American Beacon Intermediate Bond Fund | American Beacon Intermediate Bond Fund

American Beacon Intermediate Bond Fund

Investment Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is income and capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales discounts if you and your eligible family members invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the A Class shares of the American Beacon Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “Choosing Your Share Class” on page 101 of the Prospectus and “Additional Purchase and Sale Information for A Class Shares” on page 78 of the statement of additional information.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees American Beacon Intermediate Bond Fund	A Class	C Class	Y Class	Institutional Class	Investor Class
Maximum sales charge imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	4.75%	none	none	none	none
Maximum deferred sales charge load (as a percentage of the lower of original offering price or redemption proceeds)	none	1.00%	none	none	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses American Beacon Intermediate Bond Fund		A Class	C Class	Y Class	Institutional Class	Investor Class
Management fees		0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees		0.25%	1.00%	none	none	none
Other expenses		0.67%	0.67%	0.79%	0.13%	0.64%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses		0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%
Total annual fund operating expenses	[1]	1.13%	1.88%	1.00%	0.34%	0.85%
Expense Reduction and Reimbursement		0.13%	0.13%	0.34%		0.05%
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reduction and reimbursement	[2]	1.00%	1.75%	0.66%		0.80%

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost 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. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example American Beacon Intermediate Bond Fund (USD $)	1 year	3 years	5 years	10 years
A Class	572	805	1,056	1,774
C Class	278	578	1,004	2,190
Y Class	67	284	519	1,194
Institutional Class	35	109	191	431
Investor Class	82	266	466	1,043

Assuming no redemption of shares:

Expense Example No Redemption (USD $)	1 year	3 years	5 years	10 years
American Beacon Intermediate Bond Fund C Class	178	578	1,004	2,190

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 144% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in obligations of the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities, including U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises (some of which are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government); corporate debt securities, such as commercial paper, master demand notes,  loan participation interests, medium-term notes and funding agreements, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, Yankeedollar and Eurodollar bank certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers' acceptances and other notes. These types of obligations are commonly referred to as fixed-income securities or bonds. The Fund seeks capital appreciation by investing in corporate issues whose relative value is expected to increase over time.

The Manager currently allocates the Fund’s assets between itself and a sub-advisor. The Manager believes that this strategy may help the Fund outperform other investment styles over the longer term while reducing volatility and downside risk.

In determining which securities to buy and sell, the Manager employs a top-down fixed-income investment strategy, as follows:

u Develop an overall investment strategy, including a portfolio duration target, by examining the current trends in the U.S. economy.

u Set desired portfolio maturity structure by comparing the differences between corporate and U.S. Government securities of similar duration to judge their potential for optimal return in accordance with the target duration benchmark.

u Determine the weightings of each security type by analyzing the difference in yield spreads between corporate and U.S. Government securities.

u Select specific debt securities within each security type.

u Review and monitor portfolio composition for changes in credit, risk-return profile and comparisons with benchmarks.

The sub-advisor uses a bottom-up fixed-income investment strategy in determining which securities to buy and sell, as follows:

u Search for eligible securities with a yield to maturity advantage versus a U.S. Government security with a similar maturity.

u Evaluate credit quality of the securities.

u Perform an analysis of the expected total return of the securities to changes in interest rates compared to the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

The Fund will only buy debt securities that are determined by the Manager or sub-advisor to be investment grade at the time of purchase. If an investment held by the Fund is downgraded below investment grade, the Manager or sub-advisor will take action that they believe to be advantageous to the Fund. Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to maintain a duration of three to seven years. A duration of “one year” means that a security’s price would be expected to decrease by approximately 1% with a 1% increase in interest rates.

The Fund may also invest cash balances in other investment companies to gain market exposure on cash balances or reduce market exposure in anticipation of liquidity needs.

Principal Risks

There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective and you could lose part or all of your investment in the Fund. The Fund is not a complete investment program and may not be appropriate for all investors. Investors should carefully consider their own investment goals and risk tolerance before investing in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:

Credit Risk

The Fund is subject to the risk that the issuer of a bond will fail to make timely payment of interest or principal. A decline in an issuer’s credit rating can cause the price of its bonds to go down.

Foreign Exposure Risk

The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by foreign companies or foreign governments. Investing in foreign companies carries potential risks not associated with domestic investments. Such risks include, but are not limited to: (1) currency exchange rate fluctuations, (2) political and financial instability, (3) less liquidity and greater volatility, (4) lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards; (5) increased price volatility; and (6) less government regulation and supervision of foreign stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies.

Government-Sponsored Enterprises Risk

Securities held by the Fund that are issued by government-sponsored enterprises, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), Federal Farm Credit Banks, and the Tennessee Valley Authority are not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. They are also subject to credit risk and interest rate risk.

High Portfolio Turnover Risk

Portfolio turnover is a measure of a Fund’s trading activity over a one-year period. A portfolio turnover rate of 100% would indicate that a Fund sold and replaced the entire value of its securities holdings during the period. High portfolio turnover could increase a Fund’s transaction costs and possibly have a negative impact on performance. Frequent trading by a Fund could also result in increased short-term capital gain distributions to shareholders, which are taxable as ordinary income.

