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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Federal Signal Corp</name>
        <lei>549300RTXZRPTNP6G884</lei>
        <title>Federal Signal Corp.</title>
        <cusip>313855108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US3138551086"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>24280.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>864368.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.430027936128</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>ManTech International Corp/VA</name>
        <lei>5299007N03CAU4SWNR02</lei>
        <title>ManTech International Corp.</title>
        <cusip>564563104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5645631046"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>2447.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>233566.15000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.656632672003</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>Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc</name>
        <lei>5493002H8U24DJXQ4886</lei>
        <title>Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>767744105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA7677441056"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>16631.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1082012.86000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.041900529693</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>MDC Holdings Inc</name>
        <lei>5299005FV4VNV75R8R35</lei>
        <title>MDC Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>552676108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5526761086"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>19763.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>638542.53000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.795156908059</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>Utz Brands Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Utz Brands, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>918090101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9180901012"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>39895.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>551348.90000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.550026411844</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="231666.29000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>World Fuel Services Corp</name>
        <lei>D3W7PCXCBRQLL17DZ313</lei>
        <title>World Fuel Services Corp.</title>
        <cusip>981475106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9814751064"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>8981.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>183751.26000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.516586332555</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>AAON Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>AAON, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>000360206</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0003602069"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>6319.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>346028.44000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.972801834282</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>Stepan Co</name>
        <lei>IZU1EW9GB3WC7CYCSR17</lei>
        <title>Stepan Co.</title>
        <cusip>858586100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8585861003"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>6838.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>693031.30000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.948343089530</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>Johnson Outdoors Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Johnson Outdoors, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>479167108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4791671088"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>6770.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>414053.20000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.164042217022</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>2022-07-15</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>
