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          <isin value="US2855121099"/>
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        <balance>3805.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>767468.50000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.110724638490</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Pinterest Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Pinterest, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>72352L106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US72352L1061"/>
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        <balance>89910.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2892404.70000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.186054756351</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Nasdaq Inc</name>
        <lei>549300L8X1Q78ERXFD06</lei>
        <title>Nasdaq, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>631103108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6311031081"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>28755.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2543379.75000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.680925736186</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Deckers Outdoor Corp</name>
        <lei>5493008LG4W3I6K8J118</lei>
        <title>Deckers Outdoor Corp.</title>
        <cusip>243537107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2435371073"/>
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        <balance>10225.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1036508.25000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.500094468077</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Starz Entertainment Corp</name>
        <lei>5493000JSMHPHZURLM72</lei>
        <title>Starz Entertainment Corp.</title>
        <cusip>855919106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA8559191066"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>35993.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>530176.89000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.767302546594</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Elanco Animal Health Inc</name>
        <lei>549300SHPNDCE059M934</lei>
        <title>Elanco Animal Health, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>28414H103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US28414H1032"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>186250.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3751075.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>5.428771895295</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="3469734.57000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Hologic Inc</name>
        <lei>549300DYP6F5ZJL0LB74</lei>
        <title>Hologic, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>436440101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4364401012"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>30700.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2071943.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.998635305093</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Tenable Holdings Inc</name>
        <lei>5493004S5OMPESF0EF83</lei>
        <title>Tenable Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>88025T102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US88025T1025"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>94950.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2768742.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.007082970861</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Monthly returns presented in Item B.5(a) have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2025-10-30</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Sonia Bates</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Sonia Bates</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
  <documents>XXXX</documents>
</edgarSubmission>
