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(American Beacon Sound Point Floating Rate Income Fund℠)

Investment Objective

The Fund's investment objective is to seek to provide a high level of current income consistent with strong risk-adjusted returns.

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 16 of the Prospectus and "Additional Purchase and Sale Information for A Class Shares" on page 29 of the statement of additional information ("SAI"). With respect to purchases of shares through specific intermediaries, you may find additional information regarding sales charge discounts and waivers in Appendix A to the Fund's Prospectus entitled "Intermediary Sales Charge Discounts and Waivers".

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees - (American Beacon Sound Point Floating Rate Income Fund℠)
Class A
Class C
Class Y
Institutional Class
Investor Class
Class SP
Maximum sales charge imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 2.50% none 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 none
[1] A contingent deferred sales charge (''CDSC'') of 0.50% will be charged on certain purchases of $250,000 or more of A Class shares that are redeemed in whole or part within18 months of purchase.

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 Sound Point Floating Rate Income Fund℠)
Class A
Class C
Class Y
Institutional Class
Investor Class
Class SP
Management Fees 0.70% 0.70% 0.70% 0.70% 0.70% 0.70%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees 0.25% 1.00% none none none 0.25%
Other Expenses 0.27% 0.27% 0.22% 0.15% 0.37% 0.13%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses [1] 1.24% 1.99% 0.94% 0.87% 1.09% 1.10%
Fee Waiver and/or expense reimbursement or recoupment [2] (0.02%) (0.02%) (0.01%) (0.01%) (0.02%) (0.04%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement or recoupment 1.26% 2.01% 0.95% 0.86% 1.11% 1.14%
[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] American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (the "Manager") has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses of the Fund's Institutional Class shares through December 31, 2018 to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses exceed 0.84 % for the Institutional 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 lesser of the contractual percentage limit in effect at the time of the waiver/reimbursement or the time of recoupment. During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2017 , the Fund paid amounts to the Manager that were previously waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager under a contractual fee waiver/expense reimbursement for the Fund's A Class, C Class, Y Class, Investor Class, and SP Class shares.

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 the Example reflects the fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangement for the Institutional Class through December 31, 2018. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example - (American Beacon Sound Point Floating Rate Income Fund℠) - USD ($)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A 373 634 915 1,713
Class C 302 624 1,072 2,316
Class Y 96 300 520 1,155
Institutional Class 88 276 480 1,071
Investor Class 111 346 601 1,329
Class SP 116 353 610 1,344

Assuming no redemption of shares:

Expense Example, No Redemption - (American Beacon Sound Point Floating Rate Income Fund℠)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class C | USD ($) 202 624 1,072 2,316

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 86% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in income-producing floating-rate loans and other floating-rate debt securities, which may include bonds, notes and debentures issued by corporations, and debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities. The Fund invests primarily in senior floating-rate loans ("Floating Rate Loans") which are made by banks and other large financial institutions to various companies and are senior in the borrowing companies' capital structure. Floating Rate Loans typically are of below investment grade quality (commonly referred to as "high yield" or "junk" bonds) and have below investment grade credit ratings, which ratings are associated with securities having high risk or speculative characteristics, or may be unrated but deemed by the sub-advisor to be of equivalent quality.

The sub-advisor utilizes a bottom-up, fundamental, research-intensive approach to achieve the Fund's objective by identifying fundamentally attractive Floating Rate Loans or variable-rate investments, which it considers undervalued, which pay interest at variable-rates on the basis of a base lending rate, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), with or without a floor plus a fixed spread and other investments, including senior secured and unsecured bonds, and by creating a portfolio with an optimal blend of these securities. In managing the Fund, the sub-advisor seeks to invest in a portfolio of Floating Rate Loans that it believes will be less volatile over time than the general loan market. The sub-advisor considers preservation of capital when consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Fund invests in securities without regard to maturity or duration.

