N-CSR 1 accp-re103119nxcsr.htm N-CSR 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:
10-31-2019





ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.







ANNUAL REPORT
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OCTOBER 31, 2019
 
AC Alternatives® Income Fund
Investor Class (ALNNX)
I Class (ALNIX)
Y Class (ALYNX)
A Class (ALNAX)
C Class (ALNHX)
R Class (ALNRX)
R6 Class (ALNDX)
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Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the fund’s shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the fund or your financial intermediary electronically by calling or sending an email request to your appropriate contacts as listed on the back cover of this report.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform the fund or your financial intermediary that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling or sending an email request to your appropriate contacts as listed on the back cover of this report. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with the fund complex/your financial intermediary.







Table of Contents
 
President’s Letter
2

Performance
3

Portfolio Commentary

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

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Management

Approval of Management and Subadvisory Agreements

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 annual report for the 12 months ended October 31, 2019. Annual reports help convey important information about fund returns, including market factors that affected performance. For additional investment and market insights, please visit americancentury.com.

Stocks, Bonds Delivered Solid Gains

U.S. and global stocks, bonds and real estate investments generally delivered strong gains for the 12-month period. Stocks and other riskier assets rebounded from a late-2018 sell-off to post robust returns for the 12 months overall. Global bonds benefited from safe-haven buying early in the period and a declining interest rate environment overall.

Fed’s Policy Pivot Improved Investor Sentiment

In the final months of 2018, mounting concerns about slowing global economic and earnings growth, tariffs and Federal Reserve (Fed) policy soured investor sentiment, driving global stocks lower. After raising rates in September 2018, the Fed hiked again in December and delivered a surprisingly bullish 2019 rate-hike outlook, which intensified the sell-off among stocks and other riskier assets. Meanwhile, the risk-off climate sparked a flight to quality, which drove U.S. and other government bond yields lower and benefited global bond returns.

A key policy pivot from the Fed helped improve equity investor sentiment beginning in early 2019. The central bank abruptly ended its rate-hike campaign and adopted a dovish tone amid weaker global growth and inflation. Additionally, investors’ worst-case fears about trade and corporate earnings generally eased, which also aided stocks and other riskier assets. At the same time, government bond yields continued to fall on moderating global growth data, muted inflation and accommodative central bank policy in the U.S., Europe and Japan. By July, concerns about global economic risks prompted the Fed to cut short-term interest rates for the first time in 10 years. The Fed followed up with additional rate cuts in September and October. This backdrop supported continued gains for fixed-income and other interest rate-sensitive assets.

Looking ahead, we expect volatility to remain a formidable factor as investors react to global growth and trade trends, central bank policy and geopolitical developments. We believe this scenario underscores the importance of using professionally managed portfolios in pursuit of investment goals. We appreciate your continued trust and confidence in us.

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


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Performance
 
Total Returns as of October 31, 2019
 
 
 
Average Annual Returns
 
 
Ticker
Symbol
1 year
Since Inception
Inception
Date
Investor Class
ALNNX
2.74%
2.42%
7/31/15
HFRX Fixed Income - Credit Index
2.36%
1.18%
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal Bond Index
11.36%
3.81%
I Class
ALNIX
2.95%
2.63%
7/31/15
Y Class
ALYNX
3.10%
2.98%
4/10/17
A Class
ALNAX
 
 
7/31/15
No sales charge
 
2.38%
2.16%
 
With sales charge
 
-3.51%
0.75%
 
C Class
ALNHX
1.73%
1.40%
7/31/15
R Class
ALNRX
2.23%
1.92%
7/31/15
R6 Class
ALNDX
2.99%
2.78%
7/31/15
Although the fund commenced operations on May 29, 2015, the performance inception date (for all classes except Y Class) reflects the date the fund began investing in accordance with its investment strategy. Fund returns would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived.

Sales charges include initial sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (CDSCs), as applicable. A Class shares have a 5.75% maximum initial sales charge and may be subject to a maximum CDSC of 1.00%. C Class shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase are subject to a maximum CDSC of 1.00%. The SEC requires that mutual funds provide performance information net of maximum sales charges in all cases where charges could be applied.










Data presented reflect past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. Data assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and none of the charts reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com. For additional information about the fund, please consult the prospectus.

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Growth of $10,000 Over Life of Class
$10,000 investment made July 31, 2015
Performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure.
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Value on October 31, 2019
 
Investor Class — $11,071
 
 
HFRX Fixed Income - Credit Index — $10,510
 
 
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal Bond Index — $11,723
 
Ending value of Investor Class would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived.

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Investor Class
I Class
Y Class
A Class
C Class
R Class
R6 Class
1.76%
1.56%
1.41%
2.01%
2.76%
2.26%
1.41%
The total annual fund operating expenses shown is as stated in the fund’s prospectus current as of the date of this report. The prospectus may vary from the expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report because it is based on a different time period, includes acquired fund fees and expenses, and, if applicable, does not include fee waivers or expense reimbursements.













Data presented reflect past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. Data assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and none of the charts reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com. For additional information about the fund, please consult the prospectus.

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Portfolio Commentary

Advisor: American Century Investment Management, Inc.
Portfolio Managers: Cleo Chang and Hitesh Patel

Subadvisor: Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management LP
Portfolio Managers: Kent Muckel and Darren Myers
Effective August 1, 2019, Chris Bittman left the subadvisor's portfolio management team.

Performance Summary

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019, the AC Alternatives Income Fund generated a return of 2.74%.* This compares favorably to the 2.36% return generated by the HFRX Fixed Income - Credit Index. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal Bond Index returned 11.36% for the period. Fund returns reflect operating expenses, while index returns do not.
Performance Review
Global capital markets withstood price volatility early in the portfolio’s fiscal year, as riskier assets generally produced favorable results. U.S. equities, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, gained 14.33% for the fiscal year, largely due to multiple expansion as earnings growth slowed. Large-cap U.S. stocks, as measured by the Russell 1000 Index, returned 14.15% and outpaced other segments of the global equity markets. U.S. small-cap stocks, as measured by the Russell 2000 Index, gained 4.90% for the period, while non-U.S. equities, as measured by the MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Index, returned 11.27%.
Undoubtedly, the shift in market sentiment was due to the changing monetary policies of global central banks. The Federal Reserve (Fed) ended 2018 with an outlook for continued monetary tightening. As asset prices dropped and the growth outlook began to weaken, the Fed began to backpedal on additional rate hikes and eventually began a new easing cycle in July 2019. The Fed cut rates three times during the period, marking the first easing since December 2008. As market participants began to price in more dovish central banks, interest rates fell back to historically low levels. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield fell 145 basis points for the fiscal year, from 3.14% on October 31, 2018, to 1.69% on October 31, 2019. The benchmark 10-year Treasury touched an intraperiod low yield of 1.46%, while the yield on the U.S. 30-year Treasury bond fell below 2.00% for the first time.
Global rates also reached historically low levels. For example, Germany’s 10-year bund reached a low yield of -0.71% in August 2019. The steep fall in interest rates drove robust fixed-income performance, and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index rallied to a 12-month return of 11.51%. High-yield bonds, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index, underperformed, returning 8.38% as high-yield credit spreads increased modestly.
Benefiting from falling interest rates and positive equity markets, the income-focused real estate investment trust (REIT) strategy managed by Timbercreek Investment Management was the largest driver of fund performance. The high-dividend equity sleeve managed by American Century Investment Management also generated positive performance for the fund, despite the negative influence of the sleeve’s market hedges. Structured credit strategies managed by Good Hill



* All fund returns referenced in this commentary are for Investor Class shares. Fund returns would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived. Performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure; when Investor Class performance exceeds that of the fund’s benchmarks, other share classes may not. See page 3 for returns for all share classes.

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Partners and ArrowMark Colorado Holdings also posted positive returns, but they lagged core fixed-income markets due to less interest rate exposure in both portfolios. Marathon Asset Management took over management of the fund’s high-yield and bank loan exposure.** This sleeve trailed the broad high-yield market, as bank loans and market hedges were detractors. Although certain hedging strategies aided performance during periods of heightened market volatility, they detracted from performance overall, given the strong risk-on performance from the equity and fixed-income markets.
In response to increasing macro and geopolitical risks and weakening U.S. economic fundamentals stemming from a manufacturing slowdown, we employed S&P futures and Russell 2000 futures hedges to help reduce risk. Similarly, we purchased high-yield credit default swaps and iTraxx credit default swap index hedges to help mitigate broad credit risks. These hedges helped reduce portfolio volatility and offset losses during periodic market sell-offs throughout the fiscal year. But they also detracted from overall portfolio performance, as risk assets rallied in response to the Fed's easing policy.
Outlook
Last year, our economic growth outlook was becoming more mixed and cautious. While this view was directionally correct, we did not discount into portfolio positioning the response by central banks. Looking ahead, we expect sluggish U.S. and global economic growth with heightened risk stemming from various geopolitical factors. Furthermore, equity and fixed-income valuations appear less attractive than they did a year ago. Equities are trading at or near all-time highs, while credit spreads remain low and range-bound. Therefore, we believe risk markets may be unable to duplicate returns of the past year. Accordingly, we believe security selection, tactical positioning and active rebalancing will be necessary to generate attractive absolute returns. We expect a more volatile environment to unfold as central bank easing measures produce less market stimulus.
As of October 31, 2019, the portfolio’s capital allocation was as follows: 29% Marathon Asset Management; 21% ArrowMark Colorado Holdings; 20% Good Hill Partners and 8% Timbercreek Investment Management. Allocations to cash and specific sleeves American Century Investment Management manages accounted for the remaining balances.





 











** Effective December 3, 2018, Marathon Asset Management was added as a subadvisor to the fund. Effective January 15, 2019, BCSF Advisors was removed as a subadvisor to the fund.

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Fund Characteristics 
 
OCTOBER 31, 2019
 
Types of Investments in Portfolio
% of net assets
Common Stocks
18.9%
Asset-Backed Securities
15.8%
Corporate Bonds
13.9%
Collateralized Loan Obligations
12.0%
Bank Loan Obligations
11.8%
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
9.9%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
4.0%
Exchange-Traded Funds
3.0%
Preferred Stocks
2.5%
Convertible Bonds
—*
Corporate Bonds Sold Short
(2.3)%
Exchange-Traded Funds Sold Short
(0.7)%
Convertible Bonds Sold Short
(0.6)%
Common Stocks Sold Short
(0.3)%
Temporary Cash Investments
10.8%
Other Assets and Liabilities
1.3%
*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 May 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019.

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
5/1/19
Ending
Account Value
10/31/19
Expenses Paid
During Period
(1) 
5/1/19 - 10/31/19
 
Annualized
Expense Ratio
(1)
Actual
 
 
 
 
Investor Class
$1,000
$1,006.60
$9.71
1.92%
I Class
$1,000
$1,007.60
$8.70
1.72%
Y Class
$1,000
$1,008.40
$7.95
1.57%
A Class
$1,000
$1,004.30
$10.96
2.17%
C Class
$1,000
$1,001.60
$14.73
2.92%
R Class
$1,000
$1,004.10
$12.22
2.42%
R6 Class
$1,000
$1,008.40
$7.95
1.57%
Hypothetical
 
 
 
 
Investor Class
$1,000
$1,015.53
$9.75
1.92%
I Class
$1,000
$1,016.54
$8.74
1.72%
Y Class
$1,000
$1,017.29
$7.98
1.57%
A Class
$1,000
$1,014.27
$11.02
2.17%
C Class
$1,000
$1,010.49
$14.80
2.92%
R Class
$1,000
$1,013.01
$12.28
2.42%
R6 Class
$1,000
$1,017.29
$7.98
1.57%
(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 184, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.

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Schedule of Investments
 
OCTOBER 31, 2019
 
 
Principal Amount/Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS — 18.9%
 
 
 
Aerospace and Defense — 0.2%
 
 
 
Lockheed Martin Corp.
 
1,573

$
592,518

Air Freight and Logistics — 0.6%
 
 
 
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B
 
15,028

1,730,775

Automobiles — 0.2%
 
 
 
General Motors Co.
 
13,394

497,721

Biotechnology — 0.7%
 
 
 
Amgen, Inc.
 
8,842

1,885,556

Chemicals — 0.3%
 
 
 
Eastman Chemical Co.
 
6,710

510,228

Olin Corp.
 
25,311

464,204

 
 
 
974,432

Containers and Packaging — 0.7%
 
 
 
Packaging Corp. of America
 
5,338

584,297

Sonoco Products Co.
 
25,154

1,451,386

 
 
 
2,035,683

Distributors — 0.6%
 
 
 
Genuine Parts Co.
 
15,657

1,606,095

Electric Utilities — 0.2%
 
 
 
Alliant Energy Corp.
 
11,175

596,074

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 5.2%
 
 
 
Automotive Properties Real Estate Investment Trust
 
54,012

470,775

Befimmo SA
 
4,786

309,046

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.
 
24,313

535,372

Centuria Industrial REIT
 
191,653

451,490

Colony Capital, Inc.
 
74,339

416,298

CT Real Estate Investment Trust
 
36,216

407,227

Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust
 
48,820

498,171

Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust
 
290,000

339,213

Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust
 
409,339

378,908

Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., Class A
 
15,170

470,270

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.
 
14,839

558,243

Highwoods Properties, Inc.
 
10,373

485,456

ICADE
 
3,894

381,378

Invesco Office J-Reit, Inc.
 
2,156

435,325

Invincible Investment Corp.
 
370

233,931

Keppel DC REIT
 
391,917

575,580

Kiwi Property Group Ltd.
 
305,385

310,911

Klepierre SA
 
12,541

467,163

Land Securities Group plc
 
30,874

377,329

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
 
23,100

478,863

MGM Growth Properties LLC, Class A
 
14,500

452,545


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Principal Amount/Shares
Value
National Storage REIT
 
419,416

$
537,290

Northview Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust
 
25,309

554,565

NSI NV
 
7,863

359,036

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
 
9,857

229,175

QTS Realty Trust, Inc., Class A
 
8,586

460,124

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
 
9,404

468,695

STAG Industrial, Inc.
 
16,258

504,648

Star Asia Investment Corp.
 
240

261,528

Sunlight Real Estate Investment Trust
 
510,500

345,575

VEREIT, Inc.
 
42,802

421,172

VICI Properties, Inc.
 
22,254

524,082

Viva Energy REIT
 
230,595

459,129

Weingarten Realty Investors
 
15,644

496,384

 
 
 
14,654,897

Food Products — 0.9%
 
 
 
Flowers Foods, Inc.
 
72,901

1,583,410

Hershey Co. (The)
 
4,264

626,253

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)
 
4,360

460,765

 
 
 
2,670,428

Gas Utilities — 0.3%
 
 
 
National Fuel Gas Co.
 
8,938

404,981

New Jersey Resources Corp.
 
10,528

459,021

 
 
 
864,002

Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 0.4%
 
 
 
Carnival Corp.
 
28,526

1,223,480

Household Durables — 0.4%
 
 
 
Garmin Ltd.
 
6,160

577,500

Whirlpool Corp.
 
3,818

580,794

 
 
 
1,158,294

IT Services — 1.3%
 
 
 
International Business Machines Corp.
 
11,279

1,508,341

Western Union Co. (The)
 
82,005

2,055,045

 
 
 
3,563,386

Machinery — 0.8%
 
 
 
Cummins, Inc.
 
3,172

547,107

PACCAR, Inc.
 
22,201

1,688,608

 
 
 
2,235,715

Media — 0.5%
 
 
 
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)
 
68,506

1,490,006

Pacifico, Inc.
 
883

3,642

 
 
 
1,493,648

Metals and Mining — 0.5%
 
 
 
Southern Copper Corp.
 
41,902

1,490,873

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.9%
 
 
 
Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc.
 
33,755

627,843

MFA Financial, Inc.
 
59,938

454,930

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
 
29,737

731,530


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Principal Amount/Shares
Value
TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc.
 
32,440

$
656,261

 
 
 
2,470,564

Multi-Utilities — 2.0%
 
 
 
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
 
18,348

1,692,052

Dominion Energy, Inc.
 
20,374

1,681,874

DTE Energy Co.
 
12,564

1,599,648

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
 
11,873

751,680

 
 
 
5,725,254

Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 0.3%
 
 
 
Antero Midstream Corp.(2) 
 
42,000

270,480

Energy Transfer LP(2) 
 
7,900

99,461

Marathon Petroleum Corp.
 
8,588

549,203

 
 
 
919,144

Pharmaceuticals — 0.6%
 
 
 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
 
11,349

651,092

Johnson & Johnson
 
8,737

1,153,634

 
 
 
1,804,726

Professional Services — 0.4%
 
 
 
Nielsen Holdings plc
 
62,408

1,258,145

Real Estate Management and Development — 0.3%
 
 
 
Carmila SA
 
22,028

428,966

Cibus Nordic Real Estate AB
 
12,826

183,316

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.
 
21,000

315,718

 
 
 
928,000

Specialty Retail — 0.2%
 
 
 
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
 
11,673

568,709

Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods — 0.2%
 
 
 
Tapestry, Inc.
 
16,321

422,061

Trading Companies and Distributors — 0.2%
 
 
 
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A
 
6,282

459,905

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $49,849,573)
 
 
53,830,085

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 15.8%
 
 
 
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables, Series 2015-4, Class D, 3.72%, 12/8/21
 
$
80,000

80,672

Avant Loans Funding Trust, Series 2017-B, Class C, 4.99%, 11/15/23(3)
 
445,768

448,026

Avant Loans Funding Trust, Series 2018-B, Class A SEQ, 3.42%, 1/18/22(3)
 
274,784

275,654

Avant Loans Funding Trust, Series 2019-A, Class B, 3.80%, 12/15/22(3)
 
1,000,000

1,013,663

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2019-3A, Class A SEQ, 2.36%, 3/20/26(3)
 
1,000,000

1,002,207

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust, Series 2007-2, Class A2, VRN, 2.14%, (1-month LIBOR plus 0.32%), 1/25/47
 
25,922

26,051

CAL Funding II Ltd., Series 2012-1A, Class A SEQ, 3.47%, 10/25/27(3)
 
529,500

530,832

CAL Funding II Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class A SEQ, 3.35%, 3/27/28(3)
 
157,167

157,418


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Principal Amount/Shares
Value
CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2017-4, Class A4 SEQ, 2.33%, 5/15/23
 
$
500,000

$
504,017

Carmax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2018-4, Class D, 4.15%, 4/15/25
 
1,000,000

1,046,453

CFG Investments Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class A SEQ, 5.56%, 8/15/29(3)
 
636,364

639,122

CFG Investments Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class B, 7.62%, 8/15/29(3)
 
1,000,000

1,008,310

Chesapeake Funding II LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class D, 3.92%, 4/15/30(3)
 
800,000

821,504

CLI Funding V LLC, Series 2013-2A, SEQ, 3.22%, 6/18/28(3)
 
207,073

207,537

CLI Funding V LLC, Series 2014-1A, Class A SEQ, 3.29%, 6/18/29(3)
 
657,011

659,809

CLI Funding V LLC, Series 2014-2A, Class A SEQ, 3.38%, 10/18/29(3)
 
270,755

271,740

Coinstar Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A2 SEQ, 5.22%, 4/25/47(3)
 
487,500

507,308

Conn's Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2018-A, Class A SEQ, 3.25%, 1/15/23(3)
 
106,449

106,908

Conn's Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2018-A, Class B, 4.65%, 1/15/23(3)
 
323,723

325,986

Conn's Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2019-A, Class A SEQ, 3.40%, 10/16/23(3)
 
504,734

508,858

CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2015-C, Class D SEQ, 4.63%, 8/16/21(3)
 
199,438

201,216

CPS Auto Trust, Series 2016-D, Class D SEQ, 4.53%, 1/17/23(3)
 
750,000

763,870

Credit Suisse ABS Trust, Series 2018-LD1, Class A SEQ, 3.42%, 7/25/24(3)
 
46,020

46,097

Credit Suisse ABS Trust, Series 2018-LD1, Class B, 4.28%, 7/25/24(3)
 
750,000

753,254

Credit Suisse ABS Trust, Series 2018-LD1, Class C, 5.17%, 7/25/24(3)
 
600,000

610,954

Cronos Containers Program I Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class A SEQ, 3.08%, 4/18/28(3)
 
442,750

443,215

Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2017-2, Class D, 3.49%, 9/15/23
 
1,000,000

1,008,630

DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2016-1A, Class D, 4.66%, 12/15/22(3)
 
530,314

531,801

DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2016-3A, Class D, 4.52%, 6/15/23(3)
 
285,851

287,515

DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2017-2A, Class D, 3.89%, 1/15/23(3)
 
800,000

806,927

DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2018-2A, Class D, 4.15%, 3/15/24(3)
 
1,000,000

1,030,699

DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2018-3A, Class B, 3.56%, 9/15/22(3)
 
500,000

506,054

Element Rail Leasing II LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class A2, 3.59%, 2/19/45
 
1,225,000

1,229,892

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2015-3A, Class D, 6.55%, 10/17/22(3)
 
600,000

609,867

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2016-2A, Class D, 8.25%, 4/17/23(3)
 
1,000,000

1,052,162

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2016-3A, Class D, 6.40%, 7/17/23(3)
 
350,000

365,880

Freed Abs Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A SEQ, 3.99%, 10/20/25(3)
 
283,342

285,582


13


 
 
Principal Amount/Shares
Value
Global SC Finance II SRL, Series 2013-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.98%, 4/17/28(3)
 
$
122,500

$
122,708

Global SC Finance II SRL, Series 2014-1A, Class A2 SEQ, 3.09%, 7/17/29(3)
 
662,625

664,495

HERO Funding Trust, Series 2016-4A, Class A2 SEQ, 4.29%, 9/20/47(3)
 
460,733

483,760

HERO Funding Trust, Series 2017-2A, Class A2 SEQ, 4.07%, 9/20/48(3)
 
305,175

316,481

Hertz Fleet Lease Funding LP, Series 2018-1, Class A1, VRN, 2.44%, (1-month LIBOR plus 0.50%), 5/10/32(3)
 
879,025

879,498

Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, Series 2016-2A, Class C, 4.99%, 3/25/22(3)
 
370,000

379,491

Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, Series 2017-2A, Class B, 4.20%, 10/25/23(3)
 
1,475,000

1,535,861

Invitation Homes Trust, Series 2018-SFR2, Class D, VRN, 3.36%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.45%), 6/17/37(3)
 
1,000,000

1,000,556

Invitation Homes Trust, Series 2018-SFR3, Class B, VRN, 3.04%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.15%), 7/17/37(3)
 
185,000

185,001

Invitation Homes Trust, Series 2018-SFR3, Class C, VRN, 3.19%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.30%), 7/17/37(3)
 
370,000

369,812

Kabbage Funding LLC, Series 2019-1, Class C, 4.61%, 3/15/24(3)
 
635,571

644,819

Mariner Finance Issuance Trust, Series 2017-BA, Class A SEQ, 2.92%, 12/20/29(3)
 
700,000

702,283

Marlette Funding Trust, Series 2017-2A, Class C, 4.58%, 7/15/24(3)
 
1,000,000

1,005,508

Marlette Funding Trust, Series 2017-3A, Class B, 3.01%, 12/15/24(3)
 
640,359

640,769

Marlette Funding Trust, Series 2017-3A, Class C, 4.01%, 12/15/24(3)
 
500,000

504,245

Marlette Funding Trust, Series 2018-2A, Class C, 4.37%, 7/17/28(3)
 
850,000

867,129

MVW Owner Trust, Series 2014-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.25%, 9/22/31(3)
 
637,929

637,896

New Residential Mortgage LLC, Series 2018-FNT1, Class E, 4.89%, 5/25/23(3)
 
753,098

763,667

OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class D, 4.40%, 1/14/28(3)
 
1,000,000

1,035,555

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2015-1A, Class C, 5.12%, 3/18/26(3)
 
515,767

516,803

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

489,443

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2017-1A, Class D, 4.52%, 9/14/32(3)
 
2,500,000

2,533,284

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2015-2A, Class B, 3.02%, 6/20/32(3)
 
533,875

534,243

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2018-2A, Class A SEQ, 3.50%, 6/20/35(3)
 
967,958

991,691

Sofi Consumer Loan Program Trust, Series 2018-2, Class B, 3.79%, 4/26/27(3)
 
650,000

666,966

TAL Advantage V LLC, Series 2014-1A, Class A SEQ, 3.51%, 2/22/39(3)
 
340,167

340,451

TAL Advantage V LLC, Series 2014-3A, Class A SEQ, 3.27%, 11/21/39(3)
 
152,500

152,962

Triton Container Finance IV LLC, Series 2017-2A, Class A SEQ, 3.62%, 8/20/42(3)
 
800,630

799,266

United Auto Credit Securitization Trust, Series 2018-2, Class D, 4.26%, 5/10/23(3)
 
1,000,000

1,015,079


14


 
 
Principal Amount/Shares
Value
Vantage Data Centers Issuer LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2 SEQ, 4.07%, 2/16/43(3)
 
$
1,475,000

$
1,533,728

Vertical Bridge CC LLC, Series 2016-2A, Class A SEQ, 5.19%, 10/15/46(3)
 
967,184

995,188

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class C, 2.84%, 7/15/24(3)
 
1,000,000

1,010,059

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $44,494,289)
 
 
44,994,387

CORPORATE BONDS — 13.9%
 
 
 
Airlines — 0.7%
 
 
 
Azul Investments LLP, 5.875%, 10/26/24
 
750,000

775,320

Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd., 7.875%, 10/15/21(2)(3)
 
500,000

515,000

Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd., 8.125%, 11/15/24(3)(4)
 
700,000

694,750

 
 
 
1,985,070

Auto Components — 0.6%
 
 
 
Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc., 5.625%, 11/15/26(2)(3)
 
1,000,000

855,000

Tenneco, Inc., 4.875%, 4/15/22
EUR
500,000

556,683

Tenneco, Inc., 5.00%, 7/15/26
 
$
500,000

400,000

 
 
 
1,811,683

Capital Markets — 0.3%
 
 
 
Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC, 8.00%, 5/1/26(3)
 
300,000

324,000

FS Energy & Power Fund, 7.50%, 8/15/23(3)
 
600,000

609,840

 
 
 
933,840

Chemicals — 0.8%
 
 
 
Foxtrot Escrow Issuer LLC / Foxtrot Escrow Corp., 12.25%, 11/15/26(3)(4)
 
250,000

251,875

FXI Holdings, Inc., 7.875%, 11/1/24(2)(3)
 
700,000

626,500

Nufarm Australia Ltd. / Nufarm Americas, Inc., 5.75%, 4/30/26(2)(3)
 
700,000

707,000

Tronox, Inc., 6.50%, 4/15/26(3)
 
700,000

674,625

 
 
 
2,260,000

Commercial Services and Supplies — 0.7%
 
 
 
Cimpress NV, 7.00%, 6/15/26(2)(3)
 
500,000

530,000

LSC Communications, Inc., 8.75%, 10/15/23(2)(3)
 
2,000,000

1,370,000

 
 
 
1,900,000

Communications Equipment — 0.2%
 
 
 
CommScope Technologies LLC, 6.00%, 6/15/25(3)
 
500,000

450,125

Distributors — 0.2%
 
 
 
Resideo Funding, Inc., 6.125%, 11/1/26(3)
 
500,000

505,000

Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%
 
 
 
Jefferies Finance LLC / JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., 7.25%, 8/15/24(2)(3)
 
1,250,000

1,265,625

Jefferies Finance LLC / JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., 6.25%, 6/3/26(2)(3)
 
1,000,000

1,030,000

 
 
 
2,295,625

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.0%
 
 
 
Embarq Corp., 8.00%, 6/1/36(2)
 
1,000,000

995,000

Frontier Communications Corp., 8.00%, 4/1/27(2)(3)
 
1,500,000

1,578,750

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.25%, 3/15/26(2)
 
621,000

649,721


15


 
 
Principal Amount/Shares
Value
Oi SA, 10.00% Cash or 8.00% Cash plus 4.00% PIK, 7/27/25 (Acquired 7/31/19 - 8/22/19, Cost $1,157,684)(1)(5)
$
1,200,000

