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5. Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
 
Six months ended
April 30, 2017(1)
Year ended
October 31, 2016
 
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Investor Class/Shares Authorized
200,000,000

 
200,000,000

 
Sold
2,555,360

$
73,445,337

6,600,409

$
203,734,155

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
2,950,310

83,455,616

801,932

24,487,641

Redeemed
(6,677,432
)
(192,372,136
)
(8,943,608
)
(273,782,326
)
 
(1,171,762
)
(35,471,183
)
(1,541,267
)
(45,560,530
)
I Class/Shares Authorized
50,000,000

 
50,000,000

 
Sold
689,909

19,871,066

2,612,248

80,355,114

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
493,503

13,995,611

128,724

3,946,238

Redeemed
(1,304,315
)
(37,576,537
)
(2,153,818
)
(65,277,333
)
 
(120,903
)
(3,709,860
)
587,154

19,024,019

Y Class/Shares Authorized
50,000,000

 
N/A

 
Sold
174

5,000

 
 
A Class/Shares Authorized
50,000,000

 
50,000,000

 
Sold
614,209

17,508,356

1,453,998

44,776,351

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
455,114

12,873,186

131,244

3,999,428

Redeemed
(1,534,338
)
(44,119,423
)
(2,514,089
)
(77,540,716
)
 
(465,015
)
(13,737,881
)
(928,847
)
(28,764,937
)
C Class/Shares Authorized
10,000,000

 
10,000,000

 
Sold
34,383

965,927

88,016

2,682,880

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
38,816

1,077,347

7,948

237,193

Redeemed
(161,208
)
(4,590,739
)
(163,187
)
(4,908,151
)
 
(88,009
)
(2,547,465
)
(67,223
)
(1,988,078
)
R Class/Shares Authorized
10,000,000

 
10,000,000

 
Sold
113,759

3,265,065

362,221

11,151,106

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
39,553

1,113,092

10,014

304,389

Redeemed
(317,385
)
(9,371,043
)
(235,935
)
(7,298,352
)
 
(164,073
)
(4,992,886
)
136,300

4,157,143

R5 Class/Shares Authorized
50,000,000

 
N/A

 
Sold
174

5,000

 
 
R6 Class/Shares Authorized
50,000,000

 
50,000,000

 
Sold
1,540,130

44,995,450

1,937,793

60,134,562

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
574,077

16,275,300

181,289

5,556,657

Redeemed
(992,732
)
(28,476,907
)
(3,103,149
)
(98,056,551
)
 
1,121,475

32,793,843

(984,067
)
(32,365,332
)
Net increase (decrease)
(887,939)

$
(27,655,432
)
(2,797,950
)
$
(85,497,715
)

(1)
April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through April 30, 2017 for the Y Class and R5 Class.

6. Fair Value Measurements

The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.

Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.

Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for

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comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.

Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).

The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments. There were no significant transfers between levels during the period.

The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
 
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Assets
 
 
 
Investment Securities
 
 
 
Common Stocks
$
1,278,335,517



Temporary Cash Investments
3,829

$
8,889,814


 
$
1,278,339,346

$
8,889,814



7. Risk Factors

The fund concentrates its investments in a narrow segment of the total market. Because of this, the fund is subject to certain additional risks as compared to investing in a more diversified portfolio of investments. The fund may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct investment in real estate including but not limited to: local or regional economic conditions, changes in zoning laws, changes in property values, property tax increases, overbuilding, increased competition, environmental contamination, natural disasters, and interest rate risk.

The fund’s investment process may result in high portfolio turnover, which could mean high transaction costs, affecting both performance and capital gains tax liabilities to investors.

