N-CSRS 1 accp_ncsrs-093010.htm SEMIANNUAL CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT accp_ncsrs-093010.htm
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:
03-31
   
   
Date of reporting period:
09-30-2010

 
 

 
ITEM 1.  REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.
 
Semiannual Report
September 30, 2010
 
 
 
 
American Century Investments®
Equity Income Fund
 
 
 

 
 
Table of Contents
 

 
President’s Letter
2
 
Independent Chairman’s Letter
3
 
Market Perspective
4
 
      U.S. Stock Index Returns
4
     
Equity Income
 
 
Performance
5
 
Portfolio Commentary
7
 
      Top Ten Holdings
9
 
      Top Five Industries
9
 
      Types of Investments in Portfolio
9
     
 
Shareholder Fee Example
10
     
Financial Statements
 
 
Schedule of Investments
12
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
16
 
Statement of Operations
17
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
18
 
Notes to Financial Statements
19
 
Financial Highlights
25
     
Other Information
 
 
Proxy Voting Results
31
 
Additional Information
32
 
Index Definitions
33


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
 

   Jonathan Thomas

Dear Investor:

To learn more about the capital markets, your investment, and the portfolio management strategies American Century Investments provides, we encourage you to review this shareholder report for the financial reporting period ended September 30, 2010.

On the following pages, you will find investment performance and portfolio information, presented with the expert perspective and commentary of our portfolio management team. This report remains one of our most important vehicles for conveying the information you need about your investment performance, and about the market factors and strategies that affect fund returns. For additional information on the markets, we encourage you to visit the “Insights & News” tab at our Web site, americancentury.com, for updates and further expert commentary.

The top of our Web site’s home page also provides a link to “Our Story,” which, first and foremost, outlines our commitment—since 1958—to helping clients reach their financial goals. We believe strongly that we will only be successful when our clients are successful. That’s who we are.

Another important, unique facet of our story and who we are is “Profits with a Purpose,” which describes our bond with the Stowers Institute for Medical Research (SIMR). SIMR is a world-class biomedical organization—founded by our company founder James E. Stowers, Jr. and his wife Virginia—that is dedicated to researching the causes, treatment, and prevention of gene-based diseases, including cancer. Through American Century Investments’ private ownership structure, more than 40% of our profits support SIMR.

Mr. Stowers’ example of achieving financial success and using that platform to help humanity motivates our entire American Century Investments team. His story inspires us to help each of our clients achieve success. Thank you for sharing your financial journey with us.

Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
 
 
 
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Independent Chairman’s Letter
 

   Don Pratt

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

As regulators and the markets continue to sort out the events of the credit crisis, a consistent theme has been that financial services firms should re-examine their risk management practices. Risk management has been a regular part of American Century Investments’ activities for many years. However, recently American Century and your mutual fund board have been spending additional time focusing on our risk oversight processes.

The board’s efforts are now organized around three categories of risk: investment risk, operational risk, and enterprise risk. This approach has facilitated a realignment of many risk oversight tasks that the board has historically conducted. Investment risk tasks include a review of portfolio risk, monitoring the use of derivatives, and performance assessment. Operational risk focuses on compliance, valuation, shareholder services, and trading activities. Enterprise risk addresses the financial condition of the advisor, human resource development, and reputational risks. Risk oversight tasks are addressed in every quarterly board meeting, and a review of the advisor’s entire risk management program is undertaken annually. We acknowledge and support the approach that American Century Investments takes to its risk management responsibilities. While the board has refocused its efforts in this important oversight area, we recognize that risk oversight is a journey and we expect to continue to improve our processes.

Our September quarterly board meeting was held in the New York offices of American Century Investments. This gave the directors an opportunity to meet with the portfolio management teams for each of the global and international funds overseen by the board. Each team uses sophisticated investment tools and daily risk analysis in managing client assets. We also were impressed with the “bench strength” that has been developed under the leadership of the Global and Non-U.S. Equity CIO Mark Kopinski. These face-to-face meetings provide an opportunity for the directors – working on behalf of shareholders – to validate the advisor’s efforts and the investment management approach being followed.

I thank you for your continued confidence in American Century during this turbulent time in the economy and investment markets. If you have thoughts or questions you would like to share with the board send them to me at dhpratt@fundboardchair.com.

Best regards,
 
Don Pratt
 
 
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Market Perspective
 

By Phil Davidson, Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Value Equity

Mixed Results for U.S. Stocks
 
U.S. stocks were mixed but generally lower for the six months ended September 30, 2010, as market volatility increased notably. The key factor driving this volatility was increased uncertainty regarding the U.S. economic recovery, which appeared to wane following the robust growth rate it experienced in the last half of 2009.

Evidence of slowing economic activity during the six-month period included a slowdown in the manufacturing sector, further deterioration in the housing market, persistently high unemployment, and a decline in retail sales. In addition, sovereign debt problems in Europe also led to concerns about the impact of a potential fiscal crisis on global economic growth. The combination sent stocks into a tailspin in the second quarter of 2010.

The equity market rebounded in the third quarter, with the bulk of the rally occurring in September—the highest monthly return for stocks since April 2009. The Federal Reserve indicated that it would reinstate the quantitative easing measures used to stimulate economic growth in 2009, and the market rallied in the hope that these efforts would resuscitate the economic recovery. Despite a strong finish, the broad equity indices fell slightly for the six months, although mid- and small-cap issues posted modestly positive results (see the table below).

Value Stocks Lagged
 
Value stocks underperformed their growth-oriented counterparts across all market capitalizations during the six-month period. The primary reason was the lagging performance of the financial sector, which is the largest component in most value indices. Financial companies continued to struggle with high unemployment, continued weakness in the housing market, growing loan delinquencies and defaults, and uncertainty regarding the impact of recent financial reform legislation.

On the positive side, the recent trend of rising dividend payouts remained supportive for value stocks. The growth in dividends reflected both a significant recovery in corporate earnings (excluding financials) over the past year and increasingly healthy balance sheets. The question going forward is whether companies can sustain this level of profitability and financial strength in a slow-growth economic environment.

U.S. Stock Index Returns
For the six months ended September 30, 2010*
Russell 1000 Index (Large-Cap)
–1.21%
 
Russell 2000 Index (Small-Cap)
0.25%
Russell 1000 Growth Index
–0.27%
 
Russell 2000 Growth Index
2.43%
Russell 1000 Value Index
–2.14%
 
Russell 2000 Value Index
–1.90%
Russell Midcap Index
2.12%
 
*Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
Russell Midcap Growth Index
2.95%
     
Russell Midcap Value Index
1.40%
     

 
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Performance
Equity Income
 
Total Returns as of September 30, 2010
       
Average Annual Returns
 
 
Ticker
Symbol
6 months(1)
1 year
5 years
10 years
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Investor Class
TWEIX
2.00%
11.34%
3.03%
6.94%
10.38%
8/1/94
Russell 3000
Value Index
-2.11%
9.15%
-0.39%
2.96%
8.45%(2)
S&P 500 Index
-1.42%
10.16%
0.64%
-0.43%
7.80%(2)
Lipper Equity
Income Index
-0.96%
9.83%
0.58%
2.27%
6.84%(2)
Institutional Class
ACIIX
2.25%
11.55%
3.26%
7.15%
7.12%
7/8/98
A Class(3)
   No sales charge*
   With sales charge*
TWEAX
 
 
1.87%
-3.95%
11.06%
4.71%
2.77%
1.55%
6.68%
6.05%
8.09%
7.62%
3/7/97
 
 
B Class
   No sales charge*
   With sales charge*
AEKBX
 
 
1.49%
-3.51%
10.20%
6.20%
-4.11%
-5.21%
9/28/07
 
 
C Class
   No sales charge*
   With sales charge*
AEYIX
 
 
1.65%
0.65%
10.38%
10.38%
2.03%
2.03%
4.57%
4.57%
7/13/01
 
 
R Class
AEURX
1.75%
10.80%
2.52%
5.10%
8/29/03

*
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 for equity funds and may be subject to a maximum CDSC of 1.00%. B Class shares redeemed within six years of purchase are subject to a CDSC that declines from 5.00% during the first year after purchase to 0.00% the sixth year after purchase. 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.

(1)
Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(2)
Since 7/31/94, the date nearest the Investor Class’s inception for which data are available.
(3)
Prior to September 4, 2007, the A Class was referred to as the Advisor Class and did not have a front-end sales charge. Performance prior to that date has been adjusted to reflect this charge.
 
Data presented reflect past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com. International investing involves special risks, such as political instability and currency fluctuations.

Unless otherwise indicated, performance reflects Investor Class shares; performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure. For information about other share classes available, please consult the prospectus. 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. Returns for the indices are provided for comparison. The fund’s total returns include operating expenses (such as transaction costs and management fees) that reduce returns, while the total returns of the indices do not.
 
 
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Equity Income
 
Growth of $10,000 Over 10 Years
$10,000 investment made September 30, 2000



Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Investor Class
Institutional
Class
A Class
B Class
C Class
R Class
0.97%
0.77%
1.22%
1.97%
1.97%
1.47%

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. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com. International investing involves special risks, such as political instability and currency fluctuations.

Unless otherwise indicated, performance reflects Investor Class shares; performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure. For information about other share classes available, please consult the prospectus. 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. Returns for the indices are provided for comparison. The fund’s total returns include operating expenses (such as transaction costs and management fees) that reduce returns, while the total returns of the indices do not.  

 
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Portfolio Commentary
Equity Income
 
Portfolio Managers: Phil Davidson, Kevin Toney, and Michael Liss

Performance Summary
 
Equity Income returned 2.00%* for the six months ended September 30, 2010. By comparison, the Lipper Equity Income Index returned -0.96%, and the average return for Morningstar’s Large Cap Value category** (its performance, like Equity Income’s, reflects operating expenses) was -2.44%. The fund’s benchmark, the Russell 3000 Value Index, and the S&P 500 Index, representative of the broad market, fell -2.11% and -1.42%, respectively. The portfolio’s return reflects operating expenses, while the indices’ returns
do not.

Stocks suffered steep declines during the first three months of the reporting period as investors, unsettled by the debt crisis in Europe and softer-than-expected U.S. economic news, fled into defensive investments such as U.S. Treasuries and utilities. However, in spite of continued economic uncertainty, stock prices rose once the turmoil in Europe moderated. Counter-intuitively, both higher-risk and higher-yielding securities outperformed. Higher-risk stocks were in favor as fears of a double-dip recession eased, while investors continued to favor higher-yielding securities because of very low interest rates. In this environment, Equity Income’s higher-quality, income-producing securities performed well on a relative basis. Many of the companies owned by the portfolio have strong balance sheets and competitive positions, which allowed them to continue paying dividends and, in some cases, increase their dividend payouts.

Equity Income is carefully managed to provide solid long-term performance. Since its inception on August 1, 1994, Equity Income has produced an average annual return of 10.38%, topping the returns for the Lipper Equity Income Index, Morningstar’s Large Cap Value category average, the Russell 3000 Value Index, and the S&P 500 Index for the same period (see performance information on pages 5 – 6 and the footnotes below).

Financials Contributed
 
Equity Income benefited from an underweight position and strategic stock selection in financials, the weakest sector in the benchmark. In keeping with the management team’s cautious and conservative approach, the portfolio did not own Bank of America’s common stock, which underperformed. However, it did hold the bank’s less-risky convertible preferred stock, which appreciated in price as the company stabilized its balance sheet. The portfolio had no exposure to commercial bank Wells Fargo or diversified financial services company Citigroup. Both stocks declined in the benchmark.
 
*
All fund returns referenced in this commentary are for Investor Class shares. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
 
**
The average returns for Morningstar’s Large Cap Value category were 8.02%, -0.28% and 2.47% for the one-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2010, respectively, and 7.07% since the fund’s inception. © Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.
 
 
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Equity Income

Elsewhere in the sector, our investments were concentrated in the less-volatile names in the insurance industry. Equity Income was overweight shares of Ace Ltd. and Chubb Corp. Despite a difficult pricing and low interest rate environment, both companies posted attractive returns on capital and increased dividends.

Industrials Boosted Results
 
Security selection within industrials added to relative results. United Parcel Service (UPS) delivered strong earnings growth based on growth internationally, cost savings, and an improved competitive environment following DHL’s exit from the U.S. parcel market. General Electric (GE) contributed to relative performance despite a negative return for the period as the portfolio was substantially underweight this stock. Two overweight positions in multi-national companies Emerson Electric and Caterpillar along with positive returns for these stocks also contributed to the portfolio’s performance.

Information Technology Added Value
 
Select holdings within information technology enhanced performance. Equity Income owned a convertible security issued by Intel which contributed to relative returns. It was also underweight Intel’s common stock, which dropped sharply after the company lowered its third-quarter revenue forecast, citing weaker-than-expected consumer demand for personal computers. Other holdings that contributed to relative performance in this sector were two convertible bonds issued by DST Systems and Sybase. The latter company was acquired by SAP.

Energy Detracted
 
Although an overweight in the energy sector boosted relative results, Equity Income’s mix of large integrated oil and gas companies offset progress. One key detractor was Exxon Mobil Corp. which saw its share price decline in part due to investor disappointment over the price paid for its acquisition of XTO Energy earlier in 2010.

Outlook
 
We will continue to follow our disciplined, bottom-up investment process, selecting companies one at a time for the portfolio. As of September 30, 2010, we see attractive opportunities in energy and utilities, reflected by our overweight positions in these sectors. We continue to be selective in holdings of industrials, health care, financials, and consumer discretionary companies, relying on fundamental analysis to identify strong, financially sound businesses whose securities provide attractive yields.
 
 
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Equity Income
 
Top Ten Holdings
 
% of net assets as of 9/30/10
Exxon Mobil Corp.
5.0%
AT&T, Inc.
4.0%
Bank of America Corp. (Convertible)
3.9%
U.S. Bancorp. (Convertible)
3.5%
Total SA
3.0%
Johnson & Johnson
2.9%
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B
2.7%
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (Convertible)
2.5%
Host Hotels & Resorts LP (Convertible)
2.5%
Chevron Corp.
2.4%
   
Top Five Industries
 
% of net assets as of 9/30/10
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
12.9%
Pharmaceuticals
7.7%
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
7.1%
Specialty Retail
5.1%
Insurance
5.0%
   
Types of Investments in Portfolio
 
% of net assets as of 9/30/10
Domestic Common Stocks
66.4%
Foreign Common Stocks
6.0%
Convertible Bonds
20.8%
Convertible Preferred Stocks
4.2%
Total Equity Exposure
97.4%
Temporary Cash Investments
2.3%
Other Assets and Liabilities
0.3%

 
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Shareholder Fee Example (Unaudited)
 

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 April 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010.

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 Institutional 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. We will not charge the fee as long as you choose to manage your accounts exclusively online. 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.
 
 
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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
4/1/10
Ending
Account Value
9/30/10
Expenses Paid
During Period*
 4/1/10 – 9/30/10
Annualized
Expense Ratio*
Actual
       
Investor Class
$1,000
$1,020.00
$4.91
0.97%
Institutional Class
$1,000
$1,022.50
$3.90
0.77%
A Class
$1,000
$1,018.70
$6.17
1.22%
B Class
$1,000
$1,014.90
$9.95
1.97%
C Class
$1,000
$1,016.50
$9.96
1.97%
R Class
$1,000
$1,017.50
$7.43
1.47%
Hypothetical
       
Investor Class
$1,000
$1,020.21
$4.91
0.97%
Institutional Class
$1,000
$1,021.21
$3.90
0.77%
A Class
$1,000
$1,018.95
$6.17
1.22%
B Class
$1,000
$1,015.19
$9.95
1.97%
C Class
$1,000
$1,015.19
$9.95
1.97%
R Class
$1,000
$1,017.70
$7.44
1.47%
 
*
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 183, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period.
 
 
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Schedule of Investments
Equity Income
 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
 
 
Shares/
Principal
Amount
Value
Common Stocks — 72.4%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 1.2%
Honeywell International, Inc.
538,600
$      23,666,084
Raytheon Co.
1,211,800
 55,391,378
   
 79,057,462
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 2.7%
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B
2,785,021
 185,733,051
CAPITAL MARKETS — 2.5%
AllianceBernstein Holding LP
751,173
 19,838,479
Northern Trust Corp.
2,238,800
 107,999,712
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
867,600
 43,436,394
   
 171,274,585
CHEMICALS — 1.4%
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
2,162,900
 96,508,598
COMMERCIAL BANKS — 0.8%
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
1,464,549
 55,052,397
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 1.7%
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
1,280,000
 27,366,400
Republic Services, Inc.
1,725,500
 52,610,495
Waste Management, Inc.
1,106,145
 39,533,622
   
 119,510,517
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 0.7%
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
651,095
 50,114,782
DISTRIBUTORS — 1.2%
Genuine Parts Co.
1,831,900
 81,684,421
DIVERSIFIED — 1.9%
Standard & Poor’s 500 Depositary Receipt, Series 1
1,125,800
 128,476,296
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 4.9%
AT&T, Inc.
9,598,800
 274,525,680
Qwest Communications International, Inc.
9,646,900
 60,486,063
   
 335,011,743
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 1.0%
Northeast Utilities
1,266,800
 37,459,276
Portland General Electric Co.
1,490,133
 30,219,897
   
 67,679,173
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 1.6%
Emerson Electric Co.
1,577,800
 83,086,948
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
372,900
 23,019,117
   
 106,106,065
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 0.5%
Molex, Inc., Class A
1,809,100
      31,623,068
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 2.2%
Walgreen Co.
1,101,100
 36,886,850
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
2,119,116
 113,415,088
   
 150,301,938
FOOD PRODUCTS — 2.5%
H.J. Heinz Co.
2,558,700
 121,205,619
Unilever NV CVA
1,715,600
 51,278,008
   
 172,483,627
GAS UTILITIES — 3.4%
AGL Resources, Inc.
1,821,500
  69,872,740
Nicor, Inc.
1,215,000
 55,671,300
Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.
296,000
 8,584,000
WGL Holdings, Inc.(1)
2,521,688
 95,269,373
   
 229,397,413
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 0.1%
McDonald’s Corp.
90,100
 6,713,351
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 3.7%
Clorox Co.
888,000
 59,282,880
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
1,459,500
 94,940,475
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)
1,642,830
 98,520,515
   
 252,743,870
INSURANCE — 4.9%
ACE Ltd.
1,009,500
 58,803,375
Allstate Corp. (The)
1,930,400
 60,904,120
Chubb Corp. (The)
774,600
 44,144,454
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
4,906,489
 118,344,515
MetLife, Inc.
760,606
 29,245,301
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.
492,804
 25,044,299
   
 336,486,064
IT SERVICES — 2.5%
Accenture plc, Class A
2,153,200
 91,489,468
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
1,357,200
 57,043,116
Paychex, Inc.
739,200
 20,320,608
   
 168,853,192
MACHINERY — 0.3%
Caterpillar, Inc.
35,200
 2,769,536
Harsco Corp.
734,900
 18,063,842
   
 20,833,378
 
 
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Equity Income
 
 
 
Shares/
Principal
Amount
Value
MEDIA — 0.6%
Omnicom Group, Inc.
1,040,200
$      41,067,096
METALS & MINING — 0.2%
Nucor Corp.
380,487
 14,534,604
MULTI-UTILITIES — 3.5%
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
3,330,368
 160,590,345
PG&E Corp.
1,503,100
 68,270,802
Wisconsin Energy Corp.
177,300
 10,247,940
   
 239,109,087
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 11.6%
Chevron Corp.
2,028,700
 164,426,135
El Paso Pipeline Partners LP
1,604,732
 51,463,755
Exxon Mobil Corp.
5,575,029
 344,481,042
Spectra Energy Partners LP
758,354
 26,239,048
Total SA
3,989,400
 205,604,366
   
 792,214,346
PHARMACEUTICALS — 7.7%
Abbott Laboratories
321,000
 16,769,040
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
2,412,540
 65,403,959
Eli Lilly & Co.
1,197,900
 43,759,287
Johnson & Johnson
3,250,135
 201,378,365
Merck & Co., Inc.
3,527,200
129,836,232
Pfizer, Inc.
3,989,024
 68,491,542
   
 525,638,425
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITs) — 0.6%
Weyerhaeuser Co.
2,689,324
 42,383,746
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 1.3%
Applied Materials, Inc.
5,369,446
 62,715,129
Intel Corp.
886,900
 17,055,087
Microchip Technology, Inc.
326,100
 10,255,845
   
 90,026,061
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 3.2%
Home Depot, Inc. (The)
3,058,000
 96,877,440
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.
5,425,100
 120,925,479
   
 217,802,919
THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE — 2.0%
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.
537,000
 13,263,900
Hudson City Bancorp., Inc.
3,273,800
 40,136,788
People’s United Financial, Inc.
6,522,300
 85,376,907
   
 138,777,595
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $4,404,842,466)
 4,947,198,870
Convertible Bonds — 20.8%
CAPITAL MARKETS — 0.8%
BNP Paribas, (convertible into Charles Schwab Corp. (The)), 7.45%, 2/15/11(2)(3)
$   1,321,400
      19,001,732
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), (convertible into Charles Schwab Corp. (The)), 9.45%, 11/22/10(2)(3)
862,000
 12,194,516
Janus Capital Group, Inc., 3.25%, 7/15/14
20,000,000
 22,900,000
   
 54,096,248
COMMERCIAL BANKS — 4.1%
BNP Paribas, (convertible into SunTrust Banks, Inc.), 15.65%, 3/3/11(2)(3)
750,000
 18,161,250
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), (convertible into SunTrust Banks, Inc.), 16.15%, 1/26/11(2)(3)
645,000
 16,160,197
U.S. Bancorp., VRN, 0.00%, 12/11/10
242,292,000
 241,843,760
   
 276,165,207
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT(4)
Ciena Corp., 4.00%, 3/15/15(3)
2,000,000
 2,157,500
COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS — 0.4%
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., 2.625%, 6/1/15(3)
10,000,000
 11,887,500
Morgan Stanley, (convertible into Hewlett-Packard Co.), 5.85%, 2/14/11(2)(3)
380,500
 16,363,402
   
 28,250,902
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 0.7%
BNP Paribas, (convertible into JPMorgan Chase & Co.), 9.45%, 3/3/11(2)(3)
360,000
 13,413,600
Deutsche Bank AG, (convertible into JPMorgan Chase & Co.), 9.35%, 2/23/11(2)(3)
900,000
 34,559,100
   
 47,972,700
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 0.2%
Bank of America N.A., (convertible into Baker Hughes, Inc.), 11.60%, 2/9/11(2)(3)
385,000
 16,493,766
 
 
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Equity Income
 
 
 
Shares/
Principal
Amount
Value
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 0.2%
Credit Suisse Securities USA LLC, (convertible into Walgreen Co.), 6.10%, 12/23/10(2)(3)
$      520,000
$      15,826,200
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 0.2%
Beckman Coulter, Inc., 2.50%, 12/15/36
11,500,000
 11,744,375
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 2.0%
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., 3.50%, 5/15/14
9,200,000
 9,200,000
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., 3.25%, 8/15/25
44,300,000
 43,469,375
Lincare Holdings, Inc., 2.75%, 11/1/37
76,062,000
 81,766,650
   
 134,436,025
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 0.2%
Deutsche Bank AG, (convertible into Toll Brothers, Inc.), 14.21%, 12/15/10(2)(3)
765,000
 14,806,957
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES — 1.0%
Life Technologies Corp., 3.25%, 6/15/25
58,414,000
 65,350,663
METALS & MINING — 0.3%
Newmont Mining Corp., 3.00%, 2/15/12
15,000,000
 21,431,250
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 1.1%
Peabody Energy Corp., 4.75%, 12/15/41
68,000,000
 76,160,000
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITs) — 6.5%
Annaly Capital Management, Inc., 4.00%, 2/15/15
153,000,000
 169,447,500
Host Hotels & Resorts LP, 3.25%, 4/15/24(3)
160,889,000
 168,933,450
Rayonier TRS Holdings, Inc., 3.75%, 10/15/12
55,028,000
 60,462,015
Rayonier TRS Holdings, Inc., 4.50%, 8/15/15(3)
38,670,000
 46,355,663
   
 445,198,628
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 1.2%
Linear Technology Corp., 3.125%, 5/1/27
34,000,000
 34,212,500
Microchip Technology, Inc., 2.125%, 12/15/37
19,500,000
 21,986,250
Verigy Ltd., 5.25%, 7/15/14
26,739,000
 27,641,441
   
 83,840,191
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 1.9%
Best Buy Co., Inc., 2.25%, 1/15/22
  81,659,000
     89,926,974
Credit Suisse Securities USA LLC, (convertible into Lowe’s Cos., Inc.), 8.85%, 11/22/10(2)(3)
1,000,000
 22,385,000
Morgan Stanley, (convertible into Gap, Inc. (The)), 10.15%, 1/14/11(2)(3)
732,400
 14,164,616
   
 126,476,590
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS (Cost $1,339,221,686)
 1,420,407,202
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 4.2%
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 3.9%
Bank of America Corp., 7.25%, 12/31/49(5)
271,500
 266,748,750
INSURANCE — 0.1%
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., 7.25%, 4/1/13
255,000
 6,048,600
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 0.2%
Apache Corp., 6.00%, 8/1/13
287,183
 16,656,614
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $224,535,731)
 289,453,964
Temporary Cash Investments — 2.3%
JPMorgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund Agency Shares
 47,648
47,648
Repurchase Agreement, Credit Suisse First Boston, Inc., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations,
3.375%, 11/15/19, valued at $156,751,671), in a joint trading account at 0.18%, dated 9/30/10, due 10/1/10
(Delivery value $153,700,769)
153,700,000
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $153,747,648)
 153,747,648
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 99.7% (Cost $6,122,347,531)
 6,810,807,684
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — 0.3%
 22,480,723
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
$6,833,288,407
 
 
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Equity Income
 
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Contracts to Sell
Counterparty
Settlement Date
Value
Unrealized Gain (Loss)
179,063,366     EUR for USD
UBS AG
10/29/10
$244,063,368
$(2,669,835)

(Value on Settlement Date $241,393,533)
 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

CVA = Certificaten Van Aandelen
EUR = Euro
USD = United States Dollar
VRN = Variable Rate Note. Interest reset date is indicated. Rate shown is effective at the period end.
 
(1)
Affiliated Company: the fund’s holding represents ownership of 5% or more of the voting securities of the company; therefore, the company is affiliated as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(2)
Equity-linked debt security. The aggregated value of these securities at the period end was $213,530,336, which represented 3.1% of total net assets.
(3)
Security was purchased under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 or is a private placement and, unless registered under the Act or exempted from registration, may only be sold to qualified institutional investors. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $442,864,449, which represented 6.5% of total net assets.
(4)
Industry is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
(5)
Perpetual security. These securities do not have a predetermined maturity date. The coupon rates are fixed for a period of time and may be structured to adjust thereafter. Interest reset or next call date is indicated, as applicable.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
Assets
Investment securities — unaffiliated, at value (cost of $6,052,727,383)
$6,715,538,311
Investment securities — affiliated, at value (cost of $69,620,148)
95,269,373
Total investment securities, at value (cost of $6,122,347,531)
 6,810,807,684
Receivable for investments sold
60,876,934
Receivable for capital shares sold
14,767,589
Dividends and interest receivable
23,311,975
 
6,909,764,182
   
Liabilities
 
Payable for investments purchased
52,769,056
Payable for capital shares redeemed
15,369,997
Payable for forward foreign currency exchange contracts
2,669,835
Accrued management fees
5,110,051
Service fees (and distribution fees — A Class and R Class) payable
408,312
Distribution fees payable
148,524
 
76,475,775
Net Assets
$6,833,288,407
   
Net Assets Consist of:
 
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus)
$  7,207,812,439
Undistributed net investment income
7,452,811
Accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions
(1,067,764,263)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
685,787,420
 
$ 6,833,288,407


   
Net assets
   
Shares outstanding
   
Net asset value per share
 
Investor Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $4,071,033,652       600,191,309       $6.78  
Institutional Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $820,465,287       120,911,249       $6.79  
A Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $1,589,972,178       234,403,123       $6.78 *
B Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $7,117,173       1,047,887       $6.79  
C Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $240,845,290       35,495,355       $6.79  
R Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $103,854,827       15,341,485       $6.77  

*Maximum offering price $7.19 (net asset value divided by 0.9425)

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Operations
 

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
Investment Income (Loss)
Income:
 
Dividends (including $1,896,324 from affiliates and net of foreign taxes withheld of $930,538)
$  119,911,031
Interest
18,624,269
 
138,535,300
   
Expenses:
 
Management fees
29,727,567
Distribution fees:
 
   B Class
26,563
   C Class
804,837
Service fees:
 
   B Class
8,855
   C Class
268,279
Distribution and service fees:
 
   A Class
1,796,180
   R Class
238,249
Directors’ fees and expenses
127,310
Other expenses
294,558
 
33,292,398
Net investment income (loss)
105,242,902
   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
Investment transactions (including $382,364 from affiliates)
144,335,419
Foreign currency transactions
(4,680,359)
 
139,655,060
   
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
Investments
(105,198,130)
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
(1,852,317)
 
(107,050,447)
   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
32,604,613
   
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
$  137,847,515
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 

SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2010
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
September 30, 2010
March 31, 2010
Operations
Net investment income (loss)
$   105,242,902
$   155,068,579
Net realized gain (loss)
139,655,060
229,428,715
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
(107,050,447)
917,431,499
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
137,847,515
1,301,928,793
     
Distributions to Shareholders
   
From net investment income:
   
   Investor Class
(66,428,745)
(91,538,788)
   Institutional Class
(14,074,318)
(18,672,015)
   A Class
(23,354,459)
(27,339,571)
   B Class
(84,554)
(92,764)
   C Class
(2,682,272)
(2,474,684)
   R Class
(1,420,693)
(1,479,300)
Decrease in net assets from distributions
(108,045,041)
(141,597,122)
     
Capital Share Transactions
   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
503,135,386
794,999,912
     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
532,937,860
1,955,331,583
     
Net Assets
   
Beginning of period
6,300,350,547
4,345,018,964
End of period
$6,833,288,407
$6,300,350,547
     
Undistributed net investment income
$7,452,811
$10,254,950
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization — American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. Equity Income Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund is diversified under the 1940 Act. The fund’s investment objective is to seek current income. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective. The fund pursues its objectives by investing in securities of companies with a favorable income-paying history that have prospects for income payments to continue or increase. The following is a summary of the fund’s significant accounting policies.

Multiple Class — The fund is authorized to issue the Investor Class, the Institutional Class, the A Class, the B Class, the C Class and the R Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class, B Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge. The share classes differ principally in their respective sales charges and distribution and shareholder servicing expenses and arrangements. 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.

Security Valuations — Securities traded primarily on a principal securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price, or at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices where no last sales price is available. Depending on local convention or regulation, securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official close price. Investments in open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported net asset value. Debt securities maturing in greater than 60 days at the time of purchase are valued at current market value as provided by a commercial pricing service or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices. Debt securities maturing within 60 days at the time of purchase may be valued at cost, plus or minus any amortized discount or premium. Discount notes may be valued through a commercial pricing service or at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Securities traded on foreign securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets are normally completed before the close of business on days that the New York Stock Exchange (the Exchange) is open and may also take place on days when the Exchange is not open. If an event occurs after the value of a security was established but before the net asset value per share was determined that was likely to materially change the net asset value, that security would be valued as determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. If the fund determines that the market price of a portfolio security is not readily available, or that the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect the security’s fair value, such security is valued as determined by the Board of Directors or its designee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, if such determination would materially impact a fund’s net asset value. Certain other circumstances may cause the fund to use alternative procedures to value a security such as: a security has been declared in default; trading in a security has been halted during the trading day; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading will commence.

Security Transactions — For financial reporting purposes, 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. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums.

 
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Equity-Linked Debt and Linked-Equity Securities — The fund may invest in hybrid equity securities, which usually convert into common stock at a date predetermined by the issuer. These securities generally offer a higher dividend yield than that of the common stock to which the security is linked. These instruments are issued by a company other than the one to which the security is linked and carry the credit of the issuer, not that of the underlying common stock. The securities’ appreciation is limited based on a predetermined final cap price at the date of the conversion. Risks of investing in these securities include, but are not limited to, a set time to capture the yield advantage, limited appreciation potential, decline in value of the underlying stock, and failure of the issuer to pay dividends or to deliver common stock at maturity.

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 certain expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. For assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, net realized and unrealized gains and losses from foreign currency translations arise from changes in currency exchange rates.

Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses occurring during the holding period of investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively. Certain countries may impose taxes on the contract amount of purchases and sales of foreign currency contracts in their currency. The fund records the foreign tax expense, if any, as a reduction to the net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions.

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. The fund is no longer subject to examination by tax authorities for years prior to 2007. 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. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal or state income taxes.

Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions from net investment income are declared and paid quarterly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually.

 
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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.

Use of Estimates — The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

2. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties

Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a Management Agreement (the 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 the daily net assets of the specific class of shares of the fund and paid monthly in arrears. 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 have very similar investment teams and investment strategies (strategy assets). The annual management fee schedule ranges from 0.80% to 1.00% for the Investor Class, A Class, B Class, C Class and R Class. The Institutional Class is 0.20% less at each point within the range. The effective annual management fee for each class for the six months ended September 30, 2010 was 0.96% for the Investor Class, A Class, B Class, C Class and R Class and 0.76% for the Institutional 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, B 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 American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS) an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the B Class and C Class will each pay ACIS an annual distribution fee of 0.75% and service fee of 0.25%. 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 six months ended September 30, 2010, are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

Related Parties — Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC), the parent of the corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the distributor of the corporation, ACIS, and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC.

The fund is eligible to invest in a money market fund for temporary purposes, which is managed by J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM). The fund has a Mutual Funds Services Agreement with J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co. (JPMIS) and a securities lending agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank (JPMCB). JPMCB is a custodian of the fund. JPMIM, JPMIS and JPMCB are wholly owned subsidiaries of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM). JPM is an equity investor in ACC.

3. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the six months ended September 30, 2010, were $5,184,526,905 and $4,722,138,960, respectively.
 
 
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4. Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:

 
Six months ended September 30, 2010
Year ended March 31, 2010
 
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Investor Class/Shares Authorized
1,800,000,000
 
1,800,000,000
 
Sold
 84,386,765
$  557,459,521
 169,677,002
$1,047,154,389
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
 8,757,776
 58,449,385
 13,016,992
 82,056,572
Redeemed
 (59,065,414)
(390,644,665)
 (154,423,129)
 (955,914,532)
 
 34,079,127
 225,264,241
 28,270,865
 173,296,429
Institutional Class/Shares Authorized
 360,000,000
  
 350,000,000
  
Sold
 18,682,601
 123,708,554
 47,822,155
 296,483,471
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
 1,860,161
 12,415,010
 2,654,543
 16,791,045
Redeemed
 (16,669,472)
 (110,739,668)
 (26,155,585)
 (159,873,283)
 
 3,873,290
 25,383,896
 24,321,113
 153,401,233
A Class/Shares Authorized
 650,000,000
  
 600,000,000
  
Sold
 54,778,387
 361,911,189
 107,205,616
 663,509,713
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
 3,339,014
 22,294,604
 4,162,263
 26,333,580
Redeemed
 (28,513,368)
 (188,284,034)
 (53,208,153)
(333,546,851)
 
 29,604,033
 195,921,759
 58,159,726
 356,296,442
B Class/Shares Authorized
 5,000,000
  
 10,000,000
  
Sold
 26,160
 171,825
 724,358
 4,355,007
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
 10,517
 70,295
 11,269
 71,783
Redeemed
 (78,741)
 (523,052)
 (86,971)
 (547,248)
 
 (42,064)
 (280,932)
 648,656
 3,879,542
C Class/Shares Authorized
 105,000,000
  
 100,000,000
  
Sold
 9,467,681
 62,874,701
 14,315,632
 88,023,700
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
 322,953
 2,156,759
 325,677
 2,055,686
Redeemed
 (2,930,126)
 (19,332,582)
 (3,896,987)
 (24,563,635)
 
 6,860,508
 45,698,878
 10,744,322
 65,515,751
R Class/Shares Authorized
 50,000,000
  
 50,000,000
  
Sold
 3,021,624
 19,921,796
 11,210,088
 68,808,648
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
 206,573
 1,376,177
 226,679
 1,442,220
Redeemed
 (1,548,274)
 (10,150,429)
 (4,358,485)
 (27,640,353)
 
 1,679,923
 11,147,544
 7,078,282
 42,610,515
Net increase (decrease)
 76,054,817
$  503,135,386
 129,222,964
$  794,999,912


5. Affiliated Company Transactions

If a fund’s holding represents ownership of 5% or more of the voting securities of a company, the company is affiliated as defined in the 1940 Act. A summary of transactions for each company which is or was an affiliate at or during the six months ended September 30, 2010 follows:
 
 
March 31, 2010
       
September 30, 2010
Company
Share
Balance
Purchase
Cost
Sales
Cost
Realized
Gain (Loss)
Dividend
Income
Share
Balance
Market
Value
WGL Holdings, Inc.
2,505,688
$3,370,741
$2,578,796
$382,364
$1,896,324
2,521,688
$95,269,373

 
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6. Fair Value Measurements

The fund’s securities valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the positions 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 as follows:

• 
Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical securities;

Level 2 valuation inputs consist of significant direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for similar securities, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); or

• 
Level 3 valuation inputs consist of significant unobservable inputs (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 valuation inputs used to determine the fair value of the fund’s securities and other financial instruments as of September 30, 2010. The Schedule of Investments provides additional details on the fund’s portfolio holdings.

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Investment Securities
                 
Domestic Common Stocks
    $4,540,023,653              
Foreign Common Stocks
    150,292,843       $256,882,374        
Convertible Bonds
          1,420,407,202        
Convertible Preferred Stocks
          289,453,964        
Temporary Cash Investments
    47,648       153,700,000        
Total Value of Investment Securities
    $4,690,364,144       $2,120,443,540        
                         
Other Financial Instruments
                       
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Forward
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
          $(2,669,835 )      


7. Derivative Instruments

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. 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 using prevailing exchange rates. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon the termination of the contract. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of forward foreign currency exchange contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies, respectively. A fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign currency exchange rate underlying the forward contract. Additionally, losses, up to the fair value, may arise if the counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. The risk of loss from non-performance by
 
 
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the counterparty may be reduced by the use of master netting agreements. The foreign currency risk derivative instruments held at period end as disclosed on the Schedule of Investments are indicative of the fund’s typical volume during the period.
 
The value of foreign currency risk derivative instruments as of September 30, 2010, is disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability of $2,669,835 in payable for forward foreign currency exchange contracts. For the six months ended September 30, 2010, the effect of foreign currency risk derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations was $(4,702,326) in net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions and $(1,841,759) in change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies.

8. Risk Factors

There are certain risks involved in investing in foreign securities. These risks include those resulting from future adverse political, social, and economic developments, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, the possible imposition of exchange controls, and other foreign laws or restrictions.

9. Interfund Lending

The fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may participate in an interfund lending program, pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the fund to borrow from or lend to other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds that permit such transactions. Interfund lending transactions are subject to each fund’s investment policies and borrowing and lending limits. The interfund loan rate earned/paid on interfund lending transactions is determined daily based on the average of certain current market rates. Interfund lending transactions normally extend only overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. The program is subject to annual approval by the Board of Directors. During the six months ended September 30, 2010, the fund did not utilize the program.

10. Federal Tax Information

The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.

As of September 30, 2010, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
 
       
Federal tax cost of investments
    $6,370,394,140  
Gross tax appreciation of investments
    $504,196,760  
Gross tax depreciation of investments
    (63,783,216 )
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments
    $440,413,544  
 
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

As of March 31, 2010, the fund had accumulated capital losses of $(997,492,082), which represent net capital loss carryovers that may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations. Capital loss carryovers of $(417,263,106) and $(580,228,976) expire in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

 
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Financial Highlights
Equity Income
 
Investor Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $6.76       $5.42       $7.30       $8.65       $8.11       $8.05  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(2)
    0.11       0.18       0.22       0.23       0.21       0.20  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    0.02       1.33       (1.87 )     (0.62 )     1.05       0.36  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    0.13       1.51       (1.65 )     (0.39 )     1.26       0.56  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.11 )     (0.17 )     (0.23 )     (0.23 )     (0.17 )     (0.18 )
   From Net
   Realized Gains
                      (0.73 )     (0.55 )     (0.32 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.11 )     (0.17 )     (0.23 )     (0.96 )     (0.72 )     (0.50 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $6.78       $6.76       $5.42       $7.30       $8.65       $8.11  
                                                 
Total Return(3)
    2.00 %     28.04 %     (22.98 )%     (5.17 )%     15.79 %     7.21 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to
Average Net Assets
    0.97 %(4)     0.97 %     0.98 %     0.97 %     0.97 %     0.98 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to
Average Net Assets
    3.37 %(4)     2.93 %     3.36 %     2.68 %     2.43 %     2.53 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    80 %     105 %     296 %     165 %     160 %     150 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $4,071,034       $3,829,492       $2,913,351       $3,719,757       $4,790,510       $3,715,366  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(3)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(4)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Equity Income
 
Institutional Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $6.77       $5.42       $7.31       $8.65       $8.11       $8.06  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(2)
    0.12       0.19       0.23       0.25       0.23       0.22  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    0.02       1.34       (1.88 )     (0.61 )     1.05       0.35  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    0.14       1.53       (1.65 )     (0.36 )     1.28       0.57  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.12 )     (0.18 )     (0.24 )     (0.25 )     (0.19 )     (0.20 )
   From Net
   Realized Gains
                      (0.73 )     (0.55 )     (0.32 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.12 )     (0.18 )     (0.24 )     (0.98 )     (0.74 )     (0.52 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $6.79       $6.77       $5.42       $7.31       $8.65       $8.11  
                                                 
Total Return(3)
    2.25 %     28.30 %     (22.94 )%     (4.85 )%     16.01 %     7.29 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to
Average Net Assets
    0.77 %(4)     0.77 %     0.78 %     0.77 %     0.77 %     0.78 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to
Average Net Assets
    3.57 %(4)     3.13 %     3.56 %     2.88 %     2.63 %     2.73 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    80 %     105 %     296 %     165 %     160 %     150 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $820,465       $792,024       $502,435       $496,033       $551,202       $382,909  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(3)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(4)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Equity Income
 
A Class(1)
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(2)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $6.76       $5.42       $7.30       $8.65       $8.11       $8.05  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(3)
    0.10       0.17       0.20       0.20       0.19       0.18  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    0.02       1.32       (1.86 )     (0.61 )     1.05       0.36  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    0.12       1.49       (1.66 )     (0.41 )     1.24       0.54  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.10 )     (0.15 )     (0.22 )     (0.21 )     (0.15 )     (0.16 )
   From Net
   Realized Gains
                      (0.73 )     (0.55 )     (0.32 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.10 )     (0.15 )     (0.22 )     (0.94 )     (0.70 )     (0.48 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $6.78       $6.76       $5.42       $7.30       $8.65       $8.11  
                                                 
Total Return(4)
    1.87 %     27.71 %     (23.18 )%     (5.40 )%     15.51 %     6.94 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to
Average Net Assets
    1.22 %(5)     1.22 %     1.23 %     1.22 %     1.22 %     1.23 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to
Average Net Assets
    3.12 %(5)     2.68 %     3.11 %     2.43 %     2.18 %     2.28 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    80 %     105 %     296 %     165 %     160 %     150 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $1,589,972       $1,385,436       $794,323       $933,600       $1,280,888       $902,749  

(1)
Prior to September 4, 2007, the A Class was referred to as the Advisor Class.
(2)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(3)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(4)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any, and does not reflect applicable sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(5
)Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Equity Income
 
B Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008(2)
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
    $6.77       $5.42       $7.30       $8.99  
Income From Investment Operations
                               
   Net Investment Income (Loss)(3)
    0.08       0.12       0.15       0.08  
   Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    0.02       1.33       (1.86 )     (0.95 )
   Total From Investment Operations
    0.10       1.45       (1.71 )     (0.87 )
Distributions
                               
   From Net Investment Income
    (0.08 )     (0.10 )     (0.17 )     (0.09 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                      (0.73 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.08 )     (0.10 )     (0.17 )     (0.82 )
Net Asset Value, End of Period
    $6.79       $6.77       $5.42       $7.30  
                                 
Total Return(4)
    1.49 %     26.92 %     (23.75 )%     (10.28 )%
                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average Net Assets
    1.97 %(5)     1.97 %     1.98 %     1.97 %(5)
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets
    2.37 %(5)     1.93 %     2.36       2.11 %(5)
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    80 %     105 %     296 %     165 %(6)
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $7,117       $7,383       $2,392       $235  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
September 28, 2007 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2008.
(3)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(4)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any, and does not reflect applicable sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(5)
Annualized.
(6)
Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended March 31, 2008.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Equity Income
 
C Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $6.77       $5.42       $7.30       $8.65       $8.11       $8.06  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(2)
    0.08       0.12       0.15       0.14       0.12       0.13  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    0.02       1.33       (1.86 )     (0.61 )     1.06       0.34  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    0.10       1.45       (1.71 )     (0.47 )     1.18       0.47  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.08 )     (0.10 )     (0.17 )     (0.15 )     (0.09 )     (0.10 )
   From Net
   Realized Gains
                      (0.73 )     (0.55 )     (0.32 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.08 )     (0.10 )     (0.17 )     (0.88 )     (0.64 )     (0.42 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $6.79       $6.77       $5.42       $7.30       $8.65       $8.11  
                                                 
Total Return(3)
    1.65 %     26.74 %     (23.75 )%     (6.10 )%     14.65 %     6.02 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to
Average Net Assets
    1.97 %(4)     1.97 %     1.98 %     1.97 %     1.97 %     1.98 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to
Average Net Assets
    2.37 %(4)     1.93 %     2.36 %     1.68 %     1.43 %     1.53 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    80 %     105 %     296 %     165 %     160 %     150 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $240,845       $193,776       $96,930       $116,985       $127,266       $98,481  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2) 
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(3)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any, and does not reflect applicable sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(4)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Equity Income
 
R Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $6.75       $5.41       $7.29       $8.63       $8.09       $8.04  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(2)
    0.10       0.15       0.18       0.18       0.17       0.17  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    0.02       1.32       (1.86 )     (0.60 )     1.05       0.34  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    0.12       1.47       (1.68 )     (0.42 )     1.22       0.51  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.10 )     (0.13 )     (0.20 )     (0.19 )     (0.13 )     (0.14 )
   From Net
   Realized Gains
                      (0.73 )     (0.55 )     (0.32 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.10 )     (0.13 )     (0.20 )     (0.92 )     (0.68 )     (0.46 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $6.77       $6.75       $5.41       $7.29       $8.63       $8.09  
                                                 
Total Return(3)
    1.75 %     27.44 %     (23.40 )%     (5.53 )%     15.25 %     6.56 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to
Average Net Assets
    1.47 %(4)     1.47 %     1.48 %     1.47 %     1.47 %     1.48 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to
Average Net Assets
    2.87 %(4)     2.43 %     2.86 %     2.18 %     1.93 %     2.03 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    80 %     105 %     296 %     165 %     160 %     150 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $103,855       $92,239       $35,588       $42,720       $44,767       $24,283  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(3)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(4)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Proxy Voting Results

 
A special meeting of shareholders was held on June 16, 2010, to vote on the following proposals. Each proposal received the required number of votes and was adopted. A summary of voting results is listed below each proposal.

Proposal 1:
 
To elect one Director to the Board of Directors of American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the proposal was voted on by all shareholders of funds issued by American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.):
         
       
John R. Whitten
For:
8,909,100,602
 
   
Withhold:
 464,054,213
 
   
Abstain:
0
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
0
 
 
The other directors whose term of office continued after the meeting include Jonathan S. Thomas, Thomas A. Brown, Andrea C. Hall, James A. Olson, Donald H. Pratt, and M. Jeannine Strandjord.

Proposal 2:
 
To approve a management agreement between the fund and American Century Investment Management, Inc.:
         
 
Investor, A, B, C and R Classes
For:
2,743,244,733
 
              
Against:
 53,936,103
 
   
Abstain:
 140,175,807
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
788,737,445
 
         
 
Institutional Class
For:
496,537,035
 
   
Against:
 1,495,728
 
   
Abstain:
 2,067,986
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:    
56,169,529
 
 
Proposal 3:
 
To approve an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to limit certain director liability to the extent permitted by Maryland law (the proposal was voted on by all shareholders of funds issued by American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.):
         
              
For:
7,171,505,354
 
   
Against:
434,482,700
 
   
Abstain:
468,352,741
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
1,298,814,021
 
 
 
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Additional Information
 

Retirement Account Information
 
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain IRAs, or 403(b), 457 and qualified plans 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. You have the right to revoke your withholding election at any time and any election you make may remain in effect until revoked by filing a new election.

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. State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.

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

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

The following indices are used to illustrate investment market, sector, or style performance or to serve as fund performance comparisons. They are not investment products available for purchase.

The Lipper Equity Income Index is an equally-weighted index of the 30 largest funds that seek high current income and growth of income through investing 60% or more of their portfolio in equity instruments.

The Russell 1000® Index is a market-capitalization weighted, large-cap index created by Frank Russell Company to measure the performance of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies (the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies (the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000® Index is a market-capitalization weighted index created by Frank Russell Company to measure the performance of the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies (the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies (the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell 3000® Value Index measures the performance of the broad value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 3000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell Midcap® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies (the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

 
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The Russell Midcap® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies (the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The S&P 500 Index is a market value-weighted index of the stocks of 500 publicly traded U.S. companies chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation that are considered to be leading firms in dominant industries. Each stock’s weight in the index is proportionate to its market value. Created by Standard & Poor’s, it is considered to be a broad measure of U.S. stock market performance.
 
