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(American Beacon Continuous Capital Emerging Markets Fund℠)
<strong>Investment Objective</strong>
The Fund's investment objective is long-term capital appreciation.
<strong>Fees and Expenses of the Fund</strong>
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. More information is available from your financial professional and in "Choosing Your Share Class" on page 12 of the Prospectus. Although the Fund does not impose any sales charge on Y Class shares, you may pay a commission to your broker on your purchases and sales of those shares, which is not reflected in the tables or Example below.
<strong>Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)</strong>
Shareholder Fees - (American Beacon Continuous Capital Emerging Markets Fund℠)
Y Class
Institutional Class
Investor Class
Maximum sales charge imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) none none none
Maximum deferred sales charge (as a percentage of the lower of original offering price or redemption proceeds) none none none
<strong>Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)</strong>
Annual Fund Operating Expenses - (American Beacon Continuous Capital Emerging Markets Fund℠)
Y Class
Institutional Class
Investor Class
Management Fees 0.88% 0.88% 0.88%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees none none none
Other Expenses [1] 1.60% 1.50% 1.88%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses [1] 0.04% 0.04% 0.04%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses [2] 2.52% 2.42% 2.80%
Fee Waiver and/or expense reimbursement [3] (1.23%) (1.23%) (1.23%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement 1.29% 1.19% 1.57%
[1] Other Expenses and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are based on estimated expenses for the current fiscal year.
[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] American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (the "Manager") has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses of the Fund's Y Class, Institutional Class and Investor Class shares, as applicable, through May 31, 2020 to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses exceed 1.25% for the Y Class, 1.15% for the Institutional Class and 1.53% 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 or terminated 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 the recoupment.
<strong>Example</strong>
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 $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same, except that this Example reflects the fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangement for each share class through May 31, 2020. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
Expense Example - (American Beacon Continuous Capital Emerging Markets Fund℠) - USD ($)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Y Class 131 667 1,230 2,763
Institutional Class 121 637 1,179 2,663
Investor Class 160 752 1,370 3,039
<strong>Portfolio Turnover</strong>
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. For the period from the Fund's commencement of operations on December 17, 2018 to January 31, 2019, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 24% of the average value of its portfolio.
<strong>Principal Investment Strategies</strong>
Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund's net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in securities of companies economically tied to emerging market countries at the time of investment. A company is generally regarded as being economically tied to an emerging market country if it:
  • is primarily listed on the trading market of an emerging market country;
  • is headquartered in an emerging market country;
  • is domiciled in an emerging market country; or
  • derives 50% or more of its revenue from, or has 50% or more of its assets in, an emerging market country.
An emerging market country is one that:
  • has an emerging stock market as defined by the International Finance Corporation;
  • has a low- to middle-income economy according to the World Bank;
  • is included in the IFC Investable Index or the Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Index; or
  • has a per-capita gross national product of $10,000 or less.
The Fund's investment sub-advisor, Continuous Capital, LLC ("Sub-Advisor"), seeks to achieve the Fund's investment objective by applying a fundamental research philosophy and approach to identify companies that trade at attractive valuations and are of high quality. When selecting stocks for the Fund, the Sub-Advisor considers characteristics, such as:
  • price-to-earnings ratio – share price relative to earnings-per-share,
  • enterprise value-to-EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) ratio – a company's enterprise value relative to its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization,
  • dividend yield – ratio of dividends-per-share to the stock price,
  • dividend growth – the year over year change in dividends per share,
  • return on invested capital – ratio of a company's earnings to its equity and debt, and
  • return on equity – ratio of a company's earnings to its equity.
The Sub-Advisor also utilizes a combination of qualitative and fundamental research considerations to select securities for the Fund. These considerations include evaluating the efficacy of company management's historical capital allocation, dividend, and share repurchase policies. The Sub-Advisor seeks to diversify investments across industries and countries.
Although the Fund seeks diversification across sectors and industries, from time to time, the Fund may have significant positions (e.g., 25% or more of the Fund's net assets) in particular sectors, including the Financial sector. However, as the sector composition of the Fund's portfolio changes over time, the Fund's exposure to the Financial sector may be lower at a future date, and the Fund's exposure to other market sectors may be higher.