8. Federal Tax Information

The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
 
As of period end, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Federal tax cost of investments
$
1,118,737,793

Gross tax appreciation of investments
$
180,173,117

Gross tax depreciation of investments
(11,681,750
)
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments
$
168,491,367


The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

9. Recently Issued Accounting Guidance

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules and forms as well as amendments to its rules and forms to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. The amendments to Regulation S-X will require standardized, enhanced disclosure about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other provisions. Compliance with the amendments is effective on August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact that adopting the amendments will have on the financial statement disclosures.


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Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended October 31 (except as noted)
Per-Share Data
 
 
 
 
 
Ratios and Supplemental Data
 
 
 
Income From Investment Operations:
Distributions From:
 
 
Ratio to Average Net Assets of:
 
 
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
(1)
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Net
Investment
Income
Net
Realized
Gains
Total
Distributions
Net Asset
Value,
End
of Period
Total
Return
(2)
Operating
Expenses
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
Net
Assets,
End of
Period
(in thousands)
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(3)
$30.69
0.41
(9)
0.41
(0.35)
(2.61)
(2.96)
$28.14
1.38%
1.14%(4)
2.88%(4)
85%

$801,154

2016
$29.69
0.41
1.41
1.82
(0.82)
(0.82)
$30.69
6.19%
1.14%
1.32%
149%

$909,921

2015
$28.69
0.42
1.13
1.55
(0.55)
(0.55)
$29.69
5.51%
1.14%
1.42%
140%

$925,934

2014
$24.56
0.30
4.29
4.59
(0.46)
(0.46)
$28.69
18.89%
1.14%
1.16%
127%

$1,025,749

2013
$23.05
0.36
1.70
2.06
(0.55)
(0.55)
$24.56
9.04%
1.14%
1.48%
170%

$847,977

2012(5)
$22.35
0.09
0.66
0.75
(0.05)
(0.05)
$23.05
3.38%
1.15%(4)
0.64%(4)
86%

$759,303

2012
$19.58
0.17
2.87
3.04
(0.27)
(0.27)
$22.35
15.62%
1.16%
0.83%
168%

$696,245

I Class(6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(3)
$30.77
0.44
(0.01)
0.43
(0.38)
(2.61)
(2.99)
$28.21
1.48%
0.94%(4)
3.08%(4)
85%

$164,548

2016
$29.76
0.46
1.43
1.89
(0.88)
(0.88)
$30.77
6.40%
0.94%
1.52%
149%

$183,181

2015
$28.75
0.51
1.11
1.62
(0.61)
(0.61)
$29.76
5.70%
0.94%
1.62%
140%

$159,721

2014
$24.61
0.35
4.30
4.65
(0.51)
(0.51)
$28.75
19.17%
0.94%
1.36%
127%

$387,099

2013
$23.10
0.41
1.70
2.11
(0.60)
(0.60)
$24.61
9.23%
0.94%
1.68%
170%

$413,623

2012(5)
$22.40
0.11
0.67
0.78
(0.08)
(0.08)
$23.10
3.47%
0.95%(4)
0.84%(4)
86%

$324,283

2012
$19.62
0.21
2.87
3.08
(0.30)
(0.30)
$22.40
15.86%
0.96%
1.03%
168%

$290,557




For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended October 31 (except as noted)
Per-Share Data
 
 
 
 
 
Ratios and Supplemental Data
 
 
 
Income From Investment Operations:
Distributions From:
 
 
Ratio to Average Net Assets of:
 
 
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
(1)
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Net
Investment
Income
Net
Realized
Gains
Total
Distributions
Net Asset
Value,
End
of Period
Total
Return
(2)
Operating
Expenses
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
Net
Assets,
End of
Period
(in thousands)
Y Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(7)
$28.68
0.01
(0.49)
(0.48)
$28.20
(1.67)%
0.79%(4)
0.34%(4)
85%(8)

$5

A Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(3)
$30.70
0.37
(9)
0.37
(0.33)
(2.61)
(2.94)
$28.13
1.25%
1.39%(4)
2.63%(4)
85%

