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Schwab and Vanguard charge the same 0.03%. Their small-cap funds are 3.7 percentage points apart
American Century Small Cap Growth Insights ETF
$45.65−0.27 (−0.59%)
- 0.49%
- $53M
- 0M sh
- $46.25
- low $37.90high $51.20
The ETF.net ACSG Grade
C
Score 54 out of 100
- 18 of 41
Score 54 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.B64 out of 100Rank 14 of 41Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D25 out of 100Rank 34 of 38Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C54 out of 100Rank 19 of 41Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A71 out of 100Rank 12 of 41Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C53 out of 100Rank 22 of 41
Our read on ACSG
CAmerican Century's 2025 entry in active small-cap growth: it hunts U.S. small companies whose businesses are visibly improving, then spreads the bet across roughly 300 names instead of a concentrated few.
The fund is an actively managed ETF seeking to outperform its benchmark over full market cycles by investing primarily in U.S. small-cap companies showing accelerating and sustainable business improvement.
Why people hold it
- A clear thesis, actively run: U.S. small caps showing accelerating, sustainable business improvement, judged against the benchmark over full market cycles rather than quarter to quarter.res.americancentury.com
- 0.49% a year, a shade under the median active U.S. small-cap fund in its peer group. Active stock selection without the classic active price tag.
- Roughly 300 holdings, so no single small-cap blowup runs the show. Breadth closer to an index fund than to a concentrated stock picker.
- Sits in the upper half of its active U.S. small-cap peer group, with how the portfolio is built among its stronger points.
Worth knowing
- Launched in October 2025, so the track record is short and any risk read rests on a thin slice of history.
- Small asset base and light trading mean wider bid-ask spreads than the giant small-cap index funds. Limit orders matter more here.
- Systematic peers cost less: AVSC at 0.25%, DUHP at 0.20%. The fee gap is what active selection costs versus a rules-based portfolio.
ACSG Holdings
- Stocks
- 311
- 8%
- KRYS
Sectors
- Health Care30.1%
- Technology22.4%
- Industrials14.6%
- Financials8.1%
- Consumer Discretionary7.7%
- Energy5.0%
- Materials4.8%
- Consumer Staples2.1%
- Real Estate2.0%
- Communication1.8%
- Utilities1.4%
Geography
- United States95.05%
- Canada2.17%
- United Kingdom0.54%
- Israel0.54%
- Ireland0.49%
- France0.38%
- Italy0.28%
- Netherlands0.23%
- 0.31%
ACSG Performance
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ACSG$11,239
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | ACSG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +12.4% |
| 1 month | −3.3% |
| 3 months | −7.2% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | ACSG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +12.4% | |
| 2025 | +2.0% |
ACSG in the news
ACSG Dividends
Listed Oct 2025. No distributions yet.
ACSG Risk
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How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
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How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
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How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.14
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ACSG Cost
0.49%
ACSG0.49%
- The middle half of US Active Small-Cap funds
- Median 0.55%
13 of the 39 US Active Small-Cap funds charge less.
Other funds in US Active Small-Cap
- BACSVAmerican Century ETF Trust - American Century Small Cap Value Insights ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return —
- BSYZLazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +23.1%
- CAFSMFirst Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +28.9%
- COSCVOpus Small Cap Value Plus ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +9.7%
- CJPSVJPMorgan Active Small Cap Value ETFExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return +19.6%