$
1,090,500

Windstream Services LLC / Windstream Finance Corp., 8.625%, 10/31/25(2)(3)(6)
 
1,500,000

1,509,375

 
 
 
5,823,346

Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components — 0.1%
 
Sensata Technologies, Inc., 4.375%, 2/15/30(3)
 
200,000

201,875

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.6%
 
 
 
CoreCivic, Inc., 4.625%, 5/1/23
 
500,000

470,625

ESH Hospitality, Inc., 4.625%, 10/1/27(3)
 
500,000

502,550

GEO Group, Inc. (The), 5.875%, 1/15/22(2)
 
790,000

767,287

 
 
 
1,740,462

Food and Staples Retailing — 0.2%
 
 
 
Rite Aid Corp., 6.125%, 4/1/23(3)
 
600,000

513,030

Food Products — 0.3%
 
 
 
Cooke Omega Investments, Inc. / Alpha VesselCo Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 12/15/22(2)(3)
 
1,000,000

977,500

Health Care Providers and Services — 0.2%
 
 
 
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.875%, 1/1/26(3)
 
500,000

517,813

Internet and Direct Marketing Retail — 0.1%
 
 
 
GrubHub Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 7/1/27(3)
 
200,000

188,000

IT Services — 0.2%
 
 
 
Tempo Acquisition LLC / Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp., 6.75%, 6/1/25(3)
 
500,000

516,875

Machinery — 0.2%
 
 
 
Wabash National Corp., 5.50%, 10/1/25(2)(3)
 
469,000

459,620

Media — 0.9%
 
 
 
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 5.125%, 8/15/27(3)
 
500,000

521,715

Cumulus Media New Holdings, Inc., 6.75%, 7/1/26(3)
 
500,000

531,250

iHeartCommunications, Inc., 8.375%, 5/1/27(2)
 
670,000

721,925

Urban One, Inc., 7.375%, 4/15/22(2)(3)
 
750,000

727,500

 
 
 
2,502,390

Metals and Mining — 0.4%
 
 
 
Allegheny Technologies, Inc., 7.875%, 8/15/23
 
500,000

546,400

Petra Diamonds US Treasury plc, 7.25%, 5/1/22
 
800,000

564,000

 
 
 
1,110,400

Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 1.4%
 
 
 
Buckeye Partners LP, 3.95%, 12/1/26
 
500,000

462,290

Cheniere Energy Partners LP, 4.50%, 10/1/29(2)(3)
 
500,000

511,875

Energy Ventures Gom LLC / EnVen Finance Corp., 11.00%, 2/15/23(3)
 
600,000

592,500

Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 6.50%, 10/1/25(2)
 
1,000,000

953,750

Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.00%, 10/15/24
 
300,000

194,250

Peabody Energy Corp., 6.00%, 3/31/22(3)
 
450,000

418,500

SunCoke Energy Partners LP / SunCoke Energy Partners Finance Corp., 7.50%, 6/15/25(2)(3)
 
1,000,000

855,000

 
 
 
3,988,165


16


 
 
Principal Amount/Shares
Value
Real Estate Management and Development — 0.4%
 
 
 
Five Point Operating Co. LP / Five Point Capital Corp., 7.875%, 11/15/25(3)
 
$
400,000

$
379,068

Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 9.375%, 4/1/27(2)(3)
 
833,000

822,588

 
 
 
1,201,656

Road and Rail — 0.6%
 
 
 
Algeco Global Finance plc, 8.00%, 2/15/23(3)
 
600,000

594,000

XPO CNW, Inc., 6.70%, 5/1/34(2)
 
1,107,000

1,115,302

 
 
 
1,709,302

Specialty Retail — 1.0%
 
 
 
eG Global Finance plc, 6.75%, 2/7/25(3)
 
750,000

752,812

Guitar Center, Inc., 9.50%, 10/15/21(3)
 
800,000

746,000

Hema Bondco I BV, VRN, 6.25%, (3-month EURIBOR plus 6.25%), 7/15/22(2)
EUR
500,000

408,306

Superior Plus LP / Superior General Partner, Inc., 7.00%, 7/15/26(2)(3)
 
$
1,000,000

1,080,000

 
 
 
2,987,118

Thrifts and Mortgage Finance — 0.7%
 
 
 
Freedom Mortgage Corp., 10.75%, 4/1/24(2)(3)
 
1,000,000

1,012,500

Freedom Mortgage Corp., 8.125%, 11/15/24(3)
 
600,000

565,500

Quicken Loans, Inc., 5.25%, 1/15/28(3)
 
500,000

517,500

 
 
 
2,095,500

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%
 
 
 
Digicel International Finance Ltd. / Digicel Holdings Bermuda Ltd., 8.75%, 5/25/24(2)(3)
 
1,000,000

952,500

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $40,166,809)
 
 
39,626,895

COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS — 12.0%
 
 
 
Ares XLI CLO Ltd., Series 2016-41A, Class D, VRN, 6.20%, (3-month LIBOR plus 4.20%), 1/15/29(3)
 
2,500,000

2,494,926

Ares XXXVII CLO Ltd., Series 2015-4A, Class CR, VRN, 4.65%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.65%), 10/15/30(3)
 
750,000

689,709

Atrium XII, Series 2012-A, Class DR, VRN, 4.75%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.80%), 4/22/27(3)
 
2,000,000

1,954,405

Ballyrock CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class C, VRN, 5.12%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.15%), 4/20/31(3)
 
800,000

748,483

Benefit Street Partners CLO VII Ltd., Series 2015-VIIA, Class A1AR, VRN, 2.78%, (3-month LIBOR plus 0.78%), 7/18/27(3)
 
480,373

479,369

BlueMountain CLO Ltd., Series 2015-4A, Class FR, VRN, 9.97%, (3-month LIBOR plus 8.00%), 4/20/30(3)
 
750,000

639,668

BlueMountain CLO XXIII Ltd., Series 2018-23A, Class D, VRN, 4.87%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.90%), 10/20/31(3)
 
500,000

466,956

Bowman Park CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class AR, VRN, 3.33%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.18%), 11/23/25(3)
 
218,083

218,430

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class DR, VRN, 4.60%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.60%), 4/17/31(3)
 
1,000,000

892,474

CIFC Funding Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class DR, VRN, 8.65%, (3-month LIBOR plus 6.65%), 7/16/30(3)
 
1,000,000

900,079

Cutwater Ltd., Series 2014-2A, Class CR, VRN, 5.75%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.75%), 1/15/27(3)
 
1,500,000

1,489,092


17


 
 
Principal Amount/Shares
Value
Garrison Funding Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class CR, VRN, 6.03%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.90%), 9/21/29(3)
 
$
1,000,000

$
986,825

Harbourview CLO VII Ltd., Series 2007-RA, Class D, VRN, 5.36%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.36%), 7/18/31(3)
 
2,000,000

1,806,508

Highbridge Loan Management Ltd., Series 2011-A17, Class D, VRN, 6.33%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.60%), 5/6/30(3)
 
1,750,000

1,676,311

Jamestown CLO IV Ltd., Series 2014-4A, Class CR, VRN, 4.65%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.65%), 7/15/26(3)
 
1,000,000

991,509

Jamestown CLO XI Ltd., Series 2018-11A, Class C, VRN, 5.25%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.25%), 7/14/31(3)
 
1,000,000

941,106

JMP Credit Advisors CLO IIIR Ltd., Series 2014-1RA, Class D, VRN, 4.60%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.60%), 1/17/28(3)
 
1,000,000

962,128

Madison Park Funding XV Ltd., Series 2014-15A, Class DR, VRN, 7.38%, (3-month LIBOR plus 5.44%), 1/27/26(3)
 
1,750,000

1,656,750

Midocean Credit CLO VII, Series 2017-7A, Class D, VRN, 5.88%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.88%), 7/15/29(3)
 
1,000,000

986,279

Milos CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class D, VRN, 5.37%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.40%), 10/20/30(3)
 
500,000

477,957

Mountain View CLO Ltd., Series 2015-9A, Class CR, VRN, 5.12%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.12%), 7/15/31(3)
 
1,000,000

919,395

Northwoods Capital XVI Ltd., Series 2017-16A, Class D, VRN, 5.31%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.15%), 11/15/30(3)
 
1,000,000

918,268

OCP CLO Ltd., Series 2015-8A, Class CR, VRN, 4.80%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.80%), 4/17/27(3)
 
1,250,000

1,234,673

Octagon Investment Partners 30 Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A1, VRN, 3.29%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.32%), 3/17/30(3)
750,000

749,336

TICP CLO I Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class F, VRN, 8.67%, (3-month LIBOR plus 6.70%), 7/20/27(3)
 
500,000

428,418

TICP CLO I-2 Ltd., Series 2018-IA, Class C, VRN, 4.98%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.04%), 4/26/28(3)
 
1,000,000

949,145

TICP CLO Ltd., Series 2018-IIA, Class C, VRN, 4.92%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.95%), 4/20/28(3)
 
1,000,000

977,647

TICP CLO VI Ltd., Series 2016-6A, Class DR, VRN, 5.30%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.30%), 1/15/29(3)
 
1,000,000

991,204

TICP CLO X Ltd., Series 2018-10A, Class D, VRN, 4.77%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.80%), 4/20/31(3)
 
1,000,000

932,310

Venture XVI CLO Ltd., Series 2014-16A, Class DRR, VRN, 4.51%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.51%), 1/15/28(3)
 
1,000,000

941,921

Venture XVIII CLO Ltd., Series 2014-18A, Class DR, VRN, 5.10%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.10%), 10/15/29(3)
 
1,000,000

930,366

Venture XXIV CLO Ltd., Series 2016-24A, Class E, VRN, 8.69%, (3-month LIBOR plus 6.72%), 10/20/28(3)
 
1,000,000

953,277

Voya CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class DR2, VRN, 8.00%, (3-month LIBOR plus 6.00%), 4/18/31(3)
 
500,000

436,530

York CLO 3 Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class ER, VRN, 8.37%, (3-month LIBOR plus 6.40%), 10/20/29(3)
 
1,375,000

1,283,167

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $35,683,312)
 
 
34,104,621

BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS(7) — 11.8%
 
 
 
Airlines — 0.2%
 
 
 
LifeMiles Ltd., Term Loan B, 7.30%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.50%), 8/18/22
 
645,146

612,888

Auto Components — 0.3%
 
 
 
Adient US LLC, Term Loan B, 6.46%, (3-month LIBOR plus 4.25%), 5/6/24
 
125,000

122,343


18


 
 
Principal Amount/Shares
Value
Adient US LLC, Term Loan B, 6.89%, (3-month LIBOR plus 4.25%), 5/6/24
 
$
373,750

$
365,808

Truck Hero, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.54%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.75%), 4/21/24
 
496,193

457,738

 
 
 
945,889

Automobiles — 0.3%
 
 
 
Thor Industries, Inc., EUR Term Loan B, 4.00%, (1-month EURIBOR plus 4.00%), 2/1/26
EUR
685,504

759,443

Thor Industries, Inc., USD Term Loan B, 5.81%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.75%), 2/1/26
 
$
165,334

162,027

 
 
 
921,470

Beverages — 0.3%
 
 
 
Sunshine Investments B.V., USD Term Loan B3, 5.41%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.25%), 3/28/25
 
1,000,000

1,001,250

Capital Markets — 1.1%
 
 
 
Getty Images, Inc., 2019 EUR Term Loan B, 5.00%, (1-month EURIBOR plus 5.00%), 2/19/26
EUR
1,000,000

1,112,233

Jane Street Group, LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, 4.79%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 8/25/22
 
$
997,481

995,401

Jefferies Finance LLC, 2019 Term Loan, 5.75%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.75%), 6/3/26
 
997,500

981,291

 
 
 
3,088,925

Chemicals — 0.2%
 
 
 
Hexion Inc, USD Exit Term Loan, 5.60%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.50%), 7/1/26
 
698,250

696,941

Commercial Services and Supplies — 0.2%
 
 
 
4L Technologies Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.29%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.50%), 5/8/20
 
647,466

349,499

Constellis Holdings, LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.86%, (2-month LIBOR plus 5.00%), 4/21/24
 
757

399

Constellis Holdings, LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.93%, (3-month LIBOR plus 5.00%), 4/21/24
 
295,172

155,703

 
 
 
505,601

Construction and Engineering — 0.3%
 
 
 
PowerTeam Services, LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 3/6/25(8)
 
1,000,000

872,500

Distributors — 0.2%
 
 
 
Spin Holdco Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 5.25%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.25%), 11/14/22
 
498,724

485,187

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.3%
 
 
 
KUEHG Corp., 2018 Incremental Term Loan, 5.85%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.75%), 2/21/25
 
552,601

547,075

KUEHG Corp., 2018 Incremental Term Loan, 5.85%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.75%), 2/21/25
 
192,370

190,447

 
 
 
737,522

Diversified Financial Services — 0.7%
 
 
 
IG Investment Holdings, LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.79%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.00%), 5/23/25
 
746,222

736,431

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, 2016 Term Loan B, 4.85%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.75%), 6/7/23
 
1,000,000

940,510

Syniverse Holdings, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.92%, (3-month LIBOR plus 5.00%), 3/9/23
 
63,759

57,543

TNS, Inc., 2013 Term Loan B, 5.93%, (3-month LIBOR plus 4.00%), 8/14/22
 
247,086

242,968

 
 
 
1,977,452


19


 
 
Principal Amount/Shares
Value
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.7%
 
 
 
Connect Finco Sarl, Term Loan B, 9/23/26(8)
 
$
600,000

$
591,843

Coral-US Co-Borrower, LLC, Term Loan B4, 5.04%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.25%), 1/30/26
 
874,667

878,310

Frontier Communications Corp., 2017 Term Loan B1, 5.54%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.75%), 6/15/24
 
475,413

474,641

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 2017 Term Loan B3, 5.68%, (6-month LIBOR plus 3.75%), 11/27/23
 
1,099,619

1,099,624

Windstream Services, LLC, Repriced Term Loan B6, 9.75%, (Prime plus 5.00%), 3/29/21(6)
 
1,323,523

1,342,548

Windstream Services, LLC, Term Loan B7, 9.00%, (Prime plus 4.25%), 2/17/24(6)
 
552,254

553,787

 
 
 
4,940,753

Energy Equipment and Services — 0.3%
 
 
 
McDermott Technology Americas Inc, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.10%, (3-month LIBOR plus 5.00%), 5/9/25
 
698,228

424,348

McDermott Technology Americas Inc, Super Priority Term Loan, 10/21/21(8)
 
290,538

299,496

 
 
 
723,844

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%
 
 
 
Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 6.79%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.00%), 10/24/22
 
216,441

208,894

Food and Staples Retailing  
 
 
 
Moran Foods LLC, Term Loan, 8.10%, (3-month LIBOR plus 6.00%), 12/5/23
 
128,950

53,054

Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 0.3%
 
 
 
Lifescan Global Corporation, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 8.06%, (6-month LIBOR plus 6.00%), 10/1/24
 
946,565

849,542

Lifescan Global Corporation, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 8.09%, (3-month LIBOR plus 6.00%), 10/1/24
 
17,812

15,986

 
 
 
865,528

Health Care Providers and Services — 0.6%
 
 
 
Envision Healthcare Corporation, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.54%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.75%), 10/10/25
 
248,125

201,524

Kindred Healthcare LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.81%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.00%), 6/19/25
 
702,638

702,638

Tivity Health Inc, Term Loan A, 6.04%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.25%), 3/8/24
 
825,000

824,484

 
 
 
1,728,646

Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 0.6%
 
 
 
Areas Worldwide SA, EUR Term Loan B, 4.75%, (1-month EURIBOR plus 4.75%), 7/2/26
EUR
1,000,000

1,120,179

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, 2016 Term Loan A, 5.54%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.75%), 10/13/21
 
$
480,076

466,375

 
 
 
1,586,554

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.2%
 
 
 
Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l., 2019 Term Loan, 7.10%, (3-month LIBOR plus 5.00%), 5/29/26
 
500,000

467,188

Interactive Media and Services — 0.3%
 
 
 
MH Sub I, LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.54%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.75%), 9/13/24
 
755,081

737,737

Internet and Direct Marketing Retail — 0.3%
 
 
 
Lands' End, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.04%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.25%), 4/4/21
 
890,826

860,204


20


 
 
Principal Amount/Shares
Value
IT Services — 0.3%
 
 
 
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.79%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 6/15/25
 
$
992,462

$
985,907

Media — 0.1%
 
 
 
Checkout Holding Corp., First Out Term Loan, 9.35%, (1-month LIBOR plus 7.50%), 2/15/23
 
44,424

36,844

Checkout Holding Corp., Last Out Term Loan, 2.85%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.00% Cash and 9.50% PIK), 8/15/23
 
57,699

25,460

Gamma Infrastructure III B.V., EUR 1st Lien Term Loan B, 3.50%, (6-month EURIBOR plus 3.50%), 1/9/25
EUR
163,587

181,537

 
 
 
243,841

Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 0.5%
 
 
 
California Resources Corporation, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.55%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.75%), 12/31/22
 
$
750,000

649,125

EMG Utica, LLC, Term Loan, 5.54%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.75%), 3/27/20
 
494,832

492,358

Murray Energy Corporation, 2018 Term Loan B2, 9.35%, (3-month LIBOR plus 7.25%), 10/17/22(6)(10)
 
868,059

285,865

 
 
 
1,427,348

Pharmaceuticals — 0.1%
 
 
 
Alvogen Pharma US, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, 6.54%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.75%), 4/2/22
 
480,769

419,873

Professional Services — 0.3%
 
 
 
Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (The), Term Loan, 6.80%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.00%), 2/6/26
 
1,000,000

1,004,060

Road and Rail — 0.3%
 
 
 
Daseke, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 6.79%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.00%), 2/27/24
 
494,962

469,596

Savage Enterprises LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan B, 5.93%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.00%), 8/1/25
 
295,381

298,057

 
 
 
767,653

Software — 0.4%
 
 
 
STG-Fairway Acquisitions, Inc., 2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.04%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.25%), 6/30/22
 
491,348

491,552

Weld North Education, LLC, Term Loan B, 6.36%, (3-month LIBOR plus 4.25%), 2/15/25
 
633,778

631,401

 
 
 
1,122,953

Specialty Retail — 0.6%
 
 
 
84 Lumber Company, 2017 Term Loan B, 7.07%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.25%), 10/25/23
 
474,892

475,880

Jo-Ann Stores, Inc., 2016 Term Loan, 6.93%, (3-month LIBOR plus 5.00%), 10/20/23
 
498,666

382,414

PetSmart, Inc., Consenting Term Loan, 5.93%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.00%), 3/11/22
 
418,858

409,346

Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.35%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.50%), 11/8/23
 
220,408

131,253

Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.42%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.50%), 11/8/23
 
774,477

461,201

 
 
 
1,860,094

Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods — 0.3%
 
 
 
Strategic Partners Acquisition Corp., 2016 Term Loan, 5.54%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.75%), 6/30/23
 
859,814

860,889


21


 
 
Principal Amount/Shares
Value
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.4%
 
 
 
Digicel International Finance Limited, 2017 Term Loan B, 5.34%, (6-month LIBOR plus 3.25%), 5/28/24
 
$
694,685

$
594,206

Sprint Communications, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, 4.81%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 2/2/24
 
493,756

491,596

 
 
 
1,085,802

TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $35,543,986)
 
33,796,447

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 9.9%
 
280 Park Avenue Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-280P, Class F, VRN, 4.74%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.83%), 9/15/34(3)
 
1,000,000

1,008,790

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Series 2018-ASHF, Class E, VRN, 5.01%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.10%), 4/15/35(3)
 
1,500,000

1,510,564

BBCMS Trust, Series 2018-CBM, Class D, VRN, 4.30%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.39%), 7/15/37(3)
 
1,000,000

1,007,353

BHMS, Series 2018-ATLS, Class C, VRN, 3.81%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.90%), 7/15/35(3)
 
2,000,000

2,008,380

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-IMC, Class E, VRN, 4.07%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.15%), 4/15/34(3)
 
2,490,000

2,507,156

BX Trust, Series 2017-SLCT, Class E, VRN, 5.06%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.15%), 7/15/34(3)
 
1,700,000

1,719,285

BX Trust, Series 2017-SLCT, Class F, VRN, 6.16%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.25%), 7/15/34(3)
 
850,000

858,028

BX Trust, Series 2018-BILT, Class E, VRN, 4.33%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.42%), 5/15/30(3)
 
1,000,000

1,003,069

BX Trust, Series 2018-GW, Class F, VRN, 4.33%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.42%), 5/15/35(3)
 
1,000,000

1,007,305

BXP Trust, Series 2017-CQHP, Class E, VRN, 4.91%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 11/15/34(3)
 
1,000,000

1,001,180

Caesars Palace Las Vegas Trust, Series 2017-VICI, Class E, VRN, 4.35%, 10/15/34(3)
 
1,000,000

1,040,101

CAMB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-LIFE, Class A, VRN, 2.99%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.07%), 12/15/37(3)
 
900,000

903,857

CHT Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-CSMO, Class F, VRN, 5.66%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.74%), 11/15/36(3)
 
1,000,000

1,005,762

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2012-TMSQ, Class D, VRN, 3.46%, 12/10/30(3)
 
1,422,000

1,444,181

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust, Series 2017-500K, Class F, VRN, 3.71%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.80%), 7/15/32(3)
 
1,000,000

1,002,255

Hawaii Hotel Trust, Series 2019-MAUI, Class F, VRN, 4.66%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.75%), 5/15/38(3)
 
1,000,000

1,007,899

Hilton Orlando Trust, Series 2018-ORL, Class E, VRN, 4.56%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.65%), 12/15/34(3)
 
1,000,000

1,007,648

J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2018-PHH, Class D, VRN, 3.62%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.71%), 6/15/35(3)
 
1,000,000

1,002,236

J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2018-BCON, Class D, VRN, 3.76%, 1/5/31(3)
 
1,000,000

1,026,558

Lone Star Portfolio Trust, Series 2015-LSP, Class E, VRN, 7.76%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.85%), 9/15/28(3)
 
1,279,834

1,294,003

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2014-C15, Class D, VRN, 4.91%, 4/15/47(3)
 
1,250,000

1,325,194

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2018-BOP, Class F, VRN, 4.41%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.50%), 8/15/33(3)
 
1,000,000

1,004,036

Palisades Center Trust, Series 2016-PLSD, Class D, 4.74%, 4/13/33(3)
 
1,575,000

1,521,448

TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $27,871,464)
 
28,216,288


22


 
 
Principal Amount/Shares
Value
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 4.0%
Private Sponsor Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.1%
 
Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust, Series 2004-AC6, Class A2, VRN, 2.22%, (1-month LIBOR plus 0.40%), 11/25/34
 
$
918,869

$
837,510

COLT 2019-1 Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2019-1, Class A2 SEQ, VRN, 3.91%, 3/25/49(3)
 
951,621

966,983

COLT Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2019-2, Class A2 SEQ, VRN, 3.44%, 5/25/49(3)
 
531,257

541,470

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-CH4, Class A19, VRN, 4.50%, 10/25/48(3)
 
235,823

244,727

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-CH1, Class A19, VRN, 4.50%, 3/25/49(3)
 
534,451

546,407

 
 
 
3,137,097

U.S. Government Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 2.9%
 
FHLMC, Series 2015-DN1, Class M3, VRN, 5.97%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.15%), 1/25/25
 
1,195,987

1,238,696

FHLMC, Series 2015-HQA2, Class M2, VRN, 4.62%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.80%), 5/25/28
 
1,227,641

1,234,855

FNMA, Series 2016-C05, Class 2M2, VRN, 6.27%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.45%), 1/25/29
 
1,342,749

1,414,429

FNMA, Series 2016-C06, Class 1M2, VRN, 6.07%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.25%), 4/25/29
 
1,500,000

1,596,398

FNMA, Series 2017-C06, Class 1M2, VRN, 4.47%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.65%), 2/25/30
 
1,000,000

1,022,063

FNMA, Series 2018-C03, Class 1M2, VRN, 3.97%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.15%), 10/25/30
 
1,000,000

1,006,442

GNMA, Series 2012-87, IO, VRN, 0.46%, 8/16/52
 
4,652,605

98,850

GNMA, Series 2012-99, IO, SEQ, VRN, 0.52%, 10/16/49
 
3,942,498

102,144

GNMA, Series 2014-126, IO, SEQ, VRN, 0.73%, 2/16/55
 
4,100,683

187,929

GNMA, Series 2014-126, IO, SEQ, VRN, 0.94%, 2/16/55
 
5,046,994

271,775

GNMA, Series 2015-85, IO, VRN, 0.56%, 7/16/57
 
5,567,782

210,002

 
 
 
8,383,583

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $12,115,656)
 
 
11,520,680

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 3.0%
 
 
 
iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF
 
143,320

6,202,890

SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
 
110,200

2,327,424

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $8,464,705)
 
 
8,530,314

PREFERRED STOCKS — 2.5%
 
 
 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.3%
 
 
 
American Homes 4 Rent, 5.875%
 
9,600

254,880

American Homes 4 Rent, 5.875%
 
13,233

345,911

American Homes 4 Rent, 6.25%
 
16,968

456,948

Colony Capital, Inc., 7.125%
 
8,746

208,942

Colony Capital, Inc., 8.75%
 
7,945

202,677

Digital Realty Trust, Inc., 5.25%
 
17,677

461,546

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp., 6.125%
 
23,899

597,475

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, 6.30%
 
17,476

447,036

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, 6.375%
 
10,404

276,226


23


 
 
Principal Amount/Shares
Value
PS Business Parks, Inc., 5.20%
 
12,363

$
320,820

PS Business Parks, Inc., 5.25%
 
12,144

314,530

Public Storage, 4.90%
 
20,632

524,053

Public Storage, 5.125%
 
8,362

214,987

QTS Realty Trust, Inc., 7.125%
 
14,590

392,179

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc., 5.875%
 
11,901

313,275

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc., 5.875%
 
7,700

201,047

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc., 6.00%
 
2,325

60,752

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc., 6.25%
 
10,665

285,289

VEREIT, Inc., 6.70%
 
10,758

273,253

Vornado Realty Trust, 5.40%
 
14,021

354,731

 
 
 
6,506,557

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.2%
 
 
 
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc., 7.50%
 
6,700

178,756

MFA Financial, Inc., 7.50%
 
13,905

355,551

 
 
 
534,307

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $6,695,304)
 
 
7,040,864

CONVERTIBLE BONDS  
 
 
 
Energy Equipment and Services  
 
 
 
CHC Group LLC / CHC Finance Ltd., 0.00%, 10/1/20 (Acquired 3/13/17, Cost $101,169)(5)(9) 
(Cost $101,169)
 
$
114,377

34,313

TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 10.8%
 
 
 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class
(Cost $30,682,121)
 
30,682,121

30,682,121

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES BEFORE SECURITIES SOLD SHORT — 102.6%
(Cost $291,668,388)
292,377,015

CORPORATE BONDS SOLD SHORT — (2.3)%
 
 
 
Energy Equipment and Services — (0.3)%
 
 
 
Precision Drilling Corp., 144A, 7.125%, 1/15/26
 
$
(1,000,000
)
(870,000
)
Food Products — (0.3)%
 
 
 
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.625%, 1/30/29
 
(800,000
)
(874,164
)
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — (1.0)%
 
 
 
Continental Resources, Inc., 4.375%, 1/15/28
 
(1,000,000
)
(1,032,162
)
EQT Corp., 3.00%, 10/1/22
 
(1,000,000
)
(954,412
)
Range Resources Corp., 5.00%, 8/15/22
 
(1,000,000
)
(950,000
)
 
 
 
(2,936,574
)
Road and Rail — (0.7)%
 
 
 
Loxam SAS, 3.25%, 1/14/25
EUR
(1,000,000
)
(1,114,742
)
United Rentals North America, Inc., 6.50%, 12/15/26
 
$
(700,000
)
(760,375
)
 
 
 
(1,875,117
)
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $6,581,577)
 
 
(6,555,855
)
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS SOLD SHORT — (0.7)%
 
 
 
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
(Proceeds $2,000,695)
 
(18,350
)
(2,064,558
)
 
 
 
 

24


 
 
Principal Amount/Shares
Value
CONVERTIBLE BONDS SOLD SHORT — (0.6)%
 
 
 
Automobiles — (0.6)%
 
 
 
Tesla, Inc., 1.25%, 3/1/21
(Proceeds $1,746,658)
 
$
(1,700,000
)
$
(1,852,310
)
COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT — (0.3)%
 
 
 
Energy Equipment and Services  
 
 
 
Hi-Crush, Inc.
 
