I've owned BEGBX since 3/02 (thinking about trading OUT of it here while the dollar retraces its 3/02-7/02 downleg). There is a modest yield on these high quality mostly European government bonds (see data per Morningstar below for portfolio composition) & this varies from quarter to quarter:
The latest dividend info is at americancentury.com (scroll down to distributions)
I did not receive a 2nd quarter dividend but mainly use BEGBX as a vehicle for capital gains & preservation. You can call them to find out more about the history of their distributions.
Average Credit Quality AAA
Average Duration 4.72
Data as of 03-31-02
% of Net Assets
Bond Quality
% of Bonds
Government ---
AAA 74.5
AA 23.2
A ---
BBB ---
BB ---
B ---
Below B ---
Not Rated 2.3
Total number of stock holdings 0 Turnover % 147
Total number of bond holdings 31 Yield % 0.22
% Assets in top 10 holdings 56.18
Top 25 Holdings
Name of Holding, Maturity Date, Amount $000, Value $000, % Net Assets
Govt of France 8.5% 12/26/2012 14,220 13,603 13.41
Govt of France 5.5% 10/25/2007 8,470 7,531 7.43
United Kingdom 7.25% 12/07/2007 3,740 5,562 5.48
Kreditanstalt Fur Wiederaufbau 3.75% 11/26/2004 6,350 5,419 5.34
Govt of Japan .9% 12/22/2008 625,000 4,715 4.65
Republic of Austria 3.9% 10/20/2005 5,450 4,615 4.55
Kingdom of Netherlands 6% 01/15/2006 4,850 4,394 4.33
Republic of Italy 4.25% 11/01/2009 4,280 3,995 3.94
Intl Bank of Recon and Dev 6.125% 12/07/2009 2,450 3,596 3.55
Kingdom of Belgium 3.75% 03/28/2009 4,470 3,560 3.51
Kingdom of Spain 5.15% 07/30/2009 3,860 3,336 3.29
Kingdom of Sweden 6.5% 05/05/2008 32,700 3,308 3.26
Institutode Credito Oficial 3.875% 07/30/2004 3,850 3,304 3.26
Kingdom of Sweden 3.5% 04/20/2006 34,400 3,096 3.05
Republic of Germany 4.25% 03/14/2003 3,250 2,842 2.80
Republic of France N/A 03/20/2003 3,230 2,750 2.71
Republic of Germany 5.25% 01/04/2011 3,140 2,739 2.70
Prudential 1.67% 06/06/2002 2,500 2,492 2.46
Republic of Germany 4.5% 05/19/2003 2,740 2,401 2.37
Canada Govt 06/01/2010 3,500 2,165 2.13
Canada Govt 12/01/2006 3,100 2,079 2.05
Kingdom of Denmark 8% 03/15/2006 15,600 2,015 1.99
European Investment Bank 5.5% 12/07/2009 1,400 1,974 1.95
Govt of Japan 1.3% 06/20/2011 258,000 1,952 1.92
Kingdom of Denmark 8% 05/15/2003 13,000 1,585 1.56
S&P 500 index data: S&P 500 Copyright © 2001 |
