N-CSR

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-4984

AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

220 East Las Colinas Boulevard, Suite 1200

Irving, Texas 75039

(Address of principal executive offices)-(Zip code)

GENE L. NEEDLES, JR., PRESIDENT

220 East Las Colinas Boulevard, Suite 1200

Irving, Texas 75039

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 391-6100

Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2016

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2016

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

About American Beacon Advisors

Since 1986, American Beacon Advisors has offered a variety of products and investment advisory services to numerous institutional and retail clients, including a variety of mutual funds, corporate cash management, and separate account management.

Our clients include defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, corporations, financial planners, and other institutional investors. With American Beacon Advisors, you can put the experience of a multi-billion dollar asset management firm to work for your company.

BALANCED FUND RISKS

The use of fixed-income securities entails interest rate and credit risks. Investing in foreign securities may involve heightened risk due to currency fluctuations and economic and political risks. Investing in value stocks may limit downside risk over time; however, the Fund may produce more modest gains than riskier stock funds as a trade-off for this potentially lower risk. The use of futures contracts for cash management may subject the Fund to losing more money than invested. Please see the prospectus for a complete discussion of the Fund’s risks. There can be no assurances that the investment objectives of this Fund will be met.

MID-CAP VALUE FUND RISKS

Investing in medium-capitalization stocks may involve greater volatility and lower liquidity than larger company stocks. Investing in value stocks may limit downside risk over time; however, the Fund may produce more modest gains than riskier stock funds as a trade-off for this potentially lower risk. Investing in foreign securities may involve heightened risk due to currency fluctuations and economic and political risks. The use of futures contracts for cash management may subject the Fund to losing more money than invested. The Fund may participate in a securities lending program. Please see the prospectus for a complete discussion of the Fund’s risks. There can be no assurances that the investment objectives of this Fund will be met.

Any opinions herein, including forecasts, reflect our judgment as of the end of the reporting period and are subject to change. Each advisor’s strategies and each Fund’s portfolio composition will change depending on economic and market conditions. This report is not a complete analysis of market conditions, and, therefore, should not be relied upon as investment advice. Although economic and market information has been compiled from reliable sources, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. makes no representation as to the completeness or accuracy of the statements contained herein.

American Beacon Funds October 31, 2016

Contents

President’s Message	1
Market and Performance Overviews	2
Expense Examples	10
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	12
Schedules of Investments:
American Beacon Balanced Fund	13
American Beacon Mid-Cap Value Fund	28
Financial Statements	33
Notes to Financial Statements	38
Financial Highlights
American Beacon Balanced Fund	59
American Beacon Mid-Cap Value Fund	62
Federal Tax Information	65
Disclosure Regarding Approvals of the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements	66
Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds	72
Privacy Policy	76
Additional Fund Information	Back Cover

President’s Message

Dear Shareholders,   During the 12-month period ended October 31, 2016, China’s slowing growth escalated concerns for global markets, and many of the world’s central banks – the Federal Reserve included – responded by either continuing or expanding their economic stimulation policies. In the first half of 2016, international stocks declined while U.S. and emerging-market stocks made modest gains. Falling global interest rates supported bond returns during the period.   On June 24, 2016, the U.K. announced that the “Brexit” referendum to leave the European Union passed with a 52% majority vote, further shaking up global markets. By the end of that month, however, the U.S. stock market and some global markets had rebounded to near pre-Brexit levels as investors took opportunistic risks following the historic vote. After Theresa May’s succession as the U.K.’s prime minister on July 13, 2016, many central banks put their Brexit concerns on hold and turned their attention to their own economies.

In the weeks ahead of the U.S. presidential election on November 8, 2016, uncertainty about the outcome caused many investors to stay on the sidelines. Although investors may question whether the election’s result could have negative consequences for their portfolios, elections rarely have a lasting effect on the market. Historically speaking, from August 1 to October 31 during 19 of the last 22 election years – or approximately 86% of the time – the S&P 500 rallied for an average gain of approximately 6%.

At American Beacon, we pride ourselves on offering a broad range of mutual funds to help investors navigate the economic storms and market surges in the U.S. and abroad. Our years of experience evaluating sub-advisors have led us to identify and partner with several asset managers who have adhered to their disciplined processes for many years and through a variety of economic and market conditions.

For the 12-month period ended October 31, 2016:

• American Beacon Balanced Fund (Investor Class) returned 2.85%.

• American Beacon Mid-Cap Value Fund (Investor Class) returned 2.12%.

Thank you for your continued interest in American Beacon Funds. For additional information about the Funds or to access your account information, please visit our website at www.americanbeaconfunds.com.

Best Regards,

Gene L. Needles, Jr.

President

American Beacon Funds

1

Domestic Bond and Equity Market Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Bond Market Overview

The U.S. investment-grade bond market, as defined by the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index, began the 12-month period ended October 31, 2016 with a yield of 2.38% and ended at 2.12%, producing a total return of 4.37%. The modest decline in yield was somewhat unexpected as the period began with fixed-income investors anticipating that the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) would begin normalizing interest rates. The Fed raised rates in December 2015 for the first time in nearly 10 years, but that would be the only rate increase for the remainder of the period under review. Yields on the 10-year Treasury note initially rose from 2.14% at the beginning of the period to 2.27% by December 31, 2015; however, sentiment in the bond market changed quickly when global economic growth rates and commodity prices declined.

In response to persistent weakness in many world economies, central banks refocused on policies to keep interest rates down and money supplies elevated. This development put the Fed’s plans on hold, and U.S. interest rates followed global rates down accordingly. By period end, the 10-year Treasury note yielded 1.83%. Crude oil prices ended the period where they began, at approximately $47 per barrel, but they briefly touched $26 per barrel at the depths of the commodity price declines in early 2016.

Despite the risk-off environment, investment-grade corporate bonds performed well during the period, returning 7.23%. Corporate spreads narrowed from 164 basis points, or 1.64%, over Treasury yields at the beginning of the period to 135 basis points, or 1.35%, at period end – although they took a detour up to 215 basis points, or 2.15%, during the volatile months in between. Commodity-rated issuers struggled during the period, but the remaining issuers held up reasonably well as investors sought incremental yield in the low-yielding environment.

The agency mortgage-backed sector produced the lowest returns of the major sectors during the period, at 3.28%, as interest rates declined and caused acceleration in refinancing activity. Over time, however, the sector has been an attractive place for investors to seek relatively safe yield.

Equity Market Overview

U.S. and emerging markets rallied over the trailing 12-month period ended October 31, 2016. Central banks around the world continued to set the pace for equity markets. With more than one third of all sovereign debt ($13 trillion) posting negative yields, the monetary spigots remained wide open, forcing investors to search for yield elsewhere – including equities. However, European markets were shaken by the U.K.’s surprising Brexit vote in June and broadly declined. Among major benchmarks, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index added 4.5%.

In December 2015, the Fed raised its benchmark rate after several years of near-zero interest rates, driven largely by the central bank’s confidence in the economy. U.S. interest rates then remained unchanged for the rest of the period. Fed Chair Janet Yellen began the year with a hawkish tone, and most market participants anticipated two or more rate hikes in 2016. However, market volatility related to the Brexit vote prompted policymakers to delay raising interest rates in spite of stable economic data in the U.S.

The Brexit vote dominated headlines in June and initially caused growth expectations to fall drastically. The referendum had far-reaching implications. U.S. markets declined in the aftermath, but quickly recovered as much of the market corrected what was largely viewed as an overreaction. The dollar rose versus the pound, which ended the period at a 31-year low. Growth forecasts in the U.K. have since been revised upward after decisive policy action from the Bank of England, the immediate appointment of Prime Minister Theresa May and strong manufacturing and services sector data. European Central Bank President Mario Draghi maintained low interest rates as the rest of Europe struggled to generate inflation, which turned positive in June. As the year progressed, post-Brexit risks seemed to recede.

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Domestic Bond and Equity Market Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

The Fed’s 2% GDP growth and inflation targets remained elusive for most of the period, and inventories were low. But most recently, third-quarter GDP showed 2.9% growth, which was the highest in two years and surpassed estimates of 2.5%. Consumer spending has been consistently strong, and the U.S. ended the period near full employment. Additionally, the Manufacturing sector’s Purchasing Managers’ Index was expansionary, with readings above 50 over the last 12 months. On the back of the measured policy response, the U.S. dollar ended the period only slightly higher overall.

For quite some time now, the battle for leadership within domestic equity markets has been raging between stocks perceived as “bond proxies” and those with more interest rate and economic sensitivity. The latter group struggled mightily during the first six months of 2016, but outperformed the bond proxies in the third quarter as interest rates rose.

The “battle of the bond proxies” should continue until interest rates trend toward sustainably higher levels. The Fed’s multi-year suppression of interest rates was designed to push investors out on the risk spectrum and encourage growth; instead, the unintended consequence has been risk aversion. This has caused investors to search for perceived safety in assets with a current yield, regardless of valuation (e.g., bond proxies). More broadly, risk aversion has been evident on a global basis, even in countries with negative interest rates. Negative interest rates may prove ineffective and the road back to normalized interest rates might be bumpy with additional unintended consequences.

Further, investors have flocked to passive funds at the expense of active funds in an attempt to avoid risk. The current cycle of passive outperformance began with the bull market that started about seven years ago. Since that time, lower interest rates and excess liquidity have propelled equity markets in a highly correlated manner, without much regard for fundamentals. After one of the longest and highest-returning bull markets in history, the overall market is no longer inexpensive, and many companies and sectors are richly valued. As such, the long run of outperformance by passive strategies has left many companies within the benchmark overvalued and susceptible to dividend cuts, price declines or both.

Election news dominated headlines over the period, particularly in the run-up to Election Day, and increased volatility. Most polls projected Democratic nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton would win the U.S. presidential election. Toward the end of the period, markets were shaken and the U.S. presidential election narrowed after the reemergence of the FBI investigation into Ms. Clinton’s private email servers. Uncertainty from the presidential election created an overhang at the end of the period.

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American Beacon Balanced Fund^SM

Performance Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

The Investor Class of the Balanced Fund (the “Fund”) returned 2.85% for the twelve months ended October 31, 2016, underperforming the 60% Russell 1000^® Value Index/40% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index return of 5.69% for the same period.

Comparison of Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment for the period from 10/31/06 through 10/31/16

Total Returns for the Period ended October 31, 2016

															Value of $10,000 10/31/2006-
	Ticker		1 Year			3 Years			5 Years			10 Years			10/31/2016
Institutional Class (1,7)		AADBX		3.30	%		4.69	%		9.11	%		5.26	%	$	16,692
Y Class (1,2,7)		ACBYX		3.06	%		4.55	%		8.97	%		5.17	%	$	16,555
Investor Class (1,7)		AABPX		2.85	%		4.31	%		8.73	%		4.92	%	$	16,168
Advisor Class (1,7)		ABLSX		2.71	%		4.13	%		8.55	%		4.73	%	$	15,871
A without Sales Charge (1,3,7)		ABFAX		2.84	%		4.24	%		8.61	%		4.85	%	$	16,059
A with Sales Charge (1,3,7)		ABFAX		-3.07	%		2.21	%		7.32	%		4.23	%	$	15,135
C without Sales Charge (1,4,7)		ABCCX		2.03	%		3.46	%		7.80	%		4.35	%	$	15,314
C with Sales Charge (1,4,7)		ABCCX		1.03	%		3.46	%		7.80	%		4.35	%	$	15,314
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index (6)				4.37	%		3.48	%		2.90	%		4.64	%	$	15,739
Russell 1000 Value Index (6)				6.37	%		7.59	%		13.31	%		5.35	%	$	16,837
Balanced Composite Index (5)				5.69	%		6.08	%		9.19	%		5.41	%	$	16,929

1. Performance shown is historical and is not indicative of future returns. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and shares may be worth more or less at redemption than at original purchase. Performance shown is calculated based on the published end of day net asset values as of date indicated, and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain performance as of the most recent month end, please visit www.americanbeaconfunds.com or call 1-800-967-9009. Fund performance in the table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares.

2. Fund performance for the ten-year period represents the total returns achieved by the Institutional Class from 10/31/06 up to 3/1/10, the inception date of the Y Class, and the returns of the Y Class since its inception. Expenses of the Y Class are higher than those of the Institutional Class. Therefore, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the Y Class been in existence since 10/31/06. A portion of the fees charged to the Y Class of

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American Beacon Balanced Fund^SM

Performance Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

the Fund was waived in 2011, partially recovered in 2013 and fully recovered in 2014. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than the actual returns shown in 2011.

3. Fund performance for the ten-year period represents the total returns achieved by the Investor Class from 10/31/06 up to 5/17/10, the inception date of the A Class, and the returns of the A Class since its inception. Expenses of the A Class are higher than those of the Investor Class. Therefore, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the A Class been in existence since 10/31/06. A portion of the fees charged to the A Class of the Fund was waived in 2011 and 2012, partially recovered in 2013 and fully recovered in 2014. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than the actual returns shown in 2011 and 2012. A Class has a maximum sales charge of 5.75%.

4. Fund performance for the ten-year period represents the total returns achieved by the Investor Class from 10/31/06 up to 9/1/10, the inception date of the C Class, and the returns of the C Class since its inception. Expenses of the C Class are higher than those of the Investor Class. Therefore, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the C Class been in existence since 10/31/06. A portion of the fees charged to the C Class of the Fund was waived from 2010 through 2012, and partially recovered in 2013 and fully recovered in 2014. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than the actual returns shown from 2010 through 2012. The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for C Class is 1% for shares redeemed within one year of the date of purchase.

5. To reflect the Fund’s allocation of its assets between investment grade fixed-income securities and equity securities, the returns of the Russell 1000 Value Index and the Barclays Capital Aggregate Index have been combined in a 60%/40% proportion.

6. The Russell 1000 Value Index is an unmanaged index of those stocks in the Russell 1000 Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted values. Russell 1000 Value Index and Russell 1000 Index are registered trademarks of Frank Russell Company. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Index is a market value weighted index of government, corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed fixed-rate debt securities of all maturities. One cannot directly invest in an index.

7. The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus for the Institutional, Y, Investor, Advisor, A, and C Class shares was 0.59%, 0.67%, 0.92%, 1.07%, 0.98%, and 1.73%, respectively. The expense ratios above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.

During the twelve-month period, the Fund’s assets on average were invested 63% in equities (including equitized cash) and 37% in fixed-income securities, ending the period with 64% in equities (including equitized cash) and 36% in fixed-income securities.

The equity portion of the Fund (excluding equitized cash) returned 3.6% for the period, underperforming the Russell 1000 Value Index (the “Index”) return of 6.4%. The Fund underperformed the Index as both stock selection and sector allocation detracted value relative to the Index.

Stock selections in the Health Care, Industrials, and Utilities sectors contributed the majority of the underperformance during the twelve-month period. In the Health Care sector, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (down 71.7%) was the largest detractor, followed closely by Sanofi ADR, which dropped 20.5%, and Anthem Inc. (down 10.6%). In the Industrials sector, the Fund’s position in American Airlines Group Inc. (down 11.9%) and Delta Air Lines Inc. (down 17.1%) contributed to the underperformance. Within Utilities, positions in Calpine Corp. (down 21.7%) and NRG Energy Inc. (down 11.8%) both had negative impacts on performance.

The Fund’s overweight in Consumer Discretionary, the worst performing sector in the Index (down 2.8%), and underweight in Utilities (up 17.5%), the best performing sector, damaged performance through sector allocation. On the other hand, being overweight in Telecommunication Services (up 11.4%) added relative value.

The fixed-income portion of the Fund returned 6.7% for the six-month period, outperforming the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index (the “Barclays Index”) return of 4.4%. The Fund’s fixed income excess performance relative to the Barclays Index was due to both positive sector allocation and security selection. The Fund’s selections in U.S. Treasuries (up 7.6%) added relative value. Good selection in the Manufacturing sector (up 6.6%) also benefited the Fund, as did a slight overweight to the Energy sector. From a duration perspective, the portfolio was helped by an overweight allocation to and selections within the 10 to 30 year range, as well as selections in the 7 to 10 year range.

The sub-advisors continue to focus on the disciplined selection of attractive securities that should allow the Fund to benefit long-term.

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American Beacon Balanced Fund^SM

Performance Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Top Ten Holdings (% Net Assets)
Bank of America Corp.		2.7
Citigroup, Inc.		2.4
JPMorgan Chase & Co.		1.6
American International Group, Inc.		1.6
BP PLC, Sponsored ADR		1.6
Microsoft Corp.		1.3
Oracle Corp.		1.2
General Motors Co.		1.2
Anthem, Inc.		1.0
Wells Fargo & Co.		0.8
Total Fund Holdings	501
Sector Allocation (% Equities)
Financials		27.0
Consumer Discretionary		14.5
Industrials		12.7
Energy		12.3
Health Care		10.8
Information Technology		10.3
Telecommunication Services		3.7
Consumer Staples		3.4
Utilities		2.7
Materials		2.5
Real Estate		0.1
Sector Allocation (% Fixed Income)
U.S. Treasury Obligations		40.8
U.S. Agency Mortgage-Backed Obligations		17.3
Finance		10.9
Manufacturing		9.1
Service		4.9
Energy		4.3
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Obligations		3.5
Asset-Backed Securities		2.5
Utilities		1.9
Telecommunications		1.7
Consumer		1.2
Municipal Obligations		0.9
Transportation		0.9
Foreign Sovereign		0.1

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American Beacon Mid-Cap Value Fund^SM

Performance Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

The Investor Class of the Mid-Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) returned 2.12% for the twelve months ended October 31, 2016, underperforming the Russell Midcap^® Value Index (the “Index”) return of 7.84% for the same period.

Comparison of Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment for the period from 10/31/06 through 10/31/16

Total Returns for the Period ended October 31, 2016

	Ticker		1 Year			3 Years			5 Years			10 Years			Value of $10,000 10/31/2006- 10/31/2016
Institutional Class (1,3,9)		AACIX		2.39	%		5.05	%		12.97	%		6.87	%	$	19,426
Y Class (1,4,9)		ACMYX		2.29	%		5.01	%		12.90	%		6.82	%	$	19,345
Investor Class (1,2,9)		AMPAX		2.12	%		4.81	%		12.70	%		6.66	%	$	19,061
Advisor Class (1,5,9)		AMCSX		1.82	%		4.49	%		12.37	%		6.40	%	$	18,589
A without Sales Charge (1,6,9)		ABMAX		2.05	%		4.64	%		12.48	%		6.44	%	$	18,660
A with Sales Charge (1,6,9)		ABMAX		-3.81	%		2.59	%		11.15	%		5.81	%	$	17,585
C without Sales Charge (1,7,9)		AMCCX		1.26	%		3.85	%		11.64	%		5.95	%	$	17,824
C with Sales Charge (1,7,9)		AMCCX		0.26	%		3.85	%		11.64	%		5.95	%	$	17,824
Russell Midcap Value Index (8)				7.84	%		7.97	%		14.07	%		7.19	%	$	20,033

1. Performance shown is historical and is not indicative of future returns. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and shares may be worth more or less at redemption than at original purchase. Performance shown is calculated based on the published end of day net asset values as of date indicated, and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain performance as of the most recent month end, please visit www.americanbeaconfunds.com or call 1-800-967-9009. Fund performance in the table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares.

2. A portion of the fees charged to the Investor Class of the Fund was waived from 2006 through 2013 and recovered in 2014. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than actual returns shown from 2006 through 2013.

3. A portion of the fees charged to the Institutional Class of the Fund was waived from 2007 through 2013 and recovered in 2014. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than actual returns shown from 2007 through 2013.

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American Beacon Mid-Cap Value Fund^SM

Performance Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

4. Fund performance for the ten-year period represents the total returns achieved by the Institutional Class from 10/31/06 up to 3/1/10, the inception date of the Y Class and the returns of the Y Class since its inception. Expenses of the Institutional Class are lower than those of the Y Class. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the Y Class been in existence since 10/31/06. A portion of the fees charged to the Y Class of the Fund was waived from 2010 through 2013. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than the actual returns shown from 2010 through 2013.

5. Fund performance for the ten-year period represents the total returns achieved by the Investor Class from 10/31/06 to 6/29/07, the inception date of the Advisor Class, and the returns of the Advisor Class since its inception. Expenses of the Investor Class are lower than those of the Advisor Class. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the Advisor Class been in existence since 10/31/06. A portion of the fees charged to the Advisor Class of the Fund was waived from 2007 through 2013 and recovered in 2014. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than the actual returns shown from 2007 through 2013.

6. Fund performance for the ten-year period represents the total returns achieved by the Investor Class from 10/31/06 to 5/17/10, the inception date of the A Class, and the returns of the A Class since its inception. Expenses of the Investor Class are lower than those of the A Class. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the A Class been in existence since 10/31/06. A portion of the fees charged to the A Class of the Fund was waived from 2010 through 2012 and recovered in 2013 and 2014. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than the actual returns shown from 2010 through 2012. A Class shares have a maximum sales charge of 5.75%.

7. Fund performance for the ten-year period represents the total returns achieved by the Investor Class from 10/31/06 to 9/1/10, the inception date of the C Class, and the returns of the C Class since its inception. Expenses of the Investor Class are lower than those of the C Class. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the C Class been in existence since 10/31/06. A portion of the fees charged to the C Class of the Fund was waived from 2010 through 2013 and recovered in 2014. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than the actual returns shown from 2010 through 2013. The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for C Class is 1.00% for shares redeemed within one year of the date of purchase.

8. The Russell Midcap Value Index is an unmanaged index of those stocks in the Russell Midcap Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell Midcap Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000 Index. Russell Midcap Value Index, Russell Midcap Index and Russell 1000 Index are registered trademarks of Frank Russell Company. One cannot directly invest in an index.

9. The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus for the Institutional, Y, Investor, Advisor, A, and C Class shares was 0.86%, 0.95%, 1.10%, 1.38%, 1.26%, and 2.02%, respectively. The expense ratios above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.

The Fund underperformed the Index due to poor stock selection. Sector allocation added value relative to the Index.

A significant portion of the Fund’s poor performance was attributed to holdings in the Consumer Discretionary and Financials sectors. In the Consumer Discretionary sector, Norwegian Cruise Line (down 38.4%), Royal Caribbean Cruises (down 19.8%) and HanesBrands (down 18.5%) were the largest detractors from performance. Legg Mason (down 41.9%), Franklin Resources (down 16.3%) and Ameriprise Financial (down 21.1%) detracted most from the Fund’s returns in the Financials sector. The Fund’s Industrials and Energy companies also detracted value relative to the Index. KBR (down 14.2%) was the largest detractor in the Industrials sector. The Fund’s allocation in PBF Energy (down 30.5%) and Weatherford International (down 50.6%) hurt performance in the Energy sector.

The Fund’s underweight position in Energy, one of the poorer performing sectors, added value relative to the Index through sector allocation. An overweighting in Information Technology, the best performing sector, also contributed to the Fund’s return.

The sub-advisors’ philosophy of investing in undervalued companies that exhibit improving profitability and earnings growth potential should allow the Fund to benefit longer term.

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American Beacon Mid-Cap Value Fund^SM

Performance Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Top Ten Holdings (% Net Assets)
Allstate Corp.		1.9
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.		1.8
Lamar Advertising Co.		1.8
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.		1.7
Dover Corp.		1.7
Willis Towers Watson PLC		1.7
Voya Financial, Inc.		1.6
Murphy Oil Corp.		1.5
Dana, Inc.		1.5
FNF Group		1.5
Total Fund Holdings	118
Sector Allocation (% Equities)
Financials		26.0
Consumer Discretionary		17.2
Industrials		13.9
Information Technology		10.6
Energy		8.2
Materials		6.2
Utilities		5.7
Real Estate		5.5
Health Care		5.1
Consumer Staples		1.6

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American Beacon Funds^SM

Expense Examples

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Fund Expense Example

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption fees if applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, administrative service fees, distribution (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. The Examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period in each Class and held for the entire period from May 1, 2016 through October 31, 2016.

Actual Expenses

The “Actual” lines on the tables provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this page, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = $8.60), then multiply the result by the “Expenses Paid During Period” for the applicable Fund to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Shareholders of the Investor and Institutional Classes that invest in the Fund through an IRA or Roth IRA may be subject to a custodial IRA fee of $15 that is typically deducted each December. If your account was subject to a custodial IRA fee during the period, your costs would have been $15 higher.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the tables provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% per year rate of return before expenses (not the Fund’s actual return). You may compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds with other funds by contrasting this 5% hypothetical example and the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. Shareholders of the Investor and Institutional Classes that invest in the Funds through an IRA or Roth IRA may be subject to a custodial IRA fee of $15 that is typically deducted each December. If your account was subject to a custodial IRA fee during the period, your costs would have been $15 higher.

You should also be aware that the expenses shown in the table highlight only your ongoing costs and do not reflect any transaction costs charged by the Funds, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, as applicable. Similarly, the expense examples for other funds do not reflect any transaction costs charged by those funds, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” lines of the tables are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If you were subject to any transaction costs during the period, your costs would have been higher.

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Expense Examples

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Balanced Fund

	Beginning Account Value 5/1/2016		Ending Account Value 10/31/2016		Expenses Paid During Period 5/1/2016-10/31/2016*
Institutional Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,029.35	$	2.55
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,022.60	$	2.54
Y Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,027.72	$	3.67
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,021.53	$	3.66
Investor Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,026.85	$	4.84
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,020.35	$	4.82
Advisor Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,025.86	$	5.70
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,019.50	$	5.69
A Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,026.49	$	5.20
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,019.99	$	5.18
C Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,022.37	$	9.00
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,016.23	$	8.97

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratios for the six-month period of 0.50%, 0.72%, 0.95%, 1.12%, 1.02%, and 1.77% for the Institutional, Y, Investor, Advisor, A, and C Classes, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number derived by dividing the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184) by days in the year (366) to reflect the half-year period.

** 5% return before expenses.

Mid-Cap Value Fund

	Beginning Account Value 5/1/2016		Ending Account Value 10/31/2016		Expenses Paid During Period 5/1/2016-10/31/2016*
Institutional Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,030.86	$	4.54
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,020.66	$	4.52
Y Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,030.35	$	4.90
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,020.29	$	4.88
Investor Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,029.11	$	5.71
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,019.48	$	5.69
Advisor Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,027.78	$	7.14
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,018.11	$	7.10
A Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,028.53	$	6.42
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,018.79	$	6.39
C Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,024.73	$	10.38
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,014.90	$	10.33

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratios for the six-month period of 0.89%, 0.96%, 1.12%, 1.40%, 1.26%, and 2.04% for the Institutional, Y, Investor, Advisor, A, and C Classes, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number derived by dividing the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184) by days in the year (366) to reflect the half-year period.

** 5% return before expenses.

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American Beacon Funds^SM

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of

American Beacon Balanced Fund and American Beacon Mid-Cap Value Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of American Beacon Balanced Fund and American Beacon Mid-Cap Value Fund (two of the funds constituting the American Beacon Funds) (collectively, the Funds), as of October 31, 2016, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of American Beacon Balanced Fund and American Beacon Mid-Cap Value Fund at October 31, 2016, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Dallas, Texas

December 29, 2016

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
COMMON STOCK - 59.91%
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 8.67%
Auto Components - 1.67%
Adient PLCA B		23,015	$	1,047,413
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.		67,962		1,972,937
Johnson Controls International PLCA		145,159		5,852,811
Magna International, Inc., Class A		75,074		3,081,788
				11,954,949
Automobiles - 2.12%
Ford Motor Co.		105,871		1,242,926
General Motors Co.		263,826		8,336,902
Harley-Davidson, Inc.		22,067		1,258,260
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., ADRC		38,802		1,157,464
Toyota Motor Corp., ADRC		28,100		3,250,046
				15,245,598
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.33%
Carnival Corp		22,500		1,104,750
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.B		32,300		1,255,501
				2,360,251
Household Durables - 0.51%
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.		73,041		2,193,421
Tupperware Brands Corp.		24,364		1,450,145
				3,643,566
Media - 1.64%
CBS Corp., Class BD		48,196		2,728,858
Comcast Corp., Class A		30,419		1,880,503
Discovery Communications, Inc., Class AB		139,084		3,595,583
Omnicom Group, Inc.		8,687		693,396
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A		31,800		2,046,648
Viacom, Inc., Class B		22,600		848,856
				11,793,844
Multiline Retail - 1.73%
Dillard’s, Inc., Class A		20,030		1,227,839
Kohl’s Corp.		38,726		1,694,263
Macy’s, Inc.		76,400		2,787,836
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.B		65,328		3,317,356
Target Corp.		49,782		3,421,517
				12,448,811
Specialty Retail - 0.67%
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.		40,310		1,629,330
Signet Jewelers Ltd.		28,400		2,307,784
Staples, Inc.		120,200		889,480
				4,826,594
Total Consumer Discretionary				62,273,613
CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.02%
Food & Drug Retailing - 0.45%
CVS Caremark Corp.		21,800		1,833,380
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.		20,006		1,400,820
				3,234,200
Food Products - 0.24%
Bunge Ltd.		11,975		742,570
Kellogg Co.		13,058		981,047
				1,723,617
Tobacco - 1.33%
Altria Group, Inc.		45,281		2,993,980

See accompanying notes

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.02% (continued)
Tobacco - 1.33% (continued)
Imperial Brands PLC, ADRA C		64,554	$	3,121,186
Philip Morris International, Inc.		35,348		3,408,961
				9,524,127
Total Consumer Staples				14,481,944
ENERGY - 7.37%
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.32%
Cobalt International Energy, Inc.B		369,480		348,826
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.		20,200		1,274,822
Oceaneering International, Inc.		29,300		697,340
				2,320,988
Oil & Gas - 7.05%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.		58,100		3,453,464
Apache Corp.		42,652		2,536,941
BP PLC, Sponsored ADRA C		332,471		11,819,344
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.		134,039		4,250,377
ConocoPhillips		84,534		3,673,002
Devon Energy Corp.		76,382		2,894,114
Hess Corp.		78,998		3,789,534
Kosmos Energy Ltd.B		139,184		725,149
Marathon Oil Corp.		374,020		4,929,584
Marathon Petroleum Corp.		42,016		1,831,477
Murphy Oil Corp.		66,757		1,727,003
Occidental Petroleum Corp.		43,815		3,194,552
Phillips 66		42,842		3,476,628
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A, ADRA C		46,143		2,298,383
				50,599,552
Total Energy				52,920,540
FINANCIALS - 16.19%
Banks - 1.70%
Citizens Financial Group		123,092		3,242,243
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.		57,961		5,541,072
Popular, Inc.		52,500		1,905,750
Regions Financial Corp.		138,900		1,487,619
				12,176,684
Diversified Financials - 11.16%
Bank of America Corp.		1,160,669		19,151,039
Blackstone Group, LPE		157,157		3,933,640
Capital One Financial Corp.		67,239		4,978,376
Citigroup, Inc.		357,165		17,554,660
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.		9,550		1,702,192
JPMorgan Chase & Co.		169,372		11,730,705
KKR & Co., LPE		360,881		5,120,901
Morgan Stanley		90,139		3,025,965
Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc.		156,843		1,913,485
SLM Corp.B		134,591		948,867
State Street Corp.		32,014		2,247,703
Synchrony Financial		61,232		1,750,623
Wells Fargo & Co.		131,705		6,059,747
				80,117,903
Insurance - 3.33%
Allstate Corp.		20,620		1,400,098
American International Group, Inc.		190,312		11,742,250
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class BB		25,613		3,695,956
MetLife, Inc.		62,338		2,927,392
Unum Group		50,536		1,788,974

See accompanying notes

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
FINANCIALS - 16.19% (continued)
Insurance - 3.33% (continued)
XL Group Ltd.		68,500	$	2,376,950
				23,931,620
Total Financials				116,226,207
HEALTH CARE - 6.46%
Biotechnology - 0.41%
Biogen Idec, Inc.B		4,300		1,204,774
Gilead Sciences, Inc.		23,700		1,745,031
				2,949,805
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.84%
Medtronic PLCA		62,516		5,127,562
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.		8,574		903,700
				6,031,262
Health Care Providers & Services - 1.05%
Anthem, Inc.		56,047		6,829,887
Humana, Inc.		4,308		738,951
				7,568,838
Pharmaceuticals - 4.16%
AbbVie, Inc.		42,304		2,359,717
Akorn, Inc.B		36,500		874,175
GlaxoSmithKline PLC, ADRA C		64,421		2,577,484
Horizon Pharma PLCA B		79,713		1,332,801
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLCA B		7,042		770,888
Johnson & Johnson		33,174		3,847,852
Mallinckrodt PLCA B		23,256		1,378,151
Merck & Co., Inc.		69,169		4,061,604
Mylan N.V.B		38,898		1,419,777
Pfizer, Inc.		168,587		5,345,894
Sanofi, ADRC		149,308		5,806,588
				29,774,931
Total Health Care				46,324,836
INDUSTRIALS - 7.62%
Aerospace & Defense - 2.53%
AerCap Holdings N.V.B		99,800		4,102,778
B/E Aerospace, Inc.		33,000		1,964,160
Boeing Co.		16,353		2,329,158
Embraer S.A., ADRB C		31,800		680,202
General Dynamics Corp.		12,694		1,913,494
Raytheon Co.		25,939		3,543,527
Rockwell Collins, Inc.		27,111		2,286,000
United Technologies Corp.		12,756		1,303,663
				18,122,982
Airlines - 1.24%
American Airlines Group, Inc.		102,400		4,157,440
Delta Air Lines, Inc.		113,400		4,736,718
				8,894,158
Construction & Engineering - 0.51%
AECOM Technology Corp.B		37,938		1,056,573
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., N.V.		44,569		1,427,099
Fluor Corp.		22,300		1,159,377
				3,643,049
Diversified Manufacturing - 0.37%
Eaton Corp., PLCA		41,932		2,674,004

See accompanying notes

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
INDUSTRIALS - 7.62% (continued)
Electrical Equipment - 0.27%
IPG Photonics Corp.		20,200	$	1,959,602
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.42%
Honeywell International, Inc.		27,533		3,019,819
Machinery - 2.28%
Caterpillar, Inc.		20,164		1,682,887
CNH Industrial N.V.		305,640		2,377,879
Cummins, Inc.		30,197		3,859,781
PACCAR, Inc.		12,739		699,626
Parker Hannifin Corp.		16,107		1,977,134
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.		33,177		2,281,914
Terex Corp.		70,870		1,692,376
Xylem, Inc.		36,849		1,780,912
				16,352,509
Total Industrials				54,666,123
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 6.14%
Communications Equipment - 1.08%
Cisco Systems, Inc.		108,522		3,329,455
Corning, Inc.		193,772		4,400,562
				7,730,017
Computers & Peripherals - 0.60%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.		158,593		3,563,585
Teradata Corp.B		27,846		750,728
				4,314,313
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.21%
TE Connectivity Ltd.		24,400		1,534,028
Semiconductor Equipment & Products - 1.58%
Applied Materials, Inc.		41,551		1,208,303
Intel Corp.		43,743		1,525,318
Micron Technology, Inc.B		261,814		4,492,728
Qualcomm, Inc.		59,525		4,090,558
				11,316,907
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.04%
Versum Materials, Inc.B		12,336		280,027
Software - 2.63%
Microsoft Corp.		156,626		9,385,030
Navient Corp.		93,863		1,199,569
Oracle Corp.		216,565		8,320,427
				18,905,026
Total Information Technology				44,080,318
MATERIALS - 1.49%
Chemicals - 0.99%
AdvanSix, Inc.B		1,101		17,572
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.		24,672		3,291,738
Dow Chemical Co.		22,918		1,233,218
Eastman Chemical Co.		18,111		1,302,362
LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Class A		15,600		1,240,980
				7,085,870
Containers & Packaging - 0.11%
Packaging Corp. of America		9,986		823,845
Paper & Forest Products - 0.39%
International Paper Co.		28,469		1,281,959

See accompanying notes

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
MATERIALS - 1.49% (continued)
Paper & Forest Products - 0.39% (continued)
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.B		82,820	$	1,519,747
				2,801,706
Total Materials				10,711,421
REAL ESTATE - 0.11%
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.11%
Two Harbors Investment Corp. F		92,882		773,707
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.23%
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.28%
AT&T, Inc.		63,018		2,318,432
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, ADRC		618,857		3,013,834
Verizon Communications, Inc.		80,598		3,876,764
				9,209,030
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.95%
China Mobile Ltd., Sponsored ADRC		68,497		3,933,783
Vodafone Group PLC, ADRA C		102,581		2,855,855
				6,789,638
Total Telecommunication Services				15,998,668
UTILITIES - 1.61%
Electric - 1.61%
Calpine Corp.B		371,996		4,426,752
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.		101,702		2,318,806
Entergy Corp.		31,986		2,356,728
NRG Energy, Inc.		110,366		1,173,191
PPL Corp.		17,322		594,837
Southern Co.		12,748		657,414
Total Utilities				11,527,728
Total Common Stock (Cost $392,914,667)				429,985,105
	Principal Amount
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS 12.37%
MANUFACTURING - 3.20%
American Honda Finance Corp.,
1.70%, Due 2/22/2019	$	290,000		291,910
3.875%, Due 9/21/2020G		250,000		269,293
Analog Devices, Inc.,
3.90%, Due 12/15/2025		190,000		203,598
Apple, Inc.,
2.40%, Due 5/3/2023		445,000		447,078
4.50%, Due 2/23/2036		510,000		568,481
4.65%, Due 2/23/2046		1,315,000		1,449,319
BAE Systems Holdings, Inc.,
3.80%, Due 10/7/2024G		650,000		681,548
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.,
3.40%, Due 6/27/2026		175,000		177,607
Daimler Finance North America LLC,
2.25%, Due 9/3/2019G H		350,000		354,549
2.45%, Due 5/18/2020G H		650,000		660,565
Delphi Corp.,
4.15%, Due 3/15/2024		315,000		337,300
Diamond 1 Finance Corp / Diamond 2 Finance Corp.,
3.48%, Due 6/1/2019G		415,000		425,790
8.35%, Due 7/15/2046G		1,360,000		1,647,900
Dow Chemical Co.,
4.125%, Due 11/15/2021		300,000		325,567
3.50%, Due 10/1/2024		620,000		648,757

See accompanying notes

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Principal Amount		Fair Value
MANUFACTURING - 3.20% (continued)
Eaton Corp., PLC,
5.60%, Due 5/15/2018A	$	160,000	$	169,899
2.75%, Due 11/2/2022A		155,000		157,949
Eaton Electric Holdings LLC,
3.875%, Due 12/15/2020H		235,000		250,203
Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC,
4.25%, Due 2/3/2017H		300,000		302,320
1.483%, Due 3/27/2017H I		400,000		400,110
1.750%, Due 6/15/2018H I		980,000		980,958
5.875%, Due 8/2/2021H		400,000		454,211
General Electric Co.,
5.25%, Due 12/6/2017		215,000		224,507
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.,
6.60%, Due 10/15/2045G		2,445,000		2,528,797
HP, Inc.,
4.05%, Due 9/15/2022		300,000		316,548
Ingersoll-Rand Luxembourg Finance S.A.,
2.625%, Due 5/1/2020		300,000		305,411
Intel Corp.,
3.30%, Due 10/1/2021		240,000		255,628
Johnson Controls, Inc.,
5.00%, Due 3/30/2020		300,000		326,968
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.,
5.75%, Due 3/11/2018		205,000		216,978
LYB International Finance BV,
4.00%, Due 7/15/2023		305,000		326,546
Microsoft Corp.,
4.45%, Due 11/3/2045		1,580,000		1,737,223
Monsanto Co.,
1.15%, Due 6/30/2017		355,000		354,399
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.,
2.35%, Due 3/4/2019G		600,000		608,464
Northrop Grumman Corp.,
5.05%, Due 8/1/2019		150,000		163,420
3.85%, Due 4/15/2045		310,000		312,079
Nucor Corp.,
4.125%, Due 9/15/2022		160,000		173,407
4.00%, Due 8/1/2023		165,000		177,308
Oracle Corp.,
2.25%, Due 10/8/2019		235,000		240,235
4.30%, Due 7/8/2034		325,000		348,325
PACCAR Financial Corp.,
1.30%, Due 5/10/2019		120,000		119,859
2.20%, Due 9/15/2019		190,000		193,615
Pentair Finance S.A.,
3.15%, Due 9/15/2022		125,000		124,155
Qualcomm, Inc.,
3.00%, Due 5/20/2022		135,000		140,710
Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd.,
3.75%, Due 6/15/2025		130,000		138,456
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.,
2.451%, Due 11/17/2018		375,000		381,310
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.,
2.125%, Due 7/18/2019		660,000		670,849
United Technologies Corp.,
6.125%, Due 7/15/2038		450,000		597,311
Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC,
2.45%, Due 11/20/2019G H		650,000		657,300

See accompanying notes

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	Principal Amount		Fair Value
MANUFACTURING - 3.20% (continued)
Xerox Corp.,
2.95%, Due 3/15/2017	$	150,000	$	150,872
				22,995,592
FINANCE - 3.85%
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.,
1.80%, Due 6/4/2018G		600,000		601,421
ACE INA Holdings, Inc.,
3.35%, Due 5/3/2026		140,000		147,169
Aetna, Inc.,
1.90%, Due 6/7/2019		145,000		146,162
4.375%, Due 6/15/2046		175,000		177,462
American Express Co.,
4.05%, Due 12/3/2042		215,000		217,865
American Express Credit Corp.,
2.125%, Due 3/18/2019		370,000		374,693
American International Group, Inc.,
4.875%, Due 6/1/2022		600,000		670,067
4.50%, Due 7/16/2044		110,000		111,880
Bank of America Corp.,
2.25%, Due 4/21/2020		580,000		582,639
4.125%, Due 1/22/2024		400,000		429,280
6.11%, Due 1/29/2037		365,000		443,099
5.00%, Due 1/21/2044		495,000		566,818
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.,
1.30%, Due 1/25/2018		390,000		390,406
2.20%, Due 3/4/2019		365,000		370,942
BB&T Corp.,
1.45%, Due 1/12/2018		345,000		345,460
Bear Stearns Cos., LLC,
7.25%, Due 2/1/2018H		635,000		679,110
Boston Properties LP,
3.65%, Due 2/1/2026J		360,000		372,598
Capital One Financial Corp.,
2.45%, Due 4/24/2019		275,000		279,652
Citigroup, Inc.,
1.385%, Due 3/10/2017I		135,000		135,092
4.40%, Due 6/10/2025		360,000		380,195
3.70%, Due 1/12/2026		370,000		385,248
5.875%, Due 1/30/2042		300,000		377,222
CNA Financial Corp.,
7.35%, Due 11/15/2019		295,000		337,851
Crown Castle International Corp.,
3.40%, Due 2/15/2021		175,000		181,848
ERAC USA Finance LLC,
3.30%, Due 12/1/2026G H		240,000		243,712
ERP Operating LP,
3.00%, Due 4/15/2023J		160,000		162,507
General Electric Capital Corp.,
5.625%, Due 5/1/2018		375,000		399,815
6.00%, Due 8/7/2019		350,000		392,998
5.50%, Due 1/8/2020		250,000		279,370
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
5.95%, Due 1/18/2018		450,000		473,461
5.75%, Due 1/24/2022		800,000		924,934
3.50%, Due 1/23/2025		190,000		194,857
Humana, Inc.,
3.15%, Due 12/1/2022		300,000		309,153
ING Bank N.V.,
3.75%, Due 3/7/2017G		400,000		403,378

See accompanying notes

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	Principal Amount		Fair Value
FINANCE - 3.85% (continued)
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.,
2.75%, Due 12/1/2020	$	190,000	$	196,211
JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
3.625%, Due 5/13/2024		900,000		946,126
3.875%, Due 9/10/2024		330,000		344,642
5.50%, Due 10/15/2040		650,000		792,741
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA,
1.313%, Due 9/21/2018I		450,000		450,292
KeyCorp,
5.10%, Due 3/24/2021		120,000		134,467
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.,
4.95%, Due 5/1/2022G		235,000		263,412
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.,
7.875%, Due 10/15/2026G		1,215,000		1,540,011
MetLife, Inc.,
6.375%, Due 6/15/2034		350,000		446,549
4.721%, Due 12/15/2044		400,000		440,181
Morgan Stanley,
7.30%, Due 5/13/2019		750,000		848,049
5.625%, Due 9/23/2019		350,000		385,345
3.70%, Due 10/23/2024		480,000		502,808
3.125%, Due 7/27/2026		330,000		328,427
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.,
1.65%, Due 2/8/2019		190,000		191,283
Nordea Bank AB,
4.875%, Due 1/27/2020G		250,000		272,929
PNC Funding Corp.,
3.30%, Due 3/8/2022		325,000		344,297
Prudential Financial, Inc.,
4.60%, Due 5/15/2044		650,000		691,153
Raymond James Financial, Inc.,
3.625%, Due 9/15/2026		260,000		262,627
Simon Property Group LP,
2.20%, Due 2/1/2019J		485,000		492,779
3.375%, Due 10/1/2024J		650,000		682,628
State Street Corp.,
2.55%, Due 8/18/2020		135,000		139,064
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
2.875%, Due 2/25/2021		270,000		276,183
Toronto Dominion Bank,
2.625%, Due 9/10/2018		375,000		382,847
Trinity Acquisition PLC Co.,
4.40%, Due 3/15/2026A		180,000		187,822
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.,
1.625%, Due 3/15/2019		250,000		251,253
3.95%, Due 10/15/2042		165,000		169,264
US Bancorp,
1.95%, Due 11/15/2018		525,000		530,829
Ventas Realty LP,
5.70%, Due 9/30/2043J		135,000		159,196
Visa, Inc.,
1.20%, Due 12/14/2017		400,000		400,755
2.80%, Due 12/14/2022		190,000		197,586
3.15%, Due 12/14/2025		265,000		276,438
Wells Fargo & Co.,
2.15%, Due 1/30/2020		140,000		141,043
2.55%, Due 12/7/2020		220,000		223,841
1.909%, Due 7/26/2021I		1,055,000		1,061,126

See accompanying notes

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	Principal Amount		Fair Value
FINANCE - 3.85% (continued)
4.30%, Due 7/22/2027	$	135,000	$	143,477
				27,586,045
CONSUMER - 0.41%
Altria Group, Inc.,
4.75%, Due 5/5/2021		300,000		334,692
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.,
2.65%, Due 2/1/2021		340,000		347,722
3.65%, Due 2/1/2026		340,000		357,769
General Mills, Inc.,
2.20%, Due 10/21/2019		600,000		610,158
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.,
3.50%, Due 7/15/2022		135,000		142,244
5.00%, Due 7/15/2035		130,000		146,051
Molson Coors Brewing Co.,
3.00%, Due 7/15/2026		275,000		272,599
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.,
5.50%, Due 4/1/2046		170,000		200,312
PepsiCo, Inc.,
3.45%, Due 10/6/2046		185,000		175,478
Philip Morris International, Inc.,
2.75%, Due 2/25/2026		185,000		186,938
Reynolds American, Inc.,
5.85%, Due 8/15/2045		130,000		161,630
				2,935,593
SERVICE - 1.73%
AbbVie, Inc.,
2.90%, Due 11/6/2022		170,000		172,085
4.30%, Due 5/14/2036		180,000		180,297
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.,
3.60%, Due 11/28/2024		650,000		670,791
Amgen, Inc.,
4.40%, Due 5/1/2045		190,000		193,191
Baxalta, Inc.,
4.00%, Due 6/23/2025		140,000		146,536
Bayer US Finance LLC,
2.375%, Due 10/8/2019G H		300,000		304,207
Becton Dickinson and Co.,
3.125%, Due 11/8/2021		195,000		204,206
3.875%, Due 5/15/2024		235,000		251,860
Cardinal Health, Inc.,
3.20%, Due 3/15/2023		235,000		244,384
CBS Corp.,
3.375%, Due 3/1/2022		700,000		729,872
Celgene Corp.,
5.25%, Due 8/15/2043		145,000		163,236
Comcast Corp.,
5.875%, Due 2/15/2018		410,000		433,982
3.15%, Due 3/1/2026		175,000		181,401
6.55%, Due 7/1/2039		450,000		615,994
CVS Health Corp.,
2.125%, Due 6/1/2021		390,000		390,034
Express Scripts Holding Co.,
4.50%, Due 2/25/2026		1,340,000		1,435,578
Genzyme Corp.,
5.00%, Due 6/15/2020		80,000		89,076
Home Depot, Inc.,
2.70%, Due 4/1/2023		150,000		154,257
3.35%, Due 9/15/2025		135,000		143,168

See accompanying notes

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	Principal Amount		Fair Value
SERVICE - 1.73% (continued)
MasterCard, Inc.,
3.375%, Due 4/1/2024	$	250,000	$	266,167
McDonald’s Corp.,
3.70%, Due 1/30/2026		380,000		402,178
Medtronic, Inc.,
3.50%, Due 3/15/2025		650,000		689,700
4.625%, Due 3/15/2045		175,000		197,989
Sanofi,
1.25%, Due 4/10/2018		105,000		105,054
4.00%, Due 3/29/2021		210,000		229,353
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC,
2.875%, Due 9/23/2023		210,000		206,528
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV,
3.15%, Due 10/1/2026		230,000		223,683
Thomson Reuters Corp.,
4.30%, Due 11/23/2023		300,000		324,560
3.85%, Due 9/29/2024		400,000		422,324
Time Warner, Inc.,
4.875%, Due 3/15/2020		450,000		491,177
4.75%, Due 3/29/2021		325,000		357,784
Viacom, Inc.,
4.50%, Due 2/27/2042		450,000		424,397
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.,
2.60%, Due 6/1/2021		240,000		242,945
3.80%, Due 11/18/2024		300,000		315,501
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,
7.55%, Due 2/15/2030		350,000		522,657
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.,
3.55%, Due 4/1/2025		280,000		284,875
				12,411,027
UTILITIES - 0.68%
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.,
5.50%, Due 12/1/2039		350,000		435,362
4.625%, Due 12/1/2054		115,000		128,677
Delmarva Power & Light Co.,
3.50%, Due 11/15/2023		220,000		234,865
Duke Energy Corp.,
3.55%, Due 9/15/2021		370,000		395,074
Duke Energy Progress LLC,
4.15%, Due 12/1/2044H		260,000		277,696
Edison International,
2.95%, Due 3/15/2023		170,000		174,284
Georgia Power Co.,
1.95%, Due 12/1/2018		150,000		151,946
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.,
6.125%, Due 4/1/2036		500,000		654,284
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.,
4.25%, Due 3/15/2046		280,000		303,739
Sierra Pacific Power Co.,
3.375%, Due 8/15/2023		160,000		169,658
Southern Co.,
2.15%, Due 9/1/2019		190,000		192,230
2.75%, Due 6/15/2020		500,000		513,462
Southern Power Co.,
4.15%, Due 12/1/2025		175,000		187,221
Southwestern Electric Power Co.,
3.55%, Due 2/15/2022		600,000		635,130
Union Electric Co.,
6.70%, Due 2/1/2019		200,000		222,628

See accompanying notes

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	Principal Amount		Fair Value
UTILITIES - 0.68% (continued)
WEC Energy Group, Inc.,
3.55%, Due 6/15/2025	$	195,000	$	206,215
				4,882,471
ENERGY - 1.53%
BP Capital Markets PLC,
3.506%, Due 3/17/2025A		1,340,000		1,404,518
3.119%, Due 5/4/2026A		700,000		708,290
Buckeye Partners LP,
4.875%, Due 2/1/2021J		165,000		178,694
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.,
3.90%, Due 2/1/2025		175,000		178,502
6.25%, Due 3/15/2038		365,000		415,833
Chevron Corp.,
1.79%, Due 11/16/2018		195,000		196,663
Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.,
4.50%, Due 6/1/2025		210,000		226,912
Enterprise Products Operating LLC,
6.125%, Due 10/15/2039H		130,000		149,374
Exxon Mobil Corp.,
4.114%, Due 3/1/2046		1,465,000		1,580,870
Husky Energy, Inc.,
3.95%, Due 4/15/2022		280,000		297,942
Magellan Midstream Partners LP,
5.00%, Due 3/1/2026J		100,000		113,423
Marathon Petroleum Corp.,
3.625%, Due 9/15/2024		165,000		164,370
Phillips 66,
2.95%, Due 5/1/2017		225,000		227,296
4.30%, Due 4/1/2022		170,000		186,729
Phillips 66 Partners LP,
3.55%, Due 10/1/2026J		110,000		109,595
Schlumberger Holdings Corp.,
4.00%, Due 12/21/2025G		1,340,000		1,439,153
Shell International Finance BV,
1.625%, Due 11/10/2018		375,000		375,835
4.00%, Due 5/10/2046		175,000		173,432
3.75%, Due 9/12/2046		2,200,000		2,094,376
Spectra Energy Partners LP,
3.375%, Due 10/15/2026J		130,000		129,165
Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP,
4.25%, Due 4/1/2024J		100,000		104,612
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.,
3.75%, Due 10/16/2023		300,000		319,128
6.10%, Due 6/1/2040		170,000		216,281
				10,990,993
FOREIGN SOVEREIGN - 0.05%
Province of Ontario Canada,
$2.50%, Due 4/27/2026		345,000		348,921
TRANSPORTATION - 0.33%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC,
3.65%, Due 9/1/2025H		135,000		146,125
7.95%, Due 8/15/2030H		225,000		331,001
5.75%, Due 5/1/2040H		420,000		535,936
Canadian National Railway Co.,
5.55%, Due 5/15/2018		350,000		371,779
CSX Corp.,
5.50%, Due 4/15/2041		325,000		386,678

See accompanying notes

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	Principal Amount		Fair Value
TRANSPORTATION - 0.33% (continued)
Norfolk Southern Corp.,
5.75%, Due 4/1/2018	$	425,000	$	450,861
Union Pacific Corp.,
3.375%, Due 2/1/2035		150,000		149,247
				2,371,627
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.59%
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V.,
6.375%, Due 3/1/2035		350,000		425,931
AT&T, Inc.,
4.45%, Due 4/1/2024		165,000		178,397
3.40%, Due 5/15/2025		350,000		348,855
4.50%, Due 5/15/2035		220,000		218,392
6.35%, Due 3/15/2040		120,000		144,125
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV,
4.875%, Due 3/6/2042G		300,000		338,897
Rogers Communications, Inc.,
5.45%, Due 10/1/2043		245,000		290,476
TELUS Corp.,
2.80%, Due 2/16/2027		205,000		200,831
Verizon Communications, Inc.,
4.60%, Due 4/1/2021		360,000		395,749
6.40%, Due 9/15/2033		570,000		711,008
Vodafone Group PLC,
6.15%, Due 2/27/2037A		815,000		969,790
				4,222,451
Total Corporate Obligations (Cost $83,473,356)				88,744,720
ASSET-BACKED OBLIGATIONS - 0.89%
Ally Auto Receivables Trust,
1.39%, Due 9/16/2019, 2015 1 A3		605,000		606,568
Ally Master Owner Trust,
1.54%, Due 9/15/2019, 2012 5 A		595,000		596,882
Americredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2016-4,
1.53%, Due 7/8/2021, 2016 4 A3		245,000		244,924
BMW Vehicle Lease Trust,
1.34%, Due 1/22/2019, 2016 1 A3		405,000		405,593
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust,
1.34%, Due 4/15/2022, 2016 A3 A3		660,000		660,041
Chase Issuance Trust,
1.37%, Due 6/15/2021, 2016 A2 A		550,000		550,193
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust,
2.03%, Due 8/15/2020, 2015 A B		605,000		615,006
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust,
1.40%, Due 8/15/2019, 2014 4 A1		780,000		781,754
GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust,
1.68%, Due 12/20/2018, 2015 2 A3		1,000,000		1,005,212
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust,
1.39%, Due 4/15/2020, 2016 2 A3		425,000		426,114
Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust,
1.25%, Due 12/20/2017, 2015 A A3		525,000		525,101
Total Asset-Backed Obligations (Cost $6,394,991)				6,417,388
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS - 1.22%
Ginnie Mae REMIC Trust,
1.147%, Due 12/16/2038, 2013-139 A		1,441,122		1,424,829
1.624%, Due 7/16/2039, 2013-78 AB		1,457,889		1,452,064
2.586%, Due 9/16/2039, 2014-31 AB		220,593		221,422
1.367%, Due 11/16/2041, 2013 125 AB		1,676,631		1,652,229
3.20%, Due 11/16/2044, 2011-92 B		739,012		745,572

See accompanying notes

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	Principal Amount		Fair Value
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.59% (continued)
GS Mortgage Securities Trust,
3.679%, Due 8/10/2043, 2010-C1 A1G	$	96,674	$	99,784
3.033%, Due 11/10/2046, 2013 GC16 A2		935,000		959,973
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
4.388%, Due 2/15/2046, 2011-C3 A3G		399,966		413,618
5.715%, Due 2/12/2049, 2007-CB19 A4		413,085		417,810
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
3.157%, Due 7/15/2045, 2013 C12 ASB		665,000		696,959
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,
5.424%, Due 2/15/2040, 2007-C1 A4		172,270		172,747
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,
3.66%, Due 3/15/2047, 2014 C19 A3		455,000		483,302
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Obligations (Cost $8,724,165)				8,740,309
U.S. AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS - 6.09%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
4.50%, Due 3/1/2019		34,782		35,751
5.00%, Due 10/1/2020		19,365		20,307
3.50%, Due 8/1/2026		108,789		115,950
3.50%, Due 9/1/2028		665,263		708,864
5.00%, Due 8/1/2033		147,239		164,428
5.50%, Due 2/1/2034		139,854		159,422
5.00%, Due 3/1/2034		105,004		117,080
6.00%, Due 6/1/2034		108,847		125,739
6.00%, Due 8/1/2034		89,284		103,144
5.00%, Due 8/1/2035		80,166		89,209
5.00%, Due 9/1/2035		52,523		58,193
5.50%, Due 4/1/2037		85,856		97,620
5.50%, Due 5/1/2038		40,394		45,731
4.00%, Due 1/1/2041		483,992		519,803
4.50%, Due 2/1/2041		373,964		409,886
3.50%, Due 6/1/2042		1,499,129		1,578,344
3.50%, Due 7/1/2042		411,701		433,558
				4,783,029
Federal National Mortgage Association,
5.00%, Due 12/1/2017		15,685		16,084
4.50%, Due 9/1/2018		18,222		18,717
4.00%, Due 8/1/2020		42,631		44,130
3.50%, Due 1/1/2026		94,006		99,095
4.00%, Due 5/1/2026		500,570		535,267
4.00%, Due 6/1/2026		635,664		679,738
3.50%, Due 1/1/2028		330,184		348,454
3.00%, Due 6/1/2029		824,462		865,757
3.00%, Due 7/1/2029		600,861		630,981
5.00%, Due 3/1/2034		164,662		183,887
4.50%, Due 4/1/2034		260,955		287,242
5.50%, Due 4/1/2036		75,119		85,227
5.50%, Due 6/1/2038		30,213		34,249
4.50%, Due 1/1/2040		401,904		439,681
5.00%, Due 5/1/2040		639,137		709,784
5.00%, Due 6/1/2040		509,600		565,564
4.00%, Due 9/1/2040		333,784		358,135
4.00%, Due 1/1/2041		1,030,160		1,104,685
4.00%, Due 2/1/2041		516,472		558,347
5.00%, Due 3/1/2041		463,826		514,817
4.50%, Due 4/1/2041		792,137		868,717
4.50%, Due 6/1/2041		605,409		663,974
4.50%, Due 8/1/2041		326,915		358,553
4.50%, Due 10/1/2041		417,429		460,208

See accompanying notes

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	Principal Amount		Fair Value
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.59% (continued)
Federal National Mortgage Association, (continued)
3.00%, Due 2/1/2043	$	586,184	$	604,834
3.00%, Due 4/1/2043		268,148		277,507
3.00%, Due 5/1/2043		976,877		1,010,976
3.00%, Due 6/1/2043		3,098,471		3,196,520
3.50%, Due 6/1/2043		405,824		427,665
3.50%, Due 7/1/2043		410,778		433,644
3.00%, Due 8/1/2043		1,961,557		2,023,538
4.00%, Due 3/1/2045		893,325		963,102
3.50%, Due 4/1/2045		931,262		977,610
4.00%, Due 7/1/2045		2,099,127		2,254,876
3.50%, Due 8/1/2045		377,512		396,946
3.50%, Due 11/1/2045		5,231,244		5,492,535
4.00%, Due 3/1/2046		575,532		621,032
3.00%, Due 4/1/2046		692,860		713,935
3.50%, Due 5/1/2046		1,354,747		1,424,691
3.00%, Due 6/1/2046		680,014		700,699
4.00%, Due 7/1/2046		912,028		983,160
				32,934,563
Government National Mortgage Association,
7.00%, Due 12/15/2025		68,972		80,769
6.50%, Due 8/15/2027		65,760		75,927
6.50%, Due 11/15/2027		70,796		81,793
7.50%, Due 12/15/2028		64,930		77,879
5.50%, Due 7/15/2033		145,725		166,783
6.00%, Due 12/15/2033		175,260		205,480
4.50%, Due 5/15/2039		364,445		401,800
5.00%, Due 10/15/2039		292,275		331,337
5.50%, Due 2/15/2040		302,325		342,467
4.50%, Due 6/15/2040		310,719		346,098
3.50%, Due 9/15/2041		842,905		894,135
3.50%, Due 3/15/2043		564,226		601,964
5.50%, Due 2/20/2034		204,678		232,275
3.50%, Due 3/20/2045		543,799		580,849
5.00%, Due 3/20/2045		447,258		484,954
4.00%, Due 3/20/2046		292,153		313,045
3.00%, Due 6/20/2046		739,372		771,215
				5,988,770
Total U.S. Agency Mortgage-Backed Obligations (Cost $42,617,794)				43,706,362
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 14.39%
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Note,
0.514%, Due 7/31/2018I		50,345,000		50,362,872
U.S. Treasury Notes/Bonds,
0.75%, Due 2/28/2018		4,200,000		4,198,853
1.125%, Due 5/31/2019		1,500,000		1,506,563
0.75%, Due 7/15/2019		1,375,000		1,366,944
0.875%, Due 7/31/2019		1,000,000		997,188
1.00%, Due 8/31/2019		2,000,000		2,000,938
0.875%, Due 9/15/2019		2,500,000		2,491,308
1.25%, Due 2/29/2020		2,000,000		2,011,172
1.75%, Due 10/31/2020		2,000,000		2,042,032
1.25%, Due 3/31/2021		2,000,000		1,997,344
1.375%, Due 4/30/2021		2,000,000		2,007,110
2.00%, Due 5/31/2021		3,000,000		3,092,343
2.00%, Due 11/15/2021		3,100,000		3,194,817
2.00%, Due 2/15/2022		6,325,000		6,515,983
1.625%, Due 11/15/2022		2,000,000		2,011,484

See accompanying notes

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American Beacon Balanced Fund^SM

Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Principal Amount		Fair Value
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.59% (continued)
U.S. Treasury Notes/Bonds, (continued)
2.50%, Due 8/15/2023	$	2,000,000	$	2,115,390
2.375%, Due 8/15/2024		5,765,000		6,051,221
6.875%, Due 8/15/2025		580,000		823,894
5.25%, Due 11/15/2028		450,000		608,748
4.75%, Due 2/15/2037		630,000		882,959
4.50%, Due 8/15/2039		500,000		681,172
3.125%, Due 11/15/2041		5,240,000		5,827,247
2.50%, Due 5/15/2046		490,000		481,023
				52,905,733
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $102,165,638)				103,268,605
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - 0.32% (Cost $1,815,189)
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia,
6.655%, Due 4/1/2057		1,760,000		2,284,075
Total Municipal Obligations				2,284,075
	Shares
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.47% (Cost $32,057,781)
American Beacon U.S. Government Money Market Select Fund, Select ClassK		32,057,781		32,057,781
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.66% (Cost $670,163,581)				715,204,345
OTHER ASSETS, NET OF LIABILITIES - 0.34%				2,428,094
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%			$	717,632,439

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

^A PLC - Public Limited Company.

^B Non-income producing security.

^C ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

^D Non-voting participating shares.

^E MLP - Master Limited Partnership.

^F REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.

^G Security exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A. At the period end, the value of these securities amounted to $13,900 or 1.92% of net assets. The Fund has no right to demand registration of these securities.

^H LLC - Limited Liability Company.

^I The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities represents the rate at period end. The due date on these types of securities reflects the final maturity date.

^J LP - Limited Partnership.

^K The Fund is affiliated by having the same investment advisor.

