American Beacon Balanced Fund Class A (ABFAX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Allocation--50% to 70% Equity

Fund Family American Beacon

Fund Style Large

ISIN US0245247533

CUSIP 024524753

Inception Date 1987-07-17

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End October

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $107.17 Million

Share Class Net Assets $19.86 Million

Expense Ratio 1.18%

Expense Ratio Date 2025-03-01

Dividend Yield 0.02%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 1.73%

1-Year Return 13.01%

3-Year Return 10.26%

5-Year Return 7.57%

NAV $11.57

Previous Close Price $11.70

Last Update 2025-12-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.02%

Dividend (ttm) 0.17

Dividend Growth -58.12%

Payout Frequency Annual

Ex-Dividend Date n/a

Ratings

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Beta (5Y) 1.23

About American Beacon Balanced Fund Class A

Under normal circumstances, between 50% and 70% of the fund's total assets are invested in equity securities and between 30% and 50% of the fund's total assets are invested in debt securities. The fund’s equity investments may include common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, master limited partnerships (“MLPs”), REITs, depositary receipts, which may include ADRs and GDRs, and U.S. dollar-denominated foreign stocks traded on U.S. exchanges.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 65099.26%

Giant 7.13%

Large 14.80%

Medium 30.37%

Micro 0.17%

Small 7.34%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 6.89%

Cash-Flow Growth % 2.74%

Dividend Yield % 2.24%

Historical Earnings % -1.18%

Long-Term Earnings % 10.48%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	36.74%	36.74%	0.00%	42.35%	35.37%
Cash	3.45%	3.45%	0.00%	12.77%	0.00%
Non US Stock	4.06%	4.06%	0.00%	8.75%	8.03%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.66%	0.00%
Other	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	8.25%	4.52%
US Stock	55.75%	55.75%	0.00%	53.77%	52.06%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
American Beacon U.S. Government Money Market	2.54%	-	-
Elevance Health, Inc.	1.27%	-	-
Wells Fargo Co.	1.34%	-	-
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.	1.40%	-	-
Comcast Corp.	1.20%	-	-
American International Group, Inc.	1.27%	-	-
Citigroup, Inc.	1.19%	-	-
Alphabet, Inc.	1.49%	-	-
Medtronic PLC	1.08%	-	-
F5, Inc.	1.13%	-	-
Entergy Corp.	1.23%	-	-
Bank of America Corp.	1.40%	-	-
Carnival Corp.	1.33%	-	-
U.S. Treasury Notes	1.41%	-	-
American Beacon U.S. Government Money Market Fund	5.17%	-	-
Workday, Inc.	1.52%	-	-
Aptiv PLC	1.11%	-	-

