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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>FactSet Research Systems Inc</name>
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        <title>FactSet Research Systems, Inc.</title>
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          <isin value="US3030751057"/>
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        <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>
        <name>VeriSign Inc</name>
        <lei>LMPL4N8ZOJRMF0KOF759</lei>
        <title>VeriSign, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>92343E102</cusip>
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          <isin value="US92343E1029"/>
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        <balance>67015.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>15941528.20000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.160424280755</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>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Edwards Lifesciences Corp</name>
        <lei>YA13X31F3V31L8TMPR58</lei>
        <title>Edwards Lifesciences Corp.</title>
        <cusip>28176E108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US28176E1082"/>
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        <balance>111426.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>7980330.12000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.082708682828</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>Autodesk Inc</name>
        <lei>FRKKVKAIQEF3FCSTPG55</lei>
        <title>Autodesk, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>052769106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0527691069"/>
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        <balance>53157.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>14576180.97000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.804095596573</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>Electronic Arts Inc</name>
        <lei>549300O7A67PUEYKDL45</lei>
        <title>Electronic Arts, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>285512109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2855121099"/>
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        <balance>76368.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>9860636.16000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.573431454567</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>Automatic Data Processing Inc</name>
        <lei>HGBOLILQXWER4SAL2I23</lei>
        <title>Automatic Data Processing, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>053015103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0530151036"/>
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        <balance>39556.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>12467260.08000000</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>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Booking Holdings Inc</name>
        <lei>FXM8FAOHMYDIPD38UZ17</lei>
        <title>Booking Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>09857L108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US09857L1089"/>
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        <balance>3694.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>18529140.94000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.835740143678</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>S&amp;P Global Inc</name>
        <lei>Y6X4K52KMJMZE7I7MY94</lei>
        <title>S&amp;P Global, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>78409V104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US78409V1044"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>16062.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>8572931.88000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.237366048181</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>Samsung Electronics Co Ltd</name>
        <lei>9884007ER46L6N7EI764</lei>
        <title>Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>796050888</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7960508882"/>
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        <balance>4627.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4314677.50000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.126045684542</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>KR</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>Y</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Motorola Solutions Inc</name>
        <lei>6S552MUG6KGJVEBSEC55</lei>
        <title>Motorola Solutions, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>620076307</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6200763075"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>10533.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4636837.26000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.210123024617</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>2025-03-27</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>
