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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Berkshire Hathaway Inc</name>
        <lei>5493000C01ZX7D35SD85</lei>
        <title>Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>084670702</cusip>
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          <isin value="US0846707026"/>
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        <balance>178948.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>73261311.20000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.705227961176</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>Cincinnati Financial Corp</name>
        <lei>254900Q4WEDMZBOZ0002</lei>
        <title>Cincinnati Financial Corp.</title>
        <cusip>172062101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1720621010"/>
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        <balance>283587.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>32328918.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.076333694232</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>Fidelity National Information Services Inc</name>
        <lei>6WQI0GK1PRFVBA061U48</lei>
        <title>Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>31620M106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US31620M1062"/>
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        <balance>719381.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>49773971.39000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.196747070001</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>Nestle SA</name>
        <lei>KY37LUS27QQX7BB93L28</lei>
        <title>Nestle SA</title>
        <cusip>641069406</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6410694060"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>276339.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>28730965.83000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.845254221643</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CH</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Charles Schwab Corp/The</name>
        <lei>549300VSGCJ7E698NM85</lei>
        <title>Charles Schwab Corp.</title>
        <cusip>808513105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8085131055"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>794395.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>53049698.10000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.407131523358</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>Verizon Communications Inc</name>
        <lei>2S72QS2UO2OESLG6Y829</lei>
        <title>Verizon Communications, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>92343V104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US92343V1044"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>706996.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>28293979.92000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.817188680791</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>Altria Group Inc</name>
        <lei>XSGZFLO9YTNO9VCQV219</lei>
        <title>Altria Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>02209S103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US02209S1033"/>
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        <balance>736411.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>30126574.01000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.934887542748</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>Starbucks Corp</name>
        <lei>OQSJ1DU9TAOC51A47K68</lei>
        <title>Starbucks Corp.</title>
        <cusip>855244109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8552441094"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>528963.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>50198588.70000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.224018234099</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>Northrop Grumman Corp</name>
        <lei>RIMU48P07456QXSO0R61</lei>
        <title>Northrop Grumman Corp.</title>
        <cusip>666807102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6668071029"/>
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        <balance>96335.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>44412361.70000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.852396205717</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>Apple Inc</name>
        <lei>HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394</lei>
        <title>Apple, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>037833100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0378331005"/>
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        <balance>403214.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>72880930.50000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.680797905582</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>69025505.58000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>69025505.58000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.433182174459</pctVal>
        <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>Chicago Mercantile Exchange</name>
        <lei>SNZ2OJLFK8MNNCLQOF39</lei>
        <title>Future</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Bloomberg Identifier" value="BBG013ZHH8T9"/>
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        <balance>301.00000000</balance>
        <units>NC</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2485882.70000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>N/A</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DE</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="derivative" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <derivativeInfo>
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              <counterpartyName>Chicago Mercantile Exchange</counterpartyName>
              <counterpartyLei>SNZ2OJLFK8MNNCLQOF39</counterpartyLei>
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            <payOffProf>Long</payOffProf>
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                <indexName>CME E-Mini Standard &amp; Poor's 500 Index Futures</indexName>
                <indexIdentifier>ESH4 Index</indexIdentifier>
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            <expDate>2024-03-15</expDate>
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            <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Merck &amp; Co Inc</name>
        <lei>4YV9Y5M8S0BRK1RP0397</lei>
        <title>Merck &amp; Co., Inc.</title>
        <cusip>58933Y105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US58933Y1055"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>491668.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>62515586.20000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.015080802943</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>37609531.25000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>37609531.25000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.415482539769</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>N/A</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <cashCollateralCondition cashCollateralVal="37609531.25000000" isCashCollateral="Y"/>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Fastenal Co</name>
        <lei>529900PP0C7H2HHPSJ32</lei>
        <title>Fastenal Co.</title>
        <cusip>311900104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US3119001044"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>725222.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>52948458.22000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.400629364083</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>2024-03-14</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>