$127,378

2016
$29.69
0.34
1.41
1.75
(0.74)
(0.74)
$30.70
5.92%
1.39%
1.07%
149%

$153,281

2015
$28.69
0.34
1.14
1.48
(0.48)
(0.48)
$29.69
5.24%
1.39%
1.17%
140%

$175,833

2014
$24.55
0.24
4.30
4.54
(0.40)
(0.40)
$28.69
18.59%
1.39%
0.91%
127%

$175,133

2013
$23.05
0.30
1.69
1.99
(0.49)
(0.49)
$24.55
8.77%
1.39%
1.23%
170%

$201,660

2012(5)
$22.35
0.05
0.67
0.72
(0.02)
(0.02)
$23.05
3.21%
1.40%(4)
0.39%(4)
86%

$166,497

2012
$19.60
0.11
2.87
2.98
(0.23)
(0.23)
$22.35
15.33%
1.41%
0.58%
168%

$151,198

C Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(3)
$30.18
0.28
(0.02)
0.26
(0.27)
(2.61)
(2.88)
$27.56
0.89%
2.14%(4)
1.88%(4)
85%

$12,173

2016
$29.22
0.11
1.37
1.48
(0.52)
(0.52)
$30.18
5.10%
2.14%
0.32%
149%

$15,986

2015
$28.25
0.12
1.13
1.25
(0.28)
(0.28)
$29.22
4.47%
2.14%
0.42%
140%

$17,439

2014
$24.18
0.04
4.23
4.27
(0.20)
(0.20)
$28.25
17.74%
2.14%
0.16%
127%

$16,972

2013
$22.72
0.12
1.67
1.79
(0.33)
(0.33)
$24.18
7.93%
2.14%
0.48%
170%

$17,057

2012(5)
$22.11
(0.05)
0.66
0.61
$22.72
2.76%
2.15%(4)
(0.36)%(4)
86%

$5,622

2012
$19.48
(0.02)
2.82
2.80
(0.17)
(0.17)
$22.11
14.44%
2.16%
(0.17)%
168%

$2,574




For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended October 31 (except as noted)
Per-Share Data
 
 
 
 
 
Ratios and Supplemental Data
 
 
 
Income From Investment Operations:
Distributions From:
 
 
Ratio to Average Net Assets of:
 
 
 
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
(1)
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
Total From
Investment
Operations
Net
Investment
Income
Net
Realized
Gains
Total
Distributions
Net Asset
Value,
End
of Period
Total
Return
(2)
Operating
Expenses
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
Net
Assets,
End of
Period
(in thousands)
R Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(3)
$30.55
0.38
(0.04)
0.34
(0.31)
(2.61)
(2.92)
$27.97
1.15%
1.64%(4)
2.38%(4)
85%

$12,907

2016
$29.55
0.23
1.43
1.66
(0.66)
(0.66)
$30.55
5.64%
1.64%
0.82%
149%

$19,112

2015
$28.55
0.26
1.15
1.41
(0.41)
(0.41)
$29.55
4.97%
1.64%
0.92%
140%

$14,458

2014
$24.44
0.16
4.28
4.44
(0.33)
(0.33)
$28.55
18.30%
1.64%
0.66%
127%

$8,743

2013
$22.95
0.24
1.68
1.92
(0.43)
(0.43)
$24.44
8.50%
1.64%
0.98%
170%

$5,866

2012(5)
$22.27
0.02
0.66
0.68
(9)
(9)
$22.95
3.06%
1.65%(4)
0.14%(4)
86%

$3,466

2012
$19.55
0.08
2.84
2.92
(0.20)
(0.20)
$22.27
15.01%
1.66%
0.33%
168%

$2,224

R5 Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(7)
$28.69
(9)
(0.48)
(0.48)
$28.21
(1.67)%
0.94%(4)
0.19%(4)
85%(8)