Futures Contracts Open on October 31, 2016:

Description	Type		Number of Contracts		Expiration Date		Contract Value		Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
S&P 500 E-Mini Index Futures		Long		262		December 2016	$	27,773,310	$	(271,225	)
							$	27,773,310	$	(271,225	)

See accompanying notes

27

American Beacon Mid-Cap Value Fund^SM

Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
COMMON STOCK - 95.21%
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 16.39%
Auto Components - 3.04%
Adient PLCA B		11,556	$	525,914
Dana, Inc.		531,333		8,225,034
Delphi Automotive PLCA		46,181		3,004,998
Johnson Controls International PLCA		115,561		4,659,420
				16,415,366
Home Builders - 0.64%
D.R. Horton, Inc.		120,629		3,477,734
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 5.13%
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.		197,510		4,463,726
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.B		144,025		5,598,252
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.		126,441		9,719,519
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.C		160,392		2,247,092
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.		86,721		5,709,711
				27,738,300
Household Durables - 1.85%
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.		43,698		4,974,580
Whirlpool Corp.		33,532		5,023,764
				9,998,344
Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.56%
Brunswick Corp.		69,166		3,008,721
Media - 2.93%
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.		195,981		4,388,015
Meredith Corp.		48,455		2,197,434
News Corp., Class A		333,122		4,037,439
Omnicom Group, Inc.		65,031		5,190,774
				15,813,662
Specialty Retail - 2.24%
Hanesbrands, Inc.		203,015		5,217,486
L Brands, Inc.		55,611		4,014,558
Staples, Inc.		390,071		2,886,525
				12,118,569
Total Consumer Discretionary				88,570,696
CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.57%
Beverages - 0.48%
Coca-Cola European Partners PLCA		67,400		2,590,856
Tobacco - 1.09%
Reynolds American, Inc.		106,870		5,886,400
Total Consumer Staples				8,477,256
ENERGY - 7.85%
Energy Equipment & Services - 2.22%
FMC Technologies, Inc.B		202,439		6,532,707
SEACOR Holdings, Inc.		27,007		1,331,715
Superior Energy Services, Inc.		128,528		1,819,956
Weatherford International PLCA B		474,712		2,288,112
				11,972,490
Oil & Gas - 5.63%
Cenovus Energy, Inc.		301,628		4,355,508
Devon Energy Corp.		117,100		4,436,919
EQT Corp.		93,900		6,197,400

See accompanying notes

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American Beacon Mid-Cap Value Fund^SM

Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
ENERGY - 7.85% (continued)
Oil & Gas - 5.63% (continued)
Murphy Oil Corp.		321,165	$	8,308,539
PBF Energy, Inc., Class A		155,864		3,397,835
Vermilion Energy, Inc.		95,000		3,731,600
				30,427,801
Total Energy				42,400,291
FINANCIALS - 24.66%
Banks - 9.58%
CIT Group, Inc.		148,014		5,377,348
Comerica, Inc.		108,866		5,670,830
Fifth Third Bancorp		324,220		7,055,027
Frost Bankers, Inc.		58,714		4,461,677
KeyCorp.		575,198		8,121,796
M&T Bank Corp.		38,103		4,676,381
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.		339,275		4,871,989
Regions Financial Corp.		662,068		7,090,748
TCF Financial Corp.		102,292		1,462,776
Valley National Bancorp		176,652		1,741,789
Webster Financial Corp.		30,008		1,212,323
				51,742,684
Diversified Financials - 6.18%
Ally Financial, Inc.		184,600		3,335,722
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.		34,489		3,048,483
Apollo Global Management LLC, Class AD E		190,325		3,479,141
Capital One Financial Corp.		32,742		2,424,218
Discover Financial Services		90,261		5,084,402
Franklin Resources, Inc.		124,088		4,176,802
Invesco Ltd.		145,536		4,088,106
KKR & Co., LPE		358,068		5,080,985
SLM Corp.B		378,195		2,666,275
				33,384,134
Insurance - 8.90%
Allstate Corp.		153,651		10,432,903
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.		94,167		5,364,694
FNF Group		228,092		8,190,784
Torchmark Corp.		42,867		2,718,196
Validus Holdings Ltd.		70,673		3,611,390
Voya Financial, Inc.		289,129		8,832,891
Willis Towers Watson PLCA		70,881		8,923,918
				48,074,776
Total Financials				133,201,594
HEALTH CARE - 4.84%
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.10%
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.		56,155		5,918,737
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.74%
Cardinal Health, Inc.		64,165		4,407,494
Cigna Corp.		42,198		5,014,388
Mednax, Inc.B		81,400		4,985,750
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B		47,960		5,789,252
				20,196,884
Total Health Care				26,115,621

See accompanying notes

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American Beacon Mid-Cap Value Fund^SM

Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
INDUSTRIALS - 13.21%
Aerospace & Defense - 2.38%
Orbital ATK, Inc.		34,600	$	2,572,856
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc., Class A		89,215		4,492,867
TransDigm Group, Inc.		21,175		5,769,341
				12,835,064
Building Products - 1.19%
Owens Corning		132,189		6,448,179
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.92%
Convergys Corp.		55,030		1,606,876
Genpact Ltd.		143,821		3,306,445
Republic Services, Inc.		83,915		4,416,446
Steelcase, Inc., Class A		78,157		1,043,396
				10,373,163
Construction & Engineering - 0.65%
AECOM Technology Corp.B		125,289		3,489,299
Diversified Manufacturing - 0.49%
Eaton Corp., PLCA		41,708		2,659,719
Engineering & Construction - 1.33%
KBR, Inc.		485,825		7,195,068
Machinery - 3.79%
CNH Industrial N.V.		243,809		1,896,834
Dover Corp.		135,121		9,038,244
Parker Hannifin Corp.		29,122		3,574,726
Terex Corp.		247,430		5,908,628
				20,418,432
Marine - 0.62%
Golar LNG Ltd.C		152,489		3,337,984
Road & Rail - 0.84%
Ryder System, Inc.		33,350		2,314,157
Werner Enterprises, Inc.		93,283		2,243,456
				4,557,613
Total Industrials				71,314,521
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 10.08%
Computers & Peripherals - 2.55%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.		244,558		5,495,218
HP, Inc.		249,096		3,609,401
Seagate Technology PLCA		135,350		4,643,859
				13,748,478
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 2.60%
Avnet, Inc.		128,361		5,384,744
Flextronics International Ltd.B		378,862		5,376,052
Keysight Technologies, Inc.B		99,241		3,255,105
				14,015,901
IT Consulting & Services - 1.19%
Computer Sciences Corp.		34,168		1,860,448
CSRA, Inc.		68,568		1,720,371
Total System Services, Inc.		56,686		2,827,497
				6,408,316
Semiconductor Equipment & Products - 3.08%
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.		378,324		4,929,562

See accompanying notes

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American Beacon Mid-Cap Value Fund^SM

Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 10.08% (continued)
Semiconductor Equipment & Products - 3.08% (continued)
Microchip Technology, Inc.		106,435	$	6,444,639
ON Semiconductor Corp.B		454,568		5,304,809
				16,679,010
Software - 0.66%
Navient Corp.		279,362		3,570,246
Total Information Technology				54,421,951
MATERIALS - 5.90%
Chemicals - 3.23%
Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.		45,453		5,078,464
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.B		106,100		2,665,232
Celanese Corp., Series A		27,000		1,968,840
Eastman Chemical Co.		46,302		3,329,577
FMC Corp.		93,306		4,375,118
				17,417,231
Construction Materials - 0.96%
CRH PLC, ADRA F		161,298		5,209,925
Containers & Packaging - 1.71%
Owens-Illinois, Inc.B		190,967		3,685,663
Packaging Corp. of America		67,496		5,568,420
				9,254,083
Total Materials				31,881,239
REAL ESTATE - 5.24%
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts - 5.24%
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.G		18,548		3,175,047
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.G		155,703		1,666,022
Corporate Office Properties TrustG		63,344		1,690,651
EPR PropertiesG		48,664		3,538,846
Geo Group, Inc.G		125,800		3,014,168
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.G		170,828		2,644,417
Lamar Advertising Co., Class AG		152,780		9,693,891
MFA Financial, Inc.G		340,512		2,489,143
MGM Growth Properties LLC, Class A D G		15,159		398,985
Total Real Estate				28,311,170
UTILITIES - 5.47%
Electric - 4.08%
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.		58,186		1,326,641
Edison International		70,707		5,195,550
Great Plains Energy, Inc.		217,347		6,181,349
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.		122,156		9,299,736
				22,003,276
Gas - 0.69%
UGI Corp.		80,832		3,741,713
Multi-Utilities - 0.70%
Xcel Energy, Inc.		90,778		3,771,826
Total Utilities				29,516,815
Total Common Stock (Cost $493,995,920)				514,211,154

See accompanying notes

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American Beacon Mid-Cap Value Fund^SM

Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.81% (Cost $25,957,274)
American Beacon U.S. Government Money Market Select Fund, Select ClassH		25,957,274	$	25,957,274
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL - 1.05%
American Beacon U.S. Government Money Market Select Fund, Select Class H		4,103,281		4,103,281
DWS Government and Agency Securities Portfolio, Institutional Class		1,542,369		1,542,369
Total Securities Lending Collateral (Cost $5,645,650)				5,645,650
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.07% (Cost $525,598,844)				545,814,078
LIABILITIES, NET OF OTHER ASSETS - (1.07%)				(5,787,236	)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%			$	540,026,842

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

^A  PLC - Public Limited Company.

^B  Non-income producing security.

^C  All or a portion of this security is on loan at October 31, 2016.

^D  LLC - Limited Liability Company.

^E  MLP - Master Limited Partnership.

^F  ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

^G  REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.

^H  The Fund is affiliated by having the same investment advisor.

Futures Contracts Open on October 31, 2016:

									Unrealized
			Number of						Appreciation
Description	Type		Contracts		Expiration Date		Contract Value		(Depreciation)
S&P MidCap 400 E-Mini Index Futures		Long		154		December 2016	$	23,204,720	$	(481,083	)
							$	23,204,720	$	(481,083	)

See accompanying notes

32

American Beacon Funds^SM

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2016

				Mid-Cap Value
	Balanced Fund			Fund
Assets:
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at fair value A C	$	683,146,564		$	515,753,523
Investments in affiliated securities, at fair value B		32,057,781			30,060,555
Cash		63,400			—
Deposit with brokers for futures contracts		1,440,589			1,622,565
Dividends and interest receivable		2,268,932			1,336,022
Receivable for investments sold		2,392,757			389,043
Receivable for fund shares sold		145,398			657,136
Receivable for tax reclaims		1,787			—
Prepaid expenses		192,439			36,148
Total assets		721,709,647			549,854,992
Liabilities:
Payable for investments purchased		2,688,087			2,474,619
Payable for fund shares redeemed		672,315			725,600
Payable for variation margin from open futures contracts		270,656			480,755
Payable upon return of securities loaned		—			5,645,650
Management and investment advisory fees payable		244,068			371,578
Administrative service and service fees payable		75,444			46,368
Transfer agent fees payable		4,980			2,529
Custody and fund accounting fees payable		27,902			17,082
Professional fees payable		54,662			35,505
Trustee fees payable		7,096			2,345
Payable for prospectus and shareholder reports		16,778			18,087
Other liabilities		15,220			8,032
Total liabilities		4,077,208			9,828,150
Net Assets	$	717,632,439		$	540,026,842
Analysis of Net Assets:
Paid-in-capital	$	679,622,068		$	537,394,493
Undistributed net investment income		5,642,174			6,383,795
Accumulated net realized (loss)		(12,401,342	)		(23,485,401	)
Unrealized appreciation of investments		45,040,764			20,215,233
Unrealized depreciation of currency transactions		—			(195	)
Unrealized depreciation of futures contracts		(271,225	)		(481,083	)
Net assets	$	717,632,439		$	540,026,842

See accompanying notes

33

American Beacon Funds^SM

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2016

			Mid-Cap Value
	Balanced Fund		Fund
Shares outstanding at no par value (unlimited shares authorized):
Institutional Class		31,794,308		13,935,266
Y Class		1,884,625		4,957,949
Investor Class		9,280,888		17,212,419
Advisor Class		733,127		483,603
A Class		1,818,651		1,422,699
C Class		2,952,761		454,847
Net assets:
Institutional Class D	$	485,231,068	$	195,472,135
Y Class	$	28,843,268	$	68,994,531
Investor Class	$	127,235,433	$	243,421,035
Advisor Class	$	10,603,004	$	6,622,356
A Class	$	24,892,096	$	19,486,655
C Class	$	40,827,570	$	6,030,130
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:
Institutional Class D	$	15.26	$	14.03
Y Class	$	15.30	$	13.92
Investor Class	$	13.71	$	14.14
Advisor Class	$	14.46	$	13.69
A Class	$	13.69	$	13.70
A Class (offering price)	$	14.53	$	14.54
C Class	$	13.83	$	13.26
A Cost of investments in unaffiliated securities	$	638,105,800	$	495,538,289
B Cost of investments in affiliated securities	$	32,057,781	$	30,060,555
C Fair Value of Securities on Loan	$	—	$	5,505,771
D Includes AMR Class Assets of the Balanced Fund (Note 1).

See accompanying notes

34

American Beacon Funds^SM

Statements of Operations

For the year ended October 31, 2016

			Mid-Cap Value
	Balanced Fund		Fund
Investment income:
Dividend income from unaffiliated securities (net of foreign taxes) A	$	11,223,010	$	15,254,625
Dividend income from affiliated securities		62,143		42,633
Interest income		6,805,759		—
Income derived from securities lending		—		49,960
Total investment income		18,090,912		15,347,218
Expenses:
Management and investment advisory fees (Note 2)		2,280,243		3,795,256
Administrative service fees (Note 2):
Institutional Class B		250,597		409,542
Y Class		49,575		118,515
Investor Class		232,554		464,576
Advisor Class		19,071		11,493
A Class		45,217		31,618
C Class		72,650		10,017
AMR Class		—		336
Transfer agent fees:
Institutional Class B		27,282		48,366
Y Class		234		3,300
Investor Class		11,424		11,653
Advisor Class		508		2,425
A Class		2,133		2,039
C Class		2,504		1,503
AMR Class		—		116
Custody and fund accounting fees		94,783		78,736
Professional fees		52,436		57,717
Registration fees and expenses		103,844		91,892
Service fees (Note 2):
Y Class		28,742		70,499
Investor Class		431,971		663,976
Advisor Class		27,487		16,932
A Class		39,655		27,843
C Class		63,318		8,912
Distribution fees (Note 2):
Advisor Class		27,487		16,932
A Class		66,092		47,739
C Class		422,122		59,412
Prospectus and shareholder report expenses		32,665		59,146
Trustee fees		41,617		45,480
Other expenses		68,487		45,262
Total expenses		4,494,698		6,201,233
Net expenses		4,494,698		6,201,233
Net investment income		13,596,214		9,145,985

See accompanying notes

35

American Beacon Funds^SM

Statements of Operations

For the year ended October 31, 2016

				Mid-Cap Value
	Balanced Fund			Fund
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments:
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments	$	(4,370,590	)	$	(22,549,404	)
Commission recapture (Note 1)		6,622			35,944
Foreign currency transactions		25			(365	)
Futures contracts		2,239,111			1,578,656
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
Investments		8,974,288			24,660,461
Foreign currency transactions		—			(195	)
Futures contracts		(334,912	)		(907,744	)
Net gain from investments		6,514,544			2,817,353
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations	$	20,110,758		$	11,963,338
A Foreign taxes	$	132,359		$	19,423
B Includes AMR Class Expenses of the Balanced Fund (Note 1).

See accompanying notes

36

American Beacon Funds^SM

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

	Balanced Fund						Mid-Cap Value Fund
	Year Ended			Year Ended			Year Ended			Year Ended
	October 31, 2016			October 31, 2015			October 31, 2016			October 31, 2015
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
Net investment income	$	13,596,214		$	20,252,845		$	9,145,985		$	7,504,884
Net realized gain (loss) from investments, commission recapture, foreign currency transactions, and futures contracts		(2,124,832	)		100,307,836			(20,935,169	)		52,953,611
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, foreign currency transactions, and futures contracts		8,639,376			(122,051,739	)		23,752,522			(47,749,286	)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		20,110,758			(1,491,058	)		11,963,338			12,709,209
Distributions to Shareholders:
Net investment income:
Institutional Class A		(8,111,530	)		(1,222,078	)		(3,042,980	)		(1,280,283	)
Y Class		(394,207	)		(577,148	)		(804,213	)		(220,931	)
Investor Class		(1,913,613	)		(2,181,155	)		(2,883,653	)		(1,551,881	)
Advisor Class		(128,760	)		(159,858	)		(40,603	)		(45,732	)
A Class		(367,530	)		(392,383	)		(117,192	)		(72,214	)
C Class		(318,121	)		(320,163	)		(11,670	)		—
AMR Class		—			(11,499,507	)		—			(1,014,018	)
Net realized gain from investments:
Institutional Class A		(21,528,686	)		(3,534,578	)		(12,422,126	)		(5,870,373	)
Y Class		(1,587,112	)		(1,913,666	)		(3,405,226	)		(996,642	)
Investor Class		(7,811,741	)		(8,246,761	)		(14,625,725	)		(7,616,156	)
Advisor Class		(610,329	)		(698,873	)		(345,718	)		(281,323	)
A Class		(1,380,563	)		(1,315,977	)		(800,587	)		(576,439	)
C Class		(2,350,891	)		(1,788,365	)		(322,638	)		(164,681	)
AMR Class		—			(33,411,237	)		—			(3,582,758	)
Net distributions to shareholders		(46,503,083	)		(67,261,749	)		(38,822,331	)		(23,273,431	)
Capital Share Transactions:
Proceeds from sales of shares		461,674,934			236,623,030			152,464,371			315,120,817
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions		45,872,150			66,463,488			38,345,842			23,008,875
Cost of shares redeemed		(481,741,305	)		(546,315,542	)		(287,829,842	)		(287,701,747	)
Redemption fees		—			—			—			37,086
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions		25,805,779			(243,229,024	)		(97,019,629	)		50,465,031
Net increase (decrease) in net assets		(586,546	)		(311,981,831	)		(123,878,622	)		39,900,809
Net Assets:
Beginning of period		718,218,985			1,030,200,816			663,905,464			624,004,655
End of Period *	$	717,632,439		$	718,218,985		$	540,026,842		$	663,905,464
*Includes undistributed (overdistribution of) net investment income	$	5,642,174		$	2,571,729		$	6,383,795		$	4,490,772
A Includes AMR Class Distributions (Note 1).

See accompanying notes

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1. Organization

American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”), is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “Act”) as a diversified, open-end management investment company. As of October 31, 2016, the Trust consists of twenty-five active series, two of which are presented in this filing (collectively, the “Funds” and each individually a “Fund”): the American Beacon Balanced Fund and American Beacon Mid-Cap Value Fund. The remaining twenty-three active series are reported in separate filings.

American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (the “Manager”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astro AB Borrower, Inc., which is indirectly owned by investment funds affiliated with Kelso & Company, L.P. and Estancia Capital Management, LLC, and was organized in 1986 to provide business management, advisory, administrative and asset management consulting services to the Trust and other investors.

Class Disclosure

The AMR Class of the Balanced Fund closed on May 31, 2016 and the shares merged into the Institutional Class. The AMR class of the Mid-Cap Value Fund closed on December 11, 2015.

Each Fund has multiple classes of shares designed to meet the needs of different groups of investors; however, not all Funds offer all classes. The following table sets forth the differences amongst the classes:

		Minimum Initial
Class	Eligible Investors	Investments
Institutional	Large Institutional investors - sold directly or through intermediary channels.	$	250,000
Y Class	Large institutional retirement plan investors.	$	100,000
Investor	All investors using intermediary organizations such as broker-dealers or retirement plan sponsors.	$	2,500
Advisor Class	All investors who invest through intermediary organizations, such as broker-dealers or third party administrators.	$	2,500
A Class	All investors who invest through intermediary organizations, such as broker-dealers or third party administrator. Retail investors who invest directly through a financial intermediary such as a broker, bank, or registered investment advisor which may include a front-end sales charge and a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”).	$	2,500
C Class	Retail investors who invest directly through a financial intermediary such as a broker or employee directed benefit plans with applicable sales charges which may include CDSC.	$	1,000

Each class offered by the Trust has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Income and non-class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class on the basis of the relative net assets. Realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of each class are allocated daily based on the relative net assets of each class of the respective Fund. Class specific expenses, where applicable, currently include administrative service fees, service fees, and distribution fees and vary amongst the classes as described more fully in Note 2.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies, consistently followed by the Funds in preparation of the financial statements. The Funds are considered investment companies and accordingly, follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies, which is part of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”).

Security Transactions and Investment Income

Security transactions are recorded on the trade date of the security purchase or sale. The Funds may purchase securities with delivery or payment to occur at a later date. At the time the Funds enter into a commitment to

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purchase a security, the transaction is recorded, and the value of the security is reflected in the Net Asset Value (“NAV”). The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations.

Dividend income, net of foreign taxes, is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except certain dividends from foreign securities which are recorded as soon as the information is available to the Funds. Interest income is earned from settlement date, recorded on the accrual basis, and adjusted, if necessary, for accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. For financial and tax reporting purposes, realized gains and losses are determined on the basis of specific lot identification.

Interest income is earned from settlement date, recorded on the accrual basis, and adjusted, if necessary, for accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. For financial and tax reporting purposes, realized gains and losses are determined on the basis of specific lot identification.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends from net investment income of the Balanced Fund will normally be declared and paid quarterly. Dividends from net investment income of the Mid-Cap Value Fund will normally be declared and paid at least annually. Distributions, if any, of net realized capital gains are generally paid at least annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends to shareholders are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount and character from net investment income and realized gains recognized for purposes of U.S. GAAP. To the extent necessary to fully distribute capital gains, the Funds may also designate earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on the redemption of shares.

Commission Recapture

The Funds have established brokerage commission recapture arrangements with certain brokers or dealers. If the Fund’s investment advisor chooses to execute a transaction through a participating broker, the broker rebates a portion of the commission back to the Fund. Any collateral benefit received through participation in the commission recapture program is directed exclusively to the Funds. This amount is reported with the net realized gains in the Funds’ Statements of Operations.

Allocation of Income, Expenses, Gains, and Losses

Income, expenses (other than those attributable to a specific class), gains, and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets represented by such class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operations of that class.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimated.

Other

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnification to the other party or parties against potential costs or liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made in the future and, therefore, cannot be estimated. The Trust has had no prior claims or losses pursuant to any such agreement.

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2. Transactions with Affiliates

Management Agreement

From November 1, 2015 to May 29, 2016, the Trust and the Manager were parties to a Management Agreement that obligated the Manager to provide or oversee the provision of all investment advisory, fund management, and securities lending services. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Management Agreement, the Manager received from the Funds an annualized fee equal to 0.05% of the average daily net assets. Effective May 29, 2016, the Fund and the Manager entered into a management agreement that obligates the Manager to provide investment advisory, fund management, and administrative services to the Funds. As compensation for performing the duties under the Management Agreement, the Manager receives from the Funds an annualized fee at the following annual rates as a percentage of average daily net assets: 0.35% of the first $15 billion, 0.325% of the next $15 billion, and 0.30% over $30 billion. The Manager is one of the investment advisors of the Balanced and receives an annualized fee of 0.15% on the portion of assets managed by the Manager. The Funds also pay the unaffiliated investment advisors hired to direct investment activities of the Funds an annualized investment advisory fee based on a percentage of the Funds’ average daily assets. Management fees paid by the Funds during the year ended October 31, 2016 were as follows:

Fund	Management Fee Rate			Management Fee		Amounts paid to Investment Advisors		Amounts Paid to Manager
Balanced		0.50	%	$	2,280,243	$	1,313,288	$	966,955
Mid-Cap Value		0.80	%		3,795,256		2,724,216		1,071,040

As compensation for services provided by the Manager in connection with securities lending activities conducted by the Mid-Cap Value Fund, the lending Fund pays to the Manager, with respect to cash collateral posted by borrowers, a fee of 10% of the net monthly interest income (the gross income earned by the investment of cash collateral, less the amount paid to borrowers and related expenses) from such activities and, with respect to loan fees paid by borrowers, a fee up to 10% of such loan fees. This fee is included in “Management and investment advisory fees” on the Statements of Operations. During the year ended October 31, 2016, securities lending fees paid to the Manager were $4,958.

Administration Agreement

From November 1, 2015 to May 29, 2016, the Manager and the Trust were parties to an Administrative Agreement which obligated the Manager to provide or oversee administrative services to each Fund. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Administrative Agreement, the Manager received an annualized fee of 0.30% of the average daily net assets of the Institutional, Y, Investor, A, and C Classes of the Funds.

Distribution Plans

The Funds, except for the Advisor, A, and C Classes of the Funds, have adopted a “defensive” Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Act, pursuant to which no separate fees may be charged to the Funds for distribution purposes. However, the Plan authorizes the management fees received by the Manager and the investment advisors hired by the Manager to be used for distribution purposes. Under this Plan, the Funds do not intend to compensate the Manager or any other party, either directly or indirectly, for the distribution of Fund shares.

Separate Distribution Plans (the “Distribution Plans”) have been adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act for the Advisor, A, and C Classes of the Fund. Under the Distribution Plans, as compensation for distribution assistance, the Manager receives an annual fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Advisor and A Classes, 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Retirement Class, and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the C Class. The fee will be payable without regard to whether

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the amount of the fee is more or less than the actual expenses incurred in a particular month by the Manager for distribution assistance.

Service Plans

The Manager and the Trust entered into Service Plans that obligate the Manager to oversee additional shareholder servicing of the Y, Investor, Advisor, A, and C Classes. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Service Plans, the Manager receives 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Y Class, 0.15% of the average daily net assets of the A and C Classes, 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Advisor Class and up to 0.375% of the average daily net assets of the Investor Class of the Funds.

Sub-Transfer Agent Fees

The Manager has entered into agreements, which include servicing agreements, with financial intermediaries that provide recordkeeping, processing, shareholder communications and other services to customers of the intermediaries that hold positions in the Institutional Class of the Funds and has agreed to compensate the intermediaries for providing these services. Intermediaries transact with the Funds primarily through the use of omnibus accounts on behalf of their customers who hold positions in the Funds. Certain services would have been provided by the Funds’ transfer agent and other service providers if the shareholders’ accounts were maintained directly by the Funds’ transfer agent. Accordingly, the Funds, pursuant to the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) approval, have agreed to reimburse the Manager for all or a portion of the servicing fees paid to these intermediaries for the Institutional Class. The reimbursement amounts (sub-transfer agent fees) paid to the Manager are subject to a fee limit of up to 0.10% of an intermediaries average net assets in the Institutional Class on an annual basis. For the year ended October 31, 2016, the sub-transfer agent fees, as reflected in “Transfer agent fees” in the Statements of Operations, were as follows:

Fund	Sub-Transfer Agent Fees
Balanced	$	11,534
Mid-Cap Value		33,150

As of October 31, 2016, the Fund owes the Manager the following reimbursement of sub-transfer agent fees, as reflected in “Transfer agent fees payable” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Fund	Reimbursement of Sub-Transfer Agent Fees
Balanced	$	1,106
Mid-Cap Value		861

Investment in Affiliated Funds

The Funds may invest in the American Beacon U.S. Government Money Market Select Fund (the “USG Select Fund”). Cash collateral received by the Mid-Cap Value Fund in connection with Securities Lending may also be invested in the USG Select Fund. The Funds and the USG Select Fund have the same investment advisor and therefore, are considered to be affiliated. The Manager serves as investment advisor to the USG Select Fund and receives management fees totaling 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the USG Select Fund. During the year ended October 31, 2016, the Manager earned fees on the Funds direct and indirect investments in the USG Select Fund as shown below:

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	Direct Investments in Select Fund		Securities Lending Collateral in USG Select Fund
Fund					Total
Balanced	$	21,504	$	—	$	21,504
Mid-Cap Value		14,879		9,343		24,222

Interfund Lending Program

Pursuant to an exemptive order by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Funds, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with the Manager, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Funds to borrow from other participating funds. During the year ended October 31, 2016, the Balanced Fund loaned on average $1,607,954 for 107 days at an average rate of 0.95% with interest charges earned of $4,424. This amount is included in “Interest income” on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended October 31, 2016, the Mid-Cap Value Fund did not utilize the credit facility.

Expense Reimbursement Plan

The Funds have adopted an Expense Reimbursement Plan whereby the Manager may seek repayment of fees waived or expenses reimbursed for a period of up to three years. However, reimbursement will occur only if the Classes’ average net assets have grown or expenses have declined sufficiently to allow reimbursement without causing its expense ratio to exceed the previously agreed upon contractual expense limit. During the year ended October 31, 2016, there were no waived fees, expenses reimbursed, or recovered expenses.

Sales Commissions

The Funds’ distributor, Foreside Fund Services, LLC (“Foreside”), may receive a portion of A Class sales charges from broker-dealers and it may be used to offset distribution related expenses. For the year ended October 31, 2016, Foreside collected $15,672 and $1,308 for the Balanced and Mid-Cap Value Funds, respectively, from the sale of Class A Shares.

A CDSC of 0.50% will be deducted with respect to Class A Shares on certain purchases of $1,000,000 or more that are redeemed in whole or part within 18 months of purchase, unless waived as discussed in the Prospectus. Any applicable CDSC will be 0.50% of the lesser of the original purchase price or the value of the redemption of the Class A Shares redeemed. During the year ended October 31, 2016, there were no DCSC fees collected for the Class A Shares of the Balanced and Mid-Cap Value Funds.

A CDSC of 1.00% will be deducted with respect to Class C Shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase, unless waived as discussed in the Prospectus. Any applicable CDSC will be 1.00% of the lesser of the original purchase price or the value of the redemption of the Class C Shares redeemed. During the year ended October 31, 2016, CDSC fees of $16,196 and $671 were collected from the Class C Shares of the Balanced and Mid-Cap Value Funds, respectively.

Trustee Fees and Expenses

Effective July 1, 2016, as compensation for their service to the Trust and the American Beacon Select Funds, each Trustee receives an annual retainer of $120,000, plus $5,000 for each Board of Trustee meeting attended in person or via teleconference, $2,500 for attendance by Committee members at meetings of the Audit Committee and the Investment Committee, and $1,500 for attendance by Committee members at meetings of the Nominating and Governance Committee, plus reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred in attending Board meetings, Committee meetings, and relevant educational seminars. The Trustees also may be compensated for attendance at special Board and/or Committee meetings from time to time. The Board Chairman receives an additional annual retainer of $50,000 as well as a single $5,000 fee each quarter for his attendance at the committee meetings. The

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chairpersons of the Audit Committee and the Investment Committee each receive an additional annual retainer of $25,000 and the Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee receives an additional annual retainer of $10,000. These expenses are allocated on a prorated basis to each Fund of the Trust according to its respective net assets.

3. Security Valuation and Fair Value Measurements

Investments are valued at the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, each day that the Exchange is open for business. Equity securities, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price (closing bid price or last evaluated quote if no sale has occurred) on the primary market or exchange on which they trade.

Debt securities are normally valued on the basis of prices provided by an independent pricing service and may take into account appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. Prices of debt securities may be determined using quotes obtained from brokers.

Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing NAV per share of the mutual fund on the day of valuation.

Securities for which market prices are not readily available or are not reflective of the fair value of the security, as determined by the Manager, will be priced at fair value following procedures approved by the Board.

Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit with its futures broker, an amount of cash or U.S. Government and Agency Obligations in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Funds. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Other investments, including restricted securities, and those financial instruments for which the above valuation procedures are inappropriate or are deemed not to reflect fair value are stated at fair value as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee, established by the Board.

Valuation Inputs

Various inputs may be used to determine the fair value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1 -	Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 -	Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, and others. Fixed-income securities are considered Level 2 as they are valued using observable inputs.
Level 3 -	Prices determined using other significant unobservable inputs. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment.

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Level 1 and Level 2 trading assets and trading liabilities, at fair value

Common stocks and financial derivative instruments, such as futures contracts that are traded on a national securities exchange, are stated at the last reported sale or settlement price on the day of valuation. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Securities using these valuation adjustments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Preferred securities and other equities traded on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments are also categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Fixed-income securities including corporate, convertible and municipal bonds and notes, U.S. government agencies, U.S. treasury obligations, sovereign issues, bank loans, convertible preferred securities, and non-U.S. bonds are normally valued by pricing service providers that use broker dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The service providers’ internal models use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates, and quoted prices for similar assets. Securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Fixed-income securities purchased on a delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are usually issued as separate tranches, or classes, of securities within each deal. These securities are also normally valued by pricing service providers that use broker dealer quotations or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The pricing models for these securities usually consider tranche-level attributes, current market data, estimated cash flows, and market-based yield spreads for each tranche, and incorporates deal collateral performance, as available. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments in registered open-end investment management companies will be valued based upon the NAVs of such investments and are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Funds’ investments are summarized by level based on the inputs used to determine their values. As of October 31, 2016, the investments were classified as described below:

Balanced Fund(1)	Level 1			Level 2		Level 3		Total
Common Stock	$	429,985,105		$	—	$	—	$	429,985,105
Corporate Obligations		—			88,744,720		—		88,744,720
Asset-Backed Obligations		—			6,417,388		—		6,417,388
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Obligations		—			8,740,309		—		8,740,309
U.S. Agency Mortgage-Backed Obligations		—			43,706,362		—		43,706,362
U.S. Treasury Obligations		—			103,268,605		—		103,268,605
Municipal Obligations		—			2,284,075		—		2,284,075
Short-Term Investments - Money Market Funds		32,057,781			—		—		32,057,781
Total Investments in Securities	$	462,042,886		$	253,161,459	$	—	$	715,204,345
Financial Derivatives Instruments - Liabilities
Futures Contracts	$	(271,225	)	$	—	$	—	$	(271,225	)
Total Financial Derivative Instruments	$	(271,225	)	$	—	$	—	$	(271,225	)

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Mid-Cap Value Fund(1)	Level 1			Level 2		Level 3		Total
Common Stock	$	514,211,154		$	—	$	—	$	514,211,154
Short-Term Investments—Money Market Funds		25,957,274			—		—		25,957,274
Securities Lending Collateral invested in Money Market Funds		5,645,650			—		—		5,645,650
Total Investments in Securities	$	545,814,078		$	—	$	—	$	545,814,078
Financial Derivatives Instruments—Liabilities
Futures Contracts	$	(481,083	)	$	—		—	$	(481,083	)
Total Financial Derivatives Instruments	$	(481,083	)	$	—	$	—	$	(481,083	)

⁽¹⁾  Refer to Schedule of Investments for Industry Information.

U.S. GAAP also requires all transfers between any levels to be disclosed. The end of the period timing recognition has been adopted for the transfers between levels of each Fund’s assets and liabilities. During the year ended October 31, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.

4. Securities and Other Investments

American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”)

ADRs are depositary receipts for foreign issuers in registered form traded in U.S. securities markets. Depositary receipts may not be denominated in the same currency as the securities into which they may be converted. Investing in depositary receipts entails substantially the same risks as direct investment in foreign securities. There is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies and there may be less governmental regulation and supervision of foreign stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies. In addition, such companies may use different accounting and financial standards (and certain currencies may become unavailable for transfer from a foreign currency), resulting in the Funds’ possible inability to convert immediately into U.S. currency proceeds realized upon the sale of portfolio securities of the affected foreign companies. In addition, the Funds may invest in unsponsored depositary receipts, the issuers of which are not obligated to disclose material information about the underlying securities to investors in the United States. Ownership of unsponsored depositary receipts may not entitle the Funds to the same benefits and rights as ownership of a sponsored depositary receipt or the underlying security.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Funds may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. The Funds re-characterize distributions received from REIT investments based on information provided by the REITs into the following categories: ordinary income, long-term capital gains, and return of capital. If information is not available on a timely basis from the REITs, the re-characterization will be estimated based on available information, which may include the previous year allocation. If new or additional information becomes available from the REITs at a later date, a re-characterization will be made the following year. These re-characterizations are not recorded for financial statement purposes, but as an adjustment to the calculation of taxable income.

Illiquid and Restricted Securities

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities may be sold privately, but are required to be registered or exempted from such registration before being sold to the public. Private placement securities are generally considered to be restricted except for those securities traded between qualified institutional investors under the provisions of Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). Illiquid securities have included securities that have not been registered under the Securities Act, securities that are otherwise not readily marketable, and repurchase agreements having a remaining maturity of longer than seven calendar days. Disposal of both illiquid and restricted securities may

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involve time-consuming negotiations and expenses, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult to achieve. Illiquid and restricted securities outstanding at the year ended October 31, 2016 are disclosed in the Notes to the Schedule of Investments.

Other Investment Company Securities and Other Exchange Traded Products

The Funds may invest in shares of other investment companies, including open-end funds, closed-end funds, business development companies, ETFs, unit investment trusts, and other investment companies of the Trust. The Funds may invest in investment company securities advised by the Manager or the sub-advisor. Investments in the securities of other investment companies may involve duplication of advisory fees and certain other expenses. By investing in another investment company, the Funds become a shareholder of that investment company. As a result, the Funds’ shareholders indirectly will bear a proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by shareholders of the other investment company, in addition to the fees and expenses the Fund’s shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund’s own operations. These other fees and expenses are reflected as Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and are included in the Fees and Expenses Table for the Fund in its Prospectus, if applicable. Investments in other investment companies may involve the payment of substantial premiums above the value of such issuer’s portfolio securities.

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities

The Balanced Fund may invest in mortgage or other asset-backed securities (“ABS”). These securities may include mortgage instruments issued by U.S. government agencies (“agency mortgages”) or those issued by private entities (“non-agency mortgages”). Specific types of instruments may include mortgage pass-through securities, collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”), commercial mortgage-backed securities, mortgage dollar rolls, CMO residuals, stripped mortgage-backed securities and other securities that directly or indirectly represent a participation in, or are secured by a payable from, mortgage loans on real property. The value of the Fund’s mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) may be affected by, among other things, changes or perceived changes in interest rates, factors concerning the interests in and structure of the issuer or the originator of the mortgage, or the quality of the underlying assets. The mortgages underlying the securities may default or decline in quality or value. Through its investments in MBS, a Fund has exposure to subprime loans, Alt-A loans and non-conforming loans as well as to the mortgage and credit markets generally. Underlying collateral related to subprime, Alt-A and non-conforming mortgage loans has become increasingly susceptible to defaults and declines in quality or value, especially in a declining residential real estate market. In addition, regulatory or tax changes may adversely affect the mortgage securities markets as a whole.

Mortgage-Backed Securities

MBS often have stated maturities of up to thirty years when they are issued, depending upon the length of the mortgages underlying the securities. In practice however, unscheduled or early payments of principal and interest on the underlying mortgages may make the securities’ effective maturity shorter than this, and the prevailing interest rates may be higher or lower than the current yield of the Fund’s portfolio at the time resulting in reinvestment risk.

Rising or high interest rates may result in slower than expected principal payments which may tend to extend the duration of MBS, making them more volatile and more sensitive to changes in interest rates. This is known as extension risk.

MBS may have less potential for capital appreciation than comparable fixed-income securities due to the likelihood of increased prepayments of mortgages resulting from foreclosures or declining interest rates. These foreclosed or refinanced mortgages are paid off at face value (par) or less, causing a loss, particularly for any investor who may have purchased the security at a premium or a price above par. In such an environment, this risk limits the potential price appreciation of these securities.

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Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

Certain MBS may be issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or a government sponsored entity, such as Fannie Mae (the Federal National Mortgage Association) or Freddie Mac (the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation). Although these instruments may be guaranteed by the U.S. government or a government sponsored entity, many such MBS are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States and are still exposed to the risk of non-payment.

Privately Issued Mortgage-Backed Securities

MBS held by a Fund may be issued by private issuers including commercial banks, savings associations, mortgage companies, investment banking firms, finance companies and special purpose finance entities (called special purpose vehicles or SPVs) and other entities that acquire and package mortgage loans for resale as MBS. These privately issued non-agency MBS may offer higher yields than those issued by government agencies, but also may be subject to greater price changes than governmental issues. Subprime loans refer to loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories or with a lower capacity to make timely payments on their loans. Alt-A loans refer to loans extended to borrowers who have incomplete documentation of income, assets, or other variables that are important to the credit underwriting processes. Non-conforming mortgages are loans that do not meet the standards that allow purchase by government-sponsored enterprises. MBS with exposure to subprime loans, Alt-A loans or non-conforming loans have had in many cases higher default rates than those loans that meet government underwriting requirements. The risk of non-payment is greater for MBS that are backed by mortgage pools that contain subprime, Alt-A and non-conforming loans, but a level of risk exists for all loans.

Unlike agency MBS issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or a government-sponsored entity (e.g., Fannie Mae (the Federal National Mortgage Association) and Freddie Mac (the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation), MBS issued by private issuers do not have a government or government-sponsored entity guarantee, but may have credit enhancements provided by external entities such as banks or financial institutions or achieved through the structuring of the transaction itself. Examples of such credit support arising out of the structure of the transaction include the issue of senior and subordinated securities (e.g., the issuance of securities by an SPV in multiple classes or “tranches,” with one or more classes being senior to other subordinated classes as to the payment of principal and interest, with the result that defaults on the underlying mortgage loans are borne first by the holders of the subordinated class); creation of “reserve funds” (in which case cash or investments, sometimes funded from a portion of the payments on the underlying mortgage loans, are held in reserve against future losses); and “overcollateralization” (in which case the scheduled payments on, or the principal amount of, the underlying mortgage loans exceeds that required to make payment on the securities and pay any servicing or other fees). However, there can be no guarantee that credit enhancements, if any, will be sufficient to prevent losses in the event of defaults on the underlying mortgage loans. In addition, MBS that are issued by private issuers are not subject to the underwriting requirements for the underlying mortgages that are applicable to those MBS that have a government or government-sponsored entity guarantee. As a result, the mortgage loans underlying private MBS may, and frequently do, have less favorable collateral, credit risk or other underwriting characteristics than government or government-sponsored MBS and have wider variances in a number of terms including interest rate, term, size, purpose and borrower characteristics. Privately issued pools more frequently include second mortgages, high loan-to-value mortgages and manufactured housing loans. The coupon rates and maturities of the underlying mortgage loans in a private-label MBS pool may vary to a greater extent than those included in a government guaranteed pool, and the pool may include subprime mortgage loans.

Privately issued MBS are not traded on an exchange and there may be a limited market for the securities, especially when there is a perceived weakness in the mortgage and real estate market sectors. Without an active trading market, MBS held in the Fund’s portfolio may be particularly difficult to value because of the complexities involved in assessing the value of the underlying mortgage loans.

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Asset-Backed Securities

ABS may include MBS, loans, receivables or other assets. The value of the Fund’s ABS may be affected by, among other things, actual or perceived changes in interest rates, factors concerning the interests in and structure of the issuer or the originator of the receivables, the market’s assessment of the quality of underlying assets or actual or perceived changes in the credit worthiness of the individual borrowers, the originator, the servicing agent or the financial institution providing the credit support.

Payment of principal and interest may be largely dependent upon the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities.

Rising or high interest rates tend to extend the duration of ABS, making them more volatile and more sensitive to changes in interest rates. The underlying assets are sometimes subject to prepayments which can shorten the security’s weighted average life and may lower its return. Defaults on loans underlying ABS have become an increasing risk for ABS that are secured by home equity loans related to sub-prime, Alt-A or non-conforming mortgage loans, especially in a declining residential real estate market.

ABS (other than MBS) present certain risks that are not presented by MBS. Primarily, these securities may not have the benefit of any security interest in the related assets. Credit card receivables are generally unsecured and the debtors are entitled to the protection of a number of state and federal consumer credit laws, many of which give such debtors the right to set off certain amounts owed on the credit cards, thereby reducing the balance due. There is the possibility that recoveries on repossessed collateral may not, in some cases, be available to support payments on these securities. ABS are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. To lessen the effect of failures by obligors on underlying assets to make payments, the securities may contain elements of credit support which fall into two categories: (i) liquidity protection, and (ii) protection against losses resulting from ultimate default by an obligor on the underlying assets. Liquidity protection refers to the provision of advances, generally by the entity administering the pool of assets, to ensure that the receipt of payments on the underlying pool occurs in a timely fashion. Protection against losses results from payment of the insurance obligations on at least a portion of the assets in the pool. This protection may be provided through guarantees, policies or letters of credit obtained by the issuer or sponsor from third parties, through various means of structuring the transaction or through a combination of such approaches. The Fund will not pay any additional or separate fees for credit support. The degree of credit support provided for each issue is generally based on historical information respecting the level of credit risk associated with the underlying assets.

Delinquency or loss in excess of that anticipated or failure of the credit support could adversely affect the return on an investment in such a security. The availability of ABS may be affected by legislative or regulatory developments. It is possible that such developments may require the Fund to dispose of any then existing holdings of such securities.

5. Financial Derivative Instruments

The Balanced and Mid-Cap Value Funds may utilize derivative instruments to market exposure on cash balances or reduce market exposure in anticipation of liquidity needs. When considering the Funds’ use of derivatives, it is important to note that the Funds do not use derivatives for the purpose of creating financial leverage.

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts are contracts to buy or sell a standard quantity of securities at a specified price on a future date. The Funds may enter into financial futures contracts as a method for keeping assets readily convertible to cash if needed to meet shareholder redemptions or for other needs while maintaining exposure to the stock or bond market, as applicable. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the possibility of

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illiquid markets or imperfect correlation between the values of the contracts and the underlying securities, or that the counterparty will fail to perform its obligations.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to set aside or deposit with a broker an amount, termed the initial margin, which typically represents a portion of the face value of the futures contract. The Funds reflects this amount on the Schedule of Investments as a U.S. Treasury Bill held as collateral for futures contracts or as cash deposited with broker on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Payments to and from the broker, known as variation margin, are required to be made on a daily basis as the price of the futures contract fluctuates. Changes in initial settlement values are accounted for as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are terminated, at which time realized gains and losses are recognized. Futures contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price established each day by the exchange on which they are traded.

For the year ended October 31, 2016, the Funds entered into future contracts primarily for exposing cash to markets.

The Funds’ average futures contracts outstanding fluctuate throughout the operating year as required to meet strategic requirements. The following table illustrates the average quarterly volume of futures contracts. For purpose of this disclosure, volume is measured by contracts outstanding at each quarter end.

Number of Futures Contracts Outstanding
Fund	Year ended October 31, 2016
Balanced		249
Mid-Cap Value		163

The following is a summary of the Funds’ derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure⁽¹⁾:

Fair Values of financial derivative instruments not accounted for as hedging instruments as of October 31, 2016:

	Derivative					Mid-Cap Value
	Type		Balanced Fund			Fund
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Payable for variation margin from open futures contracts (2)		Equity Contracts	$	(271,225	)	$	(481,083	)

The effect of financial derivative instruments not accounted for as hedging instruments during the year ended October 31, 2016:

	Derivative					Mid-Cap Value
	Type		Balanced Fund			Fund
Statements of Operations
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts		Equity Contracts	$	2,239,111		$	1,578,656
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts		Equity Contracts		(334,912	)		(907,744	)

⁽¹⁾  See Note 3 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

⁽²⁾  Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedules of Investment footnotes. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

6. Principal Risks

In the normal course of business the Funds trade financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists. Security values fluctuate (market risk) and may decline due to factors affecting securities markets in general, particular industries represented in the securities markets or conditions specifically related to a particular company. Failure of the other party to a transaction to perform (credit and counterparty risk), for example by not making principal and interest payments when due, reduces the value of the issuer’s debt and could reduce the Funds’ income. Similar to credit risk, the Funds may be exposed to counterparty risk, or the risk that an institution or other entity with which the Funds have unsettled or open transactions will fail

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to make required payments or otherwise comply with the terms of the instrument, transaction or contract. The potential loss could exceed the value of the financial assets recorded in the financial statements. Some of the Funds’ investments may be illiquid and the Funds may not be able to vary the portfolio investments in response to changes in economic and other conditions. If the Fund is required to liquidate all or a portion of its investments quickly, the Fund may realize significantly less than the value at which it previously recorded those investments.

Market Risks

The Funds’ investments in financial derivatives and other financial instruments expose the Funds to various risks such as, but not limited to, interest rate, foreign currency and equity risks.

Interest rate risk is the risk that fixed-income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. As nominal interest rates rise, the value of certain fixed-income securities held by the Funds are likely to decrease. A nominal interest rate can be described as the sum of a real interest rate and an expected inflation rate. Fixed-income securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, usually making them more volatile than securities with shorter durations. Duration is useful primarily as a measure of the sensitivity of a fixed-income’s market price to interest rate (i.e. yield) movements.

If the Funds invest directly in foreign currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, foreign currencies, or in financial derivatives that provide exposure to foreign currencies, they will be subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the base currency of the Funds, or, in the case of hedging positions, that the Funds’ base currency will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad. As a result, the Funds’ investments in foreign currency denominated securities may reduce the returns of the Fund.

The fair values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments such as futures, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. Equity securities and equity related investments generally have greater market price volatility than fixed-income securities.

Credit and Counterparty Risk

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, the credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency) of the clearing broker or clearinghouse. Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker

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for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as “Deposits with brokers for futures contracts” and “Payable to brokers for futures contracts”, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedule of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party is determined at the close of business of the Funds and additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Funds on the next business day. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Funds bear the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. The Funds attempt to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

The Funds are parties to enforceable master netting agreements between brokers and counterparties which provides for the right to offset under certain circumstances. The Funds employ multiple money managers and counterparties and have elected not to offset qualifying financial and derivative instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, as such all financial and derivative instruments are presented on a gross basis. The impacts of netting arrangements that provide the right to offset are detailed below. The net amount represents the net receivable or payable that would be due from or to the counterparty in the event of default. Exposure from borrowings and other financing agreements such as repurchase agreements can only be netted across transactions governed by the same Master Agreement with the same legal entity. All amounts reported below represent the balance as of October 31, 2016.

Balanced Fund

Offsetting of Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities as of October 31, 2016:

						Net Amounts of Liabilities
	Gross Amounts			Gross Amounts Offset in the		Presented in the
	of Recognized			Statements of Assets and		Statements of Assets
Description	Liabilities			Liabilities		and Liabilities
Futures Contracts (1)	$	(271,225	)	$	—	$	(271,225	)

Financial Liabilities, Derivative Liabilities, and Collateral Pledged by Counterparty as of October 31, 2015:

				Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
	Net amount of Assets			Statements of Assets and Liabilities
	Presented in the Statements of					Cash Collateral		Net
Counterparty	Assets and Liabilities			Financial Instruments		Received		Amount
Goldman Sachs & Co. (1)	$	(271,225	)	$	—	$	—	$	(271,225	)

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Mid-Cap Value Fund

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Derivative Assets as of October 31, 2016:

				Gross Amounts		Net Amounts of Assets
				Offset in the		Presented in the
	Gross Amounts of			Statements of Assets		Statements of Assets
Description	Recognized Assets			and Liabilities		and Liabilities
Securities Lending	$	5,505,771		$	—	$	5,505,771
Futures Contracts (1)		(481,083	)		—		(481,083	)
	$	5,024,688		$	—	$	5,024,688

Financial Assets, Derivative Assets, and Collateral Pledged by Counterparty as of October 31, 2016:

				Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
	Net amount of Assets			Statements of Assets and Liabilities
	Presented in the Statements of					Cash Collateral			Net
Counterparty	Assets and Liabilities			Financial Instruments		Received(2)			Amount
Barclays Capital, Inc.	$	305,730		$	—	$	(305,730	)	$	—
Goldman Sachs & Co.(1)		(481,083	)		—		—			(481,083	)
JP Morgan Clearing Corp.		1,455,611			—		(1,455,611	)		—
MS Securities Services Inc.		1,528,650			—		(1,528,650	)		—
UBS Securities, LLC		2,215,780			—		(2,215,780	)		—
	$	5,024,688		$	—	$	(5,505,771	)	$	(481,083	)

⁽¹⁾  The securities presented here within are not subject to Master Netting Agreements. As such, this is disclosed for informational purposes only.

⁽²⁾  Excess of collateral received from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes. Collateral with a value of $5,645,650 has been received in connection with securities lending transactions

7. Federal Income and Excise Taxes

It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”), by complying with all applicable provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and to make distribution of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes. For federal income tax purposes, each Fund is treated as a single entity for the purpose of determining such qualification.

The Funds do not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. Each of the tax years in the four year period ended October 31, 2016 remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. If applicable, the Funds recognize interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in “Other expenses” on the Statements of Operations.

The Funds may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on returns of income earned or gains realized or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized capital gains and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation), as applicable, as the income is earned or capital gains are recorded.

Dividends are categorized in accordance with income tax regulations which may treat certain transactions differently than U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

The tax character of distributions paid are as follows:

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	Balanced Fund				Mid-Cap Value Fund
	Year Ended		Year Ended		Year Ended		Year Ended
	October 31,		October 31,		October 31,		October 31,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Distributions paid from:
Ordinary income*
Institutional ClassA	$	8,264,594	$	1,579,207	$	5,546,242	$	2,270,070
Y Class		405,490		770,502		1,490,422		388,972
Investor Class		1,969,152		3,014,396		5,830,974		2,836,020
Advisor Class		133,099		230,471		110,271		93,165
A Class		377,279		525,347		278,524		169,406
C Class		334,834		500,857		76,687		27,766
AMR Class		—		14,875,332		—		1,618,097
Long-term capital gains
Institutional ClassA		21,375,622		3,177,449		9,918,865		4,880,586
Y Class		1,575,829		1,720,312		2,719,017		828,601
Investor Class		7,756,202		7,413,520		11,678,403		6,332,017
Advisor Class		605,990		628,260		276,050		233,890
A Class		1,370,814		1,183,013		639,255		479,247
C Class		2,334,178		1,607,671		257,621		136,915
AMR Class		—		30,035,412		—		2,978,679
Total distributions paid	$	46,503,083	$	67,261,749	$	38,822,331	$	23,273,431

* For tax purposes, short-term gains are considered ordinary income distributions.

^A  Includes AMR Class distributions for the Balanced Fund (Note 1).

As of October 31, 2016, the components of distributable earnings (deficits) on a tax basis were as follows:

				Mid-Cap Value
	Balanced Fund			Fund
Cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes	$	676,793,264		$	529,867,769
Unrealized appreciation		71,047,746			53,997,828
Unrealized depreciation		(32,636,665	)		(38,051,518	)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)		38,411,081			15,946,310
Undistributed ordinary income		5,854,487			5,981,838
Accumulated capital gains (losses)		(5,984,203	)		(18,814,520	)
Other temporary differences		(270,994	)		(481,279	)
Distributable earnings (deficits)	$	38,010,371		$	2,632,349

Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character. Financial records are not adjusted for temporary differences. The temporary differences between financial reporting and tax-basis reporting of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses from wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains or (losses) on certain derivative instruments, reclassifications of income from real estate investment securities and publicly traded partnerships, and book amortization of premiums.

Due to inherent differences in the recognition of income, expenses and realized gains (losses) under U.S. GAAP and federal income tax regulations, permanent differences between book and tax reporting have been identified and appropriately reclassified on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Accordingly, the following amounts represent current year permanent differences derived from book amortization of premium, foreign currency reclasses, pay down reclasses, Section 732 basis adjustments, reclassifications of income from real estate investment securities and publicly traded partnerships, and reclassifications of dividends as of October 31, 2016.

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				Mid-Cap Value
	Balanced Fund			Fund
Paid-in-capital	$	232		$	(95	)
Undistributed net investment income		707,992			(352,653	)
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)		(708,224	)		352,749
Unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) of investments and futures contracts		—			(1	)

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “RIC MOD”), net capital losses recognized by Funds in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 are carried forward indefinitely and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term losses.

For the year ended October 31, 2016, the Funds’ had the following post RIC MOD capital loss carryforwards:

	Short-Term Capital Loss		Long-Term Capital Loss
Fund	Carryforwards		Carryforwards
Balanced	$	2,065,884	$	4,189,544
Mid-Cap Value		8,005,273		11,290,330

8. Investment Transactions

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of investments, other than short-term obligations, for the year ended October 31, 2016 were as follows:

			Mid-Cap Value
	Balanced Fund		Fund
Purchases (excluding U.S. government securities)	$	100,807,856	$	158,457,479
Sales and maturities (excluding U.S. government securities)		169,664,208		285,161,700
Purchases of U.S. government securities		129,372,795		—
Sales and maturities of U.S. government securities		122,460,635		—

A summary of the Funds’ transactions in the USG Select Fund for the year ended October 31, 2016 are as follows:

	Type of	October 31, 2015						October 31, 2016
Fund	Transaction	Share/Fair Value		Purchases		Sales		Share/Fair Value		Dividend Income
Balanced	Direct	$	—	$	255,996,384	$	223,938,603	$	32,057,781	$	62,143
Mid-Cap Value	Direct		—		198,961,765		173,004,491		25,957,274		42,633
Mid-Cap Value	Securities Lending		10,587,340		145,207,688		151,691,747		4,103,281		n/a

9. Securities Lending

The Mid-Cap Value Fund may lend its securities to qualified financial institutions, such as certain broker-dealers, to earn additional income. The borrowers are required to secure their loans continuously with collateral in an amount at least equal to the fair value of the securities loaned, initially in an amount at least equal to 102% of the fair value of domestic securities loaned and 105% of the fair value of international securities loaned. Collateral is monitored and marked tomarket daily. Daily mark to market amounts are required to be paid to the borrower or received from the borrower by the end of the following business day. This one day settlement for mark-to-market amounts may result in the collateral being temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan or temporarily more than the required minimum collateral.

To the extent that a loan is collateralized by cash, such cash collateral shall be invested by the securities lending agent (the “Agent”) in money market mutual funds and other short-term investments, provided the investments meet certain quality and diversification requirements. Securities purchased with cash collateral

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proceeds are listed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments and the collateral is shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a payable.

Securities lending income is generated from the demand premium (if any) paid by the borrower to borrow a specific security and from the return on investment of cash collateral, reduced by negotiated rebate fees paid to the borrower and transaction costs. To the extent that a loan is secured by non-cash collateral, securities lending income is generated as a demand premium reduced by transaction costs. The Fund, the Agent, and the Manager retain 80%, 10%, and 10%, respectively, of the income generated from securities lending.

While securities are on loan, the Fund continues to receive certain income associated with that security and any gain or loss in the market price that may occur during the term of the loan. In the case of domestic equities, the value of any dividend is received in the form of a substitute payment approximately equal to the dividend. In the case of foreign securities, a negotiated amount is received that is less than the actual dividend, but higher than the dividend amount minus the foreign tax that the Fund would be subject to on the dividend.

Securities lending transactions pose certain risks to the Fund, including that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or return the securities when due, that the value of the short-term investments will be less than the amount of cash collateral required to be returned to the borrower, that non-cash collateral may be subject to legal constraints in the event of a borrower bankruptcy, and that the cash collateral investments could become illiquid and unable to be used to return collateral to the borrower. The Fund could also experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the cash collateral available for return to the borrower and any action which impairs its ability to liquidate non-cash collateral to satisfy a borrower default.

As of October 31, 2016, the value of outstanding securities on loan and the value of collateral was as follows:

Fair Value of Securities on Loan		Non-Cash Collateral		Cash Collateral Posted by Borrower
$	5,505,771	$	—	$	5,645,650

Cash collateral is listed on the Mid-Cap Value Fund’s Schedule of Investments and is shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Income earned on these investments, is included in “Income derived from securities lending” on the Statements of Operations.

Non-cash collateral received by the Fund may not be sold or re-pledged except to satisfy a borrower default. Therefore, non-cash collateral is not included on the Fund’s Schedule of Investments or Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

10. Capital Share Transactions

The tables below summarize the activity in capital shares for each Class of the Funds:

	Institutional Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016A						2015
Balanced Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		27,615,173		$	413,275,370			2,986,775		$	48,745,887
Reinvestment of dividends		2,110,281			29,609,682			291,829			4,724,882
Shares redeemed		(26,882,903	)		(378,720,594	)		(1,431,597	)		(23,116,816	)
Net increase in shares outstanding		2,842,551		$	64,164,458			1,847,007		$	30,353,953

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	Y Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Balanced Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		1,011,636		$	15,071,547			1,308,195		$	21,587,946
Reinvestment of dividends		126,508			1,861,848			146,023			2,375,466
Shares redeemed		(1,725,794	)		(25,396,659	)		(1,127,174	)		(18,305,963	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		(587,650	)	$	(8,463,264	)		327,045		$	5,657,449
	Investor Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Balanced Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		1,350,859		$	18,123,424			4,196,574		$	62,493,388
Reinvestment of dividends		720,937			9,524,234			689,746			10,149,130
Shares redeemed		(3,685,502	)		(49,146,541	)		(4,822,173	)		(71,369,071	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		(1,613,706	)	$	(21,498,883	)		64,147		$	1,273,447
	Advisor Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Balanced Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		133,774		$	1,850,033			231,703		$	3,609,915
Reinvestment of dividends		53,093			739,089			55,502			858,519
Shares redeemed		(352,921	)		(4,929,490	)		(304,979	)		(4,681,426	)
Net (decrease) in shares outstanding		(166,054	)	$	(2,340,368	)		(17,774	)	$	(212,992	)
	A Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Balanced Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		482,815		$	6,411,237			1,136,985		$	16,867,058
Reinvestment of dividends		125,899			1,660,888			108,335			1,592,019
Shares redeemed		(826,982	)		(11,295,620	)		(881,788	)		(12,823,461	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		(218,268	)	$	(3,223,495	)		363,532		$	5,635,616
	C Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Balanced Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		513,284		$	6,943,323			1,432,453		$	21,546,131
Reinvestment of dividends		186,044			2,476,409			124,475			1,852,727
Shares redeemed		(909,921	)		(12,252,401	)		(464,654	)		(6,892,256	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		(210,593	)	$	(2,832,669	)		1,092,274		$	16,506,602
	AMR Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016A						2015
Balanced Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold	$	—		$	—			4,030,020		$	61,772,705
Reinvestment of dividends		—			—			2,951,408			44,910,745
Shares redeemed		—			—			(27,432,772	)		(409,126,549	)
Net (decrease) in shares outstanding		—		$	—			(20,451,344	)	$	(302,443,099	)

^A Includes AMR Class Transactions of the Balanced Fund (Note 1).

	Institutional Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Mid-Cap Value Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		4,825,944		$	64,259,175			8,219,667		$	122,878,242
Redemption Fees		—			—			—			11,931
Reinvestment of dividends		1,149,977			15,064,696			476,482			6,980,461
Shares redeemed		(9,719,197	)		(132,906,070	)		(4,139,346	)		(61,220,656	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		(3,743,276	)	$	(53,582,199	)		4,556,803		$	68,649,978

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	Y Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Mid-Cap Value Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		1,694,856		$	21,909,728			3,400,390		$	50,233,018
Redemption Fees		—			—			—			2,396
Reinvestment of dividends		323,352			4,203,575			81,809			1,190,328
Shares redeemed		(1,882,894	)		(24,911,078	)		(778,556	)		(11,516,512	)
Net increase in shares outstanding		135,314		$	1,202,225			2,703,643		$	39,909,230
	Investor Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Mid-Cap Value Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		3,990,292		$	53,655,559			7,287,808		$	109,453,268
Redemption Fees		—			—			—			14,496
Reinvestment of dividends		1,320,670			17,472,464			619,058			9,155,869
Shares redeemed		(8,788,846	)		(117,484,842	)		(3,764,382	)		(56,035,133	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		(3,477,884	)	$	(46,356,819	)		4,142,484		$	62,588,500
	Advisor Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Mid-Cap Value Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		152,769		$	1,990,312			278,371		$	3,989,149
Redemption Fees		—			—			—			433
Reinvestment of dividends		30,087			386,321			22,769			326,962
Shares redeemed		(167,622	)		(2,196,069	)		(327,035	)		(4,785,894	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		15,234		$	180,564			(25,895	)	$	(469,350	)
	A Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Mid-Cap Value Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		798,185		$	9,613,064			424,744		$	6,178,681
Redemption Fees		—			—			—			1,023
Reinvestment of dividends		69,638			893,451			42,343			607,617
Shares redeemed		(595,507	)		(7,792,695	)		(587,609	)		(8,411,100	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		272,316		$	2,713,820			(120,522	)	$	(1,623,779	)
	C Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Mid-Cap Value Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		78,375		$	1,022,759			140,217		$	1,986,357
Redemption Fees		—			—			—			296
Reinvestment of dividends		26,027			325,334			10,753			150,862
Shares redeemed		(99,482	)		(1,268,556	)		(63,475	)		(884,228	)
Net increase in shares outstanding		4,920		$	79,537			87,495		$	1,253,287
	AMR Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Mid-Cap Value Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		936		$	13,774			1,370,087		$	20,402,103
Redemption Fees		—			—			—			6,511
Reinvestment of dividends		—			—			313,345			4,596,776
Shares redeemed		(85,963	)		(1,270,532	)		(9,863,389	)		(144,848,224	)
Net (decrease) in shares outstanding		(85,027	)	$	(1,256,758	)		(8,179,957	)	$	(119,842,834	)

11. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial

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statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements through this date.

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American Beacon Balanced Fund^SM

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

	Institutional Class B
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	15.79		$	16.79		$	16.31		$	14.27		$	12.89
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.27			0.32			0.38			0.30			0.32
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		0.20			(0.32	)		1.35			2.35			1.38
Total income from investment operations		0.47			0.00			1.73			2.65			1.70
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.25	)		(0.22	)		(0.42	)		(0.30	)		(0.32	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(0.75	)		(0.78	)		(0.83	)		(0.31	)		—
Total distributions		(1.00	)		(1.00	)		(1.25	)		(0.61	)		(0.32	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	15.26		$	15.79		$	16.79		$	16.31		$	14.27
Total return A		3.30	%		(0.07	)%		11.15	%		19.04	%		13.23	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	485,231,068		$	99,173,943		$	74,422,347		$	60,916,035		$	40,938,021
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		0.62	%		0.58	%		0.58	%		0.60	%		0.59	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		0.62	%		0.58	%		0.58	%		0.60	%		0.59	%
Net investment income, before reimbursements		1.90	%		1.83	%		2.24	%		1.86	%		2.27	%
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		1.90	%		1.83	%		2.24	%		1.86	%		2.27	%
Portfolio turnover rate		16	%		62	%		34	%		56	%		58	%
	Y Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	15.84		$	16.83		$	16.37		$	14.32		$	12.93
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.30			0.30			0.40			0.39			0.17
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		0.13			(0.30	)		1.31			2.26			1.51
Total income from investment operations		0.43			0.00			1.71			2.65			1.68
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.22	)		(0.21	)		(0.42	)		(0.29	)		(0.29	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(0.75	)		(0.78	)		(0.83	)		(0.31	)		—
Total distributions		(0.97	)		(0.99	)		(1.25	)		(0.60	)		(0.29	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	15.30		$	15.84		$	16.83		$	16.37		$	14.32
Total return A		3.06	%		(0.07	)%		10.98	%		18.97	%		13.04	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	28,843,268		$	39,151,318		$	36,113,608		$	7,262,894		$	2,482,039
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		0.72	%		0.66	%		0.67	%		0.68	%		0.69	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		0.72	%		0.66	%		0.68	%		0.70	%		0.69	%
Net investment income, before reimbursements		1.95	%		1.75	%		2.01	%		1.71	%		2.08	%
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		1.95	%		1.75	%		2.01	%		1.69	%		2.08	%
Portfolio turnover rate		16	%		62	%		34	%		56	%		58	%

^A  Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. May include adjustments in accordance with U.S. GAAP and as such, the net asset value for reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.

^B  On May 31, 2016, the AMR Class closed and the assets were merged into the Institutional Class.