The sub-advisor focuses on relative value across industries, within industries and within individual capital structures. Given the focus on relative value, the Fund has a target investment life cycle of 3 to 12 months and does not employ a "buy-and-hold" strategy. Therefore, the Fund may have high portfolio turnover. The sub-advisor generally sells a security when it believes its projected future return becomes unattractive relative to the rest of the portfolio or the investable universe.

The interest rates payable on Floating Rate Loans and other floating-rate debt securities are not fixed and may fluctuate based upon changes in market rates. The Floating Rate Loans in which the Fund invests typically have multiple reset periods during the year. As short-term interest rates decline, interest payable to the Fund typically decreases. Alternatively, during periods of increasing interest rates, changes in the interest rates of floating-rate securities may lag behind changes in market rates or may have limits on the maximum increases in interest rates. The amount of time that will pass before the Fund experiences the effects of changing short-term interest rates will depend on the dollar-weighted-average time until the next interest rate adjustment on the Fund's portfolio of loans. Loans typically have mandatory and optional prepayment provisions. Because of prepayments, the actual remaining maturity of a loan may be considerably less than its stated maturity. If a loan is prepaid, the Fund will have to reinvest the proceeds in other loans or securities, which may have a lower spread over its base rate. In such a case, the amount of interest paid to the Fund would likely decrease.

The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in high quality fixed-income securities, money market instruments, money market mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, or hold cash or cash equivalents in such amounts as the sub-advisor deems appropriate under certain circumstances, including when the sub-advisor believes the Fund needs to retain cash. Money market instruments, exchange-traded funds, or short-term debt securities held by the Fund for cash management or defensive investing purposes can fluctuate in value.

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 designed for investors who need an assured level of income and is intended to be a long-term investment. 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:

Callable Securities Risk
The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities with call features. A call feature allows the issuer of the security to redeem or call the security prior to its stated maturity date. In periods of falling interest rates, issuers may be more likely to call in securities that are paying higher coupon rates than prevailing interest rates. In the event of a call, the Fund would lose the income that would have been earned to maturity on that security, and the proceeds received by the Fund may be invested in securities paying lower coupon rates and may not benefit from any increase in value that might otherwise result from declining interest rates. Interest-only and principal-only securities are especially sensitive to interest rate changes, which can affect not only the prices but can also change the income flows and repayment assumptions about those investments.

Credit Risk
The Fund is subject to the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a debt security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract or a loan will fail to make timely payment of interest or principal or otherwise honor its obligations or default completely. Credit risk is typically greater for securities with ratings that are below investment grade (commonly referred to as "junk bonds"). Since the Fund can invest significantly in lower-quality debt securities considered speculative in nature, this risk will be substantial. A downgrade or default affecting any of the Fund's securities could affect the Fund's performance.

Cybersecurity and Operational Risk
The Fund and its service providers, and shareholders' ability to transact with the Fund, may be negatively impacted due to operational risks arising from, among other problems, human errors, systems and technology disruptions or failures, or cybersecurity incidents. Cybersecurity incidents may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to fund assets, customer data, or proprietary information, or cause the Fund or its service providers, as well as the securities trading venues and their service providers, to suffer data corruption or lose operational functionality. It is not possible for the Fund service providers to identify all of the operational risks that may affect the Fund or to develop processes and controls to completely eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or effects. Most issuers in which the Fund invests are heavily dependent on computers for data storage and operations, and require ready access to the internet to conduct their business. Thus, cybersecurity incidents could also affect issuers of securities in which the Fund invests, leading to significant loss of value.

Floating Rate Securities Risk
The coupons on floating rate securities are not fixed and may fluctuate based upon changes in market rates. The coupon on a floating rate security is generally based on an interest rate such as a money-market index, London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") or a Treasury bill rate. Floating rate securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk.

As short-term interest rates decline, the coupons on floating rate securities typically decrease. Alternatively, during periods of rising interest rates, the coupons on floating-rate securities typically increase. Changes in the coupons of floating rate securities may lag behind changes in market rates or may have limits on the maximum increases in the coupon rates. The value of floating rate securities may decline if their coupons do not rise as much, or as quickly, as interest rates in general. Floating rate securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline.

