American Century Investment Trust

07/29/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/29/2024 13:16

Summary Prospectus by Investment Company - Form 497K

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Summary Prospectus August 1, 2024
American Century Investments®
Short Duration Inflation Protection Bond Fund
Investor Class: APOIX
I Class: APOHX
Y Class: APOYX
A Class: APOAX
C Class: APOCX
R Class: APORX
R5 Class: APISX
R6 Class: APODX
G Class: APOGX

Before you invest, you may want to review the fund's prospectus, which contains more information about the fund and its risks. You can find the fund's prospectus, reports to shareholders, and other information about the fund online at the web addresses listed below. You can also get this information at no cost by calling or sending an email request. The fund's prospectus and other information are also available from financial intermediaries (such as banks and broker-dealers) through which shares of the fund may be purchased or sold.
Retail Investors
americancentury.com/docs
1-800-345-2021 or 816-531-5575
Financial Professionals
americancentury.com/fadocs
1-800-345-6488
This summary prospectus incorporates by reference the fund's prospectus and statement of additional information (SAI), each dated August 1, 2024 (as supplemented at the time you receive this summary prospectus), as well as the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and the financial statements included in the fund's annual report to shareholders, dated March 31, 2024. The fund's SAI and annual report may be obtained, free of charge, in the same manner as the prospectus.

Investment Objective
The fund pursues total return using a strategy that seeks to protect against U.S. inflation.
Fees and Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in American Century Investments funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in Calculation of Sales Charges on page 15 of the fund's prospectus, Appendix A of the fund's prospectus and Sales Charges in Appendix B of the statement of additional information.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Investor I Y
A
C
R
R5
R6
G
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) None None None 2.25% None None None None None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original offering price or redemption proceeds when redeemed within one year of purchase) None None None None¹ 1.00% None None None None
Maximum Annual Account Maintenance Fee
(waived if eligible investments total at least $25,000 or shareholder has elected electronic delivery)
$25 None None None None None None None None


Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Investor I Y A C R R5 R6 G
Management Fee 0.56% 0.46% 0.36% 0.56% 0.56% 0.56% 0.36% 0.31% 0.31%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees None None None 0.25% 1.00% 0.50% None None None
Other Expenses 0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 0.14%
Interest 0.13% 0.13% 0.13% 0.13% 0.13% 0.13% 0.13% 0.13% 0.13%
Other 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.70% 0.60% 0.50% 0.95% 1.70% 1.20% 0.50% 0.45% 0.45%
Fee Waiver None None None None None None None None 0.31%²
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver 0.70% 0.60% 0.50% 0.95% 1.70% 1.20% 0.50% 0.45% 0.14%
1Purchases of $500,000 or more may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if the shares are redeemed within one year of the date of the purchase.
2 The advisor has agreed to waive the G Class's management fee in its entirety. The advisor expects this waiver to remain in effect permanently and cannot terminate it without the approval of the Board of Trustees.
Example
The example below is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (unless otherwise indicated), that you earn a 5% return each year. The example also assumes that the fund's operating expenses remain the same, except that it reflects the rate and duration of any fee waivers noted in the table above. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Investor Class $72 $224 $390 $871
I Class $61 $193 $335 $751
Y Class $51 $161 $280 $629
A Class $320 $521 $739 $1,365
C Class $173 $537 $924 $1,808
R Class $123 $382 $660 $1,454
R5 Class $51 $161 $280 $629
R6 Class $46 $145 $252 $567
G Class $14 $45 $79 $179
Portfolio Turnover
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was 24% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in inflation-linked debt securities. These securities include inflation-linked U.S. Treasury securities, inflation-linked securities issued by U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities other than the U.S. Treasury, and inflation-linked securities issued by other entities such as domestic and foreign corporations and governments. Inflation-linked securities are designed to protect the future purchasing power of the money invested in them.
The fund may invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and certain U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). Ginnie Mae is supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Securities issued or guaranteed by other U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) are not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury or supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. However, they are authorized to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to meet their obligations.