(21,100
)
(25,109
)
Pharmaceuticals — (0.1)%
 
 
 
Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. ADR
 
(2,650
)
(103,747
)
Software — (0.1)%
 
 
 
SVMK, Inc.
 
(17,000
)
(312,800
)
Specialty Retail — (0.1)%
 
 
 
Carvana Co.
 
(3,500
)
(283,780
)
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $639,684)
 
 
(725,436
)
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $10,968,614)
 
 
(11,198,159
)
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — 1.3%
 
 
3,716,502

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
 
$
284,895,358

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS
Currency Purchased
Currency Sold
Counterparty
Settlement Date
Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation)
USD
5,090,452

EUR
4,600,000

State Street Bank and Trust Co.
11/25/19
$
(46,887
)
USD
497,394

EUR
451,000

State Street Bank and Trust Co.
11/25/19
(6,288
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(53,175
)
FUTURES CONTRACTS PURCHASED
Reference Entity
Contracts
Expiration
Date
Notional
Amount
Underlying
Contract
Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)
260
November 2019
USD
260,000

$
3,971,500

$
(345,982
)
S&P 500 E-Mini Consumer Staples Select Sector Index
100
December 2019
USD
10,000

6,138,000

(8,159
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
10,109,500

$
(354,141
)

FUTURES CONTRACTS SOLD
Reference Entity
Contracts
Expiration
Date
Notional
Amount
Underlying
Contract
Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)
247
December 2019
USD
247,000

$
4,131,075

$
193,451

Euro-Bund 10-Year Bonds
49
December 2019
EUR
4,900,000

9,386,630

239,244

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index
73
December 2019
USD
3,650

5,706,410

65,219

S&P 500 E-Mini
42
December 2019
USD
2,100

6,375,180

(46,057
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
25,599,295

$
451,857



25


CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP AGREEMENTS
Reference Entity
Type
Fixed Rate
Received
(Paid) Quarterly
Termination
Date
Notional
Amount
Premiums Paid (Received)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Value^
Markit CDX North America High Yield Index Series 31
Buy
(5.00)%
12/20/23
$
16,800,000

$
(642,784
)
$
(757,292
)
$
(1,400,076
)
Markit CDX North America High Yield Index Series 32
Buy
(5.00)%
6/20/24
$
3,960,000

(271,279
)
(50,129
)
(321,408
)
Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover Index Series 31
Buy
(5.00)%
6/20/24
EUR
4,000,000

(474,577
)
29,777

(444,800
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(1,388,640
)
$
(777,644
)
$
(2,166,284
)

^The value for credit default swap agreements serves as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability or profit at the period end. Increasing values in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the credit default swap agreement represent a deterioration of the referenced entity's credit soundness and an increased likelihood or risk of a credit event occurring as defined in the agreement.


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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
ADR
-
American Depositary Receipt
CDX
-
Credit Derivatives Indexes
EUR
-
Euro
EURIBOR

-
Euro Interbank Offered Rate
FHLMC
-
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA
-
Federal National Mortgage Association
GNMA
-
Government National Mortgage Association
IO
-
Interest Only
LIBOR
-
London Interbank Offered Rate
PIK
-
Payment in Kind. Security may pay a cash rate and/or an in kind rate.
SEQ
-
Sequential Payer
USD
-
United States Dollar
VRN
-
Variable Rate Note. The rate adjusts periodically based upon the terms set forth in the security’s offering documents. The rate shown is effective at the period end and the reference rate and spread, if any, is indicated.
Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
(1)
The security's rate was paid in cash at the last payment date.
(2)
Security, or a portion thereof, has been pledged at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts, securities sold short and/or swap agreements. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities pledged was $22,366,797.
(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 $134,674,704, which represented 47.3% of total net assets.
(4)
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.
(5)
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 $1,124,813, which represented 0.4% of total net assets.
(6)
Security is in default.
(7)
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.
(8)
The interest rate will be determined upon settlement of the bank loan obligation after period end.
(9)
Security is a zero-coupon bond. Zero-coupon securities are issued at a substantial discount from their value at maturity.
(10)
Non-income producing.


See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
OCTOBER 31, 2019
 
Assets
 
Investment securities, at value (cost of $291,668,388)
$
292,377,015

Cash
10,692

Foreign currency holdings, at value (cost of $1,110,749)
1,120,358

Deposits with broker for swap agreements
818,454

Deposits with broker for futures contracts
1,385,887

Receivable for investments sold
7,400,799

Receivable for capital shares sold
737,440

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts
100,513

Receivable for variation margin on swap agreements
46,349

Interest and dividends receivable
1,280,258

 
305,277,765

 
 
Liabilities
 
Securities sold short, at value (proceeds of $10,968,614)
11,198,159

Payable for investments purchased
7,887,409

Payable for capital shares redeemed
752,244

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts
39,931

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts
53,175

Accrued management fees
347,205

Distribution and service fees payable
14,939

Interest expense payable on securities sold short
81,574

Fees and charges payable on borrowings for securities sold short
7,771

 
20,382,407

 
 
Net Assets
$
284,895,358

 
 
Net Assets Consist of:
 
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus)
$
287,870,643

Distributable earnings
(2,975,285
)
 
$
284,895,358


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

$47,186,804

4,922,002

$9.59
I Class, $0.01 Par Value

$198,265,744

20,673,586

$9.59
Y Class, $0.01 Par Value

$13,113,965

1,367,220

$9.59
A Class, $0.01 Par Value

$9,737,276

1,015,900

$9.58*
C Class, $0.01 Par Value

$14,981,049

1,571,586

$9.53
R Class, $0.01 Par Value

$39,768

4,155

$9.57
R6 Class, $0.01 Par Value

$1,570,752

163,724

$9.59
*Maximum offering price $10.16 (net asset value divided by 0.9425).


See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations
YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2019
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 
Income:
 
Interest
$
12,459,923

Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $59,091)
3,475,773

 
15,935,696

 
 
Expenses:
 
Dividend expense on securities sold short
13,704

Interest expense on securities sold short
197,628

Fees and charges on borrowings for securities sold short
68,178

Management fees
5,364,136

Distribution and service fees:
 
A Class
28,943

C Class
157,907

R Class
130

Directors' fees and expenses
9,196

Other expenses
18,450

 
5,858,272

Fees waived(1)
(327,975
)
 
5,530,297

 
 
Net investment income (loss)
10,405,399

 
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
Investment transactions
(227,384
)
Securities sold short transactions
95,534

Forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions
287,653

Futures contract transactions
(3,539,050
)
Swap agreement transactions
(246,598
)
Foreign currency translation transactions
19,277

 
(3,610,568
)
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
Investments
3,023,332

Securities sold short
(261,578
)
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
(77,497
)
Futures contracts
(345,883
)
Swap agreements
(777,644
)
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
5,972

 
1,566,702

 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
(2,043,866
)
 
 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
$
8,361,533


(1)
Amount consists of $96,275, $190,890, $8,981, $12,735, $17,370, $28 and $1,696 for Investor Class, I Class, Y Class, A Class, C Class, R Class and R6 Class, respectively.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2019 AND OCTOBER 31, 2018
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
October 31, 2019
October 31, 2018
Operations
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
10,405,399

$
7,871,363

Net realized gain (loss)
(3,610,568
)
572,418

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
1,566,702

(4,891,751
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
8,361,533

3,552,030

 
 
 
Distributions to Shareholders
 
 
From earnings:
 
 
Investor Class
(3,026,992
)
(3,621,683
)
I Class
(6,172,501
)
(3,697,648
)
Y Class
(312,923
)
(34,132
)
A Class
(368,895
)
(309,010
)
C Class
(381,551
)
(338,648
)
R Class
(846
)
(207
)
R6 Class
(57,924
)
(14,478
)
Decrease in net assets from distributions
(10,321,632
)
(8,015,806
)
 
 
 
Capital Share Transactions
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5)
(2,446,114
)
16,638,755

 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
(4,406,213
)
12,174,979

 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
Beginning of period
289,301,571

277,126,592

End of period
$
284,895,358

$
289,301,571



See Notes to Financial Statements.



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Notes to Financial Statements

OCTOBER 31, 2019

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, 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.
 
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, convertible bonds 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.

Hybrid 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. Preferred stocks and convertible preferred stocks with perpetual maturities 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.



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Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported net asset value per share. Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at the settlement price 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.
 
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.
 
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 is recorded on the accrual basis and includes paydown gain (loss) and accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. 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, if any, 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

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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 investment securities and other financial instruments. 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 collateral requirements.
 
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.
 
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 assists the investment advisor in 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, Good Hill Partners LP, Marathon Asset Management, LP and Timbercreek Investment Management (U.S.) LLC. Effective December 3, 2018, Marathon Asset Management, LP was added as a subadvisor to the fund. Effective January 15, 2019, BCSF Advisors, LP was removed as a subadvisor to the fund. 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.

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 non-Rule 12b-1 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 October 31, 2019, the investment advisor agreed to waive 0.11% of the fund's management fee. The investment advisor expects this waiver to to continue until July 31, 2020 and cannot

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terminate it without the approval of the Board of Directors. Effective August 1, 2019, the investment advisor decreased the annual management fee by 0.30%.

The annual management fee and the effective annual management fee before and after waiver for each class for the period ended October 31, 2019 are as follows:
 
Annual Management Fee*
Effective Annual Management Fee
 
Before Waiver
After Waiver
Investor Class
1.70%
1.92%
1.81%
I Class
1.50%
1.72%
1.61%
Y Class
1.35%
1.57%
1.46%
A Class
1.70%
1.92%
1.81%
C Class
1.70%
1.92%
1.81%
R Class
1.70%
1.92%
1.81%
R6 Class
1.35%
1.57%
1.46%
*Prior to August 1, 2019, the annual management fee was 2.00% for the Investor Class, A Class, C Class and R Class, 1.80% for the I Class and 1.65% for the Y Class and R6 Class.

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 October 31, 2019 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 October 31, 2019 totaled $298,750,579, of which $5,606,539 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.

Sales of investment securities and securities sold short, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended October 31, 2019 totaled $318,542,192, of which $6,929,896 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.


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5. Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
 
Year ended
October 31, 2019
Year ended
October 31, 2018
 
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Investor Class/Shares Authorized
100,000,000

 
90,000,000

 
Sold
6,138,617

$
59,164,040

7,410,245

$
72,554,413

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
317,039

3,016,584

368,063

3,591,393

Redeemed
(14,626,399
)
(141,483,457
)
(7,607,664
)
(74,518,593
)
 
(8,170,743
)
(79,302,833
)
170,644

1,627,213

I Class/Shares Authorized
160,000,000

 
90,000,000

 
Sold
18,036,004

174,400,734

7,580,804

74,290,441

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
645,406

6,172,406

378,902

3,697,648

Redeemed
(11,413,366
)
(109,901,184
)
(6,229,732
)
(61,011,365
)
 
7,268,044

70,671,956

1,729,974

16,976,724

Y Class/Shares Authorized
30,000,000

 
70,000,000

 
Sold
971,992

9,383,347

408,264

3,998,407

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
32,680

312,923

3,489

34,132

Redeemed
(42,754
)
(412,308
)
(6,974
)
(68,229
)
 
961,918

9,283,962

404,779

3,964,310

A Class/Shares Authorized
30,000,000

 
25,000,000

 
Sold
536,366

5,139,494

666,452

6,516,756

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
38,515

367,286

31,507

307,419

Redeemed
(801,635
)
(7,700,149
)
(834,537
)
(8,159,603
)
 
(226,754
)
(2,193,369
)
(136,578
)
(1,335,428
)
C Class/Shares Authorized
30,000,000

 
25,000,000

 
Sold
235,654

2,245,061

523,348

5,095,186

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
40,042

380,350

34,274

332,884

Redeemed
(380,040
)
(3,642,749
)
(800,606
)
(7,785,689
)
 
(104,344
)
(1,017,338
)
(242,984
)
(2,357,619
)
R Class/Shares Authorized
20,000,000

 
10,000,000

 
Sold
5,763

55,478

1,258

12,352

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
89

846

21

207

Redeemed
(2,508
)
(24,320
)
(81,253
)
(793,862
)
 
3,344

32,004

(79,974
)
(781,303
)
R6 Class/Shares Authorized
20,000,000

 
20,000,000

 
Sold
9,983

96,528

154,428

1,515,468

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
6,062

57,924

1,479

14,478

Redeemed
(7,728
)
(74,948
)
(304,706
)
(2,985,088
)
 
8,317

79,504

(148,799
)
(1,455,142
)
Net increase (decrease)
(260,218
)
$
(2,446,114
)
1,697,062

$
16,638,755








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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.
 
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
$
44,748,515

$
9,081,570


Asset-Backed Securities

44,994,387


Corporate Bonds

39,626,895


Collateralized Loan Obligations

34,104,621


Bank Loan Obligations

33,796,447


Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

28,216,288


Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

11,520,680


Exchange-Traded Funds
8,530,314



Preferred Stocks
7,040,864



Convertible Bonds

34,313


Temporary Cash Investments
30,682,121



 
$
91,001,814

$
201,375,201


Other Financial Instruments
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
$
258,670

$
239,244


      
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
Securities Sold Short
 
 
 
Corporate Bonds Sold Short

$
6,555,855


Exchange-Traded Funds Sold Short
$
2,064,558



Convertible Bonds Sold Short

1,852,310


Common Stocks Sold Short
725,436



 
$
2,789,994

$
8,408,165


Other Financial Instruments
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
$
400,198



Swap Agreements

$
2,166,284


Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

53,175


 
$
400,198

$
2,219,459




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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 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 $21,810,280.
 
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 based on an equity index in order to manage its exposure to changes in market conditions. 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. 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 notional exposure to equity price risk derivative instruments held during the period was $271,750 futures contracts purchased and $179,679 futures contracts sold.
 
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 forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, 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 $5,044,226.
 

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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 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 notional exposure to interest rate risk derivative instruments held during the period was $8,296,808 futures contracts sold.

Value of Derivative Instruments as of October 31, 2019
 
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*
$
46,349

Payable for variation margin on swap agreements*

Equity Price Risk
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*
78,767

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*

Foreign Currency Risk
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts
$
53,175

Interest Rate Risk
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*
21,746

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*
39,931

 
 
$
146,862

 
$
93,106


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

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Year Ended October 31, 2019
 
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
$
(246,598
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements
$
(777,644
)
Equity Price Risk
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions
(2,845,612
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts
(622,285
)
Foreign Currency Risk
Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions
287,653

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts
(77,497
)
Interest Rate Risk
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions
(693,438
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts
276,402

 
 
$
(3,497,995
)
 
$
(1,201,024
)


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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’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'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.

There are certain risks involved in investing in foreign securities. These risks include those resulting from 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. Securities of foreign issuers may be less liquid and more volatile. Investing in emerging markets or a significant portion of assets in one country or region may accentuate these risks.

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 tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018 were as follows:
 
2019
2018
Distributions Paid From
 
 
Ordinary income
$
10,321,632

$
8,015,806

Long-term capital gains



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.
 



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As of period end, the federal tax cost of investments and the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
Federal tax cost of investments
$
292,562,551

Gross tax appreciation of investments
$
7,000,582

Gross tax depreciation of investments
(7,186,118
)
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments
(185,536
)
Gross tax appreciation on securities sold short
142,367

Gross tax depreciation on securities sold short
(371,912
)
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
20,881

Net tax appreciation (depreciation)
$
(394,200
)
Undistributed ordinary income
$
1,740,724

Accumulated short-term capital losses
$
(631,025
)
Accumulated long-term capital losses
$
(3,690,784
)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on swap agreements and investments in passive foreign investment companies.
 
Accumulated capital losses 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.

10. Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-08, “Receivables - Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20), Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities” (ASU 2017-08). ASU 2017-08 amends the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium, shortening such period to the earliest call date. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The adoption of ASU 2017-08 did not materially impact the financial statements.


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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
(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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$9.65
0.33
(0.06)
0.27
(0.33)
(0.33)
$9.59
2.74%
1.91%
2.02%
3.43%
3.32%
111%

$47,187

2018
$9.80
0.29
(0.14)
0.15
(0.30)
(4)
(0.30)
$9.65
1.66%
1.91%
2.01%
2.99%
2.89%
83%

$126,369

2017
$9.48
0.22
0.29
0.51
(0.19)
(0.19)
$9.80
5.45%
1.94%
2.02%
2.33%
2.25%
65%

$126,656

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

$41,447

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

$21,898

I Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$9.66
0.35
(0.07)
0.28
(0.35)
(0.35)
$9.59
2.95%
1.71%
1.82%
3.63%
3.52%
111%

$198,266

2018
$9.80
0.31
(0.13)
0.18
(0.32)
(4)
(0.32)
$9.66
1.87%
1.71%
1.81%
3.19%
3.09%
83%

$129,431

2017
$9.48
0.27
0.26
0.53
(0.21)
(0.21)
$9.80
5.66%
1.74%
1.82%
2.53%
2.45%
65%

$114,472

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

$7,111

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

$5,769

Y Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$9.66
0.37
(0.08)
0.29
(0.36)
(0.36)
$9.59
3.10%
1.56%
1.67%
3.78%
3.67%
111%

$13,114

2018
$9.81
0.33
(0.15)
0.18
(0.33)
(4)
(0.33)
$9.66
1.92%
1.56%
1.66%
3.34%
3.24%
83%

$3,914

2017(7)
$9.69
0.15
0.10
0.25
(0.13)
(0.13)
$9.81
2.61%
1.59%(6)
1.67%(6)
2.80%(6)
2.72%(6)
65%(8)

$5




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
(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)
A Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$9.65
0.30
(0.06)
0.24
(0.31)
(0.31)
$9.58
2.38%
2.16%
2.27%
3.18%
3.07%
111%

$9,737

2018
$9.80
0.27
(0.14)
0.13
(0.28)
(4)
(0.28)
$9.65
1.41%
2.16%
2.26%
2.74%
2.64%
83%

$11,992

2017
$9.48
0.18
0.31
0.49
(0.17)
(0.17)
$9.80
5.19%
2.19%
2.27%
2.08%
2.00%
65%

$13,515

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

$20,328

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

$9,673

C Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$9.60
0.23
(0.07)
0.16
(0.23)
(0.23)
$9.53
1.73%
2.91%
3.02%
2.43%
2.32%
111%

$14,981

2018
$9.75
0.19
(0.14)
0.05
(0.20)
(4)
(0.20)
$9.60
0.55%
2.91%
3.01%
1.99%
1.89%
83%

$16,086

2017
$9.43
0.12
0.30
0.42
(0.10)
(0.10)
$9.75
4.42%
2.94%
3.02%
1.33%
1.25%
65%

$18,705

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

$12,129

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

$9,687

R Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$9.63
0.29
(0.07)
0.22
(0.28)
(0.28)
$9.57
2.23%
2.41%
2.52%
2.93%
2.82%
111%

$40

2018
$9.78
0.26
(0.16)
0.10
(0.25)
(4)
(0.25)
$9.63
1.16%
2.41%
2.51%
2.49%
2.39%
83%

$8

2017
$9.46
0.16
0.30
0.46
(0.14)
(0.14)
$9.78
4.93%
2.44%
2.52%
1.83%
1.75%
65%

$790

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

$1,956

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

$1,917




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
(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)
R6 Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$9.66
0.36
(0.07)
0.29
(0.36)
(0.36)
$9.59
2.99%
1.56%
1.67%
3.78%
3.67%
111%

$1,571

2018
$9.81
0.31
(0.13)
0.18
(0.33)
(4)
(0.33)
$9.66
2.02%
1.56%
1.66%
3.34%
3.24%
83%

$1,501

2017
$9.48
0.25
0.31
0.56
(0.23)
(0.23)
$9.81
5.93%
1.59%
1.67%
2.68%
2.60%
65%

$2,983

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

$4,157

2015(5)
$10.00
0.12
(0.50)
(0.38)
$9.62
(3.80)%
1.65%(6)
1.65%(6)
2.90%(6)
2.90%(6)
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)
Per-share amount was less than $0.005.
(5)
May 29, 2015 (fund inception) through October 31, 2015.
(6)
Annualized.
(7)
April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through October 31, 2017.
(8)
Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended October 31, 2017.


See Notes to Financial Statements.



Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of AC Alternatives® Income Fund, one of the funds constituting the American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the "Fund"), as of October 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and for the period May 29, 2015 (fund inception) through October 31, 2015, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AC Alternatives® Income Fund of the American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. as of October 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and for the period May 29, 2015 (fund inception) through October 31, 2015, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers, and agent banks; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Kansas City, Missouri
December 16, 2019

We have served as the auditor of one or more American Century investment companies since 1997.

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Management

The Board of Directors

The individuals listed below serve as directors of the funds. Each director will continue to serve in this capacity until death, retirement, resignation or removal from office. The board has adopted a mandatory retirement age for directors who are not “interested persons,” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act (independent directors). Independent directors shall retire by December 31 of the year in which they reach their 75th birthday.
Mr. Thomas is an “interested person” because he currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC), the parent company of American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM or the advisor). The other directors (more than three-fourths of the total number) are independent. They are not employees, directors or officers of, and have no financial interest in, ACC or any of its wholly owned, direct or indirect, subsidiaries, including ACIM, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS) and American Century Services, LLC (ACS), and they do not have any other affiliations, positions or relationships that would cause them to be considered “interested persons” under the Investment Company Act. The directors serve in this capacity for seven (in the case of Jonathan S. Thomas, 16; and Stephen E. Yates, 8) registered investment companies in the American Century Investments family of funds.
The following table presents additional information about the directors. The mailing address for each director is 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
Name
(Year of Birth)
Position(s) Held with Funds
Length of Time Served
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Number of American Century Portfolios Overseen by Director
Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years
Independent Directors


Thomas W. Bunn (1953)
Director
Since 2017
Retired
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SquareTwo Financial; Barings (formerly Babson Capital Funds Trust) (2013 to 2016)
Chris H. Cheesman
(1962)
Director
Since 2019
Retired. Senior Vice President & Chief Audit Executive, AllianceBernstein (1999 to 2018)
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None
Barry Fink
(1955)
Director
Since 2012 (independent since 2016)
Retired
66
None
Rajesh K. Gupta
(1960)
Director
Since 2019
Partner Emeritus, SeaCrest Investment Management and SeaCrest Wealth Management (2019 to Present); Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, SeaCrest Investment Management (2006 to 2019); Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, SeaCrest Wealth Management (2008 to 2019)
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None




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Name
(Year of Birth)
Position(s) Held with Funds
Length of Time Served
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Number of American Century Portfolios Overseen by Director
Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years
Independent Directors


Lynn Jenkins
(1963)
Director
Since 2019
United States Representative, U.S. House of Representatives (2009 to 2018)
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MGP Ingredients, Inc.
Jan M. Lewis
(1957)
Director
Since 2011
Retired
66
None
John R. Whitten
(1946)
Director
Since 2008
Retired
66
Onto Innovation Inc.; Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (2006 to 2019)
Stephen E. Yates
(1948)
Director and Chairman of the Board
Since 2012 (Chairman since 2018)
Retired
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None
Interested Director

Jonathan S. Thomas
(1963)
Director
Since 2007
President and Chief Executive Officer, ACC (2007 to present). Also serves as Chief Executive Officer, ACS; Executive Vice President, ACIM; Director, ACC, ACIM and other ACC subsidiaries
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BioMed Valley Discoveries, Inc.
The Statement of Additional Information has additional information about the fund's directors and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021.
 

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Officers

The following table presents certain information about the executive officers of the funds. Each officer serves as an officer for each of the 16 (in the case of Robert J. Leach, 15) investment companies in the American Century family of funds. No officer is compensated for his or her service as an officer of the funds. The listed officers are interested persons of the funds and are appointed or re-appointed on an annual basis. The mailing address for each officer listed below is 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
Name
(Year of Birth)
Offices with the Funds
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years
Patrick Bannigan
(1965)
President since 2019
Executive Vice President and Director, ACC (2012 to present); Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer, ACC (2015 to present); Chief Operating Officer, ACC (2012-2015). Also serves as President, ACS; Vice President, ACIM; Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and/or Director, ACIM, ACS and other ACC subsidiaries
R. Wes Campbell
(1974)
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since 2018
Investment Operations and Investment Accounting, ACS (2000 to present)
Amy D. Shelton
(1964)
Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President since 2014
Chief Compliance Officer, American Century funds, (2014 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, ACIM (2014 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, ACIS (2009 to present). Also serves as Vice President, ACIS
Charles A. Etherington
(1957)
General Counsel since 2007 and Senior Vice President since 2006
Attorney, ACC (1994 to present); Vice President, ACC (2005 to present); General Counsel, ACC (2007 to present). Also serves as General Counsel, ACIM, ACS, ACIS and other ACC subsidiaries; and Senior Vice President, ACIM and ACS
C. Jean Wade
(1964)
Vice President since 2012
Senior Vice President, ACS (2017 to present); Vice President, ACS (2000 to 2017)
Robert J. Leach
(1966)
Vice President since 2006
Vice President, ACS (2000 to present)
David H. Reinmiller
(1963)
Vice President since 2000
Attorney, ACC (1994 to present). Also serves as Vice President, ACIM and ACS
Ward D. Stauffer
(1960)
Secretary since 2005
Attorney, ACC (2003 to present)





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Approval of Management and Subadvisory Agreements

At a meeting held on June 26, 2019, the Fund’s Board of Directors (the "Board") unanimously approved the renewal of the management agreement pursuant to which American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) acts as the investment advisor for the Fund. The Board also unanimously approved the renewal of the Subadvisory Agreement with PWP (the “PWP Agreement”) and each underlying subadvisory agreement between the Advisor and each of the Fund’s underlying subadvisors (collectively, with the PWP Agreement, the “Subadvisory Agreements”). The underlying subadvisors approved by the Board were ArrowMark Colorado Holdings, LLC; Good Hill Partners LP; Marathon Asset Management, L.P.; and Timbercreek Investment Management (U.S.) LLC (each a “Subadvisor,” and collectively with PWP, the “Subadvisors”). Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act, contracts for investment advisory services (including subadvisory services) are required to be reviewed, evaluated, and approved by a majority of a fund’s directors (the “Directors”), including a majority of the independent Directors, each year.
The Fund is a multi-manager fund, which means that the Advisor has retained several subadvisors, each employing its own particular investment strategy, to manage and make investment decisions with respect to the Fund’s assets. The Advisor has engaged Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management LP (“PWP”) to serve as a subadvisor for the Fund and to identify and recommend other underlying subadvisors to manage distinct investment strategies. PWP uses a flexible and opportunistic investment strategy that allocates Fund assets among underlying subadvisors with expertise in a particular investment strategy, and supplements those strategies with its own direct investment management and hedging strategies. PWP also provides tactical allocation of assets among the various underlying subadvisors and a framework for the risk management and investment monitoring of the Fund. The Advisor provides oversight of each of these functions.
Prior to its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement and Subadvisory Agreements, the Directors requested and reviewed extensive data and information compiled by the Advisor and certain independent providers of evaluation data concerning the Fund and the services provided to the Fund by the Advisor and each Subadvisor. This review was in addition to the oversight and evaluation undertaken by the Board and its committees on a continual basis and the information received was supplemental to the extensive information that the Board and its committees receive and consider throughout the year.
In connection with its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements, the Board’s review and evaluation of the services provided by the Advisor included, but was not limited to, the following:
the nature, extent, and quality of investment management, shareholder services, and other services provided and to be provided to the Fund;
the wide range of other programs and services provided and to be provided to the Fund and its shareholders on a routine and non-routine basis;
the investment performance of the Fund, including data comparing the Fund's performance to appropriate benchmarks and/or a peer group of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and strategies;
the cost of owning the Fund compared to the cost of owning similar funds;
the compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory experience of the Advisor, the Subadvisors and the Fund's service providers;
financial data showing the cost of services provided to the Fund, the profitability of the Fund to the Advisor, and the overall profitability of the Advisor;
strategic plans of the Advisor;
any economies of scale associated with the Advisor’s management of the Fund and other accounts;
services provided and charges to the Advisor's other investment management clients;

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acquired fund fees and expenses;
payments and practices in connection with financial intermediaries holding shares of the Fund and services provided by intermediaries in connection therewith; and
any collateral benefits derived by the Advisor from the management of the Fund.