High Portfolio Turnover Risk
Portfolio turnover is a measure of the Fund's trading activity over a one-year period. A portfolio turnover rate of 100% would indicate that the Fund sold and replaced the entire value of its securities holdings during the period. High portfolio turnover could increase the Fund's transaction costs, have a negative impact on performance, and generate higher capital gain distributions to shareholders than if the Fund had a lower portfolio turnover rate.

High Yield Securities Risk
Investing in high yield, below investment-grade securities (commonly referred to as "junk bonds") generally involves significantly greater risks of loss of your money than an investment in investment grade securities. High yield debt securities may fluctuate more widely in price and yield and may fall in price when the economy is weak or expected to become weak. High yield securities are considered to be speculative with respect to an issuer's ability to pay interest and principal and carry a greater risk that the issuers of lower-rated securities will default on the timely payment of principal and interest. Below investment grade securities may experience greater price volatility and less liquidity than investment grade securities.

Interest Rate Risk
The Fund is subject to the risk that the market value of fixed income securities it holds will decline due to rising interest rates. Generally, the value of investments with interest rate risk, such as fixed income securities, will move in the opposite direction to movements in interest rates. The Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate several times since December 2015 and has signaled additional increases in the near future. Interest rates may rise, perhaps significantly and/or rapidly, potentially resulting in substantial losses to the Fund. The prices of fixed income securities are also affected by their durations. Fixed income securities with longer durations generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates. For example, if a bond has a duration of four years, a 1% increase in interest rates could be expected to result in a 4% decrease in the value of the bond. An increase in interest rates can impact markets broadly as well. Some investors buy securities and derivatives with borrowed money; an increase in interest rates can cause a decline in those markets.

Investment Risk
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit with 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, and/or the return generated by, 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.

Liquidity Risk
The Fund is susceptible to the risk that certain of the floating rate debt securities held by the Fund, such as structured notes and other derivative instruments, may have limited marketability or be subject to restrictions on sale, and may be difficult or impossible to purchase or sell at favorable times or prices. The Fund could lose money if it is unable to dispose of an investment at a time that is most beneficial to the Fund. The Fund may be required to dispose of investments at unfavorable times or prices to satisfy obligations, which may result in losses or may be costly to the Fund. For example, the Fund may be forced to sell certain investments at unfavorable prices to meet redemption requests or other cash needs. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than in investments with more active markets.

Loan Interests Risk
Unlike publicly traded common stocks which trade on national exchanges, there is no central place or exchange for loans, including bank loans and senior loans, to trade. There is a risk that the value of any collateral securing a loan in which the Fund has an interest may decline and that the collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed on the loan. In the event the borrower defaults, the Fund's access to the collateral may be limited or delayed by bankruptcy or other insolvency laws. Loans trade in an over-the-counter market, and confirmation and settlement, which are effected through standardized procedures and documentation, may take significantly longer than seven days to complete. Extended trade settlement periods may, in unusual market conditions with a high volume of shareholder redemptions, present a risk to shareholders regarding the Fund's ability to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time periods stated in its prospectus. The secondary market for floating rate loans also may be subject to irregular trading activity and wide bid/ask spreads. The lack of an active trading market for certain loans may impair the ability of the Fund to sell its loan interests at a time when it may otherwise be desirable to do so or may require the Fund to sell them at prices that are less than what the Fund regards as their fair market value and may make it difficult to value such loans. Interests in loans made to finance highly leveraged companies or transactions, such as corporate acquisitions, may be especially vulnerable to adverse changes in economic or market conditions. The Fund may acquire a loan interest by obtaining an assignment of all or a portion of the interests in a particular loan that are held by an original lender or a prior assignee. As an assignee, the Fund normally will succeed to all rights and obligations of its assignor with respect to the portion of the loan that is being assigned. However, the rights and obligations acquired by the purchaser of a loan assignment may differ from, and be more limited than, those held by the original lenders or the assignor. Alternatively, the Fund may acquire a participation in a loan interest that is held by another party. When the Fund's loan interest is a participation, the Fund is subject to the risk that the party selling the participation interest will not remit the Fund's pro rata share of loan payments to the Fund, and the Fund may have less control over the exercise of remedies than the party selling the participation interest.