The fund also may invest a portion of its net assets in fixed-income securities that are not linked to inflation. These securities may include other debt securities, including mortgage- and asset-backed securities, and collateralized obligations such as collateralized loan obligations and collateralized mortgage obligations, whether issued by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities, corporations or other non-governmental issuers.
The fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in securities denominated in foreign currencies and may invest beyond this limit in U.S. dollar denominated securities of foreign issuers. The fund invests primarily in investment-grade securities, but may also invest a portion of its assets in high-yield securities, or junk bonds.
The fund also may invest in derivative instruments such as options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, and swaps (including inflation and credit default swaps), provided that such instruments are in keeping with the fund's investment objective.
The weighted average duration of the fund's portfolio must be five years or shorter. Duration is an indication of the relative sensitivity of a security's market value to changes in interest rates. The longer the weighted average duration of the fund's portfolio, the more sensitive its market value is to interest rate fluctuations. Duration is different from maturity in that it attempts to measure the interest rate sensitivity of a security, as opposed to its expected final maturity.
To determine whether to buy or sell a security, the portfolio managers consider, among other things, various fund requirements and standards, along with economic conditions, alternative investments and interest rates.
Principal Risks
•Interest Rate Risk - Inflation-linked securities trade at prevailing real interest rates. Generally, when real interest rates rise, the value of the fund's debt securities will decline. The opposite is true when real interest rates decline. The real interest rate is the current market interest rate minus the market's inflation expectations. A period of rising interest rates may negatively affect the fund's performance.
•Credit Risk - The inability or perceived inability of a security's issuer to make interest and principal payments may cause the value of the security to decrease. As a result the fund's share price could also decrease. Changes in the credit rating of a debt security held by the fund could have a similar effect.
•High-Yield Risk - Issuers of high-yield securities are more vulnerable to real or perceived economic changes (such as an economic downturn or a prolonged period of rising interest rates), political changes or adverse developments specific to an issuer. These factors may be more likely to cause an issuer of low quality bonds to default on its obligations.
•Liquidity Risk - During periods of market turbulence or unusually low trading activity, to meet redemptions it may be necessary for the fund to sell securities at prices that could have an adverse effect on the fund's share price. Changing regulatory and market conditions, including increases in interest rates and credit spreads may adversely affect the liquidity of the fund's investments.
•Prepayment and Extension Risk - The fund may invest in debt securities backed by mortgages or other assets. If these underlying assets are prepaid, the fund may benefit less from declining interest rates than funds of similar duration that invest less heavily in mortgage- and asset-backed securities. Conversely, an issuer may exercise its right to pay principal on an obligation held by the fund later than expected (extend the obligation) especially in periods of rising interest rates. These events may lengthen the duration (i.e. interest rate sensitivity) and potentially reduce the value of these securities.
•Collateralized Obligations Risk - Collateralized obligations, such as collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), are subject to credit, interest rate, valuation, and prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. The market value of collateralized obligations may be affected by, among other things, changes in the market value of the underlying assets held by the collateralized obligations, changes in the distributions on the underlying assets, defaults and recoveries on the underlying assets, capital gains and losses on the underlying assets, prepayments on underlying assets and the availability, and prices and interest rates of underlying assets. Some of the collateralized obligations in which the fund invests may be covenant-lite loans. Covenant-lite loans contain fewer or less restrictive constraints on the borrower. The fund may have fewer rights against a borrower and an accompanying greater risk of loss when it invests in covenant-lite loans.
•Derivatives Risk - The use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional instruments. Derivatives are subject to a number of risks including liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and correlation risk. Derivatives used for hedging or risk management may not operate as intended, may expose the fund to other risks, and may be insufficient to protect the fund from the risks they were intended to hedge.


•Foreign Securities Risk - Foreign securities are generally riskier than U.S. securities. Political events (such as civil unrest, national elections and imposition of exchange controls), social and economic events (such as labor strikes and rising inflation), natural disasters and public health emergencies occurring in a country where the fund invests could cause the fund's investments in that country to experience losses. Securities of foreign issuers may be less liquid, more volatile and harder to value than U.S. securities.
•Market Risk - The value of securities owned by the fund may go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. Market risks, including political, regulatory, economic and social developments, can affect the value of the fund's investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies, war, terrorism and other unforeseeable events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.
•Redemption Risk -The fund may need to sell securities at times it would not otherwise do so to meet shareholder redemption requests. Selling securities to meet such redemptions may cause the fund to experience a loss, increase the fund's transaction costs or have tax consequences. To the extent that a large shareholder (including a fund of funds or 529 college savings plan) invests in the fund, the fund may experience relatively large redemptions as such shareholder reallocates its assets.
•Principal Loss - At any given time your shares may be worth less than the price you paid for them. In other words, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.
An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit, and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.
Fund Performance
The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the fund's performance from year to year for Investor Class shares. The table shows how the fund's average annual returns for the periods shown compared with those of a broad measure of market performance. The table also shows returns for the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index, which the advisor considers to be more representative of the fund's investment strategy. The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future. For current performance information, including yields, please visit americancentury.com.
Sales charges and account fees, if applicable, are not reflected in the bar chart. If those charges were included, returns would be less than those shown.
Calendar Year Total Returns

Highest Performance Quarter (2Q 2020): 3.58% Lowest Performance Quarter (3Q 2022): -3.10%

As of June 30, 2024, the most recent calendar quarter end, the fund's Investor Class year-to-date return was 1.94%.