The Directors held three in-person meetings and one telephonic meeting to review and discuss the information provided. The independent Directors also reviewed responses to supplemental information requests provided by the Directors to the Advisor and held active discussions with the Advisor regarding the renewal of the management agreement. The independent Directors had the benefit of the advice of their independent counsel throughout the process.
Factors Considered
The Directors considered all of the information provided by the Advisor, the independent data providers, and independent counsel in connection with the approval. They determined that the information was sufficient for them to evaluate the management agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements for the Fund. In connection with their review, the Directors did not identify any single factor as being all-important or controlling, and each Director may have attributed different levels of importance to different factors. In deciding to renew the management agreement and Subadvisory Agreements, the Board based its decision on a number of factors, including without limitation, the following:
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services — Generally. Under the management agreement, the Advisor is responsible for providing or arranging for all services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor provides or arranges at its own expense a wide variety of services, including without limitation, the following:
portfolio research and security selection
securities trading
Fund administration
custody of Fund assets
daily valuation of the Fund’s portfolio
shareholder servicing and transfer agency, including shareholder confirmations, recordkeeping, and communications
legal services (except the independent Directors’ counsel)
regulatory and portfolio compliance
financial reporting
marketing and distribution (except amounts paid by the Fund under Rule 12b-1 plans)

The Board noted that many of these services have expanded over time both in terms of quantity and complexity in response to shareholder demands, competition in the industry, changing distribution channels, and the changing regulatory environment.
Investment Management Services. The nature of the investment management services provided to the Fund is quite complex and allows Fund shareholders access to professional money management, instant diversification of their investments within an asset class, the opportunity to easily diversify among asset classes by investing in or exchanging among various American Century Investments funds, and liquidity. In evaluating investment performance, the Board expects the Advisor and Subadvisors to manage the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives and approved strategies. Further, the Directors recognize that the Advisor has an obligation to monitor trading activities, and in particular to seek the best execution of fund trades, and to evaluate the use of and payment for research. In providing these services, the Advisor and Subadvisors utilize teams of investment professionals (portfolio managers, analysts, research assistants, and securities traders) who require extensive information technology, research, training, compliance, and other systems to conduct their business. The Board, directly and through its Fund Performance Review Committee, provides oversight of the investment performance process. It regularly reviews

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investment performance information for the Fund, together with comparative information for appropriate benchmarks and/or peer groups of similarly-managed funds, over different time horizons. The Directors also review investment performance information during the management agreement renewal process. If performance concerns are identified, the Fund receives special reviews until performance improves, during which the Board discusses with the Advisor the reasons for such results (e.g., market conditions, security selection) and any efforts being undertaken to improve performance. The Fund’s performance was above its benchmark for the one- and three-year periods reviewed by the Board. The Board found the investment management services provided by the Advisor to the Fund to be satisfactory and consistent with the management agreement and Subadvisory Agreements.
Shareholder and Other Services. Under the management agreement, the Advisor provides the Fund with a comprehensive package of transfer agency, shareholder, and other services. The Board, directly and through various committees of the Board, regularly reviews reports and evaluations of such services at its regular meetings. These reports include, but are not limited to, information regarding the operational efficiency and accuracy of the shareholder and transfer agency services provided, staffing levels, shareholder satisfaction, technology support (including cyber security), new products and services offered to Fund shareholders, securities trading activities, portfolio valuation services, auditing services, and legal and operational compliance activities. The Board found the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund under the management agreement to be competitive and of high quality.
Costs of Services and Profitability. The Advisor provides detailed information concerning its cost of providing various services to the Fund, its profitability in managing the Fund (pre- and post-distribution), its overall profitability, and its financial condition. The Directors have reviewed with the Advisor the methodology used to prepare this financial information. This information is considered in evaluating the Advisor’s financial condition, its ability to continue to provide services under the management agreement, and the reasonableness of the current management fee. The Board concluded that the Advisor’s profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund. The Board did not consider the profitability of the Subadvisors because each Subadvisor is paid from the unified management fee of the Advisor as a result of arms’ length negotiations.
Ethics. The Board generally considers the Advisor’s commitment to providing quality services to shareholders and to conducting its business ethically. They noted that the Advisor’s practices generally meet or exceed industry best practices. With respect to each Subadvisor, as part of their oversight responsibilities, the Board approves each Subadvisor’s code of ethics and any changes thereto. Further, through the Advisor’s compliance group, the Board stays abreast of any violations of a Subadvisor’s code.
Economies of Scale. The Board also reviewed information provided by the Advisor regarding the possible existence of economies of scale in connection with the management of the Fund. The Board concluded that economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, especially on a fund-by-fund basis. The Board concluded that the Advisor is appropriately sharing economies of scale through its competitive fee structure, offering competitive fees from fund inception, and through reinvestment in its business to provide shareholders additional content and services.
Comparison to Other Funds’ Fees. The management agreement provides that the Fund pays the Advisor a single, all-inclusive (or unified) management fee for providing all services necessary for the management and operation of the Fund, other than brokerage expenses, expenses attributable to short sales, taxes, interest, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses of the Fund’s independent Directors (including their independent legal counsel), and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. The Board specifically noted that the subadvisory fee paid to each Subadvisor under the Subadvisory Agreements, as well as

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the terms of the Subadvisory Agreements, were subject to an arms’ length negotiation between the Advisor and each Subadvisor and are paid by the Advisor out of its unified management fee.
Under the unified fee structure, the Advisor is responsible for providing all investment advisory, custody, audit, administrative, compliance, recordkeeping, marketing and shareholder services, or arranging and supervising third parties to provide such services. By contrast, most other funds are charged a variety of fees, including an investment advisory fee, a transfer agency fee, an administrative fee, distribution charges, and other expenses. Other than their investment advisory fees and any applicable Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, all other components of the total fees charged by these other funds may be increased without shareholder approval. The Board believes the unified fee structure is a benefit to Fund shareholders because it clearly discloses to shareholders the cost of owning Fund shares, and, since the unified fee cannot be increased without a vote of Fund shareholders, it shifts to the Advisor the risk of increased costs of operating the Fund and provides a direct incentive to minimize administrative inefficiencies. Part of the Board’s analysis of fee levels involves reviewing certain evaluative data compiled by an independent provider comparing the Fund’s unified fee to the total expense ratios of its peers. The unified fee charged to shareholders of the Fund was above the median of the total expense ratios of the Fund’s peer expense universe and was within the range of its peer expense group. The Board and the Advisor agreed to both a permanent change to the Fund's fee schedule that should have the effect of lowering the Fund's annual unified management fee by approximately 0.30%, and a temporary reduction of the fund's annual unified management fee of 0.11% (e.g., the Investor Class unified fee will be reduced from 1.70% to 1.59%) for at least one year, beginning August 1, 2019. The Board concluded that the management fee paid by the Fund to the Advisor under the management agreement is reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Comparison to Fees and Services Provided to Other Clients of the Advisor. The Directors also requested and received information from the Advisor concerning the nature of the services, fees, costs and profitability of its advisory services to advisory clients other than the Fund. They observed that these varying types of client accounts require different services and involve different regulatory and entrepreneurial risks than the management of the Fund. The Board analyzed this information and concluded that the fees charged and services provided to the Fund were reasonable by comparison.
Payments to Intermediaries. The Directors also requested and received a description of payments made to intermediaries by the Fund and the Advisor and services provided in response thereto. These payments include various payments made by the Fund or the Advisor to different types of intermediaries and recordkeepers for distribution and service activities provided for the Fund. The Board reviewed such information and received representations from the Advisor that all such payments by the Fund were made pursuant to the Fund's Rule 12b-1 plan and that all such payments by the Advisor were made from the Advisor's resources and reasonable profits. The Board found such payments to be reasonable in scope and purpose.
Collateral or “Fall-Out” Benefits Derived by the Advisor. The Board considered the existence of collateral benefits the Advisor may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. They concluded that the Advisor’s primary business is managing mutual funds and it generally does not use fund or shareholder information to generate profits in other lines of business, and therefore does not derive any significant collateral benefits from them. The Board noted that additional assets from other clients may offer the Advisor some benefit from increased leverage with service providers and counterparties. Additionally, the Advisor may receive proprietary research from broker-dealers that execute fund portfolio transactions, which the Board concluded is likely to benefit other clients of the Advisor, as well as Fund shareholders. The Board also determined that the Advisor is able to provide investment management services to certain clients other than the Fund, at least in part, due to its existing infrastructure built to serve the fund complex. The Board concluded that appropriate allocation methodologies had been employed to assign resources and the cost of those resources to these other clients and, where expressly provided, these other client

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assets may be included with the assets of the Fund to determine breakpoints in the management fee schedule.
Existing Relationship. The Board also considered whether there was any reason for not continuing the existing arrangement with the Advisor. In this regard, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties, and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision not to continue such relationship. In particular, the Board recognized that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Advisor’s industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Advisor will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund.
Conclusion of the Directors. As a result of this process, the Board, including all of the independent Directors, taking into account all of the factors discussed above and the information provided by the Advisor and others in connection with its review and throughout the year, determined that the management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services provided and that the investment management agreement between the Fund and the Advisor, as well as the Subadvisory Agreements with each Subadvisor, should be renewed.



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Additional Information

Retirement Account Information

As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts 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 and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
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.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they 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 American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy 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 americancentury.com/proxy. 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 or as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Forms N-Q and Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. 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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Other Tax Information

The following information is provided pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

The fund hereby designates up to the maximum amount allowable as qualified dividend income for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019.

For corporate taxpayers, the fund hereby designates $1,015,720, or up to the maximum amount allowable, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019 as qualified for the corporate dividends received deduction.

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Notes

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Annual Report
 
 
 
October 31, 2019
 
 
 
Global Real Estate Fund
 
Investor Class (ARYVX)
 
I Class (ARYNX)
 
Y Class (ARYYX)
 
A Class (ARYMX)
 
C Class (ARYTX)
 
R Class (ARYWX)
 
R5 Class (ARYGX)
 
R6 Class (ARYDX)
















Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the fund’s shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the fund or your financial intermediary electronically by calling or sending an email request to your appropriate contacts as listed on the back cover of this report.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform the fund or your financial intermediary that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling or sending an email request to your appropriate contacts as listed on the back cover of this report. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with the fund complex/your financial intermediary.







Table of Contents
 
President’s Letter
Performance
Portfolio Commentary
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
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Management
Approval of Management Agreement
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 annual report for the 12 months ended October 31, 2019. Annual reports help convey important information about fund returns, including market factors that affected performance. For additional investment and market insights, please visit americancentury.com.

Stocks, Bonds Delivered Solid Gains

U.S. and global stocks, bonds and real estate investments generally delivered strong gains for the 12-month period. Stocks and other riskier assets rebounded from a late-2018 sell-off to post robust returns for the 12 months overall. Global bonds benefited from safe-haven buying early in the period and a declining interest rate environment overall.

Fed’s Policy Pivot Improved Investor Sentiment

In the final months of 2018, mounting concerns about slowing global economic and earnings growth, tariffs and Federal Reserve (Fed) policy soured investor sentiment, driving global stocks lower. After raising rates in September 2018, the Fed hiked again in December and delivered a surprisingly bullish 2019 rate-hike outlook, which intensified the sell-off among stocks and other riskier assets. Meanwhile, the risk-off climate sparked a flight to quality, which drove U.S. and other government bond yields lower and benefited global bond returns.

A key policy pivot from the Fed helped improve equity investor sentiment beginning in early 2019. The central bank abruptly ended its rate-hike campaign and adopted a dovish tone amid weaker global growth and inflation. Additionally, investors’ worst-case fears about trade and corporate earnings generally eased, which also aided stocks and other riskier assets. At the same time, government bond yields continued to fall on moderating global growth data, muted inflation and accommodative central bank policy in the U.S., Europe and Japan. By July, concerns about global economic risks prompted the Fed to cut short-term interest rates for the first time in 10 years. The Fed followed up with additional rate cuts in September and October. This backdrop supported continued gains for fixed-income and other interest rate-sensitive assets.

Looking ahead, we expect volatility to remain a formidable factor as investors react to global growth and trade trends, central bank policy and geopolitical developments. We believe this scenario underscores the importance of using professionally managed portfolios in pursuit of investment goals. We appreciate your continued trust and confidence in us.

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


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Performance
 
Total Returns as of October 31, 2019
 
 
 
Average
Annual Returns
 
 
Ticker
Symbol
1 year
5 years
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Investor Class
ARYVX
28.60%
7.11%
7.81%
4/29/11
FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Index
20.59%
6.05%
6.43%
MSCI ACWI Index
12.59%
7.08%
7.06%
I Class
ARYNX
28.84%
7.31%
8.03%
4/29/11
Y Class
ARYYX
29.01%
12.76%
4/10/17
A Class
ARYMX
 
 
 
4/29/11
No sales charge
 
28.21%
6.82%
7.54%
 
With sales charge
 
20.79%
5.57%
6.79%
 
C Class
ARYTX
27.28%
6.03%
6.73%
4/29/11
R Class
ARYWX
27.90%
6.55%
7.27%
4/29/11
R5 Class
ARYGX
28.73%
12.57%
4/10/17
R6 Class
ARYDX
28.92%
7.45%
8.07%
7/26/13
Fund returns would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived.

Sales charges include initial sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (CDSCs), as applicable. A Class shares have a 5.75% maximum initial sales charge and may be subject to a maximum CDSC of 1.00%. C Class shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase are subject to a maximum CDSC of 1.00%. The SEC requires that mutual funds provide performance information net of maximum sales charges in all cases where charges could be applied.
















Data presented reflect past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. Data assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and none of the charts reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com. For additional information about the fund, please consult the prospectus.

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Growth of $10,000 Over Life of Class
$10,000 investment made April 29, 2011
Performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure.
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Value on October 31, 2019
 
Investor Class — $18,971
 
 
FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Index — $16,994
 
 
MSCI ACWI Index — $17,877
 

Ending value of Investor Class would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived.

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Investor Class
I Class
Y Class
A Class
C Class
R Class
R5 Class
R6 Class
1.11%
0.91%
0.76%
1.36%
2.11%
1.61%
0.91%
0.76%
The total annual fund operating expenses shown is as stated in the fund’s prospectus current as of the date of this report. The prospectus may vary from the expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report because it is based on a different time period, includes acquired fund fees and expenses, and, if applicable, does not include fee waivers or expense reimbursements.













Data presented reflect past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. Data assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and none of the charts reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com. For additional information about the fund, please consult the prospectus.

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Portfolio Commentary

Portfolio Managers: Steven Brown and Steven Rodriguez

Performance Summary

Global Real Estate returned 28.60%* for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019. By comparison, the FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Index (the fund’s benchmark) returned 20.59%, while the MSCI ACWI Index (a broad global stock market measure) returned 12.59%.

Global Real Estate Market Overview

Global real estate stocks rose for the 12-month period, while also outperforming the broader global equity market, as investors sought defensive investments in a volatile environment. Lower global bond yields also provided a tailwind for real estate investments, while many U.S. real estate companies provided steady or slightly accelerating earnings growth outlooks. Industrial was the strongest-performing sector of the index, as the build-out of e-commerce distribution networks fueled demand for infill industrial properties. Positive fundamentals also supported health care real estate, which also provided investors a defensive haven from market volatility. Lodging/resorts was the weakest-performing real estate sector, as rising operating costs and tepid top-line growth pressured lodging profit margins. The retail sector also lagged as e-commerce competition and retailer bankruptcies led to store closures and rising vacancy rates, especially for shopping malls.

The fund’s relative outperformance was driven by both stock selection and allocation decisions. Stock selection and an underweight in retail were particularly beneficial, as the fund avoided underperforming mall-based retailers that were notable index detractors. Stock selection and an overweight in industrial also aided relative performance. No individual sectors detracted from relative performance. From a geographic standpoint, fund holdings in the U.S. were strong relative contributors, while investments in Sweden detracted moderately.

U.S. Holdings Among Key Contributors

U.S.-based residential real estate investment trust (REIT) Sun Communities, one of the nation’s largest owners of manufactured housing communities, was a leading contributor to relative performance. The stock rose as the company reported solid financial results, supported by excellent supply/demand characteristics and a strong balance sheet. Affordability issues in some markets have also driven demand for lower cost housing alternatives, such as the manufactured home communities.

Americold Realty Trust, a new holding added during the year, was another top contributor. This U.S.-based industrial REIT invests in temperature-controlled supply chain facilities. In our view, the institutionalization of food distribution to grocers is improving the company’s ability to drive pricing power with high incremental returns. Americold is also expanding through strategic acquisitions as it capitalizes on industry consolidation.

Charter Hall Group, another standout contributor, is an Australia-based commercial real estate manager and property owner with investments in various asset classes. The stock rose as the company continued to report strong earnings, fueled by growth in assets under management and robust real estate operating performance. In our view, it remains positioned for robust long-term operating performance due to its expanding property portfolio.


*All fund returns referenced in this commentary are for Investor Class shares. Fund returns would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived. Performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure; when Investor Class performance exceeds that of the fund’s benchmark, other share classes may not. See page 3 for returns for all share classes.

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Hong Kong-Based Property Developer Was a Top Detractor

Hong Kong-based real estate developer New World Development was a prominent detractor. The stock declined as political unrest and rioting in Hong Kong, combined with the U.S.-China trade war, sent the Hong Kong economy into a recession. We eliminated the position soon after the violence in Hong Kong escalated.

France-based office REIT Gecina also detracted. The stock lagged the broader real estate index as reduced European economic forecasts dampened expectations for office space demand in Paris. Elevated supply in the market is also putting pressure on the company’s ability to quickly lease up its developments. We continue to own the stock as we believe it offers an attractive valuation and above-average earnings growth potential because of the company’s well-located development pipeline in Paris.

CIFI Holdings Group, another detractor, is a residential real estate developer in mainland China. China-based property developers were challenged by tighter government policies and an economic slowdown worsened by the U.S.-China trade war. We eliminated the position as we believe margin pressures could weaken the company’s future earnings growth.

Outlook

We continue to see evidence of solid fundamentals for real estate, including positive supply/demand balances in many asset markets, as well as continued strong capital spending by technology companies investing in e-commerce distribution, towers and data centers. At the same time, we have remained mindful of investing in companies with solid balance sheet fundamentals and strong earnings growth prospects.

Industrial remains our largest sector overweight, as we believe the build-out of e-commerce distribution networks, especially to facilitate last-mile delivery, will drive sector investment. The fund also remains overweight in residential and office, and we added to our residential weighting as we believe supply/demand imbalances in some key residential markets have created opportunities.

We reduced exposure to retail, another sector underweight, as global economic weakness, trade conflicts and competition from online retailers have challenged the sector. Within retail, we have focused on net-lease REITs that acquire single-tenant, service-oriented properties such as car washes and fitness centers. We also reduced exposure to the diversified sector, moving to an underweight, as we believe excess supply could pressure near-term earnings for U.S. data center REITs, in particular.

From a regional standpoint, stock selection led to a moderate overweight in North America, as we added to our U.S. exposure. Stock selection also led to a reduced position in Europe, which ended the period as a regional underweight. The portfolio is underweight in Asia, although we added to our Japan weighting and ended the period modestly overweight in the country.














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Fund Characteristics 
 
OCTOBER 31, 2019
 
Top Ten Holdings
% of net assets
Prologis, Inc.
4.0%
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.
3.7%
Americold Realty Trust
3.3%
Sun Communities, Inc.
3.3%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
3.0%
Camden Property Trust
3.0%
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.
2.9%
Equity Residential
2.8%
Invitation Homes, Inc.
2.5%
Vonovia SE
2.4%
 
 
Types of Investments in Portfolio
% of net assets
Domestic Common Stocks
54.3%
Foreign Common Stocks
43.7%
Rights
—*
Total Equity Exposure
98.0%
Temporary Cash Investments
4.6%
Temporary Cash Investments - Securities Lending Collateral
0.4%
Other Assets and Liabilities
(3.0)%
*Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
 
 
 
Investments by Country
% of net assets
United States
54.3%
Japan
10.6%
United Kingdom
4.3%
China
4.1%
Germany
3.9%
Australia
3.9%
Hong Kong
3.3%
Canada
2.8%
Singapore
2.4%
Netherlands
2.2%
Other Countries
6.2%
Cash and Equivalents*
2.0%
*Includes temporary cash investments, temporary cash investments - securities lending collateral 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 May 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019.

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
5/1/19
Ending
Account Value
10/31/19
Expenses Paid
During Period
(1)
5/1/19 - 10/31/19
Annualized
Expense Ratio
(1)
Actual
 
 
 
 
Investor Class
$1,000
$1,127.90
$5.95
1.11%
I Class
$1,000
$1,128.70
$4.88
0.91%
Y Class
$1,000
$1,129.60
$4.08
0.76%
A Class
$1,000
$1,126.30
$7.29
1.36%
C Class
$1,000
$1,121.60
$11.28
2.11%
R Class
$1,000
$1,125.50
$8.63
1.61%
R5 Class
$1,000
$1,128.70
$4.88
0.91%
R6 Class
$1,000
$1,129.70
$4.08
0.76%
Hypothetical
 
 
 
 
Investor Class
$1,000
$1,019.61
$5.65
1.11%
I Class
$1,000
$1,020.62
$4.63
0.91%
Y Class
$1,000
$1,021.37
$3.87
0.76%
A Class
$1,000
$1,018.35
$6.92
1.36%
C Class
$1,000
$1,014.57
$10.71
2.11%
R Class
$1,000
$1,017.09
$8.19
1.61%
R5 Class
$1,000
$1,020.62
$4.63
0.91%
R6 Class
$1,000
$1,021.37
$3.87
0.76%
(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 184, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.

9


Schedule of Investments
 
OCTOBER 31, 2019
 
Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0%
 
 
Australia — 3.9%
 
 
Charter Hall Group
134,101
$
1,042,819

Goodman Group
163,356
1,617,909

NEXTDC Ltd.(1)(2) 
84,574
372,609

 
 
3,033,337

Belgium — 1.0%
 
 
Shurgard Self Storage SA
10,757
364,117

VGP NV
4,238
395,210

 
 
759,327

Brazil — 0.7%
 
 
Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes
78,000
525,316

Canada — 2.8%
 
 
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust
18,005
732,449

Granite Real Estate Investment Trust
10,170
503,597

Northview Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust
25,516
559,101

Summit Industrial Income REIT(1) 
43,722
424,904

 
 
2,220,051

China — 4.1%
 
 
China Resources Land Ltd.
76,000
323,730

GDS Holdings Ltd. ADR(1) 
24,856
1,035,998

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.
199,500
825,808

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.
181,500
608,993

Times China Holdings Ltd.
258,000
456,215

 
 
3,250,744

France — 1.0%
 
 
Gecina SA
4,466
766,544

Germany — 3.9%
 
 
Aroundtown SA
57,669
486,624

LEG Immobilien AG
5,722
657,250

Vonovia SE
35,816
1,907,448

 
 
3,051,322

Hong Kong — 3.3%
 
 
ESR Cayman Ltd.(1) 
11,800
25,554

Link REIT
134,500
1,463,427

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.
76,000
1,142,596

 
 
2,631,577

India — 0.3%
 
 
Embassy Office Parks REIT
38,000
221,202

Japan — 10.6%
 
 
Advance Residence Investment Corp.
216
717,260

Comforia Residential REIT, Inc.
219
713,761

GLP J-Reit
671
875,549

Invesco Office J-Reit, Inc.
6,223
1,256,505


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Shares
Value
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.
84,100
$
1,629,538

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.
56,100
1,434,164

Orix JREIT, Inc.
755
1,706,763

 
 
8,333,540

Mexico — 0.7%
 
 
Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV
328,428
553,000

Netherlands — 2.2%
 
 
InterXion Holding NV(1) 
19,597
1,728,847

Philippines — 0.8%
 
 
Ayala Land, Inc.
694,000
662,917

Singapore — 2.4%
 
 
CapitaLand Commercial Trust
252,100
379,379

CapitaLand Ltd.
250,200
658,390

Mapletree Commercial Trust
492,800
843,549

 
 
1,881,318

Spain — 0.6%
 
 
Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA
39,425
509,472

Sweden — 1.1%
 
 
Fabege AB
58,760
877,099

United Kingdom — 4.3%
 
 
Safestore Holdings plc
91,643
831,887

Segro plc
151,262
1,655,108

UNITE Group plc (The)
60,774
885,877

 
 
3,372,872

United States — 54.3%
 
 
Acadia Realty Trust
2,332
65,249

Agree Realty Corp.
22,340
1,759,722

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
15,038
2,387,283

American Tower Corp.
3,041
663,181

Americold Realty Trust
64,763
2,596,349

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.
40,002
880,844

Camden Property Trust
20,585
2,354,306

Cousins Properties, Inc.
4,891
196,276

CyrusOne, Inc.
5,266
375,360

Equinix, Inc.
2,609
1,478,729

Equity Residential
24,997
2,216,234

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.
36,333
932,305

Extra Space Storage, Inc.
3,557
399,344

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.
25,614
1,033,781

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.
76,888
2,892,527

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
31,748
1,140,388

Invitation Homes, Inc.
63,670
1,960,399

Kilroy Realty Corp.
17,353
1,456,437

Prologis, Inc.
35,522
3,117,411

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.
46,715
2,246,524

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
9,046
761,402

SBA Communications Corp.
3,256
783,556


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Shares
Value
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
28,038
$
1,397,414

STORE Capital Corp.
43,741
1,771,511

Sun Communities, Inc.
15,772
2,565,316

UDR, Inc.
35,543
1,786,036

VICI Properties, Inc.
67,799
1,596,666

Welltower, Inc.
19,868
1,801,829

 
 
42,616,379

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $60,864,339)
 
76,994,864

RIGHTS  
 
 
Singapore  
 
 
Mapletree Commerical Trust(1)  
(Cost $—)
18,332
1,213

TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 4.6%
 
 
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 $2,733,915), in a joint trading account at 1.50%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/1/19 (Delivery value $2,677,080)
 
2,676,968

Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 1.625%, 9/30/26, valued at $915,825), at 0.65%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/1/19 (Delivery value $893,016)
 
893,000

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class
1,665
1,665

TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS
(Cost $3,571,633)
 
3,571,633

TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS - SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL(3) — 0.4%
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio
(Cost $339,734)
339,734
339,734

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 103.0%
(Cost $64,775,706)
 
80,907,444

OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (3.0)%
 
(2,353,169
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
$
78,554,275

SECTOR ALLOCATION
 
(as a % of net assets)
 
Diversified
22.6
%
Residential
21.5
%
Industrial
17.9
%
Office
12.5
%
Retail
10.6
%
Health Care
6.0
%
Specialty
3.3
%
Self Storage
2.1
%
Lodging/Resorts
1.0
%
Data Centers
0.5
%
Cash and Equivalents*
2.0
%
*Includes temporary cash investments, temporary cash investments - securities lending collateral and other assets and liabilities.


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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
ADR
-
American Depositary Receipt
† Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
(1)
Non-income producing.
(2)
Security, or a portion thereof, is on loan. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities on loan was $365,155. The amount of securities on loan indicated may not correspond with the securities on loan identified because securities with pending sales are in the process of recall from the brokers.
(3)
Investment of cash collateral from securities on loan. At the period end, the aggregate market value of the collateral held by the fund was $385,402, which includes securities collateral of $45,668.


