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        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>37611X100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US37611X1000"/>
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        <balance>1949477.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4639755.26000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.674530540272</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="4337742.78000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Tesla Inc</name>
        <lei>54930043XZGB27CTOV49</lei>
        <title>Tesla, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>88160R101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US88160R1014"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>36211.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>24385211.62000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>8.800848169886</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>200338.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3986726.20000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.438846319149</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>DraftKings Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>DraftKings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>26142V105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US26142V1052"/>
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        <balance>552266.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>6444944.22000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.326039914170</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="1158647.24000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>TuSimple Holdings Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>TuSimple Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>90089L108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US90089L1089"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>334172.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2416063.56000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.871979660939</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"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>157313.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2948045.62000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.063976901403</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"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>256682.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>27713955.54000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>10.00222260505</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"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>250060.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>7811874.40000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.819377645270</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"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>491995.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>6789531.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.450404466727</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="366459.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Unity Software Inc</name>
        <lei>549300D1ESJMGNQNG432</lei>
        <title>Unity Software, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>91332U101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US91332U1016"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>256052.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>9427834.64000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.402592625826</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="9524675.68000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>ROBLOX Corp</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>ROBLOX Corp.</title>
        <cusip>771049103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7710491033"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>202451.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>6652539.86000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.400963098633</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>Twilio Inc</name>
        <lei>5493004W8TRGD63APX93</lei>
        <title>Twilio, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>90138F102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US90138F1021"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>130904.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>10971064.24000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.959558446444</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>Roku Inc</name>
        <lei>549300KR6ITU0YIR1T71</lei>
        <title>Roku, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>77543R102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US77543R1023"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>283690.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>23302296.60000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>8.410014134060</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"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>476564.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2521023.56000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.909860694670</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>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"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>9417165.25000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>9417165.25000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.398741944400</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>N/A</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <cashCollateralCondition cashCollateralVal="9417165.25000000" isCashCollateral="Y"/>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>UiPath Inc</name>
        <lei>5493000YP61KBELDHT53</lei>
        <title>UiPath, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>90364P105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US90364P1057"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>763631.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>13890447.89000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>5.013190978065</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>Coinbase Global Inc</name>
        <lei>5493004G3J2SC154DU06</lei>
        <title>Coinbase Global, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>19260Q107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US19260Q1076"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>204506.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>9615872.12000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.470457089646</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>