Market Risk
Since the financial crisis that started in 2008, the U.S. and many foreign economies continue to experience its after-effects, which have resulted, and may continue to result, in fixed income instruments experiencing unusual liquidity issues, increased price volatility and, in some cases, credit downgrades and increased likelihood of default. These events have reduced the willingness and ability of some lenders to extend credit, and have made it more difficult for some borrowers to obtain financing on attractive terms, if at all. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. A rise in protectionist trade policies, and the possibility of changes to some international trade agreements, could affect the economies of many nations in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations.

In addition, political events within the U.S. and abroad may affect investor and consumer confidence and may adversely impact financial markets and the broader economy, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree. High public debt in the U.S. and other countries creates ongoing systemic and market risks and policymaking uncertainty. Because the impact on the markets has been widespread, it may be difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions. Interest rates have been unusually low in recent years in the U.S. and abroad. Because there is little precedent for this situation, it is difficult to predict the impact on various markets of a significant rate increase, whether brought about by U.S. policy makers or by dislocations in world markets. In addition, there is a risk that the prices of goods and services in the U.S. and many foreign economies may decline over time, known as deflation (the opposite of inflation). Deflation may have an adverse effect on stock prices and creditworthiness and may make defaults on debt more likely.

Other Investment Companies Risk
The Fund may invest in shares of other registered investment companies, including money market funds and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"). To the extent that the Fund invests in shares of other registered investment companies, the Fund will indirectly bear the fees and expenses charged by those investment companies in addition to the Fund's direct fees and expenses and will be subject to the risks associated with investments in those companies. For example, money market funds are subject to interest rate risk, credit risk, and market risk. To the extent the Fund invests in ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, or track an index, the Fund is subject to the risks associated with the underlying investments held by the ETF or the index fluctuations to which the ETF is subject. Because ETFs are listed on an exchange, they may be subject to trading halts, may trade at a discount or premium to their NAV and may not be liquid. ETF shares may trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value. An ETF that tracks an index may not precisely replicate the returns of its benchmark index.

Prepayment Risk
Prepayment risk is the risk that the principal amount of a bond may be repaid prior to the bond's maturity date. Due to a decline in interest rates or excess cash flow, a debt security may be called or otherwise prepaid before maturity. If this occurs, no additional interest will be paid on the investment and the Fund may have to invest at a lower rate, may not benefit from an increase in value that may result from declining interest rates, and may lose any premium it paid to acquire the security. Variable and floating rate securities may be less sensitive to prepayment risk.

Redemption Risk
Due to a rise in interest rates or other market developments that may cause investors to move out of fixed income securities on a large scale, the Fund may experience periods of high levels of redemptions that could cause the Fund to sell assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value. The sale of assets to meet redemption requests may create net capital gains, which could cause the Fund to have to distribute substantial capital gains. Redemption risk is heightened during periods of declining or illiquid markets. Heavy redemptions could hurt the Fund's performance.

Reliance on Corporate Management and Financial Reporting Risk
The Fund may trade various corporate debt instruments and collateralized debt securities. The sub-advisor may select investments for the Fund in part on the basis of information and data made directly available to the sub-advisor by the issuers of securities or through sources other than the issuers such as collateral pool servicers. The sub-advisor is dependent upon the integrity of the management of these issuers and of such servicers and the financial and collateral performance reporting processes in general.

Sector Risk
When the Fund focuses its investments in certain sectors of the economy, its performance may be driven largely by sector performance and could fluctuate more widely than if the Fund were invested more evenly across sectors.

