ABND ETF — American Century Core Plus Income ETF

American Century Core Plus Income ETF (ABND)

Updated October 2, 2026.

ABND is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 4.75%, its trailing-12-month yield is 5.05%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 91/100 (Safe). Total return is 7.8% over the past 5.3 years, 84.0 points behind SPY at 91.8%.

At the current 4.75% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $475 per year, or $39.58 per month.

American Century Core Plus Income ETF, formerly the American Century Multisector Income ETF (MUSI), is an actively managed fixed income fund that seeks attractive income and total return by balancing interest rate and credit risk across investment-grade, high-yield, securitized and emerging markets debt, with below-investment-grade holdings limited to 35% of the portfolio. American Century changed the fund's ticker and name on 2026-09-14 and reduced its management fee to 0.29%. The fund makes monthly distributions. It may appeal to income-focused investors seeking diversified core-plus bond exposure.

ABND performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 7.8% over the past 5.3 years, 84.0 points behind SPY at 91.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -1.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 4.2%.

ABND key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

91 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

4.32%

Issuer

American Century

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

06/29/2021

Management fee

0.29%

Distribution rate

4.75%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

5.05%

Last close

$41.65 (as of 2026-10-02)

AUM

$264,359,311

Average volume

377500.0

Last dividend

$0.165

Last ex-dividend date

09/04/2026

Last payment date

09/08/2026

Beta

0.1526

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.75%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (5.05%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: American Century; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ABND risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 4.2%.

Who may consider ABND — and who may not

ABND may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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