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American Beacon NIS Core Plus Bond Fund

 

Supplement dated March 9, 2021 to the

Prospectus and Summary Prospectus, each dated September 10, 2020

 

I.Effective February 1, 2021, Stephen Smitley of National Investment Services of America, LLC is added as a Portfolio Manager for the American Beacon NIS Core Plus Bond Fund (the “Fund”). Accordingly, the following changes are made to the Fund’s Prospectus and Summary Prospectus, as applicable:

 

A.On page 6 of the Prospectus and the Summary Prospectus, the table under the heading “Fund Summary - American Beacon NIS Core Plus Bond Fund - Portfolio Managers” is deleted and replaced with the following:
     
National Investment Services of America, LLC Jason C. Berrie, CFA
Co-Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager
Since Fund Inception (2020)
Kent J. White, CFA
Co-Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager
Since Fund Inception (2020)
  Mark R. Anderson, CFA
Chief Strategy Officer and Portfolio Manager
Since Fund Inception (2020)
Jeffrey F. Parker
Portfolio Manager
Since Fund Inception (2020)
  James S. Kaplan, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Since Fund Inception (2020)
Barbara A. Schalla, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Since Fund Inception (2020)
  Lesly M. Barnes
Portfolio Manager
Since Fund Inception (2020)
Vincent S. Russo, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Since Fund Inception (2020)
  Stefan Martin
Portfolio Manager
Since Fund Inception (2020)
Michael Fohr, CFA, CPA, JD, MBA
Portfolio Manager
Since Fund Inception (2020)
  Tom Price
Portfolio Manager
Since Fund Inception (2020)
Stephen Smitley
Portfolio Manager
Since 2021

 

B.On page 18 of the Prospectus, under the heading “Fund Management - The Sub-Advisor,” the following is added following the paragraph related to Tom Price:

 

Stephen Smitley, Portfolio Manager, Municipal and Structured Products Stephen Smitley is a portfolio manager, Municipal and Structured Products at National Investment Services. As a member of the corporate bond team, he is a portfolio manager of the municipal and structured product sectors in the National Investment Services managed portfolios. Prior to joining National Investment Services in 2021, Stephen was a lead portfolio manager of structured products at Aware Asset Management from 2017 to 2021, and held various roles in the structured products sector at Carval Investors from 2009 to 2017, Black River Asset Management from 2007 to 2009, and GMAC-RFC from 1999 to 2007. Stephen holds a B.S. in finance from California State University - Northridge and an M.S.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business.

 

II.Effective immediately, the following changes are made to the Fund’s Prospectus:

 

A.The following is added to the end of the section titled “Appendix A – Intermediary Sales Charge Discounts and Waivers”:
   

Appendix A: Wells Fargo

Effective June 30, 2020, C Class shares will convert automatically into A Class shares on the 25th day of the month (or, if the 25th is not a business day, the next business day thereafter) following the eighth anniversary of the month on which the purchase order was accepted, provided that the Fund or the financial intermediary through which a shareholder purchased C Class shares has records verifying that the C Class shares have been held for at least eight years. The first conversion of C Class to A Class shares under this new policy would take place on July 25, 2020 for all C Class shares that were held for more than eight years as of June 30, 2020.

 

B.The title of the section “Appendix A – Intermediary Sales Charge Discounts and Waivers,” and all references to this title in the Prospectus, are replaced with “Appendix A – Intermediary Sales Charge Discounts and Waivers and Other Information.”

 

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American Beacon NIS Core Plus Bond Fund

 

Supplement dated March 9, 2021 to the

Statement of Additional Information dated September 10, 2020

 

Effective February 1, 2021, Stephen Smitley of National Investment Services of America, LLC is added as a Portfolio Manager for the American Beacon NIS Core Plus Bond Fund (the “Fund”). Accordingly, the following changes are made to the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information:

 

A.On page 31, under the heading “Portfolio Managers,” the table is deleted and replaced with the following:

 

  Number of Other Accounts Managed and
Assets by Account Type
Number of Accounts and Assets for Which
Advisory Fee is Performance-Based
Name of Investment Advisor and Portfolio Manager Registered
Investment
Companies
Other Pooled
Investment
Vehicles
Other
Accounts
Registered
Investment
Companies
Other Pooled
Investment
Vehicles
Other
Accounts
National Investment Services of America, LLC (“NIS”)
Jason C. Berrie None 9 ($3.8 bil) 105 ($4.6 bil) None None None
Kent J. White None 9 ($3.8 bil) 105 ($4.6 bil) None None None
Mark R. Anderson1 None 9 ($3.8 bil) 105 ($4.6 bil) None 2 ($348.6 mil) None
Jeffrey F. Parker None None None None 2 ($348.6 mil) None
James S. Kaplan None 9 ($3.8 bil) 105 ($4.6 bil) None None None
Barbara A. Schalla None 9 ($3.8 bil) 105 ($4.6 bil) None None None
Lesly M. Barnes None 9 ($3.8 bil) 105 ($4.6 bil) None None None
Vincent S. Russo None 9 ($3.8 bil) 105 ($4.6 bil) None None None
Stefan Martin None 9 ($3.8 bil) 105 ($4.6 bil) None None None
Michael Fohr2 None 3 ($401.9 mil) None None None None
Tom Price2 None 3 ($401.9 mil) None None None None
Stephen Smitley3 None 9 ($4.1 bil) 105 ($4.8 bil) None None None

 

1 Mark Anderson assists with the management of two equity accounts.

2 Michael Fohr was promoted on 8/1/20 to High Yield Portfolio Manager and Tom Price was hired on 8/1/20 as a High Yield Portfolio Manager. The number of accounts and assets is shown as of August 1, 2020.

3 As of January 31, 2021.

 

B.On page 32, under the heading “Portfolio Managers - Ownership of the Fund,” the third and fourth sentences of the paragraph are deleted and replaced with the following:

 

The table below sets forth the Portfolio Managers’ beneficial ownership of the Fund as provided by the sub-advisor as of January 31, 2021.

 

Name of Investment Advisor and Portfolio Managers NIS Core Plus Bond Fund
National Investment Services of America, LLC  
Jason C. Berrie None
Kent J. White None
Mark R. Anderson None
Jeffrey F. Parker $1 - $10,000
James S. Kaplan None
   

Barbara A. Schalla None
Lesly M. Barnes None
Vincent S. Russo $50,001 - $100,000
Stefan Martin None
Michael Fohr None
Tom Price None
Stephen Smitley None

 

 

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