See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
OCTOBER 31, 2019
 
Assets
 
Investment securities, at value (cost of $64,435,972) — including $365,155 of
securities on loan
$
80,567,710

Investment made with cash collateral received for securities on loan, at value
(cost of $339,734)
339,734

Total investment securities, at value (cost of $64,775,706)
80,907,444

Foreign currency holdings, at value (cost of $11)
11

Receivable for investments sold
1,281,113

Receivable for capital shares sold
83,093

Dividends and interest receivable
120,048

Securities lending receivable
180

Other assets
314

 
82,392,203

 
 
Liabilities
 
Payable for collateral received for securities on loan
339,734

Payable for investments purchased
3,378,124

Payable for capital shares redeemed
59,039

Accrued management fees
58,641

Distribution and service fees payable
2,390

 
3,837,928

 
 
Net Assets
$
78,554,275

 
 
Net Assets Consist of:
 
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus)
$
61,963,463

Distributable earnings
16,590,812

 
$
78,554,275


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

$35,303,343

2,535,145

$13.93
I Class, $0.01 Par Value

$20,173,235

1,447,491

$13.94
Y Class, $0.01 Par Value

$16,809,683

1,204,861

$13.95
A Class, $0.01 Par Value

$1,771,114

127,358

$13.91*
C Class, $0.01 Par Value

$2,206,373

159,398

$13.84
R Class, $0.01 Par Value

$340,663

24,509

$13.90
R5 Class, $0.01 Par Value

$6,773

486

$13.94
R6 Class, $0.01 Par Value

$1,943,091

139,363

$13.94
*Maximum offering price $14.76 (net asset value divided by 0.9425).


See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statement of Operations
YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2019
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 
Income:
 
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $62,199)
$
1,714,450

Interest
13,427

Securities lending, net
340

 
1,728,217

 
 
Expenses:
 
Management fees
637,097

Distribution and service fees:
 
A Class
4,770

C Class
22,345

R Class
1,167

Directors' fees and expenses
1,969

Other expenses
3,310

 
670,658

Fees waived(1)
(1,742
)
 
668,916

 
 
Net investment income (loss)
1,059,301

 
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
Investment transactions
2,222,788

Foreign currency translation transactions
(7,302
)
 
2,215,486

 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
Investments
12,937,887

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
1,942

 
12,939,829

 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
15,155,315

 
 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
$
16,214,616


(1)
Amount consists of $716, $498, $376, $43, $55, $8 and $46 for Investor Class, I Class, Y Class, A Class, C Class, R Class and R6 Class, respectively.


See Notes to Financial Statements.



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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2019 AND OCTOBER 31, 2018
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
October 31, 2019
October 31, 2018
Operations
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
1,059,301

$
1,305,030

Net realized gain (loss)
2,215,486

3,588,062

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
12,939,829

(5,429,135
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
16,214,616

(536,043
)
 
 
 
Distributions to Shareholders
 
 
From earnings:
 
 
Investor Class
(1,322,298
)
(2,338,576
)
I Class
(539,742
)
(245,001
)
Y Class
(215,983
)
(196
)
A Class
(68,764
)
(87,066
)
C Class
(62,401
)
(77,272
)
R Class
(5,647
)
(3,174
)
R5 Class
(208
)
(190
)
R6 Class
(58,775
)
(33,507
)
Decrease in net assets from distributions
(2,273,818
)
(2,784,982
)
 
 
 
Capital Share Transactions
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5)
(4,141,056
)
(11,028,014
)
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
9,799,742

(14,349,039
)
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
Beginning of period
68,754,533

83,103,572

End of period
$
78,554,275

$
68,754,533



See Notes to Financial Statements.



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Notes to Financial Statements

OCTOBER 31, 2019

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, 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.

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.
 

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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.
 
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 lending income is net of fees and rebates earned by the lending agent for its services.
 
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.
 
Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. ACIM 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 collateral requirements.
 
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.
 

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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. 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.
 
Securities Lending — Securities are lent to qualified financial institutions and brokers. State Street Bank & Trust Co. serves as securities lending agent to the fund pursuant to a Securities Lending Agreement. The lending of securities exposes the fund to risks such as: the borrowers may fail to return the loaned securities, the borrowers may not be able to provide additional collateral, the fund may experience delays in recovery of the loaned securities or delays in access to collateral, or the fund may experience losses related to the investment collateral. To minimize certain risks, loan counterparties pledge collateral in the form of cash and/or securities. The lending agent has agreed to indemnify the fund in the case of default of any securities borrowed. Cash collateral received is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, a money market mutual fund registered under the 1940 Act. The loans may also be secured by U.S. government securities in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned, plus accrued interest and dividends, determined on a daily basis and adjusted accordingly. By lending securities, the fund seeks to increase its net investment income through the receipt of interest and fees. Such income is reflected separately within the Statement of Operations. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at period end, if any, are shown on a gross basis within the Schedule of Investments and Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The following table reflects a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligation by the type of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of October 31, 2019.
Remaining Contractual Maturity of Agreements
 
Overnight and
Continuous
<30 days
Between
30 & 90 days
>90 days
Total
Securities Lending Transactions(1)
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks
$
339,734




$
339,734

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions
$
339,734


(1)
Amount represents the payable for cash collateral received for securities on loan. This will generally be in the Overnight and Continuous column as the securities are typically callable on demand.

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 non-Rule 12b-1 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. Effective August 1, 2019, the investment advisor agreed to waive 0.01% of the fund's management fee. The investment advisor expects this waiver to continue until July 31, 2020 and cannot terminate it prior to such date without the approval of the Board of Directors. The impact of this waiver to the ratio of operating expenses to average net assets was less than 0.005% for each class for the period ended October 31, 2019.

The annual management fee for each class is as follows:
Investor Class
I Class
Y Class
A Class
C Class
R Class
R5 Class
R6 Class
1.11%
0.91%
0.76%
1.11%
1.11%
1.11%
0.91%
0.76%

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 October 31, 2019 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 sales were $70,398 and there were no interfund purchases. The effect of interfund transactions on the Statement of Operations was $(3,073) 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 October 31, 2019 were $75,235,915 and $80,859,174, respectively.


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5. Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
 
Year ended
October 31, 2019
Year ended
October 31, 2018
 
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Investor Class/Shares Authorized
50,000,000

 
50,000,000

 
Sold
883,706

$
11,517,118

905,146

$
10,647,692

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
119,326

1,310,194

198,026

2,326,804

Redeemed
(2,403,454
)
(28,801,898
)
(3,000,049
)
(34,915,271
)
 
(1,400,422
)
(15,974,586
)
(1,896,877
)
(21,940,775
)
I Class/Shares Authorized
40,000,000

 
20,000,000

 
Sold
877,304

10,955,838

1,019,982

11,546,605

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
49,202

539,742

19,220

225,640

Redeemed
(741,554
)
(8,837,423
)
(350,846
)
(4,104,589
)
 
184,952

2,658,157

688,356

7,667,656

Y Class/Shares Authorized
30,000,000

 
70,000,000

 
Sold
847,286

10,531,542

390,675

4,600,718

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
19,267

211,357

17

196

Redeemed
(47,288
)
(605,519
)
(5,547
)
(64,296
)
 
819,265

10,137,380

385,145

4,536,618

A Class/Shares Authorized
20,000,000

 
15,000,000

 
Sold
9,492

118,974

36,611

433,779

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
5,915

65,004

7,096

83,451

Redeemed
(66,270
)
(826,654
)
(110,015
)
(1,303,969
)
 
(50,863
)
(642,676
)
(66,308
)
(786,739
)
C Class/Shares Authorized
20,000,000

 
10,000,000

 
Sold
6,706

82,709

6,177

71,778

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
4,924

54,217

5,756

67,809

Redeemed
(63,254
)
(772,620
)
(108,373
)
(1,268,217
)
 
(51,624
)
(635,694
)
(96,440
)
(1,128,630
)
R Class/Shares Authorized
20,000,000

 
10,000,000

 
Sold
14,117

176,646

13,285

156,407

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
510

5,618

269

3,174

Redeemed
(3,451
)
(43,337
)
(10,557
)
(124,932
)
 
11,176

138,927

2,997

34,649

R5 Class/Shares Authorized
20,000,000

 
30,000,000

 
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
19

208

17

190

R6 Class/Shares Authorized
25,000,000

 
20,000,000

 
Sold
35,578

447,728

65,917

773,410

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
5,363

58,775

2,857

33,507

Redeemed
(25,918
)
(329,275
)
(18,647
)
(217,900
)
 
15,023

177,228

50,127

589,017

Net increase (decrease)
(472,474
)
$
(4,141,056
)
(932,983
)
$
(11,028,014
)

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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.
 
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
 
 
 
Australia

$
3,033,337


Belgium

759,327


Brazil

525,316


Canada

2,220,051


China
$
1,035,998

2,214,746


France

766,544


Germany

3,051,322


Hong Kong

2,631,577


India

221,202


Japan

8,333,540


Mexico

553,000


Philippines

662,917


Singapore

1,881,318


Spain

509,472


Sweden

877,099


United Kingdom

3,372,872


Other Countries
44,345,226



Rights

1,213


Temporary Cash Investments
1,665

3,569,968


Temporary Cash Investments - Securities Lending Collateral
339,734



 
$
45,722,623

$
35,184,821




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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 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. Securities of foreign issuers may be less liquid and more volatile. Investing in emerging markets or a significant portion of assets in one country or region 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 tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018 were as follows:
 
2019
2018
Distributions Paid From
 
 
Ordinary income
$
2,273,818

$
2,784,982

Long-term capital gains



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 federal tax cost of investments and the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
Federal tax cost of investments
$
67,423,517

Gross tax appreciation of investments
$
13,583,444

Gross tax depreciation of investments
(99,517
)
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments
$
13,483,927

Net tax appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
181

Net tax appreciation (depreciation)
$
13,484,108

Undistributed ordinary income
$
2,302,862

Accumulated long-term gains
$
803,842


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.

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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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$11.25
0.20
2.90
3.10
(0.42)
(0.42)
$13.93
28.60%
1.12%
1.12%
1.58%
1.58%
118%

$35,303

2018
$11.80
0.20
(0.35)
(0.15)
(0.40)
(0.40)
$11.25
(1.39)%
1.11%
1.18%
1.67%
1.60%
169%

$44,274

2017
$11.45
0.25
0.58
0.83
(0.48)
(0.48)
$11.80
7.71%
1.13%
1.21%
2.22%
2.14%
201%

$68,825

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

I Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$11.26
0.22
2.91
3.13
(0.45)
(0.45)
$13.94
28.84%
0.92%
0.92%
1.78%
1.78%
118%

$20,173

2018
$11.81
0.21
(0.33)
(0.12)
(0.43)
(0.43)
$11.26
(1.18)%
0.91%
0.98%
1.87%
1.80%
169%

$14,216

2017
$11.47
0.25
0.59
0.84
(0.50)
(0.50)
$11.81
7.83%
0.93%
1.01%
2.42%
2.34%
201%

$6,782

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

Y Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$11.27
0.24
2.90
3.14
(0.46)
(0.46)
$13.95
29.01%
0.77%
0.77%
1.93%
1.93%
118%

$16,810

2018
$11.81
0.21
(0.32)
(0.11)
(0.43)
(0.43)
$11.27
(1.04)%
0.76%
0.83%
2.02%
1.95%
169%

$4,346

2017(3)
$11.09
0.13
0.59
0.72
$11.81
6.49%
0.78%(4)
0.86%(4)
1.99%(4)
1.91%(4)
201%(5)

$5




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)
A Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$11.24
0.17
2.90
3.07
(0.40)
(0.40)
$13.91
28.21%
1.37%
1.37%
1.33%
1.33%
118%

$1,771

2018
$11.79
0.17
(0.35)
(0.18)
(0.37)
(0.37)
$11.24
(1.64)%
1.36%
1.43%
1.42%
1.35%
169%

$2,002

2017
$11.44
0.24
0.56
0.80
(0.45)
(0.45)
$11.79
7.44%
1.38%
1.46%
1.97%
1.89%
201%

$2,882

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

C Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$11.18
0.07
2.90
2.97
(0.31)
(0.31)
$13.84
27.28%
2.12%
2.12%
0.58%
0.58%
118%

$2,206

2018
$11.73
0.08
(0.35)
(0.27)
(0.28)
(0.28)
$11.18
(2.42)%
2.11%
2.18%
0.67%
0.60%
169%

$2,360

2017
$11.38
0.14
0.58
0.72
(0.37)
(0.37)
$11.73
6.65%
2.13%
2.21%
1.22%
1.14%
201%

$3,606

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

R Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$11.23
0.13
2.91
3.04
(0.37)
(0.37)
$13.90
27.90%
1.62%
1.62%
1.08%
1.08%
118%

$341

2018
$11.78
0.14
(0.35)
(0.21)
(0.34)
(0.34)
$11.23
(1.90)%
1.61%
1.68%
1.17%
1.10%
169%

$150

2017
$11.43
0.18
0.60
0.78
(0.43)
(0.43)
$11.78
7.17%
1.63%
1.71%
1.72%
1.64%
201%

$122

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




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)
R5 Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$11.27
0.22
2.90
3.12
(0.45)
(0.45)
$13.94
28.73%
0.92%
0.92%
1.78%
1.78%
118%

$7

2018
$11.81
0.22
(0.34)
(0.12)
(0.42)
(0.42)
$11.27
(1.15)%
0.91%
0.98%
1.87%
1.80%
169%

$5

2017(3)
$11.10
0.12
0.59
0.71
$11.81
6.40%
0.93%(4)
1.01%(4)
1.84%(4)
1.76%(4)
201%(5)

$5

R6 Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$11.27
0.24
2.89
3.13
(0.46)
(0.46)
$13.94
28.92%
0.77%
0.77%
1.93%
1.93%
118%

$1,943

2018
$11.82
0.23
(0.33)
(0.10)
(0.45)
(0.45)
$11.27
(1.02)%
0.76%
0.83%
2.02%
1.95%
169%

$1,401

2017
$11.47
0.31
0.56
0.87
(0.52)
(0.52)
$11.82
8.09%
0.78%
0.86%
2.57%
2.49%
201%

$877

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

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)
April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through October 31, 2017.
(4)
Annualized.
(5)
Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended October 31, 2017.


See Notes to Financial Statements.



Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Global Real Estate Fund, one of the funds constituting the American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the "Fund"), as of October 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Global Real Estate Fund of the American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. as of October 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Kansas City, Missouri
December 16, 2019

We have served as the auditor of one or more American Century investment companies since 1997.

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Management

The Board of Directors

The individuals listed below serve as directors of the funds. Each director will continue to serve in this capacity until death, retirement, resignation or removal from office. The board has adopted a mandatory retirement age for directors who are not “interested persons,” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act (independent directors). Independent directors shall retire by December 31 of the year in which they reach their 75th birthday.
Mr. Thomas is an “interested person” because he currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC), the parent company of American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM or the advisor). The other directors (more than three-fourths of the total number) are independent. They are not employees, directors or officers of, and have no financial interest in, ACC or any of its wholly owned, direct or indirect, subsidiaries, including ACIM, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS) and American Century Services, LLC (ACS), and they do not have any other affiliations, positions or relationships that would cause them to be considered “interested persons” under the Investment Company Act. The directors serve in this capacity for seven (in the case of Jonathan S. Thomas, 16; and Stephen E. Yates, 8) registered investment companies in the American Century Investments family of funds.
The following table presents additional information about the directors. The mailing address for each director is 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
Name
(Year of Birth)
Position(s) Held with Funds
Length of Time Served
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Number of American Century Portfolios Overseen by Director
Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years
Independent Directors


Thomas W. Bunn (1953)
Director
Since 2017
Retired
66
SquareTwo Financial; Barings (formerly Babson Capital Funds Trust) (2013 to 2016)
Chris H. Cheesman
(1962)
Director
Since 2019
Retired. Senior Vice President & Chief Audit Executive, AllianceBernstein (1999 to 2018)
66
None
Barry Fink
(1955)
Director
Since 2012 (independent since 2016)
Retired
66
None
Rajesh K. Gupta
(1960)
Director
Since 2019
Partner Emeritus, SeaCrest Investment Management and SeaCrest Wealth Management (2019 to Present); Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, SeaCrest Investment Management (2006 to 2019); Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, SeaCrest Wealth Management (2008 to 2019)
66
None




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Name
(Year of Birth)
Position(s) Held with Funds
Length of Time Served
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Number of American Century Portfolios Overseen by Director
Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years
Independent Directors


Lynn Jenkins
(1963)
Director
Since 2019
United States Representative, U.S. House of Representatives (2009 to 2018)
66
MGP Ingredients, Inc.
Jan M. Lewis
(1957)
Director
Since 2011
Retired
66
None
John R. Whitten
(1946)
Director
Since 2008
Retired
66
Onto Innovation Inc.; Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (2006 to 2019)
Stephen E. Yates
(1948)
Director and Chairman of the Board
Since 2012 (Chairman since 2018)
Retired
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None
Interested Director

Jonathan S. Thomas
(1963)
Director
Since 2007
President and Chief Executive Officer, ACC (2007 to present). Also serves as Chief Executive Officer, ACS; Executive Vice President, ACIM; Director, ACC, ACIM and other ACC subsidiaries
125
BioMed Valley Discoveries, Inc.
The Statement of Additional Information has additional information about the fund's directors and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021.
 

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Officers

The following table presents certain information about the executive officers of the funds. Each officer serves as an officer for each of the 16 (in the case of Robert J. Leach, 15) investment companies in the American Century family of funds. No officer is compensated for his or her service as an officer of the funds. The listed officers are interested persons of the funds and are appointed or re-appointed on an annual basis. The mailing address for each officer listed below is 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
Name
(Year of Birth)
Offices with the Funds
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years
Patrick Bannigan
(1965)
President since 2019
Executive Vice President and Director, ACC (2012 to present); Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer, ACC (2015 to present); Chief Operating Officer, ACC (2012-2015). Also serves as President, ACS; Vice President, ACIM; Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and/or Director, ACIM, ACS and other ACC subsidiaries
R. Wes Campbell
(1974)
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since 2018
Investment Operations and Investment Accounting, ACS (2000 to present)
Amy D. Shelton
(1964)
Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President since 2014
Chief Compliance Officer, American Century funds, (2014 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, ACIM (2014 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, ACIS (2009 to present). Also serves as Vice President, ACIS
Charles A. Etherington
(1957)
General Counsel since 2007 and Senior Vice President since 2006
Attorney, ACC (1994 to present); Vice President, ACC (2005 to present); General Counsel, ACC (2007 to present). Also serves as General Counsel, ACIM, ACS, ACIS and other ACC subsidiaries; and Senior Vice President, ACIM and ACS
C. Jean Wade
(1964)
Vice President since 2012
Senior Vice President, ACS (2017 to present); Vice President, ACS (2000 to 2017)
Robert J. Leach
(1966)
Vice President since 2006
Vice President, ACS (2000 to present)
David H. Reinmiller
(1963)
Vice President since 2000
Attorney, ACC (1994 to present). Also serves as Vice President, ACIM and ACS
Ward D. Stauffer
(1960)
Secretary since 2005
Attorney, ACC (2003 to present)





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Approval of Management Agreement


At a meeting held on June 26, 2019, the Fund’s Board of Directors (the "Board") unanimously approved the renewal of the management agreement pursuant to which American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) acts as the investment advisor for the Fund. Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act, contracts for investment advisory services are required to be reviewed, evaluated, and approved by a majority of a fund’s directors (the “Directors”), including a majority of the independent Directors, each year.

Prior to its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Directors requested and reviewed extensive data and information compiled by the Advisor and certain independent providers of evaluation data concerning the Fund and the services provided to the Fund by the Advisor. This review was in addition to the oversight and evaluation undertaken by the Board and its committees on a continual basis and the information received was supplemental to the extensive information that the Board and its committees receive and consider throughout the year.

In connection with its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board’s review and evaluation of the services provided by the Advisor included, but was not limited to, the following:

the nature, extent, and quality of investment management, shareholder services, and other services provided and to be provided to the Fund;
the wide range of other programs and services provided and to be provided to the Fund and its shareholders on a routine and non-routine basis;
the investment performance of the Fund, including data comparing the Fund's performance to appropriate benchmarks and/or a peer group of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and strategies;
the cost of owning the Fund compared to the cost of owning similar funds;
the compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory experience of the Advisor and the Fund's service providers;
financial data showing the cost of services provided to the Fund, the profitability of the Fund to the Advisor, and the overall profitability of the Advisor;
strategic plans of the Advisor;
any economies of scale associated with the Advisor’s management of the Fund and other accounts;
services provided and charges to the Advisor's other investment management clients;
acquired fund fees and expenses;
payments and practices in connection with financial intermediaries holding shares of the Fund and the services provided by intermediaries in connection therewith; and
any collateral benefits derived by the Advisor from the management of the Fund.

The Directors held three in-person meetings and one telephonic meeting to review and discuss the information provided. The independent Directors also reviewed responses to supplemental information requests provided by the Directors to the Advisor and held active discussions with the Advisor regarding the renewal of the management agreement. The independent Directors had the benefit of the advice of their independent counsel throughout the process.

Factors Considered

The Directors considered all of the information provided by the Advisor, the independent data providers, and independent counsel in connection with the approval. They determined that the information was sufficient for them to evaluate the management agreement for the Fund. In connection with their review, the Directors did not identify any single factor as being all-important or

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controlling, and each Director may have attributed different levels of importance to different factors. In deciding to renew the management agreement, the Board based its decision on a number of factors, including without limitation the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services — Generally. Under the management agreement, the Advisor is responsible for providing or arranging for all services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor provides or arranges at its own expense a wide variety of services including without limitation the following:

portfolio research and security selection
securities trading
Fund administration
custody of Fund assets
daily valuation of the Fund’s portfolio
shareholder servicing and transfer agency, including shareholder confirmations, recordkeeping, and communications
legal services (except the independent Directors’ counsel)
regulatory and portfolio compliance
financial reporting
marketing and distribution (except amounts paid by the Fund under Rule 12b-1 plans)

The Board noted that many of these services have expanded over time in terms of both quantity and complexity in response to shareholder demands, competition in the industry, changing distribution channels, and the changing regulatory environment.

Investment Management Services. The nature of the investment management services provided to the Fund is quite complex and allows Fund shareholders access to professional money management, instant diversification of their investments within an asset class, the opportunity to easily diversify among asset classes by investing in or exchanging among various American Century Investments funds, and liquidity. In evaluating investment performance, the Board expects the Advisor to manage the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives and approved strategies. Further, the Directors recognize that the Advisor has an obligation to monitor trading activities, and in particular to seek the best execution of fund trades, and to evaluate the use of and payment for research. In providing these services, the Advisor utilizes teams of investment professionals (portfolio managers, analysts, research assistants, and securities traders) who require extensive information technology, research, training, compliance, and other systems to conduct their business. The Board, directly and through its Fund Performance Review Committee, provides oversight of the investment performance process. It regularly reviews investment performance information for the Fund, together with comparative information for appropriate benchmarks and/or peer groups of similarly-managed funds, over different time horizons. The Directors also review investment performance information during the management agreement renewal process. If performance concerns are identified, the Fund receives special reviews until performance improves, during which the Board discusses with the Advisor the reasons for such results (e.g., market conditions, security selection) and any efforts being undertaken to improve performance. The Fund’s performance was above its benchmark for the one- and five-year periods and at its benchmark for the three-year period reviewed by the Board. The Board found the investment management services provided by the Advisor to the Fund to be satisfactory and consistent with the management agreement.

Shareholder and Other Services. Under the management agreement, the Advisor provides the Fund with a comprehensive package of transfer agency, shareholder, and other services. The Board, directly and through various committees of the Board, regularly reviews reports and evaluations of such services at its regular meetings. These reports include, but are not limited to, information regarding the operational efficiency and accuracy of the shareholder and transfer agency services provided, staffing levels, shareholder satisfaction, technology support (including cyber security), new products and services offered to Fund shareholders, securities trading

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activities, portfolio valuation services, auditing services, and legal and operational compliance activities. The Board found the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund under the management agreement to be competitive and of high quality.

Costs of Services and Profitability. The Advisor provides detailed information concerning its cost of providing various services to the Fund, its profitability in managing the Fund (pre- and post-distribution), its overall profitability, and its financial condition. The Directors have reviewed with the Advisor the methodology used to prepare this financial information. This information is considered in evaluating the Advisor’s financial condition, its ability to continue to provide services under the management agreement, and the reasonableness of the current management fee. The Board concluded that the Advisor’s profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.

Ethics. The Board generally considers the Advisor’s commitment to providing quality services to shareholders and to conducting its business ethically. They noted that the Advisor’s practices generally meet or exceed industry best practices.

Economies of Scale. The Board also reviewed information provided by the Advisor regarding the possible existence of economies of scale in connection with the management of the Fund. The Board concluded that economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, especially on a fund-by-fund basis. The Board concluded that the Advisor is appropriately sharing economies of scale through its competitive fee structure, offering competitive fees from fund inception, and through reinvestment in its business to provide shareholders additional content and services.

Comparison to Other Funds’ Fees. The management agreement provides that the Fund pays the Advisor a single, all-inclusive (or unified) management fee for providing all services necessary for the management and operation of the Fund, other than brokerage expenses, expenses attributable to short sales, taxes, interest, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses of the Fund’s independent Directors (including their independent legal counsel), and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. Under the unified fee structure, the Advisor is responsible for providing all investment advisory, custody, audit, administrative, compliance, recordkeeping, marketing and shareholder services, or arranging and supervising third parties to provide such services. By contrast, most other funds are charged a variety of fees, including an investment advisory fee, a transfer agency fee, an administrative fee, distribution charges, and other expenses. Other than their investment advisory fees and any applicable Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, all other components of the total fees charged by these other funds may be increased without shareholder approval. The Board believes the unified fee structure is a benefit to Fund shareholders because it clearly discloses to shareholders the cost of owning Fund shares, and, since the unified fee cannot be increased without a vote of Fund shareholders, it shifts to the Advisor the risk of increased costs of operating the Fund and provides a direct incentive to minimize administrative inefficiencies. Part of the Board’s analysis of fee levels involves reviewing certain evaluative data compiled by an independent provider comparing the Fund’s unified fee to the total expense ratios of its peers. The unified fee charged to shareholders of the Fund was above the median of the total expense ratios of the Fund’s peer expense universe and at the top of the range of its peer expense group. The Board and the Advisor agreed to a temporary reduction of the Fund's annual unified management fee of 0.01% (e.g., the Investor Class unified fee will be reduced from 1.11% to 1.10%) for at least one year, beginning August 1, 2019. The Board concluded that the management fee paid by the Fund to the Advisor under the management agreement is reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.

Comparison to Fees and Services Provided to Other Clients of the Advisor. The Directors also requested and received information from the Advisor concerning the nature of the services, fees, costs, and profitability of its advisory services to advisory clients other than the Fund. They observed that these varying types of client accounts require different services and involve different regulatory and entrepreneurial risks than the management of the Fund. The Board analyzed this

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information and concluded that the fees charged and services provided to the Fund were reasonable by comparison.

Payments to Intermediaries. The Directors also requested and received a description of payments made to intermediaries by the Fund and the Advisor and services provided in response thereto. These payments include various payments made by the Fund or the Advisor to different types of intermediaries and recordkeepers for distribution and service activities provided for the Fund. The Board reviewed such information and received representations from the Advisor that all such payments by the Fund were made pursuant to the Fund's Rule 12b-1 Plan and that all such payments by the Advisor were made from the Advisor’s resources and reasonable profits. The Board found such payments to be reasonable in scope and purpose.

