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        <currencyConditional curCd="JPY" exchangeRt="108.65500000"/>
        <valUSD>48586.44000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.070820442158</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>JP</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>MercadoLibre Inc</name>
        <lei>549300DKPDN9M5S8GB14</lei>
        <title>MercadoLibre Inc</title>
        <cusip>58733R102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US58733R1023"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>2040.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1166757.60000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.700686222807</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>2020-01-16</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Sona Bates</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Sona Bates</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Assistant Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
</edgarSubmission>
