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        <name>Envista Holdings Corp</name>
        <lei>549300BX623VURJZ5269</lei>
        <title>Envista Holdings Corp.</title>
        <cusip>29415F104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US29415F1049"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>45000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>868050.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.317024862881</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>Devon Energy Corp</name>
        <lei>54930042348RKR3ZPN35</lei>
        <title>Devon Energy Corp.</title>
        <cusip>25179M103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US25179M1036"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>15943.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>521814.39000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.392842480778</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>MKS Instruments Inc</name>
        <lei>549300KEQATBHAGVF505</lei>
        <title>MKS Instruments, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>55306N104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US55306N1046"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>17145.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1789766.55000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.777298076267</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>NCR Voyix Corp</name>
        <lei>549300YKTY8JX1DV2R67</lei>
        <title>NCR Voyix Corp.</title>
        <cusip>62886E108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US62886E1082"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>126000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1743840.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.654709563836</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>Rapid7 Inc</name>
        <lei>549300GNVG5D60KEYN14</lei>
        <title>Rapid7, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>753422104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7534221046"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>43600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1754028.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.681903676275</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>Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc</name>
        <lei>549300O1NPY4J56QCU04</lei>
        <title>Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>25787G100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US25787G1004"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>4700.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>294831.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.786971669083</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>Elanco Animal Health Inc</name>
        <lei>549300SHPNDCE059M934</lei>
        <title>Elanco Animal Health, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>28414H103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US28414H1032"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>147982.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1792062.02000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.783425213025</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>198345.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>198345.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.529428369826</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>N/A</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <cashCollateralCondition cashCollateralVal="198345.00000000" isCashCollateral="Y"/>
          <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>7817.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>931239.21000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.485691380520</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>Tenable Holdings Inc</name>
        <lei>5493004S5OMPESF0EF83</lei>
        <title>Tenable Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>88025T102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US88025T1025"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>38000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1496440.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.994342129843</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>Lionsgate Studios Corp</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Lionsgate Studios Corp.</title>
        <cusip>53626M104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA53626M1041"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>32754.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>248930.40000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.664452423163</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>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="234385.60000000"/>
        </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>2025-01-24</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>