Interest Rate Risk

The Fund is subject to the risk that the market value of the bonds it holds will decline due to rising interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of most bonds go down. The price of a bond is also affected by its maturity. Bonds with longer maturities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

Investment Risk

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. When you sell your shares of the Fund, they could be worth less than what you paid for them. Therefore, you may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Issuer Risk

The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons which directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services, as well as the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer and the value of its assets.

Market Events Risk

Turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity in credit and fixed-income markets may negatively affect many issuers worldwide which could adversely affect the Fund.

Market Risk

The Fund is subject to market risks that can affect the value of its shares. These risks include political, regulatory, market and economic developments, including developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries or segments of the market. For example, market risk involves the possibility that the value of the Fund’s investments will decline due to drops in the overall bond market. Changes in the economic climate, investor perceptions, and stock market volatility can cause the prices of the Fund’s investments to decline, regardless of the financial conditions of the issuers held by the Fund. From time to time, certain investments held by the Fund may have limited marketability or contractual limitations on their resale and may be difficult to value and sell at favorable times or prices. If the Fund is forced to sell holdings to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the Fund may have to sell them at a loss.

Other Investment Companies Risk

The Fund may invest in shares of other registered investment companies, including open-end funds, and money market funds. To the extent that the Fund invests in shares of other registered investment companies, you will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds in addition to the Fund’s direct fees and expenses and will be subject to the risks associated with investments in those funds.

Prepayment and Extension Risk

The Fund’s investments in asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are subject to the risk that the principal amount of the underlying collateral may be repaid prior to the bond’s maturity date. If this occurs, no additional interest will be paid on the investment and the Fund may have to invest at a lower rate.

Conversely, a decrease in expected prepayments may result in the extension of a security’s effective maturity and a decline in its price.

Securities Selection Risk

Securities selected by the Manager or a sub-advisor for the Fund may not perform to expectations. This could result in the Fund’s underperformance compared to other funds with similar investment objectives.

U.S. Government Securities Risk

A security backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and credit of the United States is guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity. The market prices for such securities are not guaranteed and will fluctuate. They are also subject to credit risk and interest rate risk.

Fund Performance

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of risk by showing how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table shows how the Fund’s performance compares to a broad-based market index and the Lipper Intermediate Investment Grade Index, a composite of mutual funds comparable to the Fund. Performance shown in the chart and tables below reflects the Fund’s one-time receipt in December 2006 of class action settlement proceeds that were related to investment activity in 2002. The Fund’s performance for all periods that include December 2006 was significantly higher than it would have been absent receipt of the settlement proceeds.

The chart and the table below show the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class shares for all periods. The Fund began operations of Investor Class shares on March 1, 2009, Y Class shares on March 1, 2010, A Class shares on May 17, 2010 and C Class shares on September 1, 2010. In the table below, the performance of the Institutional Class is shown for Y Class shares, Investor Class shares, A Class shares and C Class shares before March 1, 2009. The performance of the Investor Class shares is shown for the A Class and C Class shares from March 2, 2009 to the inception of both the A Class and C Class shares. In each case, the older share classes would have had similar annual returns to the newer share classes because the shares are invested in the same portfolio securities. However, because the older share classes had lower expenses, their performance was better than the newer share classes would have realized in the same period. You may obtain updated performance information on the Fund’s website at www.americanbeaconfunds.com. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart and table below. If those charges were included, returns of A Class shares would be less than those shown.

Total Return for the Calendar Year Ended 12/31 of each Year

Calendar year total returns for Institutional Class shares

Highest Quarterly Return:	4.91%
(1/1/03 through 12/31/12)	(4th Quarter 2008)
Lowest Quarterly Return:	-2.75%
(1/1/03 through 12/31/12)	(2nd Quarter 2004)

Average Annual Total Returns For the periods ended December 31, 2012

Average Annual Returns American Beacon Intermediate Bond Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years	Inception Date
Institutional Class	[1]	4.98%	6.03%	5.24%	Sep. 15, 1997
A Class	[1]	4.30%	5.54%	5.00%	May 17, 2010
C Class	[1]	3.52%	5.18%	4.82%	Sep. 01, 2010
Investor Class	[1]	4.50%	5.64%	5.04%	Mar. 02, 2009
Y Class	[1]	4.65%	5.94%	5.19%	Mar. 01, 2010
After Taxes on Distributions Institutional Class	[1]	3.73%	4.25%	3.66%
After Taxes on Distributions and Sales Institutional Class	[1]	3.35%	4.30%	3.56%
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	[1]	4.21%	5.95%	5.18%
Lipper Intermediate Investment Grade Index	[1]	7.82%	6.28%	5.31%

[1] The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets provided in the Fund's Financial Highlights table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

[2] The Manager has contractually agreed to reduce and/or reimburse the A Class, C Class, Y Class and Investor Class of the Fund for Other Expenses through February 28, 2014 to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses exceed 0.99% for the A Class, 1.74% for the C Class, 0.65% for the Y Class and 0.79% for the Investor Class(excluding taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses and other extraordinary expenses such as litigation). The contractual expense reimbursement can be changed by approval of a majority of the Fund's Board of Trustees. The Manager can be reimbursed by the Fund for any contractual or voluntary fee reductions or expense reimbursements if reimbursement to the Managers (a) occurs within three years after the Manager's own reduction or reimbursement and (b) does not cause the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses to exceed the percentage limit contractually agreed.

[1] After-tax returns are shown only for Institutional 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. If you hold your Fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as an IRA or a 401(k), the after-tax returns do not apply to your situation.