# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000827060
**File Stem:** 0000827060-26-000012
**Filing Date:** 2026-3
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000827060-26-000012.hdr.sgml**: 20260309

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000827060-26-000012

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260309

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260309

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260309

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** AMERICAN CENTURY QUANTITATIVE EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000827060

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 431819235
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0630

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 033-19589
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26734085

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4500 MAIN STREET
- **CITY:** KANSAS CITY
- **STATE:** MO
- **ZIP:** 64111
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 816-531-5575

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4500 MAIN STREET
- **STREET 2:** 9TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** KANSAS CITY
- **STATE:** MO
- **ZIP:** 64111

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** AMERICAN CENTURY QUANTITATIVE EQUITY FUNDS
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19970107

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BENHAM EQUITY FUNDS
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BENHAM EQUITIES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19880821

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### DISCIPLINED GROWTH FUND (Series ID: S000005976)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name     | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| INVESTOR CLASS | ADSIX         | C000016462 |
| A CLASS        | ADCVX         | C000016463 |
| I CLASS        | ADCIX         | C000016464 |
| R CLASS        | ADRRX         | C000016465 |
| C CLASS        | ADCCX         | C000055501 |
| Y CLASS        | ADCYX         | C000189758 |
| R5 CLASS       | ADGGX         | C000189759 |

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### GLOBAL GOLD FUND (Series ID: S000005978)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name     | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| INVESTOR CLASS | BGEIX         | C000016471 |
| A CLASS        | ACGGX         | C000016472 |
| I CLASS        | AGGNX         | C000055503 |
| C CLASS        | AGYCX         | C000055505 |
| R CLASS        | AGGWX         | C000055506 |

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### SMALL COMPANY FUND (Series ID: S000005981)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name     | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| INVESTOR CLASS | ASQIX         | C000016484 |
| A CLASS        | ASQAX         | C000016485 |
| I CLASS        | ASCQX         | C000016486 |
| R CLASS        | ASCRX         | C000016487 |
| C CLASS        | ASQCX         | C000088007 |
| R5 CLASS       | ASQGX         | C000189764 |

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### UTILITIES FUND (Series ID: S000005982)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name     | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| INVESTOR CLASS | BULIX         | C000016488 |

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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### DISCIPLINED GROWTH FUND (Series ID: S000005976)

| Class ID   | Class Name     | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000016462 | INVESTOR CLASS | ADSIX           |
| C000016463 | A CLASS        | ADCVX           |
| C000016464 | I CLASS        | ADCIX           |
| C000016465 | R CLASS        | ADRRX           |
| C000055501 | C CLASS        | ADCCX           |
| C000189758 | Y CLASS        | ADCYX           |
| C000189759 | R5 CLASS       | ADGGX           |

### GLOBAL GOLD FUND (Series ID: S000005978)

| Class ID   | Class Name     | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000016471 | INVESTOR CLASS | BGEIX           |
| C000016472 | A CLASS        | ACGGX           |
| C000055503 | I CLASS        | AGGNX           |
| C000055505 | C CLASS        | AGYCX           |
| C000055506 | R CLASS        | AGGWX           |

### SMALL COMPANY FUND (Series ID: S000005981)

| Class ID   | Class Name     | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000016484 | INVESTOR CLASS | ASQIX           |
| C000016485 | A CLASS        | ASQAX           |
| C000016486 | I CLASS        | ASCQX           |
| C000016487 | R CLASS        | ASCRX           |
| C000088007 | C CLASS        | ASQCX           |
| C000189764 | R5 CLASS       | ASQGX           |

### UTILITIES FUND (Series ID: S000005982)

| Class ID   | Class Name     | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000016488 | INVESTOR CLASS | BULIX           |

November 1, 2025 (as revised March 10, 2026)

**American Century Investments**

Statement of Additional Information

**American Century Quantitative Equity Funds, Inc.**

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| **Disciplined Core Equity Fund**<br>Investor Class (BEQGX)<br>I Class (AMEIX)<br>A Class (BEQAX)<br>C Class (AEYCX)<br>R Class (AEYRX)<br>R5 Class (AEYGX)<br>**Disciplined Growth Fund**<br>Investor Class (ADSIX)<br>I Class (ADCIX)<br>Y Class (ADCYX)<br>A Class (ADCVX)<br>C Class (ADCCX)<br>R Class (ADRRX)<br>R5 Class (ADGGX)<br>**Disciplined Value Fund**<br>Investor Class (BIGRX)<br>I Class (AMGIX)<br>A Class (AMADX)<br>C Class (ACGCX)<br>R Class (AICRX)<br>R5 Class (AICGX) | **Global Gold Fund**<br>Investor Class (BGEIX)<br>I Class (AGGNX)<br>A Class (ACGGX)<br>C Class (AGYCX)<br>R Class (AGGWX)<br>**Small Company Fund**<br>Investor Class (ASQIX)<br>I Class (ASCQX)<br>A Class (ASQAX)<br>C Class (ASQCX)<br>R Class (ASCRX)<br>R5 Class (ASQGX)<br>**Utilities Fund**<br>Investor Class (BULIX) |

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| ***This statement of additional information adds to the discussion in the funds' prospectuses dated November 1, 2025, but is not a prospectus. The statement of additional information should be read in conjunction with the funds' current prospectuses. If you would like a copy of a prospectus, please contact us at the address or telephone numbers listed on the back cover or visit American Century Investments' website at americancentury.com.*** | |
| ***<br>This statement of additional information incorporates by reference certain information that appears in the funds' financial statements, which are included in the funds' Form N-CSR. You may obtain a free copy of the funds' annual reports, well as financial statements and other information by calling 1-800-345-2021.*** | ![newacilogo.jpg](newacilogo.jpg) |

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<br>©2026 American Century Proprietary Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.

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**Table of Contents**

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| **The Funds' History** | **2** |
| **Fund Investment Guidelines** | **3** |
| Disciplined Core Equity, Disciplined Growth, Disciplined Value and Small Company | 3 |
| Global Gold | 4 |
| Utilities | 5 |
| **Fund Investments and Risks** | **5** |
| Investment Strategies and Risks | 5 |
| Investment Policies | 16 |
| Temporary Defensive Measures | 17 |
| Portfolio Turnover | 18 |
| Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings | 18 |
| **Management** | **22** |
| Board of Directors | 22 |
| Officers | 27 |
| Code of Ethics | 28 |
| Proxy Voting Policies | 28 |
| **The Funds' Principal Shareholders** | **28** |
| **Service Providers** | 28 |
| Investment Advisor | 28 |
| Portfolio Managers | 31 |
| Transfer Agent and Administrator | 34 |
| Sub-Administrator | 34 |
| Distributor | 35 |
| Custodian Bank | 35 |
| Securities Lending Agent | 35 |
| Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 35 |
| **Brokerage Allocation** | **36** |
| Regular Broker-Dealers | 37 |
| **Information About Fund Shares** | **37** |
| Multiple Class Structure | 38 |
| Valuation of a Fund's Securities | 40 |
| **Taxes** | **41** |
| Federal Income Taxes | 41 |
| State and Local Taxes | 42 |
| **Financial Statements** | **43** |
| **Appendix A – Principal Shareholders** | **A-1** |
| **Appendix B – Sales Charges and Payments to Dealers** | **B-1** |
| **Appendix C – Buying and Selling Fund Shares** | **C-1** |
| **Appendix D – Explanation of Fixed-Income Securities Ratings** | **D-1** |
| **Appendix E – Proxy Voting Policies** | **E-1** |

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**The Funds' History**

American Century Quantitative Equity Funds, Inc. is a registered open-end management investment company organized as a Maryland corporation. It is the successor in interest to American Century Quantitative Equity Funds, originally organized as a California corporation named Benham Equities, Inc. on December 31, 1987. From August 18, 1988, to January 1, 1997, it was known as Benham Equity Funds. Throughout the statement of additional information, we refer to American Century Quantitative Equity Funds, Inc. as the corporation. Prior to January 1, 2007, each fund had a fiscal year ended December 31. Beginning on January 1, 2007, each fund changed its fiscal year end to June 30.

Each fund described in this statement of additional information is a separate series of the corporation and operates for many purposes as if it were an independent company. Each fund has its own investment objective, strategy, management team, assets, and tax identification and stock registration numbers.

Effective September 25, 2020, Income & Growth Fund was renamed Disciplined Core Value Fund. Effective December 19, 2025, Disciplined Core Value Fund was renamed Disciplined Value Fund. Effective December 19, 2025, Equity Growth Fund was renamed Disciplined Core Equity Fund.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Disciplined Core Equity** | | |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class | BEQGX | 05/09/1991 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Class | AMEIX | 01/02/1998 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Class | BEQAX | 10/09/1997 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class | AEYCX | 07/18/2001 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R Class | AEYRX | 07/29/2005 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R5 Class | AEYGX | 04/10/2017 |
| **Disciplined Growth** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class | ADSIX | 09/30/2005 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Class | ADCIX | 09/30/2005 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Y Class | ADCYX | 04/10/2017 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Class | ADCVX | 09/30/2005 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class | ADCCX | 09/28/2007 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R Class | ADRRX | 09/30/2005 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R5 Class | ADGGX | 04/10/2017 |
| **Disciplined Value** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class | BIGRX | 12/17/1990 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Class | AMGIX | 01/28/1998 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Class | AMADX | 12/15/1997 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class | ACGCX | 06/28/2001 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R Class | AICRX | 08/29/2003 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R5 Class | AICGX | 04/10/2017 |
| **Global Gold** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class | BGEIX | 08/17/1988 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Class | AGGNX | 09/28/2007 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Class | ACGGX | 05/06/1998 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class | AGYCX | 09/28/2007 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R Class | AGGWX | 09/28/2007 |

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Small Company** | | |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class | ASQIX | 07/31/1998 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Class | ASCQX | 10/01/1999 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Class | ASQAX | 09/07/2000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class | ASQCX | 03/01/2010 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R Class | ASCRX | 08/29/2003 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R5 Class | ASQGX | 04/10/2017 |
| **Utilities** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class | BULIX | 03/01/1993 |

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**Fund Investment Guidelines** 

This section explains the extent to which the funds' advisor, American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM), can use various investment vehicles and strategies in managing a fund's assets. Descriptions of the investment techniques and risks associated with individual funds also appear herein, while techniques and risks applicable to all of the funds appear in the section, *Investment Strategies and Risks,* which begins on page 5. In the case of the funds' principal investment strategies, these descriptions elaborate upon the discussion contained in the prospectuses.

Each fund, except Global Gold, is diversified as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Investment Company Act). Diversified means that, with respect to 75% of its total assets, each fund will not invest more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of a single issuer or own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of a single issuer (other than U.S. government securities and securities of other investment companies).

Global Gold is classified as nondiversified. Nondiversified means that these funds may invest a greater portion of their assets in a smaller number of securities than a diversified fund.

To meet federal tax requirements for qualification as a regulated investment company, each fund must limit its investments so that at the close of each quarter of its taxable year

(1)no more than 25% of its total assets are invested in the securities of a single issuer (other than the U.S. government or a regulated investment company); and

(2)with respect to at least 50% of its total assets, no more than 5% of its total assets are invested in the securities of a single issuer (other than the U.S. government or a regulated investment company) and it does not own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of a single issuer.

Investments are varied according to what is judged advantageous under changing economic conditions. It is the advisor's policy to retain maximum flexibility in management without restrictive provisions as to the proportion of one or another class of securities that may be held, subject to the investment restrictions described below. Subject to the specific limitations applicable to a fund, the fund management teams may invest the assets of each fund in varying amounts in other instruments when such a course is deemed appropriate in order to pursue a fund's investment objective. Unless otherwise noted, all investment restrictions described below and in each fund's prospectus are measured at the time of the transaction in the security. If market action affecting fund securities (including, but not limited to, appreciation, depreciation or a credit rating event) causes a fund to exceed an investment restriction, the advisor is not required to take immediate action. Under normal market conditions, however, the advisor's policies and procedures indicate that the advisor will not make any purchases that will make the fund further outside the investment restriction.

**Disciplined Core Equity, Disciplined Growth, Disciplined Value, and Small Company** 

In general, within the restrictions outlined here and in the funds' prospectuses, the portfolio managers have broad powers to decide how to invest fund assets, including the power to hold them uninvested.

It is the advisor's intention that each fund will generally consist of domestic and foreign common stocks and equity-equivalent securities. However, subject to the specific limitations applicable to a fund, the funds' management teams may invest the assets of each fund in varying amounts in other instruments and may use other techniques, such as those discussed under *Investment Strategies and Risks*, when such a course is deemed appropriate in order to pursue a fund's investment objective. Senior securities that, in the opinion of the manager, are high-grade issues also may be purchased for defensive purposes.

So long as a sufficient number of acceptable securities are available, the portfolio managers intend to keep the funds fully invested in stocks, regardless of the movement of stock prices generally. In most circumstances, each fund's actual level of cash and cash equivalents will be less than 10%. The managers may use futures contracts as a way to expose each fund's cash assets to the market, while maintaining liquidity. The managers may not leverage a fund's portfolio without appropriately segregating assets to cover such positions. See *Derivative Instruments,* page 7, *Futures and Options,* page 8 and *Short-Term Securities*, page 15.

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**Global Gold** 

In general, within the restrictions outlined here and in Global Gold's prospectus, the portfolio managers have broad powers to decide how to invest fund assets, including the power to hold them uninvested. One of the non-stock investments the portfolio managers may make is in gold itself, as described below.

**Gold Bullion.** As a means of seeking its principal objective of capital appreciation and when it is felt to be appropriate as a possible hedge against inflation, Global Gold may invest a portion of its assets in gold bullion and may hold a portion of its cash in foreign currency in the form of gold coins. There is, of course, no assurance that such investments will provide capital appreciation as a hedge against inflation. The fund's ability to invest in gold bullion is restricted by the diversification requirements that the fund must meet in order to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). In addition, the ability of the fund to make such investments may be further restricted by the securities laws and regulations in effect from time to time in the states where the fund's shares are qualified for sale.

Fund assets may be invested in gold bullion at such times as the prospects of such investments are, in the opinion of management, attractive in relation to other possible investments. The basic trading unit for gold bullion is a gold bar weighing approximately 100 troy ounces with a purity of at least 995/1000, although gold bullion also is sold in much smaller units. Gold bars and wafers are usually numbered and bear an indication of purity and the stamp of the assay office, which certifies the bar's purity. Bars of gold bullion historically have traded primarily in New York, London and Zurich gold markets and in terms of volume, such gold markets have been the major markets for trading in gold bullion. Prices in the Zurich gold market generally correspond to the prices in the London gold market. Since the ownership of gold bullion became legal in the United States on December 31, 1974, U.S. markets for trading gold bullion have developed. It is anticipated that transactions in gold generally will be made in such U.S. markets, although such transactions may be made in foreign markets when it is deemed to be in the best interest of the fund. Transactions in gold bullion by the fund are negotiated with principal bullion dealers, unless, in the portfolio managers' opinion, more favorable prices (including the costs and expenses described below) are otherwise obtainable. Prices at which gold bullion is purchased or sold include dealer mark-ups or mark-downs and insurance expenses, and may be a greater or lesser percentage of the price from time to time, depending on whether the price of gold bullion decreases or increases. Because gold bullion does not generate any investment income, the only source of return to the fund on such an investment will be from any gains realized upon its sale, and negative return will be realized, of course, to the extent the fund sells its gold bullion at a loss.

As is the case with respect to virtually all investments, there are risks inherent in Global Gold's policies of investing in securities of companies engaged in mining, processing or dealing in gold or other precious metals and in gold bullion. In addition to the general considerations described elsewhere in this statement of additional information, such investments may involve the following special considerations:

**Fluctuations in the Price of Gold.** The price of gold may be subject to substantial movements over short periods of time and may be affected by unpredictable international monetary and political policies, such as currency devaluations or revaluations, economic conditions within an individual country, trade imbalances, or trade or currency restrictions between countries, world inflation rates and interest rates. The price of gold, in turn, is likely to affect the market prices of securities of companies mining, processing, or dealing in gold and, accordingly, the value of the fund's investments in such securities also may be affected. Large purchases or sales of gold bullion could have an effect on the price of gold bullion. Sales by central banks of gold bullion from their reserves and/or rumors of such sales may have a negative effect on gold prices.

**Potential Effect of Concentration of Source of Supply and Control of Sales.** Currently, there are only four major sources of primary gold production, and the market share of each source cannot be readily ascertained. One of the largest national producers of gold bullion and platinum is the Republic of South Africa. Changes in political and economic conditions affecting South Africa may have a direct impact on its sales of gold. Under South African law, the only authorized sales agent for gold produced in South Africa is the Reserve Bank of South Africa which, through its retention policies, controls the time and place of any sale of South African bullion. The South African Ministry of Mines determines gold mining policy. South Africa depends predominantly on gold sales for the foreign exchange necessary to finance its imports, and its sales policy is necessarily subject to national and international economic and political developments.

**Unpredictable Monetary Policies, Economic and Political Conditions.** The fund's assets might be less liquid or the change in the value of its assets might be more volatile (and less related to general price movements in the U.S. markets) than would be the case with investments in the securities of larger U.S. companies, particularly because the price of gold and other precious metals may be affected by unpredictable international monetary policies and economic and political considerations, governmental controls, conditions of scarcity, surplus or speculation. In addition, the use of gold or Special Drawing Rights (which are also used by members of the International Monetary Fund for international settlements) to settle net deficits and surpluses in trade and capital movements between nations subject the supply and demand, and therefore the price, of gold to a variety of economic factors which normally would not affect other types of commodities.

**Expertise of the Investment Manager.** The successful management of the fund's portfolio may be more dependent upon the skills and expertise of its portfolio managers than is the case for most mutual funds because of the need to evaluate the factors identified above.

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**Utilities** 

Because Utilities concentrates its assets in the utilities industry, its performance depends in part on how favorably investors perceive this sector of the market relative to other sectors (such as transportation or technology). Of course, investor perceptions of the utilities industry are driven not only by comparisons with other market sectors but by trends and events within the utilities industry. The following is a brief outline of risk factors associated with investment in the utilities industry.

**Regulatory Risks.** Regulators (primarily at the state level) monitor and control public utility company revenues and costs. Regulators can limit profits and dividends paid to investors; they also may restrict a company's access to new markets. Some analysts observe that state regulators have become increasingly active in developing and promoting energy policy through the regulatory process.

**Natural Resource Risks.** Swift and unpredictable changes in the price and supply of natural resources can hamper utility company profitability. These changes may be caused by political events, energy conservation programs, the success of exploration projects, or tax and other regulatory policies of various governments.

**Environmental Risks.** There are considerable costs associated with environmental compliance, nuclear waste cleanup and safety regulation. For example, coal-burning utilities are under pressure to curtail sulfur emissions, and utilities in general increasingly are called upon by regulators to bear environmental costs, which may not be easily recovered through rate increases or business growth.

Changing weather patterns and natural disasters affect consumer demand for utility services (e.g., electricity, heat and air conditioning), which, in turn, affects utility revenues.

**Technology and Competitive Risks.** The introduction and phase-in of new technologies can affect a utility company's competitive strength. The race by long-distance telephone providers to incorporate fiber optic technology is one example of competitive risk within the utilities industry.

The increasing role of independent power producers (IPPs) in the natural gas and electric utility segments of the utilities industry is another example of competitive risk. Typically, IPPs wholesale power to established local providers, but there is a trend toward letting them sell power directly to industrial consumers. Co-generation facilities, such as those of landfill operators that produce methane gas as a byproduct of their core business, pose another competitive challenge to gas and electric utilities. In addition to offering a less expensive source of power, these companies may receive more favorable regulatory treatment than utilities seeking to expand facilities that consume nonrenewable energy sources.

**Interest Rate Risks.** Utility companies usually finance capital expenditures (e.g., new plant construction) by issuing long-term debt. Rising long-term interest rates increase interest expenses and reduce company earnings.

**Fund Investments and Risks** 

**Investment Strategies and Risks** 

This section describes investment vehicles and techniques the portfolio managers can use in managing a fund's assets. It also details the risks associated with each, because each investment vehicle and technique contributes to a fund's overall risk profile.

**Convertible Securities** 

A convertible security is a bond, debenture, note, preferred stock or other security that may be converted into or exchanged for a prescribed amount of common stock of the same or a different issuer within a particular time period at a specified price or formula. A convertible security entitles the holder to receive the interest paid or accrued on debt or the dividend paid on preferred stock until the convertible security matures or is redeemed, converted or exchanged. Before conversion or exchange, such securities ordinarily provide a stream of income with generally higher yields than common stocks of the same or similar issuers, but lower than the yield on nonconvertible debt. Of course, there can be no assurance of current income because issuers of convertible securities may default on their obligations. In addition, there can be no assurance of capital appreciation because the value of the underlying common stock will fluctuate. Because of the conversion feature, the managers consider convertible securities to be equity equivalents.

The price of a convertible security will normally fluctuate in some proportion to changes in the price of the underlying asset. A convertible security is subject to risks relating to the activities of the issuer and/or general market and economic conditions. The stream of income typically paid on a convertible security may tend to cushion the security against declines in the price of the underlying asset. However, the stream of income causes fluctuations based upon changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer. In general, the value of a convertible security is a function of (1) its yield in comparison with yields of other securities of comparable maturity and quality that do not have a conversion privilege and (2) its worth, at market value, if converted or exchanged into the underlying common stock. The price of a convertible security often reflects such variations in the price of the underlying common stock in a way that a nonconvertible security does not. At any given time, investment value generally depends upon such factors as the general level of interest rates, the yield of similar nonconvertible securities, the financial strength of the issuer and the seniority of the security in the issuer's capital structure.

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A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a predetermined price. If a convertible security held by a fund is called for redemption, the fund would be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security and convert it to underlying common stock or to cash, or would sell the convertible security to a third party, which may have an adverse effect on the fund. A convertible security may feature a put option that permits the holder of the convertible security to sell that security back to the issuer at a predetermined price. A fund generally invests in convertible securities for their favorable price characteristics and total return potential and normally would not exercise an option to convert unless the security is called or conversion is forced.

Contingent convertible securities (sometimes referred to as CoCos or Additional Tier 1 instruments) generally either convert into equity or have their principal written down upon the occurrence of certain trigger events, which may be linked to the issuer's stock price, regulatory capital thresholds, regulatory actions relating to the issuer's continued viability, or other prespecified events. Under certain circumstances, CoCos may be subject to an automatic write-down of the principal amount or value of the securities, sometimes to zero, thereby cancelling the securities. If such an event occurs, a fund may not have any rights to repayment of the principal amount of the securities that has not become due. Additionally, a fund may not be able to collect interest payments or dividends on such securities. In the event of liquidation or dissolution of the issuer, CoCos generally rank junior to the claims of holders of the issuer's other debt obligations. CoCos also may provide for the mandatory conversion of the security into common stock of the issuer under certain circumstances. Because the common stock of an issuer may not pay a dividend, a fund may experience reduced yields (or no yield) as a result of the conversion. Conversion of the security from debt to equity would deepen the subordination of the investor and thereby worsen the fund's standing in bankruptcy.

**Counterparty Risk**

A fund will be exposed to the credit risk of the counterparties with which, or the brokers, dealers and exchanges through which, it deals, whether it engaged in exchange-traded or off-exchange transactions.

A fund is subject to the risk that issuers of the instruments in which it invests and trades may default on their obligations under those instruments, and that certain events may occur that have an immediate and significant adverse effect on the value of those instruments. There can be no assurance that an issuer of an instrument in which a fund invests will not default, or that an event that has an immediate and significant adverse effect on the value of an instrument will not occur, and that a fund will not sustain a loss on a transaction as a result.

Transactions entered into by a fund may be executed on various U.S. and non-U.S. exchanges, and may be cleared and settled through various clearinghouses, custodians, depositories and prime brokers throughout the world. Although a fund attempts to execute, clear and settle the transactions through entities the advisor believes to be sound, there can be no assurance that a failure by any such entity will not lead to a loss to a fund.

**Cyber Security Risk**

As the funds increasingly rely on technology and information systems to operate, they become susceptible to operational risks linked to security breaches in those information systems. Both calculated attacks and unintentional events can cause failures in the funds' information systems. Cyber attacks can include acquiring unauthorized access to information systems, usually through hacking or the use of malicious software, for purposes of stealing assets or confidential information, corrupting data, or disrupting fund operations. Cyber attacks can also occur without direct access to information systems, for example by making network services unavailable to intended users. Cyber security failures by, or breaches of the information systems of, the advisor, distributors, broker-dealers, other service providers (including, but not limited to, index providers, fund accountants, custodians, transfer agents and administrators), or the issuers of securities the fund invests in may also cause disruptions and impact the funds' business operations. Breaches in information security may result in financial losses, interference with the funds' ability to calculate NAV, impediments to trading, inability of fund shareholders to transact business, violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, or additional compliance costs. Additionally, the funds may incur substantial costs to prevent future cyber incidents. The funds have business continuity plans in the event of, and risk management systems to help prevent, such cyber attacks, but these plans and systems have limitations including the possibility that certain risks have not been identified. Moreover, the funds do not control the cyber security plans and systems of our service providers and other third party business partners. The funds and their shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result.

**Debt Securities** 

Each of the funds may invest in debt securities. For each of the funds, the portfolio managers may invest in debt securities to generate income or when the portfolio managers believe such securities represent an attractive investment for the fund.

The value of debt securities in which the funds may invest will fluctuate based upon changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer. Investments in debt securities by each of the funds, will be limited to investment-grade obligations. Investment grade means that at the time of purchase, such obligations are rated within the four highest categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (for example, at least Baa by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or BBB by Standard & Poor's Corporation), or, if not rated, are of equivalent investment quality as determined by the funds' advisor. According to Moody's, bonds rated Baa are medium-grade and possess some speculative characteristics. A BBB rating by S&P indicates S&P's belief that a security exhibits a satisfactory degree of safety and capacity for repayment, but is more vulnerable to adverse economic conditions and changing circumstances.

