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        <title>Veracyte, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>92337F107</cusip>
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          <isin value="US92337F1075"/>
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        <balance>156942.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3997312.74000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.452221860181</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>DraftKings Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>DraftKings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>26142V105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US26142V1052"/>
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        <balance>400203.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>10633393.71000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.863106991618</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>Meta Platforms Inc</name>
        <lei>BQ4BKCS1HXDV9HN80Z93</lei>
        <title>Meta Platforms, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>30303M102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US30303M1027"/>
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        <balance>4970.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1426290.60000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.518170711929</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>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>281635.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>19117383.80000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>6.945336647300</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"/>
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        <balance>7285813.63000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>7285813.63000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</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>185937.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>12011530.20000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.363783337771</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>Unity Software Inc</name>
        <lei>549300D1ESJMGNQNG432</lei>
        <title>Unity Software, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>91332U101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US91332U1016"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>283194.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>12296283.48000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.467234072019</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>ROBLOX Corp</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>ROBLOX Corp.</title>
        <cusip>771049103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7710491033"/>
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        <balance>229708.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>9257232.40000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.363148227441</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"/>
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        <balance>160374.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>10202993.88000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.706742933462</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"/>
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        <balance>305158.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>19517905.68000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>7.090846060110</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>440925.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1084675.50000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.394062104908</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>3846396.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3846396.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.397393878697</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>N/A</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <cashCollateralCondition cashCollateralVal="3846396.00000000" 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"/>
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        <balance>904551.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>14988410.07000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>5.445282410658</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>279300.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>19983915.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>7.260147029429</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>2023-07-28</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>