Collateral or “Fall-Out” Benefits Derived by the Advisor. The Board considered the existence of collateral benefits the Advisor may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. They concluded that the Advisor’s primary business is managing mutual funds and it generally does not use fund or shareholder information to generate profits in other lines of business, and therefore does not derive any significant collateral benefits from them. The Board noted that additional assets from other clients may offer the Advisor some benefit from increased leverage with service providers and counterparties. Additionally, the Advisor may receive proprietary research from broker-dealers that execute fund portfolio transactions, which the Board concluded is likely to benefit other clients of the Advisor, as well as Fund shareholders. The Board also determined that the Advisor is able to provide investment management services to certain clients other than the Fund, at least in part, due to its existing infrastructure built to serve the fund complex. The Board concluded that appropriate allocation methodologies had been employed to assign resources and the cost of those resources to these other clients and, where expressly provided, these other client assets may be included with the assets of the Fund to determine breakpoints in the management fee schedule.

Existing Relationship. The Board also considered whether there was any reason for not continuing the existing arrangement with the Advisor. In this regard, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties, and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision not to continue such relationship. In particular, the Board recognized that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Advisor’s industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Advisor will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund.

Conclusion of the Directors. As a result of this process, the Board, including all of the independent Directors, taking into account all of the factors discussed above and the information provided by the Advisor and others in connection with its review and throughout the year, determined that the management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services provided and that the investment management agreement between the Fund and the Advisor should be renewed.



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Additional Information

Retirement Account Information

As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts 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 and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
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.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they 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 American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy 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 americancentury.com/proxy. 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 or as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Forms N-Q and Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. 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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Other Tax Information

The following information is provided pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

The fund hereby designates up to the maximum amount allowable as qualified dividend income for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019.

For corporate taxpayers, the fund hereby designates $600, or up to the maximum amount allowable, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019 as qualified for the corporate dividends received deduction.

The fund hereby designates $7,709, or up to the maximum amount allowable, as long-term capital gain distributions (20% rate gain distributions) for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019.

The fund utilized earnings and profits of $32,596 distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as part of the dividends paid deduction (tax equalization).


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Notes

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Notes

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Table of Contents
 
Performance
Portfolio Commentary
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
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Management
Approval of Management Agreement
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.



Performance
 
Total Returns as of October 31, 2019
 
 
 
Average Annual Returns
 
 
Ticker
Symbol
1 year
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Investor Class
ANREX
28.60%
6.28%
3/19/15
FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Index
20.59%
5.70%
MSCI ACWI Index
12.59%
7.14%
G Class
ANRHX
30.03%
6.95%
3/19/15
Fund returns would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived. Extraordinary performance is attributable in part to unusually favorable market conditions and may not be repeated or consistently achieved in the future.
Growth of $10,000 Over Life of Class
$10,000 investment made March 19, 2015
Performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure.
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Value on October 31, 2019
 
Investor Class — $13,251
 
 
FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Index — $12,922
 
 
MSCI ACWI Index — $13,755
 
Ending value of Investor Class would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived.
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Investor Class
G Class
1.11%
0.76%
The total annual fund operating expenses shown is as stated in the fund’s prospectus current as of the date of this report. The prospectus may vary from the expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report because it is based on a different time period, includes acquired fund fees and expenses, and, if applicable, does not include fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
Data presented reflect past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. Data assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and none of the charts reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com. For additional information about the fund, please consult the prospectus.

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Portfolio Commentary

Portfolio Managers: Steven Brown and Steven Rodriguez

Performance Summary

NT Global Real Estate returned 30.03%* for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019. By comparison, the FTSE EPRA Nariet Global Index (the fund’s benchmark) returned 20.59%, while the MSCI ACWI Index (a broad global stock market measure) returned 12.59%.

Global Real Estate Market Overview

Global real estate stocks rose for the 12-month period, while also outperforming the broader global equity market, as investors sought defensive investments in a volatile environment. Lower global bond yields also provided a tailwind for real estate investments, while many U.S. real estate companies provided steady or slightly accelerating earnings growth outlooks. Industrial was the strongest-performing sector of the index, as the build-out of e-commerce distribution networks fueled demand for infill industrial properties. Positive fundamentals also supported health care real estate, which also provided investors a defensive haven from market volatility. Lodging/resorts was the weakest-performing real estate sector, as rising operating costs and tepid top-line growth pressured lodging profit margins. The retail sector also lagged as e-commerce competition and retailer bankruptcies led to store closures and rising vacancy rates, especially for shopping malls.

The fund’s relative outperformance was driven by both stock selection and allocation decisions. Stock selection and an underweight in retail were particularly beneficial, as the fund avoided underperforming mall-based retailers that were notable index detractors. An overweight and stock selection in industrial also aided relative performance. No individual sectors detracted from relative performance. From a geographic standpoint, fund holdings in the U.S. were strong relative contributors, while investments in Sweden detracted moderately.

U.S. Holdings Among Key Contributors

U.S.-based residential real estate investment trust (REIT) Sun Communities, one of the nation’s largest owners of manufactured housing communities, was a leading contributor to relative performance. The stock rose as the company reported solid financial results, supported by excellent supply/demand characteristics and a strong balance sheet. Affordability issues in some markets have also driven demand for lower cost housing alternatives, such as the manufactured home communities.

Americold Realty Trust, a new holding added during the year, was another top contributor. This U.S.-based industrial REIT invests in temperature-controlled supply chain facilities. In our view, the institutionalization of food distribution to grocers is improving the company’s ability to drive pricing power with high incremental returns. Americold is also expanding through strategic acquisitions as it capitalizes on industry consolidation.
 
Charter Hall Group, another standout contributor, is an Australia-based commercial real estate manager and property owner with investments in various asset classes. The stock rose as the company continued to report strong earnings, fueled by growth in assets under management and robust real estate operating performance. In our view, it remains positioned for robust long-term operating performance due to its expanding property portfolio.


*All fund returns referenced in this commentary are for G Class shares. Fund returns would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived. Performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure; when G Class performance exceeds that of the fund’s benchmark, other share classes may not. See page 2 for returns for all share classes.

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Hong Kong-Based Property Developer Was a Top Detractor

Hong Kong-based real estate developer New World Development was a prominent detractor. The stock declined as political unrest and rioting in Hong Kong, combined with the U.S.-China trade war, sent the Hong Kong economy into a recession. We eliminated the position soon after the violence in Hong Kong escalated.

China-based residential real estate developers CIFI Holdings Group and Times China Holdings were also notable detractors, as tighter government policies and an economic slowdown worsened by the U.S.-China trade war pressured the country’s property sector. We eliminated our investment in CIFI Holdings, as we believe margin pressures could weaken the company’s future earnings growth. We held onto our investment in Times China, however. The stock is attractively valued, and we believe the company has the potential for above-average expected earnings growth driven by its residential sales and urban redevelopment projects.

Outlook

We continue to see evidence of solid fundamentals for real estate, including positive supply/demand balances in many asset markets, as well as continued strong capital spending by technology companies investing in e-commerce distribution, towers and data centers. At the same time, we have remained mindful of investing in companies with solid balance sheet fundamentals and strong earnings growth prospects.

Industrial remains our largest sector overweight, as we believe the build-out of e-commerce distribution networks, especially to facilitate last-mile delivery, will drive sector investment. The fund also remains overweight in residential and office, and we added to our residential weighting as we believe supply/demand imbalances in some key residential markets have created opportunities.

We reduced exposure to retail, another sector underweight, as global economic weakness, trade conflicts and competition from online retailers have challenged the sector. Within retail, we have focused on net-lease REITs that acquire single-tenant, service-oriented properties such as car washes and fitness centers. We also reduced exposure to the diversified sector, moving to an underweight, as we believe excess supply could pressure near-term earnings for U.S. data center REITs, in particular.

From a regional standpoint, stock selection led to a moderate overweight in North America, as we added to our U.S. exposure. Stock selection also led to a reduced position in Europe, which ended the period as a regional underweight. The portfolio is underweight in Asia, including Japan.







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Fund Characteristics 
 
OCTOBER 31, 2019
 
Top Ten Holdings
% of net assets
Prologis, Inc.
4.0%
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.
3.7%
Americold Realty Trust
3.3%
Sun Communities, Inc.
3.3%
Camden Property Trust
3.1%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
3.0%
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.
3.0%
Equity Residential
2.9%
Invitation Homes, Inc.
2.5%
Vonovia SE
2.4%
 
 
Types of Investments in Portfolio
% of net assets
Domestic Common Stocks
54.7%
Foreign Common Stocks
44.2%
Rights
—*
Total Equity Exposure
98.9%
Temporary Cash Investments
1.3%
Temporary Cash Investments - Securities Lending Collateral
—*
Other Assets and Liabilities
(0.2)%
*Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
 
 
 
Investments by Country
% of net assets
United States
54.7%
Japan
10.6%
United Kingdom
4.3%
China
4.2%
Germany
3.9%
Australia
3.9%
Hong Kong
3.4%
Canada
2.8%
Singapore
2.5%
Netherlands
2.3%
Other Countries
6.3%
Cash and Equivalents*
1.1%
*Includes temporary cash investments, temporary cash investments - securities lending collateral 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 May 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019.

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.
 
Beginning
Account Value
5/1/19
Ending
Account Value
10/31/19
Expenses Paid
During Period
(1) 
5/1/19 - 10/31/19
 Annualized
Expense Ratio
(1)
Actual
 
 
 
 
Investor Class
$1,000
$1,128.70
$6.01
1.12%
G Class
$1,000
$1,135.10
$0.05
0.01%
Hypothetical
 
 
 
 
Investor Class
$1,000
$1,019.56
$5.70
1.12%
G Class
$1,000
$1,025.16
$0.05
0.01%
(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 184, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.


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Schedule of Investments
 
OCTOBER 31, 2019
   
Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS — 98.9%
 
 
Australia — 3.9%
 
 
Charter Hall Group
610,106
$
4,744,407

Goodman Group
741,508
7,344,037

NEXTDC Ltd.(1)(2) 
398,338
1,754,966

 
 
13,843,410

Belgium — 1.0%
 
 
Shurgard Self Storage SA
49,233
1,666,503

VGP NV
19,272
1,797,191

 
 
3,463,694

Brazil — 0.7%
 
 
Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes
361,300
2,433,291

Canada — 2.8%
 
 
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust
82,511
3,356,571

Granite Real Estate Investment Trust
46,338
2,294,559

Northview Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust
118,581
2,598,320

Summit Industrial Income REIT(2) 
202,100
1,964,073

 
 
10,213,523

China — 4.2%
 
 
China Resources Land Ltd.
348,000
1,482,345

GDS Holdings Ltd. ADR(2) 
113,907
4,747,644

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.
913,000
3,779,263

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.
833,500
2,796,669

Times China Holdings Ltd.
1,184,000
2,093,636

 
 
14,899,557

France — 1.0%
 
 
Gecina SA
20,467
3,512,955

Germany — 3.9%
 
 
Aroundtown SA
263,910
2,226,933

LEG Immobilien AG
26,185
3,007,704

Vonovia SE
163,904
8,729,014

 
 
13,963,651

Hong Kong — 3.4%
 
 
ESR Cayman Ltd.(2) 
57,400
124,304

Link REIT
614,000
6,680,624

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.
349,000
5,246,923

 
 
12,051,851

India — 0.3%
 
 
Embassy Office Parks REIT
173,200
1,008,214

Japan — 10.6%
 
 
Advance Residence Investment Corp.
988
3,280,801

Comforia Residential REIT, Inc.
992
3,233,109

GLP J-Reit
3,070
4,005,867


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Shares
Value
Invesco Office J-Reit, Inc.
28,295
$
5,713,130

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.
385,900
7,477,275

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.
257,700
6,587,950

Orix JREIT, Inc.
3,434
7,762,945

 
 
38,061,077

Mexico — 0.7%
 
 
Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV
1,520,001
2,559,345

Netherlands — 2.3%
 
 
InterXion Holding NV(2) 
93,034
8,207,459

Philippines — 0.8%
 
 
Ayala Land, Inc.
3,156,430
3,015,059

Singapore — 2.5%
 
 
CapitaLand Commercial Trust
1,146,700
1,725,642

CapitaLand Ltd.
1,144,000
3,010,384

Mapletree Commercial Trust
2,417,000
4,137,292

 
 
8,873,318

Spain — 0.7%
 
 
Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA
182,465
2,357,914

Sweden — 1.1%
 
 
Fabege AB
269,281
4,019,505

United Kingdom — 4.3%
 
 
Safestore Holdings plc
419,976
3,812,322

Segro plc
693,191
7,584,892

UNITE Group plc (The)
278,508
4,059,694

 
 
15,456,908

United States — 54.7%
 
 
Acadia Realty Trust
10,958
306,605

Agree Realty Corp.
102,234
8,052,972

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
68,380
10,855,325

American Tower Corp.
13,823
3,014,520

Americold Realty Trust
296,374
11,881,634

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.
183,060
4,030,981

Camden Property Trust
96,970
11,090,459

Cousins Properties, Inc.
22,379
898,069

CyrusOne, Inc.
24,100
1,717,848

Equinix, Inc.
11,918
6,754,884

Equity Residential
118,328
10,490,960

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.
165,208
4,239,237

Extra Space Storage, Inc.
16,277
1,827,419

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.
117,217
4,730,878

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.
351,867
13,237,237

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
145,288
5,218,745

Invitation Homes, Inc.
295,119
9,086,714

Kilroy Realty Corp.
78,984
6,629,127

Prologis, Inc.
162,562
14,266,441

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.
220,054
10,582,397

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
41,875
3,524,619


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Shares
Value
SBA Communications Corp.
15,069
$
3,626,355

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
128,310
6,394,970

STORE Capital Corp.
200,171
8,106,926

Sun Communities, Inc.
72,177
11,739,589

UDR, Inc.
164,230
8,252,558

VICI Properties, Inc.
310,268
7,306,811

Welltower, Inc.
91,050
8,257,324

 
 
196,121,604

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $270,779,203)
 
354,062,335

RIGHTS  
 
 
Singapore  
 
 
Mapletree Commerical Trust(2)  
(Cost $—)
89,431
5,916

TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 1.3%
 
 
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 $3,583,500), in a joint trading account at 1.50%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/1/19 (Delivery value $3,509,003)
 
3,508,857

Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 1.625%, 9/30/26, valued at $1,194,554), at 0.65%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/1/19 (Delivery value $1,171,021)
 
1,171,000

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class
1,689
1,689

TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS
(Cost $4,681,546)
 
4,681,546

TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS - SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL(3)†  
 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio
(Cost $91,089)
91,089
91,089

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 100.2%
(Cost $275,551,838)
 
358,840,886

OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (0.2)%
 
(559,344
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
$
358,281,542


SECTOR ALLOCATION
 
(as a % of net assets)
 
Diversified
23.0
%
Residential
21.7
%
Industrial
18.0
%
Office
12.7
%
Retail
10.6
%
Health Care
6.0
%
Specialty
3.3
%
Self Storage
2.1
%
Lodging/Resorts
1.0
%
Data Centers
0.5
%
Cash and Equivalents*
1.1
%
*Includes temporary cash investments, temporary cash investments - securities lending collateral and other assets and liabilities.

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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
ADR
-
American Depositary Receipt
† Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
(1)
Security, or a portion thereof, is on loan. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities on loan was $1,719,865. The amount of securities on loan indicated may not correspond with the securities on loan identified because securities with pending sales are in the process of recall from the brokers.
(2)
Non-income producing.
(3)
Investment of cash collateral from securities on loan. At the period end, the aggregate market value of the collateral held by the fund was $1,815,225, which includes securities collateral of $1,724,136.


See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
OCTOBER 31, 2019
 
Assets
 
Investment securities, at value (cost of $275,460,749) — including $1,719,865 of
securities on loan
$
358,749,797

Investment made with cash collateral received for securities on loan, at value
(cost of $91,089)
91,089

Total investment securities, at value (cost of $275,551,838)
358,840,886

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

Receivable for investments sold
8,333,609

Dividends and interest receivable
640,807

Securities lending receivable
310

 
367,815,620

 
 
Liabilities
 
Payable for collateral received for securities on loan
91,089

Payable for investments purchased
8,051,829

Payable for capital shares redeemed
1,304,253

Accrued management fees
86,907

 
9,534,078

 
 
Net Assets
$
358,281,542

 
 
Net Assets Consist of:
 
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus)
$
294,226,989

Distributable earnings
64,054,553

 
$
358,281,542


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

$94,161,060

8,134,494

$11.58
G Class, $0.01 Par Value

$264,120,482

22,610,734

$11.68


See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statement of Operations
YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2019
Investment Income (Loss)
 
Income:
 
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $355,245)
$
9,878,207

Interest
53,057

Securities lending, net
9,627

 
9,940,891

 
 
Expenses:
 
Management fees
3,127,338

Directors' fees and expenses
11,314

Other expenses
29,131

 
3,167,783

Fees waived(1)
(2,018,134
)
 
1,149,649

 
 
Net investment income (loss)
8,791,242

 
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
Investment transactions
18,706,874

Foreign currency translation transactions
(44,984
)
 
18,661,890

 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
Investments
68,163,320

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
4,930

 
68,168,250

 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
86,830,140

 
 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
$
95,621,382

(1)
Amount consists of $2,385 and $2,015,749 for Investor Class and G Class, respectively.


See Notes to Financial Statements.



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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2019 AND OCTOBER 31, 2018
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
October 31, 2019
October 31, 2018
Operations
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
8,791,242

$
10,380,712

Net realized gain (loss)
18,661,890

10,989,617

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
68,168,250

(22,987,511
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
95,621,382

(1,617,182
)
 
 
 
Distributions to Shareholders
 
 
From earnings:
 
 
Investor Class
(3,245,373
)
(3,692,279
)
G Class
(11,698,497
)
(12,293,326
)
Decrease in net assets from distributions
(14,943,870
)
(15,985,605
)
 
 
 
Capital Share Transactions
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5)
(114,657,131
)
(25,676,420
)
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
(33,979,619
)
(43,279,207
)
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
Beginning of period
392,261,161

435,540,368

End of period
$
358,281,542

$
392,261,161



See Notes to Financial Statements.



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Notes to Financial Statements

OCTOBER 31, 2019

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 or the Bloomberg Industry Classification Standard for the tobacco industry. The fund offers the Investor Class and G 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.
 

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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.
 
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 lending income is net of fees and rebates earned by the lending agent for its services.
 
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.
 
Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. ACIM 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 collateral requirements.
 

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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.
 
Securities Lending — Securities are lent to qualified financial institutions and brokers. State Street Bank & Trust Co. serves as securities lending agent to the fund pursuant to a Securities Lending Agreement. The lending of securities exposes the fund to risks such as: the borrowers may fail to return the loaned securities, the borrowers may not be able to provide additional collateral, the fund may experience delays in recovery of the loaned securities or delays in access to collateral, or the fund may experience losses related to the investment collateral. To minimize certain risks, loan counterparties pledge collateral in the form of cash and/or securities. The lending agent has agreed to indemnify the fund in the case of default of any securities borrowed. Cash collateral received is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, a money market mutual fund registered under the 1940 Act. The loans may also be secured by U.S. government securities in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned, plus accrued interest and dividends, determined on a daily basis and adjusted accordingly. By lending securities, the fund seeks to increase its net investment income through the receipt of interest and fees. Such income is reflected separately within the Statement of Operations. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at period end, if any, are shown on a gross basis within the Schedule of Investments and Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The following table reflects a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligation by the type of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of October 31, 2019.
Remaining Contractual Maturity of Agreements
 
Overnight and
Continuous
<30 days
Between
30 & 90 days
>90 days
Total
Securities Lending Transactions(1)
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks
$
91,089




$
91,089

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions
$
91,089


(1)
Amount represents the payable for cash collateral received for securities on loan. This will generally be in the Overnight and Continuous column as the securities are typically callable on demand.

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.
 

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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 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 non-Rule 12b-1 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. Effective August 1, 2019, the investment advisor agreed to waive 0.01% of the fund’s management fee. The investment advisor expects this waiver to continue until July 31, 2020 and cannot terminate it prior such date without the approval of the Board of Directors. The impact of this waiver to the ratio of operating expenses to average net assets was less than 0.005%. The investment advisor agreed to waive the G Class's management fee in its entirety. The investment advisor expects this waiver to remain in effect permanently and cannot terminate it without the approval of the Board of Directors.

The annual management fee for each class is as follows:
Investor Class
G Class
1.11%
0.00%(1)
(1)
Annual management fee before waiver was 0.76%.

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 $168,477 and $745,914, respectively. The effect of interfund transactions on the Statement of Operations was $337 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 October 31, 2019 were $423,441,419 and $539,532,484, respectively.

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5. Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
 
Year ended
October 31, 2019
Year ended
October 31, 2018
 
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Investor Class/Shares Authorized
90,000,000

 
90,000,000

 
Sold
174,356

$
1,535,358

609,405

$
5,985,751

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
355,852

3,245,373

379,084

3,692,279

Redeemed
(4,169,846
)
(42,466,392
)
(317,988
)
(3,153,870
)
 
(3,639,638
)
(37,685,661
)
670,501

6,524,160

G Class/Shares Authorized
190,000,000

 
230,000,000

 
Sold
940,364

9,363,967

1,245,433

12,202,353

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
1,282,730

11,698,497

1,262,148

12,293,326

Redeemed
(9,633,104
)
(98,033,934
)
(5,750,226
)
(56,696,259
)
 
(7,410,010
)
(76,971,470
)
(3,242,645
)
(32,200,580
)
Net increase (decrease)
(11,049,648
)
$
(114,657,131
)
(2,572,144
)
$
(25,676,420
)

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.
 

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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
 
 
 
Australia

$
13,843,410


Belgium

3,463,694


Brazil

2,433,291


Canada

10,213,523


China
$
4,747,644

10,151,913


France

3,512,955


Germany

13,963,651


Hong Kong

12,051,851


India

1,008,214


Japan

38,061,077


Mexico

2,559,345


Philippines

3,015,059


Singapore

8,873,318


Spain

2,357,914


Sweden

4,019,505


United Kingdom

15,456,908


Other Countries
204,329,063



Rights

5,916


Temporary Cash Investments
1,689

4,679,857


Temporary Cash Investments - Securities Lending Collateral
91,089



 
$
209,169,485

$
149,671,401



7. Risk Factors

The fund is owned by a relatively small number of shareholders, and in the event such shareholders redeem, the ongoing operations of the fund may be at risk.
 
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 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. Securities of foreign issuers may be less liquid and more volatile. Investing in emerging markets or a significant portion of assets in one country or region 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 tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018 were as follows:
 
2019
2018
Distributions Paid From
 
 
Ordinary income
$
14,943,870

$
15,985,605

Long-term capital gains



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 federal tax cost of investments and the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
Federal tax cost of investments
$
289,191,989

Gross tax appreciation of investments
$
70,161,517

Gross tax depreciation of investments
(512,620
)
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments
$
69,648,897

Net tax appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
(2,511
)
Net tax appreciation (depreciation)
$
69,646,386

Undistributed ordinary income
$
15,339,686

Accumulated short-term capital losses
$
(20,931,519
)

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.
 
Accumulated capital losses 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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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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$9.32
0.16
2.43
2.59
(0.33)
$11.58
28.60%
1.12%
1.12%
1.60%
1.60%
117%

$94,161

2018
$9.79
0.16
(0.30)
(0.14)
(0.33)
$9.32
(1.45)%
1.11%
1.18%
1.66%
1.59%
178%

$109,781

2017
$9.49
0.20
0.48
0.68
(0.38)
$9.79
7.55%
1.13%
1.21%
2.09%
2.01%
211%

$108,683

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(3)
$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

G Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$9.41
0.28
2.42
2.70
(0.43)
$11.68
30.03%
0.01%
0.77%
2.71%
1.95%
117%

$264,120

2018
$9.83
0.27
(0.30)
(0.03)
(0.39)
$9.41
(0.43)%
0.00%(5)
0.83%
2.77%
1.94%
178%

$282,481

2017
$9.50
0.24
0.48
0.72
(0.39)
$9.83
8.09%
0.66%
0.97%
2.56%
2.25%
211%

$326,857

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(3)
$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




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)
March 19, 2015 (fund inception) through October 31, 2015.
(4)
Annualized.
(5)
Ratio was less than 0.005%.

See Notes to Financial Statements.



Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of NT Global Real Estate Fund, one of the funds constituting the American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the "Fund"), as of October 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and for the period March 19, 2015 (fund inception) through October 31, 2015, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of NT Global Real Estate Fund of the American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. as of October 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and for the period March 19, 2015 (fund inception) through October 31, 2015, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Kansas City, Missouri
December 16, 2019

We have served as the auditor of one or more American Century investment companies since 1997.

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Management

The Board of Directors

The individuals listed below serve as directors of the funds. Each director will continue to serve in this capacity until death, retirement, resignation or removal from office. The board has adopted a mandatory retirement age for directors who are not “interested persons,” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act (independent directors). Independent directors shall retire by December 31 of the year in which they reach their 75th birthday.
Mr. Thomas is an “interested person” because he currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC), the parent company of American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM or the advisor). The other directors (more than three-fourths of the total number) are independent. They are not employees, directors or officers of, and have no financial interest in, ACC or any of its wholly owned, direct or indirect, subsidiaries, including ACIM, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS) and American Century Services, LLC (ACS), and they do not have any other affiliations, positions or relationships that would cause them to be considered “interested persons” under the Investment Company Act. The directors serve in this capacity for seven (in the case of Jonathan S. Thomas, 16; and Stephen E. Yates, 8) registered investment companies in the American Century Investments family of funds.
The following table presents additional information about the directors. The mailing address for each director is 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
Name
(Year of Birth)
Position(s) Held with Funds
Length of Time Served
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Number of American Century Portfolios Overseen by Director
Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years
Independent Directors


Thomas W. Bunn (1953)
Director
Since 2017
Retired
66
SquareTwo Financial; Barings (formerly Babson Capital Funds Trust) (2013 to 2016)
Chris H. Cheesman
(1962)
Director
Since 2019
Retired. Senior Vice President & Chief Audit Executive, AllianceBernstein (1999 to 2018)
66
None
Barry Fink
(1955)
Director
Since 2012 (independent since 2016)
Retired
66
None
Rajesh K. Gupta
(1960)
Director
Since 2019
Partner Emeritus, SeaCrest Investment Management and SeaCrest Wealth Management (2019 to Present); Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, SeaCrest Investment Management (2006 to 2019); Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, SeaCrest Wealth Management (2008 to 2019)
66
None




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Name
(Year of Birth)
Position(s) Held with Funds
Length of Time Served
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Number of American Century Portfolios Overseen by Director
Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years
Independent Directors


Lynn Jenkins
(1963)
Director
Since 2019
United States Representative, U.S. House of Representatives (2009 to 2018)
66
MGP Ingredients, Inc.
Jan M. Lewis
(1957)
Director
Since 2011
Retired
66
None
John R. Whitten
(1946)
Director
Since 2008
Retired
66
Onto Innovation Inc.; Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (2006 to 2019)
Stephen E. Yates
(1948)
Director and Chairman of the Board
Since 2012 (Chairman since 2018)
Retired
81
None
Interested Director

Jonathan S. Thomas
(1963)
Director
Since 2007
President and Chief Executive Officer, ACC (2007 to present). Also serves as Chief Executive Officer, ACS; Executive Vice President, ACIM; Director, ACC, ACIM and other ACC subsidiaries
125
BioMed Valley Discoveries, Inc.
The Statement of Additional Information has additional information about the fund's directors and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021.
 