See the full breakdown of ABFAX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	5.95%	15.88%	8.58%	0.01%
Bond Sector	Corporate	5.95%	19.62%	32.29%	27.47%
Bond Sector	Derivative	5.95%	6.52%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	5.95%	40.60%	31.88%	49.10%
Bond Sector	Municipal	5.95%	0.16%	0.00%	0.03%
Bond Sector	Securitized	5.95%	17.23%	27.25%	23.39%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	4.09%	2.83%	0.00%	2.56%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	9.37%	10.42%	0.00%	10.55%
Cyclical	Financial Services	19.22%	15.67%	0.00%	14.67%
Cyclical	Real Estate	2.20%	1.76%	0.00%	2.24%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	4.76%	4.96%	0.00%	4.70%
Defensive	Healthcare	13.10%	10.74%	0.00%	9.66%
Defensive	Utilities	5.95%	3.08%	0.00%	2.34%
Sensitive	Communication Services	5.87%	9.41%	0.00%	9.67%
Sensitive	Energy	9.33%	3.23%	0.00%	3.05%
Sensitive	Industrials	9.08%	9.83%	0.00%	9.66%
Sensitive	Technology	17.04%	28.07%	0.00%	30.89%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	0.33%	-	0.29%
Americas	North America	87.25%	94.94%	87.95%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	1.82%	-	0.94%
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	1.03%	0.30%	0.95%
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.42%	-	0.70%
Greater Asia	Japan	1.84%	-	2.46%
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.25%	-	0.29%
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	5.12%	2.66%	4.93%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	0.06%	-	0.08%
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	1.88%	2.09%	1.42%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-20	$0.052	$0.052	USD	-	-	-	-
2024-10-01	$0.076	$0.076	USD	-	2024-09-30	2024-10-02	Quarterly
2024-07-01	$0.071	$0.071	USD	-	2024-06-28	2024-07-02	Quarterly
2024-04-01	$0.061	$0.061	USD	-	2024-03-28	2024-04-02	Quarterly
2023-12-21	$0.053	$0.053	USD	-	2023-12-20	2023-12-22	Quarterly
2023-10-02	$0.060	$0.060	USD	-	2023-09-29	2023-10-03	Quarterly
2023-07-03	$0.062	$0.062	USD	-	2023-06-30	2023-07-05	Quarterly
2023-04-03	$0.054	$0.054	USD	-	2023-03-31	2023-04-04	Quarterly
2022-12-22	$0.045	$0.045	USD	2022-12-22	2022-12-21	2022-12-23	Quarterly
2022-10-03	$0.062	$0.062	USD	2022-10-03	2022-09-30	2022-10-04	Quarterly
2022-07-01	$0.051	$0.051	USD	2022-07-01	2022-06-30	2022-07-05	Quarterly
2022-04-01	$0.039	$0.039	USD	2022-04-01	2022-03-31	2022-04-04	Quarterly
2021-12-22	$0.039	$0.039	USD	2021-12-22	2021-12-21	2021-12-23	Quarterly
2021-10-01	$0.126	$0.126	USD	2021-10-01	2021-09-30	2021-10-04	Quarterly
2021-07-01	$0.040	$0.040	USD	2021-07-01	2021-06-30	2021-07-02	Quarterly
2021-04-01	$0.046	$0.046	USD	2021-04-01	2021-03-31	2021-04-05	Quarterly
2020-12-22	$0.042	$0.042	USD	2020-12-22	2020-12-21	2020-12-23	Quarterly
2020-10-01	$0.108	$0.108	USD	2020-10-01	2020-09-30	2020-10-02	Quarterly
2020-07-01	$0.036	$0.036	USD	2020-07-01	2020-06-30	2020-07-02	Quarterly
2020-04-01	$0.063	$0.063	USD	2020-04-01	2020-03-31	2020-04-02	Quarterly
2019-10-01	$0.072	$0.072	USD	2019-01-30	2019-09-30	2019-10-02	Quarterly
2019-07-01	$0.077	$0.077	USD	2019-01-30	2019-06-28	2019-07-02	Quarterly
2019-04-01	$0.075	$0.075	USD	2019-04-01	2019-03-29	2019-04-02	Quarterly
2018-10-01	$0.068	$0.068	USD	-	-	-	-
2018-07-02	$0.076	$0.076	USD	2018-07-02	2018-06-29	2018-07-03	Quarterly
2018-04-02	$0.065	$0.065	USD	2018-04-02	2018-03-29	2018-04-03	Quarterly
2017-12-21	$0.238	$0.238	USD	2017-12-21	2017-12-20	2017-12-22	Other
2017-10-02	$0.056	$0.056	USD	2017-10-02	2017-09-29	2017-10-03	Quarterly
2017-07-03	$0.066	$0.066	USD	2017-07-03	2017-06-30	2017-07-05	Quarterly
2017-04-03	$0.112	$0.112	USD	2017-04-03	2017-03-31	2017-04-03	Quarterly
2016-12-22	$0.064	$0.064	USD	2016-12-22	2016-12-21	2016-12-23	Quarterly
2016-10-03	$0.053	$0.053	USD	2016-10-03	2016-09-30	2016-10-04	Quarterly
2016-07-01	$0.062	$0.062	USD	2016-07-01	2016-06-30	2016-07-05	Quarterly
2016-04-01	$0.066	$0.066	USD	2016-04-01	2016-03-31	2016-04-04	Quarterly
2015-12-22	$0.008	$0.008	USD	2015-12-22	2015-12-21	2015-12-23	Other
2015-10-01	$0.058	$0.058	USD	2015-10-01	2015-09-30	2015-10-02	Quarterly
2015-07-01	$0.063	$0.063	USD	2015-07-01	2015-06-30	2015-07-02	Quarterly
2015-04-01	$0.063	$0.063	USD	2015-04-01	2015-03-31	2015-04-02	Quarterly
2014-10-01	$0.133	$0.133	USD	2014-10-01	2014-09-30	2014-10-02	Quarterly
2014-07-01	$0.068	$0.068	USD	2014-07-01	2014-06-30	2014-07-02	Quarterly
2014-04-01	$0.161	$0.161	USD	2014-04-01	2014-03-31	2014-04-02	Quarterly
2013-12-20	$0.002	$0.002	USD	2013-12-20	2013-12-19	2013-12-23	Other
2013-10-01	$0.059	$0.059	USD	2013-10-01	2013-09-30	2013-10-02	Quarterly
2013-07-01	$0.058	$0.058	USD	2013-07-01	2013-06-28	2013-07-02	Quarterly
2013-04-01	$0.128	$0.128	USD	2013-04-01	2013-03-28	2013-04-02	Quarterly
2012-10-01	$0.071	$0.071	USD	-	2012-09-28	2012-10-02	Quarterly
2012-07-02	$0.055	$0.055	USD	-	2012-06-30	2012-07-03	Quarterly
2012-04-02	$0.139	$0.139	USD	-	2012-03-30	2012-04-03	Quarterly
2011-12-22	$0.139	$0.139	USD	-	2011-12-21	2011-12-23	Quarterly
2011-10-03	$0.059	$0.059	USD	-	2011-09-30	2011-10-04	Quarterly
2011-07-01	$0.051	$0.051	USD	-	2011-06-30	2011-07-05	Quarterly
2011-04-01	$0.047	$0.047	USD	-	2011-03-31	2011-04-04	Quarterly
2010-12-22	$0.240	$0.240	USD	-	2010-12-21	2010-12-23	Quarterly
2010-10-01	$0.009	$0.009	USD	-	2010-09-30	2010-10-04	Other

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American Beacon Balanced Fund Class A NMFQS:ABFAX