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

	Investor Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	14.30		$	15.31		$	14.98		$	13.16		$	11.93
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.18			0.22			0.42			0.26			0.23
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		0.18			(0.26	)		1.11			2.13			1.30
Total income (loss) from investment operations		0.36			(0.04	)		1.53			2.39			1.53
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.20	)		(0.19	)		(0.37	)		(0.26	)		(0.30	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(0.75	)		(0.78	)		(0.83	)		(0.31	)		—
Total distributions		(0.95	)		(0.97	)		(1.20	)		(0.57	)		(0.30	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	13.71		$	14.30		$	15.31		$	14.98		$	13.16
Total return A		2.85	%		(0.35	)%		10.75	%		18.65	%		12.86	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	127,235,433		$	155,757,561		$	165,808,020		$	109,336,889		$	89,271,812
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		0.95	%		0.91	%		0.92	%		0.92	%		0.92	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		0.95	%		0.91	%		0.92	%		0.92	%		0.92	%
Net investment income, before reimbursements		1.72	%		1.51	%		1.84	%		1.62	%		1.95	%
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		1.72	%		1.51	%		1.84	%		1.62	%		1.95	%
Portfolio turnover rate		16	%		62	%		34	%		56	%		58	%
	Advisor Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	15.02		$	16.04		$	15.65		$	13.73		$	12.36
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)		0.24			0.22			0.18			(0.12	)		0.42
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		0.12			(0.29	)		1.39			2.60			1.14
Total income (loss) from investment operations		0.36			(0.07	)		1.57			2.48			1.56
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.17	)		(0.17	)		(0.35	)		(0.25	)		(0.19	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(0.75	)		(0.78	)		(0.83	)		(0.31	)		—
Total distributions		(0.92	)		(0.95	)		(1.18	)		(0.56	)		(0.19	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	14.46		$	15.02		$	16.04		$	15.65		$	13.73
Total return A		2.71	%		(0.58	)%		10.58	%		18.52	%		12.62	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	10,603,004		$	13,510,138		$	14,705,747		$	6,352,890		$	2,506,831
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		1.12	%		1.06	%		1.07	%		1.07	%		1.09	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		1.12	%		1.06	%		1.07	%		1.07	%		1.09	%
Net investment income, before reimbursements		1.55	%		1.35	%		1.75	%		1.32	%		1.82	%
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		1.55	%		1.35	%		1.75	%		1.32	%		1.82	%
Portfolio turnover rate		16	%		62	%		34	%		56	%		58	%

^A  Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. May include adjustments in accordance with U.S. GAAP and as such, the net asset value for reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.

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American Beacon Balanced Fund^SM

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

	A Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	14.27		$	15.29		$	14.97		$	13.16		$	12.06
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.21			0.23			0.33			0.22			0.33
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		0.15			(0.29	)		1.18			2.14			1.17
Total income (loss) from investment operations		0.36			(0.06	)		1.51			2.36			1.50
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.19	)		(0.18	)		(0.36	)		(0.24	)		(0.40	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(0.75	)		(0.78	)		(0.83	)		(0.31	)		—
Total distributions		(0.94	)		(0.96	)		(1.19	)		(0.55	)		(0.40	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	13.69		$	14.27		$	15.29		$	14.97		$	13.16
Total return A		2.84	%		(0.48	)%		10.67	%		18.45	%		12.65	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	24,892,096		$	29,074,120		$	25,578,944		$	6,284,539		$	3,126,922
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		1.02	%		0.97	%		1.02	%		1.10	%		1.13	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		1.02	%		0.97	%		1.04	%		1.10	%		1.09	%
Net investment income, before reimbursements		1.64	%		1.44	%		1.68	%		1.31	%		1.62	%
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		1.64	%		1.44	%		1.67	%		1.30	%		1.66	%
Portfolio turnover rate		16	%		62	%		34	%		56	%		58	%
	C Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	14.43		$	15.47		$	15.13		$	13.33		$	12.13
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.12			0.14			0.21			0.17			0.15
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		0.13			(0.29	)		1.20			2.11			1.29
Total income (loss) from investment operations		0.25			(0.15	)		1.41			2.28			1.44
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.10	)		(0.11	)		(0.24	)		(0.17	)		(0.24	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(0.75	)		(0.78	)		(0.83	)		(0.31	)		—
Total distributions		(0.85	)		(0.89	)		(1.07	)		(0.48	)		(0.24	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	13.83		$	14.43		$	15.47		$	15.13		$	13.33
Total return A		2.03	%		(1.14	)%		9.80	%		17.50	%		11.86	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	40,827,570		$	45,641,648		$	32,045,404		$	11,573,900		$	3,578,962
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		1.77	%		1.72	%		1.78	%		1.84	%		1.85	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		1.77	%		1.72	%		1.79	%		1.85	%		1.83	%
Net investment income, before reimbursements		0.89	%		0.69	%		0.94	%		0.51	%		0.88	%
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		0.89	%		0.69	%		0.93	%		0.50	%		0.90	%
Portfolio turnover rate		16	%		62	%		34	%		56	%		58	%

^A  Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. May include adjustments in accordance with U.S. GAAP and as such, the net asset value for reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.

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American Beacon Mid-Cap Value Fund^SM

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

	Institutional Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016			2015C			2014			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	14.62		$	14.76		$	14.33		$	10.95		$	9.73
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.26			0.16			0.12			0.13			0.14
Net gains from investments (both realized and unrealized)		0.03			0.25			1.27			3.93			1.21
Total income from investment operations		0.29			0.41			1.39			4.06			1.35
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.17	)		(0.10	)		(0.11	)		(0.20	)		(0.13	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(0.71	)		(0.45	)		(0.85	)		(0.48	)		—
Total distributions		(0.88	)		(0.55	)		(0.96	)		(0.68	)		(0.13	)
Redemption fees added to beneficial interests		—			—	A		—	A		—	A		—	A
Net asset value, end of period	$	14.03		$	14.62		$	14.76		$	14.33		$	10.95
Total return B		2.39	%		2.73	%		10.20	%		39.18	%		14.07	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	195,472,135		$	258,503,278		$	193,634,639		$	72,206,907		$	34,207,844
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		0.89	%		0.85	%		0.89	%		0.99	%		1.06	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		0.89	%		0.85	%		0.93	%		0.98	%		0.98	%
Net investment income, before reimbursements		1.65	%		1.10	%		0.92	%		1.05	%		1.17	%
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		1.65	%		1.10	%		0.88	%		1.06	%		1.25	%
Portfolio turnover rate		27	%		79	%		24	%		48	%		87	%
	Y Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016			2015 C			2014			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	14.52		$	14.66		$	14.25		$	10.92		$	9.72
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.23			0.15			0.18			0.17			0.13
Net gains from investments (both realized and unrealized)		0.05			0.26			1.19			3.86			1.21
Total income from investment operations		0.28			0.41			1.37			4.03			1.34
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.17	)		(0.10	)		(0.11	)		(0.22	)		(0.14	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(0.71	)		(0.45	)		(0.85	)		(0.48	)		—
Total distributions		(0.88	)		(0.55	)		(0.96	)		(0.70	)		(0.14	)
Redemption fees added to beneficial interests		—			—	A		—	A		—	A		—	A
Net asset value, end of period	$	13.92		$	14.52		$	14.66		$	14.25		$	10.92
Total return B		2.29	%		2.76	%		10.15	%		38.99	%		13.97	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	68,994,531		$	70,009,288		$	31,074,584		$	2,813,712		$	516,032
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		0.96	%		0.94	%		0.98	%		1.11	%		1.28	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		0.96	%		0.94	%		0.98	%		1.08	%		1.06	%
Net investment income, before reimbursements		1.59	%		1.02	%		0.80	%		0.79	%		0.82	%
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		1.59	%		1.02	%		0.80	%		0.82	%		1.03	%
Portfolio turnover rate		27	%		79	%		24	%		48	%		87	%

^A  Amounts represent less than $0.01 per share.

^B  Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. May include adjustments in accordance with U.S. GAAP and as such, the net asset value for reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.

^C  WEDGE Capital Management was added as an investment manager to the Mid-Cap Value Fund on May 11, 2015.

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American Beacon Mid-Cap Value Fund^SM

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

	Investor Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016			2015C			2014			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	14.73		$	14.89		$	14.47		$	10.98		$	9.71
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.21			0.13			0.16			0.23			0.34
Net gains from investments (both realized and unrealized)		0.05			0.25			1.21			3.83			1.00
Total income from investment operations		0.26			0.38			1.37			4.06			1.34
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.14	)		(0.09	)		(0.10	)		(0.09	)		(0.07	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(0.71	)		(0.45	)		(0.85	)		(0.48	)		—
Total distributions		(0.85	)		(0.54	)		(0.95	)		(0.57	)		(0.07	)
Redemption fees added to beneficial interests		—			—	A		—	A		—	A		—	A
Net asset value, end of period	$	14.14		$	14.73		$	14.89		$	14.47		$	10.98
Total return B		2.12	%		2.52	%		9.99	%		38.69	%		13.84	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	243,421,035		$	304,799,582		$	246,404,670		$	17,871,568		$	4,156,858
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		1.12	%		1.09	%		1.13	%		1.25	%		1.44	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		1.12	%		1.09	%		1.14	%		1.23	%		1.23	%
Net investment income, before reimbursements		1.44	%		0.87	%		0.61	%		0.68	%		0.75	%
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		1.44	%		0.87	%		0.60	%		0.70	%		0.96	%
Portfolio turnover rate		27	%		79	%		24	%		48	%		87	%
	Advisor Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016			2015C			2014			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	14.27		$	14.46		$	14.07		$	10.81		$	9.56
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.16			0.08			0.11			0.11			0.05
Net gains from investments (both realized and unrealized)		0.05			0.25			1.17			3.83			1.23
Total income from investment operations		0.21			0.33			1.28			3.94			1.28
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.08	)		(0.07	)		(0.04	)		(0.20	)		(0.03	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(0.71	)		(0.45	)		(0.85	)		(0.48	)		—
Total distributions		(0.79	)		(0.52	)		(0.89	)		(0.68	)		(0.03	)
Redemption fees added to beneficial interests		—			—	A		—	A		—	A		—	A
Net asset value, end of period	$	13.69		$	14.27		$	14.46		$	14.07		$	10.81
Total return B		1.82	%		2.25	%		9.58	%		38.43	%		13.44	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	6,622,356		$	6,684,131		$	7,149,083		$	727,587		$	464,851
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		1.40	%		1.37	%		1.40	%		1.61	%		1.99	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		1.40	%		1.37	%		1.46	%		1.49	%		1.48	%
Net investment income, before reimbursements		1.16	%		0.58	%		0.35	%		0.46	%		0.10	%
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		1.16	%		0.58	%		0.30	%		0.58	%		0.61	%
Portfolio turnover rate		27	%		79	%		24	%		48	%		87	%

^A  Amounts represent less than $0.01 per share.

^B  Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. May include adjustments in accordance with U.S. GAAP and as such, the net asset value for reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.

^C  WEDGE Capital Management was added as an investment manager to the Mid-Cap Value Fund on May 11, 2015.

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American Beacon Mid-Cap Value Fund^SM

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

	A Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016			2015C			2014			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	14.28		$	14.43		$	14.09		$	10.82		$	9.61
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.18			0.11			0.13			0.14			0.09
Net gains from investments (both realized and unrealized)		0.05			0.25			1.16			3.80			1.20
Total income from investment operations		0.23			0.36			1.29			3.94			1.29
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.10	)		(0.06	)		(0.10	)		(0.19	)		(0.08	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(0.71	)		(0.45	)		(0.85	)		(0.48	)		—
Total distributions		(0.81	)		(0.51	)		(0.95	)		(0.67	)		(0.08	)
Redemption fees added to beneficial interests		—			—	A		—	A		—	A		—	A
Net asset value, end of period	$	13.70		$	14.28		$	14.43		$	14.09		$	10.82
Total return B		1.98	%		2.35	%		9.68	%		38.39	%		13.56	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	19,486,655		$	16,422,504		$	18,345,497		$	1,666,696		$	263,939
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		1.26	%		1.25	%		1.33	%		1.48	%		1.61	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		1.26	%		1.25	%		1.33	%		1.49	%		1.49	%
Net investment income, before reimbursements		1.30	%		0.71	%		0.42	%		0.44	%		0.56	%
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		1.30	%		0.71	%		0.42	%		0.43	%		0.68	%
Portfolio turnover rate		27	%		79	%		24	%		48	%		87	%
	C Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016			2015C			2014			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	13.87		$	14.08		$	13.81		$	10.70		$	9.56
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.07			0.01			0.08			0.11			0.06
Net gains from investments (both realized and unrealized)		0.06			0.23			1.09			3.67			1.15
Total income from investment operations		0.13			0.24			1.17			3.78			1.21
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.03	)		—			(0.05	)		(0.19	)		(0.07	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(0.71	)		(0.45	)		(0.85	)		(0.48	)		—
Total distributions		(0.74	)		(0.45	)		(0.90	)		(0.67	)		(0.07	)
Redemption fees added to beneficial interests		—			—	A		—	A		—	A		—	A
Net asset value, end of period	$	13.26		$	13.87		$	14.08		$	13.81		$	10.70
Total return B		1.19	%		1.57	%		8.88	%		37.32	%		12.75	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	6,030,130		$	6,238,827		$	5,104,394		$	904,692		$	253,849
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		2.04	%		2.01	%		2.12	%		2.25	%		2.46	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		2.04	%		2.01	%		2.13	%		2.24	%		2.22	%
Net investment income (loss), before reimbursements		0.53	%		(0.05	)%		(0.33	)%		(0.27	)%		(0.40	)%
Net investment income (loss), net of reimbursements		0.53	%		(0.05	)%		(0.34	)%		(0.26	)%		(0.15	)%
Portfolio turnover rate		27	%		79	%		24	%		48	%		87	%

^A  Amounts represent less than $0.01 per share.

^B  Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. May include adjustments in accordance with U.S. GAAP and as such, the net asset value for reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.

^C  WEDGE Capital Management was added as an investment manager to the Mid-Cap Value Fund on May 11, 2015.

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American Beacon Funds^SM

Federal Tax Information

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Certain tax information regarding the Fund is required to be provided to shareholders based upon the Fund’s income and distribution for the taxable year ended October 31, 2016. The information and distributions reported herein may differ from information and distributions taxable to the shareholders for the calendar year ended December 31, 2016.

The Funds designated the following items with regard to distributions paid during the year ended October 31, 2016. All designations are based on financial information available as of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item, it is the intention of the Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations there under.

	Balanced Fund			Mid-Cap Value Fund
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction		43.42	%		77.45	%
Qualified Dividend Income		70.62	%		100.00	%

The Balanced Fund designated $35,018,635 as long-term capital gains distributions and $246,277 as short-term capital gain distributions for the year ended October 31, 2016.

The Mid-Cap Value Fund designated $25,489,211 as long-term capital gains distributions and $6,411,424 as short-term capital gain distributions for the year ended October 31, 2016.

Shareholders will receive notification in January 2017 of the applicable tax information necessary to prepare their 2016 income tax returns.

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Disclosure Regarding Approval of the Management Agreement and

Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

Renewal and Approval of the Management Agreements and Investment Advisory Agreements of the Funds in June 2016

At in-person meetings held on May 17, 2016 and June 8, 2016 (collectively, the “Meetings”), the Board considered and then, at its June 8th meeting, approved the renewal of:

(1) the Management Agreement between American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (“Manager”) and the American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”), on behalf of American Beacon Balanced Fund (“Balanced Fund”) and the American Beacon Mid-Cap Value Fund (“Mid-Cap Fund”) (collectively, the “Funds”);

(2) the Investment Advisory Agreement among the Manager, the Trust, on behalf of the Balanced Fund, and Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC (“Barrow”), Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC (“Brandywine”) and Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, LLC (“Hotchkis”); and

(3) the Investment Advisory Agreement among the Manager, the Trust, on behalf of the Mid-Cap Fund, and Barrow, Pzena Investment Management, LLC (“Pzena”) and WEDGE Capital Management, LLP (“WEDGE”);

Each of the Investment Advisory Agreements are hereinafter referred to as the “Investment Advisory Agreement,” and Barrow, Brandywine, Hotchkis, Pzena and WEDGE are hereinafter each referred to as a “subadvisor.” The Management Agreement and the Investment Advisory Agreements are collectively referred to herein as the “Agreements.” In preparation for the Board to consider the renewal of these Agreements, the Board undertook steps to gather and consider information furnished by the Manager, the subadvisors, Broadridge, Inc. (“Broadridge”) and Morningstar, Inc. (“Morningstar”). The Board, with the assistance of independent legal counsel, requested and received certain relevant information from the Manager and each subadvisor.

In advance of the Meetings, the Board’s Investment Committee and/or the Manager coordinated the production of information from Broadridge and Morningstar regarding the performance, fees and expenses of the Funds as well as information from the Manager and the subadvisors. At the Meetings, the Board considered the information provided. The Board noted that as a result of the acquisition of Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”) by Broadridge, Lipper expense and performance information was provided by Broadridge. Further, the Board took into consideration information furnished for the Board’s review and consideration throughout the year at regular meetings of the Board and its committees, as well as information specifically prepared in connection with the renewal process.

In connection with the Board’s consideration of the Agreements, the Trustees received and evaluated such information as they deemed necessary. The information requested on behalf of the Board included, among other information, the following materials. References herein to the “firm” refer to the Manager and/or each applicable subadvisor.

• comparisons of the performance of an appropriate share class of each Fund to comparable investment companies and appropriate benchmark indices, including peer group averages and performance analyses provided by Broadridge and Morningstar, and to the performance of any similar accounts managed by the firm;

• comparisons of each Fund’s management and subadvisory fee rates and expense ratio with the management fee rates paid by comparable mutual funds, including peer group averages and fee and expense analyses provided by Broadridge and Morningstar, and the advisory fee rates charged to other clients for which similar services are provided;

• a description of any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements in place for each Fund during the past year, and any proposed changes to the expense caps;

• the Manager’s profitability with respect to the services that it provided to each Fund;

• any actual or anticipated economies of scale in relation to the services the firm provides or will provide to each Fund and whether the current fee rates charged or to be charged to each Fund reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund’s investors;

• an evaluation of any other benefits to the firm or Funds as a result of their relationship, if any;

• information regarding the securities lending, cash management, administrative and accounting-related services that the Manager provides to certain Funds and the fees that the Manager receives for such services; and

• information regarding a firm’s financial condition, the personnel of the Manager who are assigned primary

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Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

responsibility for managing the Funds, staffing levels, portfolio managers’ compensation, disaster recovery plans, insurance coverage, material pending litigation, code of ethics, compliance matters, trading activities, and actual or potential conflicts of interest that the firm experiences, or anticipates that it will experience, in providing services to the Funds.

The Board noted that the Manager provides management and administrative services to the Funds pursuant to the Management Agreement. The Board considered that prior to May 29, 2016, the Manager provided management and administrative services to the Funds pursuant to separate agreements. The Board noted, in this regard, that many mutual funds have separate contracts governing both types of services, and observed that the actual management fee rates provided by Broadridge for peer group funds reflect the combined advisory and administrative expenses, both gross and net of any waivers and/or reimbursements.

Certain firms may not have been able to, or opted not to, provide information in response to certain information requests, in which case the Board conducted its evaluation of those firms based on information that was provided. In such cases, the Board determined that the omission of any such information was not material to its considerations. For each Fund with more than one class of shares, the class of shares used for comparative performance purposes was the share class with the lowest expenses available for purchase by the general public, which, in most cases, was the Institutional Class. The Board also considered that the use of Institutional Class performance generally facilitates a meaningful comparison for expense and performance purposes.

Provided below is an overview of certain factors the Board considered in connection with its renewal and approval of the Management Agreement and Investment Advisory Agreements. The Board did not identify any particular information that was most relevant to its consideration to renew or approve each Agreement, and each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors. Legal counsel to the independent Trustees provided the Board with a memorandum regarding its responsibilities pertaining to the renewal and approval of each Agreement. The memorandum explained the regulatory requirements surrounding the Trustees’ process for evaluating investment advisors and the terms of the contracts. Based on its evaluation, the Board unanimously concluded that the terms of each Agreement were reasonable and fair and that the renewal and approval of each Agreement was in the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders.

Considerations With Respect to the Renewal of the Management Agreement and Each Investment Advisory Agreement

In determining whether to renew the Agreements on behalf of the Funds, the Trustees considered the best interests of each Fund separately. While the Management Agreement and the Investment Advisory Agreements for all of the Funds were considered at the Meetings, the Board considered each Fund’s investment management and subadvisory relationships separately.

In each instance, the Board considered, among other things, the following factors: (1) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided; (2) the investment performance of a Fund and, as applicable, each subadvisor for a Fund; (3) the costs incurred by the Manager in rendering services to the Funds and its resulting profits or losses; (4) comparisons of services and fee rates with contracts entered into by the Manager or a subadvisor or their affiliates with other clients (such as pension funds and other institutional clients); (5) the extent to which economies of scale have been taken into account in setting each fee rate schedule; (6) whether fee rate levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of Fund investors; and (7) any other benefits derived or anticipated to be derived by the Manager or a subadvisor from their relationship with a Fund. The Trustees posed questions to various management personnel of the Manager regarding certain key aspects of the materials submitted in support of the renewal.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. With respect to the renewal of the Management Agreement, the Board considered, among other factors: each Fund’s long-term performance and the length of service of key investment personnel at the Manager; the cost structure of the Funds; the Manager’s culture of compliance and support for compliance operations that reduce risks to the Funds; the Manager’s commitment to enhance the Funds’ product line and increase assets in the Funds; the Manager’s quality of services; the Manager’s active role in

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Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

monitoring and, as appropriate, recommending additional or replacement subadvisors; the Manager’s commitment to training employees; and the Manager’s efforts to retain key employees and maintain staffing levels.

With respect to the renewal of each Investment Advisory Agreement, the Trustees considered the level of staffing and the size of the subadvisor. The Board also considered the adequacy of the resources committed to the Funds by each subadvisor, and whether those resources were commensurate with the needs of the Funds and are sufficient to sustain appropriate levels of performance and compliance needs. In this regard, the Board considered the financial stability of each subadvisor. The Board also considered the subadvisors’ representations regarding their compliance programs and codes of ethics. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the management and advisory services provided by the Manager and each subadvisor were appropriate for each Fund and, thus, determined to renew the Agreements for each Fund.

Investment Performance. The Board evaluated the comparative information provided by Broadridge and the Manager regarding each Fund’s investment performance relative to its Lipper performance universe, Lipper performance group, and benchmark index(es), as well as the Fund’s Morningstar rating. The Board considered the information provided by Broadridge regarding its independent peer selection methodology to select all Lipper performance groups and universes. The Board also considered that the performance groups and universes selected by Broadridge may not provide appropriate comparisons for certain Funds. In addition, the Board considered the performance reports and discussions with management at Board and Committee meetings throughout the year. The Board also considered in each instance the Manager’s recommendation to continue to retain each subadvisor. A discussion regarding the Board’s considerations with respect to each Fund’s performance appears below under “Additional Considerations and Conclusions with Respect to Each Fund.”

Costs of the Services Provided to the Funds and the Profits Realized by the Manager from its Relationship with the Funds.

In analyzing the cost of services and profitability of the Manager, the Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by the Manager, before and after the payment of distribution-related expenses by the Manager. The profits or losses were noted at both an aggregate level for all Funds and at an individual Fund level, with each Fund being profitable for the Manager. The Board noted that the Manager did not manage other accounts in the same strategy as the Mid-Cap Fund. With respect to the Balanced Fund, the Board noted that the fee rates paid by other clients of the Manager are lower than the fee rate paid by the Balanced Fund, and considered the Manager’s representation that, among other matters, the difference is attributable to the fact that the Manager does not perform administrative services for non-investment company clients and reflects the greater level of responsibility and regulatory requirements associated with managing the Balanced Fund.

The Board further considered that, with respect to each Fund, the Management Agreement provides for the Manager to receive a management fee comprised of an annualized fee that is retained by the Manager. In addition, the Board considered that the Manager receives management fees for overseeing the securities lending program on behalf of the Mid-Cap Fund. The Board also noted that certain share classes of the Funds maintain higher expense ratios in order to compensate third-party financial intermediaries.

In analyzing the fee rates charged by each subadvisor in connection with its investment advisory services to the Balanced Fund, the Board considered that, with respect to Barrow, Brandywine and Hotchkis, the Manager has negotiated the lowest fee rate a subadvisor charges for any comparable client accounts. In analyzing the fee rates charged by each subadvisor in connection with its investment advisory services to the Mid-Cap Fund, the Board considered that, with respect to Barrow, Pzena and WEDGE, the Manager has negotiated the lowest fee rate a subadvisor charges for any comparable client accounts. The Board did not request profitability data from the subadvisors because the Board did not view this data as imperative to its deliberations given the arm’s-length nature of the relationship between the Manager and the subadvisors with respect to the negotiation of subadvisory fee rates. In addition, the Board noted that subadvisors may not account for their profits on an account-by-account basis and those that do likely employ different methodologies in connection with these calculations.

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Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the profitability levels of the Manager were reasonable in light of the services performed by the Manager. A discussion regarding the Board’s considerations with respect to each Fund’s fee rates is set forth below under “Additional Considerations and Conclusions with Respect to Each Fund.”

Economies of Scale. In considering the reasonableness of the management and investment advisory fees rates, the Board considered whether economies of scale will be realized as the Funds grow and whether fee rate levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of Fund shareholders. In this regard, the Board considered that the Manager has negotiated breakpoints in the subadvisory fee rates for each subadvisor. The Board also noted that, for purposes of determining the fee rates chargeable to the Funds, Barrow, Brandywine, and Hotchkis have agreed to take into account assets of American Airlines Group and its pension plans that are managed by the subadvisors. Thus, the Funds are able to receive lower effective fee rates.

In addition, the Board noted the Manager’s representation that the Management Agreement contains fee schedule breakpoints at higher asset levels with respect to the Mid-Cap Fund. The Board also considered the Manager’s representation that the Balanced Fund benefits from economies of scale because comparably low fee rate levels are reflected in the current fee rates the Manager charges. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the Manager and subadvisor fee rate schedules for each Fund provide for a reasonable sharing of benefits from any economies of scale with the Funds.

Benefits Derived from the Relationship with the Funds. The Board considered the “fall-out” or ancillary benefits that accrue to the Manager and/or the subadvisors as a result of the advisory relationships with the Funds, including greater exposure in the marketplace with respect to the Manager’s or subadvisor’s investment process and expanding the level of assets under management by the Manager and the subadvisors. In addition, the Board noted that certain subadvisors benefit from soft dollar arrangements for third party and/or proprietary research.

In addition, the Manager noted that the Funds also derive benefits from their association with the Manager. Specifically, the Board noted the Manager’s representation that it provides services to most Funds at a lower than industry average cost. The Board considered that certain subadvisors reimburse the Manager for certain costs relating to distribution activities for the Funds, as well as representations by all such subadvisors that they would not reduce their fee rates in lieu of providing such reimbursements. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the potential benefits accruing to the Manager and the subadvisors by virtue of their relationships with the Funds appear to be fair and reasonable

Additional Considerations and Conclusions with Respect to Each Fund

The performance comparisons below were made versus each Fund’s Lipper performance universe and Lipper performance group, with the 1st Quintile representing the top twenty percent of the universe or group based on performance and the 5th Quintile representing the bottom twenty percent of the universe or group based on performance. References below to each Fund’s Lipper performance group and Lipper performance universe are to the respective group or universe of comparable mutual funds included in the analysis provided by Broadridge. A Lipper performance group consists of the Fund and a representative sample of funds with similar investment classifications and objectives as the Fund, as selected by Broadridge. A Lipper performance universe is an expansion of the performance group, providing a broader view of performance across the Fund’s investment classification/objective and allowing for a more extensive comparison. In reviewing the performance, the Trustees viewed longer-term performance over a full market cycle, typically five years or longer, if available, as the most important consideration, because relative performance over shorter periods may be significantly impacted by market or economic events that do not reflect manager skill.

The expense comparisons below were made versus each Fund’s Lipper expense universe and Lipper expense group, with the 1st Quintile representing the top twenty percent of the universe or group based on lowest total

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Disclosure Regarding Approval of the Management Agreement and

Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

expense and the 5th Quintile representing the bottom twenty percent of the universe or group based on highest total expense. References below to each Fund’s expense group and expense universe are to the respective group or universe of comparable mutual funds included in the analysis by Broadridge. A Lipper expense group consists of the Fund and a representative sample of funds with similar operating structures and asset sizes, as selected by Broadridge. A Lipper expense universe includes all funds in the investment classification/objective with a similar load type to the share class of the Fund included in the Lipper comparative information and provides a broader view of expenses across the Fund’s investment classification/objective. The Trustees also considered a Fund’s Morningstar fee level category. In addition, information regarding the subadvisors’ use of soft dollars was requested from the Manager and was considered by the Trustees.

Additional Considerations and Conclusions with Respect to the American Beacon Balanced Fund

In considering the renewal of the Management Agreement for the Balanced Fund, the Trustees considered the following additional factors:

Lipper Total Expense Analysis and Morningstar Fee Level Ranking

Compared to Lipper Expense Universe	1st Quintile
Compared to Lipper Expense Group	1st Quintile
Morningstar Fee Level Ranking – Institutional Class	Low Expense Ratio

Lipper Fund Performance Analysis (five-year period ended March 31, 2016)

Compared to Lipper Performance Universe	2nd Quintile
Compared to Lipper Performance Group	3rd Quintile

The Trustees also considered: (1) the Manager’s representation that a comparison of its performance relative to the Manager’s benchmark index rather than its Lipper performance universe may be more appropriate because the Manager only manages an investment grade fixed income portion of the Fund; and (2) the Manager outperformed its applicable benchmark index for the five-year period ended March 31, 2016.

In considering the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreements with Barrow, Brandywine and Hotchkis, the Trustees considered the following additional factors:

Subadvisor Performance (compared to Lipper Performance Universe for period indicated, ended March 31, 2016)

Barrow	5 years	1st Quintile
Brandywine	5 years	2nd Quintile
Hotchkis*	5 years	2nd Quintile

* Hotchkis equity only return compared to the Lipper large cap value performance universe

The Trustees also considered: (1) information provided by each subadvisor regarding fee rates charged for managing accounts in the same strategy as the subadvisor’s allocation portion of the Fund; and (2) the Manager’s recommendation to continue to retain each subadvisor, based upon, among other factors, the relative performance impact of the investment restrictions the Manager places on the subadvisors.

Based on these and other considerations, the Trustees: (1) concluded that the fees paid to the Manager and the subadvisors under the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements are fair and reasonable; (2) determined that the Fund and its shareholders would benefit from the Manager’s and subadvisors’ continued management of the Fund; and (3) approved the renewal of the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements with respect to the Fund.

Additional Considerations and Conclusions with Respect to the American Beacon Mid-Cap Value Fund

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Disclosure Regarding Approval of the Management Agreement and

Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

In considering the renewal of the Management Agreement for the Mid-Cap Fund, the Trustees considered the following additional factors:

Lipper Total Expense Analysis and Morningstar Fee Level Ranking

Compared to Lipper Expense Universe	3rd Quintile
Compared to Lipper Expense Group	3rd Quintile
Morningstar Fee Level Ranking – Institutional Class	Below Average Expense Ratio

Lipper Fund Performance Analysis (five-year period ended March 31, 2016)

Compared to Lipper Performance Universe	2nd Quintile
Compared to Lipper Performance Group	3rd Quintile

In considering the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreements with Barrow, Pzena and WEDGE, the Trustees considered the following additional factors:

Subadvisor Performance (compared to Lipper Performance Universe for period indicated, ended March 31, 2016)

Barrow	5 years	2nd Quintile
Pzena	5 years	1st Quintile
WEDGE*	1 year	Not Available

* Because WEDGE does not yet have a 1-year, 3-year, or 5-year performance record, the Trustees did not consider WEDGE’s prior performance with respect to the Fund.

The Trustees also considered: (1) information provided by each subadvisor regarding fee rates charged for managing accounts in the same strategy as the subadvisor’s allocated portion of the Fund; and (2) the Manager’s recommendation to continue to retain each subadvisor.

Based on these and other considerations, the Trustees: (1) concluded that the fees paid to the Manager and the subadvisors under the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements are fair and reasonable; (2) determined that the Fund and its shareholders would benefit from the Manager’s and subadvisors’ continued management of the Fund; and (3) approved the renewal of the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements with respect to the Fund.

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds^SM (Unaudited)

The Trustees and officers of the American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”) are listed below, together with their principal occupations during the past five years. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each person listed below is 220 Las Colinas Boulevard East, Suite 1200, Irving, Texas 75039. Each Trustee oversees twenty-six seven funds in the fund complex that includes the Trust and the American Beacon Select Funds. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Trustees and is available without charge by calling 1-800-658-5811.

Name, Age and Address	Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and Current Directorships
INTERESTED TRUSTEES
	Lifetime of Trust until removal, resignation or retirement*
Alan D. Feld** (79)	Trustee since 1996	Sole Shareholder of a professional corporation which is a Partner in the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP (law firm) (1960-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (1996-2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (1999-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (1996-2012).
NON-INTERESTED TRUSTEES	Term
	Lifetime of Trust until removel resignation or retirement*
Gilbert G. Alvarado (46)	Trustee since 2015	Director, Kura MD, Inc. (local telehealth organization) (2015-present); Vice President & CFO, Sierra Health Foundation (health conversion private foundation) (2006-Present) Vice President & CFO, Sierra Health Foundation: Center for Health Program Management (California public benefit corporation) (2012-Present); Director, Innovative North State (2012-Present); Director, Sacramento Regional Technology Alliance (2011-Present); Director, Women’s Empowerment (2009-2014); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2015-Present).
Josephe B. Armes (54)	Trustee since 2015	Chairman & CEO, CSW Industrials f/k/a Capital Southwest Corporation (investment company) (2013-Present); President & CEO, JBA Investment Partners (family investment vehicle) (2010-Present); Chief Operating Officer, Hicks Holdings, LLC (Hicks Family assets and investments) (2005-2010); Trustee, Baylor University Board of Regents (2001-2010); Director and Chair of Audit Committee, RSP Permian (oil and gas producer) (2013-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2015-Present).
Gerard J. Arpey (58)	Trustee since 2012	Director, The Home Depot, Inc. (2015-Present); Partner, Emerald Creek Group (private equity firm) (2011-Present); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AMR Corp. and American Airlines; Inc. (2003- 2011); Director, S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. (privately held company) (2008-present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2012-Present).
Brenda A. Cline (55)	Trustee since 2004	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, Kimbell Art Foundation (1993-Present); Director, Range Resources Corporation (oil and natural gas company) (2015-Present); Director, Tyler Technologies, Inc. (public sector software solutions company) (2014-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2004-2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2004-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2004-2012).
Eugene J. Duffy (62)	Trustee since 2008	Managing Director, Institutional Services, Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation (2014-Present); Principal and Executive Vice President, Paradigm Asset Management (1994-2014); Director, Sunrise Bank of Atlanta (2008-2013); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2008- 2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2008-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2008-2012).

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds^SM (Unaudited)

Name, Age and Address	Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and Current Directorships
TRUSTEES (CONT.)	Term
M. Dunning (74)	Trustee since 2008	Chairman Emeritus (2008-Present); Lockton Dunning Benefits (consulting firm in employee benefits); Board Director, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (2007-Present); Board Member, BancTec (2010-Present) (software consulting); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2008-2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2008-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2008-2012).
Richard M. Massman (73)	Trustee since 2004 Chairman since 2008	Consultant and General Counsel Emeritus (2009-Present) and Senior Vice President and General Counsel (1994-2009), Hunt Consolidated, Inc. (holding company engaged in oil and gas exploration and production, refining, real estate, farming, ranching and venture capital activities); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2004- 2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2004-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2004-2012).
Barbara J. McKenna, CFA (53)	Trustee since 2012	Managing Principal, Longfellow Investment Management Company (2005- Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2012-Present).
R. Gerald Turner (70) 225 Perkins Admin. Bldg. Southern Methodist Univ. Dallas, Texas 75275	Trustee since 2001	President, Southern Methodist University (1995-Present); Director, J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (1996-Present); Director, Kronus Worldwide Inc. (chemical manufacturing) (2003-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2001- 2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2001-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2001-2012).
OFFICERS
Gene. L. Needles, Jr. (61)	President since 2009 Executive Vice President since 2009	President, CEO and Director, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2009-Present); President, CEO and Director, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); President, CEO and Director, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc. (2015-Present); President, CEO and Director, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present), President, CEO and Director, Astro AB Holdings, LLC. (2015-Present); President, CEO and Director, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc.; (2009-2015); President and CEO, Lighthouse Holdings Parent, Inc. (2009-2015); Manager, President and CEO, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present); President, American Beacon Cayman Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Ltd. (2014-Present).
Rosemary K. Behan (57)	VP, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer since 2006	Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2006-Present); Secretary, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); Secretary, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc. (2015- Present); Secretary, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present); Secretary, Astro AB Holdings, LLC. (2015-Present); Secretary, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. (2008- 2015); Secretary, Lighthouse Holdings Parent, Inc. (2008-2015); Secretary, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2008-Present); Secretary, American Beacon Cayman Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Ltd. (2014-Present).
Brian E. Brett (56)	VP since 2004	Vice President, Director of Sales, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2004-Present).
Paul B. Cavazos (47)	VP since 2016	Chief Investment Officer and Vice President, Asset Management, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2016-Present); Chief Investment Officer and Assistant Treasurer, DTE Energy (2007-2016);
Erica Duncan (46)	VP since 2011	Vice President, Marketing and Client Services, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2011-Present); Supervisor, Brand Marketing, Invesco (2010-2011);

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds^SM (Unaudited)

Name, Age and Address	Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and Current Directorships
OFFICERS	Term
Melinda G. Heika (55)	Treasurer since 2010	Treasurer, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2010-Present); Treasurer, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); Treasurer, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc. (2015-Present); Treasurer, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present); Treasurer, Astro AB Holdings, LLC. (2015-Present); Treasurer, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. (2010-2015); Treasurer, Lighthouse Holdings Parent Inc., (2010-2015); Treasurer, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present); Director and Treasurer, American Beacon Cayman Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Ltd. (2014-Present).
	One Year
Terri L. McKinney (52)	VP since 2010	Vice President, Enterprise Services (2009-Present) and Managing Director (2003-2009), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
Jeffrey K. Ringdahl (41)	VP since 2010	Chief Operating Officer, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2010-Present); Manager and Senior Vice President, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present); Senior Vice President and Director, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); Senior Vice President and Director, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc. (2015-Present); Senior Vice President and Director, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present), Senior Vice President and Director, Astro AB Holdings, LLC.(2015-Present); Senior Vice President, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. (2013-2015); Senior Vice President, Lighthouse Holdings Parent, Inc. (2013-2015); Director and Vice President, American Beacon Cayman Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Ltd. (2014-Present); Vice President, Product Management, Touchstone Advisors, Inc. (2007-2010).
Samuel J. Silver (53)	VP since 2011	Chief Fixed Income Officer (2016–Present), Vice President, Fixed Income Investments (2011-2016) and Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Investments (1999-2011), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
Christina E. Sears (45)	Chief Compliance Officer since 2004 and Asst. Secretary since 1999	Chief Compliance Officer, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2004-Present); Chief Compliance Officer, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present).
Sonia L. Bates (59)	Asst. Treasurer since 2011	Director, Tax and Financial Reporting (2011-Present), Manager, Tax and Financial Reporting (2005-2010), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.; Asst. Treasurer, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); Asst. Treasurer, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc.(2015-Present); Asst. Treasurer, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present); Asst. Treasurer, Astro AB Holdings, LLC.; Asst. Treasurer, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. (2011-2015); Asst. Treasurer, Lighthouse Holdings Parent Inc. (2011-2015); Asst. Treasurer, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present).
Shelley D. Abrahams (41)	Assistant Secretary since 2008	Assistant Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2008-Present)
Rebecca L. Harris (49)	Assistant Secretary since 2011	Assistant Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2011-Present)
Diana N. Lai (40)	Assistant Secretary since 2012	Assistant Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2012-Present)
Teresa A. Oxford (58)	Assistant Secretary since 2015	Assistant Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2015-Present)

* As of 11/12/2014, the Board adopted a retirement plan that requires Trustees to retire no later than the last day of the calendar year in which they reach the age of 75.

** Mr. Feld is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trusts, as defined by the 1940 Act. Mr. Feld’s law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP has provided legal services within the past two fiscal years to one or more of the Trust’s sub-advisors.

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds^SM (Unaudited)

* The Board has adopted a retirement plan that requires Trustees to retire no later than the last day of the calendar year in which they reach the age of 72, provided, however, that the board may determine to grant one or more annual exemptions to this requirement.

** Mr. Feld is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined by the 1940 Act. Mr. Feld’s law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP has provided legal services within the past two years to one or more of the Trust’s sub-advisors.

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American Beacon Funds^SM

Privacy Policy

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

The American Beacon Funds recognize and respect the privacy of our shareholders. We are providing this notice to you so you will understand how shareholder information may be collected and used.

We may collect nonpublic personal information about you from one or more of the following sources:

• information we receive from you on applications or other forms;

• information about your transactions with us or our service providers; and

• information we receive from third parties.

We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our customers or former customers to anyone, except as permitted by law.

We restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to those employees or service providers who need to know that information to provide products or services to you. To ensure the confidentiality of your nonpublic personal information, we maintain safeguards that comply with federal standards.

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Delivery of Documents

eDelivery is NOW AVAILABLE – Stop traditional mail delivery and receive your

shareholder reports and summary prospectus on-line. Sign up at

www.americanbeaconfunds.com

If you invest in the Fund through a financial institution, you may be able to receive the Fund’s regulatory mailings, such as the Prospectus, Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report, by e-mail. If you are interested in this option, please go to www.icsdelivery.com and search for your financial institution’s name or contact your financial institution directly.

To obtain more information about the Fund:

By E-mail:	On the Internet:
american_beacon.funds@ambeacon.com	Visit our website at www.americanbeaconfunds.com
By Telephone:	By Mail:
Institutional, Y, Investor, and Advisor Classes	American Beacon Funds
Call (800) 658-5811	P.O. Box 219643
	Kansas City, MO 64121-9643

Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

Availability of Proxy Voting Policy and Records

In addition to the Schedule of Investments provided in each semi-annual and annual report, the Fund files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Form N-Q as of the first and third fiscal quarters. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Section, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549-2736. Information regarding the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800)-SEC-0330. A complete schedule of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is also available at www.americanbeaconfunds.com approximately twenty days after the end of each month.

A description of the policies and procedures the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, is available free of charge on the Fund’s website www.americanbeaconfunds.com and by calling 1-800-967-9009 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www. sec.gov. The Fund’s proxy voting record for the most recent year ended June 30 is filed annually with the SEC on Form N-PX. The Fund’s Forms N-PX are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s proxy voting record may also be obtained by calling 1-800-967-9009.

Fund Service Providers:

CUSTODIAN State Street Bank and Trust Boston, Massachusetts TRANSFER AGENT Boston Financial Data Services Kansas City, Missouri INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Ernst & Young LLP Dallas, Texas DISTRIBUTOR Foreside Fund Services, LLC Portland, Maine

This report is prepared for shareholders of the American Beacon Funds and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current Prospectus of Summary Prospectus.

American Beacon Funds, American Beacon Balanced Fund and American Beacon Mid-Cap Value Fund are service marks of American Beacon Advisors, Inc.

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About American Beacon Advisors

Since 1986, American Beacon Advisors has offered a variety of products and investment advisory services to numerous institutional and retail clients, including a variety of mutual funds, corporate cash management, and separate account management.

Our clients include defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, corporations, financial planners, and other institutional investors. With American Beacon Advisors, you can put the experience of a multi-billion dollar asset management firm to work for your company.

GARCIA HAMILTON QUALITY BOND FUND RISKS

The use of fixed-income securities entails interest rate and credit risks. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a bond will fail to make timely payment of interest or principal; and the decline in an issuer’s credit rating can cause the price of its bonds to go down. Please see the prospectus for a complete discussion of the Fund’s risks. There can be no assurances that the investment objectives of this Fund will be met.

This may contain information obtained from third parties, including ratings from credit rating agencies such as Standard & Poor’s. Reproduction and distribution of third-party content in any form is prohibited except with the prior written permission of the related third party. Third-party content providers do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, timeliness or availability of any information, including ratings, and are not responsible for any errors or omissions (negligent or otherwise), regardless of the cause, or for the results obtained from the use of such content. THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS GIVE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE. THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, COMPENSATORY, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, COSTS, EXPENSES, LEGAL FEES OR LOSSES (INCLUDING LOST INCOME OR PROFITS AND OPPORTUNITY COSTS OR LOSSES CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE) IN CONNECTION WITH ANY USE OF THEIR CONTENT, INCLUDING RATINGS. Credit ratings are statements of opinions and are not statements of fact or recommendations to purchase, hold or sell securities. They do not address the suitability of securities or the suitability of securities for investment purposes and should not be relied on as investment advice.

Any opinions herein, including forecasts, reflect our judgment as of the end of the reporting period and are subject to change. Each advisor’s strategies and the Fund’s portfolio composition will change depending on economic and market conditions. This report is not a complete analysis of market conditions and therefore, should not be relied upon as investment advice. Although economic and market information has been compiled from reliable sources, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. makes no representation as to the completeness or accuracy of the statements contained herein.

American Beacon Funds October 31, 2016

Contents

President’s Message	1
Market and Performance Overviews	2
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	6
Schedule of Investments:
American Beacon Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond Fund	7
Financial Statements	9
Notes to Financial Statements	12
Financial Highlights:
American Beacon Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond Fund	22
Federal Tax Information	23
Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds	24
Privacy Policy	28
Additional Fund Information	Back Cover

President’s Message

Dear Shareholders,   During the 12-month period ended October 31, 2016, China’s slowing growth escalated concerns for global markets, and many of the world’s central banks - the Federal Reserve included - responded by either continuing or expanding their economic stimulation policies. In the first half of 2016, international stocks declined while U.S. and emerging-market stocks made modest gains. Falling global interest rates supported bond returns during the period.   On June 24, 2016, the U.K. announced that the “Brexit” referendum to leave the European Union passed with a 52% majority vote, further shaking up global markets. By the end of that month, however, the U.S. stock market and some global markets had rebounded to near pre-Brexit levels as investors took opportunistic risks following the historic vote. After Theresa May’s succession as the U.K.’s prime minister on July 13, 2016, many central banks put their Brexit concerns on hold and turned their attention to their own economies.

In the weeks ahead of the U.S. presidential election on November 8, 2016, uncertainty about the outcome caused many investors to stay on the sidelines. Although investors may question whether the election’s result could have negative consequences for their portfolios, elections rarely have a lasting effect on the market. Historically speaking, from August 1 to October 31 during 19 of the last 22 election years – or approximately 86% of the time – the S&P 500 rallied for an average gain of approximately 6%.

• From its inception on April 4, 2016, through October 31, 2016, the American Beacon Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond Fund (Investor Class) returned 0.24%. The Fund is designed to provide income, quality and liquidity consistent with the preservation of capital.

Thank you for your continued interest in American Beacon Funds. We are pleased to have a broad range of products that cover the global equity and fixed-income markets. For additional information about the Funds or to access your account information, please visit our website at www.americanbeaconfunds.com.

Best Regards,

Gene L. Needles, Jr.

President

American Beacon Funds

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Domestic Bond Market Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

The U.S. investment-grade bond market, as defined by the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index, began the 12-month period ended October 31, 2016 with a yield of 2.38% and ended at 2.12%, producing a total return of 4.37%. The modest decline in yield was somewhat unexpected as the period began with fixed-income investors anticipating that the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) would begin normalizing interest rates. The Fed raised rates in December 2015 for the first time in nearly 10 years, but that would be the only rate increase for the remainder of the period under review. Yields on the 10-year Treasury note initially rose from 2.14% at the beginning of the period to 2.27% by December 31, 2015; however, sentiment in the bond market changed quickly when global economic growth rates and commodity prices declined.

In response to persistent weakness in many world economies, central banks refocused on policies to keep interest rates down and money supplies elevated. This development put the Fed’s plans on hold, and U.S. interest rates followed global rates down accordingly. By period end, the 10-year Treasury note yielded 1.83%. Crude oil prices ended the period where they began, at approximately $47 per barrel, but they briefly touched $26 per barrel at the depths of the commodity price declines in early 2016.

Despite the risk-off environment, investment-grade corporate bonds performed well during the period, returning 7.23%. Corporate spreads narrowed from 164 basis points, or 1.64%, over Treasury yields at the beginning of the period to 135 basis points, or 1.35%, at period end – although they took a detour up to 215 basis points, or 2.15%, during the volatile months in between. Commodity-rated issuers struggled during the period, but the remaining issuers held up reasonably well as investors sought incremental yield in the low-yielding environment.

The agency mortgage-backed sector produced the lowest returns of the major sectors during the period, at 3.28%, as interest rates declined and caused acceleration in refinancing activity. Over time, however, the sector has been an attractive place for investors to seek relatively safe yield.

The period ended with the U.S. election only days away and the Fed poised to raise interest rates in December 2016. Markets were somewhat volatile given the uncertainty. The Fed remains extremely data dependent, and the outlook for interest rates will reflect the strength of the underlying economy.

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American Beacon Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond Fund^SM

Performance Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

The Investor Class of the American Beacon Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond Fund (the “Fund”) returned 0.24% for the period ended October 31, 2016, underperforming the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index (the “Index”) return of 1.85% for the same period. The Fund’s inception was April 2016, and it does not have a full twelve months of performance as of this fiscal year-end report.

Comparison of Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment for the period from 4/4/16 through 10/31/16

Total Returns for the Period ended October 31, 2016

	Ticker		6 Months			Since Inception (04/04/2016)			Value of $10,000 04/04/2016- 10/31/2016
Institutional Class (1,3)		GHQIX		0.87	%		0.34	%	$	10,034
Y Class (1,3)		GHQYX		0.84	%		0.29	%	$	10,029
Investor Class (1,3)		GHQPX		0.77	%		0.24	%	$	10,024
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index (2)				1.51	%		1.85	%	$	10,185

1. Performance shown is historical and is not indicative of future returns. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and shares may be worth more or less at redemption than at original purchase. Performance shown is calculated based on the published end of day net asset values as of the date indicated and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain performance as of the most recent month end, please visit www.americanbeaconfunds.com or call 1-800-967-9009. Fund performance in the table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. A portion of the fees charged to each Class of the Fund has been waived since inception. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than the actual returns shown since inception.

2. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index is a market value weighted performance benchmark for government, corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed fixed-rate debt securities of all maturities.

3. The total annual Fund operating expense ratios set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus for the Institutional, Y, and Investor Class shares was 0.70%, 0.80%, and 1.07%, respectively. The expense ratios above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.

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Performance Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Given the Fund’s short performance record, relative returns are difficult to analyze. With that being said, the Fund trailed its Index during the period primarily due to sector allocation as the sub-advisor began implementing its investment strategy. During the initial investing period, the Fund was underweight Agency Mortgages and instead held short-duration Agency Debentures. This approach allowed the sub-advisor to await a sufficient amount of Fund assets before allocating to the Mortgage sector; however, this approach resulted in lower yield than that of the Index. The Fund was also underweight the Corporate sector which detracted from returns as corporate bonds performed well during the period. In particular, the Fund’s underweight in Energy, a strong contributor to the Index, detracted from relative performance as the sector continued to rebound.

The Fund also held a barbell maturity position during the period which served as a positive contributor as the yield curve flattened in anticipation of Fed rate hikes. The sub-advisor expects interest rates to rise modestly to pre-Brexit levels and for the U.S. yield curve to continue flattening.

The Fund’s duration was a positive contributor to performance as it maintained a longer duration than the benchmark during the first half of the year and rates declined. In July, the Fund moved to a shorter duration than the benchmark as the sub-advisor felt the market overreacted to the British referendum. Since then, rates have generally moved higher.

The Fund’s investment strategy emphasizes high-quality, fixed-income investing that can perform well during periods of broader market volatility.

Top Ten Holdings (% Net Assets)
Federal Farm Credit Bank, 0.543%, Due 5/25/2018		7.3
Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.535%, Due 12/5/2017		7.3
Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.594%, Due 3/21/2018		4.9
Federal Farm Credit Banks, 0.527%, Due 5/17/2018		4.6
Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.535%, Due 12/7/2017		4.5
Apple, Inc., 1.088%, Due 5/6/2019		4.1
Freddie Mac Gold Pool, 4.50%, Due 12/1/2034		3.8
Cisco Systems, Inc., 1.411%, Due 2/21/2018		3.6
JP Morgan Chase & Co., 1.373%, Due 1/28/2019		3.5
American Express Credit Corp., 1.407%, Due 3/18/2019		3.5
Total Fund Holdings	30

Sector Allocations (% Investments)
U.S. Agency Obligations (non-mortgage)	39.6
Finance	24.1
U.S. Treasury Obligations	19.4
U.S. Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities	7.1
Telecom	4.8
Manufacturing	4.1
Investment Companies	0.9

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Expense Examples

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Fund Expense Example

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption fees if applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, administrative service fees, distribution (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. The Examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period in each Class and held for the entire period from May 1, 2016 through October 31, 2016.

Actual Expenses

The “Actual” lines of the table provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = $8.60), then multiply the result by “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Shareholders of the Investor and Institutional Classes that invest in the Fund through an IRA or Roth IRA may be subject to a custodial IRA fee of $15 that is typically deducted each December. If your account was subject to a custodial IRA fee during the period, your costs would have been $15 higher.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The “Hypothetical” lines of the table provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% per year rate of return before expenses (not the Fund’s actual return). You may compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds by contrasting this 5% hypothetical example and the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. Shareholders of the Investor and Institutional Classes that invest in the Fund through an IRA or Roth IRA may be subject to a custodial IRA fee of $15 that is typically deducted each December. If your account was subject to a custodial IRA fee during the period, your costs would have been $15 higher.

You should also be aware that the expenses shown in the table highlight only your ongoing costs and do not reflect any transaction costs charged by the Fund, such as sales charges (loads). Similarly, the expense examples for other funds do not reflect any transaction costs charged by those funds, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” lines of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If you were subject to any transaction costs during the period, your costs would have been higher.

Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond Fund

	Beginning Account Value 5/1/2016		Ending Account Value 10/31/2016		Expenses Paid During Period 5/1/2016-10/31/2016*
Institutional Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,008.73	$	2.27
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,022.90	$	2.29
Y Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,008.45	$	2.78
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,022.40	$	2.80
Investor Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,007.74	$	4.19
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,020.99	$	4.22

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratios for the six-month period of 0.45%, 0.55% and 0.83% for the Institutional, Y and Investor Classes respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number derived by dividing the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184) by days in the year (366) to reflect the half-year period.

** 5% return before expenses.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of

American Beacon Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of American Beacon Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond Fund (one of the funds constituting the American Beacon Funds) (the Fund), as of October 31, 2016, and the related statement of operations, statement of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the period from April 4, 2016 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2016. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of American Beacon Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond Fund at October 31, 2016, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the period from April 4, 2016 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2016, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Dallas, Texas

December 29, 2016

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Principal Amount		Fair Value
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS - 32.92%
Finance - 24.04%
American Express Credit Corp., 1.407%, Due 3/18/2019A	$	4,684,000	$	4,694,942
Bank of America Corp., 1.00%, Due 10/21/2022A		2,640,000		2,649,187
Citigroup, Inc.,
4.40%, Due 6/10/2025		1,465,000		1,547,181
4.45%, Due 9/29/2027		3,775,000		3,977,385
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.242%, Due 4/23/2021A		4,120,000		4,171,805
JP Morgan Chase & Co., 1.520%, Due 1/28/2019A		4,733,000		4,738,604
Morgan Stanley, 1.834%, Due 6/16/2020A		3,563,000		3,581,467
US Bank NA/Cincinnati OH, 1.370%, Due 10/28/2019A		2,080,000		2,081,826
Wells Fargo & Co.,
1.909%, Due 7/26/2021A		2,315,000		2,328,443
4.10%, Due 6/3/2026		2,760,000		2,899,736
				32,670,576
Manufacturing - 4.06%
Apple, Inc., 1.088%, Due 5/6/2019 A		5,504,000		5,518,745
Telecommunications - 4.82%
Cisco Systems, Inc., 1.411%, Due 2/21/2018A		4,885,000		4,914,237
Pacific Bell Telephone Co., 7.125%, Due 3/15/2026		1,300,000		1,634,269
Total Corporate Obligations (Cost $44,834,753)				6,548,506
				44,737,827
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 46.62%
Fannie Mae Pool, 5.00%, Due 7/1/2026 A		4,338,146		4,507,706
Federal Farm Credit Bank,
0.575%, Due 4/9/2018 A		3,555,000		3,558,939
0.585%, Due 4/16/2018		1,680,000		1,682,056
0.555%, Due 5/17/2018 A		6,300,000		6,303,553
0.624%, Due 5/25/2018 A		9,945,000		9,960,116
Federal Home Loan Bank,
0.805%, Due 8/25/2017 A		1,075,000		1,078,310
0.568%, Due 9/5/2017		1,445,000		1,446,741
0.812%, Due 10/25/2017		130,000		130,360
0.598%, Due 12/5/2017 A		9,905,000		9,921,561
0.596%, Due 12/7/2017 A		6,110,000		6,119,898
0.726%, Due 9/14/2018 A		2,630,000		2,633,048
Federal National Mortgage Association,
0.546%, Due 7/20/2017 A		2,755,000		2,758,238
0.571%, Due 11/13/2017		1,485,000		1,486,890
0.811%, Due 3/21/2018		6,595,000		6,618,684
Freddie Mac Gold Pool, 4.50%, Due 12/1/2034 .		4,706,114		5,144,460
Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations (Cost $63,290,701)				63,350,560
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 19.35%
U.S. Treasury Note/Bond,
2.75%, Due 8/15/2042		2,255,000		2,343,085
2.875%, Due 8/15/2045 .		22,605,000		23,954,247
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $27,646,020)				26,297,332
	Shares
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.93% (Cost $1,262,143)
American Beacon U.S. Government Money Market Select Fund, Select ClassB		1,262,143		1,262,143
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.82% (Cost $137,033,617)				135,647,862

See accompanying notes

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Principal Amount	Fair Value
OTHER ASSETS, NET OF LIABILITIES - 0.18%		$	244,674
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%		$	135,892,536

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

^A  The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities represents the rate at period end. The due date on these types of securities reflects the final maturity date.

^B  The Fund is affiliated by having the same investment advisor.

See accompanying notes

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2016

Assets:
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at fair value A	$	134,385,719
Investments in affiliated securities, at fair value B		1,262,143
Cash		16,607
Receivable for investments sold		2,646,892
Receivable for fund shares sold		28,258
Dividends and interest receivable		359,682
Receivable for expense reimbursement (Note 2)		17,305
Prepaid expenses		19,705
Total assets		138,736,311
Liabilities:
Payable for investments purchased		2,651,152
Payable for fund shares redeemed		51,551
Management and investment advisory fees payable		62,750
Administrative service and service fees payable		2,129
Transfer agent fees payable		1,848
Custody and fund accounting fees payable		4,719
Professional fees payable		66,866
Prospectus and shareholder reports fees payable		2,550
Trustee fees payable		100
Other liabilities		110
Total liabilities		2,843,775
Net assets	$	135,892,536
Analysis of Net Assets:
Paid-in-capital	$	137,179,861
(Overdistribution) of net investment income		(1	)
Accumulated net realized gain		98,431
Unrealized depreciation of investments		(1,385,755	)
Net assets	$	135,892,536
Shares outstanding at no par value (unlimited shares authorized):
Institutional Class		12,424,123
Y Class		327,225
Investor Class		860,718
Net assets:
Institutional Class	$	124,032,604
Y Class	$	3,265,315
Investor Class	$	8,594,617
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:
Institutional Class	$	9.98
Y Class	$	9.98
Investor Class	$	9.99
A Cost of investments in unaffiliated securities	$	135,771,474
B Cost of investments in affiliated securities	$	1,262,143

See accompanying notes

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Statement of Operations

For the period April 4, 2016 to October 31, 2016

Investment income:
Dividend income from affiliated securities	$	8,346
Interest income		543,998
Total investment income		552,344
Expenses:
Management and investment advisory fees (Note 2)		220,541
Transfer agent fees:
Institutional Class		4,872
Y Class		1,542
Investor Class		2,104
Custody and fund accounting fees		8,413
Professional fees		123,893
Registration fees and expenses		55,255
Service fees (Note 2):
Y Class		848
Investor Class		5,638
Prospectus and shareholder report expenses		11,722
Trustee fees		696
Other expenses		4,006
Total expenses		439,530
Net fees waived and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 2)		(248,391	)
Net expenses		191,139
Net investment income		361,205
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments:
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments		120,054
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
Investments		(1,385,755	)
Net (loss) from investments		(1,265,701	)
Net (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations	$	(904,496	)

See accompanying notes

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

	From April 4 to
	October 31, 2016
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
Net investment income	$	361,205
Net realized gain (loss) from investments		120,054
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments		(1,385,755	)
Net (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		(904,496	)
Distributions to Shareholders:
Net investment income:
Institutional Class		(360,822	)
Y Class		(7,732	)
Investor Class		(14,275	)
Net distributions to shareholders		(382,829	)
Capital Share Transactions:
Proceeds from sales of shares		145,222,507
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions		382,829
Cost of shares redeemed		(8,425,475	)
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions		137,179,861
Net increase in net assets		135,892,536
Net Assets:
Beginning of Period		—
End of Period *	$	135,892,536
*Includes undistributed (overdistribution) of net investment income	$	(1	)

See accompanying notes

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2016

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “Act”) as a diversified, open-end management investment company. As of October 31, 2016, the Trust consists of twenty-five active series, one of which is presented in this filing (the “Fund”): the American Beacon Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond Fund. The remaining twenty-four active series are reported in separate filings.

American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (the “Manager”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astro AB Borrower, Inc., which is indirectly owned by investment funds affiliated with Kelso & Company, L.P. and Estancia Capital Management, LLC, and was organized in 1986 to provide business management, advisory, administrative and asset management consulting services to the Trust and other investors.

Class Disclosure

The inception date for all classes of the American Beacon Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond Fund is April 4, 2016.

The Fund has multiple classes of shares designed to meet the needs of different groups of investors. The following table sets forth the differences amongst the classes:

		Minimum Initial
Class	Eligible Investors	Investments
Institutional	Large institutional investors - sold directly through intermediary channels.	$	250,000
Y Class	Large institutional retirement plan investors - sold directly or through intermediary channels.	$	100,000
Investor	All investors using intermediary organizations such as broker-dealers or retirement plan sponsors.	$	25,000

Each class offered by the Trust has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Income and non-class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class on the basis of the relative net assets. Realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of each class are allocated daily based on the relative net assets of each class of the Fund. Class specific expenses, where applicable, currently include service fees and distribution fees and vary amongst the classes as described more fully in Note 2.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies, consistently followed by the Fund in preparation of the financial statements. The Fund is considered investment companies and accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies, which is part of the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”).

Security Transactions and Investment Income

Security transactions are recorded on the trade date of the security purchase or sale. The Fund may purchase securities with delivery or payment to occur at a later date. At the time the Fund enters into a commitment to purchase a security, the transaction is recorded, and the value of the security is reflected in the Net Asset Value (“NAV”). The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations.

Interest income is earned from settlement date, recorded on the accrual basis, and adjusted, if necessary, for accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. For financial and tax reporting purposes, realized gains and losses are determined on the basis of specific lot identification.

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2016

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends from net investment income of the Fund will generally be declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions, if any, of net realized capital gains are generally paid at least annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends to shareholders are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount and character from net investment income and realized gains recognized for purposes of U.S. GAAP.

Allocation of Income, Expenses, Gains, and Losses

Income, expenses (other than those attributable to a specific class), gains, and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets represented by such class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operations of that class.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimated.

Other

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnification to the other party or parties against potential costs or liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made in the future and, therefore, cannot be estimated. The Trust has had no prior claims or losses pursuant to any such agreement.

2. Transactions with Affiliates

Management Agreement

The Trust and the Manager are parties to a Management Agreement that obligates the Manager to provide investment advisory, fund management, and administrative services to the Fund. As compensation for performing the duties under the Management Agreement, the Manager receives from the Fund an annualized fee at the following annual rates as a percentage of average daily net assets: 0.35% of the first $5 billion, 0.325% of the next $5 billion, 0.30% of the next $10 billion, and 0.275% over $20 billion. The Fund also pays the unaffiliated investment advisor hired to direct investment activities of the Fund an annualized investment advisory fee based on a percentage of the Fund’s average daily assets. Management fees paid by the Fund during the period ended October 31, 2016 were as follows:

Fund	Management Fee Rate			Management Fee		Amounts paid to Investment Advisor		Amounts Paid to Manager
Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond		0.55	%	$	220,541	$	79,688	$	140,853

Distribution Plans

The Fund has adopted a “defensive” Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Act, pursuant to which no separate fees may be charged to the Fund for distribution purposes. However, the Plan authorizes the management fees received by the Manager and the investment advisors hired by the Manager to be used for distribution purposes. Under this Plan, the Fund does not intend to compensate the Manager or any other party, either directly or indirectly, for the distribution of Fund shares.

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2016

Service Plans

The Manager and the Trust entered into Service Plans that obligate the Manager to oversee additional shareholder servicing of the Y and Investor Classes. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Service Plans, the Manager receives 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Y Class and up to 0.375% of the average daily net assets of the Investor Class of the Fund.

Sub-Transfer Agent Fees

The Manager has entered into agreements, which include servicing agreements, with financial intermediaries that provide recordkeeping, processing, shareholder communications and other services to customers of the intermediaries that hold positions in the Institutional Class of the Fund and has agreed to compensate the intermediaries for providing these services. Intermediaries transact with the Fund primarily through the use of omnibus accounts on behalf of their customers who hold positions in the Fund. Certain services would have been provided by the Fund’s transfer agent and other service providers if the shareholders’ accounts were maintained directly by the Fund’s transfer agent. Accordingly, the Fund, pursuant to the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“The Board”) approval, has agreed to reimburse the Manager for all or a portion of the servicing fees paid to these intermediaries for the Institutional Class. The reimbursement amounts (sub-transfer agent fees) paid to the Manager are subject to a fee limit of up to 0.10% of an intermediaries average net assets in the Institutional Class on an annual basis.

For the period ended October 31, 2016, the sub-transfer agent fees, as reflected in “Transfer agent fees” in the Statement of Operations, were as follows:

Fund	Sub-Transfer Agent Fees
Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond	$	2,481

As of October 31, 2016, the Fund owes the Manager the following reimbursement for sub-transfer agent fees, as reflected in “Transfer agent fees payable” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

Fund	Sub-Transfer Agent Fees
Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond	$	1,630

Investment in Affiliated Funds

The Fund may invest in the American Beacon U.S. Government Money Market Select Fund (the “USG Select Fund”). The Fund and the USG Select Fund have the same investment advisor and therefore, are considered to be affiliated. The Manager serves as the investment advisor to the USG Select Fund and receives management fees totaling 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the USG Select Fund. During the period ended October 31, 2016, the Manager earned fees of $5,455 on the Fund’s direct investments in the USG Select Fund.