 
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Notes
 
 
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Notes
 
 
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816-531-5575
   
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American Century Investment Management, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri
 
This report and the statements it contains are submitted for the general information of our shareholders. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
 
 
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Semiannual Report
September 30, 2010
 
 
 
American Century Investments®
Equity Index Fund
 
 
 

 
 
Table of Contents
 

 
President’s Letter
2
 
Independent Chairman’s Letter
3
 
Market Perspective
4
 
      U.S. Stock Index Returns
4
     
Equity Index
 
 
Performance
5
 
Portfolio Commentary
6
 
      Top Ten Holdings
8
 
      Top Five Industries
8
 
      Types of Investments in Portfolio
8
     
 
Shareholder Fee Example
9
     
Financial Statements
 
 
Schedule of Investments
11
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
19
 
Statement of Operations
20
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
21
 
Notes to Financial Statements
22
 
Financial Highlights
27
     
Other Information
 
 
Proxy Voting Results
29
 
Additional Information
31
 
Index Definitions
32
 
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
 

   Jonathan Thomas

Dear Investor:

To learn more about the capital markets, your investment, and the portfolio management strategies American Century Investments provides, we encourage you to review this shareholder report for the financial reporting period ended September 30, 2010.

On the following pages, you will find investment performance and portfolio information, presented with the expert perspective and commentary of our portfolio management team. This report remains one of our most important vehicles for conveying the information you need about your investment performance, and about the market factors and strategies that affect fund returns. For additional information on the markets, we encourage you to visit the “Insights & News” tab at our Web site, americancentury.com, for updates and further expert commentary.

The top of our Web site’s home page also provides a link to “Our Story,” which, first and foremost, outlines our commitment—since 1958—to helping clients reach their financial goals. We believe strongly that we will only be successful when our clients are successful. That’s who we are.

Another important, unique facet of our story and who we are is “Profits with a Purpose,” which describes our bond with the Stowers Institute for Medical Research (SIMR). SIMR is a world-class biomedical organization—founded by our company founder James E. Stowers, Jr. and his wife Virginia—that is dedicated to researching the causes, treatment, and prevention of gene-based diseases, including cancer. Through American Century Investments’ private ownership structure, more than 40% of our profits support SIMR.

Mr. Stowers’ example of achieving financial success and using that platform to help humanity motivates our entire American Century Investments team. His story inspires us to help each of our clients achieve success. Thank you for sharing your financial journey with us.

Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
 
 
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Independent Chairman’s Letter
 

   Don Pratt

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

As regulators and the markets continue to sort out the events of the credit crisis, a consistent theme has been that financial services firms should re-examine their risk management practices. Risk management has been a regular part of American Century Investments’ activities for many years. However, recently American Century and your mutual fund board have been spending additional time focusing on our risk oversight processes.

The board’s efforts are now organized around three categories of risk: investment risk, operational risk, and enterprise risk. This approach has facilitated a realignment of many risk oversight tasks that the board has historically conducted. Investment risk tasks include a review of portfolio risk, monitoring the use of derivatives, and performance assessment. Operational risk focuses on compliance, valuation, shareholder services, and trading activities. Enterprise risk addresses the financial condition of the advisor, human resource development, and reputational risks. Risk oversight tasks are addressed in every quarterly board meeting, and a review of the advisor’s entire risk management program is undertaken annually. We acknowledge and support the approach that American Century Investments takes to its risk management responsibilities. While the board has refocused its efforts in this important oversight area, we recognize that risk oversight is a journey and we expect to continue to improve our processes.

Our September quarterly board meeting was held in the New York offices of American Century Investments. This gave the directors an opportunity to meet with the portfolio management teams for each of the global and international funds overseen by the board. Each team uses sophisticated investment tools and daily risk analysis in managing client assets. We also were impressed with the “bench strength” that has been developed under the leadership of the Global and Non-U.S. Equity CIO Mark Kopinski. These face-to-face meetings provide an opportunity for the directors – working on behalf of shareholders – to validate the advisor’s efforts and the investment management approach being followed.

I thank you for your continued confidence in American Century during this turbulent time in the economy and investment markets. If you have thoughts or questions you would like to share with the board send them to me at dhpratt@fundboardchair.com.

Best regards,
 

Don Pratt
 
 
 
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Market Perspective
 

By Enrique Chang, Chief Investment Officer, American Century Investments

Stocks Mixed Amid Economic Uncertainty
 
U.S. stocks posted mixed results for the six months ended September 30, 2010, with the broad equity indices registering modestly negative returns. The six-month period was characterized by a marked increase in volatility as the burgeoning U.S. economic recovery lost momentum.

The reporting period began on a positive note as stocks continued to advance in April, extending the broad market rally that began in March 2009. However, market conditions changed abruptly in May as persistent worries about sovereign debt problems in Europe and evidence of a slowdown in the pace of economic recovery—most notably in manufacturing, housing, and consumer spending—weighed on investor confidence. Consequently, the equity market declined sharply in May and June amid a dramatic increase in market volatility. For example, the broad S&P 500 Index moved up or down by more than 1% on nearly half of the trading days in the second quarter of 2010.

The equity market remained volatile in the third quarter, gaining ground in July and falling back in August amid a tug-of-war between favorable corporate earnings reports and an increasingly sluggish economic environment. However, stocks finished the six-month period with a furious rally in September, which proved to be the market’s best month since April 2009 and its best September in more than 70 years. Investors expressed confidence in the Federal Reserve’s plan to revive the economic recovery through another round of quantitative easing measures.

Mid-Cap and Growth Stocks Outperformed
 
As the table below illustrates, mid-cap stocks generated the best returns, advancing modestly for the six-month period. Small-cap stocks were largely unchanged, while large-cap issues declined overall. Meanwhile, growth-oriented stocks outpaced value shares across all market capitalizations.

From a sector perspective, the telecommunication services and utilities sectors were the top performers during the reporting period. Both sectors benefited from increased demand for stocks with relatively high dividends in an environment of historically low interest rates. On the downside, the weakest performers included the health care and financials sectors, both of which faced the uncertainty of new regulatory legislation.

U.S. Stock Index Returns
For the six months ended September 30, 2010*
Russell 1000 Index (Large-Cap)
–1.21%
 
Russell 2000 Index (Small-Cap)
0.25%
Russell 1000 Growth Index
–0.27%
 
Russell 2000 Growth Index
2.43%
Russell 1000 Value Index
–2.14%
 
Russell 2000 Value Index
–1.90%
Russell Midcap Index
2.12%
 
*Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
Russell Midcap Growth Index
2.95%
     
Russell Midcap Value Index
1.40%
     

 
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Performance
Equity Index
 
Total Returns as of September 30, 2010
       
Average Annual Returns
 
 
Ticker
Symbol
6 months(1)
1 year
5 years
10 years
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Investor Class
ACIVX
-1.59%
9.73%
0.18%
-0.88%
0.60%
2/26/99
S&P 500 Index
-1.42%
10.16%
0.64%
-0.43%
1.08%
Institutional Class
ACQIX
-1.49%
9.95%
0.38%
-0.70%
0.80%
2/26/99

(1)
Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
 

Growth of $10,000 Over 10 Years
$10,000 investment made September 30, 2000

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Investor Class
Institutional Class
0.49%
0.29%

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. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com.

Unless otherwise indicated, performance reflects Investor Class shares; performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure. For information about other share classes available, please consult the prospectus. 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. Returns for the index are provided for comparison. The fund’s total returns include operating expenses (such as transaction costs and management fees) that reduce returns, while the total returns of the index do not.
 
 
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Portfolio Commentary
Equity Index
 
Subadvisor: Northern Trust Investments, N.A.

Performance Summary
 
Equity Index returned –1.59%* for the six months ended September 30, 2010, compared with the –1.42% return of its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The portfolio’s results reflected operating expenses, whereas the index return did not.

The fund’s modestly negative return for the six-month period masked significant volatility as uncertainty about the strength of the economic recovery led to dramatic fluctuations in investor confidence. From a sector perspective, the telecommunication services sector was the only sector in the S&P 500 Index to post double-digit gains, reflecting strong demand for stocks with high dividend yields. The more defensive utilities and consumer staples sectors also generated positive results during the period. On the downside, the financials and health care sectors of the index declined the most.

Telecom and Utilities Fared Best
 
The fund’s holdings in the telecommunication services sector—the smallest sector weighting in the portfolio—were the top performers, gaining more than 15% as a group for the six-month period. Many telecom stocks have relatively high dividend yields, which attracted strong investor demand in a low-interest-rate environment. Two of the top three performance contributors in the portfolio were telecom stocks—diversified telecom services providers AT&T and Verizon Communications, both of which offered dividend yields in excess of 5%. In addition to their dividend yields, both stocks rallied on strength in their wireless telecom businesses. AT&T benefited from its exclusive offering of the popular iPhone, while growing demand for smartphones boosted earnings for Verizon’s wireless unit.

Utilities stocks also benefited from their above-average dividend yields, as well as their defensive nature in an uncertain economic environment. The portfolio’s top contributor in this sector was Southern Co., an electric utility based in Atlanta. Southern posted earnings that exceeded expectations during the period amid a hotter-than-anticipated summer and increased industrial demand for power.

Consumer Sectors Also Advanced
 
Both the consumer staples and consumer discretionary sectors of the portfolio posted modestly positive returns for the six months. Tobacco companies and beverage makers led the advance in the consumer staples sector. The top contributor in this segment of the portfolio was beverage company Coca-Cola, which enjoyed solid revenue and profit growth that included an increase in long-stagnant domestic sales volume. Tobacco firm Philip Morris International also performed well during the period, boosting its earnings forecast for 2010 and increasing its dividend by 10%.
 
*All fund returns referenced in this commentary are for Investor Class shares. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
 
 
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Equity Index

In the consumer discretionary sector, restaurants and internet retailers were the top performers. Fast-food chain McDonald’s was the sector’s best contributor, rallying as the company reported solid earnings, strong same-store sales growth, and market share gains. Among internet retailers, the top performers were broad retailer Amazon.com and travel agency Priceline.com. Amazon benefited from several strategic acquisitions and captured additional market share, while Priceline enjoyed robust growth in its international operations.

Technology Mixed
 
The information technology sector of the portfolio generated mixed results but ended the period down slightly overall. Computer hardware makers and IT services providers posted the best returns. By far, the best contributor in the technology sector—and the portfolio as a whole—was consumer electronics maker Apple, which reported very healthy earnings growth paced by robust sales of its new iPad tablet computer and a new version of the iPhone. Data storage device maker NetApp was another top contributor, rallying sharply amid rising demand and the developing trend toward cloud computing.

On the downside, software makers suffered the largest declines. Software titan Microsoft was the most significant detractor; the slowing economy and disappointing results from some of its new consumer products weighed on the stock. Network products maker Cisco Systems also fell during the period as investors fretted about the impact of the economic slowdown on the company’s sales.

Financials and Health Care Declined
 
The fund’s financials and health care stocks posted the biggest declines during the six-month period. Financial services companies and commercial banks detracted the most in the financials sector. The weakest performer in the portfolio was financial services firm Bank of America, which reported disappointing revenues and expressed concerns about the potential impact of recent financial reform legislation on its future profit levels. Commercial bank Wells Fargo and investment bank JPMorgan Chase also suffered notable declines for the six-month period.

In the health care sector, health care equipment makers posted double-digit declines for the period. Medical equipment maker Medtronic was the most significant decliner as the company lowered its earnings forecast for the year amid a slowdown in several of its end markets. Biotechnology firm Gilead Sciences also lowered its projections for 2010 as sales of two of its flagship medications weakened.

Outlook
 
Going forward, the prospects for the U.S. equity market hinge on whether the economic recovery can regain its momentum. The Federal Reserve is expected to take additional steps to stimulate economic activity, and a further stimulus package from the federal government is also a possibility. However, these efforts face an uphill battle against continued consumer deleveraging and persistently high unemployment that will likely dampen economic growth.
 
 
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Equity Index
 
Top Ten Holdings
   
% of net assets as of 9/30/10
Exxon Mobil Corp.
 
3.0%
Apple, Inc.
 
2.5%
Microsoft Corp.
 
1.8%
General Electric Co.
 
1.6%
Johnson & Johnson
 
1.6%
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)
 
1.6%
International Business Machines Corp.
 
1.6%
AT&T, Inc.
 
1.6%
Chevron Corp.
 
1.5%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
 
1.4%
     
Top Five Industries
   
% of net assets as of 9/30/10
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
 
8.9%
Pharmaceuticals
 
6.0%
Computers & Peripherals
 
4.3%
Diversified Financial Services
 
4.1%
Insurance
 
4.0%
     
Types of Investments in Portfolio
   
% of net assets as of 9/30/10
Common Stocks and Futures
 
100.0%
Other Assets and Liabilities
 
—*
*Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
   
 
 
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Shareholder Fee Example (Unaudited)
 

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 April 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010.

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 Institutional 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. We will not charge the fee as long as you choose to manage your accounts exclusively online. 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.
 
 
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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
4/1/10
Ending
Account Value
9/30/10
Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/10 – 9/30/10
Annualized
Expense Ratio*
Actual
       
Investor Class
$1,000
$984.10
$2.44
0.49%
Institutional Class
$1,000
$985.10
$1.44
0.29%
Hypothetical
       
Investor Class
$1,000
$1,022.61
$2.48
0.49%
Institutional Class
$1,000
$1,023.61
$1.47
0.29%

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 183, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period.
 
 
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Schedule of Investments
Equity Index
 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
 
 
Shares
Value
Common Stocks — 98.1%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 2.7%
Boeing Co. (The)
27,058
$     1,800,439
General Dynamics Corp.
13,982
 878,209
Goodrich Corp.
4,709
 347,195
Honeywell International, Inc.
28,400
 1,247,896
ITT Corp.
6,887
 322,518
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.
4,125
 298,114
Lockheed Martin Corp.
11,030
 786,218
Northrop Grumman Corp.
10,800
 654,804
Precision Castparts Corp.
5,221
 664,894
Raytheon Co.
13,980
 639,026
Rockwell Collins, Inc.
5,898
 343,559
United Technologies Corp.
34,391
 2,449,671
   
 10,432,543
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 1.1%
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
6,221
 434,972
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
7,982
 369,008
FedEx Corp.
11,565
 988,807
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B
36,462
 2,431,651
   
 4,224,438
AIRLINES — 0.1%
Southwest Airlines Co.
27,897
 364,614
AUTO COMPONENTS — 0.2%
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(1)
8,917
 95,858
Johnson Controls, Inc.
24,732
 754,326
   
 850,184
AUTOMOBILES — 0.5%
Ford Motor Co.(1)
127,399
 1,559,364
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
8,786
 249,874
   
 1,809,238
BEVERAGES — 2.6%
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B
3,733
 230,102
Coca-Cola Co. (The)
85,432
 4,999,481
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
12,226
 379,006
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A(1)
6,773
 119,814
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
8,769
 311,475
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B
5,950
        280,959
PepsiCo, Inc.
58,862
 3,910,791
   
 10,231,628
BIOTECHNOLOGY — 1.4%
Amgen, Inc.(1)
35,331
 1,947,091
Biogen Idec, Inc.(1)
8,838
 495,989
Celgene Corp.(1)
17,022
 980,637
Cephalon, Inc.(1)
2,848
 177,829
Genzyme Corp.(1)
9,407
 665,922
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(1)
30,972
 1,102,913
   
 5,370,381
BUILDING PRODUCTS(2)
Masco Corp.
12,426
 136,810
CAPITAL MARKETS — 2.4%
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
9,237
      437,187
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)
44,819
 1,171,120
Charles Schwab Corp. (The)
36,811
 511,673
E*Trade Financial Corp.(1)
7,507
 109,152
Federated Investors, Inc., Class B
3,314
 75,426
Franklin Resources, Inc.
5,406
 577,901
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
19,015
 2,749,189
Invesco Ltd.
17,551
 372,608
Janus Capital Group, Inc.
6,600
 72,270
Legg Mason, Inc.
5,928
 179,678
Morgan Stanley
51,751
 1,277,215
Northern Trust Corp.
9,274
 447,378
State Street Corp.
18,421
 693,735
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
9,442
 472,714
   
 9,147,246
CHEMICALS — 2.0%
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
7,795
 645,582
Airgas, Inc.
2,792
 189,716
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
2,642
 252,311
Dow Chemical Co. (The)
42,595
 1,169,659
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
33,508
 1,495,127
Eastman Chemical Co.
2,666
 197,284
Ecolab, Inc.
8,470
 429,768
FMC Corp.
2,568
 175,677
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
3,051
 148,034
 
 
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Shares
Value
Monsanto Co.
19,896
$        953,615
PPG Industries, Inc.
6,045
 440,076
Praxair, Inc.
11,316
 1,021,382
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)
3,311
 248,789
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.
4,510
 272,314
   
 7,639,334
COMMERCIAL BANKS — 2.7%
BB&T Corp.
25,350
 610,428
Comerica, Inc.
6,307
 234,305
Fifth Third Bancorp.
29,782
 358,277
First Horizon National Corp.(1)
8,680
 99,044
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
27,316
 154,882
KeyCorp
32,717
 260,427
M&T Bank Corp.
3,145
 257,292
Marshall & Ilsley Corp.
19,750
 139,040
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
19,457
 1,010,013
Regions Financial Corp.
46,741
 339,807
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
18,225
 470,752
U.S. Bancorp.
70,992
 1,534,847
Wells Fargo & Co.
193,367
 4,859,313
Zions Bancorp.
6,252
 133,543
   
 10,461,970
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 0.5%
Avery Dennison Corp.
4,057
 150,596
Cintas Corp.
4,931
 135,849
Iron Mountain, Inc.
7,540
 168,444
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
7,688
     164,369
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.
7,895
     133,899
Republic Services, Inc.
11,352
346,123
Stericycle, Inc.(1)
3,131
 217,542
Waste Management, Inc.
17,757
 634,635
   
 1,951,457
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 2.3%
Cisco Systems, Inc.(1)
211,135
 4,623,856
Harris Corp.
4,809
 212,991
JDS Uniphase Corp.(1)
7,494
 92,851
Juniper Networks, Inc.(1)
19,199
 582,690
Motorola, Inc.(1)
85,370
 728,206
QUALCOMM, Inc.
59,412
 2,680,669
Tellabs, Inc.
14,706
 109,560
   
 9,030,823
COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS — 4.3%
Apple, Inc.(1)
33,789
 9,587,629
Dell, Inc.(1)
62,082
 804,583
EMC Corp.(1)
75,893
 1,541,387
Hewlett-Packard Co.
83,895
     3,529,462
Lexmark International, Inc., Class A(1)
2,942
 131,272
NetApp, Inc.(1)
13,251
 659,767
QLogic Corp.(1)
3,542
 62,481
SanDisk Corp.(1)
8,652
 317,096
Western Digital Corp.(1)
8,519
 241,854
   
 16,875,531
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 0.2%
Fluor Corp.
6,685
 331,108
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(1)
4,797
 185,644
Quanta Services, Inc.(1)
8,103
 154,605
   
 671,357
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS(2)
Vulcan Materials Co.
4,696
 173,376
CONSUMER FINANCE — 0.7%
American Express Co.
38,911
 1,635,429
Capital One Financial Corp.
16,769
 663,214
Discover Financial Services
20,406
 340,372
SLM Corp.(1)
17,960
 207,438
   
 2,846,453
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING — 0.2%
Ball Corp.
3,448
 202,915
Bemis Co., Inc.
4,064
 129,032
Owens-Illinois, Inc.(1)
5,851
 164,179
Pactiv Corp.(1)
5,093
 167,967
Sealed Air Corp.
6,052
 136,049
   
 800,142
DISTRIBUTORS — 0.1%
Genuine Parts Co.
5,907
 263,393
DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES — 0.1%
Apollo Group, Inc., Class A(1)
4,729
 242,834
DeVry, Inc.
2,367
 116,480
H&R Block, Inc.
11,034
     142,891
   
 502,205
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 4.1%
Bank of America Corp.
370,977
   4,863,508
Citigroup, Inc.(1)
878,198
3,424,972
CME Group, Inc.
2,470
 643,312
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.(1)
2,770
 290,074
JPMorgan Chase & Co.(3)
146,590
 5,580,681
Leucadia National Corp.(1)
7,329
 173,111
McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)
11,336
 374,768
Moody’s Corp.
7,523
 187,925
 
 
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Shares
Value
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)(1)
5,488
$        106,632
NYSE Euronext
9,768
 279,072
   
 15,924,055
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 2.8%
AT&T, Inc.
218,602
 6,252,017
CenturyLink, Inc.
10,881
 429,364
Frontier Communications Corp.
37,153
 303,540
Qwest Communications International, Inc.
64,227
 402,703
Verizon Communications, Inc.
104,488
 3,405,264
Windstream Corp.
18,223
 223,961
   
 11,016,849
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 1.9%
Allegheny Energy, Inc.
6,414
 157,271
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
17,581
 636,960
Duke Energy Corp.
48,336
 856,030
Edison International
11,817
 406,387
Entergy Corp.
6,927
 530,123
Exelon Corp.
24,312
 1,035,205
FirstEnergy Corp.
11,058
 426,175
NextEra Energy, Inc.
15,249
 829,393
Northeast Utilities
6,526
 192,974
Pepco Holdings, Inc.
8,725
 162,285
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
4,029
 166,277
PPL Corp.
17,634
 480,174
Progress Energy, Inc.
10,788
 479,203
Southern Co.
30,965
 1,153,137
   
 7,511,594
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 0.5%
Emerson Electric Co.
27,894
 1,468,898
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
5,333
 329,206
Roper Industries, Inc.
3,482
 226,957
   
 2,025,061
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 0.6%
Agilent Technologies, Inc.(1)
12,575
 419,628
Amphenol Corp., Class A
6,483
 317,537
Corning, Inc.
57,701
 1,054,774
FLIR Systems, Inc.(1)
5,875
 150,988
Jabil Circuit, Inc.
7,510
 108,219
Molex, Inc.
4,999
 104,629
   
 2,155,775
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 1.8%
Baker Hughes, Inc.
16,123
       686,840
Cameron International Corp.(1)
8,817
 378,778
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
2,650
 179,590
FMC Technologies, Inc.(1)
4,323
     295,218
Halliburton Co.
33,928
 1,121,999
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
3,890
157,389
Nabors Industries Ltd.(1)
10,581
 191,093
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
15,357
 682,926
Rowan Cos., Inc.(1)
4,396
 133,463
Schlumberger Ltd.
50,485
 3,110,381
   
 6,937,677
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 2.4%
Costco Wholesale Corp.
16,306
 1,051,574
CVS Caremark Corp.
50,013
 1,573,909
Kroger Co. (The)
23,631
 511,847
Safeway, Inc.
13,860
 293,278
SUPERVALU, INC.
7,967
 91,860
SYSCO Corp.
21,712
 619,226
Walgreen Co.
36,137
 1,210,589
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
74,361
 3,979,801
Whole Foods Market, Inc.(1)
5,427
 201,396
   
 9,533,480
FOOD PRODUCTS — 1.8%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
23,688
 756,121
Campbell Soup Co.
6,946
 248,319
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
16,102
 353,278
Dean Foods Co.(1)
6,519
 66,559
General Mills, Inc.
23,779
 868,885
H.J. Heinz Co.
11,896
 563,514
Hershey Co. (The)
5,720
 272,215
Hormel Foods Corp.
2,560
 114,176
J.M. Smucker Co. (The)
4,450
 269,359
Kellogg Co.
9,594
 484,593
Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A
64,332
 1,985,286
McCormick & Co., Inc.
5,053
 212,428
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.
7,440
 423,410
Sara Lee Corp.
24,880
 334,138
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A
11,318
 181,314
   
 7,133,595
GAS UTILITIES — 0.1%
Nicor, Inc.
1,638
 75,053
ONEOK, Inc.
3,918
 176,467
   
 251,520
 
 
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Shares
Value
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 1.7%
Baxter International, Inc.
21,633
$     1,032,110
Becton, Dickinson & Co.
8,564
 634,592
Boston Scientific Corp.(1)
56,901
 348,803
C.R. Bard, Inc.
3,384
 275,559
CareFusion Corp.(1)
8,220
 204,185
DENTSPLY International, Inc.
5,299
 169,409
Hospira, Inc.(1)
6,232
 355,286
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(1)
1,474
     418,233
Medtronic, Inc.
39,955
 1,341,689
St. Jude Medical, Inc.(1)
12,299
 483,843
Stryker Corp.
12,700
 635,635
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(1)
4,615
 279,208
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(1)
7,334
    383,788
   
 6,562,340
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 2.0%
Aetna, Inc.
15,451
488,406
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
10,109
 309,942
Cardinal Health, Inc.
12,959
 428,165
CIGNA Corp.
9,949
 355,975
Coventry Health Care, Inc.(1)
5,566
 119,836
DaVita, Inc.(1)
3,870
 267,146
Express Scripts, Inc.(1)
19,968
 972,441
Humana, Inc.(1)
6,383
 320,682
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(1)
3,699
 290,112
McKesson Corp.
9,678
 597,907
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.(1)
15,982
 832,023
Patterson Cos., Inc.
3,512
 100,619
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
5,336
 269,308
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(1)
16,087
 75,931
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
41,733
 1,465,246
WellPoint, Inc.(1)
14,687
 831,872
   
 7,725,611
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 1.7%
Carnival Corp.
15,835
 605,055
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
4,995
 213,686
International Game Technology
10,981
 158,675
Marriott International, Inc., Class A
10,461
 374,818
McDonald’s Corp.
39,389
 2,934,874
Starbucks Corp.
27,361
 699,894
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
7,105
 373,368
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
6,818
 187,291
Wynn Resorts Ltd.
2,762
       239,659
Yum! Brands, Inc.
17,211
 792,739
   
 6,580,059
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 0.4%
D.R. Horton, Inc.
10,514
 116,916
Fortune Brands, Inc.
5,699
 280,562
Harman International Industries, Inc.(1)
2,601
 86,899
Leggett & Platt, Inc.
5,572
 126,819
Lennar Corp., Class A
6,114
 94,033
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.
10,591
 188,626
Pulte Homes, Inc.(1)
12,260
 107,397
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
6,014
 368,538
Whirlpool Corp.
2,800
 226,688
   
 1,596,478
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 2.3%
Clorox Co.
5,081
 339,207
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
18,016
 1,384,710
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
15,079
 980,889
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)
105,008
   6,297,330
   
 9,002,136
INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS & ENERGY TRADERS — 0.2%
AES Corp. (The)(1)
24,933
 282,989
Constellation Energy Group, Inc.
7,537
 242,993
NRG Energy, Inc.(1)
9,534
    198,498
   
 724,480
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 2.5%
3M Co.
26,328
2,282,901
General Electric Co.
395,439
 6,425,884
Textron, Inc.
10,147
 208,622
Tyco International Ltd.
18,430
 676,934
   
 9,594,341
INSURANCE — 4.0%
ACE Ltd.
12,660
 737,445
Aflac, Inc.
17,305
 894,842
Allstate Corp. (The)
19,754
 623,239
American International Group, Inc.(1)
4,996
 195,344
Aon Corp.
10,147
 396,849
Assurant, Inc.
4,095
 166,667
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(1)
64,380
 5,322,938
Chubb Corp. (The)
11,614
 661,882
Cincinnati Financial Corp.
5,991
 172,840
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A(1)
18,233
 222,807
 
 
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Equity Index
 
 
Shares
Value
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)
16,071
$        368,830
Lincoln National Corp.
11,911
 284,911
Loews Corp.
11,707
 443,695
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
20,352
 490,890
MetLife, Inc.
33,645
 1,293,650
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
11,975
 310,392
Progressive Corp. (The)
24,437
 510,000
Prudential Financial, Inc.
17,219
 932,926
Torchmark Corp.
2,887
 153,415
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)
17,370
 904,977
Unum Group
11,794
 261,237
XL Group plc
12,758
 276,338
   
 15,626,114
INTERNET & CATALOG RETAIL — 0.7%
Amazon.com, Inc.(1)
13,067
 2,052,303
Expedia, Inc.
7,954
 224,382
priceline.com, Inc.(1)
1,785
 621,787
   
 2,898,472
INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 1.8%
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(1)
6,698
 336,106
eBay, Inc.(1)
42,695
 1,041,758
Google, Inc., Class A(1)
9,191
 4,832,536
Monster Worldwide, Inc.(1)
4,621
 59,888
VeriSign, Inc.(1)
6,256
 198,565
Yahoo!, Inc.(1)
49,936
 707,593
   
 7,176,446
IT SERVICES — 3.1%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
18,108
 761,079
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(1)
11,231
     724,062
Computer Sciences Corp.
5,766
 265,236
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
9,608
 260,665
Fiserv, Inc.(1)
5,435
 292,512
International Business Machines Corp.
46,670
 6,260,314
MasterCard, Inc., Class A
3,569
 799,456
Paychex, Inc.
12,029
    330,677
SAIC, Inc.(1)
10,820
 172,904
Teradata Corp.(1)
6,353
 244,972
Total System Services, Inc.
6,183
94,229
Visa, Inc., Class A
18,344
 1,362,225
Western Union Co. (The)
24,374
 430,689
   
 11,999,020
LEISURE EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS — 0.2%
Eastman Kodak Co.(1)
10,301
          43,264
Hasbro, Inc.
5,223
 232,476
Mattel, Inc.
13,143
 308,335
   
 584,075
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES — 0.4%
Life Technologies Corp.(1)
6,828
 318,799
PerkinElmer, Inc.
4,385
 101,469
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(1)
15,097
 722,844
Waters Corp.(1)
3,462
 245,041
   
 1,388,153
MACHINERY — 2.0%
Caterpillar, Inc.
23,259
 1,830,018
Cummins, Inc.
7,347
 665,491
Danaher Corp.
19,849
 806,068
Deere & Co.
15,722
 1,097,081
Dover Corp.
7,006
 365,783
Eaton Corp.
6,114
 504,344
Flowserve Corp.
2,078
 227,375
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
18,738
 881,061
PACCAR, Inc.
13,399
 645,162
Pall Corp.
4,368
 181,884
Parker-Hannifin Corp.
5,837
 408,940
Snap-on, Inc.
2,193
 101,996
   
 7,715,203
MEDIA — 2.9%
CBS Corp., Class B
24,638
 390,759
Comcast Corp., Class A
103,862
 1,877,825
DirecTV, Class A(1)
32,037
 1,333,700
Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A(1)
10,680
 465,114
Gannett Co., Inc.
8,695
 106,340
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)(1)
18,737
 187,932
Meredith Corp.
1,504
 50,098
New York Times Co. (The), Class A(1)
4,738
 36,672
News Corp., Class A
84,511
 1,103,714
Omnicom Group, Inc.
11,147
 440,084
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A
3,437
 163,532
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
13,027
 703,328
Time Warner, Inc.
41,642
 1,276,327
Viacom, Inc., Class B
22,255
    805,408
Walt Disney Co. (The)
70,793
 2,343,956
Washington Post Co. (The), Class B
226
90,267
   
 11,375,056
 
 
 
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Equity Index
 
 
Shares
Value
METALS & MINING — 1.1%
AK Steel Holding Corp.
4,403
$          60,806
Alcoa, Inc.
37,131
 449,656
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.
3,640
    169,078
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.
5,070
 324,074
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
17,484
 1,492,959
Newmont Mining Corp.
18,193
1,142,702
Nucor Corp.
11,446
 437,237
Titanium Metals Corp.(1)
3,087
 61,617
United States Steel Corp.
5,349
 234,500
   
 4,372,629
MULTILINE RETAIL — 0.8%
Big Lots, Inc.(1)
2,666
 88,645
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
5,050
 223,008
J.C. Penney Co., Inc.
8,794
 239,021
Kohl’s Corp.(1)
11,271
 593,756
Macy’s, Inc.
15,136
 349,490
Nordstrom, Inc.
6,201
 230,677
Sears Holdings Corp.(1)
1,627
 117,372
Target Corp.
26,677
 1,425,619
   
 3,267,588
MULTI-UTILITIES — 1.4%
Ameren Corp.
8,886
 252,362
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
15,591
 245,091
CMS Energy Corp.
8,915
 160,648
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
10,273
 495,364
Dominion Resources, Inc.
21,638
 944,715
DTE Energy Co.
6,305
 289,589
Integrys Energy Group, Inc.
2,953
 153,733
NiSource, Inc.
10,481
 182,369
PG&E Corp.
14,687
 667,084
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
18,465
 610,822
SCANA Corp.
4,224
 170,312
Sempra Energy
9,026
 485,599
TECO Energy, Inc.
8,257
 143,011
Wisconsin Energy Corp.
4,355
 251,719
Xcel Energy, Inc.
16,607
 381,463
   
 5,433,881
OFFICE ELECTRONICS — 0.1%
Xerox Corp.
50,310
 520,709
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 8.9%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
18,237
 1,040,421
Apache Corp.
13,450
 1,314,872
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.
4,003
120,530
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
24,510
       555,152
Chevron Corp.
74,341
 6,025,338
ConocoPhillips
54,828
 3,148,772
CONSOL Energy, Inc.
8,451
 312,349
Denbury Resources, Inc.(1)
14,852
     235,998
Devon Energy Corp.
16,059
 1,039,660
El Paso Corp.
26,418
 327,055
EOG Resources, Inc.
9,458
 879,310
EQT Corp.
5,381
 194,039
Exxon Mobil Corp.
188,360
 11,638,764
Hess Corp.
10,693
 632,170
Marathon Oil Corp.
26,159
 865,863
Massey Energy Co.
3,838
     119,055
Murphy Oil Corp.
6,963
 431,149
Noble Energy, Inc.
6,380
 479,074
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
29,996
2,348,687
Peabody Energy Corp.
9,792
 479,906
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
4,323
 281,125
QEP Resources, Inc.
6,511
 196,242
Range Resources Corp.
5,929
 226,073
Southwestern Energy Co.(1)
12,994
 434,519
Spectra Energy Corp.
23,732
 535,157
Sunoco, Inc.
4,536
 165,564
Tesoro Corp.
5,453
 72,852
Valero Energy Corp.
20,442
 357,939
Williams Cos., Inc. (The)
21,221
 405,533
   
 34,863,168
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS — 0.1%
International Paper Co.
15,750
 342,563
MeadWestvaco Corp.
6,517
 158,884
   
 501,447
PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 0.2%
Avon Products, Inc.
15,598
 500,852
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A
4,201
 265,629
   
 766,481
PHARMACEUTICALS — 6.0%
Abbott Laboratories
57,067
 2,981,180
Allergan, Inc.
11,338
 754,317
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
63,282
 1,715,575
Eli Lilly & Co.
37,710
 1,377,546
Forest Laboratories, Inc.(1)
10,615
 328,322
Johnson & Johnson
101,867
 6,311,680
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)
9,496
 94,580
Merck & Co., Inc.
113,767
 4,187,763
Mylan, Inc.(1)
11,432
 215,036
 
 
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Equity Index
 
 
Shares
Value
Pfizer, Inc.
297,264
$     5,104,023
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)
3,952
 167,209
   
 23,237,231
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 0.1%
Dun & Bradstreet Corp.
1,919
 142,275
Equifax, Inc.
4,348
 135,657
Robert Half International, Inc.
5,545
 144,170
   
 422,102
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITs) — 1.4%
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A
4,200
 89,796
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
3,125
 324,781
Boston Properties, Inc.
5,080
     422,250
Equity Residential
10,642
 506,240
HCP, Inc.
11,461
 412,367
Health Care REIT, Inc.
4,599
 217,717
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
23,919
 346,347
Kimco Realty Corp.
15,136
 238,392
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.
6,089
 214,942
ProLogis
17,942
 211,357
Public Storage
5,101
 495,001
Simon Property Group, Inc.
10,911
   1,011,886
Ventas, Inc.
5,887
 303,592
Vornado Realty Trust
5,952
 509,074
Weyerhaeuser Co.
19,918
313,908
   
 5,617,650
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 0.1%
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., Class A(1)
10,766
 196,803
ROAD & RAIL — 0.8%
CSX Corp.
14,051
 777,301
Norfolk Southern Corp.
13,620
 810,526
Ryder System, Inc.
2,006
 85,797
Union Pacific Corp.
18,416
 1,506,429
   
 3,180,053
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 2.4%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(1)
21,579
 153,427
Altera Corp.
11,349
 342,286
Analog Devices, Inc.
10,721
 336,425
Applied Materials, Inc.
49,146
 574,025
Broadcom Corp., Class A
16,506
 584,147
First Solar, Inc.(1)
1,986
 292,637
Intel Corp.
205,872
 3,958,919
KLA-Tencor Corp.
6,250
 220,188
Linear Technology Corp.
8,417
       258,654
LSI Corp.(1)
24,972
 113,872
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.(1)
8,419
 100,354
Microchip Technology, Inc.
6,909
 217,288
Micron Technology, Inc.(1)
31,878
 229,840
National Semiconductor Corp.
9,079
 115,939
Novellus Systems, Inc.(1)
3,632
 96,539
NVIDIA Corp.(1)
21,519
 251,342
Teradyne, Inc.(1)
6,508
 72,499
Texas Instruments, Inc.
44,172
 1,198,828
Xilinx, Inc.
9,255
 246,276
   
 9,363,485
SOFTWARE — 3.9%
Adobe Systems, Inc.(1)
19,177
 501,479
Autodesk, Inc.(1)
8,569
 273,951
BMC Software, Inc.(1)
6,400
 259,072
CA, Inc.
13,916
 293,906
Cerner Corp.(1)
2,524
 211,991
Citrix Systems, Inc.(1)
7,005
 478,021
Compuware Corp.(1)
8,747
 74,612
Electronic Arts, Inc.(1)
12,149
 199,608
Intuit, Inc.(1)
10,441
     457,420
McAfee, Inc.(1)
5,432
 256,716
Microsoft Corp.
281,652
 6,897,658
Novell, Inc.(1)
13,453
 80,314
Oracle Corp.
143,212
 3,845,242
Red Hat, Inc.(1)
7,037
 288,517
salesforce.com, inc.(1)
4,265
 476,827
Symantec Corp.(1)
29,019
 440,218
   
 15,035,552
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 2.0%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A
3,342
     131,407
AutoNation, Inc.(1)
2,437
 56,660
AutoZone, Inc.(1)
1,031
 236,006
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(1)
9,885
429,108
Best Buy Co., Inc.
12,592
 514,131
CarMax, Inc.(1)
7,908
 220,317
GameStop Corp., Class A(1)
5,772
 113,766
Gap, Inc. (The)
16,078
 299,694
Home Depot, Inc. (The)
61,633
 1,952,534
Limited Brands, Inc.
9,538
 255,428
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.
51,956
 1,158,099
Office Depot, Inc.(1)
10,884
 50,066
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(1)
5,162
 274,618
 
 
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Equity Index
 
 
Shares
Value
RadioShack Corp.
4,723
$         100,742
Ross Stores, Inc.
4,588
 250,597
Staples, Inc.
26,641
 557,330
Tiffany & Co.
4,822
 226,586
TJX Cos., Inc. (The)
15,000
 669,450
Urban Outfitters, Inc.(1)
4,562
 143,429
   
 7,639,968
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 0.5%
Coach, Inc.
11,110
 477,286
NIKE, Inc., Class B
14,239
 1,141,113
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.
2,453
 220,426
VF Corp.
3,141
 254,484
   
 2,093,309
THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE — 0.1%
Hudson City Bancorp., Inc.
19,178
 235,122
People’s United Financial, Inc.
14,129
 184,949
   
 420,071
TOBACCO — 1.7%
Altria Group, Inc.
76,789
 1,844,472
Lorillard, Inc.
5,565
 446,925
Philip Morris International, Inc.
67,840
 3,800,397
Reynolds American, Inc.
6,341
 376,592
   
 6,468,386
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 0.1%
Fastenal Co.
5,432
 288,928
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
2,187
 260,494
   
 549,422
 
 
 
Shares/
Principal
Amount
Value
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.4%
American Tower Corp., Class A(1)
14,831
$        760,237
MetroPCS Communications, Inc.(1)
9,986
     104,454
Sprint Nextel Corp.(1)
108,861
 504,026
   
 1,368,717
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $303,793,448)
 382,139,365
Temporary Cash Investments — Segregated For Futures Contracts — 1.9%
JPMorgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund Agency Shares
41,264
41,264
Repurchase Agreement, Credit Suisse First Boston, Inc., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury
obligations, 3.375%, 11/15/19, valued at $6,425,085), in a joint trading account at 0.18%, dated
9/30/10, due 10/1/10 (Delivery value $6,300,032)
 6,300,000
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.21%, 11/18/10(4)
$1,130,000
1,129,816
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — SEGREGATED FOR FUTURES CONTRACTS
(Cost $7,470,946)
 7,471,080
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 100.0% (Cost $311,264,394)
 389,610,445
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES(2)
 147,907
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
$389,758,352

 
Futures Contracts
Contracts Purchased
Expiration Date
Underlying Face Amount at Value
Unrealized Gain (Loss)
138     S&P 500 E-Mini Futures
December 2010
$7,843,230
$260,714

 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

(1)
Non-income producing.
(2)
Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
(3)
Security, or a portion thereof, has been segregated for futures contracts. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities pledged was $7,844,000.
(4)
The rate indicated is the yield to maturity at purchase.
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
Assets
Investment securities, at value (cost of $311,264,394)
$389,610,445
Cash
385
Receivable for capital shares sold
39,877
Dividends and interest receivable
486,943
 
390,137,650
   
Liabilities
 
Payable for investments purchased
35,454
Payable for capital shares redeemed
190,901
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts
29,708
Accrued management fees
123,235
 
379,298
   
Net Assets
$389,758,352
   
Net Assets Consist of:
 
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus)
$355,336,818
Undistributed net investment income
62,480
Accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions
(44,247,711)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
78,606,765
 
$389,758,352


 
Net assets
Shares outstanding
Net asset value per share
Investor Class, $0.01 Par Value
$197,339,331
43,556,373
$4.53
Institutional Class, $0.01 Par Value
$192,419,021
42,457,456
$4.53

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Operations
 

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
Investment Income (Loss)
Income:
 
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $627)
$   4,182,900
Interest
5,708
 
4,188,608
   
Expenses:
 
Management fees
784,000
Directors’ fees and expenses
6,231
Other expenses
7,027
 
797,258
   
Net investment income (loss)
3,391,350
   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
Investment transactions
15,560,490
Futures contract transactions
(272,535)
 
15,287,955
   
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
Investments
(28,078,721)
Futures contracts
91,505
 
(27,987,216)
   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
(12,699,261)
   
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
$   (9,307,911)
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 

SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2010
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
September 30, 2010
March 31, 2010
Operations
Net investment income (loss)
$    3,391,350
$    7,484,693
Net realized gain (loss)
15,287,955
11,280,609
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
(27,987,216)
132,734,268
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
(9,307,911)
151,499,570
     
Distributions to Shareholders
   
From net investment income:
   
   Investor Class
(1,569,403)
(3,159,335)
   Institutional Class
(1,805,018)
(4,332,216)
Decrease in net assets from distributions
(3,374,421)
(7,491,551)
     
Capital Share Transactions
   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
(38,051,031)
(23,595,176)
     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
(50,733,363)
120,412,843
     
Net Assets
   
Beginning of period
440,491,715
320,078,872
End of period
$389,758,352
$440,491,715
     
Undistributed net investment income
$62,480
$45,551
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization — American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. Equity Index Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund is nondiversified under the 1940 Act. The fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital growth. The fund pursues its objective by matching, as closely as possible, the investment characteristics and results of the S&P 500 Index. The following is a summary of the fund’s significant accounting policies.

Multiple Class — The fund is authorized to issue the Investor Class and the Institutional Class. The share classes differ principally in their respective distribution and shareholder servicing expenses and arrangements. 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.

Security Valuations — Securities traded primarily on a principal securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price, or at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices where no last sales price is available. Depending on local convention or regulation, securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official close price. Investments in open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported net asset value. Discount notes may be valued through a commercial pricing service or at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Securities traded on foreign securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets are normally completed before the close of business on days that the New York Stock Exchange (the Exchange) is open and may also take place on days when the Exchange is not open. If an event occurs after the value of a security was established but before the net asset value per share was determined that was likely to materially change the net asset value, that security would be valued as determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. If the fund determines that the market price of a portfolio security is not readily available, or that the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect the security’s fair value, such security is valued as determined by the Board of Directors or its designee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, if such determination would materially impact a fund’s net asset value. Certain other circumstances may cause the fund to use alternative procedures to value a security such as: a security has been declared in default; trading in a security has been halted during the trading day; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading will commence.

Security Transactions — For financial reporting purposes, 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. 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.
 
 
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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. The fund is no longer subject to examination by tax authorities for years prior to 2007. 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. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal or state income taxes.

Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions from net investment income are 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.

Use of Estimates — The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

2. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties

Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a Management Agreement (the 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 the daily net assets of the specific class of shares of the fund and paid monthly in arrears. 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 have very similar investment teams and investment strategies (strategy assets). The annual management fee schedule for the fund ranges from 0.350% to 0.490% for the Investor Class. The Institutional Class is 0.200% less at each point within the range. The effective annual management fee for each class for the six months ended September 30, 2010 was 0.49% and 0.29% for the Investor Class and Institutional Class, respectively.

ACIM has entered into a Subadvisory Agreement with Northern Trust Investments, N.A. (NTI) (the subadvisor) on behalf of the fund. The subadvisor makes investment decisions for the fund in accordance with the fund’s investment objectives, policies and restrictions under the supervision of ACIM and the Board of Directors. ACIM pays all costs associated with retaining NTI as the subadvisor of the fund.

 
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Related Parties — Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC), the parent of the corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the distributor of the corporation, ACIS, and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC.

The fund is eligible to invest in a money market fund for temporary purposes, which is managed by J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM). The fund has a Mutual Funds Services Agreement with J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co. (JPMIS) and a securities lending agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank (JPMCB). JPMCB is a custodian of the fund. JPMIM, JPMIS and JPMCB are wholly owned subsidiaries of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM). JPM is an equity investor in ACC.

3. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the six months ended September 30, 2010, were $6,208,315 and $42,045,757, respectively.

4. Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:

   
Six months ended September 30, 2010
   
Year ended March 31, 2010
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
 
Investor Class/Shares Authorized
    150,000,000    
 
      150,000,000    
 
 
Sold
    3,857,525       $17,191,752       12,694,955       $52,828,024  
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
    341,911       1,532,509       725,656       3,081,827  
Redeemed
    (5,598,829 )     (24,684,216 )     (9,204,015 )     (37,281,187 )
      (1,399,393 )     (5,959,955 )     4,216,596       18,628,664  
Institutional Class/Shares Authorized
    150,000,000               310,000,000          
Sold
    1,914,166       8,470,968       10,325,912       39,608,523  
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
    402,935       1,805,018       1,026,830       4,332,216  
Redeemed
    (9,762,337 )     (42,367,062 )     (21,735,881 )     (86,164,579 )
      (7,445,236 )     (32,091,076 )     (10,383,139 )     (42,223,840 )
Net increase (decrease)
    (8,844,629 )     $(38,051,031 )     (6,166,543 )     $(23,595,176 )
 
5. Fair Value Measurements

The fund’s securities valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the positions 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 as follows:

Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical securities;

Level 2 valuation inputs consist of significant direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for similar securities, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); or

Level 3 valuation inputs consist of significant unobservable inputs (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 valuation inputs used to determine the fair value of the fund’s securities and other financial instruments as of September 30, 2010. The Schedule of Investments provides additional details on the fund’s portfolio holdings.

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Investment Securities
                 
Common Stocks
    $382,139,365              
Temporary Cash Investments
    41,264       $7,429,816        
Total Value of Investment Securities
    $382,180,629       $7,429,816        
                         
Other Financial Instruments
                       
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Futures Contracts
    $260,714              
 
6. Derivative Instruments

Equity Price Risk — The fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A fund may enter into futures contracts 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 equity price risk derivative instruments held at period end as disclosed on the Schedule of Investments are indicative of the fund’s typical volume during the period.

The value of equity price risk derivative instruments as of September 30, 2010, is disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability of $29,708 in payable for variation margin on futures contracts. For the six months ended September 30, 2010, the effect of equity price risk derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations was $(272,535) in net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and $91,505 in change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts.

7. Interfund Lending

The fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may participate in an interfund lending program, pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the fund to borrow from or lend to other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds that permit such transactions. Interfund lending transactions are subject to each fund’s investment policies and borrowing and lending limits. The interfund loan rate earned/paid on interfund lending transactions is determined daily based on the average of certain current market rates. Interfund lending transactions normally extend only overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. The program is subject to annual approval by the Board of Directors. During the six months ended September 30, 2010, the fund did not utilize the program.

 
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8. Federal Tax Information

The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.

