- American Beacon International Equity Fund
American Beacon
- International
- Large-Cap
- Core
Summary
The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in companies across any size outside the United States.
The fund manages assets by hiring sub-advisors and currently works with three. The fund prefers a multi-manager investing approach to reduce volatility and downside risk.
The sub-advisors are Causeway Capital Management LLC, Lazard Asset Management LLC, and American Century Investment Management, Inc.
The manager allocates the assets of the fund among different sub-advisors. Each of the sub-advisors utilizes internal and external research and changing economic trends to assess the earnings growth prospects of More
Price
Last Close
$15.9 ( +0.15 )
52 Week HL
$20.72 - $15.37
Net Assets
$1800 M
Expense Ratio
1.05 %
Top 10 Holdings
Apr 02, 2021Company Name
- Sanofi
- Novartis AG
- BNP Paribas
- Volkswagen AG
- TOTAL S.E.
Holding
- 3.1
- 2.7
- 2.2
- 2.0
- 2.0
Company Name
- Samsung Electronics
- Takeda Pharmaceutical
- Barclays PLC
- Sumitomo Mitsui
- ABB Ltd.
- Total
Holding
- 2.0
- 1.9
- 1.7
- 1.7
- 1.6
- 20.9%
Manager

Name
Gene L. Needles, Jr.
Leadership
Single Manager
Tenure
2003
Advisor
Causeway Capital Management LLC
Performance
YTD
-8.9 %
3 Year
-10.6%
5 Year
-3.37%
Best
41.86%
2003
Worst
-40.78%
2008
Returns +
Quarterly
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 | -4% | 6.4% | -30% | 9.6% | -1.9% | 6.9% | -3.3% | 5.3% | 0.2% | 2.3% | - |
Q2 | -2.7% | 2.7% | 15.4% | 0.8% | -0.6% | 5.7% | -1.8% | 1.4% | 3% | 1% | - |
Q3 | - | -1.2% | 3.4% | -2.6% | 2.1% | 5.4% | 5.8% | -10.5% | -5.3% | 11.5% | - |
Q4 | - | -8.7% | 19.2% | 6.1% | -14% | 4.6% | -0.6% | 2.6% | -5.2% | 6.8% | - |
Returns +
Monthly
J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | 0.4% | -0.9% | -3.5% | -3.7% | -1.5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2021 | -2.1% | 5.1% | 3.4% | 1.7% | 4.1% | -3% | -1% | 1.6% | -1.7% | 3.2% | -6% | -5.9% |
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Annual
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0% | 29% | 16% | 29% | -6% | 19% | 8% | -1% | 14% | 29% | 0% |
Alpha
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AAIPX | -9% | -1% | -1% | 16% | -17% | 24% | -0% | -2% | -7% | 24% | 21% |
S&P 500 | - | 29% | 16% | 29% | -6% | 19% | 8% | -1% | 14% | 29% | - |
Alpha | -9% | -30% | -16% | -13% | -10% | 6% | -8% | -1% | -21% | -5% | 21% |