The Fund's equity investments may include common stocks, depositary receipts including both American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs"), and real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). The Fund may invest in companies of all market capitalizations. The Fund may, at times, invest significantly in shares of Chinese companies listed on mainland China and Hong Kong exchanges as well as in ADR's. However, as the country allocation of the Fund's portfolio changes over time, the Fund's exposure to Chinese companies may be lower at a future date, and the Fund's exposure to other countries may be higher. The Fund may have exposure to foreign currencies by making direct investments in non-U.S. currencies or in securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies.
The Fund may also invest cash balances in other investment companies, including money market funds, and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs").
In pursuing its investment strategies, the Fund typically engages in active trading strategies that result in high portfolio turnover.
The Fund may lend its securities to broker-dealers and other institutions to earn additional income.
<strong>Principal Risks</strong>
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 current 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, which are described in alphabetical order and not in order of importance or potential exposure, are:
China Investment Risk
Investing in securities of Chinese issuers, including A-Shares, involves certain risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers, including, among others, more frequent trading suspensions and government interventions (including by nationalization of assets), currency exchange rate fluctuations or blockages, limits on the use of brokers and on foreign ownership, different financial reporting standards, higher dependence on exports and international trade, potential for increased trade tariffs, embargoes and other trade limitations, and custody risks associated with programs used to access Chinese securities. Significant portions of the Chinese securities markets may become rapidly illiquid, as Chinese issuers have the ability to suspend the trading of their equity securities, and have shown a willingness to exercise that option in response to market volatility and other events.
Currency Risk
Foreign currencies will fluctuate, and may decline, in value relative to the U.S. dollar and other currencies and thereby affect the Fund's investments in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies.
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 or its 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.
Emerging Markets Risk
When investing in emerging markets, the risks of investing in foreign securities discussed below are heightened. Emerging markets are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid and more volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and other developed markets. There are also risks of: greater political uncertainties; an economy's dependence on revenues from particular commodities or on international aid or development assistance; currency transfer restrictions; a limited number of potential buyers for such securities resulting in increased volatility and limited liquidity for emerging market securities; trading suspensions; and delays and disruptions in securities settlement procedures.
Equity Investments Risk
Equity securities are subject to investment and market risk. The Fund's investments in equity securities may include common stocks, depositary receipts, and REITs. Such investments may expose the Fund to additional risks.
  • Common Stock. The value of a company's common stock may fall as a result of factors affecting the company, companies in the same industry or sector, or the financial markets overall. Common stock generally is subordinate to preferred stock upon the liquidation or bankruptcy of the issuing company.
  • Depositary Receipts. Investments in depositary receipts are subject to certain of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including, but not limited to, currency exchange rate fluctuations, political and financial instability in the home country of a particular depositary receipt or foreign stock, less liquidity and more volatility, less government regulation and supervision and delays in transaction settlement.
  • REITs. Investments in REITs are subject to the risks associated with investing in the real estate industry such as adverse developments affecting the real estate industry and real property values. REITs also are dependent upon the skills of their managers and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency or self-liquidation. REITs typically incur fees that are separate from those incurred by the Fund. Accordingly, the Fund's investment in REITs will result in the layering of expenses such that shareholders will indirectly bear a proportionate share of the REITs' operating expenses, in addition to paying Fund expenses. The value of REIT common stock may decline when interest rates rise.
Foreign Investing Risk
Non-U.S. investments carry potential risks not associated with U.S. investments. Such risks include, but are not limited to: (1) currency exchange rate fluctuations, (2) political and financial instability, (3) less liquidity, (4) lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, (5) increased volatility, (6) different government regulation and supervision of foreign stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies, and (7) delays in transaction settlement in some foreign markets.
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.
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.
Large Capitalization Companies Risk
The securities of large market capitalization companies may underperform other segments of the market because such companies may be less responsive to competitive challenges and opportunities and may be unable to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies, especially during periods of economic expansion.