As of September 30, 2010, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
       
Federal tax cost of investments
    $333,517,084  
Gross tax appreciation of investments
    $107,088,781  
Gross tax depreciation of investments
    (50,995,420 )
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments
    $56,093,361  
 
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

As of March 31, 2010, the fund had accumulated capital losses of $(39,137,018), which represent net capital loss carryovers that may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations. The capital loss carryovers expire as follows:

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
$(21,756,247)
$(1,957,751)
$(1,992,016)
$(5,270,954)
$(8,160,050)
 
 
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Financial Highlights
Equity Index
 
Investor Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $4.64       $3.17       $5.26       $5.66       $5.16       $4.70  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(2)
    0.04       0.07       0.09       0.09       0.08       0.07  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.11 )     1.47       (2.09 )     (0.39 )     0.50       0.46  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    (0.07 )     1.54       (2.00 )     (0.30 )     0.58       0.53  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.04 )     (0.07 )     (0.09 )     (0.10 )     (0.08 )     (0.07 )
   From Tax Return
   of Capital
                      (3)            
   Total Distributions
    (0.04 )     (0.07 )     (0.09 )     (0.10 )     (0.08 )     (0.07 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $4.53       $4.64       $3.17       $5.26       $5.66       $5.16  
                                                 
Total Return(4)
    (1.59 )%     48.96 %     (38.36 )%     (5.46 )%     11.28 %     11.36 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to
Average Net Assets
    0.49 %(5)     0.49 %     0.49 %     0.49 %     0.49 %     0.49 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to
Average Net Assets
    1.58 %(5)     1.81 %     1.93 %     1.51 %     1.49 %     1.43 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    2 %     12 %     5 %     9 %     4 %     17 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $197,339       $208,726       $129,026       $207,571       $232,880       $152,799  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(3)
Per-share amount was less than $0.005.
(4)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(5)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Equity Index
 
Institutional Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $4.64       $3.17       $5.26       $5.67       $5.16       $4.71  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(2)
    0.04       0.08       0.10       0.10       0.09       0.08  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.11 )     1.47       (2.09 )     (0.40 )     0.51       0.45  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    (0.07 )     1.55       (1.99 )     (0.30 )     0.60       0.53  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.04 )     (0.08 )     (0.10 )     (0.11 )     (0.09 )     (0.08 )
   From Tax Return
   of Capital
                      (3)            
   Total Distributions
    (0.04 )     (0.08 )     (0.10 )     (0.11 )     (0.09 )     (0.08 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $4.53       $4.64       $3.17       $5.26       $5.67       $5.16  
                                                 
Total Return(4)
    (1.49 )%     49.27 %     (38.24 )%     (5.27 )%     11.50 %     11.35 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to
Average Net Assets
    0.29 %(5)     0.29 %     0.29 %     0.29 %     0.29 %     0.29 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to
Average Net Assets
    1.78 %(5)     2.01 %     2.13 %     1.71 %     1.69 %     1.63 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    2 %     12 %     5 %     9 %     4 %     17 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $192,419       $231,766       $191,053       $599,914       $813,571       $662,759  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(3)
Per-share amount was less than $0.005.
(4)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(5)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Proxy Voting Results
 

A special meeting of shareholders was held on June 16, 2010, to vote on the following proposals. Each proposal received the required number of votes and was adopted. A summary of voting results is listed below each proposal.

Proposal 1:
 
To elect one Director to the Board of Directors of American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the proposal was voted on by all shareholders of funds issued by American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.):
         
            
John R. Whitten
For:
8,909,100,602
 
   
Withhold:
 464,054,213
 
   
Abstain:
 0
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
0
 
 
The other directors whose term of office continued after the meeting include Jonathan S. Thomas, Thomas A. Brown, Andrea C. Hall,
James A. Olson, Donald H. Pratt, and M. Jeannine Strandjord.

Proposal 2:
 
To approve a management agreement between the fund and American Century Investment Management, Inc.:
         
 
Investor Class
For:
121,942,461
 
        
Against:
 2,172,018
 
              
Abstain:
 2,857,151
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
14,451,857
 
         
 
Institutional Class
For:
191,913,714
 
   
Against:
 0
 
   
Abstain:
 0
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
0
 
 
Proposal 3:
 
To approve a subadvisory agreement between Northern Trust Investments, N.A. and American Century Investment Management, Inc.:
         
              
For:
313,246,871
 
   
Against:
 2,262,156
 
   
Abstain:
 3,376,317
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
14,451,857
 
 
 
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Proposal 4:
 
To approve an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to limit certain director liability to the extent permitted by Maryland law (the proposal was voted on by all shareholders of funds issued by American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.):
         
              
For:
7,171,505,354
 
   
Against:
 434,482,700
 
   
Abstain:
 468,352,741
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
1,298,814,021
 
 
 
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Additional Information
 

Retirement Account Information
 
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain IRAs, or 403(b), 457 and qualified plans 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. You have the right to revoke your withholding election at any time and any election you make may remain in effect until revoked by filing a new election.

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. State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.

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

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

The following indices are used to illustrate investment market, sector, or style performance or to serve as fund performance comparisons. They are not investment products available for purchase.

The Russell 1000® Index is a market-capitalization weighted, large-cap index created by Frank Russell Company to measure the performance of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies (the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies (the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000® Index is a market-capitalization weighted index created by Frank Russell Company to measure the performance of the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies (the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies (the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell Midcap® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies (the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell Midcap® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies (the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The S&P 500 Index is a market value-weighted index of the stocks of 500 publicly traded U.S. companies chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation that are considered to be leading firms in dominant industries. Each stock’s weight in the index is proportionate to its market value. Created by Standard & Poor’s, it is considered to be a broad measure of U.S. stock market performance.
 
 
 
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816-531-5575
   
Investors Using Advisors
1-800-378-9878
   
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Financial Professionals, Insurance Companies
 
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Kansas City, Missouri
 
This report and the statements it contains are submitted for the general information of our shareholders. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
 
 
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Semiannual Report
September 30, 2010
 
 
 
 
American Century Investments®
Large Company Value Fund
 
 
 

 
 
Table of Contents

 
President’s Letter
2
 
Independent Chairman’s Letter
3
 
Market Perspective
4
 
      U.S. Stock Index Returns
4
     
Large Company Value
 
 
Performance
5
 
Portfolio Commentary
7
 
      Top Ten Holdings
9
 
      Top Five Industries
9
 
      Types of Investments in Portfolio
9
     
 
Shareholder Fee Example
10
     
Financial Statements
 
 
Schedule of Investments
12
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
15
 
Statement of Operations
16
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
17
 
Notes to Financial Statements
18
 
Financial Highlights
24
     
Other Information
 
 
Proxy Voting Results
30
 
Additional Information
31
 
Index Definitions
32
 
 
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
 

   Jonathan Thomas

Dear Investor:

To learn more about the capital markets, your investment, and the portfolio management strategies American Century Investments provides, we encourage you to review this shareholder report for the financial reporting period ended September 30, 2010.

On the following pages, you will find investment performance and portfolio information, presented with the expert perspective and commentary of our portfolio management team. This report remains one of our most important vehicles for conveying the information you need about your investment performance, and about the market factors and strategies that affect fund returns. For additional information on the markets, we encourage you to visit the “Insights & News” tab at our Web site, americancentury.com, for updates and further expert commentary.

The top of our Web site’s home page also provides a link to “Our Story,” which, first and foremost, outlines our commitment—since 1958—to helping clients reach their financial goals. We believe strongly that we will only be successful when our clients are successful. That’s who we are.

Another important, unique facet of our story and who we are is “Profits with a Purpose,” which describes our bond with the Stowers Institute for Medical Research (SIMR). SIMR is a world-class biomedical organization—founded by our company founder James E. Stowers, Jr. and his wife Virginia—that is dedicated to researching the causes, treatment, and prevention of gene-based diseases, including cancer. Through American Century Investments’ private ownership structure, more than 40% of our profits support SIMR.

Mr. Stowers’ example of achieving financial success and using that platform to help humanity motivates our entire American Century Investments team. His story inspires us to help each of our clients achieve success. Thank you for sharing your financial journey with us.

Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
 
 
 
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Independent Chairman’s Letter
 

   Don Pratt

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

As regulators and the markets continue to sort out the events of the credit crisis, a consistent theme has been that financial services firms should re-examine their risk management practices. Risk management has been a regular part of American Century Investments’ activities for many years. However, recently American Century and your mutual fund board have been spending additional time focusing on our risk oversight processes.

The board’s efforts are now organized around three categories of risk: investment risk, operational risk, and enterprise risk. This approach has facilitated a realignment of many risk oversight tasks that the board has historically conducted. Investment risk tasks include a review of portfolio risk, monitoring the use of derivatives, and performance assessment. Operational risk focuses on compliance, valuation, shareholder services, and trading activities. Enterprise risk addresses the financial condition of the advisor, human resource development, and reputational risks. Risk oversight tasks are addressed in every quarterly board meeting, and a review of the advisor’s entire risk management program is undertaken annually. We acknowledge and support the approach that American Century Investments takes to its risk management responsibilities. While the board has refocused its efforts in this important oversight area, we recognize that risk oversight is a journey and we expect to continue to improve our processes.

Our September quarterly board meeting was held in the New York offices of American Century Investments. This gave the directors an opportunity to meet with the portfolio management teams for each of the global and international funds overseen by the board. Each team uses sophisticated investment tools and daily risk analysis in managing client assets. We also were impressed with the “bench strength” that has been developed under the leadership of the Global and Non-U.S. Equity CIO Mark Kopinski. These face-to-face meetings provide an opportunity for the directors—working on behalf of shareholders—to validate the advisor’s efforts and the investment management approach being followed.

I thank you for your continued confidence in American Century during this turbulent time in the economy and investment markets. If you have thoughts or questions you would like to share with the board send them to me at dhpratt@fundboardchair.com.

Best regards,
 

Don Pratt
 
 
 
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Market Perspective
 

By Phil Davidson, Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Value Equity

Mixed Results for U.S. Stocks
 
U.S. stocks were mixed but generally lower for the six months ended September 30, 2010, as market volatility increased notably. The key factor driving this volatility was increased uncertainty regarding the U.S. economic recovery, which appeared to wane following the robust growth rate it experienced in the last half of 2009.

Evidence of slowing economic activity during the six-month period included a slowdown in the manufacturing sector, further deterioration in the housing market, persistently high unemployment, and a decline in retail sales. In addition, sovereign debt problems in Europe also led to concerns about the impact of a potential fiscal crisis on global economic growth. The combination sent stocks into a tailspin in the second quarter of 2010.

The equity market rebounded in the third quarter, with the bulk of the rally occurring in September—the highest monthly return for stocks since April 2009. The Federal Reserve indicated that it would reinstate the quantitative easing measures used to stimulate economic growth in 2009, and the market rallied in the hope that these efforts would resuscitate the economic recovery. Despite a strong finish, the broad equity indices fell slightly for the six months, although mid- and small-cap issues posted modestly positive results (see the table below).

Value Stocks Lagged
 
Value stocks underperformed their growth-oriented counterparts across all market capitalizations during the six-month period. The primary reason was the lagging performance of the financial sector, which is the largest component in most value indices. Financial companies continued to struggle with high unemployment, continued weakness in the housing market, growing loan delinquencies and defaults, and uncertainty regarding the impact of recent financial reform legislation.

On the positive side, the recent trend of rising dividend payouts remained supportive for value stocks. The growth in dividends reflected both a significant recovery in corporate earnings (excluding financials) over the past year and increasingly healthy balance sheets. The question going forward is whether companies can sustain this level of profitability and financial strength in a slow-growth economic environment.

U.S. Stock Index Returns
For the six months ended September 30, 2010*
Russell 1000 Index (Large-Cap)
–1.21%
 
Russell 2000 Index (Small-Cap)
0.25%
Russell 1000 Growth Index
–0.27%
 
Russell 2000 Growth Index
2.43%
Russell 1000 Value Index
 –2.14%
 
Russell 2000 Value Index
–1.90%
Russell Midcap Index
2.12%
 
*Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
Russell Midcap Growth Index
2.95%
     
Russell Midcap Value Index
1.40%
     

 
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Performance
Large Company Value
 
Total Returns as of September 30, 2010
       
Average Annual Returns
 
 
Ticker
Symbol
6 months(1)
1 year
5 years
10 years
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Investor Class
ALVIX
-2.82%
5.72%
-1.62%
3.29%
2.62%
7/30/99
Russell 1000
Value Index
-2.14%
8.90%
-0.48%
2.59%
2.43%
S&P 500 Index
-1.42%
10.16%
0.64%
-0.43%
0.44%
Institutional Class
ALVSX
-2.72%
5.94%
-1.43%
2.14%
8/10/01
A Class(2)
   No sales charge*
   With sales charge*
ALPAX
 
 
-2.94%
-8.53%
5.46%
-0.67%
-1.87%
-3.02%
3.16%
2.54%
10/26/00
 
 
B Class
   No sales charge*
   With sales charge*
ALBVX
 
 
-3.48%
-8.48%
4.43%
0.43%
-2.60%
-2.82%
3.70%
3.70%
1/31/03
 
 
C Class
   No sales charge*
   With sales charge*
ALPCX
 
 
-3.30%
-4.27%
4.66%
4.66%
-2.57%
-2.57%
1.59%
1.59%
11/7/01
 
 
R Class
ALVRX
-3.06%
5.19%
-2.11%
2.29%
8/29/03

*
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 for equity funds and may be subject to a maximum CDSC of 1.00%. B Class shares redeemed within six years of purchase are subject to a CDSC that declines from 5.00% during the first year after purchase to 0.00% the sixth year after purchase. 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.

(1)
Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(2)
Prior to December 3, 2007, the A Class was referred to as the Advisor Class and did not have a front-end sales charge. Performance prior to that date has been adjusted to reflect this charge.
 
Data presented reflect past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com.

Unless otherwise indicated, performance reflects Investor Class shares; performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure. For information about other share classes available, please consult the prospectus. 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. Returns for the indices are provided for comparison. The fund’s total returns include operating expenses (such as transaction costs and management fees) that reduce returns, while the total returns of the indices do not.

 
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Large Company Value
 
Growth of $10,000 Over 10 Years
$10,000 investment made September 30, 2000



Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Investor Class
Institutional
Class
A Class
B Class
C Class
R Class
0.85%
0.65%
1.10%
1.85%
1.85%
1.35%

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. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com.

Unless otherwise indicated, performance reflects Investor Class shares; performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure. For information about other share classes available, please consult the prospectus. 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. Returns for the indices are provided for comparison. The fund’s total returns include operating expenses (such as transaction costs and management fees) that reduce returns, while the total returns of the indices do not.

 
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Portfolio Commentary
Large Company Value
 
Portfolio Managers: Chuck Ritter and Brendan Healy

Performance Summary
 
Large Company Value declined -2.82%* for the six months ended September 30, 2010. By comparison, its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index, fell -2.14%. The broader market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, dropped -1.42%. The portfolio’s return reflects operating expenses, while the indices’ returns do not. The average return for Morningstar’s Large Cap Value category (its performance, like Large Company Value’s, reflects operating expenses) was -2.44%.**

Stocks suffered steep declines during the first three months of the reporting period as investors, unsettled by the debt crisis in Europe and softer-than-expected U.S. economic news, fled into defensive investments such as U.S. Treasuries and utilities. However, in spite of continued economic uncertainty, stock prices rose once the turmoil in Europe moderated. Counter-intuitively, during the third quarter, both higher-risk and higher-yielding securities outperformed. Higher-risk stocks were in favor as fears of a double-dip recession eased, while investors continued to favor higher-yielding securities because of very low interest rates. Against this backdrop, Large Company Value’s positions in the utilities, information technology, and financials sectors detracted from relative results. Holdings in consumer staples, consumer discretionary, and telecommunication services contributed positively.

We carefully manage this portfolio for long-term results. Since Large Company Value’s inception on July 30, 1999, the portfolio has produced an average annual return of 2.62%, topping the returns for Morningstar’s Large Cap Value category average, the Russell 1000 Value Index, and the S&P 500 Index for that period (see performance information on pages 5–6 and the footnotes below).

Utilities Slowed Relative Performance
 
Although the portfolio gained in absolute terms within the utilities sector, its underweight position hampered progress on a relative basis. We continue to believe that many of these stocks are overvalued, but this stance dampened performance during the reporting period when utilities outperformed in the benchmark.

Information Technology and Financials Detracted
 
Large Company Value’s complement of information technology stocks, specifically its holdings in the computers and peripherals segment, hampered progress. This segment provided key detractor Hewlett-Packard. Despite posting profit gains, the technology giant’s share prices declined after the abrupt exit of its chief executive officer and uncertainty surrounding the appointment of a successor.
 
*
All fund returns referenced in this commentary are for Investor Class shares. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
 
**
The average returns for Morningstar’s Large Cap Value category were 8.02%, -0.28% and 2.47% for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2010, respectively, and 2.43% since July 30, 1999, the Investor Class’s inception. © Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.
 
 
 
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Large Company Value

In financials, the weakest sector in the benchmark, the portfolio was hindered by its position in diversified financial services. Specifically, Large Company Value was modestly overweight two significant decliners, Bank of America Corp. and JPMorgan Chase. Uncertainties about the slow economic recovery and the impact on earnings of financial regulatory reform weighed on these companies’ share prices.

The portfolio was also underweight real estate investment trusts (REITs), a segment that provided a positive return for the benchmark. In our opinion, many of these stocks are overvalued as their prices do not reflect the deterioration in commercial real estate fundamentals.

Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary Contributed
 
Security selection in the consumer staples sector contributed to relative progress. The portfolio’s top contributor was tobacco company Altria Group. Its stock price rose on news of a substantial increase in earnings on the back of market share gains, cost cutting, and higher sales in its smokeless tobacco business. The beverages segment provided notable contributor Coca-Cola, which posted better-than-expected profits on higher sales volume and market-share gains internationally and in North America. The company’s purchase of Coca-Cola Enterprises’ North American bottling operations could also boost future earnings growth.

In the consumer discretionary sector, Large Company Value’s relative outperformance was largely the result of what it didn’t own rather than what it did. An underweight position and security selection in the media industry enhanced results. The portfolio’s mix of retailers also added value.

Telecommunication Services Enhanced Results
 
An overweight in telecommunication services, the strongest sector in the benchmark, added to relative progress. Many telecommunications companies outperformed during the period as investors sought out stocks that paid attractive dividends. Large Company Value owned two of the largest, AT&T and Verizon Communications. Both companies have benefited from the strong growth of their wireless businesses and their ability to increase earnings despite low economic growth.

Outlook
 
We continue to be bottom-up investment managers, evaluating each company individually and building the portfolio one stock at a time. As of September 30, 2010, Large Company Value is broadly diversified, with ongoing overweight positions in information technology, health care, and energy sectors. Our valuation work is also directing us toward smaller relative weightings in utilities and financials stocks.

 
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Large Company Value
 
Top Ten Holdings
 
% of net assets
as of 9/30/10
AT&T, Inc.
3.7%
Pfizer, Inc.
3.6%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
3.4%
Chevron Corp.
3.3%
Bank of America Corp.
3.2%
General Electric Co.
3.1%
Johnson & Johnson
3.1%
Merck & Co., Inc.
2.6%
Verizon Communications, Inc.
2.2%
Wells Fargo & Co.
2.2%
   
Top Five Industries
 
% of net assets
as of 9/30/10
Pharmaceuticals
 10.6%
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
 10.3%
Diversified Financial Services
 7.8%
Insurance
 7.4%
Diversified Telecommunication Services
 6.3%
   
Types of Investments in Portfolio
 
% of net assets
as of 9/30/10
Common Stocks & Futures
 98.9%
Temporary Cash Investments
 0.8%
Other Assets and Liabilities
 0.3%
 
 
 
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Shareholder Fee Example (Unaudited)
 

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 April 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010.

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 Institutional 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. We will not charge the fee as long as you choose to manage your accounts exclusively online. 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.
 
 
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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
4/1/10
Ending
Account Value
9/30/10
Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/10 – 9/30/10
Annualized
Expense Ratio*
Actual
       
Investor Class
$1,000
$971.80
$4.30
0.87%
Institutional Class
$1,000
$972.80
$3.31
0.67%
A Class
$1,000
$970.60
$5.53
1.12%
B Class
$1,000
$965.20
$9.21
1.87%
C Class
$1,000
$967.00
$9.22
1.87%
R Class
$1,000
$969.40
$6.76
1.37%
Hypothetical
       
Investor Class
$1,000
$1,020.71
$4.41
0.87%
Institutional Class
$1,000
$1,021.71
$3.40
0.67%
A Class
$1,000
$1,019.45
$5.67
1.12%
B Class
$1,000
$1,015.69
$9.45
1.87%
C Class
$1,000
$1,015.69
$9.45
1.87%
R Class
$1,000
$1,018.20
$6.93
1.37%

* 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 183, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period.
 
 
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Schedule of Investments
Large Company Value
 
 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
 
 
Shares
Value
Common Stocks — 97.1%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 2.1%
Honeywell International, Inc.
77,200
$      3,392,168
Lockheed Martin Corp.
94,200
 6,714,576
Northrop Grumman Corp.
192,700
 11,683,401
   
21,790,145
BEVERAGES — 1.2%
Coca-Cola Co. (The)
221,300
 12,950,476
BIOTECHNOLOGY — 2.0%
Amgen, Inc.(1)
282,200
 15,552,042
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(1)
159,300
 5,672,673
   
21,224,715
CAPITAL MARKETS — 3.8%
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
150,200
 7,108,966
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)
325,700
 8,510,541
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
112,000
 16,192,960
Morgan Stanley
300,500
 7,416,340
   
39,228,807
CHEMICALS — 0.9%
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
151,300
 6,751,006
PPG Industries, Inc.
40,500
 2,948,400
   
9,699,406
COMMERCIAL BANKS — 4.2%
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
166,600
 8,648,206
U.S. Bancorp.
586,700
 12,684,454
Wells Fargo & Co.
894,500
 22,478,785
   
43,811,445
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 0.6%
Avery Dennison Corp.
153,800
 5,709,056
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 0.8%
Cisco Systems, Inc.(1)
359,800
 7,879,620
COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS — 1.4%
Hewlett-Packard Co.
246,000
 10,349,220
Western Digital Corp.(1)
163,300
 4,636,087
   
14,985,307
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 0.3%
Shaw Group, Inc. (The)(1)
92,300
 3,097,588
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 7.8%
Bank of America Corp.
2,534,100
 33,222,051
Citigroup, Inc.(1)
3,152,400
 12,294,360
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
932,300
 35,492,661
   
81,009,072
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 6.3%
AT&T, Inc.
1,330,600
    38,055,160
CenturyLink, Inc.
121,900
 4,810,174
Verizon Communications, Inc.
695,700
 22,672,863
   
65,538,197
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 2.7%
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
171,700
 6,220,691
Exelon Corp.
287,700
 12,250,266
PPL Corp.
364,600
 9,928,058
   
28,399,015
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 2.2%
Baker Hughes, Inc.
175,100
 7,459,260
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
207,000
 9,205,290
Transocean Ltd.(1)
96,400
 6,197,556
   
22,862,106
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 4.1%
Kroger Co. (The)
425,400
 9,214,164
SYSCO Corp.
218,200
 6,223,064
Walgreen Co.
281,400
 9,426,900
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
327,300
 17,517,096
   
42,381,224
FOOD PRODUCTS — 1.8%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
95,000
 3,032,400
Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A
343,600
 10,603,496
Unilever NV New York Shares
179,200
 5,354,496
   
18,990,392
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 0.5%
Medtronic, Inc.
166,000
 5,574,280
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 1.4%
Aetna, Inc.
166,800
 5,272,548
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
57,900
 2,922,213
WellPoint, Inc.(1)
110,600
 6,264,384
   
14,459,145
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 0.6%
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
63,900
 2,733,642
Starbucks Corp.
116,500
 2,980,070
   
5,713,712
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 2.9%
Clorox Co.
123,400
 8,238,184
Energizer Holdings, Inc.(1)
38,200
 2,568,186
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)
328,600
 19,706,142
   
30,512,512
 
 
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Large Company Value
 
 
Shares
Value
INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS & ENERGY TRADERS — 0.3%
NRG Energy, Inc.(1)
128,800
$      2,681,616
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 3.7%
General Electric Co.
1,992,300
 32,374,875
Tyco International Ltd.
157,000
 5,766,610
   
38,141,485
INSURANCE — 7.4%
Allstate Corp. (The)
377,200
 11,900,660
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(1)
129,400
 10,698,792
Chubb Corp. (The)
214,000
 12,195,860
Loews Corp.
310,900
 11,783,110
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
217,100
 5,627,232
Torchmark Corp.
127,300
 6,764,722
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)
259,400
 13,514,740
XL Group plc
186,200
 4,033,092
   
76,518,208
IT SERVICES — 1.7%
Fiserv, Inc.(1)
86,600
 4,660,812
International Business Machines Corp.
93,000
 12,475,020
   
17,135,832
MACHINERY — 1.4%
Dover Corp.
102,100
 5,330,641
Ingersoll-Rand plc
251,600
 8,984,636
   
14,315,277
MEDIA — 4.6%
CBS Corp., Class B
489,700
 7,766,642
Comcast Corp., Class A
719,700
 13,012,176
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
85,500
 4,616,145
Time Warner, Inc.
403,500
 12,367,275
Viacom, Inc., Class B
271,000
 9,807,490
   
47,569,728
METALS & MINING — 0.8%
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
34,400
 2,937,416
Nucor Corp.
147,800
 5,645,960
   
8,583,376
MULTILINE RETAIL — 1.3%
Kohl’s Corp.(1)
106,300
 5,599,884
Macy’s, Inc.
355,900
 8,217,731
   
13,817,615
MULTI-UTILITIES — 0.7%
PG&E Corp.
161,200
 7,321,704
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 10.3%
Apache Corp.
163,000
    15,934,880
Chevron Corp.
425,300
 34,470,565
ConocoPhillips
301,700
 17,326,631
Devon Energy Corp.
88,400
 5,723,016
Exxon Mobil Corp.
335,200
 20,712,008
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
98,100
 7,681,230
Valero Energy Corp.
320,000
 5,603,200
   
107,451,530
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS — 0.4%
International Paper Co.
196,800
 4,280,400
PHARMACEUTICALS — 10.6%
Abbott Laboratories
187,300
 9,784,552
Eli Lilly & Co.
101,700
 3,715,101
Johnson & Johnson
519,800
 32,206,808
Merck & Co., Inc.
740,800
 27,268,848
Pfizer, Inc.
2,165,500
 37,181,635
   
110,156,944
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 1.0%
Applied Materials, Inc.
319,600
 3,732,928
Intel Corp.
355,500
 6,836,265
   
10,569,193
SOFTWARE — 3.0%
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
313,400
 3,390,988
Microsoft Corp.
798,400
 19,552,816
Oracle Corp.
312,900
 8,401,365
   
31,345,169
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 0.4%
Best Buy Co., Inc.
107,900
 4,405,557
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 0.6%
VF Corp.
73,700
 5,971,174
TOBACCO — 1.3%
Altria Group, Inc.
455,200
 10,933,904
Lorillard, Inc.
36,900
 2,963,439
   
13,897,343
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $897,943,728)
 1,009,978,371
Temporary Cash Investments — Segregated For Futures Contracts — 1.8%
Repurchase Agreement, Credit Suisse First Boston, Inc., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations,
3.375%, 11/15/19, valued at $19,244,659), in a joint trading account at 0.18%, dated 9/30/10, due 10/1/10
(Delivery value $18,870,094) (Cost $18,870,000)
 18,870,000
 
 
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Large Company Value
 
 
Shares
Value
Temporary Cash Investments — 0.8%
JPMorgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund Agency Shares
40,369
$          40,369
Repurchase Agreement, Credit Suisse First Boston, Inc., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations,
3.375%, 11/15/19, valued at $7,985,462), in a joint trading account at 0.18%, dated 9/30/10, due 10/1/10
(Delivery value $7,830,039)
 7,830,000
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $7,870,369)
 7,870,369
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 99.7% (Cost $924,684,097)
 1,036,718,740
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — 0.3%
 3,120,136
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
$1,039,838,876
 

Futures Contracts
Contracts Purchased
Expiration Date
Underlying Face
Amount at Value
Unrealized Gain (Loss)
332    S&P 500 E-Mini Futures
December 2010
$18,869,220
$469,914
 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

(1)
Non-income producing.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
Assets
Investment securities, at value (cost of $924,684,097)
$1,036,718,740
Deposits with broker for futures contracts
1,494,000
Receivable for investments sold
1,153,877
Receivable for capital shares sold
935,717
Dividends and interest receivable
1,643,802
 
1,041,946,136
   
Liabilities
 
Payable for capital shares redeemed
1,306,362
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts
69,720
Accrued management fees
690,173
Service fees (and distribution fees — A Class and R Class) payable
30,299
Distribution fees payable
10,706
 
2,107,260
Net Assets
$1,039,838,876
   
Net Assets Consist of:
 
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus)
$1,464,334,564
Accumulated net investment loss
(124,061)
Accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions
(536,876,184)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
112,504,557
 
$1,039,838,876
 
                   
   
Net assets
   
Shares outstanding
   
Net asset value per share
 
Investor Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $633,088,152       125,383,105       $5.05  
Institutional Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $273,427,406       54,128,510       $5.05  
A Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $101,452,700       20,100,416       $5.05 *
B Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $4,845,951       956,842       $5.06  
C Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $12,440,423       2,463,820       $5.05  
R Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $14,584,244       2,887,340       $5.05  

*Maximum offering price $5.36 (net asset value divided by 0.9425)
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Operations
 

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
Investment Income (Loss)
Income:
 
Dividends
$ 14,384,451
Interest
26,761
 
14,411,212
Expenses:
 
Management fees
4,622,816
Distribution fees:
 
   B Class
18,973
   C Class
52,833
Service fees:
 
   B Class
6,324
   C Class
17,611
Distribution and service fees:
 
   A Class
184,592
   R Class
35,714
Directors’ fees and expenses
21,662
Other expenses
51,965
 
5,012,490
Net investment income (loss)
9,398,722
   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
Investment transactions
(31,895,280)
Futures contract transactions
140,295
 
(31,754,985)
   
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
Investments
(29,622,609)
Futures contracts
236,873
 
(29,385,736)
   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
(61,140,721)
   
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
$(51,741,999)

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 

SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2010
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
September 30, 2010
March 31, 2010
Operations
Net investment income (loss)
$      9,398,722
$     23,038,476
Net realized gain (loss)
(31,754,985)
(69,095,601)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
(29,385,736)
500,264,203
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
(51,741,999)
454,207,078
     
Distributions to Shareholders
   
From net investment income:
   
   Investor Class
(5,701,120)
(13,895,896)
   Institutional Class
(2,683,991)
(5,761,662)
   A Class
(991,453)
(3,184,128)
   B Class
(16,613)
(49,293)
   C Class
(45,009)
(153,902)
   R Class
(84,597)
(183,617)
Decrease in net assets from distributions
(9,522,783)
(23,228,498)
     
Capital Share Transactions
   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
(167,059,078)
(202,619,467)
     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
(228,323,860)
228,359,113
     
Net Assets
   
Beginning of period
1,268,162,736
1,039,803,623
End of period
$1,039,838,876
$1,268,162,736
     
Accumulated net investment loss
$(124,061)

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
 
 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization — American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. Large Company Value Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund is diversified under the 1940 Act. The fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital growth. Income is a secondary objective. The fund pursues its objectives by investing primarily in companies with larger market capitalization that management believes to be undervalued at the time of purchase. The following is a summary of the fund’s significant accounting policies.

Multiple Class — The fund is authorized to issue the Investor Class, the Institutional Class, the A Class, the B Class, the C Class and the R Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class, B Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge. The share classes differ principally in their respective sales charges and distribution and shareholder servicing expenses and arrangements. 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.

Security Valuations — Securities traded primarily on a principal securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price, or at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices where no last sales price is available. Depending on local convention or regulation, securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official close price. Investments in open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported net asset value. Discount notes may be valued through a commercial pricing service or at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Securities traded on foreign securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets are normally completed before the close of business on days that the New York Stock Exchange (the Exchange) is open and may also take place on days when the Exchange is not open. If an event occurs after the value of a security was established but before the net asset value per share was determined that was likely to materially change the net asset value, that security would be valued as determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. If the fund determines that the market price of a portfolio security is not readily available, or that the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect the security’s fair value, such security is valued as determined by the Board of Directors or its designee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, if such determination would materially impact a fund’s net asset value. Certain other circumstances may cause the fund to use alternative procedures to value a security such as: a security has been declared in default; trading in a security has been halted during the trading day; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading will commence.

Security Transactions — For financial reporting purposes, 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. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums.

 
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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. The fund is no longer subject to examination by tax authorities for years prior to 2007. 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. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal or state income taxes.

Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. 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.

Use of Estimates — The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 
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2. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties

Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a Management Agreement (the 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 the daily net assets of the specific class of shares of the fund and paid monthly in arrears. 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 have very similar investment teams and investment strategies (strategy assets). The annual management fee schedule for the fund ranges from 0.70% to 0.90% for the Investor Class, A Class, B Class, C Class and R Class. The Institutional Class is 0.20% less at each point within the range. The effective annual management fee for each class for the six months ended September 30, 2010 was 0.86% for the Investor Class, A Class, B Class, C Class and R Class and 0.66% for the Institutional 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, B 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 American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS) an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the B Class and C Class will each pay ACIS an annual distribution fee of 0.75% and service fee of 0.25%. 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 six months ended September 30, 2010, are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

Related Parties — Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC), the parent of the corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the distributor of the corporation, ACIS, and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC. Various funds in a series issued by American Century Asset Allocation Portfolios, Inc. (ACAAP) owns, in aggregate, 15% of the shares of the fund. ACAAP does not invest in the fund for the purpose of exercising management or control.

The fund is eligible to invest in a money market fund for temporary purposes, which is managed by J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM). The fund has a Mutual Funds Services Agreement with J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co. (JPMIS) and a securities lending agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank (JPMCB). JPMCB is a custodian of the fund. JPMIM, JPMIS and JPMCB are wholly owned subsidiaries of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM). JPM is an equity investor in ACC.

3. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the six months ended September 30, 2010, were $279,027,225 and $444,060,264, respectively.

 
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4. Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
     
 
Six months ended September 30, 2010
Year ended March 31, 2010
 
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Investor Class/Shares Authorized
550,000,000
 
550,000,000
 
Sold
11,083,900
 $   54,738,375
31,999,754
 $  146,769,217
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
 1,012,200
 5,081,075
 1,803,551
 8,667,136
Redeemed
 (36,842,807)
 (174,597,665)
 (40,133,547)
 (188,017,635)
 
 (24,746,707)
 (114,778,215)
 (6,330,242)
 (32,581,282)
Institutional Class/Shares Authorized
 200,000,000
  
 200,000,000
  
Sold
 25,713,601
 126,009,572
 12,953,075
 59,584,815
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
 333,991
 1,676,187
 992,901
 4,745,792
Redeemed
 (18,297,367)
 (91,862,386)
 (43,176,588)
 (195,513,472)
 
 7,750,225
 35,823,373
 (29,230,612)
 (131,182,865)
A Class/Shares Authorized
 100,000,000
  
 150,000,000
  
Sold
 2,043,280
 10,174,817
 8,288,328
 38,063,429
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
 135,881
 681,968
 403,887
 1,922,104
Redeemed
 (20,316,248)
 (94,644,317)
 (15,234,522)
 (71,180,263)
 
 (18,137,087)
 (83,787,532)
 (6,542,307)
 (31,194,730)
B Class/Shares Authorized
 5,000,000
  
 10,000,000
  
Sold
 232
 1,171
 12,513
 54,852
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
 2,865
 14,429
 8,644
 41,137
Redeemed
 (122,996)
 (623,399)
 (392,323)
 (1,813,191)
 
 (119,899)
 (607,799)
 (371,166)
 (1,717,202)
C Class/Shares Authorized
 20,000,000
  
 20,000,000
  
Sold
 95,047
 478,733
 289,450
 1,380,883
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
 3,661
 18,381
 11,872
 56,197
Redeemed
 (918,000)
 (4,645,228)
 (1,757,154)
 (8,012,506)
 
 (819,292)
 (4,148,114)
 (1,455,832)
 (6,575,426)
R Class/Shares Authorized
 10,000,000
  
 10,000,000
  
Sold
 293,828
 1,463,016
 835,084
 3,697,955
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
 16,331
 81,998
 37,073
 178,037
Redeemed
 (225,650)
 (1,105,805)
 (702,319)
 (3,243,954)
 
 84,509
 439,209
 169,838
 632,038
Net increase (decrease)
(35,988,251)
 $(167,059,078)
(43,760,321)
 $(202,619,467)
 
 
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5. Fair Value Measurements

The fund’s securities valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the positions 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 as follows:

• 
Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical securities;

Level 2 valuation inputs consist of significant direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for similar securities, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); or

Level 3 valuation inputs consist of significant unobservable inputs (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 valuation inputs used to determine the fair value of the fund’s securities and other financial instruments as of September 30, 2010. The Schedule of Investments provides additional details on the fund’s portfolio holdings.

                   
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Investment Securities
                 
Common Stocks
    $1,009,978,371              
Temporary Cash Investments
    40,369       $26,700,000        
Total Value of Investment Securities
    $1,010,018,740       $26,700,000        
                         
Other Financial Instruments
                       
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Futures Contracts
    $469,914              
 
6. Derivative Instruments

Equity Price Risk — The fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A fund may enter into futures contracts 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 equity price risk derivative instruments held at period end as disclosed on the Schedule of Investments are indicative of the fund’s typical volume during the period.

 
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The value of equity price risk derivative instruments as of September 30, 2010, is disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability of $69,720 in payable for variation margin on futures contracts. For the six months ended September 30, 2010, the effect of equity price risk derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations was $140,295 in net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and $236,873 in change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts.

7. Interfund Lending

The fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may participate in an interfund lending program, pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the fund to borrow from or lend to other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds that permit such transactions. Interfund lending transactions are subject to each fund’s investment policies and borrowing and lending limits. The interfund loan rate earned/paid on interfund lending transactions is determined daily based on the average of certain current market rates. Interfund lending transactions normally extend only overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. The program is subject to annual approval by the Board of Directors. During the six months ended September 30, 2010, the fund did not utilize the program.

8. Federal Tax Information

The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.

As of September 30, 2010, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
         
Federal tax cost of investments
    $958,622,547  
Gross tax appreciation of investments
    $146,273,648  
Gross tax depreciation of investments
    (68,177,455 )
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments
    $78,096,193  
 
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

As of March 31, 2010, the fund had accumulated capital losses of $(478,206,635), which represent net capital loss carryovers that may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations. Capital loss carryovers of $(176,129,535) and $(302,077,100) expire in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

The fund has elected to treat $(10,334,586) of net capital losses incurred in the five-month period ended March 31, 2010, as having been incurred in the following fiscal year for federal income tax purposes.

 
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Financial Highlights
Large Company Value
 
Investor Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $5.24       $3.64       $6.48       $7.55       $6.72       $6.39  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(2)
    0.04       0.09       0.14       0.14       0.13       0.12  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.19 )     1.60       (2.76 )     (0.85 )     0.89       0.47  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    (0.15 )     1.69       (2.62 )     (0.71 )     1.02       0.59  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.04 )     (0.09 )     (0.14 )     (0.15 )     (0.13 )     (0.11 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                (0.08 )     (0.21 )     (0.06 )     (0.15 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.04 )     (0.09 )     (0.22 )     (0.36 )     (0.19 )     (0.26 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $5.05       $5.24       $3.64       $6.48       $7.55       $6.72  
                                                 
Total Return(3)
    (2.82 )%     46.68 %     (41.07 )%     (9.88 )%     15.37 %     9.44 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average
Net Assets
    0.87 %(4)     0.85 %     0.83 %     0.83 %     0.83 %     0.84 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss)
to Average Net Assets
    1.66 %(4)     1.87 %     2.57 %     1.93 %     1.86 %     1.75 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    25 %     25 %     22 %     18 %     12 %     16 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $633,088       $786,992       $569,483       $1,251,631       $1,498,119       $1,112,858  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(3)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(4)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Large Company Value
 
Institutional Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $5.24       $3.64       $6.48       $7.55       $6.72       $6.39  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(2)
    0.05       0.10       0.15       0.16       0.15       0.13  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.19 )     1.60       (2.76 )     (0.86 )     0.88       0.47  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    (0.14 )     1.70       (2.61 )     (0.70 )     1.03       0.60  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.05 )     (0.10 )     (0.15 )     (0.16 )     (0.14 )     (0.12 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                (0.08 )     (0.21 )     (0.06 )     (0.15 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.05 )     (0.10 )     (0.23 )     (0.37 )     (0.20 )     (0.27 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $5.05       $5.24       $3.64       $6.48       $7.55       $6.72  
                                                 
Total Return(3)
    (2.72 )%     46.97 %     (40.95 )%     (9.70 )%     15.60 %     9.65 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average
Net Assets
    0.67 %(4)     0.65 %     0.63 %     0.63 %     0.63 %     0.64 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss)
to Average Net Assets
    1.86 %(4)     2.07 %     2.77 %     2.13 %     2.06 %     1.95 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    25 %     25 %     22 %     18 %     12 %     16 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $273,427       $243,190       $275,245       $540,297       $587,012       $527,109  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(3)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(4)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Large Company Value
 
A Class(1)
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(2)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $5.24       $3.64       $6.47       $7.55       $6.72       $6.39  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(3)
    0.04       0.08       0.12       0.12       0.12       0.10  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.19 )     1.60       (2.74 )     (0.86 )     0.88       0.47  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    (0.15 )     1.68       (2.62 )     (0.74 )     1.00       0.57  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.04 )     (0.08 )     (0.13 )     (0.13 )     (0.11 )     (0.09 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                (0.08 )     (0.21 )     (0.06 )     (0.15 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.04 )     (0.08 )     (0.21 )     (0.34 )     (0.17 )     (0.24 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $5.05       $5.24       $3.64       $6.47       $7.55       $6.72  
                                                 
Total Return(4)
    (2.94 )%     46.31 %     (41.12 )%     (10.24 )%     15.08 %     9.17 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average
Net Assets
    1.12 %(5)     1.10 %     1.08 %     1.08 %     1.08 %     1.09 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss)
to Average Net Assets
    1.41 %(5)     1.62 %     2.32 %     1.68 %     1.61 %     1.50 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    25 %     25 %     22 %     18 %     12 %     16 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $101,453       $200,408       $162,957       $373,078       $282,930       $184,601  

(1)
Prior to September 4, 2007, the A Class was referred to as the Advisor Class.
(2)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(3)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(4)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any, and does not reflect applicable sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(5)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Large Company Value
 
B Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $5.26       $3.65       $6.49       $7.57       $6.74       $6.41  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(2)
    0.02       0.04       0.08       0.07       0.06       0.05  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.20 )     1.61       (2.75 )     (0.87 )     0.89       0.47  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    (0.18 )     1.65       (2.67 )     (0.80 )     0.95       0.52  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.02 )     (0.04 )     (0.09 )     (0.07 )     (0.06 )     (0.04 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                (0.08 )     (0.21 )     (0.06 )     (0.15 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.02 )     (0.04 )     (0.17 )     (0.28 )     (0.12 )     (0.19 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $5.06       $5.26       $3.65       $6.49       $7.57       $6.74  
                                                 
Total Return(3)
    (3.48 )%     45.34 %     (41.58 )%     (10.88 )%     14.18 %     8.33 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average
Net Assets
    1.87 %(4)     1.85 %     1.83 %     1.83 %     1.83 %     1.84 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss)
to Average Net Assets
    0.66 %(4)     0.87 %     1.57 %     0.93 %     0.86 %     0.75 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    25 %     25 %     22 %     18 %     12 %     16 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $4,846       $5,662       $5,285       $12,965       $17,374       $15,954  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(3)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any, and does not reflect applicable sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(4)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Large Company Value
 
C Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $5.24       $3.64       $6.47       $7.55       $6.72       $6.39  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(2)
    0.02       0.04       0.08       0.07       0.06       0.05  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.19 )     1.60       (2.74 )     (0.87 )     0.89       0.47  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    (0.17 )     1.64       (2.66 )     (0.80 )     0.95       0.52  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.02 )     (0.04 )     (0.09 )     (0.07 )     (0.06 )     (0.04 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                (0.08 )     (0.21 )     (0.06 )     (0.15 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.02 )     (0.04 )     (0.17 )     (0.28 )     (0.12 )     (0.19 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $5.05       $5.24       $3.64       $6.47       $7.55       $6.72  
                                                 
Total Return(3)
    (3.30 )%     45.19 %     (41.56 )%     (10.91 )%     14.22 %     8.35 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average
Net Assets
    1.87 %(4)     1.85 %     1.83 %     1.83 %     1.83 %     1.84 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss)
to Average Net Assets
    0.66 %(4)     0.87 %     1.57 %     0.93 %     0.86 %     0.75 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    25 %     25 %     22 %     18 %     12 %     16 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $12,440       $17,211       $17,246       $51,775       $71,792       $61,682  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(3)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any, and does not reflect applicable sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(4)
Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Large Company Value
 
R Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $5.24       $3.64       $6.48       $7.56       $6.72       $6.39  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(2)
    0.03       0.06       0.11       0.11       0.10       0.09  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.19 )     1.61       (2.76 )     (0.87 )     0.89       0.47  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    (0.16 )     1.67       (2.65 )     (0.76 )     0.99       0.56  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.03 )     (0.07 )     (0.11 )     (0.11 )     (0.09 )     (0.08 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                (0.08 )     (0.21 )     (0.06 )     (0.15 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.03 )     (0.07 )     (0.19 )     (0.32 )     (0.15 )     (0.23 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $5.05       $5.24       $3.64       $6.48       $7.56       $6.72  
                                                 
Total Return(3)
    (3.06 )%     45.93 %     (41.36 )%     (10.45 )%     14.95 %     8.90 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average
Net Assets
    1.37 %(4)     1.35 %     1.33 %     1.33 %     1.33 %     1.34 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss)
to Average Net Assets
    1.16 %(4)     1.37 %     2.07 %     1.43 %     1.36 %     1.25 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    25 %     25 %     22 %     18 %     12 %     16 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $14,584       $14,699       $9,587       $16,675       $17,765       $10,984  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(3)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(4)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Proxy Voting Results
 

A special meeting of shareholders was held on June 16, 2010 and June 30, 2010, to vote on the following proposals. Each proposal received the required number of votes and was adopted. A summary of voting results is listed below each proposal.

Proposal 1:
 
To elect one Director to the Board of Directors of American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the proposal was voted on by all shareholders of funds issued by American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.):
         
            
John R. Whitten
For:
8,909,100,602
 
   
Withhold:
 464,054,213
 
   
Abstain:
 0
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
0
 
 
The other directors whose term of office continued after the meeting include Jonathan S. Thomas, Thomas A. Brown, Andrea C. Hall, James A. Olson, Donald H. Pratt, and M. Jeannine Strandjord.

Proposal 2:
 
To approve a management agreement between the fund and American Century Investment Management, Inc.:
         
 
Investor, A, B, C and R Classes
For:
678,985,495
 
              
Against:
 7,344,655
 
   
Abstain:
 12,256,409
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
101,612,619
 
         
 
Institutional Class
For:
126,610,337
 
   
Against:
 898,087
 
   
Abstain:
 315,312
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
17,391,554
 
 
Proposal 3:
 
To approve an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to limit certain director liability to the extent permitted by Maryland law (the proposal was voted on by all shareholders of funds issued by American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.):
         
   
For:
7,171,505,354
 
              
Against:
 434,482,700
 
   
Abstain:
 468,352,741
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
1,298,814,021
 
 
 
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Additional Information
 

Retirement Account Information
 
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain IRAs, or 403(b), 457 and qualified plans 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. You have the right to revoke your withholding election at any time and any election you make may remain in effect until revoked by filing a new election.

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. State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.

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

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

The following indices are used to illustrate investment market, sector, or style performance or to serve as fund performance comparisons. They are not investment products available for purchase.

The Russell 1000® Index is a market-capitalization weighted, large-cap index created by Frank Russell Company to measure the performance of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies (the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies (the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000® Index is a market-capitalization weighted index created by Frank Russell Company to measure the performance of the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies (the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies (the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell Midcap® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies (the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell Midcap® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies (the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The S&P 500 Index is a market value-weighted index of the stocks of 500 publicly traded U.S. companies chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation that are considered to be leading firms in dominant industries. Each stock’s weight in the index is proportionate to its market value. Created by Standard & Poor’s, it is considered to be a broad measure of U.S. stock market performance.
 
 
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Kansas City, Missouri
 
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Semiannual Report
September 30, 2010
 
 
 
 
American Century Investments®
Mid Cap Value Fund
 
 
 

 
 
Table of Contents
 

 
President’s Letter
2
 
Independent Chairman’s Letter
3
 
Market Perspective
4
 
      U.S. Stock Index Returns
4
     
Mid Cap Value
 
 
Performance
5
 
Portfolio Commentary
7
 
      Top Ten Holdings
9
 
      Top Five Industries
9
 
      Types of Investments in Portfolio
9
     
 
Shareholder Fee Example
10
     
Financial Statements
 
 
Schedule of Investments
12
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
15
 
Statement of Operations
16
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
17
 
Notes to Financial Statements
18
 
Financial Highlights
24
     
Other Information
 
 
Proxy Voting Results
29
 
Additional Information
30
 
Index Definitions
31
 
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
 

   Jonathan Thomas

Dear Investor:

To learn more about the capital markets, your investment, and the portfolio management strategies American Century Investments provides, we encourage you to review this shareholder report for the financial reporting period ended September 30, 2010.

On the following pages, you will find investment performance and portfolio information, presented with the expert perspective and commentary of our portfolio management team. This report remains one of our most important vehicles for conveying the information you need about your investment performance, and about the market factors and strategies that affect fund returns. For additional information on the markets, we encourage you to visit the “Insights & News” tab at our Web site, americancentury.com, for updates and further expert commentary.

The top of our Web site’s home page also provides a link to “Our Story,” which, first and foremost, outlines our commitment—since 1958—to helping clients reach their financial goals. We believe strongly that we will only be successful when our clients are successful. That’s who we are.

Another important, unique facet of our story and who we are is “Profits with a Purpose,” which describes our bond with the Stowers Institute for Medical Research (SIMR). SIMR is a world-class biomedical organization—founded by our company founder James E. Stowers, Jr. and his wife Virginia—that is dedicated to researching the causes, treatment, and prevention of gene-based diseases, including cancer. Through American Century Investments’ private ownership structure, more than 40% of our profits support SIMR.

Mr. Stowers’ example of achieving financial success and using that platform to help humanity motivates our entire American Century Investments team. His story inspires us to help each of our clients achieve success. Thank you for sharing your financial journey with us.


Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
 
 
 
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Independent Chairman’s Letter
 

   Don Pratt

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

As regulators and the markets continue to sort out the events of the credit crisis, a consistent theme has been that financial services firms should re-examine their risk management practices. Risk management has been a regular part of American Century Investments’ activities for many years. However, recently American Century and your mutual fund board have been spending additional time focusing on our risk oversight processes.

