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Supplement dated May 3, 2016, to the following prospectus:

American Beacon Ionic Strategic Arbitrage Fund
Prospectus dated April 29, 2016

Effective immediately: The "Fund Summary - American Beacon Ionic Strategic Arbitrage Fund - Principal Risks – Fees and Expenses of the Fund" and "Example" sections are deleted and replaced with the following:

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 all classes of the American Beacon Funds on an aggregated basis. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in "Choosing Your Share Class" on page 19 of the Prospectus and "Additional Purchase and Sale Information for A Class Shares" on page 30 of the statement of additional information ("SAI").
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) 

Share Class
A
C
Y
Institutional
Investor
Maximum sales charge imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
4.75%
None
None
None
None
Maximum deferred sales charge (as a percentage of the lower of original offering price or redemption proceeds)
0.50% 1
1.00%
None
None
None
 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
 
 
 
 
 
Share Class
A
C
Y
Institutional
Investor
Management Fees
1.03%
1.03%
1.03%
1.03%
1.03%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees
0.25%
1.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Other Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
     Dividends & Interest Expense on Securities Sold Short
0.94%
0.94%
0.94%
0.94%
0.94%
     Remaining Other Expenses (including service fee)
4.65%
4.69%
1.18%
1.22%
1.89%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
0.07%
0.07%
0.07%
0.07%
0.07%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 2
6.94%
7.73%
3.22%
3.26%
3.93%
Fee Waiver and/or expense reimbursement 3
(3.99%)
(4.03%)
(0.57%)
(0.71%)
(1.00%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement
2.95%
3.70%
2.65%
2.55%
2.93%
 
1A contingent deferred sales charge (''CDSC'') of 0.50% will be charged on certain purchases of $1,000,000 or more of A Class shares that are redeemed in whole or part within 18 months of purchase.
 
2The 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.
 
3The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses of the Fund's A Class, C Class, Y Class, Institutional Class and Investor Class shares, as applicable, through April 30, 2017 to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses exceed 1.94% for the A Class, 2.69% for the C Class, 1.64% for the Y Class, 1.54% for the Institutional Class and 1.92% for the Investor Class (excluding taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, securities lending fees, expenses associated with securities sold short, litigation, and other extraordinary expenses). The contractual expense reimbursement can be changed only in the discretion and with the approval of a majority of the Fund's Board of Trustees. The Manager can be reimbursed by the Fund for any contractual fee waivers or expense reimbursements if reimbursement to the Manager (a) occurs within three years after the Manager's own waiver or reimbursement and (b) does not cause the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of a class to exceed the contractual percentage limit in effect at the time of the waiver/reimbursement or recoupment.
 




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, except that this example reflects the fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangement for each share class through April 30, 2017. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Share Class
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
A
$759
$2,082
$3,354
$6,325
C
$472
$1,895
$3,337
$6,610
Y
$268
$939
$1,634
$3,483
Institutional
$258
$938
$1,642
$3,511
Investor
$296
$1,107
$1,935
$4,084
 
Assuming no redemption of shares: 

Share Class
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
C
$372
$1,895
$3,337
$6,610
(American Beacon Ionic Strategic Arbitrage Fund)  
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Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading

Fees and Expenses of the Fund
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

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 all classes of the American Beacon Funds on an aggregated basis. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in "Choosing Your Share Class" on page 19 of the Prospectus and "Additional Purchase and Sale Information for A Class Shares" on page 30 of the statement of additional information ("SAI").
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts 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 all classes of the American Beacon Funds on an aggregated basis.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount $ 50,000
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination April 30, 2017
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock A contingent deferred sales charge (''CDSC'') of 0.50% will be charged on certain purchases of $1,000,000 or more of A Class shares that are redeemed in whole or part within 18 months of purchase.
Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text] rr_ExpensesNotCorrelatedToRatioDueToAcquiredFundFees 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.
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Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

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, except that this example reflects the fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangement for each share class through April 30, 2017. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption

Assuming no redemption of shares:
(American Beacon Ionic Strategic Arbitrage Fund) | Class A  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Maximum sales charge imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 4.75%
Maximum deferred sales charge (as a percentage of the lower of original offering price or redemption proceeds) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 0.50% [1]
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 1.03%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Dividends & Interest Expense on Securities Sold Short rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.94%
Remaining Other Expenses (including service fee) rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 4.65%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.07%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 6.94% [2]
Fee Waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (3.99%) [3]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 2.95%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 759
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 2,082
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 3,354
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 6,325
(American Beacon Ionic Strategic Arbitrage Fund) | Class C  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Maximum sales charge imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum deferred sales charge (as a percentage of the lower of original offering price or redemption proceeds) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 1.00%
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 1.03%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Dividends & Interest Expense on Securities Sold Short rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.94%
Remaining Other Expenses (including service fee) rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 4.69%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.07%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 7.73% [2]
Fee Waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (4.03%) [3]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 3.70%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 472
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 1,895
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 3,337
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 6,610
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 372
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 1,895
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 3,337
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 6,610
(American Beacon Ionic Strategic Arbitrage Fund) | Class Y  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Maximum sales charge imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum deferred sales charge (as a percentage of the lower of original offering price or redemption proceeds) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 1.03%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Dividends & Interest Expense on Securities Sold Short rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.94%
Remaining Other Expenses (including service fee) rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 1.18%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.07%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 3.22% [2]
Fee Waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.57%) [3]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 2.65%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 268
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 939
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,634
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 3,483
(American Beacon Ionic Strategic Arbitrage Fund) | Institutional Class  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Maximum sales charge imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum deferred sales charge (as a percentage of the lower of original offering price or redemption proceeds) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 1.03%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Dividends & Interest Expense on Securities Sold Short rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.94%
Remaining Other Expenses (including service fee) rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 1.22%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.07%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 3.26% [2]
Fee Waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.71%) [3]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 2.55%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 258
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 938
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,642
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 3,511
(American Beacon Ionic Strategic Arbitrage Fund) | Investor Class  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Maximum sales charge imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum deferred sales charge (as a percentage of the lower of original offering price or redemption proceeds) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 1.03%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Dividends & Interest Expense on Securities Sold Short rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.94%
Remaining Other Expenses (including service fee) rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 1.89%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.07%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 3.93% [2]
Fee Waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (1.00%) [3]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 2.93%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 296
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 1,107
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,935
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 4,084
[1] A contingent deferred sales charge (''CDSC'') of 0.50% will be charged on certain purchases of $1,000,000 or more of A Class shares that are redeemed in whole or part within 18 months of purchase.
[2] 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.
[3] The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses of the Fund's A Class, C Class, Y Class, Institutional Class and Investor Class shares, as applicable, through April 30, 2017 to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses exceed 1.94% for the A Class, 2.69% for the C Class, 1.64% for the Y Class, 1.54% for the Institutional Class and 1.92% for the Investor Class (excluding taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, securities lending fees, expenses associated with securities sold short, litigation, and other extraordinary expenses). The contractual expense reimbursement can be changed only in the discretion and with the approval of a majority of the Fund's Board of Trustees. The Manager can be reimbursed by the Fund for any contractual fee waivers or expense reimbursements if reimbursement to the Manager (a) occurs within three years after the Manager's own waiver or reimbursement and (b) does not cause the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of a class to exceed the contractual percentage limit in effect at the time of the waiver/reimbursement or recoupment.