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Officers

The following table presents certain information about the executive officers of the funds. Each officer serves as an officer for each of the 16 (in the case of Robert J. Leach, 15) investment companies in the American Century family of funds. No officer is compensated for his or her service as an officer of the funds. The listed officers are interested persons of the funds and are appointed or re-appointed on an annual basis. The mailing address for each officer listed below is 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
Name
(Year of Birth)
Offices with the Funds
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years
Patrick Bannigan
(1965)
President since 2019
Executive Vice President and Director, ACC (2012 to present); Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer, ACC (2015 to present); Chief Operating Officer, ACC (2012-2015). Also serves as President, ACS; Vice President, ACIM; Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and/or Director, ACIM, ACS and other ACC subsidiaries
R. Wes Campbell
(1974)
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since 2018
Investment Operations and Investment Accounting, ACS (2000 to present)
Amy D. Shelton
(1964)
Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President since 2014
Chief Compliance Officer, American Century funds, (2014 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, ACIM (2014 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, ACIS (2009 to present). Also serves as Vice President, ACIS
Charles A. Etherington
(1957)
General Counsel since 2007 and Senior Vice President since 2006
Attorney, ACC (1994 to present); Vice President, ACC (2005 to present); General Counsel, ACC (2007 to present). Also serves as General Counsel, ACIM, ACS, ACIS and other ACC subsidiaries; and Senior Vice President, ACIM and ACS
C. Jean Wade
(1964)
Vice President since 2012
Senior Vice President, ACS (2017 to present); Vice President, ACS (2000 to 2017)
Robert J. Leach
(1966)
Vice President since 2006
Vice President, ACS (2000 to present)
David H. Reinmiller
(1963)
Vice President since 2000
Attorney, ACC (1994 to present). Also serves as Vice President, ACIM and ACS
Ward D. Stauffer
(1960)
Secretary since 2005
Attorney, ACC (2003 to present)





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Approval of Management Agreement


At a meeting held on June 26, 2019, the Fund’s Board of Directors (the "Board") unanimously approved the renewal of the management agreement pursuant to which American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) acts as the investment advisor for the Fund. Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act, contracts for investment advisory services are required to be reviewed, evaluated, and approved by a majority of a fund’s directors (the “Directors”), including a majority of the independent Directors, each year.

Prior to its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Directors requested and reviewed extensive data and information compiled by the Advisor and certain independent providers of evaluation data concerning the Fund and the services provided to the Fund by the Advisor. This review was in addition to the oversight and evaluation undertaken by the Board and its committees on a continual basis and the information received was supplemental to the extensive information that the Board and its committees receive and consider throughout the year.

In connection with its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board’s review and evaluation of the services provided by the Advisor included, but was not limited to, the following:

the nature, extent, and quality of investment management, shareholder services, and other services provided and to be provided to the Fund;
the wide range of other programs and services provided and to be provided to the Fund and its shareholders on a routine and non-routine basis;
the investment performance of the Fund, including data comparing the Fund's performance to appropriate benchmarks and/or a peer group of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and strategies;
the cost of owning the Fund compared to the cost of owning similar funds;
the compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory experience of the Advisor and the Fund's service providers;
financial data showing the cost of services provided to the Fund, the profitability of the Fund to the Advisor, and the overall profitability of the Advisor;
strategic plans of the Advisor;
any economies of scale associated with the Advisor’s management of the Fund and other accounts;
services provided and charges to the Advisor's other investment management clients;
acquired fund fees and expenses;
payments and practices in connection with financial intermediaries holding shares of the Fund and the services provided by intermediaries in connection therewith; and
any collateral benefits derived by the Advisor from the management of the Fund.

The Directors held three in-person meetings and one telephonic meeting to review and discuss the information provided. The independent Directors also reviewed responses to supplemental information requests provided by the Directors to the Advisor and held active discussions with the Advisor regarding the renewal of the management agreement. The independent Directors had the benefit of the advice of their independent counsel throughout the process.

Factors Considered

The Directors considered all of the information provided by the Advisor, the independent data providers, and independent counsel in connection with the approval. They determined that the information was sufficient for them to evaluate the management agreement for the Fund. In connection with their review, the Directors did not identify any single factor as being all-important or

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controlling, and each Director may have attributed different levels of importance to different factors. In deciding to renew the management agreement, the Board based its decision on a number of factors, including without limitation the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services — Generally. Under the management agreement, the Advisor is responsible for providing or arranging for all services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor provides or arranges at its own expense a wide variety of services including without limitation the following:

portfolio research and security selection
securities trading
Fund administration
custody of Fund assets
daily valuation of the Fund’s portfolio
shareholder servicing and transfer agency, including shareholder confirmations, recordkeeping, and communications
legal services (except the independent Directors’ counsel)
regulatory and portfolio compliance
financial reporting
marketing and distribution (except amounts paid by the Fund under Rule 12b-1 plans)

The Board noted that many of these services have expanded over time in terms of both quantity and complexity in response to shareholder demands, competition in the industry, changing distribution channels, and the changing regulatory environment.

Investment Management Services. The nature of the investment management services provided to the Fund is quite complex and allows Fund shareholders access to professional money management, instant diversification of their investments within an asset class, the opportunity to easily diversify among asset classes by investing in or exchanging among various American Century Investments funds, and liquidity. In evaluating investment performance, the Board expects the Advisor to manage the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives and approved strategies. Further, the Directors recognize that the Advisor has an obligation to monitor trading activities, and in particular to seek the best execution of fund trades, and to evaluate the use of and payment for research. In providing these services, the Advisor utilizes teams of investment professionals (portfolio managers, analysts, research assistants, and securities traders) who require extensive information technology, research, training, compliance, and other systems to conduct their business. The Board, directly and through its Fund Performance Review Committee, provides oversight of the investment performance process. It regularly reviews investment performance information for the Fund, together with comparative information for appropriate benchmarks and/or peer groups of similarly-managed funds, over different time horizons. The Directors also review investment performance information during the management agreement renewal process. If performance concerns are identified, the Fund receives special reviews until performance improves, during which the Board discusses with the Advisor the reasons for such results (e.g., market conditions, security selection) and any efforts being undertaken to improve performance. The Fund’s performance was above its benchmark for the one-year period reviewed by the Board. The Board found the investment management services provided by the Advisor to the Fund to be satisfactory and consistent with the management agreement.

Shareholder and Other Services. Under the management agreement, the Advisor provides the Fund with a comprehensive package of transfer agency, shareholder, and other services. The Board, directly and through various committees of the Board, regularly reviews reports and evaluations of such services at its regular meetings. These reports include, but are not limited to, information regarding the operational efficiency and accuracy of the shareholder and transfer agency services provided, staffing levels, shareholder satisfaction, technology support (including cyber security), new products and services offered to Fund shareholders, securities trading activities, portfolio valuation services, auditing services, and legal and operational compliance

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activities. The Board found the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund under the management agreement to be competitive and of high quality.

Costs of Services and Profitability. The Advisor provides detailed information concerning its cost of providing various services to the Fund, its profitability in managing the Fund (pre- and post-distribution), its overall profitability, and its financial condition. The Directors have reviewed with the Advisor the methodology used to prepare this financial information. This information is considered in evaluating the Advisor’s financial condition, its ability to continue to provide services under the management agreement, and the reasonableness of the current management fee. The Board concluded that the Advisor’s profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.

Ethics. The Board generally considers the Advisor’s commitment to providing quality services to shareholders and to conducting its business ethically. They noted that the Advisor’s practices generally meet or exceed industry best practices.

Economies of Scale. The Board also reviewed information provided by the Advisor regarding the possible existence of economies of scale in connection with the management of the Fund. The Board concluded that economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, especially on a fund-by-fund basis. The Board concluded that the Advisor is appropriately sharing economies of scale through its competitive fee structure, offering competitive fees from fund inception, and through reinvestment in its business to provide shareholders additional content and services.

Comparison to Other Funds’ Fees. The management agreement provides that the Fund pays the Advisor a single, all-inclusive (or unified) management fee for providing all services necessary for the management and operation of the Fund, other than brokerage expenses, expenses attributable to short sales, taxes, interest, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses of the Fund’s independent Directors (including their independent legal counsel), and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. Under the unified fee structure, the Advisor is responsible for providing all investment advisory, custody, audit, administrative, compliance, recordkeeping, marketing and shareholder services, or arranging and supervising third parties to provide such services. By contrast, most other funds are charged a variety of fees, including an investment advisory fee, a transfer agency fee, an administrative fee, distribution charges, and other expenses. Other than their investment advisory fees and any applicable Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, all other components of the total fees charged by these other funds may be increased without shareholder approval. The Board believes the unified fee structure is a benefit to Fund shareholders because it clearly discloses to shareholders the cost of owning Fund shares, and, since the unified fee cannot be increased without a vote of Fund shareholders, it shifts to the Advisor the risk of increased costs of operating the Fund and provides a direct incentive to minimize administrative inefficiencies. Part of the Board’s analysis of fee levels involves reviewing certain evaluative data compiled by an independent provider comparing the Fund’s unified fee to the total expense ratios of its peers. The unified fee charged to shareholders of the Fund was above the median of the total expense ratios of the Fund’s peer expense universe and at the top of the range of its peer expense group. The Board and the Advisor agreed to a temporary reduction of the Fund's annual unified management fee of 0.01% (e.g., the Investor Class unified fee will be reduced from 1.11% to 1.10%) for at least one year, beginning August 1, 2019. The Board concluded that the management fee paid by the Fund to the Advisor under the management agreement is reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.

Comparison to Fees and Services Provided to Other Clients of the Advisor. The Directors also requested and received information from the Advisor concerning the nature of the services, fees, costs, and profitability of its advisory services to advisory clients other than the Fund. They observed that these varying types of client accounts require different services and involve different regulatory and entrepreneurial risks than the management of the Fund. The Board analyzed this information and concluded that the fees charged and services provided to the Fund were

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reasonable by comparison.

Payments to Intermediaries. The Directors also requested and received a description of payments made to intermediaries by the Fund and the Advisor and services provided in response thereto. These payments include various payments made by the Fund or the Advisor to different types of intermediaries and recordkeepers for distribution and service activities provided for the Fund. The Board reviewed such information and received representations from the Advisor that all such payments by the Fund were made pursuant to the Fund's Rule 12b-1 Plan and that all such payments by the Advisor were made from the Advisor’s resources and reasonable profits. The Board found such payments to be reasonable in scope and purpose.

Collateral or “Fall-Out” Benefits Derived by the Advisor. The Board considered the existence of collateral benefits the Advisor may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. They concluded that the Advisor’s primary business is managing mutual funds and it generally does not use fund or shareholder information to generate profits in other lines of business, and therefore does not derive any significant collateral benefits from them. The Board noted that additional assets from other clients may offer the Advisor some benefit from increased leverage with service providers and counterparties. Additionally, the Advisor may receive proprietary research from broker-dealers that execute fund portfolio transactions, which the Board concluded is likely to benefit other clients of the Advisor, as well as Fund shareholders. The Board also determined that the Advisor is able to provide investment management services to certain clients other than the Fund, at least in part, due to its existing infrastructure built to serve the fund complex. The Board concluded that appropriate allocation methodologies had been employed to assign resources and the cost of those resources to these other clients and, where expressly provided, these other client assets may be included with the assets of the Fund to determine breakpoints in the management fee schedule.

Existing Relationship. The Board also considered whether there was any reason for not continuing the existing arrangement with the Advisor. In this regard, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties, and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision not to continue such relationship. In particular, the Board recognized that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Advisor’s industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Advisor will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund.

Conclusion of the Directors. As a result of this process, the Board, including all of the independent Directors, taking into account all of the factors discussed above and the information provided by the Advisor and others in connection with its review and throughout the year, determined that the management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services provided and that the investment management agreement between the Fund and the Advisor should be renewed.



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Additional Information

Retirement Account Information

As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts 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 and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
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.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they 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 American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy 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 americancentury.com/proxy. 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 or as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Forms N-Q and Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. 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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Other Tax Information

The following information is provided pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

The fund hereby designates up to the maximum amount allowable as qualified dividend income for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019.

For corporate taxpayers, the fund hereby designates $3,683, or up to the maximum amount allowable, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019 as qualified for the corporate dividends received deduction.




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Annual Report
 
 
 
October 31, 2019
 
 
 
Real Estate Fund
 
Investor Class (REACX)
 
I Class (REAIX)
 
Y Class (ARYEX)
 
A Class (AREEX)
 
C Class (ARYCX)
 
R Class (AREWX)
 
R5 Class (ARREX)
 
R6 Class (AREDX)
















Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the fund’s shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the fund or your financial intermediary electronically by calling or sending an email request to your appropriate contacts as listed on the back cover of this report.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform the fund or your financial intermediary that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling or sending an email request to your appropriate contacts as listed on the back cover of this report. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with the fund complex/your financial intermediary.







Table of Contents
President’s Letter
2

Performance
3

Portfolio Commentary

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

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Management

Approval of Management Agreement

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 annual report for the 12 months ended October 31, 2019. Annual reports help convey important information about fund returns, including market factors that affected performance. For additional investment and market insights, please visit americancentury.com.

Stocks, Bonds Delivered Solid Gains

U.S. and global stocks, bonds and real estate investments generally delivered strong gains for the 12-month period. Stocks and other riskier assets rebounded from a late-2018 sell-off to post robust returns for the 12 months overall. Global bonds benefited from safe-haven buying early in the period and a declining interest rate environment overall.

Fed’s Policy Pivot Improved Investor Sentiment

In the final months of 2018, mounting concerns about slowing global economic and earnings growth, tariffs and Federal Reserve (Fed) policy soured investor sentiment, driving global stocks lower. After raising rates in September 2018, the Fed hiked again in December and delivered a surprisingly bullish 2019 rate-hike outlook, which intensified the sell-off among stocks and other riskier assets. Meanwhile, the risk-off climate sparked a flight to quality, which drove U.S. and other government bond yields lower and benefited global bond returns.

A key policy pivot from the Fed helped improve equity investor sentiment beginning in early 2019. The central bank abruptly ended its rate-hike campaign and adopted a dovish tone amid weaker global growth and inflation. Additionally, investors’ worst-case fears about trade and corporate earnings generally eased, which also aided stocks and other riskier assets. At the same time, government bond yields continued to fall on moderating global growth data, muted inflation and accommodative central bank policy in the U.S., Europe and Japan. By July, concerns about global economic risks prompted the Fed to cut short-term interest rates for the first time in 10 years. The Fed followed up with additional rate cuts in September and October. This backdrop supported continued gains for fixed-income and other interest rate-sensitive assets.

Looking ahead, we expect volatility to remain a formidable factor as investors react to global growth and trade trends, central bank policy and geopolitical developments. We believe this scenario underscores the importance of using professionally managed portfolios in pursuit of investment goals. We appreciate your continued trust and confidence in us.

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


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Performance
 
Total Returns as of October 31, 2019
 
 
 
Average Annual Returns
 
 
Ticker
Symbol
1 year
5 years
10 years
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Investor Class
REACX
30.15%
8.81%
14.13%
9/21/95
MSCI U.S. REIT Index
23.63%
8.34%
13.69%
S&P 500 Index
14.33%
10.77%
13.69%
I Class
REAIX
30.39%
9.02%
14.35%
6/16/97
Y Class
ARYEX
30.59%
11.87%
4/10/17
A Class
AREEX
 
 
 
 
10/6/98
No sales charge
 
29.78%
8.53%
13.84%
 
With sales charge
 
22.32%
7.26%
13.17%
 
C Class
ARYCX
28.84%
7.73%
13.00%
9/28/07
R Class
AREWX
29.49%
8.27%
13.56%
9/28/07
R5 Class
ARREX
30.39%
11.70%
4/10/17
R6 Class
AREDX
30.60%
9.19%
10.02%
7/26/13
 
Average annual returns since inception are presented when ten years of performance history is not available. Extraordinary performance is attributable in part to unusually favorable market conditions and may not be repeated or consistently achieved in the future.

The Investor Class date is the inception date for RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund, Real Estate’s predecessor.  That fund merged with Real Estate on June 13, 1997 and Real Estate was first offered to the public on June 16, 1997.

Sales charges include initial sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (CDSCs), as applicable. A Class shares have a 5.75% maximum initial sales charge and may be subject to a maximum CDSC of 1.00%. C Class shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase are subject to a maximum CDSC of 1.00%. The SEC requires that mutual funds provide performance information net of maximum sales charges in all cases where charges could be applied.













Data presented reflect past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. Data assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and none of the charts reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com. For additional information about the fund, please consult the prospectus.

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Growth of $10,000 Over 10 Years
$10,000 investment made October 31, 2009
Performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure.
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Value on October 31, 2019
 
Investor Class — $37,509
 
 
MSCI U.S. REIT Index — $36,095
 
 
S&P 500 Index — $36,096
 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
 
Investor Class
I Class
Y Class
A Class
C Class
R Class
R5 Class
R6 Class
1.15%
0.95%
0.80%
1.40%
2.15%
1.65%
0.95%
0.80%
The total annual fund operating expenses shown is as stated in the fund’s prospectus current as of the date of this report. The prospectus may vary from the expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report because it is based on a different time period, includes acquired fund fees and expenses, and, if applicable, does not include fee waivers or expense reimbursements.















Data presented reflect past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. Data assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and none of the charts reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com. For additional information about the fund, please consult the prospectus.

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Portfolio Commentary

Portfolio Managers: Steven Brown and Steven Rodriguez

Performance Summary

Real Estate returned 30.15%* for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019. By comparison, the MSCI U.S. REIT Index (the fund’s benchmark) returned 23.63%, while the S&P 500 Index (a broad stock market measure) returned 14.33%.

REIT Market Overview

Falling interest rates provided a tailwind for real estate stocks, which significantly outperformed the broader equity market. U.S. real estate fundamentals also remained solid. Rental prices have trended above inflation in most asset classes and markets, leading to improved earnings stability. U.S. real estate stocks also had little exposure to non-U.S. risks (i.e., Brexit or China trade war) that buffeted the broader stock market. Industrial was the strongest-performing index sector, as the build-out of e-commerce distribution networks fueled demand for infill industrial properties. Lodging/resorts was the weakest-performing real estate sector, as rising operating costs and tepid top-line growth pressured lodging profit margins.

Within the fund, stock selection was a strong driver of relative performance, especially in the retail sector where we focused on net-lease real estate investment trusts (REITs) oriented toward e-commerce-resistant retailers. Stock selection and an overweight in the industrial sector also contributed strongly. No individual sector detracted from relative performance.

Standout Contributors Included Residential and Net-Lease Retail REITs

Residential REIT Sun Communities, one of the nation’s largest owners of manufactured housing communities, was a top contributor to relative performance. The stock rose as the company reported solid financial results, supported by excellent supply/demand characteristics and a strong balance sheet. Affordability issues in some markets have also driven demand for lower cost housing alternatives, such as the manufactured home communities.

Underweight exposure to mall-based retail REIT Simon Property Group also contributed to relative performance, as the stock declined in a difficult environment for mall-based retailers. We fully liquidated our investment due to our growing concerns over retailer bankruptcies, store closures and rent reductions in the multitenant retail space.

Essential Properties Realty Trust, another top contributor, is a U.S.-based net-lease retail REIT that focuses on single-tenant properties. The stock rose as the company benefited from a positive acquisition environment. Despite a challenging environment for retail REITs, we continue to find the company attractive due to its above-average dividend yield and healthy earnings growth outlook. We also continue to favor net-lease REITs because of their longer lease periods and greater rent stability, as compared to their multitenant peers.
 







*All fund returns referenced in this commentary are for Investor Class shares. Performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure; when Investor Class performance exceeds that of the fund’s benchmark, other share classes may not. See page 3 for returns for all share classes.

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Lodging REIT Was a Key Detractor

Host Hotels & Resorts, a lodging/resorts REIT, was a notable detractor from relative performance. The stock declined as the company lowered its 2019 earnings outlook. A moderating U.S. economic outlook also created uncertainty for lodging demand. We continue to own Host Hotels.

Data center REIT CyrusOne was another prominent detractor. The stock underperformed after the company issued disappointing earnings guidance. Despite this setback, we believe the company offers relatively attractive long-term growth potential, and we maintained an investment in the stock at period-end.

Not owning W.P. Carey, a triple-net-lease REIT in the diversified sector, also dampened on relative performance. The stock rose strongly during the period, supported by robust financial results. We continue to see more attractive risk/reward in other triple-net-lease REITs with better growth.

Outlook

As we look ahead, we continue to see solid fundamentals for real estate, including positive supply/demand balances in many asset markets, as well as continued strong capital spending by technology companies investing in e-commerce distribution, towers and data centers. At the same time, we remain mindful of investing in companies with solid balance sheet fundamentals and strong earnings growth prospects.

Industrial ended the period as our largest sector overweight, and we added to our weighting over the period. Within the sector, we have shifted away from suburban big-box warehouses, a market segment where supply has caught up to demand. Instead, we have invested in companies that invest in infill industrial sites in demand to build out last-mile e-commerce distribution.

We continue to be overweight residential as we believe demographic trends, low interest rates and demand for affordable housing will act as tailwinds for the sector, benefiting companies such as Sun Communities. We also added to our office weighting, moving to a moderate overweight, given what we view to be attractive fundamentals in key markets, especially on the West Coast.

Self storage remains a prominent underweight as we believe excess capacity in the storage market could lead to increased price competition. We also moved to an underweight in retail, scaling back our exposure because of our concerns that economic uncertainty, trade conflicts and e-commerce competition could further challenge the sector. Within retail, our focus remains on net-lease REITs that acquire single-tenant, service-oriented properties such as car washes and gyms.









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Fund Characteristics 
 
OCTOBER 31, 2019
 
Top Ten Holdings
% of net assets
Prologis, Inc.
6.3%
Equity Residential
6.1%
Equinix, Inc.
6.1%
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.
5.3%
Welltower, Inc.
4.9%
Sun Communities, Inc.
4.5%
UDR, Inc.
4.3%
Camden Property Trust
4.0%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
3.9%
Americold Realty Trust
3.6%
 
 
Sector Allocation
% of net assets
Residential
22.5%
Industrial
14.8%
Retail
14.8%
Office
12.0%
Health Care
11.8%
Diversified
11.8%
Specialty
4.4%
Self Storage
3.4%
Lodging/Resorts
3.1%
Data Centers
0.8%
Cash and Equivalents*
0.6%
*Includes temporary cash investments and other assets and liabilities.
 
 
 
Types of Investments in Portfolio
% of net assets
Common Stocks
99.4%
Temporary Cash Investments
0.7%
Other Assets and Liabilities
(0.1)%



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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 May 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019.

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
5/1/19
Ending
Account Value
10/31/19
Expenses Paid
During Period
(1) 
5/1/19 - 10/31/19
 
Annualized
Expense Ratio
(1)
Actual
 
 
 
 
Investor Class
$1,000
$1,154.80
$6.30
1.16%
I Class
$1,000
$1,155.80
$5.22
0.96%
Y Class
$1,000
$1,157.10
$4.40
0.81%
A Class
$1,000
$1,153.20
$7.65
1.41%
C Class
$1,000
$1,148.90
$11.70
2.16%
R Class
$1,000
$1,151.90
$9.00
1.66%
R5 Class
$1,000
$1,155.80
$5.22
0.96%
R6 Class
$1,000
$1,156.70
$4.40
0.81%
Hypothetical
 
 
 
 
Investor Class
$1,000
$1,019.36
$5.90
1.16%
I Class
$1,000
$1,020.37
$4.89
0.96%
Y Class
$1,000
$1,021.12
$4.13
0.81%
A Class
$1,000
$1,018.10
$7.17
1.41%
C Class
$1,000
$1,014.32
$10.97
2.16%
R Class
$1,000
$1,016.84
$8.44
1.66%
R5 Class
$1,000
$1,020.37
$4.89
0.96%
R6 Class
$1,000
$1,021.12
$4.13
0.81%
(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 184, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.

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Schedule of Investments
 
OCTOBER 31, 2019
 
Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS — 99.4%
 
 
Data Centers — 0.8%
 
 
CyrusOne, Inc.
116,955
$
8,336,552

Diversified — 11.8%
 
 
American Assets Trust, Inc.
311,765
15,264,014

American Tower Corp.
44,097
9,616,674

Equinix, Inc.
112,082
63,525,836

InterXion Holding NV(1) 
173,494
15,305,641

JBG SMITH Properties
238,169
9,588,684

SBA Communications Corp.
41,356
9,952,321

 
 
123,253,170

Health Care — 11.8%
 
 
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.
1,466,988
55,188,089

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
378,837
16,683,981

Welltower, Inc.
569,970
51,690,579

 
 
123,562,649

Industrial — 14.8%
 
 
Americold Realty Trust
952,771
38,196,589

Prologis, Inc.
747,422
65,593,755

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.
755,786
36,345,749

Terreno Realty Corp.
274,155
15,465,084

 
 
155,601,177

Lodging/Resorts — 3.1%
 
 
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
1,031,226
16,901,794

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
189,233
15,927,742

 
 
32,829,536

Office — 12.0%
 
 
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
255,085
40,494,744

Boston Properties, Inc.
197,651
27,117,717

Cousins Properties, Inc.
472,196
18,949,225

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
490,131
17,605,506

Kilroy Realty Corp.
262,643
22,043,627

 
 
126,210,819

Residential — 22.5%
 
 
Camden Property Trust
366,687
41,937,992

Equity Residential
720,443
63,874,476

Invitation Homes, Inc.
1,221,782
37,618,668

Sun Communities, Inc.
293,245
47,696,299

UDR, Inc.
896,039
45,025,960

 
 
236,153,395

Retail — 14.8%
 
 
Acadia Realty Trust
289,665
8,104,827

Agree Realty Corp.
351,481
27,686,158

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.
1,041,940
22,943,519


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Shares
Value
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.
742,876
$
19,062,198

Realty Income Corp.
449,695
36,780,554

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
372,045
18,542,723

STORE Capital Corp.
541,412
21,927,186

 
 
155,047,165

Self Storage — 3.4%
 
 
Extra Space Storage, Inc.
312,090
35,038,344

Specialty — 4.4%
 
 
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.
500,770
20,211,077

VICI Properties, Inc.
1,101,508
25,940,514

 
 
46,151,591

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $753,867,871)
 
1,042,184,398

TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 0.7%
 
 
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 $5,401,639), in a joint trading account at 1.50%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/1/19 (Delivery value $5,289,345)
 
5,289,124

Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 1.625%, 9/30/26, valued at $1,801,786), at 0.65%, dated 10/31/19, due 11/1/19 (Delivery value $1,765,032)
 
1,765,000

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class
2,671
2,671

TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS
(Cost $7,056,795)
 
7,056,795

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 100.1%
(Cost $760,924,666)
 
1,049,241,193

OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (0.1)%
 
(800,941
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
$
1,048,440,252

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(1)
Non-income producing.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
OCTOBER 31, 2019
 
Assets
 
Investment securities, at value (cost of $760,924,666)
$
1,049,241,193

Receivable for investments sold
12,188,959

Receivable for capital shares sold
963,224

Dividends and interest receivable
356,171

 
1,062,749,547

 
 
Liabilities
 
Payable for investments purchased
10,710,353

Payable for capital shares redeemed
2,676,369

Accrued management fees
902,354

Distribution and service fees payable
20,219

 
14,309,295

 
 
Net Assets
$
1,048,440,252

 
 
Net Assets Consist of:
 
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus)
$
715,703,903

Distributable earnings
332,736,349

 
$
1,048,440,252


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

$565,825,899

17,100,695

$33.09
I Class, $0.01 Par Value

$160,057,799

4,823,377

$33.18
Y Class, $0.01 Par Value

$416,821

12,562

$33.18
A Class, $0.01 Par Value

$52,718,559

1,595,577

$33.04*
C Class, $0.01 Par Value

$5,907,536

183,922

$32.12
R Class, $0.01 Par Value

$10,447,912

318,709

$32.78
R5 Class, $0.01 Par Value

$6,637

200

$33.19
R6 Class, $0.01 Par Value

$253,059,089

7,627,653

$33.18
*Maximum offering price $35.06 (net asset value divided by 0.9425).


