LVOL Performance — American Century Low Volatility ETF
Data updated: 2025-04-18
LVOL returned +13.11% over one year to Feb 2025. The annualised 3-year return is +9.51%. Against its US Large Blend category average the fund came out ahead over three years but behind over one: $100 invested three years ago grew to $131, against $131 for the category, and to $113 over one year, against $114. Volatility over the past three years was 14.18% a year. In the 12 months to Feb 2025 the fund took in a net $1.7M, and assets reached $15.30M.
LVOL Growth of $100
What $100 invested in American Century Low Volatility ETF grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the US Large Blend category average over the same months.
| Period | LVOL | Category average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year (Mar 2024 – Feb 2025) | $113 | $114 |
| 3 years (Mar 2022 – Feb 2025) | $131 | $131 |
| Since data start (Jan 2021 – Feb 2025) | $150 | $149 |
LVOL Trailing Returns
Total returns to Feb 2025, from SEC N-PORT.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| 1 year | +13.11% |
| 3 years (annualised) | +9.51% |
LVOL Annual Returns
Calendar-year total returns of American Century Low Volatility ETF, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.
| Year | Total return |
|---|---|
| 2025 (Jan–Feb) | +4.03% |
| 2024 | +15.10% |
| 2023 | +14.90% |
| 2022 | −12.90% |
| 2021 | +25.38% |
LVOL Monthly Returns
Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +3.7% | +0.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | +2.7% | +3.1% | +1.5% | −4.6% | +2.4% | +2.4% | +2.0% | +3.4% | +1.3% | −1.5% | +5.8% | −3.8% |
| 2023 | +3.8% | −2.8% | +1.9% | +1.8% | −2.3% | +5.5% | +1.4% | −0.7% | −4.4% | −0.6% | +7.4% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | −7.0% | −1.9% | +3.7% | −6.0% | −0.6% | −6.3% | +5.7% | −3.7% | −7.5% | +9.7% | +5.1% | −3.3% |
| 2021 | −2.1% | +1.6% | +4.3% | +4.6% | +1.1% | +2.5% | +4.1% | +2.9% | −6.0% | +6.1% | −1.0% | +5.6% |
LVOL Risk
Risk measures from monthly returns over Mar 2022 – Feb 2025.
- 3-year volatility (annualised): 14.18%
- 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.35 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
- Best month: +9.74% (Oct 2022)
- Worst month: −7.55% (Sep 2022)
LVOL Fund Flows
Monthly money in and out of American Century Low Volatility ETF, from SEC Form N-PORT.
- 12-month net flow: $1.7M
- 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $6.5M
- Sales ÷ redemptions: 1.36×
| Month | Sales | Redemptions | Net flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2025 | $842K | $0 | $842K |
| Jan 2025 | $1.7M | $804K | $854K |
| Dec 2024 | $1.7M | $850K | $848K |
| Nov 2024 | $836K | $841K | −$6K |
| Oct 2024 | $0 | $819K | −$819K |
| Sep 2024 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Aug 2024 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jul 2024 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jun 2024 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| May 2024 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Apr 2024 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $13K |
| Mar 2024 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
LVOL Assets Under Management
Net assets of American Century Low Volatility ETF by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.
| Report date | Net assets |
|---|---|
| 2025-02-28 | $15.30M |
| 2024-11-30 | $12.78M |
| 2024-08-31 | $12.95M |
| 2024-05-31 | $12.03M |
| 2024-02-29 | $12.17M |
| 2023-11-30 | $10.44M |
| 2023-08-31 | $9.58M |
| 2023-05-31 | $9.06M |
| 2023-02-28 | $8.33M |
| 2022-11-30 | $8.57M |
| 2022-08-31 | $7.45M |
| 2022-05-31 | $7.85M |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.