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In addition, the value of a fund's investments in fixed-income securities will change as prevailing interest rates change. In general, the prices of such securities vary inversely with interest rates. As prevailing interest rates fall, the prices of bonds and other securities that trade on a yield basis generally rise. When prevailing interest rates rise, bond prices generally fall. Depending upon the particular amount and type of fixed-income securities holdings of a fund, these changes may impact the net asset value of that fund's shares.

**Depositary Receipts** 

American Depositary Receipts ("ADRS"), as well as other "hybrid" forms of ADRs, including European Depositary Receipts ("EDRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs"), are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign issuer. Depositary receipts are securities that evidence ownership interests in a security or a pool of securities that have been deposited with a "depository" and may be sponsored or unsponsored. These certificates are issued by depository banks and generally trade on an established market in the United States or elsewhere. The underlying shares are held in trust by a custodian bank or similar financial institution in the issuer's home country. The depository bank may not have physical custody of the underlying securities at all times and may charge fees for various services, including forwarding dividends and interest and corporate actions. ADRs are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their national markets and currencies. However, ADRs continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities.

For ADRs, the depository is typically a U.S. financial institution and the underlying securities are issued by a foreign issuer. For other depositary receipts, the depository may be a foreign or a U.S. entity, and the underlying securities may have a foreign or a U.S. issuer. Depositary receipts will not necessarily be denominated in the same currency as their underlying securities. Generally, ADRs are issued in registered form, denominated in U.S. dollars, and designed for use in the U.S. securities markets. Other depositary receipts, such as GDRs and EDRs, may be issued in bearer form and denominated in other currencies, and are generally designed for use in securities markets outside the U.S. While the two types of depositary receipt facilities (unsponsored or sponsored) are similar, there are differences regarding a holder's rights and obligations and the practices of market participants. A depository may establish an unsponsored facility without participation by (or acquiescence of) the underlying issuer; typically, however, the depository requests a letter of non-objection from the underlying issuer prior to establishing the facility. Holders of unsponsored depositary receipts generally bear all the costs of the facility. The depository usually charges fees upon deposit and withdrawal of the underlying securities, the conversion of dividends into U.S. dollars or other currency, the disposition of non-cash distributions, and the performance of other services. The depository of an unsponsored facility frequently is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the underlying issuer or to pass through voting rights to depositary receipt holders with respect to the underlying securities.

Sponsored depositary receipt facilities are created in generally the same manner as unsponsored facilities, except that sponsored depositary receipts are established jointly by a depository and the underlying issuer through a deposit agreement. The deposit agreement sets out the rights and responsibilities of the underlying issuer, the depository, and the depositary receipt holders. With sponsored facilities, the underlying issuer typically bears some of the costs of the depositary receipts (such as dividend payment fees of the depository), although most sponsored depositary receipts agree to distribute notices of shareholders meetings, voting instructions, and other shareholder communications and information to the depositary receipt holders at the underlying issuer's request. The depositary of an unsponsored facility frequently is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the issuer of the deposited security or to pass through, to the holders of the receipts, voting rights with respect to the deposited securities. Depositary receipts do not eliminate all of the risks associated with directly investing in the securities of foreign issuers.

**Derivative Instruments** 

To the extent permitted by its investment objectives and policies, each fund may invest in derivative instruments. Generally, a derivative instrument is a financial arrangement, the value of which is based on, or derived from, a traditional security, asset, or market index. A fund may not invest in a derivative instrument if its credit, interest rate, liquidity, counterparty or other associated risks are outside acceptable limits set forth in its prospectus. The advisor has a derivatives risk management program that includes policies and procedures reasonably designed to manage each fund's respective derivatives risk. The derivatives risk management program complies with Rule 18f-4 of the Investment Company Act. Unless a fund qualifies as a limited derivatives user, the fund will be required to participate in the derivatives risk management program, which includes compliance with value-at-risk based leverage limits, oversight by a derivatives risk manager, and additional reporting and disclosure regarding its derivatives positions. A fund designated as a limited derivatives user has policies and procedures to manage its aggregate derivatives risk. The advisor will periodically report on the derivatives risk management program to the Board of Directors.

Examples of common derivative instruments include futures contracts, warrants, structured notes, credit default swaps, options contracts, swap transactions and forward currency contracts.

The risks associated with investments in derivatives differ from, and may be greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in traditional investments.

**Leverage Risk.** Relatively small market movements may cause large changes in an investment's value. Leverage is associated with certain types of derivatives or trading strategies. Certain transactions in derivatives (such as futures transactions or sales of put options) involve substantial leverage and may expose a fund to potential losses that exceed the amount of initial investment.

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**Hedging Risk.** When used to hedge against a position in a fund, losses on a derivative instrument are typically offset by gains on the hedged position, and vice versa. Thus, though hedging can minimize or cancel out losses, it can also have the same effect on gains. Occasionally, there may be imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, such a match may prevent the fund from achieving the intended hedge or expose it to a risk of loss. There is no guarantee that a fund's hedging strategy will be effective. Portfolio managers may decide not to hedge against any given risk either because they deem such risk improbable or they do not foresee the occurrence of the risk. Additionally, certain risks may be impossible to hedge against.

**Correlation Risk.** The value of the underlying security, interest rate, market index or other financial asset may not move in the direction the portfolio managers anticipate. Additionally, the value of the derivative may not move or react to changes in the underlying security, interest rate, market index or other financial asset as anticipated.

**Illiquidity Risk.** There may be no liquid secondary market, which may make it difficult or impossible to close out a position when desired. For exchange-traded derivatives contracts, daily limits on price fluctuations and speculative position limits set by the exchanges on which the fund transacts in derivative instruments may prevent profitable liquidation of positions, subjecting a fund to the potential of greater losses.

**Settlement Risk.** A fund may have an obligation to deliver securities or currency pursuant to a derivatives transaction that such fund does not own at the inception of the derivatives trade.

**Counterparty Risk.** A counterparty may fail to perform its obligations. Because bi-lateral derivative transactions are traded between counterparties based on contractual relationships, a fund is subject to the risk that a counterparty will not perform its obligations under the related contracts. Although each fund intends to enter into transactions only with counterparties which the advisor believes to be creditworthy, there can be no assurance that a counterparty will not default and that the funds will not sustain a loss on a transaction as a result. In situations where a fund is required to post margin or other collateral with a counterparty, the counterparty may fail to segregate the collateral or may commingle the collateral with the counterparty's own assets. As a result, in the event of the counterparty's bankruptcy or insolvency, a fund's collateral may be subject to the conflicting claims of the counterparty's creditors, and a fund may be exposed to the risk of a court treating a fund as a general unsecured creditor of the counterparty, rather than as the owner of the collateral.

**Volatility Risk.** A fund could face higher volatility because some derivative instruments create leverage.

***Futures and Options***

Each fund may enter into futures contracts, options or options on futures contracts.

***Futures***

Futures contracts provide for the sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specific security at a specified future time and price. Generally, futures transactions will be used to:

• protect against a decline in market value of the fund's securities (taking a short futures position); or

• protect against the risk of an increase in market value for securities in which the fund generally invests at a time when the fund is not fully-invested (taking a long futures position); or

• provide a temporary substitute for the purchase of an individual security that may not be purchased in an orderly fashion.

Some futures and options strategies, such as selling futures, buying puts and writing calls, hedge a fund's investments against price fluctuations. Other strategies, such as buying futures, writing puts and buying calls, tend to increase market exposure.

Although other techniques may be used to control a fund's exposure to market fluctuations, the use of futures contracts may be a more effective means of hedging this exposure. While a fund pays brokerage commissions in connection with opening and closing out futures positions, these costs are lower than the transaction costs incurred in the purchase and sale of the underlying securities.

For example, the sale of a future by a fund means the fund becomes obligated to deliver the security (or securities, in the case of an index future) at a specified price on a specified date. The purchase of a future means the fund becomes obligated to buy the security (or securities) at a specified price on a specified date. The portfolio managers may engage in futures and options transactions based on securities indices, such as the S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index, provided that the transactions are consistent with the fund's investment objectives. The managers also may engage in futures and options transactions based on specific securities such as U.S. Treasury bonds or notes. Futures contracts are traded on national futures exchanges. Futures exchanges and trading are regulated under the Commodity Exchange Act by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), a U.S. government agency.

Index futures contracts differ from traditional futures contracts in that when delivery takes place, no stocks or bonds change hands. Instead, these contracts settle in cash at the spot market value of the index. Although other types of futures contracts by their terms call for actual delivery or acceptance of the underlying securities, in most cases the contracts are closed out before the settlement date. A futures position may be closed by taking an opposite position in an identical contract (i.e., buying a contract that has previously been sold or selling a contract that has previously been bought).

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Unlike when the fund purchases or sells a security, no price is paid or received by the fund upon the purchase or sale of the future. Initially, the fund will be required to deposit an amount of cash or securities equal to a varying specified percentage of the contract amount. This amount is known as initial margin. The margin deposit is intended to ensure completion of the contract (delivery or acceptance of the underlying security) if it is not terminated prior to the specified delivery date. A margin deposit does not constitute a margin transaction for purposes of the fund's investment restrictions. Minimum initial margin requirements are established by the futures exchanges and may be revised. In addition, brokers may establish margin deposit requirements that are higher than the exchange minimums. Cash held in the margin accounts generally is not income-producing. However, coupon-bearing securities, such as Treasury bills and bonds, held in margin accounts generally will earn income. Subsequent payments to and from the broker, called variation margin, will be made on a daily basis as the price of the underlying securities or index fluctuates, making the future more or less valuable, a process known as marking the contract to market. Changes in variation margin are recorded by the fund as unrealized gains or losses.

At any time prior to expiration of the future, the fund may elect to close the position by taking an opposite position. A final determination of variation margin is then made; additional cash is required to be paid by or released to the fund and the fund realizes a loss or gain.

***Options***

By buying a put option, a fund obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the instrument underlying the option at a fixed strike price and in return a fund pays the current market price for the option (known as the option premium). A fund may terminate its position in a put option it has purchased by allowing it to expire, by exercising the option or by entering into an offsetting transaction, if a liquid market exists. If the option is allowed to expire, a fund will lose the entire premium it paid. If a fund exercises a put option on a security, it will sell the instrument underlying the option at the strike price. The buyer of a typical put option can expect to realize a gain if the value of the underlying instrument falls substantially. However, if the price of the instrument underlying the option does not fall enough to offset the cost of purchasing the option, a put buyer can expect to suffer a loss limited to the amount of the premium paid, plus related transaction costs.

The features of call options are essentially the same as those of put options, except that the buyer of a call option obtains the right to purchase, rather than sell, the instrument underlying the option at the option's strike price. The buyer of a typical call option can expect to realize a gain if the value of the underlying instrument increases substantially and can expect to suffer a loss if security prices do not rise sufficiently to offset the cost of the option.

When a fund writes a put option, it takes the opposite side of the transaction from the option's buyer. In return for the receipt of the premium, a fund assumes the obligation to pay the strike price for the instrument underlying the option if the other party to the option chooses to exercise it. A fund may seek to terminate its position in a put option it writes before exercise by purchasing an offsetting option in the market at its current price. Otherwise, a fund must continue to be prepared to pay the strike price while the option is outstanding, regardless of price changes, and must continue to post margin as discussed below. If the price of the underlying instrument rises, a put writer would generally realize as profit the premium it received. If the price of the underlying instrument remains the same over time, it is likely that the writer will also profit, because it should be able to close out the option at a lower price. If the price of the underlying instrument falls, the put writer would expect to suffer a loss.

A fund writing a call option is obligated to sell or deliver the option's underlying instrument in return for the strike price upon exercise of the option. Writing calls generally is a profitable strategy if the price of the underlying instrument remains the same or falls. A call writer offsets part of the effect of a price decline by receipt of the option premium, but gives up some ability to participate in security price increases. The writer of an exchange traded put or call option on a security, an index of securities or a futures contract is required to deposit cash or securities or a letter of credit as margin and to make mark to market payments of variation margin as the position becomes unprofitable.

***Options on Futures*** 

By purchasing an option on a futures contract, a fund obtains the right, but not the obligation, to sell the futures contract (a put option) or to buy the contract (a call option) at a fixed strike price. A fund can terminate its position in a put option by allowing it to expire or by exercising the option. If the option is exercised, the fund completes the sale of the underlying security at the strike price. Purchasing an option on a futures contract does not require a fund to make margin payments unless the option is exercised.

Although they do not currently intend to do so, the funds may write (or sell) call options that obligate them to sell (or deliver) the option's underlying instrument upon exercise of the option. While the receipt of option premiums would mitigate the effects of price declines, the funds would give up some ability to participate in a price increase on the underlying security. If a fund were to engage in options transactions, it would own the futures contract at the time a call was written and would keep the contract open until the obligation to deliver it pursuant to the call expired.

***Risks Related to Futures and Options Transactions*** 

Futures and options prices can be volatile, and trading in these markets involves certain risks. If the portfolio managers apply a hedge at an inappropriate time or judge interest rate or equity market trends incorrectly, futures and options strategies may lower a fund's return.

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A fund could suffer losses if it is unable to close out its position because of an illiquid secondary market. Futures contracts may be closed out only on an exchange that provides a secondary market for these contracts, and there is no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any particular futures contract at any particular time. Consequently, it may not be possible to close a futures position when the portfolio managers consider it appropriate or desirable to do so. In the event of adverse price movements, a fund would be required to continue making daily cash payments to maintain its required margin. If the fund had insufficient cash, it might have to sell portfolio securities to meet daily margin requirements at a time when the portfolio managers would not otherwise elect to do so. In addition, a fund may be required to deliver or take delivery of instruments underlying futures contracts it holds. The portfolio managers will seek to minimize these risks by limiting the futures contracts entered into on behalf of the funds to those traded on national futures exchanges and for which there appears to be a liquid secondary market.

A fund could suffer losses if the prices of its futures and options positions were poorly correlated with its other investments, or if securities underlying futures contracts purchased by a fund had different maturities than those of the portfolio securities being hedged. Such imperfect correlation may give rise to circumstances in which a fund loses money on a futures contract at the same time that it experiences a decline in the value of its hedged portfolio securities. A fund also could lose margin payments it has deposited with a margin broker if, for example, the broker became bankrupt.

Most futures exchanges limit the amount of fluctuation permitted in futures contract prices during a single trading day. The daily limit establishes the maximum amount that the price of a futures contract may vary either up or down from the previous day's settlement price at the end of the trading session. Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular type of contract, no trades may be made on that day at a price beyond the limit. However, the daily limit governs only price movement during a particular trading day and, therefore, does not limit potential losses. In addition, the daily limit may prevent liquidation of unfavorable positions. Futures contract prices have occasionally moved to the daily limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of futures positions and subjecting some futures traders to substantial losses.

If a fund's futures commission merchant (FCM) becomes bankrupt or insolvent, or otherwise defaults on its obligations to the fund, the fund may not receive all amounts owed to it in respect of its trading, despite the clearinghouse fully discharging all of its obligations. The Commodity Exchange Act requires an FCM to segregate all funds received from its customers with respect to regulated futures transactions from such FCM's proprietary funds. If an FCM were not to do so to the full extent required by law, the assets of an account might not be fully protected in the event of the bankruptcy of an FCM. Furthermore, in the event of an FCM's bankruptcy, a fund would be limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds segregated on behalf of an FCM's combined customer accounts, even though certain property specifically traceable to the fund (for example, U.S. Treasury bills deposited by the fund) was held by an FCM. FCM bankruptcies have occurred in which customers were unable to recover from the FCM's estate the full amount of their funds on deposit with such FCM and owing to them. Such situations could arise due to various factors, or a combination of factors, including inadequate FCM capitalization, inadequate controls on customer trading and inadequate customer capital. In addition, in the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of a clearinghouse, the fund might experience a loss of funds deposited through its FCM as margin with the clearinghouse, a loss of unrealized profits on its open positions, and the loss of funds owed to it as realized profits on closed positions. Such a bankruptcy or insolvency might also cause a substantial delay before the fund could obtain the return of funds owed to it by an FCM who was a member of such clearinghouse.

When purchasing an option on a futures contract, the fund assumes the risk of the premium paid for the option plus related transaction costs. The purchase of an option on a futures contract also entails the risk that changes in the value of the underlying futures contract will not be fully reflected in the value of the option purchased.

***Restrictions on the Use of Futures Contracts and Options*** 

Each fund may enter into futures contracts, options, options on futures contracts, or swap agreements as permitted by its investment policies and the CFTC rules. The advisor to each fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" under the Commodity Exchange Act and, therefore, the advisor is not subject to registration or regulation as a commodity pool operator under that Act with respect to its provision of services to each fund.

Certain rules adopted by the CFTC may impose additional limits on the ability of a fund to invest in futures contracts, options on futures, swaps, and certain other commodity interests if its investment advisor does not register with the CFTC as a "commodity pool operator" with respect to such fund. It is expected that the funds will be able to execute their investment strategies within the limits adopted by the CFTC's rules. As a result, the advisor does not intend to register with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator on behalf of any of the funds. In the event that one of the funds engages in transactions that necessitate future registration with the CFTC, the advisor will register as a commodity pool operator and comply with applicable regulations with respect to that fund.

**Equity Equivalents** 

In addition to investing in common stocks, the funds may invest in other equity securities and equity equivalents, including securities that permit a fund to receive an equity interest in an issuer, the opportunity to acquire an equity interest in an issuer, or the opportunity to receive a return on its investment that permits the fund to benefit from the growth over time in the equity of an issuer. Examples of equity securities and equity equivalents include preferred stock, convertible preferred stock and convertible securities.

Equity equivalents also may include securities whose value or return is derived from the value or return of a different security.

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**Foreign Securities** 

Each fund may invest its assets in the securities of issuers located in developed foreign countries, including foreign governments, when these securities meet its standards of selection. In determining where a company is located, the portfolio managers will consider various factors, including where the company is headquartered, where the company's principal operations are located, where a majority of the company's revenues are derived, where the principal trading market is located and the country in which the company was legally organized. The weight given to each of these factors will vary depending on the circumstances in a given case. The funds consider a security to be a developed country security if its issuer is located in the following developed countries list, which is subject to change: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Securities of foreign issuers may trade in the U.S. or foreign securities markets. Securities of foreign issuers may be less liquid, more volatile and harder to value than U.S. securities.

A description of the Global Gold fund's investment strategies regarding foreign securities is contained in the prospectus.

Investments in foreign securities generally involve greater risks than investing in securities of domestic companies, including:

**Currency Risk.** The value of the foreign investments held by the funds may be significantly affected by changes in 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 falls against such currency. In addition, the value of fund assets may be affected by losses and other expenses incurred in converting between various currencies in order to purchase and sell foreign securities, and by currency restrictions, exchange control regulation, currency devaluations and political developments.

**Social, Political and Economic Risk.** The economies of many of the countries in which the funds invest are not as developed as the economy of the United States and may be subject to significantly different forces. Political or social instability, expropriation, nationalization, confiscatory taxation, and limitations on the removal of funds or other assets, also could adversely affect the value of investments. Further, the funds may find it difficult or be unable to enforce ownership rights, pursue legal remedies or obtain judgments in foreign courts.

**Regulatory Risk.** Foreign companies generally are not subject to the regulatory controls imposed on U.S. issuers and, in general, there is less publicly available information about foreign securities than is available about domestic securities. Many foreign companies are not subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, practices and requirements comparable to those applicable to domestic companies and there may be less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards in some foreign markets. Certain jurisdictions do not currently provide the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ("PCAOB") with sufficient access to inspect audit work papers and practices, or otherwise do not cooperate with U.S. regulators, potentially exposing investors in U.S. capital markets to significant risks. Income from foreign securities owned by the funds may be reduced by a withholding tax at the source, which would reduce dividend income payable to shareholders.

**Market and Trading Risk.** Brokerage commission rates in foreign countries, which generally are fixed rather than subject to negotiation as in the United States, are likely to be higher. The securities markets in many of the countries in which the funds may invest will have substantially less trading volume than the principal U.S. markets. As a result, the securities of some companies in these countries may be less liquid, more volatile and harder to value than comparable U.S. securities. Furthermore, one securities broker may represent all or a significant part of the trading volume in a particular country, resulting in higher trading costs and decreased liquidity due to a lack of alternative trading partners. There generally is less government regulation and supervision of foreign stock exchanges, brokers and issuers, which may make it difficult to enforce contractual obligations.

**Clearance and Settlement Risk.** Foreign securities markets also have different clearance and settlement procedures, and in certain markets there have been times when settlements have been unable to keep pace with the volume of securities transactions, making it difficult to conduct such transactions. Delays in clearance and settlement could result in temporary periods when assets of the funds are uninvested and no return is earned. The inability of the funds to make intended security purchases due to clearance and settlement problems could cause the funds to miss attractive investment opportunities. Inability to dispose of portfolio securities due to clearance and settlement problems could result either in losses to the funds due to subsequent declines in the value of the portfolio security or, if the funds have entered into a contract to sell the security, liability to the purchaser.

**Ownership Risk.** Evidence of securities ownership may be uncertain in many foreign countries. As a result, there is a risk that a fund's trade details could be incorrectly or fraudulently entered at the time of the transaction, resulting in a loss to the fund.

**Emerging Markets Risk.** Each fund may invest a minority portion of its holdings in securities of issuers located in emerging markets (developing) countries. The funds consider "emerging markets (developing) countries" to include all countries that are not considered by the advisor to be developed countries, which are listed on page 11.

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Investing in securities of issuers in emerging market countries involves exposure to significantly higher risk than investing in countries with developed markets. Risks of investing in emerging markets countries may relate to lack of liquidity, market manipulation, limited reliable access to capital, and differing foreign investment structures. Emerging market countries may have economic structures that generally are less diverse and mature, and political systems that can be expected to be less stable than those of developed countries. Securities prices in emerging market countries can be significantly more volatile than in developed countries, reflecting the greater uncertainties of investing in lesser developed markets and economies. In particular, emerging market countries may have relatively unstable governments, and may present the risk of nationalization of businesses, expropriation, confiscatory taxation or in certain instances, reversion to closed-market, centrally planned economies. Such countries may also have less protection of property rights than developed countries.

The economies of emerging market countries may be based predominantly on only a few industries or may be dependent on revenues from particular commodities or on international aid or developmental assistance, may be highly vulnerable to changes in local or global trade conditions, and may suffer from extreme and volatile debt burdens or inflation rates. In addition, securities markets in emerging market countries may trade a relatively small number of securities and may be unable to respond effectively to increases in trading volume, potentially resulting in a lack of liquidity and in volatility in the price of securities traded on those markets. Also, securities markets in emerging market countries typically offer less regulatory protection for investors.

**Sanctions.** The U.S. may impose economic sanctions against companies in various sectors of certain countries. This could limit a fund's investment opportunities in such countries, impairing the fund's ability to invest in accordance with its investment strategy and/or to meet its investment objective. For example, a fund may be prohibited from investing in securities issued by companies subject to such sanctions. In addition, the sanctions may require a fund to freeze its existing investments in sanctioned companies, prohibiting the fund from selling or otherwise transacting in these investments. Current sanctions or the threat of potential sanctions may also impair the value or liquidity of affected securities and negatively impact a fund.

In early 2022, the United States and countries throughout the world imposed economic sanctions on Russia in response to its military invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions are broad and include restrictions on the Russian government as well as Russian companies, individuals, and banking entities. The sanctions and other measures, such as boycotts or changes in consumer preferences, will likely cause declines in the value and liquidity of Russian securities, downgrades in the credit ratings of Russian securities, devaluation of Russia's currency, and increased market volatility and disruption in Russia and throughout the world. Sanctions and similar measures, such as banning Russia from financial transaction systems that facilitate international transfers of funds, could limit or prevent the funds from selling and buying impacted securities both in Russia and in other markets. Such measures will likely cause significant delay in the settlement of impacted securities transactions or prevent settlement all together. The lack of available market prices for such securities may cause the funds to use fair value procedures to value certain securities. The consequences of the war and sanctions may negatively impact other regional and global economic markets. Additionally, Russia may take counter measures or engage in retaliatory actions—including cyberattacks and espionage—which could further disrupt global markets and supply chains. Companies in other countries that do business with Russia and the global commodities market for oil and natural gas, especially, will likely feel the impact of the sanctions. The sanctions, together with the potential for a wider armed or cyber conflict, could increase financial market volatility globally and negatively impact the funds' performance beyond any direct exposure to Russian issuers or securities.

**Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts** 

Each fund may purchase and sell foreign currency on a spot (i.e., for prompt delivery and settlement) basis and may engage in forward currency contracts, currency options and futures transactions for hedging or any other lawful purpose.

Each fund expects to use forward currency contracts under two circumstances:

(1)When the portfolio managers are purchasing or selling a security denominated in a foreign currency and wish to lock in the U.S. dollar price of that security, the portfolio managers would be able to enter into a forward currency contract to do so; or

(2)When the portfolio managers believe that the currency of a particular foreign country may suffer a substantial decline against the U.S. dollar, a fund would be able to enter into a forward currency contract to sell foreign currency for a fixed U.S. dollar amount approximating the value of some or all of its portfolio securities either denominated in, or whose value is tied to, such foreign currency.

In the first circumstance, when a fund enters into a trade for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency, it may be desirable to establish (lock in) the U.S. dollar cost or proceeds. By entering into forward currency contracts in U.S. dollars for the purchase or sale of a foreign currency involved in an underlying security transaction, the fund will be able to protect itself against a possible loss between trade and settlement dates resulting from the adverse change in the relationship between the U.S. dollar and the subject foreign currency.

In the second circumstance, when the portfolio managers believe that the currency of a particular country may suffer a substantial decline relative to the U.S. dollar, a fund could enter into a forward currency contract to sell for a fixed dollar amount the amount in foreign currencies approximating the value of some or all of its portfolio securities either denominated in, or whose value is tied to, such foreign currency. A fund will generally cover outstanding forward contracts by maintaining liquid portfolio securities denominated in, or whose value is tied to, the currency underlying the forward contract or the currency being hedged.