  • Manufacturing Sector Risk. Companies focused on manufacturing activities may be adversely affected by changes in government regulation, world events and economic conditions. In addition, these companies are at risk for environmental damage claims. Companies in this sector could be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, imposition of import controls, increased competition, depletion of resources, technological developments and labor relations.

Securities Selection Risk Securities selected by the sub-advisor or the Manager for the Fund may not perform to expectations. It may not be possible to predict or to hedge against a widening in the yield of the securities selected by the sub-advisor. This could result in the Fund's underperformance compared to other funds with similar investment objectives.

Unrated Securities Risk Because the Fund may purchase securities that are not rated by any rating organization, the sub-advisor, after assessing their credit quality, may internally assign ratings to certain of those securities in categories similar to those of rating organizations. Some unrated securities may not have an active trading market or may be difficult to value, which means the Fund might have difficulty selling them promptly at an acceptable price. Unrated securities may be subject to greater liquidity risk and price volatility.

U.S. Government Securities and Government-Sponsored Enterprises 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. Securities held by the Fund that are issued by government-sponsored enterprises, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (''Fannie Mae''), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (''Freddie Mac''), Federal Home Loan Bank (''FHLB''), Federal Farm Credit Bank ("FFCB"), 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 and no assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support if these organizations do not have the funds to meet future payment obligations. U.S. Government securities and securities of government-sponsored entities are also subject to credit risk, interest rate risk and market risk.

Valuation Risk
The Fund may value certain assets at a price different from the price at which they can be sold. This risk may be especially pronounced for investments that are illiquid or which may become illiquid.

Fund Performance

On December 11, 2015, the Fund acquired all the assets and assumed all the liabilities of the Fund's predecessor. The SP Class shares and Institutional Class shares of the Fund have adopted the performance history and financial statements of the Investor Class shares and Institutional Class shares, respectively, of the Fund's predecessor. The bar chart and table below shows the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares, which, prior to December 11, 2015, is the performance of the Institutional Class shares of the Fund's predecessor. The table below also shows the performance of the Fund's SP Class shares, which represents the performance of the predecessor Fund's Institutional Class shares from December 31, 2013 through May 30, 2014 and the performance of the predecessor Fund's Investor Class shares from May 31, 2014 through December 11, 2015. The predecessor Fund's Institutional Class shares would have had similar annual returns to its Investor Class shares because the shares are invested in the same portfolio securities. However, the Institutional Class shares had different expenses than the Investor Class shares, which would affect performance. 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.

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risk by showing how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table discloses how the Fund's performance compares to a broad-based market index, which is the Fund's benchmark index and was the benchmark index of the Fund's predecessor.

Calendar year total returns for Institutional Class Shares. Year Ended 12/31

Bar Chart

Highest Quarterly Return:
2.68% 1st Quarter 2015
1/1/2013 through 12/31/2016

Lowest Quarterly Return:
-0.18% 4th Quarter 2015
1/1/2013 through 12/31/2016

The calendar year-to-date total return as of September 30, 2017 was 3.87%.

Average annual total returns for periods ended December 31, 2016

Average Annual Total Returns - (American Beacon Sound Point Floating Rate Income Fund℠)
1 Year
Since Inception
Inception Date of Class
Institutional Class 7.75% 6.44% Dec. 03, 2012
Institutional Class | Returns After Taxes on Distributions 5.44% 3.97% Dec. 03, 2012
Institutional Class | Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares 4.34% 3.80% Dec. 03, 2012
Class A 7.20% 6.27% Dec. 11, 2015
Class C 6.49% 6.09% Dec. 11, 2015
Class Y 7.55% 6.36% Dec. 11, 2015
Investor Class 7.32% 6.30% Dec. 11, 2015
Class SP 7.46% 6.25% May 31, 2014
Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index (Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) 9.88% 4.44%  

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 income taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. If you hold your Fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as an individual retirement account ("IRA") or a 401(k) plan, the after-tax returns do not apply to your situation. After-tax returns are shown for the Fund's Institutional Class shares; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary.