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APOIX - American Century Inflation Prot Bd Inv

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American Century Inflation Prot Bd Inv (APOIX)
Expense Ratio: 0.50%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $15,685.71


The American Century Inflation Prot Bd Inv fund (APOIX) is a Inflation-Protected Bond fund started on 05/31/2005 and has $649.00 million in assets under management. The current manager has been running American Century Inflation Prot Bd Inv since 06/20/2005. The fund is rated by Morningstar. This fund does not charge 12b-1 fees.

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iShares Barclays TIPS Bond (TIP)
Expense Ratio: 0.20%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $6,475.12


The iShares Barclays TIPS Bond (TIP) is an Exchange Traded Fund. It is a "basket" of securities that index the Inflation-Protected Bond investment strategy and is an alternative to a Inflation-Protected Bond mutual fund. Fees are very low compared to a comparable mutual fund like American Century Inflation Prot Bd Inv because computers automatically manage the stocks.



The Following Inflation-Protected Bond Funds Have Lower Fees Than American Century Inflation Prot Bd Inv (APOIX). Why are these metrics important?
Mutual Fund Name Ticker Symbol Turnover Assets (M) Annual Fees
AllianceBern Bond Inflation Strategy Adv ABNYX 38.0% 212 0.45%
American Beacon Treas Infl Prot Sec I ATPIX 381.0% 327 0.26%
American Century Infl-Adj Bond Instl AIANX 26.0% 5,300 0.28%
American Century Infl-Adj Bond Inv ACITX 26.0% 5,300 0.48%
American Century Inflation Prot Bd Instl APISX 85.0% 649 0.30%
BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Instl BPRIX 131.0% 4,900 0.45%
BlackRock Inflation Prted Bd BlackRock BPLBX 131.0% 4,900 0.33%
DFA Inflation-Protected Securities I DIPSX 18.0% 2,200 0.13%
Dreyfus Inflation-Adjusted Sec Instl DIASX 138.5% 357 0.40%
Fidelity Inflation-Protected Bond FINPX 24.0% 3,800 0.45%
Goldman Sachs Infl Protected Secs Instl GSIPX 194.0% 310 0.28%
PIMCO Real Return Instl PRRIX 129.0% 23,800 0.45%
Schwab Treasury Inflation Protected Secs SWRSX 37.0% 362 0.29%
TIAA-CREF Inflation Link Bd Instl TIILX 13.0% 1,700 0.29%
TIAA-CREF Inflation Link Bd Retail TCILX 13.0% 1,700 0.47%
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Secs Adm VAIPX 28.0% 42,800 0.11%
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Secs Instl VIPIX 28.0% 42,800 0.07%
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Secs Inv VIPSX 28.0% 42,800 0.20%
Western Asset Inflation Idxd Plus Bd I WAIIX 50.0% 587 0.33%



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