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        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Owens Corning</name>
        <lei>JO5M6676RDJIZ2U8X907</lei>
        <title>Owens Corning</title>
        <cusip>690742101</cusip>
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          <isin value="US6907421019"/>
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        <balance>1075.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>116336.50000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.527529424314</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>Penn Entertainment Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Penn Entertainment, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>707569109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7075691094"/>
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        <balance>41425.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>622617.75000000</valUSD>
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        <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>Permian Resources Corp</name>
        <lei>529900NXUJPOKU7OJ511</lei>
        <title>Permian Resources Corp.</title>
        <cusip>71424F105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US71424F1057"/>
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        <balance>40000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>852800.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.867033072645</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>Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc</name>
        <lei>54930098EZ8JMSAZGS24</lei>
        <title>Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>72348N109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US72348N1090"/>
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        <balance>12834.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1105520.76000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>5.012998758695</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>529900Y043CEBGO4HB65</lei>
        <title>Pinterest, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>72352L106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US72352L1061"/>
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        <balance>10600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>194404.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.881527553300</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>Simply Good Foods Co/The</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Simply Good Foods Co.</title>
        <cusip>82900L102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US82900L1026"/>
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        <balance>31925.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>458123.75000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.077368307474</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"/>
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        <balance>11908.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>136942.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.620965341268</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>Tenable Holdings Inc</name>
        <lei>5493004S5OMPESF0EF83</lei>
        <title>Tenable Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>88025T102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US88025T1025"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>60225.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1018705.88000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.619335517422</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>American Beacon U.S. Government Money Market</name>
        <lei>549300EXCES9V5RWB620</lei>
        <title>American Beacon U.S. Government Money Market</title>
        <cusip>02368W200</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US02368W2008"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>286689.97000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>286689.97000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.299999525780</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Axalta Coating Systems Ltd</name>
        <lei>529900AGLPA40GV6H619</lei>
        <title>Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="BMG0750C1082"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>28830.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>798591.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.621221632876</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>BM</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Genius Sports Ltd</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Genius Sports Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="GG00BMF1JR16"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>187095.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>828830.85000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.758344639515</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GG</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>2026-04-28</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Melinda Heika</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Melinda Heika</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
  <documents>XXXX</documents>
</edgarSubmission>