Interfund Lending Program

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with the Manager, may participate in an interfund lending program as a borrower. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from other participating Funds. During the period ended October 31, 2016, the Fund did not utilize the credit facility.

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2016

Expense Reimbursement Plan

The Manager contractually agreed to reimburse classes of the Fund to the extent that total annual fund operating expenses exceed the Fund’s expense cap. During the year ended October 31, 2016, the Manager reimbursed expenses as follows:

	Expense Cap			Reimbursed		Expiration of
Class	4/4/16 - 10/31/16			Expenses		Reimbursements
Institutional		0.45	%	$	233,731		2019
Y		0.55	%		6,383		2019
Investor		0.83	%		8,277		2019

Of these amounts, $17,305 is disclosed as a receivable from the Manager on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at October 31, 2016. The Fund has adopted an Expense Reimbursement Plan whereby the Manager may seek repayment of net expenses reimbursed for a period of up to three years. However, reimbursement will occur only if the Class’ average net assets have grown or expenses have declined sufficiently to allow reimbursement without causing its expense ratio to exceed the previously agreed upon contractual expense limit. The reimbursed expenses listed above will expire in 2019.

Trustee Fees and Expenses

Effective July 1, 2016, as compensation for their service to the Trust and the American Beacon Select Fund, each Trustee receives an annual retainer of $120,000, plus $5,000 for each Board of Trustee meeting attended in person or via teleconference, $2,500 for attendance by Committee members at meetings of the Audit Committee and the Investment Committee, and $1,500 for attendance by Committee members at meetings of the Nominating and Governance Committee, plus reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred in attending Board meetings, Committee meetings, and relevant educational seminars. The Trustees also may be compensated for attendance at special Board and/or Committee meetings from time to time. The Board Chairman receives an additional annual retainer of $50,000 as well as a single $5,000 fee each quarter for his attendance at the committee meetings. The chairpersons of the Audit Committee and the Investment Committee each receive an additional annual retainer of $25,000 and the Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee receives an additional annual retainer of $10,000. These expenses are allocated on a prorated basis to each Fund of the Trust according to its respective net assets.

3. Security Valuation and Fair Value Measurements

Investments are valued at the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, each day that the Exchange is open for business. Debt securities normally are valued on the basis of prices provided by an independent pricing service and may take into account appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. The prices of debt securities may be determined using quotes obtained from brokers.

Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing NAV per share of the mutual fund on the day of valuation.

Securities for which the market prices are not readily available or are not reflective of the fair value of the security, as determined by the Manager, will be priced at fair value following procedures approved by the Board.

Other investments for which the above valuation procedures are inappropriate or are deemed not to reflect fair value are stated at fair value as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee, established by the Fund’s Board.

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2016

Valuation Inputs

Various inputs may be used to determine the fair value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1 -	Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 -	Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, and others. Fixed-income securities are considered Level 2 as they are valued using observable inputs.
Level 3 -	Prices determined using other significant unobservable inputs. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment.

Level 1 and Level 2 trading assets and trading liabilities, at fair value

Fixed-income securities including corporate, convertible and municipal bonds and notes, U.S. government agencies, U.S. Treasury obligations, sovereign issues, bank loans, convertible preferred securities, and non-U.S. bonds are normally valued by pricing service providers that use broker dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The service providers’ internal models use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar assets. Securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Fixed-income securities purchased on a delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date and categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are usually issued as separate tranches, or classes, of securities within each deal. These securities are also normally valued by pricing service providers that use broker dealer quotations or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The pricing models for these securities usually consider tranche-level attributes, current market data, estimated cash flows and market-based yield spreads for each tranche, and incorporates deal collateral performance, as available. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments in registered open-end investment management companies will be valued based upon the NAVs of such investments and are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Fund’s investments are summarized by level based on the inputs used to determine their values. As of October 31, 2016, the investments were classified as described below:

Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond Fund(1)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Corporate Obligations	$	—	$	44,737,827	$	—	$	44,737,827
U.S. Government Agency Obligations		—		63,350,560		—		63,350,560
U.S. Treasury Obligations		—		26,297,332		—		26,297,332
Short-Term Investments—Money Market Funds		1,262,143		—		—		1,262,143
Total Investments in Securities	$	1,262,143	$	134,385,719	$	—	$	135,647,862

⁽¹⁾  Refer to the Schedule of Investments for Industry Information.

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2016

U.S. GAAP also requires all transfers between any levels to be disclosed. The end of period timing recognition has been adopted for the transfers between levels of each Fund’s assets and liabilities. During the period ended October 31, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.

4. Securities and Other Investments

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities

The Fund may invest in mortgage or other asset-backed securities (“ABS”). These securities may include mortgage instruments issued by U.S. government agencies (“agency mortgages”) or those issued by private entities (“non-agency mortgages”). Specific types of instruments may include mortgage pass-through securities, collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”), commercial mortgage-backed securities, mortgage dollar rolls, CMO residuals, stripped mortgage-backed securities and other securities that directly or indirectly represent a participation in, or are secured by a payable from, mortgage loans on real property. The value of the Fund’s mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) may be affected by, among other things, changes or perceived changes in interest rates, factors concerning the interests in and structure of the issuer or the originator of the mortgage, or the quality of the underlying assets. The mortgages underlying the securities may default or decline in quality or value. Through its investments in MBS, a Fund has exposure to subprime loans, Alt-A loans and non-conforming loans as well as to the mortgage and credit markets generally. Underlying collateral related to subprime, Alt-A and non-conforming mortgage loans has become increasingly susceptible to defaults and declines in quality or value, especially in a declining residential real estate market. In addition, regulatory or tax changes may adversely affect the mortgage securities markets as a whole.

Mortgage-Backed Securities

MBS often have stated maturities of up to thirty years when they are issued, depending upon the length of the mortgages underlying the securities. In practice however, unscheduled or early payments of principal and interest on the underlying mortgages may make the securities’ effective maturity shorter than this, and the prevailing interest rates may be higher or lower than the current yield of the Fund’s portfolio at the time resulting in reinvestment risk.

Rising or high interest rates may result in slower than expected principal payments which may tend to extend the duration of MBS, making them more volatile and more sensitive to changes in interest rates. This is known as extension risk.

MBS may have less potential for capital appreciation than comparable fixed income securities due to the likelihood of increased prepayments of mortgages resulting from foreclosures or declining interest rates. These foreclosed or refinanced mortgages are paid off at face value (par) or less, causing a loss, particularly for any investor who may have purchased the security at a premium or a price above par. In such an environment, this risk limits the potential price appreciation of these securities.

Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

Certain MBS may be issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or a government sponsored entity, such as Fannie Mae (the Federal National Mortgage Association) or Freddie Mac (the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation). Although these instruments may be guaranteed by the U.S. government or a government sponsored entity, many such MBS are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States and are still exposed to the risk of non-payment.

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2016

Other Investment Company Securities and Other Exchange Traded Products

The Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies, including open-end funds, closed-end funds, business development companies, ETFs, unit investment trusts, and other investment companies of the Trust. The Fund may invest in investment company securities advised by the Manager or a sub-advisor. Investments in the securities of other investment companies may involve duplication of advisory fees and certain other expenses. By investing in another investment company, the Fund becomes a shareholder of that investment company. As a result, the Fund’s shareholders indirectly will bear a proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by shareholders of the other investment company, in addition to the fees and expenses the Fund’s shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund’s own operations. These other fees and expenses are reflected as Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and are included in the Fees and Expenses Table for the Fund in its Prospectus, if applicable. Investments in other investment companies may involve the payment of substantial premiums above the value of such issuer’s portfolio securities.

5. Principal Risks

In the normal course of business the Fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists. Security values fluctuate (market risk) and may decline due to factors affecting securities markets in general, particular industries represented in the securities markets or conditions specifically related to a particular company. Failure of the other party to a transaction to perform (credit risk), for example by not making principal and interest payments when due, reduces the value of the issuer’s debt and could reduce the Fund’s income. Some of the Fund’s investments may be illiquid and the Fund may not be able to vary the portfolio investments in response to changes in economic and other conditions. If the Fund is required to liquidate all or a portion of its investments quickly, the Fund may realize significantly less than the value at which it previously recorded those investments.

Market Risks

Interest rate risk is the risk that fixed-income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. As nominal interest rates rise, the value of certain fixed-income securities held by the Fund is likely to decrease. A nominal interest rate can be described as the sum of a real interest rate and an expected inflation rate. Fixed-income securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, usually making them more volatile than securities with shorter durations. Duration is useful primarily as a measure of the sensitivity of a fixed-income’s market price to interest rate (i.e. yield) movements.

The Fund will be exposed to credit risk on parties with whom it trades and will also bear the risk of settlement default. The Fund minimizes concentrations of credit risk by undertaking transactions with a large number of customers and counterparties on recognized and reputable exchanges. The Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a financial derivatives contract, repurchase agreement or a loan of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or to otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in credit ratings.

6. Federal Income and Excise Taxes

It is the policy of the Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”), by complying with all applicable provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and to make distribution of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes. For federal income tax purposes, the Fund is treated as a single entity for the purpose of determining such qualification.

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2016

The Fund does not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in “Other expenses” on the Statement of Operations.

The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on returns of income earned or gains realized or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized capital gains and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation), as applicable, as the income is earned or capital gains are recorded.

Dividends are categorized in accordance with income tax regulations which may treat certain transactions differently than U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

The tax character of distributions paid are as follows:

	From April 4 to October 31, 2016
Distributions paid from:
Ordinary income*
Institutional Class	$	360,822
Y Class		7,732
Investor Class		14,275
Total distributions paid	$	382,829

* For tax purposes, short-term capital gains are considered ordinary income distributions.

As of October 31, 2016, the components of distributable earnings (deficits) on a tax basis are as follows:

Cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes	$	137,033,621
Unrealized appreciation		151,549
Unrealized depreciation		(1,537,308	)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)		(1,385,759	)
Undistributed ordinary income		98,435
Undistributed long-term gain (loss)		—
Accumulated capital gain (loss)		—
Other temporary differences		(1	)
Distributable earnings (deficits)	$	(1,287,325	)

Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character. Financial records are not adjusted for temporary differences. The temporary differences between financial reporting and tax basis reporting of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributed to the tax deferral of losses from wash sales and paydown classes.

Due to inherent differences in the recognition of income, expenses and realized gains (losses) under U.S. GAAP and federal tax regulations, permanent differences between book and tax reporting have been identified and appropriately reclassed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Accordingly, the following reclassified amounts represent current year permanent differences derived from foreign currency and dividend reclasses as of October 31, 2016:

Paid-in-capital	$	—
Undistributed net investment income (loss)		21,623
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)		(21,623	)
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments		—

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American Beacon Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond Fund^SM

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2016

For the period ended October 31, 2016, the Fund did not have capital loss carryforwards.

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “RIC MOD”), net capital losses recognized by Funds in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 are carried forward indefinitely and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term losses.

7. Investment Transactions

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of investments, other than short-term obligations, for the period ended October 31, 2016, were:

	Purchases		Sales
Securities	$	137,454,476	$	29,364,336
U.S. Treasury Obligations		29,107,166		1,462,702

A summary of the Fund’s direct transactions in the USG Select Fund for the period ended October 31, 2016 are as follows:

April 4, 2016 Shares/ Fair Value		Purchases		Sales		October 31, 2016 Shares/Fair Value		Dividend Income
$	—	$	140,105,123	$	138,842,980	$	1,262,143	$	8,346

8. Capital Share Transactions

The tables below summarize the activity in capital shares for each Class of the Fund:

	Institutional Class
	Period Ended October 31*,
	2016
Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond Fund	Shares			Amount
Shares sold		13,189,537		$	132,905,019
Reinvestment of dividends		35,871			360,822
Shares redeemed		(801,285	)		(8,079,148	)
Net increase in shares outstanding		12,424,123		$	125,186,693
	Y Class
	Period Ended October 31*,
	2016
Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond Fund	Shares			Amount
Shares sold		326,810		$	3,292,688
Reinvestment of dividends		769			7,732
Shares redeemed		(354	)		(3,564	)
Net increase in shares outstanding		327,225		$	3,296,856
	Investor Class
	Period Ended October 31*,
	2016
Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond Fund	Shares			Amount
Shares sold		893,424		$	9,024,800
Reinvestment of dividends		1,419			14,275
Shares redeemed		(34,125	)		(342,763	)
Net increase in shares outstanding		860,718		$	8,696,312

^*  For the period of April 4, 2016 through October 31, 2016.

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American Beacon Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond Fund^SM

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2016

9. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements through this date.

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American Beacon Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond Fund^SM

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

	Institutional Class			Y Class			Investor Class
	April 4 D to October 31, 2016			April 4 D to October 31, 2016			April 4 D to October 31, 2016
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	10.00		$	10.00		$	10.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.05			0.05			0.03
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		(0.02	)		(0.02	)		(0.01	)
Total income from investment operations		0.03			0.03			0.02
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.05	)		(0.05	)		(0.03	)
Distributions from net realized gains		—			—			—
Total distributions		(0.05	)		(0.05	)		(0.03	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	9.98		$	9.98		$	9.99
Total return A		0.34	%B		0.29	% B		0.24	% B
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	124,032,604		$	3,265,315		$	8,594,617
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		1.06	% C		1.29	% C		1.19	% C
Expenses, net of reimbursements		0.45	% C		0.55	% C		0.83	% C
Net investment income, before reimbursements		0.29	% C		0.11	% C		0.21	% C
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		0.91	% C		0.85	% C		0.57	%
Portfolio turnover rate		40	% E		40	% E		40	% E

^A  Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. May include adjustments in accordance with U.S. GAAP and as such, the net asset value for reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.

^B  Not Annualized.

^C  Annualized.

^D  Commencement of Operations.

^E  Portfolio turnover is for the period from April 4, 2016 through October 31, 2016 and is not annualized.

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Federal Tax Information

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Certain tax information regarding the Fund is required to be provided to shareholders based upon the Fund’s income and distribution for the taxable year ended October 31, 2016. The information and distributions reported herein may differ from information and distributions taxable to the shareholders for the calendar year ended December 31, 2016.

The Fund designated the following items with regard to distributions paid during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016. All designations are based on financial information available as of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item, it is the intention of the Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations there under.

Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions	$	—
Short-Term Capital Gain Distributions		—

Shareholders will receive notification in January 2017 of the applicable tax information necessary to prepare their 2016 income tax returns.

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds^SM

The Trustees and officers of the American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”) are listed below, together with their principal occupations during the past five years. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each person listed below is 220 Las Colinas Boulevard East, Suite 1200, Irving, Texas 75039. Each Trustee oversees twenty-six seven funds in the fund complex that includes the Trust and the American Beacon Select Funds. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Trustees and is available without charge by calling 1-800-658-5811.

Name, Age and Address	Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and Current Directorships
INTERESTED TRUSTEES
	Lifetime of Trust until removal, resignation or retirement*
Alan D. Feld** (79)	Trustee since 1996	Sole Shareholder of a professional corporation which is a Partner in the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP (law firm) (1960-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (1996-2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (1999-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (1996-2012).
NON-INTERESTED TRUSTEES	Term
	Lifetime of Trust until removel resignation or retirement*
Gilbert G. Alvarado (46)	Trustee since 2015	Director, Kura MD, Inc. (local telehealth organization) (2015-present); Vice President & CFO, Sierra Health Foundation (health conversion private foundation) (2006-Present) Vice President & CFO, Sierra Health Foundation: Center for Health Program Management (California public benefit corporation) (2012-Present); Director, Innovative North State (2012-Present); Director, Sacramento Regional Technology Alliance (2011-Present); Director, Women’s Empowerment (2009-2014); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2015-Present).
Josephe B. Armes (54)	Trustee since 2015	Chairman & CEO, CSW Industrials f/k/a Capital Southwest Corporation (investment company) (2013-Present); President & CEO, JBA Investment Partners (family investment vehicle) (2010-Present); Chief Operating Officer, Hicks Holdings, LLC (Hicks Family assets and investments) (2005-2010); Trustee, Baylor University Board of Regents (2001-2010); Director and Chair of Audit Committee, RSP Permian (oil and gas producer) (2013-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2015-Present).
Gerard J. Arpey (58)	Trustee since 2012	Director, The Home Depot, Inc. (2015-Present); Partner, Emerald Creek Group (private equity firm) (2011-Present); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AMR Corp. and American Airlines; Inc. (2003- 2011); Director, S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. (privately held company) (2008-present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2012-Present).
Brenda A. Cline (55)	Trustee since 2004	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, Kimbell Art Foundation (1993-Present); Director, Range Resources Corporation (oil and natural gas company) (2015-Present); Director, Tyler Technologies, Inc.(public sector software solutions company) (2014-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2004-2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2004-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2004-2012).
Eugene J. Duffy (62)	Trustee since 2008	Managing Director, Institutional Services, Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation (2014-Present); Principal and Executive Vice President, Paradigm Asset Management (1994-2014); Director, Sunrise Bank of Atlanta (2008-2013); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2008- 2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2008-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2008-2012).

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Name, Age and Address	Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and Current Directorships
TRUSTEES (CONT.)	Term
M. Dunning (74)	Trustee since 2008	Chairman Emeritus (2008-Present); Lockton Dunning Benefits (consulting firm in employee benefits); Board Director, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (2007-Present); Board Member, BancTec (2010-Present) (software consulting); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2008-2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2008-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2008-2012).
Richard M. Massman (73)	Trustee since 2004 Chairman since 2008	Consultant and General Counsel Emeritus (2009-Present) and Senior Vice President and General Counsel (1994-2009), Hunt Consolidated, Inc. (holding company engaged in oil and gas exploration and production, refining, real estate, farming, ranching and venture capital activities); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2004- 2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2004-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2004-2012).
Barbara J. McKenna, CFA (53)	Trustee since 2012	Managing Principal, Longfellow Investment Management Company (2005- Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2012-Present).
R. Gerald Turner (70) 225 Perkins Admin. Bldg. Southern Methodist Univ. Dallas, Texas 75275	Trustee since 2001	President, Southern Methodist University (1995-Present); Director, J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (1996-Present); Director, Kronus Worldwide Inc. (chemical manufacturing) (2003-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2001- 2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2001-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2001-2012).
OFFICERS
Gene. L. Needles, Jr. (61)	President since 2009 Executive Vice President since 2009	President, CEO and Director, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2009-Present); President, CEO and Director, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); President, CEO and Director, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc.(2015-Present); President, CEO and Director, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present), President, CEO and Director, Astro AB Holdings, LLC. (2015-Present); President, CEO and Director, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc.; (2009-2015); President and CEO, Lighthouse Holdings Parent, Inc. (2009-2015); Manager, President and CEO, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present); President, American Beacon Cayman Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Ltd. (2014-Present).
Rosemary K. Behan (57)	VP, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer since 2006	Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2006-Present); Secretary, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); Secretary, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc. (2015- Present); Secretary, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present); Secretary, Astro AB Holdings, LLC. (2015-Present); Secretary, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. (2008- 2015); Secretary, Lighthouse Holdings Parent, Inc. (2008-2015); Secretary, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2008-Present); Secretary, American Beacon Cayman Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Ltd. (2014-Present).
Brian E. Brett (56)	VP since 2004	Vice President, Director of Sales, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2004-Present).
Paul B. Cavazos (47)	VP since 2016	Chief Investment Officer and Vice President, Asset Management, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2016-Present); Chief Investment Officer and Assistant Treasurer, DTE Energy (2007-2016);
Erica Duncan (46)	VP since 2011	Vice President, Marketing and Client Services, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2011-Present); Supervisor, Brand Marketing, Invesco (2010-2011);

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds^SM

Name, Age and Address	Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and Current Directorships
OFFICERS	Term
Melinda G. Heika (55)	Treasurer since 2010	Treasurer, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2010-Present); Treasurer, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); Treasurer, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc. (2015-Present); Treasurer, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present); Treasurer, Astro AB Holdings, LLC. (2015-Present); Treasurer, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. (2010-2015); Treasurer, Lighthouse Holdings Parent Inc., (2010-2015); Treasurer, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present); Director and Treasurer, American Beacon Cayman Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Ltd. (2014-Present).
	One Year
Terri L. McKinney (52)	VP since 2010	Vice President, Enterprise Services (2009-Present) and Managing Director (2003-2009), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
Jeffrey K. Ringdahl (41)	VP since 2010	Chief Operating Officer, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2010-Present); Manager and Senior Vice President, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present); Senior Vice President and Director, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); Senior Vice President and Director, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc. (2015-Present); Senior Vice President and Director, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present), Senior Vice President and Director, Astro AB Holdings, LLC.(2015-Present); Senior Vice President, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. (2013-2015); Senior Vice President, Lighthouse Holdings Parent, Inc. (2013-2015); Director and Vice President, American Beacon Cayman Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Ltd. (2014-Present); Vice President, Product Management, Touchstone Advisors, Inc. (2007-2010).
Samuel J. Silver (53)	VP since 2011	Chief Fixed Income Officer (2016–Present), Vice President, Fixed Income Investments (2011-2016) and Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Investments (1999-2011), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
Christina E. Sears (45)	Chief Compliance Officer since 2004 and Asst. Secretary since 1999	Chief Compliance Officer, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2004-Present); Chief Compliance Officer, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present).
Sonia L. Bates (59)	Asst. Treasurer since 2011	Director, Tax and Financial Reporting (2011-Present), Manager, Tax and Financial Reporting (2005-2010), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.; Asst. Treasurer, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); Asst. Treasurer, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc. (2015-Present); Asst. Treasurer, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present); Asst. Treasurer, Astro AB Holdings, LLC.;Asst. Treasurer, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. (2011-2015); Asst. Treasurer, Lighthouse Holdings Parent Inc. (2011-2015); Asst. Treasurer, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present).
Shelley D. Abrahams (41)	Assistant Secretary since 2008	Assistant Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2008-Present)
Rebecca L. Harris (49)	Assistant Secretary since 2011	Assistant Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2011-Present)
Diana N. Lai (40)	Assistant Secretary since 2012	Assistant Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2012-Present)
Teresa A. Oxford (58)	Assistant Secretary since 2015	Assistant Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2015-Present)

* As of 11/12/2014, the Board adopted a retirement plan that requires Trustees to retire no later than the last day of the calendar year in which they reach the age of 75.

** Mr. Feld is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trusts, as defined by the 1940 Act. Mr. Feld’s law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP has provided legal services within the past two fiscal years to one or more of the Trust’s sub-advisors.

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* The Board has adopted a retirement plan that requires Trustees to retire no later than the last day of the calendar year in which they reach the age of 72, provided, however, that the board may determine to grant one or more annual exemptions to this requirement.

** Mr. Feld is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined by the 1940 Act. Mr. Feld’s law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP has provided legal services within the past two years to one or more of the Trust’s sub-advisors.

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Privacy Policy

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

The American Beacon Funds recognize and respect the privacy of our shareholders. We are providing this notice to you so you will understand how shareholder information may be collected and used.

We may collect nonpublic personal information about you from one or more of the following sources:

• information we receive from you on applications or other forms;

• information about your transactions with us or our service providers; and

• information we receive from third parties.

We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our customers or former customers to anyone, except as permitted by law.

We restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to those employees or service providers who need to know that information to provide products or services to you. To ensure the confidentiality of your nonpublic personal information, we maintain safeguards that comply with federal standards.

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To obtain more information about the Fund:

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Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedules In addition to the Schedule of Investments provided in each semi-annual and annual report, the Fund files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Form N-Q as of the first and third fiscal quarters. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Section, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549-2736. Information regarding the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800)-SEC-0330. A complete schedule of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is also available at www.americanbeaconfunds.com approximately twenty days after the end of each month.	Availability of Proxy Voting Policy and Records A description of the policies and procedures the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, is available free of charge on the Fund’s website www.americanbeaconfunds.com and by calling 1-800-967-9009 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www. sec.gov. The Fund’s proxy voting record for the most recent year ended June 30 is filed annually with the SEC on Form N-PX. The Fund’s Forms N-PX are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s proxy voting record may also be obtained by calling 1-800-967-9009.

Fund Service Providers:

CUSTODIAN State Street Bank and Trust Boston, Massachusetts TRANSFER AGENT Boston Financial Data Services Kansas City, Missouri INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Ernst & Young LLP Dallas, Texas DISTRIBUTOR Foreside Fund Services, LLC Portland, Maine

This report is prepared for shareholders of the American Beacon Funds and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current Prospectus or Summary Prospectus.

American Beacon Funds and American Beacon Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond Fund are service marks of American Beacon Advisors, Inc.

AR 10/16

About American Beacon Advisors

Since 1986, American Beacon Advisors has offered a variety of products and investment advisory services to numerous institutional and retail clients, including a variety of mutual funds, corporate cash management, and separate account management.

Our clients include defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, corporations, financial planners, and other institutional investors. With American Beacon Advisors, you can put the experience of a multi-billion dollar asset management firm to work for your company.

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND RISKS

Investing in foreign securities may involve heightened risk due to currency fluctuations and economic and political risks. Investing in value stocks may limit downside risk over time; however, the Fund may produce more modest gains than riskier stock funds as a trade-off for this potentially lower risk. The use of futures contracts for cash management may subject the Fund to losing more money than invested. The Fund may participate in a securities lending program. Please see the prospectus for a complete discussion of the Fund’s risks. There can be no assurances that the investment objectives of this Fund will be met.

Any opinions herein, including forecasts, reflect our judgment as of the end of the reporting period and are subject to change. Each advisor’s strategies and each Fund’s portfolio composition will change depending on economic and market conditions. This report is not a complete analysis of market conditions, and, therefore, should not be relied upon as investment advice. Although economic and market information has been compiled from reliable sources, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. makes no representation as to the completeness or accuracy of the statements contained herein.

American Beacon Funds October 31, 2016

Contents

President’s Message	1
Market and Performance Overviews	2
Expense Examples	6
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	8
Schedule of Investments: American Beacon International Equity Fund	9
Financial Statements	15
Notes to Financial Statements	19
Financial Highlights: American Beacon International Equity Fund	36
Federal Tax Information	39
Disclosure Regarding Approval of the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements	40
Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds	45
Privacy Policy	48
Additional Fund Information	Back Cover

President’s Message

Dear Shareholders,   During the 12-month period ended October 31, 2016, China’s slowing growth escalated concerns for global markets, and many of the world’s central banks – the Federal Reserve included – responded by either continuing or expanding their economic stimulation policies. In the first half of 2016, international stocks declined while U.S. and emerging-market stocks made modest gains. Falling global interest rates supported bond returns during the period.   On June 24, 2016, the U.K. announced that the “Brexit” referendum to leave the European Union passed with a 52% majority vote, further shaking up global markets. By the end of that month, however, the U.S. stock market and some global markets had rebounded to near pre-Brexit levels as investors took opportunistic risks following the historic vote. After Theresa May’s succession as the U.K.’s prime minister on July 13, 2016, many central banks put their Brexit concerns on hold and turned their attention to their own economies.

In the weeks ahead of the U.S. presidential election on November 8, 2016, uncertainty about the outcome caused many investors to stay on the sidelines. Although investors may question whether the election’s result could have negative consequences for their portfolios, elections rarely have a lasting effect on the market. Historically speaking, from August 1 to October 31 during 19 of the last 22 election years – or approximately 86% of the time – the S&P 500 rallied for an average gain of approximately 6%.

For the 12-month period ended October 31, 2016:

• American Beacon International Equity Fund (Investor Class) returned -5.38%.

Our broad range of mutual funds helps investors navigate the economic storms and market downturns in the U.S. and abroad. Our years of experience evaluating sub-advisors have led us to identify and partner with several asset managers who have adhered to their disciplined processes for many years and through a variety of economic and market conditions.

Thank you for your continued investment in the American Beacon Funds. For additional information about the Funds or to access your account information, please visit our website at www.americanbeaconfunds.com.

Best Regards,

Gene L. Needles, Jr.

President

American Beacon Funds

1

International Equity Market Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

International equities were volatile and finished the 12-month period ended October 31, 2016, moderately lower, as investors decided that the Brexit vote in June would help keep interest rates extraordinarily low and moderate global economic growth was likely to continue.

A steady U.S. dollar, coupled with low yields in developed markets, again pushed money into emerging market (“EM”) debt. China’s continuing property and infrastructure rebound helped EM equities and supported commodity prices, while hints of wage inflation and fiscal spending on infrastructure further supported market perception that inflation could return.

U.S. economic data was broad and steady but not viewed as being strong enough to induce monetary tightening in the U.S. until late in the year.

The Bank of Japan’s decision to move to negative interest rates spooked investors, and banks fell sharply on fears that margins would be eroded in Japan, as well as in other developed markets.

Broadly speaking, most stocks in developed Europe struggled over the past 12 months. In contrast, the developed Asia-Pacific markets performed well.

Health Care sector stocks were among the worst performers of the period due to the ongoing political focus on drug pricing during the U.S. presidential election. Stocks in the Materials and Energy sectors were among the best performers.

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Performance Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

The Investor Class of the International Equity Fund (the “Fund”) returned -5.38% for the twelve months ended October 31, 2016. The Fund underperformed the MSCI EAFE Index (the “Index”) return of -3.23%.

Comparison of Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment for the period from 10/31/06 through 10/31/16

Total Returns for the Period ended October 31, 2016

	Ticker		1 Year			3 Years			5 Years			10 Years			Value of $10,000 10/31/2006- 10/31/2016
Institutional Class (1,7)		AAIEX		(5.07	)%		(2.43	)%		5.39	%		1.49	%	$	11,590
Y Class (1,2,7)		ABEYX		(5.14	)%		(2.52	)%		5.30	%		1.42	%	$	11,514
Investor Class (1,7)		AAIPX		(5.38	)%		(2.77	)%		5.02	%		1.15	%	$	11,215
Advisor Class (1,3,7)		AAISX		(5.40	)%		(2.87	)%		4.88	%		0.95	%	$	10,990
A without Sales Charge (1,4,7)		AIEAX		(5.34	)%		(2.82	)%		4.92	%		1.08	%	$	11,136
A with Sales Charge (1,4,7)		AIEAX		(10.77	)%		(4.73	)%		3.67	%		0.49	%	$	10,496
C without Sales Charge (1,5,7)		AILCX		(6.12	)%		(3.55	)%		4.14	%		0.60	%	$	10,619
C with Sales Charge (1,5,7)		AILCX		(7.12	)%		(3.55	)%		4.14	%		0.60	%	$	10,619
MSCI EAFE Index (6)				(3.23	)%		(1.31	)%		4.99	%		1.22	%	$	11,292

1. Performance shown is historical and is not indicative of future returns. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and shares may be worth more or less at redemption than at original purchase. Performance shown is calculated based on the published end of day net asset values as of date indicated and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain performance as of the most recent month end, please visit www.americanbeaconfunds.com or call 1-800-967-9009. Fund performance in the table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. A portion of the fees charged to the Institutional Class of the Fund was waived from 2013 through 2015. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than actual returns show.

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Performance Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

2. Fund performance for the ten-year period represents the total returns achieved by the Institutional Class from 10/31/06 up to 8/3/09, the inception date of the Y Class, and the returns of the Y Class since its inception. Expenses of the Y Class are higher than those of the Institutional Class. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the Y Class been in existence since 10/31/06.

3. A portion of the fees charged to the Advisor Class of the Fund was waived from 2006 through 2007 and in 2009. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than the actual returns shown for those periods.

4. Fund performance for the ten-year period represents the total returns achieved by the Investor Class from 10/31/06 up to 5/17/10, the inception date of the A Class, and the returns of the A Class since its inception. Expenses of the A Class are higher than those of the Investor Class. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the A Class been in existence since 10/31/06. A portion of the fees charged to the A Class of the Fund was waived from 2010 through 2012 and partially recovered in 2013 and 2015. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than the actual returns shown from 2010 through 2012. The maximum sales charge for A Class is 5.75%.

5. Fund performance for the ten-year period represents the total returns achieved by the Investor Class from 10/31/06 up to 9/1/10, the inception date of the C Class, and the returns of the C Class since its inception. Expenses of the C Class are higher than those of the Investor Class. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the C Class been in existence since 10/31/06. A portion of the fees charged to the C Class of the Fund was waived from 2010 through 2012 and partially recovered in 2013 and 2015. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than the actual returns shown from 2010 through 2012. The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for C Class is 1.00% for shares redeemed within one year of the date of purchase.

6. The MSCI EAFE Index is a market capitalization weighted index of international stock performance composed of equities from developed markets excluding the U.S. and Canada. One cannot directly invest in an index.

7. The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus for the Institutional, Y, Investor, Advisor, A, and C Class shares was 0.74%, 0.81%, 1.07%, 1.20%, 1.12%, and 1.86%, respectively. The expense ratios above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.

The Fund underperformed the Index over the twelve-month period due to country allocation and stock selection.

Stock selections within the United Kingdom and Switzerland contributed to the Fund’s relative underperformance, despite value added from stock selections in Germany and France. Lagging securities included Lloyd’s Banking Group Plc. (down 36.7%) and Barclays Plc. (down 31.7%) within the United Kingdom, and Credit Suisse Group AG Reg. (down 50.4%) and Novartis AG Reg. (down 18.9%) within Switzerland. The Fund’s investments in Germany, including Volkswagen AG Pref (up 17.0%) and Infineon Technologies AG (up 48.7%) helped relative performance during the prior twelve months.

From a country allocation perspective, overweighting out-of-index Korea (up 5.2%) contributed positively to the Fund’s performance relative to the Index, though underweighting Australia and Japan (up 13.0% and 3.5%, respectively) detracted during the year.

Although economic and market conditions vary from period to period, the Fund’s primary strategy of investing in undervalued companies with above-average earnings growth expectations remains consistent.

Top Ten Holdings (% Net Assets)
Royal Dutch Shell PLC		2.7
Novartis AG		2.5
KDDI Corp.		2.1
British American Tobacco PLC		2.0
Total S.A.		2.0
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.		1.8
Prudential PLC		1.6
SAP AG		1.5
Akzo Nobel		1.5
Roche Holding AG Genusschein		1.4
Total Fund Holdings	161

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Performance Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Sector Allocation (% Equities)
Financials	19.2
Consumer Discretionary	12.8
Industrials	11.6
Health Care	10.5
Energy	10.2
Consumer Staples	8.7
Telecommunication Services	8.2
Materials	8.1
Information Technology	7.2
Real Estate	1.9
Utilities	1.6
Country Allocation (% Equities)
United Kingdom	22.7
Japan	17.5
France	12.0
Switzerland	8.4
Germany	8.4
Netherlands	6.0
South Korea	4.8
Hong Kong/China	3.2
Canada	2.3
Belgium	1.8
Sweden	1.8
Spain	1.6
Israel	1.4
Australia	1.3
Norway	1.2
Ireland	1.1
Singapore	1.0
Italy	1.0
Finland	0.9
Luxembourg	0.8
Denmark	0.5
Portugal	0.3

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Expense Examples

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Fund Expense Example

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption fees if applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, administrative service fees, distribution (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. The Examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period in each Class and held for the entire period from May 1, 2016 through October 31, 2016.

Actual Expenses

The “Actual” lines of the table provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this page, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = $8.60), then multiply the result by the “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Shareholders of the Investor and Institutional Classes that invest in the Fund through an IRA or Roth IRA may be subject to a custodial IRA fee of $15 that is typically deducted each December. If your account was subject to a custodial IRA fee during the period, your costs would have been $15 higher.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The “Hypothetical” lines of the table provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% per year rate of return before expenses (not the Fund’s actual return). You may compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds by contrasting this 5% hypothetical example and the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. Shareholders of the Investor and Institutional Classes that invest in the Fund through an IRA or Roth IRA may be subject to a custodial IRA fee of $15 that is typically deducted each December. If your account was subject to a custodial IRA fee during the period, your costs would have been $15 higher.

You should also be aware that the expenses shown in the table highlight only your ongoing costs and do not reflect any transaction costs charged by the Fund, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees as applicable. Similarly, the expense examples for other funds do not reflect any transaction costs charged by those funds, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” lines of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If you were subject to any transaction costs during the period, your costs would have been higher.

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Expense Examples

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

International Equity Fund

					Expenses Paid During
	Beginning Account Value		Ending Account Value		Period
	5/1/2016		10/31/2016		5/1/2016-10/31/2016*
Institutional Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	990.89	$	3.45
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,021.65	$	3.51
Y Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	990.66	$	3.85
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,021.28	$	3.91
Investor Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	989.10	$	5.30
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,019.83	$	5.38
Advisor Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	989.33	$	5.95
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,019.14	$	6.04
A Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	989.09	$	5.35
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,019.75	$	5.43
C Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	985.28	$	9.23
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,015.83	$	9.37

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratios for the six-month period of 0.69%, 0.77%, 1.06%, 1.19%, 1.07%, and 1.85% for the Institutional, Y, Investor, Advisor, A, and C Classes respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number derived by dividing the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184) by days in the year (366) to reflect the half-year period.

** 5% return before expenses.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm {Unaudited}

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of

American Beacon International Equity Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of American Beacon International Equity Fund (one of the funds constituting the American Beacon Funds) (the Fund), as of October 31, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of American Beacon International Equity Fund at October 31, 2016, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Dallas, Texas

December 29, 2016

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
Australia - 1.23%
Common Stocks - (Cost $31,502,605)
Caltex Australia Ltd.		627,934	$	14,678,777
James Hardie Industries PLC, CDIA B		628,539		9,385,682
Westfield Corp.C		1,252,674		8,480,889
Total Australia				32,545,348
Belgium - 1.77%
Common Stocks - (Cost $42,022,432)
Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A.		256,256		29,410,447
KBC Groep N.V.		163,047		9,935,451
UCB S.A.		113,020		7,653,739
Total Belgium				46,999,637
Canada - 2.23%
Common Stocks - (Cost $62,010,345)
Canadian National Railway Co.D		207,100		13,019,214
Encana Corp.		726,000		6,922,792
Manulife Financial Corp.		164,200		2,378,592
MDA Corp.		127,589		7,302,623
National Bank of Canada		404,802		14,450,100
Precision Drilling Corp		893,626		3,984,108
Suncor Energy, Inc.		372,195		11,168,902
Total Canada				59,226,331
Denmark - 0.50%
Common Stocks - (Cost $14,213,555)
Carlsberg A.S., Class B		147,720		13,320,482
Finland - 0.89%
Common Stocks - (Cost $20,107,722)
Sampo OYJ, Class A		516,455		23,681,026
France - 11.51%
Common Stocks - (Cost $293,454,138)
Air Liquide S.A.		137,630		14,002,407
AXA S.A.		422,197		9,517,292
BNP Paribas		513,242		29,770,666
Cap Gemini S.A.		216,533		17,941,533
Cie de Saint-Gobain		252,759		11,222,123
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin		177,495		19,217,581
Crédit Agricole S.A.		935,180		10,093,473
ENGIE SA.		1,240,804		17,891,090
Legrand S.A.		141,589		8,003,058
Sanofi		430,642		33,545,444
Schneider Electric S.A.		377,428		25,331,628
Technip S.A.		164,769		10,928,480
Total S.A.		1,104,691		53,018,144
Valeo S.A.		297,540		17,147,792
Vinci S.A.		251,108		18,187,643
Zodiac Aerospace		385,570		9,383,665
Total France				305,202,019
Germany - 8.03%
Common Stocks - (Cost $140,554,824)
BASF SE		159,515		14,061,143
Bayer AG Reg		122,671		12,158,643
Deutsche Boerse AGD		49,785		3,873,698
Deutsche Lufthansa AG		840,020		10,738,229
HeidelbergCement AG		162,059		15,327,891

See accompanying notes

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
Germany - 8.03% (continued)
Infineon Technologies AG		737,800	$	13,246,244
Lanxess AG		226,791		14,521,830
Linde AG		68,038		11,225,717
Merck KGaA		151,975		15,625,354
METRO AG		240,892		7,216,547
SAP AG		461,473		40,648,149
Siemens AG Reg.		113,970		12,942,691
Thyssenkrupp AG		296,800		6,871,381
Total Common Stocks				178,457,517
Preferred Stocks - (Cost $44,096,242)
Volkswagen AG		250,935		34,488,088
Total Germany				212,945,605
Hong Kong/China - 3.09%
Common Stocks - (Cost $75,695,372)
AIA Group Ltd.		1,556,862		9,826,304
Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd.		1,248,082		9,245,290
China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.		2,318,044		6,007,657
China Mobile Ltd.		2,212,276		25,344,525
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.		873,082		10,801,583
CNOOC Ltd.		14,704,635		18,713,663
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.		15,050,317		2,037,616
Total Hong Kong/China				81,976,638
Ireland - 1.10%
Common Stocks - (Cost $23,817,137)
CRH PLCA		541,511		17,524,693
Ryanair Holdings PLCA		154,183		11,577,601
Total Ireland				29,102,294
Israel - 1.34%
Common Stocks - (Cost $41,428,820)
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Sponsored ADR E		831,963		35,558,099
Italy - 0.99%
Common Stocks - (Cost $32,644,599)
Azimut Holding SpA		425,953		6,836,166
ENI SpA		1,036,506		15,030,665
UniCredit SpA		1,739,971		4,316,721
Total Italy				26,183,552
Japan - 16.76%
Common Stocks - (Cost $400,807,630)
ABC-Mart, Inc.D		158,000		9,627,348
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.		167,500		5,991,156
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.		941,400		25,907,127
Don Quijote Co., Ltd.		640,100		24,384,471
East Japan Railway Co.		294,900		26,031,175
Hitachi Ltd.		5,058,000		26,970,855
Inpex Corp.		535,300		5,030,911
Isuzu Motors Ltd.		1,156,800		14,334,525
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.		625,100		18,454,368
Japan Tobacco, Inc.		370,900		14,125,819
KDDI Corp.		1,829,700		55,691,832
Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.		742,100		12,790,557
Komatsu Ltd.		710,400		15,871,719
Konica Minolta, Inc.		1,726,200		15,489,217
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.		221,000		5,037,670
Nikon Corp.F		526,700		7,970,563

See accompanying notes

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
Japan - 16.76% (continued)
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.		1,102,900	$	11,237,232
Omron Corp.		154,800		5,948,737
Panasonic Corp.		672,500		7,034,733
Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.		424,900		17,758,527
Softbank Corp.		300,200		18,898,831
Sony Corp.		554,300		17,764,874
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.		857,000		11,109,865
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.		916,300		31,918,031
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.		304,500		5,104,520
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.		229,400		10,051,426
Toshiba Corp.		3,694,000		13,420,559
Toyota Motor Corp.		83,100		4,817,058
United Arrows Ltd.		202,300		5,528,672
Total Japan				444,302,378
Luxembourg - 0.75%
Common Stocks - (Cost $20,122,928)
ArcelorMittalD		973,699		6,560,776
RTL Group S.A.		112,000		8,778,489
Tenaris S.A.		329,191		4,654,439
Total Luxembourg				19,993,704
Netherlands - 5.72%
Common Stocks - (Cost $153,341,654)
Aegon N.V		2,216,920		9,559,277
Akzo Nobel		620,651		40,116,110
ING Groep N.V.		1,850,915		24,371,950
PostNL N.V.D		1,492,795		7,033,370
QIAGEN N.V.D		303,816		7,439,032
RELX N.V.		530,235		8,949,259
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class AA		1,011,089		25,227,938
SBM Offshore N.V.		602,300		8,651,475
Wolters Kluwer N.V.		522,349		20,215,526
Total Netherlands				151,563,937
Norway - 1.17%
Common Stocks - (Cost $31,347,862)
Telenor ASA		1,801,085		28,665,292
Yara International ASA		65,600		2,318,372
Total Norway				30,983,664
Portugal - 0.26%
Common Stocks - (Cost $7,593,876)
Galp Energia SGPS S.A.		499,083		6,766,176
Singapore - 0.98%
Common Stocks - (Cost $18,130,279)
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.		1,094,381		11,799,256
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.		5,068,895		14,166,443
Total Singapore				25,965,699
South Korea - 4.60%
Common Stocks - (Cost $113,961,717)
Hana Financial Group, Inc.		503,063		14,420,333
Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.		39,389		9,432,017
Hyundai Motor Co.		90,851		11,115,700
KB Financial Group, Inc., ADRE		288,657		10,674,537
KT&G Corp.		59,451		5,871,062
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.		34,012		48,718,084

See accompanying notes

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October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
South Korea - 4.60% (continued)
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.		111,182	$	21,716,563
Total South Korea				121,948,296
Spain - 1.53%
Common Stocks - (Cost $44,485,985)
CaixaBank S.A.		4,505,728		13,636,574
Red Electrica Corp S.A.		471,567		9,838,182
Telefonica S.A.		1,687,403		17,152,734
Total Spain				40,627,490
Sweden - 1.71%
Common Stocks - (Cost $48,977,903)
Alfa Laval AB		378,579		5,440,516
Assa Abloy AB		1,002,266		18,231,795
Getinge AB, Class B		450,388		7,380,016
Swedbank AB, Class A		611,758		14,331,914
Total Sweden				45,384,241
Switzerland - 8.04%
Common Stocks - (Cost $215,906,168)
ABB Ltd.		1,271,697		26,216,582
Aryzta AG		327,495		14,389,857
Cie Financiere Richemont S.A. Reg.		259,141		16,668,511
Clariant AG Reg.		258,993		4,289,723
Novartis AG		917,767		65,293,109
Roche Holding AG Genusschein		158,170		36,363,675
Swiss Re AG		110,671		10,278,071
UBS Group AG		1,256,793		17,780,913
Zurich Insurance Group AG		83,025		21,722,169
Total Switzerland				213,002,610
United Kingdom - 21.86%
Common Stocks - (Cost $618,211,846)
Aon PLCA		164,399		18,220,341
Aviva PLCA		4,234,534		22,950,645
BAE Systems PLCA		1,673,090		11,109,659
Balfour Beatty PLCA		2,655,985		8,810,013
Barclays PLCA		12,932,313		30,122,892
BHP Billiton PLCA		1,274,604		19,259,634
BP PLCA		3,337,283		19,758,355
British American Tobacco PLCA		944,878		54,258,667
Carnival PLCA		376,360		18,131,771
Cobham PLCA		2,836,966		4,962,129
Diageo PLCA		901,471		24,048,628
Direct Line Insurance Group PLCA		1,434,481		6,076,844
GlaxoSmithKline PLCA		1,132,407		22,433,494
Glencore Xstrata PLCA		3,927,820		12,019,136
Howden Joinery Group PLCA		1,720,737		7,896,081
HSBC Holdings PLCA		1,741,804		13,107,923
Informa PLCA		1,489,905		12,264,011
Johnson Matthey PLCA		154,280		6,439,404
Kingfisher PLCA		1,793,333		7,930,683
Lloyds Banking Group PLCA		21,443,667		15,029,068
Petrofac Ltd.		649,264		6,409,252
Provident Financial Holdings PLCA		235,338		8,497,589
Prudential PLCA		2,631,288		42,980,219
RELX PLCA		962,335		17,209,100
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class BA		1,838,785		47,601,758
Shire PLCA		422,938		24,071,953

See accompanying notes

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October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
United Kingdom - 21.86% (continued)
Sky PLCA		994,777	$	9,960,031
SSE PLCA		620,412		12,081,811
Standard Chartered PLCA D		1,911,397		16,655,265
Unilever PLCA		281,809		11,789,858
Vodafone Group PLCA		9,890,118		27,213,189
Wolseley PLCA		380,673		19,807,280
Total United Kingdom				579,106,683
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.29% (Cost $87,141,057)
American Beacon U.S. Government Money Market Select Fund, Select Class G		87,141,057		87,141,057
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL - 0.06% (Cost $1,711,611)
DWS Government and Agency Securities Portfolio, Institutional Class		427,903		427,903
American Beacon U.S. Government Money Market Select Fund, Select Class G		1,283,708		1,283,708
Total Securities Lending Collateral				1,711,611
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.41% (Cost $2,583,288,309)				2,635,238,577
OTHER ASSETS, NET OF LIABILITIES - 0.59%				15,615,539
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%			$	2,650,854,116

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

^A  PLC - Public Limited Company.

^B  CDI - Chess Depository Interest.

^C  REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.

^D  Non-income producing security.

^E  ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

^F  All or a portion of this security is on loan at October 31, 2016.

^G  The Fund is affiliated by having the same investment advisor.

Futures Contracts Open on October 31, 2016:

									Unrealized
			Number of						Appreciation
Description	Type		Contracts		Expiration Date		Contract Value		(Depreciation)
AEX Index Futures		Long		33		November 2016	$	3,269,010	$	898
ASX SPI 200 Index Futures		Long		71		December 2016		7,142,619		53,451
CAC 40 Index Futures		Long		195		November 2016		9,646,693		(6,618	)
DAX Index Futures		Long		31		December 2016		9,082,877		214,836
FTSE 100 Index Futures		Long		207		December 2016		17,554,283		528,056
FTSE/MIB Index Futures		Long		21		December 2016		1,971,732		66,312
Hang Seng Index		Long		23		November 2016		3,396,644		(89,227	)
IBEX 35 Index Futures		Long		32		November 2016		3,205,702		131,197
OMX 30 Index Futures		Long		167		November 2016		2,671,318		(15,285	)
S&P/TSX 60 Index Futures		Long		70		December 2016		9,043,476		243,216
TOPIX Index Futures		Long		182		December 2016		24,206,660		1,096,425
							$	91,191,014	$	2,223,261

See accompanying notes

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October 31, 2016

Foreign Currency Contracts Open on October 31, 2016:

														Net Unrealized
			Principal Amount						Unrealized		Unrealized			Appreciation
Type	Currency		Covered by Contract		Settlement Date		Counterparty		Appreciation		(Depreciation)			(Depreciation)
Buy		EUR		23,167,934		12/8/2016		BNP	$	—	$	(605,569	)	$	(605,569	)
Buy		EUR		6,456,940		12/8/2016		BOM		—		(172,473	)		(172,473	)
Buy		SEK		2,322,015		12/8/2016		BOM		—		(159,482	)		(159,482	)
Buy		CHF		11,252,995		12/8/2016		CBK		—		(242,537	)		(242,537	)
Buy		GBP		15,623,275		12/8/2016		CBK		—		(1,535,093	)		(1,535,093	)
Buy		SEK		590,561		12/8/2016		GLM		—		(38,889	)		(38,889	)
Buy		CAD		9,204,513		12/8/2016		GLM		—		(411,346	)		(411,346	)
Buy		CAD		1,888,209		12/8/2016		RBC		—		(31,600	)		(31,600	)
Buy		JPY		1,309,779		12/8/2016		SCB		—		(35,869	)		(35,869	)
Buy		GBP		4,717,248		12/8/2016		SOG		—		(388,331	)		(388,331	)
Buy		JPY		28,075,029		12/8/2016		SOG		—		(799,014	)		(799,014	)
Buy		AUD		7,387,917		12/8/2016		TDB		—		(60,164	)		(60,164	)
Buy		CHF		387,794		12/8/2016		UAG		—		(7,459	)		(7,459	)
Buy		AUD		1,277,545		12/8/2016		WBC		24,343		—			24,343
Sell		SEK		409,234		12/8/2016		BNP		22,836		—			22,836
Sell		CAD		1,469,104		12/8/2016		BOM		34,426		—			34,426
Sell		EUR		4,144,843		12/8/2016		CBK		95,540		—			95,540
Sell		SEK		440,509		12/8/2016		CBK		5,501		—			5,501
Sell		AUD		1,055,627		12/8/2016		HUS		5,493		—			5,493
Sell		JPY		3,749,785		12/8/2016		JPM		24,898		—			24,898
Sell		GBP		3,276,718		12/8/2016		MYC		—		(12,868	)		(12,868	)
Sell		CHF		1,498,524		12/8/2016		RBC		—		(7,075	)		(7,075	)
Sell		JPY		4,090,735		12/8/2016		SCB		136,476		—			136,476
Sell		EUR		4,288,400		12/8/2016		SCB		—		(32,641	)		(32,641	)
Sell		GBP		2,808,790		12/8/2016		SOG		141,957		—			141,957
Sell		CAD		1,473,579		12/8/2016		TDB		6,817		—			6,817
Sell		CHF		1,397,274		12/8/2016		UAG		25,687		—			25,687
Sell		AUD		1,152,906		12/8/2016		WBC		9,665		—			9,665
									$	533,639	$	(4,540,410	)	$	(4,006,771	)

Glossary:

Counterparty Abbreviations:

BNP	BNP Paribas, N.A.	JPM	JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.	SOG	Societe Generale
BOM	Bank of Montreal	MYC	Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.	TDB	Toronto Dominion Bank
CBK	Citibank, N.A.	RBC	Royal Bank of Canada	UAG	UBS AG
GLM	Goldman Sachs Bank USA	SCB	Standard Chartered Bank	WBC	Westpac Banking Corporation
HUS	HSBC Bank USA
Currency Abbreviations:
AUD	Australian Dollar	EUR	Euro	JPY	Japanese Yen
CAD	Canadian Dollar	GBP	British Pound	SEK	Swedish Krona
CHF	Swiss Franc

See accompanying notes

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2016

Assets:
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at fair value A D	$	2,546,813,812
Investments in affiliated securities, at fair value B		88,424,765
Foreign currency, at fair value C		896,485
Foreign currency deposits with brokers, at fair value E		13,886,070
Receivable for investments sold		541,312
Receivable for fund shares sold		5,450,380
Dividends and interest receivable		6,061,700
Receivable for tax reclaims		1,774,132
Receivable for variation margin from open futures contracts		14,282,050
Unrealized appreciation from foreign currency contracts		533,639
Prepaid expenses		127,298
Total assets		2,678,791,643
Liabilities:
Payable for investments purchased		4,940,161
Payable for fund shares redeemed		3,234,717
Payable upon return of securities loaned		1,711,611
Management and investment advisory fees payable		913,530
Administrative service and service fees payable		105,515
Transfer agent fees payable		52,860
Custody and fund accounting fees payable		168,711
Professional fees payable		70,228
Prospectus and shareholder reports fees payable		99,852
Trustee fees payable		9,561
Payable for variation margin from open futures contracts		12,039,063
Unrealized depreciation from foreign currency contracts		4,540,410
Other liabilities		51,308
Total liabilities		27,937,527
Net assets	$	2,650,854,116
Analysis of Net Assets:
Paid-in-capital	$	2,636,463,744
Undistributed net investment income		52,877,849
Accumulated net realized (loss)		(88,221,686	)
Unrealized appreciation of investments		226,868,753
Unrealized depreciation of foreign currency contracts		(179,357,805	)
Unrealized appreciation of futures contracts		2,223,261
Net assets	$	2,650,854,116

See accompanying notes

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2016

Shares outstanding at no par value (unlimited shares authorized):
Institutional Class		83,271,648
Y Class		45,506,312
Investor Class		19,428,143
Advisor Class		1,344,903
A Class		1,084,025
C Class		176,087
Net assets:
Institutional ClassF	$	1,450,052,040
Y Class	$	820,596,038
Investor Class	$	334,895,337
Advisor ClassG	$	23,692,313
A Class	$	18,673,142
C Class	$	2,945,246
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:
Institutional ClassF	$	17.41
Y Class	$	18.03
Investor Class	$	17.24
Advisor ClassG	$	17.62
A Class	$	17.23
A Class (offering price)	$	18.28
C Class	$	16.73
A Cost of investments in unaffiliated securities	$	2,494,863,544
B Cost of investments in affiliated securities	$	88,424,765
C Cost of foreign currency	$	897,204
D Fair value of securities on loan	$	1,626,366
E Cost of foreign currency deposits with brokers	$	14,107,483
F Includes AMR Class Assets (Note 1).
G Includes Retirement Class Assets (Note 1).

See accompanying notes

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Statement of Operations

For the year ended October 31, 2016

Investment income:
Dividend income from unaffiliated securities (net of foreign taxes) A	$	70,074,935
Dividend income from affiliated securities		254,429
Interest income		1,181,420
Income derived from securities lending		286,093
Total investment income		71,796,877
Expenses:
Management and investment advisory fees (Note 2)		10,028,181
Administrative service fees (Note 2):
Institutional ClassB		2,005,137
Y Class		1,352,751
Investor Class		561,461
Advisor ClassC		42,342
A Class		23,895
C Class		5,452
Transfer agent fees:
Institutional ClassB		447,820
Y Class		23,551
Investor Class		11,238
Advisor ClassC		3,964
A Class		3,230
C Class		374
Custody and fund accounting fees		593,707
Professional fees		137,895
Registration fees and expenses		162,723
Service fees (Note 2):
Y Class		771,987
Investor Class		1,254,434
Advisor ClassC		62,463
A Class		21,555
C Class		4,922
Distribution fees (Note 2):
Advisor ClassC		63,825
A Class		35,925
C Class		32,813
Prospectus and shareholder report expenses		261,045
Trustee fees		142,942
Other expenses		250,948
Total expenses		18,306,580
Net expenses		18,306,580
Net investment income		53,490,297
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments:
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments		(20,639,965	)
Commission recapture (Note 1)		99,055
Foreign currency transactions		(62,870,906	)
Futures contracts		13,698,686
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
Investments		(21,185,971	)
Foreign currency transactions		(24,901,196	)
Futures contracts		(2,583,868	)
Net (loss) from investments		(118,384,165	)
Net (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations	$	(64,893,868	)
A Foreign taxes	$	7,054,638
B Includes AMR Class Expenses (Note 1).
C Includes Retirement Class Expenses (Note 1).

See accompanying notes

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

	Year Ended			Year Ended
	October 31, 2016			October 31, 2015
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
Net investment income	$	53,490,297		$	46,026,025
Net realized gain (loss) from investments, commission recapture, foreign currency transactions, and futures contracts		(69,713,130	)		104,760,714
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, foreign currency transactions, and futures contracts		(48,671,035	)		(173,957,297	)
Net (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		(64,893,868	)		(23,170,558	)
Distributions to Shareholders:
Net investment income:
Institutional ClassA		(16,686,558	)		(25,910,701	)
Y Class		(8,452,221	)		(14,300,517	)
Investor Class		(3,881,250	)		(8,329,125	)
Advisor ClassB		(277,450	)		(182,971	)
Retirement Class		—			(23,149	)
A Class		(124,783	)		(202,139	)
C Class		(21,084	)		(55,584	)
AMR Class		—			(12,918,138	)
Net realized gain from investments:
Institutional ClassA		(9,476,767	)		—
Y Class		(4,762,157	)		—
Investor Class		(2,928,681	)		—
Advisor ClassB		(209,279	)		—
A Class		(91,005	)		—
C Class		(32,829	)		—
Net distributions to shareholders		(46,944,064	)		(61,922,324	)
Capital Share Transactions:
Proceeds from sales of shares		1,257,857,958			614,046,532
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions		42,786,888			56,545,674
Cost of shares redeemed		(638,592,286	)		(779,609,590	)
Redemption fees		—			11,444
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions		662,052,560			(109,005,940	)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets		550,214,628			(194,098,822	)
Net Assets:
Beginning of period		2,100,639,488			2,294,738,310
End of Period *	$	2,650,854,116		$	2,100,639,488
*Includes undistributed (overdistribution of) net investment income	$	52,877,849		$	25,244,601
A Includes AMR Class Distributions (Note 1).
B Includes Retirement Class Distributions (Note 1).

See accompanying notes

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2016

1. Organization

American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”), is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “Act”) as a diversified, open-end management investment company. As of October 31, 2016, the Trust consists of twenty-five active series, one of which is presented in this filing (the “Fund”): the American Beacon International Equity Fund. The remaining twenty-four active series are reported in separate filings

American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (the “Manager”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astro AB Borrower, Inc., which is indirectly owned by investment funds affiliated with Kelso & Company, L.P. and Estancia Capital Management, LLC, and was organized in 1986 to provide business management, advisory, administrative and asset management consulting services to the Trust and other investors.

Class Disclosure

The AMR Class closed on May 31, 2016 and the shares merged into the Institutional class. The Retirement Class closed on January 15, 2016 and the shares merged into the Advisor Class.

The Fund has multiple classes of shares designed to meet the needs of different groups of investors. The following table sets forth the differences amongst the classes:

		Minimum Initial
Class	Eligible Investors	Investments
Institutional	Large institutional investors - sold directly or through intermediary channels.	$	250,000
Y Class	Large institutional retirement plan investors - sold directly or through intermediary channels.	$	100,000
Investor	All investors using intermediary organizations such as broker-dealers or retirement plan sponsors.	$	2,500
Advisor Class	All investors who invest through intermediary organizations, such as broker- dealers or third party administrators.	$	2,500
A Class	All investors who invest through intermediary organizations, such as broker- dealers or third party administrator. Retail investors who invest directly through a financial intermediary such as a broker, bank, or registered investment advisor, which may include a front-end sales charge and a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”).	$	2,500
C Class	Retail investors who invest directly through a financial intermediary such as a broker or employee directed benefit plans with applicable sales charges, which may include CDSC.	$	1,000

Each class offered by the Trust has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Income and non-class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class on the basis of the relative net assets. Realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of each class are allocated daily based on the relative net assets of each class of the respective Fund. Class specific expenses, where applicable, currently include administrative service fees, service fees, and distribution fees and vary amongst the classes as described more fully in Note 2.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies, consistently followed by the Fund in preparation of the financial statements. The Fund is considered an investment company and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies, which is part of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”).

Security Transactions and Investment Income

Security transactions are recorded on the trade date of the security purchase or sale. The Fund may purchase securities with delivery or payment to occur at a later date. At the time the Fund enters into a commitment to

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purchase a security, the transaction is recorded, and the value of the security is reflected in the Net Asset Value (“NAV”). The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations.

Dividend income, net of foreign taxes, is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except certain dividends from foreign securities which are recorded as soon as the information is available to the Fund. Interest income is earned from settlement date, recorded on the accrual basis, and adjusted, if necessary, for accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. For financial and tax reporting purposes, realized gains and losses are determined on the basis of specific lot identification.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends from net investment income of the Fund will normally be declared and paid at least annually. Distributions, if any, of net realized capital gains are generally paid at least annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends to shareholders are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount and character from net investment income and realized gains recognized for purposes of U.S. GAAP. To the extent necessary to fully distribute capital gains, the Fund may also designate earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on the redemption of shares.

Commission Recapture

The Fund has established brokerage commission recapture arrangements with certain brokers or dealers. If the Fund’s investment advisor chooses to execute a transaction through a participating broker, the broker rebates a portion of the commission back to the Fund. Any collateral benefit received through participation in the commission recapture program is directed exclusively to the Fund. This amount is reported with the net realized gains in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.

Allocation of Income, Expenses, Gains, and Losses

Income, expenses (other than those attributable to a specific class), gains, and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets represented by such class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operations of that class.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimated.

Other

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnification to the other party or parties against potential costs or liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made in the future and, therefore, cannot be estimated. The Trust has had no prior claims or losses pursuant to any such agreement.

2. Transactions with Affiliates

Management Agreement

From November 1, 2015 to May 29, 2016 the Trust and the Manager were parties to a Management Agreement that obligated the Manager to provide or oversee the provision of all investment advisory, fund management, and securities lending services. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Management Agreement,

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the Manager received from the Fund an annualized fee equal to 0.05% of the average daily net assets. Effective May 29, 2016, the Fund and the Manager entered into a Management Agreement that obligates the Manager to provide investment advisory, fund management, and administrative services to the Fund. As compensation for performing the duties under the Management Agreement, the Manager receives from the Fund an annualized fee at the following annual rates as a percentage of average daily net assets: 0.35% of the first $15 billion, 0.325% of the next $15 billion, and 0.30% over $30 billion. The Fund also pays the unaffiliated investment advisors hired to direct investment activities of the Fund an annualized investment advisory fee based on a percentage of the Fund’s average daily assets. Management fees paid by the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2016 were as follows:

Management Fee Rate	Management Fee	Amounts paid to Investment Advisors	Amounts Paid to Manager
0.62%	$10,028,181	$5,688,099	$4,340,082

As compensation for services provided by the Manager in connection with securities lending activities conducted by the Fund, the lending Fund pays to the Manager, with respect to cash collateral posted by borrowers, a fee of 10% of the net monthly interest income (the gross income earned by the investment of cash collateral, less the amount paid to borrowers and related expenses) from such activities and, with respect to loan fees paid by borrowers, a fee of 10% of such loan fees. This fee is included in “Management and investment advisory fees” on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended October 31, 2016, securities lending fees paid to the Manager were $136,639.

Administration Agreement

From November 1, 2015 to May 29, 2016, the Manager and the Trust were parties to an Agreement which obligated the Manager to provide or oversee administrative services to the Fund. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Administration Agreement, the Manager received an annualized fee of 0.30% of the average daily net assets of the Institutional, Y, Investor, Advisor, A, and C Classes and 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the AMR Class of the Fund.

Distribution Plans

The Fund, except for the Advisor, A, and C Classes of the Fund, has adopted a “defensive” Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Act, pursuant to which no separate fees may be charged to the Fund for distribution purposes. However, the Plan authorizes the management fees received by the Manager and the investment advisors hired by the Manager to be used for distribution purposes. Under this Plan, the Fund does not intend to compensate the Manager or any other party, either directly or indirectly, for the distribution of Fund shares.

Separate Distribution Plans (the “Distribution Plans”) have been adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act for the Advisor, A and C Classes of the Fund. Under the Distribution Plans, as compensation for distribution assistance, the Manager receives an annual fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Advisor and A Classes and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the C Class. The fee will be payable without regard to whether the amount of the fee is more or less than the actual expenses incurred in a particular month by the Manager for distribution assistance.

Service Plans

The Manager and the Trust entered into Service Plans that obligate the Manager to oversee additional shareholder servicing of the Y, Investor, Advisor, A, and C Classes. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Service Plans, the Manager receives 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Y Class, 0.15% of the average daily net assets of the A and C Classes, 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Advisor Class, and up to 0.375% of the average daily net assets of the Investor Class of the Fund.

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Sub-Transfer Agent Fees

The Manager has entered into agreements, which include servicing agreements, with financial intermediaries that provide recordkeeping, processing, shareholder communications and other services to customers of the intermediaries that hold positions in the Institutional Class of the Fund and has agreed to compensate the intermediaries for providing these services. Intermediaries transact with the Fund primarily through the use of omnibus accounts on behalf of their customers who hold positions in the Fund. Certain services would have been provided by the Fund’s transfer agent and other service providers if the shareholders’ accounts were maintained directly by the Fund’s transfer agent. Accordingly, the Fund, pursuant to the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) approval, has agreed to reimburse the Manager for all or a portion of the servicing fees paid to these intermediaries for the Institutional Class. The reimbursement amounts (sub-transfer agent fees) paid to the Manager are subject to a fee limit of up to 0.10% of an intermediaries average net assets in the Institutional Class on an annual basis.