Liquidity Risk
The Fund is susceptible to the risk that certain investments held by the Fund 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. Market prices for such instruments may be volatile. 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, liquidity risk may be magnified in rising interest rate environments due to higher than normal redemption rates. Unexpected redemptions may force the Fund 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.
Market Risk
The Fund is subject to the risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investment sentiment generally. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole. A rise in protectionist trade policies, risks associated with the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union, the risk of a "trade war" between the United States and China, and the possibility of changes to some international trade agreements, could affect the economies of many nations, including the United States, in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time.
Market Timing Risk
Because the Fund invests in foreign securities, it is particularly subject to the risk of market timing activities. Frequent trading by Fund shareholders poses risks to other shareholders in the Fund, including (i) the dilution of the Fund's net asset value ("NAV"), (ii) an increase in the Fund's expenses, and (iii) interference with the portfolio manager's ability to execute efficient investment strategies. Because of specific types of securities in which the Fund may invest, it could be subject to the risk of market timing activities by shareholders.
Other Investment Companies Risk
The Fund may invest in shares of other registered investment companies, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") and money market funds. 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 that track an index, the Fund would be 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 premium or discount to their NAV and may not be liquid. An ETF that tracks an index may not precisely replicate the returns of its benchmark index.
Quantitative Strategy Risk
The success of the Fund's investment strategy may depend in part on the effectiveness of the sub-advisor's quantitative tools for screening securities. These strategies may incorporate factors that are not predictive of a security's value. Additionally, a previously successful strategy may become outdated or inaccurate, possibly resulting in losses.
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.
  • Financial Sector Risk. Financial services companies are subject to extensive governmental regulation which may limit both the amounts and types of loans and other financial commitments they can make, the interest rates and fees they can charge, the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge and the amount of capital they must maintain. Profitability is largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital funds and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change or due to increased competition. In addition, deterioration of the credit markets generally may cause an adverse impact in a broad range of markets, including U.S. and international credit and interbank money markets generally, thereby affecting a wide range of financial institutions and markets. Certain events in the financial sector may cause an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and cause certain financial services companies to incur large losses. Securities of financial services companies may experience a dramatic decline in value when such companies experience substantial declines in the valuations of their assets, take action to raise capital (such as the issuance of debt or equity securities), or cease operations.
Securities Lending Risk
To the extent the Fund lends its securities, it may be subject to the following risks: i) borrowers of the Fund's securities typically provide collateral in the form of cash that is reinvested in securities, ii) the securities in which the collateral is invested may not perform sufficiently to cover the return collateral payments owed to borrowers, iii) delays may occur in the recovery of securities from borrowers, which could interfere with the Fund's ability to vote proxies or to settle transactions, and iv) there is the risk of possible loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail financially.
Securities Selection Risk
Securities selected by the sub-advisor or the Manager for the Fund may not perform to expectations. This could result in the Fund's underperformance compared to other funds with similar investment objectives.
Small and Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk
Investing in the securities of small and mid-capitalization companies involves greater risk and the possibility of greater price volatility than investing in larger capitalization and more established companies. Since small and mid-capitalization companies may have narrower commercial markets and more limited operating history, product lines, and managerial and financial resources than larger, more established companies, the securities of these companies may lack sufficient market liquidity, and they can be particularly sensitive to expected changes in interest rates, borrowing costs and earnings. In general, these risks are greater for small-capitalization companies than for mid-capitalization companies.
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 may become illiquid.
Value Stocks Risk
Value stocks are subject to the risk that their intrinsic value may never be realized by the market or that their prices may decline. The Fund's investments in value stocks seek to limit potential downside price risk over time; however, value stock prices still may decline substantially. In addition, the Fund may produce more modest gains as a trade-off for this potentially lower risk. The Fund's investment in value stocks could cause the Fund to underperform funds that use a growth or non-value approach to investing or have a broader investment style.
<strong>Fund Performance</strong>
Performance information for the Fund is not provided because the Fund has not been in operation for a full calendar year.