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The precise matching of forward currency contracts in the amounts and values of securities involved generally would not be possible because the future values of such foreign currencies will change as a consequence of market movements in the values of those securities between the date the forward currency contract is entered into and the date it matures. Predicting short-term currency market movements is extremely difficult, and the successful execution of short-term hedging strategy is highly uncertain. Normally, consideration of the prospect for currency parities will be incorporated into the long-term investment decisions made with respect to overall diversification strategies. However, the portfolio managers believe that it is important to have flexibility to enter into such forward currency contracts when they determine that a fund's best interests may be served.

When the forward currency contract matures, the fund may either sell the portfolio security and make delivery of the foreign currency, or it may retain the security and terminate the obligation to deliver the foreign currency by purchasing an offsetting forward currency contract with the same currency trader that obligates the fund to purchase, on the same maturity date, the same amount of the foreign currency.

It is impossible to forecast with absolute precision the market value of portfolio securities at the expiration of the forward currency contract. Accordingly, it may be necessary for a fund to purchase additional foreign currency on the spot market (and bear the expense of such purchase) if the market value of the security is less than the amount of foreign currency the fund is obligated to deliver and if a decision is made to sell the security and make delivery of the foreign currency the fund is obligated to deliver.

**Initial Public Offerings** 

The funds may invest in initial public offerings (IPOs) of common stock or other equity securities issued by a company. The purchase of securities in an IPO may involve higher transaction costs than those associated with the purchase of securities already traded on exchanges or other established markets. In addition to the risks associated with equity securities generally, IPO securities may be subject to additional risk due to factors such as the absence of a prior public market, unseasoned trading and speculation, a potentially small number of securities available for trading, limited information about the issuer and other factors. These factors may cause IPO shares to be volatile in price. While a fund may hold IPO securities for a period of time, it may sell them in the aftermarket soon after the purchase, which could increase portfolio turnover and lead to increased expenses such as commissions and transaction costs. Investments in IPOs could have a magnified impact (either positive or negative) on performance if a fund's assets are relatively small. The impact of IPOs on a fund's performance may tend to diminish as assets grow.

**Investments in Issuers with Limited Operating Histories** 

The funds may invest a portion of their assets in the equity securities of issuers with limited operating histories. The managers consider an issuer to have a limited operating history if that issuer has a record of less than three years of continuous operation. The managers will consider periods of capital formation, incubation, consolidations, and research and development in determining whether a particular issuer has a record of three years of continuous operation.

Investments in securities of issuers with limited operating histories may involve greater risks than investments in securities of more mature issuers. By their nature, such issuers present limited operating histories and financial information upon which the managers may base their investment decision on behalf of the funds. In addition, financial and other information regarding such issuers, when available, may be incomplete or inaccurate.

For purposes of this limitation, "issuers" refers to operating companies that issue securities for the purposes of issuing debt or raising capital as a means of financing their ongoing operations. It does not, however, refer to entities, corporate or otherwise, that are created for the express purpose of securitizing obligations or income streams. For example, a fund's investments in a trust created for the purpose of pooling mortgage obligations or other financial assets would not be subject to the limitation.

**Loans of Portfolio Securities** 

In order to realize additional income, a fund may lend its portfolio securities. Such loans may not exceed one-third of the fund's total assets valued at market, however, this limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities in accordance with the fund's investment objectives, policies and limitations, or to repurchase agreements with respect to portfolio securities.

Cash received from the borrower as collateral through loan transactions may be invested in other eligible securities. Investing this cash subjects that investment to market appreciation or depreciation. If a borrower defaults on a securities loan because of insolvency or other reasons, the lending fund could experience delays or costs in recovering the securities it loaned; if the value of the loaned securities increased over the value of the collateral, the fund could suffer a loss. To minimize the risk of default on securities loans, the advisor adheres to guidelines prescribed by the Board of Directors governing lending of securities. These guidelines strictly govern:

• the type and amount of collateral that must be received by the fund;

• the circumstances under which additions to that collateral must be made by borrowers;

• the return to be received by the fund on the loaned securities;

• the limitations on the percentage of fund assets on loan; and

• the credit standards applied in evaluating potential borrowers of portfolio securities.

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In addition, the guidelines require that the fund have the option to terminate any loan of a portfolio security at any time and set requirements for recovery of securities from borrowers.

**Other Investment Companies** 

Each of the funds may invest in other investment companies, such as closed-end investment companies, unit investment trusts, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and other open-end investment companies, provided that the investment is consistent with the fund's investment policies and restrictions. Under the Investment Company Act, a fund's investment in such securities, subject to certain exceptions, currently is limited to

• 3% of the total voting stock of any one investment company;

• 5% of the fund's total assets with respect to any one investment company; and

• 10% of the fund's total assets in the aggregate.

Such exceptions may include reliance on Rule 12d1-4 of the Investment Company Act, Rule 12d1-4, subject to certain requirements, would permit a fund to invest in affiliated investment companies (other American Century mutual funds and ETFs) and unaffiliated investment companies in excess of the limitations described above.

A fund's investments in other investment companies may include money market funds managed by the advisor. Investments in money market funds are not subject to the percentage limitations set forth above.

As a shareholder of another investment company, a fund would bear, along with other shareholders, its pro rata portion of the other investment company's expenses, including advisory fees. These expenses would be in addition to the management fee that each fund bears directly in connection with its own operations.

ETFs are a type of fund bought and sold on a securities exchange. An ETF trades like common stock and may be actively managed or index-based. 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, to gain exposure to specific asset classes or sectors, or as a substitute for investing directly in securities. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities. Additionally, because the price of ETF shares is based on market price rather than net asset value (NAV), shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). A fund may also incur brokerage commissions, as well as the cost of the bid/ask spread, when purchasing or selling ETF shares.

**Repurchase Agreements** 

Each fund may invest in repurchase agreements when they present an attractive short-term return on cash that is not otherwise committed to the purchase of securities pursuant to the investment policies of that fund.

A repurchase agreement occurs when, at the time the fund purchases an interest-bearing obligation, the seller (a bank or a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) agrees to purchase it on a specified date in the future at an agreed-upon price. The repurchase price reflects an agreed-upon interest rate during the time the fund's money is invested in the security.

Because the security purchased constitutes collateral for the repurchase obligation, a repurchase agreement can be considered a loan collateralized by the security purchased. The fund's risk is the seller's ability to pay the agreed-upon repurchase price on the repurchase date. If the seller defaults, the fund may incur costs in disposing of the collateral, which would reduce the amount realized thereon. If the seller seeks relief under the bankruptcy laws, the disposition of the collateral may be delayed or limited. To the extent the value of the security decreases, the fund could experience a loss.

The funds will limit repurchase agreement transactions to securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities, and will enter into such transactions with those banks and securities dealers who are deemed creditworthy by the funds' advisor.

Repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days would count toward a fund's 15% limit on illiquid securities.

**Restricted and Illiquid Securities** 

The funds may, from time to time, purchase restricted or illiquid securities, including Rule 144A securities, when they present attractive investment opportunities that otherwise meet the funds' criteria for selection. Restricted securities include securities that cannot be sold to the public without registration under the Securities Act of 1933 or the availability of an exemption from registration, or that are "not readily marketable" because they are subject to other legal or contractual delays in or restrictions on resale. Rule 144A securities are securities that are privately placed with and traded among qualified institutional investors rather than the general public. Although Rule 144A securities are considered restricted securities, they are not necessarily illiquid.

With respect to securities eligible for resale under Rule 144A, the advisor will determine the liquidity of such securities pursuant to the fund's Liquidity Risk Management Program, approved by the Board of Directors in accordance with Rule 22e-4.

Because the secondary market for such securities is limited to certain qualified institutional investors, the liquidity of such securities may be limited accordingly and a fund may, from time to time, hold a Rule 144A or other security that is illiquid. In such an event, the portfolio managers will consider appropriate remedies to minimize the effect on such fund's liquidity. Each of the funds may invest no more than 15% of the value of its assets in illiquid securities.

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**Short Sales** 

A fund engages in short selling when it sells a security it does not own. To sell a security short, a fund must borrow the security. Each fund may engage in short sales for cash management purposes only if, at the time of the short sale, the fund owns or has the right to acquire securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities being sold short.

In a short sale, the seller does not immediately deliver the securities sold and is said to have a short position in those securities until delivery occurs. To make delivery to the purchaser, the executing broker borrows the securities being sold short on behalf of the seller. While the short position is maintained, the seller collateralizes its obligation to deliver the securities sold short in an amount equal to the proceeds of the short sale plus an additional margin amount established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. If a fund engages in a short sale, the fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price. There will be additional transaction costs associated with short sales, but the fund will endeavor to offset these costs with income from the investment of the cash proceeds of short sales.

**Short-Term Securities** 

In order to meet anticipated redemptions, anticipated purchases of additional securities for a fund's portfolio, the funds may invest a portion of their assets in money market and other short-term securities.

Examples of those securities include:

• Securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities;

• Commercial Paper;

• Certificates of Deposit and Euro Dollar Certificates of Deposit;

• Bankers' Acceptances;

• Short-term notes, bonds, debentures or other debt instruments;

• Repurchase agreements; and

• Money market funds.

**U.S. Government Securities** 

Each fund may invest in U.S. government securities, including bills, notes and bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury and securities issued or guaranteed by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government. Some U.S. government securities are supported by the direct full faith and credit of the U.S. government; others are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury; others, such as securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association, are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. government to purchase the agencies' obligations; and others are supported only by the credit of the issuing or guaranteeing instrumentality. There is no assurance that the U.S. government will provide financial support to an instrumentality it sponsors when it is not obligated by law to do so. Occasionally, Congressional negotiations regarding increasing the U.S. statutory debt ceiling cause uncertainty in the market. Uncertainty, or a default on U.S. government debt, could cause the credit rating of the U.S. government to be downgraded, increase volatility in debt and equity markets, result in higher interest rates, reduce prices of U.S. Treasury securities, or increase the costs of certain kinds of debt.

**When-Issued and Forward Commitment Agreements** 

The funds may sometimes purchase new issues of securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis in which the transaction price and yield are each fixed at the time the commitment is made, but payment and delivery occur at a future date.

For example, a fund may sell a security and at the same time make a commitment to purchase the same or a comparable security at a future date and specified price. Conversely, a fund may purchase a security and at the same time make a commitment to sell the same or a comparable security at a future date and specified price. These types of transactions are executed simultaneously in what are known as dollar-rolls (buy/sell back transactions), cash and carry, or financing transactions. For example, a broker-dealer may seek to purchase a particular security that a fund owns. The fund will sell that security to the broker-dealer and simultaneously enter into a forward commitment agreement to buy it back at a future date. This type of transaction generates income for the fund if the dealer is willing to execute the transaction at a favorable price in order to acquire a specific security.

When purchasing securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis, a fund assumes the rights and risks of ownership, including the risks of price and yield fluctuations. Market rates of interest on debt securities at the time of delivery may be higher or lower than those contracted for on the when-issued security. Accordingly, the value of that security may decline prior to delivery, which could result in a loss to the fund. While the fund will make commitments to purchase or sell securities with the intention of actually receiving or delivering them, it may sell the securities before the settlement date if doing so is deemed advisable as a matter of investment strategy.

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To the extent a fund remains fully invested or almost fully invested at the same time it has purchased securities on a when-issued basis, there will be greater fluctuations in its net asset value than if it solely set aside cash to pay for when-issued securities. When the time comes to pay for the when-issued securities, the fund will meet its obligations with available cash, through the sale of securities, or, although it would not normally expect to do so, by selling the when-issued securities themselves (which may have a market value greater or less than the fund's payment obligation). Selling securities to meet when-issued or forward commitment obligations may generate taxable capital gains or losses.

**Investment Policies** 

Unless otherwise indicated, with the exception of the percentage limitations on borrowing, the policies described below apply at the time a fund enters into a transaction. Accordingly, any later increase or decrease beyond the specified limitation resulting from a change in a fund's assets will not be considered in determining whether it has complied with its investment policies.

**Fundamental Investment Policies** 

The funds' fundamental investment policies are set forth below. These investment policies, a fund's status as diversified and a fund's investment objective as set forth in the prospectus may not be changed without approval of a majority of the outstanding votes of shareholders of a fund. Under the Investment Company Act, the vote of a majority of the outstanding votes of shareholders means, the vote of (A) 67 percent or more of the voting securities present at a shareholder meeting, if the holders of more than 50 percent of the outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy; or (B) more than 50 percent of the outstanding voting securities, whichever is less.

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| Senior Securities | A fund may not issue senior securities, except as permitted under the Investment Company Act. |
| Borrowing | A fund may not borrow money, except that a fund may borrow for temporary or emergency purposes (not for leveraging or investment) in an amount not exceeding 33⅓% of the fund's total assets (including the amount borrowed) less liabilities (other than borrowings). |
| Lending | A fund may not lend any security or make any other loan if, as a result, more than 33⅓% of the fund's total assets would be lent to other parties, except (i) through the purchase of debt securities in accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations or (ii) by engaging in repurchase agreements with respect to portfolio securities. |
| Real Estate | A fund may not purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments. This policy shall not prevent a fund from investing in securities or other instruments backed by real estate or securities of companies that deal in real estate or are engaged in the real estate business. |
| Concentration | Disciplined Core Equity, Disciplined Growth, Disciplined Value and Small Company may not concentrate their investments in securities of issuers in a particular industry (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities). The other funds may not deviate from their policies of concentrating investments in securities of issuers as follows: engaged in mining, fabricating, processing or dealing in gold or other precious metals, such as silver, platinum and palladium (Global Gold only); or engaged in the utilities industry (Utilities only). |
| Underwriting | A fund may not act as an underwriter of securities issued by others, except to the extent that the fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 in the disposition of restricted securities. |
| Commodities | For all funds except Global Gold: A fund may not purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments provided this limitation shall not prohibit the fund from purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities.<br>For Global Gold: The fund may not purchase gold bullion, gold coins, or gold represented by certificates of ownership interest or gold futures contracts whose underlying commodity value would cause the fund's aggregate investment in such commodities to exceed 10% of the fund's net assets. |
| Control | A fund may not invest for purposes of exercising control over management. |

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For purposes of the investment policy relating to senior securities, a fund may borrow from any bank provided that immediately after any such borrowing there is asset coverage of at least 300% for all borrowings of such fund. In the event that such asset coverage falls below 300%, the fund shall, within three days thereafter (not including Sundays and holidays) or such longer period as the SEC may prescribe by rules and regulations, reduce the amount of its borrowings to an extent that the asset coverage of such borrowings is at least 300%.

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For purposes of the investment policies relating to lending and borrowing, the funds have received an exemptive order from the SEC regarding an interfund lending program. Under the terms of the exemptive order, the funds may borrow money from or lend money to other American Century Investments-advised funds that permit such transactions. All such transactions will be subject to the limits for borrowing and lending set forth above. The funds will borrow money through the program only when the costs are equal to or lower than the costs of short-term bank loans. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend only overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. The funds will lend through the program only when the returns are higher than those available from other short-term instruments (such as repurchase agreements). The funds may have to borrow from a bank at a higher interest rate if an interfund loan is called or not renewed. Any delay in repayment to a lending fund could result in a lost investment opportunity or additional borrowing costs.

For purposes of the investment policy relating to concentration, Disciplined Core Equity, Disciplined Growth, Disciplined Value and Small Company shall not purchase any securities that would cause 25% or more of the value of the fund's net assets at the time of purchase to be invested in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, provided that:

(a)there is no limitation with respect to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, any state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia or any of their authorities, agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions and repurchase agreements secured by such obligations (except that an Industrial Development Bond backed only by the assets and revenues of a non-governmental user will be deemed to be an investment in the industry represented by such user);

(b)wholly owned finance companies will be considered to be in the industries of their parents if their activities are primarily related to financing the activities of their parents;

(c)utilities will be divided according to their services, for example, gas, gas transmission, electric and gas, electric, and telephone will each be considered a separate industry; and

(d)personal credit and business credit businesses will be considered separate industries.

**Nonfundamental Investment Policies** 

In addition, the funds are subject to the following investment policies that are not fundamental. These policies, as set forth in its prospectus, may be changed by the Board of Directors.

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| *Subject* | *Policy* |
| Leveraging | A fund may not purchase additional investment securities at any time during which outstanding borrowings exceed 5% of the total assets of the fund. |
| Liquidity | A fund may not purchase any security or enter into a repurchase agreement if, as a result, more than 15% of its net assets would be invested in illiquid securities. Illiquid securities include repurchase agreements not entitling the holder to payment of principal and interest within seven days, and securities that are illiquid by virtue of legal or contractual restrictions on resale or the absence of a readily available market. |
| Short Sales | A fund may not sell securities short, unless it owns or has the right to obtain securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short, and provided that transactions in futures contracts, options and other derivative instruments are not deemed to constitute selling securities short. |
| Margin | A fund may not purchase securities on margin, except to obtain such short-term credits as are necessary for the clearance of transactions, and provided that margin payments and other deposits in connection with transactions involving futures, options (puts, calls, etc.), swaps, short sales, forward contracts, commitment agreements, and other similar investment techniques shall not be deemed to constitute purchasing securities on margin. |

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The Investment Company Act imposes certain additional restrictions upon the funds' ability to acquire securities issued by insurance companies, broker-dealers, underwriters or investment advisors, and upon transactions with affiliated persons as defined by the Act. It also defines and forbids the creation of cross and circular ownership.

**Temporary Defensive Measures**

For temporary defensive purposes, each fund may invest in securities that may not fit its investment objective or its stated market. During a temporary defensive period, a fund may invest a portion of its assets in money market, cash, cash-equivalents or other short-term securities.

Examples of those securities include:

• securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities;

• commercial paper;

• interest-bearing bank accounts or certificates of deposit;

• short-term notes, bonds, or other debt instruments;

• repurchase agreements; and

• money market funds.

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To the extent a fund assumes a defensive position, it may not achieve its investment objective.

**Portfolio Turnover** 

The portfolio turnover rate of each fund for its most recent fiscal year is included in the *Fund Summary* section of that fund's prospectus. The portfolio turnover rate for each fund's last five fiscal years (or a shorter period if the fund is less than five years old) is shown in the Financial Highlights tables in the prospectus. Variations in a fund's portfolio turnover rate from year to year may be due to a fluctuating volume of shareholder purchase and redemption activity, varying market conditions, and/or changes in the managers' investment outlook. The decreased portfolio turnover for Disciplined Core Equity Fund, Disciplined Growth Fund, Disciplined Value Fund and Small Company Fund for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 resulted from relative stability in the quantitative and qualitative investment process, and incremental efficiency improvements to risk control. The decreased portfolio turnover for Global Gold for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 resulted from relative stability of the stock rankings generated by the portfolio managers' investment process.

The portfolio managers may sell securities without regard to the length of time the security has been held. Accordingly, each fund's portfolio turnover rate may be substantial. The portfolio managers intend to purchase a given security whenever they believe it will contribute to the stated objective of a particular fund. In order to achieve each fund's investment objective, the managers may sell a given security regardless of the length of time it has been held in the portfolio, and regardless of the gain or loss realized on the sale. The managers may sell a portfolio security if they believe that the security is not fulfilling its purpose because, among other things, it did not live up to the managers' expectations, because it may be replaced with another security holding greater promise, because it has reached its optimum potential, because of a change in the circumstances of a particular issuer or industry or in general economic conditions, or because of some combination of such reasons. Because investment decisions are based on a particular security's anticipated contribution to a fund's investment objective, the managers believe that the rate of portfolio turnover is irrelevant when they determine that a change is required to achieve the fund's investment objective. As a result, a fund's annual portfolio turnover rate cannot be anticipated and may be higher than that of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives.

High turnover would generate correspondingly greater brokerage commissions, which is a cost the funds pay directly. Portfolio turnover also may affect the character of capital gains realized and distributed by the funds, if any, because short-term capital gains are taxable as ordinary income.

Because the managers do not take portfolio turnover rate into account in making investment decisions, (1) the managers have no intention of maintaining any particular rate of portfolio turnover, whether high or low, and (2) the portfolio turnover rates in the past should not be considered as representative of the rates that will be attained in the future.

**Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings** 

The advisor (ACIM) has adopted policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of fund portfolio holdings and characteristics, which are described below.

**Distribution to the Public** 

Month-end full portfolio holdings for each fund will generally be made available for distribution 15 days after the end of each calendar quarter for each of the preceding three months. This disclosure is in addition to the portfolio disclosure in annual and semiannual shareholder reports and the quarter-end portfolio disclosures on Form N-PORT. Such disclosures are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 60 days of each fiscal quarter end and also posted on americancentury.com at approximately the same time the filings are made. The distribution of holdings after the above time periods is not limited.

On a monthly basis, top 10 holdings (on an absolute basis and relative to the appropriate benchmark) for each fund will generally be made available for distribution 7 days after the end of each month, and will be posted on americancentury.com at approximately the same time.

Portfolio characteristics that are derived from portfolio holdings will be made available for distribution 7 days after the end of each month, or as soon thereafter as possible, which timeframe may vary by fund. Certain characteristics, as determined by the advisor, will be posted on americancentury.com monthly at approximately the time they are made available for distribution. Data derived from portfolio returns and any other characteristics not deemed confidential will be available for distribution at any time. The advisor may make determinations of confidentiality on a fund-by-fund basis, and may add or delete characteristics to or from those considered confidential at any time.

Any American Century Investments fund that sells securities short as an investment strategy will disclose full portfolio holdings in annual and semiannual shareholder reports and on Form N-PORT. These funds will make long and short holdings as of the end of a calendar quarter available for distribution 15 days after the end of each calendar quarter. These funds may also make limited disclosures as noted in the Single Event Requests section below. The distribution of holdings after the above time periods is not limited.

Examples of securities (both long and short) currently or previously held in a portfolio may be included in presentations or other marketing documents as soon as available. The inclusion of such examples is at the relevant portfolio's team discretion.

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So long as portfolio holdings are disclosed in accordance with the above parameters, the advisor makes no distinction among different categories of recipients, such as individual investors, institutional investors, intermediaries that distribute the funds' shares, third-party service providers, rating and ranking organizations, and fund affiliates. Because this information is publicly available and widely disseminated, the advisor places no conditions or restrictions on, and does not monitor, its use. Nor does the advisor require special authorization for its disclosure.

**Accelerated Disclosure** 

The advisor recognizes that certain parties, in addition to the advisor and its affiliates, may have legitimate needs for information about portfolio holdings and characteristics prior to the times prescribed above. Such accelerated disclosure is permitted under the circumstances described below.

**Ongoing Arrangements** 

Certain parties, such as investment consultants who provide regular analysis of fund portfolios for their clients and intermediaries who pass through information to fund shareholders, may have legitimate needs for accelerated disclosure. These needs may include, for example, the preparation of reports for customers who invest in the funds, the creation of analysis of fund characteristics for intermediary or consultant clients, the reformatting of data for distribution to the intermediary's or consultant's clients, and the review of fund performance for ERISA fiduciary purposes.

In such cases, accelerated disclosure is permitted if the service provider enters an appropriate non-disclosure agreement with the funds' distributor in which it agrees to treat the information confidentially until the public distribution date and represents that the information will be used only for the legitimate services provided to its clients (i.e., not for trading). Non-disclosure agreements require the approval of an attorney in the advisor's legal department.

Those parties who have entered into non-disclosure agreements as of September 30, 2025, are as follows:

• Aetna Inc.

• Alight Solutions LLC

• AllianceBernstein L.P.

• American Fidelity Assurance Co.

• Ameritas Life Insurance Corporation

• AMP Capital Investors Limited

• Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company

• Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting

• Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company

• AUL/American United Life Insurance Company

• Bell Globemedia Publishing

• Bellwether Consulting, LLC

• BNY Mellon Performance & Risk Analytics, LLC

• Brighthouse Life Insurance Company

• Callan Associates, Inc.

• Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

• Cambridge Associates, LLC

• Capital Cities, LLC

• CBIZ, Inc.

• Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

• Choreo, LLC

• Clearwater Analytics, LLC

• Cleary Gull Inc.

• Commerce Bank N.A

• Connecticut General Life Insurance Company

• Corestone Investment Managers AG

• Corning Incorporated

• Curcio Webb LLC

• Deutsche AM Distributors, Inc.

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• Eckler, Ltd.

• Electra Information Systems, Inc.

• Empower Plan Services, LLC

• Equitable Investment Management Group, LLC

• EquiTrust Life Insurance Company

• Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company

• Fidelity Workplace Services, LLC

• FIL Investment Management

• Finance-Doc Multimanagement AG

• Fund Evaluation Group, LLC

• Government Employees Pension Service

• GSAM Strategist Portfolios, LLC

• The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America

• Intel Corporation

• InvesTrust Consulting, LLC

• Iron Capital Advisors

• JLT Investment Management Limited

• John Hancock Distributors LLC

• Jupiter Asset Management

• Kansas City Life Insurance Company

• Kiwoom Asset Management

• Kmotion, Inc.

• Korea Investment Management Co. Ltd.

• Korea Teachers Pension

• Legal Super Pty Ltd.

• The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

• Lipper Inc.

• Marquette Associates

• Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

• Mercer Investment Management, Inc.

• Merian Global Investors Limited

• Merrill Lynch

• Midland National Life Insurance Company

• Minnesota Life Insurance Company

• Modern Woodmen of America

• Montana Board of Investments

• Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

• Morningstar Investment Management LLC

• Morningstar, Inc.

• Morningstar Investment Services, Inc.

• Mutual of America Life Insurance Company

• National Life Insurance Company

• Nationwide Financial

• NEPC

• The Newport Group

• Nomura Asset Management U.S.A. Inc.

• Nomura Securities International, Inc.

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• The Northern Trust Company

• Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.

• NYLIFE Distributors, LLC

• Pacific Life Insurance Company

• Principal Life Insurance Company

• Prudential Financial, Inc.