For the year ended October 31, 2016, the sub-transfer agent fees, as reflected in “Transfer agent fees” in the Statement of Operations, were as follows:

Fund	Sub-Transfer Agent Fees
International Equity Fund	$	407,881

As of October 31, 2016, the Fund owes the Manager the following reimbursement of sub-transfer agent fees, as reflected in “Transfer agent fees payable” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Fund	Reimbursement of Sub-Transfer Agent Fees
International Equity Fund	$	42,128

Investment in Affiliated Funds

The Fund may invest in the American Beacon U.S. Government Money Market Select Fund (the “USG Select Fund”). Cash collateral received by the Fund in connection with securities lending may also be invested in the USG Select Fund. The Fund and the USG Select Fund have the same investment advisor and therefore, are considered to be affiliated. The Manager serves as investment advisor to the USG Select Fund and receives management fees totaling 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the USG Select Fund. During the year ended October 31, 2016, the Manager earned fees totaling $91,781 from the Fund’s direct investment in the USG Select Fund and $39,271 from the Fund’s securities lending collateral invested in USG Select Fund.

Interfund Lending Program

Pursuant to an exemptive order by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with the Manager, may participate in an interfund lending program as a borrower. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from other participating Funds. During the year ended October 31, 2016, the Fund did not utilize the credit facility.

Expense Reimbursement Plan

The Fund has adopted an Expense Reimbursement Plan whereby the Manager may seek repayment of fees waived or expenses reimbursed for a period of up to three years. However, reimbursement will occur only if the Class’ average net assets have grown or expenses have declined sufficiently to allow reimbursement without causing its expense ratio to exceed the previously agreed upon contractual expense limit. The carryover of excess expenses potentially reimbursable to the Manager, but not recorded as a liability are as follows:

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Fund	Recovered Expenses		Excess Expenses Carryover		Expired Carryover Expenses		Expiration of Reimbursed Expenses
International Equity Fund	$	—	$	—	$	88,916		2016
International Equity Fund		—		151,730		—		2017
International Equity Fund		—		105,014		—		2018

Sales Commissions

The Fund’s distributor, Foreside Fund Services, LLC (“Foreside”), may receive a portion of A Class sales charges from broker dealers and it may be used to offset distribution related expenses. For the year ended October 31, 2016, Foreside collected $2,761 for the Fund from the sale of Class A Shares.

A CDSC of 0.50% will be deducted with respect to Class A Shares on certain purchases of $1,000,000 or more that are redeemed in whole or part within 18 months of purchase, unless waived as discussed in the Prospectus. Any applicable CDSC will be 0.50% of the lesser of the original purchase price or the value of the redemption of the Class A Shares redeemed. During the year ended October 31, 2016, there were no CDSC fees collected for Class A Shares.

A CDSC of 1.00% will be deducted with respect to Class C Shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase, unless waived as discussed in the Prospectus. Any applicable CDSC will be 1.00% of the lesser of the original purchase price or the value of the redemption of the Class C Shares redeemed. During the year ended October 31, 2016, $1,326 in CDSC fees was collected for Class C Shares of the Fund.

Trustee Fees and Expenses

Effective July 1, 2016, as compensation for their service to the Trust and the American Beacon Select Funds, each Trustee receives an annual retainer of $120,000, plus $5,000 for each Board of Trustee meeting attended in person or via teleconference, $2,500 for attendance by Committee members at meetings of the Audit Committee and the Investment Committee, and $1,500 for attendance by Committee members at meetings of the Nominating and Governance Committee, plus reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred in attending Board meetings, Committee meetings, and relevant educational seminars. The Trustees also may be compensated for attendance at special Board and/or Committee meetings from time to time. The Board Chairman receives an additional annual retainer of $50,000 as well as a single $5,000 fee each quarter for his attendance at the committee meetings. The chairpersons of the Audit Committee and the Investment Committee each receive an additional annual retainer of $25,000 and the Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee receives an additional annual retainer of $10,000. These expenses are allocated on a prorated basis to each Fund of the Trust according to its respective net assets.

3. Security Valuation and Fair Value Measurements

Investments are valued at the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, each day that the Exchange is open for business. Equity securities, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price (closing bid price or last evaluated quote if no sale has occurred) on the primary market or exchange on which they trade.

Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing NAV per share of the mutual fund on the day of valuation.

Securities for which the market prices are not readily available or are not reflective of the fair value of the security, as determined by the Manager, will be priced at fair value following procedures approved by the Board.

Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with its futures broker, an amount of cash or U.S. Government and Agency

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Obligations in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized, but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

For valuation purposes, the last quoted prices of non-U.S. equity securities may be adjusted under the circumstances described below. If the Manager determines that developments between the close of a foreign market and the close of the Exchange will, in its judgment, materially affect the value of some or all of the portfolio securities, the Manager will adjust the previous closing prices to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities as of the close of the Exchange. In deciding whether it is necessary to adjust closing prices to reflect fair value, the Manager reviews a variety of factors, including developments in foreign markets, the performance of U.S. securities markets, and the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent foreign securities and baskets of foreign securities. In addition, the Fund may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Fund’s pricing time of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. These securities are fair valued using a pricing service and are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The pricing service, using methods approved by the Board, considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to intraday trading in the U.S. markets, based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators such as prices of relevant ADRs and futures contracts. The Valuation Committee may also fair value securities in other situations, such as when a particular foreign market is closed but a Fund is open. The Fund uses outside pricing services to provide closing prices and information to evaluate and/or adjust those prices. As a means of evaluating its security valuation process, the Valuation Committee routinely compares closing prices, the next day’s opening prices in the same markets, and adjusted prices.

Other investments for which the above valuation procedures are inappropriate or are deemed not to reflect fair value are stated at fair value as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee, established by the Fund’s Board.

Valuation Inputs

Various inputs may be used to determine the fair value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1 -	Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 -	Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, and others. Fixed-income securities are considered Level 2 as they are valued using observable inputs.
Level 3 -	Prices determined using other significant unobservable inputs. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment.

Level 1 and Level 2 trading assets and trading liabilities, at fair value

Common stocks and financial derivative instruments, such as futures contracts that are traded on a national securities exchange, are stated at the last reported sale or settlement price on the day of valuation. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Preferred securities and other equities traded on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments are generally categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Valuation adjustments may be applied to certain securities that are solely traded on a foreign exchange to account for the market movement

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between the close of the foreign market and the close of the Exchange. These securities are valued using pricing service providers that consider the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments. Securities using these valuation adjustments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Preferred securities and other equities traded on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments are generally categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments in registered open-end investment management companies will be valued based upon the NAVs of such investments and are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Over-the-counter (“OTC”) financial derivative instruments, such as foreign currency contracts, derive their value from underlying asset prices, indices, reference rates, and other inputs or a combination of these factors. These contracts are normally valued on the basis of broker dealer quotations or pricing service providers. Depending on the product and the terms of the transaction, the fair value of the financial derivative contracts can be estimated by a pricing service provider using a series of techniques, including simulation pricing models. The pricing models use inputs that are observed from actively quoted markets such as issuer details, indices, spreads, interest rates, curves, dividends, and exchange rates. Financial derivatives that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Fund’s investments are summarized by level based on the inputs used to determine their values. As of October 31, 2016, the investments were classified as described below:

International Equity Fund (1)	Level 1			Level 2			Level 3		Total
Foreign Common Stocks	$	2,511,897,821		$	—		$	—	$	2,511,897,821
Foreign Preferred Stocks		34,488,088			—			—		34,488,088
Short-Term Investments—Money Market Funds		87,141,057			—			—		87,141,057
Securities Lending Collateral Invested in Money Market Funds		1,711,611			—			—		1,711,611
Total Investments in Securities	$	2,635,238,577		$	—		$	—	$	2,635,238,577
Financial Derivatives Instruments—Assets
Futures Contracts	$	2,334,391		$	—		$	—	$	2,334,391
Forward Currency Contracts		—			533,639			—		533,639
Total Financial Derivative Instruments	$	2,334,391		$	533,639		$	—	$	2,868,030
Financial Derivatives Instruments—Liabilities
Futures Contracts	$	(111,130	)	$	—		$	—	$	(111,130	)
Forward Currency Contracts		—			(4,540,410	)		—		(4,540,410	)
Total Financial Derivative Instruments	$	(111,130	)	$	(4,540,410	)	$	—	$	(4,651,540	)

^*  Refer to the Schedule of Investments for country information.

U.S. GAAP also requires all transfers between any levels to be disclosed. The end of period timing recognition has been adopted for the transfers between levels of the Fund’s assets and liabilities. During the year ended October 31, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.

4. Securities and Other Investments

American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”)

ADRs are depositary receipts for foreign issuers in registered form traded in U.S. securities markets. Depositary receipts may not be denominated in the same currency as the securities into which they may be converted. Investing in depositary receipts entails substantially the same risks as direct investment in foreign securities. There is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies and there may be less governmental regulation and supervision of foreign stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies. In addition, such companies may use different accounting and financial standards (and certain currencies may become unavailable for transfer from a foreign currency), resulting in the Fund’s possible inability to convert immediately into U.S.

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currency proceeds realized upon the sale of portfolio securities of the affected foreign companies. In addition, the Fund may invest in unsponsored depositary receipts, the issuers of which are not obligated to disclose material information about the underlying securities to investors in the United States. Ownership of unsponsored depositary receipts may not entitle the Fund to the same benefits and rights as ownership of a sponsored depositary receipt or the underlying security.

Chess Depository Instruments (“CDIs”)

CDIs are financial products in which a unit of beneficial ownership is the underlying financial interests of the issuer. The financial interests of the issuer can be foreign equities, debt or other securities through one or more nominee companies, known as depository nominees. These underlying financial interests are quoted on the Australian Stock Exchange (“ASX”) market. With the exception of voting arrangements and some corporate actions of foreign issuers domiciled in certain jurisdictions, the CDI holder has the same rights as holders of financial interests of the issuer that are legally registered in the holder’s name. All of the economic benefits such as dividends, bonus issues, rights issues, interest payments, and maturity payments or similar corporate actions flow through to the CDI holder as if you were the legal owner of the corresponding financial product. The difference between holding CDIs and holding the foreign shares of the issuer is that the holder has beneficial ownership of the equivalent number of foreign shares of the issuer instead of legal title. Legal title to the foreign shares of the issuer is held by a nominee company on behalf of CDI holders.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. The Fund re-characterizes the distributions received from REIT investments based on information provided by the REITs into the following categories: ordinary income, long-term capital gains, and return of capital. If information is not available on a timely basis from the REITs, the re-characterization will be estimated based on available information which may include the previous year allocation. If new or additional information becomes available from the REITs at a later date, a re-characterization will be made the following year. These re-characterizations are not recorded for financial statement purposes, but as an adjustment to the calculation of taxable income.

Other Investment Company Securities and Other Exchange Traded Products

The Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies, including open-end fund, closed-end fund, business development companies, ETFs, unit investment trusts, and other investment companies of the Trust. The Fund may invest in investment company securities advised by the Manager or a sub-advisor. Investments in the securities of other investment companies may involve duplication of advisory fees and certain other expenses. By investing in another investment company, the Fund becomes a shareholder of that investment company. As a result, the Fund’s shareholders indirectly will bear the Fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by shareholders of the other investment company, in addition to the fees and expenses the Fund shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund’s own operations. These other fees and expenses are reflected as Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and are included in the Fees and Expenses Table for the Fund in its Prospectus, if applicable. Investments in other investment companies may involve the payment of substantial premiums above the value of such issuer’s portfolio securities.

Master Agreements

The Fund is a party to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) with counterparties that govern transactions in over-the-counter derivative and foreign exchange contracts entered into by the Fund and those counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements contain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral and events of default or termination. Events of termination include conditions that may entitle counterparties to elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement. Any election to terminate early could

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be material to the financial statements. Since different types of forward and OTC financial derivative transactions have different mechanics and are sometimes traded out of different legal entities of a particular counterparty organization, each type of transaction may be covered by a different Master Agreement, resulting in the need for multiple agreements with a single counterparty. As the Master Agreements are specific to unique operations of different asset types, they allow a Fund to net its total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a default with respect to all the transactions governed under a single agreement with a counterparty.

5. Financial Derivative Instruments

The Fund may utilize derivative instruments to gain market exposure on cash balances or reduce market exposure in anticipation of liquidity needs. When considering the Fund’s use of derivatives, it is important to note that the Fund does not use derivatives for the purpose of creating financial leverage.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to hedge the exchange rate risk on investment transactions or to hedge the value of the Fund’s securities denominated in foreign currencies. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the forward exchange rate prevailing on the day of valuation. The Fund bears the market risk that arises from changes in foreign exchange rates, and accordingly, the unrealized gain (loss) on these contracts is reflected in the accompanying financial statements. The Fund also bear the credit risk if the counterparty fails to perform under the contract.

For the year ended October 31, 2016, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts primarily for hedging foreign currency fluctuations.

The Fund’s forward foreign currency contract notional dollar values outstanding fluctuate throughout the operating year as required to meet strategic requirements. The following tables illustrate the average quarterly volume of foreign currency contracts. For the purpose of this disclosure, volume is measured by the amounts bought and sold in USD at each quarter end.

Average Forward Foreign Currency Notional Amount Outstanding—Purchased Contracts
Fund	Year Ended October 31, 2016
International Equity	$	180,679,362
Average Forward Foreign Currency Notional Amount Outstanding—Sold Contracts
Fund	Year Ended October 31, 2016
International Equity	$	64,841,923

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts are contracts to buy or sell a standard quantity of securities at a specified price on a future date. The Fund may enter into financial futures contracts as a method for keeping assets readily convertible to cash if needed to meet shareholder redemptions or for other needs while maintaining exposure to the stock or bond market, as applicable. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the possibility of illiquid markets or imperfect correlation between the values of the contracts and the underlying securities, or that the counterparty will fail to perform its obligations.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to set aside or deposit with a broker an amount, termed the initial margin, which typically represents a portion of the face value of the futures contract. The Fund usually reflects this amount on the Schedule of Investments as a U.S. Treasury Bill held as collateral for futures contracts or as Cash deposited with broker on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Payments to and from the broker, known as variation margin, are required to be made on a daily basis as the price of the futures contract fluctuates. Changes in initial settlement values are accounted for as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until

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the contracts are terminated, at which time realized gains and losses are recognized. Futures contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price established each day by the exchange on which they are traded.

For the year ended October 31, 2016, the Fund entered into future contracts primarily for exposing cash to markets.

The Fund’s average futures contracts outstanding fluctuate throughout the operating year as required to meet strategic requirements. The following table illustrates the average quarterly volume of futures contracts. For purpose of this disclosure, volume is measured by contracts outstanding at each quarter end.

Number of Futures Contracts Outstanding
Fund	Year ended October 31, 2016
International Equity		1,513

The following is a summary of the Fund’s derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure ⁽¹⁾:

Fair Values of financial derivative instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities not accounting for as hedging instruments as of October 31, 2016:

Assets	Derivative	Total
Unrealized appreciation of forward foreign currency contracts	Foreign Exchange Contracts	$	533,639
Receivable for variation margin from open futures contracts (2)	Equity Contracts		2,334,391
Liaibilities	Derivative	Total
Unrealized depreciation of forward foreign currency contracts	Foreign Exchange Contracts	$	(4,540,410	)
Payable for variation margin from open futures contracts(2)	Equity Contracts		(111,130	)

The effect of financial derivative instruments not accounted for as hedging instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended October 31, 2016:

Statement of Operations	Derivative	Total
Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency contracts	Foreign Exchange Contracts	$	4,302,718
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts	Equity Contracts		13,698,686
Statement of Operations	Derivative	Total
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)of forward foreign currency contracts	Foreign Exchange Contracts	$	(4,001,300	)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts	Equity Contracts		(2,583,868	)

⁽¹⁾  See Note 3 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

⁽²⁾  Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments footnotes. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

6. Principal Risks

In the normal course of business the Fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists. Security values fluctuate (market risk) and may decline due to factors affecting securities markets in general, particular industries represented in the securities markets or conditions specifically related to a particular company. Failure of the other party to a transaction to perform (credit and counterparty risk), for example by not making principal and interest payments when due, reduces the value of the issuer’s debt and could reduce the Fund’s income. Similar to credit risk, the Fund may be exposed to counterparty risk, or the risk that an institution or other entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions will fail to make required payments or otherwise comply with the terms of the instrument, transaction or contract. The potential loss could exceed the value of the financial assets recorded in the financial statements. Some of the Fund’s investments may be illiquid and the Fund may not be able to vary the portfolio investments in response to changes in economic and other conditions. If the Fund is required to liquidate all or a portion of its investments quickly, the Fund may realize significantly less than the value at which it previously recorded those investments.

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Market Risks

The Fund’s investments in financial derivatives and other financial instruments expose the Fund to various risks such as, but not limited to, interest rate, foreign currency and equity risks.

Interest rate risk is the risk that fixed-income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. As nominal interest rates rise, the value of certain fixed income securities held by the Fund is likely to decrease. A nominal interest rate can be described as the sum of a real interest rate and an expected inflation rate. Fixed-income securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, usually making them more volatile than securities with shorter durations. Duration is useful primarily as a measure of the sensitivity of a fixed-income’s market price to interest rate (i.e. yield) movements.

If the Fund invests directly in foreign currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, foreign currencies, or in financial derivatives that provide exposure to foreign currencies, they will be subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the base currency of the Fund, or, in the case of hedging positions, that the Fund’s base currency will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad. As a result, the Fund’s investments in foreign currency denominated securities may reduce the returns of the Fund.

The fair values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments such as futures, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. Equity securities and equity related investments generally have greater market price volatility than fixed-income securities.

Credit and Counterparty Risk

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, the credit risk is limited to failure of the offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency) of the clearing broker or clearinghouse. Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as “Deposits with brokers for futures contracts” and “Payable to brokers for futures contracts”, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Schedule of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party is determined at the close of business of the Fund and additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged

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by the Fund on the next business day. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. The Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

The Fund is a party to enforceable master netting agreements between brokers and counterparties such as International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) agreements which provides for the right to offset under certain circumstances. The Fund employs multiple money managers and counterparties and has elected not to offset qualifying financial and derivative instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as such all financial and derivative instruments are presented on a gross basis. The impacts of netting arrangements that provide the right to offset are detailed below. The net amount represents the net receivable or payable that would be due from or to the counterparty in the event of default. Exposure from borrowings and other financing agreements can only be netted across transactions governed by the same Master Agreement with the same legal entity. All amounts reported below represent the balance as of the report date, October 31, 2016:

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Derivative Assets as of October 31, 2016:

					Net Amounts of Assets
			Gross Amounts Offset in		Presented in the
	Gross Amounts of		the Statement of Assets		Statement of Assets and
Description	Recognized Assets		and Liabilities		Liabilities
Futures Contracts(1)	$	2,334,391	$	—	$	2,334,391
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts		533,639		—		533,639
Securities Lending		1,626,366		—		1,626,366
	$	4,494,396	$	—	$	4,494,396

Offsetting of Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities as of October 31, 2016:

						Net Amounts of
						Liabilities
				Gross Amounts Offset in		Presented in the
	Gross Amounts of			the Statement of Assets		Statement of Assets and
Description	Recognized Liabilities			and Liabilities		Liabilities
Futures Contracts(1)	$	(111,130	)	$	—	$	(111,130	)
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts		(4,540,410	)		—		(4,540,410	)
	$	(4,651,540	)	$	—	$	(4,651,540	)

Financial Assets, Derivative Assets, and Collateral Pledged by Counterparty as of October 31, 2016:

				Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities
	Net Amount of Assets
	Presented in the Statement			Financial		Cash Collateral
Counterparty	of Assets and Liabilities			Instruments		Received(2)			Net Amount
BNP Paribas SA	$	(582,733	)	$	—	$	—		$	(582,733	)
Bank of Montreal		(297,529	)		—		—			(297,529	)
CitiBank, N.A		(1,676,590	)		—		—			(1,676,590	)
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.		104,364			—		(104,364	)		—
Goldman Sachs Bank USA		(450,235	)		—		—			(450,235	)
Goldman Sachs Bank USA(1)		2,223,261			—		—			2,223,261
Goldman Sachs & Co		1,413,711			—		(1,413,711	)		—
HSBC Bank USA		5,493			—		—			5,493
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.		24,898			—		—			24,898

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				Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities
	Net Amount of Assets
	Presented in the Statement			Financial		Cash Collateral
Counterparty	of Assets and Liabilities			Instruments		Received(2)			Net Amount
Morgan Stanley & Co LLC		108,291			—		(108,291	)		—
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.		(12,868	)		—		—			(12,868	)
Royal Bank of Canada		(38,675	)		—		—			(38,675	)
Standard Chartered Bank		67,967			—		—			67,967
Societe Generale		(1,045,387	)		—		—			(1,045,387	)
Toronto Dominion Bank		(53,348	)		—		—			(53,348	)
UBS AG		18,228			—		—			18,228
Westpac Banking Corporation		34,008			—		—			34,008
	$	(157,144	)	$	—	$	(1,626,366	)	$	(1,783,510	)

⁽¹⁾  The securities presented here within are not subject to Master Netting Agreements. As such, this is disclosed for informational purposes only.

⁽²⁾  Excess of collateral received from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes. Collateral with a value of $1,711,611 has been received in connection with securities lending transactions.

7. Federal Income and Excise Taxes

It is the policy of the Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”), by complying with all applicable provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and to make distribution of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes. For federal income tax purposes, the Fund is treated as a single entity for the purpose of determining such qualification.

The Fund does not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. Each of the tax years in the four year period ended October 31, 2016 remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in “Other expenses” on the Statement of Operations.

The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on returns of income earned or gains realized or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized capital gains and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation), as applicable, as the income is earned or capital gains are recorded.

Dividends are categorized in accordance with income tax regulations which may treat certain transactions differently than U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

The tax character of distributions paid are as follows:

Distributions paid from: Ordinary Income*	Year Ended October 31, 2016		Year Ended October 31, 2015
Institutional ClassA	$	16,689,014	$	25,910,701
Y Class		8,453,455		14,300,517
Investor Class		3,882,009		8,329,125
Advisor ClassB		277,504		182,971
Retirement Class		—		23,149
A Class		124,807		202,139
C Class		21,093		55,584
AMR Class		—		12,918,138

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Distributions paid from:	Year Ended		Year Ended
Long-term capital gain	October 31, 2016		October 31, 2015
Institutional ClassA		9,474,311		—
Y Class		4,760,923		—
Investor Class		2,927,922		—
Advisor ClassB		209,225		—
Retirement Class		—		—
A Class		90,981		—
C Class		32,820		—
AMR Class		—		—
Total distributions paid	$	46,944,064	$	61,922,324

* For tax purposes, short-term capital gains are considered ordinary income distributions.

^A  Includes AMR Class Distributions (Note1).

^B  Includes Retirement Class Distributions (Note1).

As of October 31, 2016, the components of distributable earnings (deficits) on a tax basis were as follows:

Cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes	$	2,606,833,653
Unrealized appreciation		217,009,867
Unrealized depreciation		(188,604,943	)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)		28,404,924
Undistributed ordinary income		50,287,334
Accumulated capital and other losses		(66,848,629	)
Other temporary differences		2,546,743
Distributable earnings (deficits)	$	14,390,372

Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character. Financial records are not adjusted for temporary differences. The temporary differences between financial reporting and tax-basis reporting of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses from wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gain (losses) on certain derivative instruments, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gain (losses) on investments in passive foreign investment companies, and Section 732 basis adjustments.

Due to inherent differences in the recognition of income, expenses and realized gains (losses) under U.S. GAAP and federal income tax regulations, permanent differences between book and tax reporting have been identified and appropriately reclassified on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Accordingly, the following amounts represent current year permanent differences derived from foreign currency reclasses, gains (losses) from sales of investments in passive foreign investment companies and Section 732 basis adjustments as of October 31, 2016:

Paid-in-capital	$	152,755
Undistributed net investment income (loss)		3,586,297
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)		(3,739,052	)
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and futures contracts		—

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “RIC MOD”), net capital losses recognized by the Fund in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 are carried forward indefinitely and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term losses.

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As of October 31, 2016, the Fund had $21,948,151 short-term and $44,112,279 long-term post RIC MOD capital loss carryforwards.

8. Investment Transactions

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, for the year ended October 31, 2016 were as follows:

	International Equity
Purchases	$	1,244,341,402
Sales and Maturities		556,079,683

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in the USG Select Fund for the year ended October 31, 2016 are as follows:

	October 31, 2015						October 31, 2016
Type of Transaction	Shares/Fair Value		Purchases		Sales		Shares/Fair Value		Dividend Income
Direct	$	10,000,000	$	1,259,490,098	$	1,182,349,041	$	87,141,057	$	254,429
Securities Lending		11,032,268		805,353,120		815,101,679		1,283,709		N/A

9. Securities Lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified financial institutions, such as certain broker-dealers, to earn additional income. The borrowers are required to secure their loans continuously with collateral in an amount at least equal to the fair value of the securities loaned, initially in an amount at least equal to 102% of the fair value of domestic securities loaned and 105% of the fair value of international securities loaned. Collateral is monitored and marked-to-market daily. Daily mark-to-market amounts are required to be paid to the borrower or received from the borrower by the end of the following business day. This one day settlement for mark to market amounts may result in the collateral being temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan or temporarily more than the required minimum collateral.

To the extent that a loan is collateralized by cash, such cash collateral shall be invested by the securities lending agent (the “Agent”) in money market mutual funds and other short-term investments, provided the investments meet certain quality and diversification requirements. Securities purchased with cash collateral proceeds are listed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments and the collateral is shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a payable.

Securities lending income is generated from the demand premium (if any) paid by the borrower to borrow a specific security and from the return on investment of cash collateral, reduced by negotiated rebate fees paid to the borrower and transaction costs. To the extent that a loan is secured by non-cash collateral, securities lending income is generated as a demand premium reduced by transaction costs. The Fund, the Agent, and the Manager retained 80%, 10% and 10%, respectively, of the income generated from securities lending.

While securities are on loan, the Fund continues to receive certain income associated with that security and any gain or loss in the market price that may occur during the term of the loan. In the case of domestic equities, the value of any dividend is received in the form of a substitute payment approximately equal to the dividend. In the case of foreign securities, a negotiated amount is received that is less than the actual dividend, but higher than the dividend amount minus the foreign tax that the Fund would be subject to on the dividend.

Securities lending transactions pose certain risks to the Fund, including that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or return the securities when due, that the value of the short-term investments will be less than the amount of cash collateral required to be returned to the borrower, that non-cash collateral

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may be subject to legal constraints in the event of a borrower bankruptcy, and that the cash collateral investments could become illiquid and unable to be used to return collateral to the borrower. The Fund could also experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the cash collateral available for return to the borrower and any action which impairs its ability to liquidate non-cash collateral to satisfy a borrower default.

As of October 31, 2016, the value of outstanding securities on loan and the value of collateral was as follows:

Fair Value of Securities on Loan	Non-Cash Collateral	Cash Collateral Posted by Borrower
$1,626,366	$—	$1,711,611

Cash collateral is listed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments and is shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Income earned on these investments is included in “Income derived from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations.

Non-cash collateral received by the Fund may not be sold or re-pledged except to satisfy a borrower default. Therefore, non-cash collateral is not included on the Fund’s Schedule of Investments or Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

10. Capital Share Transactions

The tables below summarize the activity in capital shares for each Class of the Fund:

	Institutional Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016A						2015
International Equity Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		39,315,483		$	674,540,803			14,554,114		$	277,407,239
Redemption Fees		—			—			—			4,774
Reinvestment of dividends		1,293,027			22,763,428			1,146,883			21,400,844
Shares redeemed		(17,470,092	)		(305,075,450	)		(9,538,836	)		(185,188,055	)
Net increase in shares outstanding		23,138,418		$	392,228,781			6,162,161		$	113,624,802
	Y Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
International Equity Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		27,158,767		$	459,233,941			7,834,210		$	156,416,603
Redemption Fees		—			—			—			2,682
Reinvestment of dividends		685,248			12,498,922			699,117			13,513,939
Shares redeemed		(12,558,440	)		(226,108,345	)		(4,577,514	)		(91,291,650	)
Net increase in shares outstanding		15,285,575		$	245,624,518			3,955,814		$	78,641,574
	Investor Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
International Equity Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		5,700,250		$	96,710,198			5,497,995		$	103,983,625
Redemption Fees		—			—			—			1,733
Reinvestment of dividends		388,556			6,791,967			447,841			8,294,024
Shares redeemed		(5,089,939	)		(87,258,245	)		(5,558,945	)		(105,616,253	)
Net increase in shares outstanding		998,867		$	16,243,920			386,892		$	6,663,129

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	Advisor Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016B						2015
International Equity Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		775,088		$	13,279,031			997,669		$	19,927,464
Redemption Fees		—			—			—			55
Reinvestment of dividends		27,102			486,499			9,635			182,689
Shares redeemed		(787,201	)		(13,645,734	)		(190,604	)		(3,717,444	)
Net increase in shares outstanding		14,989		$	119,796			816,701		$	16,392,763
	Retirement Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
International Equity Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		—		$	—			84,609		$	1,756,598
Redemption Fees		—			—			—			7
Reinvestment of dividends		—			—			1,162			23,149
Shares redeemed		—			—			(19,653	)		(404,425	)
Net increase in shares outstanding		—		$	—			66,118		$	1,375,329
	A Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
International Equity Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		798,761		$	13,513,325			347,418		$	6,622,452
Redemption Fees		—			—			—			43
Reinvestment of dividends		11,164			195,041			9,423			174,604
Shares redeemed		(303,956	)		(5,233,453	)		(220,828	)		(4,163,330	)
Net increase in shares outstanding		505,969		$	8,474,913			136,012		$	2,633,769
	C Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
International Equity Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		34,805		$	580,660			102,005		$	1,903,152
Redemption Fees		—			—			—			15
Reinvestment of dividends		2,988			51,031			2,111			38,286
Shares redeemed		(77,300	)		(1,271,059	)		(49,388	)		(912,923	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		(39,507	)	$	(639,368	)		54,727		$	1,028,530
	AMR Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
International Equity Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		—		$	—			2,402,677		$	46,029,399
Redemption Fees		—			—			—			2,136
Reinvestment of dividends		—			—			691,920			12,918,138
Shares redeemed		—			—			(20,543,543	)		(388,315,509	)
Net (decrease) in shares outstanding		—		$	—			(17,448,947	)	$	(329,365,836	)

^A  Includes AMR Class transactions (Note 1).

^B  Includes Retirement Class transactions (Note 1).

11. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements through this date.

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

	Institutional ClassD
	Year Ended
	October 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012B
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	18.79		$	19.51		$	20.07		$	16.05		$	15.27
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.29			0.35			0.54			0.36			0.41
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		(1.24	)		(0.55	)		(0.77	)		4.07			0.92
Total income (loss) from investment operations		(0.95	)		(0.20	)		(0.23	)		4.43			1.33
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.27	)		(0.52	)		(0.33	)		(0.41	)		(0.55	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(0.16	)		—			—			—			—
Total distributions		(0.43	)		(0.52	)		(0.33	)		(0.41	)		(0.55	)
Redemption fees added to beneficial interest		—			—	C		—	C		—	C		—	C
Net asset value, end of period	$	17.41		$	18.79		$	19.51		$	20.07		$	16.05
Total return A		(5.07	)%		(0.99	)%		(1.18	)%		28.14	%		9.25	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	1,450,052,040		$	1,037,148,821		$	956,960,452		$	870,729,423		$	608,256,240
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		0.69	%		0.70	%		0.72	%		0.72	%		0.72	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		0.69	%		0.69	%		0.70	%		0.71	%		0.72	%
Net investment income (loss), before reimbursements		2.22	%		1.93	%		2.74	%		2.16	%		2.85	%
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		2.22	%		1.94	%		2.76	%		2.17	%		2.85	%
Portfolio turnover rate		25	%		33	%		23	%		27	%		60	%
	Y Class
	Year Ended
	October 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012 B
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	19.46		$	20.21		$	20.81		$	16.65		$	15.82
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.41			0.35			0.50			0.62			0.41
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		(1.40	)		(0.57	)		(0.77	)		3.97			0.95
Total income (loss) from investment operations		(0.99	)		(0.22	)		(0.27	)		4.59			1.36
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.28	)		(0.53	)		(0.33	)		(0.43	)		(0.53	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(0.16	)		—			—			—			—
Total distributions		(0.44	)		(0.53	)		(0.33	)		(0.43	)		(0.53	)
Redemption fees added to beneficial interest		—			—	C		—	C		—	C		—	C
Net asset value, end of period	$	18.03		$	19.46		$	20.21		$	20.81		$	16.65
Total return A		(5.14	)%		(1.06	)%		(1.31	)%		28.04	%		9.15	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	820,596,038		$	587,949,806		$	530,836,707		$	441,945,876		$	1,511,614
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		0.77	%		0.77	%		0.82	%		0.85	%		0.80	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		0.77	%		0.77	%		0.82	%		0.85	%		0.80	%
Net investment income (loss), before reimbursements		2.43	%		1.87	%		2.62	%		2.55	%		2.74	%
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		2.43	%		1.87	%		2.62	%		2.55	%		2.74	%
Portfolio turnover rate		25	%		33	%		23	%		27	%		60	%

^A  Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. May include adjustments in accordance with U.S. GAAP and as such, the net asset value for reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.

^B  The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC was terminated as an investment advisor to the International Equity Fund on December 31, 2011.

^C  Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

^D  On May 31, 2016, the AMR Class closed and the assets were merged into the Institutional Class.

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

	Investor Class
	Year Ended
	October 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012 B
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	18.60		$	19.32		$	19.86		$	15.88		$	15.11
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.34			0.31			0.46			0.25			0.38
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		(1.33	)		(0.57	)		(0.76	)		4.09			0.87
Total income (loss) from investment operations		(0.99	)		(0.26	)		(0.30	)		4.34			1.25
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.21	)		(0.46	)		(0.24	)		(0.36	)		(0.48	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(0.16	)		—			—			—			—
Total distributions		(0.37	)		(0.46	)		(0.24	)		(0.36	)		(0.48	)
Redemption fees added to beneficial interest		—			—	C		—	C		—	C		—	C
Net asset value, end of period	$	17.24		$	18.60		$	19.32		$	19.86		$	15.88
Total return A		(5.38	)%		(1.35	)%		(1.54	)%		27.81	%		8.77	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	334,895,337		$	342,720,411		$	348,541,811		$	337,424,064		$	453,141,427
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		1.06	%		1.03	%		1.05	%		1.04	%		1.09	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		1.06	%		1.03	%		1.05	%		1.04	%		1.09	%
Net investment income (loss), before reimbursements		1.95	%		1.60	%		2.36	%		1.67	%		2.50	%
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		1.95	%		1.60	%		2.36	%		1.67	%		2.50	%
Portfolio turnover rate		25	%		33	%		23	%		27	%		60	%
	Advisor ClassD
	Year Ended
	October 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012 B
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	19.01		$	19.76		$	20.36		$	16.36		$	15.52
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)		0.35			0.38			0.44			(0.41	)		0.09
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		(1.37	)		(0.68	)		(0.77	)		4.83			1.18
Total income (loss) from investment operations		(1.02	)		(0.30	)		(0.33	)		4.42			1.27
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.21	)		(0.45	)		(0.27	)		(0.42	)		(0.43	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(0.16	)		—			—			—			—
Total distributions		(0.37	)		(0.45	)		(0.27	)		(0.42	)		(0.43	)
Redemption fees added to beneficial interest		—			—	C		—	C		—	C		—	C
Net asset value, end of period	$	17.62		$	19.01		$	19.76		$	20.36		$	16.36
Total return A		(5.40	)%		(1.51	)%		(1.64	)%		27.51	%		8.59	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	23,692,313		$	22,912,069		$	7,677,201		$	5,231,812		$	1,396,948
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		1.19	%		1.16	%		1.19	%		1.20	%		1.31	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		1.19	%		1.16	%		1.19	%		1.20	%		1.31	%
Net investment income (loss), before reimbursements		1.87	%		1.55	%		2.21	%		1.39	%		2.18	%
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		1.87	%		1.55	%		2.21	%		1.39	%		2.18	%
Portfolio turnover rate		25	%		33	%		23	%		27	%		60	%

^A  Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. May include adjustments in accordance with U.S. GAAP and as such, the net asset value for reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.

^B  The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC was terminated as an investment advisor to the International Equity Fund on December 31, 2011.

^C  Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

^D  On January 15, 2016, the Retirement Class closed and the assets were merged into the Advisor Class.

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American Beacon International Equity Fund^SM

Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

	A Class
	Year Ended
	October 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012 B
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	18.59		$	19.32		$	19.92		$	16.02		$	15.33
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.32			0.31			0.46			0.43			0.48
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		(1.30	)		(0.59	)		(0.78	)		3.89			0.76
Total income (loss) from investment operations		(0.98	)		(0.28	)		(0.32	)		4.32			1.24
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.22	)		(0.45	)		(0.28	)		(0.42	)		(0.55	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(0.16	)		—			—			—			—
Total distributions		(0.38	)		(0.45	)		(0.28	)		(0.42	)		(0.55	)
Redemption fees added to beneficial interest		—			—	C		—	C		—	C		—	C
Net asset value, end of period	$	17.23		$	18.59		$	19.32		$	19.92		$	16.02
Total return A		(5.34	)%		(1.42	)%		(1.65	)%		27.51	%		8.62	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	18,673,142		$	10,747,749		$	8,540,234		$	4,113,299		$	1,255,390
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		1.07	%		1.08	%		1.15	%		1.21	%		1.29	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		1.07	%		1.08	%		1.15	%		1.25	%		1.26	%
Net investment income (loss), before reimbursements		1.94	%		1.55	%		2.31	%		1.73	%		2.03	%
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		1.94	%		1.55	%		2.31	%		1.69	%		2.07	%
Portfolio turnover rate		25	%		33	%		23	%		27	%		60	%
	C Class
	Year Ended
	October 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012 B
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	18.09		$	18.83		$	19.47		$	15.70		$	15.21
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.18			0.16			0.30			0.52			0.40
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		(1.28	)		(0.56	)		(0.75	)		3.59			0.71
Total income (loss) from investment operations		(1.10	)		(0.40	)		(0.45	)		4.11			1.11
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.10	)		(0.34	)		(0.19	)		(0.34	)		(0.62	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(0.16	)		—			—			—			—
Total distributions		(0.26	)		(0.34	)		(0.19	)		(0.34	)		(0.62	)
Redemption fees added to beneficial interest		—			—	C		—	C		—	C		—	C
Net asset value, end of period	$	16.73		$	18.09		$	18.83		$	19.47		$	15.70
Total return A		(6.12	)%		(2.12	)%		(2.36	)%		26.56	%		7.89	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	2,945,246		$	3,899,081		$	3,028,934		$	1,219,537		$	114,972
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		1.85	%		1.82	%		1.90	%		1.95	%		2.12	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		1.85	%		1.83	%		1.90	%		1.99	%		1.98	%
Net investment income (loss), before reimbursements		1.12	%		0.77	%		1.53	%		1.13	%		1.56	%
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		1.12	%		0.77	%		1.53	%		1.09	%		1.70	%
Portfolio turnover rate		25	%		33	%		23	%		27	%		60	%

^A  Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. May include adjustments in accordance with U.S. GAAP and as such, the net asset value for reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.

^B  The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC was terminated as an investment advisor to the International Equity Fund on December 31, 2011.

^C  Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

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American Beacon International Equity Fund^SM

Federal Tax Information

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Certain tax information regarding the Fund is required to be provided to shareholders based upon the Fund’s income and distribution for the taxable year ended October 31, 2016. The information and distributions reported herein may differ from information and distributions taxable to the shareholders for the calendar year ended December 31, 2016.

The Fund designated the following items with regard to distributions paid during the year ended October 31, 2016. All designations are based on financial information available as of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item, it is the intention of the Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations there under.

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction	0.00	%
Qualified Dividend Income	100.00	%

The Fund designated a foreign tax credit of $6,319,497 based on foreign sourced income of $72,093,079.

The Fund designated $17,496,182 as long-term capital gains distribution for the year ended October 31, 2016.

Shareholders will receive notification in January 2017 of the applicable tax information necessary to prepare their 2016 income tax returns.

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Disclosure Regarding Approval of the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

Renewal and Approval of the Management Agreement and Investment Advisory Agreements of the Fund in June 2016

At in-person meetings held on May 17, 2016 and June 8, 2016 (collectively, the “Meetings”), the Board considered and then, at its June 8th meeting, approved the renewal of: (1) the Management Agreement between American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (“Manager”) and the American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”) on behalf of the American Beacon International Equity Fund (“Fund”); and (2) the investment advisory agreements (the “Investment Advisory Agreements”) among the Manager, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and Causeway Capital Management LLC (“Causeway”), Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC (“Templeton”) and Lazard Asset Management LLC (“Lazard”), (collectively, the “subadvisors”). The Management Agreement and the Investment Advisory Agreements are collectively referred to herein as the “Agreements.” In preparation for the Board to consider the renewal of these Agreements, the Board undertook steps to gather and consider information furnished by the Manager, the subadvisors, Broadridge, Inc. (“Broadridge”) and Morningstar, Inc. (“Morningstar”). The Board, with the assistance of independent legal counsel, requested and received certain relevant information from the Manager and each subadvisor.

In advance of the Meetings, the Board’s Investment Committee and/or the Manager coordinated the production of information from Broadridge and Morningstar regarding the performance, fees and expenses of the Fund as well as information from the Manager and the subadvisors. At the Meetings, the Board considered the information provided. The Board noted that as a result of the acquisition of Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”) by Broadridge, Lipper expense and performance information was provided by Broadridge. Further, the Board took into consideration information furnished for the Board’s review and consideration throughout the year at regular meetings of the Board and its committees, as well as information specifically prepared in connection with the renewal process.

In connection with the Board’s consideration of the Agreements, the Trustees received and evaluated such information as they deemed necessary. The information requested on behalf of the Board included, among other information, the following materials. References herein to the “firm” refer to the Manager and/or the subadvisors.

• comparisons of the performance of an appropriate share class of the Fund to comparable investment companies and appropriate benchmark indices, including peer group averages and performance analyses provided by Broadridge and Morningstar, and to the performance of any similar accounts managed by the firm;

• comparisons of the Fund’s management and subadvisory fee rates and expense ratio with the management fee rates paid by comparable mutual funds, including peer group averages and fee and expense analyses provided by Broadridge and Morningstar, and the advisory fee rates charged to other clients for which similar services are provided;

• a description of any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements in place for the Fund during the past year, and any proposed changes to the expense caps;

• the Manager’s profitability with respect to the services that it provided to the Fund;

• any actual or anticipated economies of scale in relation to the services the firm provides or will provide to the Fund and whether the current fee rates charged or to be charged to the Fund reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund’s investors;

• an evaluation of any other benefits to the firm or Fund as a result of their relationship, if any;

• information regarding the securities lending, cash management, administrative and accounting-related services that the Manager provides to the Fund, as applicable, and the fees that the Manager receives for such services; and

• information regarding a firm’s financial condition, the personnel of the Manager who are assigned primary responsibility for managing the Fund, staffing levels, portfolio managers’ compensation, disaster recovery plans, insurance coverage, material pending litigation, code of ethics, compliance matters, trading activities, and actual or potential conflicts of interest that the firm experiences, or anticipates that it will experience, in providing services to the Fund.

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Disclosure Regarding Approval of the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Board noted that the Manager provides management and administrative services to the Fund pursuant to the Management Agreement. The Board considered that prior to May 29, 2016, the Manager provided management and administrative services to the Fund pursuant to separate agreements. The Board noted, in this regard, that many mutual funds have separate contracts governing both types of services, and observed that the actual management fee rates provided by Broadridge for peer group funds reflect the combined advisory and administrative expenses, both gross and net of any waivers and/or reimbursements.

Certain firms may not have been able to, or opted not to, provide information in response to certain information requests, in which case the Board conducted its evaluation of the firm based on information that was provided. In such cases, the Board determined that the omission of any such information was not material to its considerations. The class of shares used for comparative performance purposes was the share class with the lowest expenses available for purchase by the general public, which, was the Institutional Class. The Board also considered that the use of Institutional Class performance generally facilitates a meaningful comparison for expense and performance purposes.

Provided below is an overview of certain factors the Board considered in connection with its renewal and approval of the Management Agreement and Investment Advisory Agreements. The Board did not identify any particular information that was most relevant to its consideration to renew or approve each Agreement, and each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors. Legal counsel to the independent Trustees provided the Board with a memorandum regarding its responsibilities pertaining to the renewal and approval of each Agreement. The memorandum explained the regulatory requirements surrounding the Trustees’ process for evaluating investment advisors and the terms of the contracts. Based on its evaluation, the Board unanimously concluded that the terms of each Agreement were reasonable and fair and that the renewal and approval of each Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

Considerations With Respect to the Renewal of the Management Agreement and the Investment Advisory Agreements

In determining whether to renew the Agreements on behalf of the Fund, the Trustees considered the best interests of the Fund. While the Management Agreement and the Investment Advisory Agreements for all series of the Trust and American Beacon Select Funds (together, the “Trusts”) were considered at the Meetings, the Board considered the Fund’s investment management and subadvisory relationships separately.

In each instance, the Board considered, among other things, the following factors: (1) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided; (2) the investment performance of the Fund and the subadvisors for the Fund; (3) the costs incurred by the Manager in rendering services to the Fund and its resulting profits or losses; (4) comparisons of services and fee rates with contracts entered into by the Manager or the subadvisors or their affiliates with other clients (such as pension funds and other institutional clients); (5) the extent to which economies of scale have been taken into account in setting each fee rate schedule; (6) whether fee rate levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of Fund investors; and (7) any other benefits derived or anticipated to be derived by the Manager or the subadvisors from their relationship with the Fund. The Trustees posed questions to various management personnel of the Manager regarding certain key aspects of the materials submitted in support of the renewal.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. With respect to the renewal of the Management Agreement, the Board considered, among other factors: the Fund’s long-term performance and the length of service of key investment personnel at the Manager; the cost structure of the Fund; the Manager’s culture of compliance and support for compliance operations that reduce risks to the Fund; the Manager’s commitment to enhance the Fund’s product line and increase assets in the Fund; the Manager’s quality of services; the Manager’s active role in monitoring and, as appropriate, recommending additional or replacement subadvisors; the Manager’s commitment to training employees; and the Manager’s efforts to retain key employees and maintain staffing levels.

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Disclosure Regarding Approval of the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

With respect to the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the level of staffing and the size of the subadvisors. The Board also considered the adequacy of the resources committed to the Fund by the subadvisors, and whether those resources were commensurate with the needs of the Fund and are sufficient to sustain appropriate levels of performance and compliance needs. In this regard, the Board considered the financial stability of the subadvisors. The Board also considered the subadvisors’ representations regarding their compliance programs and codes of ethics. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the management and advisory services provided by the Manager and the subadvisors were appropriate for the Fund and, thus, determined to renew the Agreements for the Fund.

Investment Performance. The Board evaluated the comparative information provided by Broadridge and the Manager regarding the Fund’s investment performance relative to its Lipper performance universe, Lipper performance group, and benchmark index, as well as the Fund’s Morningstar rating. The Board considered the information provided by Broadridge regarding its independent peer selection methodology to select all Lipper performance groups and universes. The Board also considered that the performance groups and universes selected by Broadridge may not provide appropriate comparisons for certain series of the Trusts. In addition, the Board considered the performance reports and discussions with management at Board and Committee meetings throughout the year. The Board also considered the Manager’s recommendation to continue to retain the subadvisors. A discussion regarding the Board’s considerations with respect to the Fund’s performance appears below under “Additional Considerations and Conclusions with Respect to the Fund.”

Costs of the Services Provided to the Fund and the Profits Realized by the Manager from its Relationship with the Fund. In analyzing the cost of services and profitability of the Manager, the Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by the Manager, before and after the payment of distribution-related expenses by the Manager. The profits or losses were noted at both an aggregate level for all series of the Trusts and at an individual Fund level, with the Fund being profitable for the Manager. The Board noted that the Manager did not manage other accounts in the same strategy as the Fund.

The Board further considered that, with respect to the Fund, the Management Agreement provides for the Manager to receive a management fee comprised of an annualized fee that is retained by the Manager. In addition, the Board considered that the Manager receives management fees for overseeing the securities lending program on behalf of the Fund. The Board also noted that certain share classes of the Fund maintain higher expense ratios in order to compensate third-party financial intermediaries.

In analyzing the fee rates charged by each subadvisor in connection with its investment advisory services to the Fund, the Board considered that, with respect to Templeton, Lazard and Causeway, the Manager has negotiated the lowest fee rate a subadvisor charges for any comparable client accounts. The Board did not request profitability data from the subadvisors because the Board did not view this data as imperative to its deliberations given the arm’s-length nature of the relationship between the Manager and the subadvisors with respect to the negotiation of the subadvisory fee rate. In addition, the Board noted that subadvisors may not account for their profits on an account-by-account basis and those that do likely employ different methodologies in connection with these calculations.

Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the profitability levels of the Manager were reasonable in light of the services performed by the Manager. A discussion regarding the Board’s considerations with respect to the Fund’s fee rates is set forth below under “Additional Considerations and Conclusions with Respect to the Fund.”

Economies of Scale. In considering the reasonableness of the management and investment advisory fees rates, the Board considered whether economies of scale will be realized as the Fund grows and whether fee rate levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of Fund shareholders. In this regard, the Board considered that the Manager has negotiated breakpoints in the subadvisory fee rates for each subadvisor. The Board also noted that, for purposes of determining the fee rates chargeable to the Fund, Causeway, Lazard and Templeton

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Disclosure Regarding Approval of the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

have agreed to take into account assets of American Airlines Group and its pension plans that are managed by the subadvisors. Thus, the Fund is able to receive lower effective fee rates.

In addition, the Board noted the Manager’s representation that the Management Agreement contains fee schedule breakpoints at higher asset levels with respect to the Fund. The Board also considered the Manager’s representation that the Fund benefits from economies of scale because comparably low fee rate levels are reflected in the current fee rates the Manager charges. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the Manager and subadvisor fee rate schedules for the Fund provide for a reasonable sharing of benefits from any economies of scale with the Fund.

Benefits Derived from the Relationship with the Fund. The Board considered the “fall-out” or ancillary benefits that accrue to the Manager and/or the subadvisor as a result of the advisory relationships with the Fund, including greater exposure in the marketplace with respect to the Manager’s or subadvisors’ investment process and expanding the level of assets under management by the Manager and the subadvisor. In addition, the Board noted that certain subadvisors benefit from soft dollar arrangements for third party and/or proprietary research.

In addition, the Manager noted that the Fund also derives benefits from its association with the Manager. Specifically, the Board noted the Manager’s representation that it provides services to most series of the Trusts at a lower than industry average cost. The Board considered that certain subadvisors reimburse the Manager for certain costs relating to distribution activities for the series of the Trusts, as well as representations by all such subadvisors that they would not reduce their fee rates in lieu of providing such reimbursements. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the potential benefits accruing to the Manager and the subadvisors by virtue of their relationships with the Fund appear to be fair and reasonable.

Additional Considerations and Conclusions with Respect to the Fund

The performance comparisons below were made versus the Fund’s Lipper performance universe and Lipper performance group, with the 1st Quintile representing the top twenty percent of the universe or group based on performance and the 5th Quintile representing the bottom twenty percent of the universe or group based on performance. References below to the Fund’s Lipper performance group and Lipper performance universe are to the respective group or universe of comparable mutual funds included in the analysis provided by Broadridge. A Lipper performance group consists of the Fund and a representative sample of funds with similar investment classifications and objectives as the Fund, as selected by Broadridge. A Lipper performance universe is an expansion of the performance group, providing a broader view of performance across the Fund’s investment classification/ objective and allowing for a more extensive comparison. In reviewing the performance, the Trustees viewed longer-term performance over a full market cycle, typically five years or longer, if available, as the most important consideration, because relative performance over shorter periods may be significantly impacted by market or economic events that do not reflect manager skill.

The expense comparisons below were made versus the Fund’s Lipper expense universe and Lipper expense group, with the 1st Quintile representing the top twenty percent of the universe or group based on lowest total expense and the 5th Quintile representing the bottom twenty percent of the universe or group based on highest total expense. References below to the Fund’s expense group and expense universe are to the respective group or universe of comparable mutual funds included in the analysis by Broadridge. A Lipper expense group consists of the Fund and a representative sample of funds with similar operating structures and asset sizes, as selected by Broadridge. A Lipper expense universe includes all funds in the investment classification/objective with a similar load type to the share class of the Fund included in the Lipper comparative information and provides a broader view of expenses across the Fund’s investment classification/objective. The Trustees also considered the Fund’s Morningstar fee level category. In addition, information regarding the subadvisors’ use of soft dollars was requested from the Manager and was considered by the Trustees.

In considering the renewal of the Management Agreement for the Fund, the Trustees considered the following additional factors:

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Disclosure Regarding Approval of the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

Lipper Total Expense Analysis and Morningstar Fee Level Ranking

Compared to Lipper Expense Universe	1st Quintile
Compared to Lipper Expense Group	1st Quintile
Morningstar Fee Level Ranking - Institutional Class	Below Average Expense Ratio

Lipper Fund Performance Analysis (five-year period ended March 31, 2016)

Compared to Lipper Performance Universe	2nd Quintile
Compared to Lipper Performance Group	4th Quintile

In considering the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreements with Causeway, Lazard, and Templeton, the Trustees considered the following additional factors:

Subadvisor Performance (compared to Lipper Performance Universe for period indicated, ending March 31, 2016)

Causeway	5 years	2nd Quintile
Lazard	5 years	1st Quintile
Templeton	5 years	4th Quintile

The Trustees also considered: (1) information provided by each subadvisor regarding fee rates charged for managing accounts in the same strategy as the subadvisor manages its allocated of the Fund; (2) explanations from the Manager and the subadvisors regarding the subadvisors’ underperformance relative to their benchmarks and comparable accounts, as applicable; and (3) the Manager’s recommendation to continue to retain each subadvisor.

Based on these and other considerations, the Trustees: (1) concluded that the fees paid to the Manager and the subadvisors under the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements are fair and reasonable; (2) determined that the Fund and its shareholders would benefit from the Manager’s and subadvisors’ continued management of the Fund; and (3) approved the renewal of the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements with respect to the Fund.

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds^SM (Unaudited)

The Trustees and officers of the American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”) are listed below, together with their principal occupations during the past five years. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each person listed below is 220 Las Colinas Boulevard East, Suite 1200, Irving, Texas 75039. Each Trustee oversees twenty-six seven funds in the fund complex that includes the Trust and the American Beacon Select Funds. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Trustees and is available without charge by calling 1-800-658-5811. A

	Position, Term of
	Office and Length
	of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Name, Age and Address	with the Trust	and Current Directorships
INTERESTED TRUSTEES
	Lifetime of Trust until removal, resignation or retirement*
Alan D. Feld** (79)	Trustee since 1996	Sole Shareholder of a professional corporation which is a Partner in the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP (law firm) (1960-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (1996-2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (1999-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (1996-2012).
NON-INTERESTED TRUSTEES	Term
	Lifetime of Trust until removel resignation or retirement*
Gilbert G. Alvarado (46)	Trustee since 2015	Director, Kura MD, Inc. (local telehealth organization) (2015-present); Vice President & CFO, Sierra Health Foundation (health conversion private foundation) (2006-Present) Vice President & CFO, Sierra Health Foundation: Center for Health Program Management (California public benefit corporation) (2012-Present); Director, Innovative North State (2012-Present); Director, Sacramento Regional Technology Alliance (2011-Present); Director, Women’s Empowerment (2009-2014); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2015-Present).
Josephe B. Armes (54)	Trustee since 2015	Chairman & CEO, CSW Industrials f/k/a Capital Southwest Corporation (investment company) (2013-Present); President & CEO, JBA Investment Partners (family investment vehicle) (2010-Present); Chief Operating Officer, Hicks Holdings, LLC (Hicks Family assets and investments) (2005-2010); Trustee, Baylor University Board of Regents (2001-2010); Director and Chair of Audit Committee, RSP Permian (oil and gas producer) (2013-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2015-Present).
Gerard J. Arpey (58)	Trustee since 2012	Director, The Home Depot, Inc. (2015-Present); Partner, Emerald Creek Group (private equity firm) (2011-Present); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AMR Corp. and American Airlines; Inc. (2003- 2011); Director, S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. (privately held company) (2008-present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2012-Present).
Brenda A. Cline (55)	Trustee since 2004	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, Kimbell Art Foundation (1993-Present); Director, Range Resources Corporation (oil and natural gas company) (2015-Present); Director, Tyler Technologies, Inc.(public sector software solutions company) (2014-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2004-2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2004-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2004-2012).
Eugene J. Duffy (62)	Trustee since 2008	Managing Director, Institutional Services, Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation (2014-Present); Principal and Executive Vice President, Paradigm Asset Management (1994-2014); Director, Sunrise Bank of Atlanta (2008-2013); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2008- 2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2008-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2008-2012).

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds^SM (Unaudited)

	Position, Term of
	Office and Length
	of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Name, Age and Address	with the Trust	and Current Directorships
TRUSTEES (CONT.)	Term
M. Dunning (74)	Trustee since 2008	Chairman Emeritus (2008-Present); Lockton Dunning Benefits (consulting firm in employee benefits); Board Director, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (2007-Present); Board Member, BancTec (2010-Present) (software consulting); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2008-2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2008-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2008-2012).
Richard M. Massman (73)	Trustee since 2004 Chairman since 2008	Consultant and General Counsel Emeritus (2009-Present) and Senior Vice President and General Counsel (1994-2009), Hunt Consolidated, Inc. (holding company engaged in oil and gas exploration and production, refining, real estate, farming, ranching and venture capital activities); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2004- 2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2004-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2004-2012).
Barbara J. McKenna, CFA (53)	Trustee since 2012	Managing Principal, Longfellow Investment Management Company (2005- Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2012-Present).
R. Gerald Turner (70) 225 Perkins Admin. Bldg. Southern Methodist Univ. Dallas, Texas 75275	Trustee since 2001	President, Southern Methodist University (1995-Present); Director, J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (1996-Present); Director, Kronus Worldwide Inc. (chemical manufacturing) (2003-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2001- 2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2001-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2001-2012).
OFFICERS
Gene. L. Needles, Jr. (61)	President since 2009 Executive Vice President since 2009	President, CEO and Director, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2009-Present); President, CEO and Director, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); President, CEO and Director, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc.(2015-Present); President, CEO and Director, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present), President, CEO and Director, Astro AB Holdings, LLC. (2015-Present); President, CEO and Director, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc.; (2009-2015); President and CEO, Lighthouse Holdings Parent, Inc. (2009-2015); Manager, President and CEO, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present); President, American Beacon Cayman Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Ltd. (2014-Present).
Rosemary K. Behan (57)	VP, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer since 2006	Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2006-Present); Secretary, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); Secretary, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc. (2015- Present); Secretary, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present); Secretary, Astro AB Holdings, LLC. (2015-Present); Secretary, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. (2008- 2015); Secretary, Lighthouse Holdings Parent, Inc. (2008-2015); Secretary, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C.(2008-Present); Secretary, American Beacon Cayman Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Ltd. (2014-Present).
Brian E. Brett (56)	VP since 2004	Vice President, Director of Sales, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2004-Present).
Paul B. Cavazos (47)	VP since 2016	Chief Investment Officer and Vice President, Asset Management, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2016-Present); Chief Investment Officer and Assistant Treasurer, DTE Energy (2007-2016);
Erica Duncan (46)	VP since 2011	Vice President, Marketing and Client Services, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2011-Present); Supervisor, Brand Marketing, Invesco (2010-2011);

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds^SM (Unaudited)

	Position, Term of
	Office and Length
	of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Name, Age and Address	with the Trust	and Current Directorships
OFFICERS	Term
Melinda G. Heika (55)	Treasurer since 2010	Treasurer, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2010-Present); Treasurer, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); Treasurer, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc. (2015-Present); Treasurer, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present); Treasurer, Astro AB Holdings, LLC. (2015-Present); Treasurer, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. (2010-2015); Treasurer, Lighthouse Holdings Parent Inc., (2010-2015); Treasurer, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present); Director and Treasurer, American Beacon Cayman Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Ltd. (2014-Present).
	One Year
Terri L. McKinney (52)	VP since 2010	Vice President, Enterprise Services (2009-Present) and Managing Director (2003-2009), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
Jeffrey K. Ringdahl (41)	VP since 2010	Chief Operating Officer, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2010-Present); Manager and Senior Vice President, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present); Senior Vice President and Director, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); Senior Vice President and Director, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc. (2015-Present); Senior Vice President and Director, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present), Senior Vice President and Director, Astro AB Holdings, LLC.(2015-Present); Senior Vice President, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. (2013-2015); Senior Vice President, Lighthouse Holdings Parent, Inc. (2013-2015); Director and Vice President, American Beacon Cayman Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Ltd. (2014-Present); Vice President, Product Management, Touchstone Advisors, Inc. (2007-2010).
Samuel J. Silver (53)	VP since 2011	Chief Fixed Income Officer (2016–Present), Vice President, Fixed Income Investments (2011-2016) and Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Investments (1999-2011), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
Christina E. Sears (45)	Chief Compliance Officer since 2004 and Asst. Secretary since 1999	Chief Compliance Officer, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2004-Present); Chief Compliance Officer, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present).
Sonia L. Bates (59)	Asst. Treasurer since 2011	Director, Tax and Financial Reporting (2011-Present), Manager, Tax and Financial Reporting (2005-2010), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.; Asst. Treasurer, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); Asst. Treasurer, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc.(2015-Present); Asst. Treasurer, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present); Asst. Treasurer, Astro AB Holdings, LLC.; Asst. Treasurer, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. (2011-2015); Asst. Treasurer, Lighthouse Holdings Parent Inc. (2011-2015); Asst. Treasurer, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present).
Shelley D. Abrahams (41)	Assistant Secretary since 2008	Assistant Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2008-Present)
Rebecca L. Harris (49)	Assistant Secretary since 2011	Assistant Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2011-Present)
Diana N. Lai (40)	Assistant Secretary since 2012	Assistant Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2012-Present)
Teresa A. Oxford (58)	Assistant Secretary since 2015	Assistant Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2015-Present)

* As of 11/12/2014, the Board adopted a retirement plan that requires Trustees to retire no later than the last day of the calendar year in which they reach the age of 75.

** Mr. Feld is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trusts, as defined by the 1940 Act. Mr. Feld’s law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP has provided legal services within the past two fiscal years to one or more of the Trust’s sub-advisors.

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American Beacon Funds^SM

Privacy Policy

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

The American Beacon Funds recognize and respect the privacy of our shareholders. We are providing this notice to you so you will understand how shareholder information may be collected and used.

We may collect nonpublic personal information about you from one or more of the following sources:

• information we receive from you on applications or other forms;

• information about your transactions with us or our service providers; and

• information we receive from third parties.

We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our customers or former customers to anyone, except as permitted by law.

We restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to those employees or service providers who need to know that information to provide products or services to you. To ensure the confidentiality of your nonpublic personal information, we maintain safeguards that comply with federal standards.

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Delivery of Documents

eDelivery is NOW AVAILABLE - Stop traditional mail delivery and receive your

shareholder reports and summary prospectus on-line. Sign up at

www.americanbeaconfunds.com

If you invest in the Fund through a financial institution, you may be able to receive the Fund’s regulatory mailings, such as the Prospectus, Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report, by e-mail. If you are interested in this option, please go to www.icsdelivery.com and search for your financial institution’s name or contact your financial institution directly.

To obtain more information about the Fund:

By E-mail:	On the Internet:
american_beacon.funds@ambeacon.com	Visit our website at www.americanbeaconfunds.com
By Telephone:	By Mail:
Institutional, Y, Investor, and Advisor Classes	American Beacon Funds
Call (800) 658-5811	P.O. Box 219643
	Kansas City, MO 64121-9643
Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedules	Availability of Proxy Voting Policy and Records
In addition to the Schedule of Investments provided in each semi-annual and annual report, the Fund files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Form N-Q as of the first and third fiscal quarters. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Section, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549-2736. Information regarding the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800)-SEC-0330. A complete schedule of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is also available at www.americanbeaconfunds.com approximately twenty days after the end of each month.	A description of the policies and procedures the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, is available free of charge on the Fund’s website www.americanbeaconfunds.com and by calling 1-800-967-9009 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www. sec.gov. The Fund’s proxy voting record for the most recent year ended June 30 is filed annually with the SEC on Form N-PX. The Fund’s Forms N-PX are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s proxy voting record may also be obtained by calling 1-800-967-9009.

Fund Service Providers:

CUSTODIAN	TRANSFER AGENT	INDEPENDENT REGISTERED	DISTRIBUTOR
State Street Bank and	Boston Financial Data	PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM	Foreside Fund Services,
Trust	Services	Ernst & Young LLP	LLC
Boston, Massachusetts	Kansas City, Missouri	Dallas, Texas	Portland, Maine

This report is prepared for shareholders of the American Beacon Funds and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current Prospectus or Summary Prospectus.

American Beacon Funds and American Beacon International Equity Fund are service marks of American Beacon Advisors, Inc.

AR 10/16

About American Beacon Advisors

Since 1986, American Beacon Advisors has offered a variety of products and investment advisory services to numerous institutional and retail clients, including a variety of mutual funds, corporate cash management, and separate account management.

Our clients include defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, corporations, financial planners, and other institutional investors. With American Beacon Advisors, you can put the experience of a multi-billion dollar asset management firm to work for your company.

LARGE CAP VALUE FUND RISKS

Investing in value stocks may limit downside risk over time; however, the Fund may produce more modest gains than riskier stock funds as a trade-off for this potentially lower risk. Investing in foreign securities may involve heightened risk due to currency fluctuations and economic and political risks. The use of futures contracts for cash management may subject the Fund to losing more money than invested. Please see the prospectus for a complete discussion of the Fund’s risks. There can be no assurances that the investment objectives of this Fund will be met.

Any opinions herein, including forecasts, reflect our judgment as of the end of the reporting period and are subject to change. Each advisor’s strategies and the Fund’s portfolio composition will change depending on economic and market conditions. This report is not a complete analysis of market conditions and therefore, should not be relied upon as investment advice. Although economic and market information has been compiled from reliable sources, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. makes no representation as to the completeness or accuracy of the statements contained herein.

