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          <annualizedRt>0.48000000</annualizedRt>
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          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>INTEL CORP</name>
        <lei>KNX4USFCNGPY45LOCE31</lei>
        <title>Intel Corp</title>
        <cusip>458140BH2</cusip>
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          <isin value="US458140BH27"/>
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        <balance>14858000.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>15740067.75000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2029-11-15</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>2.45000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK</name>
        <lei>2549001DPIFGXC1TOL40</lei>
        <title>Federal Home Loan Banks</title>
        <cusip>3130AH3M3</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US3130AH3M38"/>
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        <balance>5490000.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>5489465.77000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>USGSE</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2021-09-13</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Floating</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>0.68000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp</name>
        <lei>7260JQNI6SCF9FIV2392</lei>
        <title>TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp</title>
        <cusip>25468PDS2</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US25468PDS20"/>
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        <balance>13772000.00000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>13699311.38000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.121958848259</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2022-03-04</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Floating</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>1.64000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT</name>
        <lei>9ET6B8VCXWW51H8Z3M54</lei>
        <title>American Express Credit Corp</title>
        <cusip>0258M0EH8</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0258M0EH84"/>
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        <balance>6068000.00000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>6029407.52000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.814176566065</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2022-03-03</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Floating</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>2.16000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Citigroup Inc</name>
        <lei>6SHGI4ZSSLCXXQSBB395</lei>
        <title>Citigroup Inc</title>
        <cusip>172967ME8</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US172967ME81"/>
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        <balance>14485000.00000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>15954910.28000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.800641563476</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2030-03-20</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>3.98000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Fannie Mae</name>
        <lei>B1V7KEBTPIMZEU4LTD58</lei>
        <title>Fannie Mae Pool</title>
        <cusip>31416B4A3</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US31416B4A38"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>954958.28000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1007338.64000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.303096141489</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>ABS-MBS</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>USGSE</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2024-01-01</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>5.50000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
        </debtSec>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>American Express Co</name>
        <lei>R4PP93JZOLY261QX3811</lei>
        <title>American Express Co</title>
        <cusip>025816BN8</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US025816BN86"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>6600000.00000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>6485622.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.951446043368</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2022-08-01</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Floating</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>1.30000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
        </debtSec>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>COMCAST CORP</name>
        <lei>51M0QTTNCGUN7KFCFZ59</lei>
        <title>Comcast Corp</title>
        <cusip>20030NDA6</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US20030NDA63"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>9885000.00000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>10534203.21000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.169615678217</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2030-02-01</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>2.65000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
        </debtSec>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Comcast Corp</name>
        <lei>51M0QTTNCGUN7KFCFZ59</lei>
        <title>Comcast Corp</title>
        <cusip>20030NCX7</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US20030NCX75"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>5466000.00000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>5333496.56000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.604785286488</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2024-04-15</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Floating</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>1.85000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
        </debtSec>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>IBM CORP</name>
        <lei>VGRQXHF3J8VDLUA7XE92</lei>
        <title>International Business Machines Corp</title>
        <cusip>459200KA8</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US459200KA85"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>10250000.00000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>11573953.14000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.482463988986</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2029-05-15</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>3.50000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>QUALCOMM Inc</name>
        <lei>H1J8DDZKZP6H7RWC0H53</lei>
        <title>QUALCOMM Inc</title>
        <cusip>747525AS2</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US747525AS26"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>12070000.00000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>11877478.67000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.573791188533</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2023-01-30</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Floating</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>1.49000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <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"/>
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        <balance>21409970.15000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>21409970.15000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>6.442003795140</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>John Deere Capital Corp</name>
        <lei>E0KSF7PFQ210NWI8Z391</lei>
        <title>John Deere Capital Corp</title>
        <cusip>24422EUG2</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US24422EUG24"/>
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        <balance>8095000.00000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>7905010.35000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.378523011407</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2023-06-07</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Floating</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>1.55000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
        </debtSec>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS</name>
        <lei>MWIUSDMN17TCR56VW396</lei>
        <title>Duke Energy Carolinas LLC</title>
        <cusip>26442CBA1</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US26442CBA18"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>4750000.00000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>5059918.26000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.522468850056</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2030-02-01</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>2.45000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Fannie Mae</name>
        <lei>B1V7KEBTPIMZEU4LTD58</lei>
        <title>Fannie Mae Pool</title>
        <cusip>3140X4ER3</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US3140X4ER33"/>
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        <balance>26507198.28000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>28868660.69000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>8.686234517033</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>ABS-MBS</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>USGSE</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2039-06-01</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>4.50000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
        </debtSec>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>John Deere Capital Corp</name>
        <lei>E0KSF7PFQ210NWI8Z391</lei>
        <title>John Deere Capital Corp</title>
        <cusip>24422ETU3</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US24422ETU37"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>9370000.00000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>9207092.15000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.770303842413</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2022-09-08</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Floating</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>1.48000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Fannie Mae</name>
        <lei>B1V7KEBTPIMZEU4LTD58</lei>
        <title>Fannie Mae Pool</title>
        <cusip>31418DG71</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US31418DG719"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>11213808.44000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>12014853.84000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.615125733154</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>ABS-MBS</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>USGSE</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2039-09-01</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>4.00000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
        </debtSec>
        <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>2020-05-27</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Sonia Bates</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Sonia Bates</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Assistant Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
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