• RidgeWorth Capital Management, Inc.

• Rocaton Investment Advisors, LLC

• RVK, Inc.

• Säästöpankki (The Savings Banks)

• Security Benefit Life Insurance Co.

• Shinhan Asset Management

• State Street Global Exchange

• State Street Global Markets Canada Inc.

• Stellantis

• Symetra Life Insurance Company

• Tokio Marine Asset Management Co., Ltd.

• Truist Bank

• UBS Financial Services, Inc.

• UBS Wealth Management

• Univest Company

• Valic Financial Advisors Inc.

• VALIC Retirement Services Company

• Vestek Systems, Inc.

• Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company

• Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

• Wilshire Advisors LLC

• WTW

• Zeno Consulting Group, LLC

Once a party has executed a non-disclosure agreement, it may receive any or all of the following data for funds in which its clients have investments or are actively considering investment:

(1)Full holdings (both long and short) quarterly as soon as reasonably available;

(2)Full holdings (long only) monthly as soon as reasonably available;

(3)Top 10 holdings monthly as soon as reasonably available; and

(4)Portfolio attributes (such as sector or country weights), characteristics and performance attribution monthly as soon as reasonably available.

The types, frequency and timing of disclosure to such parties vary.

**Single Event Requests** 

In certain circumstances, the advisor may provide fund holding information on an accelerated basis outside of an ongoing arrangement with authorization by a senior member of the staff of the advisor's Chief Investment Officer. For example, from time to time the advisor may receive requests for proposals (RFPs) from consultants or potential clients that request information about a fund's holdings on an accelerated basis. As long as such requests are on a one-time basis, and do not result in continued receipt of data, such information may be provided in the RFP. In these circumstances, top 15 long and short holdings may be disclosed 7 days after the end of each month. Such disclosure may be presented in paired trades, such as by showing a long holding in one sector or security and a corresponding short holding in another sector or security together to show a long/short strategy. Such information will be provided with a confidentiality legend and only in cases where the advisor has reason to believe that the data will be used only for legitimate purposes and not for trading.

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**Service Providers** 

Various service providers to the funds and the funds' advisor must have access to some or all of the funds' portfolio holdings information on an accelerated basis from time to time in the ordinary course of providing services to the funds. These service providers include the funds' custodian (daily, with no lag), auditors (as needed) and brokers involved in the execution of fund trades (as needed). Additional information about these service providers and their relationships with the funds and the advisor are provided elsewhere in this statement of additional information. In addition, the funds' investment advisor may use analytical systems provided by third party data aggregators who have access to the funds' portfolio holdings daily, with no lag. These data aggregators enter into separate non-disclosure agreements after authorization by an appropriate officer of the advisor. The agreements with service providers and data aggregators generally require that they treat the funds' portfolio holdings information confidentially until the public distribution date and represent that the information will be used only for the legitimate services it provides (i.e., not for trading).

**Additional Safeguards** 

The advisor's policies and procedures include a number of safeguards designed to control disclosure of portfolio holdings and characteristics so that such disclosure is consistent with the best interests of fund shareholders, including procedures to address conflicts between the interests of shareholders and those of the advisor and its affiliates. The frequency with which this information is disclosed to the public, and the length of time between the date of the information and the date on which the information is disclosed, are selected to minimize the possibility of a third party improperly benefiting from fund investment decisions to the detriment of fund shareholders. In the event that a request for portfolio holdings or characteristics creates a potential conflict of interest that is not addressed by the safeguards and procedures described above, the advisor's procedures require that such requests may only be granted with the approval of the advisor's legal department and a senior member of the staff of the advisor's Chief Investment Officer. Finally, the funds' Board of Directors exercises oversight of disclosure of the funds' portfolio securities. The board has received and reviewed a summary of the advisor's policy and is informed on a quarterly basis of any material changes to or violations of such policy detected during the prior quarter.

Neither the advisor nor the funds receive any compensation from any party for the distribution of portfolio holdings information.

The advisor reserves the right to change its policies and procedures with respect to the distribution of portfolio holdings information at any time. There is no guarantee that these policies and procedures will protect the funds from the potential misuse of holdings information by individuals or firms in possession of such information.

**Management** 

**Board of Directors** 

The individuals listed below serve as directors of the funds. Each director will continue to serve in this capacity until death, retirement, resignation or removal from office. The board has adopted a mandatory retirement age for directors who are not "interested persons," as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act (independent directors). Independent directors shall retire on December 31 of the year in which they reach their 76<sup>th</sup> birthday.

Jonathan S. Thomas is an "interested person" because he currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC), the parent company of American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM or the advisor). The other directors (more than three-fourths of the total number) are independent. They are not employees, directors or officers of, and have no financial interest in, ACC or any of its wholly owned, direct or indirect, subsidiaries, including ACIM, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS) and American Century Services, LLC (ACS), and they do not have any other affiliations, positions or relationships that would cause them to be considered "interested persons" under the Investment Company Act. The directors serve in this capacity for eight (in the case of Jonathan S. Thomas, 16; and Jeremy I. Bulow, 9) registered investment companies in the American Century Investments family of funds.

The following table presents additional information about the directors. The mailing address for each director other than Mr. Thomas is 3945 Freedom Circle, Suite #800, Santa Clara, California 95054. The mailing address for Jonathan S. Thomas is 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.

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| *Name (Year of Birth)* | &nbsp;&nbsp;*Position(s) Held with Funds* | &nbsp;&nbsp;*Length of Time Served* | &nbsp;&nbsp;*Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years* | &nbsp;&nbsp;*Number of American Century Portfolios Overseen by Director* | &nbsp;&nbsp;*Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years* |
| **Independent Directors** | **Independent Directors** |  |  |  |  |
| Tanya S. Beder <br>(1955) | &nbsp;&nbsp;Director and Board Chair | &nbsp;&nbsp;Since 2011 (Board Chair since 2022) | Chairman and CEO, *SBCC Group Inc.* (independent advisory services) (2006 to present) | &nbsp;&nbsp;30 | &nbsp;&nbsp;*Kirby Corporation; Nabors Industries, Ltd.* |
| Jeremy I. Bulow<br>(1954) | &nbsp;&nbsp;Director | &nbsp;&nbsp;Since 2011 | Professor of Economics, *Stanford University, Graduate School of Business* (1979 to present) | &nbsp;&nbsp;86 |  |
| Jennifer Cabalquinto (1968) | &nbsp;&nbsp;Director | &nbsp;&nbsp;Since 2021 | Retired; Chief Financial Officer, EMPIRE (digital media distribution) (2023); Chief Financial Officer, *2K* (interactive entertainment) (2021 to 2023); Special Advisor, *GSW Sports, LLC* (2020 to 2021); Chief Financial Officer, *GSW Sports, LLC* (2013 to 2020)  | &nbsp;&nbsp;30 | &nbsp;&nbsp;*Sabio Holdings Inc.* |
| Anne Casscells<br>(1958) | &nbsp;&nbsp;Director | &nbsp;&nbsp;Since 2016 | Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, *Aetos Alternatives Management* (investment advisory firm) (2001 to present) | &nbsp;&nbsp;30 |  |
| Jonathan D. Levin<br>(1972) | &nbsp;&nbsp;Director | &nbsp;&nbsp;Since 2016 | President, Stanford University (2024 to present); Professor, Stanford University (2000 to present); Philip H. Knight Professor and Dean, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University (2016 to 2024) | &nbsp;&nbsp;30 |  |
| John M. Loder<br>(1958) | &nbsp;&nbsp;Director | &nbsp;&nbsp;Since 2024 | Retired; Lawyer, *Ropes & Gray LLP* (1984 to 2023) | &nbsp;&nbsp;30 |  |
| **Interested Director** | **Interested Director** |  |  |  |  |
| Jonathan S. Thomas <br>(1963) | &nbsp;&nbsp;Director | &nbsp;&nbsp;Since 2007 | Chairman, *ACC* (April 2025 to present):<br>President and Chief Executive Officer, *ACC* (2007 to present). Also serves as Director, *ACC* and other *ACC* subsidiaries | &nbsp;&nbsp;140 |  |

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**Qualifications of Directors**

Generally, no one factor was decisive in the selection of the directors to the board. Qualifications considered by the board to be important to the selection and retention of directors include the following: (i) the individual's business and professional experience and accomplishments; (ii) the individual's educational background and accomplishments; (iii) the individual's experience and expertise performing senior policy-making functions in business, government, education, accounting, law and/or administration; (iv) how the individual's expertise and experience would contribute to the mix of relevant skills and experience on the board; (v) the individual's ability to work effectively with the other members of the board; and (vi) the individual's ability and willingness to make the time commitment necessary to serve as an effective director. In addition, the individuals' ability to review and critically evaluate information, their ability to evaluate fund service providers, their ability to exercise good business judgment on behalf of fund shareholders, their prior service on the board, and their familiarity with the funds are considered important assets.

While the board has not adopted a specific policy on diversity, it takes overall diversity into account when considering and evaluating nominees for director. The board generally considers the manner in which each director's professional experience, background, skills, and other individual attributes will contribute to the effectiveness of the board. Additional information about each director's individual educational and professional experience (supplementing the information provided in the table above) follows.

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**Tanya S. Beder:** BA, Yale University; MBA, Harvard University; Fellow in Practice, International Center for Finance, Yale University, School of Management; formerly, Lecturer in Public Policy, Stanford University; formerly, Chief Executive Officer, Tribeca Global Management LLC (asset management firm); formerly, Managing Director and Head of Strategic Quantitative Investment Division, Caxton Associates LLC; formerly, President and Co-Founder, Capital Market Risk Advisors Inc.; formerly Founder and Chief Executive Officer, SB Consulting Corp.

**Jeremy I. Bulow:** BA, MA, Yale University; PhD in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; formerly, Director, Bureau of Economics, Federal Trade Commission

**Jennifer Cabalquinto:** BS in Accounting, State University of New York; Experienced Financial Leadership Program Graduate, General Electric Company; formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Legal Solutions Holdings Inc.; formerly, Chief Financial Officer, NBC Universal, Universal Studios Hollywood; formerly, Vice President, Finance, NBC Universal, Los Angeles Television Station Group

**Anne Casscells:** BA in British Studies, Yale University; MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business; formerly, Lecturer in Accounting, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business; formerly Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director of Investment Policy Research, Stanford Management Company; formerly Vice President, Fixed Income Division, Goldman Sachs

**Jonathan D. Levin:** BA in English, BS in Mathematics, Stanford University; MPhil in Economics, Oxford University; PhD in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research; Trustee, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

**John M. Loder:** AB in English History and Literature, Harvard University; JD, Harvard Law School; over 35 years serving as counsel to investment companies, their directors, and asset management firms

**Jonathan S. Thomas:** BA in Economics, University of Massachusetts; MBA, Boston College; formerly, held senior leadership roles with Fidelity Investments, Boston Financial Services, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley; serves on the Board of Governors of the Investment Company Institute

**Responsibilities of the Board** 

The board is responsible for overseeing the advisor's management and operations of the funds pursuant to the management agreement. Directors also have significant responsibilities under the federal securities laws. Among other things, they:

• oversee the performance of the funds;

• oversee the quality of the advisory and shareholder services provided by the advisor;

• review annually the fees paid to the advisor for its services;

• monitor potential conflicts of interest between the funds and their affiliates, including the advisor;

• oversee custody of assets and the valuation of securities; and

• oversee the funds' compliance program.

In performing their duties, board members receive detailed information about the funds and the advisor regularly throughout the year, and they meet in person at least quarterly with management of the advisor to review reports about fund operations. Certain Board committee members also hold periodic telephone conferences with management between quarterly board meetings. The directors' role is to provide oversight and not to provide day-to-day management.

The board has all powers necessary or convenient to carry out its responsibilities. Consequently, the board may adopt bylaws providing for the regulation and management of the affairs of the funds and may amend and repeal them to the extent that such bylaws do not reserve that right to the funds' shareholders. They may increase or reduce the number of board members and may, subject to the Investment Company Act, fill board vacancies. Board members also may elect and remove such officers and appoint and terminate such agents as they consider appropriate. They may establish and terminate committees consisting of two or more directors who may exercise the powers and authority of the board as determined by the directors. They may, in general, delegate such authority as they consider desirable to any officer of the funds, to any board committee and to any agent or employee of the funds or to any custodian, transfer agent, investor servicing agent, principal underwriter or other service provider for a fund.

To communicate with the board, or a member of the board, a shareholder should send a written communication addressed to the board or member of the board to the attention of the Corporate Secretary at the following address: P.O. Box 418210, Kansas City, Missouri 64141-9210. Shareholders who prefer to communicate by email may send their comments to corporatesecretary@americancentury.com. All shareholder communications received will be forwarded to the board or to the independent board chair.

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**Board Leadership Structure and Standing Board Committees** 

Tanya S. Beder currently serves as the independent board chair and has served in such capacity since 2022. Of the board's members, Jonathan S. Thomas is the only member who is an "interested person" as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act. The remaining members are independent directors. The independent directors meet separately to consider a variety of matters that are scheduled to come before the board and meet periodically with the funds' Chief Compliance Officer and fund auditors. They are advised by independent legal counsel. No independent director may serve as an officer or employee of a fund. The board has also established several committees, as described below. Each committee is comprised solely of independent directors. The board believes that the current leadership structure, with independent directors filling all but one position on the board, with an independent director serving as board chair and with the board committees comprised only of independent directors, is appropriate and allows for independent oversight of the funds.

The board has an Audit and Compliance Committee that approves the funds' engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm and recommends approval of such engagement to the independent directors. The committee also oversees the activities of the accounting firm, receives regular reports regarding fund accounting, oversees securities valuation (approving the funds' or the corporations' valuation policy and receiving reports regarding instances of fair valuation thereunder), and receives regular reports from the advisor's internal audit department. The committee also reviews the results of the funds' compliance testing program, meets regularly with the funds' Chief Compliance Officer, and monitors implementation of the funds' Code of Ethics. The committee currently consists of Jennifer Cabalquinto (chair), Tanya S. Beder, Anne Casscells and John M. Loder. It met four times during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025.

The board also has a Portfolio Committee that meets quarterly to review the investment activities and strategies used to manage the funds' assets and monitor investment performance. The committee regularly receives reports from the advisor's Chief Investment Officer, portfolio managers, credit analysts and other investment personnel concerning the funds' investments. The committee also receives information regarding fund trading activities and monitors derivative usage. It currently consists of Anne Casscells (chair), Tanya S. Beder, Jeremy I. Bulow, Jennifer Cabalquinto, Jonathan D. Levin and John M. Loder. The committee met four times during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025.

The Client Experience Oversight Committee monitors the quality of services that the funds offer both to direct customers and to intermediaries who offer fund shares to their customers. All channels of communication (written, telephone, web and mobile) are reviewed. The level of performance is compared to peer competitors. The committee also monitors payments to intermediaries and trading in fund shares that could harm the interests of other shareholders and reviews future strategic initiatives of the advisor and their potential effects on fund shareholders. The committee currently consists of Jeremy I. Bulow (chair), Jonathan D. Levin and John M. Loder. It met four times during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025.

The Technology and Risk Committee coordinates the board's oversight of the funds' risk management processes and monitors the systems, practices and procedures the advisor uses to manage the funds' risks. In addition, the committee oversees enterprise technology risk management and the advisor's processes for oversight of vendors that provide critical services or technologies to the funds or on which the advisor relies in providing services to the funds. It also makes recommendations to the board regarding the allocation of risk oversight activities among the board's committees. The committee currently consists of John M. Loder (chair), Tanya S. Beder, Jennifer Cabalquinto and Anne Casscells. It met four times during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025.

The board has a Corporate Governance Committee that is responsible for reviewing board procedures and committee structures. The committee also considers and recommends individuals for nomination as directors. The names of potential director candidates may be drawn from a number of sources, including recommendations from members of the board, the advisor (in the case of interested directors only), shareholders and third party search firms. The committee seeks to identify and recruit the best available candidates and will evaluate qualified shareholder nominees on the same basis as those identified through other sources. Although not written, the funds have a policy of considering all candidates recommended in writing by shareholders. Shareholders may submit director nominations in writing to the Corporate Secretary, P.O. Box 418210, Kansas City, Missouri 64141-9210, or by email to corporatesecretary@americancentury.com. The nomination should include the following information:

• Shareholder's name, the fund name, number of fund shares owned and length of period held;

• Name, age and address of the candidate;

• A detailed resume describing, among other things, the candidate's educational background, occupation, employment history, financial knowledge and expertise and material outside commitments (e.g., memberships on other boards and committees, charitable foundations, etc.);

• Any other information relating to the candidate that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;

• A supporting statement that (i) describes the candidate's reasons for seeking election to the board and(ii) documents his/her qualifications to serve as a director; and

• A signed statement from the candidate confirming his/her willingness to serve on the board.

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The Corporate Governance Committee also may consider, and make recommendations to the board regarding, other matters relating to the corporate governance of the funds. It currently consists of Jonathan D. Levin (chair), Tanya Beder, Jeremy I. Bulow and John M. Loder. The committee met two times during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025.

**Risk Oversight by the Board**

As previously disclosed, the board oversees the advisor's management of the funds and meets at least quarterly with management of the advisor to review reports and receive information regarding fund operations. Risk oversight relating to the funds is one component of the board's oversight and is undertaken in connection with the duties of the board. As described in the previous section, the board's committees, including the Technology and Risk Committee, assist the board in overseeing various types of risks relating to the funds. The board receives regular reports from each committee regarding the committee's areas of oversight responsibility. In addition, the board receives information regarding, and has discussions with senior management of the advisor about, the advisor's enterprise risk management systems and strategies. There can be no assurance that all elements of risk, or even all elements of material risk, will be disclosed to or identified by the board, or that the advisor's risk management systems and strategies, and the board's oversight thereof, will mitigate all elements of risk, or even all elements of material risk, to the funds.

**Board Compensation** 

Each independent director receives compensation for service as a member of the board. Under the terms of each management agreement with the advisor, the funds are responsible for paying such fees and expenses. None of the interested directors or officers of the funds receive compensation from the funds. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, each independent director received the following compensation for his or her service to the funds and the American Century family of funds.

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| *Name of Director* | *Total Compensation for Service as Directors of the Funds*<sup>1</sup>  | *Total Compensation for Service as Directors/Trustees for the American*<br>*Century Investments Family of Funds*<sup>2</sup>  |
| Tanya S. Beder | $55716 | $400000 |
| Jeremy I. Bulow | $42483 | $547500 |
| Jennifer Cabalquinto | $43876 | $315000 |
| Anne Casscells | $43180 | $310000 |
| Jonathan D. Levin | $42483 | $305000 |
| John M. Loder | $42483 | $305000 |

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<sup>1</sup> *Includes compensation paid to the directors for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, and also includes amounts deferred at the election of the directors under the American Century Mutual Funds' Independent Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan.*

<sup>2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</sup>*Includes compensation paid to each director for his or her services as director/trustee for eight (in the case of Mr. Bulow, nine) investment companies in the American Century Investments family of funds. The total amount of deferred compensation included in the table is as follows: Mr Bulow, $302,750; Ms. Casscells, $310,000; and Mr. Loder, $305,000* 

None of the funds currently provides any pension or retirement benefits to the directors except pursuant to the American Century Mutual Funds' Independent Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan adopted by the corporation. Under the plan, the independent directors may defer receipt of all or any part of the fees to be paid to them for serving as directors of the funds. All deferred fees are credited to accounts established in the names of the directors. The amounts credited to each account then increase or decrease, as the case may be, in accordance with the performance of one or more American Century funds selected by the directors. The account balance continues to fluctuate in accordance with the performance of the selected fund or funds until final payment of all amounts credited to the account. Directors are allowed to change their designation of funds from time to time.

Generally, deferred fees are not payable to a director until the distribution date elected by the director in accordance with the terms of the plan. Such distribution date may be a date on or after the director's retirement date, but may be an earlier date if the director agrees not to make any additional deferrals after such distribution date. Distributions may commence prior to the elected payment date for certain reasons specified in the plan, such as unforeseeable emergencies, death or disability. Directors may receive deferred fee account balances either in a lump sum payment or in substantially equal installment payments to be made over a period not to exceed 10 years. Upon the death of a director, all remaining deferred fee account balances are paid to the director's beneficiary or, if none, to the director's estate.

The plan is an unfunded plan and, accordingly, the funds have no obligation to segregate assets to secure or fund the deferred fees. To date, the funds have met all payment obligations under the plan. The rights of directors to receive their deferred fee account balances are the same as the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the funds. The plan may be terminated at any time by the administrative committee of the plan. If terminated, all deferred fee account balances will be paid in a lump sum.

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**Ownership of Fund Shares**

The directors owned shares in the funds as of December 31, 2024, as shown in the table below.

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| | Name of Director | Name of Director | Name of Director | Name of Director |
| | *Tanya S.<br> Beder* | *Jeremy I.<br> Bulow* | *Jennifer Cabalquinto* | *Anne <br>Casscells* |
| **Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Funds:** | | | | |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Disciplined Core Equity | A | A | A | A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Disciplined Growth | A | A | A | A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Disciplined Value | A | A | A | A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Global Gold | A | A | A | A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Small Company | A | A | A | A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Utilities | A | A | A | A |
| **Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity<br>Securities in all Registered Investment<br>Companies Overseen by Director<br>in Family of Investment Companies** | **E** | **E** | **A** | **E** |

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*Ranges: A—none, B—$1-$10,000, C—$10,001-$50,000, D—$50,001-$100,000, E—More than $100,000* 

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| | *Jonathan D. Levin* | *John Loder* | *Jonathan S.<br> Thomas* |
| **Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Funds:** | | | |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Disciplined Core Equity | A | A | A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Disciplined Growth | A | E | A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Disciplined Value | A | D | A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Global Gold | A | A | A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Small Company | A | D | E |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Utilities | A | A | A |
| **Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity<br>Securities in all Registered Investment<br>Companies Overseen by Director<br>in Family of Investment Companies** | **A** | **E** | **E** |

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*Ranges: A—none, B—$1-$10,000, C—$10,001-$50,000, D—$50,001-$100,000, E—More than $100,000* 

**Beneficial Ownership of Affiliates by Independent Directors** 

No independent director or his or her immediate family members beneficially owned shares of the advisor, the principal underwriter of the funds or any other person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the advisor or the funds' principal underwriter as of December 31, 2024.

**Officers**

The following table presents certain information about the executive officers of the funds. Each officer serves as an officer for 16 investment companies in the American Century family of funds. No officer is compensated for his or her service as an officer of the funds. The listed officers are interested persons of the funds and are appointed or re-appointed on an annual basis. The mailing address for each of the officers listed below is 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.

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| *Name (Year <br>of Birth)* | *Offices with <br>the Funds* | *Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years* |
| Patrick Bannigan<br>(1965) | President since 2019 | Executive Vice President and Director, *ACC* (2012 to present); Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer, *ACC* (2015 to present). Also serves as President, *ACS*; Vice President, *ACIM*; Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and/or Director, *ACIM, ACS* and other *ACC* subsidiaries |
| R. Wes Campbell (1974) | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since 2018; Vice President since 2023 | Vice President, *ACS* (2020 to present); Investment Operations and Investment Accounting, *ACS* (2000 to present) |

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| *Name (Year <br>of Birth)* | *Offices with <br>the Funds* | *Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years* |
| Amy D. Shelton <br>(1964) | Chief Compliance <br>Officer and Vice President since 2014 | Chief Compliance Officer, American Century funds*,* (2014 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, *ACIM* (2014 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, *ACIS* (2009 to present). Also serves as Vice President, *ACIS* |
| John Pak<br>(1968) | General Counsel and<br>Senior Vice President since 2021 | General Counsel and Senior Vice President, *ACC* (2021 to present); Also serves as General Counsel and Senior Vice President, *ACIM, ACS* and *ACIS.* Chief Legal Officer of Investment and Wealth Management, *The Bank of New York Mellon* (2014 to 2021) |
| Cihan Kasikara (1974) | Vice President since 2023 | Senior Vice President, *ACS* (2022 to present); Treasurer, *ACS* (2023 to present); Vice President, *ACS* (2020 to 2022) |
| Kathleen Gunja Nelson (1976) | Vice President since 2023 | Vice President, *ACS* (2017 to present) |
| Ashley L. Bergus (1987) | Secretary since 2025 | Vice President, *ACS* (2024 to present); Attorney, *ACC* (2014 to present) |

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**Code of Ethics**

The funds, their investment advisor and principal underwriter have adopted codes of ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act. They permit personnel subject to the codes to invest in securities, including securities that may be purchased or held by the funds, provided that they first obtain approval from the compliance department before making such investments.

**Proxy Voting Policies** 

The funds' Board of Directors has delegated to the advisor the responsibility for exercising voting and consent rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the funds. The advisor has adopted proxy voting policies that describe in detail how the advisor intends to exercise its delegated proxy voting authority.

Copies of the advisor's proxy voting policies are attached hereto as Appendix E. Information regarding how the advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, are available at americancentury.com/docs or may be requested free of charge by calling toll-free at 1-800-345-2021. The advisor's proxy voting record also is available on the SEC's website at sec.gov.

**The Funds' Principal Shareholders** 

A list of the funds' principal shareholders appears in *Appendix A*.

**Service Providers** 

The funds have no employees. To conduct the funds' day-to-day activities, the corporation has hired a number of service providers. Each service provider has a specific function to fill on behalf of the funds that is described below.

ACIM, ACS and ACIS are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC. The Stowers Institute for Medical Research (SIMR) controls ACC by virtue of its beneficial ownership of more than 25% of the voting securities of ACC. SIMR is part of a not-for-profit biomedical research organization dedicated to finding the keys to the causes, treatments and prevention of disease.

