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        <name>SoFi Technologies Inc</name>
        <lei>549300SW81JCMVZDDY09</lei>
        <title>SoFi Technologies, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>83406F102</cusip>
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          <isin value="US83406F1021"/>
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        <balance>287952.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1903362.72000000</valUSD>
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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>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1789625.98000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Tesla Inc</name>
        <lei>54930043XZGB27CTOV49</lei>
        <title>Tesla, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>88160R101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US88160R1014"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>131492.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>26019636.96000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>13.07036535750</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>131052.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2839896.84000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.426556770699</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>2549006G33IUL6IVOD83</lei>
        <title>DraftKings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>26142V105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US26142V1052"/>
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        <balance>116156.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4433674.52000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.227154281274</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>8646.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4359486.12000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.189887447199</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>Prime Medicine Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Prime Medicine, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>74168J101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US74168J1016"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>76427.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>392834.78000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.197331504187</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="368620.24000000"/>
        </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>748964.32000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>748964.32000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.376224976435</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>Zoom Video Communications Inc</name>
        <lei>549300T9GCHU0ODOM055</lei>
        <title>Zoom Video Communications, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>98980L101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US98980L1017"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>74615.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4416461.85000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.218507892932</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>Natera Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Natera, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>632307104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6323071042"/>
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        <balance>7495.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>811633.55000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.407705420764</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>102050.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>6740402.50000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.385885954792</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"/>
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        <balance>256648.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4173096.48000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.096258904364</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>Pinterest Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Pinterest, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>72352L106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US72352L1061"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>86190.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3798393.30000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.908035391840</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"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>321130.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>11949247.30000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>6.002429172948</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>319127.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>19125281.11000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>9.607144483108</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"/>
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        <balance>349620.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>615331.20000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.309097456364</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>3772602.25000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3772602.25000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.895079851877</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>N/A</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <cashCollateralCondition cashCollateralVal="3772602.25000000" 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"/>
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        <balance>620236.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>7864592.48000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.950596899547</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>79310.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>17625061.30000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>8.853543613757</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>2024-07-15</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>
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</edgarSubmission>