The board’s efforts are now organized around three categories of risk: investment risk, operational risk, and enterprise risk. This approach has facilitated a realignment of many risk oversight tasks that the board has historically conducted. Investment risk tasks include a review of portfolio risk, monitoring the use of derivatives, and performance assessment. Operational risk focuses on compliance, valuation, shareholder services, and trading activities. Enterprise risk addresses the financial condition of the advisor, human resource development, and reputational risks. Risk oversight tasks are addressed in every quarterly board meeting, and a review of the advisor’s entire risk management program is undertaken annually. We acknowledge and support the approach that American Century Investments takes to its risk management responsibilities. While the board has refocused its efforts in this important oversight area, we recognize that risk oversight is a journey and we expect to continue to improve our processes.

Our September quarterly board meeting was held in the New York offices of American Century Investments. This gave the directors an opportunity to meet with the portfolio management teams for each of the global and international funds overseen by the board. Each team uses sophisticated investment tools and daily risk analysis in managing client assets. We also were impressed with the “bench strength” that has been developed under the leadership of the Global and Non-U.S. Equity CIO Mark Kopinski. These face-to-face meetings provide an opportunity for the directors—working on behalf of shareholders—to validate the advisor’s efforts and the investment management approach being followed.

I thank you for your continued confidence in American Century during this turbulent time in the economy and investment markets. If you have thoughts or questions you would like to share with the board send them to me at dhpratt@fundboardchair.com.

Best regards,
 

Don Pratt
 
 
 
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Market Perspective
 

By Phil Davidson, Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Value Equity

Mixed Results for U.S. Stocks
 
U.S. stocks were mixed but generally lower for the six months ended September 30, 2010, as market volatility increased notably. The key factor driving this volatility was increased uncertainty regarding the U.S. economic recovery, which appeared to wane following the robust growth rate it experienced in the last half of 2009.

Evidence of slowing economic activity during the six-month period included a slowdown in the manufacturing sector, further deterioration in the housing market, persistently high unemployment, and a decline in retail sales. In addition, sovereign debt problems in Europe also led to concerns about the impact of a potential fiscal crisis on global economic growth. The combination sent stocks into a tailspin in the second quarter of 2010.

The equity market rebounded in the third quarter, with the bulk of the rally occurring in September—the highest monthly return for stocks since April 2009. The Federal Reserve indicated that it would reinstate the quantitative easing measures used to stimulate economic growth in 2009, and the market rallied in the hope that these efforts would resuscitate the economic recovery. Despite a strong finish, the broad equity indices fell slightly for the six months, although mid- and small-cap issues posted modestly positive results (see the table below).

Value Stocks Lagged
 
Value stocks underperformed their growth-oriented counterparts across all market capitalizations during the six-month period. The primary reason was the lagging performance of the financial sector, which is the largest component in most value indices. Financial companies continued to struggle with high unemployment, continued weakness in the housing market, growing loan delinquencies and defaults, and uncertainty regarding the impact of recent financial reform legislation.

On the positive side, the recent trend of rising dividend payouts remained supportive for value stocks. The growth in dividends reflected both a significant recovery in corporate earnings (excluding financials) over the past year and increasingly healthy balance sheets. The question going forward is whether companies can sustain this level of profitability and financial strength in a slow-growth economic environment.

U.S. Stock Index Returns
For the six months ended September 30, 2010*
Russell 1000 Index (Large-Cap)
–1.21%
 
Russell 2000 Index (Small-Cap)
0.25%
Russell 1000 Growth Index
–0.27%
 
Russell 2000 Growth Index
2.43%
Russell 1000 Value Index
 –2.14%
 
Russell 2000 Value Index
–1.90%
Russell Midcap Index
2.12%
 
*Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
Russell Midcap Growth Index
2.95%
     
Russell Midcap Value Index
1.40%
     

 
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Performance
Mid Cap Value
 
Total Returns as of September 30, 2010
       
Average Annual Returns
 
 
Ticker
Symbol
6 months(1)
1 year
5 years
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Investor Class
ACMVX
1.09%
15.68%
5.33%
7.56%
3/31/04
Russell Midcap
Value Index
1.40%
16.93%
1.97%
5.76%
Institutional Class
AVUAX
1.28%
16.02%
5.56%
8.06%
8/2/04
A Class(2)
   No sales charge*
   With sales charge*
ACLAX
 
 
0.96%
-4.87%
15.39%
8.78%
5.07%
3.84%
6.06%
4.97%
1/13/05
 
 
C Class
   No sales charge*
   With sales charge*
ACCLX
 
 
0.67%
-0.32%
4.80%(1)
3.80%(1)
3/1/10
 
 
R Class
AMVRX
0.84%
15.10%
4.81%
4.12%
7/29/05
 
*
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 for equity funds 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.
 
(1)
Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(2)
Prior to March 1, 2010, the A Class was referred to as the Advisor Class and did not have a front-end sales charge. Performance prior to that date has been adjusted to reflect this charge.
 
Data presented reflect past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com.

Unless otherwise indicated, performance reflects Investor Class shares; performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure. For information about other share classes available, please consult the prospectus. 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. Returns for the index are provided for comparison. The fund’s total returns include operating expenses (such as transaction costs and management fees) that reduce returns, while the total returns of the index does not.
 
 
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Mid Cap Value
 
Growth of $10,000 Over Life of Class
$10,000 investment made March 31, 2004

 
*From 3/31/04, the Investor Class’s inception date. Not annualized.
 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Investor Class
Institutional Class
A Class
C Class
R Class
1.01%
0.81%
1.26%
2.01%
1.51%

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. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com.

Unless otherwise indicated, performance reflects Investor Class shares; performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure. For information about other share classes available, please consult the prospectus. 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. Returns for the index are provided for comparison. The fund’s total returns include operating expenses (such as transaction costs and management fees) that reduce returns, while the total returns of the index does not.
 
 
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Portfolio Commentary
Mid Cap Value
 
Portfolio Managers: Kevin Toney, Michael Liss, and Phil Davidson

Performance Summary
 
Mid Cap Value returned 1.09%* for the six months ended September 30, 2010. By comparison, the average return for Morningstar’s Mid Cap Value category** (its performance, like Mid Cap Value’s, reflects operating expenses) was 0.04%. The fund’s benchmark, the Russell Midcap Value Index, was up 1.40%. Its returns do not include operating expenses.

Stocks suffered steep declines during the first three months of the reporting period as investors, unsettled by the debt crisis in Europe and softer-than-expected U.S. economic news, fled into defensive investments such as U.S. Treasuries and utilities. However, in spite of continued economic uncertainty, stock prices rose once the turmoil in Europe moderated. Counter-intuitively, both higher-risk and higher-yielding securities outperformed. Higher-risk stocks were in favor as fears of a double-dip recession eased, while investors continued to favor higher-yielding securities because of very low interest rates. In this environment, Mid Cap Value’s investment approach, which emphasizes higher-quality businesses with sound balance sheets, provided positive absolute results. On a relative basis, the portfolio was hampered by its investments in the financials, health care, and energy sectors. Its positions in the industrials and materials sectors enhanced performance.

We carefully manage this portfolio for long-term results. Since its inception on March 31, 2004, Mid Cap Value has produced an average annual return of 7.56%, topping the returns for that period for Morningstar’s Mid Cap Value category average and the Russell Midcap Value Index (see the performance information on pages 5-6 and the footnotes below).

Financials Dampened Performance
 
The financials sector was a source of relative weakness. Mid Cap Value was underweight real estate investment trusts (REITs), a segment that outperformed for the benchmark. For some time, we have been concerned about this segment’s operating trends, financial leverage, access to funding, and valuation.

In the capital markets segment, the portfolio’s mix of stocks hampered performance versus the benchmark. Two notable detractors were Northern Trust Corp. and State Street Corp. Both were negatively impacted by expectations of a prolonged period of historically low interest rates. Shares of State Street also declined on concerns about the diminished profitability of the company’s securities lending and foreign exchange businesses as well as potential litigation surrounding its foreign exchange business.
 
*
All fund returns referenced in this commentary are for Investor Class shares. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
 
**
The average returns for Morningstar’s Mid Cap Value category were 14.08% and 1.79% for the one-year and five-year periods ended September 30, 2010, respectively, and 4.43% since March 31, 2004, the Investor Class’s inception. © Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.
 
 
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Mid Cap Value

Health Care and Energy Detracted
 
Security selection in health care, the weakest performing sector in the benchmark, hindered relative results. Mid Cap Value owned Zimmer Holdings, a maker of orthopedic reconstructive implants, which is not represented in the benchmark. As a result of the recession, Zimmer faces softening demand and potential pricing pressure for its products. Although health care reform has increased uncertainty for investors, we do not expect the legislation to have significant impact on the company.

In the energy sector, a position in EQT Corp. dampened results. A low-cost natural gas producer, EQT reported significant success with two of its experimental shale wells. We believe weak natural gas prices have temporarily pushed down the company’s share price.

Industrials Contributed Positively
 
Security selection in the industrials sector was advantageous. The portfolio benefited from a position in Republic Services. Waste management companies weathered the recession well due to their stable business models and strong cash flow generation. Republic Services has also successfully cut costs as part of its merger with Allied Waste Industries, and its disciplined pricing strategy coupled with a nascent recovery in business volume has boosted the profits of this well-run company.

Another notable performer was Hubbell, which manufactures electrical products. The company reported much better-than-anticipated second-quarter results. Revenue improved due to strengthening end market demand, and profit margins rose on solid productivity gains.

Materials Added to Results
 
In the materials sector, Mid Cap Value benefited from its focus on high-quality, stable businesses. A top contributor was Newmont Mining Corp. Newmont’s new management team continues to execute well on its strategic and operating plan. In addition, as gold prices rose during the period, the company’s profitability increased.

The portfolio also held Bemis Co., a major producer of flexible packaging, primarily for the food industry. Despite higher raw-material costs, Bemis has improved its margins and operating performance. Its acquisition of rival Alcan Packaging Food Americas is also expected to enhance growth.

Outlook
 
We continue to follow our disciplined, bottom-up process, selecting companies one at a time for the portfolio. As of September 30, 2010, we see opportunities in industrials, health care, and consumer discretionary stocks, reflected by overweight positions in these sectors, relative to the benchmark. Our fundamental analysis and valuation work are also directing us toward smaller relative weightings in financials, utilities, consumer staples, and materials stocks.
 
 
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Mid Cap Value
 
Top Ten Holdings
 
% of net assets
as of 9/30/10
Republic Services, Inc.
3.2%
Imperial Oil Ltd.
2.6%
Northern Trust Corp.
2.4%
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.
2.4%
Aon Corp.
2.1%
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
2.0%
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.
1.9%
EQT Corp.
1.8%
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
1.8%
NV Energy, Inc.
1.6%


Top Five Industries
 
% of net assets
as of 9/30/10
Insurance
11.1%
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
8.5%
Electric Utilities
5.6%
Commercial Services & Supplies
5.5%
Health Care Equipment & Supplies
5.1%


Types of Investments in Portfolio
 
% of net assets
as of 9/30/10
Domestic Common Stocks
91.4%
Foreign Common Stocks*
5.8%
Total Common Stocks
 97.2%
Temporary Cash Investments
3.5%
Other Assets and Liabilities
(0.7)%

*Includes depositary shares, dual listed securities and foreign ordinary shares
 
 
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Shareholder Fee Example (Unaudited)
 

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 April 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010.

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 Institutional 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. We will not charge the fee as long as you choose to manage your accounts exclusively online. If you are subject to the Account Maintenance Fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.

 
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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
4/1/10
Ending
Account Value
9/30/10
Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/10 - 9/30/10
Annualized
Expense Ratio*
Actual
       
Investor Class
$1,000
$1,010.90
$5.09
1.01%
Institutional Class
$1,000
$1,012.80
$4.09
0.81%
A Class
$1,000
$1,009.60
$6.35
1.26%
C Class
$1,000
$1,006.70
$10.11
2.01%
R Class
$1,000
$1,008.40
$7.60
1.51%
Hypothetical
Investor Class
$1,000
$1,020.00
$5.11
1.01%
Institutional Class
$1,000
$1,021.01
$4.10
0.81%
A Class
$1,000
$1,018.75
$6.38
1.26%
C Class
$1,000
$1,014.99
$10.15
2.01%
R Class
$1,000
$1,017.50
$7.64
1.51%

*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 183, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period.
 
 
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Schedule of Investments
Mid Cap Value
 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
 
 
Shares
Value
Common Stocks — 97.2%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 0.6%
ITT Corp.
119,000
$5,572,770
AIRLINES — 0.2%
Southwest Airlines Co.
125,300
 1,637,671
BEVERAGES(1)
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
5,700
 176,700
CAPITAL MARKETS — 4.4%
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
102,901
 4,870,304
Charles Schwab Corp. (The)
266,800
 3,708,520
Invesco Ltd.
145,500
 3,088,965
Northern Trust Corp.
439,500
 21,201,480
State Street Corp.
134,100
 5,050,206
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
17,300
 866,125
   
 38,785,600
CHEMICALS — 0.8%
Minerals Technologies, Inc.
115,001
 6,775,859
COMMERCIAL BANKS — 3.2%
Comerica, Inc.
362,728
 13,475,345
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
234,449
 8,812,938
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
242,000
 6,250,860
   
 28,539,143
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 5.5%
Cintas Corp.
183,400
 5,052,670
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
266,800
 5,704,184
Republic Services, Inc.
929,498
 28,340,394
Waste Management, Inc.
267,144
 9,547,727
   
 48,644,975
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 0.7%
Emulex Corp.(2)
596,900
 6,231,636
COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS(1)
Diebold, Inc.
14,251
 443,064
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 0.6%
Vulcan Materials Co.
138,400
 5,109,728
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING — 1.2%
Bemis Co., Inc.
322,806
 10,249,090
DISTRIBUTORS — 0.7%
Genuine Parts Co.
131,594
 5,867,776
DIVERSIFIED — 1.5%
iShares Russell Midcap Value Index Fund
339,400
 13,701,578
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 2.0%
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
225,900
4,217,553
Qwest Communications International, Inc.
1,425,300
8,936,631
Windstream Corp.
353,237
 4,341,283
   
 17,495,467
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 5.6%
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
148,855
 5,393,017
Great Plains Energy, Inc.
218,959
 4,138,325
IDACORP, Inc.
56,268
 2,021,147
Northeast Utilities
238,783
 7,060,813
NV Energy, Inc.
1,092,600
14,367,690
Portland General Electric Co.
300,036
 6,084,730
Westar Energy, Inc.
441,641
 10,700,961
   
 49,766,683
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 3.5%
Emerson Electric Co.
67,200
 3,538,752
Hubbell, Inc., Class B
279,235
 14,171,176
Thomas & Betts Corp.(2)
299,000
 12,264,980
Woodward Governor Co.
38,400
 1,244,928
   
 31,219,836
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 0.9%
Molex, Inc.
364,384
 7,626,557
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 0.9%
Baker Hughes, Inc.
186,000
 7,923,600
FOOD PRODUCTS — 4.1%
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
798,190
 17,512,289
H.J. Heinz Co.
248,500
 11,771,445
Kellogg Co.
130,700
 6,601,657
   
 35,885,391
GAS UTILITIES — 0.7%
AGL Resources, Inc.
57,300
 2,198,028
Southwest Gas Corp.
110,103
 3,698,360
   
 5,896,388
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 5.1%
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
266,456
 13,000,388
Boston Scientific Corp.(2)
665,500
 4,079,515
CareFusion Corp.(2)
184,361
 4,579,527
Covidien plc
111,900
 4,497,261
Symmetry Medical, Inc.(2)
208,571
 2,010,625
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(2)
325,000
 17,007,250
   
 45,174,566
 
 
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Mid Cap Value
 
 
Shares
Value
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 2.1%
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.(2)
254,100
$8,908,746
Patterson Cos., Inc.
207,000
 5,930,550
Select Medical Holdings Corp.(2)
432,378
 3,329,311
   
 18,168,607
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 2.5%
CEC Entertainment, Inc.(2)
348,500
 11,964,005
International Speedway Corp., Class A
245,807
 5,997,691
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
291,543
 4,571,394
   
 22,533,090
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 1.9%
Fortune Brands, Inc.
148,800
 7,325,424
Toll Brothers, Inc.(2)
324,700
 6,175,794
Whirlpool Corp.
44,400
 3,594,624
   
 17,095,842
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 1.8%
Clorox Co.
38,800
 2,590,288
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
207,523
 13,499,371
   
 16,089,659
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 0.7%
Tyco International Ltd.
176,900
6,497,537
INSURANCE — 11.1%
ACE Ltd.
191,100
11,131,575
Allstate Corp. (The)
210,100
 6,628,655
Aon Corp.
474,900
 18,573,339
Chubb Corp. (The)
134,600
 7,670,854
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)
18,936
 434,581
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.
444,060
 11,585,525
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
657,327
 15,854,727
Symetra Financial Corp.
640,878
 6,703,584
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.
193,558
 9,836,618
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)
191,700
 9,987,570
   
 98,407,028
IT SERVICES — 1.3%
Accenture plc, Class A
117,100
 4,975,579
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
89,700
 3,770,091
Paychex, Inc.
110,500
 3,037,645
   
 11,783,315
LEISURE EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS — 0.3%
Mattel, Inc.
126,000
 2,955,960
MACHINERY — 3.1%
Altra Holdings, Inc.(2)
406,030
5,980,822
Harsco Corp.
219,700
5,400,226
Kaydon Corp.
392,456
 13,578,977
Robbins & Myers, Inc.
85,800
 2,297,724
   
 27,257,749
MEDIA — 1.1%
Omnicom Group, Inc.
169,300
 6,683,964
Scholastic Corp.
98,700
 2,745,834
   
 9,429,798
METALS & MINING — 0.9%
Newmont Mining Corp.
122,538
 7,696,612
MULTI-UTILITIES — 4.1%
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
85,600
 4,127,632
PG&E Corp.
310,100
 14,084,742
Wisconsin Energy Corp.
104,000
 6,011,200
Xcel Energy, Inc.
527,268
 12,111,346
   
 36,334,920
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 8.5%
Apache Corp.
32,349
 3,162,438
Devon Energy Corp.
171,800
 11,122,332
EQT Corp.
447,357
 16,131,693
Imperial Oil Ltd.
610,800
 23,146,168
Murphy Oil Corp.
140,900
 8,724,528
Noble Energy, Inc.
73,300
 5,504,097
Ultra Petroleum Corp.(2)
125,900
 5,285,282
Williams Partners LP
41,400
 1,755,360
   
 74,831,898
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS — 0.5%
MeadWestvaco Corp.
190,300
 4,639,514
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITs) — 4.6%
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
236,226
 4,157,578
Boston Properties, Inc.
22,299
 1,853,493
Government Properties Income Trust
336,198
 8,976,487
HCP, Inc.
45,694
 1,644,070
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
287,369
 4,161,103
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A
594,862
 11,248,840
Weyerhaeuser Co.
533,771
 8,412,231
   
 40,453,802
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 2.8%
Applied Materials, Inc.
1,160,900
 13,559,312
KLA-Tencor Corp.
143,100
 5,041,413
Teradyne, Inc.(2)
439,300
 4,893,802
Verigy Ltd.(2)
140,300
 1,140,639
   
 24,635,166
 
 
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Mid Cap Value
 
 
Shares
Value
SOFTWARE — 0.5%
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(2)
476,400
$3,634,932
Synopsys, Inc.(2)
35,700
 884,289
   
 4,519,221
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 4.8%
Best Buy Co., Inc.
121,400
4,956,762
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.
948,000
 21,130,920
PetSmart, Inc.
200,200
 7,007,000
Staples, Inc.
426,100
 8,914,012
   
 42,008,694
THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE — 1.9%
Hudson City Bancorp., Inc.
533,000
 6,534,580
People’s United Financial, Inc.
797,889
 10,444,367
   
 16,978,947
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 0.5%
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.(2)
308,800
 4,499,216
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $796,651,780)
 859,540,653
Temporary Cash Investments — 3.5%
JPMorgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund Agency Shares
24,963
$24,963
Repurchase Agreement, Credit Suisse First Boston, Inc., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations,
3.375%, 11/15/19, valued at $31,309,540), in a joint trading account at 0.18%, dated 9/30/10, due 10/1/10
(Delivery value $30,700,154)
 30,700,000
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $30,724,963)
 30,724,963
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 100.7%(Cost $827,376,743)
 890,265,616
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (0.7)%
 (6,567,816)
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
$883,697,800
 
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Contracts to Sell
Counter Party
Settlement Date
Value
Unrealized Gain (Loss)
18,655,940     CAD for USD
Bank of America
10/29/10
$18,123,121
$(118,759)

(Value on Settlement Date $18,004,362)
 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

CAD = Canadian Dollar
USD = United States Dollar
 
(1)
Industry is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
(2)
 Non-income producing.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
Assets
Investment securities, at value (cost of $827,376,743)
$890,265,616
Receivable for investments sold
6,318,806
Receivable for capital shares sold
4,375,202
Dividends and interest receivable
2,037,001
 
902,996,625
   
Liabilities
Payable for investments purchased
14,086,761
Payable for capital shares redeemed
4,387,379
Payable for forward foreign currency exchange contracts
118,759
Accrued management fees
675,360
Service fees (and distribution fees – A Class and R Class) payable
29,949
Distribution fees payable
617
 
19,298,825
Net Assets
$883,697,800
   
Net Assets Consist of:
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus)
$863,889,018
Undistributed net investment income
614,520
Accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions
(43,576,597)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets
and liabilities in foreign currencies
62,770,859
 
$883,697,800
 
 
       
 
Net assets
Shares outstanding
Net asset value per share
Investor Class, $0.01 Par Value
$638,837,097
56,167,942
$11.37
Institutional Class, $0.01 Par Value
$114,947,179
10,104,276
$11.38
A Class, $0.01 Par Value
$107,125,865
9,418,497
$11.37*
C Class, $0.01 Par Value
$1,158,327
101,740
$11.39
R Class, $0.01 Par Value
$21,629,332
1,901,541
$11.37
 
*Maximum offering price $12.06 (net asset value divided by 0.9425)
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Operations
 

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
Investment Income (Loss)
Income:
 
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $25,728)
$15,252,855
Interest
11,186
 
15,264,041
Expenses:
 
Management fees
3,617,106
Distribution fees — C Class
2,113
Service fees — C Class
704
Distribution and service fees:
 
   A Class
110,181
   R Class
46,095
Directors’ fees and expenses
12,667
Other expenses
43,900
 
3,832,766
Net investment income (loss)
11,431,275
   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
Investment transactions
24,798,098
Foreign currency transactions
432,559
 
25,230,657
   
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
Investments
(21,054,124)
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
(76,911)
 
(21,131,035)
   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
4,099,622
   
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
$15,530,897
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 

SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2010
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
September 30, 2010
March 31, 2010
Operations
Net investment income (loss)
$11,431,275
$7,479,824
Net realized gain (loss)
25,230,657
46,250,158
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
(21,131,035)
121,366,633
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
15,530,897
175,096,615
     
Distributions to Shareholders
From net investment income:
   
   Investor Class
(8,505,856)
(4,964,361)
   Institutional Class
(1,624,132)
(603,466)
   A Class
(1,333,970)
(619,938)
   C Class
(9,256)
   R Class
(244,535)
(93,212)
Decrease in net assets from distributions
(11,717,749)
(6,280,977)
     
Capital Share Transactions
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
240,503,833
211,781,652
     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
244,316,981
380,597,290
     
Net Assets
Beginning of period
639,380,819
258,783,529
End of period
$883,697,800
$639,380,819
     
Undistributed net investment income
$614,520
$900,994
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
 
 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization — American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. Mid Cap Value Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund is diversified under the 1940 Act. The fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital growth. Income is a secondary objective. The fund pursues its objectives by investing primarily in stocks of medium size companies that management believes to be undervalued at the time of purchase. The following is a summary of the fund’s significant accounting policies.

Multiple Class — The fund is authorized to issue the Investor Class, the Institutional Class, the A Class (formerly Advisor Class), the C Class and the R 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. The share classes differ principally in their respective sales charges and distribution and shareholder servicing expenses and arrangements. 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. Sale of the C Class commenced on March 1, 2010.

Security Valuations — Securities traded primarily on a principal securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price, or at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices where no last sales price is available. Depending on local convention or regulation, securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official close price. Investments in open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported net asset value. Discount notes may be valued through a commercial pricing service or at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Securities traded on foreign securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets are normally completed before the close of business on days that the New York Stock Exchange (the Exchange) is open and may also take place on days when the Exchange is not open. If an event occurs after the value of a security was established but before the net asset value per share was determined that was likely to materially change the net asset value, that security would be valued as determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. If the fund determines that the market price of a portfolio security is not readily available, or that the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect the security’s fair value, such security is valued as determined by the Board of Directors or its designee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, if such determination would materially impact a fund’s net asset value. Certain other circumstances may cause the fund to use alternative procedures to value a security such as: a security has been declared in default; trading in a security has been halted during the trading day; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading will commence.

Security Transactions — For financial reporting purposes, 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. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums.

Foreign Currency Translations — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates at period end. The fund may enter into spot foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, spot foreign currency exchange contracts, and certain expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
 
 
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For assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, net realized and unrealized gains and losses from foreign currency translations arise from changes in currency exchange rates.
 
Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses occurring during the holding period of investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively. Certain countries may impose taxes on the contract amount of purchases and sales of foreign currency contracts in their currency. The fund records the foreign tax expense, if any, as a reduction to the net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions.

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.

Exchange-Traded Funds — The fund may invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs). ETFs are a type of index fund bought and sold on a securities exchange. An ETF trades like common stock and represents a fixed portfolio of securities designed to track the performance and dividend yield of a particular domestic or foreign market index. A fund may purchase an ETF to temporarily gain exposure to a portion of the U.S. or a foreign market while awaiting purchase of underlying securities. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities they are designed to track, although the lack of liquidity on an ETF could result in it being more volatile. Additionally, ETFs have fees and expenses that reduce their value.

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. The fund is no longer subject to examination by tax authorities for years prior to 2007. 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. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal or state income taxes.

Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. 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.

 
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Use of Estimates — The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

2. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties

Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a Management Agreement (the 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 the daily net assets of the specific class of shares of the fund and paid monthly in arrears. The annual management fee for each class is 1.00% for the Investor Class, A Class, C Class and R Class and 0.80% for the Institutional 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 American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS) an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution fee of 0.75% and service fee of 0.25%. 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 six months ended September 30, 2010, are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

Related Parties — Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC), the parent of the corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the distributor of the corporation, ACIS, and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC.

The fund is eligible to invest in a money market fund for temporary purposes, which is managed by J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM). The fund has a Mutual Funds Services Agreement with J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co. (JPMIS) and a securities lending agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank (JPMCB). JPMCB is a custodian of the fund. JPMIM, JPMIS and JPMCB are wholly owned subsidiaries of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM). JPM is an equity investor in ACC.

3. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the six months ended September 30, 2010, were $524,618,675 and $293,024,047, respectively.

 
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4. Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
             
   
Six months ended September 30, 2010
   
Year ended March 31, 2010(1)
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
 
Investor Class/Shares Authorized
    160,000,000             120,000,000        
Sold
    19,161,022       $214,289,481       21,306,808       $213,695,479  
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
    666,785       7,511,871       417,792       4,255,315  
Redeemed
    (5,634,321 )     (62,845,352 )     (8,496,534 )     (82,980,087 )
      14,193,486       158,956,000       13,228,066       134,970,707  
Institutional Class/Shares Authorized
    35,000,000               20,000,000          
Sold
    4,650,945       50,271,633       4,462,654       46,178,288  
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
    100,813       1,135,701       46,510       483,302  
Redeemed
    (650,616 )     (7,208,448 )     (939,061 )     (9,386,542 )
      4,101,142       44,198,886       3,570,103       37,275,048  
A Class/Shares Authorized
    30,000,000               20,000,000          
Sold
    4,096,953       45,595,109       4,642,922       46,461,341  
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
    117,434       1,323,064       60,409       617,612  
Redeemed
    (1,408,947 )     (15,678,840 )     (1,638,412 )     (16,714,115 )
      2,805,440       31,239,333       3,064,919       30,364,838  
C Class/Shares Authorized
    10,000,000               20,000,000          
Sold
    97,129       1,089,501       4,468       50,000  
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
    769       8,670              
Redeemed
    (626 )     (7,049 )            
      97,272       1,091,122       4,468       50,000  
R Class/Shares Authorized
    10,000,000               10,000,000          
Sold
    709,138       7,981,085       1,132,811       11,223,557  
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
    21,694       244,425       9,042       93,171  
Redeemed
    (285,417 )     (3,207,018 )     (220,730 )     (2,195,669 )
      445,415       5,018,492       921,123       9,121,059  
Net increase (decrease)
    21,642,755       $240,503,833       20,788,679       $211,781,652  
 
(1)
March 1, 2010 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2010 for the C Class.
 
5. Fair Value Measurements

The fund’s securities valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the positions 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 as follows:

• 
Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical securities;

• 
Level 2 valuation inputs consist of significant direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for similar securities, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); or

• 
Level 3 valuation inputs consist of significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions).
 
 
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The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used to determine the fair value of the fund’s securities and other financial instruments as of September 30, 2010. The Schedule of Investments provides additional details on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
                   
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Investment Securities
 
Domestic Common Stocks
    $808,151,894              
Foreign Common Stocks
    28,242,591       $23,146,168        
Temporary Cash Investments
    24,963       30,700,000        
Total Value of Investment Securities
    $836,419,448       $53,846,168        
                         
Other Financial Instruments
 
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Forward
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
          $(118,759 )      
 
6. Derivative Instruments

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. 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 using prevailing exchange rates. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon the termination of the contract. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of forward foreign currency exchange contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies, respectively. A fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign currency exchange rate underlying the forward contract. Additionally, losses, up to the fair value, may arise if the counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. The risk of loss from non-performance by the counterparty may be reduced by the use of master netting agreements. The foreign currency risk derivative instruments held at period end as disclosed on the Schedule of Investments are indicative of the fund’s typical volume during the period.

The value of foreign currency risk derivative instruments as of September 30, 2010, is disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability of $118,759 in payable for forward foreign currency exchange contracts. For the six months ended September 30, 2010, the effect of foreign currency risk derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations was $403,991 in net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions and $(75,634) in change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies.

 
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7. Risk Factors

There are certain risks involved in investing in foreign securities. These risks include those resulting from future adverse political, social, and economic developments, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, the possible imposition of exchange controls, and other foreign laws or restrictions.

8. Interfund Lending

The fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may participate in an interfund lending program, pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the fund to borrow from or lend to other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds that permit such transactions. Interfund lending transactions are subject to each fund’s investment policies and borrowing and lending limits. The interfund loan rate earned/paid on interfund lending transactions is determined daily based on the average of certain current market rates. Interfund lending transactions normally extend only overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. The program is subject to annual approval by the Board of Directors. During the six months ended September 30, 2010, the fund did not utilize the program.

9. Federal Tax Information

The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.

As of September 30, 2010, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
         
Federal tax cost of investments
    $848,465,372  
Gross tax appreciation of investments
    $63,817,833  
Gross tax depreciation of investments
    (22,017,589 )
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments
    $41,800,244  
 
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

As of March 31, 2010, the fund had accumulated capital losses of $(45,531,078), which represent net capital loss carryovers that may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations. Capital loss carryovers of $(37,541,838) and $(7,989,240) expire in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

 
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Financial Highlights
Mid Cap Value
 
Investor Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $11.41       $7.34       $10.66       $13.33       $12.10       $11.32  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(2)
    0.17       0.18       0.19       0.16       0.16       0.21  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.05 )     4.03       (3.32 )     (1.51 )     1.87       1.70  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    0.12       4.21       (3.13 )     (1.35 )     2.03       1.91  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.16 )     (0.14 )     (0.19 )     (0.16 )     (0.14 )     (0.21 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                      (1.16 )     (0.66 )     (0.92 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.16 )     (0.14 )     (0.19 )     (1.32 )     (0.80 )     (1.13 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $11.37       $11.41       $7.34       $10.66       $13.33       $12.10  
                                                 
Total Return(3)
    1.09 %     57.68 %     (29.66 )%     (10.84 )%     17.12 %     17.62 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average
 Net Assets
    1.01 %(4)     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets
    3.10 %(4)     1.79 %     2.10 %     1.25 %     1.30 %     1.77 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    41 %     126 %     173 %     206 %     187 %     228 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $638,837       $478,796       $210,960       $274,918       $301,642       $115,262  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(3)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(4)
Annualized.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Mid Cap Value
 
Institutional Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $11.41       $7.34       $10.66       $13.33       $12.10       $11.33  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(2)
    0.20       0.20       0.21       0.18       0.19       0.24  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.06 )     4.03       (3.32 )     (1.51 )     1.87       1.69  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    0.14       4.23       (3.11 )     (1.33 )     2.06       1.93  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.17 )     (0.16 )     (0.21 )     (0.18 )     (0.17 )     (0.24 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                      (1.16 )     (0.66 )     (0.92 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.17 )     (0.16 )     (0.21 )     (1.34 )     (0.83 )     (1.16 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $11.38       $11.41       $7.34       $10.66       $13.33       $12.10  
                                                 
Total Return(3)
    1.28 %     58.00 %     (29.52 )%     (10.67 )%     17.36 %     17.74 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average
Net Assets
    0.81 %(4)     0.80 %     0.80 %     0.80 %     0.80 %     0.80 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets
    3.30 %(4)     1.99 %     2.30 %     1.45 %     1.50 %     1.97 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    41 %     126 %     173 %     206 %     187 %     228 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $114,947       $68,487       $17,859       $17,378       $20,623       $10,510  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(3)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(4)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Mid Cap Value
 
A Class(1)
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(2)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $11.41       $7.34       $10.66       $13.33       $12.10       $11.32  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(3)
    0.16       0.15       0.17       0.13       0.14       0.16  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.05 )     4.04       (3.32 )     (1.51 )     1.86       1.72  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    0.11       4.19       (3.15 )     (1.38 )     2.00       1.88  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.15 )     (0.12 )     (0.17 )     (0.13 )     (0.11 )     (0.18 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                      (1.16 )     (0.66 )     (0.92 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.15 )     (0.12 )     (0.17 )     (1.29 )     (0.77 )     (1.10 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $11.37       $11.41       $7.34       $10.66       $13.33       $12.10  
                                                 
Total Return(4)
    0.96 %     57.28 %     (29.84 )%     (11.07 )%     16.83 %     17.32 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average
Net Assets
    1.26 %(5)     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets
    2.85 %(5)     1.54 %     1.85 %     1.00 %     1.05 %     1.52 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    41 %     126 %     173 %     206 %     187 %     228 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $107,126       $75,435       $26,039       $25,932       $21,412       $8,175  

(1)
Prior to March 1, 2010, the A Class was referred to as the Advisor Class.
(2)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(3)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(4)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any, and does not reflect applicable sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(5)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Mid Cap Value
 
C Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010(2)
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
    $11.42       $10.97  
Income From Investment Operations
               
   Net Investment Income (Loss)(3)
    0.14       0.02  
   Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.06 )     0.43  
   Total From Investment Operations
    0.08       0.45  
Distributions
               
   From Net Investment Income
    (0.11 )      
Net Asset Value, End of Period
    $11.39       $11.42  
                 
Total Return(4)
    0.67 %     4.10 %
                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average Net Assets
    2.01 %(5)     2.00 %(5)
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets
    2.10 %(5)     2.07 %(5)
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    41 %     126 %(6)
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $1,158       $51  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
March 1, 2010 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2010.
(3)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(4)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any, and does not reflect applicable sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(5)
Annualized.
(6)
Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended March 31, 2010.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Mid Cap Value
 
R Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006(2)
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $11.41       $7.34       $10.65       $13.32       $12.09       $12.21  
Income From Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(3)
    0.14       0.13       0.15       0.10       0.13       0.07  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.05 )     4.03       (3.32 )     (1.51 )     1.84       0.79  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    0.09       4.16       (3.17 )     (1.41 )     1.97       0.86  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.13 )     (0.09 )     (0.14 )     (0.10 )     (0.08 )     (0.06 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                      (1.16 )     (0.66 )     (0.92 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.13 )     (0.09 )     (0.14 )     (1.26 )     (0.74 )     (0.98 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $11.37       $11.41       $7.34       $10.65       $13.32       $12.09  
                                                 
Total Return(4)
    0.84 %     56.88 %     (29.95 )%     (11.30 )%     (16.55 )%     (7.56 )%
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average
Net Assets
    1.51 %(5)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %(5)
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets
    2.60 %(5)     1.29 %     1.60 %     0.75 %     0.80 %     0.97 %(5)
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    41 %     126 %     173 %     206 %     187 %     228 %(6)
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $21,629       $16,611       $3,926       $3,172       $820       $27  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
July 29, 2005 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2006.
(3)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(4)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(5)
Annualized.
(6)
Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended March 31, 2006.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Proxy Voting Results
 

A special meeting of shareholders was held on June 16, 2010, to vote on the following proposals. Each proposal received the required number of votes and was adopted. A summary of voting results is listed below each proposal.

Proposal 1:
 
To elect one Director to the Board of Directors of American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the proposal was voted on by all shareholders of funds issued by American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.):
         
 
John R. Whitten
For:
8,909,100,602
 
   
Withhold:
 464,054,213
 
              
Abstain:
 0
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
0
 
 
The other directors whose term of office continued after the meeting include Jonathan S. Thomas, Thomas A. Brown, Andrea C. Hall, James A. Olson, Donald H. Pratt, and M. Jeannine Strandjord.

Proposal 2:
 
To approve a management agreement between the fund and American Century Investment Management, Inc.:
         
            
Investor, A and R Classes
For:
326,212,222
 
   
Against:
 5,269,357
 
   
Abstain:
 8,487,828
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
85,816,071
 
     
 
Institutional Class
For:
34,327,103
 
   
Against:
 27,804
 
   
Abstain:
 298,999
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
8,442,681
 
 
Proposal 3:
 
To approve an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to limit certain director liability to the extent permitted by Maryland law (the proposal was voted on by all shareholders of funds issued by American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.):
                    
   
For:
7,171,505,354
 
   
Against:
 434,482,700
 
   
Abstain:
 468,352,741
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
1,298,814,021
 


 
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Additional Information
 

Retirement Account Information
 
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain IRAs, or 403(b), 457 and qualified plans 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. You have the right to revoke your withholding election at any time and any election you make may remain in effect until revoked by filing a new election.

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. State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.

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

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

The following indices are used to illustrate investment market, sector, or style performance or to serve as fund performance comparisons. They are not investment products available for purchase.

The Russell 1000® Index is a market-capitalization weighted, large-cap index created by Frank Russell Company to measure the performance of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies (the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies (the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000® Index is a market-capitalization weighted index created by Frank Russell Company to measure the performance of the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies (the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies (the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.
 
The Russell Midcap® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies (the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell Midcap® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies (the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
 
 
 
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Notes
 
 
 
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Semiannual Report
September 30, 2010
 
 
 
 
American Century Investments®
NT Large Company Value Fund
 
 
 
 

 
 
Table of Contents
 

 
President’s Letter
2
 
Independent Chairman’s Letter
3
 
Market Perspective
4
 
      U.S. Stock Index Returns
4
     
NT Large Company Value
 
 
Performance
5
 
Portfolio Commentary
6
 
      Top Ten Holdings
8
 
      Top Five Industries
8
 
      Types of Investments in Portfolio
8
     
 
Shareholder Fee Example
9
     
Financial Statements
 
 
Schedule of Investments
11
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
14
 
Statement of Operations
15
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
16
 
Notes to Financial Statements
17
 
Financial Highlights
21
     
Other Information
 
 
Proxy Voting Results
22
 
Additional Information
23
 
Index Definitions
24
 
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
 

  Jonathan Thomas

Dear Investor:

To learn more about the capital markets, your investment, and the portfolio management strategies American Century Investments provides, we encourage you to review this shareholder report for the financial reporting period ended September 30, 2010.

On the following pages, you will find investment performance and portfolio information, presented with the expert perspective and commentary of our portfolio management team. This report remains one of our most important vehicles for conveying the information you need about your investment performance, and about the market factors and strategies that affect fund returns. For additional information on the markets, we encourage you to visit the “Insights & News” tab at our Web site, americancentury.com, for updates and further expert commentary.

The top of our Web site’s home page also provides a link to “Our Story,” which, first and foremost, outlines our commitment—since 1958—to helping clients reach their financial goals. We believe strongly that we will only be successful when our clients are successful. That’s who we are.

Another important, unique facet of our story and who we are is “Profits with a Purpose,” which describes our bond with the Stowers Institute for Medical Research (SIMR). SIMR is a world-class biomedical organization—founded by our company founder James E. Stowers, Jr. and his wife Virginia—that is dedicated to researching the causes, treatment, and prevention of gene-based diseases, including cancer. Through American Century Investments’ private ownership structure, more than 40% of our profits support SIMR.

Mr. Stowers’ example of achieving financial success and using that platform to help humanity motivates our entire American Century Investments team. His story inspires us to help each of our clients achieve success. Thank you for sharing your financial journey with us.

Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
 
 
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Independent Chairman’s Letter
 

   Don Pratt

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

As regulators and the markets continue to sort out the events of the credit crisis, a consistent theme has been that financial services firms should re-examine their risk management practices. Risk management has been a regular part of American Century Investments’ activities for many years. However, recently American Century and your mutual fund board have been spending additional time focusing on our risk oversight processes.

The board’s efforts are now organized around three categories of risk: investment risk, operational risk, and enterprise risk. This approach has facilitated a realignment of many risk oversight tasks that the board has historically conducted. Investment risk tasks include a review of portfolio risk, monitoring the use of derivatives, and performance assessment. Operational risk focuses on compliance, valuation, shareholder services, and trading activities. Enterprise risk addresses the financial condition of the advisor, human resource development, and reputational risks. Risk oversight tasks are addressed in every quarterly board meeting, and a review of the advisor’s entire risk management program is undertaken annually. We acknowledge and support the approach that American Century Investments takes to its risk management responsibilities. While the board has refocused its efforts in this important oversight area, we recognize that risk oversight is a journey and we expect to continue to improve our processes.

Our September quarterly board meeting was held in the New York offices of American Century Investments. This gave the directors an opportunity to meet with the portfolio management teams for each of the global and international funds overseen by the board. Each team uses sophisticated investment tools and daily risk analysis in managing client assets. We also were impressed with the “bench strength” that has been developed under the leadership of the Global and Non-U.S. Equity CIO Mark Kopinski. These face-to-face meetings provide an opportunity for the directors—working on behalf of shareholders—to validate the advisor’s efforts and the investment management approach being followed.

I thank you for your continued confidence in American Century during this turbulent time in the economy and investment markets. If you have thoughts or questions you would like to share with the board send them to me at dhpratt@fundboardchair.com.

Best regards,
 

Don Pratt
 
 
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Market Perspective
 

By Phil Davidson, Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Value Equity

Mixed Results for U.S. Stocks
 
U.S. stocks were mixed but generally lower for the six months ended September 30, 2010, as market volatility increased notably. The key factor driving this volatility was increased uncertainty regarding the U.S. economic recovery, which appeared to wane following the robust growth rate it experienced in the last half of 2009.

Evidence of slowing economic activity during the six-month period included a slowdown in the manufacturing sector, further deterioration in the housing market, persistently high unemployment, and a decline in retail sales. In addition, sovereign debt problems in Europe also led to concerns about the impact of a potential fiscal crisis on global economic growth. The combination sent stocks into a tailspin in the second quarter of 2010.

The equity market rebounded in the third quarter, with the bulk of the rally occurring in September—the highest monthly return for stocks since April 2009. The Federal Reserve indicated that it would reinstate the quantitative easing measures used to stimulate economic growth in 2009, and the market rallied in the hope that these efforts would resuscitate the economic recovery. Despite a strong finish, the broad equity indices fell slightly for the six months, although mid- and small-cap issues posted modestly positive results (see the table below).

Value Stocks Lagged
 
Value stocks underperformed their growth-oriented counterparts across all market capitalizations during the six-month period. The primary reason was the lagging performance of the financial sector, which is the largest component in most value indices. Financial companies continued to struggle with high unemployment, continued weakness in the housing market, growing loan delinquencies and defaults, and uncertainty regarding the impact of recent financial reform legislation.

On the positive side, the recent trend of rising dividend payouts remained supportive for value stocks. The growth in dividends reflected both a significant recovery in corporate earnings (excluding financials) over the past year and increasingly healthy balance sheets. The question going forward is whether companies can sustain this level of profitability and financial strength in a slow-growth economic environment.

U.S. Stock Index Returns
For the six months ended September 30, 2010*
Russell 1000 Index (Large-Cap)
–1.21%
 
Russell 2000 Index (Small-Cap)
0.25%
Russell 1000 Growth Index
–0.27%
 
Russell 2000 Growth Index
2.43%
Russell 1000 Value Index
–2.14%
 
Russell 2000 Value Index
–1.90%
Russell Midcap Index
2.12%
 
*Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
Russell Midcap Growth Index
2.95%
     
Russell Midcap Value Index
1.40%
     

 
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Performance
NT Large Company Value
 
Total Returns as of September 30, 2010
       
Average
Annual
Returns
 
 
Ticker Symbol
6 months(1)
1 year
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Institutional Class
ACLLX
-3.03%
5.57%
-3.47%
5/12/06
Russell 1000 Value Index
-2.14%
8.90%
-2.67%(2)
S&P 500 Index
-1.42%
10.16%
-0.98%(2)

(1)
Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(2)
Since 4/30/06, the date nearest the Institutional Class’s inception for which data are available.
 

Growth of $10,000 Over Life of Class
$10,000 investment made May 12, 2006

 
*From 5/12/06, the Institutional Class’s inception date. Index data from 4/30/06, the date nearest the Institutional Class’s inception for which data are available. Not annualized.
 
 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Institutional Class      0.65%

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. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com.

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. Returns for the indices are provided for comparison. The fund’s total returns include operating expenses (such as transaction costs and management fees) that reduce returns, while the total returns of the indices do not.

 
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Portfolio Commentary
NT Large Company Value
 
Portfolio Managers: Chuck Ritter and Brendan Healy

Performance Summary
 
NT Large Company Value declined -3.03%* for the six months ended September 30, 2010. By comparison, its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index, fell -2.14%. The broader market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, dropped -1.42%. The portfolio’s return reflects operating expenses, while the indices’ returns do not. The average return for Morningstar’s Large Cap Value category (its performance, like NT Large Company Value’s, reflects operating expenses) was -2.44%.**

Stocks suffered steep declines during the first three months of the reporting period as investors, unsettled by the debt crisis in Europe and softer-than-expected U.S. economic news, fled into defensive investments such as U.S. Treasuries and utilities. However, in spite of continued economic uncertainty, stock prices rose once the turmoil in Europe moderated. Counter-intuitively, during the third quarter, both higher-risk and higher-yielding securities outperformed. Higher-risk stocks were in favor as fears of a double-dip recession eased, while investors continued to favor higher-yielding securities because of very low interest rates. Against this backdrop, NT Large Company Value’s positions in the utilities, information technology, and financials sectors detracted from relative results. Holdings in consumer discretionary, telecommunication services, and consumer staples contributed positively.

Utilities Slowed Relative Performance
 
Although the portfolio gained in absolute terms within the utilities sector, its underweight position hampered progress on a relative basis. We continue to believe that many of these stocks are overvalued, but this stance dampened performance during the reporting period when utilities outperformed in the benchmark.

Information Technology and Financials Detracted
 
NT Large Company Value’s complement of information technology stocks, specifically its holdings in the computers and peripherals segment, hampered progress. This segment provided key detractor Hewlett-Packard. Despite posting profit gains, the technology giant’s share prices declined after the abrupt exit of its chief executive officer and uncertainty surrounding the appointment of a successor.

In financials, the weakest sector in the benchmark, the portfolio was hindered by its position in diversified financial services. Specifically, NT Large Company Value was modestly overweight two significant decliners, Bank of America Corp. and JPMorgan Chase. Uncertainties about the slow economic recovery and the impact on earnings of financial regulatory reform weighed on these companies’ share prices.
 
*
Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
 
**
The average returns for Morningstar’s Large Cap Value category were 8.02% for the one-year period ended September 30, 2010 and -1.72% since May 31, 2006, the date nearest the Institutional Class’s inception for which data are available. © Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.
 

 
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NT Large Company Value
 
The portfolio was also underweight real estate investment trusts (REITs), a segment that provided a positive return for the benchmark. In our opinion, many of these stocks are overvalued as their prices do not reflect the deterioration in commercial real estate fundamentals.

Consumer Discretionary Contributed
 
In the consumer discretionary sector, NT Large Company Value’s relative outperformance was largely the result of what it didn’t own rather than what it did. An underweight position and security selection in the media industry enhanced results. The portfolio’s mix of retailers also added value.

Telecommunication Services Enhanced Results
 
An overweight in telecommunication services, the strongest sector in the benchmark, added to relative progress. Many telecommunications companies outperformed during the period as investors sought out stocks that paid attractive dividends. NT Large Company Value owned two of the largest, AT&T and Verizon Communications. Both companies have benefited from the strong growth of their wireless businesses and their ability to increase earnings despite low economic growth.

Consumer Staples Provided Notable Contributor
 
Security selection in the consumer staples sector contributed to relative progress. The beverages segment provided notable contributor Coca-Cola, which posted better-than-expected profits on higher sales volume and market-share gains internationally and in North America. The company’s purchase of Coca-Cola Enterprises’ North American bottling operations could also boost future earnings growth.

Outlook
 
We continue to be bottom-up investment managers, evaluating each company individually and building the portfolio one stock at a time. As of September 30, 2010, NT Large Company Value is broadly diversified, with ongoing overweight positions in information technology, health care, and energy sectors. Our valuation work is also directing us toward smaller relative weightings in utilities and financials stocks.