**Investment Advisor** 

American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) serves as the investment advisor for each of the funds. A description of the responsibilities of the advisor appears in each prospectus under the heading *Management.* 

Each class of each fund is subject to a contractual unified management fee based on a percentage of the daily net assets of such class. For more information about the unified management fee, see The Investment Advisor under the heading Management in each fund's prospectus. For each fund with a stepped fee schedule, the rate of the fee is determined daily in a multi-step process. First, each fund is categorized according to the broad asset class in which it invests (e.g., money market, bond or equity), and the assets of all funds for which ACIM serves as the investment advisor and for which American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS) serves as the distributor are totaled for each category (Fund Category Assets). Second, the assets are totaled for certain other accounts managed by the advisor (Other Account Category Assets). To be included, these accounts must have the same management team and investment objective as a fund in the same category with the same Board of Directors as the corporation. Together, the Fund Category Assets and the Other Account Category Assets comprise the "Investment Category Assets." The Investment Category Fee Rate is then calculated by applying a fund's Investment Category Fee Schedule to the Investment Category Assets and dividing the result by the Investment Category Assets. Finally, a separate Complex Fee Schedule is applied to the assets of all funds for which ACIM serves as the investment advisor and for which ACIS serves as the distributor (the Complex Assets), and the Complex Fee Rate is calculated based on the resulting total. The Investment Category Fee Rate and the Complex Fee Rate are then added to determine the Management Fee Rate payable by a class of the fund to the advisor.

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For purposes of determining the assets that comprise the Fund Category Assets, Other Account Category Assets and Complex Assets, the assets of registered investment companies managed by the advisor that invest exclusively in the shares of other registered investment companies shall not be included.

For each fund with a stepped fee schedule, the schedules by which the unified management fee is determined are shown below.

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| **Investment Category Fee Schedule for:<br>Disciplined Core Equity, Disciplined Value, Global Gold and Utilities** | **Investment Category Fee Schedule for:<br>Disciplined Core Equity, Disciplined Value, Global Gold and Utilities** |
| *Category Assets* | *Fee Rate* |
| First $1 billion | 0.5200% |
| Next $5 billion | 0.4600% |
| Next $15 billion | 0.4160% |
| Next $25 billion | 0.3690% |
| Next $50 billion | 0.3420% |
| Next $150 billion | 0.3390% |
| Thereafter | 0.3380% |

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| **Investment Category Fee Schedule for: Disciplined Growth** | **Investment Category Fee Schedule for: Disciplined Growth** |
| *Category Assets* | *Fee Rate* |
| First $1 billion | 0.8700% |
| Next $5 billion | 0.8100% |
| Next $15 billion | 0.7660% |
| Next $25 billion | 0.7190% |
| Next $50 billion | 0.6920% |
| Next $150 billion | 0.6890% |
| Thereafter | 0.6880% |

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| **Investment Category Fee Schedule for: Small Company** | **Investment Category Fee Schedule for: Small Company** |
| *Category Assets* | *Fee Rate* |
| First $1 billion | 0.7200% |
| Next $5 billion | 0.6600% |
| Next $15 billion | 0.6160% |
| Next $25 billion | 0.5690% |
| Next $50 billion | 0.5420% |
| Next $150 billion | 0.5390% |
| Thereafter | 0.5380% |

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| *Complex Assets* | *Investor, A, C and R Class <br>Fee Rate* | *I and R5 Class <br>Fee Rate* | *Y Class <br>Fee Rate* |
| First $2.5 billion | 0.3100% | 0.1100% | 0.0600% |
| Next $7.5 billion | 0.3000% | 0.1000% | 0.0500% |
| Next $15 billion | 0.2985% | 0.0985% | 0.0485% |
| Next $25 billion | 0.2970% | 0.0970% | 0.0470% |
| Next $25 billion | 0.2870% | 0.0870% | 0.0370% |
| Next $25 billion | 0.2800% | 0.0800% | 0.0300% |
| Next $25 billion | 0.2700% | 0.0700% | 0.0200% |
| Next $25 billion | 0.2650% | 0.0650% | 0.0150% |
| Next $25 billion | 0.2600% | 0.0600% | 0.0100% |
| Next $25 billion | 0.2550% | 0.0550% | 0.0050% |
| Thereafter | 0.2500% | 0.0500% | 0.0000% |

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On each calendar day, each class of each fund accrues a management fee that is equal to the class's Management Fee Rate times the net assets of the class divided by 365 (366 in leap years). On the first business day of each month, the funds pay a management fee to the advisor for the previous month. The fee for the previous month is the sum of the calculated daily fees for each class of a fund during the previous month.

The management agreement between the corporation and the advisor shall continue in effect for a period of two years from its effective date (unless sooner terminated in accordance with its terms) and shall continue in effect from year to year thereafter for each fund so long as such continuance is approved at least annually by:

(1)either the funds' Board of Directors, or a majority of the outstanding voting securities of such fund (as defined in the Investment Company Act); and

(2)the vote of a majority of the directors of the funds who are not parties to the agreement or interested persons of the advisor, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

The management agreement states that the funds' Board of Directors or a majority of the outstanding voting securities of each class of such fund may terminate the management agreement at any time without payment of any penalty on 60 days' written notice to the advisor.

The management agreement states that the advisor shall not be liable to the funds or their shareholders for anything other than willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties.

The management agreement also provides that the advisor and its officers, directors and employees may engage in other business, render services to others and devote time and attention to any other business whether of a similar or dissimilar nature.

Certain investments may be appropriate for the funds and also for other clients advised by the advisor. Investment decisions for the funds and other clients are made with a view to achieving their respective investment objectives after consideration of such factors as their current holdings, availability of cash for investment and the size of their investment generally. A particular security may be bought or sold for only one client or fund, or in different amounts and at different times for more than one but less than all clients or funds. A particular security may be bought for one client or fund on the same day it is sold for another client or fund, and a client or fund may hold a short position in a particular security at the same time another client or fund holds a long position. In addition, purchases or sales of the same security may be made for two or more clients or funds on the same date. The advisor has adopted procedures designed to ensure such transactions will be allocated among clients and funds in a manner believed by the advisor to be equitable to each. In some cases this procedure could have an adverse effect on the price or amount of the securities purchased or sold by a fund.

The advisor may aggregate purchase and sale orders of the funds with purchase and sale orders of its other clients when the advisor believes such aggregation provides the best execution for the funds. The Board of Directors has approved the policy of the advisor with respect to the aggregation of portfolio transactions. To the extent equity trades are aggregated, shares purchased or sold are generally allocated to the participating portfolios pro rata based on order size. The advisor will not aggregate portfolio transactions of the funds unless it believes such aggregation is consistent with its duty to seek best execution on behalf of the funds, the terms of the management agreement, and any other appropriate considerations. The advisor receives no additional compensation or remuneration as a result of such aggregation.

Except as otherwise noted, unified management fees incurred by each fund for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025, 2024, and 2023 are indicated in the following table.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Unified Management Fees** | | | |
| *Fund* | *2025* | *2024* | *2023* |
| Disciplined Core Equity | $10747657 | $10135109 | $11117153<sup>(1)</sup> |
| Disciplined Growth | $3845519<sup>(2)</sup>  | $3879900<sup>(3)</sup>  | $3581992<sup>(4)</sup> |
| Disciplined Value | $12327243 | $12593485 | $14385409 |
| Global Gold | $5118414 | $3640981 | $3497020 |
| Small Company | $1282232 | $1321135 | $1306272 |
| Utilities | $1730428 | $1569534 | $1941316 |

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<sup>1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</sup>*Amount shown reflects waiver by advisor of $1,958,867 in management fees.*

<sup>2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</sup>*Amount shown reflects waiver by advisor of $364,013 in management fees.*

<sup>3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</sup>*Amount shown reflects waiver by advisor of $1,737,540 in management fees.*

<sup>4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</sup>*Amount shown reflects waiver by advisor of $3,856,147 in management fees.*

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**Portfolio Managers** 

**Accounts Managed** 

The portfolio managers are responsible for the day-to-day management of various accounts, as indicated by the following table. None of these accounts has an advisory fee based on the performance of the account.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Accounts Managed (As of June 30, 2025) | Accounts Managed (As of June 30, 2025) | Accounts Managed (As of June 30, 2025) | Accounts Managed (As of June 30, 2025) | Accounts Managed (As of June 30, 2025) |
|  |  | *Registered Investment Companies (e.g., American Century Investments funds and American Century Investments - subadvised funds)* | *Other Pooled Investment Vehicles (e.g., commingled trusts and 529 education savings plans)* | *Other Accounts (e.g., separate accounts and corporate accounts, including incubation strategies and corporate money)* |
| Mattia Bacciardi | Number of Accounts | 8 | 1 | 0 |
|  | Assets | $7.3 billion<sup>1</sup> | $26.3 million | $0 |
| Yulin Long | Number of Accounts | 8 | 1 | 0 |
|  | Assets | $7.3 billion<sup>1</sup> | $26.3 million | $0 |
| Stephen Quance | Number of Accounts | 13 | 1 | 0 |
|  | Assets | $9.8 billion<sup>1</sup> | $26.3 million | $0 |

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<sup>1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</sup>*Includes $1.7 billion in Disciplined Core Equity; $454.4 million in Disciplined Growth; $1.9 billion in Disciplined Value; $1.1 billion in Global Gold; $145.4 million in Small Company and $277.2 million in Utilities.*

**Potential Conflicts of Interest** 

Certain conflicts of interest may arise in connection with American Century Investments' management of client portfolios with different investment strategies. Potential conflicts can include, for example, one investment strategy buying or selling a security while another has a different, potentially opposite, position in the same security. This may include one investment strategy taking a short position in the security of an issuer that is held long in another investment strategy (or vice versa). Other potential conflicts may arise with respect to the allocation of investment opportunities across client portfolios, which are discussed in more detail below. American Century Investments has adopted policies and procedures that are designed to minimize the effects of these conflicts.

Management of American Century Investments' client portfolios is organized according to investment discipline and investment strategy. Investment disciplines include, for example, Disciplined Equity, Global Growth Equity (both U.S. and Global/Non-U.S.), Global Value Equity, Global Fixed Income, Multi-Asset Strategies, American Century Rules-Based ETF strategies, Avantis Investors strategies, and Private Investments. Within each investment discipline are one or more portfolio teams responsible for managing specific investment strategies, such as U.S. Disciplined Value, U.S. Small Cap Value, U.S. Large Cap Growth, Emerging Markets Equity and U.S. Core Fixed Income. In some cases, a portfolio manager or team may be responsible for managing (or assisting in managing) multiple investment strategies within or across investment disciplines. Generally, client portfolios with similar investment strategies are managed by the same portfolio management team using similar investment objectives, approaches and philosophies. Accordingly, portfolio holdings, position sizes, and industry and sector exposures tend to be similar across client portfolios with similar investment strategies, which minimizes the potential for conflicts of interest. In addition, American Century Investments maintains information barriers that restrict portfolio management teams within an investment discipline from having access to information regarding security positions, orders or transactions in client portfolios or investment strategies in other investment disciplines. If a portfolio manager or team manages or assists in managing an investment strategy in another investment discipline, that portfolio manager or team will only have access to information relating to that investment strategy and not other investment strategies within that investment discipline. The information barriers are intended to aid in preventing the misuse of portfolio holdings information or trading activity in other investment disciplines. Portfolio managers or teams that manage (or assist in managing) investment strategies across investment disciplines will not allow their access to portfolio holdings and/or trading information in one investment discipline to in any way impact decisions they make for client portfolios in other investment disciplines.

For each investment strategy, one portfolio is generally designated as the "policy portfolio." Other portfolios with similar investment objectives, guidelines and restrictions, if any, are referred to as "tracking portfolios." When managing policy and tracking portfolios, a portfolio team typically purchases and sells securities across all portfolios that the team manages. American Century Investments' trading systems include various order entry programs that assist in the management of multiple portfolios, such as the ability to purchase or sell the same relative amount of one security across several funds. In some cases a tracking portfolio may have additional restrictions or limitations that cause it to be managed separately from the policy portfolio. Portfolio managers make purchase and sale decisions for such portfolios alongside the policy portfolio to the extent the overlap is appropriate, and separately, if the overlap is not.

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American Century Investments may aggregate orders to purchase or sell the same security for multiple portfolios when it believes such aggregation is consistent with its duty to seek best execution on behalf of its clients. American Century does not aggregate orders where aggregation is not appropriate or practicable from its operational or other perspectives. For example, limit orders, orders for the same security with different priority codes, cash flows, separate trading desks, or portfolio management processes may, among other factors, result in separate, non-aggregated trades. In addition, orders of certain client portfolios may, by investment restriction or otherwise, be determined not to be available for aggregation. American Century Investments has adopted policies and procedures to minimize the risk that a client portfolio could be systematically advantaged or disadvantaged in connection with the aggregation of orders.

American Century Investments generally allocates securities purchased or sold in an aggregated transaction among participating client accounts *pro rata* based on order size. In certain situations, however, a *pro rata* allocation of the securities or proceeds may not be possible or desirable. In these cases, American Century Investments will decide how to allocate the securities or proceeds according to each account's particular circumstances and needs and in a manner that American Century Investments believes is fair and equitable to clients over time in light of factors based on a good faith assessment of the investment opportunity relative to the objectives, limitations, and requirements of each eligible client account. Relevant factors may include, without limitation, client-specific considerations, rebalancing needs, and minimum denomination of increments and round lot considerations. In addition, if American Century Investments is unable to execute fully an aggregated transaction and determines that it would be impractical to allocate a small number of securities on a *pro rata* basis among the participating accounts, American Century Investments allocates the securities in a manner it determines to be fair to all accounts over time. Thus, in some cases it is possible that the application of the factors described herein may result in allocations in which certain client accounts participating in an aggregated transaction may receive an allocation when other accounts do not.

Because initial public offerings (IPOs) are usually available in limited supply and in amounts too small to permit across-the-board *pro rata* allocations, American Century Investments has adopted special procedures designed to promote a fair and equitable allocation of IPO securities among clients over time.

The advisor monitors all trading activity for best execution and to make sure no set of clients is being systematically disadvantaged.

Finally, investment of American Century Investments' corporate assets in proprietary accounts may raise additional conflicts of interest. To mitigate these potential conflicts of interest, American Century Investments has adopted policies and procedures intended to provide that trading in proprietary accounts is performed in a manner that does not give improper advantage to American Century Investments to the detriment of client portfolios.

**Compensation** 

American Century Investments portfolio manager compensation is structured to align the interests of portfolio managers with those of the shareholders whose assets they manage. As of June 30, 2025, it includes the components described below, each of which is determined with reference to a number of factors such as overall performance, market competition, and internal equity.

**Base Salary** 

Portfolio managers receive base pay in the form of a fixed annual salary.

**Bonus** 

A significant portion of portfolio manager compensation takes the form of an annual incentive bonus, which is determined by a combination of factors. One factor is investment performance. The mutual funds' investment performance is generally measured by a combination of one-, three- and five-year pre-tax performance relative to various benchmarks and/or internally-customized peer groups, such as those indicated below. The performance comparison periods may be adjusted based on a fund's inception date or a portfolio manager's tenure on the fund.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| *Fund* | *Benchmark* | *Peer Group*<sup>1</sup> |
| Disciplined Core Equity | S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index | Morningstar Large Blend |
| Disciplined Growth | Russell 1000<sup>®</sup> Growth Index | Morningstar Large Growth |
| Disciplined Value | Russell 1000<sup>®</sup> Value Index<sup>2</sup> | Morningstar Large Value |
| Global Gold | NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index | Morningstar Equity Precious Metals |
| Small Company | Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> Index | Morningstar Small Blend |
| Utilities | S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Utilities Index<sup>3</sup> | Morningstar Utilities |

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<sup>1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</sup>*Custom peer groups are constructed using all the funds in the indicated categories as a starting point. Funds are then eliminated from the peer group based on a standardized methodology designed to result in a final peer group that is both more stable (i.e., has less peer turnover) over the long term and that more closely represents the fund's true peers based on internal investment mandates.*

<sup>2</sup>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Effective January 1, 2021, the fund's benchmark was changed from the S&P 500*<sup>®</sup> *Index.*

<sup>3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</sup>*Effective April 1, 2020, the fund's benchmark was changed from the The Russell 3000*<sup>®</sup> *Utilities Index.* 

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Portfolio managers may have responsibility for multiple American Century Investments mutual funds. In such cases, the performance of each is assigned a percentage weight appropriate for the portfolio manager's relative levels of responsibility. Portfolio managers also may have responsibility for other types of managed portfolios or ETFs. If the performance of a managed account or ETF is considered for purposes of compensation, it is generally measured via the same criteria as an American Century Investments mutual fund (i.e., relative to the performance of a benchmark and/or peer group).

A second factor in the bonus calculation relates to the performance of a number of American Century Investments products managed according to one of the following investment disciplines: global growth equity, global value equity, disciplined equity, global fixed-income, and multi-asset strategies. The performance of American Century ETFs may also be included for certain investment disciplines. The composite for certain portfolio managers may include multiple disciplines. Performance is measured for each product individually as described above and then combined to create an overall composite for the product group. These composites may measure one-year performance (equal weighted) or a combination of one-, three- and five-year performance (equal or asset weighted) depending on the portfolio manager's responsibilities and products managed and the composite for certain portfolio managers may include multiple disciplines. This feature is designed to encourage effective teamwork among portfolio management teams in achieving long-term investment success for similarly styled portfolios.

A portion of portfolio managers' bonuses may be discretionary and may be tied to factors such as profitability or individual performance goals, such as research projects and/or the development of new products.

**Restricted Stock Plans** 

Portfolio managers are eligible for grants of restricted stock of ACC. These grants are discretionary, and eligibility and availability can vary from year to year. The size of an individual's grant is determined by individual and product performance as well as other product-specific considerations such as profitability. Grants can appreciate/depreciate in value based on the performance of the ACC stock during the restriction period (generally three to four years).

**Deferred Compensation Plans** 

Portfolio managers are eligible for grants of deferred compensation. These grants are used in very limited situations, primarily for retention purposes. Grants are fixed and can appreciate/depreciate in value based on the performance of the American Century Investments mutual funds in which the portfolio manager chooses to invest them.

**Ownership of Securities** 

The following table indicates the dollar range of securities of each fund beneficially owned by the fund's portfolio managers as of June 30, 2025, the fund's most recent fiscal year end.

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|:---|:---|
| **Ownership of Securities** | |
| | **Aggregate Dollar Range of Securities in Fund** |
| **Disciplined Core Equity** | |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mattia Bacciardi | **A** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Yulin Long | **A** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Stephen Quance | **A** |
| **Disciplined Growth** | |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mattia Bacciardi | **A** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yulin Long | **A** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Stephen Quance | **C** |
| **Disciplined Value** | |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mattia Bacciardi | **A** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yulin Long | **A** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Stephen Quance | **C** |
| **Global Gold** | |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mattia Bacciardi | **A** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yulin Long | **E** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Stephen Quance | **C** |
| **Small Company** | |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mattia Bacciardi | **A** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yulin Long | **A** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Stephen Quance | **C** |
| **Utilities** | |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mattia Bacciardi | **A** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yulin Long | **A** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Stephen Quance | **A** |

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*Ranges: A – none; B – $1-$10,000; C – $10,001-$50,000; D – $50,001-$100,000; E – $100,001-$500,000; F – $500,001-$1,000,000; G – More than $1,000,000.*

**Transfer Agent and Administrator** 

American Century Services, LLC, (ACS) 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111, serves as transfer agent and dividend-paying agent for the funds. It provides physical facilities, computer hardware and software, and personnel for the day-to-day administration of the funds and the advisor. The advisor pays ACS's costs for serving as transfer agent and dividend-paying agent for the funds out of the advisor's unified management fee. For a description of this fee and the terms of its payment, see the above discussion under the caption *Investment Advisor* on page 28.

Proceeds from purchases of fund shares may pass through accounts maintained by the transfer agent at Commerce Bank, N.A. or UMB Bank, n.a. before being held at the fund's custodian. Redemption proceeds also may pass from the custodian to the shareholder through such bank accounts.

From time to time, special services may be offered to shareholders who maintain higher share balances in our family of funds. These services may include the waiver of minimum investment requirements, expedited confirmation of shareholder transactions, newsletters and a team of personal representatives. Any expenses associated with these special services will be paid by the advisor.

**Sub-Administrator** 

The advisor has entered into an Administration Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSB) to provide certain fund accounting, fund financial reporting, tax and treasury/tax compliance services for the funds, including striking the daily net asset value for each fund. The advisor pays SSB a monthly fee as compensation for these services that is based on the total net assets of accounts in the American Century complex serviced by SSB. ACS does pay SSB for some additional services on a per fund basis. While ACS continues to serve as the administrator of the funds, SSB provides sub-administrative services that were previously undertaken by ACS.

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**Distributor** 

The funds' shares are distributed by American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), a registered broker-dealer. The distributor is a wholly owned subsidiary of ACC and its principal business address is 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.

The distributor is the principal underwriter of the funds' shares. The distributor makes a continuous, best-efforts underwriting of the funds' shares. This means the distributor has no liability for unsold shares. The advisor pays ACIS's cost for serving as principal underwriter of the funds' shares out of the advisor's unified management fee. For a description of this fee and the terms of its payment, see the above discussion under the heading *Investment Advisor* on page 28. ACIS does not earn commissions for distributing the funds' shares.

Certain financial intermediaries unaffiliated with the distributor or the funds may perform various administrative and shareholder services for their clients who are invested in the funds. These services may include assisting with fund purchases, redemptions and exchanges, distributing information about the funds and their performance, preparing and distributing client account statements, and other administrative and shareholder services that would otherwise be provided by the distributor or its affiliates. The distributor may pay fees out of its own resources to such financial intermediaries for the provision of these services.

**Custodian Bank** 

State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSB), One Congress Street, Suite 1, Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2016 serves as custodian of the funds'cash and securities under a Master Custodian Agreement with the corporation. Foreign securities, if any, are held by foreign banks participating in a network coordinated by SSB. The custodian takes no part in determining the investment policies of the funds or in deciding which securities are purchased or sold by the funds. The funds, however, may invest in certain obligations of the custodian and may purchase or sell certain securities from or to the custodian.

**Securities Lending Agent**

State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSB) serves as securities lending agent for the funds pursuant to a Securities Lending Administration Agreement with the advisor. The following table provides the amounts of income and fees/compensation related to the funds' securities lending activities during the most recent fiscal year:

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| | Global Gold | Small Company | Utilities |
| **Gross income from securities lending activities** | **$696246** | **$105467** | **$5362** |
| *Fees and/or compensation paid by the fund for securities lending activities and related services:* |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fees paid to securities lending agent from a revenue split | $7857 | $5983 | $61 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fees paid for any cash collateral management service (including fees deducted from a pooled cash collateral reinvestment vehicle) that are not included in the revenue split | $4933 | $420 | $38 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Administrative fees not included in the revenue split | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification fee not included in the revenue split | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rebate (paid to borrower) | $613260 | $45207 | $4682 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other fees not included in revenue split | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| **Aggregate fees/compensation for securities lending activities** | **$626051** | **$51609** | **$4781** |
| **Net income from securities lending activities** | **$70195** | **$53858** | **$581** |

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As the funds' securities lending agent, SSB provides the following services: locating borrowers for fund securities, executing loans of portfolio securities pursuant to terms and parameters defined by the advisor and the Board of Directors, monitoring the daily value of the loaned securities and collateral, requiring additional collateral as necessary, managing cash collateral, and providing certain limited recordkeeping and accounting services.

**Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm** 

The funds' Board appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the funds' independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The address of Deloitte & Touche LLP is 1100 Walnut Street, Suite 3300, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. As the independent registered public accounting firm of the funds, Deloitte & Touche LLP provides services including auditing the annual financial statements and financial highlights for each fund.

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**Brokerage Allocation** 

The advisor places orders for equity portfolio transactions with broker-dealers, who receive commissions for their services. Generally, commissions relating to securities traded on foreign exchanges will be higher than commissions relating to securities traded on U.S. exchanges. The advisor purchases and sells fixed-income securities through principal transactions, meaning the advisor normally purchases securities on a net basis directly from the issuer or a primary market-maker acting as principal for the securities. The funds generally do not pay a stated brokerage commission on these transactions, although the purchase price for debt securities usually includes an undisclosed compensation. Purchases of securities from underwriters typically include a commission or concession paid by the issuer to the underwriter, and purchases from dealers serving as market-makers typically include a dealer's mark-up (i.e., a spread between the bid and asked prices).

Under the management agreement between the funds and the advisor, the advisor has the responsibility of selecting brokers and dealers to execute portfolio transactions. The funds' policy is to secure the most favorable prices and execution of orders on its portfolio transactions. The advisor selects broker-dealers on their perceived ability to obtain "best execution" in effecting transactions in its clients' portfolios. In selecting broker-dealers to effect portfolio transactions relating to equity securities, the advisor considers the full range and quality of a broker-dealer's research and brokerage services, including, but not limited to, the following:

• applicable commission rates and other transaction costs charged by the broker-dealer

• value of research provided to the advisor by the broker-dealer (including economic forecasts, fundamental and technical advice on individual securities, market analysis, and advice, either directly or through publications or writings, as to the value of securities, availability of securities or of purchasers/sellers of securities)

• timeliness of the broker-dealer's trade executions

• efficiency and accuracy of the broker-dealer's clearance and settlement processes

• broker-dealer's ability to provide data on securities executions

• financial condition of the broker-dealer

• the quality of the overall brokerage and customer service provided by the broker-dealer

In transactions to buy and sell fixed-income securities, the selection of the broker- dealer is determined by the availability of the desired security and its offering price, as well as the broker-dealer's general execution and operational and financial capabilities in the type of transaction involved. The advisor will seek to obtain prompt execution of orders at the most favorable prices or yields. The advisor does not consider the receipt of products or services other than brokerage or research services in selecting broker-dealers.

