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        <balance>100000.00000000</balance>
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        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
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          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>INVESTEC PLC</name>
        <lei>2138007Z3U5GWDN3MY22</lei>
        <title>Investec PLC</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
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          <isin value="XS1227242630"/>
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        <balance>100000.00000000</balance>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>Y</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2022-05-05</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>4.50000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Barclays Bank PLC</name>
        <lei>G5GSEF7VJP5I7OUK5573</lei>
        <title>Barclays Bank PLC</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="XS0429325748"/>
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        <balance>50000.00000000</balance>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>Y</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2021-05-21</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>10.00000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP PLC</name>
        <lei>213800W73SYHR14I3X91</lei>
        <title>Close Brothers Group PLC</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="XS1548943221"/>
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        <balance>100000.00000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
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        <valUSD>141247.96000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.364015131637</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>Y</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2027-01-24</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>4.25000000</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>SSE PLC</name>
        <lei>549300KI75VYLLMSK856</lei>
        <title>SSE PLC</title>
        <cusip>G8842PPF3</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="XS1572343744"/>
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        <balance>200000.00000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>207250.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.001389160111</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>Y</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2077-09-16</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>4.75000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>LV FRIENDLY SOC LTD</name>
        <lei>213800RSZOU8QUI2OH34</lei>
        <title>Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society Ltd</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="XS0935312057"/>
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        <balance>100000.00000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="GBP" exchangeRt="0.72537400"/>
        <valUSD>150638.43000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.454697808918</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>Y</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2043-05-22</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>6.50000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>HBOS PLC</name>
        <lei>213800RS21X7UUH5QU25</lei>
        <title>HBOS PLC</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="XS0324964666"/>
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        <balance>100000.00000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="EUR" exchangeRt="0.85273300"/>
        <valUSD>118672.32000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.146004800257</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2021-06-30</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>5.37400000</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>ROTHESAY LIFE</name>
        <lei>MFQO711J5UPYBWXSPG12</lei>
        <title>Rothesay Life PLC</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="XS1312953596"/>
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        <balance>190000.00000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
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        <valUSD>327417.30000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>Y</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2025-10-30</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>8.00000000</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>Lloyds Bank PLC</name>
        <lei>H7FNTJ4851HG0EXQ1Z70</lei>
        <title>Lloyds Bank PLC</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="XS0503834821"/>
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        <balance>100000.00000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="GBP" exchangeRt="0.72537400"/>
        <valUSD>171665.10000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.657749917054</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>Y</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2025-04-22</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>7.62500000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>PENSION INSURANCE</name>
        <lei>M31AVDIX8NY21MAUQF46</lei>
        <title>Pension Insurance Corp PLC</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="XS1083983376"/>
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        <balance>140000.00000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
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        <valUSD>221866.84000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>Y</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2024-07-03</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>6.50000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>ENEL SPA</name>
        <lei>WOCMU6HCI0OJWNPRZS33</lei>
        <title>Enel SpA</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="XS2000719992"/>
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        <balance>100000.00000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="EUR" exchangeRt="0.85273300"/>
        <valUSD>127961.04000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.235704889614</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IT</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>Y</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2080-05-24</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>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>FIRSTGROUP PLC</name>
        <lei>549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93</lei>
        <title>Firstgroup PLC</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="XS0859438557"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>100000.00000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="GBP" exchangeRt="0.72537400"/>
        <valUSD>146181.14000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.411654277485</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>Y</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2022-11-29</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>5.25000000</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>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>
    </signature>
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  <documents>XXXX</documents>
</edgarSubmission>