American Beacon Funds October 31, 2016

Contents
President’s Message	1
Market and Performance Overviews	2
Expense Examples	7
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	9
Schedule of Investments:
American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund	10
Financial Statements	17
Notes to Financial Statements	21
Financial Highlights:
American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund	34
Federal Tax Information	37
Disclosure Regarding Approval of the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements	38
Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds	43
Privacy Policy	47
Additional Fund Information	Back Cover

President’s Message

Dear Shareholders,   During the 12-month period ended October 31, 2016, China’s slowing growth escalated concerns for global markets, and many of the world’s central banks - the Federal Reserve included - responded by either continuing or expanding their economic stimulation policies. In the first half of 2016, international stocks declined while U.S. and emerging-market stocks made modest gains. Falling global interest rates supported bond returns during the period.   On June 24, 2016, the U.K. announced that the “Brexit” referendum to leave the European Union passed with a 52% majority vote, further shaking up global markets. By the end of that month, however, the U.S. stock market and some global markets had rebounded to near pre-Brexit levels as investors took opportunistic risks following the historic vote. After Theresa May’s succession as the U.K.’s prime minister on July 13, 2016, many central banks put their Brexit concerns on hold and turned their attention to their own economies.

In the weeks ahead of the U.S. presidential election on November 8, 2016, uncertainty about the outcome caused many investors to stay on the sidelines. Although investors may question whether the election’s result could have negative consequences for their portfolios, elections rarely have a lasting effect on the market. Historically speaking, from August 1 to October 31 during 19 of the last 22 election years - or approximately 86% of the time - the S&P 500 rallied for an average gain of approximately 6%.

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2016, the American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund (Investor Class) returned 1.33%.

American Beacon Advisors identifies and partners with experienced asset managers from across all asset classes to help protect our shareholders’ portfolios over the long term. We are proud to offer a variety of funds that allow investors to invest in the asset classes best aligned with their long-term goals.

Thank you for your continued investment in American Beacon Funds. For additional information about the Funds or to access your account information, please visit our website at www.americanbeaconfunds.com.

Best Regards,

Gene L. Needles, Jr.

President

American Beacon Funds

1

Domestic Equity Market Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

U.S. and emerging markets rallied over the trailing 12-month period ended October 31, 2016. Central banks around the world continued to set the pace for equity markets. With more than one third of all sovereign debt ($13 trillion) posting negative yields, the monetary spigots remained wide open, forcing investors to search for yield elsewhere – including equities. However, European markets were shaken by the U.K.’s surprising Brexit vote in June and broadly declined. Among major benchmarks, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index added 4.5%.

In December 2015, the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised its benchmark rate after several years of near-zero interest rates, driven largely by the central bank’s confidence in the economy. U.S. interest rates then remained unchanged for the rest of the period. Fed Chair Janet Yellen began the year with a hawkish tone, and most market participants anticipated two or more rates hikes in 2016. However, market volatility related to the Brexit vote prompted policymakers to delay raising interest rates in spite of stable economic data in the U.S.

The Brexit vote dominated headlines in June and initially caused growth expectations to fall drastically. The referendum had far-reaching implications. U.S. markets declined in the aftermath, but quickly recovered as much of the market corrected what was largely viewed as an overreaction. The dollar rose versus the pound, which ended the period at a 31-year low. Growth forecasts in the U.K. have since been revised upward after decisive policy action from the Bank of England, the immediate appointment of Prime Minister Theresa May and strong manufacturing and services sector data. European Central Bank President Mario Draghi maintained low interest rates as the rest of Europe struggled to generate inflation, which turned positive in June. As the year progressed, post-Brexit risks seemed to recede.

The Fed’s 2% GDP growth and inflation targets remained elusive for most of the period, and inventories were low. But most recently, third-quarter GDP showed 2.9% growth, which was the highest in two years and surpassed estimates of 2.5%. Consumer spending has been consistently strong, and the U.S. ended the period near full employment. Additionally, the Manufacturing sector’s Purchasing Managers’ Index was expansionary, with readings above 50 over the last 12 months. On the back of the measured policy response, the U.S. dollar ended the period only slightly higher overall.

For quite some time now, the battle for leadership within domestic equity markets has been raging between stocks perceived as “bond proxies” and those with more interest rate and economic sensitivity. The latter group struggled mightily during the first six months of 2016, but outperformed the bond proxies in the third quarter as interest rates rose.

The “battle of the bond proxies” should continue until interest rates trend toward sustainably higher levels. The Fed’s multi-year suppression of interest rates was designed to push investors out on the risk spectrum and encourage growth; instead, the unintended consequence has been risk aversion. This has caused investors to search for perceived safety in assets with a current yield, regardless of valuation (e.g., bond proxies). More broadly, risk aversion has been evident on a global basis, even in countries with negative interest rates. Negative interest rates may prove ineffective and the road back to normalized interest rates might be bumpy with additional unintended consequences.

Further, investors have flocked to passive funds at the expense of active funds in an attempt to avoid risk. The current cycle of passive outperformance began with the bull market that started about seven years ago. Since that time, lower interest rates and excess liquidity have propelled equity markets in a highly correlated manner, without much regard for fundamentals. After one of the longest and highest-returning bull markets in history, the overall market is no longer inexpensive, and many companies and sectors are richly valued. As such, the long run of outperformance by passive strategies has left many companies within the benchmark overvalued and susceptible to dividend cuts, price declines or both.

Election news dominated headlines over the period, particularly in the run-up to Election Day, and increased volatility. Most polls projected Democratic nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton would win the U.S. presidential election. Toward the end of the period, markets were shaken and the U.S. presidential election narrowed after

2

Domestic Equity Market Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

the reemergence of the FBI investigation into Ms. Clinton’s private email servers. Uncertainty from the presidential election created an overhang at the end of the period.

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American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund^SM

Performance Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

The Investor Class of the Large Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) returned 1.33% for the twelve months ended October 31, 2016, underperforming the Russell 1000^® Value Index (the “Index”) return of 6.37% for the same period.

Comparison of Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment for the period from 10/31/06 through 10/31/16

Total Returns for the Period ended October 31, 2016

	Ticker		1 Year			3 Years			5 Years			10 Years			Value of $10,000 10/31/2006- 10/31/2016
Institutional Class (1,6)		AADEX		1.69	%		5.06	%		12.04	%		5.04	%	$	16,357
Y Class (1,2,6)		ABLYX		1.61	%		4.98	%		11.96	%		4.98	%	$	16,256
Investor Class (1,6)		AAGPX		1.33	%		4.70	%		11.65	%		4.70	%	$	15,826
Advisor Class (1,6)		AVASX		1.21	%		4.56	%		11.51	%		4.53	%	$	15,572
A without Sales Charge (1,3,6)		ALVAX		1.33	%		4.64	%		11.54	%		4.63	%	$	15,721
A with Sales Charge (1,3,6)		ALVAX		-4.50	%		2.59	%		10.23	%		4.01	%	$	14,815
C without Sales Charge (1,4,6)		ALVCX		0.51	%		3.84	%		10.68	%		4.13	%	$	14,983
C with Sales Charge (1,4,6)		ALVCX		-0.49	%		3.84	%		10.68	%		4.13	%	$	14,983
Russell 1000 Value Index (5)				6.37	%		7.59	%		13.31	%		5.35	%	$	16,837

1. Performance shown is historical and is not indicative of future returns. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and shares may be worth more or less at redemption than at original purchase. Performance shown is calculated based on the published end of day net asset values as of date indicated, and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain performance as of the most recent month end, please visit www. americanbeaconfunds.com or call 1-800-967-9009. Fund performance in the table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares.

2. Fund performance for the ten-year period represents the total returns achieved by the Institutional Class from 10/31/06 up to 8/3/09, the inception date of the Y Class, and the returns of the Y Class since its inception. Expenses of the Y Class are higher than those of the Institutional Class. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the Y Class been in existence since 10/31/06.

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American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund^SM

Performance Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

3. Fund performance for the ten-year period represents the total returns achieved by the Investor Class from 10/31/06 through 5/17/10, the inception date of the A Class, and the returns of the A Class since its inception. Expenses of the A Class are higher than those of the Investor Class. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the A Class been in existence since 10/31/06. A Class shares have a maximum sales charge of 5.75%.

4. Fund performance for the ten-year period represents the total returns achieved by the Investor Class from 10/31/06 through 9/1/10, the inception date of the C Class, and the returns of the C Class since its inception. Expenses of the C Class are higher than those of the Investor Class. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the C Class been in existence since 10/31/06. A portion of the fees charged to the C Class were waived from 2010 through 2012, partially recovered in 2013, and fully recovered in 2014. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than the actual returns shown from 2010 through 2012. C Class shares have a maximum contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% for shares redeemed within one year of the date of purchase.

5. The Russell 1000 Value Index is an unmanaged index of those stocks in the Russell 1000 Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. Russell 1000 Value Index and Russell 1000 Index are registered trademarks of the Frank Russell Company. One cannot directly invest in an index.

6. The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus for the Institutional, Y, Investor, Advisor, A, and C Class shares was 0.59%, 0.68%, 0.94%, 1.08%, 0.98%, and 1.74% respectively. The expense ratios above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.

The Fund underperformed the Index as both stock selection and sector allocation detracted value relative to the Index for the twelve-month period.

The Fund’s investments in the Health Care, Utilities, and Financials sectors contributed to most of the stock selection underperformance. In the Health Care sector, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (down 71.7%) and Sanofi ADR (down 20.8%) were the largest negative contributors. Positions in Calpine Corp. (down 22.7%) and NRG Energy Inc. (down 12.9%) detracted from the Fund’s returns in the Utilities sector. In the Financials sector, the Fund’s position in Nomura Holdings Inc. Spons. ADR (down 44.3%) and Citigroup Inc. (down 5.9%) contributed to the Fund’s underperformance.

Sector allocation detracted as a significant overweight in Consumer Discretionary - the worst performing sector in the Index - and an underweight in Utilities (down 2.8% and up 17.5%, respectively) hurt relative performance compared to the Index. The Fund’s overweight position in Telecommunication Services (up 11.4%) and slight overweight position in Industrials (up 11.2%) somewhat muted relative underperformance from sector allocation.

The sub-advisors continue to invest in a broadly diversified portfolio of companies that they believe have attractive valuations and above-average earnings growth potential. This approach should allow the Fund to benefit over the longer term.

Top Ten Holdings (% Net Assets)
Bank of America Corp.		3.5
Citigroup		3.5
JPMorgan Chase & Co.		3.1
BP PLC, Sponsored ADR		2.4
American Financial Group, Inc.		2.3
Microsoft Corp.		1.9
Oracle Corp.		1.8
Wells Fargo & Co.		1.8
General Motors Co.		1.6
Anthem, Inc.		1.5
Total Fund Holdings	218

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American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund^SM

Performance Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Sector Allocation (% Equities)
Financials	26.8
Consumer Discretionary	13.5
Industrials	12.5
Energy	11.9
Health Care	11.6
Information Technology	9.7
Consumer Staples	5.3
Telecommunication Services	3.3
Materials	2.6
Utilities	2.5
Real Estate	0.3

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American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund^SM

Expense Examples

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Fund Expense Example

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption fees if applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, administrative service fees, distribution (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. The Examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period in each Class and held for the entire period from May 1, 2016 through October 31, 2016.

Actual Expenses

The “Actual” lines of the table provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = $8.60), then multiply the result by the “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Shareholders of the Investor and Institutional Classes that invest in the Fund through an IRA or Roth IRA may be subject to a custodial IRA fee of $15 that is typically deducted each December. If your account was subject to a custodial IRA fee during the period, your costs would have been $15 higher.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The “Hypothetical” lines of the table provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% per year rate of return before expenses (not the Fund’s actual return). You may compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds by contrasting this 5% hypothetical example and the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. Shareholders of the Investor and Institutional Classes that invest in the Fund through an IRA or Roth IRA may be subject to a custodial IRA fee of $15 that is typically deducted each December. If your account was subject to a custodial IRA fee during the period, your costs would have been $15 higher.

You should also be aware that the expenses shown in the table highlight only your ongoing costs and do not reflect any transaction costs charged by the Fund, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, as applicable. Similarly, the expense examples for other funds do not reflect any transaction costs charged by those funds, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” lines of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If you were subject to any transaction costs during the period, your costs would have been higher.

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American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund^SM

Expense Examples

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Large Cap Value Fund

	Beginning Account Value 5/1/2016		Ending Account Value 10/31/2016		Expenses Paid During Period 5/1/2016-10/31/2016*
Institutional Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,032.83	$	3.07
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,022.12	$	3.05
Y Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,032.63	$	3.42
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,021.77	$	3.40
Investor Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,030.76	$	4.75
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,020.46	$	4.72
Advisor Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,030.29	$	5.51
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,019.72	$	5.48
A Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,031.07	$	5.00
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,020.23	$	4.98
C Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,026.57	$	8.86
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,016.40	$	8.82

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratios for the six-month period of 0.60%, 0.67%, 0.93%, 1.08%, 0.98%, and 1.74% for the Institutional, Y, Investor, Advisor, A, and C Classes, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number derived by dividing the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184) by days in the year (366) to reflect the half-year period.

** 5% return before expenses.

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American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund^SM

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund (one of the funds constituting the American Beacon Funds) (the Fund), as of October 31, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund at October 31, 2016, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Dallas, Texas

December 29, 2016

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
COMMON STOCK - 97.98%
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 13.06%
Auto Components - 2.68%
Adient PLCA B		378,657	$	17,232,680
Delphi Automotive PLCB		128,990		8,393,379
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.		965,109		28,017,114
Johnson Controls International PLC B		2,927,772		118,047,767
Magna International, Inc., Class A		971,041		39,861,233
				211,552,173
Automobiles - 2.86%
Ford Motor Co.		1,868,652		21,937,974
General Motors Co.		3,961,405		125,180,398
Harley-Davidson, Inc.		395,711		22,563,441
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., ADRC		580,972		17,330,395
Toyota Motor Corp., ADRC		336,099		38,873,210
				225,885,418
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.43%
Carnival Corp.		303,500		14,901,850
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.A		484,900		18,848,063
				33,749,913
Household Durables - 0.76%
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.		1,028,802		30,894,924
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.		41,101		1,973,670
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.		48,327		5,501,546
Tupperware Brands Corp.		363,884		21,658,376
				60,028,516
Media - 2.76%
CBS Corp., Class BD		693,403		39,260,478
Comcast Corp., Class A		695,586		43,001,127
Discovery Communications, Inc., Class AA		2,083,744		53,847,656
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.		94,501		2,115,877
Omnicom Group, Inc.		327,924		26,174,894
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A		463,800		29,850,168
Time Warner, Inc.		102,480		9,119,695
Time, Inc.		10,905		141,765
Viacom, Inc., Class B		315,500		11,850,180
Walt Disney Co.		26,341		2,441,547
				217,803,387
Multiline Retail - 2.56%
Dillard’s, Inc., Class A		288,700		17,697,310
Kohl’s Corp.		579,756		25,364,325
Macy’s, Inc.		1,006,500		36,727,185
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.A		961,328		48,816,236
Target Corp.		1,064,644		73,172,982
				201,778,038
Specialty Retail - 1.01%
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.		20,420		2,860,434
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.		677,206		27,372,667
Hanesbrands, Inc.		127,597		3,279,243
Signet Jewelers Ltd.		406,300		33,015,938
Staples, Inc.		1,771,500		13,109,100
				79,637,382
Total Consumer Discretionary				1,030,434,827

See accompanying notes

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
CONSUMER STAPLES - 5.22%
Beverages - 0.19%
Diageo PLC, Sponsored ADRB C		106,169	$	11,416,353
PepsiCo, Inc.		30,742		3,295,542
				14,711,895
Food & Drug Retailing - 0.94%
CVS Caremark Corp.		578,724		48,670,688
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., Class A		40,070		2,996,034
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.		325,282		22,776,246
				74,442,968
Food Products - 0.95%
Archer Daniels Midland Co.		201,139		8,763,626
Bunge Ltd.		184,614		11,447,914
Danone S.A., Sponsored ADRC		363,566		5,057,203
General Mills, Inc.		184,342		11,425,517
JM Smucker Co.		45,772		6,010,321
Kellogg Co.		226,495		17,016,569
Nestle S.A., Sponsored ADRC		213,893		15,538,257
				75,259,407
Household Products - 0.06%
Procter & Gamble Co.		51,278		4,450,930
Personal Products - 0.06%
Coty, Inc.		210,224		4,833,050
Tobacco - 3.02%
Altria Group, Inc.		1,102,011		72,864,967
Imperial Brands PLC, ADRB C		1,277,114		61,748,462
Philip Morris International, Inc.		1,071,553		103,340,571
				237,954,000
Total Consumer Staples				411,652,250
ENERGY - 11.61%
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.51%
Cobalt International Energy, Inc.A		3,695,065		3,488,511
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.		245,500		15,493,505
Oceaneering International, Inc.		407,800		9,705,640
Schlumberger Ltd.		149,615		11,704,381
				40,392,037
Oil & Gas - 11.10%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.		736,800		43,795,392
Apache Corp.		632,368		37,613,249
BP PLC, Sponsored ADRB C		5,336,832		189,724,378
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.		2,104,303		66,727,448
Chevron Corp.		104,577		10,954,441
ConocoPhillips		1,549,516		67,326,470
Devon Energy Corp.		1,051,166		39,828,680
EOG Resources, Inc.		116,316		10,517,293
Exxon Mobil Corp.		136,069		11,337,269
Hess Corp.		1,198,292		57,482,067
Kosmos Energy Ltd.A		1,991,145		10,373,865
Marathon Oil Corp.		6,347,986		83,666,455
Marathon Petroleum Corp.		1,237,639		53,948,684
Murphy Oil Corp.		991,960		25,662,005
Occidental Petroleum Corp.		847,616		61,799,683
Phillips 66		830,904		67,427,860

See accompanying notes

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
ENERGY - 11.61% (continued)
Oil & Gas - 11.10% (continued)
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A, ADRB C		757,322	$	37,722,209
				875,907,448
Total Energy				916,299,485
FINANCIALS - 26.27%
Banks - 2.85%
Citizens Financial Group		1,774,053		46,728,556
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.		1,114,444		106,540,846
Popular, Inc.		786,700		28,557,210
Regions Financial Corp.		2,064,900		22,115,079
U.S. Bancorp		464,061		20,771,370
				224,713,061
Diversified Financials - 17.63%
American Express Co.		139,128		9,240,882
Bank of America Corp.		16,788,298		277,006,917
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.		273,912		11,852,172
BlackRock, Inc., Class A		27,475		9,375,569
Blackstone Group, LPE		2,180,248		54,571,607
Capital One Financial Corp.		1,104,364		81,767,111
Citigroup, Inc.		5,650,641		277,729,005
Franklin Resources, Inc.		246,291		8,290,155
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.		243,929		43,477,905
JPMorgan Chase & Co.		3,508,503		242,998,918
KKR & Co., LPE		4,119,108		58,450,143
Moody’s Corp.		56,887		5,718,281
Morgan Stanley		1,284,378		43,116,569
Nasdaq OMX Group		157,408		10,069,390
S&P Global, Inc.		19,627		2,391,550
Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc.		2,351,547		28,688,873
SLM Corp.A		3,067,330		21,624,677
State Street Corp.		598,216		42,000,745
Synchrony Financial		824,787		23,580,660
Wells Fargo & Co.		3,030,594		139,437,630
				1,391,388,759
Insurance - 5.79%
Allstate Corp.		334,047		22,681,791
American International Group, Inc.		2,945,183		181,717,791
Aon PLCB		151,068		16,742,866
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class BA		373,691		53,923,611
Chubb Ltd.		160,325		20,361,275
MetLife, Inc.		1,338,166		62,840,275
Prudential Financial, Inc.		111,423		9,447,556
Travelers Cos., Inc.		185,910		20,111,744
Unum Group		776,037		27,471,710
XL Group Ltd.		1,195,493		41,483,607
				456,782,226
Total Financials				2,072,884,046
HEALTH CARE - 11.36%
Biotechnology - 0.54%
Biogen Idec, Inc.A		63,700		17,847,466
Gilead Sciences, Inc.		339,900		25,026,837
				42,874,303
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.80%
Medtronic PLCB		1,310,640		107,498,693

See accompanying notes

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
HEALTH CARE - 11.36% (continued)
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.80% (continued)
St. Jude Medical, Inc.		105,139	$	8,184,020
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.		85,959		12,638,552
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.		132,067		13,919,862
				142,241,127
Health Care Providers & Services - 1.88%
Anthem, Inc.		982,331		119,706,856
Cigna Corp.		42,006		4,991,573
Express Scripts Holding Co.A		93,068		6,272,783
Humana, Inc.		64,153		11,004,164
McKesson Corp.		52,650		6,695,501
				148,670,877
Pharmaceuticals - 7.14%
Abbott Laboratories		306,756		12,037,105
AbbVie, Inc.		521,484		29,088,378
Akorn, Inc.A		515,600		12,348,620
GlaxoSmithKline PLC, ADRB C		1,009,934		40,407,459
Horizon Pharma PLCA B		1,182,692		19,774,610
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLCA B		120,168		13,154,791
Johnson & Johnson		918,979		106,592,374
Mallinckrodt PLCA B		345,107		20,451,041
Merck & Co., Inc.		1,290,456		75,775,576
Mylan N.V.A		542,185		19,789,753
Novartis AG, ADRC		34,256		2,432,861
Pfizer, Inc.		3,622,421		114,866,970
Roche Holding AG, Sponsored ADRC		78,323		2,245,912
Sanofi, ADRC		2,399,145		93,302,749
				562,268,199
Total Health Care				896,054,506
INDUSTRIALS - 12.28%
Aerospace & Defense - 3.89%
AerCap Holdings N.V.A		1,441,600		59,264,176
Boeing Co.		229,785		32,728,278
Embraer S.A., ADRA C		456,000		9,753,840
General Dynamics Corp.		225,936		34,057,593
Lockheed Martin Corp.		57,371		14,135,067
Northrop Grumman Corp.		43,235		9,900,815
Raytheon Co.		532,467		72,740,317
Rockwell Collins, Inc.		455,739		38,427,912
United Technologies Corp.		345,720		35,332,584
				306,340,582
Air Freight & Couriers - 0.20%
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B		149,111		16,068,201
Airlines - 1.57%
American Airlines Group, Inc.		1,427,300		57,948,380
Delta Air Lines, Inc.		1,581,600		66,063,432
				124,011,812
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.03%
Equifax, Inc.		18,917		2,345,140
Construction & Engineering - 0.62%
AECOM Technology Corp.A		569,964		15,873,497
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., N.V.		672,519		21,534,058

See accompanying notes

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
INDUSTRIALS - 12.28% (continued)
Construction & Engineering - 0.62% (continued)
Fluor Corp.		224,400	$	11,666,556
				49,074,111
Diversified Manufacturing - 0.65%
Eaton Corp., PLCB		801,705		51,124,728
Electrical Equipment - 0.34%
IPG Photonics Corp.		273,900		26,571,039
Industrial Conglomerates - 1.26%
3M Co.		126,093		20,843,173
Honeywell International, Inc.		717,276		78,670,832
				99,514,005
Machinery - 3.56%
Caterpillar, Inc.		305,714		25,514,890
CNH Industrial N.V.		4,305,739		33,498,649
Cummins, Inc.		448,997		57,390,797
Danaher Corp.		157,084		12,338,948
Deere & Co.		33,356		2,945,335
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.		82,339		9,351,240
Ingersoll-Rand PLCB		80,282		5,402,176
PACCAR, Inc.		199,351		10,948,357
Parker Hannifin Corp.		232,901		28,588,598
Pentair PLCB		79,032		4,357,034
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.		429,575		29,546,169
Terex Corp.		953,010		22,757,879
Xylem, Inc.		797,370		38,536,892
				281,176,964
Road & Rail - 0.16%
Canadian National Railway Co.		88,613		5,571,099
Union Pacific Corp.		80,340		7,084,381
				12,655,480
Total Industrials				968,882,062
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 9.55%
Communications Equipment - 1.45%
Cisco Systems, Inc.		1,626,970		49,915,440
Corning, Inc.		2,834,940		64,381,487
				114,296,927
Computers & Peripherals - 0.90%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.		2,389,544		53,693,054
International Business Machines Corp.		47,677		7,327,478
Teradata Corp.A		378,794		10,212,286
				71,232,818
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.29%
TE Connectivity Ltd.		361,800		22,746,366
IT Consulting & Services - 0.59%
Accenture PLC, Class AB		244,301		28,397,548
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class AA		74,238		3,812,121
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.		130,776		9,666,962
Fiserv, Inc.A		47,149		4,643,234
				46,519,865
Semiconductor Equipment & Products - 2.21%
Analog Devices, Inc.		33,353		2,137,927

See accompanying notes

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 9.55% (continued)
Semiconductor Equipment & Products - 2.21% (continued)
Applied Materials, Inc.		579,625	$	16,855,495
Intel Corp.		895,856		31,238,499
Micron Technology, Inc.A		3,539,979		60,746,040
Qualcomm, Inc.		678,608		46,633,942
Texas Instruments, Inc.		236,344		16,744,972
				174,356,875
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.07%
Versum Materials, Inc.A		229,346		5,206,154
Software - 4.04%
Amdocs Ltd.		37,833		2,211,339
Microsoft Corp.		2,516,435		150,784,785
Navient Corp.		1,693,101		21,637,831
Oracle Corp.		3,762,127		144,540,919
				319,174,874
Total Information Technology				753,533,879
MATERIALS - 2.57%
Chemicals - 1.90%
AdvanSix, Inc.A		21,609		344,880
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.		458,692		61,198,687
Dow Chemical Co.		320,197		17,229,801
Eastman Chemical Co.		253,126		18,202,291
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.		126,528		8,703,861
LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Class A		217,700		17,318,036
Monsanto Co.		39,956		4,026,366
PPG Industries, Inc.		202,929		18,898,778
Sherwin-Williams Co.		17,231		4,219,183
				150,141,883
Containers & Packaging - 0.21%
Crown Holdings, Inc.A		98,437		5,340,207
Packaging Corp. of America		136,115		11,229,488
				16,569,695
Paper & Forest Products - 0.46%
International Paper Co.		409,486		18,439,155
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.A		976,777		17,923,858
				36,363,013
Total Materials				203,074,591
REAL ESTATE - 0.31%
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.31%
Two Harbors Investment Corp.F		2,980,254		24,825,516
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.28%
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.19%
AT&T, Inc.		1,137,026		41,831,187
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, ADRC		9,207,520		44,840,622
Verizon Communications, Inc.		1,790,978		86,146,042
				172,817,851
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.09%
China Mobile Ltd., Sponsored ADRC		738,143		42,391,552
Vodafone Group PLC, ADRB C		1,555,850		43,314,864
				85,706,416
Total Telecommunication Services				258,524,267

See accompanying notes

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
UTILITIES - 2.47%
Electric - 2.44%
Calpine Corp.A		4,750,278	$	56,528,308
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.		1,920,602		43,789,726
Duke Energy Corp.		120,784		9,665,136
Entergy Corp.		577,229		42,530,233
NRG Energy, Inc.		1,808,932		19,228,947
PPL Corp.		292,554		10,046,304
Southern Co.		200,199		10,324,262
				192,112,916
Multi-Utilities - 0.03%
Xcel Energy, Inc.		57,307		2,381,106
Total Utilities				194,494,022
Total Common Stock (Cost $6,919,143,905)				7,730,659,451
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.70% (Cost $213,056,490)
American Beacon U.S. Government Money Market Select Fund, Select ClassG		213,056,490		213,056,490
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.68% (Cost $7,132,200,395)				7,943,715,941
LIABILITIES, NET OF OTHER ASSETS - (0.68%)				(53,760,778	)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%			$	7,889,955,163

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

^A Non-income producing security.

^B PLC - Public Limited Company.

^C ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

^D Non-voting participating shares.

^E MLP - Master Limited Partnership.

^F REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.

^G  The Fund is affiliated by having the same investment advisor.

Futures Contracts Open on October 31, 2016:

			Number of						Unrealized Appreciation
Description	Type		Contracts		Expiration Date		Contract Value		(Depreciation)
S&P 500 E-Mini Index Futures		Long		1,819		December 2016	$	192,823,095	$	(1,333,265	)
							$	192,823,095	$	(1,333,265	)

See accompanying notes

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American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund^SM

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2016

Assets:
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at fair value A	$	7,730,659,451
Investments in affiliated securities, at fair value B		213,056,490
Deposit with brokers for futures contracts		11,598,821
Receivable for investments sold		30,765,204
Receivable for fund shares sold		2,121,790
Dividends and interest receivable		20,205,501
Receivable for tax reclaims		516,616
Prepaid expenses		504,423
Total assets		8,009,428,296
Liabilities:
Payable for investments purchased		37,706,263
Payable for fund shares redeemed		75,358,203
Management and investment advisory fees payable		3,677,155
Administrative service and service fees payable		572,712
Transfer agent fees payable		79,870
Custody and fund accounting fees payable		283,421
Professional fees payable		84,429
Prospectus and shareholder reports fees payable		228,176
Trustee fees payable		33,525
Payable for variation margin from open futures contracts		1,329,518
Other liabilities		119,861
Total liabilities		119,473,133
Net assets	$	7,889,955,163
Analysis of Net Assets:
Paid-in-capital		7,015,611,811
Undistributed net investment income		157,535,300
Accumulated net realized (loss)		(93,374,228	)
Unrealized appreciation of investments		811,515,545
Unrealized depreciation of futures contracts		(1,333,265	)
Net assets	$	7,889,955,163

See accompanying notes

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American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund^SM

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2016

Shares outstanding at no par value (unlimited shares authorized):
Institutional Class		199,113,278
Y Class		13,633,017
Investor Class		93,050,896
Advisor Class		4,751,490
A Class		1,467,671
C Class		379,663
Net assets:
Institutional Class C	$	5,137,688,375
Y Class	$	349,542,346
Investor Class	$	2,245,534,741
Advisor Class D	$	113,168,437
A Class	$	35,071,001
C Class	$	8,950,263
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:
Institutional Class C	$	25.80
Y Class	$	25.64
Investor Class	$	24.13
Advisor Class D	$	23.82
A Class	$	23.90
A Class (offering price)	$	25.36
C Class	$	23.57
A Cost of investments in unaffiliated securities	$	6,919,143,905
B Cost of investments in affiliated securities	$	213,056,490
C Includes AMR Class Assets (Note 1).
D Includes Retirement Class Assets (Note 1).

See accompanying notes

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American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund^SM

Statement of Operations

For the year ended October 31, 2016

Investment income:
Dividend income from unaffiliated securities (net of foreign taxes) A	$	242,423,845
Dividend income from affiliated securities		329,864
Interest income		2,387
Miscellaneous income (SEC litigation)		3,463
Total investment income		242,759,559
Expenses:
Management and investment advisory fees (Note 2)		31,756,907
Administrative service fees (Note 2):
Institutional Class B		9,864,394
Y Class		661,211
Investor Class		4,415,537
Advisor Class C		225,527
A Class		63,994
C Class		18,547
Transfer agent fees:
Institutional Class B		1,832,710
Y Class		11,964
Investor Class		93,868
Advisor Class C		7,614
A Class		3,049
C Class		923
Custody and fund accounting fees		906,654
Professional fees		259,871
Registration fees and expenses		218,719
Service fees (Note 2):
Y Class		386,965
Investor Class		8,861,384
Advisor Class C		319,354
A Class		55,796
C Class		15,946
Distribution fees (Note 2):
Advisor Class C		324,126
A Class		92,993
C Class		106,309
Prospectus and shareholder report expenses		639,008
Trustee fees		536,011
Other expenses		568,743
Total expenses		62,248,124
Net expenses		62,248,124
Net investment income		180,511,435
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments:
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments		12,655,110
Commission recapture (Note 1)		145,831
Foreign currency transactions		(302	)
Futures contracts		21,130,757
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
Investments		(121,001,315	)
Futures contracts		(9,701,174	)
Net (loss) from investments		(96,771,093	)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations	$	83,740,342
A Foreign taxes	$	2,550,027
B Includes AMR Class Expenses (Note 1).
C Includes Retirement Class Expenses (Note 1).

See accompanying notes

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

	Year Ended October 31, 2016			Year Ended October 31, 2015
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
Net investment income	$	180,511,435		$	201,033,970
Net realized gain (loss) from investments, commission recapture, and futures contracts		33,931,396			1,203,995,675
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, foreign currency, and futures contracts		(130,702,489	)		(1,484,220,925	)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		83,740,342			(79,191,280	)
Distributions to Shareholders:
Net investment income:
Institutional Class A		(112,844,075	)		(124,763,801	)
Y Class		(7,022,245	)		(9,069,998	)
Investor Class		(44,777,647	)		(80,020,378	)
Advisor Class B		(2,064,915	)		(3,032,969	)
Retirement Class		—			(253,722	)
A Class		(682,320	)		(602,546	)
C Class		(109,038	)		(150,764	)
AMR Class		—			(19,775,107	)
Net realized gain from investments:
Institutional Class A		(517,703,342	)		(375,074,205	)
Y Class		(34,252,889	)		(27,794,219	)
Investor Class		(267,451,860	)		(281,034,917	)
Advisor Class B		(13,186,133	)		(10,664,945	)
Retirement Class		—			(961,019	)
A Class		(3,722,088	)		(1,967,168	)
C Class		(1,104,967	)		(725,312	)
AMR Class		—			(52,660,349	)
Net distributions to shareholders		(1,004,921,519	)		(988,551,419	)
Capital Share Transactions:
Proceeds from sales of shares		1,146,991,291			2,349,907,135
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions		959,961,629			953,936,966
Cost of shares redeemed		(3,312,409,718	)		(3,646,861,648	)
Net (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions		(1,205,456,798	)		(343,017,547	)
Net (decrease) in net assets		(2,126,637,975	)		(1,410,760,246	)
Net Assets:
Beginning of period		10,016,593,138			11,427,353,384
End of Period *	$	7,889,955,163		$	10,016,593,138
*Includes undistributed (overdistribution of) net investment income	$	157,535,300		$	148,695,713
A Includes AMR Class Distributions (Note 1).
B Includes Retirement Class Distributions (Note 1).

See accompanying notes

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2016

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”), is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. As of October 31, 2016, the Trust consists of twenty-five active series, one of which is presented in this filing (the “Fund”): American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund. The remaining twenty-four active series are reported in separate filings.

American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (the “Manager”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astro AB Borrower, Inc., which is indirectly owned by investment funds affiliated with Kelso & Company, L.P. and Estancia Capital Management, LLC, and was organized in 1986 to provide business management, advisory, administrative and asset management consulting services to the Trust and other investors.

Class Disclosure

The AMR Class closed on May 31, 2016, and the shares merged into the Institutional Class. The Retirement class closed on January 15, 2016, and the shares were merged into the Advisor Class.

The Fund has multiple classes of shares designed to meet the needs of different groups of investors. The following table sets forth the differences amongst the classes:

Class	Eligible Investors	Minimum Initial Investments
Institutional	Large institutional investors - sold directly or through intermediary channels.	$	250,000
Y Class	Large institutional retirement plan investors - sold directly or through intermediary channels.	$	100,000
Investor	All investors using intermediary organizations such as broker-dealers or retirement plan sponsors - sold directly through intermediary channels.	$	2,500
Advisor Class	All investors who invest through intermediary organizations, such as broker-dealers or third party administrators.	$	2,500
A Class	All investors who invest through intermediary organizations, such as broker-dealers or third party administrator. Retail investors who invest directly through a financial intermediary such as a broker, bank, or registered investment advisor, which may include a front-end sales charge and a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”).	$	2,500
C Class	Retail investors who invest directly through a financial intermediary such as a broker or employee directed benefit plans with applicable sales charges, which may include CDSC.	$	1,000

Each class offered by the Trust has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Income and non-class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class on the basis of the relative net assets. Realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of each class are allocated daily based on the relative net assets of each class of the respective Fund. Class specific expenses, where applicable, currently include administrative service fees, service fees, and distribution fees and vary amongst the classes as described more fully in Note 2.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies, consistently followed by the Fund in preparation of the financial statements. The Fund is considered an investment company and accordingly, follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies, which is part of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”).

Security Transactions and Investment Income

Security transactions are recorded on the trade date of the security purchase or sale. The Fund may purchase securities with delivery or payment to occur at a later date. At the time the Fund enters into a commitment to

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purchase a security, the transaction is recorded, and the value of the security is reflected in the Net Asset Value (“NAV”). The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations.

Dividend income, net of foreign taxes, is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except certain dividends from foreign securities which are recorded as soon as the information is available to the Fund. Interest income is earned from settlement date, recorded on the accrual basis, and adjusted, if necessary, for accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. For financial and tax reporting purposes, realized gains and losses are determined on the basis of specific lot identification.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends from net investment income of the Fund normally will be declared and paid at least annually. Distributions, if any, of net realized capital gains are generally paid at least annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends to shareholders are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount and character from net investment income and realized gains recognized for purposes of U.S. GAAP. To the extent necessary to fully distribute capital gains, the Fund also designates earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on the redemption of shares.

Commission Recapture

The Fund has established brokerage commission recapture arrangements with certain brokers or dealers. If the Fund’s investment advisor chooses to execute a transaction through a participating broker, the broker rebates a portion of the commission back to the Fund. Any collateral benefit received through participation in the commission recapture program is directed exclusively to the Fund. This amount is reported with the net realized gain on the Fund’s Statement of Operations.

Allocation of Income, Expenses, Gains, and Losses

Income, expenses (other than those attributable to a specific class), gains, and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets represented by such class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operations of that class.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimated.

Other

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnification to the other party or parties against potential costs or liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made in the future and, therefore, cannot be estimated. The Trust has had no prior claims or losses pursuant to any such agreement.

2. Transactions with Affiliates

Management Agreement

From November 1, 2015 to May 29, 2016 the Trust and the Manager were parties to a Management Agreement that obligated the Manager to provide or oversee the provision of all investment advisory, fund management, and securities lending services. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Management Agreement,

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the Manager received from the Fund an annualized fee equal to 0.05% of the average daily net assets. Effective May 29, 2016, the Fund and the Manager entered a Management Agreement that obligates the Manager to provide investment advisory, fund management, and administrative services to the Fund. As compensation for performing the duties under the Management Agreement, the Manager receives from the Fund an annualized fee at the following annual rates as a percentage of average daily net assets: 0.35% of the first $15 billion, 0.325% of the next $15 billion, and 0.30% of the next $30 billion. The Fund also pays the unaffiliated investment advisors hired to direct investment activities of the Fund an annualized investment advisory fee based on a percentage of the Fund’s average daily assets. Management fees paid by the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2016 were as follows:

Management Fee Rate	Management Fee	Amounts paid to Investment Advisors	Amounts Paid to Manager
0.53%	$31,756,907	$16,123,290	$15,633,617

Administration Agreement

From November 1, 2015 to May 29, 2016, the Manager and the Trust were parties to an Administrative Agreement which obligated the Manager to provide or oversee administrative services to the Fund. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Administrative Agreement, the Manager received an annualized fee of 0.30% of the average daily net assets of the Institutional, Y, Investor, A, and C Classes of the Fund.

Distribution Plans

The Fund, except for the Advisor, A, and C Classes of the Fund, has adopted a “defensive” Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Act, pursuant to which no separate fees may be charged to the Fund for distribution purposes. However, the Plan authorizes the management and administrative service fees received by the Manager and the investment advisors hired by the Manager to be used for distribution purposes. Under this Plan, the Fund does not intend to compensate the Manager or any other party, either directly or indirectly, for the distribution of Fund shares.

Separate Distribution Plans (the “Distribution Plans”) have been adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act for the Advisor, A and C Classes of the Fund. Under the Distribution Plans, as compensation for distribution assistance, the Manager receives an annual fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Advisor and A Classes and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the C Class. The fee will be payable without regard to whether the amount of the fee is more or less than the actual expenses incurred in a particular month by the Manager for distribution assistance.

Service Plans

The Manager and the Trust entered into Service Plans that obligate the Manager to oversee additional shareholder servicing of the Investor, advisor, A and C Classes of the Fund. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Service Plans, the Manager receives 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Y Class, 0.15% of the average daily net assets of the A and C Classes, 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Advisor Class, and up to 0.375% of the average daily net assets of the Investor Class of the Fund.

Sub-Transfer Agent Fees

The Manager has entered into agreements, which include servicing agreements, with financial intermediaries that provide recordkeeping, processing, shareholder communications and other services to customers of the intermediaries that hold positions in the Institutional Class of the Fund and has agreed to compensate the intermediaries for providing these services. Intermediaries transact with the Fund primarily through the use of omnibus accounts on behalf of its customers who hold positions in the Fund. Certain services would have been provided by the Fund’s transfer agent and other service providers if the shareholders’ accounts were maintained directly by the Fund’s transfer agent. Accordingly, the Fund, pursuant to the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”)

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approval, has agreed to reimburse the Manager for all or a portion of the servicing fees paid to these intermediaries for the Institutional Class. The reimbursement amounts (sub-transfer agent fees) paid to the Manager are subject to a fee limit of up to 0.10% of an intermediaries average net assets in the Institutional Class on an annual basis.

For the year ended October 31, 2016, the sub-transfer agent fees, as reflected in “Transfer agent fees” in the Statement of Operations, were as follows:

Fund	Sub-Transfer Agent Fees
Large Cap Value	$	1,651,538

As of October 31, 2016, the Fund owes the Manager the following reimbursement of sub-transfer agent fees, as reflect in “Transfer agent fees Payable” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Fund	Reimbursement of Sub-Transfer Agent Fees
Large Cap Value	$	57,317

Investment in Affiliated Funds

The Fund may invest in the American Beacon U.S. Government Money Market Select Fund (the “USG Select Fund”). The Fund and the USG Select Fund have the same investment advisor and therefore, are considered to be affiliated. The Manager serves as investment advisor to the USG Select Fund and receives management fees totaling 0.10% of its average daily net assets of the USG Select Fund. During the year ended October 31, 2016, the Manager earned fees totaling $117,880 on the Fund’s direct investments in the USG Select Fund.

Interfund Lending Program

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with the Manager, may participate in an interfund lending program as a borrower. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from other participating Funds. During the year ended October 31, 2016, the Fund participated as a lender by loaning, $20,142,926 for 2 days at an average rate of 0.99% with interest charges earned of $1,099. This amount is included in “Interest income” on the Statement of Operations.

Expense Reimbursement Plan

The Fund has adopted an Expense Reimbursement Plan whereby the Manager may seek repayment of fees waived or expenses reimbursed for a period of up to three years. However, reimbursement will occur only if the Class’ average net assets have grown or expenses have declined sufficiently to allow reimbursement without causing its expense ratio to exceed the previously agreed upon contractual expense limit. During the year ended October 31, 2016, there were no waived fees, expenses reimbursed, or recovered expenses.

Sales Commissions

The Fund’s distributor, Foreside Fund Services, LLC (“Foreside”), may receive a portion of A Class sales charges from broker dealers and it may be used to offset distribution related expenses. For the year ended October 31, 2016, Foreside collected $3,143 from the sale of Class A Shares.

A CDSC of 0.50% will be deducted with respect to Class A Shares on certain purchases of $1,000,000 or more that are redeemed in whole or part within 18 months of purchase, unless waived as discussed in the Prospectus. Any applicable CDSC will be 0.50% of the lesser of the original purchase price or the value of the redemption of the Class A Shares redeemed. During the year ended October 31, 2016, $1,255 in CDSC fees were collected for Class A Shares of the Fund.

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2016

A CDSC of 1.00% will be deducted with respect to Class C Shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase, unless waived as discussed in the Prospectus. Any applicable CDSC will be 1.00% of the lesser of the original purchase price or the value of the redemption of the Class C Shares redeemed. During the year ended October 31, 2016, $2,143 in CDSC fees were collected for Class C Shares of the Fund.

Trustee Fees and Expenses

Effective July 1, 2016, as compensation for their service to the Trust and the American Beacon Select Funds, each Trustee receives an annual retainer of $120,000, plus $5,000 for each Board of Trustee meeting attended in person or via teleconference, $2,500 for attendance by Committee members at meetings of the Audit Committee and the Investment Committee, and $1,500 for attendance by Committee members at meetings of the Nominating and Governance Committee, plus reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred in attending Board meetings, Committee meetings, and relevant educational seminars. The Trustees also may be compensated for attendance at special Board and/or Committee meetings from time to time. The Board Chairman receives an additional annual retainer of $50,000 as well as a single $5,000 fee each quarter for his attendance at the committee meetings. The chairpersons of the Audit Committee and the Investment Committee each receive an additional annual retainer of $25,000 and the Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee receives an additional annual retainer of $10,000. These expenses are allocated on a prorated basis to each Fund of the Trust according to its respective net assets.

3. Security Valuation and Fair Value Measurements

Investments are valued at the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, each day that the Exchange is open for business. Equity securities, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price (closing bid price or last evaluated quote if no sale has occurred) on the primary market or exchange on which they trade.

Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing NAV per share of the mutual fund on the day of valuation.

Securities for which the market prices are not readily available or are not reflective of the fair value of the security, as determined by the Manager, will be priced at fair value following procedures approved by the Board.

Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with its futures broker, an amount of cash or U.S. Government and Agency Obligations in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized, but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Other

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnification to the other party or parties against potential costs or liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made in the future and, therefore, cannot be estimated. The Trust has had no prior claims or losses pursuant to any such agreement.

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2016

Valuation Inputs

Various inputs may be used to determine the fair value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1 -	Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 -	Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, and others. Fixed-income securities are considered Level 2 as they are valued using observable inputs.
Level 3 -	Prices determined using other significant unobservable inputs. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment.

Level 1 and Level 2 trading assets and trading liabilities, at fair value

Common stocks and financial derivative instruments, such as futures contracts that are traded on a national securities exchange, are stated at the last reported sale or settlement price on the day of valuation. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Preferred securities and other equities traded on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments are generally categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments in registered open-end investment management companies will be valued based upon the NAVs of such investments and are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Fund’s investments are summarized by level based on the inputs used to determine their values. As of October 31, 2016, the investments were classified as described on the following page below:

Large Cap Value Fund(1)	Level 1			Level 2		Level 3		Total
Common Stock	$	7,730,659,451		$	—	$	—	$	7,730,659,451
Short-Term Investments - Money Market Funds		213,056,490			—		—		213,056,490
Total Investments in Securities	$	7,943,715,941		$	—	$	—	$	7,943,715,941
Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities
Futures Contracts	$	(1,333,265	)	$	—	$	—	$	(1,333,265	)
Total Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities	$	(1,333,265	)	$	—	$	—	$	(1,333,265	)

⁽¹⁾  Refer to the Schedule of Investments for industry information.

U.S. GAAP requires all transfers between any levels to be disclosed. The end of period timing recognition has been adopted for the transfers between levels the Fund’s assets and liabilities. During the year ended October 31, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.

4. Securities and Other Investments

American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”)

ADRs are depositary receipts for foreign issuers in registered form traded in U.S. securities markets. Depositary receipts may not be denominated in the same currency as the securities into which they may be converted. Investing in depositary receipts entails substantially the same risks as direct investment in foreign securities. There is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies and there may be less governmental regulation and supervision of foreign stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies. In addition, such companies may use different accounting and financial standards (and certain currencies may become unavailable for transfer from a foreign currency), resulting in the Fund’s possible inability to convert immediately into U.S. currency proceeds realized upon the sale of portfolio securities of the affected foreign companies. In addition, the

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2016

Fund may invest in unsponsored depositary receipts, the issuers of which are not obligated to disclose material information about the underlying securities to investors in the United States. Ownership of unsponsored depositary receipts may not entitle the Fund to the same benefits and rights as ownership of a sponsored depositary receipt or the underlying security.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITS”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. The Fund re-characterizes distributions received from REIT investments based on information provided by the REITs into the following categories: ordinary income, long-term capital gains, and return of capital. If information is not available on a timely basis from the REITs, the re-characterization will be estimated based on available information which may include the previous year allocation. If new or additional information becomes available from the REITs at a later date, a re-characterization will be made the following year. These re-characterizations are not recorded for financial statement purposes, but as an adjustment to the calculation of taxable income.

Other Investment Company Securities and Other Exchange Traded Products

The Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies, including open-end funds, closed-end funds, business development companies, ETFs, unit investment trusts, and other investment companies of the Trust. The Fund may invest in investment company securities advised by the Manager or a sub-advisor. Investments in the securities of other investment companies may involve duplication of advisory fees and certain other expenses. By investing in another investment company, a Fund becomes a shareholder of that investment company. As a result, Fund shareholders indirectly will bear a Fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by shareholders of the other investment company, in addition to the fees and expenses Fund shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund’s own operations. These other fees and expenses are reflected as Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and are included in the Fees and Expenses Table for the Fund in its Prospectus, if applicable. Investments in other investment companies may involve the payment of substantial premiums above the value of such issuer’s portfolio securities.

5. Financial Derivative Instruments

The Fund may utilize derivative instruments to gain market exposure on cash balances or reduce market exposure in anticipation of liquidity needs. When considering the Fund’s use of derivatives, it is important to note that the Fund does not use derivatives for the purpose of creating financial leverage.

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts are contracts to buy or sell a standard quantity of securities at a specified price on a future date. The Fund may enter into financial futures contracts as a method for keeping assets readily convertible to cash if needed to meet shareholder redemptions or for other needs while maintaining exposure to the stock or bond market, as applicable. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the possibility of illiquid markets or imperfect correlation between the values of the contracts and the underlying securities, or that the counterparty will fail to perform its obligations.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to set aside or deposit with a broker an amount, termed the initial margin, which typically represents a portion of the face value of the futures contract. The Fund usually reflects this amount on the Schedule of Investments as a U.S. Treasury Bill held as collateral for futures contracts or as Cash deposited with broker on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Payments to and from the broker, known as variation margin, are required to be made on a daily basis as the price of the futures contract fluctuates. Changes in initial settlement values are accounted for as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are terminated, at which time realized gains and losses are recognized. Futures contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price established each day by the exchange on which they are traded.

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2016

For the year ended October 31, 2016, the Fund entered into futures contracts primarily for exposing cash to markets.

The Fund’s futures contracts outstanding fluctuate throughout the operating year as required to meet strategic requirements. The following table illustrates the average quarterly volume of futures contracts. For purpose of this disclosure, volume is measured by contracts outstanding at each quarter end.

Number of Futures Contracts Outstanding
Fund	Year ended October 31, 2016
Large Cap Value		2,219

The following is a summary of the Fund’s derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure ⁽¹⁾:

Fair Values of financial derivative instruments not accounted for as hedging instruments as of October 31, 2016:

Statement of Assets and Liabilities	Derivative		Total
Payable for variation margin from open futures contracts(2)		Equity Contracts	$	(1,333,265	)

The effect of financial derivative instruments not accounted for as hedging instruments during the year ended October 31, 2016:

Statement of Operations	Derivative		Total
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts		Equity Contracts	$	21,130,757
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from futures contracts		Equity Contracts		(9,701,174	)

⁽¹⁾  See Note 3 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

⁽²⁾ Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments footnotes. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

6. Principal Risks

In the normal course of business the Fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists. Security values fluctuate (market risk) and may decline due to factors affecting securities markets in general, particular industries represented in the securities markets or conditions specifically related to a particular company. Failure of the other party to a transaction to perform (credit and counterparty risk), for example by not making principal and interest payments when due, reduces the value of the issuer’s debt and could reduce the Fund’s income. Similar to credit risk, the Fund may be exposed to counterparty risk, or the risk that an institution or other entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions will fail to make required payments or otherwise comply with the terms of the instrument, transaction or contract. The potential loss could exceed the value of the financial assets recorded in the financial statements. Some of the Fund’s investments may be illiquid and the Fund may not be able to vary the portfolio investments in response to changes in economic and other conditions. If the Fund is required to liquidate all or a portion of its investments quickly, the Fund may realize significantly less than the value at which it previously recorded those investments.

Market Risks

If the Fund’s investments in financial derivatives and other financial instruments expose the Fund to various risks such as, but not limited to, interest rate, foreign currency and equity risks.

Interest rate risk is the risk that fixed-income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. As nominal interest rates rise, the value of certain fixed-income securities held by the Fund is likely to decrease. A nominal interest rate can be described as the sum of a real interest rate and an expected inflation rate. Fixed-income securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, usually making them more volatile than securities with shorter durations. Duration is useful primarily as a measure of the sensitivity of a fixed-income’s market price to interest rate (i.e. yield) movements.

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October 31, 2016

If the Fund invests directly in foreign currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, foreign currencies, or in financial derivatives that provide exposure to foreign currencies, they will be subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the base currency of the Fund, or, in the case of hedging positions, that the Fund’s base currency will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad. As a result, the Fund’s investments in foreign currency denominated securities may reduce the returns of the Fund.

The fair values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments such as futures, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. Equity securities and equity related investments generally have greater market price volatility than fixed-income securities.

Credit and Counterparty Risk

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, the credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency) of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency) of the clearing broker or clearinghouse. Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as “Deposits with brokers for futures contracts” and “Payable to brokers for futures contracts”, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Schedule of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party is determined at the close of business of the Fund and additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Fund on the next business day. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. The Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

The Fund is a party to enforceable master netting agreements between brokers and counterparties which provides for the right to offset under certain circumstances. The Fund employs multiple money managers and

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counterparties and has elected not to offset qualifying financial and derivative instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as such all financial and derivative instruments are presented on a gross basis. The impacts of netting arrangements that provide the right to offset are detailed below. The net amount represents the net receivable or payable that would be due from or to the counterparty in the event of default. Exposure from borrowings and other financing agreements can only be netted across transactions governed by the same Master Agreement with the same legal entity. All amounts reported below represent the balance as of the report date, October 31, 2016:

Offsetting of Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities as of October 31, 2016:

Description	Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities			Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities		Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Futures Contracts (1)	$	(1,333,265	)	$	—	$	(1,333,265	)

Financial Liabilities, Derivative Liabilities, and Collateral Pledged by Counterparty as of October 31, 2016:

				Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
	Net amount of Assets			Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Counterparty	Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities			Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Received		Net Amount
Goldman Sachs & Co.(1)	$	(1,333,265	)	$	—	$	—	$	(1,333,265	)

⁽¹⁾  The securities presented here within are not subject to Master Netting Agreements. As such, this is disclosed for informational purposes only.

7. Federal Income and Excise Taxes

It is the policy of the Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”), by complying with all applicable provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and to make distribution of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes. For federal income tax purposes, the Fund is treated as a single entity for the purpose of determining such qualification.

The Fund does not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. Each of the tax years in the four year period ended October 31, 2016 remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in “Other expenses” on the Statement of Operations.

The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on returns of income earned or gains realized or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized capital gains and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation), as applicable, as the income is earned or capital gains are recorded.

Dividends are categorized in accordance with income tax regulations which may treat certain transactions differently than U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

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October 31, 2016

The tax character of distributions paid are as follows:

	Year Ended October 31, 2016		Year Ended October 31, 2015
Distributions paid from:
Ordinary Income*
Institutional ClassA	$	120,640,471	$	124,763,801
Y Class		7,538,079		9,069,998
Investor Class		48,805,360		80,020,378
Advisor ClassB		2,263,492		3,032,969
Retirement Class		—		253,722
A Class		738,373		602,546
C Class		125,679		150,764
AMR Class		—		19,775,107
Capital Gains
Institutional ClassA		509,906,946		375,074,205
Y Class		33,737,055		27,794,219
Investor Class		263,424,147		281,034,917
Advisor ClassB		12,987,556		10,664,944
Retirement Class		—		961,019
A Class		3,666,035		1,967,168
C Class		1,088,326		725,312
AMR Class		—		52,660,349
Total distributions paid	$	1,004,921,519	$	988,551,418

* For tax purposes, short-term capital gains are considered ordinary income distributions.

^A  Includes AMR Class Distributions (Note1).

^B  Includes Retirement Class Distributions (Note1).

As of October 31, 2016, the components of distributable earnings (deficits) on a tax basis were as follows:

Cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes	$	7,279,348,173
Unrealized appreciation		1,318,106,635
Unrealized depreciation		(653,738,868	)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)		664,367,767
Undistributed ordinary income		145,903,351
Undistributed long-term capital gains		64,071,134
Accumulated capital and other losses		1,333,265
Other temporary differences		(1,332,165	)
Distributable earnings (deficits)	$	874,343,352

Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character. Financial records are not adjusted for temporary differences. The temporary differences between financial reporting and tax-basis reporting of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses from wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain derivative instruments and reclassifications of income from real estate investment securities and publicly traded partnerships.

Due to inherent differences in the recognition of income, expenses and realized gains (losses) under U.S. GAAP and federal income tax regulations, permanent differences between book and tax reporting have been identified and appropriately reclassified on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

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October 31, 2016

Accordingly, the following amounts represent current year permanent differences derived from foreign currency reclasses, reclassifications of income from real estate investment securities and publicly traded partnerships and Section 732 basis adjustments as of October 31, 2016:

Paid-in-capital	$	2,571
Undistributed net investment income (loss)		(4,171,607	)
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)		4,169,037
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and futures contracts		(1	)

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “RICMOD”), net capital losses recognized by the Fund in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 are carried forward indefinitely and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term losses.

For the year ended October 31, 2016, the Fund did not have capital loss carryforwards.

8. Investment Transactions

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, for the year ended October 31, 2016, were $2,194,480,669 and $4,174,345,112, respectively.

A summary of the Fund’s direct transactions in the USG Select Fund for the year ended October 31, 2016 are as follows:

October 31, 2015 Shares/Fair Value		Purchases		Sales		October 31, 2016 Shares/Fair Value		Dividend Income
$	30,000,000	$	2,763,171,476	$	2,580,114,986	$	213,056,490	$	329,864

9. Capital Share Transactions

The tables below summarize the activity in capital shares for each Class of the Fund:

	Institutional Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016A						2015
Large Cap Value Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		29,011,141		$	723,886,356			53,940,136		$	1,563,915,553
Reinvestment of dividends		24,324,597			594,255,276			16,487,630			483,582,192
Shares redeemed		(73,620,802	)		(1,858,257,006	)		(38,409,329	)		(1,127,129,052	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		(20,285,064	)	$	(540,115,374	)		32,018,437		$	920,368,693
	Y Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Large Cap Value Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		3,157,381		$	76,912,328			4,072,105		$	118,729,192
Reinvestment of dividends		1,654,777			40,194,522			1,220,185			35,592,785
Shares redeemed		(6,036,346	)		(152,194,349	)		(4,444,927	)		(126,502,782	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		(1,224,188	)	$	(35,087,499	)		847,363		$	27,819,195
	Investor Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Large Cap Value Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		12,986,515		$	300,013,977			20,038,116		$	556,589,704
Reinvestment of dividends		13,342,014			305,665,560			12,465,533			344,921,297
Shares redeemed		(51,928,422	)		(1,209,650,645	)		(54,777,328	)		(1,503,115,041	)
Net (decrease) in shares outstanding		(25,599,893	)	$	(603,971,108	)		(22,273,679	)	$	(601,604,040	)

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	Advisor Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016B						2015
Large Cap Value Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		1,415,449		$	30,873,647			1,284,314		$	35,421,241
Reinvestment of dividends		640,459			14,483,364			477,303			13,073,330
Shares redeemed		(3,029,002	)		(69,204,203	)		(1,531,067	)		(41,776,253	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		(973,094	)	$	(23,847,192	)		230,550		$	6,718,318
	Retirement Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Large Cap Value Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		—		$	—			158,425		$	4,293,423
Reinvestment of dividends		—			—			45,141			1,214,741
Shares redeemed		—			—			(259,651	)		(6,873,024	)
Net (decrease) in shares outstanding		—		$	—			(56,085	)	$	(1,364,860	)
	A Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Large Cap Value Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		569,278		$	13,371,912			954,410		$	26,677,074
Reinvestment of dividends		189,233			4,295,607			86,705			2,383,513
Shares redeemed		(776,999	)		(17,974,601	)		(330,481	)		(9,157,669	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		(18,488	)	$	(307,082	)		710,634		$	19,902,918
	C Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Large Cap Value Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		82,706		$	1,933,071			177,393		$	4,792,256
Reinvestment of dividends		47,350			1,067,300			27,874			733,653
Shares redeemed		(223,857	)		(5,128,914	)		(73,993	)		(1,965,588	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		(93,801	)	$	(2,128,543	)		130,274		$	3,560,321
	AMR Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Large Cap Value Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		—		$	—			1,347,254		$	39,488,692
Reinvestment of dividends		—			—			2,502,953			72,435,455
Shares redeemed		—			—			(29,482,787	)		(830,342,239	)
Net (decrease) in shares outstanding		—		$	—			(25,632,580	)	$	(718,418,092	)
A Includes AMR Class transactions (Note 1).
B Includes Retirement Class transactions (Note 1).

10. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements through this date.

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

	Institutional ClassB
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	28.38		$	31.21		$	27.59		$	21.58		$	18.99
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.61			0.55			0.73			0.50			0.45
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		(0.29	)		(0.70	)		3.33			6.00			2.60
Total income (loss) from investment operations		0.32			(0.15	)		4.06			6.50			3.05
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.52	)		(0.67	)		(0.44	)		(0.49	)		(0.46	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(2.38	)		(2.01	)		—			—			—
Total distributions		(2.90	)		(2.68	)		(0.44	)		(0.49	)		(0.46	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	25.80		$	28.38		$	31.21		$	27.59		$	21.58
Total return A		1.69	%		(0.76	)%		14.89	%		30.70	%		16.48	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	5,137,688,375		$	6,198,883,300		$	5,816,013,064		$	5,428,755,279		$	3,914,172,668
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		0.60	%		0.58	%		0.58	%		0.58	%		0.59	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		0.60	%		0.58	%		0.58	%		0.58	%		0.59	%
Net investment income, before reimbursements		2.16	%		1.88	%		2.35	%		1.99	%		2.23	%
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		2.16	%		1.88	%		2.35	%		1.99	%		2.23	%
Portfolio turnover rate		25	%		32	%		29	%		34	%		30	%
	Y Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	28.21		$	31.04		$	27.46		$	21.47		$	18.92
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.59			0.56			0.64			0.40			0.53
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		(0.29	)		(0.72	)		3.37			6.05			2.50
Total income (loss) from investment operations		0.30			(0.16	)		4.01			6.45			3.03
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.49	)		(0.66	)		(0.43	)		(0.46	)		(0.48	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(2.38	)		(2.01	)		—			—			—
Total distributions		(2.87	)		(2.67	)		(0.43	)		(0.46	)		(0.48	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	25.64		$	28.21		$	31.04		$	27.46		$	21.47
Total return A		1.61	%		(0.80	)%		14.78	%		30.59	%		16.43	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	349,542,346		$	419,096,844		$	434,880,702		$	327,938,666		$	88,508,971
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		0.67	%		0.67	%		0.67	%		0.66	%		0.69	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		0.67	%		0.67	%		0.67	%		0.66	%		0.69	%
Net investment income, before reimbursements		2.08	%		1.80	%		2.24	%		1.78	%		2.12	%
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		2.08	%		1.80	%		2.24	%		1.78	%		2.12	%
Portfolio turnover rate		25	%		32	%		29	%		34	%		30	%

^A  Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. May include adjustments in accordance with U.S. GAAP and as such, the net asset value for reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.

^B  On May 31, 2016, the AMR Class closed and the assets were merged into the Institutional Class.

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(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

	Investor Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	26.70		$	29.51		$	26.11		$	20.43		$	17.99
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.46			0.45			0.57			0.39			0.36
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		(0.25	)		(0.68	)		3.18			5.69			2.47
Total income (loss) from investment operations		0.21			(0.23	)		3.75			6.08			2.83
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.40	)		(0.57	)		(0.35	)		(0.40	)		(0.39	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(2.38	)		(2.01	)		—			—			—
Total distributions		(2.78	)		(2.58	)		(0.35	)		(0.40	)		(0.39	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	24.13		$	26.70		$	29.51		$	26.11		$	20.43
Total return A		1.33	%		(1.07	)%		14.50	%		30.26	%		16.05	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	2,245,534,741		$	3,167,585,961		$	4,158,361,296		$	3,899,010,929		$	3,635,332,581
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		0.93	%		0.93	%		0.93	%		0.93	%		0.96	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		0.93	%		0.93	%		0.93	%		0.93	%		0.96	%
Net investment income, before reimbursements		1.84	%		1.54	%		2.01	%		1.67	%		1.89	%
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		1.84	%		1.54	%		2.01	%		1.67	%		1.89	%
Portfolio turnover rate		25	%		32	%		29	%		34	%		30	%
	Advisor ClassB
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	26.40		$	29.24		$	25.89		$	20.25		$	17.83
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.40			0.40			0.47			0.35			0.31
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		(0.22	)		(0.66	)		3.20			5.65			2.48
Total income (loss) from investment operations		0.18			(0.26	)		3.67			6.00			2.79
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.38	)		(0.57	)		(0.32	)		(0.36	)		(0.37	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(2.38	)		(2.01	)		—			—			—
Total distributions		(2.76	)		(2.58	)		(0.32	)		(0.36	)		(0.37	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	23.82		$	26.40		$	29.24		$	25.89		$	20.25
Total return A		1.21	%		(1.19	)%		14.31	%		30.05	%		15.96	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	113,168,437		$	140,975,319		$	149,422,940		$	128,528,036		$	103,628,855
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		1.08	%		1.07	%		1.07	%		1.07	%		1.08	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		1.08	%		1.07	%		1.07	%		1.07	%		1.08	%
Net investment income, before reimbursements		1.69	%		1.40	%		1.83	%		1.52	%		1.78	%
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		1.69	%		1.40	%		1.83	%		1.52	%		1.78	%
Portfolio turnover rate		25	%		32	%		29	%		34	%		30	%

^A  Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. May include adjustments in accordance with U.S. GAAP and as such, the net asset value for reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.

^B  On January 15, 2016, the Retirement Class closed and the assets were merged into the Advisor Class.