$5

R6 Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017(3)
$30.76
0.46
(0.01)
0.45
(0.40)
(2.61)
(3.01)
$28.20
1.55%
0.79%(4)
3.23%(4)
85%

$169,039

2016
$29.75
0.51
1.43
1.94
(0.93)
(0.93)
$30.76
6.57%
0.79%
1.67%
149%

$149,866

2015
$28.74
0.49
1.17
1.66
(0.65)
(0.65)
$29.75
5.86%
0.79%
1.77%
140%

$174,257

2014
$24.61
0.33
4.35
4.68
(0.55)
(0.55)
$28.74
19.31%
0.79%
1.51%
127%

$29,151

2013(10)
$25.22
0.07
(0.53)
(0.46)
(0.15)
(0.15)
$24.61
(1.77)%
0.79%(4)
1.04%(4)
170%(11)

$1,377




Notes to Financial Highlights
(1)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)
Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day and do not reflect applicable sales charges, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)
Six months ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited).
(4)
Annualized.
(5)
April 1, 2012 through October 31, 2012. The fund's fiscal year end was changed from March 31 to October 31, resulting in a seven-month annual reporting period. For the years before October 31, 2012, the fund's fiscal year end was March 31.
(6)
Prior to April 10, 2017, the I Class was referred to as the Institutional Class.
(7)
April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through April 30, 2017 (unaudited).
(8)
Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the six months ended April 30, 2017.
(9)
Per-share amount was less than $0.005.
(10)
July 26, 2013 (commencement of sale) through October 31, 2013.
(11)
Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended October 31, 2013.

See Notes to Financial Statements.



Additional Information

Retirement Account Information

As required by law, distributions you receive from certain IRAs are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
Distributions you receive from 403(b), 457 and qualified plans are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.


Proxy Voting Policies

A description of the policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. It is also available on the "About Us" page of American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the "About Us" page at americancentury.com. It is also available at sec.gov.


Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The fund also makes its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the most recent quarter of its fiscal year available on its website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021.



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Contact Us
americancentury.com
 
Automated Information Line
1-800-345-8765
 
Investor Services Representative
1-800-345-2021
or 816-531-5575
 
Investors Using Advisors
1-800-378-9878
 
Business, Not-For-Profit, Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans
1-800-345-3533
 
Banks and Trust Companies, Broker-Dealers, Financial Professionals, Insurance Companies
1-800-345-6488
 
Telecommunications Relay Service for the Deaf
711
 
 
 
 
American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.
 
 
 
 
Investment Advisor:
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri
 
 
 
 
This report and the statements it contains are submitted for the general information of our shareholders. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
 
 
 
 
©2017 American Century Proprietary Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
CL-SAN-92367   1706
 



ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

Not applicable for semiannual report filings.


ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not applicable for semiannual report filings.


ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Not applicable for semiannual report filings.


ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable.


ITEM 6. INVESTMENTS.

(a)
The schedule of investments is included as part of the report to stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

(b)
Not applicable.


ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.


ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.


ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable.


ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

During the reporting period, there were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board.


ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a)
The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) are



effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

(b)
There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the registrant's second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.


ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

(a)(1)
Not applicable for semiannual report filings.

(a)(2)
Separate certifications by the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are filed and attached hereto as EX-99.CERT.

(a)(3)
Not applicable.

(b)
A certification by the registrant’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, is furnished and attached hereto as EX- 99.906CERT.




SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Registrant:
American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Jonathan S. Thomas
 
Name:
Jonathan S. Thomas
 
Title:
President
 
 
 
Date:
June 27, 2017

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:
/s/ Jonathan S. Thomas
 
Name:
Jonathan S. Thomas
 
Title:
President
 
 
(principal executive officer)
 
 
 
Date:
June 27, 2017


By:
/s/ C. Jean Wade
 
Name:
C. Jean Wade
 
Title:
Vice President, Treasurer, and
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(principal financial officer)
 
 
 
Date:
June 27, 2017