 
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NT Large Company Value
 
Top Ten Holdings
 
% of net assets
as of 9/30/10
Pfizer, Inc.
3.7%
AT&T, Inc.
3.7%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
3.5%
Chevron Corp.
3.4%
General Electric Co.
3.2%
Bank of America Corp.
3.2%
Johnson & Johnson
3.1%
Merck & Co., Inc.
2.6%
Verizon Communications, Inc.
2.2%
Wells Fargo & Co.
2.2%
   
Top Five Industries
 
% of net assets
as of 9/30/10
Pharmaceuticals
 10.7%
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
 10.5%
Diversified Financial Services
 7.8%
Insurance
 7.3%
Diversified Telecommunication Services
 6.4%
   
Types of Investments in Portfolio
 
% of net assets
as of 9/30/10
Common Stocks and Futures
 99.2%
Temporary Cash Investments
 0.3%
Other Assets and Liabilities
 0.5%
 
 
 
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Shareholder Fee Example (Unaudited)
 

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 April 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010.

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 Institutional 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. We will not charge the fee as long as you choose to manage your accounts exclusively online. 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.
 
 
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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
4/1/10
Ending
Account Value
9/30/10
Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/10 – 9/30/10
Annualized
Expense Ratio*
Actual
$1,000
$969.70
$3.26
0.66%
Hypothetical
$1,000
$1,021.76
$3.35
0.66%

*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 183, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period.
 
 
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Schedule of Investments
NT Large Company Value
 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
     
 
Shares
Value
Common Stocks — 97.7%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 2.1%
Honeywell International, Inc.
28,700
$    1,261,078
Lockheed Martin Corp.
32,600
 2,323,728
Northrop Grumman Corp.
67,400
 4,086,462
   
7,671,268
BEVERAGES — 1.3%
Coca-Cola Co. (The)
78,700
 4,605,524
BIOTECHNOLOGY — 2.0%
Amgen, Inc.(1)
99,100
 5,461,401
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(1)
56,100
 1,997,721
   
7,459,122
CAPITAL MARKETS — 3.8%
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
53,800
 2,546,354
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)
112,000
 2,926,560
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
40,400
 5,841,032
Morgan Stanley
106,900
 2,638,292
   
13,952,238
CHEMICALS — 0.9%
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
53,900
 2,405,018
PPG Industries, Inc.
14,200
 1,033,760
   
3,438,778
COMMERCIAL BANKS — 4.2%
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
59,900
 3,109,409
U.S. Bancorp.
202,700
 4,382,374
Wells Fargo & Co.
316,700
 7,958,671
   
15,450,454
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 0.6%
Avery Dennison Corp.
55,000
 2,041,600
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 0.8%
Cisco Systems, Inc.(1)
126,200
 2,763,780
COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS — 1.4%
Hewlett-Packard Co.
87,600
 3,685,332
Western Digital Corp.(1)
57,600
 1,635,264
   
5,320,596
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 0.3%
Shaw Group, Inc. (The)(1)
33,200
 1,114,192
DIVERSIFIED — 1.4%
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Series 1
43,500
 4,964,220
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 7.8%
Bank of America Corp.
895,300
   11,737,383
Citigroup, Inc.(1)
1,097,700
 4,281,030
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
337,400
 12,844,818
   
28,863,231
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 6.4%
AT&T, Inc.
475,900
 13,610,740
CenturyLink, Inc.
42,500
 1,677,050
Verizon Communications, Inc.
252,000
 8,212,680
   
23,500,470
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 2.7%
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
60,300
 2,184,669
Exelon Corp.
103,400
4,402,772
PPL Corp.
129,600
 3,529,008
   
10,116,449
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 2.2%
Baker Hughes, Inc.
61,500
 2,619,900
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
74,800
 3,326,356
Transocean Ltd.(1)
34,500
 2,218,005
   
8,164,261
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 4.1%
Kroger Co. (The)
149,400
 3,236,004
SYSCO Corp.
75,500
 2,153,260
Walgreen Co.
100,500
 3,366,750
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
121,500
 6,502,680
   
15,258,694
FOOD PRODUCTS — 1.8%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
33,600
 1,072,512
Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A
124,100
 3,829,726
Unilever NV New York Shares
62,900
 1,879,452
   
6,781,690
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 0.5%
Medtronic, Inc.
59,500
 1,998,010
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 1.4%
Aetna, Inc.
58,000
 1,833,380
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
19,800
 999,306
WellPoint, Inc.(1)
38,200
 2,163,648
   
4,996,334
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 0.6%
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
23,400
 1,001,052
Starbucks Corp.
42,400
 1,084,592
   
2,085,644
 
 
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NT Large Company Value
 
     
 
Shares
Value
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 3.0%
Clorox Co.
46,400
$   3,097,664
Energizer Holdings, Inc.(1)
12,900
 867,267
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)
117,700
 7,058,469
   
11,023,400
INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS & ENERGY TRADERS — 0.2%
NRG Energy, Inc.(1)
43,300
 901,506
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 3.7%
General Electric Co.
722,900
 11,747,125
Tyco International Ltd.
56,100
 2,060,553
   
13,807,678
INSURANCE — 7.3%
Allstate Corp. (The)
130,800
 4,126,740
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(1)
44,500
 3,679,260
Chubb Corp. (The)
77,600
 4,422,424
Loews Corp.
111,400
 4,222,060
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
73,200
 1,897,344
Torchmark Corp.
45,400
 2,412,556
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)
92,800
 4,834,880
XL Group plc
64,100
 1,388,406
   
26,983,670
IT SERVICES — 1.7%
Fiserv, Inc.(1)
29,900
 1,609,218
International Business Machines Corp.
34,500
4,627,830
   
6,237,048
MACHINERY — 1.4%
Dover Corp.
35,900
 1,874,339
Ingersoll-Rand plc
88,400
 3,156,764
   
5,031,103
MEDIA — 4.6%
CBS Corp., Class B
175,900
 2,789,774
Comcast Corp., Class A
252,100
 4,557,968
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
31,000
 1,673,690
Time Warner, Inc.
143,700
 4,404,405
Viacom, Inc., Class B
101,500
 3,673,285
   
17,099,122
METALS & MINING — 0.8%
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
12,100
 1,033,219
Nucor Corp.
50,900
 1,944,380
   
2,977,599
MULTILINE RETAIL — 1.3%
Kohl’s Corp.(1)
38,200
   2,012,376
Macy’s, Inc.
127,300
 2,939,357
   
4,951,733
MULTI-UTILITIES — 0.7%
PG&E Corp.
56,600
 2,570,772
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 10.5%
Apache Corp.
56,900
 5,562,544
Chevron Corp.
153,500
 12,441,175
ConocoPhillips
108,600
 6,236,898
Devon Energy Corp.
31,000
 2,006,940
Exxon Mobil Corp.
122,000
 7,538,380
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
34,900
 2,732,670
Valero Energy Corp.
116,400
 2,038,164
   
38,556,771
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS — 0.4%
International Paper Co.
71,700
 1,559,475
PHARMACEUTICALS — 10.7%
Abbott Laboratories
64,200
 3,353,808
Eli Lilly & Co.
35,800
 1,307,774
Johnson & Johnson
187,300
 11,605,108
Merck & Co., Inc.
257,700
 9,485,937
Pfizer, Inc.
797,900
 13,699,943
   
39,452,570
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 1.0%
Applied Materials, Inc.
111,900
 1,306,992
Intel Corp.
127,600
 2,453,748
   
3,760,740
SOFTWARE — 3.1%
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
105,300
 1,139,346
Microsoft Corp.
291,800
 7,146,182
Oracle Corp.
112,500
 3,020,625
   
11,306,153
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 0.4%
Best Buy Co., Inc.
37,500
 1,531,125
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 0.6%
VF Corp.
25,600
2,074,112
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $329,576,939)
 360,371,132
 
 
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NT Large Company Value
 
     
 
Shares
Value
Temporary Cash Investments — Segregated For Futures Contracts — 1.5%
Repurchase Agreement, Credit Suisse First Boston, Inc., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations,
3.375%, 11/15/19, valued at $5,796,854), in a joint trading account at 0.18%, dated 9/30/10, due 10/1/10
(Delivery value $5,684,028) (Cost $5,684,000)
$    5,684,000
Temporary Cash Investments — 0.3%
JPMorgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund Agency Shares
6,122
 6,122
Repurchase Agreement, Credit Suisse First Boston, Inc., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations,
3.375%, 11/15/19, valued at $16,318), in a joint trading account at 0.18%, dated 9/30/10, due 10/1/10
(Delivery value $16,000)
 16,000
Repurchase Agreement, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations,
4.875%, 7/31/11, valued at $917,548), in a joint trading account at 0.10%, dated 9/30/10, due 10/1/10
(Delivery value $900,003)
 900,000
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $922,122)
 922,122
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 99.5% (Cost $336,183,061)
 366,977,254
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — 0.5%
 1,693,720
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
$368,670,974
 
 
Futures Contracts
Contracts Purchased
Expiration Date
Underlying Face
Amount at Value
Unrealized Gain (Loss)
100     S&P 500 E-Mini Futures
December 2010
$5,683,500
$5,393

 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

ETF = Exchange Traded Fund
SPDR = Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
 
(1)
Non-income producing.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
Assets
Investment securities, at value (cost of $336,183,061)
$366,977,254
Cash
426
Deposits with broker for futures contracts
450,000
Receivable for investments sold
406,212
Receivable for capital shares sold
524,524
Dividends and interest receivable
531,298
 
368,889,714
   
Liabilities
 
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts
21,426
Accrued management fees
197,314
 
218,740
   
Net Assets
$368,670,974
   
Institutional Class Capital Shares, $0.01 Par Value
 
Authorized
150,000,000
Shares outstanding
47,838,615
   
Net Asset Value Per Share
$7.71
   
Net Assets Consist of:
 
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus)
$374,991,709
Undistributed net investment income
37,348
Accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions
(37,157,669)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
30,799,586
 
$368,670,974
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Operations
 

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
Investment Income (Loss)
Income:
 
Dividends
$  4,086,168
Interest
8,871
 
4,095,039
Expenses:
 
Management fees
1,088,080
Directors’ fees and expenses
4,963
Other expenses
1,024
 
1,094,067
   
Net investment income (loss)
3,000,972
   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
Investment transactions
(2,851,015)
Futures contract transactions
(949,134)
 
(3,800,149)
   
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
Investments
(5,726,588)
Futures contracts
(287,341)
 
(6,013,929)
   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
(9,814,078)
   
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
$(6,813,106)

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 

SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2010
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
September 30, 2010
March 31, 2010
Operations
Net investment income (loss)
$    3,000,972
$    4,493,862
Net realized gain (loss)
(3,800,149)
(6,033,508)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
(6,013,929)
80,867,345
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
(6,813,106)
79,327,699
     
Distributions to Shareholders
   
From net investment income
(2,965,485)
(4,435,883)
     
Capital Share Transactions
   
Proceeds from shares sold
74,851,534
107,194,743
Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions
2,965,485
Payments for shares redeemed
(7,401,989)
(26,729,647)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
70,415,030
80,465,096
     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
60,636,439
155,356,912
     
Net Assets
   
Beginning of period
308,034,535
152,677,623
End of period
$368,670,974
$308,034,535
     
Undistributed net investment income
$37,348
$1,861
     
Transactions in Shares of the Fund
   
Sold
10,037,657
14,774,606
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
387,010
Redeemed
(980,616)
(3,882,445)
Net increase (decrease) in shares of the fund
9,444,051
10,892,161

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
 
 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization — American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. NT Large Company Value Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund is diversified under the 1940 Act. The fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital growth. Income is a secondary objective. The fund pursues its objectives by investing primarily in companies with larger market capitalization that management believes to be undervalued at the time of purchase. The fund is not permitted to invest in any securities issued by companies assigned the Global Industry Classification Standard for the tobacco industry. The following is a summary of the fund’s significant accounting policies.

Security Valuations — Securities traded primarily on a principal securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price, or at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices where no last sales price is available. Depending on local convention or regulation, securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official close price. Investments in open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported net asset value. Discount notes may be valued through a commercial pricing service or at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Securities traded on foreign securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets are normally completed before the close of business on days that the New York Stock Exchange (the Exchange) is open and may also take place on days when the Exchange is not open. If an event occurs after the value of a security was established but before the net asset value per share was determined that was likely to materially change the net asset value, that security would be valued as determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. If the fund determines that the market price of a portfolio security is not readily available, or that the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect the security’s fair value, such security is valued as determined by the Board of Directors or its designee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, if such determination would materially impact a fund’s net asset value. Certain other circumstances may cause the fund to use alternative procedures to value a security such as: a security has been declared in default; trading in a security has been halted during the trading day; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading will commence.

Security Transactions — For financial reporting purposes, 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. 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.

 
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Exchange Traded Funds — The fund may invest in exchange traded funds (ETFs). ETFs are a type of index fund bought and sold on a securities exchange. An ETF trades like common stock and represents a fixed portfolio of securities designed to track the performance and dividend yield of a particular domestic or foreign market index. A fund may purchase an ETF to temporarily gain exposure to a portion of the U.S. or a foreign market while awaiting purchase of underlying securities. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities they are designed to track, although the lack of liquidity on an ETF could result in it being more volatile. Additionally, ETFs have fees and expenses that reduce their value.

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. All tax years for the fund remain subject to examination by tax authorities. 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. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal or state income taxes.

Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. 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.

Use of Estimates — The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

2. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties

Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a Management Agreement (the 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). 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 the daily net assets of the fund and paid monthly in arrears. 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 have very similar investment teams and investment strategies (strategy assets). The annual management fee schedule for the fund ranges from 0.50% to 0.70%. The effective annual management fee for the six months ended September 30, 2010 was 0.66%.

Related Parties — Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC), the parent of the corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the distributor of the corporation, American Century Investment Services, Inc., and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC. The fund is wholly owned, in aggregate, by various funds in a series issued by American Century Asset Allocation Portfolios, Inc. (ACAAP). ACAAP does not invest in the fund for the purpose of exercising management or control.

 
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The fund is eligible to invest in a money market fund for temporary purposes, which is managed by J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM). The fund has a Mutual Funds Services Agreement with J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co. (JPMIS) and a securities lending agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank (JPMCB). JPMCB is a custodian of the fund. JPMIM, JPMIS and JPMCB are wholly owned subsidiaries of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM). JPM is an equity investor in ACC.

3. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the six months ended September 30, 2010, were $136,816,285 and $61,638,489, respectively.

4. Fair Value Measurements

The fund’s securities valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the positions 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 as follows:

• 
Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical securities;

• 
Level 2 valuation inputs consist of significant direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for similar securities, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); or

• 
Level 3 valuation inputs consist of significant unobservable inputs (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 valuation inputs used to determine the fair value of the fund’s securities and other financial instruments as of September 30, 2010. The Schedule of Investments provides additional details on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
                   
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Investment Securities
                 
Common Stocks
    $360,371,132              
Temporary Cash Investments
    6,122       $6,600,000        
Total Value of Investment Securities
    $360,377,254       $6,600,000        
                         
Other Financial Instruments
                       
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Futures Contracts
    $5,393              
 
5. Derivative Instruments

Equity Price Risk — The fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A fund may enter into futures contracts 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
 
 
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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 equity price risk derivative instruments held at period end as disclosed on the Schedule of Investments are indicative of the fund’s typical volume during the period.
 
The value of equity price risk derivative instruments as of September 30, 2010, is disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability of $21,426 in payable for variation margin on futures contracts. For the six months ended September 30, 2010, the effect of equity price risk derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations was $(949,134) in net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and $(287,341) in change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts.

6. Interfund Lending

The fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may participate in an interfund lending program, pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the fund to borrow from or lend to other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds that permit such transactions. Interfund lending transactions are subject to each fund’s investment policies and borrowing and lending limits. The interfund loan rate earned/paid on interfund lending transactions is determined daily based on the average of certain current market rates. Interfund lending transactions normally extend only overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. The program is subject to annual approval by the Board of Directors. During the six months ended September 30, 2010, the fund did not utilize the program.

7. Federal Tax Information

The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.

As of September 30, 2010, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
         
Federal tax cost of investments
    $345,333,513  
Gross tax appreciation of investments
    $27,620,659  
Gross tax depreciation of investments
    (5,976,918 )
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments
    $21,643,741  
 
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

As of March 31, 2010, the fund had accumulated capital losses of $(26,105,024), which represent net capital loss carryovers that may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations. Capital loss carryovers of $(10,029,955) and $(16,075,069) expire in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

The fund has elected to treat $(298,670) of net capital losses incurred in the five-month period ended March 31, 2010, as having been incurred in the following fiscal year for federal income tax purposes.

 
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Financial Highlights
NT Large Company Value
 
Institutional Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007(2)
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
    $8.02       $5.55       $9.71       $11.13       $10.00  
Income From Investment Operations
                                       
   Net Investment Income (Loss)
    0.07 (3)     0.14 (3)     0.20 (3)     0.22       0.18  
   Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.31 )     2.47       (4.16 )     (1.29 )     1.14  
   Total From Investment Operations
    (0.24 )     2.61       (3.96 )     (1.07 )     1.32  
Distributions
                                       
   From Net Investment Income
    (0.07 )     (0.14 )     (0.20 )     (0.22 )     (0.18 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                      (0.13 )     (0.01 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.07 )     (0.14 )     (0.20 )     (0.35 )     (0.19 )
Net Asset Value, End of Period
    $7.71       $8.02       $5.55       $9.71       $11.13  
                                         
Total Return(4)
    (3.03 )%     47.28 %     (41.22 )%     (9.93 )%     13.26 %
                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses
to Average Net Assets
    0.66 %(5)     0.64 %     0.63 %     0.62 %     0.63 %(5)
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss)
to Average Net Assets
    1.81 %(5)     1.99 %     2.82 %     2.10 %     2.01 %(5)
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    20 %     23 %     26 %     20 %     18 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $368,671       $308,035       $152,678       $98,618       $71,970  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
May 12, 2006 (fund inception) through March 31, 2007.
(3)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(4)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(5)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Proxy Voting Results
 

A special meeting of shareholders was held on June 16, 2010, to vote on the following proposals. Each proposal received the required number of votes and was adopted. A summary of voting results is listed below each proposal.

Proposal 1:
 
To elect one Director to the Board of Directors of American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the proposal was voted on by all shareholders of funds issued by American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.):
         
 
John R. Whitten
For:
8,909,100,602
 
              
Withhold:
 464,054,213
 
   
Abstain:
 0
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
0
 
 
The other directors whose term of office continued after the meeting include Jonathan S. Thomas, Thomas A. Brown, Andrea C. Hall, James A. Olson, Donald H. Pratt, and M. Jeannine Strandjord.

Proposal 2:
 
To approve a management agreement between the fund and American Century Investment Management, Inc.:
         
 
Institutional Class
For:
299,533,171
 
              
Against:
 1,270,058
 
   
Abstain:
 2,747,098
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
0
 
 
Proposal 3:
 
To approve an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to limit certain director liability to the extent permitted by Maryland law (the proposal was voted on by all shareholders of funds issued by American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.):
         
   
For:
7,171,505,354
 
              
Against:
 434,482,700
 
   
Abstain:
 468,352,741
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
1,298,814,021
 
 
 
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Additional Information
 

Retirement Account Information
 
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain IRAs, or 403(b), 457 and qualified plans 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. You have the right to revoke your withholding election at any time and any election you make may remain in effect until revoked by filing a new election.

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. State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.

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

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

The following indices are used to illustrate investment market, sector, or style performance or to serve as fund performance comparisons. They are not investment products available for purchase.

The Russell 1000® Index is a market-capitalization weighted, large-cap index created by Frank Russell Company to measure the performance of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies (the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies (the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000® Index is a market-capitalization weighted index created by Frank Russell Company to measure the performance of the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies (the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies (the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, base d on total market capitalization.

The Russell Midcap® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies (the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell Midcap® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies (the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The S&P 500 Index is a market value-weighted index of the stocks of 500 publicly traded U.S. companies chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation that are considered to be leading firms in dominant industries. Each stock’s weight in the index is proportionate to its market value. Created by Standard & Poor’s, it is considered to be a broad measure of U.S. stock market performance.
 
 
 
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Contact Us
 
   
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816-531-5575
   
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Investment Advisor:
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri
 
This report and the statements it contains are submitted for the general information of our shareholders. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
 
 
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Semiannual Report
September 30, 2010
 
 
 
 
American Century Investments®
NT Mid Cap Value Fund
 
 
 

 
 
Table of Contents
 

 
President’s Letter
2
 
Independent Chairman’s Letter
3
 
Market Perspective
4
 
      U.S. Stock Index Returns
4
     
NT Mid Cap Value
 
 
Performance
5
 
Portfolio Commentary
6
 
      Top Ten Holdings
8
 
      Top Five Industries
8
 
      Types of Investments in Portfolio
8
     
 
Shareholder Fee Example
9
     
Financial Statements
 
 
Schedule of Investments
11
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
14
 
Statement of Operations
15
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
16
 
Notes to Financial Statements
17
 
Financial Highlights
22
     
Other Information
 
 
Proxy Voting Results
23
 
Additional Information
24
 
Index Definitions
25
 
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
 

  Jonathan Thomas

Dear Investor:

To learn more about the capital markets, your investment, and the portfolio management strategies American Century Investments provides, we encourage you to review this shareholder report for the financial reporting period ended September 30, 2010.

On the following pages, you will find investment performance and portfolio information, presented with the expert perspective and commentary of our portfolio management team. This report remains one of our most important vehicles for conveying the information you need about your investment performance, and about the market factors and strategies that affect fund returns. For additional information on the markets, we encourage you to visit the “Insights & News” tab at our Web site, americancentury.com, for updates and further expert commentary.

The top of our Web site’s home page also provides a link to “Our Story,” which, first and foremost, outlines our commitment—since 1958—to helping clients reach their financial goals. We believe strongly that we will only be successful when our clients are successful. That’s who we are.

Another important, unique facet of our story and who we are is “Profits with a Purpose,” which describes our bond with the Stowers Institute for Medical Research (SIMR). SIMR is a world-class biomedical organization—founded by our company founder James E. Stowers, Jr. and his wife Virginia—that is dedicated to researching the causes, treatment, and prevention of gene-based diseases, including cancer. Through American Century Investments’ private ownership structure, more than 40% of our profits support SIMR.

Mr. Stowers’ example of achieving financial success and using that platform to help humanity motivates our entire American Century Investments team. His story inspires us to help each of our clients achieve success. Thank you for sharing your financial journey with us.


Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
 
 
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Independent Chairman’s Letter
 

   Don Pratt

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

As regulators and the markets continue to sort out the events of the credit crisis, a consistent theme has been that financial services firms should re-examine their risk management practices. Risk management has been a regular part of American Century Investments’ activities for many years. However, recently American Century and your mutual fund board have been spending additional time focusing on our risk oversight processes.

The board’s efforts are now organized around three categories of risk: investment risk, operational risk, and enterprise risk. This approach has facilitated a realignment of many risk oversight tasks that the board has historically conducted. Investment risk tasks include a review of portfolio risk, monitoring the use of derivatives, and performance assessment. Operational risk focuses on compliance, valuation, shareholder services, and trading activities. Enterprise risk addresses the financial condition of the advisor, human resource development, and reputational risks. Risk oversight tasks are addressed in every quarterly board meeting, and a review of the advisor’s entire risk management program is undertaken annually. We acknowledge and support the approach that American Century Investments takes to its risk management responsibilities. While the board has refocused its efforts in this important oversight area, we recognize that risk oversight is a journey and we expect to continue to improve our processes.

Our September quarterly board meeting was held in the New York offices of American Century Investments. This gave the directors an opportunity to meet with the portfolio management teams for each of the global and international funds overseen by the board. Each team uses sophisticated investment tools and daily risk analysis in managing client assets. We also were impressed with the “bench strength” that has been developed under the leadership of the Global and Non-U.S. Equity CIO Mark Kopinski. These face-to-face meetings provide an opportunity for the directors—working on behalf of shareholders—to validate the advisor’s efforts and the investment management approach being followed.

I thank you for your continued confidence in American Century during this turbulent time in the economy and investment markets. If you have thoughts or questions you would like to share with the board send them to me at dhpratt@fundboardchair.com.

Best regards,
 

Don Pratt
 
 
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Market Perspective
 

By Phil Davidson, Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Value Equity

Mixed Results for U.S. Stocks
 
U.S. stocks were mixed but generally lower for the six months ended September 30, 2010, as market volatility increased notably. The key factor driving this volatility was increased uncertainty regarding the U.S. economic recovery, which appeared to wane following the robust growth rate it experienced in the last half of 2009.

Evidence of slowing economic activity during the six-month period included a slowdown in the manufacturing sector, further deterioration in the housing market, persistently high unemployment, and a decline in retail sales. In addition, sovereign debt problems in Europe also led to concerns about the impact of a potential fiscal crisis on global economic growth. The combination sent stocks into a tailspin in the second quarter of 2010.

The equity market rebounded in the third quarter, with the bulk of the rally occurring in September—the highest monthly return for stocks since April 2009. The Federal Reserve indicated that it would reinstate the quantitative easing measures used to stimulate economic growth in 2009, and the market rallied in the hope that these efforts would resuscitate the economic recovery. Despite a strong finish, the broad equity indices fell slightly for the six months, although mid- and small-cap issues posted modestly positive results (see the table below).

Value Stocks Lagged
 
Value stocks underperformed their growth-oriented counterparts across all market capitalizations during the six-month period. The primary reason was the lagging performance of the financial sector, which is the largest component in most value indices. Financial companies continued to struggle with high unemployment, continued weakness in the housing market, growing loan delinquencies and defaults, and uncertainty regarding the impact of recent financial reform legislation.

On the positive side, the recent trend of rising dividend payouts remained supportive for value stocks. The growth in dividends reflected both a significant recovery in corporate earnings (excluding financials) over the past year and increasingly healthy balance sheets. The question going forward is whether companies can sustain this level of profitability and financial strength in a slow-growth economic environment.

U.S. Stock Index Returns
For the six months ended September 30, 2010*
Russell 1000 Index (Large-Cap)
–1.21%
 
Russell 2000 Index (Small-Cap)
0.25%
Russell 1000 Growth Index
–0.27%
 
Russell 2000 Growth Index
2.43%
Russell 1000 Value Index
 –2.14%
 
Russell 2000 Value Index
–1.90%
Russell Midcap Index
2.12%
 
*Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
Russell Midcap Growth Index
2.95%
     
Russell Midcap Value Index
1.40%
     

 
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Performance
NT Mid Cap Value
 
Total Returns as of September 30, 2010
     
Average Annual Returns
 
 
Ticker Symbol
6 months(1)
1 year
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Institutional Class
ACLMX
1.21%
15.98%
3.71%
5/12/06
Russell Midcap Value Index
1.40%
16.93%
0.03%(2)

(1)
Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(2)
Since 4/30/06, the date nearest the Institutional Class’s inception for which data are available.
 

Growth of $10,000 Over Life of Class
$10,000 investment made May 12, 2006

 
*From 5/12/06, the Institutional Class’s inception date. Index data from 4/30/06, the date nearest the Institutional Class’s inception for which data are available. Not annualized.
 
 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Institutional Class        0.81%

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. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com.

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. Returns for the index are provided for comparison. The fund’s total returns include operating expenses (such as transaction costs and management fees) that reduce returns, while the total returns of the index does not.

 
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Portfolio Commentary
NT Mid Cap Value
 
Portfolio Managers: Kevin Toney, Michael Liss, and Phil Davidson

Performance Summary
 
NT Mid Cap Value returned 1.21%* for the six months ended September 30, 2010. By comparison, the average return for Morningstar’s Mid Cap Value category** (its performance, like NT Mid Cap Value’s, reflects operating expenses) was 0.04%. The fund’s benchmark, the Russell Midcap Value Index, was up 1.40%. Its returns do not include operating expenses.

Stocks suffered steep declines during the first three months of the reporting period as investors, unsettled by the debt crisis in Europe and softer-than-expected U.S. economic news, fled into defensive investments such as U.S. Treasuries and utilities. However, in spite of continued economic uncertainty, stock prices rose once the turmoil in Europe moderated. Counter-intuitively, both higher-risk and higher-yielding securities outperformed. Higher-risk stocks were in favor as fears of a double-dip recession eased, while investors continued to favor higher-yielding securities because of very low interest rates. In this environment, NT Mid Cap Value’s investment approach, which emphasizes higher-quality businesses with sound balance sheets, provided positive absolute results. On a relative basis, the portfolio was hampered by its investments in the financials, health care, and energy sectors. Its positions in the industrials and materials sectors enhanced performance.

Financials Dampened Performance
 
The financials sector was a source of relative weakness. NT Mid Cap Value was underweight real estate investment trusts (REITs), a segment that outperformed for the benchmark. For some time, we have been concerned about this segment’s operating trends, financial leverage, access to funding, and valuation.

In the capital markets segment, the portfolio’s mix of stocks hampered performance versus the benchmark. Two notable detractors were Northern Trust Corp. and State Street Corp. Both were negatively impacted by expectations of a prolonged period of historically low interest rates. Shares of State Street also declined on concerns about the diminished profitability of the company’s securities lending and foreign exchange businesses as well as potential litigation surrounding its foreign exchange business.

Health Care and Energy Detracted
 
Security selection in health care, the weakest performing sector in the benchmark, hindered relative results. NT Mid Cap Value owned Zimmer Holdings, a maker of orthopedic reconstructive implants, which is not represented in the benchmark. As a result of the recession, Zimmer faces
 
*
Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
 
**
The average returns for Morningstar’s Mid Cap Value category were 14.08% for the one-year period ended September 30, 2010 and 0.43% from May 31, 2006, the date nearest the Institutional Class’s inception for which data are available. © Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.
 
 
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NT Mid Cap Value
 
softening demand and potential pricing pressure for its products. Although health care reform has increased uncertainty for investors, we do not expect the legislation to have significant impact on the company.
 
In the energy sector, a position in EQT Corp. dampened results. A low-cost natural gas producer, EQT reported significant success with two of its experimental shale wells. We believe weak natural gas prices have temporarily pushed down the company’s share price.

Industrials Contributed Positively
 
Security selection in the industrials sector was advantageous. The portfolio benefited from a position in Republic Services. Waste management companies weathered the recession well due to their stable business models and strong cash flow generation. Republic Services has also successfully cut costs as part of its merger with Allied Waste Industries, and its disciplined pricing strategy coupled with a nascent recovery in business volume has boosted the profits of this well-run company.

Another notable performer was Hubbell, which manufactures electrical products. The company reported much better-than-anticipated second-quarter results. Revenue improved due to strengthening end market demand, and profit margins rose on solid productivity gains.

Materials Added to Results
 
In the materials sector, NT Mid Cap Value benefited from its focus on high-quality, stable businesses. A top contributor was Newmont Mining Corp. Newmont’s new management team continues to execute well on its strategic and operating plan. In addition, as gold prices rose during the period, the company’s profitability increased.

The portfolio also held Bemis Co., a major producer of flexible packaging, primarily for the food industry. Despite higher raw-material costs, Bemis has improved its margins and operating performance. Its acquisition of rival Alcan Packaging Food Americas is also expected to enhance growth.

Outlook
 
We continue to follow our disciplined, bottom-up process, selecting companies one at a time for the portfolio. As of September 30, 2010, we see opportunities in industrials, health care, and consumer discretionary stocks, reflected by overweight positions in these sectors, relative to the benchmark. Our fundamental analysis and valuation work are also directing us toward smaller relative weightings in financials, utilities, consumer staples, and materials stocks.
 
 
 
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NT Mid Cap Value
 
Top Ten Holdings
 
% of net assets
as of 9/30/10
Republic Services, Inc.
3.2%
Imperial Oil Ltd.
2.6%
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.
2.4%
Northern Trust Corp.
2.4%
Aon Corp.
2.1%
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
2.0%
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.
1.9%
EQT Corp.
1.8%
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
1.8%
NV Energy, Inc.
1.6%


Top Five Industries
 
% of net assets
as of 9/30/10
Insurance
11.1%
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
8.5%
Electric Utilities
5.7%
Commercial Services & Supplies
5.5%
Health Care Equipment & Supplies
5.2%


Types of Investments in Portfolio
 
% of net assets
as of 9/30/10
Domestic Common Stocks
91.9%
Foreign Common Stocks*
5.8%
Total Common Stocks
97.7%
Temporary Cash Investments
2.6%
Other Assets and Liabilities
(0.3)%

*Includes depositary shares, dual listed securities and foreign ordinary shares
 
 
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Shareholder Fee Example (Unaudited)
 

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 April 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010.

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 Institutional 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. We will not charge the fee as long as you choose to manage your accounts exclusively online. If you are subject to the Account Maintenance Fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.

 
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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
4/1/10
Ending
Account Value
9/30/10
Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/10 - 9/30/10
Annualized
Expense Ratio*
Actual
$1,000
$1,012.10
$4.04
0.80%
Hypothetical
$1,000
$1,021.06
$4.05
0.80%

*Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period.
 
 
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Schedule of Investments
NT Mid Cap Value
 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
 
     
 
Shares
Value
Common Stocks — 97.7%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 0.6%
ITT Corp.
22,400
$1,048,992
AIRLINES — 0.2%
Southwest Airlines Co.
23,600
 308,452
BEVERAGES(1)
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
1,100
 34,100
CAPITAL MARKETS — 4.4%
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
19,483
 922,130
Charles Schwab Corp. (The)
50,100
 696,390
Invesco Ltd.
27,300
 579,579
Northern Trust Corp.
82,389
 3,974,445
State Street Corp.
25,300
 952,798
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
3,300
 165,215
   
 7,290,557
CHEMICALS — 0.8%
Minerals Technologies, Inc.
21,770
 1,282,688
COMMERCIAL BANKS — 3.2%
Comerica, Inc.
68,007
 2,526,460
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
44,106
 1,657,945
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
45,600
 1,177,848
   
 5,362,253
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 5.5%
Cintas Corp.
34,400
 947,720
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
52,200
 1,116,036
Republic Services, Inc.
174,198
 5,311,297
Waste Management, Inc.
50,396
 1,801,153
   
 9,176,206
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 0.7%
Emulex Corp.(2)
114,600
 1,196,424
COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS — 0.1%
Diebold, Inc.
2,714
 84,378
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 0.6%
Vulcan Materials Co.
26,100
 963,612
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING — 1.2%
Bemis Co., Inc.
61,679
 1,958,308
DISTRIBUTORS — 0.7%
Genuine Parts Co.
24,856
 1,108,329
DIVERSIFIED — 1.6%
iShares Russell Midcap Value Index Fund
63,700
 2,571,569
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 2.0%
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
42,700
797,209
Qwest Communications International, Inc.
270,500
1,696,035
Windstream Corp.
66,286
 814,655
   
 3,307,899
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 5.7%
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
28,591
 1,035,852
Great Plains Energy, Inc.
41,982
 793,460
IDACORP, Inc.
10,579
 379,997
Northeast Utilities
45,430
  1,343,365
NV Energy, Inc.
204,800
2,693,120
Portland General Electric Co.
58,171
 1,179,708
Westar Energy, Inc.
84,931
 2,057,878
   
 9,483,380
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 3.5%
Emerson Electric Co.
12,600
 663,516
Hubbell, Inc., Class B
52,696
 2,674,322
Thomas & Betts Corp.(2)
56,100
 2,301,222
Woodward Governor Co.
7,200
 233,424
   
 5,872,484
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 0.9%
Molex, Inc.
68,658
 1,437,012
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 0.9%
Baker Hughes, Inc.
34,900
 1,486,802
FOOD PRODUCTS — 4.1%
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
150,807
 3,308,706
H.J. Heinz Co.
47,000
 2,226,390
Kellogg Co.
24,600
 1,242,546
   
 6,777,642
GAS UTILITIES — 0.7%
AGL Resources, Inc.
10,800
 414,288
Southwest Gas Corp.
20,920
 702,703
   
 1,116,991
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 5.2%
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
50,255
 2,451,941
Boston Scientific Corp.(2)
127,200
 779,736
CareFusion Corp.(2)
34,988
 869,102
Covidien plc
21,000
843,990
Symmetry Medical, Inc.(2)
40,407
 389,524
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(2)
61,400
 3,213,062
   
 8,547,355
 
 
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NT Mid Cap Value
 
 
Shares
Value
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 2.1%
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.(2)
48,300
$1,693,398
Patterson Cos., Inc.
38,900
 1,114,485
Select Medical Holdings Corp.(2)
82,819
 637,706
   
 3,445,589
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 2.6%
CEC Entertainment, Inc.(2)
65,400
 2,245,182
International Speedway Corp., Class A
47,715
 1,164,246
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
56,239
 881,827
   
 4,291,255
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 1.9%
Fortune Brands, Inc.
28,100
 1,383,363
Toll Brothers, Inc.(2)
61,100
 1,162,122
Whirlpool Corp.
8,300
 671,968
   
 3,217,453
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 1.8%
Clorox Co.
7,300
 487,348
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
39,095
 2,543,130
   
 3,030,478
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 0.7%
Tyco International Ltd.
33,300
1,223,109
INSURANCE — 11.1%
ACE Ltd.
35,800
 2,085,350
Allstate Corp. (The)
39,800
 1,255,690
Aon Corp.
89,200
 3,488,612
Chubb Corp. (The)
25,300
 1,441,847
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)
3,555
 81,587
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.
83,893
 2,188,768
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
123,454
 2,977,711
Symetra Financial Corp.
120,079
 1,256,026
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.
36,375
 1,848,578
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)
36,000
 1,875,600
   
 18,499,769
IT SERVICES — 1.3%
Accenture plc, Class A
21,900
 930,531
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
16,900
 710,307
Paychex, Inc.
20,800
 571,792
   
 2,212,630
LEISURE EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS — 0.3%
Mattel, Inc.
23,700
556,002
MACHINERY — 3.1%
Altra Holdings, Inc.(2)
76,267
1,123,413
Harsco Corp.
41,500
 1,020,070
Kaydon Corp.
73,532
 2,544,207
Robbins & Myers, Inc.
16,200
 433,836
   
 5,121,526
MEDIA — 1.1%
Omnicom Group, Inc.
32,100
 1,267,308
Scholastic Corp.
19,000
 528,580
   
 1,795,888
METALS & MINING — 0.9%
Newmont Mining Corp.
23,078
 1,449,529
MULTI-UTILITIES — 4.1%
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
16,100
 776,342
PG&E Corp.
58,400
 2,652,528
Wisconsin Energy Corp.
19,560
 1,130,568
Xcel Energy, Inc.
100,381
 2,305,752
   
 6,865,190
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 8.5%
Apache Corp.
6,046
 591,057
Devon Energy Corp.
32,700
 2,116,998
EQT Corp.
83,900
 3,025,434
Imperial Oil Ltd.
114,700
 4,346,538
Murphy Oil Corp.
26,600
 1,647,072
Noble Energy, Inc.
13,800
 1,036,242
Ultra Petroleum Corp.(2)
23,700
 994,926
Williams Partners LP
7,851
 332,882
   
 14,091,149
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS — 0.5%
MeadWestvaco Corp.
35,900
  875,242
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITs) — 4.6%
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
44,427
 781,915
Boston Properties, Inc.
4,258
353,925
Government Properties Income Trust
63,325
 1,690,778
HCP, Inc.
8,663
 311,695
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
54,686
 791,853
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A
111,675
 2,111,774
Weyerhaeuser Co.
101,122
 1,593,683
   
 7,635,623
 
 
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NT Mid Cap Value
 
 
Shares
Value
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 2.8%
Applied Materials, Inc.
220,200
$2,571,936
KLA-Tencor Corp.
26,800
 944,164
Teradyne, Inc.(2)
82,500
 919,050
Verigy Ltd.(2)
26,300
 213,819
   
 4,648,969
SOFTWARE — 0.5%
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(2)
89,900
 685,937
Synopsys, Inc.(2)
6,700
 165,959
   
 851,896
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 4.8%
Best Buy Co., Inc.
23,100
 943,173
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.
178,500
 3,978,765
PetSmart, Inc.
38,000
 1,330,000
Staples, Inc.
79,900
 1,671,508
   
 7,923,446
THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE — 1.9%
Hudson City Bancorp., Inc.
101,200
 1,240,712
People’s United Financial, Inc.
149,833
 1,961,314
   
 3,202,026
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 0.5%
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.(2)
57,900
 843,603
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $146,777,778)
 162,195,805
Temporary Cash Investments — 2.6%
JPMorgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund Agency Shares
94,022
94,022
Repurchase Agreement, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations,
4.875%, 7/31/11, valued at $4,281,891), in a joint trading account at 0.10%, dated 9/30/10, due 10/1/10
(Delivery value $4,200,012)
 4,200,000
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $4,294,022)
 4,294,022
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 100.3% (Cost $151,071,800)
 166,489,827
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (0.3)%
 (563,844)
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
$165,925,983
 
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Contracts to Sell
Counter Party
  Settlement Date
Value
Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 3,518,944    CAD for USD
Bank of America  
10/29/10
$3,418,442
$(22,401)

(Value on Settlement Date $3,396,041)
 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

CAD = Canadian Dollar
USD = United States Dollar
(1)
Industry is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
(2)
Non-income producing.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
 
Assets
 
Investment securities, at value (cost of $151,071,800)
    $166,489,827  
Receivable for investments sold
    1,300,770  
Dividends and interest receivable
    387,927  
      168,178,524  
         
Liabilities
 
Payable for investments purchased
    2,124,701  
Payable for forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    22,401  
Accrued management fees
    105,439  
      2,252,541  
         
Net Assets
    $165,925,983  
         
Institutional Class Capital Shares, $0.01 Par Value
 
Authorized
    50,000,000  
Shares outstanding
    17,119,129  
         
Net Asset Value Per Share
    $9.69  
         
Net Assets Consist of:
 
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus)
    $148,757,668  
Undistributed net investment income
    123,815  
Undistributed net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions
    1,648,664  
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and
translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
    15,395,836  
      $165,925,983  

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Operations
 

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 
Income:
 
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $4,979)
    $3,019,950  
Interest
    1,635  
      3,021,585  
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    590,113  
Directors’ fees and expenses
    2,207  
Other expenses
    918  
      593,238  
         
Net investment income (loss)
    2,428,347  
         
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investment transactions
    5,920,929  
Foreign currency transactions
    91,923  
      6,012,852  
         
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    (5,371,939 )
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
    (13,227 )
      (5,385,166 )
         
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    627,686  
         
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
    $3,056,033  

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 

SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2010
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
September 30, 2010
   
March 31, 2010
 
Operations
 
Net investment income (loss)
    $2,428,347       $2,013,357  
Net realized gain (loss)
    6,012,852       14,259,893  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    (5,385,166 )     27,097,640  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    3,056,033       43,370,890  
                 
Distributions to Shareholders
 
From net investment income
    (2,532,026 )     (1,746,754 )
                 
Capital Share Transactions
 
Proceeds from shares sold
    25,848,509       41,468,311  
Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions
    2,532,026        
Payments for shares redeemed
    (707,782 )     (13,295,819 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
    27,672,753       28,172,492  
                 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    28,196,760       69,796,628  
                 
Net Assets
 
Beginning of period
    137,729,223       67,932,595  
End of period
    $165,925,983       $137,729,223  
                 
Undistributed net investment income
    $123,815       $227,494  
                 
Transactions in Shares of the Fund
 
Sold
    2,774,957       4,969,831  
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
    263,817        
Redeemed
    (74,421 )     (1,675,866 )
Net increase (decrease) in shares of the fund
    2,964,353       3,293,965  

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
 
 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
 
1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization — American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. NT Mid Cap Value Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund is diversified under the 1940 Act. The fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital growth. Income is a secondary objective. The fund pursues its objectives by investing primarily in stocks of medium size companies that management believes to be undervalued at the time of purchase. The fund is not permitted to invest in any securities issued by companies assigned the Global Industry Classification Standard for the tobacco industry. The following is a summary of the fund’s significant accounting policies.

Security Valuations — Securities traded primarily on a principal securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price, or at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices where no last sales price is available. Depending on local convention or regulation, securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official close price. Investments in open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported net asset value. Discount notes may be valued through a commercial pricing service or at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Securities traded on foreign securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets are normally completed before the close of business on days that the New York Stock Exchange (the Exchange) is open and may also take place on days when the Exchange is not open. If an event occurs after the value of a security was established but before the net asset value per share was determined that was likely to materially change the net asset value, that security would be valued as determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. If the fund determines that the market price of a portfolio security is not readily available, or that the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect the security’s fair value, such security is valued as determined by the Board of Directors or its designee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, if such determination would materially impact a fund’s net asset value. Certain other circumstances may cause the fund to use alternative procedures to value a security such as: a security has been declared in default; trading in a security has been halted during the trading day; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading will commence.

Security Transactions — For financial reporting purposes, 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. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums.

Foreign Currency Translations — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates at period end. The fund may enter into spot foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, spot foreign currency exchange contracts, and certain expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. For assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, net realized and unrealized gains and losses from foreign currency translations arise from changes in currency exchange rates.

 
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Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses occurring during the holding period of investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively. Certain countries may impose taxes on the contract amount of purchases and sales of foreign currency contracts in their currency. The fund records the foreign tax expense, if any, as a reduction to the net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions.

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.

Exchange-Traded Funds — The fund may invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs). ETFs are a type of index fund bought and sold on a securities exchange. An ETF trades like common stock and represents a fixed portfolio of securities designed to track the performance and dividend yield of a particular domestic or foreign market index. A fund may purchase an ETF to temporarily gain exposure to a portion of the U.S. or a foreign market while awaiting purchase of underlying securities. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities they are designed to track, although the lack of liquidity on an ETF could result in it being more volatile. Additionally, ETFs have fees and expenses that reduce their value.

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. All tax years for the fund remain subject to examination by tax authorities. 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. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal or state income taxes.

Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. 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.

Use of Estimates — The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 
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2. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties

Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a Management Agreement (the 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). 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 the daily net assets of the fund and paid monthly in arrears. The annual management fee for the fund is 0.80%.

Related Parties — Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC), the parent of the corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the distributor of the corporation, American Century Investment Services, Inc., and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC. The fund is wholly owned, in aggregate, by various funds in a series issued by American Century Asset Allocation Portfolios, Inc. (ACAAP). ACAAP does not invest in the fund for the purpose of exercising management or control.

The fund is eligible to invest in a money market fund for temporary purposes, which is managed by J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM). The fund has a Mutual Funds Services Agreement with J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co. (JPMIS) and a securities lending agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank (JPMCB). JPMCB is a custodian of the fund. JPMIM, JPMIS and JPMCB are wholly owned subsidiaries of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM). JPM is an equity investor in ACC.

3. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the six months ended September 30, 2010, were $97,767,467 and $72,738,738, respectively.

4. Fair Value Measurements

The fund’s securities valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the positions 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 as follows:

Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical securities;

Level 2 valuation inputs consist of significant direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for similar securities, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); or

Level 3 valuation inputs consist of significant unobservable inputs (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 valuation inputs used to determine the fair value of the fund’s securities and other financial instruments as of September 30, 2010. The Schedule of Investments provides additional details on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
                   
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Investment Securities
 
Domestic Common Stocks
    $152,552,468              
Foreign Common Stocks
    5,296,799       $4,346,538        
Temporary Cash Investments
    94,022       4,200,000        
Total Value of Investment Securities
    $157,943,289       $8,546,538        
                         
Other Financial Instruments
 
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Forward
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
          $(22,401 )      
 
6. Derivative Instruments

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. 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 using prevailing exchange rates. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon the termination of the contract. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of forward foreign currency exchange contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies, respectively. A fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign currency exchange rate underlying the forward contract. Additionally, losses, up to the fair value, may arise if the counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. The risk of loss from non-performance by the counterparty may be reduced by the use of master netting agreements. The foreign currency risk derivative instruments held at period end as disclosed on the Schedule of Investments are indicative of the fund’s typical volume during the period.

The value of foreign currency risk derivative instruments as of September 30, 2010, is disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability of $22,401 in payable for forward foreign currency exchange contracts. For the six months ended September 30, 2010, the effect of foreign currency risk derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations was $86,079 in net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions and $(12,942) in change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies.

7. Risk Factors

There are certain risks involved in investing in foreign securities. These risks include those resulting from future adverse political, social, and economic developments, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, the possible imposition of exchange controls, and other foreign laws or restrictions.

 
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8. Interfund Lending

The fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may participate in an interfund lending program, pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the fund to borrow from or lend to other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds that permit such transactions. Interfund lending transactions are subject to each fund’s investment policies and borrowing and lending limits. The interfund loan rate earned/paid on interfund lending transactions is determined daily based on the average of certain current market rates. Interfund lending transactions normally extend only overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. The program is subject to annual approval by the Board of Directors. During the six months ended September 30, 2010, the fund did not utilize the program.

9. Federal Tax Information

The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.

As of September 30, 2010, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
         
Federal tax cost of investments
    $156,410,433  
Gross tax appreciation of investments
    $12,850,899  
Gross tax depreciation of investments
    (2,771,505 )
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments
    $10,079,394  
 
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
 
 
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Financial Highlights
NT Mid Cap Value
 
Institutional Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007(2)
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
    $9.73       $6.25       $9.04       $11.28       $10.00  
Income From Investment Operations
                                       
   Net Investment Income (Loss)
    0.16 (3)     0.17 (3)     0.18 (3)     0.16 (3)     0.14  
   Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.04 )     3.45       (2.79 )     (1.29 )     1.44  
   Total From Investment Operations
    0.12       3.62       (2.61 )     (1.13 )     1.58  
Distributions
                                       
   From Net Investment Income
    (0.16 )     (0.14 )     (0.18 )     (0.15 )     (0.12 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                      (0.96 )     (0.18 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.16 )     (0.14 )     (0.18 )     (1.11 )     (0.30 )
Net Asset Value, End of Period
    $9.69       $9.73       $6.25       $9.04       $11.28  
                                         
Total Return(4)
    1.21 %     58.29 %     (29.25 )%     (10.79 )%     16.03 %
                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses
to Average Net Assets
    0.80 %(5)     0.80 %     0.80 %     0.80 %     0.80 %(5)
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss)
to Average Net Assets
    3.30 %(5)     1.98 %     2.36 %     1.48 %     1.55 %(5)
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    51 %     143 %     181 %     208 %     203 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $165,926       $137,729       $67,933       $45,832       $33,375  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).  
(2)
May 12, 2006 (fund inception) through March 31, 2007.
(3)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(4)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(5)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Proxy Voting Results

 
A special meeting of shareholders was held on June 16, 2010, to vote on the following proposals. Each proposal received the required number of votes and was adopted. A summary of voting results is listed below each proposal.

