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Amy R. Bitter Amy R. Bitter Assistant Treasurer XXXX NPORT-EX 2 acax_focuseddynamicgrowth.htm PART F Document



American Century Investments® 
Quarterly Portfolio Holdings
Focused Dynamic Growth Fund
October 31, 2019









Focused Dynamic Growth - Schedule of Investments
 
OCTOBER 31, 2019 (UNAUDITED)                       
 
 
Shares/
Principal Amount ($)
Value ($)
COMMON STOCKS — 99.4%
 
 
Automobiles — 3.8%
 
 
Tesla, Inc.(1) 
23,328

7,346,454

Beverages — 5.8%
 
 
Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A(1) 
16,495

6,176,718

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A
27,251

5,186,683

 
 
11,363,401

Biotechnology — 8.3%
 
 
Argenx SE ADR(1) 
8,665

1,061,116

Biogen, Inc.(1) 
5,822

1,739,090

Blueprint Medicines Corp.(1) 
37,071

2,551,968

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1) 
55,197

3,075,577

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1) 
11,294

3,459,126

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1) 
22,036

4,307,597

 
 
16,194,474

Capital Markets — 4.1%
 
 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
84,787

7,997,110

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.7%
 
 
Chegg, Inc.(1) 
45,565

1,397,023

Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components — 1.1%
 
 
Cognex Corp.
40,744

2,097,909

Energy Equipment and Services — 1.9%
 
 
Cactus, Inc., Class A(1) 
127,708

3,795,482

Entertainment — 2.7%
 
 
Netflix, Inc.(1) 
18,600

5,345,826

Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 2.4%
 
 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(1) 
8,377

4,632,062

Health Care Technology — 0.7%
 
 
Health Catalyst, Inc.(1) 
43,147

1,387,607

Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 4.5%
 
 
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(1) 
11,268

8,768,307

Interactive Media and Services — 12.6%
 
 
Alphabet, Inc., Class C(1) 
9,007

11,349,811

Facebook, Inc., Class A(1) 
47,922

9,184,251

Pinterest, Inc., Class A(1) 
36,468

916,805

Tencent Holdings Ltd.
73,900

3,013,465

 
 
24,464,332

Internet and Direct Marketing Retail — 6.6%
 
 
Amazon.com, Inc.(1) 
7,199

12,790,175

IT Services — 17.2%
 
 
MasterCard, Inc., Class A
43,245

11,970,648

Okta, Inc.(1) 
54,056

5,895,888

Square, Inc., Class A(1) 
101,353

6,226,115

Visa, Inc., Class A
51,826

9,269,598

 
 
33,362,249

 
 
 



Machinery — 1.9%
 
 
FANUC Corp.
7,000

1,381,837

Wabtec Corp.
32,941

2,285,117

 
 
3,666,954

Professional Services — 2.1%
 
 
Verisk Analytics, Inc.
27,823

4,025,988

Software — 18.2%
 
 
DocuSign, Inc.(1) 
113,733

7,527,987

RingCentral, Inc., Class A(1) 
40,243

6,500,049

salesforce.com, Inc.(1) 
84,362

13,201,810

Slack Technologies, Inc., Class A(1) 
174,932

3,848,504

Splunk, Inc.(1) 
35,410

4,247,784

 
 
35,326,134

Specialty Retail — 1.8%
 
 
Ross Stores, Inc.
32,172

3,528,303

Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods — 3.0%
 
 
NIKE, Inc., Class B
65,117

5,831,227

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $162,784,798)
 
193,321,017

TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 7.7%
 
 
Repurchase Agreement, BMO Capital Markets Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 1.625% - 2.25%, 3/31/21 - 5/15/26, valued at $11,430,685), in a joint trading account at 1.50%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/1/19 (Delivery value $11,193,053)
 
11,192,587

Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 0.625%, 1/15/26, valued at $3,812,550), at 0.65%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/1/19 (Delivery value $3,735,067)
 
3,735,000

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class
5,655

5,655

TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS
(Cost $14,933,242)
 
14,933,242

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 107.1%
(Cost $177,718,040)
 
208,254,259

OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES(2) — (7.1)%
 
(13,778,221
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
$
194,476,038

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
ADR
-
American Depositary Receipt
(1)
Non-income producing.
(2)
Amount relates primarily to payable for investments purchased, but not settled, at period end.




SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
 
1. 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 Directors, or its delegate, deems appropriate. 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.
 
2. 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.
 
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
188,925,715

4,395,302


Temporary Cash Investments
5,655

14,927,587


 
188,931,370

19,322,889





This schedule of investments provides information about the fund’s portfolio holdings as of the date on the schedule. It is unaudited, and American Century Investments assumes no obligation to update or supplement the schedule to reflect subsequent changes. More information is available in the fund’s most recent annual or semiannual shareholder report.