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

	A Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	26.51		$	29.38		$	26.03		$	20.41		$	18.01
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.42			0.47			0.54			0.38			0.36
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		(0.21	)		(0.71	)		3.16			5.65			2.44
Total income (loss) from investment operations		0.21			(0.24	)		3.70			6.03			2.80
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.44	)		(0.62	)		(0.35	)		(0.41	)		(0.40	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(2.38	)		(2.01	)		—			—			—
Total distributions		(2.82	)		(2.63	)		(0.35	)		(0.41	)		(0.40	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	23.90		$	26.51		$	29.38		$	26.03		$	20.41
Total return A		1.33	%		(1.14	)%		14.37	%		30.03	%		15.91	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	35,071,001		$	39,401,153		$	22,781,918		$	11,904,903		$	6,222,523
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		0.98	%		0.97	%		1.04	%		1.08	%		1.12	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		0.98	%		0.97	%		1.04	%		1.08	%		1.12	%
Net investment income, before reimbursements		1.78	%		1.48	%		1.83	%		1.44	%		1.66	%
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		1.78	%		1.48	%		1.83	%		1.44	%		1.66	%
Portfolio turnover rate		25	%		32	%		29	%		34	%		30	%
	C Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	26.17		$	29.03		$	25.81		$	20.29		$	17.95
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.20			0.27			0.35			0.23			0.22
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		(0.19	)		(0.70	)		3.11			5.58			2.42
Total income (loss) from investment operations		0.01			(0.43	)		3.46			5.81			2.64
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.23	)		(0.42	)		(0.24	)		(0.29	)		(0.30	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(2.38	)		(2.01	)		—			—			—
Total distributions		(2.61	)		(2.43	)		(0.24	)		(0.29	)		(0.30	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	23.57		$	26.17		$	29.03		$	25.81		$	20.29
Total return A		0.51	%		(1.83	)%		13.48	%		29.00	%		14.97	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	8,950,263		$	12,389,141		$	9,964,292		$	5,199,605		$	2,468,569
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursements		1.74	%		1.73	%		1.79	%		1.84	%		1.88	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		1.74	%		1.73	%		1.81	%		1.92	%		1.87	%
Net investment income, before reimbursements		1.02	%		0.73	%		1.09	%		0.68	%		0.89	%
Net investment income, net of reimbursements		1.02	%		0.73	%		1.07	%		0.60	%		0.89	%
Portfolio turnover rate		25	%		32	%		29	%		34	%		30	%

^A  Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. May include adjustments in accordance with U.S. GAAP and as such, the net asset value for reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.

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American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund^SM

Federal Tax Information

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Certain tax information regarding the Fund is required to be provided to shareholders based upon the Fund’s income and distribution for the taxable year ended October 31, 2016. The information and distributions reported herein may differ from information and distributions taxable to the shareholders for the calendar year ended December 31, 2016.

The Fund designated the following items with regard to distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2015. All designations are based on financial information available as of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item, it is the intention of the Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations there under.

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction	75.46	%
Qualified Dividend Income	100.00	%

The Fund designated $824,810,065 as long-term capital gain distributions and $12,628,416 short- term capital gains for the year ended October 31, 2016.

Shareholders will receive notification in January 2017 of the applicable tax information necessary to prepare their 2016 income tax returns.

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Disclosure Regarding Approval of the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements of the Funds (Unaudited)

Renewal and Approval of the Management Agreement and Investment Advisory Agreements of the Fund in June 2016

At in-person meetings held on May 17, 2016 and June 8, 2016 (collectively, the “Meetings”), the Board considered and then, at its June 8th meeting, approved the renewal of: (1) the Management Agreement between American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (“Manager”) and the American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”) on behalf of the American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund (“Fund”); and (2) the investment advisory agreements (the “Investment Advisory Agreements”) among the Manager, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC (“Barrow”), Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC (“Brandywine”), Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, LLC (“Hotchkis”) and Massachusetts Financial Services Company (“MFS”), (collectively, the “subadvisors”). The Management Agreement and the Investment Advisory Agreements are collectively referred to herein as the “Agreements.” In preparation for the Board to consider the renewal of these Agreements, the Board undertook steps to gather and consider information furnished by the Manager, the subadvisors, Broadridge, Inc. (“Broadridge”) and Morningstar, Inc. (“Morningstar”). The Board, with the assistance of independent legal counsel, requested and received certain relevant information from the Manager and each subadvisor.

In advance of the Meetings, the Board’s Investment Committee and/or the Manager coordinated the production of information from Broadridge and Morningstar regarding the performance, fees and expenses of the Fund as well as information from the Manager and the subadvisors. At the Meetings, the Board considered the information provided. The Board noted that as a result of the acquisition of Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”) by Broadridge, Lipper expense and performance information was provided by Broadridge. Further, the Board took into consideration information furnished for the Board’s review and consideration throughout the year at regular meetings of the Board and its committees, as well as information specifically prepared in connection with the renewal process.

In connection with the Board’s consideration of the Agreements, the Trustees received and evaluated such information as they deemed necessary. The information requested on behalf of the Board included, among other information, the following materials. References herein to the “firm” refer to the Manager and/or the subadvisors.

• comparisons of the performance of an appropriate share class of the Fund to comparable investment companies and appropriate benchmark indices, including peer group averages and performance analyses provided by Broadridge and Morningstar, and to the performance of any similar accounts managed by the firm;

• comparisons of the Fund’s management and subadvisory fee rates and expense ratio with the management fee rates paid by comparable mutual funds, including peer group averages and fee and expense analyses provided by Broadridge and Morningstar, and the advisory fee rates charged to other clients for which similar services are provided;

• a description of any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements in place for the Fund during the past year, and any proposed changes to the expense caps;

• the Manager’s profitability with respect to the services that it provided to the Fund;

• any actual or anticipated economies of scale in relation to the services the firm provides or will provide to the Fund and whether the current fee rates charged or to be charged to the Fund reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund’s investors;

• an evaluation of any other benefits to the firm or Fund as a result of their relationship, if any;

• information regarding the securities lending, cash management, administrative and accounting-related services that the Manager provides to the Fund, as applicable, and the fees that the Manager receives for such services; and

• information regarding a firm’s financial condition, the personnel of the Manager who are assigned primary responsibility for managing the Fund, staffing levels, portfolio managers’ compensation, disaster recovery plans, insurance coverage, material pending litigation, code of ethics, compliance matters, trading activities, and actual or potential conflicts of interest that the firm experiences, or anticipates that it will experience, in providing services to the Fund.

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Disclosure Regarding Approval of the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements of the Funds (Unaudited)

The Board noted that the Manager provides management and administrative services to the Fund pursuant to the Management Agreement. The Board considered that prior to May 29, 2016, the Manager provided management and administrative services to the Fund pursuant to separate agreements. The Board noted, in this regard, that many mutual funds have separate contracts governing both types of services, and observed that the actual management fee rates provided by Broadridge for peer group funds reflect the combined advisory and administrative expenses, both gross and net of any waivers and/or reimbursements.

Certain firms may not have been able to, or opted not to, provide information in response to certain information requests, in which case the Board conducted its evaluation of the firm based on information that was provided. In such cases, the Board determined that the omission of any such information was not material to its considerations. The class of shares used for comparative performance purposes was the share class with the lowest expenses available for purchase by the general public, which, was the Institutional Class. The Board also considered that the use of Institutional Class performance generally facilitates a meaningful comparison for expense and performance purposes.

Provided below is an overview of certain factors the Board considered in connection with its renewal and approval of the Management Agreement and Investment Advisory Agreements. The Board did not identify any particular information that was most relevant to its consideration to renew or approve each Agreement, and each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors. Legal counsel to the independent Trustees provided the Board with a memorandum regarding its responsibilities pertaining to the renewal and approval of each Agreement. The memorandum explained the regulatory requirements surrounding the Trustees’ process for evaluating investment advisors and the terms of the contracts. Based on its evaluation, the Board unanimously concluded that the terms of each Agreement were reasonable and fair and that the renewal and approval of each Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

Considerations With Respect to the Renewal of the Management Agreement and the Investment Advisory Agreements

In determining whether to renew the Agreements on behalf of the Fund, the Trustees considered the best interests of the Fund. While the Management Agreement and the Investment Advisory Agreements for all series of the Trust and American Beacon Select Funds (together, the “Trusts”) were considered at the Meetings, the Board considered the Fund’s investment management and subadvisory relationships separately.

In each instance, the Board considered, among other things, the following factors: (1) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided; (2) the investment performance of the Fund and the subadvisors for the Fund; (3) the costs incurred by the Manager in rendering services to the Fund and its resulting profits or losses; (4) comparisons of services and fee rates with contracts entered into by the Manager or the subadvisors or their affiliates with other clients (such as pension funds and other institutional clients); (5) the extent to which economies of scale have been taken into account in setting each fee rate schedule; (6) whether fee rate levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of Fund investors; and (7) any other benefits derived or anticipated to be derived by the Manager or the subadvisors from their relationship with the Fund. The Trustees posed questions to various management personnel of the Manager regarding certain key aspects of the materials submitted in support of the renewal.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. With respect to the renewal of the Management Agreement, the Board considered, among other factors: the Fund’s long-term performance and the length of service of key investment personnel at the Manager; the cost structure of the Fund; the Manager’s culture of compliance and support for compliance operations that reduce risks to the Fund; the Manager’s commitment to enhance the Fund’s product line and increase assets in the Fund; the Manager’s quality of services; the Manager’s active role in

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Disclosure Regarding Approval of the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements of the Funds (Unaudited)

monitoring and, as appropriate, recommending additional or replacement subadvisors; the Manager’s commitment to training employees; and the Manager’s efforts to retain key employees and maintain staffing levels.

With respect to the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the level of staffing and the size of the subadvisors. The Board also considered the adequacy of the resources committed to the Fund by the subadvisors, and whether those resources were commensurate with the needs of the Fund and are sufficient to sustain appropriate levels of performance and compliance needs. In this regard, the Board considered the financial stability of the subadvisors. The Board also considered the subadvisors’ representations regarding their compliance programs and codes of ethics. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the management and advisory services provided by the Manager and the subadvisors were appropriate for the Fund and, thus, determined to renew the Agreements for the Fund.

Investment Performance. The Board evaluated the comparative information provided by Broadridge and the Manager regarding the Fund’s investment performance relative to its Lipper performance universe, Lipper performance group, and benchmark index, as well as the Fund’s Morningstar rating. The Board considered the information provided by Broadridge regarding its independent peer selection methodology to select all Lipper performance groups and universes. The Board also considered that the performance groups and universes selected by Broadridge may not provide appropriate comparisons for certain series of the Trusts. In addition, the Board considered the performance reports and discussions with management at Board and Committee meetings throughout the year. The Board also considered the Manager’s recommendation to continue to retain the subadvisors. A discussion regarding the Board’s considerations with respect to the Fund’s performance appears below under “Additional Considerations and Conclusions with Respect to the Fund.”

Costs of the Services Provided to the Fund and the Profits Realized by the Manager from its Relationship with the Fund. In analyzing the cost of services and profitability of the Manager, the Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by the Manager, before and after the payment of distribution-related expenses by the Manager. The profits or losses were noted at both an aggregate level for all series of the Trusts and at an individual Fund level, with the Fund being profitable for the Manager. The Board noted that, at current asset levels, the Fund’s effective management fee rate is the same as that of another series of the Trusts with a similar strategy as the Fund, but that the Fund’s fee rate may be higher at higher asset levels.

The Board further considered that, with respect to the Fund, the Management Agreement provides for the Manager to receive a management fee comprised of an annualized fee that is retained by the Manager. The Board also noted that certain share classes of the Fund maintain higher expense ratios in order to compensate third-party financial intermediaries.

In analyzing the fee rates charged by each subadvisor in connection with its investment advisory services to the Fund, the Board considered that, with respect to Barrow, Brandywine, Hotchkis, the Manager has negotiated the lowest fee rate a subadvisor charges for any comparable client accounts. The Board did not request profitability data from the subadvisors because the Board did not view this data as imperative to its deliberations given the arm’s-length nature of the relationship between the Manager and the subadvisors with respect to the negotiation of the subadvisory fee rate. In addition, the Board noted that subadvisors may not account for their profits on an account-by-account basis and those that do likely employ different methodologies in connection with these calculations.

Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the profitability levels of the Manager were reasonable in light of the services performed by the Manager. A discussion regarding the Board’s considerations with respect to the Fund’s fee rates is set forth below under “Additional Considerations and Conclusions with Respect to the Fund.”

Economies of Scale. In considering the reasonableness of the management and investment advisory fees rates, the Board considered whether economies of scale will be realized as the Fund grows and whether fee rate

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Disclosure Regarding Approval of the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements of the Funds (Unaudited)

levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of Fund shareholders. In this regard, the Board considered that the Manager has negotiated breakpoints in the subadvisory fee rates for each subadvisor. The Board also noted that, for purposes of determining the fee rates chargeable to the Fund, Barrow, Brandywine, Hotchkis and MFS have agreed to take into account assets of American Airlines Group and its pension plans that are managed by the subadvisors. Thus, the Fund is able to receive lower effective fee rates.

In addition, the Board noted the Manager’s representation that the Management Agreement contains fee schedule breakpoints at higher asset levels with respect to the Fund. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the Manager and subadvisor fee rate schedules for the Fund provide for a reasonable sharing of benefits from any economies of scale with the Fund.

Benefits Derived from the Relationship with the Fund. The Board considered the “fall-out” or ancillary benefits that accrue to the Manager and/or the subadvisor as a result of the advisory relationships with the Fund, including greater exposure in the marketplace with respect to the Manager’s or subadvisors’ investment process and expanding the level of assets under management by the Manager and the subadvisor. In addition, the Board noted that certain subadvisors benefit from soft dollar arrangements for third party and/or proprietary research.

In addition, the Manager noted that the Fund also derives benefits from its association with the Manager. Specifically, the Board noted the Manager’s representation that it provides services to most series of the Trusts at a lower than industry average cost. The Board considered that certain subadvisors reimburse the Manager for certain costs relating to distribution activities for the series of the Trusts, as well as representations by all such subadvisors that they would not reduce their fee rates in lieu of providing such reimbursements. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the potential benefits accruing to the Manager and the subadvisors by virtue of their relationships with the Fund appear to be fair and reasonable.

Additional Considerations and Conclusions with Respect to the Fund

The performance comparisons below were made versus the Fund’s Lipper performance universe and Lipper performance group, with the 1st Quintile representing the top twenty percent of the universe or group based on performance and the 5th Quintile representing the bottom twenty percent of the universe or group based on performance. References below to the Fund’s Lipper performance group and Lipper performance universe are to the respective group or universe of comparable mutual funds included in the analysis provided by Broadridge. A Lipper performance group consists of the Fund and a representative sample of funds with similar investment classifications and objectives as the Fund, as selected by Broadridge. A Lipper performance universe is an expansion of the performance group, providing a broader view of performance across the Fund’s investment classification/ objective and allowing for a more extensive comparison. In reviewing the performance, the Trustees viewed longer-term performance over a full market cycle, typically five years or longer, if available, as the most important consideration, because relative performance over shorter periods may be significantly impacted by market or economic events that do not reflect manager skill.

The expense comparisons below were made versus the Fund’s Lipper expense universe and Lipper expense group, with the 1st Quintile representing the top twenty percent of the universe or group based on lowest total expense and the 5th Quintile representing the bottom twenty percent of the universe or group based on highest total expense. References below to the Fund’s expense group and expense universe are to the respective group or universe of comparable mutual funds included in the analysis by Broadridge. A Lipper expense group consists of the Fund and a representative sample of funds with similar operating structures and asset sizes, as selected by Broadridge. A Lipper expense universe includes all funds in the investment classification/objective with a similar load type to the share class of the Fund included in the Lipper comparative information and provides a broader view of expenses across the Fund’s investment classification/objective. The Trustees also considered the Fund’s Morningstar fee level category. In addition, information regarding the subadvisors’ use of soft dollars was requested from the Manager and was considered by the Trustees.

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Disclosure Regarding Approval of the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements of the Funds (Unaudited)

In considering the renewal of the Management Agreement for the Fund, the Trustees considered the following additional factors:

Lipper Total Expense Analysis and Morningstar Fee Level Ranking

Compared to Lipper Expense Universe	1st Quintile
Compared to Lipper Expense Group	2nd Quintile
Morningstar Fee Level Ranking - Institutional Class	Low Expense Ratio

Lipper Fund Performance Analysis (five-year period ended March 31, 2016)

Compared to Lipper Performance Universe	3rd Quintile
Compared to Lipper Performance Group	3rd Quintile

In considering the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreements with Barrow, Brandywine, Hotchkis, and MFS, the Trustees considered the following additional factors:

Subadvisor Performance (compared to Lipper Performance Universe for period indicated, ending March 31, 2016)

Barrow	5 years	2nd Quintile
Brandywine	5 years	4th Quintile
Hotchkis	5 years	2nd Quintile
MFS	5 years	1st Quintile

The Trustees also considered: (1) information provided by each subadvisor regarding fee rates charged for managing accounts in the same strategy as the subadvisor’s allocated portion of the Fund; (2) explanations from the Manager and the subadvisors regarding the subadvisors’ underperformance relative to their benchmarks and comparable accounts, as applicable; and (3) the Manager’s recommendation to continue to retain each subadvisor.

Based on these and other considerations, the Trustees: (1) concluded that the fees paid to the Manager and the subadvisors under the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements are fair and reasonable; and (2) determined that the Fund and its shareholders would benefit from the Manager’s and subadvisors’ continued management of the Fund; and (3) approved the renewal of the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements with respect to the Fund.

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds^SM (Unaudited)

The Trustees and officers of the American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”) are listed below, together with their principal occupations during the past five years. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each person listed below is 220 Las Colinas Boulevard East, Suite 1200, Irving, Texas 75039. Each Trustee oversees twenty-six seven funds in the fund complex that includes the Trust and the American Beacon Select Funds. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Trustees and is available without charge by calling 1-800-658-5811.

Name, Age and Address	Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and Current Directorships
INTERESTED TRUSTEES
	Lifetime of Trust until removal, resignation or retirement*
Alan D. Feld** (79)	Trustee since 1996	Sole Shareholder of a professional corporation which is a Partner in the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP (law firm) (1960-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (1996-2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (1999-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (1996-2012).
NON-INTERESTED TRUSTEES	Term
	Lifetime of Trust until removal resignation or retirement*
Gilbert G. Alvarado (46)	Trustee since 2015	Director, Kura MD, Inc. (local telehealth organization) (2015-present); Vice President & CFO, Sierra Health Foundation (health conversion private foundation) (2006-Present) Vice President & CFO, Sierra Health Foundation: Center for Health Program Management (California public benefit corporation) (2012-Present); Director, Innovative North State (2012-Present); Director, Sacramento Regional Technology Alliance (2011-Present); Director, Women’s Empowerment (2009-2014); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2015-Present).
Josephe B. Armes (54)	Trustee since 2015	Chairman & CEO, CSW Industrials f/k/a Capital Southwest Corporation (investment company) (2013-Present); President & CEO, JBA Investment Partners (family investment vehicle) (2010-Present); Chief Operating Officer, Hicks Holdings, LLC (Hicks Family assets and investments) (2005-2010); Trustee, Baylor University Board of Regents (2001-2010); Director and Chair of Audit Committee, RSP Permian (oil and gas producer) (2013-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2015-Present).
Gerard J. Arpey (58)	Trustee since 2012	Director, The Home Depot, Inc. (2015-Present); Partner, Emerald Creek Group (private equity firm) (2011-Present); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AMR Corp. and American Airlines; Inc. (2003- 2011); Director, S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. (privately held company) (2008-present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2012-Present).
Brenda A. Cline (55)	Trustee since 2004	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, Kimbell Art Foundation (1993-Present); Director, Range Resources Corporation (oil and natural gas company) (2015-Present); Director, Tyler Technologies, Inc.(public sector software solutions company) (2014-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2004-2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2004-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2004-2012).
Eugene J. Duffy (62)	Trustee since 2008	Managing Director, Institutional Services, Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation (2014-Present); Principal and Executive Vice President, Paradigm Asset Management (1994-2014); Director, Sunrise Bank of Atlanta (2008-2013); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2008- 2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2008-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2008-2012).

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds^SM (Unaudited)

Name, Age and Address	Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and Current Directorships
TRUSTEES (CONT.)	Term
M. Dunning (74)	Trustee since 2008	Chairman Emeritus (2008-Present); Lockton Dunning Benefits (consulting firm in employee benefits); Board Director, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (2007-Present); Board Member, BancTec (2010-Present) (software consulting); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2008-2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2008-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2008-2012).
Richard M. Massman (73)	Trustee since 2004 Chairman since 2008	Consultant and General Counsel Emeritus (2009-Present) and Senior Vice President and General Counsel (1994-2009), Hunt Consolidated, Inc. (holding company engaged in oil and gas exploration and production, refining, real estate, farming, ranching and venture capital activities); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2004-2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2004-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2004-2012).
Barbara J. McKenna, CFA (53)	Trustee since 2012	Managing Principal, Longfellow Investment Management Company (2005-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2012-Present).
R. Gerald Turner (70) 225 Perkins Admin. Bldg. Southern Methodist Univ. Dallas, Texas 75275	Trustee since 2001	President, Southern Methodist University (1995-Present); Director, J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (1996-Present); Director, Kronus Worldwide Inc. (chemical manufacturing) (2003-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2001- 2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2001-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2001-2012).
OFFICERS
Gene. L. Needles, Jr. (61)	President since 2009 Executive Vice President since 2009	President, CEO and Director, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2009-Present); President, CEO and Director, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); President, CEO and Director, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc.(2015-Present); President, CEO and Director, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present), President, CEO and Director, Astro AB Holdings, LLC. (2015-Present); President, CEO and Director, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc.; (2009-2015); President and CEO, Lighthouse Holdings Parent, Inc. (2009-2015); Manager, President and CEO, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present); President, American Beacon Cayman Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Ltd. (2014-Present).
Rosemary K. Behan (57)	VP, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer since 2006	Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2006-Present); Secretary, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); Secretary, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc. (2015- Present); Secretary, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present); Secretary, Astro AB Holdings, LLC. (2015-Present); Secretary, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. (2008- 2015); Secretary, Lighthouse Holdings Parent, Inc. (2008-2015); Secretary, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2008-Present); Secretary, American Beacon Cayman Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Ltd. (2014-Present).
Brian E. Brett (56)	VP since 2004	Vice President, Director of Sales, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2004-Present).
Paul B. Cavazos (47)	VP since 2016	Chief Investment Officer and Vice President, Asset Management, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2016-Present); Chief Investment Officer and Assistant Treasurer, DTE Energy (2007-2016);
Erica Duncan (46)	VP since 2011	Vice President, Marketing and Client Services, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2011-Present); Supervisor, Brand Marketing, Invesco (2010-2011);

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds^SM (Unaudited)

Name, Age and Address	Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and Current Directorships
OFFICERS	Term
Melinda G. Heika (55)	Treasurer since 2010	Treasurer, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2010-Present); Treasurer, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); Treasurer, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc. (2015-Present); Treasurer, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present); Treasurer, Astro AB Holdings, LLC. (2015-Present); Treasurer, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. (2010-2015); Treasurer, Lighthouse Holdings Parent Inc., (2010-2015); Treasurer, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present); Director and Treasurer, American Beacon Cayman Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Ltd. (2014-Present).
	One Year
Terri L. McKinney (52)	VP since 2010	Vice President, Enterprise Services (2009-Present) and Managing Director (2003-2009), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
Jeffrey K. Ringdahl (41)	VP since 2010	Chief Operating Officer, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2010-Present); Manager and Senior Vice President, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present); Senior Vice President and Director, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); Senior Vice President and Director, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc. (2015-Present); Senior Vice President and Director, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present), Senior Vice President and Director, Astro AB Holdings, LLC.(2015-Present); Senior Vice President, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. (2013-2015); Senior Vice President, Lighthouse Holdings Parent, Inc. (2013-2015); Director and Vice President, American Beacon Cayman Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Ltd. (2014-Present); Vice President, Product Management, Touchstone Advisors, Inc. (2007-2010).
Samuel J. Silver (53)	VP since 2011	Chief Fixed Income Officer (2016–Present), Vice President, Fixed Income Investments (2011-2016) and Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Investments (1999-2011), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
Christina E. Sears (45)	Chief Compliance Officer since 2004 and Asst. Secretary since 1999	Chief Compliance Officer, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2004-Present); Chief Compliance Officer, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present).
Sonia L. Bates (59)	Asst. Treasurer since 2011	Director, Tax and Financial Reporting (2011-Present), Manager, Tax and Financial Reporting (2005-2010), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.; Asst. Treasurer, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); Asst. Treasurer, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc.(2015-Present); Asst. Treasurer, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present); Asst. Treasurer, Astro AB Holdings, LLC.; Asst. Treasurer, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. (2011-2015); Asst. Treasurer, Lighthouse Holdings Parent Inc. (2011-2015); Asst. Treasurer, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present).
Shelley D. Abrahams (41)	Assistant Secretary since 2008	Assistant Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2008-Present)
Rebecca L. Harris (49)	Assistant Secretary since 2011	Assistant Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2011-Present)
Diana N. Lai (40)	Assistant Secretary since 2012	Assistant Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2012-Present)
Teresa A. Oxford (58)	Assistant Secretary since 2015	Assistant Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2015-Present)

* As of 11/12/2014, the Board adopted a retirement plan that requires Trustees to retire no later than the last day of the calendar year in which they reach the age of 75.

** Mr. Feld is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trusts, as defined by the 1940 Act. Mr. Feld’s law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP has provided legal services within the past two fiscal years to one or more of the Trust’s sub-advisors.

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds^SM (Unaudited)

* The Board has adopted a retirement plan that requires Trustees to retire no later than the last day of the calendar year in which they reach the age of 72, provided, however, that the board may determine to grant one or more annual exemptions to this requirement.

** Mr. Feld is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined by the 1940 Act. Mr. Feld’s law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP has provided legal services within the past two years to one or more of the Trust’s sub-advisors.

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American Beacon Funds^SM

Privacy Policy

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

The American Beacon Funds recognize and respect the privacy of our shareholders. We are providing this notice to you so you will understand how shareholder information may be collected and used.

We may collect nonpublic personal information about you from one or more of the following sources:

• information we receive from you on applications or other forms;

• information about your transactions with us or our service providers; and

• information we receive from third parties.

We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our customers or former customers to anyone, except as permitted by law.

We restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to those employees or service providers who need to know that information to provide products or services to you. To ensure the confidentiality of your nonpublic personal information, we maintain safeguards that comply with federal standards.

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If you invest in the Fund through a financial institution, you may be able to receive the Fund’s regulatory mailings, such as the Prospectus, Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report, by e-mail. If you are interested in this option, please go to www.icsdelivery.com and search for your financial institution’s name or contact your financial institution directly.

To obtain more information about the Fund:

By E-mail: american_beacon.funds@ambeacon.com	On the Internet: Visit our website at www.americanbeaconfunds.com
By Telephone: Institutional, Y, Investor, and Advisor Classes Call (800) 658-5811	By Mail: American Beacon Funds P.O. Box 219643 Kansas City, MO 64121-9643
Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedules	Availability of Proxy Voting Policy and Records
In addition to the Schedule of Investments provided in each semi-annual and annual report, the Fund files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Form N-Q as of the first and third fiscal quarters. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Section, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520. Information regarding the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800)-SEC-0330. A complete schedule of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is also available at www.americanbeaconfunds.com approximately twenty days after the end of each month.	A description of the policies and procedures the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, is available free of charge on the Fund’s website www.americanbeaconfunds.com and by calling 1-800-967-9009 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s proxy voting record for the most recent year ended June 30 is filed annually with the SEC on Form N-PX. The Fund’s Forms N-PX are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s proxy voting record may also be obtained by calling 1-800-967-9009.

Fund Service Providers:

CUSTODIAN State Street Bank and Trust Boston, Massachusetts TRANSFER AGENT Boston Financial Data Services Kansas City, Missouri INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Ernst & Young LLP Dallas, Texas DISTRIBUTOR Foreside Fund Services, LLC Portland, Maine

This report is prepared for shareholders of the American Beacon Funds and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current Prospectus or Summary Prospectus.

American Beacon Funds and American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund are service marks of American Beacon Advisors, Inc..

AR 10/16

About American Beacon Advisors

Since 1986, American Beacon Advisors has offered a variety of products and investment advisory services to numerous institutional and retail clients, including a variety of mutual funds, corporate cash management, and separate account management.

Our clients include defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, corporations, financial planners, and other institutional investors. With American Beacon Advisors, you can put the experience of a multi-billion dollar asset management firm to work for your company.

SMALL CAP VALUE FUND RISKS

Investing in small-capitalization stocks may involve greater volatility and lower liquidity than larger company stocks. Investing in value stocks may limit downside risk over time; however, the Fund may produce more modest gains than riskier stock funds as a trade-off for this potentially lower risk. Investing in foreign securities may involve heightened risk due to currency fluctuations and economic and political risks. The use of futures contracts for cash management may subject the Fund to losing more money than invested. The Fund may participate in a securities lending program. Please see the prospectus for a complete discussion of the Fund’s risks. There can be no assurances that the investment objectives of this Fund will be met.

Any opinions herein, including forecasts, reflect our judgment as of the end of the reporting period and are subject to change. Each advisor’s strategies and the Fund’s portfolio composition will change depending on economic and market conditions. This report is not a complete analysis of market conditions and therefore, should not be relied upon as investment advice. Although economic and market information has been compiled from reliable sources, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. makes no representation as to the completeness or accuracy of the statements contained herein.

American Beacon Funds October 31, 2016

Contents
President’s Message	1
Market and Performance Overviews	2
Expense Examples	7
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	9
Schedule of Investments:
American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund	10
Financial Statements	25
Notes to Financial Statements	30
Financial Highlights:
American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund	45
Federal Tax Information	48
Disclosure Regarding Approval of the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements	49
Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds	56
Privacy Policy	60
Additional Fund Information	Back Cover

President’s Message

Dear Shareholders,   During the 12-month period ended October 31, 2016, China’s slowing growth escalated concerns for global markets, and many of the world’s central banks – the Federal Reserve included – responded by either continuing or expanding their economic stimulation policies. In the first half of 2016, international stocks declined while U.S. and emerging-market stocks made modest gains. Falling global interest rates supported bond returns during the period.   On June 24, 2016, the U.K. announced that the “Brexit” referendum to leave the European Union passed with a 52% majority vote, further shaking up global markets. By the end of that month, however, the U.S. stock market and some global markets had rebounded to near pre-Brexit levels as investors took opportunistic risks following the historic vote. After Theresa May’s succession as the U.K.’s prime minister on July 13, 2016, many central banks put their Brexit concerns on hold and turned their attention to their own economies.

In the weeks ahead of the U.S. presidential election on November 8, 2016, uncertainty about the outcome caused many investors to stay on the sidelines. Although investors may question whether the election’s result could have negative consequences for their portfolios, elections rarely have a lasting effect on the market. Historically speaking, from August 1 to October 31 during 19 of the last 22 election years – or approximately 86% of the time – the S&P 500 rallied for an average gain of approximately 6%.

For the 12-month period ended October 31, 2016, the American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund (Investor Class) returned 4.27%.

Our broad range of mutual funds helps investors navigate the economic storms and market downturns in the U.S. and abroad. Our years of experience evaluating sub-advisors have led us to identify and partner with several asset managers who have adhered to their disciplined processes for many years and through a variety of economic and market conditions.

Thank you for your continued interest in the American Beacon Funds. For additional information about the Funds or to access your account information, please visit our website at www.americanbeaconfunds.com.

Best Regards,

Gene L. Needles, Jr.

President

American Beacon Funds

1

Domestic Equity Market Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

U.S. and emerging markets rallied over the trailing 12-month period ended October 31, 2016. Central banks around the world continued to set the pace for equity markets. With more than one third of all sovereign debt ($13 trillion) posting negative yields, the monetary spigots remained wide open, forcing investors to search for yield elsewhere – including equities. However, European markets were shaken by the U.K.’s surprising Brexit vote in June and broadly declined. Among major benchmarks, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index added 4.5%.

In December 2015, the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised its benchmark rate after several years of near-zero interest rates, driven largely by the central bank’s confidence in the economy. U.S. interest rates then remained unchanged for the rest of the period. Fed Chair Janet Yellen began the year with a hawkish tone, and most market participants anticipated two or more rate hikes in 2016. However, market volatility related to the Brexit vote prompted policymakers to delay raising interest rates in spite of stable economic data in the U.S.

The Brexit vote dominated headlines in June and initially caused growth expectations to fall drastically. The referendum had far-reaching implications. U.S. markets declined in the aftermath, but quickly recovered as much of the market corrected what was largely viewed as an overreaction. The dollar rose versus the pound, which ended the period at a 31-year low. Growth forecasts in the U.K. have since been revised upward after decisive policy action from the Bank of England, the immediate appointment of Prime Minister Theresa May and strong manufacturing and services sector data. European Central Bank President Mario Draghi maintained low interest rates as the rest of Europe struggled to generate inflation, which turned positive in June. As the year progressed, post-Brexit risks seemed to recede.

The Fed’s 2% GDP growth and inflation targets remained elusive for most of the period, and inventories were low. But most recently, third-quarter GDP showed 2.9% growth, which was the highest in two years and surpassed estimates of 2.5%. Consumer spending has been consistently strong, and the U.S. ended the period near full employment. Additionally, the Manufacturing sector’s Purchasing Managers’ Index was expansionary, with readings above 50 over the last 12 months. On the back of the measured policy response, the U.S. dollar ended the period only slightly higher overall.

For quite some time now, the battle for leadership within domestic equity markets has been raging between stocks perceived as “bond proxies” and those with more interest rate and economic sensitivity. The latter group struggled mightily during the first six months of 2016, but outperformed the bond proxies in the third quarter as interest rates rose.

The “battle of the bond proxies” should continue until interest rates trend toward sustainably higher levels. The Fed’s multi-year suppression of interest rates was designed to push investors out on the risk spectrum and encourage growth; instead, the unintended consequence has been risk aversion. This has caused investors to search for perceived safety in assets with a current yield, regardless of valuation (e.g., bond proxies). More broadly, risk aversion has been evident on a global basis, even in countries with negative interest rates. Negative interest rates may prove ineffective and the road back to normalized interest rates might be bumpy with additional unintended consequences.

Further, investors have flocked to passive funds at the expense of active funds in an attempt to avoid risk. The current cycle of passive outperformance began with the bull market that started about seven years ago. Since that time, lower interest rates and excess liquidity have propelled equity markets in a highly correlated manner, without much regard for fundamentals. After one of the longest and highest-returning bull markets in history, the overall market is no longer inexpensive, and many companies and sectors are richly valued. As such, the long run of outperformance by passive strategies has left many companies within the benchmark overvalued and susceptible to dividend cuts, price declines or both.

Election news dominated headlines over the period, particularly in the run-up to Election Day, and increased volatility. Most polls projected Democratic nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton would win the U.S. presidential election. Toward the end of the period, markets were shaken and the U.S. presidential election narrowed after

2

Domestic Equity Market Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

the reemergence of the FBI investigation into Ms. Clinton’s private email servers. Uncertainty from the presidential election created an overhang at the end of the period.

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American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund^SM

Performance Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

The Investor Class of the Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) returned 4.27% for the twelve months ended October 31, 2016, underperforming the Russell 2000^® Value Index (the “Index”) return of 8.81% for the same period.

Comparison of Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment for the period from 10/31/06 through 10/31/16

Total Returns for the Period ended October 31, 2016

	Ticker		1 Year			3 Years			5 Years			10 Years			Value of $10,000 10/31/2006- 10/31/2016
Institutional Class (1,7)		AVFIX		4.54	%		4.68	%		12.37	%		6.67	%	$	19,076
Y Class (1,2,7)		ABSYX		4.49	%		4.60	%		12.27	%		6.58	%	$	18,911
Investor Class (1,7)		AVPAX		4.27	%		4.34	%		11.98	%		6.32	%	$	18,459
Advisor Class (1,3,7)		AASSX		4.01	%		4.17	%		11.82	%		6.14	%	$	18,142
A without Sales Charge (1,4,7)		ABSAX		4.17	%		4.26	%		11.86	%		6.23	%	$	18,293
A with Sales Charge (1,4,7)		ABSAX		(1.84	)%		2.22	%		10.54	%		5.60	%	$	17,239
C without Sales Charge (1,5,7)		ASVCX		3.37	%		3.46	%		11.02	%		5.72	%	$	17,442
C with Sales Charge (1,5,7)		ASVCX		2.37	%		3.46	%		11.02	%		5.72	%	$	17,442
Russell 2000 Value Index (6)				8.81	%		4.47	%		11.63	%		4.91	%	$	16,144

1. Performance shown is historical and is not indicative of future returns. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and shares may be worth more or less at redemption than at original purchase. Performance shown is calculated based on the published end of day net asset values as of date indicated, and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain performance as of the most recent month end, please visit www.americanbeaconfunds.com or call 1-800-967-9009. Fund performance in the table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares.

2. Fund performance for the ten-year period represents the total returns achieved by the Institutional Class from 10/31/06 up to 8/3/09, the inception date of the Y Class. Expenses of the Y Class are higher than those of the Institutional Class. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the Y Class been in existence since 10/31/06.

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American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund^SM

Performance Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

3. A portion of the fees charged to the Advisor Class of the Fund were waived in 2009. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than the actual returns shown for the ten-year period.

4. Fund performance for the ten-year period represents the total returns achieved by the Investor Class from 10/31/06 up to 5/17/10, the inception date of the A Class, and the returns of the A Class since its inception. Expenses of the A Class are higher than those of the Investor Class. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the A Class been in existence since 10/31/06. A portion of the fees charged to the A Class of the Fund was waived was 2012 and 2014 and partially recovered in 2015. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than the actual returns shown in 2012 through 2014. The maximum sales charge for A Class is 5.75%.

5. Fund performance for the ten-year period represents the total returns achieved by the Investor Class from 10/31/06 up to 9/1/10, the inception date of the C Class, and the returns of the C Class since its inception. Expenses of the C Class are higher than those of the Investor Class. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the C Class been in existence since 10/31/06. A portion of the fees charged to the C Class of the Fund was waived from 2012 through 2013 and partially recovered in 2015. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than the actual returns shown from 2012 through 2013. The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for C Class is 1.00% for shares redeemed within one year of the date of purchase.

6. The Russell 2000 Value Index is an unmanaged index of those stocks in the Russell 2000 Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. Russell 2000 Value Index and Russell 2000 Index are registered trademarks of the Frank Russell Company. One cannot directly invest in an index.

7. The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus for the Institutional, Y, Investor, Advisor, A, and C Class shares was 0.82%, 0.91%, 1.16%, 1.32%, 1.22%, and 1.98%, respectively. The expense ratios above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.

The Fund trailed the Index through stock selection as sector allocation added value relative to the Index.

Most of the Fund’s poor performance was attributed to holdings in the Industrials, Consumer Discretionary and Materials sectors. In the Industrials sector, companies detracting from the Fund’s return included KBR (down 18.1%) and Mobile Mini (down 23.6%). In the Consumer Discretionary sector, Restoration Hardware (down 35.0%), Office Depot (down 38.6%) and Tempur Sealy International (down 25.7%) were the largest detractors. A smaller allocation versus the Index in HECLA Mining (up 124.4%) and the Fund’s allocation in PolyOne (down 11.7%) detracted most from performance in the Materials sector.

The Fund’s overweight positions in Information Technology and Industrials, two of the better performing sectors, added value relative to the Index through sector allocation. Being underweight Energy, the worst performing sector, also contributed to the Fund’s returns. The aforementioned good performance was somewhat offset by the Fund’s overweight in the Consumer Discretionary sector, which detracted from performance.

The sub-advisors continue to focus on uncovering investment opportunities through stock selection that should benefit the Fund’s performance over the longer term.

Top Ten Holdings (% Net Assets)
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.		0.9
UMB Financial Corp.		0.9
Portland General Electric Co.		0.8
II-VI, Inc.		0.8
First Horizon National Corp.		0.7
ARRIS International PLC		0.7
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.		0.7
Diodes, Inc.		0.6
Barnes Group, Inc.		0.6
Mentor Graphics Corp.		0.6
Total Fund Holdings	627

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American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund^SM

Performance Overview

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Sector Allocation (% Equities)
Financials	25.6
Industrials	20.9
Information Technology	15.3
Consumer Discretionary	13.6
Materials	5.6
Energy	4.9
Real Estate	4.1
Health Care	3.3
Utilities	3.2
Consumer Staples	2.4
Telecommunication Services	1.1

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American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund^SM

Expense Examples

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Fund Expense Example

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption fees if applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, administrative service fees, distribution (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. The Examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period in each Class and held for the entire period from May 1, 2016 through October 31, 2016.

Actual Expenses

The “Actual” lines of the table provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this page, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = $8.60), then multiply the result by the “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Shareholders of the Investor and Institutional Classes that invest in the Fund through an IRA or Roth IRA may be subject to a custodial IRA fee of $15 that is typically deducted each December. If your account was subject to a custodial IRA fee during the period, your costs would have been $15 higher.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The “Hypothetical” lines of the table provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% per year rate of return before expenses (not the Fund’s actual return). You may compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds by contrasting this 5% hypothetical example and the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. Shareholders of the Investor and Institutional Classes that invest in the Fund through an IRA or Roth IRA may be subject to a custodial IRA fee of $15 that is typically deducted each December. If your account was subject to a custodial IRA fee during the period, your costs would have been $15 higher.

You should also be aware that the expenses shown in the table highlight only your ongoing costs and do not reflect any transaction costs charged by the Fund, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees, as applicable. Similarly, the expense examples for other funds do not reflect any transaction costs charged by those funds, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” lines of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If you were subject to any transaction costs during the period, your costs would have been higher.

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American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund^SM

Expense Examples

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Small Cap Value Fund

	Beginning Account Value 5/1/2016		Ending Account Value 10/31/2016		Expenses Paid During Period 5/1/2016-10/31/2016*
Institutional Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,049.56	$	4.28
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,020.99	$	4.22
Y Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,049.28	$	4.64
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,020.61	$	4.57
Investor Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,048.12	$	5.87
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,019.39	$	5.79
Advisor Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,046.89	$	6.74
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,018.57	$	6.65
A Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,047.52	$	6.23
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,019.07	$	6.14
C Class
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,043.36	$	10.07
Hypothetical**	$	1,000.00	$	1,015.29	$	9.93

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratios for the six-month period of 0.83%, 0.90%, 1.14%, 1.31%, 1.21%, and 1.96% for the Institutional, Y, Investor, Advisor, A, and C Classes respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number derived by dividing the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184) by days in the year (366) to reflect the half-year period.

** 5% return before expenses.

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American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund^SM

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of

American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund (one of the funds constituting the American Beacon Funds) (the Fund), as of October 31, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund at October 31, 2016, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Dallas, Texas

December 29, 2016

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American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund^SM

Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
COMMON STOCK - 96.68%
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 13.13%
Auto Components - 1.62%
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.A		2,191,352	$	39,269,028
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.		161,495		5,934,941
Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.A		52,431		4,785,377
Dana, Inc.		640,499		9,914,925
Gentherm, Inc.A		207,566		5,842,983
Superior Industries International, Inc.		173,005		4,238,623
Tenneco, Inc.A		436,411		24,033,154
				94,019,031
Automobiles - 0.66%
Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp.A		52,665		487,678
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.		142,872		8,316,579
Thor Industries, Inc.		371,444		29,459,224
				38,263,481
Commercial Services - 0.06%
Sotheby’s, Class AB		99,765		3,579,568
Distributors - 0.01%
DXP Enterprises, Inc.A		15,611		340,164
Homebuilders - 0.14%
William Lyon Homes, Inc., Class AA B		465,657		8,316,634
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.24%
Belmond Ltd., Class AA		937,690		12,143,086
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.		175,976		3,044,385
Brinker International, Inc.		422,595		20,808,578
Cheesecake Factory, Inc.		341,390		18,158,534
Golden Entertainment, Inc.		71,300		817,098
ILG, Inc.		378,900		6,206,382
International Speedway Corp., Class A		91,520		3,011,008
Penn National Gaming, Inc.A		146,389		1,892,810
Ruby Tuesday, Inc.A		1,161,832		3,450,641
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.		142,036		2,671,697
				72,204,219
Household Durables - 2.60%
ACCO Brands Corp.A		740,412		8,218,573
Cavco Industries, Inc.A		66,761		6,168,716
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.		391,947		12,032,773
Helen of Troy Ltd.A		108,929		8,877,714
HNI Corp.		33,731		1,371,502
InvenSense, Inc.A B		394,663		3,019,172
KB HomeB		638,962		9,290,507
Knoll, Inc.		936,542		20,266,769
La-Z-Boy, Inc.		128,302		3,002,267
LGI Homes, Inc.A B		62,500		1,860,000
Libbey Glass, Inc.		24,051		385,057
Lifetime Brands, Inc.		38,287		541,761
M/I Homes, Inc.A		314,514		6,765,196
Matthews International Corp., Class A		75,265		4,508,374
MDC Holdings, Inc		167,988		3,982,995
Meritage Homes Corp.		136,297		4,218,392
Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class AA		172,731		2,946,791
Toll Brothers, Inc.A		91,280		2,504,723
TRI Pointe Homes, Inc.A		1,523,791		16,502,657
Tupperware Brands Corp.		167,975		9,997,872

See accompanying notes

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American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund^SM

Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 13.13% (continued)
Household Durables - 2.60% (continued)
Universal Electronics, Inc.A		111,816	$	7,843,892
Whirlpool Corp.		111,457		16,698,488
				151,004,191
Household Products - 0.20%
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.		351,868		11,372,374
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.18%
Insight Enterprises, Inc.A		372,699		10,730,004
Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.08%
Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A		9,836		353,899
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.A B		168,700		4,458,741
				4,812,640
Media - 1.00%
Banner Corp.		80,683		3,642,031
Entercom Communications Corp., Class A		190,266		2,511,511
EW Scripps Co., Class A		759,515		10,071,169
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A		70,595		3,642,702
Meredith Corp.		228,806		10,376,352
MSG Networks, Inc.A		167,150		3,192,565
New York Times Co., Class A		853,900		9,307,510
Scholastic Corp.		332,370		12,713,153
Time, Inc.		199,479		2,593,227
				58,050,220
Multiline Retail - 0.34%
Big Lots, Inc.		221,366		9,607,284
Dillard’s, Inc., Class A		126,180		7,734,834
Fred’s, Inc., Class A		93,174		850,679
Stein Mart, Inc.		249,196		1,500,160
				19,692,957
Specialty Retail - 4.29%
Aaron’s, Inc.		290,952		7,189,424
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A		63,487		927,545
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.		550,400		9,378,816
America’s Car-Mart, Inc.A B		37,280		1,522,888
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.A		66,500		3,388,175
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.A		299,537		1,464,736
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.		99,591		1,543,661
Buckle, Inc.B		187,506		3,909,500
Caleres, Inc.		293,911		7,350,714
Chico’s FAS, Inc.		429,484		5,012,078
Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc.		144,077		10,942,648
Essendant, Inc.		173,427		2,662,104
Express, Inc.		1,089,431		13,094,961
Finish Line, Inc., Class A		270,487		5,325,889
Genesco, Inc.A		107,001		5,756,654
Group 1 Automotive, Inc		175,420		10,572,563
Hibbett Sports, Inc.A B		223,565		8,685,500
Kirkland’s, Inc.		155,378		1,897,165
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A		70,900		6,081,802
Office Depot, Inc.		6,139,317		19,338,849
PC Connection, Inc		36,560		848,558
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.		300,413		13,443,482
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.B		521,055		2,245,747
Rent-A-Center, Inc.		129,679		1,308,461

See accompanying notes

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	Shares		Fair Value
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 13.13% (continued)
Specialty Retail - 4.29% (continued)
Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.A B		952,712	$	27,600,067
Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class AA		913,423		23,977,354
Select Comfort Corp.A		120,063		2,304,009
Shoe Carnival, Inc.		40,177		1,019,290
Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A		1,123,946		20,118,633
Tailored Brands, Inc.		146,200		2,309,960
The Michaels Cos., Inc.A		623,200		14,489,400
Urban Outfitters, Inc.A		302,175		10,107,754
West Marine, Inc.A		54,205		433,640
Zumiez, Inc.A B		163,208		3,631,378
				249,883,405
Textiles & Apparel - 0.71%
Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.A		73,011		832,325
Deckers Outdoor Corp.A		382,645		19,970,243
Fossil Group, Inc.A B		82,301		2,244,348
Guess?, Inc.		304,122		4,105,648
Movado Group, Inc.		79,647		1,756,216
Oxford Industries, Inc.		62,184		3,900,180
Vera Bradley, Inc.A		627,024		8,383,311
				41,192,271
Total Consumer Discretionary				763,461,159
CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.30%
Beverages - 0.27%
The Boston Beer Co., Inc., Class AA		99,369		15,427,037
Consumer Products - 0.01%
Tejon Ranch Co.A		25,641		572,820
Food & Drug Retailing - 0.99%
Andersons, Inc.		183,668		6,988,567
Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A		27,139		1,071,991
SpartanNash Co.		222,203		6,221,684
United Natural Foods, Inc.A		633,427		26,439,243
Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.A		557,893		13,975,220
Weis Markets, Inc.		54,257		3,018,317
				57,715,022
Food Products - 0.93%
Darling Ingredients, Inc.A		306,628		4,170,141
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.		130,070		7,849,725
Hain Celestial Group, Inc.A		181,010		6,583,334
Herbalife Ltd.A B		295,888		17,954,484
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.B		456,000		9,959,040
Sanderson Farms, Inc.B		85,274		7,672,955
				54,189,679
Personal Products - 0.03%
Avon Products, Inc.A		264,639		1,733,385
Tobacco - 0.07%
Universal Corp.		72,481		3,928,470
Total Consumer Staples				133,566,413
ENERGY - 4.75%
Energy Equipment & Services - 1.64%
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.B		42,390		323,436
Cobalt International Energy, Inc.A		2,342,799		2,211,837

See accompanying notes

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	Shares		Fair Value
ENERGY - 4.75% (continued)
Energy Equipment & Services - 1.64% (continued)
Dril-Quip, Inc.A		104,720	$	4,974,200
Flotek Industries, Inc.A B		754,342		8,886,149
McDermott International, Inc.A		1,575,503		8,098,085
Nabors Industries Ltd.		622,400		7,406,560
Oil States International, Inc.A		589,455		17,241,559
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.		451,260		10,144,325
PDC Energy, Inc.A		161,658		9,914,485
Rowan Cos., PLC, Class AC		376,200		4,992,174
RPC, Inc.B		926,089		15,993,557
SEACOR Holdings, Inc.B		52,438		2,585,718
Unit Corp.A		157,580		2,699,345
				95,471,430
Oil & Gas - 3.11%
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc.		119,489		1,027,605
Callon Petroleum Co.A		2,142,381		27,829,529
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.A		253,716		8,583,212
Consol Energy, Inc.A B		506,390		8,583,311
Denbury Resources, Inc.A B		565,260		1,350,971
Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.A		919,942		2,677,031
Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc.		117,600		3,057,600
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.A		329,220		2,870,798
Kosmos Energy Ltd.A		1,694,267		8,827,131
Murphy Oil Corp.		527,130		13,636,853
Natural Gas Services Group, Inc., Acquired 4/23/14 – 2/19/16, Cost $6,405,534 A D		230,153		4,994,320
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.A		548,600		5,754,814
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.A B		65,396		833,145
PBF Energy, Inc., Class A		144,700		3,154,460
QEP Resources, Inc.A		734,000		11,795,380
Range Resources Corp.		518,625		17,524,340
RSP Permian, Inc.A		258,533		9,333,041
SemGroup Corp., Class A		318,274		10,264,338
Synergy Resources Corp.A		2,244,991		15,355,738
Whiting Petroleum Corp.A		1,519,700		12,522,328
WPX Energy, Inc.A		1,021,400		11,092,404
				181,068,349
Total Energy				276,539,779
FINANCIALS - 24.71%
Banks - 14.23%
1st Source Corp.		75,165		2,597,702
Associated Banc-Corp.		1,426,356		28,955,028
BancorpSouth, Inc.		265,507		6,239,415
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.		72,836		2,152,304
BOK Financial Corp.B		160,891		11,426,479
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.		700,386		9,210,076
Brookline Bancorp, Inc., Acquired 7/6/2010 – 3/18/2016, Cost $8,490,626 D		908,954		11,634,611
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp., Acquired 7/31/2015 – 2/19/2016, Cost $5,112,963D		177,541		5,574,787
Capital Bank Financial Corp., Class A		256,280		8,393,170
Cathay General Bancorp		223,903		6,705,895
Central Pacific Financial Corp.		426,773		10,938,192
Chemical Financial Corp.		136,114		5,846,096
City Holding Co.		39,937		2,087,507
Clifton Bancorp, Inc.		99,721		1,524,734
CoBiz Financial, Inc., Acquired 10/9/2012 – 2/19/2016, Cost $2,846,393 D		350,046		4,452,585
Columbia Banking System, Inc.		456,951		15,088,522
CVB Financial Corp.		586,456		9,840,732
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.		97,038		1,572,016

See accompanying notes

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	Shares		Fair Value
FINANCIALS - 24.71% (continued)
Banks - 14.23% (continued)
East West Bancorp, Inc.		254,500	$	10,055,295
FCB Financial Holdings, Inc., Class AA		203,726		7,598,980
First Busey Corp.		242,900		5,613,419
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A		19,023		5,535,693
First Commonwealth Financial Corp.		319,069		3,241,741
First Financial Bancorp		142,631		3,066,567
First Financial Corp.		112,682		4,518,548
First Hawaiian, Inc.		522,400		14,251,072
First Horizon National Corp.		2,711,576		41,785,386
First Interstate Bancsystem, Inc., Class A		385,977		12,312,666
First Merchants Corp.		95,686		2,693,561
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.		511,882		9,884,441
Flushing Financial Corp.		34,819		745,823
FNB Corp.		844,764		11,041,065
Frost Bankers, Inc.		59,665		4,533,943
Fulton Financial Corp.		2,043,876		30,453,752
Hancock Holding Co		930,446		31,216,463
Hanmi Financial Corp.		75,280		1,882,000
Hope Bancorp, Inc.		219,485		3,542,488
Iberiabank Corp.		377,869		24,807,100
International Bancshares Corp.		440,956		13,603,493
Investors Bancorp, Inc.		1,195,801		14,660,520
MainSource Financial Group, Inc.		161,015		4,018,934
MB Financial, Inc.		493,224		17,948,421
National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A		80,543		1,960,417
NBT Bancorp, Inc.		113,954		3,841,389
Northwest Bancshares, Inc		347,260		5,465,872
Old National Bancorp		929,124		13,658,123
PacWest Bancorp		165,280		7,171,499
People’s United Financial, Inc.		821,194		13,336,191
Popular, Inc.		833,758		30,265,415
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.		647,813		35,934,187
Provident Financial Services, Inc.		199,518		4,527,063
Real Industry, Inc.A		722,432		3,865,011
Renasant Corp.		82,527		2,784,461
S&T Bancorp, Inc.		100,275		3,147,632
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.		65,933		2,090,076
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida, Acquired 12/18/2014 – 10/28/2016, Cost $8,993,674 A D		596,874		10,391,576
Simmons First National Corp., Class A		165,736		8,179,072
South State Corp.		274,259		20,116,898
Sterling Bancorp		753,939		13,570,902
TCF Financial Corp.		796,516		11,390,179
The Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd.		187,700		4,748,810
TowneBank		121,751		3,019,425
Trustmark Corp.		380,746		10,539,049
UMB Financial Corp.		825,976		51,251,811
Umpqua Holdings Corp.		1,579,676		24,137,449
Union Bankshares Corp.		111,587		3,116,625
United Bankshares, Inc.B		133,874		5,047,050
United Community Banks, Inc.		623,417		13,447,105
United Financial Bancorp, Inc.		106,546		1,567,292
Valley National Bancorp		735,331		7,250,364
Washington Federal, Inc.		902,551		24,594,515
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., Acquired 7/31/2007 – 5/19/2016, Cost $4,079,771D		137,676		6,319,328
Webster Financial Corp		859,022		34,704,489
WesBanco, Inc		198,683		6,538,658

See accompanying notes

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	Shares		Fair Value
FINANCIALS - 24.71% (continued)
Banks - 14.23% (continued)
Wintrust Financial Corp.		304,382	$	16,421,409
				827,650,564
Capital Markets - 0.05%
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.A		122,460		2,626,767
Diversified Financials - 3.50%
Ashford, Inc.A		1		45
Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.		204,425		2,964,162
Calamos Asset Management, Inc., Class A		327,143		2,113,343
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.		463,089		6,793,515
Cohen & Steers, Inc.		231,264		8,598,395
Credit Acceptance Corp.A B		77,995		14,358,880
Customers Bancorp, Inc.A		397,479		10,759,757
Essent Group Ltd.A		130,690		3,455,444
First BanCorp Puerto RicoA		1,751,010		8,982,681
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.A		139,451		3,825,141
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.		349,610		11,271,426
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.		52,750		1,975,488
Janus Capital Group, Inc.		531,161		6,809,484
KCG Holdings, Inc., Class AA		291,601		3,720,829
Kearny Financial Corp.		75,300		1,050,435
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.		108,707		1,733,877
Nelnet, Inc., Class A		174,012		6,817,790
Northfield Bancorp, Inc.		192,895		3,173,123
Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A		266,597		3,732,358
Oritani Financial Corp.		125,896		1,970,272
Pacific Continental Corp.		247,972		4,252,720
Piper Jaffray Cos.A		168,181		9,510,636
Pzena Investment Management, Inc., Class A		12,712		92,543
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.E		472,952		9,511,065
SLM Corp.A		1,201,800		8,472,690
Stifel Financial Corp.A		28,343		1,109,345
Synovus Financial Corp.		957,202		31,654,670
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.A		495,936		29,409,005
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.		11,354		1,218,284
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A		167,916		2,639,640
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.A		72,610		1,747,723
				203,724,766
Insurance - 6.82%
Allied World Assurance Co., Holdings AG		443,818		19,075,298
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.		253,853		4,551,584
AMERISAFE, Inc.		29,190		1,622,964
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.		216,479		12,036,232
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.		381,965		18,429,811
Assurant, Inc.		183,183		14,749,895
Assured Guaranty Ltd.		383,089		11,450,530
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.		239,858		13,664,710
CNO Financial Group, Inc.		1,671,481		25,205,933
Employers Holdings, Inc.		75,444		2,365,169
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.		86,107		7,917,539
Enstar Group Ltd.A		176,274		29,719,796
FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A		50,783		3,214,564
First American Financial Corp.		429,298		16,768,380
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class AA		466,491		1,931,273
Global Indemnity PLCA C		399,823		12,010,683
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.		217,789		16,593,344
Hilltop Holdings, Inc.		520,494		12,856,202

See accompanying notes

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	Shares		Fair Value
FINANCIALS - 24.71% (continued)
Insurance - 6.82% (continued)
Horace Mann Educators Corp.		925,021	$	33,254,505
Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.		49,362		4,045,216
Kemper Corp.		172,296		6,469,715
Maiden Holdings Ltd.		198,238		2,705,949
MBIA, Inc.A		269,200		2,072,840
National General Holdings Corp.		322,600		6,629,430
National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A		5,590		1,204,086
Navigators Group, Inc.		44,665		4,162,778
Old Republic International Corp.		822,186		13,862,056
OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd., Class A		39,900		548,226
Primerica, Inc.		158,796		8,686,141
ProAssurance Corp.		148,508		7,915,476
Radian Group, Inc.		172,600		2,345,634
Renaissancere Holdings Ltd.		124,271		15,445,643
Safety Insurance Group, Inc.		128,513		8,700,330
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.		366,982		13,559,985
State Auto Financial Corp.		69,873		1,600,092
Third Point Reinsurance Ltd.A		260,084		3,055,987
United Fire Group, Inc.		72,941		2,882,628
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.B		143,378		3,053,951
Validus Holdings Ltd.		280,241		14,320,315
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.		19,147		15,886,649
				396,571,539
Specialty Finance - 0.11%
GATX Corp.B		144,649		6,331,287
Total Financials				1,436,904,923
HEALTH CARE - 3.22%
Biotechnology - 0.06%
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.A		38,360		2,910,757
PDL BioPharma, Inc.		270,092		869,696
				3,780,453
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.79%
Globus Medical, Inc., Class AA		525,631		11,632,214
Hillenbrand, Inc.		362,991		11,016,776
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.		133,421		7,392,858
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.A		16,543		1,315,334
Invacare Corp.		705,146		6,452,086
Meridian Bioscience, Inc.		175,324		2,884,080
Natus Medical, Inc.A		134,958		5,310,597
				46,003,945
Health Care Providers & Services - 2.04%
AAC Holdings, Inc.A B		118,022		1,934,381
Air Methods Corp.B		178,763		4,728,281
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.		771,261		9,262,845
Almost Family, Inc.		31,702		1,244,304
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.A		297,634		9,762,395
Community Health Systems, Inc.B		190,695		1,006,870
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.A		697,921		5,583,368
HealthSouth Corp.		514,780		20,668,415
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.A		524,889		31,414,607
Magellan Health Services, Inc.A		86,150		4,432,418
Omnicell, Inc.A		299,255		9,763,194
Owens & Minor, Inc.		306,991		9,961,858
Select Medical Holdings Corp.A		509,423		6,622,499

See accompanying notes

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October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
HEALTH CARE - 3.22% (continued)
Health Care Providers & Services - 2.04% (continued)
Triple-S Management Corp., Class BA		89,188	$	1,844,408
				118,229,843
Life Sciences - 0.13%
INC Research Holdings, Inc.A		167,000		7,631,900
Pharmaceuticals - 0.20%
Phibro Animal Health Corp.		135,500		3,516,225
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.		237,143		839,486
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.A		369,665		7,319,367
				11,675,078
Total Health Care				187,321,219
INDUSTRIALS - 20.25%
Aerospace & Defense - 1.50%
AAR Corp.		531,867		17,110,161
Aerovironment, Inc.A		370,597		8,890,622
Aircastle Ltd.		695,164		14,285,620
Cubic Corp.		138,376		5,908,655
Curtiss-Wright Corp.		85,103		7,626,931
DigitalGlobe, Inc.A		192,740		4,837,774
Kaman Corp.		54,997		2,401,169
KLX, Inc.A		159,550		5,491,711
Moog, Inc., Class AA		110,825		6,435,608
Triumph Group, Inc.		218,436		5,176,933
Vectrus, Inc.A		19,931		334,243
World Fuel Services Corp.		213,618		8,598,125
				87,097,552
Air Freight & Couriers - 0.07%
HUB Group, Inc., Class AA		105,952		3,861,950
Airlines - 0.39%
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.A		161,700		7,280,543
Skywest, Inc.		157,442		4,746,876
Spirit Airlines, Inc.A		217,900		10,443,947
				22,471,366
Building Products - 2.61%
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.		257,762		10,503,802
Crane Co.		333,263		22,665,217
Masonite International Corp.		300,806		17,115,861
Owens Corning		406,627		19,835,265
Ply Gem Holding, Inc.A		579,499		7,939,136
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.		792,497		33,918,872
Trex Co., Inc.A		455,236		24,496,249
Universal Forest Products, Inc.		51,933		4,465,719
USG Corp.A		441,930		11,127,797
				152,067,918
Commercial Services & Supplies - 4.18%
ABM Industries, Inc.		208,232		8,137,707
Aceto Corp.		328,401		6,019,590
American Public Education, Inc.A		90,390		1,821,359
Apollo Group, Inc., Class AA		143,876		1,264,670
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.A		75,980		3,179,763
Bridgepoint Education, Inc.A		316,792		2,141,514
Brink’s Co.		162,298		6,418,886
Capella Education Co.		105,975		7,746,773

See accompanying notes

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October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
INDUSTRIALS - 20.25% (continued)
Commercial Services & Supplies - 4.18% (continued)
Convergys Corp.		347,402	$	10,144,138
CSG Systems International, Inc.		316,749		12,045,964
CyrusOne, Inc.E		196,390		8,760,958
Deluxe Corp.		256,066		15,671,237
DeVry, Inc.B		287,578		6,528,021
Graham Holdings Co., Class B		8,400		3,990,000
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.		159,718		2,954,783
Herman Miller, Inc.		359,303		9,988,623
Hudson Global, Inc.		623,926		898,453
Interface, Inc.		370,636		5,874,581
Kelly Services, Inc., Class A		409,190		7,664,129
Korn/Ferry International		894,326		18,235,307
LSC Communications, Inc.		131,390		3,184,894
McGrath Rentcorp, Acquired 3/31/2010 – 5/10/2016, Cost $6,677,584 D		258,324		7,775,552
Mobile Mini, Inc.		568,269		14,405,619
Morningstar, Inc.		113,203		7,995,528
MSA Safety, Inc.		71,574		4,172,764
Navigant Consulting, Inc.A		392,899		9,193,837
PHH Corp.A		519,820		7,547,786
Pitney Bowes, Inc.		658,706		11,751,315
Resources Connection, Inc.		324,636		4,820,845
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.		376,533		6,683,461
Steelcase, Inc., Class A		260,800		3,481,680
Strayer Education, Inc.A		118,404		6,945,579
Team, Inc.		132,848		4,085,076
TrueBlue, Inc.A		393,831		6,892,043
Weight Watchers International, Inc.A B		88,256		907,272
West Corp.		183,457		3,617,772
				242,947,479
Construction & Engineering - 2.24%
AECOM Technology Corp.A		413,745		11,522,798
Aegion Corp.A		327,053		6,053,751
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.		902,050		26,024,143
EMCOR Group, Inc.		349,303		21,118,859
Granite Construction, Inc.		268,355		13,192,332
Primoris Services Corp.		864,477		17,315,474
Quanta Services, Inc.A		318,272		9,150,320
Tutor Perini Corp.		1,364,904		26,001,421
				130,379,098
Diversified Manufacturing - 0.63%
Barnes Group, Inc.		912,781		36,365,195
Electrical Equipment - 2.02%
Belden, Inc.		13,454		871,954
Encore Wire Corp.		346,208		11,823,003
EnerSys, Inc.		505,635		32,932,008
First Solar, Inc.A B		211,152		8,549,544
Geospace Technologies Corp.A		266,571		4,912,904
II-VI, Inc.		1,577,850		43,864,230
Regal-Beloit Corp.		243,903		14,414,667
				117,368,310
Engineering & Construction - 0.46%
KBR, Inc.		1,801,695		26,683,103
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.08%
Park-Ohio Industries, Inc.		42,216		1,348,801

