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        <title>Regions Financial Corp</title>
        <cusip>7591EP100</cusip>
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          <isin value="US7591EP1005"/>
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        <balance>36400.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>793520.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.707158991473</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>Mandiant Inc</name>
        <lei>549300E9D2UJUFLLY524</lei>
        <title>Mandiant Inc</title>
        <cusip>562662106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5626621065"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>47930.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>840692.20000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.986984383874</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>Urban Outfitters Inc</name>
        <lei>549300N3DUFR5U6NRN38</lei>
        <title>Urban Outfitters Inc</title>
        <cusip>917047102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9170471026"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>28900.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>848504.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>5.033323965245</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>Varex Imaging Corp</name>
        <lei>549300CWYWPVCT8E9W67</lei>
        <title>Varex Imaging Corp</title>
        <cusip>92214X106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US92214X1063"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>21500.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>678325.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.023822490789</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>TreeHouse Foods Inc</name>
        <lei>5493007M7EVHE470Q576</lei>
        <title>TreeHouse Foods Inc</title>
        <cusip>89469A104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US89469A1043"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>12800.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>518784.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.077425610233</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>Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp</name>
        <lei>06BTX5UWZD0GQ5N5Y745</lei>
        <title>Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp</title>
        <cusip>929740108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9297401088"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>8600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>792146.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.699008426328</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>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>
  </formData>
</edgarSubmission>
