ACLC ETF — American Century Large Cap Equity ETF

American Century Large Cap Equity ETF (ACLC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ACLC is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.46%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.56%, its expense ratio is 0.37%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 82/100 (Safe). Total return is 123.4% over the past 6.3 years, 34.8 points behind SPY at 158.2%.

American Century Large Cap Equity ETF is an equity fund tracking large-cap companies. It has a modest current distribution rate and distributes quarterly to shareholders. The fund carries no stated expense ratio.

ACLC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 123.4% over the past 6.3 years, 34.8 points behind SPY at 158.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 12.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.3%.

ACLC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

82 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.38%

Issuer

American Century

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/15/2020

Expense ratio

0.37%

Distribution rate

0.46%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.56%

Last close

$85.41 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$335,595,407

Average volume

2457.0

Dividend

$0.099

Ex-dividend date

09/08/2026

Payment date

09/10/2026

Beta

0.9926

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.46%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.56%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. 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.

ACLC risks and drawbacks

ACLC's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 10.3%.

Who may consider ACLC — and who may not

ACLC may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ACLC pays quarterly); 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.

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