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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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        <name>Kinsale Capital Group Inc</name>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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        <name>Chicago Mercantile Exchange</name>
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        <assetCat>DE</assetCat>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <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>
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          <isin value="US02368W2008"/>
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        <balance>27359.20000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>CoreSite Realty Corp</name>
        <lei>549300H0YYORITFM2B74</lei>
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        <cusip>21870Q105</cusip>
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          <isin value="US21870Q1058"/>
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        <balance>3809.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Federal Signal Corp</name>
        <lei>549300RTXZRPTNP6G884</lei>
        <title>Federal Signal Corp</title>
        <cusip>313855108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US3138551086"/>
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        <balance>27092.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1037623.60000000</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>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>ManTech International Corp/VA</name>
        <lei>5299007N03CAU4SWNR02</lei>
        <title>ManTech International Corp/VA</title>
        <cusip>564563104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5645631046"/>
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        <balance>9516.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>827416.20000000</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>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc</name>
        <lei>5493002H8U24DJXQ4886</lei>
        <title>Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc</title>
        <cusip>767744105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA7677441056"/>
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        <balance>18379.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Rexford Industrial Realty Inc</name>
        <lei>549300MSLO0DF0EMX355</lei>
        <title>Rexford Industrial Realty Inc</title>
        <cusip>76169C100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US76169C1009"/>
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        <balance>15171.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>764618.40000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="REIT" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>MDC Holdings Inc</name>
        <lei>5299005FV4VNV75R8R35</lei>
        <title>MDC Holdings Inc</title>
        <cusip>552676108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5526761086"/>
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        <balance>18468.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>World Fuel Services Corp</name>
        <lei>D3W7PCXCBRQLL17DZ313</lei>
        <title>World Fuel Services Corp</title>
        <cusip>981475106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9814751064"/>
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        <balance>10002.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>352070.40000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>AAON Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>AAON Inc</title>
        <cusip>000360206</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0003602069"/>
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        <balance>7047.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>493360.47000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Stepan Co</name>
        <lei>IZU1EW9GB3WC7CYCSR17</lei>
        <title>Stepan Co</title>
        <cusip>858586100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8585861003"/>
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        <balance>8792.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Johnson Outdoors Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Johnson Outdoors Inc</title>
        <cusip>479167108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4791671088"/>
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        <balance>4910.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
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    <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>2021-04-27</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>
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</edgarSubmission>