Proposal 1:
 
To elect one Director to the Board of Directors of American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the proposal was voted on by all shareholders of funds issued by American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.):
         
 
John R. Whitten
For:
8,909,100,602
 
              
Withhold:
 464,054,213
 
   
Abstain:
 0
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
0
 
 
The other directors whose term of office continued after the meeting include Jonathan S. Thomas, Thomas A. Brown, Andrea C. Hall, James A. Olson, Donald H. Pratt, and M. Jeannine Strandjord.

Proposal 2:
 
To approve a management agreement between the fund and American Century Investment Management, Inc.:
         
            
Institutional Class
For:
134,824,277
 
   
Against:
 92,994
 
   
Abstain:
 798,533
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
0
 
 
Proposal 3:
 
To approve an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to limit certain director liability to the extent permitted by Maryland law (the proposal was voted on by all shareholders of funds issued by American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.):
         
              
For:
7,171,505,354
 
   
Against:
 434,482,700
 
   
Abstain:
 468,352,741
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
1,298,814,021
 
 
 
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Additional Information
 

Retirement Account Information
 
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain IRAs, or 403(b), 457 and qualified plans 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. You have the right to revoke your withholding election at any time and any election you make may remain in effect until revoked by filing a new election.

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. State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.

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

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

The following indices are used to illustrate investment market, sector, or style performance or to serve as fund performance comparisons. They are not investment products available for purchase.

The Russell 1000® Index is a market-capitalization weighted, large-cap index created by Frank Russell Company to measure the performance of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies (the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies (the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000® Index is a market-capitalization weighted index created by Frank Russell Company to measure the performance of the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies (the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies (the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell Midcap® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies (the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell Midcap® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies (the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
 
 
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Notes
 
 
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Notes
 
 
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Notes
 
 
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Contact Us
 
   
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816-531-5575
   
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1-800-378-9878
   
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American Century Investment Management, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri
 
This report and the statements it contains are submitted for the general information of our shareholders. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
 
 
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Semiannual Report
September 30, 2010
 
 
 
 
American Century Investments®
Real Estate Fund
 
 
 

 
 
Table of Contents
 

 
President’s Letter
2
 
Independent Chairman’s Letter
3
 
Market Perspective
4
 
      U.S. Stock Index Returns
4
     
Real Estate
 
 
Performance
5
 
Portfolio Commentary
7
 
      Top Ten Holdings
9
 
      Industry Allocation
9
 
      Types of Investments in Portfolio
9
     
 
Shareholder Fee Example
10
     
Financial Statements
 
 
Schedule of Investments
12
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
14
 
Statement of Operations
15
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
16
 
Notes to Financial Statements
17
 
Financial Highlights
23
     
Other Information
 
 
Proxy Voting Results
29
 
Additional Information
30
 
Index Definitions
31
 
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
 

   Jonathan Thomas

Dear Investor:

To learn more about the capital markets, your investment, and the portfolio management strategies American Century Investments provides, we encourage you to review this shareholder report for the financial reporting period ended September 30, 2010.

On the following pages, you will find investment performance and portfolio information, presented with the expert perspective and commentary of our portfolio management team. This report remains one of our most important vehicles for conveying the information you need about your investment performance, and about the market factors and strategies that affect fund returns. For additional information on the markets, we encourage you to visit the “Insights & News” tab at our Web site, americancentury.com, for updates and further expert commentary.

The top of our Web site’s home page also provides a link to “Our Story,” which, first and foremost, outlines our commitment—since 1958—to helping clients reach their financial goals. We believe strongly that we will only be successful when our clients are successful. That’s who we are.

Another important, unique facet of our story and who we are is “Profits with a Purpose,” which describes our bond with the Stowers Institute for Medical Research (SIMR). SIMR is a world-class biomedical organization—founded by our company founder James E. Stowers, Jr. and his wife Virginia—that is dedicated to researching the causes, treatment, and prevention of gene-based diseases, including cancer. Through American Century Investments’ private ownership structure, more than 40% of our profits support SIMR.

Mr. Stowers’ example of achieving financial success and using that platform to help humanity motivates our entire American Century Investments team. His story inspires us to help each of our clients achieve success. Thank you for sharing your financial journey with us.

Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
 
 
 
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Independent Chairman’s Letter
 

   Don Pratt

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

As regulators and the markets continue to sort out the events of the credit crisis, a consistent theme has been that financial services firms should re-examine their risk management practices. Risk management has been a regular part of American Century Investments’ activities for many years. However, recently American Century and your mutual fund board have been spending additional time focusing on our risk oversight processes.

The board’s efforts are now organized around three categories of risk: investment risk, operational risk, and enterprise risk. This approach has facilitated a realignment of many risk oversight tasks that the board has historically conducted. Investment risk tasks include a review of portfolio risk, monitoring the use of derivatives, and performance assessment. Operational risk focuses on compliance, valuation, shareholder services, and trading activities. Enterprise risk addresses the financial condition of the advisor, human resource development, and reputational risks. Risk oversight tasks are addressed in every quarterly board meeting, and a review of the advisor’s entire risk management program is undertaken annually. We acknowledge and support the approach that American Century Investments takes to its risk management responsibilities. While the board has refocused its efforts in this important oversight area, we recognize that risk oversight is a journey and we expect to continue to improve our processes.

Our September quarterly board meeting was held in the New York offices of American Century Investments. This gave the directors an opportunity to meet with the portfolio management teams for each of the global and international funds overseen by the board. Each team uses sophisticated investment tools and daily risk analysis in managing client assets. We also were impressed with the “bench strength” that has been developed under the leadership of the Global and Non-U.S. Equity CIO Mark Kopinski. These face-to-face meetings provide an opportunity for the directors – working on behalf of shareholders – to validate the advisor’s efforts and the investment management approach being followed.

I thank you for your continued confidence in American Century during this turbulent time in the economy and investment markets. If you have thoughts or questions you would like to share with the board send them to me at dhpratt@fundboardchair.com.

Best regards,
 

Don Pratt
 
 
 
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Market Perspective
 

By Enrique Chang, Chief Investment Officer, American Century Investments

Stocks Mixed Amid Economic Uncertainty
 
U.S. stocks posted mixed results for the six months ended September 30, 2010, with the broad equity indices registering modestly negative returns. The six-month period was characterized by a marked increase in volatility as the burgeoning U.S. economic recovery lost momentum.

The reporting period began on a positive note as stocks continued to advance in April, extending the broad market rally that began in March 2009. However, market conditions changed abruptly in May as persistent worries about sovereign debt problems in Europe and evidence of a slowdown in the pace of economic recovery—most notably in manufacturing, housing, and consumer spending—weighed on investor confidence. Consequently, the equity market declined sharply in May and June amid a dramatic increase in market volatility. For example, the broad S&P 500 Index moved up or down by more than 1% on nearly half of the trading days in the second quarter of 2010.

The equity market remained volatile in the third quarter, gaining ground in July and falling back in August amid a tug-of-war between favorable corporate earnings reports and an increasingly sluggish economic environment. However, stocks finished the six-month period with a furious rally in September, which proved to be the market’s best month since April 2009 and its best September in more than 70 years. Investors expressed confidence in the Federal Reserve’s plan to revive the economic recovery through another round of quantitative easing measures.

Mid-Cap and Growth Stocks Outperformed
 
As the table below illustrates, mid-cap stocks generated the best returns, advancing modestly for the six-month period. Small-cap stocks were largely unchanged, while large-cap issues declined overall. Meanwhile, growth-oriented stocks outpaced value shares across all market capitalizations.

From a sector perspective, the telecommunication services and utilities sectors were the top performers during the reporting period. Both sectors benefited from increased demand for stocks with relatively high dividends in an environment of historically low interest rates. On the downside, the weakest performers included the health care and financials sectors, both of which faced the uncertainty of new regulatory legislation.

U.S. Stock Index Returns
For the six months ended September 30, 2010*
Russell 1000 Index (Large-Cap)
–1.21%
 
Russell 2000 Index (Small-Cap)
0.25%
Russell 1000 Growth Index
–0.27%
 
Russell 2000 Growth Index
2.43%
Russell 1000 Value Index
–2.14%
 
Russell 2000 Value Index
–1.90%
Russell Midcap Index
2.12%
 
*Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
Russell Midcap Growth Index
2.95%
     
Russell Midcap Value Index
1.40%
     

 
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Performance
Real Estate
 
Total Returns as of September 30, 2010
       
Average Annual Returns
 
 
Ticker
Symbol
6 months(1)
1 year
5 years
10 years
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Investor Class
REACX
7.72%
28.66%
0.07%
9.48%
10.42%
9/21/95(2)
MSCI U.S. REIT Index
8.66%
30.54%
1.88%
10.20%
10.22%(3)
S&P 500 Index
-1.42%
10.16%
0.64%
-0.43%
6.45%(3)
Institutional Class
REAIX
7.82%
28.88%
0.26%
9.71%
8.35%
6/16/97
A Class(4)
   No sales charge*
   With sales charge*
AREEX
 
 
7.58%
1.42%
28.29%
20.87%
-0.19%
-1.37%
9.23%
8.58%
9.72%
9.17%
10/6/98
 
 
B Class
   No sales charge*
   With sales charge*
ARYBX
 
 
7.16%
2.16%
27.41%
23.41%
-10.48%
-11.75%
9/28/07
 
 
C Class
   No sales charge*
   With sales charge*
ARYCX
 
 
7.22%
6.22%
27.46%
27.46%
-10.45%
-10.45%
9/28/07
 
 
R Class
AREWX
7.46%
28.03%
-10.03%
9/28/07

*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 for equity funds and may be subject to a maximum CDSC of 1.00%. B Class shares redeemed within six years of purchase are subject to a CDSC that declines from 5.00% during the first year after purchase to 0.00% the sixth year after purchase. 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.

(1)
Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(2)
The inception date for RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund, Real Estate’s predecessor. That fund merged with Real Estate on 6/13/97 and Real Estate was first offered to the public on 6/16/97.
(3)
Since 9/30/95, the date nearest the Investor Class’s inception for which data are available.
(4)
Prior to September 4, 2007, the A Class was referred to as the Advisor Class and did not have a front-end sales charge. Performance prior to that date has been adjusted to reflect this charge.
 
Data presented reflect past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com. 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.

Unless otherwise indicated, performance reflects Investor Class shares; performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure. For information about other share classes available, please consult the prospectus. 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. Returns for the indices are provided for comparison. The fund’s total returns include operating expenses (such as transaction costs and management fees) that reduce returns, while the total returns of the indices do not.
 
 
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Real Estate
 
Growth of $10,000 Over 10 Years
$10,000 investment made September 30, 2000



Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Investor Class
Institutional
Class
A Class
B Class
C Class
R Class
1.16%
0.96%
1.41%
2.16%
2.16%
1.66%

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. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com. 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.

Unless otherwise indicated, performance reflects Investor Class shares; performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure. For information about other share classes available, please consult the prospectus. 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. Returns for the indices are provided for comparison. The fund’s total returns include operating expenses (such as transaction costs and management fees) that reduce returns, while the total returns of the indices do not.
 
 
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Portfolio Commentary
Real Estate
 
Portfolio Manager: Steven Brown

Performance Summary
 
The Real Estate fund posted a total return of 7.72%* for the six months ended September 30, 2010. By comparison, the Morgan Stanley Capital International U.S. REIT Index (the fund’s benchmark) returned 8.66%, while the S&P 500 Index (a broad stock market measure) returned –1.42%.

REIT Market Overview
 
In contrast to the modest decline in the overall stock market, real estate investment trusts (REITs) advanced during the six-month period. REITs fell in the first half of the period as sovereign debt problems in Europe threatened to harm the global credit markets, which are a key source of capital for REITs. In addition, concerns about an economic slowdown in the U.S.—which was validated by weaker economic data later in the period—weighed on the REIT market.

However, REITs rebounded sharply during the last three months of the period. The REIT rally was driven by declining interest rates, which helped reduce REIT borrowing costs, and rising real estate values. Furthermore, REITs benefited from emerging evidence of fundamental improvement in the commercial real estate sector as occupancy and rent levels appeared to reach bottom and begin to recover.

The top performers in the REIT market during the six-month period were apartment REITs, which generated returns of more than 20% as a group. Apartment owners benefited from a marked shift from home ownership to rentals amid unease about the deteriorating housing market, and they also enjoyed access to low-cost capital from government-sponsored mortgage guarantors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Health care REITs, which offered the highest dividend yields in the REIT market, also posted double-digit gains during the period amid growing demand for higher-yielding investments. Retail REITs were mixed, however, as owners of regional malls produced robust returns, while shopping center REITs lagged.

The only two segments of the REIT market to decline for the six months were hotels and industrials. Volatility resulting from the uncertain economic outlook weighed on hotel REITs, while industrials faced concerns about leasing activity, development risks, and weak fundamentals.

Retail REITs Detracted
 
The Real Estate fund registered a solid gain for the six-month period but trailed the performance of its benchmark index. One of the key factors behind this underperformance was stock selection among retail REITs. Notable detractors included Developers Diversified Realty, which owns a mix of regional malls and shopping centers, and Kimco Realty, which focuses on community shopping centers. Both companies reported earnings that failed to meet expectations as retail sales and consumer confidence waned, leading to the highest shopping-center vacancy rate in nearly 20 years.
 
*All fund returns referenced in this commentary are for Investor Class shares. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
 
 
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Real Estate

The biggest detractor in the portfolio during the period was Emeritus, which operates assisted-living facilities. Renewed weakness in the housing market caused concerns that individuals would be unable to sell their homes in order to move into assisted-living facilities. Another noteworthy detractor was title insurer PMI Group, which faced escalating losses resulting from a substantial increase in mortgage foreclosures.

Winners Among Offices and Apartments
 
Sector allocation contributed favorably to fund performance versus the benchmark, particularly an underweight position in the underperforming hotel segment and overweight positions in health care and apartment REITs, which outperformed during the period.

From a stock selection perspective, stock choices among office and apartment REITs added the most value to relative results during the six-month period. One of the best contributors was Digital Realty Trust, which owns and operates computer data centers. Strong demand for computing power, particularly the robust growth and increased sophistication of mobile computing, provided a boost to Digital Realty.

Other top contributors included HCP, a health care REIT, and apartment landlord AvalonBay Communities. HCP generated better-than-expected earnings thanks to above-average profit margins and a diversified portfolio of health care facilities. AvalonBay owns apartments in major metropolitan areas where the gap between the costs of renting versus home ownership is still relatively high despite the slump in the housing market. As a result, demand for its rental units was robust and profits exceeded expectations.

A Look Ahead
 
As we move into the final quarter of 2010, government policies designed to stimulate economic activity—including additional quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve and a potential extension of tax cuts by Congress—should bode well for stocks in general and REITs in particular. Within the REIT market, we could see a change in leadership as investors rotate into underperforming sectors that look attractive on a relative value basis. We also expect to see an increase in property acquisitions, as well as improved leasing activity for existing commercial real estate.

Our positioning for the portfolio reflects our generally optimistic economic outlook. We are emphasizing the more economically sensitive segments of the REIT market, including hotels and apartments, while underweighting defensive sectors such as health care and self-storage.
 
 
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Real Estate
 
Top Ten Holdings
   
% of net assets as of 9/30/10
Simon Property Group, Inc.
 
10.0%
Vornado Realty Trust
 
4.9%
Equity Residential
 
4.7%
HCP, Inc.
 
4.6%
Public Storage
 
4.6%
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
 
4.2%
Boston Properties, Inc.
 
4.1%
Kimco Realty Corp.
 
3.0%
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
 
2.9%
AMB Property Corp.
 
2.8%
     
Industry Allocation
   
% of net assets as of 9/30/10
Specialized REITs
 
24.8%
Retail REITs
 
22.3%
Residential REITs
 
20.4%
Office REITs
 
17.5%
Diversified REITs
 
5.4%
Industrial REITs
 
5.4%
Real Estate Operating Companies
 
1.6%
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines
 
0.9%
Diversified Real Estate Activities
 
0.7%
Cash and Equivalents*
 
1.0%
*Includes temporary cash investments and other assets and liabilities.
   
 
Types of Investments in Portfolio
   
% of net assets as of 9/30/10
Common Stocks
 
99.0%
Temporary Cash Investments
 
1.5%
Other Assets and Liabilities
 
(0.5)%
 
 
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Shareholder Fee Example (Unaudited)
 

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 April 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010.

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 Institutional 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. We will not charge the fee as long as you choose to manage your accounts exclusively online. 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.
 
 
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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
4/1/10
Ending
Account Value
9/30/10
Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/10 – 9/30/10
Annualized
Expense Ratio*
Actual
       
Investor Class
$1,000
$1,077.20
$6.09
1.17%
Institutional Class
$1,000
$1,078.20
$5.05
0.97%
A Class
$1,000
$1,075.80
$7.39
1.42%
B Class
$1,000
$1,071.60
$11.27
2.17%
C Class
$1,000
$1,072.20
$11.27
2.17%
R Class
$1,000
$1,074.60
$8.69
1.67%
Hypothetical
       
Investor Class
$1,000
$1,019.20
$5.92
1.17%
Institutional Class
$1,000
$1,020.21
$4.91
0.97%
A Class
$1,000
$1,017.95
$7.18
1.42%
B Class
$1,000
$1,014.19
$10.96
2.17%
C Class
$1,000
$1,014.19
$10.96
2.17%
R Class
$1,000
$1,016.70
$8.44
1.67%

*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 183, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period.
 
 
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Schedule of Investments
Real Estate
 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
     
 
Shares
Value
Common Stocks — 99.0%
DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES — 0.7%
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A
227,300
$     6,448,501
DIVERSIFIED REITs — 5.4%
Cousins Properties, Inc.
766,409
 5,472,160
Vornado Realty Trust
538,532
 46,060,642
   
 51,532,802
HOTELS, RESORTS & CRUISE LINES — 0.9%
Marriott International, Inc., Class A
249,800
 8,950,334
INDUSTRIAL REITs — 5.4%
AMB Property Corp.
999,300
 26,451,471
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.
244,993
 6,161,574
ProLogis
1,603,623
 18,890,679
   
 51,503,724
OFFICE REITs — 17.5%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
199,713
 13,979,910
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.
701,641
 12,573,407
Boston Properties, Inc.
463,469
 38,523,543
Corporate Office Properties Trust
190,412
 7,104,272
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
441,865
 27,263,071
Duke Realty Corp.
1,795,397
 20,808,651
Kilroy Realty Corp.
390,412
 12,938,254
Mack-Cali Realty Corp.
612,147
 20,023,328
SL Green Realty Corp.
188,656
 11,947,584
   
 165,162,020
REAL ESTATE OPERATING COMPANIES — 1.6%
Brookfield Properties Corp.
687,200
 10,665,344
Forest City Enterprises, Inc., Class A(1)
360,578
 4,626,216
   
 15,291,560
RESIDENTIAL REITs — 20.4%
American Campus Communities, Inc.
533,802
 16,248,933
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A
839,900
 17,957,062
Associated Estates Realty Corp.
525,058
 7,340,311
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
252,626
 26,255,420
Camden Property Trust
219,608
  10,534,596
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
280,312
 15,271,398
Equity Residential
930,200
 44,249,614
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
189,984
 20,791,849
Post Properties, Inc.
392,300
 10,953,016
UDR, Inc.
1,093,431
 23,093,262
   
 192,695,461
RETAIL REITs — 22.3%
Developers Diversified Realty Corp.
1,626,478
 18,249,083
Equity One, Inc.
333,034
 5,621,614
Federal Realty Investment Trust
104,223
 8,510,850
Kimco Realty Corp.
1,804,903
 28,427,222
Macerich Co. (The)
365,420
 15,694,789
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
419,823
 4,979,101
Regency Centers Corp.
504,100
 19,896,827
Simon Property Group, Inc.
1,017,874
 94,397,635
Taubman Centers, Inc.
338,302
  15,091,652
   
 210,868,773
SPECIALIZED REITs — 24.8%
Extra Space Storage, Inc.
580,726
 9,314,845
HCP, Inc.
1,204,145
 43,325,137
Health Care REIT, Inc.
221,862
 10,502,947
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.
250,100
 5,849,839
Hersha Hospitality Trust
1,500,486
 7,772,517
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
2,738,662
 39,655,826
LaSalle Hotel Properties
106,520
 2,491,503
Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.
613,972
 23,742,297
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
664,600
 14,920,270
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust(1)
156,280
 2,814,603
Public Storage
446,289
 43,307,885
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.(1)
665,663
 6,037,563
U-Store-It Trust
373,749
 3,120,804
Ventas, Inc.
420,401
 21,680,080
   
 234,536,116
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS(Cost $673,614,316)
 936,989,291
 
 
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Real Estate
 
 
Shares
Value
Temporary Cash Investments — 1.5%
JPMorgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund Agency Shares
16,901
$         16,901
Repurchase Agreement, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations,
4.875%, 7/31/11, valued at $13,967,120), in a joint trading account at 0.10%, dated 9/30/10, due 10/1/10
(Delivery value $13,700,038)
 13,700,000
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $13,716,901)
 13,716,901
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 100.5% (Cost $687,331,217)
 950,706,192
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (0.5)%
 (4,634,749)
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
$946,071,443
 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

REIT = Real Estate Investment Trust
 
(1)
Non-income producing.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements
 
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
 
Assets
 
Investment securities, at value (cost of $687,331,217)
    $950,706,192  
Receivable for investments sold
    26,565,466  
Receivable for capital shares sold
    1,026,410  
Dividends and interest receivable
    2,047,043  
      980,345,111  
         
Liabilities
       
Payable for investments purchased
    29,074,099  
Payable for capital shares redeemed
    4,302,952  
Accrued management fees
    867,579  
Service fees (and distribution fees — A Class and R Class) payable
    28,297  
Distribution fees payable
    741  
      34,273,668  
         
Net Assets
    $946,071,443  
         
Net Assets Consist of:
       
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus)
    $1,390,409,803  
Undistributed net investment income
    441,059  
Accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions
    (708,155,116 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
    263,375,697  
      $946,071,443  
 
                   
   
Net assets
   
Shares outstanding
   
Net asset value per share
 
Investor Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $557,688,452       32,979,714       $16.91  
Institutional Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $255,741,097       15,102,512       $16.93  
A Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $130,758,046       7,721,235       $16.93 *
B Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $83,497       4,958       $16.84  
C Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $1,199,437       71,156       $16.86  
R Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $600,914       35,564       $16.90  

*Maximum offering price $17.96 (net asset value divided by 0.9425)
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Operations
 

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 
Income:
     
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $14,213)
    $10,795,262  
Interest
    5,821  
      10,801,083  
         
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    5,272,799  
Distribution fees:
       
   B Class
    305  
   C Class
    4,032  
Service fees:
       
   B Class
    102  
   C Class
    1,344  
Distribution and service fees:
       
   A Class
    170,530  
   R Class
    1,322  
Directors’ fees and expenses
    16,819  
Other expenses
    62,529  
      5,529,782  
         
Net investment income (loss)
    5,271,301  
         
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
       
Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions
    93,746,136  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
    (30,626,145 )
         
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    63,119,991  
         
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
    $68,391,292  

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 

SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2010
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
September 30, 2010
   
March 31, 2010
 
Operations
 
Net investment income (loss)
    $5,271,301       $18,091,621  
Net realized gain (loss)
    93,746,136       47,877,830  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    (30,626,145 )     476,236,140  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    68,391,292       542,205,591  
                 
Distributions to Shareholders
               
From net investment income:
               
   Investor Class
    (3,396,383 )     (12,367,077 )
   Institutional Class
    (1,755,352 )     (4,550,792 )
   A Class
    (633,777 )     (2,618,436 )
   B Class
    (140 )     (820 )
   C Class
    (1,838 )     (8,551 )
   R Class
    (2,033 )     (5,149 )
Decrease in net assets from distributions
    (5,789,523 )     (19,550,825 )
                 
Capital Share Transactions
               
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
    (51,656,642 )     (138,672,672 )
                 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    10,945,127       383,982,094  
                 
Net Assets
               
Beginning of period
    935,126,316       551,144,222  
End of period
    $946,071,443       $935,126,316  
                 
Undistributed net investment income
    $441,059       $959,281  

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization — American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (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 is nondiversified under the 1940 Act. The fund’s investment objective is to seek high total investment return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. The fund pursues its objective by investing primarily in securities issued by real estate investment trusts and in the securities of companies which are principally engaged in the real estate industry. The following is a summary of the fund’s significant accounting policies.

Multiple Class — The fund is authorized to issue the Investor Class, the Institutional Class, the A Class, the B Class, the C Class and the R Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class, B Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge. The share classes differ principally in their respective sales charges and distribution and shareholder servicing expenses and arrangements. 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.

Security Valuations — Securities traded primarily on a principal securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price, or at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices where no last sales price is available. Depending on local convention or regulation, securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official close price. Investments in open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported net asset value. Discount notes may be valued through a commercial pricing service or at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Securities traded on foreign securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets are normally completed before the close of business on days that the New York Stock Exchange (the Exchange) is open and may also take place on days when the Exchange is not open. If an event occurs after the value of a security was established but before the net asset value per share was determined that was likely to materially change the net asset value, that security would be valued as determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. If the fund determines that the market price of a portfolio security is not readily available, or that the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect the security’s fair value, such security is valued as determined by the Board of Directors or its designee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, if such determination would materially impact a fund’s net asset value. Certain other circumstances may cause the fund to use alternative procedures to value a security such as: a security has been declared in default; trading in a security has been halted during the trading day; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading will commence.

Security Transactions — For financial reporting purposes, 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 capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or capital gain distributions for income tax purposes. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums.

 
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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 certain expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. For assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, net realized and unrealized gains and losses from foreign currency translations arise from changes in currency exchange rates.

Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses occurring during the holding period of investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively. Certain countries may impose taxes on the contract amount of purchases and sales of foreign currency contracts in their currency. The fund records the foreign tax expense, if any, as a reduction to the net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions.

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. The fund is no longer subject to examination by tax authorities for years prior to 2007. 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. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal or state income taxes.

Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions from net investment income are 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.

Use of Estimates — The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 
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2. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties

Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a Management Agreement (the 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 the daily net assets of the specific class of shares of the fund and paid monthly in arrears. 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 have very similar investment teams and investment strategies (strategy assets). The annual management fee schedule for the fund ranges from 1.05% to 1.20% for the Investor Class, A Class, B Class, C Class and R Class. The Institutional Class is 0.20% less at each point within the range. The effective annual management fee for each class for the six months ended September 30, 2010 was 1.16% for the Investor Class, A Class, B Class, C Class and R Class and 0.96% for the Institutional 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, B 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 American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS) an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the B Class and C Class will each pay ACIS an annual distribution fee of 0.75% and service fee of 0.25%. 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 six months ended September 30, 2010, are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

Related Parties — Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC), the parent of the corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the distributor of the corporation, ACIS, and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC.

The fund is eligible to invest in a money market fund for temporary purposes, which is managed by J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM). The fund has a Mutual Funds Services Agreement with J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co. (JPMIS) and a securities lending agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank (JPMCB). JPMCB is a custodian of the fund. JPMIM, JPMIS and JPMCB are wholly owned subsidiaries of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM). JPM is an equity investor in ACC.

3. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the six months ended September 30, 2010, were $1,150,941,013 and $1,204,720,012, respectively.

 
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4. Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
     
 
Six months ended September 30, 2010
Year ended March 31, 2010
 
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Investor Class/Shares Authorized
125,000,000
 
125,000,000
 
Sold
5,762,040
$   94,733,602
13,756,354
$ 163,922,813
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
184,335
3,165,227
882,720
10,795,798
Redeemed
(8,774,503)
(142,589,202)
(25,186,666)
(300,987,364)
 
(2,828,128)
(44,690,373)
(10,547,592)
(126,268,753)
Institutional Class/Shares Authorized
50,000,000
 
50,000,000
 
Sold
2,890,918
47,367,997
4,434,279
53,898,381
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
100,957
1,734,341
290,226
3,669,953
Redeemed
(2,440,758)
(40,101,728)
(3,562,186)
(42,977,266)
 
551,117
9,000,610
1,162,319
14,591,068
A Class/Shares Authorized
40,000,000
 
50,000,000
 
Sold
1,467,939
24,225,124
3,722,369
45,104,605
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
36,428
627,278
208,901
2,564,343
Redeemed
(2,511,563)
(41,081,462)
(6,031,790)
(75,038,635)
 
(1,007,196)
(16,229,060)
(2,100,520)
(27,369,687)
B Class/Shares Authorized
5,000,000
 
10,000,000
 
Sold
104
1,748
2,736
34,074
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
8
140
70
811
Redeemed
(944)
(15,444)
(2,216)
(24,955)
 
(832)
(13,556)
590
9,930
C Class/Shares Authorized
5,000,000
 
10,000,000
 
Sold
14,061
234,485
51,478
594,273
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
102
1,769
621
7,537
Redeemed
(5,385)
(82,782)
(32,603)
(385,093)
 
8,778
153,472
19,496
216,717
R Class/Shares Authorized
5,000,000
 
10,000,000
 
Sold
10,038
165,305
21,462
271,578
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
116
2,007
401
5,031
Redeemed
(2,717)
(45,047)
(10,050)
(128,556)
 
7,437
122,265
11,813
148,053
Net increase (decrease)
(3,268,824)
$  (51,656,642)
(11,453,894)
$(138,672,672)

 
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5. Fair Value Measurements

The fund’s securities valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the positions 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 as follows:

Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical securities;

Level 2 valuation inputs consist of significant direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for similar securities, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); or

Level 3 valuation inputs consist of significant unobservable inputs (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 valuation inputs used to determine the fair value of the fund’s securities as of September 30, 2010. The Schedule of Investments provides additional details on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
                   
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Investment Securities
                 
Common Stocks
    $936,989,291              
Temporary Cash Investments
    16,901       $13,700,000        
Total Value of Investment Securities
    $937,006,192       $13,700,000        
 
6. 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.

7. Interfund Lending

The fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may participate in an interfund lending program, pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the fund to borrow from or lend to other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds that permit such transactions. Interfund lending transactions are subject to each fund’s investment policies and borrowing and lending limits. The interfund loan rate earned/paid on interfund lending transactions is determined daily based on the average of certain current market rates. Interfund lending transactions normally extend only overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. The program is subject to annual approval by the Board of Directors. During the six months ended September 30, 2010, the fund did not utilize the program.

 
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8. Federal Tax Information

The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.

As of September 30, 2010, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
       
Federal tax cost of investments
    $796,162,604  
Gross tax appreciation of investments
    $158,783,009  
Gross tax depreciation of investments
    (4,239,421 )
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments
    $154,543,588  
 
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

As of March 31, 2010, the fund had accumulated capital losses of $(676,594,036), which represent net capital loss carryovers that may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations. Capital loss carryovers of $(206,620,499) and $(469,973,537) expire in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

The fund has elected to treat $(502,405) of net capital losses incurred in the five-month period ended March 31, 2010, as having been incurred in the following fiscal year for federal income tax purposes.
 
 
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Financial Highlights
Real Estate
 
Investor Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $15.79       $7.80       $21.67       $31.37       $29.00       $23.24  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(2)
    0.09       0.28       0.46       0.43       0.53       0.53  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    1.13       8.01       (13.91 )     (5.53 )     5.70       8.44  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    1.22       8.29       (13.45 )     (5.10 )     6.23       8.97  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.10 )     (0.30 )     (0.42 )     (0.51 )     (0.49 )     (0.49 )
   From Net
   Realized Gains
                      (4.09 )     (3.37 )     (2.72 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.10 )     (0.30 )     (0.42 )     (4.60 )     (3.86 )     (3.21 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $16.91       $15.79       $7.80       $21.67       $31.37       $29.00  
                                                 
Total Return(3)
    7.72 %     107.30 %     (62.80 )%     (16.60 )%     22.02 %     40.65 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to
Average Net Assets
    1.17 %(4)     1.16 %     1.15 %     1.14 %     1.13 %     1.15 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to
Average Net Assets
    1.09 %(4)     2.24 %     2.87 %     1.60 %     1.72 %     2.00 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    122 %     236 %     109 %     153 %     197 %     177 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $557,688       $565,463       $361,510       $864,011       $1,590,428       $986,526  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(3)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(4)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Real Estate
 
Institutional Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $15.81       $7.81       $21.71       $31.41       $29.03       $23.25  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(2)
    0.11       0.30       0.50       0.48       0.59       0.59  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    1.13       8.03       (13.94 )     (5.54 )     5.71       8.45  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    1.24       8.33       (13.44 )     (5.06 )     6.30       9.04  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.12 )     (0.33 )     (0.46 )     (0.55 )     (0.55 )     (0.54 )
   From Net
   Realized Gains
                      (4.09 )     (3.37 )     (2.72 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.12 )     (0.33 )     (0.46 )     (4.64 )     (3.92 )     (3.26 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $16.93       $15.81       $7.81       $21.71       $31.41       $29.03  
                                                 
Total Return(3)
    7.82 %     107.71 %     (62.73 )%     (16.44 )%     22.27 %     40.99 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to
Average Net Assets
    0.97 %(4)     0.96 %     0.95 %     0.94 %     0.93 %     0.95 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to
Average Net Assets
    1.29 %(4)     2.44 %     3.07 %     1.80 %     1.92 %     2.20 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    122 %     236 %     109 %     153 %     197 %     177 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $255,741       $230,109       $104,565       $200,982       $379,044       $242,745  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(3)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(4)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Real Estate
 
A Class(1)
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(2)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $15.81       $7.81       $21.69       $31.41       $29.04       $23.26  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(3)
    0.07       0.24       0.42       0.36       0.45       0.46  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    1.13       8.02       (13.94 )     (5.53 )     5.71       8.46  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    1.20       8.26       (13.52 )     (5.17 )     6.16       8.92  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.08 )     (0.26 )     (0.36 )     (0.46 )     (0.42 )     (0.42 )
   From Net
   Realized Gains
                      (4.09 )     (3.37 )     (2.72 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.08 )     (0.26 )     (0.36 )     (4.55 )     (3.79 )     (3.14 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $16.93       $15.81       $7.81       $21.69       $31.41       $29.04  
                                                 
Total Return(4)
    7.58 %     106.76 %     (62.88 )%     (16.84 )%     21.70 %     40.37 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to
Average Net Assets
    1.42 %(5)     1.41 %     1.40 %     1.39 %     1.38 %     1.40 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to
Average Net Assets
    0.84 %(5)     1.99 %     2.62 %     1.35 %     1.47 %     1.75 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    122 %     236 %     109 %     153 %     197 %     177 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $130,758       $138,037       $84,568       $253,419       $488,277       $331,329  

(1)
Prior to September 4, 2007, the A Class was referred to as the Advisor Class.
(2)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(3)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(4)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any, and does not reflect applicable sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(5)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Real Estate
 
B Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008(2)
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
    $15.74       $7.77       $21.62       $29.12  
Income From Investment Operations
                               
   Net Investment Income (Loss)(3)
    0.01       0.16       0.37       0.14  
   Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    1.12       7.97       (13.93 )     (3.42 )
   Total From Investment Operations
    1.13       8.13       (13.56 )     (3.28 )
Distributions
                               
   From Net Investment Income
    (0.03 )     (0.16 )     (0.29 )     (0.13 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                      (4.09 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.03 )     (0.16 )     (0.29 )     (4.22 )
Net Asset Value, End of Period
    $16.84       $15.74       $7.77       $21.62  
                                 
Total Return(4)
    7.16 %     105.35 %     (63.17 )%     (11.57 )%
                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average Net Assets
    2.17 %(5)     2.16 %     2.15 %     2.14 %(5)
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets
    0.09 %(5)     1.24 %     1.87 %     1.17 %(5)
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    122 %     236 %     109 %     153 %(6)
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $83       $91       $40       $33  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
September 28, 2007 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2008.
(3)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(4)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any, and does not reflect applicable sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(5)
Annualized.
(6)
Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended March 31, 2008.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Real Estate
 
C Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008(2)
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
    $15.75       $7.78       $21.62       $29.12  
Income From Investment Operations
                               
   Net Investment Income (Loss)(3)
    0.01       0.14       0.35       0.13  
   Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    1.13       7.99       (13.90 )     (3.41 )
   Total From Investment Operations
    1.14       8.13       (13.55 )     (3.28 )
Distributions
                               
   From Net Investment Income
    (0.03 )     (0.16 )     (0.29 )     (0.13 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                      (4.09 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.03 )     (0.16 )     (0.29 )     (4.22 )
Net Asset Value, End of Period
    $16.86       $15.75       $7.78       $21.62  
                                 
Total Return(4)
    7.22 %     105.21 %     (63.12 )%     (11.57 )%
                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average Net Assets
    2.17 %(5)     2.16 %     2.15 %     2.14 %(5)
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets
    0.09 %(5)     1.24 %     1.87 %     1.15 %(5)
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    122 %     236 %     109 %     153 %(6)
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $1,199       $983       $334       $62  

1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
September 28, 2007 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2008.
(3)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(4)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any, and does not reflect applicable sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(5)
Annualized.
(6)
Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended March 31, 2008.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Real Estate
 
R Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008(2)
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
    $15.78       $7.79       $21.65       $29.12  
Income From Investment Operations
                               
   Net Investment Income (Loss)(3)
    0.05       0.21       0.44       0.19  
   Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    1.13       8.01       (13.96 )     (3.41 )
   Total From Investment Operations
    1.18       8.22       (13.52 )     (3.22 )
Distributions
                               
   From Net Investment Income
    (0.06 )     (0.23 )     (0.34 )     (0.16 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                      (4.09 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.06 )     (0.23 )     (0.34 )     (4.25 )
Net Asset Value, End of Period
    $16.90       $15.78       $7.79       $21.65  
                                 
Total Return(4)
    7.46 %     106.38 %     (62.98 )%     (11.37 )%
                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average Net Assets
    1.67 %(5)     1.66 %     1.65 %     1.64 %(5)
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets
    0.59 %(5)     1.74 %     2.37 %     1.65 %(5)
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    122 %     236 %     109 %     153 %(6)
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $601       $444       $127       $26  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
September 28, 2007 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2008.
(3)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(4)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(5)
Annualized.
(6)
Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended March 31, 2008.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Proxy Voting Results
 

A special meeting of shareholders was held on June 16, 2010 and June 30, 2010, to vote on the following proposals.  Each proposal received the required number of votes and was adopted.  A summary of voting results is listed below each proposal.

Proposal 1:
 
To elect one Director to the Board of Directors of American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the proposal was voted on by all shareholders of funds issued by American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.):
         
            
John R. Whitten
For:
8,909,100,602
 
   
Withhold:
   464,054,213
 
   
Abstain:
       0
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:       
0
 
 
The other directors whose term of office continued after the meeting include Jonathan S. Thomas, Thomas A. Brown, Andrea C. Hall, James A. Olson, Donald H. Pratt, and M. Jeannine Strandjord.

Proposal 2:
 
To approve a management agreement between the fund and American Century Investment Management, Inc.:
         
 
Investor, A, B, C and R Classes   
For:
371,289,598
 
              
Against:
   6,062,537
 
   
Abstain:
       10,928,353
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:       
67,639,103
 
         
 
Institutional Class  
For:
98,232,018
 
   
Against:
  3,590,737
 
   
Abstain:
       8,824,170
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:       
4,048,259
 
 
Proposal 3:
 
To approve an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to limit certain director liability to the extent permitted by Maryland law (the proposal was voted on by all shareholders of funds issued by American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.):
         
   
For:
7,171,505,354
 
              
Against:
434,482,700
 
   
Abstain:
468,352,741
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:      
1,298,814,021
 
 
 
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Additional Information
 

Retirement Account Information
 
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain IRAs, or 403(b), 457 and qualified plans 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. You have the right to revoke your withholding election at any time and any election you make may remain in effect until revoked by filing a new election.

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. State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.

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

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

The following indices are used to illustrate investment market, sector, or style performance or to serve as fund performance comparisons. They are not investment products available for purchase.

The Morgan Stanley Capital International U.S. Real Estate Investment Trust (MSCI U.S. REIT) Index broadly and fairly represents the equity REIT opportunity set with proper investability screens to ensure that the index is investable and replicable. The index represents approximately 85% of the U.S. REIT universe.

The Russell 1000® Index is a market-capitalization weighted, large-cap index created by Frank Russell Company to measure the performance of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies (the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies (the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000® Index is a market-capitalization weighted index created by Frank Russell Company to measure the performance of the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies (the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies (the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell Midcap® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies (the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

 
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The Russell Midcap® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies (the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The S&P 500 Index is a market value-weighted index of the stocks of 500 publicly traded U.S. companies chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation that are considered to be leading firms in dominant industries. Each stock’s weight in the index is proportionate to its market value. Created by Standard & Poor’s, it is considered to be a broad measure of U.S. stock market performance.
 
 
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Semiannual Report
September 30, 2010
 
 
 
 
American Century Investments®
Small Cap Value Fund
 
 
 

 
 
 
Table of Contents
 

 
President’s Letter
2
 
Independent Chairman’s Letter
3
 
Market Perspective
4
 
      U.S. Stock Index Returns
4
     
Small Cap Value
 
 
Performance
5
 
Portfolio Commentary
7
 
      Top Ten Holdings
9
 
      Top Five Industries
9
 
      Types of Investments in Portfolio
9
     
 
Shareholder Fee Example
10
     
Financial Statements
 
 
Schedule of Investments
12
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
19
 
Statement of Operations
20
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
21
 
Notes to Financial Statements
22
 
Financial Highlights
28
     
Other Information
 
 
Proxy Voting Results
33
 
Additional Information
34
 
Index Definitions
35


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
 

   Jonathan Thomas

Dear Investor:

To learn more about the capital markets, your investment, and the portfolio management strategies American Century Investments provides, we encourage you to review this shareholder report for the financial reporting period ended September 30, 2010.

On the following pages, you will find investment performance and portfolio information, presented with the expert perspective and commentary of our portfolio management team. This report remains one of our most important vehicles for conveying the information you need about your investment performance, and about the market factors and strategies that affect fund returns. For additional information on the markets, we encourage you to visit the “Insights & News” tab at our Web site, americancentury.com, for updates and further expert commentary.

The top of our Web site’s home page also provides a link to “Our Story,” which, first and foremost, outlines our commitment—since 1958—to helping clients reach their financial goals. We believe strongly that we will only be successful when our clients are successful. That’s who we are.

Another important, unique facet of our story and who we are is “Profits with a Purpose,” which describes our bond with the Stowers Institute for Medical Research (SIMR). SIMR is a world-class biomedical organization—founded by our company founder James E. Stowers, Jr. and his wife Virginia—that is dedicated to researching the causes, treatment, and prevention of gene-based diseases, including cancer. Through American Century Investments’ private ownership structure, more than 40% of our profits support SIMR.

Mr. Stowers’ example of achieving financial success and using that platform to help humanity motivates our entire American Century Investments team. His story inspires us to help each of our clients achieve success. Thank you for sharing your financial journey with us.


Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
 
 
 
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Independent Chairman’s Letter
 

   Don Pratt

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

As regulators and the markets continue to sort out the events of the credit crisis, a consistent theme has been that financial services firms should re-examine their risk management practices. Risk management has been a regular part of American Century Investments’ activities for many years. However, recently American Century and your mutual fund board have been spending additional time focusing on our risk oversight processes.

The board’s efforts are now organized around three categories of risk: investment risk, operational risk, and enterprise risk. This approach has facilitated a realignment of many risk oversight tasks that the board has historically conducted. Investment risk tasks include a review of portfolio risk, monitoring the use of derivatives, and performance assessment. Operational risk focuses on compliance, valuation, shareholder services, and trading activities. Enterprise risk addresses the financial condition of the advisor, human resource development, and reputational risks. Risk oversight tasks are addressed in every quarterly board meeting, and a review of the advisor’s entire risk management program is undertaken annually. We acknowledge and support the approach that American Century Investments takes to its risk management responsibilities. While the board has refocused its efforts in this important oversight area, we recognize that risk oversight is a journey and we expect to continue to improve our processes.

Our September quarterly board meeting was held in the New York offices of American Century Investments. This gave the directors an opportunity to meet with the portfolio management teams for each of the global and international funds overseen by the board. Each team uses sophisticated investment tools and daily risk analysis in managing client assets. We also were impressed with the “bench strength” that has been developed under the leadership of the Global and Non-U.S. Equity CIO Mark Kopinski. These face-to-face meetings provide an opportunity for the directors—working on behalf of shareholders—to validate the advisor’s efforts and the investment management approach being followed.

I thank you for your continued confidence in American Century during this turbulent time in the economy and investment markets. If you have thoughts or questions you would like to share with the board send them to me at dhpratt@fundboardchair.com.

Best regards,
 

Don Pratt
 
 
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Market Perspective
 

By Phil Davidson, Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Value Equity

Mixed Results for U.S. Stocks
 
U.S. stocks were mixed but generally lower for the six months ended September 30, 2010, as market volatility increased notably. The key factor driving this volatility was increased uncertainty regarding the U.S. economic recovery, which appeared to wane following the robust growth rate it experienced in the last half of 2009.

Evidence of slowing economic activity during the six-month period included a slowdown in the manufacturing sector, further deterioration in the housing market, persistently high unemployment, and a decline in retail sales. In addition, sovereign debt problems in Europe also led to concerns about the impact of a potential fiscal crisis on global economic growth. The combination sent stocks into a tailspin in the second quarter of 2010.

The equity market rebounded in the third quarter, with the bulk of the rally occurring in September—the highest monthly return for stocks since April 2009. The Federal Reserve indicated that it would reinstate the quantitative easing measures used to stimulate economic growth in 2009, and the market rallied in the hope that these efforts would resuscitate the economic recovery. Despite a strong finish, the broad equity indices fell slightly for the six months, although mid- and small-cap issues posted modestly positive results (see the table below).

Value Stocks Lagged
 
Value stocks underperformed their growth-oriented counterparts across all market capitalizations during the six-month period. The primary reason was the lagging performance of the financial sector, which is the largest component in most value indices. Financial companies continued to struggle with high unemployment, continued weakness in the housing market, growing loan delinquencies and defaults, and uncertainty regarding the impact of recent financial reform legislation.

On the positive side, the recent trend of rising dividend payouts remained supportive for value stocks. The growth in dividends reflected both a significant recovery in corporate earnings (excluding financials) over the past year and increasingly healthy balance sheets. The question going forward is whether companies can sustain this level of profitability and financial strength in a slow-growth economic environment.

U.S. Stock Index Returns
For the six months ended September 30, 2010*
Russell 1000 Index (Large-Cap)
–1.21%
 
Russell 2000 Index (Small-Cap)
0.25%
Russell 1000 Growth Index
–0.27%
 
Russell 2000 Growth Index
2.43%
Russell 1000 Value Index
 –2.14%
 
Russell 2000 Value Index
–1.90%
Russell Midcap Index
2.12%
 
*Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
Russell Midcap Growth Index
2.95%
     
Russell Midcap Value Index
1.40%
     

 
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Performance
Small Cap Value
 
Total Returns as of September 30, 2010
       
Average Annual Returns
 
 
Ticker
Symbol
6 months(1)
1 year
5 years
10 years
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Investor Class
ASVIX
-1.41%
13.97%
4.34%
11.28%
11.15%
7/31/98
Russell 2000
Value Index
-1.90%
11.84%
0.73%
7.72%
7.04%
Institutional Class
ACVIX
-1.31%
14.25%
4.54%
11.50%
11.93%
10/26/98
A Class(2)
   No sales charge*
   With sales charge*
ACSCX
 
 
-1.53%
-7.21%
13.79%
7.30%
4.09%
2.86%
11.02%
10.36%
12.20%
11.58%
12/31/99
 
 
C Class
   No sales charge*
   With sales charge*
ASVNX
 
 
-1.87%
-2.85%
3.42%(1)
2.42%(1)
3/1/10
 
 
R Class
ASVRX
-1.65%
3.79%(1)
3/1/10
 
*
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 for equity funds 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.
 
(1)
Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(2)
Prior to March 1, 2010, the A Class was referred to as the Advisor Class and did not have a front-end sales charge. Performance prior to that date has been adjusted to reflect this charge.
 
Data presented reflect past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com. Historically, small company stocks have been more volatile than the stocks of larger, more established companies. The fund’s performance may be affected by investments in initial public offerings.

Unless otherwise indicated, performance reflects Investor Class shares; performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure. For information about other share classes available, please consult the prospectus. 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. Returns for the index are provided for comparison. The fund’s total returns include operating expenses (such as transaction costs and management fees) that reduce returns, while the total returns of the index do not.
 
 
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Small Cap Value
 
Growth of $10,000 Over 10 Years
$10,000 investment made September 30, 2000



Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Investor Class
Institutional Class
A Class
C Class
R Class
1.42%
1.22%
1.67%
2.42%
1.92%

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. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com. Historically, small company stocks have been more volatile than the stocks of larger, more established companies. The fund’s performance may be affected by investments in initial public offerings.

Unless otherwise indicated, performance reflects Investor Class shares; performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure. For information about other share classes available, please consult the prospectus. 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. Returns for the index are provided for comparison. The fund’s total returns include operating expenses (such as transaction costs and management fees) that reduce returns, while the total returns of the index do not.

