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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Twist Bioscience Corp</name>
        <lei>549300T23BL59LCOH584</lei>
        <title>Twist Bioscience Corp</title>
        <cusip>90184D100</cusip>
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          <isin value="US90184D1000"/>
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        <balance>77492.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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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>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>CRISPR Therapeutics AG</name>
        <lei>506700O6IRRIQLT3W370</lei>
        <title>CRISPR Therapeutics AG</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CH0334081137"/>
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        <balance>277524.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>21030768.72000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CH</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2085582.50000000"/>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>2U Inc</name>
        <lei>5493008RVTXVR43PYF84</lei>
        <title>2U Inc</title>
        <cusip>90214J101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US90214J1016"/>
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        <balance>273599.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>5491131.93000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.757888040700</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>Palantir Technologies Inc</name>
        <lei>549300UVN46B3BBDHO85</lei>
        <title>Palantir Technologies Inc</title>
        <cusip>69608A108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US69608A1088"/>
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        <balance>1119726.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>20390210.46000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.814264317810</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>Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings Inc</title>
        <cusip>37611X100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US37611X1000"/>
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        <balance>1181150.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>9815356.50000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.354719100066</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>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2256217.59000000"/>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Tesla Inc</name>
        <lei>54930043XZGB27CTOV49</lei>
        <title>Tesla Inc</title>
        <cusip>88160R101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US88160R1014"/>
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        <balance>54383.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>57470866.74000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>7.932150082380</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>Veracyte Inc</name>
        <lei>529900ESWZRHXOW27Z37</lei>
        <title>Veracyte Inc</title>
        <cusip>92337F107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US92337F1075"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>197874.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>8152408.80000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.125198449278</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>TuSimple Holdings Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>TuSimple Holdings Inc</title>
        <cusip>90089L108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US90089L1089"/>
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        <balance>325348.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>11663725.80000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.609831708018</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>Stratasys Ltd</name>
        <lei>529900MU215GIP9SZ741</lei>
        <title>Stratasys Ltd</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IL0011267213"/>
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        <balance>168540.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4127544.60000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.569685217851</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IL</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Zoom Video Communications Inc</name>
        <lei>549300T9GCHU0ODOM055</lei>
        <title>Zoom Video Communications Inc</title>
        <cusip>98980L101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US98980L1017"/>
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        <balance>237093.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>43603773.63000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>6.018208811014</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>DocuSign Inc</name>
        <lei>549300Q7PVDWRZ39JG09</lei>
        <title>DocuSign Inc</title>
        <cusip>256163106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2561631068"/>
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        <balance>68378.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>10414653.18000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.437434247397</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>Shopify Inc</name>
        <lei>549300HGQ43STJLLP808</lei>
        <title>Shopify Inc</title>
        <cusip>82509L107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA82509L1076"/>
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        <balance>18635.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>25667662.65000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.542660202512</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Signify Health Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Signify Health Inc</title>
        <cusip>82671G100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US82671G1004"/>
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        <balance>536466.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>7628546.52000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.052894785471</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>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Unity Software Inc</name>
        <lei>549300D1ESJMGNQNG432</lei>
        <title>Unity Software Inc</title>
        <cusip>91332U101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US91332U1016"/>
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        <balance>242114.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>34619880.86000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.778248639575</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>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>ROBLOX Corp</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>ROBLOX Corp</title>
        <cusip>771049103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7710491033"/>
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        <balance>32547.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3357548.52000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.463410076795</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>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Twilio Inc</name>
        <lei>5493004W8TRGD63APX93</lei>
        <title>Twilio Inc</title>
        <cusip>90138F102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US90138F1021"/>
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        <balance>119807.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>31549975.38000000</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>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Roku Inc</name>
        <lei>549300KR6ITU0YIR1T71</lei>
        <title>Roku Inc</title>
        <cusip>77543R102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US77543R1023"/>
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        <balance>205622.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>46922940.40000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>6.476321424614</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>Cerus Corp</name>
        <lei>254900BIEY9XIDA04Q21</lei>
        <title>Cerus Corp</title>
        <cusip>157085101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1570851014"/>
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        <balance>517605.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3524890.05000000</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>
        <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>18413262.25000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>18413262.25000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>N/A</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <cashCollateralCondition cashCollateralVal="18413262.25000000" isCashCollateral="Y"/>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>DraftKings Inc</name>
        <lei>5493008P45UYYL683Z97</lei>
        <title>DraftKings Inc</title>
        <cusip>26142R104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US26142R1041"/>
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        <balance>636556.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>17486193.32000000</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>UiPath Inc</name>
        <lei>5493000YP61KBELDHT53</lei>
        <title>UiPath Inc</title>
        <cusip>90364P105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US90364P1057"/>
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        <balance>707823.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>30528405.99000000</valUSD>
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        <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>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Coinbase Global Inc</name>
        <lei>5493004G3J2SC154DU06</lei>
        <title>Coinbase Global Inc</title>
        <cusip>19260Q107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US19260Q1076"/>
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        <balance>148431.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>37459531.47000000</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>
          <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>2022-01-24</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Sonia Bates</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Sonia Bates</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
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</edgarSubmission>