On an ongoing basis, the advisor seeks to determine what levels of commission rates are reasonable in the marketplace. In evaluating the reasonableness of commission rates, the advisor considers:

• rates quoted by broker-dealers

• the size of a particular transaction, in terms of the number of shares, dollar amount, and number of clients involved

• the ability of a broker-dealer to execute large trades while minimizing market impact

• the complexity of a particular transaction

• the nature and character of the markets on which a particular trade takes place

• the level and type of business done with a particular firm over a period of time

• the ability of a broker-dealer to provide anonymity while executing trades

• historical commission rates

• rates that other institutional investors are paying, based on publicly available information

The brokerage commissions paid by the funds may exceed those that another broker-dealer might have charged for effecting the same transactions, because of the value of the brokerage and research services provided by the broker-dealer. Research services furnished by broker-dealers through whom the funds effect securities transactions may be used by the advisor in servicing all of its accounts, and not all such services may be used by the advisor in managing the portfolios of the funds.

Pursuant to its internal allocation procedures, the advisor regularly evaluates the brokerage and research services provided by each broker-dealer that it uses. On a periodic basis, members of the advisor's portfolio management team assess the quality and value of research and brokerage services provided by each broker-dealer that provides execution services and research to the advisor for its clients' accounts. The results of the periodic assessments are used to add or remove brokers from the approved brokers list, if needed, and to set research budgets for the following period. Execution-only brokers are used where deemed appropriate.

In the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the brokerage commissions including, as applicable, futures commissions, of each fund are listed in the following table.

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| *Fund* | *2025* | *2024* | *2023* |
| Disciplined Core Equity | $423433 | $408540 | $978674 |
| Disciplined Growth | $87815 | $153951 | $265140 |
| Disciplined Value | $557016 | $607075 | $1115440 |
| Global Gold | $248711 | $466505 | $371982 |
| Small Company | $96083 | $86680 | $98827 |
| Utilities | $82316 | $86180 | $114917 |

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Brokerage commissions paid by a fund may vary significantly from year to year as a result of changing asset levels throughout the year, portfolio turnover, varying market conditions, and other factors. The decreased brokerage commissions for Disciplined Core Equity Fund in 2024 were correlated with lower turnover for the period.

**Regular Broker-Dealers**

As of the end of its most recently completed fiscal year, each of the funds listed below owned securities of its regular brokers or dealers (as identified by Rule 10b-1 under the Investment Company Act) or of their parent companies.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| *Fund* | *Broker, Dealer or Parent* | *Value of Securities Owned<br>As of June 30, 2025* |
| **Disciplined Core Equity** | Bank of America Corp. | $2721373 |
|  | Evercore Inc. | $1188628 |
|  | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | $2967596 |
|  | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | $45830422 |
|  | Morgan Stanley | $2717190 |
|  | Wells Fargo & Co. | $2592844 |
| **Disciplined Growth** | Evercore Inc. | $239508 |
|  | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | $745968 |
| **Disciplined Value** | Bank of America Corp. | $21670194 |
|  | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | $2252061 |
|  | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | $94317290 |
|  | Morgan Stanley | $5216187 |
|  | Wells Fargo & Co. | $19945313 |
| **Global Gold** |  |  |
| **Small Company** |  |  |
| **Utilities** |  |  |

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**Information About Fund Shares**

Each of the funds named on the front of this statement of additional information is a series of shares issued by the corporation, and shares of each fund have equal voting rights. In addition, each series (or fund) may be divided into separate classes. See *Multiple Class Structure*, which follows. Additional funds and classes may be added without a shareholder vote.

Each fund votes separately on matters affecting that fund exclusively. Voting rights are not cumulative, so investors holding more than 50% of the corporation's (all funds') outstanding shares may be able to elect a Board of Directors. The corporation undertakes dollar-based voting, meaning that the number of votes a shareholder is entitled to is based upon the dollar amount of the shareholder's investment. The election of directors is determined by the votes received from all the corporation's shareholders without regard to whether a majority of shares of any one fund voted in favor of a particular nominee or all nominees as a group.

The assets belonging to each series are held separately by the custodian and the shares of each series represent a beneficial interest in the principal, earnings and profit (or losses) of investments and other assets held for each series. Within their respective series or class, all shares have equal redemption rights. Each share, when issued, is fully paid and non-assessable.

Each shareholder has rights to dividends and distributions declared by the fund he or she owns and to the net assets of such fund upon its liquidation or dissolution proportionate to his or her share ownership interest in the fund.

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**Multiple Class Structure** 

The corporation's Board of Directors has adopted a multiple class plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the Investment Company Act. The plan is described in the prospectus of any fund that offers more than one class. Pursuant to such plan, the funds may issue the following classes of shares: Investor Class, I Class, Y Class, A Class, C Class, R Class and R5 Class. Not all funds offer all classes.

The Investor Class is made available to investors directly from American Century Investments and/or through some financial intermediaries. Additional information regarding eligibility for Investor Class shares may be found in the funds' prospectuses. The I Class is made available to institutional shareholders or through financial intermediaries that provide various shareholder and administrative services. Y Class shares are available through financial intermediaries that offer fee-based advisory programs. The A and C Classes also are made available through financial intermediaries, for purchase by individual investors who receive advisory and personal services from the intermediary. The R Class is made available through financial intermediaries and is generally used in 401(k) and other retirement plans. The R5 Class is generally available only to participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans where a financial intermediary provides recordkeeping services to plan participants. The classes have different unified management fees as a result of their separate arrangements for shareholder services. In addition, the A, C, and R Class shares each are subject to a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan (the A Class Plan, C Class Plan and R Class Plan, respectively, and collectively, the plans) described below. The plans have been adopted by the funds' Board of Directors in accordance with Rule 12b-1 adopted by the SEC under the Investment Company Act.

**Rule 12b-1** 

Rule 12b-1 permits an investment company to pay expenses associated with the distribution of its shares in accordance with a plan adopted by its Board of Directors and approved by its shareholders. Pursuant to such rule, the Board of Directors of the funds' A, C and R Classes have approved and entered into the A Class Plan, C Class Plan and R Class Plan, respectively. The plans are described below.

In adopting the plans, the Board of Directors (including a majority of directors who are not interested persons of the funds, as defined in the Investment Company Act, hereafter referred to as the independent directors) determined that there was a reasonable likelihood that the plans would benefit the funds and the shareholders of the affected class. Some of the anticipated benefits include improved name recognition of the funds generally; and growing assets in existing funds, which helps retain and attract investment management talent, provides a better environment for improving fund performance, and can lower the total expense ratio for funds with stepped-fee schedules. Pursuant to Rule 12b-1, information about revenues and expenses under the plans is presented to the Board of Directors quarterly.

Continuance of the plans must be approved by the Board of Directors, including a majority of the independent directors, annually. The plans may be amended by a vote of the Board of Directors, including a majority of the independent directors, except that the plans may not be amended to materially increase the amount spent for distribution without majority approval of the shareholders of the affected class. The plans terminate automatically in the event of an assignment and may be terminated upon a vote of a majority of the independent directors or by a majority of the outstanding shareholder votes of the affected class.

All fees paid under the plans will be made in accordance with Section 2830 of the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

**The Share Class Plans** 

As described in the prospectuses, the A, C and R Class shares of the funds are made available to persons purchasing through broker-dealers, banks, insurance companies and other financial intermediaries that provide various administrative, shareholder and distribution services. In addition, the A, C and R Classes are made available to participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans. The funds' distributor enters into contracts with various banks, broker-dealers, insurance companies and other financial intermediaries, with respect to the sale of the funds' shares and/or the use of the funds' shares in various investment products or in connection with various financial services.

Certain recordkeeping and administrative services that would otherwise be performed by the funds' transfer agent may be performed by a plan sponsor (or its agents) or by a financial intermediary for A, C and R Class investors. In addition to such services, the financial intermediaries provide various individual shareholder and distribution services.

To enable the funds' shares to be made available through such plans and financial intermediaries, and to compensate them for such services, the funds' Board of Directors has adopted the A, C and R Class Plans. Pursuant to the plans, the following fees are paid and described further below.

**A Class** 

The A Class pays the funds' distributor 0.25% annually of the average daily net asset value of the A Class shares. The distributor may use these fees to pay for certain ongoing shareholder and administrative services and for distribution services, including past distribution services. This payment is fixed at 0.25% and is not based on expenses incurred by the distributor.

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**C Class** 

The C Class pays the funds' distributor 1.00% annually of the average daily net asset value of the funds' C Class shares, 0.25% of which is paid for certain ongoing individual shareholder and administrative services and 0.75% of which is paid for distribution services, including past distribution services. This payment is fixed at 1.00% and is not based on expenses incurred by the distributor.

**R Class** 

The R Class pays the funds' distributor 0.50% annually of the average daily net asset value of the R Class shares. The distributor may use these fees to pay for certain ongoing shareholder and administrative services and for distribution services, including past distribution services. This payment is fixed at 0.50% and is not based on expenses incurred by the distributor.

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, the aggregate amount of fees paid under each class plan was:

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|  | *A Class* | *C Class* | *R Class* |
| Disciplined Core Equity | $122529 | $10919 | $105136 |
| Disciplined Growth | $144340 | $24918 | $82936 |
| Disciplined Value | $367077 | $41804 | $58740 |
| Global Gold | $52068 | $26257 | $37137 |
| Small Company | $16820 | $1887 | $11995 |

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The distributor then makes these payments to the financial intermediaries (including underwriters and broker-dealers, who may use some of the proceeds to compensate sales personnel) who offer the A, C and R Class shares for the services described below. No portion of these payments is used by the distributor to pay for advertising, printing costs or interest expenses.

Payments may be made for a variety of individual shareholder services, including, but not limited to:

(a)providing individualized and customized investment advisory services, including the consideration of shareholder profiles and specific goals;

(b)creating investment models and asset allocation models for use by shareholders in selecting appropriate funds;

(c)conducting proprietary research about investment choices and the market in general;

(d)periodic rebalancing of shareholder accounts to ensure compliance with the selected asset allocation;

(e)consolidating shareholder accounts in one place;

(f)paying service fees for providing personal, continuing services to investors, as contemplated by the Conduct Rules of FINRA; and

(g)other individual services.

Individual shareholder services do not include those activities and expenses that are primarily intended to result in the sale of additional shares of the funds.

Distribution services include any activity undertaken or expense incurred that is primarily intended to result in the sale of A, C and/or R Class shares, which services may include but are not limited to:

(a)paying sales commissions, on-going commissions and other payments to brokers, dealers, financial institutions or others who sell these shares pursuant to selling agreements;

(b)compensating registered representatives or other employees of the distributor who engage in or support distribution of the funds' shares;

(c)compensating and paying expenses (including overhead and telephone expenses) of the distributor;

(d)printing prospectuses, statements of additional information and reports for other-than-existing shareholders;

(e)preparing, printing and distributing sales literature and advertising materials provided to the funds' shareholders and prospective shareholders;

(f)receiving and answering correspondence from prospective shareholders, including distributing prospectuses, statements of additional information, and shareholder reports;

(g)providing facilities to answer questions from prospective shareholders about fund shares;

(h)complying with federal and state securities laws pertaining to the sale of fund shares;

(i)assisting shareholders in completing application forms and selecting dividend and other account options;

(j)providing other reasonable assistance in connection with the distribution of fund shares;

(k)organizing and conducting sales seminars and payments in the form of transactional and compensation or promotional incentives;

(l)profit on the foregoing; and

(m)such other distribution and services activities as the advisor determines may be paid for by the funds pursuant to the terms of the agreement between the corporation and the funds' distributor and in accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act.

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**Valuation of a Fund's Securities** 

The net asset value (NAV) for each class of each fund is calculated by adding the value of all portfolio securities and other assets attributable to the class, deducting liabilities, and dividing the result by the number of shares of the class outstanding. Expenses and interest earned on portfolio securities are accrued daily.

All classes of the funds except the A Class are offered at their NAV. The A Class of the funds is offered at its public offering price, which is the NAV plus the appropriate sales charge. This calculation may be expressed as a formula:

Offering Price = NAV/(1 – Sales Charge as a % of Offering Price)

For example, if the NAV of a fund's A Class shares is $5.00, the public offering price would be $5.00/(1-5.75%) = $5.31.

Each fund's NAV is calculated as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE) each day the NYSE is open for business. The NYSE usually closes at 4 p.m. Eastern time. The NYSE typically observes the following holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Washington's Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Although the funds expect the same holidays to be observed in the future, the NYSE may modify its holiday schedule at any time.

Equity equity securities (including exchange-traded funds) and other equity instruments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last reported official closing price or sale price as of the time of valuation. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price as provided by the exchange or clearing corporation. Portfolio securities primarily traded on foreign securities exchanges that are open later than the NYSE are valued at the last sale price reported at the time the NAV is determined.

Trading in equity securities on European and Asian securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets is normally completed at various times before the close of business on each day that the NYSE is open. Model-derived fair value factors may be applied to the market quotations of certain foreign equity securities whose last closing price was before the time the NAV was determined. Factors are based on observable market data and are generally provided by an independent pricing service. Such factors are designed to estimate the price of the foreign equity security that would have prevailed at the time the NAV is determined.

Trading of these securities in foreign markets may not take place on every day that the NYSE is open. In addition, trading may take place in various foreign markets and on some electronic trading networks on Saturdays or on other days when the NYSE is not open and on which the funds' NAVs are not calculated. Therefore, such calculations do not take place contemporaneously with the determination of the prices of many of the portfolio securities used in such calculation, and the value of the funds' portfolios may be affected on days when shares of the funds may not be purchased or redeemed.

When market quotations are not readily available or are believed by the valuation designee to be unreliable, securities and other assets are valued at fair value as determined in accordance with its policies and procedures.

Debt securities and swap agreements are generally valued using evaluated prices obtained from approved independent pricing services or at the most recent mean of the bid and asked prices provided by investment dealers in accordance with the valuation policies and procedures.

Pricing services will generally provide evaluated prices based on accepted industry conventions, which may require the pricing service to exercise its own discretion. Evaluated prices are commonly derived through utilization of market models that take into consideration various market factors, assumptions, and security characteristics including, but not limited to; trade data, quotations from broker-dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, related sector levels, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities and other relevant security-specific information. Pricing services may exercise discretion including, but not limited to; selecting and designing the valuation methodology, determining the source and relevance of inputs and assumptions, and assessing price challenges received from its clients. Pricing services may provide prices when market quotations are not available or when certain pricing inputs may be stale. The use of different models or inputs may result in different pricing services determining a different price for the same security. Pricing services generally value fixed-income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size but may consider trades of smaller sizes in their models. The fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller lot sizes, sometimes referred to as "odd-lots." Securities may trade at different prices when transacted in different lot sizes. The methods used by the pricing services and the valuations so established are reviewed by the valuation designee under the oversight of the Board of Directors.

There are a number of pricing services available, and the valuation designee, on the basis of ongoing evaluation of these services, may use other pricing services or discontinue the use of any pricing service in whole or in part.

Securities maturing within 60 days of the valuation date may also be valued at cost, plus or minus any amortized discount or premium, unless it is determined, based on established guidelines and procedures, that this would not result in fair valuation of a given security.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations or the methods described above are not readily available are valued in good faith in accordance with the valuation designee's procedures.

The value of any security or other asset denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars is then converted to U.S. dollars at the prevailing foreign exchange rate at the time the fund's NAV is determined. Securities that are neither listed on a securities exchange or traded over the counter may be priced using the mean of the bid and asked prices obtained from an independent broker who is an established market maker in the security.

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**Taxes** 

**Federal Income Taxes** 

Each fund intends to qualify annually as a regulated investment company (RIC) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). RICs generally are not subject to federal and state income taxes. To qualify as a RIC a fund must, among other requirements, distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains (if any) to investors each year. If a fund were not eligible to be treated as a RIC, it would be liable for taxes at the fund level on all of its income, significantly reducing its distributions to investors and eliminating investors' ability to treat distributions received from the fund in the same manner in which they were realized by the fund. Under certain circumstances, the Code allows funds to cure deficiencies that would otherwise result in the loss of RIC status, including by paying a fund-level tax.

To qualify as a RIC, a fund must meet certain requirements of the Code, among which are requirements relating to sources of its income and diversification of its assets. A fund is also required to distribute 90% of its investment company taxable income each year. Additionally, a fund must declare dividends by December 31 of each year equal to at least 98% of ordinary income (as of December 31) and 98.2% of capital gains (as of October 31) to avoid the nondeductible 4% federal excise tax on any undistributed amounts.

A fund's transactions in foreign currencies, forward contracts, options, futures contracts (including options and futures contracts on foreign currencies) and short sales will be subject to special provisions of the Code that, among other things, may affect the character of gains and losses realized by the fund (i.e., may affect whether gains or losses are ordinary or capital), accelerate recognition of income to the fund, defer fund losses, and affect the determination of whether capital gains and losses are characterized as long-term or short-term capital gains or losses. These rules could therefore affect the character, amount and timing of distributions to shareholders. These provisions also may require a fund to mark-to-market certain types of the positions in its portfolio (i.e., treat them as if they were sold), which may cause the fund to recognize income without receiving cash with which to make distributions in amounts necessary to satisfy the distribution requirements of the Code for relief from income and excise taxes. A fund will monitor its transactions and may make such tax elections as fund management deems appropriate with respect to these transactions.

A fund's investments in foreign securities may be subject to withholding and other taxes imposed by foreign countries. However, tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate such taxes. Any foreign taxes paid by a fund will reduce its dividend distributions to investors.

If more than 50% of the value of a fund's total assets at the end of its fiscal year consists of securities of foreign corporations, the fund may make an election with the Internal Revenue Service with respect to such fiscal year so that fund shareholders may be able to claim a foreign tax credit for foreign taxes paid by the fund. If such an election is made, the eligible foreign taxes will be treated as income received by you. In order for you to utilize the foreign tax credit, you must have held your shares for 16 days or more during the 31-day period, beginning 15 days prior to the ex-dividend date for the mutual fund shares. The mutual fund must meet a similar holding period requirement with respect to securities to which a dividend is attributable. Any foreign taxes withheld on payments made "in lieu of" dividends or interest with respect to loaned securities will not qualify for the pass-through foreign tax credit to shareholders. Any portion of the foreign tax credit that is ineligible will be deducted in computing net investment income.

If a fund purchases the securities of certain foreign entities called passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), capital gains on the sale of such holdings will be deemed ordinary income regardless of how long the fund holds the investment. The fund also may be subject to corporate income tax and an interest charge on certain dividends and capital gains earned from these investments, regardless of whether such income and gains are distributed to the fund. To avoid such tax and interest, the fund may elect to treat PFICs as sold on the last day of its fiscal year, mark-to-market these securities, and recognize any unrealized gains (or losses, to the extent of previously recognized gains) as ordinary income each year.

Certain bonds purchased by a fund may be treated as bonds that were originally issued at a discount. Original issue discount represents interest for federal income tax purposes and can generally be defined as the difference between the price at which a security was issued and its stated redemption price at maturity. Although no cash is actually received by a fund until the maturity of the bond, original issue discount is treated for federal income tax purposes as income earned by a fund over the term of the bond, and therefore is subject to the distribution requirements of the Code. The annual amount of income earned on such a bond by a fund generally is determined on the basis of a constant yield to maturity that takes into account the semiannual compounding of accrued interest. In addition, some of the bonds may be purchased by a fund at a discount that exceeds the original issue discount on such bonds, if any. This additional discount represents market discount for federal income tax purposes. The gain realized on the disposition of any bond having market discount generally will be treated as taxable ordinary income to the extent it does not exceed the accrued market discount on such bond (unless a fund elects to include market discount in income in tax years to which it is attributable or if the amount is considered de minimis). Generally, market discount accrues on a daily basis for each day the bond is held by a fund on a constant yield to maturity basis. In the case of any debt security having a fixed maturity date of not more than one year from date of issue, the gain realized on disposition generally will be treated as a short-term capital gain.

A fund's investment in affiliated funds and ETFs could affect the amount, timing and character of distributions from the funds, and therefore may increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders.

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As of June 30, 2025, the funds in the table below had the following capital loss carryovers. When a fund has a capital loss carryover, it does not make capital gains distributions until the loss has been offset. The Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 allows the funds to carry forward capital losses incurred in future taxable years for an unlimited period.

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| *Fund* | *Unlimited* |
| Disciplined Core Equity | - |
| Disciplined Growth | - |
| Disciplined Value | - |
| Global Gold | $(104324557) |
| Small Company | $(6318734) |
| Utilities | - |

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If you have not complied with certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and Regulations, either American Century Investments or your financial intermediary is required by federal law to withhold and remit to the IRS the applicable federal withholding rate of reportable payments (which may include dividends, capital gains distributions and redemption proceeds). Those regulations require you to certify that the Social Security number or tax identification number you provide is correct and that you are not subject to withholding for previous under-reporting to the IRS. You will be asked to make the appropriate certification on your account application. Payments reported by us to the IRS that omit your Social Security number or tax identification number will subject us to a non-refundable penalty of $50, which will be charged against your account if you fail to provide the certification by the time the report is filed.

If fund shares are purchased through taxable accounts, distributions either of cash or additional shares of net investment income and net short-term capital gains are taxable to you as ordinary income, unless they are designated as qualified dividend income and you meet a minimum required holding period with respect to your shares of a fund, in which case such distributions are taxed at the same rate as long-term capital gains. Qualified dividend income is a dividend received by a fund from the stock of a domestic or qualifying foreign corporation, provided that the fund has held the stock for a required holding period and the stock was not on loan at the time of the dividend. The required holding period for qualified dividend income is met if the underlying shares are held more than 60 days in the 121-day period beginning 60 days prior to the ex-dividend date. Dividends received by the funds on shares of stock of domestic corporations may qualify for the 70% dividends received deduction when distributed to corporate shareholders to the extent that the fund held those shares for more than 45 days.

Distributions from gains on assets held by the funds longer than 12 months are taxable as long-term gains regardless of the length of time you have held your shares in the fund. If you purchase shares in the fund and sell them at a loss within six months, your loss on the sale of those shares will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any long-term capital gains dividends you received on those shares.

Each fund may use the "equalization method" of accounting to allocate a portion of its earnings and profits to redemption proceeds. Although using this method generally will not affect a fund's total returns, it may reduce the amount that a fund would otherwise distribute to continuing shareholders by reducing the effect of redemptions of fund shares on fund distributions to shareholders.

A redemption of shares of a fund (including a redemption made in an exchange transaction) will be a taxable transaction for federal income tax purposes and you generally will recognize gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the basis of the shares and the amount received. If a loss is realized on the redemption of fund shares, the reinvestment in additional fund shares within 30 days before or after the redemption may be subject to the "wash sale" rules of the Code, postponing the recognition of such loss for federal income tax purposes.

A 3.8% Medicare contribution tax is imposed on net investment income, including interest, dividends and capital gains, provided you meet specified income levels.

**State and Local Taxes** 

Distributions by the funds also may be subject to state and local taxes, even if all or a substantial part of those distributions are derived from interest on U.S. government obligations which, if you received such interest directly, would be exempt from state income tax. However, most but not all states allow this tax exemption to pass through to fund shareholders when a fund pays distributions to its shareholders. You should consult your tax advisor about the tax status of such distributions in your own state.

The information above is only a summary of some of the tax considerations affecting the funds and their U.S. shareholders. No attempt has been made to discuss individual tax consequences. A prospective investor should consult with his or her tax advisors or state or local tax authorities to determine whether the funds are suitable investments.

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**Financial Statements**

The funds' financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. Their Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and the financial statements included in the funds' <u>[Form N-CSR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/827060/000082706025000067/ck0000827060-20250630.htm)</u> for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 are incorporated herein by reference.

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**Appendix A – Principal Shareholders**

As of September 30, 2025, the following shareholders owned more than 5% of the outstanding shares of a class of the funds. The table shows shares owned of record, unless otherwise noted.