Average Annual Total Returns
For the calendar year ended December 31, 2023
1 year
5 years
10 years
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Investor Class Return Before Taxes
3.82% 3.14% 1.74% - 05/31/2005
Return After Taxes on Distributions 2.67% 1.96% 0.92% - 05/31/2005
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares 2.26% 1.93% 0.99% - 05/31/2005
I Class1 Return Before Taxes
4.00% 3.24% 1.85% - 04/10/2017
Y Class1 Return Before Taxes
4.10% 3.36% 1.95% - 04/10/2017
A Class Return Before Taxes
1.27% 2.43% 1.27% - 05/31/2005
C Class2 Return Before Taxes
2.88% 2.15% 0.89% - 05/31/2005
R Class Return Before Taxes
3.36% 2.64% 1.24% - 05/31/2005
R5 Class Return Before Taxes
4.10% 3.35% 1.95% - 05/31/2005
R6 Class Return Before Taxes
4.15% 3.40% 2.00% - 07/26/2013
G Class Return Before Taxes
4.48% 3.73% - 3.05% 07/28/2017
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index3
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
5.53% 1.10% 1.81% - -
Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Treasury Inflation Protected
Securities (TIPS) Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
4.45% 3.29% 1.94% - -
1Historical performance for the I and Y Classes prior to their inception is based on the performance of R5 Class shares. I and Y Class performance has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between classes, if applicable.
2C Class shares automatically convert to A Class shares after approximately eight years. All returns for periods greater than eight years reflect this conversion.
3The fund's broad-based securities market index changed from the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index to the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index as a result of recent regulatory changes requiring that such index represent the overall applicable securities market.
The after-tax returns are shown only for Investor Class shares. After-tax returns for other share classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or IRAs.
Portfolio Management
Investment Advisor
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
Portfolio Managers
Miguel Castillo, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, has served on teams managing fixed-income investments since joining the advisor in 2008.
Robert V. Gahagan, Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager, has served on teams managing fixed-income investments since joining the advisor in 1983.
James E. Platz, CFA, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, has served on teams managing fixed-income investments since joining the advisor in 2003.
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase or redeem shares of the fund on any business day through our website at americancentury.com, in person (at one of our Investor Centers), by mail (American Century Investments, P.O. Box 419200, Kansas City, MO 64141-6200), by telephone at 1-800-345-2021 (Investor Services Representative) or 1-800-345-3533 (Business, Not-For-Profit and Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans), or through a financial intermediary. Shares may be purchased and redemption proceeds received by electronic bank transfer, by check or by wire.



Unless otherwise specified below, the minimum initial investment amount to open an account is $2,500 ($2,000 for Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs). However, American Century Investments will waive the fund minimum if you make an initial investment of at least $500 and continue to make automatic investments of at least $100 a month until reaching the fund minimum. Investors opening accounts through financial intermediaries may open an account with $250 for the Investor, A, C and R Classes, but the financial intermediaries may require their clients to meet different investment minimums. The minimum may be waived for broker-dealer sponsored wrap program accounts, fee based accounts, and accounts through bank/trust and wealth management advisory organizations.
The minimum initial investment amount for the I Class is generally $5 million ($3 million for endowments and foundations), but the minimum may be waived if you have an aggregate investment in the American Century family of funds of $10 million or more ($5 million for endowments and foundations). This includes accounts held directly with American Century and those held through a financial intermediary.
There is no minimum initial investment amount for Y, R5 or R6 Class shares.
For the Investor, A, C, R, R5 and R6 Classes, there is no minimum initial investment amount for certain employer-sponsored retirement plans, however, financial intermediaries or plan recordkeepers may require plans to meet different minimums. Employer-sponsored retirement plans are not eligible to purchase I or Y Class shares.
There is a $50 minimum for subsequent purchases, except that there is no subsequent purchase minimum for financial intermediaries or employer-sponsored retirement plans.
G Class shares are available for purchase by other funds offered by American Century Investments for which it charges a management fee. In its sole discretion, American Century Investments may also make G Class shares available for purchase by other institutional clients for which American Century Investments provides investment management services for a fee pursuant to an investment advisory agreement. Currently, eligible clients are limited to commingled investment trusts or other pooled investment vehicles that utilize a target date or other asset allocation investment strategy for which American Century Investments provides asset allocation or glide path investment management services for a fee. G Class shares do not have a minimum purchase amount.
Tax Information
Fund distributions are generally taxable as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred account such as a 401(k) or individual retirement account (in which case you may be taxed upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank, insurance company, plan sponsor or financial professional), the fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and related services for investments in all classes except the Y, R6 and G Classes. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.













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