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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Onto Innovation Inc</name>
        <lei>254900RXZVN73CHOO062</lei>
        <title>Onto Innovation Inc</title>
        <cusip>683344105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6833441057"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>43783.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3197910.32000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.737012044735</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>SPS Commerce Inc</name>
        <lei>2549006XVF9GCCETDQ72</lei>
        <title>SPS Commerce Inc</title>
        <cusip>78463M107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US78463M1071"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>55478.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>5539478.30000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.276665641033</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>Repay Holdings Corp</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Repay Holdings Corp</title>
        <cusip>76029L100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US76029L1008"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>154902.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3723844.08000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.858222296764</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>2021-07-19</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>
  </formData>
</edgarSubmission>