 
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Portfolio Commentary
Small Cap Value
 
Portfolio Managers: Ben Giele and James Pitman

Performance Summary
 
Small Cap Value declined -1.41%* for the six months ended September 30, 2010. By comparison, its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value Index, dropped -1.90%. The portfolio’s returns reflect operating expenses while the index’s returns do not. The Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index, which includes operating expenses, fell -0.64%.**

Stocks suffered steep declines during the first three months of the reporting period as investors, unsettled by the debt crisis in Europe and softer-than-expected U.S. economic news, fled into defensive investments such as U.S. Treasuries and utilities. However, in spite of continued economic uncertainty, stock prices rose once the turmoil in Europe moderated. Counter-intuitively, both higher-risk and higher-yielding securities outperformed. Higher-risk stocks were in favor as fears of a double-dip recession eased, while investors continued to favor higher-yielding securities because of very low interest rates. Against this backdrop, Small Cap Value’s investments in the energy, information technology, and health care sectors enhanced relative performance. Holdings in the consumer discretionary and industrials sectors detracted.

We carefully manage this portfolio for long-term results. Since Small Cap Value’s inception on July 31, 1998, the portfolio has produced an average annual return of 11.15%, outpacing the returns of the Russell 2000 Value Index and the Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index for the same period (see performance information on pages 5-6 and the footnotes below).

Energy Boosted Performance
 
The energy sector—a source of significant weakness for the benchmark—contributed to results on both an absolute and relative basis. Specifically, the portfolio benefited from security selection among oil and gas companies. A notable contributor was exploration company Mariner Energy. Its stock price rose after independent oil and gas producer Apache Corp. announced it would buy the company in a deal valued at nearly $4 billion. Share prices for several other offshore oil and gas companies rose in conjunction with the Mariner-Apache deal, including W&T Offshore, one of the portfolio’s largest holdings.

Information Technology Contributed
 
Strong stock selection across the information technology sector added to relative results. The software industry was a significant source of strength. Quest Software, a developer of enterprise management solutions, was the portfolio’s top contributor. The company continued to execute well on its business plan. It has experienced solid top-line revenue growth and successfully trimmed expenses, resulting in better-than-expected profitability.
 
*
All fund returns referenced in this commentary are for Investor Class shares. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
 
**
The Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index returned 13.43%, 1.95%, 8.40% and 7.67% for the one-, five-, ten-year and since inception periods ended September 30, 2010, respectively.
 
 
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Small Cap Value

Another notable contributor was Sybase, a maker of mobile and database software. Its shares increased on news that software company SAP AG agreed to buy it for approximately $5.8 billion. The acquisition was completed during the reporting period.

Small Cap Value also benefited from a position in Motricity, a provider of wireless data services. We added the stock to the portfolio during its initial public offering (IPO) because of the company’s international growth prospects.

Health Care Added Value
 
Security selection among biotechnology companies was a plus. The portfolio benefited from a position in Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings, which is not represented in the benchmark. We sold the stock after the announcement that it would be acquired by Grifols SA for $3.4 billion.

Consumer Discretionary Detracted
 
In consumer discretionary, the weakest sector in the benchmark, the portfolio’s mix of diversified consumer services companies hampered relative performance. Key detractors were Corinthian Colleges and Lincoln Educational Services Corp., which are post-secondary career-oriented education companies. Both names sank on worries that U.S. regulators would impose tighter regulations on student loans. We also believe profits could be pressured as a result of rising delinquency rates by students.

Industrials Hindered Progress
 
Small Cap Value’s complement of industrials stocks dampened relative performance. The portfolio held few airlines, a segment that outperformed as passenger traffic increased during the summer. Investments in the construction and engineering industry also slowed progress. A notable detractor was Granite Construction, a well-capitalized builder of highways, dams, airport infrastructure, and mass transit facilities. The company has faced increased competition for construction projects from small and mid-sized players. However, we expect Granite to continue benefiting from increased infrastructure spending.

Outlook
 
We continue to be bottom-up investment managers, building the portfolio one stock at a time, a process that results in exposure to market segments based on the attractiveness of individual companies in terms of their valuation and fundamentals. As of September 30, 2010, the portfolio is broadly diversified, with larger positions than the benchmark in the information technology, industrials, health care, and consumer discretionary sectors. Our fundamental analysis and valuation work is also directing us toward a smaller relative weighting in financials and utilities stocks.

 
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Small Cap Value
 
Top Ten Holdings
 
% of net assets
as of 9/30/10
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., Series AHL, 5.625%, 12/31/49 (Conv. Pref.)
 2.3%
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund
 2.0%
iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund
 1.3%
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.
 1.3%
Granite Construction, Inc.
 1.2%
Quest Software, Inc.
 1.1%
Curtiss-Wright Corp.
 1.0%
Young Innovations, Inc.
 1.0%
Mueller Industries, Inc.
 0.9%
W&T Offshore, Inc.
 0.8%


Top Five Industries
 
% of net assets
as of 9/30/10
Commercial Banks
 9.0%
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
 8.3%
Insurance
 6.5%
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
 4.4%
Health Care Providers & Services
 3.9%


Types of Investments in Portfolio
 
% of net assets
as of 9/30/10
Common Stocks
 94.7%
Convertible Preferred Stocks
 3.3%
Preferred Stocks
 0.5%
Total Equity Exposure
 98.5%
Temporary Cash Investments
 1.9%
Other Assets and Liabilities
 (0.4)%


 
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Shareholder Fee Example (Unaudited)
 

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 April 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010.

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 Institutional 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. We will not charge the fee as long as you choose to manage your accounts exclusively online. 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.
 
 
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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
4/1/10
Ending
Account Value
9/30/10
Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/10 - 9/30/10
Annualized
Expense Ratio*
Actual
       
Investor Class
$1,000
$985.90
$6.22
1.25%
Institutional Class
$1,000
$986.90
$5.23
1.05%
A Class
$1,000
$984.70
$7.46
1.50%
C Class
$1,000
$981.30
$11.18
2.25%
R Class
$1,000
$983.50
$8.70
1.75%
Hypothetical
Investor Class
$1,000
$1,018.80
$6.33
1.25%
Institutional Class
$1,000
$1,019.80
$5.32
1.05%
A Class
$1,000
$1,017.55
$7.59
1.50%
C Class
$1,000
$1,013.79
$11.36
2.25%
R Class
$1,000
$1,016.29
$8.85
1.75%

*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 183, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period.
 
 
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Schedule of Investments
Small Cap Value
 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
     
 
Shares
Value
Common Stocks — 94.7%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 2.9%
AAR Corp.(1)
185,000
$3,452,100
AeroVironment, Inc.(1)
120,000
 2,670,000
Alliant Techsystems, Inc.(1)
135,000
 10,179,000
Ceradyne, Inc.(1)
120,000
 2,802,000
Curtiss-Wright Corp.
690,000
 20,907,000
Esterline Technologies Corp.(1)
70,000
 4,006,100
Moog, Inc., Class A(1)
190,000
 6,746,900
Orbital Sciences Corp.(1)
210,000
 3,213,000
Triumph Group, Inc.
60,000
 4,475,400
   
 58,451,500
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 0.1%
UTi Worldwide, Inc.
180,000
 2,894,400
AIRLINES — 0.5%
   
Allegiant Travel Co.
65,000
 2,750,800
JetBlue Airways Corp.(1)
625,000
 4,181,250
SkyWest, Inc.
210,000
 2,931,600
   
 9,863,650
AUTO COMPONENTS — 0.4%
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
160,000
 3,140,800
Standard Motor Products, Inc.
380,000
 4,001,400
   
 7,142,200
BIOTECHNOLOGY — 0.4%
Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp.(1)
335,000
 7,664,800
BUILDING PRODUCTS — 0.3%
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
226,659
 2,073,930
Griffon Corp.(1)
110,000
 1,340,900
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
100,000
 2,578,000
   
 5,992,830
CAPITAL MARKETS — 3.9%
Apollo Investment Corp.
775,000
 7,928,250
Ares Capital Corp.
510,000
 7,981,500
Artio Global Investors, Inc.
520,000
 7,956,000
Calamos Asset Management, Inc., Class A
485,000
 5,577,500
Fifth Street Finance Corp.
360,000
 4,010,400
HFF, Inc., Class A(1)
495,000
 4,593,600
Investment Technology Group, Inc.(1)
285,000
 4,052,700
Knight Capital Group, Inc., Class A(1)
325,000
 4,026,750
MCG Capital Corp.
520,000
 3,036,800
PennantPark Investment Corp.
459,260
4,872,748
Piper Jaffray Cos.(1)
170,000
 4,952,100
Prospect Capital Corp.
305,000
 2,961,550
Pzena Investment Management, Inc., Class A
295,000
 2,026,650
TradeStation Group, Inc.(1)
834,586
 5,491,576
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A
295,000
 8,071,200
   
 77,539,324
CHEMICALS — 1.5%
A. Schulman, Inc.
110,000
 2,216,500
Arch Chemicals, Inc.
85,000
 2,982,650
Cytec Industries, Inc.
50,000
2,819,000
Georgia Gulf Corp.(1)
250,000
 4,085,000
H.B. Fuller Co.
220,824
 4,387,773
Intrepid Potash, Inc.(1)
155,000
 4,040,850
Olin Corp.
145,000
 2,923,200
OM Group, Inc.(1)
115,000
 3,463,800
Sensient Technologies Corp.
130,000
 3,963,700
   
 30,882,473
COMMERCIAL BANKS — 9.0%
American National Bankshares, Inc.
185,000
 4,058,900
Associated Banc-Corp.
535,000
 7,056,650
BancorpSouth, Inc.
350,000
 4,963,000
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
1,225,000
 8,011,500
Citizens Republic Bancorp., Inc.(1)
975,000
 878,573
Community Bank System, Inc.
140,000
 3,221,400
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.
75,000
 4,040,250
CVB Financial Corp.
365,000
 2,741,150
East West Bancorp., Inc.
175,000
 2,849,000
F.N.B. Corp.
470,000
 4,023,200
First Commonwealth Financial Corp.
330,000
 1,798,500
First Horizon National Corp.(1)
1,158,886
 13,222,894
First Interstate Bancsystem, Inc.
230,000
 3,095,800
First Midwest Bancorp., Inc.
400,000
 4,612,000
FirstMerit Corp.
530,000
 9,709,600
Fulton Financial Corp.
1,110,000
 10,056,600
Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc.(1)(2)
1,145,000
 1,095,192
Heritage Financial Corp.(1)
350,000
 4,900,000
 
 
 
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Small Cap Value
     
 
Shares
Value
IBERIABANK Corp.
60,000
$2,998,800
KeyCorp
355,000
 2,825,800
Lakeland Financial Corp.
240,000
 4,478,400
Marshall & Ilsley Corp.
700,000
 4,928,000
MB Financial, Inc.
225,000
 3,649,500
National Bankshares, Inc.
140,000
 3,612,000
Old National Bancorp.
475,000
 4,987,500
Pacific Continental Corp.
320,000
 2,896,000
Park Sterling Bank, Inc.(1)
702,443
 4,249,780
Sterling Bancshares, Inc.
1,675,000
 8,994,750
Synovus Financial Corp.
1,725,000
 4,243,500
Trico Bancshares
310,000
 4,764,700
Trustmark Corp.
175,000
 3,804,500
United Bankshares, Inc.
135,000
 3,360,150
Washington Banking Co.
320,000
 4,435,200
Webster Financial Corp.
460,000
 8,077,600
Whitney Holding Corp.
896,452
 7,324,013
Wilmington Trust Corp.
675,000
 6,061,500
Wintrust Financial Corp.
155,000
 5,023,550
   
 181,049,452
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 1.3%
ATC Technology Corp.(1)
110,000
 2,721,400
Brink’s Co. (The)
240,000
 5,520,000
IESI-BFC Ltd.
215,000
 4,921,350
SYKES Enterprises, Inc.(1)
495,000
 6,722,100
US Ecology, Inc.
465,000
7,440,000
   
 27,324,850
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 1.3%
Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B
235,000
 4,892,700
Blue Coat Systems, Inc.(1)
170,000
 4,090,200
DG FastChannel, Inc.(1)
270,000
 5,872,500
Emulex Corp.(1)
280,000
 2,923,200
Netgear, Inc.(1)
185,000
 4,996,850
Polycom, Inc.(1)
140,000
 3,819,200
   
 26,594,650
COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS — 0.8%
Electronics for Imaging, Inc.(1)
490,000
 5,938,800
Lexmark International, Inc., Class A(1)
90,000
 4,015,800
NCR Corp.(1)
220,000
 2,998,600
Novatel Wireless, Inc.(1)
425,000
 3,349,000
   
 16,302,200
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 2.0%
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
265,000
 2,843,450
EMCOR Group, Inc.(1)
350,000
 8,606,500
Granite Construction, Inc.
1,030,168
23,426,020
Pike Electric Corp.(1)
745,000
 5,423,600
   
 40,299,570
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 0.4%
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
60,000
 4,618,200
Texas Industries, Inc.
85,000
 2,679,200
   
 7,297,400
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING — 0.7%
Silgan Holdings, Inc.
185,000
 5,864,500
Sonoco Products Co.
230,000
 7,691,200
   
 13,555,700
DISTRIBUTORS — 0.3%
Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.(1)
165,000
 5,108,400
DIVERSIFIED — 3.5%
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund
600,000
 40,482,000
iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund
420,000
 25,998,000
iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index Fund
70,000
 4,136,300
   
 70,616,300
DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES — 0.3%
Corinthian Colleges, Inc.(1)
430,000
 3,018,600
Regis Corp.
190,000
 3,634,700
   
 6,653,300
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 0.2%
Compass Diversified Holdings
265,000
 4,282,400
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.2%
Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.
80,000
 3,939,200
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 2.5%
Central Vermont Public Service Corp.
300,000
 6,051,000
Cleco Corp.
130,000
 3,850,600
Great Plains Energy, Inc.
620,000
 11,718,000
IDACORP, Inc.
125,000
 4,490,000
Portland General Electric Co.
800,000
 16,224,000
Unitil Corp.
180,000
 3,951,000
Westar Energy, Inc.
145,000
 3,513,350
   
 49,797,950
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 1.9%
Acuity Brands, Inc.
70,000
 3,096,800
Belden, Inc.
160,000
 4,220,800
Brady Corp., Class A
225,000
 6,563,250
Encore Wire Corp.
470,000
 9,639,700
Hubbell, Inc., Class B
75,000
 3,806,250
 
 
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Small Cap Value
     
 
Shares
Value
II-VI, Inc.(1)
75,000
$2,799,750
LSI Industries, Inc.
695,000
 4,461,900
Thomas & Betts Corp.(1)
70,000
 2,871,400
   
 37,459,850
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 2.3%
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.(1)
250,000
 4,100,000
Coherent, Inc.(1)
70,000
 2,800,700
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.(1)
525,000
 5,832,750
Littelfuse, Inc.(1)
90,000
 3,933,000
Methode Electronics, Inc.
345,000
 3,132,600
Molex, Inc.
195,000
 4,081,350
Park Electrochemical Corp.
205,000
 5,399,700
PC Connection, Inc.(1)
395,000
 2,697,850
Rogers Corp.(1)
200,000
 6,296,000
Tech Data Corp.(1)
100,000
 4,030,000
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.(1)
340,000
 3,291,200
   
 45,595,150
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 2.3%
Bristow Group, Inc.(1)
135,000
 4,870,800
Cal Dive International, Inc.(1)
850,000
 4,649,500
Global Industries Ltd.(1)
495,000
 2,707,650
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.(1)
450,000
 5,013,000
Key Energy Services, Inc.(1)
515,000
 4,897,650
North American Energy Partners, Inc.(1)
310,000
 2,526,500
Rowan Cos., Inc.(1)
95,000
 2,884,200
Superior Energy Services, Inc.(1)
145,000
 3,870,050
Tetra Technologies, Inc.(1)
910,000
 9,282,000
Unit Corp.(1)
135,000
 5,034,150
   
 45,735,500
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 0.8%
Ruddick Corp.
80,000
 2,774,400
Village Super Market, Inc., Class A
120,000
 3,352,800
Weis Markets, Inc.
280,000
 10,956,400
   
 17,083,600
FOOD PRODUCTS — 1.1%
Farmer Bros. Co.
245,000
 3,920,000
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.(1)
145,000
 8,479,600
Seneca Foods Corp., Class A(1)
155,000
 4,059,450
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(1)
110,000
 5,071,000
   
 21,530,050
GAS UTILITIES — 1.1%
Atmos Energy Corp.
170,000
4,972,500
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.
145,000
 5,251,900
Nicor, Inc.
160,000
7,331,200
WGL Holdings, Inc.
140,000
 5,289,200
   
 22,844,800
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 2.4%
Analogic Corp.
60,000
 2,692,800
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
105,000
 5,122,950
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)
105,000
 4,853,100
Cutera, Inc.(1)(2)
645,000
 5,224,500
ICU Medical, Inc.(1)
85,000
 3,169,650
Utah Medical Products, Inc.(2)
174,623
 5,116,454
Young Innovations, Inc.(2)
695,000
 19,883,950
Zoll Medical Corp.(1)
85,000
 2,742,950
   
 48,806,354
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 3.9%
Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc.(1)
1,210,000
 5,541,800
Almost Family, Inc.(1)
95,000
 2,814,850
AMERIGROUP Corp.(1)
95,000
 4,034,650
Amsurg Corp.(1)
345,000
 6,030,600
Assisted Living Concepts, Inc., Class A(1)
135,000
 4,109,400
Chemed Corp.
90,000
 5,127,300
Community Health Systems, Inc.(1)
170,000
 5,264,900
Health Management Associates, Inc., Class A(1)
575,000
 4,404,500
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.(1)
305,000
 3,971,100
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.(1)
110,000
 3,856,600
Magellan Health Services, Inc.(1)
105,000
 4,960,200
National Healthcare Corp.
300,000
 11,121,000
Owens & Minor, Inc.
285,000
 8,111,100
Sun Healthcare Group, Inc.(1)
415,000
 3,515,050
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.(1)
285,000
 4,765,200
   
 77,628,250
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 0.9%
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
155,000
 4,350,850
Jack in the Box, Inc.(1)
250,000
 5,360,000
Red Robin Gourmet
Burgers, Inc.(1)
265,000
 5,196,650
Ruby Tuesday, Inc.(1)
230,000
 2,730,100
   
 17,637,600
 
 
 
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Small Cap Value
     
 
Shares
Value
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 0.8%
CSS Industries, Inc.
175,000
$3,025,750
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.
180,000
 3,142,800
Furniture Brands International, Inc.(1)
740,000
 3,981,200
Helen of Troy Ltd.(1)
120,000
 3,034,800
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
135,000
 3,919,050
   
 17,103,600
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 0.2%
WD-40 Co.
104,595
 3,976,702
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 0.2%
Tredegar Corp.
170,000
 3,226,600
INSURANCE — 4.2%
Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd.
415,000
 8,266,800
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.
290,000
 2,969,600
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.
155,000
 4,693,400
Baldwin & Lyons, Inc., Class B
225,000
 5,726,250
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)
145,000
6,815,000
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.
970,000
 25,307,300
Mercer Insurance Group, Inc.(2)
400,000
 7,120,000
Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd.
185,000
 8,051,200
ProAssurance Corp.(1)
100,000
 5,759,000
United Fire & Casualty Co.
185,000
 3,923,850
Unitrin, Inc.
55,000
 1,341,450
Validus Holdings Ltd.
180,000
 4,744,800
   
 84,718,650
IT SERVICES — 1.8%
CACI International, Inc., Class A(1)
95,000
 4,299,700
Cass Information Systems, Inc.
115,000
 3,945,650
DST Systems, Inc.
315,000
 14,124,600
NeuStar, Inc., Class A(1)
220,000
 5,469,200
Total System Services, Inc.
535,000
 8,153,400
   
 35,992,550
LEISURE EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS — 0.3%
Arctic Cat, Inc.(1)
380,000
 3,895,000
JAKKS Pacific, Inc.(1)
165,000
 2,910,600
   
 6,805,600
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES — 0.3%
Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.
235,000
 5,825,650
MACHINERY — 2.8%
Actuant Corp., Class A
115,000
2,640,400
Altra Holdings, Inc.(1)
245,000
 3,608,850
Barnes Group, Inc.
225,000
 3,957,750
Colfax Corp.(1)
275,000
 4,089,250
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.
225,000
 2,778,750
Dynamic Materials Corp.
320,000
 4,835,200
FreightCar America, Inc.
95,000
 2,337,000
Kadant, Inc.(1)
90,000
 1,701,900
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
85,000
 4,914,700
Mueller Industries, Inc.
670,000
 17,748,300
Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A
1,175,000
 3,548,500
Robbins & Myers, Inc.
185,000
 4,954,300
   
 57,114,900
MARINE — 0.8%
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.
100,000
 3,484,000
Diana Shipping, Inc.(1)
610,000
 7,747,000
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.(1)
300,000
 4,782,000
   
 16,013,000
MEDIA — 2.0%
E.W. Scripps Co. (The), Class A(1)
1,435,000
 11,307,800
Entravision Communications Corp., Class A(1)
2,415,000
 4,805,850
Gannett Co., Inc.
330,000
 4,035,900
Harte-Hanks, Inc.
255,000
 2,975,850
Journal Communications, Inc., Class A(1)
850,763
 3,836,941
Knology, Inc.(1)
440,000
 5,909,200
LIN TV Corp., Class A(1)
1,490,000
 6,615,600
   
 39,487,141
METALS & MINING — 2.3%
Brush Engineered Materials, Inc.(1)
110,000
 3,128,400
Century Aluminum Co.(1)
235,000
3,094,950
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.(1)
330,000
 6,573,600
Commercial Metals Co.
210,000
 3,042,900
Haynes International, Inc.
110,000
 3,841,200
Hecla Mining Co.(1)
945,000
 5,972,400
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
70,000
 2,995,300
Royal Gold, Inc.
60,000
 2,990,400
RTI International Metals, Inc.(1)
100,000
 3,062,000
 
 
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Small Cap Value
     
 
Shares
Value
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A
60,000
$2,896,800
Thompson Creek Metals Co., Inc.(1)
575,000
 6,198,500
Worthington Industries, Inc.
190,000
 2,855,700
   
 46,652,150
MULTILINE RETAIL — 0.5%
Big Lots, Inc.(1)
180,000
 5,985,000
Fred’s, Inc., Class A
385,000
 4,543,000
   
 10,528,000
MULTI-UTILITIES — 1.1%
Avista Corp.
235,000
 4,906,800
Black Hills Corp.
90,000
 2,808,000
MDU Resources Group, Inc.
540,000
 10,773,000
NorthWestern Corp.
140,000
 3,990,000
   
 22,477,800
OFFICE ELECTRONICS — 0.2%
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(1)
120,000
 4,036,800
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 4.4%
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.(1)
100,000
 4,115,000
Berry Petroleum Co., Class A
195,000
 6,187,350
Bill Barrett Corp.(1)
160,000
 5,760,000
DHT Holdings, Inc.
950,000
 3,923,500
Forest Oil Corp.(1)
270,000
 8,019,000
Frontier Oil Corp.
610,000
 8,174,000
Goodrich Petroleum Corp.(1)
250,000
 3,642,500
Hugoton Royalty Trust
150,000
 2,998,500
Nordic American Tanker Shipping
405,000
 10,837,800
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.
115,000
 3,946,800
Penn Virginia Corp.
210,000
 3,368,400
Rosetta Resources, Inc.(1)
125,000
 2,936,250
SandRidge Energy, Inc.(1)
650,000
 3,692,000
Swift Energy Co.(1)
185,000
 5,194,800
W&T Offshore, Inc.
1,540,000
 16,324,000
   
 89,119,900
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS — 0.2%
P.H. Glatfelter Co.
260,000
 3,161,600
PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 0.3%
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.(1)
425,000
 4,203,250
Schiff Nutrition International, Inc.
205,000
 1,681,000
   
 5,884,250
PHARMACEUTICALS — 0.1%
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.(1)
60,000
1,994,400
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 1.2%
CDI Corp.
305,000
 3,940,600
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
235,000
 4,577,800
Korn/Ferry International(1)
375,000
6,202,500
Mistras Group, Inc.(1)
515,000
 5,963,700
Towers Watson & Co., Class A
85,000
 4,180,300
   
 24,864,900
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITs) — 7.4%
American Campus Communities, Inc.
185,000
 5,631,400
Associated Estates Realty Corp.
505,000
 7,059,900
Capstead Mortgage Corp.
285,000
 3,097,950
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
295,000
 3,852,700
Chimera Investment Corp.
2,800,000
 11,060,000
CommonWealth REIT
125,000
 3,200,000
DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.
1,015,000
 4,861,850
Duke Realty Corp.
400,000
 4,636,000
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.(1)
775,000
 3,929,250
First Potomac Realty Trust
245,000
 3,675,000
Getty Realty Corp.
260,000
 6,975,800
Government Properties Income Trust
333,067
 8,892,889
Hatteras Financial Corp.
120,000
 3,416,400
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.
155,000
 3,625,450
Highwoods Properties, Inc.
230,000
 7,468,100
Inland Real Estate Corp.
355,000
 2,950,050
Kilroy Realty Corp.
170,000
 5,633,800
Lexington Realty Trust
940,000
 6,730,400
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
290,000
 2,940,600
MFA Financial, Inc.
985,000
 7,515,550
National Health Investors, Inc.
85,000
 3,745,100
National Retail Properties, Inc.
265,000
 6,654,150
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
215,000
 4,826,750
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A
325,000
 6,145,750
PS Business Parks, Inc.
90,000
 5,091,300
 
 
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Small Cap Value
     
 
Shares
Value
Saul Centers, Inc.
80,000
$3,356,000
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A
220,000
 3,977,600
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust
120,000
 3,807,600
Winthrop Realty Trust
245,000
 3,028,200
   
 147,785,539
ROAD & RAIL — 0.3%
Arkansas Best Corp.
165,000
 3,997,950
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(1)
112,500
 2,859,750
   
 6,857,700
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 2.5%
Cymer, Inc.(1)
120,000
 4,449,600
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.(1)
950,000
 5,557,500
Intersil Corp., Class A
375,000
 4,383,750
Mattson Technology, Inc.(1)
425,000
 1,168,750
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.(1)
500,000
 5,960,000
MKS Instruments, Inc.(1)
120,000
 2,157,600
Sigma Designs, Inc.(1)
560,000
 6,434,400
Standard Microsystems Corp.(1)
260,000
 5,930,600
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.(1)
210,000
 6,043,800
Verigy Ltd.(1)
800,000
 6,504,000
Zoran Corp.(1)
350,000
 2,674,000
   
 51,264,000
SOFTWARE — 3.7%
Aspen Technology, Inc.(1)
110,000
1,140,700
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(1)
500,000
 3,815,000
Compuware Corp.(1)
330,000
 2,814,900
Lawson Software, Inc.(1)
360,000
 3,049,200
Motricity, Inc.(1)
550,571
 6,612,358
Parametric Technology Corp.(1)
565,971
 11,059,073
Quest Software, Inc.(1)
864,397
 21,255,522
S1 Corp.(1)
1,475,000
 7,684,750
Synopsys, Inc.(1)
120,000
 2,972,400
TIBCO Software, Inc.(1)
135,000
 2,394,900
Ulticom, Inc.(1)(2)
654,216
 5,181,391
Websense, Inc.(1)
360,000
 6,386,400
   
 74,366,594
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 3.8%
Aaron’s, Inc.
160,000
2,952,000
Cabela’s, Inc.(1)
210,000
 3,985,800
Cato Corp. (The), Class A
105,000
 2,809,800
Charming Shoppes, Inc.(1)
825,000
 2,904,000
Christopher & Banks Corp.
765,000
 6,051,150
Coldwater Creek, Inc.(1)
750,000
 3,952,500
Collective Brands, Inc.(1)
605,000
 9,764,700
Dress Barn, Inc. (The)(1)
175,000
 4,156,250
Finish Line, Inc. (The), Class A
350,000
 4,868,500
Genesco, Inc.(1)
240,000
 7,171,200
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.(1)
150,000
 4,482,000
Hot Topic, Inc.
725,000
 4,342,750
New York & Co., Inc.(1)
1,175,000
 3,019,750
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.(1)
254,947
 3,365,300
PEP Boys-Manny Moe & Jack
275,000
 2,909,500
Rent-A-Center, Inc.
130,000
 2,909,400
Stage Stores, Inc.
220,000
 2,860,000
Systemax, Inc.
310,000
 3,806,800
   
 76,311,400
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 0.8%
Culp, Inc.(1)
340,000
 3,332,000
Jones Apparel Group, Inc.
345,000
 6,775,800
True Religion Apparel, Inc.(1)
300,000
 6,402,000
   
 16,509,800
THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE — 2.3%
Brookline Bancorp., Inc.
390,000
 3,892,200
First Financial Holdings, Inc.
381,754
 4,252,740
First Financial Northwest, Inc.
705,000
 2,749,500
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.
685,000
 7,980,250
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.(1)
650,000
 1,183,000
Flushing Financial Corp.
250,000
 2,890,000
K-Fed Bancorp.
375,000
 2,958,750
Oritani Financial Corp.
330,000
 3,293,400
PMI Group, Inc. (The)(1)
775,000
 2,844,250
Provident Financial Services, Inc.
485,000
 5,994,600
Radian Group, Inc.
505,000
 3,949,100
Washington Federal, Inc.
265,000
4,043,900
   
 46,031,690
 
 
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Small Cap Value
     
 
Shares
Value
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 0.7%
GATX Corp.
100,000
$2,932,000
Kaman Corp.
140,000
 3,669,400
Lawson Products, Inc.
250,000
 3,817,500
WESCO International, Inc.(1)
75,000
 2,946,750
   
 13,365,650
WATER UTILITIES — 0.3%
Artesian Resources Corp., Class A
270,000
 5,148,900
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS(Cost $1,721,573,856)
1,904,199,169
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 3.3%
INSURANCE — 2.3%
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., Series AHL, 5.625%, 12/31/49(3)
825,000
 46,101,000
LEISURE EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS — 0.3%
Callaway Golf Co., Series B, 7.50%, 6/15/12(3)
45,000
 5,248,125
MEDIA — 0.1%
LodgeNet Interactive Corp., 10.00%, 12/31/49(3)(4)
3,216
 3,143,640
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITs) — 0.4%
Entertainment Properties Trust, Series E, 9.00%, 4/20/13(3)
155,000
 4,262,500
Lexington Realty Trust, Series C, 6.50%, 12/31/49(3)
75,000
 3,206,250
   
 7,468,750
TOBACCO — 0.2%
Universal Corp., 6.75%, 3/15/13(3)
5,003
 4,885,429
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $60,214,766)
 66,846,944
Preferred Stocks — 0.5%
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITs) — 0.5%
National Retail Properties, Inc., Series C, 7.375%, 10/12/11(3)
285,000
 7,201,950
PS Business Parks, Inc., Series O, 7.375%, 6/16/11(3)
107,340
 2,774,739
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS(Cost $9,222,258)
 9,976,689
Temporary Cash Investments — 1.9%
JPMorgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund Agency Shares
 22,580
$22,580
Repurchase Agreement, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations,
4.875%, 7/31/11, valued at $38,129,217), in a joint trading account at 0.10%, dated 9/30/10, due 10/1/10
(Delivery value $37,400,104)
 37,400,000
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $37,422,580)
 37,422,580
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 100.4% (Cost $1,828,433,460)
 2,018,445,382
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (0.4)%
 (8,474,716)
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
$2,009,970,666
 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

(1)
Non-income producing.
(2)
Affiliated Company: the fund’s holding represents ownership of  5% or more of the voting securities of the company; therefore, the company is affiliated as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(3)
Perpetual security. These securities do not have a predetermined maturity date. The coupon rates are fixed for a period of time and may be structured to adjust thereafter. Interest reset or next call date is indicated, as applicable.
(4)
Security was purchased under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 or is a private placement and, unless registered under the Act or exempted from registration, may only be sold to qualified institutional investors. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $3,143,640, which represented 0.2% of total net assets.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
 
Assets
 
Investment securities — unaffiliated, at value (cost of $1,774,490,697)
    $1,974,823,895  
Investment securities — affiliated, at value (cost of $53,942,763)
    43,621,487  
Total investment securities, at value (cost of $1,828,433,460)
    2,018,445,382  
Receivable for investments sold
    13,327,332  
Receivable for capital shares sold
    1,889,644  
Dividends and interest receivable
    3,974,364  
      2,037,636,722  
         
Liabilities
 
Payable for investments purchased
    22,668,035  
Payable for capital shares redeemed
    3,036,421  
Accrued management fees
    1,875,455  
Service fees (and distribution fees — A Class and R Class) payable
    86,129  
Distribution fees payable
    16  
      27,666,056  
         
Net Assets
    $2,009,970,666  
         
Net Assets Consist of:
 
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus)
    $1,976,419,775  
Undistributed net investment income
    1,188,848  
Accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions
    (157,649,879 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
    190,011,922  
      $2,009,970,666  
 
                   
   
Net assets
   
Shares outstanding
   
Net asset value per share
 
Investor Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $886,611,791       112,458,818       $7.88  
Institutional Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $689,669,076       87,137,665       $7.91  
A Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $433,249,339       55,134,435       $7.86 *
C Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $26,041       3,312       $7.86  
R Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $414,419       52,606       $7.88  
*Maximum offering price $8.34 (net asset value divided by 0.9425)
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Operations
 

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 
Income:
 
Dividends (including $214,308 from affiliates and net of foreign taxes withheld of $11,776)
    $20,252,900  
Interest
    35,167  
      20,288,067  
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    11,635,433  
Distribution fees — C Class
    96  
Service fees — C Class
    32  
Distribution and service fees:
       
   A Class
    535,384  
   R Class
    367  
Directors’ fees and expenses
    36,925  
Other expenses
    46,838  
      12,255,075  
         
Net investment income (loss)
    8,032,992  
         
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions (including $196,903 from affiliates)
    113,211,291  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    (153,961,332 )
         
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (40,750,041 )
         
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
    $(32,717,049 )

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 

SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2010
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
September 30, 2010
   
March 31, 2010
 
Operations
 
Net investment income (loss)
    $8,032,992       $23,127,195  
Net realized gain (loss)
    113,211,291       139,774,597  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    (153,961,332 )     563,558,090  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    (32,717,049 )     726,459,882  
                 
Distributions to Shareholders
               
From net investment income:
               
   Investor Class
    (2,941,656 )     (11,478,460 )
   Institutional Class
    (2,952,422 )     (7,667,831 )
   A Class
    (949,652 )     (4,934,355 )
   R Class
    (414 )      
Decrease in net assets from distributions
    (6,844,144 )     (24,080,646 )
                 
Capital Share Transactions
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
    74,386,160       379,590,623  
                 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    34,824,967       1,081,969,859  
                 
Net Assets
 
Beginning of period
    1,975,145,699       893,175,840  
End of period
    $2,009,970,666       $1,975,145,699  
                 
Undistributed net investment income
    $1,188,848        
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
 
 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization — American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. Small Cap Value Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund is diversified under the 1940 Act. The fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital growth. Income is a secondary objective. The fund pursues its objectives by investing in stocks of smaller market capitalization companies that management believes to be undervalued at the time of purchase. The following is a summary of the fund’s significant accounting policies.

Multiple Class — The fund is authorized to issue the Investor Class, the Institutional Class, the A Class (formerly Advisor Class), the C Class and the R 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. The share classes differ principally in their respective sales charges and distribution and shareholder servicing expenses and arrangements. 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. Sale of the C Class and R Class commenced on March 1, 2010.

Security Valuations — Securities traded primarily on a principal securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price, or at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices where no last sales price is available. Depending on local convention or regulation, securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official close price. Investments in open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported net asset value. Discount notes may be valued through a commercial pricing service or at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Securities traded on foreign securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets are normally completed before the close of business on days that the New York Stock Exchange (the Exchange) is open and may also take place on days when the Exchange is not open. If an event occurs after the value of a security was established but before the net asset value per share was determined that was likely to materially change the net asset value, that security would be valued as determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. If the fund determines that the market price of a portfolio security is not readily available, or that the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect the security’s fair value, such security is valued as determined by the Board of Directors or its designee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, if such determination would materially impact a fund’s net asset value. Certain other circumstances may cause the fund to use alternative procedures to value a security such as: a security has been declared in default; trading in a security has been halted during the trading day; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading will commence.

Security Transactions — For financial reporting purposes, 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 capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or capital gain distributions for income tax purposes. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums.

 
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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.

Exchange-Traded Funds — The fund may invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs). ETFs are a type of index fund bought and sold on a securities exchange. An ETF trades like common stock and represents a fixed portfolio of securities designed to track the performance and dividend yield of a particular domestic or foreign market index. A fund may purchase an ETF to temporarily gain exposure to a portion of the U.S. or a foreign market while awaiting purchase of underlying securities. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities they are designed to track, although the lack of liquidity on an ETF could result in it being more volatile. Additionally, ETFs have fees and expenses that reduce their value.

Business Development Companies — The fund may invest in securities of closed-end investment companies that have elected to be treated as a business development company under the 1940 Act. A business development company operates similar to an exchange-traded fund and represents a portfolio of securities. The fund may purchase a business development company to gain exposure to the securities in the underlying portfolio. The risks of owning a business development company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities. Business development companies have expenses that reduce their value.

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. The fund is no longer subject to examination by tax authorities for years prior to 2007. 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. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal or state income taxes.

Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. 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.

Use of Estimates — The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 
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2. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties

Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a Management Agreement (the 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 the daily net assets of the specific class of shares of the fund and paid monthly in arrears. 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 have very similar investment teams and investment strategies (strategy assets). The annual management fee schedule for the fund ranges from 1.00% to 1.25% for the Investor Class, A Class, C Class and R Class. The Institutional Class is 0.20% less at each point within the range. The effective annual management fee for each class for the six months ended September 30, 2010 was 1.25% for the Investor Class, A Class, C Class and R Class and 1.05% for the Institutional 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 American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS) an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution fee of 0.75% and service fee of 0.25%. 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 six months ended September 30, 2010, are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

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.

Related Parties — Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC), the parent of the corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the distributor of the corporation, ACIS, and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC.

The fund is eligible to invest in a money market fund for temporary purposes, which is managed by J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM). The fund has a Mutual Funds Services Agreement with J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co. (JPMIS) and a securities lending agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank (JPMCB). JPMCB is a custodian of the fund. JPMIM, JPMIS and JPMCB are wholly owned subsidiaries of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM). JPM is an equity investor in ACC.

3. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the six months ended September 30, 2010, were $1,044,819,474 and $964,044,832, respectively.

 
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4. Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
             
   
Six months ended September 30, 2010
   
Year ended March 31, 2010(1)
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
 
Investor Class/Shares Authorized
    500,000,000             500,000,000        
Sold
    16,741,728       $132,917,111       46,301,934       $308,457,745  
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
    365,658       2,830,193       1,843,406       11,250,741  
Redeemed
    (15,078,108 )     (116,781,641 )     (26,949,571 )     (180,987,009 )
      2,029,278       18,965,663       21,195,769       138,721,477  
Institutional Class/Shares Authorized
    270,000,000               210,000,000          
Sold
    14,895,053       117,822,272       37,975,594       265,921,659  
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
    329,369       2,559,198       1,126,179       6,962,827  
Redeemed
    (9,385,380 )     (72,282,021 )     (12,731,092 )     (89,566,167 )
      5,839,042       48,099,449       26,370,681       183,318,319  
A Class/Shares Authorized
    190,000,000               190,000,000          
Sold
    6,569,303       51,270,713       18,114,015       123,055,287  
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
    98,632       761,438       644,442       3,882,759  
Redeemed
    (5,856,017 )     (45,082,162 )     (10,338,333 )     (69,437,219 )
      811,918       6,949,989       8,420,124       57,500,827  
C Class/Shares Authorized
    5,000,000               20,000,000          
Sold
    23       168       3,289       25,000  
R Class/Shares Authorized
    5,000,000               20,000,000          
Sold
    50,758       381,498       3,289       25,000  
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
    54       414              
Redeemed
    (1,495 )     (11,021 )            
      49,317       370,891       3,289       25,000  
Net increase (decrease)
    8,729,578       $74,386,160       55,993,152       $379,590,623  

(1)
March 1, 2010 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2010 for the C Class and R Class.
 
 
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5. Affiliated Company Transactions

If a fund’s holding represents ownership of 5% or more of the voting securities of a company, the company is affiliated as defined in the 1940 Act. A summary of transactions for each company which is or was an affiliate at or during the six months ended September 30, 2010 follows:
             
 
March 31, 2010
       
September 30, 2010
Company
Share
Balance
Purchase
Cost
Sales
Cost
Realized
Gain (Loss)
Dividend
Income
Share
Balance
Market
Value
Cutera, Inc. (1)
690,000
 $902,244
$1,641,144
$114,343
645,000
$5,224,500
Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc.(1)
355,000
1,871,130
1,145,000
 1,095,192
Mercer Insurance Group, Inc.
 361,253
679,304
$77,783
400,000
7,120,000
Ulticom, Inc.(1)
577,353
699,334
45,686
(36,509)
654,216
5,181,391
Utah Medical Products, Inc.
155,000
544,298
78,725
174,623
5,116,454
Young Innovations, Inc.
679,235
2,206,311
1,922,638
119,069
57,800
695,000
19,883,950
   
$6,902,621
$3,609,468
$196,903
$214,308
 
$43,621,487

(1)
Non-income producing.
 
6. Fair Value Measurements

The fund’s securities valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the positions 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 as follows:

Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical securities;

Level 2 valuation inputs consist of significant direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for similar securities, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); or

Level 3 valuation inputs consist of significant unobservable inputs (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 valuation inputs used to determine the fair value of the fund’s securities as of September 30, 2010. The Schedule of Investments provides additional details on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
                   
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Investment Securities
 
Common Stocks
    $1,904,199,169              
Convertible Preferred Stocks
          $66,846,944        
Preferred Stocks
          9,976,689        
Temporary Cash Investments
    22,580       37,400,000        
Total Value of Investment Securities
    $1,904,221,749       $114,223,633        

 
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7. Risk Factors

The fund generally invests in smaller companies which may be more volatile, and subject to greater short-term risk than those of larger companies. In addition, the fund’s performance may be affected by investments in initial public offerings (IPOs). The impact of IPOs on a fund’s performance depends on the strength of the IPO market and the size of the fund. IPOs may have less impact on a fund’s performance as its assets grow.

8. Interfund Lending

The fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may participate in an interfund lending program, pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the fund to borrow from or lend to other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds that permit such transactions. Interfund lending transactions are subject to each fund’s investment policies and borrowing and lending limits. The interfund loan rate earned/paid on interfund lending transactions is determined daily based on the average of certain current market rates. Interfund lending transactions normally extend only overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. The program is subject to annual approval by the Board of Directors. During the six months ended September 30, 2010, the fund did not utilize the program.

9. Federal Tax Information

The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.

As of September 30, 2010, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
       
Federal tax cost of investments
    $1,925,426,752  
Gross tax appreciation of investments
    $201,652,782  
Gross tax depreciation of investments
    (108,634,152 )
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments
    $93,018,630  
 
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

As of March 31, 2010, the fund had accumulated capital losses of $(164,449,952), which represent net capital loss carryovers that may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations. Capital loss carryovers of $(77,587,982) and $(86,861,970) expire in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

 
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Financial Highlights
Small Cap Value
 
Investor Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $8.02       $4.70       $7.02       $10.01       $10.45       $10.07  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(2)
    0.03       0.11       0.12       0.09       0.06       0.06  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.14 )     3.33       (2.31 )     (1.16 )     0.87       1.72  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    (0.11 )     3.44       (2.19 )     (1.07 )     0.93       1.78  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.03 )     (0.12 )     (0.11 )     (0.09 )     (0.04 )     (0.06 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                (0.02 )     (1.83 )     (1.33 )     (1.34 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.03 )     (0.12 )     (0.13 )     (1.92 )     (1.37 )     (1.40 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $7.88       $8.02       $4.70       $7.02       $10.01       $10.45  
                                                 
Total Return(3)
    (1.41 )%     73.93 %     (31.69 )%     (12.22 )%     9.38 %     18.67 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average
Net Assets(4)
    1.25 %(5)     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.26 %     1.25 %     1.25 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets
    0.81 %(5)     1.60 %     1.93 %     1.01 %     0.57 %     0.58 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    50 %     104 %     192 %     123 %     121 %     111 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $886,612       $885,942       $419,206       $732,968       $1,261,392       $1,390,024  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(3)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(4)
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets does not include any fees and expenses of the acquired funds.
(5)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Small Cap Value
 
Institutional Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $8.05       $4.71       $7.04       $10.03       $10.47       $10.08  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(2)
    0.04       0.12       0.13       0.11       0.08       0.08  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.15 )     3.35       (2.32 )     (1.17 )     0.87       1.73  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    (0.11 )     3.47       (2.19 )     (1.06 )     0.95       1.81  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.03 )     (0.13 )     (0.12 )     (0.10 )     (0.06 )     (0.08 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                (0.02 )     (1.83 )     (1.33 )     (1.34 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.03 )     (0.13 )     (0.14 )     (1.93 )     (1.39 )     (1.42 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $7.91       $8.05       $4.71       $7.04       $10.03       $10.47  
                                                 
Total Return(3)
    (1.31 )%     74.47 %     (31.61 )%     (12.05 )%     9.52 %     18.98 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average Net Assets(4)
    1.05 %(5)     1.05 %     1.05 %     1.06 %     1.05 %     1.05 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets
    1.01 %(5)     1.80 %     2.13 %     1.21 %     0.77 %     0.78 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    50 %     104 %     192 %     123 %     121 %     111 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $689,669       $654,738       $258,902       $370,422       $443,173       $435,327  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(3)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(4)
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets does not include any fees and expenses of the acquired funds.
(5)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Small Cap Value
 
A Class(1)
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(2)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $8.00       $4.69       $7.00       $10.00       $10.45       $10.06  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(3)
    0.02       0.09       0.10       0.07       0.03       0.03  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.14 )     3.32       (2.30 )     (1.17 )     0.87       1.74  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    (0.12 )     3.41       (2.20 )     (1.10 )     0.90       1.77  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.02 )     (0.10 )     (0.09 )     (0.07 )     (0.02 )     (0.04 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                (0.02 )     (1.83 )     (1.33 )     (1.34 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.02 )     (0.10 )     (0.11 )     (1.90 )     (1.35 )     (1.38 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $7.86       $8.00       $4.69       $7.00       $10.00       $10.45  
                                                 
Total Return(4)
    (1.53 )%     73.53 %     (31.82 )%     (12.51 )%     9.10 %     18.51 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average
Net Assets(5)
    1.50 %(6)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.51 %     1.50 %     1.50 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets
    0.56 %(6)     1.35 %     1.68 %     0.76 %     0.32 %     0.33 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    50 %     104 %     192 %     123 %     121 %     111 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $433,249       $434,413       $215,068       $286,227       $434,182       $455,001  

(1)
Prior to March 1, 2010, the A Class was referred to as the Advisor Class.
(2)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(3)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(4)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any, and does not reflect applicable sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(5)
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets does not include any fees and expenses of the acquired funds.
(6)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Small Cap Value
 
C Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010(2)
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
    $8.01       $7.60  
Income From Investment Operations
               
   Net Investment Income (Loss)(3)
    (0.01 )     (4)
   Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.14 )     0.41  
   Total From Investment Operations
    (0.15 )     0.41  
Net Asset Value, End of Period
    $7.86       $8.01  
                 
Total Return(5)
    (1.87 )%     5.39 %
                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average Net Assets(6)
    2.25 %(7)     2.25 %(7)
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets
    (0.19 )%(7)     0.72 %(7)
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    50 %     104 %(8)
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $26       $26  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
March 1, 2010 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2010.
(3)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(4)
Per-share amount was less than $0.005.
(5)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any, and does not reflect applicable sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(6)
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets does not include any fees and expenses of the acquired funds.
(7)
Annualized.
(8)
Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended March 31, 2010.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Small Cap Value
 
R Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010(2)
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
    $8.02       $7.60  
Income From Investment Operations
               
   Net Investment Income (Loss)(3)
    0.03       0.01  
   Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.16 )     0.41  
   Total From Investment Operations
    (0.13 )     0.42  
Distributions
               
   From Net Investment Income
    (0.01 )      
Net Asset Value, End of Period
    $7.88       $8.02  
                 
Total Return(4)
    (1.65 )%     5.53 %
                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average Net Assets(5)
    1.75 %(6)     1.75 %(6)
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets
    0.31 %(6)     1.22 %(6)
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    50 %     104 %(7)
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $414       $26  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
March 1, 2010 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2010.
(3)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(4)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(5)
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets does not include any fees and expenses of the acquired funds.
(6)
Annualized.
(7)
Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended March 31, 2010.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Proxy Voting Results
 

A special meeting of shareholders was held on June 16, 2010, to vote on the following proposals. Each proposal received the required number of votes and was adopted. A summary of voting results is listed below each proposal.

Proposal 1:
 
To elect one Director to the Board of Directors of American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the proposal was voted on by all shareholders of funds issued by American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.):
         
 
John R. Whitten
For:
8,909,100,602
 
              
Withhold:
 464,054,213
 
   
Abstain:
 0
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
0
 
 
The other directors whose term of office continued after the meeting include Jonathan S. Thomas, Thomas A. Brown, Andrea C. Hall, James A. Olson, Donald H. Pratt, and M. Jeannine Strandjord.

Proposal 2:
 
To approve a management agreement between the fund and American Century Investment Management, Inc.:
         
 
Investor and A Classes
For:
728,192,514
 
              
Against:
 9,189,064
 
   
Abstain:
 20,366,072
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
74,326,672
 
         
 
Institutional Class
For:
367,608,459
 
   
Against:
 2,009,710
 
   
Abstain:
 1,701,815
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
10,545,455
 
 
Proposal 3:
 
To approve an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to limit certain director liability to the extent permitted by Maryland law (the proposal was voted on by all shareholders of funds issued by American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.):
         
   
For:
7,171,505,354
 
              
Against:
 434,482,700
 
   
Abstain:
 468,352,741
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
1,298,814,021
 
 
 
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Additional Information
 

Retirement Account Information
 
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain IRAs, or 403(b), 457 and qualified plans 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. You have the right to revoke your withholding election at any time and any election you make may remain in effect until revoked by filing a new election.