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| *Fund/<br>Class* | *Shareholder* | *Percentage of Outstanding<br>Shares Owned Of Record* |
| **Disciplined Core Equity** | **Disciplined Core Equity** | **Disciplined Core Equity** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co Inc<br>San Francisco, California | 13% |
|  | National Financial Services LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 8% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Class |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;American United Life<br>Indianapolis, Indiana<br>*Includes 10.47% registered for the benefit of Group Retirement Annuity II.* | 14% |
|  | Pershing LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 10% |
|  | M L P F & S<br>Jacksonville, Florida | 7% |
|  | BNY Mellon Investment Servicing Inc FBO Primerica Financial Services <br>King of Prussia, Pennsylvania | 6% |
|  | National Financial Services LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 6% |
|  | American Enterprise Investment Svc<br>Minneapolis, Minnesota | 5% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class |
|  | LPL Financial<br>San Diego, California | 17% |
|  | American Enterprise Investment Svc<br>Minneapolis, Minnesota | 13% |
|  | Ascensus Trust Company FBO Trunnell Insurance LLC 401(K) P/S P <br>Fargo, North Dakota | 10% |
|  | Fifth Third Bank FBO The EPTC Custodial Trust<br>Cincinnati, Ohio | 10% |
|  | Raymond James Omnibus for Mutual Fund House Acct Firm<br>St. Petersburg, Florida | 9% |
|  | Matrix Trust Company as Agent for Advisor Trust, Inc. Teresa A. Games 403B<br>Denver, Colorado | 6% |
|  | Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC<br>Saint Louis, Missouri | 6% |
|  | Pershing LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 6% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Class |
|  | DCGT Trustee & or Custodian FBO PLIC Various Retirement Plans Omnibus<br>Des Moines, Iowa | 24% |
|  | National Financial Services LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 21% |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co Inc<br>San Francisco, California | 18% |
|  | Empower Trust FBO Employee Benefits Clients 401K<br>Greenwood Vlg, Colorado | 12% |
|  | American Enterprise Investment SVC<br>Minneapolis, Minnesota | 6% |

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| *Fund/<br>Class* | *Shareholder* | *Percentage of Outstanding<br>Shares Owned Of Record* |
| **Disciplined Core Equity** | **Disciplined Core Equity** | **Disciplined Core Equity** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Class |
|  | John Hancock Trust Co LLC <br>Boston, Massachusetts | 6% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R Class |
|  | Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company<br>Springfield, Massachusetts | 17% |
|  | Voya Institutional Trust Company<br>Windsor, Connecticut | 14% |
|  | Hartford Life Insurance Company Separate Account<br>Hartford, Connecticut | 14% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R5 Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R5 Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R5 Class |
|  | Great-West Trust Co LLC TTEE F Employee Benefits Clients 401K<br>Greenwood Vlg, Colorado | 43% |
|  | National Financial Services LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 17% |
|  | Nationwide Trust Co FSB C/O IPO Portfolio Accounting<br>Columbus, Ohio | 15% |
|  | State St Bk/Tr as Ttee and/or Cust FBO ADP Access Product<br>Boston, Massachusetts | 9% |
|  | Matrix Trust Company Cust FBO Riverland Industries Inc 401(K)<br>Denver, Colorado | 8% |
| **Disciplined Growth** | **Disciplined Growth** | **Disciplined Growth** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co Inc<br>San Francisco, California | 10% |
|  | National Financial Services LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 8% |
|  | Pershing LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 5% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Class |
|  | BNY Mellon Investment Servicing Inc FBO Primerica Financial Services<br>King of Prussia, Pennsylvania | 38% |
|  | American Enterprise Investment Svc<br>Minneapolis, Minnesota | 10% |
|  | MSSB LLC<br>New York, New York | 7% |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co Inc<br>San Francisco, California | 6% |
|  | Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC<br>Saint Louis, Missouri | 5% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class |  |
|  | American Enterprise Investment Svc<br>Minneapolis, Minnesota | 38% |

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| *Fund/<br>Class* | *Shareholder* | *Percentage of Outstanding<br>Shares Owned Of Record* |
| **Disciplined Growth** | **Disciplined Growth** | **Disciplined Growth** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class |  |
|  | Pershing LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 28% |
|  | Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC<br>Saint Louis, Missouri | 14% |
|  | LPL Financial<br>San Diego, California | 6% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Class |
|  | National Financial Services LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 52% |
|  | American Enterprise Investment Svc<br>Minneapolis, Minnesota | 20% |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co Inc<br>San Francisco, California | 9% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R Class |
|  | Sammons Financial Network LLC<br>West Des Moines, Iowa | 35% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R5 Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R5 Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R5 Class |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Matrix Trust Company<br>Denver, Colorado<br>*Includes 30.66% registered for the benefit of Pathways of the River and 22.70% registered for the benefit of Lawgate 401(K) Profit Sharing Plan.* | 53% |
|  | National Financial Services LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 29% |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Empower Trust<br>Greenwood Vlg, Colorado <br>*Includes 5.01% registered for the benefit of Employee Benefits Clients 401K*  | 6% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Y Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Y Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Y Class |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co Inc<br>San Francisco, California | 97% |
| **Disciplined Value** | **Disciplined Value** | **Disciplined Value** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co Inc<br>San Francisco, California | 11% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Class |
|  | State St Bk/Tr as Ttee and/or Cust FBO ADP Access Product<br>Boston, Massachusetts | 26% |
|  | UMB Bank NA SFR FBO Fiduciary for Tax-Deferred Accts Group<br>Topeka, Kansas | 24% |
|  | Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company<br>Windsor, Connecticut | 11% |
|  | M L P F & S<br>Jacksonville, Florida | 6% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class |
|  | American Enterprise Investment Svc<br>Minneapolis, Minnesota | 22% |
|  | Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC<br>Saint Louis, Missouri | 20% |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co Inc<br>San Francisco, California | 14% |
|  | Raymond James Omnibus for Mutual Fund House Acct Firm<br>St. Petersburg, Florida | 10% |

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| *Fund/<br>Class* | *Shareholder* | *Percentage of Outstanding<br>Shares Owned Of Record* |
| **Disciplined Value** | **Disciplined Value** | **Disciplined Value** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class |
|  | LPL Financial<br>San Diego, California | 9% |
|  | Pershing LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 8% |
|  | M L P F & S<br>Jacksonville, Florida | 7% |
|  | National Financial Services LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 5% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Class |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;OK Pub Emp Ret Sys Brd of Tr c/o Fascore LLC<br>Greenwood Vlg, Colorado<br>*Includes 37.60% registered for the benefit of OK St Emp DCP Soonersave 457 and 9.21% registered for the benefit of OK St Emp Def Sav Inc.* | 47% |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co Inc<br>San Francisco, California | 11% |
|  | National Financial Services LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 7% |
|  | Nationwide Trust Company FSB<br>Columbus, Ohio | 7% |
|  | American Enterprise Investment Svc<br>Minneapolis, Minnesota | 7% |
|  | Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC <br>Saint Louis, Missouri | 6% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R Class |
|  | DCGT Trustee & or Custodian FBO PLIC Various Retirement Plans<br>Des Moines, Iowa | 21% |
|  | State St Bk/Tr as Ttee and/or Cust FBO ADP Access Product<br>Boston, Massachusetts | 15% |
|  | Empower Trust Co LLC FBO Planpremier RTMT Plans Omnibus<br>Greenwood Vlg, Colorado | 12% |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ascensus Trust Company<br>Fargo, North Dakota <br>*Includes 5.54% FBO E Labs, Inc. 401(K) P/S Plan* | 7% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R5 Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R5 Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R5 Class |
|  | DCGT Trustee & or Custodian FBO PLIC Various Retirement Plans<br>Des Moines, Iowa | 59% |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Great-West Trust Company LLC TTEE F <br>Greenwood Vlg, Colorado<br>*Includes 10.65% Employee Benefits Clients 401K* | 13% |
|  | M L P F & S<br>Jacksonville, Florida | 9% |
|  | National Financial Services LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 7% |
| **Global Gold** | **Global Gold** | **Global Gold** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Todd R. Henderson & Laura H. Henderson<br>Lancaster, South Carolina<br>*Includes 5.94% registered for the benefit of Todd R. Henderson D/B/A Revelation 316 LLC and 5.73% registered for the benefit of Todd R. Henderson & Laura H. Henderson TEN ENT*  | 12% |
|  | National Financial Services LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 11% |

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|:---|:---|:---|
| *Fund/<br>Class* | *Shareholder* | *Percentage of Outstanding<br>Shares Owned Of Record* |
| **Global Gold** | **Global Gold** | **Global Gold** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co Inc<br>San Francisco, California | 11% |
|  | Nutramax Laboratories Inc<br>Lancaster, South Carolina | 5% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Class |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Empower Trust Co LLC<br>Greenwood Vlg, Colorado <br>*Includes 15.42% registered FBO Planpremier Rtmt Plans Omnibus* | 16% |
|  | Pershing LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 15% |
|  | BNY Mellon Investment Servicing Inc FBO Primerica Financial Services<br>King of Prussia, Pennsylvania | 7% |
|  | State St Bk/Tr as Ttee and/or Cust FBO ADP Access Product<br>Boston, Massachusetts | 6% |
|  | DCGT Trustee & or Custodian FBO PLIC Various Retirement Plans Omnibus<br>Des Moines, Iowa | 6% |
|  | Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC<br>Saint Louis, Missouri | 5% |
|  | National Financial Services LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 5% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class |
|  | National Financial Services LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 23% |
|  | Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC<br>Saint Louis, Missouri | 15% |
|  | Pershing LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 13% |
|  | American Enterprise Investment Svc<br>Minneapolis, Minnesota | 12% |
|  | JP Morgan Securities LLC<br>Brooklyn, New York | 11% |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co Inc<br>San Francisco, California | 10% |
|  | LPL Financial<br>San Diego, California | 6% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Class |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co Inc<br>San Francisco, California | 58% |
|  | American Enterprise Investment Svc<br>Minneapolis, Minnesota | 11% |
|  | National Financial Services LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 11% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R Class |
|  | Empower Trust Co LLC FBO Planpremier Rtmt Plans Omnibus<br>Greenwood Vlg, Colorado | 14% |
|  | Equitable Life Insurance For Sep Acct 65 on Behalf of Various 401K Expediter Plans<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 6% |
|  | State St Bk/Tr as Ttee and/or Cust FBO ADP Access Product<br>Boston, Massachusetts | 6% |

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|:---|:---|:---|
| *Fund/<br>Class* | *Shareholder* | *Percentage of Outstanding<br>Shares Owned Of Record* |
| **Small Company** | **Small Company** | **Small Company** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co Inc<br>San Francisco, California | 14% |
|  | National Financial Services LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 7% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Class |
|  | Nationwide Trust Company FSB C/O IPO Portfolio Accounting<br>Columbus, Ohio | 31% |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co Inc<br>San Francisco, California | 13% |
|  | BNY Mellon Investment Servicing Inc FBO Primerica Financial Services<br>King of Prussia, Pennsylvania | 11% |
|  | State St Bk/Tr as Ttee and/or Cust FBO ADP Access Product<br>Boston, Massachusetts | 11% |
|  | Nationwide Life Insurance Company (QPVA)<br>Columbus, Ohio | 8% |
|  | Pershing LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 5% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C Class |
|  | Grace Rouxinol-Case<br>New Bedford, Massachusetts | 31% |
|  | National Financial Services LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 14% |
|  | Patricia N Klennert<br>Theilman, Minnesota | 13% |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co Inc<br>San Francisco, California | 9% |
|  | SSB&T Cust Liberty Mortgage Associates Simple<br>Loxahatchee, Florida | 7% |
|  | SSB&T Cust Zenith Specialties LP Simple IRA<br>Urich, Missouri | 7% |
|  | SSB&T Cust for the IRA Roth of Kandice Mascotti<br>Rochester, Minnesota | 6% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Class |
|  | National Financial Services LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 28% |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co Inc<br>San Francisco, California | 24% |
|  | Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC<br>Saint Louis, Missouri | 19% |
|  | Nationwide Trust Company FSB<br>Columbus, Ohio | 13% |
|  | Pershing LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 7% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R Class |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mid Atlantic Trust Company<br>Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<br>*Includes 12.74% registered for the benefit of Adler Institute for Advanced 401K; 7.22% registered for the benefit of R&K Concrete Cutting Inc 401(K) PR.* | 25% |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FIIOC <br>Covington, Kentucky<br>*Includes 6.07% registered FBO Designing Smiles PSC 401(K) and Profit Sharing Plan* | 13% |

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|:---|:---|:---|
| *Fund/<br>Class* | *Shareholder* | *Percentage of Outstanding<br>Shares Owned Of Record* |
| **Small Company** | **Small Company** | **Small Company** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R Class |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Empower Trust Co LLC <br>Greenwood Vlg, Colorado<br>*Includes 9.31% FBO Planpremier Rtmt Plans Omnibus* | 11% |
|  | Hartford<br>Hartford, Connecticut | 8% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R5 Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R5 Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R5 Class |
|  | National Financial Services LLC<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 45% |
|  | Great-West Trust Co LLC TTEE F Employee Benefits Clients 401K<br>Greenwood Vlg, Colorado | 37% |
|  | State Street Bank Trustee and/or Custodian FBO ADP Access Product<br>Boston, Massachusetts | 17% |
| **Utilities** | **Utilities** | **Utilities** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Class |
|  | Charles Schwab & Co Inc<br>San Francisco, California | 15% |
|  | National Financial Services LLX<br>Jersey City, New Jersey | 11% |

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A shareholder owning beneficially more than 25% of the corporation's outstanding shares may be considered a controlling person. The vote of any such person could have a more significant effect on matters presented at a shareholders' meeting than votes of other shareholders. The funds are unaware of any shareholders, beneficial or of record, who own more than 25% of the voting securities of the corporation. As of September 30, 2025, the officers and directors of the funds, as a group, owned 19.20% of Small Company Class I and less than 1% of all other classes of the funds' outstanding shares.

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**Appendix B – Sales Charges and Payments to Dealers** 

**Sales Charges** 

The sales charges applicable to the A and C Classes of the funds are described in the prospectuses for those classes in the section titled *Investing Through a Financial Intermediary.* Shares of the A Class are subject to an initial sales charge, which declines as the amount of the purchase increases. Additional information regarding reductions and waivers of the A Class sales charge may be found in the funds' prospectuses.

Shares of the A and C Classes are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) upon redemption of the shares in certain circumstances. The specific charges and when they apply are described in the relevant prospectuses. The CDSC may be waived for certain redemptions by some shareholders, as described in the prospectuses.

An investor may terminate his relationship with an intermediary at any time. If the investor does not establish a relationship with a new intermediary and transfer any accounts to that new intermediary, such accounts may be exchanged to the Investor Class of the fund, if such class is available. The investor will be the shareholder of record of such accounts. In this situation, any applicable CDSCs will be charged when the exchange is made.

The aggregate CDSCs paid to the distributor for the A Class shares in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, were:

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| Disciplined Growth | $5 |
| Disciplined Value | $95 |
| Small Company | $2 |

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The aggregate CDSCs paid to the distributor for the C Class shares in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, were:

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| Disciplined Core Equity | $164 |
| Disciplined Growth | $18 |
| Disciplined Value | $280 |
| Global Gold | $510 |

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**Payments to Dealers** 

The funds' distributor expects to pay dealer commissions to the financial intermediaries who sell A and/or C Class shares of the fund at the time of such sales. Payments for A Class shares are as follows:

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| *Purchase Amount* | *Dealer Commission as a % of Offering Price* |
| < $50,000 | 5.00% |
| $50000 - $99999 | 4.00% |
| $100000 - $249999 | 3.25% |
| $250000 - $499999 | 2.00% |
| $500000 - $999999 | 1.75% |
| $1000000 - $3999999 | 1.00% |
| $4000000 - $9999999 | 0.50% |
| > $10,000,000 | 0.25% |

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No dealer commission will be paid on purchases by employer-sponsored retirement plans. For this purpose, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs or SARSEPs. Payments will equal 1.00% of the purchase price of the C Class shares sold by the intermediary. The distributor will retain the 12b-1 fee paid by the C Class of funds for the first 12 months after the shares are purchased. This fee is intended in part to permit the distributor to recoup a portion of on-going sales commissions to dealers plus financing costs, if any. Beginning with the first day of the 13th month, the distributor will make the C Class distribution and individual shareholder services fee payments described above to the financial intermediaries involved on a quarterly basis. In addition, C Class purchases and A Class purchases greater than $1,000,000 are subject to a CDSC as described in the prospectuses.

From time to time, the distributor may make additional concessions to dealers, including but not limited to payment assistance for conferences and seminars, provision of sales or training programs for dealer employees and/or the public (including, in some cases, payment for travel expenses for registered representatives and other dealer employees who participate), advertising and sales campaigns about a fund or funds, and assistance in financing dealer-sponsored events. Other payments may be offered as well, and all such payments will be consistent with applicable law, including the then-current rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Such payments will not change the price paid by investors for shares of the funds.

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**Appendix C – Buying and Selling Fund Shares** 

Information about buying, selling, exchanging and, if applicable, converting fund shares is contained in the funds' prospectuses. The prospectuses are available to investors without charge and may be obtained by calling us.

**Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans** 

Certain group employer-sponsored retirement plans that hold a single account for all plan participants with the fund, or that are part of a retirement plan or platform offered by banks, broker-dealers, financial advisors or insurance companies, or serviced by retirement recordkeepers are eligible to purchase Investor, A, C, R and R5 Class shares. Employer-sponsored retirement plans are not eligible to purchase I or Y Class shares. However, employer-sponsored retirement plans that were invested in the I Class prior to April 10, 2017 may make additional purchases. A and C Class purchases are available at net asset value with no dealer commission paid to the financial professional, and do not incur a CDSC. A, C and R Class shares purchased in employer-sponsored retirement plans are subject to applicable distribution and service (12b-1) fees, which the financial intermediary begins receiving immediately at the time of purchase. American Century does not impose minimum initial investment amount, plan size or participant number requirements by class for employer-sponsored retirement plans; however, financial intermediaries or plan recordkeepers may require plans to meet different requirements.

Examples of employer-sponsored retirement plans include the following:

• 401(a) plans

• pension plans

• profit sharing plans

• 401(k) plans (including plans with a Roth 401(k) feature, SIMPLE 401(k) plans and Solo 401(k) plans)

• money purchase plans

• target benefit plans

• Taft-Hartley multi-employer pension plans

• SERP and "Top Hat" plans

• ERISA trusts

• employee benefit plans and trusts

• employer-sponsored health plans

• 457 plans

• KEOGH or HR(10) plans

• employer-sponsored 403(b) plans (including plans with a Roth 403(b) feature)

• nonqualified deferred compensation plans

• nonqualified excess benefit plans

• nonqualified retirement plans

Traditional and Roth IRAs are not considered employer-sponsored retirement plans, and SIMPLE IRAs, SEP IRAs and SARSEPs are collectively referred to as Business IRAs. Business IRAs that (i) held shares of an A Class fund prior to March 1, 2009 that received sales charge waivers or (ii) held shares of an Advisor Class fund that was renamed A Class on March 1, 2010, may permit additional purchases by new and existing participants in A Class shares without an initial sales charge.

R Class IRA Accounts established prior to August 1, 2006 may make additional purchases.

**Waiver of Minimum Initial Investment Amounts — I Class** 

A financial intermediary, upon receiving prior approval from American Century Investments may waive applicable minimum initial investment amounts per shareholder for I Class shares in the following situations:

• Broker-dealers, banks, trust companies, registered investment advisors and other financial intermediaries may make I Class shares available with no initial investment minimum in fee based advisory programs or accounts where such program or account is traded omnibus by the financial intermediary;

• Qualified Tuition Programs under Section 529 that have entered into an agreement with the distributor; and

• Certain other situations deemed appropriate by American Century Investments.

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**Appendix D – Explanation of Fixed-Income Securities Ratings**

As described in the prospectuses, the funds invest in fixed-income securities. Those investments, however, are subject to certain credit quality restrictions, as noted in the prospectuses and in this statement of additional information. The following are examples of the rating categories referenced in the prospectus disclosure.

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| **Ratings of Corporate and Municipal Debt Securities** | **Ratings of Corporate and Municipal Debt Securities** |
| ***Standard & Poor's Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings\**** | ***Standard & Poor's Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings\**** |
| *Category* | *Definition* |
| AAA | An obligation rated 'AAA' has the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor's. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is extremely strong. |
| AA | An obligation rated 'AA' differs from the highest-rated obligations only to a small degree. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is very strong. |
| A | An obligation rated 'A' is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is still strong. |
| BBB | An obligation rated 'BBB' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. |
| BB;B; CCC; CC; and C | Obligations rated 'BB', 'B', 'CCC', 'CC', and 'C' are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. 'BB' indicates the least degree of speculation and 'C' the highest. While such obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposures to adverse conditions. |
| BB | An obligation rated 'BB' is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. |
| B | An obligation rated 'B' is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated 'BB', but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor's capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. |
| CCC | An obligation rated 'CCC' is currently vulnerable to nonpayment, and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. |
| CC | An obligation rated 'CC' is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment. The 'CC' rating is used when a default has not yet occurred, but Standard & Poor's expects default to be a virtual certainty, regardless of the anticipated time to default. |
| C | An obligation rated 'C' is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment, and the obligation is expected to have lower relative seniority or lower ultimate recovery compared to obligations that are rated higher. |
| D | An obligation rated 'D' is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the 'D' rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless Standard & Poor's believes that such payments will be made within five business days in the absence of a stated grace period or within the earlier of the stated grace period or 30 calendar days. The 'D' rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. An obligation's rating is lowered to 'D' if it is subject to a distressed exchange offer. |
| NR | This indicates that no rating has been requested, or that there is insufficient information on which to base a rating, or that Standard & Poor's does not rate a particular obligation as a matter of policy. |

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\*The ratings from "AA" to "CCC" may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.

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| Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Global Long-Term Rating Scale | Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Global Long-Term Rating Scale |
| Category | Definition |
| Aaa | Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, subject to the lowest level of credit risk. |
| Aa | Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk. |
| A | Obligations rated A are judged to be upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk. |
| Baa | Obligations rated Baa are judged to be medium-grade and subject to moderate credit risk and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics. |
| Ba | Obligations rated Ba are judged to be speculative and are subject to substantial credit risk. |
| B | Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk. |
| Caa | Obligations rated Caa are judged to be speculative of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk. |
| Ca | Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest. |
| C | Obligations rated C are the lowest rated and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest. |

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Note: Moody's appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category. Additionally, a "(hyb)" indicator is appended to all ratings of hybrid securities issued by banks, insurers, finance companies, and securities firms.

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| ***Fitch Investors Service, Inc. Long-Term Ratings*** | ***Fitch Investors Service, Inc. Long-Term Ratings*** |
| *Category* | *Definition* |
| AAA | **Highest credit quality.** 'AAA' ratings denote the lowest expectation of credit risk. They are assigned only in cases of exceptionally strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events. |
| AA | **Very high credit quality.** 'AA' ratings denote expectations of very low credit risk. They indicate very strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events. |
| A | **High credit quality.** 'A' ratings denote expectations of low credit risk. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings. |
| BBB | **Good credit quality.** 'BBB' ratings indicate that expectations of credit risk are currently low. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered adequate but adverse business or economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity. |
| BB | **Speculative.** 'BB' ratings indicate an elevated vulnerability to credit risk, particularly in the event of adverse changes in business or economic conditions over time; however, business or financial alternatives may be available to allow financial commitments to be met. |
| B | **Highly speculative.** 'B' ratings indicate that material credit risk is present. |
| CCC | **Substantial credit risk.** 'CCC' ratings indicate that substantial credit risk is present. |
| CC | **Very high levels of credit risk.** 'CC' ratings indicate very high levels of credit risk. |
| C | **Exceptionally high levels of credit risk.** 'C' indicates exceptionally high levels of credit risk. |

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Defaulted obligations typically are not assigned 'RD' or 'D' ratings, but are instead rated in the 'B' to 'C' rating categories, depending upon their recovery prospects and other relevant characteristics. This approach better aligns obligations that have comparable overall expected loss but varying vulnerability to default and loss.

Notes: The modifiers "+" or "-" may be appended to a rating to denote relative status within major rating categories. Such suffixes are not added to the 'AAA' obligation rating category, or to corporate finance obligation ratings in the categories below 'CCC'.

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| ***Standard & Poor's Corporate Short-Term Note Ratings*** | ***Standard & Poor's Corporate Short-Term Note Ratings*** |
| *Category* | *Definition* |
| A-1 | A short-term obligation rated 'A-1' is rated in the highest category by Standard & Poor's. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on these obligations is extremely strong. |
| A-2 | A short-term obligation rated 'A-2' is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is satisfactory. |
| A-3 | A short-term obligation rated 'A-3' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. |
| B | A short-term obligation rated 'B' is regarded as vulnerable and has significant speculative characteristics. The obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments; however, it faces major ongoing uncertainties which could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments. |
| C | A short-term obligation rated 'C' is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. |
| D | A short-term obligation rated 'D' is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the 'D' rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless Standard & Poor's believes that such payments will be made within any stated grace period. However, any stated grace period longer than five business days will be treated as five business days. The 'D' rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. An obligation's rating is lowered to 'D' if it is subject to a distressed exchange offer. |

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|:---|:---|
| ***Moody's Global Short-Term Rating Scale*** | ***Moody's Global Short-Term Rating Scale*** |
| *Category* | *Definition* |
| P-1 | Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-1 have a superior ability to repay short-term debt obligations. |
| P-2 | Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-2 have a strong ability to repay short-term debt obligations. |
| P-3 | Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-3 have an acceptable ability to repay short-term obligations. |
| NP | Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories. |

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| ***Fitch Investors Service, Inc. Short-Term Ratings*** | ***Fitch Investors Service, Inc. Short-Term Ratings*** |
| *Category* | *Definition* |
| F1 | **Highest short-term credit quality.** Indicates the strongest intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments; may have an added "+" to denote any exceptionally strong credit feature.  |
| F2 | **Good short-term credit quality.** Good intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. |
| F3 | **Fair short-term credit quality.** The intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is adequate.  |
| B | **Speculative short-term credit quality.** Minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, plus heightened vulnerability to near term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions. |
| C | **High short-term default risk.** Default is a real possibility. |
| RD | **Restricted default.** Indicates an entity that has defaulted on one or more of its financial commitments, although it continues to meet other financial obligations. Typically applicable to entity ratings only. |
| D | **Default** Indicates a broad-based default event for an entity, or the default of a short-term obligation. |

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| ***Standard & Poor's Municipal Short-Term Note Ratings*** | ***Standard & Poor's Municipal Short-Term Note Ratings*** |
| *Category* | *Definition* |
| SP-1 | Strong capacity to pay principal and interest. An issue determined to possess a very strong capacity to pay debt service is given a plus (+) designation. |
| SP-2 | Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest, with some vulnerability to adverse financial and economic changes over the term of the notes. |
| SP-3 | Speculative capacity to pay principal and interest. |

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| ***Moody's US Municipal Short-Term Debt Ratings*** | ***Moody's US Municipal Short-Term Debt Ratings*** |
| *Category* | *Definition* |
| MIG 1 | This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by established cash flows, highly reliable liquidity support, or demonstrated broad-based access to the market for refinancing. |
| MIG 2 | This designation denotes strong credit quality. Margins of protection are ample, although not as large as in the preceding group. |
| MIG 3 | This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Liquidity and cash-flow protection may be narrow, and market access for refinancing is likely to be less well-established. |
| SG | This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Debt instruments in this category may lack sufficient margins of protection. |

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| ***Moody's Demand Obligation Ratings*** | ***Moody's Demand Obligation Ratings*** |
| *Category* | *Definition* |
| VMIG 1 | This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by the superior short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand. |
| VMIG 2 | This designation denotes strong credit quality. Good protection is afforded by the strong short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand. |
| VMIG 3 | This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Adequate protection is afforded by the satisfactory short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand. |
| SG | This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Demand features rated in this category may be supported by a liquidity provider that does not have an investment grade short-term rating or may lack the structural and/or legal protections necessary to ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand. |

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**Appendix E – Proxy Voting Policies**

American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the "Adviser") is the investment manager for a variety of advisory clients, including the American Century family of funds. In such capacity, the Adviser has been delegated the authority to vote proxies with respect to investments held in certain accounts it manages. The following is a statement of the proxy voting policies (the "Policies") that have been adopted by the Adviser. In the exercise of proxy voting authority, which has been delegated to it by particular clients, the Adviser will apply the Policies in accordance with, and subject to, any specific policies that have been adopted by the client and communicated to and accepted by the Adviser in writing.