See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statement of Operations
YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2019
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 
Income:
 
Dividends
$
27,095,234

Interest
96,769

 
27,192,003

 
 
Expenses:
 
Management fees
10,066,860

Distribution and service fees:
 
A Class
124,336

C Class
61,106

R Class
43,740

Directors' fees and expenses
29,655

Other expenses
14,480

 
10,340,177

 
 
Net investment income (loss)
16,851,826

 
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions
75,435,288

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
163,958,618

 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
239,393,906

 
 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
$
256,245,732



See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2019 AND OCTOBER 31, 2018
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
October 31, 2019
October 31, 2018
Operations
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
16,851,826

$
20,077,234

Net realized gain (loss)
75,435,288

45,288,178

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
163,958,618

(55,673,400)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
256,245,732

9,692,012

 
 
 
Distributions to Shareholders
 
 
From earnings:
 
 
Investor Class
(34,228,520)

(45,370,811
)
I Class
(7,208,192)

(9,967,018
)
Y Class
(23,911)

(3,175
)
A Class
(2,890,574)

(4,658,628
)
C Class
(333,356)

(570,939
)
R Class
(462,507)

(635,992
)
R5 Class
(338)

(358
)
R6 Class
(13,581,804)

(12,982,766
)
Decrease in net assets from distributions
(58,729,202)

(74,189,687)

 
 
 
Capital Share Transactions
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5)
(128,281,002
)
(92,339,914)

 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
69,235,528

(156,837,589)

 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
Beginning of period
979,204,724

1,136,042,313

End of period
$
1,048,440,252

$
979,204,724



See Notes to Financial Statements.



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Notes to Financial Statements

OCTOBER 31, 2019

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, 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.
 
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. 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.

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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 non-Rule 12b-1 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 October 31, 2019 are as follows:
 
Management Fee
Schedule Range
Effective Annual Management Fee
Investor Class
1.00% to 1.20%
1.15%
I Class
0.80% to 1.00%
0.95%
Y Class
0.65% to 0.85%
0.80%
A Class
1.00% to 1.20%
1.15%
C Class
1.00% to 1.20%
1.15%
R Class
1.00% to 1.20%
1.15%
R5 Class
0.80% to 1.00%
0.95%
R6 Class
0.65% to 0.85%
0.80%

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 October 31, 2019 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 $1,102,074 and $3,282,021, respectively. The effect of interfund transactions on the Statement of Operations was $(286,077) 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 October 31, 2019 were $897,318,434 and $1,063,932,130, respectively.


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5. Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
 
Year ended
October 31, 2019
Year ended
October 31, 2018
 
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Investor Class/Shares Authorized
150,000,000

 
170,000,000

 
Sold
2,524,012

$
73,940,932

4,229,602

$
116,310,040

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
1,258,097

33,533,336

1,614,273

44,714,781

Redeemed
(8,352,316
)
(238,545,626
)
(8,382,683
)
(229,188,279
)
 
(4,570,207
)
(131,071,358
)
(2,538,808
)
(68,163,458
)
I Class/Shares Authorized
50,000,000

 
50,000,000

 
Sold
2,796,139

83,062,331

1,169,803

32,041,574

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
193,750

5,244,204

277,854

7,719,902

Redeemed
(2,528,526
)
(73,771,377
)
(2,884,943
)
(80,309,917
)
 
461,363

14,535,158

(1,437,286
)
(40,548,441
)
Y Class/Shares Authorized
30,000,000

 
70,000,000

 
Sold


12,927

365,126

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
440

11,829

61

1,727

Redeemed
(1,041
)
(31,599
)


 
(601
)
(19,770
)
12,988

366,853

A Class/Shares Authorized
40,000,000

 
40,000,000

 
Sold
326,083

9,481,547

397,807

10,852,882

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
100,584

2,672,619

151,205

4,185,126

Redeemed
(702,644
)
(20,116,487
)
(1,434,357
)
(39,259,621
)
 
(275,977
)
(7,962,321
)
(885,345
)
(24,221,613
)
C Class/Shares Authorized
20,000,000

 
10,000,000

 
Sold
10,147

292,497

12,869

343,278

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
10,875

277,797

17,767

479,962

Redeemed
(84,673
)
(2,381,647
)
(141,209
)
(3,725,725
)
 
(63,651
)
(1,811,353
)
(110,573
)
(2,902,485
)
R Class/Shares Authorized
20,000,000

 
10,000,000

 
Sold
131,331

3,794,663

112,256

3,027,976

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
15,393

406,514

19,427

533,938

Redeemed
(125,583
)
(3,579,712
)
(235,998
)
(6,461,083
)
 
21,141

621,465

(104,315
)
(2,899,169
)
R5 Class/Shares Authorized
20,000,000

 
30,000,000

 
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
13

338

13

358

R6 Class/Shares Authorized
60,000,000

 
50,000,000

 
Sold
1,909,147

55,995,617

3,277,490

90,908,133

Issued in reinvestment of distributions
504,384

13,581,524

468,519

12,982,766

Redeemed
(2,459,795
)
(72,150,302
)
(2,098,505
)
(57,862,858
)
 
(46,264
)
(2,573,161
)
1,647,504

46,028,041

Net increase (decrease)
(4,474,183
)
$
(128,281,002
)
(3,415,822
)
$
(92,339,914
)

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.


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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
$
1,042,184,398



Temporary Cash Investments
2,671

$
7,054,124


 
$
1,042,187,069

$
7,054,124



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.

8. Federal Tax Information

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018 were as follows:
 
2019
2018
Distributions Paid From
 
 
Ordinary income
$
20,288,544

$
21,432,820

Long-term capital gains
$
38,440,658

$
52,756,867


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 federal tax cost of investments and the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
Federal tax cost of investments
$
779,729,843

Gross tax appreciation of investments
$
274,021,523

Gross tax depreciation of investments
(4,510,173
)
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments
$
269,511,350

Undistributed ordinary income
$
1,082,968

Accumulated long-term gains
$
62,142,031


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

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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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$27.08
0.48
7.24
7.72
(0.58)
(1.13)
(1.71)
$33.09
30.15%
1.16%
1.66%
93%

$565,826

2018
$28.71
0.51
(0.18)
0.33
(0.71)
(1.25)
(1.96)
$27.08
1.11%
1.15%
1.88%
148%

$586,906

2017
$30.69
0.64
0.35
0.99
(0.36)
(2.61)
(2.97)
$28.71
3.47%
1.15%
2.21%
145%

$695,132

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

I Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$27.16
0.54
7.25
7.79
(0.64)
(1.13)
(1.77)
$33.18
30.39%
0.96%
1.86%
93%

$160,058

2018
$28.79
0.57
(0.19)
0.38
(0.76)
(1.25)
(2.01)
$27.16
1.34%
0.95%
2.08%
148%

$118,458

2017
$30.77
0.69
0.36
1.05
(0.42)
(2.61)
(3.03)
$28.79
3.67%
0.95%
2.41%
145%

$166,938

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

Y Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$27.15
0.59
7.25
7.84
(0.68)
(1.13)
(1.81)
$33.18
30.59%
0.81%
2.01%
93%

$417

2018
$28.78
0.62
(0.20)
0.42
(0.80)
(1.25)
(2.05)
$27.15
1.50%
0.80%
2.23%
148%

$357

2017(3)
$28.68
0.27
(0.12)
0.15
(0.05)
(0.05)
$28.78
0.54%
0.80%(4)
1.70%(4)
145%(5)

$5




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)
A Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$27.05
0.41
7.22
7.63
(0.51)
(1.13)
(1.64)
$33.04
29.78%
1.41%
1.41%
93%

$52,719

2018
$28.68
0.45
(0.19)
0.26
(0.64)
(1.25)
(1.89)
$27.05
0.86%
1.40%
1.63%
148%

$50,619

2017
$30.70
0.59
0.33
0.92
(0.33)
(2.61)
(2.94)
$28.68
3.23%
1.40%
1.96%
145%

$79,060

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

C Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$26.33
0.19
7.02
7.21
(0.29)
(1.13)
(1.42)
$32.12
28.84%
2.16%
0.66%
93%

$5,908

2018
$27.99
0.24
(0.19)
0.05
(0.46)
(1.25)
(1.71)
$26.33
0.11%
2.15%
0.88%
148%

$6,519

2017
$30.18
0.37
0.32
0.69
(0.27)
(2.61)
(2.88)
$27.99
2.46%
2.15%
1.21%
145%

$10,025

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

R Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$26.85
0.33
7.17
7.50
(0.44)
(1.13)
(1.57)
$32.78
29.49%
1.66%
1.16%
93%

$10,448

2018
$28.48
0.38
(0.19)
0.19
(0.57)
(1.25)
(1.82)
$26.85
0.61%
1.65%
1.38%
148%

$7,989

2017
$30.55
0.55
0.30
0.85
(0.31)
(2.61)
(2.92)
$28.48
3.00%
1.65%
1.71%
145%

$11,445

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




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)
R5 Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$27.16
0.53
7.27
7.80
(0.64)
(1.13)
(1.77)
$33.19
30.39%
0.96%
1.86%
93%

$7

2018
$28.79
0.56
(0.18)
0.38
(0.76)
(1.25)
(2.01)
$27.16
1.31%
0.95%
2.08%
148%

$5

2017(3)
$28.69
0.25
(0.11)
0.14
(0.04)
(0.04)
$28.79
0.47%
0.95%(4)
1.55%(4)
145%(5)

$5

R6 Class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$27.15
0.58
7.26
7.84
(0.68)
(1.13)
(1.81)
$33.18
30.60%
0.81%
2.01%
93%

$253,059

2018
$28.78
0.61
(0.19)
0.42
(0.80)
(1.25)
(2.05)
$27.15
1.46%
0.80%
2.23%
148%

$208,351

2017
$30.76
0.72
0.37
1.09
(0.46)
(2.61)
(3.07)
$28.78
3.86%
0.80%
2.56%
145%

$173,431

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

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)
April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through October 31, 2017.
(4)
Annualized.
(5)
Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended October 31, 2017.


See Notes to Financial Statements.



Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Real Estate Fund, one of the funds constituting the American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the "Fund"), as of October 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Real Estate Fund of the American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. as of October 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Kansas City, Missouri
December 16, 2019

We have served as the auditor of one or more American Century investment companies since 1997.

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Management

The Board of Directors

The individuals listed below serve as directors of the funds. Each director will continue to serve in this capacity until death, retirement, resignation or removal from office. The board has adopted a mandatory retirement age for directors who are not “interested persons,” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act (independent directors). Independent directors shall retire by December 31 of the year in which they reach their 75th birthday.
Mr. Thomas is an “interested person” because he currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC), the parent company of American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM or the advisor). The other directors (more than three-fourths of the total number) are independent. They are not employees, directors or officers of, and have no financial interest in, ACC or any of its wholly owned, direct or indirect, subsidiaries, including ACIM, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS) and American Century Services, LLC (ACS), and they do not have any other affiliations, positions or relationships that would cause them to be considered “interested persons” under the Investment Company Act. The directors serve in this capacity for seven (in the case of Jonathan S. Thomas, 16; and Stephen E. Yates, 8) registered investment companies in the American Century Investments family of funds.
The following table presents additional information about the directors. The mailing address for each director is 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
Name
(Year of Birth)
Position(s) Held with Funds
Length of Time Served
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Number of American Century Portfolios Overseen by Director
Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years
Independent Directors


Thomas W. Bunn (1953)
Director
Since 2017
Retired
66
SquareTwo Financial; Barings (formerly Babson Capital Funds Trust) (2013 to 2016)
Chris H. Cheesman
(1962)
Director
Since 2019
Retired. Senior Vice President & Chief Audit Executive, AllianceBernstein (1999 to 2018)
66
None
Barry Fink
(1955)
Director
Since 2012 (independent since 2016)
Retired
66
None
Rajesh K. Gupta
(1960)
Director
Since 2019
Partner Emeritus, SeaCrest Investment Management and SeaCrest Wealth Management (2019 to Present); Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, SeaCrest Investment Management (2006 to 2019); Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, SeaCrest Wealth Management (2008 to 2019)
66
None




24


Name
(Year of Birth)
Position(s) Held with Funds
Length of Time Served
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Number of American Century Portfolios Overseen by Director
Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years
Independent Directors


Lynn Jenkins
(1963)
Director
Since 2019
United States Representative, U.S. House of Representatives (2009 to 2018)
66
MGP Ingredients, Inc.
Jan M. Lewis
(1957)
Director
Since 2011
Retired
66
None
John R. Whitten
(1946)
Director
Since 2008
Retired
66
Onto Innovation Inc.; Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (2006 to 2019)
Stephen E. Yates
(1948)
Director and Chairman of the Board
Since 2012 (Chairman since 2018)
Retired
81
None
Interested Director

Jonathan S. Thomas
(1963)
Director
Since 2007
President and Chief Executive Officer, ACC (2007 to present). Also serves as Chief Executive Officer, ACS; Executive Vice President, ACIM; Director, ACC, ACIM and other ACC subsidiaries
125
BioMed Valley Discoveries, Inc.
The Statement of Additional Information has additional information about the fund's directors and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021.
 

25


Officers

The following table presents certain information about the executive officers of the funds. Each officer serves as an officer for each of the 16 (in the case of Robert J. Leach, 15) investment companies in the American Century family of funds. No officer is compensated for his or her service as an officer of the funds. The listed officers are interested persons of the funds and are appointed or re-appointed on an annual basis. The mailing address for each officer listed below is 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
Name
(Year of Birth)
Offices with the Funds
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years
Patrick Bannigan
(1965)
President since 2019
Executive Vice President and Director, ACC (2012 to present); Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer, ACC (2015 to present); Chief Operating Officer, ACC (2012-2015). Also serves as President, ACS; Vice President, ACIM; Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and/or Director, ACIM, ACS and other ACC subsidiaries
R. Wes Campbell
(1974)
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since 2018
Investment Operations and Investment Accounting, ACS (2000 to present)
Amy D. Shelton
(1964)
Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President since 2014
Chief Compliance Officer, American Century funds, (2014 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, ACIM (2014 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, ACIS (2009 to present). Also serves as Vice President, ACIS
Charles A. Etherington
(1957)
General Counsel since 2007 and Senior Vice President since 2006
Attorney, ACC (1994 to present); Vice President, ACC (2005 to present); General Counsel, ACC (2007 to present). Also serves as General Counsel, ACIM, ACS, ACIS and other ACC subsidiaries; and Senior Vice President, ACIM and ACS
C. Jean Wade
(1964)
Vice President since 2012
Senior Vice President, ACS (2017 to present); Vice President, ACS (2000 to 2017)
Robert J. Leach
(1966)
Vice President since 2006
Vice President, ACS (2000 to present)
David H. Reinmiller
(1963)
Vice President since 2000
Attorney, ACC (1994 to present). Also serves as Vice President, ACIM and ACS
Ward D. Stauffer
(1960)
Secretary since 2005
Attorney, ACC (2003 to present)





26


Approval of Management Agreement


At a meeting held on June 26, 2019, the Fund’s Board of Directors (the "Board") unanimously approved the renewal of the management agreement pursuant to which American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) acts as the investment advisor for the Fund. Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act, contracts for investment advisory services are required to be reviewed, evaluated, and approved by a majority of a fund’s directors (the “Directors”), including a majority of the independent Directors, each year.

Prior to its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Directors requested and reviewed extensive data and information compiled by the Advisor and certain independent providers of evaluation data concerning the Fund and the services provided to the Fund by the Advisor. This review was in addition to the oversight and evaluation undertaken by the Board and its committees on a continual basis and the information received was supplemental to the extensive information that the Board and its committees receive and consider throughout the year.

In connection with its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board’s review and evaluation of the services provided by the Advisor included, but was not limited to, the following:

the nature, extent, and quality of investment management, shareholder services, and other services provided and to be provided to the Fund;
the wide range of other programs and services provided and to be provided to the Fund and its shareholders on a routine and non-routine basis;
the investment performance of the Fund, including data comparing the Fund's performance to appropriate benchmarks and/or a peer group of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and strategies;
the cost of owning the Fund compared to the cost of owning similar funds;
the compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory experience of the Advisor and the Fund's service providers;
financial data showing the cost of services provided to the Fund, the profitability of the Fund to the Advisor, and the overall profitability of the Advisor;
strategic plans of the Advisor;
any economies of scale associated with the Advisor’s management of the Fund and other accounts;
services provided and charges to the Advisor's other investment management clients;
acquired fund fees and expenses;
payments and practices in connection with financial intermediaries holding shares of the Fund and the services provided by intermediaries in connection therewith; and
any collateral benefits derived by the Advisor from the management of the Fund.

The Directors held three in-person meetings and one telephonic meeting to review and discuss the information provided. The independent Directors also reviewed responses to supplemental information requests provided by the Directors to the Advisor and held active discussions with the Advisor regarding the renewal of the management agreement. The independent Directors had the benefit of the advice of their independent counsel throughout the process.

Factors Considered

The Directors considered all of the information provided by the Advisor, the independent data providers, and independent counsel in connection with the approval. They determined that the information was sufficient for them to evaluate the management agreement for the Fund. In connection with their review, the Directors did not identify any single factor as being all-important or

27


controlling, and each Director may have attributed different levels of importance to different factors. In deciding to renew the management agreement, the Board based its decision on a number of factors, including without limitation the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services — Generally. Under the management agreement, the Advisor is responsible for providing or arranging for all services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor provides or arranges at its own expense a wide variety of services including without limitation the following:

portfolio research and security selection
securities trading
Fund administration
custody of Fund assets
daily valuation of the Fund’s portfolio
shareholder servicing and transfer agency, including shareholder confirmations, recordkeeping, and communications
legal services (except the independent Directors’ counsel)
regulatory and portfolio compliance
financial reporting
marketing and distribution (except amounts paid by the Fund under Rule 12b-1 plans)

The Board noted that many of these services have expanded over time in terms of both quantity and complexity in response to shareholder demands, competition in the industry, changing distribution channels, and the changing regulatory environment.

Investment Management Services. The nature of the investment management services provided to the Fund is quite complex and allows Fund shareholders access to professional money management, instant diversification of their investments within an asset class, the opportunity to easily diversify among asset classes by investing in or exchanging among various American Century Investments funds, and liquidity. In evaluating investment performance, the Board expects the Advisor to manage the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives and approved strategies. Further, the Directors recognize that the Advisor has an obligation to monitor trading activities, and in particular to seek the best execution of fund trades, and to evaluate the use of and payment for research. In providing these services, the Advisor utilizes teams of investment professionals (portfolio managers, analysts, research assistants, and securities traders) who require extensive information technology, research, training, compliance, and other systems to conduct their business. The Board, directly and through its Fund Performance Review Committee, provides oversight of the investment performance process. It regularly reviews investment performance information for the Fund, together with comparative information for appropriate benchmarks and/or peer groups of similarly-managed funds, over different time horizons. The Directors also review investment performance information during the management agreement renewal process. If performance concerns are identified, the Fund receives special reviews until performance improves, during which the Board discusses with the Advisor the reasons for such results (e.g., market conditions, security selection) and any efforts being undertaken to improve performance. The Fund’s performance was above its benchmark for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods reviewed by the Board. The Board found the investment management services provided by the Advisor to the Fund to be satisfactory and consistent with the management agreement.

Shareholder and Other Services. Under the management agreement, the Advisor provides the Fund with a comprehensive package of transfer agency, shareholder, and other services. The Board, directly and through various committees of the Board, regularly reviews reports and evaluations of such services at its regular meetings. These reports include, but are not limited to, information regarding the operational efficiency and accuracy of the shareholder and transfer agency services provided, staffing levels, shareholder satisfaction, technology support (including cyber security), new products and services offered to Fund shareholders, securities trading

28


activities, portfolio valuation services, auditing services, and legal and operational compliance activities. The Board found the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund under the management agreement to be competitive and of high quality.

Costs of Services and Profitability. The Advisor provides detailed information concerning its cost of providing various services to the Fund, its profitability in managing the Fund (pre- and post-distribution), its overall profitability, and its financial condition. The Directors have reviewed with the Advisor the methodology used to prepare this financial information. This information is considered in evaluating the Advisor’s financial condition, its ability to continue to provide services under the management agreement, and the reasonableness of the current management fee. The Board concluded that the Advisor’s profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.

Ethics. The Board generally considers the Advisor’s commitment to providing quality services to shareholders and to conducting its business ethically. They noted that the Advisor’s practices generally meet or exceed industry best practices.

Economies of Scale. The Board also reviewed information provided by the Advisor regarding the possible existence of economies of scale in connection with the management of the Fund. The Board concluded that economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, especially on a fund-by-fund basis. The Board concluded that the Advisor is appropriately sharing economies of scale through its competitive fee structure, offering competitive fees from fund inception, and through reinvestment in its business to provide shareholders additional content and services. The Board also noted that economies of scale are shared with the Fund and its shareholders through management fee breakpoints that serve to reduce the effective management fee as the assets of the Fund grow.

Comparison to Other Funds’ Fees. The management agreement provides that the Fund pays the Advisor a single, all-inclusive (or unified) management fee for providing all services necessary for the management and operation of the Fund, other than brokerage expenses, expenses attributable to short sales, taxes, interest, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses of the Fund’s independent Directors (including their independent legal counsel), and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. Under the unified fee structure, the Advisor is responsible for providing all investment advisory, custody, audit, administrative, compliance, recordkeeping, marketing and shareholder services, or arranging and supervising third parties to provide such services. By contrast, most other funds are charged a variety of fees, including an investment advisory fee, a transfer agency fee, an administrative fee, distribution charges, and other expenses. Other than their investment advisory fees and any applicable Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, all other components of the total fees charged by these other funds may be increased without shareholder approval. The Board believes the unified fee structure is a benefit to Fund shareholders because it clearly discloses to shareholders the cost of owning Fund shares, and, since the unified fee cannot be increased without a vote of Fund shareholders, it shifts to the Advisor the risk of increased costs of operating the Fund and provides a direct incentive to minimize administrative inefficiencies. Part of the Board’s analysis of fee levels involves reviewing certain evaluative data compiled by an independent provider comparing the Fund’s unified fee to the total expense ratios of its peers. The unified fee charged to shareholders of the Fund was above the median of the total expense ratios of the Fund’s peer expense universe and was within the range of its peer expense group. The Board concluded that the management fee paid by the Fund to the Advisor under the management agreement is reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.

Comparison to Fees and Services Provided to Other Clients of the Advisor. The Directors also requested and received information from the Advisor concerning the nature of the services, fees, costs, and profitability of its advisory services to advisory clients other than the Fund. They observed that these varying types of client accounts require different services and involve different regulatory and entrepreneurial risks than the management of the Fund. The Board analyzed this

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information and concluded that the fees charged and services provided to the Fund were reasonable by comparison.

Payments to Intermediaries. The Directors also requested and received a description of payments made to intermediaries by the Fund and the Advisor and services provided in response thereto. These payments include various payments made by the Fund or the Advisor to different types of intermediaries and recordkeepers for distribution and service activities provided for the Fund. The Board reviewed such information and received representations from the Advisor that all such payments by the Fund were made pursuant to the Fund's Rule 12b-1 Plan and that all such payments by the Advisor were made from the Advisor’s resources and reasonable profits. The Board found such payments to be reasonable in scope and purpose.

Collateral or “Fall-Out” Benefits Derived by the Advisor. The Board considered the existence of collateral benefits the Advisor may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. They concluded that the Advisor’s primary business is managing mutual funds and it generally does not use fund or shareholder information to generate profits in other lines of business, and therefore does not derive any significant collateral benefits from them. The Board noted that additional assets from other clients may offer the Advisor some benefit from increased leverage with service providers and counterparties. Additionally, the Advisor may receive proprietary research from broker-dealers that execute fund portfolio transactions, which the Board concluded is likely to benefit other clients of the Advisor, as well as Fund shareholders. The Board also determined that the Advisor is able to provide investment management services to certain clients other than the Fund, at least in part, due to its existing infrastructure built to serve the fund complex. The Board concluded that appropriate allocation methodologies had been employed to assign resources and the cost of those resources to these other clients and, where expressly provided, these other client assets may be included with the assets of the Fund to determine breakpoints in the management fee schedule.

Existing Relationship. The Board also considered whether there was any reason for not continuing the existing arrangement with the Advisor. In this regard, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties, and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision not to continue such relationship. In particular, the Board recognized that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Advisor’s industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Advisor will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund.

Conclusion of the Directors. As a result of this process, the Board, including all of the independent Directors, taking into account all of the factors discussed above and the information provided by the Advisor and others in connection with its review and throughout the year, determined that the management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services provided and that the investment management agreement between the Fund and the Advisor should be renewed.



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Additional Information

Retirement Account Information

As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts 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 and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
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.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they 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 American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy 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 americancentury.com/proxy. 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 or as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Forms N-Q and Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. 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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Other Tax Information

The following information is provided pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

The fund hereby designates up to the maximum amount allowable as qualified dividend income for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019.

For corporate taxpayers, the fund hereby designates $46,485, or up to the maximum amount allowable, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019 as qualified for the corporate dividends received deduction.

The fund hereby designates $42,651,384, or up to the maximum amount allowable, as long-term capital gain distributions (20% rate gain distributions) for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019.

The fund hereby designates $4,753,023, as qualified short-term capital gain distributions for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 871 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019.

The fund utilized earnings and profits of $5,646,013 distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as part of the dividends paid deduction (tax equalization).



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Investment Advisor:
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri
 
 
 
 
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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

(a)
The registrant has adopted a Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, and persons performing similar functions.

(b)
No response required.

(c)
None.

(d)
None.

(e)
Not applicable.

(f)
The registrant’s Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers was filed as Exhibit 12 (a)(1) to American Century Asset Allocation Portfolios, Inc.’s Annual Certified Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR, File No. 811-21591, on September 29, 2005, and is incorporated herein by reference.


ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

(a)(1)
The registrant’s board has determined that the registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.

(a)(2)
John R. Whitten, Jan M. Lewis, Chris H. Cheesman and Lynn M. Jenkins are the registrant’s designated audit committee financial experts. They are “independent” as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
    
(a)(3)
Not applicable.

(b)
No response required.

(c)
No response required.

(d)
No response required.


ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

(a)
Audit Fees.

The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years were as follows:

FY 2018:    $107,380
FY 2019:    $103,480

(b)
Audit-Related Fees.

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were as follows:

For services rendered to the registrant:

FY 2018:    $0



FY 2019:    $0

Fees required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X (relating to certain engagements for non-audit services with the registrant’s investment adviser and its affiliates):

FY 2018:    $0
FY 2019:    $0

(c)
Tax Fees.

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were as follows:

For services rendered to the registrant:

FY 2018:    $0
FY 2019:    $0

Fees required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X (relating to certain engagements for non-audit services with the registrant’s investment adviser and its affiliates):

FY 2018:    $0
FY 2019:    $0

(d)
All Other Fees.

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item were as follows:

For services rendered to the registrant:

FY 2018:    $0
FY 2019:    $0

Fees required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X (relating to certain engagements for non-audit services with the registrant’s investment adviser and its affiliates):

FY 2018:    $0
FY 2019:    $0

(e)(1)
In accordance with paragraph (c)(7)(i)(A) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, before the accountant is engaged by the registrant to render audit or non-audit services, the engagement is approved by the registrant’s audit committee. Pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, the registrant’s audit committee also pre-approves its accountant’s engagements for non-audit services with the registrant’s investment adviser, its parent company, and any entity controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

(e)(2)
All services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item were pre-approved before the engagement by the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(A) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. Consequently, none of such services were required to be approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C).

(f)
The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees was less than 50%.




(g)
The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant were as follows:

FY 2018:    $115,750
FY 2019:    $119,500

(h)
The registrant’s investment adviser and accountant have notified the registrant’s audit committee of all non-audit services that were rendered by the registrant’s accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser, its parent company, and any entity controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides services to the registrant, which services were not required to be pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. The notification provided to the registrant’s audit committee included sufficient details regarding such services to allow the registrant’s audit committee to consider the continuing independence of its principal accountant.

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 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. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 13. EXHIBITS.

(a)(1)
Registrant’s Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers, which is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2 of Form N-CSR, was filed as Exhibit 12(a)(1) to American Century Asset Allocation Portfolios, Inc.’s Certified Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR, File No. 811-21591, on September 29, 2005.

(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.

(a)(4)
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/ Patrick Bannigan
 
Name:
Patrick Bannigan
 
Title:
President
 
 
 
Date:
December 30, 2019

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/ Patrick Bannigan
 
Name:
Patrick Bannigan
 
Title:
President
 
 
(principal executive officer)
 
 
 
Date:
December 30, 2019


By:
/s/ R. Wes Campbell
 
Name:
R. Wes Campbell
 
Title:
Treasurer and
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(principal financial officer)
 
 
 
Date:
December 30, 2019