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The fund’s managers invest in debt securities of emerging markets issuers with strong balance sheets and positive trends in other key fundamentals.
The managers seek to outperform their benchmark over a complete market cycle through an investment process that blends fundamental credit research and top down analysis.
With experience spanning more than 20 years, the team’s expertise in emerging markets corporate debt includes extensive structuring and deal execution as well as deep knowledge of market structures in Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America.
International investing involves special risks, such as political instability and currency fluctuations. Investing in emerging markets may accentuate these risks. The lower rated securities in which the fund invests are subject to greater credit risk, default risk and liquidity risk. Generally, as interest rates rise, the value of the securities held in the fund will decline. The opposite is true when interest rates decline. The fund is classified as nondiversified. Because it is nondiversified, it may hold large positions in a small number of securities. To the extent it maintains such positions; a price change in any one of those securities may have a greater impact on the fund’s share price than if it were diversified.
Long-term total return primarily through investments in emerging markets corporate debt securities.
Designed to provide distinctive emerging markets exposure through investments in corporate debt securities. The fund's investment process blends fundamental credit research and top down analysis.
Co-Chief Investment Officer — Global Fixed Income, Senior Vice President
Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager
Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Senior Sovereign Analyst
Portfolio Manager and Senior Corporate Analyst
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International investing involves special risks, such as political instability and currency fluctuations. Investing in emerging markets may accentuate these risks.
The lower rated securities in which the fund invests are subject to greater credit risk, default risk and liquidity risk.
Generally, as interest rates rise, the value of the securities held in the fund will decline. The opposite is true when interest rates decline.
Net expense ratio is the total annual operating expense ratio for the fund, net of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Gross expense ratio is the total annual operating expense ratio for the fund, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Expense ratios are as of the funds' most current prospectus. This is the actual ratio that investors paid during the fund's most recent fiscal year.
W2 If your account falls below the minimum balance, you will be notified and given 90 days to meet the minimum. If the deadline is not met, American Century Investments may redeem the shares in the account and send the proceeds to the address of record.
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