**I.General Principles**

In providing the service of voting client proxies, the Adviser is guided by general fiduciary principles, must act prudently, solely in the interest of its clients, and must not subordinate client interests to unrelated objectives. Except as otherwise indicated in these Policies, the Adviser will use its best efforts to vote all proxies with respect to investments held in the client accounts it manages. Shares may not be voted if the cost or administrative burden of voting shares of a particular portfolio company in the judgment of the Adviser exceeds the benefit to fund shareholders. The Adviser will attempt to consider all factors of its vote that could affect the value of the investment.

Although in most instances the Adviser will vote proxies consistently across all client accounts, the votes will be based on the best interests of each client. As a result, accounts managed by the Adviser may at times vote differently on the same proposals. Examples of when an account's vote might differ from other accounts managed by the Adviser include, but are not limited to, proxy contests and proposed mergers. In short, the Adviser will vote proxies in the manner that it believes will do the most to maximize shareholder value.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**A.Non-U.S. Proxies**

The Adviser will generally evaluate non-U.S. proxies in the context of the Policies but will also, where feasible, take into consideration differing laws, regulations, and practices in the relevant foreign market in determining if and how to vote. There may also be circumstances when practicalities and costs involved with non-U.S. investing make it disadvantageous to vote shares. For instance, the Adviser generally does not vote proxies in circumstances where share blocking restrictions apply, when meeting attendance is required in person, or when current share ownership disclosure is required.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**B.Stewardship and Engagement**

As long-term owners and as part of its stewardship efforts, the Adviser undertakes regular contact with portfolio company management to provide the Adviser an opportunity to gain additional information when voting proxies.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**C. Proposals Involving Sustainability Matters** 

The Adviser will vote with the expectation of maximizing shareholder value and believes that certain sustainability issues can potentially impact a company's long-term financial performance. On a case-by-case basis, the financial materiality and potential risks or economic impact of the sustainability issues underpinning proxy proposals are considered and it is ultimately each team's portfolio managers that are responsible for making the voting decision.

The portfolio management teams for portfolios that have sustainability considerations in their mandates can place emphasis around those considerations when voting proxies with the objective of enhancing outcomes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**D. Exception Voting** 

The Adviser reserves the right to vote contrary to the Policies when, in its opinion, the vote will do the most to maximize the investment objective of the account.

**II.Specific Proxy Matters**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**A.Routine Matters**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**1.Election of Directors**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a)***Generally.*** *(i)* The Adviser will generally support the election of directors that results in a board made up of a majority of independent directors. (ii) In general, the Adviser will vote in favor of management's director nominees if they are running unopposed. The Adviser believes that management is in the best position to evaluate the qualifications of directors and the needs and dynamics of a particular board. (iii) When management's nominees are opposed in a proxy contest, the Adviser will evaluate which nominees' publicly announced management policies and goals are most likely to maximize shareholder value, as well as the past performance of the incumbents (iv) The Adviser maintains the ability to vote against any candidate whom it believes is not qualified or if there are specific concerns about the individual, such as allegations of

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criminal wrongdoing or breach of fiduciary responsibilities. (v) Additional information the Adviser may consider concerning director nominees include, but is not limited to, whether (1) there is an adequate explanation for repeated absences at board meetings, (2) the nominee receives non-board fee compensation, (3) there is a family relationship between the nominee and the company's chief executive officer or controlling shareholder, and/or (4) the nominee has sufficient time and commitment to serve effectively in light of the nominee's service on other public company boards.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b)***Committee Service.*** The Adviser will withhold votes for non-independent directors who serve on the audit and/or compensation committees of the board.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c)***Classification of Boards.*** The Adviser believes classified boards represent a form of anti-takeover device, which is generally not in the interests of minority shareholders. Accordingly, the Adviser will generally support proposals that seek to declassify boards. Additionally, the Adviser will oppose efforts to adopt classified board structures.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d)***Majority Independent Board.*** The Adviser will support proposals calling for a majority of independent directors on a board. The Adviser believes that a majority of independent directors can help to facilitate objective decision making and enhance accountability to shareholders.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;e)***Majority Vote Standard for Director Elections.*** The Adviser will generally vote in favor of proposals calling for directors to be elected by an affirmative majority of the votes cast in a board election, provided that the proposal allows for a plurality voting standard in the case of contested elections. The Adviser may consider voting against such shareholder proposals where a company's board has adopted an alternative measure, such as a director resignation policy, that provides a meaningful alternative to the majority voting standard and appropriately addresses situations where an incumbent director fails to receive the support of the majority of the votes cast in an uncontested election.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;f)***Separate CEO and Chair.*** The Adviser will generally vote against shareholder proposals requesting an independent chair if the board is majority independent. Conversely, if the board is not majority independent, the Adviser will generally vote in favor of management proposals to separate the roles of CEO and chair of the board of directors.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;g)***Withholding Campaigns.*** The Adviser will generally support proposals calling for shareholders to withhold votes for directors where such actions will advance the principles set forth in paragraphs 1(a) through 1(f) above.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;h)***Director Indemnification.*** The Adviser will generally vote in favor of a corporation's proposal to indemnify its officers and directors in accordance with applicable state law. Indemnification arrangements are often necessary to attract and retain qualified directors.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**2.Ratification of Selection of Auditors**

The Adviser will generally rely on the judgment of the portfolio company's audit committee in selecting the independent auditors who will provide the best service to the company. The Adviser believes that independence of the auditors is paramount and will vote against auditors whose independence appears to be impaired. The Adviser will generally vote against proposed auditors in circumstances where the auditor has or may have a potential conflict of interest, including where: (a) an auditor has a financial interest in or association with the company, and is therefore not independent; (b) non-audit fees are excessive compared to audit fees (c) the audit firm's tenure is excessively long; or (d) there is reason to believe that the independent auditor has previously rendered an opinion to the company that is either inaccurate or not indicative of the company's financial position.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**B.Compensation Matters**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**1.Executive and Director Compensation**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a)***Advisory Vote on Compensation.*** The Adviser believes there are several effective ways to convey concerns about compensation including voting against the advisory vote on executive compensation (say-on-pay proposals), voting against specific incentive plans or amendments to incentive plans it deems excessive or withholding votes from compensation committee members. The Adviser will consider and vote on a case-by-case basis on say-on-pay proposals and will generally support management proposals unless there are inadequate risk-mitigation features or other specific concerns exist, including if the Adviser concludes that executive compensation is (i) misaligned with shareholder interests, (ii) unreasonable in amount, or (iii) not in the aggregate meaningfully tied to the company's performance.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b)***Frequency of Advisory Votes on Compensation.*** The Adviser generally supports the triennial option for the frequency of say-on-pay proposals but will consider management recommendations for an alternative approach.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c)***Clawback of Incentive Compensation.*** The Adviser expects portfolio companies to structure executive compensation plans in a manner that does not encourage excessive risk-taking or insulate management from the consequences of failures of risk management and oversight. The Adviser generally supports properly-structured clawback provisions in executive compensation plans as a way to mitigate the potential for excessive risk taking. In evaluating compensation clawback proposals, the Adviser will consider whether the company has a history of financial restatements, material financial problems, and any other factors deemed relevant.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*d)****Directors' Stock Options Plans.*** The Adviser believes that stock options are an appropriate form of compensation for directors, and the Adviser will generally vote for director stock option plans that are reasonable and do not result in excessive shareholder dilution. Analysis of such proposals will be made on a case-by-case basis and will take into account total board compensation and the company's total exposure to stock option plan dilution.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**2.Equity Based Compensation Plans**

The Adviser believes that equity-based compensation plans are economically significant issues upon which shareholders are entitled to vote. The Adviser recognizes that equity-based compensation plans can be useful in attracting and retaining desirable employees. The cost associated with such plans must be measured if plans are to be used appropriately to maximize shareholder value. The Adviser may conduct an analysis of stock option, stock bonus or similar plans or material amendments thereto, including replenishing a plan with additional shares.

Features that may result in the Adviser voting against the initial adoption of a plan or subsequent amendment to replenish the plan with additional shares include whether the plan:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a)Provides for immediate vesting of all stock options in the event of a change of control of the company without reasonable safeguards against abuse (see "Anti-Takeover Proposals" below);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b)Resets outstanding stock options at a lower strike price, unless accompanied by a corresponding and proportionate reduction in the number of shares designated. The Adviser will generally oppose adoption of stock option plans that explicitly or historically permit repricing of stock options, regardless of the number of shares reserved for issuance, since their effect is impossible to evaluate;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c)Establishes restriction periods shorter than three years for restricted stock grants;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d)Does not reasonably associate awards to performance of the company (especially as it relates to the selection of appropriate vesting metrics, which ideally should contain both absolute and relative measures); or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;e)Is excessively dilutive to the company. Factors that will be considered in the determination include the company's overall market capitalization, the performance of the company relative to its peers, and the maturity of the company and its industry; for example, technology companies often use options broadly throughout its employee base, which may justify somewhat greater dilution.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**3.Non-Stock Incentive Plans**

Management may propose a variety of non-stock, cash-based incentive or bonus plans to stimulate employee performance. In general, the cash or other corporate assets required for most incentive plans is not material, and the Adviser will vote in favor of such proposals. Case-by-case determinations will be made of the appropriateness of the amount of shareholder value transferred by proposed plans.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**C.Shareholder Rights**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**1.One Share, One Vote.** The Adviser generally supports proposals to equalize the voting rights of shareholders, including the elimination of special or super voting share classes and the establishment of single-class voting structures.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**2.Right to Call Special Shareholder Meetings.** The corporation statutes of many states allow minority shareholders at a certain threshold level of ownership to call a special meeting of shareholders. This right can be eliminated (or the threshold increased) by amendment to the company's charter documents. The Adviser believes that the right to call a special shareholder meeting is significant for minority shareholders; the elimination of such right will be viewed as an anti-takeover measure and the Adviser will generally vote against proposals attempting to eliminate this right and for proposals attempting to restore it.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**3.Right to Act by Written Consent.** The Adviser will generally vote for proposals to permit shareholders to act by written consent if the company does not currently permit shareholders to call for a special meeting or to act by written consent. The Adviser will generally vote against proposals on written consent if the company permits shareholders the right to call for a special meeting.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**4.Proxy Access.** The Adviser believes that the ability of qualifying shareholders to nominate a certain number of directors on the company's proxy statement may have corporate governance benefits. Accordingly, the Adviser will generally vote in favor of proposals to adopt proxy access rules offering a balanced set of limitations. When considering such proposals, the factors taken into account will include the following: (i) the ownership percentages and holding periods proposed; (ii) the maximum proportion of directors that shareholders may nominate each year; and (iii) any other material restrictions included in the proposal.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**D.Anti-Takeover Proposals**

In general, the Adviser will vote against any proposal, whether made by management or shareholders, which the Adviser believes would materially discourage a potential acquisition or takeover. In most cases an acquisition or takeover of a particular company will increase share value. The adoption of anti-takeover measures may prevent or frustrate a bid from being made, may prevent consummation of the acquisition, and may have a negative effect on share price when no acquisition proposal is pending. In particular circumstances, the Adviser may vote in favor of some forms of control protective measures if they are responsive to a particular circumstance, are narrowly focused and have a sunset provision reasonably tied to the circumstances.

The items below discuss specific anti-takeover proposals.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**1.Staggered Board**

If a company has a "staggered board," its directors are elected for terms of more than one year and only a segment of the board stands for election in any year. Therefore, a potential acquiror cannot replace the entire board in one year even if it controls a majority of the votes. Although staggered boards may provide some degree of continuity and stability of leadership and direction to the board of directors, the Adviser believes that staggered boards are primarily an anti-takeover device and will vote against establishing them and for eliminating them. However, the Adviser does not necessarily vote against the re-election of directors serving on staggered boards.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**2.Cumulative Voting**

Cumulative voting gives minority shareholders a stronger voice in the company and a greater chance for representation especially when a company maintains a staggered or classified board.

Accordingly, if a company has a staggered board, the Adviser will: a) vote in favor of any proposal to adopt cumulative voting, and b) vote against any proposal to eliminate cumulative voting that is already in place.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**3."Blank Check" Preferred Stock**

Blank check preferred stock gives the board of directors the ability to issue preferred stock, without further shareholder approval, with such rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions as may be set by the board. In response to a hostile takeover attempt, the board could issue such stock to a friendly party or "white knight" or could establish conversion rights or other rights in the preferred stock which would dilute the common stock and make an acquisition impossible or less attractive. The argument in favor of blank check preferred stock is that it gives the board flexibility in pursuing financing, acquisitions or other proper corporate purposes without incurring the time or expense of a shareholder vote. Generally, the Adviser will vote against blank check preferred stock. However, the Adviser may vote in favor of blank check preferred stock if the proxy statement discloses that such stock is limited to use for a specific, proper corporate objective such as a financing instrument.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**4.Elimination of Preemptive Rights**

When a company grants preemptive rights, existing shareholders are given an opportunity to maintain their proportional ownership when new shares are issued. A proposal to eliminate preemptive rights is a request from management to revoke that right.

While preemptive rights will protect the shareholder from having its equity diluted, it may also decrease a company's ability to raise capital through stock offerings or use stock for acquisitions or other proper corporate purposes. Preemptive rights may therefore result in a lower market value for the company's stock. In the long term, shareholders could be adversely affected by preemptive rights. The Adviser generally votes against proposals to grant preemptive rights and for proposals to eliminate preemptive rights.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**5.Non-targeted Share Repurchase**

A non-targeted share repurchase is generally used by company management to prevent the value of stock held by existing shareholders from deteriorating. A non-targeted share repurchase may reflect management's belief in the favorable business prospects of the company. The Adviser finds no disadvantageous effects of a non-targeted share repurchase and will generally vote for the approval of a non-targeted share repurchase subject to analysis of the company's financial condition.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**6.Increase in Authorized Common Stock**

The issuance of new common stock can also be viewed as an anti-takeover measure, although its effect on shareholder value would appear to be less significant than the adoption of blank check preferred stock. The Adviser will evaluate the amount of the proposed increase and the purpose or purposes for which the increase is sought. If the increase is not excessive and is sought for proper corporate purposes, the Adviser will generally vote to approve the increase. Proper corporate purposes might include, for example, the creation of additional stock to accommodate a stock split or stock dividend, additional stock required for a proposed acquisition, or additional stock required to be reserved upon exercise of employee stock option plans or employee stock purchase plans. Generally, the Adviser will vote in favor of an increase in authorized common stock of up to 100% outstanding and otherwise reserved for all legitimate corporate purposes; increases in excess of 100% are evaluated on a case-by-case basis and will be voted affirmatively if management has provided sound justification for the increase.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**7."Supermajority" Voting Provisions**

A "supermajority" voting provision is a provision placed in a company's charter documents which would require approval by the vote of greater than a simple majority (generally ranging from 66% to 90%) of shareholder votes to approve any type of acquisition of the company.

The supermajority provision makes an acquisition more time-consuming and expensive for the acquiror. Accordingly, the Adviser will generally vote against the introduction of supermajority provisions and in favor of their removal.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**8."Fair Price" Amendments**

Fair price amendments are another type of charter amendment that would require an offeror to pay a "fair" and uniform price to all shareholders in an acquisition. In general, fair price amendments are designed to protect shareholders from coercive, two-tier tender offers in which some shareholders may be merged out on disadvantageous terms. Fair price amendments also have an anti-takeover impact, although their adoption is generally believed to have less of a negative effect on stock price than other anti-takeover measures. The Adviser will carefully examine all fair price proposals. In general, the Adviser will vote against fair price proposals unless the Adviser concludes that it is likely that the share price will not be negatively affected, and the proposal will not discourage acquisition proposals.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**9.Poison Pills or Shareholder Rights Plans**

Some companies have retained some version of a poison pill plan (also known as a shareholder rights plan). Poison pill plans generally provide for the issuance of additional equity securities or rights to purchase equity securities upon the occurrence of certain events the company board deems hostile, such as the acquisition of a large block of stock.

The basic argument against poison pills is that they depress share value, discourage offers for the company and serve to "entrench" management. The basic argument in favor of poison pills is that they give management more time and leverage to deal with a takeover bid and, as a result, shareholders may receive a better price. The Adviser believes that the potential benefits of a poison pill plan are outweighed by the potential detriments. The Adviser will generally vote against all forms of poison pills.

The Adviser will, however, consider on a case-by-case basis poison pills that are very limited in time and preclusive effect. The Adviser will generally vote in favor of such a poison pill if it is linked to a business strategy that will – in the Adviser's view – likely result in greater value for shareholders, if the term is less than three years, and if shareholder approval is required to reinstate the expired plan or adopt a new plan at the end of this term.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**10.Change in Control Agreements**

Change in control (golden parachute) agreements provide substantial compensation to executives who are terminated as a result of a takeover or change in control of their company. The existence of such plans in reasonable amounts probably has only a slight anti-takeover effect. In voting, the Adviser will evaluate the specifics of the plan presented. Features that may result in the Adviser voting against the adoption or

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extension of such an agreement include the following: (a) single-trigger or modified-single-trigger cash severance; (b) single-trigger acceleration of unvested equity awards; (c) excessive cash severance (greater than 3X base salary and bonus), especially when triggering adverse tax consequences for the recipient, the company, or both; (d) excise tax gross-ups triggered and payable (as opposed to a provision that provides excise tax gross-ups); (e) excessive change in control payments (on an absolute basis or as a percentage of transaction equity value; (f) recent amendments that incorporate any problematic features (such as those above) or recent actions (such as extraordinary equity grants) that may make packages so attractive as to influence merger agreements that may not be in the best interests of shareholders; or (g) the company's assertion that a proposed transaction is conditioned on shareholder approval of the change in control advisory vote.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**11.Reincorporation**

Reincorporation in a new state is often proposed as one part of a package of anti-takeover measures. Several states provide some type of legislation that greatly discourages takeovers. The Adviser will examine reincorporation proposals on a case-by-case basis.

Generally, if the Adviser believes that the reincorporation will result in greater protection from takeovers, the reincorporation proposal will be opposed. The Adviser will also generally oppose reincorporation proposals involving jurisdictions that specify that directors can recognize non-shareholder interests over those of shareholders. When reincorporation is proposed for a legitimate business purpose and without the negative effects identified above, the Adviser will generally vote affirmatively.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**12.Confidential Voting**

Companies that have not previously adopted a "confidential voting" policy allow management to view the results of shareholder votes. This gives management the opportunity to contact those shareholders voting against management in an effort to change their votes.

Proponents of secret ballots argue that confidential voting enables shareholders to vote on all issues on the basis of merit without pressure from management to influence their decision. Opponents argue that confidential voting is more expensive and unnecessary; also, holding shares in a nominee name maintains shareholders' confidentiality. The Adviser believes that the only way to insure anonymity of votes is through confidential voting, and that the benefits of confidential voting outweigh the incremental additional cost of administering a confidential voting system. Therefore, the Adviser will generally vote in favor of any proposal to adopt confidential voting.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**13.Opting In or Out of State Takeover Laws**

State takeover laws typically are designed to make it more difficult to acquire a corporation organized in that state. The Adviser believes that the decision of whether or not to accept or reject offers of merger or acquisition should be made by the shareholders, without unreasonably restrictive state laws that may impose ownership thresholds or waiting periods on potential acquirors. Therefore, the Adviser will generally vote in favor of opting out of restrictive state takeover laws.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**E.Transaction-Related Proposals**

The Adviser will review transaction related proposals, such as mergers, acquisitions, and corporate reorganizations, on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration the impact of the transaction on each client account. In some instances, such as the approval of a proposed merger, a transaction may have a differential impact on client accounts depending on the securities held in each account. For example, whether a merger is in the best interest of a client account may be influenced by whether an account holds, and in what proportion, the stock of both the acquirer and the acquiror. In these circumstances, the Adviser may determine that it is in the best interests of the accounts to vote the accounts' shares differently on proposals related to the same transaction.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**F.Other Matters**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**1.Shareholder-sponsored proposals.** Proposals introduced by shareholders will be evaluated for linkage between the proposal, its economic impact, and its potential to maximize long-term shareholder value. Where the economic impact of a proposal is unclear, the Adviser will generally rely on management's assessment of the proposal if the Adviser believes the assessment is reasonable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;***2.Anti-Greenmail Shareholder Proposals.*** "Anti-greenmail" proposals generally limit the right of a corporation, without a shareholder vote, to pay a premium or buy out a 5% or greater shareholder. Management often argues that they should not be restricted from negotiating a deal to buy out a significant shareholder at a premium if they believe it is in the best interest of the company. Institutional shareholders generally believe that all shareholders should be able to vote on such a significant use of corporate assets.

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The Adviser believes that any repurchase by the company at a premium price of a large block of stock should be subject to a shareholder vote. Accordingly, it will generally vote in favor of anti-greenmail proposals.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;***3.Director Tenure.*** Director Tenure proposals ask that age and term restrictions be placed on the board of directors. The Adviser believes that these types of blanket restrictions are not necessarily in the best interests of shareholders and therefore will consider and assess such measures as appropriate.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;***4.Director Share Ownership.*** The Adviser will generally vote against shareholder proposals that would require directors to hold a minimum number of the company's shares to serve on the board of directors, in the belief that such ownership should be at the discretion of board members.

**III.Securities on Loan**

The Adviser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to monitor for material proxy votes with respect to loaned securities. In the event the Adviser has timely knowledge of a material vote, the Adviser will attempt to recall the loaned securities and submit a proxy in accordance with these proxy guidelines. Efforts to recall loaned securities may not be successful and there can be no guarantee that a valid proxy will be submitted in all cases.

**IV.Use of Proxy Advisory Services**

The Adviser may retain proxy advisory firms to provide services in connection with voting proxies, including, without limitation, to provide information on shareholder meeting dates and proxy materials, translate proxy materials printed in a foreign language, provide research on proxy proposals and voting recommendations in accordance with the Policies, provide systems to assist with casting the proxy votes, and provide reports and assist with preparation of filings concerning the proxies voted.

Prior to the selection of a proxy advisory firm and periodically thereafter, the Adviser will consider whether the proxy advisory firm has the capacity and competency to adequately analyze proxy issues and the ability to make recommendations based on material, accurate information in an impartial manner. Such considerations may include some or all of the following (i) periodic sampling of votes cast through the firm's systems to determine that votes are in accordance with the Adviser's Policies and its clients' best interests, (ii) onsite visits to the proxy advisory firm's office and/or discussions with the firm to determine whether the firm continues to have the resources (e.g. staffing, personnel, technology, etc.) capacity and competency to carry out its obligations to the Adviser, (iii) a review of the firm's policies and procedures, with a focus on those relating to identifying and addressing conflicts of interest and monitoring that current and accurate information is used in creating recommendations, (iv) requesting that the firm notify the Adviser if there is a change in the firm's material policies and procedures, particularly with respect to conflicts, or material business practices (e.g., entering or exiting new lines of business), and reviewing any such change, and (v) in case of an error made by the firm, discussing the error with the firm and determining whether appropriate corrective and preventative action is being taken. In the event the Adviser discovers an error in the research or voting recommendations provided by the firm, it will take reasonable steps to investigate the error and seek to determine whether the firm is taking reasonable steps to reduce similar errors in the future.

While the Adviser takes into account information from many different sources, including independent proxy advisory services, the decision on how to vote proxies will be made in accordance with these Policies.

**V.Monitoring Potential Conflicts of Interest**

The Adviser is responsible for monitoring and resolving possible conflicts between the interests of the Adviser and those of its clients with respect to proxy voting. The Adviser has adopted safeguards to address the potential that our proxy voting could be influenced by interests other than those of our fund shareholders and clients. Since our Policies are predetermined by the Adviser, application of the Policies to vote clients' proxies should in most instances adequately address any possible conflicts of interest. However, for proxy votes inconsistent with the Policies, the Adviser's Proxy Voting Committee reviews all such proxy votes to determine whether the portfolio manager's voting rationale appears reasonable and is consistent with the general principles of the Policies. The Proxy Voting Committee also assesses whether certain business or other significant relationships between the Adviser and a company could have influenced an inconsistent vote on that company's proxy. Issues raising possible conflicts of interest are referred to the Proxy Voting Committee for immediate resolution prior to the time the Adviser casts its vote. With respect to personal conflicts of interest, the Adviser's Code of Ethics requires all employees to avoid placing themselves in a compromising position where their interests may conflict with those of our clients and restricts their ability to engage in certain outside business activities. Portfolio managers and other personnel involved with proxy voting with a personal conflict of interest regarding a particular proxy vote must recuse themselves and not participate in the voting decisions with respect to that proxy.

In addition, to avoid any potential conflict of interest that may arise when the Adviser votes proxies of a fund, portfolio, or other account ("Adviser-Voted Portfolio") that owns shares of an American Century fund, the Adviser will "echo vote" such shares, if possible. Echo voting means the Adviser will vote the shares in the same proportion as the vote of all the other

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holders of the fund's shares. So, for example, if shareholders of a fund cast 80% of their votes in favor of a proposal and 20% against the proposal, any Adviser-Voted Portfolio that owns shares of such fund will cast 80% of its shares in favor of the proposal and 20% against. When this is not possible, shares will be voted in consultation with the Adviser-Voted Portfolio client or an appropriate fiduciary responsible for the client (e.g., a committee of the independent directors of a fund or the trustee of a retirement plan).

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The Policies will be examined from time to time and may be amended by the Adviser. With respect to matters that do not fit in the categories stated above, the Adviser will exercise its best judgment as a fiduciary to vote in the manner that will most enhance shareholder value.

Case-by-case determinations will be made by the Adviser. Electronic records will be kept of all votes made.

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Investment Company Act File No. 811-05447

CL-SAI-91877 2603

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