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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>Urban Outfitters Inc</name>
        <lei>549300N3DUFR5U6NRN38</lei>
        <title>Urban Outfitters, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>917047102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9170471026"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>57727.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1912495.51000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.030396963826</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>Livent Corp</name>
        <lei>254900OOLQ2VNMZTJL47</lei>
        <title>Livent Corp.</title>
        <cusip>53814L108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US53814L1089"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>71000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1947530.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.085909989383</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="1810358.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Elanco Animal Health Inc</name>
        <lei>549300SHPNDCE059M934</lei>
        <title>Elanco Animal Health, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>28414H103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US28414H1032"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>363882.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3660652.92000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>5.800396098389</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>2218416.25000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2218416.25000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.515136026909</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>N/A</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <cashCollateralCondition cashCollateralVal="2218416.25000000" isCashCollateral="Y"/>
          <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>123074.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2900854.18000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.596475993596</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>30050.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1513919.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.398842516016</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>Mohawk Industries Inc</name>
        <lei>549300JI1115MG3Q6322</lei>
        <title>Mohawk Industries, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>608190104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6081901042"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>26377.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2721051.32000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.311573865365</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>