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. State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.

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

Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
 
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The fund also makes its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the most recent quarter of its fiscal year available on its website at americancentury.com
and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021.
 
 
 
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The Russell 1000® Index is a market-capitalization weighted, large-cap index created by Frank Russell Company to measure the performance of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies (the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies (the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000® Index is a market-capitalization weighted index created by Frank Russell Company to measure the performance of the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies (the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies (the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.
 
The Russell Midcap® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies (the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell Midcap® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies (the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
 
 
 
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Semiannual Report
September 30, 2010
 
 
 
 
American Century Investments®
Value Fund
 
 
 

 
 
Table of Contents
 

 
President’s Letter
2
 
Independent Chairman’s Letter
3
 
Market Perspective
4
 
      U.S. Stock Index Returns
4
     
Value
 
 
Performance
5
 
Portfolio Commentary
7
 
      Top Ten Holdings
9
 
      Top Five Industries
9
 
      Types of Investments in Portfolio
9
     
 
Shareholder Fee Example
10
     
Financial Statements
 
 
Schedule of Investments
12
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
15
 
Statement of Operations
16
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
17
 
Notes to Financial Statements
18
 
Financial Highlights
25
     
Other Information
 
 
Proxy Voting Results
31
 
Additional Information
32
 
Index Definitions
33
 
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
 

   Jonathan Thomas

Dear Investor:

To learn more about the capital markets, your investment, and the portfolio management strategies American Century Investments provides, we encourage you to review this shareholder report for the financial reporting period ended September 30, 2010.

On the following pages, you will find investment performance and portfolio information, presented with the expert perspective and commentary of our portfolio management team. This report remains one of our most important vehicles for conveying the information you need about your investment performance, and about the market factors and strategies that affect fund returns. For additional information on the markets, we encourage you to visit the “Insights & News” tab at our Web site, americancentury.com, for updates and further expert commentary.

The top of our Web site’s home page also provides a link to “Our Story,” which, first and foremost, outlines our commitment—since 1958—to helping clients reach their financial goals. We believe strongly that we will only be successful when our clients are successful. That’s who we are.

Another important, unique facet of our story and who we are is “Profits with a Purpose,” which describes our bond with the Stowers Institute for Medical Research (SIMR). SIMR is a world-class biomedical organization—founded by our company founder James E. Stowers, Jr. and his wife Virginia—that is dedicated to researching the causes, treatment, and prevention of gene-based diseases, including cancer. Through American Century Investments’ private ownership structure, more than 40% of our profits support SIMR.

Mr. Stowers’ example of achieving financial success and using that platform to help humanity motivates our entire American Century Investments team. His story inspires us to help each of our clients achieve success. Thank you for sharing your financial journey with us.

Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
 
 
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Independent Chairman’s Letter
 

   Don Pratt

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

As regulators and the markets continue to sort out the events of the credit crisis, a consistent theme has been that financial services firms should re-examine their risk management practices. Risk management has been a regular part of American Century Investments’ activities for many years. However, recently American Century and your mutual fund board have been spending additional time focusing on our risk oversight processes.

The board’s efforts are now organized around three categories of risk: investment risk, operational risk, and enterprise risk. This approach has facilitated a realignment of many risk oversight tasks that the board has historically conducted. Investment risk tasks include a review of portfolio risk, monitoring the use of derivatives, and performance assessment. Operational risk focuses on compliance, valuation, shareholder services, and trading activities. Enterprise risk addresses the financial condition of the advisor, human resource development, and reputational risks. Risk oversight tasks are addressed in every quarterly board meeting, and a review of the advisor’s entire risk management program is undertaken annually. We acknowledge and support the approach that American Century Investments takes to its risk management responsibilities. While the board has refocused its efforts in this important oversight area, we recognize that risk oversight is a journey and we expect to continue to improve our processes.

Our September quarterly board meeting was held in the New York offices of American Century Investments. This gave the directors an opportunity to meet with the portfolio management teams for each of the global and international funds overseen by the board. Each team uses sophisticated investment tools and daily risk analysis in managing client assets. We also were impressed with the “bench strength” that has been developed under the leadership of the Global and Non-U.S. Equity CIO Mark Kopinski. These face-to-face meetings provide an opportunity for the directors—working on behalf of shareholders—to validate the advisor’s efforts and the investment management approach being followed.

I thank you for your continued confidence in American Century during this turbulent time in the economy and investment markets. If you have thoughts or questions you would like to share with the board send them to me at dhpratt@fundboardchair.com.

Best regards,
 

Don Pratt
 
 
 
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Market Perspective
 

By Phil Davidson, Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Value Equity

Mixed Results for U.S. Stocks
 
U.S. stocks were mixed but generally lower for the six months ended September 30, 2010, as market volatility increased notably. The key factor driving this volatility was increased uncertainty regarding the U.S. economic recovery, which appeared to wane following the robust growth rate it experienced in the last half of 2009.

Evidence of slowing economic activity during the six-month period included a slowdown in the manufacturing sector, further deterioration in the housing market, persistently high unemployment, and a decline in retail sales. In addition, sovereign debt problems in Europe also led to concerns about the impact of a potential fiscal crisis on global economic growth. The combination sent stocks into a tailspin in the second quarter of 2010.

The equity market rebounded in the third quarter, with the bulk of the rally occurring in September—the highest monthly return for stocks since April 2009. The Federal Reserve indicated that it would reinstate the quantitative easing measures used to stimulate economic growth in 2009, and the market rallied in the hope that these efforts would resuscitate the economic recovery. Despite a strong finish, the broad equity indices fell slightly for the six months, although mid- and small-cap issues posted modestly positive results (see the table below).

Value Stocks Lagged
 
Value stocks underperformed their growth-oriented counterparts across all market capitalizations during the six-month period. The primary reason was the lagging performance of the financial sector, which is the largest component in most value indices. Financial companies continued to struggle with high unemployment, continued weakness in the housing market, growing loan delinquencies and defaults, and uncertainty regarding the impact of recent financial reform legislation.

On the positive side, the recent trend of rising dividend payouts remained supportive for value stocks. The growth in dividends reflected both a significant recovery in corporate earnings (excluding financials) over the past year and increasingly healthy balance sheets. The question going forward is whether companies can sustain this level of profitability and financial strength in a slow-growth economic environment.

U.S. Stock Index Returns
For the six months ended September 30, 2010*
Russell 1000 Index (Large-Cap)
–1.21%
 
Russell 2000 Index (Small-Cap)
0.25%
Russell 1000 Growth Index
–0.27%
 
Russell 2000 Growth Index
2.43%
Russell 1000 Value Index
–2.14%
 
Russell 2000 Value Index  
–1.90%
Russell Midcap Index
2.12%
 
*Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
Russell Midcap Growth Index
2.95%
     
Russell Midcap Value Index
1.40%
     

 
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Performance
Value
 
Total Returns as of September 30, 2010
       
Average Annual Returns
 
 
Ticker
Symbol
6 months(1)
1 year
5 years
10 years
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Investor Class
TWVLX
-1.44%
9.49%
1.12%
5.79%
8.86%
9/1/93
Russell 3000
Value Index
-2.11%
9.15%
-0.39%
2.96%
8.00%(2)
S&P 500 Index
-1.42%
10.16%
0.64%
-0.43%
7.45%(2)
Lipper Multi-Cap
Value Index
-2.67%
7.96%
-0.78%
2.95%
7.15%(2)
Institutional Class
AVLIX
-1.53%
9.71%
1.28%
5.98%
5.65%
7/31/97
A Class(3)
   No sales charge*
   With sales charge*
TWADX
 
 
-1.75%
-7.41%
9.23%
2.92%
0.83%
-0.35%
5.52%
4.89%
6.79%
6.34%
10/2/96
 
 
B Class
   No sales charge*
   With sales charge*
ACBVX
 
 
-1.94%
-6.94%
8.26%
4.26%
0.10%
-0.10%
5.53%
5.53%
1/31/03
 
 
C Class
   No sales charge*
   With sales charge*
ACLCX
 
 
-1.95%
-2.92%
8.33%
8.33%
0.10%
0.10%
2.89%
2.89%
6/4/01
 
 
R Class
AVURX
-1.69%
8.94%
0.62%
0.15%
7/29/05

 *
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 for equity funds and may be subject to a maximum CDSC of 1.00%. B Class shares redeemed within six years of purchase are subject to a CDSC that declines from 5.00% during the first year after purchase to 0.00% the sixth year after purchase. 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.

(1)
Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(2)
Since 8/31/93, the date nearest the Investor Class’s inception for which data are available.
(3)
Prior to September 4, 2007, the A Class was referred to as the Advisor Class and did not have a front-end sales charge. Performance prior to that date has been adjusted to reflect this charge.

Data presented reflect past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com. International investing involves special risks, such as political instability and currency fluctuations.

Unless otherwise indicated, performance reflects Investor Class shares; performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure. For information about other share classes available, please consult the prospectus. 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. Returns for the indices are provided for comparison. The fund’s total returns include operating expenses (such as transaction costs and management fees) that reduce returns, while the total returns of the indices do not.
 
 
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Value
 
Growth of $10,000 Over 10 Years
$10,000 investment made September 30, 2000



Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Investor Class
Institutional
Class
A Class
B Class
C Class
R Class
1.00%
0.80%
1.25%
2.00%
2.00%
1.50%

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. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com. International investing involves special risks, such as political instability and currency fluctuations.

Unless otherwise indicated, performance reflects Investor Class shares; performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure. For information about other share classes available, please consult the prospectus. 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. Returns for the indices are provided for comparison. The fund’s total returns include operating expenses (such as transaction costs and management fees) that reduce returns, while the total returns of the indices do not.

 
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Portfolio Commentary
Value
 
Portfolio Managers: Michael Liss, Kevin Toney, and Phil Davidson

Performance Summary
 
Value declined -1.44%* for the six months ended September 30, 2010. By comparison, the Lipper Multi-Cap Value Index fell -2.67%, while the average return for Morningstar’s Large Cap Value category** (its performance, like Value’s, reflects operating expenses) was -2.44%. The fund’s benchmark, the Russell 3000 Value Index, and the S&P 500 Index, representative of the broad market, dropped -2.11% and -1.42%, respectively. The portfolio’s return reflects operating expenses, while the indices’ returns do not.

Stocks suffered steep declines during the first three months of the reporting period as investors, unsettled by the debt crisis in Europe and softer-than-expected U.S. economic news, fled into defensive investments such as U.S. Treasuries and utilities. However, in spite of continued economic uncertainty, stock prices rose once the turmoil in Europe moderated. Counter-intuitively, both higher-risk and higher-yielding securities outperformed. Higher-risk stocks were in favor as fears of a double-dip recession eased, while investors continued to favor higher-yielding securities because of very low interest rates. Value outperformed its benchmark, largely because of its investment approach which emphasizes higher-quality businesses with sound balance sheets. The portfolio benefited from security selection in financials and industrials. Detracting were holdings in the energy and information technology sectors.

We carefully manage this portfolio for long-term results. Since Value’s inception on September 1, 1993, the portfolio has produced an average annual return of 8.86%, topping the returns for that period for the Lipper Multi-Cap Value Index, the Russell 3000 Value Index, and the S&P 500 Index (see the performance information on pages 5–6).

Financials Contributed to Performance
 
An underweight position and strong stock selection in financials—the weakest performing sector in the benchmark—enhanced Value’s relative results. In particular, the portfolio benefited from our focus on the less-volatile names in the insurance industry, such as Berkshire Hathaway. The conglomerate, which owns GEICO Insurance and is managed by Warren Buffett, performed well during the period. In our opinion, it is a stable company with good prospects.

An underweight in commercial banks and diversified financial services companies also added to performance. After the passage of financial reform legislation, many of these names declined on concerns about their future earnings power. Among commercial banks, the portfolio’s lack of exposure to Wells Fargo contributed to results. In diversified financial services, an underweight in Bank of America was advantageous.
 
*
All fund returns referenced in this commentary are for Investor Class shares. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
 
**
The average returns for Morningstar’s Large Cap Value category were 8.02%, -0.28% and 2.47% for the one-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2010, respectively. © Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.
 
 
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Value
 
Industrials Boosted Results
 
Security selection in the industrials sector contributed to relative performance. Value benefited from a position in Republic Services. Waste management companies weathered the recession well due to their stable business models and strong cash flow generation. Republic Services has also successfully cut costs as part of its merger with Allied Waste Industries, and its disciplined pricing strategy coupled with a nascent recovery in business volume has boosted the profits of this well-run company.

Another notable contributor was United Parcel Service (UPS). The package delivery company’s international business has grown, and it stands to gain customers following DHL’s exit from the U.S. parcel market. UPS has also realized cost savings from the reorganization of its U.S. operations.

Materials Added Value
 
In the materials sector, Value benefited from its focus on high-quality, stable businesses. A key contributor was Newmont Mining Corp. Newmont’s new management team continues to execute well on its strategic and operating plan. In addition, as gold prices rose during the period, the company’s profitability increased.

Energy Slowed Progress
 
The portfolio’s mix of large, integrated oil and gas companies was a drag on relative results. A top detractor was French oil producer Total SA, which is not represented in the benchmark. Its stock traded down because of weakness in the euro. A position in EQT Corp. also dampened results. A low-cost natural gas producer, EQT reported significant success with two of its experimental shale wells. We believe weak natural gas prices have temporarily pushed down the company’s share price.

Information Technology Detracted
 
In information technology, Value was hindered by security selection among semiconductor companies and the makers of computers and peripherals. A notable detractor was Hewlett-Packard Co. Despite posting profit gains, the technology giant’s share prices declined after the abrupt exit of its chief executive officer and uncertainty surrounding the appointment of a successor.

Outlook
 
We will continue to follow our disciplined, bottom-up process, selecting securities one at a time for the portfolio. As of September 30, 2010, we see opportunities in health care and energy, reflected by overweight positions in these sectors relative to the benchmark. Our fundamental analysis and valuation work are also directing us toward relative underweights in utilities, financials, and materials stocks.
 
 
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Value
 
Top Ten Holdings
 
% of net assets
as of 9/30/10
Johnson & Johnson
3.3%
Chevron Corp.
3.2%
AT&T, Inc.
3.1%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
3.1%
Pfizer, Inc.
2.8%
General Electric Co.
2.7%
Total SA
2.1%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
2.1%
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
2.0%
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
2.0%
   
Top Five Industries
 
 
% of net assets
as of 9/30/10
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
 11.8%
Pharmaceuticals
 9.1%
Insurance
 8.6%
Capital Markets
 6.3%
Diversified Financial Services
 5.1%
   
Types of Investments in Portfolio
 
 
% of net assets
as of 9/30/10
Domestic Common Stocks
 90.6%
Foreign Common Stocks*
 6.6%
Total Common Stocks
 97.2%
Temporary Cash Investments
 2.7%
Other Assets and Liabilities
 0.1%

* Includes depositary shares, dual listed securities and foreign ordinary shares.
 
 
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Shareholder Fee Example (Unaudited)
 

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 April 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010.

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 Institutional 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. We will not charge the fee as long as you choose to manage your accounts exclusively online. 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.
 
 
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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
4/1/10
Ending
Account Value
9/30/10
Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/10 – 9/30/10
Annualized
Expense Ratio*
Actual
       
Investor Class
$1,000
$985.60
$5.03
1.01%
Institutional Class
$1,000
$984.70
$4.03
0.81%
A Class
$1,000
$982.50
$6.26
1.26%
B Class
$1,000
$980.60
$9.98
2.01%
C Class
$1,000
$980.50
$9.98
2.01%
R Class
$1,000
$983.10
$7.51
1.51%
Hypothetical
Investor Class
$1,000
$1,020.00
$5.11
1.01%
Institutional Class
$1,000
$1,021.01
$4.10
0.81%
A Class
$1,000
$1,018.75
$6.38
1.26%
B Class
$1,000
$1,014.99
$10.15
2.01%
C Class
$1,000
$1,014.99
$10.15
2.01%
R Class
$1,000
$1,017.50
$7.64
1.51%

*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 183, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period.
 
 
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Schedule of Investments
Value
 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
     
 
Shares
Value
Common Stocks — 97.2%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 0.6%
Northrop Grumman Corp.
199,420
$     12,090,835
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 0.4%
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B
126,060
 8,406,941
AIRLINES — 0.1%
Southwest Airlines Co.
141,600
 1,850,712
AUTOMOBILES — 1.2%
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
226,800
 8,049,933
Toyota Motor Corp.
447,700
 16,078,158
   
24,128,091
BEVERAGES — 0.7%
PepsiCo, Inc.
202,920
 13,482,005
CAPITAL MARKETS — 6.3%
AllianceBernstein Holding LP
109,900
 2,902,459
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
141,990
 6,720,387
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)
174,870
 4,569,353
BlackRock, Inc.
33,890
 5,769,772
Charles Schwab Corp. (The)
718,560
 9,987,984
Franklin Resources, Inc.
26,860
 2,871,334
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
158,490
 22,914,484
Invesco Ltd.
193,490
 4,107,793
Morgan Stanley
334,320
 8,251,018
Northern Trust Corp.
727,040
 35,072,410
State Street Corp.
555,070
 20,903,936
   
124,070,930
COMMERCIAL BANKS — 3.3%
Comerica, Inc.
356,260
 13,235,059
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
208,600
 7,841,274
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
155,440
 8,068,890
U.S. Bancorp.
1,606,430
 34,731,017
   
63,876,240
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 2.8%
Avery Dennison Corp.
194,200
 7,208,704
Cintas Corp.
232,380
 6,402,069
Republic Services, Inc.
832,840
 25,393,292
Waste Management, Inc.
443,840
 15,862,841
   
54,866,906
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 0.2%
Nokia Oyj ADR
379,520
 3,806,586
COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS — 1.3%
Diebold, Inc.
260,950
       8,112,935
Hewlett-Packard Co.
408,600
 17,189,802
   
25,302,737
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 0.3%
Vulcan Materials Co.
146,530
 5,409,888
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING — 0.3%
Bemis Co., Inc.
192,990
 6,127,432
DISTRIBUTORS — 0.7%
Genuine Parts Co.
293,710
 13,096,529
DIVERSIFIED — 0.4%
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Series 1
77,400
 8,832,888
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 5.1%
Bank of America Corp.
2,763,030
 36,223,323
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
1,592,520
 60,627,237
McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)
120,440
 3,981,746
   
100,832,306
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 4.7%
AT&T, Inc.
2,138,880
 61,171,968
Qwest Communications International, Inc.
678,880
 4,256,578
Verizon Communications, Inc.
832,900
 27,144,211
   
92,572,757
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 2.8%
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
317,280
 11,495,054
IDACORP, Inc.
245,080
 8,803,274
NV Energy, Inc.
305,030
 4,011,144
Westar Energy, Inc.
1,279,320
 30,997,924
   
55,307,396
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 2.0%
Emerson Electric Co.
110,460
 5,816,824
Hubbell, Inc., Class B
488,090
 24,770,567
Thomas & Betts Corp.(1)
189,140
 7,758,523
   
38,345,914
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 0.5%
Molex, Inc.
500,870
 10,483,209
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 0.5%
Baker Hughes, Inc.
207,860
 8,854,836
 
 
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Value
 
 
Shares
Value
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 2.4%
CVS Caremark Corp.
467,620
$     14,716,001
Walgreen Co.
115,310
 3,862,885
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
546,350
 29,240,652
   
47,819,538
FOOD PRODUCTS — 4.4%
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
936,560
 20,548,126
H.J. Heinz Co.
148,150
 7,017,866
Kellogg Co.
195,140
 9,856,521
Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A
1,157,610
 35,723,845
Unilever NV CVA
429,910
 12,849,690
   
85,996,048
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 5.1%
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
801,700
 39,114,943
Boston Scientific Corp.(1)
2,091,070
 12,818,259
CareFusion Corp.(1)
382,160
 9,492,854
Covidien plc
201,030
 8,079,396
Medtronic, Inc.
218,980
 7,353,348
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(1)
430,490
 22,527,542
   
99,386,342
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 2.5%
Aetna, Inc.
405,530
 12,818,803
CIGNA Corp.
215,050
 7,694,489
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.(1)
330,660
 11,592,940
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
485,170
 17,034,319
   
49,140,551
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 1.2%
International Speedway Corp., Class A
560,990
 13,688,156
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
671,970
 10,536,490
   
24,224,646
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 0.7%
Toll Brothers, Inc.(1)
280,620
 5,337,392
Whirlpool Corp.
98,150
 7,946,224
   
13,283,616
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 2.7%
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
295,680
 19,233,984
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)
547,660
 32,843,170
   
52,077,154
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 2.7%
General Electric Co.
3,216,890
 52,274,462
INSURANCE — 8.6%
ACE Ltd.
209,690
 12,214,442
Allstate Corp. (The)
574,930
 18,139,042
Aon Corp.
355,450
 13,901,649
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class A(1)
260
 32,370,000
Chubb Corp. (The)
120,140
       6,846,779
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.
561,300
 14,644,317
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
1,583,170
 38,186,060
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.
241,440
 12,269,981
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)
369,040
 19,226,984
   
167,799,254
IT SERVICES — 0.6%
Accenture plc, Class A
59,630
 2,533,679
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
233,310
 9,806,019
   
12,339,698
MACHINERY — 0.2%
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
82,580
 3,882,912
MEDIA — 0.7%
Omnicom Group, Inc.
183,640
 7,250,107
Walt Disney Co. (The)
166,350
 5,507,849
   
12,757,956
METALS & MINING — 0.7%
Barrick Gold Corp.
131,920
 6,106,577
Newmont Mining Corp.
121,200
 7,612,572
   
13,719,149
MULTILINE RETAIL — 0.3%
Target Corp.
126,100
 6,738,784
MULTI-UTILITIES — 2.4%
PG&E Corp.
306,400
 13,916,688
Wisconsin Energy Corp.
250,260
 14,465,028
Xcel Energy, Inc.
782,840
 17,981,835
   
46,363,551
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 11.8%
BP plc
774,580
 5,205,418
BP plc ADR
48,710
 2,005,391
Chevron Corp.
763,510
 61,882,485
ConocoPhillips
284,170
 16,319,883
Devon Energy Corp.
226,620
 14,671,379
EQT Corp.
776,610
 28,004,557
Exxon Mobil Corp.
651,050
 40,228,379
Imperial Oil Ltd.
310,830
 11,778,853
Southwestern Energy Co.(1)
121,920
 4,077,005
Total SA
794,780
 40,961,106
Valero Energy Corp.
350,580
 6,138,656
   
231,273,112
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS — 0.2%
MeadWestvaco Corp.
200,040
 4,876,975
 
 
 
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Value
 
 
 
Shares
Value
PHARMACEUTICALS — 9.1%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
466,760
$     12,653,864
Eli Lilly & Co.
382,640
 13,977,839
Johnson & Johnson
1,035,150
 64,137,894
Merck & Co., Inc.
907,630
 33,409,860
Pfizer, Inc.
3,162,570
 54,301,327
   
178,480,784
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITs) — 1.2%
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
281,800
 4,959,680
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
203,990
 2,953,775
Weyerhaeuser Co.
957,917
 15,096,772
   
23,010,227
ROAD & RAIL — 0.2%
Heartland Express, Inc.
267,750
 3,981,442
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 1.9%
Applied Materials, Inc.
1,603,310
 18,726,661
Intel Corp.
829,430
 15,949,939
Texas Instruments, Inc.
64,420
 1,748,358
   
36,424,958
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 2.7%
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.
1,618,620
 36,079,040
PetSmart, Inc.
55,490
 1,942,150
Staples, Inc.
604,450
 12,645,094
Tiffany & Co.
41,400
 1,945,386
   
52,611,670
THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE — 0.7%
Hudson City Bancorp., Inc.
1,096,470
     13,442,722
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,829,576,706)
 1,903,650,689
Temporary Cash Investments — 2.7%
JPMorgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund Agency Shares
44,411
 44,411
Repurchase Agreement, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations,
4.875%, 7/31/11, valued at $54,033,383), in a joint trading account at 0.10%, dated 9/30/10, due 10/1/10
(Delivery value $53,000,147)
 53,000,000
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $53,044,411)
 53,044,411
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 99.9% (Cost $1,882,621,117)
 1,956,695,100
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — 0.1%
 1,275,238
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
$1,957,970,338
 
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Contracts to Sell
Counterparty
Settlement Date
Value
Unrealized Gain (Loss)
14,579,869  
  CAD for USD
Bank of America
10/29/10
$14,163,464
$  (92,812)
31,701,572  
  EUR for USD
UBS AG
10/29/10
 43,209,242
 (472,670)
3,455,862  
  GBP for USD
Bank of America
10/29/10
 5,427,949
 15,655
1,526,034,600  
  JPY for USD
Bank of America
10/29/10
 18,284,259
 (97,694)
       
$81,084,914
$(647,521)

(Value on Settlement Date $80,437,393)
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

ADR = American Depositary Receipt
GBP = British Pound
   
CAD = Canadian Dollar
JPY = Japanese Yen
   
CVA = Certificaten Van Aandelen
SPDR = Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
   
ETF = Exchange-Traded Fund
USD = United States Dollar
   
EUR = Euro
 
 
(1)
Non-income producing.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
 
Assets
 
Investment securities, at value (cost of $1,882,621,117)
    $1,956,695,100  
Receivable for investments sold
    6,539,134  
Receivable for capital shares sold
    661,141  
Receivable for forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    15,655  
Dividends and interest receivable
    4,334,599  
      1,968,245,629  
         
Liabilities
       
Payable for investments purchased
    6,189,842  
Payable for capital shares redeemed
    1,819,185  
Payable for forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    663,176  
Accrued management fees
    1,553,379  
Service fees (and distribution fees — A Class and R Class) payable
    43,771  
Distribution fees payable
    5,938  
      10,275,291  
         
Net Assets
    $1,957,970,338  
         
Net Assets Consist of:
       
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus)
    $2,437,256,454  
Undistributed net investment income
    1,185,890  
Accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions
    (553,899,641 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
    73,427,635  
      $1,957,970,338  
 
                   
   
Net assets
   
Shares outstanding
   
Net asset value per share
 
Investor Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $1,560,444,529       297,458,933       $5.25  
Institutional Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $194,815,341       37,095,780       $5.25  
A Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $178,225,558       33,988,225       $5.24 *
B Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $2,912,139       555,610       $5.24  
C Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $6,767,681       1,301,356       $5.20  
R Class, $0.01 Par Value
    $14,805,090       2,822,056       $5.25  

*Maximum offering price $5.56 (net asset value divided by 0.9425)
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Operations
 

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 
Income:
     
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $190,646)
    $31,132,130  
Interest
    29,031  
      31,161,161  
Expenses:
       
Management fees
    8,203,227  
Distribution fees:
       
   B Class
    11,082  
   C Class
    25,929  
Service fees:
       
   B Class
    3,694  
   C Class
    8,643  
Distribution and service fees:
       
   A Class
    175,500  
   R Class
    14,613  
Directors’ fees and expenses
    26,703  
Other expenses
    41,301  
      8,510,692  
         
Net investment income (loss)
    22,650,469  
         
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investment transactions
    26,556,554  
Futures contract transactions
    (973,134 )
Foreign currency transactions
    (1,101,028 )
      24,482,392  
         
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    (46,324,198 )
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
    (619,201 )
      (46,943,399 )
         
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (22,461,007 )
         
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
    $189,462  

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 

SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2010
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
September 30, 2010
   
March 31, 2010
 
Operations
 
Net investment income (loss)
    $22,650,469       $27,929,118  
Net realized gain (loss)
    24,482,392       2,211,769  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    (46,943,399 )     479,060,352  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    189,462       509,201,239  
                 
Distributions to Shareholders
               
From net investment income:
               
   Investor Class
    (19,306,575 )     (22,506,189 )
   Institutional Class
    (2,892,154 )     (2,883,160 )
   A Class
    (1,788,986 )     (1,666,471 )
   B Class
    (25,418 )     (29,104 )
   C Class
    (59,783 )     (63,174 )
   R Class
    (116,732 )     (49,343 )
Decrease in net assets from distributions
    (24,189,648 )     (27,197,441 )
                 
Capital Share Transactions
               
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
    359,429,221       (52,291,998 )
                 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    335,429,035       429,711,800  
                 
Net Assets
               
Beginning of period
    1,622,541,303       1,192,829,503  
End of period
    $1,957,970,338       $1,622,541,303  
                 
Undistributed net investment income
    $1,185,890       $2,725,069  
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
 
 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization — American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. Value Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund is diversified under the 1940 Act. The fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital growth. Income is a secondary objective. The fund pursues its objectives by investing in stocks of companies with small, medium, and large market capitalization that management believes to be undervalued at the time of purchase. The following is a summary of the fund’s significant accounting policies.

Multiple Class — The fund is authorized to issue the Investor Class, the Institutional Class, the A Class, the B Class, the C Class and the R Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class, B Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge. The share classes differ principally in their respective sales charges and distribution and shareholder servicing expenses and arrangements. 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.

Security Valuations — Securities traded primarily on a principal securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price, or at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices where no last sales price is available. Depending on local convention or regulation, securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official close price. Investments in open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported net asset value. Discount notes may be valued through a commercial pricing service or at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Securities traded on foreign securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets are normally completed before the close of business on days that the New York Stock Exchange (the Exchange) is open and may also take place on days when the Exchange is not open. If an event occurs after the value of a security was established but before the net asset value per share was determined that was likely to materially change the net asset value, that security would be valued as determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. If the fund determines that the market price of a portfolio security is not readily available, or that the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect the security’s fair value, such security is valued as determined by the Board of Directors or its designee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, if such determination would materially impact a fund’s net asset value. Certain other circumstances may cause the fund to use alternative procedures to value a security such as: a security has been declared in default; trading in a security has been halted during the trading day; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading will commence.

Security Transactions — For financial reporting purposes, 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. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums.

 
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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 certain expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. For assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, net realized and unrealized gains and losses from foreign currency translations arise from changes in currency exchange rates.

Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses occurring during the holding period of investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively. Certain countries may impose taxes on the contract amount of purchases and sales of foreign currency contracts in their currency. The fund records the foreign tax expense, if any, as a reduction to the net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions.

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. The fund is no longer subject to examination by tax authorities for years prior to 2007. 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. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal or state income taxes.

Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions from net investment income are 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.

Use of Estimates — The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 
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2. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties

Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a Management Agreement (the 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 the daily net assets of the specific class of shares of the fund and paid monthly in arrears. 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 have very similar investment teams and investment strategies (strategy assets). The annual management fee schedule for the fund ranges from 0.85% to 1.00% for the Investor Class, A Class, B Class, C Class and R Class. The Institutional Class is 0.20% less at each point within the range. The effective annual management fee for each class for the six months ended September 30, 2010 was 1.00% for the Investor Class, A Class, B Class, C Class and R Class and 0.80% for the Institutional 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, B 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 American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS) an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the B Class and C Class will each pay ACIS an annual distribution fee of 0.75% and service fee of 0.25%. 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 six months ended September 30, 2010, are detailed in the Statement of Operations.

Related Parties — Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC), the parent of the corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the distributor of the corporation, ACIS, and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC.

The fund is eligible to invest in a money market fund for temporary purposes, which is managed by J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM). The fund has a Mutual Funds Services Agreement with J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co. (JPMIS) and a securities lending agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank (JPMCB). JPMCB is a custodian of the fund. JPMIM, JPMIS and JPMCB are wholly owned subsidiaries of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM). JPM is an equity investor in ACC.

3. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the six months ended September 30, 2010, were $1,004,158,148 and $686,649,451, respectively.

 
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4. Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
             
   
Six months ended September 30, 2010
   
Year ended March 31, 2010
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
 
Investor Class/Shares Authorized
    900,000,000             880,000,000        
Sold
    77,372,159       $388,341,604       29,425,799       $136,358,039  
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
    3,488,802       18,163,566       4,332,822       20,695,344  
Redeemed
    (19,340,077 )     (99,191,689 )     (54,362,072 )     (252,065,378 )
      61,520,884       307,313,481       (20,603,451 )     (95,011,995 )
Institutional Class/Shares Authorized
    125,000,000               125,000,000          
Sold
    2,729,992       14,121,395       18,656,545       92,085,593  
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
    556,054       2,892,154       592,396       2,868,474  
Redeemed
    (5,803,309 )     (29,842,876 )     (12,054,560 )     (53,856,923 )
      (2,517,263 )     (12,829,327 )     7,194,381       41,097,144  
A Class/Shares Authorized
    150,000,000               100,000,000          
Sold
    18,119,116       87,815,156       7,643,029       37,535,454  
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
    220,886       1,149,076       342,437       1,632,715  
Redeemed
    (6,466,856 )     (33,720,541 )     (7,768,233 )     (37,737,001 )
      11,873,146       55,243,691       217,233       1,431,168  
B Class/Shares Authorized
    5,000,000               20,000,000          
Sold
    352       1,826       20,262       95,773  
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
    4,418       22,965       5,236       24,541  
Redeemed
    (38,977 )     (201,671 )     (132,822 )     (634,172 )
      (34,207 )     (176,880 )     (107,324 )     (513,858 )
C Class/Shares Authorized
    5,000,000               10,000,000          
Sold
    114,707       590,886       225,800       1,046,952  
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
    9,120       47,045       10,522       49,054  
Redeemed
    (184,989 )     (953,154 )     (308,499 )     (1,463,920 )
      (61,162 )     (315,223 )     (72,177 )     (367,914 )
R Class/Shares Authorized
    15,000,000               10,000,000          
Sold
    4,009,756       20,666,771       580,506       2,693,868  
Issued in reinvestment of distributions
    22,339       116,732       10,279       49,343  
Redeemed
    (2,048,241 )     (10,590,024 )     (345,574 )     (1,669,754 )
      1,983,854       10,193,479       245,211       1,073,457  
Net increase (decrease)
    72,765,252       $359,429,221       (13,126,127 )     $(52,291,998 )

 
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5. Fair Value Measurements

The fund’s securities valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the positions 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 as follows:

Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical securities;

• 
Level 2 valuation inputs consist of significant direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for similar securities, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); or

Level 3 valuation inputs consist of significant unobservable inputs (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 valuation inputs used to determine the fair value of the fund’s securities and other financial instruments as of September 30, 2010. The Schedule of Investments provides additional details on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
                   
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Investment Securities
                 
Domestic Common Stocks
    $1,773,981,460              
Foreign Common Stocks
    34,746,071       $94,923,158        
Temporary Cash Investments
    44,411       53,000,000        
Total Value of Investment Securities
    $1,808,771,942       $147,923,158        
                         
Other Financial Instruments
                       
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Forward
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
          $(647,521 )      
 
6. Derivative Instruments

Equity Price Risk — The fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A fund may enter into futures contracts 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 held no equity price risk derivative instruments at period end. During the period, the fund infrequently purchased equity price risk derivative instruments for temporary investment purposes.

 
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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. 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 using prevailing exchange rates. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon the termination of the contract. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of forward foreign currency exchange contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies, respectively. A fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign currency exchange rate underlying the forward contract. Additionally, losses, up to the fair value, may arise if the counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. The risk of loss from non-performance by the counterparty may be reduced by the use of master netting agreements. The foreign currency risk derivative instruments held at period end as disclosed on the Schedule of Investments are indicative of the fund’s typical volume during the period.
 
Value of Derivative Instruments as of September 30, 2010
 
 
Asset Derivatives
 
Liability Derivatives
Type of Derivative
Location on Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
Value
 
Location on Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
Value
Foreign Currency Risk
Receivable for forward foreign
currency exchange contracts
$15,655
 
Payable for forward foreign
currency exchange contracts
$663,176
 
Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2010
       
 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)
 
Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
Type of Derivative
Location on Statement
of Operations
Value
 
Location on Statement
of Operations
Value
Equity Price Risk
Net realized gain (loss) on
futures contract transactions
$(973,134)
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on futures contracts
Foreign Currency Risk
Net realized gain (loss) on
foreign currency transactions
(1,144,006)
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on translation of assets
and liabilities in foreign currencies
$(620,789)
   
$(2,117,140)
   
$(620,789)
 
7. Risk Factors

There are certain risks involved in investing in foreign securities. These risks include those resulting from future adverse political, social, and economic developments, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, the possible imposition of exchange controls, and other foreign laws or restrictions.

 
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8. Interfund Lending

The fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may participate in an interfund lending program, pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the fund to borrow from or lend to other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds that permit such transactions. Interfund lending transactions are subject to each fund’s investment policies and borrowing and lending limits. The interfund loan rate earned/paid on interfund lending transactions is determined daily based on the average of certain current market rates. Interfund lending transactions normally extend only overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. The program is subject to annual approval by the Board of Directors. During the six months ended September 30, 2010, the fund did not utilize the program.

9. Federal Tax Information

The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.

As of September 30, 2010, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
         
Federal tax cost of investments
    $1,963,065,617  
Gross tax appreciation of investments
    $110,759,231  
Gross tax depreciation of investments
    (117,129,748 )
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments
    $(6,370,517 )
 
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

As of March 31, 2010, the fund had accumulated capital losses of $(497,796,183), which represent net capital loss carryovers that may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations. Capital loss carryovers of $(292,022,390) and $(205,773,793) expire in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

 
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Financial Highlights
Value
 
Investor Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $5.40       $3.80       $5.78       $7.61       $7.18       $7.31  
Income From Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(2)
    0.07       0.09       0.13       0.12       0.12       0.12  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.15 )     1.60       (1.98 )     (0.92 )     0.93       0.57  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    (0.08 )     1.69       (1.85 )     (0.80 )     1.05       0.69  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.07 )     (0.09 )     (0.13 )     (0.12 )     (0.11 )     (0.10 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                      (0.91 )     (0.51 )     (0.72 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.07 )     (0.09 )     (0.13 )     (1.03 )     (0.62 )     (0.82 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $5.25       $5.40       $3.80       $5.78       $7.61       $7.18  
                                                 
Total Return(3)
    (1.44 )%     44.84 %     (32.34 )%     (11.56 )%     14.90 %     9.89 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average
Net Assets
    1.01 %(4)     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     0.99 %     0.99 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss)
to Average Net Assets
    2.70 %(4)     1.97 %     2.63 %     1.65 %     1.58 %     1.71 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    42 %     62 %     91 %     152 %     140 %     134 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $1,560,445       $1,274,063       $975,772       $1,707,366       $2,495,067       $2,296,153  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(3)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(4)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Value
 
Institutional Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $5.41       $3.81       $5.79       $7.62       $7.19       $7.32  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
  Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(2)
    0.07       0.10       0.14       0.13       0.13       0.14  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.15 )     1.60       (1.98 )     (0.91 )     0.94       0.57  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    (0.08 )     1.70       (1.84 )     (0.78 )     1.07       0.71  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.08 )     (0.10 )     (0.14 )     (0.14 )     (0.13 )     (0.12 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                      (0.91 )     (0.51 )     (0.72 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.08 )     (0.10 )     (0.14 )     (1.05 )     (0.64 )     (0.84 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $5.25       $5.41       $3.81       $5.79       $7.62       $7.19  
                                                 
Total Return(3)
    (1.53 )%     45.01 %     (32.14 )%     (11.36 )%     15.11 %     10.10 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average
Net Assets
    0.81 %(4)     0.80 %     0.80 %     0.80 %     0.79 %     0.79 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss)
to Average Net Assets
    2.90 %(4)     2.17 %     2.83 %     1.85 %     1.78 %     1.91 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    42 %     62 %     91 %     152 %     140 %     134 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $194,815       $214,112       $123,484       $307,769       $289,536       $254,778  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(3)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(4)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Value
 
A Class(1)
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(2)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $5.40       $3.80       $5.78       $7.61       $7.18       $7.31  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(3)
    0.07       0.08       0.12       0.10       0.10       0.10  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.17 )     1.60       (1.98 )     (0.92 )     0.93       0.57  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    (0.10 )     1.68       (1.86 )     (0.82 )     1.03       0.67  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.06 )     (0.08 )     (0.12 )     (0.10 )     (0.09 )     (0.08 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                      (0.91 )     (0.51 )     (0.72 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.06 )     (0.08 )     (0.12 )     (1.01 )     (0.60 )     (0.80 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $5.24       $5.40       $3.80       $5.78       $7.61       $7.18  
                                                 
Total Return(4)
    (1.75 )%     44.47 %     (32.51 )%     (11.76 )%     14.62 %     9.61 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average
Net Assets
    1.26 %(5)     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.24 %     1.24 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss)
to Average Net Assets
    2.45 %(5)     1.72 %     2.38 %     1.40 %     1.33 %     1.46 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    42 %     62 %     91 %     152 %     140 %     134 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $178,226       $119,363       $83,254       $191,739       $249,265       $214,835  

(1)
Prior to September 4, 2007, the A Class was referred to as the Advisor Class.
(2)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(3)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(4)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any, and does not reflect applicable sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(5)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Value
 
B Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $5.39       $3.80       $5.78       $7.61       $7.18       $7.31  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(2)
    0.04       0.05       0.08       0.05       0.04       0.05  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.14 )     1.59       (1.97 )     (0.92 )     0.94       0.57  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    (0.10 )     1.64       (1.89 )     (0.87 )     0.98       0.62  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.05 )     (0.05 )     (0.09 )     (0.05 )     (0.04 )     (0.03 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                      (0.91 )     (0.51 )     (0.72 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.05 )     (0.05 )     (0.09 )     (0.96 )     (0.55 )     (0.75 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $5.24       $5.39       $3.80       $5.78       $7.61       $7.18  
                                                 
Total Return(3)
    (1.94 )%     43.21 %     (33.01 )%     (12.41 )%     13.78 %     8.81 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average
Net Assets
    2.01 %(4)     2.00 %     2.00 %     2.00 %     1.99 %     1.99 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss)
to Average Net Assets
    1.70 %(4)     0.97 %     1.63 %     0.65 %     0.58 %     0.71 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    42 %     62 %     91 %     152 %     140 %     134 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $2,912       $3,182       $2,651       $5,601       $7,740       $7,129  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(3)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any, and does not reflect applicable sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(4)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Value
 
C Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $5.35       $3.77       $5.74       $7.56       $7.14       $7.27  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(2)
    0.04       0.05       0.08       0.05       0.04       0.05  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.14 )     1.58       (1.96 )     (0.91 )     0.93       0.57  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    (0.10 )     1.63       (1.88 )     (0.86 )     0.97       0.62  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.05 )     (0.05 )     (0.09 )     (0.05 )     (0.04 )     (0.03 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                      (0.91 )     (0.51 )     (0.72 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.05 )     (0.05 )     (0.09 )     (0.96 )     (0.55 )     (0.75 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $5.20       $5.35       $3.77       $5.74       $7.56       $7.14  
                                                 
Total Return(3)
    (1.95 )%     43.29 %     (33.06 )%     (12.36 )%     13.71 %     8.87 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average
Net Assets
    2.01 %(4)     2.00 %     2.00 %     2.00 %     1.99 %     1.99 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss)
to Average Net Assets
    1.70 %(4)     0.97 %     1.63 %     0.65 %     0.58 %     0.71 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    42 %     62 %     91 %     152 %     140 %     134 %
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $6,768       $7,294       $5,414       $11,532       $22,274       $19,259  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(3)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any, and does not reflect applicable sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(4)
Annualized.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Value
 
R Class
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted)
 
   
2010(1)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006(2)
 
Per-Share Data
 
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
    $5.40       $3.80       $5.78       $7.61       $7.18       $7.60  
Income From
Investment Operations
                                               
   Net Investment
   Income (Loss)(3)
    0.06       0.07       0.11       0.09       0.08       0.06  
   Net Realized and
   Unrealized Gain (Loss)
    (0.15 )     1.60       (1.98 )     (0.92 )     0.94       0.29  
   Total From
   Investment Operations
    (0.09 )     1.67       (1.87 )     (0.83 )     1.02       0.35  
Distributions
                                               
   From Net
   Investment Income
    (0.06 )     (0.07 )     (0.11 )     (0.09 )     (0.08 )     (0.05 )
   From Net Realized Gains
                      (0.91 )     (0.51 )     (0.72 )
   Total Distributions
    (0.06 )     (0.07 )     (0.11 )     (1.00 )     (0.59 )     (0.77 )
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
    $5.25       $5.40       $3.80       $5.78       $7.61       $7.18  
                                                 
Total Return(4)
    (1.69 )%     44.10 %     (32.67 )%     (11.98 )%     14.34 %     4.99 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average
Net Assets
    1.51 %(5)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.49 %     1.49 %(5)
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss)
to Average Net Assets
    2.20 %(5)     1.47 %     2.13 %     1.15 %     1.08 %     1.17 %(5)
Portfolio Turnover Rate
    42 %     62 %     91 %     152 %     140 %     134 %(6)
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
    $14,805       $4,527       $2,255       $1,625       $331       $43  

(1)
Six months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited).
(2)
July 29, 2005 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2006.
(3)
Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(4)
Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day.
(5)
Annualized.
(6)
Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended March 31, 2006.
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
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Proxy Voting Results
 

A special meeting of shareholders was held on June 16, 2010 and June 30, 2010, to vote on the following proposals. Each proposal received the required number of votes and was adopted. A summary of voting results is listed below each proposal.

Proposal 1:
 
To elect one Director to the Board of Directors of American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc. (the proposal was voted on by all shareholders of funds issued by American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.):
         
            
John R. Whitten
For:
8,909,100,602
 
   
Withhold:
 464,054,213
 
   
Abstain:
 0
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
0
 
 
The other directors whose term of office continued after the meeting include Jonathan S. Thomas, Thomas A. Brown, Andrea C. Hall, James A. Olson, Donald H. Pratt, and M. Jeannine Strandjord.

Proposal 2:
 
To approve a management agreement between the fund and American Century Investment Management, Inc.:
                    
 
Investor, A, B, C and R Classes
For:
915,790,232
 
   
Against:
 16,489,908
 
   
Abstain:
 53,485,280
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
68,565,645
 
         
 
Institutional Class
For:
200,216,855
 
   
Against:
 353,700
 
   
Abstain:
 79,039
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
1,047,814
 
 
Proposal 3:
 
To approve an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to limit certain director liability to the extent permitted by Maryland law (the proposal was voted on by all shareholders of funds issued by American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.):
                    
   
For:
7,171,505,354
 
   
Against:
 434,482,700
 
   
Abstain:
 468,352,741
 
   
Broker Non-Vote:
1,298,814,021
 
 
 
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Additional Information
 

Retirement Account Information
 
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain IRAs, or 403(b), 457 and qualified plans 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. You have the right to revoke your withholding election at any time and any election you make may remain in effect until revoked by filing a new election.

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. State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.

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

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

The following indices are used to illustrate investment market, sector, or style performance or to serve as fund performance comparisons. They are not investment products available for purchase.

The Lipper Multi-Cap Value Index is an equally-weighted index of the 30 largest mutual funds with a value based investment strategy to purchase securities of companies of all market capitalizations.

The Russell 1000® Index is a market-capitalization weighted, large-cap index created by Frank Russell Company to measure the performance of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies (the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies (the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000® Index is a market-capitalization weighted index created by Frank Russell Company to measure the performance of the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies (the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies (the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell 3000® Value Index measures the performance of the broad value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 3,000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization.

The Russell Midcap® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies (the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

 
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The Russell Midcap® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies (the 800 smallest of the 1,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on total market capitalization) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The S&P 500 Index is a market value-weighted index of the stocks of 500 publicly traded U.S. companies chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation that are considered to be leading firms in dominant industries. Each stock’s weight in the index is proportionate to its market value. Created by Standard & Poor’s, it is considered to be a broad measure of U.S. stock market performance.

 
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Notes
 
 
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Notes
 
 
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Contact Us
 
   
americancentury.com
 
   
Automated Information Line
1-800-345-8765
   
Investor Services Representative
1-800-345-2021 or
816-531-5575
   
Investors Using Advisors
1-800-378-9878
   
Business, Not-For-Profit, Employer-Sponsored
Retirement Plans
 
1-800-345-3533
   
Banks and Trust Companies, Broker-Dealers,
Financial Professionals, Insurance Companies
 
1-800-345-6488
   
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
1-800-634-4113
   
American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.  
 
Investment Advisor:
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri
 
This report and the statements it contains are submitted for the general information of our shareholders. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
 
 
American Century Investment Services, Inc., Distributor
 
©2010 American Century Proprietary Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
 
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ITEM 2.  CODE OF ETHICS.

Not applicable for semiannual report filings.


ITEM 3.  AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not applicable for semiannual report filings.


ITEM 4.  PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Not applicable for semiannual report filings.


ITEM 5.  AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable.


ITEM 6.  INVESTMENTS.

(a)
The schedule of investments is included as part of the report to stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

(b)
Not applicable.


ITEM 7.  DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.


ITEM 8.  PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.


ITEM 9.  PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable.

 
 

 
ITEM 10.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

During the reporting period, there were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board.


ITEM 11.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a)
The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

(b)
There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the registrant's second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.


ITEM 12.  EXHIBITS.

(a)(1)
Not applicable for semiannual report filings.

(a)(2)
Separate certifications by the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are filed and attached hereto as EX-99.CERT.

(a)(3)
Not applicable.

(b)
A certification by the registrant’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, is furnished and attached hereto as EX- 99.906CERT.

 
 

 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Registrant: AMERICAN CENTURY CAPITAL PORTFOLIOS, INC.  
     
     
By:
/s/ Jonathan S. Thomas
 
 
Name:
Jonathan S. Thomas
 
 
Title:
President
 
       
Date:
November  29, 2010
 
     


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


By:
/s/ Jonathan S. Thomas
 
 
Name:
Jonathan S. Thomas
 
 
Title:
President
 
   
(principal executive officer)
 
       
       
Date:
November 29, 2010
 



By:
/s/ Robert J. Leach
 
 
Name:
Robert J. Leach
 
 
Title:
Vice President, Treasurer, and
 
   
Chief Financial Officer
 
   
(principal financial officer)
 
       
Date:
November 29, 2010