See accompanying notes

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	Shares		Fair Value
INDUSTRIALS - 20.25% (continued)
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.08% (continued)
Trimas Corp.A		199,111	$	3,574,042
				4,922,843
Machinery - 4.24%
Actuant Corp., Class A		171,196		3,817,671
AGCO Corp.		253,382		12,942,753
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.		71,337		2,104,442
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.		107,155		5,443,474
Astec Industries, Inc.		140,960		7,803,546
Briggs & Stratton Corp.		16,700		310,954
Chart Industries, Inc.A		319,480		8,862,375
CLARCOR, Inc.		196,244		12,208,339
Columbus McKinnon Corp.		96,560		1,881,954
EnPro Industries, Inc.		432,107		23,385,631
ESCO Technologies, Inc.		61,249		2,728,643
Esterline Technologies Corp.A		83,495		6,132,708
Greenbrier Cos., Inc.B		85,400		2,690,100
iRobot Corp.A		324,378		16,445,965
ITT, Inc.		244,658		8,616,855
Joy Global, Inc.		81,307		2,262,774
Kennametal, Inc.		463,120		13,110,927
Lindsay Corp.B		161,956		12,681,155
Meritor, Inc.A		1,308,853		13,455,009
Miller Industries, Inc.		226,733		4,976,789
Navistar International Corp.B		106,166		2,367,502
Oshkosh Corp.		402,805		21,550,068
Raven Industries, Inc.		300,213		6,439,569
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.		219,615		15,105,120
Sun Hydraulics Corp.		116,079		3,416,205
Tennant Co.		55,301		3,481,198
Terex Corp.		969,439		23,150,202
Trinity Industries, Inc.		330,145		7,048,596
Wabash National Corp.A		212,726		2,393,168
				246,813,692
Marine - 0.61%
Kirby Corp.A		192,575		11,352,296
Matson, Inc.		601,847		24,037,769
				35,390,065
Road & Rail - 0.81%
Knight Transportation, Inc.		400,132		11,703,861
Marten Transport Ltd., Acquired 10/9/2014 – 2/29/2016, Cost $7,049,756 D		387,988		7,953,754
Ryder System, Inc.		201,540		13,984,861
Swift Transportation Co.A		416,337		9,317,622
Werner Enterprises, Inc.		176,809		4,252,256
				47,212,354
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.34%
Air Lease Corp.		337,057		10,199,345
Veritiv Corp.A		28,400		1,532,180
WESCO International, Inc.A		146,990		7,966,858
				19,698,383
Transportation Infrastructure - 0.07%
Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.A		301,862		3,878,927
Total Industrials				1,177,158,235

See accompanying notes

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 14.80%
Communications Equipment - 1.83%
Adtran, Inc.		244,475	$	4,437,221
Anixter International, Inc.		187,732		12,343,379
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.		1,878,320		19,910,192
CalAmp Corp.A		298,490		3,856,491
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.		108,573		1,129,159
Digi International, Inc.A		104,860		959,469
Extreme NetworksA		2,063,494		8,687,310
Finisar Corp.A		216,791		5,935,738
IxiaA		601,938		7,193,159
NeuStar, Inc., Class AA B		165,100		3,706,495
Plantronics, Inc.		406,271		21,008,273
Verint Systems, Inc.A		423,080		15,230,880
Viavi Solutions, Inc.A		292,344		2,081,489
				106,479,255
Computers & Peripherals - 1.36%
Cray, Inc.A		238,745		4,965,896
Electronics for Imaging, Inc.A		221,940		9,439,108
Lexmark International, Inc., Class A		168,280		6,679,033
Mercury Systems, Inc.A		707,347		19,650,100
NCR Corp.A		451,285		15,817,539
Stratasys Ltd.A		39,097		747,535
Synaptics, Inc.A		95,202		4,961,928
Teradata Corp.A		615,260		16,587,410
				78,848,549
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 5.28%
Analogic Corp.		40,036		3,276,947
Arrow Electronics, Inc.		314,616		19,229,330
Avnet, Inc.		447,647		18,778,792
AVX Corp.		494,422		6,931,796
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.A		201,966		5,079,445
Celestica, Inc.A		361,308		4,281,500
FLIR Systems, Inc.		285,876		9,411,038
Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A		178,080		6,624,576
Itron, Inc.A		129,696		6,990,614
Jabil Circuit, Inc.		649,822		13,867,201
Keysight Technologies, Inc.A		382,138		12,534,126
Methode Electronics, Inc.		72,210		2,252,952
MTS Systems Corp.		376,705		17,912,323
Nanometrics, Inc., Acquired 2/11/2014 – 9/9/2016, Cost $6,051,159 A D		350,866		7,329,591
Novanta, Inc.A		28,447		496,400
Plexus Corp.A		571,745		26,191,638
Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.A		107,382		3,495,284
Sanmina Corp.A		849,156		23,479,163
Scansource, Inc.A		293,323		10,266,305
Taser International, Inc.A		186,510		4,174,094
Tech Data Corp.A		390,971		30,112,586
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.A		97,636		10,513,444
Tronox Ltd., Class A		263,684		2,135,840
TTM Technologies, Inc.A		306,600		4,031,790
Veeco Instruments, Inc.A		168,941		3,666,020
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.		3,858,227		54,401,001
				307,463,796
Internet Software & Services - 0.57%
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.A		143,600		6,266,704
LivePerson, Inc.A		291,833		2,480,581
Netgear, Inc.A		162,594		8,210,997

See accompanying notes

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 14.80% (continued)
Internet Software & Services - 0.57% (continued)
NIC, Inc.		154,014	$	3,534,621
WebMD Health Corp.A		249,368		12,251,450
Zix Corp.		61,435		250,040
				32,994,393
IT Consulting & Services - 0.73%
Acxiom Corp.A		451,849		10,645,562
CACI International, Inc., Class AA		33,913		3,318,387
EVERTEC, Inc.		56,561		856,899
Mantech International Corp., Class A		168,246		6,532,992
Science Applications International Corp.		65,199		4,492,863
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.A		69,634		1,862,013
SYNNEX Corp.		101,728		10,431,189
Syntel, Inc.		48,819		981,262
Unisys Corp.A B		312,419		3,264,779
				42,385,946
Semiconductor Equipment & Products - 3.27%
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.A		113,175		5,398,448
Amkor Technology, Inc.A		416,290		3,859,008
Brooks Automation, Inc.		2,344,903		30,554,086
Cirrus Logic, Inc.A		337,237		18,204,053
Cree, Inc.A		221,700		4,943,910
Diodes, Inc.A		1,819,739		37,686,795
Entegris, Inc.A		400,702		6,371,162
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.A		312,256		6,466,822
IXYS Corp.		225,065		2,385,689
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.A		188,388		2,494,257
Microsemi Corp.		182,824		7,702,375
ON Semiconductor Corp.A		1,158,916		13,524,550
Photronics, Inc.A		1,715,862		16,643,861
Semtech Corp.A		444,422		10,755,012
Teradyne, Inc.		713,120		16,608,565
Xcerra Corp.A		1,194,440		6,581,364
				190,179,957
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.03%
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES, Inc., ADRA F		85,117		1,740,615
Software - 1.73%
Bottomline Technologies, Inc.A		126,218		2,863,886
FARO Technologies, Inc.A		604,188		20,270,507
Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.A		116,049		7,015,162
Mentor Graphics Corp.		1,250,183		36,130,289
MicroStrategy, Inc., Class AA		61,530		11,986,659
Navient Corp.		680,660		8,698,835
Netscout Systems, Inc.A		352,226		9,668,604
Quality Systems, Inc.		50,252		647,748
TiVo Corp.A		165,949		3,294,088
				100,575,778
Total Information Technology				860,668,289
MATERIALS - 5.41%
Chemicals - 2.51%
A. Schulman, Inc.		217,101		6,241,654
American Vanguard Corp.		540,845		8,220,844
Cabot Corp.		238,544		12,437,684
Calgon Carbon Corp.		525,347		8,300,483

See accompanying notes

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
MATERIALS - 5.41% (continued)
Chemicals - 2.51% (continued)
Cambrex Corp.		280,980	$	11,323,494
Ferro Corp.A		249,700		3,236,112
HB Fuller Co.		105,684		4,446,126
Huntsman Corp.		729,160		12,359,262
Innophos Holdings, Inc.		46,269		2,120,971
Innospec, Inc.		189,369		11,409,482
Kronos Worldwide, Inc.B		307,121		2,361,760
LSB Industries, Inc.A B		119,079		629,928
Minerals Technologies, Inc.		111,530		7,494,816
Olin Corp.		205,368		4,503,720
PolyOne Corp.		721,880		21,100,552
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., Class A		246,052		21,674,721
Stepan Co.		120,310		8,545,619
				146,407,228
Construction Materials - 0.01%
Boise Cascade Co.A		37,249		717,043
Containers & Packaging - 0.30%
Greif, Inc., Class A		98,928		4,635,766
Owens-Illinois, Inc.A		666,659		12,866,519
				17,502,285
Metals & Mining - 1.84%
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.B		1,197,800		16,337,992
Carpenter Technology Corp.		337,759		10,676,562
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.		383,132		4,283,416
Commercial Metals Co.		396,541		6,229,659
Ferroglobe PLCC		2,123,070		19,638,398
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.A		473,521		18,419,967
Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc.		165,350		4,745,545
Haynes International, Inc.		173,913		5,594,781
Materion Corp.		137,288		4,159,826
Pan American Silver Corp.		258,929		4,150,632
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A		34,714		838,343
Stillwater Mining Co.A		888,008		11,828,267
				106,903,388
Paper & Forest Products - 0.75%
Clearwater Paper Corp.A		30,000		1,593,000
Domtar Corp.		219,036		7,874,344
Glatfelter Co.		326,187		7,247,875
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.A		807,267		14,813,349
Mercer International, Inc.		169,384		1,338,134
Potlatch Corp.E		173,733		6,671,347
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.		104,864		3,870,530
				43,408,579
Total Materials				314,938,523
REAL ESTATE - 3.99%
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts - 3.96%
Agree Realty Corp.E		112,231		5,426,369
American Assets Trust, Inc.E		248,113		9,852,567
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.E		122,005		2,064,325
Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc.E		181,733		2,355,260
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.E		586,378		3,406,856
Brandywine Realty TrustE		547,728		8,489,784
CareTrust REIT, Inc.E		511,373		7,200,132

See accompanying notes

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
REAL ESTATE - 3.99% (continued)
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts - 3.96% (continued)
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.E		1,203,943	$	12,882,190
Cousins Properties, Inc.E		1,146,444		8,907,870
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.E		208,100		8,492,561
Education Realty Trust, Inc.E		195,263		8,316,251
Equity CommonwealthA E		182,677		5,518,672
Geo Group, Inc.E		975,414		23,370,919
Granite Real Estate Investment TrustE		311,960		9,873,534
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., Class AE		308,408		9,437,285
Hospitality Properties TrustE		119,708		3,275,211
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.E		428,629		6,399,431
LaSalle Hotel PropertiesE		314,479		7,468,876
Lexington Realty TrustE		711,600		7,215,624
Mack-Cali Realty Corp.E		282,117		7,244,765
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.E		592,662		8,261,708
New Residential Investment Corp.E		325,554		4,544,734
Parkway, Inc.A E		263,625		4,750,523
Pebblebrook Hotel TrustE		737,492		17,906,306
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment TrustE		365,555		7,131,978
RAIT Financial TrustE		1,102,339		3,362,134
Ramco-Gershenson Properties TrustE		402,855		6,985,506
RLJ Lodging TrustE		271,272		5,349,484
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.E		120,194		6,060,181
Select Income REITE		238,500		5,900,490
Seritage Growth PropertiesB E		68,300		3,111,065
				230,562,591
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.03%
HFF, Inc., Class A		67,300		1,792,199
Total Real Estate				232,354,790
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.07%
Diversified Telecommunication - 0.71%
ARRIS International PLCA C		1,487,826		41,331,806
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.16%
EchoStar Corp., Class AA		153,168		7,159,072
Loral Space & Communications, Inc.		59,083		2,292,420
				9,451,492
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.20%
Iridium Communications, Inc.A B		325,068		2,649,304
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.		346,403		8,951,054
				11,600,358
Total Telecommunication Services				62,383,656
UTILITIES - 3.05%
Electric - 2.21%
Allete, Inc.		143,511		8,795,789
Black Hills Corp.		165,465		10,234,010
Great Plains Energy, Inc.		1,054,501		29,990,008
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.		342,506		10,103,927
IDACORP, Inc.		92,666		7,264,088
NRG Energy, Inc.		590,800		6,280,204
NRG Yield, Inc., Class A		105,740		1,557,550
NRG Yield, Inc., Class CB		445,660		6,863,164
Portland General Electric Co.		1,095,996		47,829,265
				128,918,005

See accompanying notes

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2016

	Shares		Fair Value
UTILITIES - 3.05% (continued)
Gas - 0.42%
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.		163,723	$	10,486,458
WGL Holdings, Inc.		217,765		13,734,439
				24,220,897
Multi-Utilities - 0.30%
Avista Corp.		189,305		7,837,227
Vectren Corp.		190,118		9,564,837
				17,402,064
Water Utilities - 0.12%
American States Water Co.		176,131		7,041,717
Total Utilities				177,582,683
Total Common Stock (Cost $4,993,333,347)				5,622,879,669
EXCHANGE TRADED INSTRUMENTS - 0.23% (Cost $13,666,008)
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 0.23%
Exchange Traded Funds - 0.23%
iShares Russell 2000 Value Index FundB		132,516		13,447,724
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.03% (Cost $176,509,560)
American Beacon U.S. Government Money Market Select Fund, Select ClassG		176,509,560		176,509,560
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL - 4.02%
DWS Government and Agency Securities Portfolio, Institutional Class		51,448,944		51,448,944
American Beacon U.S. Government Money Market Select Fund, Select Class G		182,435,583		182,435,584
Total Securities Lending Collateral (Cost $233,884,528)				233,884,528
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 103.96% (Cost $ 5,417,393,443)				6,046,721,481
LIABILITIES, NET OF OTHER ASSETS - (3.96%)				(230,373,942	)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%			$	5,816,347,539

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

^A Non-income producing security.

^B All or a portion of this security is on loan at October 31, 2016.

^C PLC - Public Limited Company.

^D Illiquid Security. At period end, the amount of illiquid securities was $ 66,426,104 or 1.14% of net assets.

^E REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.

^F ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

^G  The Fund is affiliated by having the same investment advisor.

Futures Contracts Open on October 31, 2016:

			Number of						Unrealized Appreciation
Description	Type		Contracts		Expiration Date		Contract Value		(Depreciation)
Russell 2000 Mini Index Futures		Long		1,420		December 2016	$	168,880,600	$	(6,091,853	)
							$	168,880,600	$	(6,091,853	)

See accompanying notes

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American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund^SM

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2016

Assets:
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at fair value A C	$	5,687,776,337
Investments in affiliated securities, at fair value B		358,945,144
Deposit with brokers for futures contracts		14,980,992
Receivable for investments sold		13,649,669
Receivable for fund shares sold		2,568,374
Dividends and interest receivable		2,290,800
Prepaid expenses		384,912
Total assets		6,080,596,228
Liabilities:
Payable for investments purchased		11,081,643
Payable for fund shares redeemed		8,425,943
Payable upon return of securities loaned		233,884,528
Management and investment advisory fees payable		4,011,958
Administrative service and service fees payable		247,994
Transfer agent fees payable		54,497
Custody and fund accounting fees payable		156,362
Professional fees payable		70,728
Prospectus and shareholder reports fees payable		133,411
Trustee fees payable		21,884
Payable for variation margin from open futures contracts		6,089,021
Other liabilities		70,720
Total liabilities		264,248,689
Net assets	$	5,816,347,539
Analysis of Net Assets:
Paid-in-capital		5,047,754,811
Undistributed net investment income		43,851,960
Accumulated net realized gain		101,504,654
Unrealized appreciation of investments		629,328,038
Unrealized depreciation of foreign currency contracts		(71	)
Unrealized depreciation of futures contracts		(6,091,853	)
Net assets	$	5,816,347,539

See accompanying notes

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American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund^SM

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2016

Shares outstanding at no par value (unlimited shares authorized):
Institutional Class		193,682,972
Y Class		12,307,459
Investor Class		26,260,898
Advisor Class		4,745,469
A Class		2,734,392
C Class		533,312
Net assets:
Institutional Class	$	4,717,291,753
Y Class	$	296,082,333
Investor Class	$	617,552,712
Advisor ClassD	$	110,205,158
A Class	$	63,277,387
C Class	$	11,938,196
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:
Institutional Class	$	24.36
Y Class	$	24.06
Investor Class	$	23.52
Advisor Class D	$	23.22
A Class	$	23.14
A Class (offering price)	$	24.55
C Class	$	22.39
A Cost of investments in unaffiliated securities	$	5,058,448,299
B Cost of investments in affiliated securities	$	358,945,144
C Fair value of securities on loan	$	228,502,651
D Includes Retirement Class Assets (Note 1)

See accompanying notes

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American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund^SM

Statement of Operations

For the year ended October 31, 2016

Investment income:
Dividend income from unaffiliated securities (net of foreign taxes) A	$	99,787,992
Dividend income from affiliated securities		350,172
Miscellaneous income (SEC litigation)		1,179
Income derived from securities lending		3,307,790
Total investment income		103,447,133
Expenses:
Management and investment advisory fees (Note 2)		32,935,963
Administrative service fees (Note 2):
Institutional Class		7,864,960
Y Class		485,698
Investor Class		1,122,818
Advisor ClassB		195,784
A Class		101,822
C Class		21,155
AMR Class		1,574
Transfer agent fees:
Institutional Class		1,340,455
Y Class		13,455
Investor Class		29,233
Advisor ClassB		10,442
A Class		7,529
C Class		1,139
AMR Class		1,108
Custody and fund accounting fees		593,929
Professional fees		175,657
Registration fees and expenses		176,087
Service fees (Note 2):
Y Class		280,001
Investor Class		2,158,504
Advisor ClassB		276,594
A Class		89,626
C Class		18,162
Distribution fees (Note 2):
Advisor ClassB		283,566
A Class		149,376
C Class		121,083
Prospectus and shareholder report expenses		402,911
Trustee fees		368,956
Other expenses		338,354
Total expenses		49,565,941
Net expenses		49,565,941
Net investment income		53,881,192

See accompanying notes

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Statement of Operations

For the year ended October 31, 2016

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments:
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments		117,359,824
Commission recapture (Note 1)		98,383
Foreign currency transactions		(480	)
Futures contracts		15,286,749
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
Investments		103,890,482
Foreign currency transactions		(252	)
Futures contracts		(8,697,656	)
Net gain from investments		227,937,050
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations	$	281,818,242
A Foreign taxes	$	167,048
B Includes Retirement Class Expenses (Note 1)

See accompanying notes

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

	Year Ended October 31, 2016			Year Ended October 31, 2015
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
Operations:
Net investment income	$	53,881,192		$	54,550,010
Net realized gain (loss) from investments, commission recapture, foreign currency transactions, and futures contracts		132,744,476			393,636,087
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, foreign currency transactions, and futures contracts		95,192,574			(406,284,084	)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations		281,818,242			41,902,013
Distributions to Shareholders:
Net investment income:
Institutional Class		(35,441,317	)		(28,087,887	)
Y Class		(1,930,427	)		(1,184,102	)
Investor Class		(3,345,737	)		(2,645,730	)
Advisor Class A		(382,344	)		(198,158	)
Retirement Class		—			(2,201	)
A Class		(300,302	)		(69,792	)
AMR Class		—			(3,575,553	)
Net realized gain from investments:
Institutional Class		(202,232,279	)		(464,691,033	)
Y Class		(11,745,307	)		(21,977,338	)
Investor Class		(34,525,476	)		(100,257,405	)
Advisor Class A		(5,445,704	)		(12,392,073	)
Retirement Class		—			(1,429,633	)
A Class		(2,612,559	)		(3,739,961	)
C Class		(617,973	)		(1,222,539	)
AMR Class		—			(43,926,444	)
Net distributions to shareholders		(298,579,425	)		(685,399,849	)
Capital Share Transactions:
Proceeds from sales of shares		1,494,089,157			1,643,560,940
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions		288,838,431			664,480,542
Cost of shares redeemed		(1,428,769,445	)		(1,780,813,137	)
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions		354,158,143			527,228,345
Net increase (decrease) in net assets		337,396,960			(116,269,491	)
Net Assets:
Beginning of period		5,478,950,579			5,595,220,070
End of Period *	$	5,816,347,539		$	5,478,950,579
*Includes undistributed (overdistribution of) net investment income	$	43,851,960		$	34,044,613

^A Includes Retirement Class Distributions (Note 1)

See accompanying notes

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2016

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”), is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “Act”) as a diversified, open-end management investment company. As of October 31, 2016, he Trust consists of twenty-five active series, one of which is presented in this filing (the “Fund”): American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund. The remaining twenty-four active series are reported in separate filings.

American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (the “Manager”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astro AB Borrower, Inc., which is indirectly owned by investment funds affiliated with Kelso & Company, L.P. and Estancia Capital Management, LLC, and was organized in 1986 to provide business management, advisory, administrative and asset management consulting services to the Trust and other investors.

Class Disclosure

The AMR Class closed on December 11, 2015. The Retirement Class closed on January 15, 2016, and the shares were merged into the Advisor Class.

The Fund has multiple classes of shares designed to meet the needs of different groups of investors. The following table sets forth the differences amongst the classes:

Class	Eligible Investors	Minimum Initial Investments
Institutional	Large institutional investors - sold directly or through intermediary channels.	$	250,000
Y Class	Large institutional retirement plan investors - sold directly or through Retirement plan sponsors.	$	100,000
Investor	All investors using intermediary organizations such as broker-dealers or retirement plan sponsors - sold directly through intermediary channels.	$	2,500
Advisor Class	All investors who invest through intermediary organizations, such as broker-dealers or third party administrators.	$	2,500
A Class	All investors who invest through intermediary organizations, such as broker-dealers or third party administrator. Retail investors who invest directly through a financial intermediary such as a broker, bank, or registered investment advisor, which may include a front-end sales charge and a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”).	$	2,500
C Class	Retail investors who invest directly through a financial intermediary such as a broker or employee directed benefit plans with applicable sales charges, which may include CDSC.	$	1,000

Each class offered by the Trust has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Income and non-class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class on the basis of the relative net assets. Realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of each class are allocated daily based on the relative net assets of each class of the respective Fund. Class specific expenses, where applicable, currently include administrative service fees, service fees, and distribution fees and vary amongst the classes as described more fully in Note 2.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies, consistently followed by the Fund in preparation of the financial statements. The Fund is considered an investment company and accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies, which is part of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”).

Security Transactions and Investment Income

Security transactions are recorded on the trade date of the security purchase or sale. The Fund may purchase securities with delivery or payment to occur at a later date. At the time the Fund enters into a commitment to

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purchase a security, the transaction is recorded, and the value of the security is reflected in the Net Asset Value (“NAV”). The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations.

Dividend income, net of foreign taxes, is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except certain dividends from foreign securities which are recorded as soon as the information is available to the Fund. Interest income is earned from settlement date, recorded on the accrual basis, and adjusted, if necessary, for accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. For financial and tax reporting purposes, realized gains and losses are determined on the basis of specific lot identification.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends from net investment income of the Fund normally will be declared and paid at least annually. Distributions, if any, of net realized capital gains are generally paid at least annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends to shareholders are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount and character from net investment income and realized gains recognized for purposes of U.S. GAAP. To the extent necessary to fully distribute capital gains, the Fund also designates earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on the redemption of shares.

Commission Recapture

The Fund has established brokerage commission recapture arrangements with certain brokers or dealers. If a Fund’s investment advisor chooses to execute a transaction through a participating broker, the broker rebates a portion of the commission back to the Fund. Any collateral benefit received through participation in the commission recapture program is directed exclusively to the Fund. This amount is reported with the net realized gains in the Fund’s Statement of Operations, if applicable.

Allocation of Income, Expenses, Gains, and Losses

Income, expenses (other than those attributable to a specific class), gains, and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets represented by such class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operations of that class.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimated.

Other

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnification to the other party or parties against potential costs or liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made in the future and, therefore, cannot be estimated. The Trust has had no prior claims or losses pursuant to any such agreement.

2. Transactions with Affiliates

Management Agreement

From November 1, 2015 to May 29, 2016, the Trust and the Manager were parties to a Management Agreement that obligated the Manager to provide or oversee the provision of all investment advisory, fund management, and securities lending services. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Management Agreement,

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the Manager received from the Fund an annualized fee equal to 0.05% of the average daily net assets. Effective May 29, 2016, the Fund and the Manager entered a Management Agreement that obligates the Manager to provide investment advisory, fund management, and administrative services to the Fund. As compensation for performing the duties under the Management Agreement, the Manager receives from the Fund an annualized fee at the following annual rates as a percentage of average daily net assets: 0.35% of the first $15 billion, 0.325% of the next $15 billion, and 0.30% of the next $30 billion. The Fund also pays the unaffiliated investment advisors hired to direct investment activities of the Fund an annualized investment advisory fee based on a percentage of the Fund’s average daily assets.

Management fees paid by the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2016 were as follows:

Management Fee Rate	Management Fee	Amounts paid to Investment Advisors	Amounts Paid to Manager
0.75%	$32,935,963	$22,651,802	$10,284,161

As compensation for services provided by the Manager in connection with securities lending activities, the lending Fund pays to the Manager, with respect to cash collateral posted by borrowers, a fee up to 10% of the net monthly interest income (the gross interest income earned by the investment of cash collateral, less the amount paid to borrowers and related expenses) from such activities and, with respect to loan fees paid by borrowers, a fee up to 10% of such loan fees. This fee is included in “Management and investment advisory fees” on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended October 31, 2016, securities lending fees paid to the Manager were $361,286.

Administration Agreement

From November 1, 2015 to May 29, 2016, the Manager and the Trust were parties to an Administrative Agreement which obligated the Manager to provide or oversee administrative services to each Fund. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Administrative Agreement, the Manager received an annualized fee of 0.30% of the average daily net assets of the Institutional, Y, Investor, A, and C Classes and 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the AMR Class of the Fund.

Distribution Plans

The Fund, except for the Advisor, A, and C Classes of the Fund, has adopted a “defensive” Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Act, pursuant to which no separate fees may be charged to the Fund for distribution purposes. However, the Plan authorizes the management and administrative service fees received by the Manager and the investment advisors hired by the Manager to be used for distribution purposes. Under this Plan, the Fund does not intend to compensate the Manager or any other party, either directly or indirectly, for the distribution of Fund shares.

Separate Distribution Plans (the “Distribution Plans”) have been adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act for the Advisor, A and C Classes of the Fund. Under the Distribution Plans, as compensation for distribution assistance, the Manager receives an annual fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Advisor and A Classes, 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Retirement Class, and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the C Class. The fee will be payable without regard to whether the amount of the fee is more or less than the actual expenses incurred in a particular month by the Manager for distribution assistance.

Service Plans

The Manager and the Trust entered into Service Plans that obligate the Manager to oversee additional shareholder servicing of the Y, Investor, Advisor, A, and C Classes. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Service Plans, the Manager receives 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Y Class, 0.15% of the average daily net assets of the A and C Classes, 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Advisor and Retirement Classes, and up to 0.375% of the average daily net assets of the Investor Class of the Fund.

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2016

Sub-Transfer Agent Fees

The Manager has entered into agreements, which include servicing agreements, with financial intermediaries that provide recordkeeping, processing, shareholder communications and other services to customers of the intermediaries that hold positions in the Institutional Class of the Fund and has agreed to compensate the intermediaries for providing these services. Intermediaries transact with the Fund primarily through the use of omnibus accounts on behalf of their customers who hold positions in the Fund(s). Certain services would have been provided by the Fund’s transfer agent and other service providers if the shareholders’ accounts were maintained directly by the Fund’s transfer agent. Accordingly, the Fund, pursuant to the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) approval, has agreed to reimburse the Manager for all or a portion of the servicing fees paid to these intermediaries for the Institutional Class. The reimbursement amounts (sub-transfer agent fees) paid to the Manager are subject to a fee limit of up to 0.10% of an intermediaries average net assets in the Institutional Class on an annual basis.

For the year ended October 31, 2016, the sub-transfer agent fees, as reflected in “Transfer agent fees” in the Statement of Operations, were as follows:

Fund	Sub-Transfer Agent Fees
Small Cap Value	$	1,200,273

As of October 31, 2016, the Fund owes the Manager the following reimbursement of sub-transfer agent fees, as reflected in “Transfer agent fees payable” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Fund	Reimbursement of Sub-Transfer Agent Fees
Small Cap Value	$	50,028

Brokerage Commissions

Affiliated entities of an investment advisor to the Fund received net commissions on purchases and sales of the Fund’s portfolio securities totaling $3,773 for the year ended October 31, 2016.

Investment in Affiliated Funds

The Fund may invest in the American Beacon U.S. Government Money Market Select Fund (the “USG Select Fund”). The Fund and the USG Select Fund have the same investment advisor and therefore, are considered to be affiliated. The Manager serves as investment advisor to the USG Select Fund and receives management fees totaling 0.10% of its average daily net assets of the USG Select Fund. During the year ended October 31, 2016, the Manager earned fees totaling $127,828 on the Fund’s direct investments in the USG Select Fund and $165,146 from the Fund’s securities lending collateral invested in the USG Select Fund.

Interfund Lending Program

Pursuant to an exemptive order by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with the Manager, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from other participating Funds. During the year ended October 31, 2016, the Fund participated as a lender and loaned on average $3,486,585 for 4 days at an average rate of 1.00% with interest charges earned of $376. This amount is included in “Interest income” on the Statement of Operations.

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2016

Expense Reimbursement Plan

The Fund has adopted an Expense Reimbursement Plan whereby the Manager may seek repayment of fees waived or expenses reimbursed for a period of up to three years. However, reimbursement will occur only if the Class’ average net assets have grown or expenses have declined sufficiently to allow reimbursement without causing its expense ratio to exceed the previously agreed upon contractual expense limit. The carryover of excess expenses potentially reimbursable to the Manager, but not recorded as a liability is $324 expiring in 2017.

Sales Commissions

The Fund’s distributor, Foreside Fund Services, LLC (“Foreside”), may receive a portion of A Class sales charges from broker dealers and it may be used to offset distribution related expenses. For the year ended October 31, 2016, Foreside collected $4,271 from the sale of Class A Shares.

A CDSC of 0.50% will be deducted with respect to Class A Shares on certain purchases of $1,000,000 or more that are redeemed in whole or part within 18 months of purchase, unless waived as discussed in the Prospectus. Any applicable CDSC will be 0.50% of the lesser of the original purchase price or the value of the redemption of the Class A Shares redeemed. During the year ended October 31, 2016, there were no CDSC fees collected for Class A Shares.

A CDSC of 1.00% will be deducted with respect to Class C Shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase, unless waived as discussed in the Prospectus. Any applicable CDSC will be 1.00% of the lesser of the original purchase price or the value of the redemption of the Class C Shares redeemed. During the year ended October 31, 2016, $1,990 in CDSC fees were collected for Class C Shares of the Fund.

Trustee Fees and Expenses

Effective July 1, 2016, as compensation for their service to the Trust and the American Beacon USG Select Fund, each Trustee receives an annual retainer of $120,000, plus $5,000 for each Board of Trustee meeting attended in person or via teleconference, $2,500 for attendance by Committee members at meetings of the Audit Committee and the Investment Committee, and $1,500 for attendance by Committee members at meetings of the Nominating and Governance Committee, plus reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred in attending Board meetings, Committee meetings, and relevant educational seminars. The Trustees also may be compensated for attendance at special Board and/or Committee meetings from time to time. The Board Chairman receives an additional annual retainer of $50,000 as well as a single $5,000 fee each quarter for his attendance at the committee meetings. The chairpersons of the Audit Committee and the Investment Committee each receive an additional annual retainer of $25,000 and the Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee receives an additional annual retainer of $10,000. These expenses are allocated on a prorated basis to each Fund of the Trust according to its respective net assets.

3. Security Valuation and Fair Value Measurements

Investments are valued at the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, each day that the Exchange is open for business. Equity securities, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price (closing bid price or last evaluated quote if no sale has occurred) on the primary market or exchange on which they trade.

Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing NAV per share of the mutual fund on the day of valuation.

Securities for which the market prices are not readily available or are not reflective of the fair value of the security, as determined by the Manager, will be priced at fair value following procedures approved by the Board.

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2016

Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with its futures broker, an amount of cash or U.S. Government and Agency Obligations in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized, but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Other investments for which the above valuation procedures are inappropriate or are deemed not to reflect fair value are stated at fair value as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee, established by the Fund’s Board.

Valuation Inputs

Various inputs may be used to determine the fair value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1-	Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 -	Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, and others. Fixed-income securities are considered Level 2 as they are valued using observable inputs.
Level 3 -	Prices determined using other significant unobservable inputs. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment.

Level 1 and Level 2 trading assets and trading liabilities, at fair value

Common stocks and financial derivative instruments, such as futures contracts that are traded on a national securities exchange, are stated at the last reported sale or settlement price on the day of valuation. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Preferred securities and other equities traded on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments are generally categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments in registered open-end investment management companies will be valued based upon the NAVs of such investments and are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Fund’s investments are summarized by level based on the inputs used to determine their values. As of October 31, 2016, the investments were classified as described below:

Small Cap Value Fund (1)	Level 1			Level 2		Level 3		Total
Common Stock	$	5,622,879,669		$	—	$	—	$	5,622,879,669
Exchange Traded Instruments		13,447,724			—		—		13,447,724
Short-Term Investments—Money Market Funds		176,509,560			—		—		176,509,560
Securities Lending Collateral invested in Money Market Funds		233,884,528			—		—		233,884,528
Total Investments in Securities	$	6,046,721,481		$	—	$	—	$	6,046,721,481
Other Financial Instruments—Liabilities
Futures Contracts	$	(6,091,853	)	$	—	$	—	$	(6,091,853	)
Total Other Financial Instruments	$	(6,091,853	)	$	—	$	—	$	(6,091,853	)

⁽¹⁾ Refer to the Schedule of Investments for industry information.

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2016

U.S. GAAP requires all transfers between any levels to be disclosed. The end of period timing recognition has been adopted for the transfers between levels the Fund’s assets and liabilities. During the year ended October 31, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.

4. Securities and Other Investments

American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”)

ADRs are depositary receipts for foreign issuers in registered form traded in U.S. securities markets. Depositary receipts may not be denominated in the same currency as the securities into which they may be converted. Investing in depositary receipts entails substantially the same risks as direct investment in foreign securities. There is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies and there may be less governmental regulation and supervision of foreign stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies. In addition, such companies may use different accounting and financial standards (and certain currencies may become unavailable for transfer from a foreign currency), resulting in the Fund’s possible inability to convert immediately into U.S. currency proceeds realized upon the sale of portfolio securities of the affected foreign companies. In addition, the Fund may invest in unsponsored depositary receipts, the issuers of which are not obligated to disclose material information about the underlying securities to investors in the United States. Ownership of unsponsored depositary receipts may not entitle the Fund to the same benefits and rights as ownership of a sponsored depositary receipt or the underlying security.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITS”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. The Fund re-characterizes distributions received from REIT investments based on information provided by the REITs into the following categories: ordinary income, long-term capital gains, and return of capital. If information is not available on a timely basis from the REITs, the re-characterization will be estimated based on available information, which may include the previous year allocation. If new or additional information becomes available from the REITs at a later date, a re-characterization will be made the following year. These re-characterizations are not recorded for financial statement purposes, but as an adjustment to the calculation of taxable income.

Other Investment Company Securities and Other Exchange Traded Products

The Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies, including open-end funds, closed-end funds, business development companies, ETFs, unit investment trusts, and other investment companies of the Trust. The Fund may invest in investment company securities advised by the Manager or a sub-advisor. Investments in the securities of other investment companies may involve duplication of advisory fees and certain other expenses. By investing in another investment company, a Fund becomes a shareholder of that investment company. As a result, Fund shareholders indirectly will bear a Fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by shareholders of the other investment company, in addition to the fees and expenses Fund shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund’s own operations. These other fees and expenses are reflected as Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and are included in the Fees and Expenses Table for the Fund in its Prospectus, if applicable. Investments in other investment companies may involve the payment of substantial premiums above the value of such issuer’s portfolio securities.

5. Financial Derivative Instruments

The Fund may utilize derivative instruments to gain market exposure on cash balances or reduce market exposure in anticipation of liquidity needs. When considering the Fund’s use of derivatives, it is important to note that the Fund does not use derivatives for the purpose of creating financial leverage.

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2016

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts are contracts to buy or sell a standard quantity of securities at a specified price on a future date. The Fund may enter into financial futures contracts as a method for keeping assets readily convertible to cash if needed to meet shareholder redemptions or for other needs while maintaining exposure to the stock or bond market, as applicable. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the possibility of illiquid markets or imperfect correlation between the values of the contracts and the underlying securities, or that the counterparty will fail to perform its obligations.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to set aside or deposit with a broker an amount, termed the initial margin, which typically represents a portion of the face value of the futures contract. The Fund usually reflects this amount on the Schedule of Investments as a U.S. Treasury Bill held as collateral for futures contracts or as Cash deposited with broker on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Payments to and from the broker, known as variation margin, are required to be made on a daily basis as the price of the futures contract fluctuates. Changes in initial settlement values are accounted for as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are terminated, at which time realized gains and losses are recognized. Futures contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price established each day by the exchange on which they are traded.

For the year ended October 31, 2016, the Fund entered into futures contracts primarily for exposing cash to markets.

The Fund’s futures contracts outstanding fluctuate throughout the operating year as required to meet strategic requirements. The following table illustrates the average quarterly volume of futures contracts. For purpose of this disclosure, volume is measured by contracts outstanding at each quarter end.

Number of Futures Contracts Outstanding
Fund	Year ended October 31, 2016
Small Cap Value		1,751

The following is a summary of the Fund’s derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure (1):

Fair Values of financial derivative instruments not accounted for as hedging instruments as of October 31, 2016:

Statement of Assets and Liabilities	Derivative		Total
Payable for variation margin from open futures contracts(2)		Equity Contracts	$	(6,091,853	)
Statement of Operations	Derivative		Total
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts		Equity Contracts	$	15,286,749
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from futures contracts		Equity Contracts		(8,697,656	)

⁽¹⁾ See Note 3 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

⁽²⁾ Includes cumulative appreciation or (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments footnotes. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

6. Principal Risks

In the normal course of business the Fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists. Security values fluctuate (market risk) and may decline due to factors affecting securities markets in general, particular industries represented in the securities markets or conditions specifically related to a particular company. Failure of the other party to a transaction to perform (credit and counterparty risk), for example by not making principal and interest payments when due, reduces the value of the issuer’s debt and could reduce the Fund’s income. Similar to credit risk, the Fund may be exposed to counterparty risk, or the risk that an institution or other entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions will fail to make required payments or otherwise comply with the terms of the instrument, transaction or contract. The potential

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October 31, 2016

loss could exceed the value of the financial assets recorded in the financial statements. Some of the Fund’s investments may be illiquid and the Fund may not be able to vary the portfolio investments in response to changes in economic and other conditions. If the Fund is required to liquidate all or a portion of its investments quickly, the Fund may realize significantly less than the value at which it previously recorded those investments.

Market Risks

The Fund’s investments in financial derivatives and other financial instruments expose the Fund to various risks such as, but not limited to, interest rate, foreign currency and equity risks.

Interest rate risk is the risk that fixed-income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. As nominal interest rates rise, the value of certain fixed-income securities held by the Fund is likely to decrease. A nominal interest rate can be described as the sum of a real interest rate and an expected inflation rate. Fixed-income securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, usually making them more volatile than securities with shorter durations. Duration is useful primarily as a measure of the sensitivity of a fixed-income’s market price to interest rate (i.e. yield) movements.

If the Fund invests directly in foreign currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, foreign currencies, or in financial derivatives that provide exposure to foreign currencies, they will be subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the base currency of the Fund, or, in the case of hedging positions, that the Fund’s base currency will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad. As a result, the Fund’s investments in foreign currency denominated securities may reduce the returns of the Fund.

The fair values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments such as futures, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. Equity securities and equity related investments generally have greater market price volatility than fixed-income securities.

Credit and Counterparty Risk

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, the credit risk is limited to failure of the offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency) of the clearing broker or clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency) of the clearing broker or clearinghouse. Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate

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amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as “Deposits with brokers for futures contracts” and “Payable to brokers for futures contracts”, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedule of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party is determined at the close of business of the Fund and additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Fund on the next business day. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. The Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

The Fund is a party to enforceable master netting agreements between brokers and counterparties which provides for the right to offset under certain circumstances. The Fund employs multiple money managers and counterparties and has elected not to offset qualifying financial and derivative instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as such all financial and derivative instruments are presented on a gross basis. The impacts of netting arrangements that provide the right to offset are detailed below. The net amount represents the net receivable or payable that would be due from or to the counterparty in the event of default. Exposure from borrowings and other financing agreements can only be netted across transactions governed by the same Master Agreement with the same legal entity. All amounts reported below represent the balance as of the report date, October 31, 2016.

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Derivative Assets as of October 31, 2016:

Description	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities		Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Securities Lending	$	228,502,651	$	—	$	228,502,651

Offsetting of Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities as of October 31, 2016:

Description	Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities			Gross Amounts Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities		Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Futures Contracts(1)	$	(6,091,853	)	$	—	$	(6,091,853	)

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October 31, 2016

Financial Liabilities, Derivative Liabilities, and Collateral Pledged by Counterparty as of October 31, 2016:

				Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Counterparty	Net Amount of Assets Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities			Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Received(2)			Net Amount
Barclays Capital, Inc.	$	35,479,666		$	—	$	(35,479,666	)	$	—
BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage		2,309,370			—		(2,309,370	)		—
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.		8,297,444			—		(8,297,444	)		—
Credit Suisse Securities (USA)		24,492,906			—		(24,492,906	)		—
Goldman Sachs & Co.		11,514,544			—		(11,514,544	)		—
Goldman Sachs Bank USA (1)		(6,091,853	)		—		—			(6,091,853	)
ING Financial Markets LLC		1,874,692			—		(1,874,692	)		—
JPMorgan Clearing Corp.		41,279,223			—		(41,279,223	)		—
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.		242,880			—		(242,880	)		—
MS Securities Services Inc.		48,075,638			—		(48,075,638	)		—
National Financial Services Corp (NFS)		16,875,656			—		(16,875,656	)		—
Scotia Capital USA Inc.		185,500			—		(185,500	)		—
SG Americas Securities, LLC		783,039			—		(783,039	)		—
UBS Securities LLC		37,092,093			—		(37,092,093	)		—
Total:	$	222,410,798		$	—	$	(228,502,651	)	$	(6,091,853	)

⁽¹⁾  The securities presented here within are not subject to Master Netting Agreements. As such, this is disclosed for informational purposes only.

⁽²⁾  Excess of collateral received from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes. Collateral with a value of $233,884,528 has been received in connection with securities lending transactions.

7. Federal Income and Excise Taxes

It is the policy of the Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”), by complying with all applicable provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and to make distribution of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes. For federal income tax purposes, the Fund is treated as a single entity for the purpose of determining such qualification.

The Fund does not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. Each of the tax years in the four year period ended October 31, 2016 remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in “Other expenses” on the Statement of Operations.

The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on returns of income earned or gains realized or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized capital gains and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation), as applicable, as the income is earned or capital gains are recorded.

Dividends are categorized in accordance with income tax regulations which may treat certain transactions differently than U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

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October 31, 2016

The tax character of distributions paid are as follows:

	Year Ended October 31, 2016		Year Ended October 31, 2015
Distributions paid from:
Ordinary Income*
Institutional Class A	$	35,450,206	$	103,613,515
Y Class		1,930,943		4,756,127
Investor Class		3,347,255		18,940,157
Advisor Class B		382,583		2,212,207
Retirement Class		—		234,560
A Class		300,417		677,609
C Class		27		198,699
AMR Class		—		10,714,326
Long-term capital gain
Institutional Class A		202,223,390		389,165,405
Y Class		11,744,791		18,405,313
Investor Class		34,523,958		83,962,978
Advisor Class B		5,445,465		10,378,024
Retirement Class		—		1,197,274
A Class		2,612,444		3,132,144
C Class		617,946		1,023,840
AMR Class		—		36,787,671
Total distributions paid	$	298,579,425	$	685,399,849

* For tax purposes, short-term capital gains are considered ordinary income distributions.

^A  Includes AMR Class Distributions (Note 1).

^B  Includes Retirement Class Distributions (Note 1).

As of October 31, 2016, the components of distributable earnings (deficits) on a tax basis were as follows:

Cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes	$	5,470,650,734
Unrealized appreciation		930,989,255
Unrealized depreciation		(354,918,508	)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)		576,070,747
Undistributed ordinary income		45,147,788
Undistributed long-term capital gains		147,374,264
Accumulated capital and other losses		6,091,853
Other temporary differences		(6,091,924	)
Distributable earnings (deficits)	$	768,592,728

Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character. Financial records are not adjusted for temporary differences. The temporary differences between financial reporting and tax-basis reporting of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses from wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain derivative instruments and reclassifications of income from real estate investment securities and publicly traded partnerships.

Due to inherent differences in the recognition of income, expenses and realized gains (losses) under U.S. GAAP and federal income tax regulations, permanent differences between book and tax reporting have been identified and appropriately reclassified on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

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Accordingly, the following amounts represent current year permanent differences derived from foreign currency reclasses, reclassifications of income from real estate investment securities and publicly traded partnerships and Section 732 basis adjustments as of October 31, 2016:

Paid-in-capital	$	3
Undistributed net investment income (loss)		(2,673,718	)
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)		2,673,715
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments in futures contracts		—

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “RICMOD”), net capital losses recognized by the Fund in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 are carried forward indefinitely and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term losses.

For the year ended October 31, 2016, the Fund did not have capital loss carryforwards.

8. Investment Transactions

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, for the year ended October 31, 2016, were $3,116,035,861 and $2,885,715,935, respectively.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in the USG Select Fund for the year ended October 31, 2016 are as follows:

Type of Transaction	October 31, 2015 Shares/Fair Value		Purchases		Sales		October 31, 2016 Shares/Fair Value		Dividend Income
Direct	$	15,000,000	$	1,239,496,405	$	1,077,986,845	$	176,509,560	$	350,172
Securities Lending		134,817,316		834,228,303		786,610,036		182,435,583		N/A

9. Securities Lending

The Fund may lend its securities to qualified financial institutions, such as certain broker-dealers, to earn additional income. The borrowers are required to secure their loans continuously with collateral in an amount at least equal to the fair value of the securities loaned, initially in an amount at least equal to 102% of the fair value of domestic securities loaned and 105% of the fair value of international securities loaned. Collateral is monitored and marked-to-market daily. Daily mark-to-market amounts are required to be paid to the borrower or received from the borrower by the end of the following business day. This one day settlement for mark to market amounts may result in the collateral being temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan or temporarily more than the required minimum collateral.

To the extent that a loan is collateralized by cash, such cash collateral shall be invested by the securities lending agent (the “Agent”) in money market mutual funds and other short-term investments, provided the investments meet certain quality and diversification requirements. Securities purchased with cash collateral proceeds are listed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments and the collateral is shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a payable.

Securities lending income is generated from the demand premium (if any) paid by the borrower to borrow a specific security and from the return on investment of cash collateral, reduced by negotiated rebate fees paid to the borrower and transaction costs. To the extent that a loan is secured by non-cash collateral, securities lending income is generated as a demand premium reduced by transaction costs. The Fund, the Agent, and the Manager retained 80%, 10% and 10%, respectively, of the income generated from securities lending.

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While securities are on loan, the Fund continues to receive certain income associated with that security and any gain or loss in the market price that may occur during the term of the loan. In the case of domestic equities, the value of any dividend is received in the form of a substitute payment approximately equal to the dividend. In the case of foreign securities, a negotiated amount is received that is less than the actual dividend, but higher than the dividend amount minus the foreign tax that the Fund would be subject to on the dividend.

Securities lending transactions pose certain risks to the Fund, including that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or return the securities when due, that the value of the short-term investments will be less than the amount of cash collateral required to be returned to the borrower, that non-cash collateral may be subject to legal constraints in the event of a borrower bankruptcy, and that the cash collateral investments could become illiquid and unable to be used to return collateral to the borrower. The Fund could also experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the cash collateral available for return to the borrower and any action which impairs its ability to liquidate non-cash collateral to satisfy a borrower default.

As of October 31, 2016, the value of outstanding securities on loan and the value of collateral was as follows:

Fair Value of Securities on Loan	Non-Cash Collateral		Cash Collateral Posted by Borrower
$228,502,651	$	—	$	233,884,528

Cash collateral is listed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments and is shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Income earned on these investments is included in income derived from securities lending in the Statement of Operations.

Non-cash collateral received by the Fund may not be sold or re-pledged except to satisfy a borrower default. Therefore, non-cash collateral is not included on the Fund’s Schedule of Investments or Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

10. Capital Share Transactions

The tables below summarize the activity in capital shares for each Class of the Fund:

	Institutional Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Small Cap Value Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		50,066,083		$	1,141,562,636			47,133,002		$	1,203,809,724
Reinvestment of dividends		10,230,460			229,980,745			19,187,641			477,004,747
Shares redeemed		(41,325,796	)		(964,710,175	)		(35,605,929	)		(908,703,303	)
Net increase in shares outstanding		18,970,747		$	406,833,206			30,714,714		$	772,111,168
	Y Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Small Cap Value Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		6,190,151		$	138,267,948			5,301,352		$	132,321,317
Reinvestment of dividends		561,615			12,479,092			840,740			20,682,205
Shares redeemed		(4,742,116	)		(108,967,301	)		(2,763,123	)		(68,782,281	)
Net increase in shares outstanding		2,009,650		$	41,779,739			3,378,969		$	84,221,241

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	Investor Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Small Cap Value Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		5,975,063		$	132,337,020			7,676,345		$	189,079,432
Reinvestment of dividends		1,707,590			37,152,459			4,172,720			100,562,556
Shares redeemed		(11,718,144	)		(259,411,145	)		(13,149,168	)		(322,523,286	)
Net (decrease) in shares outstanding		(4,036,491	)	$	(89,921,666	)		(1,300,103	)	$	(32,881,298	)
	Advisor Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016A						2015
Small Cap Value Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		2,143,395		$	45,656,821			1,480,253		$	36,025,905
Reinvestment of dividends		271,451			5,828,048			527,671			12,590,231
Shares redeemed		(2,430,956	)		(52,219,934	)		(1,692,044	)		(40,625,638	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		(16,110	)	$	(735,065	)		315,880		$	7,990,498
	Retirement Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Small Cap Value Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		—			—			280,654		$	6,658,646
Reinvestment of dividends		—			—			61,242			1,431,833
Shares redeemed		—			—			(200,280	)		(4,788,047	)
Net increase in shares outstanding		—		$	—			141,616		$	3,302,432
	A Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Small Cap Value Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		1,532,151		$	32,767,569			1,730,104		$	42,130,039
Reinvestment of dividends		133,614			2,863,338			154,307			3,670,966
Shares redeemed		(1,259,802	)		(27,791,679	)		(666,513	)		(16,043,488	)
Net increase in shares outstanding		405,963		$	7,839,228			1,217,898		$	29,757,517
	C Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Small Cap Value Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		160,094		$	3,424,578			167,293		$	3,970,252
Reinvestment of dividends		25,623			534,749			44,598			1,036,007
Shares redeemed		(165,427	)		(3,556,022	)		(70,346	)		(1,655,581	)
Net increase in shares outstanding		20,290		$	403,305			141,545		$	3,350,678
	AMR Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016						2015
Small Cap Value Fund	Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
Shares sold		2,918		$	72,585			1,163,286		$	29,565,625
Reinvestment of dividends		—			—			1,919,273			47,501,996
Shares redeemed		(508,200	)		(12,113,189	)		(16,860,953	)		(417,691,513	)
Net (decrease) in shares outstanding		(505,582	)	$	(12,040,604	)		(13,778,394	)	$	(340,623,892	)
A Includes Retirement Class Transactions (Note 1)

11. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements through this date.

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

	Institutional Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016C			2015			2014A			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	24.69		$	27.80		$	28.04		$	21.04		$	18.75
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.23			0.24			0.17			0.25			0.17
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		0.79			0.02			2.18			7.60			2.20
Total income (loss) from investment operations		1.02			0.26			2.35			7.85			2.37
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.20	)		(0.19	)		(0.14	)		(0.27	)		(0.08	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(1.15	)		(3.18	)		(2.45	)		(0.58	)		—
Total distributions		(1.35	)		(3.37	)		(2.59	)		(0.85	)		(0.08	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	24.36		$	24.69		$	27.80		$	28.04		$	21.04
Total return B		4.58	%		0.87	%		8.78	%		38.59	%		12.71	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	4,717,291,753		$	4,313,522,956		$	4,002,884,144		$	3,430,107,382		$	2,189,761,186
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses before reimbursements		0.83	%		0.81	%		0.80	%		0.82	%		0.82	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		0.83	%		0.81	%		0.80	%		0.82	%		0.82	%
Net investment income (loss), before reimbursements		1.01	%		0.99	%		0.67	%		1.01	%		0.87	%
Net investment income (loss), net of reimbursements		1.01	%		0.99	%		0.67	%		1.01	%		0.87	%
Portfolio turnover rate		53	%		47	%		73	%		48	%		51	%
	Y Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016 C			2015			2014 A			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	24.41		$	27.52		$	27.81		$	20.89		$	18.66
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.23			0.23			0.18			0.22			0.15
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		0.76			0.01			2.12			7.55			2.19
Total income (loss) from investment operations		0.99			0.24			2.30			7.77			2.34
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.19	)		(0.17	)		(0.14	)		(0.27	)		(0.11	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(1.15	)		(3.18	)		(2.45	)		(0.58	)		—
Total distributions		(1.34	)		(3.35	)		(2.59	)		(0.85	)		(0.11	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	24.06		$	24.41		$	27.52		$	27.81		$	20.89
Total return B		4.49	%		0.79	%		8.67	%		38.45	%		12.58	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	296,082,333		$	251,360,287		$	190,416,114		$	122,849,739		$	38,982,081
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses before reimbursements		0.90	%		0.90	%		0.89	%		0.91	%		0.91	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		0.90	%		0.90	%		0.89	%		0.91	%		0.91	%
Net investment income (loss), before reimbursements		0.94	%		0.90	%		0.58	%		0.74	%		0.77	%
Net investment income (loss), net of reimbursements		0.94	%		0.90	%		0.58	%		0.74	%		0.77	%
Portfolio turnover rate		53	%		47	%		73	%		48	%		51	%

^A  On August 19, 2014, Opus Capital Group, LLC was terminated and ceased managing assets of the Small Cap Value Fund. On March 17, 2014, Barrow Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC began managing additional assets of the Small Cap Value Fund. On September 19, 2014, Hillcrest Asset Management, LLC began managing assets of the Small Cap Value Fund.

^B  Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. May include adjustments in accordance with U.S. GAAP and as such, the net asset value for reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.

^C  On June 20, 2016, Dreman Value Management, LLC was terminated and ceased managing assets of the Small Cap Value Fund, and was replaced by Foundry Asset Management.

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

	Investor Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016 C			2015			2014 A			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	23.86		$	26.96		$	27.27		$	20.47		$	18.23
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.19			0.18			0.10			0.18			0.11
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		0.73			(0.02	)		2.09			7.38			2.13
Total income (loss) from investment operations		0.92			0.16			2.19			7.56			2.24
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.11	)		(0.08	)		(0.05	)		(0.18	)		—
Distributions from net realized gains		(1.15	)		(3.18	)		(2.45	)		(0.58	)		—
Total distributions		(1.26	)		(3.26	)		(2.50	)		(0.76	)		—
Net asset value, end of period	$	23.52		$	23.86		$	26.96		$	27.27		$	20.47
Total return B		4.27	%		0.50	%		8.40	%		38.11	%		12.31	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	617,552,712		$	723,044,801		$	851,731,763		$	934,041,370		$	748,550,056
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses before reimbursements		1.14	%		1.15	%		1.16	%		1.18	%		1.18	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		1.14	%		1.15	%		1.16	%		1.18	%		1.18	%
Net investment income (loss), before reimbursements		0.70	%		0.67	%		0.33	%		0.73	%		0.51	%
Net investment income (loss), net of reimbursements		0.70	%		0.67	%		0.33	%		0.73	%		0.51	%
Portfolio turnover rate		53	%		47	%		73	%		48	%		51	%
	Advisor ClassD
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016 C			2015			2014 A			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	23.60		$	26.69		$	27.06		$	20.35		$	18.15
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.12			0.13			0.06			0.14			0.06
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		0.73			0.01			2.07			7.34			2.14
Total income (loss) from investment operations		0.85			0.14			2.13			7.48			2.20
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.08	)		(0.05	)		(0.05	)		(0.19	)		—
Distributions from net realized gains		(1.15	)		(3.18	)		(2.45	)		(0.58	)		—
Total distributions		(1.23	)		(3.23	)		(2.50	)		(0.77	)		—
Net asset value, end of period	$	23.22		$	23.60		$	26.69		$	27.06		$	20.35
Total return B		4.01	%		0.41	%		8.22	%		37.93	%		12.12	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	110,205,158		$	98,224,328		$	102,681,998		$	88,032,906		$	44,730,536
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses before reimbursements		1.31	%		1.31	%		1.29	%		1.31	%		1.32	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		1.31	%		1.31	%		1.29	%		1.31	%		1.32	%
Net investment income (loss), before reimbursements		0.53	%		0.51	%		0.18	%		0.46	%		0.35	%
Net investment income (loss), net of reimbursements		0.53	%		0.51	%		0.18	%		0.46	%		0.35	%
Portfolio turnover rate		53	%		47	%		73	%		48	%		51	%

^A  On August 19, 2014, Opus Capital Group, LLC was terminated and ceased managing assets of the Small Cap Value Fund. On March 17, 2014, Barrow Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC began managing additional assets of the Small Cap Value Fund. On September 19, 2014, Hillcrest Asset Management, LLC began managing assets of the Small Cap Value Fund.

^B  Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. May include adjustments in accordance with U.S. GAAP and as such, the net asset value for reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.

^C  On June 20, 2016, Dreman Value Management, LLC was terminated and ceased managing assets of the Small Cap Value Fund, and was replaced by Foundry Asset Management.

^D  On January 15, 2016, the Retirement Class closed and the assets were merged into the Advisor Class.

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

	A Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016 C			2015			2014 A			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	23.54		$	26.63		$	27.03		$	20.35		$	18.19
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income		0.15			0.13			0.11			0.16			0.08
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		0.73			0.02			2.03			7.30			2.12
Total income (loss) from investment operations		0.88			0.15			2.14			7.46			2.20
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.13	)		(0.06	)		(0.09	)		(0.20	)		(0.04	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(1.15	)		(3.18	)		(2.45	)		(0.58	)		—
Total distributions		(1.28	)		(3.24	)		(2.54	)		(0.78	)		(0.04	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	23.14		$	23.54		$	26.63		$	27.03		$	20.35
Total return B		4.17	%		0.45	%		8.30	%		37.83	%		12.11	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	63,277,387		$	54,815,183		$	29,569,753		$	13,417,645		$	4,064,204
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses before reimbursements		1.21	%		1.21	%		1.27	%		1.35	%		1.44	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		1.21	%		1.22	%		1.27	%		1.32	%		1.34	%
Net investment income (loss), before reimbursements		0.64	%		0.56	%		0.19	%		0.30	%		0.21	%
Net investment income (loss), net of reimbursements		0.64	%		0.54	%		0.20	%		0.34	%		0.32	%
Portfolio turnover rate		53	%		47	%		73	%		48	%		51	%
	C Class
	Year Ended October 31,
	2016 C			2015			2014 A			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	22.84		$	26.05		$	26.60		$	20.07		$	18.04
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)		(0.02	)		0.03			(0.07	)		0.03			(0.03	)
Net gains (losses) from investments (both realized and unrealized)		0.72			(0.06	)		1.97			7.17			2.06
Total income (loss) from investment operations		0.70			(0.03	)		1.90			7.20			2.03
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		—			—			0.00			(0.09	)		—
Distributions from net realized gains		(1.15	)		(3.18	)		(2.45	)		(0.58	)		—
Total distributions		(1.15	)		(3.18	)		(2.45	)		(0.67	)		—
Net asset value, end of period	$	22.39		$	22.84		$	26.05		$	26.60		$	20.07
Total return B		3.42	%		(0.31	)%		7.46	%		36.88	%		11.25	%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period	$	11,938,196		$	11,718,580		$	9,676,368		$	6,396,419		$	2,329,911
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses before reimbursements		1.96	%		1.97	%		2.03	%		2.09	%		2.21	%
Expenses, net of reimbursements		1.96	%		1.98	%		2.03	%		2.07	%		2.10	%
Net investment income (loss), before reimbursements		(0.12	)%		(0.17	)%		(0.56	)%		(0.41	)%		(0.54	)%
Net investment income (loss), net of reimbursements		(0.12	)%		(0.17	)%		(0.56	)%		(0.39	)%		(0.43	)%
Portfolio turnover rate		53	%		47	%		73	%		48	%		51	%

^A On August 19, 2014, Opus Capital Group, LLC was terminated and ceased managing assets of the Small Cap Value Fund. On March 17, 2014, Barrow Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC began managing additional assets of the Small Cap Value Fund. On September 19, 2014, Hillcrest Asset Management, LLC began managing assets of the Small Cap Value Fund.

^B Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. May include adjustments in accordance with U.S. GAAP and as such, the net asset value for reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.

^C On June 20, 2016, Dreman Value Management, LLC was terminated and ceased managing assets of the Small Cap Value Fund, and was replaced by Foundry Asset Management.

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American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund^SM

Federal Tax Information

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

Certain tax information regarding the Fund is required to be provided to shareholders based upon the Fund’s income and distribution for the taxable year ended October 31, 2016. The information and distributions reported herein may differ from information and distributions taxable to the shareholders for the calendar year ended December 31, 2016.

The Fund designated the following items with regard to distributions paid during the year ended October 31, 2016. All designations are based on financial information available as of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item, it is the intention of the Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations there under.

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction	73.00	%
Qualified Dividend Income	100.00	%

The Fund designated $257,167,994 as long-term capital gains distributions for the year ended October 31, 2016.

Shareholders will receive notification in January 2017 of the applicable tax information necessary to prepare their 2016 income tax returns.

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Disclosure Regarding Approval of the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

Renewal and Approval of the Management Agreement and Investment Advisory Agreements of the Fund in June 2016

At in-person meetings held on May 17, 2016 and June 8, 2016 (collectively, the “Meetings”), the Board considered and then, at its June 8th meeting, approved the renewal of: (1) the Management Agreement between American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (“Manager”) and the American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”) on behalf of the American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund (“Fund”); and (2) the investment advisory agreements (the “Investment Advisory Agreements”) among the Manager, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC (“Barrow”), Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC (“Brandywine”), Dreman Value Management, LLC (“Dreman”), Hillcrest Asset Management LLC (“Hillcrest”), Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, LLC (“Hotchkis”), and The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC (“TBC”), (collectively, the “subadvisors”). The Management Agreement and the Investment Advisory Agreements are collectively referred to herein as the “Agreements.” In preparation for the Board to consider the renewal of these Agreements, the Board undertook steps to gather and consider information furnished by the Manager, the subadvisors, Broadridge, Inc. (“Broadridge”) and Morningstar, Inc. (“Morningstar”). The Board, with the assistance of independent legal counsel, requested and received certain relevant information from the Manager and each subadvisor. In connection with the approval of the Agreement with Dreman, the Board noted that it was also considering at the June 8th meeting the approval of an investment advisory agreement with a new subadvisor that would replace Dreman at a later date.

In advance of the Meetings, the Board’s Investment Committee and/or the Manager coordinated the production of information from Broadridge and Morningstar regarding the performance, fees and expenses of the Fund as well as information from the Manager and the subadvisors. At the Meetings, the Board considered the information provided. The Board noted that as a result of the acquisition of Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”) by Broadridge, Lipper expense and performance information was provided by Broadridge. Further, the Board took into consideration information furnished for the Board’s review and consideration throughout the year at regular meetings of the Board and its committees, as well as information specifically prepared in connection with the renewal process.

In connection with the Board’s consideration of the Agreements, the Trustees received and evaluated such information as they deemed necessary. The information requested on behalf of the Board included, among other information, the following materials. References herein to the “firm” refer to the Manager and/or the subadvisors.

• comparisons of the performance of an appropriate share class of the Fund to comparable investment companies and appropriate benchmark indices, including peer group averages and performance analyses provided by Broadridge and Morningstar, and to the performance of any similar accounts managed by the firm;

• comparisons of the Fund’s management and subadvisory fee rates and expense ratio with the management fee rates paid by comparable mutual funds, including peer group averages and fee and expense analyses provided by Broadridge and Morningstar, and the advisory fee rates charged to other clients for which similar services are provided;

• a description of any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements in place for the Fund during the past year, and any proposed changes to the expense caps;

• the Manager’s profitability with respect to the services that it provided to the Fund;

• any actual or anticipated economies of scale in relation to the services the firm provides or will provide to the Fund and whether the current fee rates charged or to be charged to the Fund reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund’s investors;

• an evaluation of any other benefits to the firm or Fund as a result of their relationship, if any;

• information regarding the securities lending, cash management, administrative and accounting-related services that the Manager provides to the Fund, as applicable, and the fees that the Manager receives for such services; and

• information regarding a firm’s financial condition, the personnel of the Manager who are assigned primary responsibility for managing the Fund, staffing levels, portfolio managers’ compensation, disaster recovery

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plans, insurance coverage, material pending litigation, code of ethics, compliance matters, trading activities, and actual or potential conflicts of interest that the firm experiences, or anticipates that it will experience, in providing services to the Fund.

The Board noted that the Manager provides management and administrative services to the Fund pursuant to the Management Agreement. The Board considered that prior to May 29, 2016, the Manager provided management and administrative services to the Fund pursuant to separate agreements. The Board noted, in this regard, that many mutual funds have separate contracts governing both types of services, and observed that the actual management fee rates provided by Broadridge for peer group funds reflect the combined advisory and administrative expenses, both gross and net of any waivers and/or reimbursements.

Certain firms may not have been able to, or opted not to, provide information in response to certain information requests, in which case the Board conducted its evaluation of the firm based on information that was provided. In such cases, the Board determined that the omission of any such information was not material to its considerations. The class of shares used for comparative performance purposes was the share class with the lowest expenses available for purchase by the general public, which, was the Institutional Class. The Board also considered that the use of Institutional Class performance generally facilitates a meaningful comparison for expense and performance purposes.

Provided below is an overview of certain factors the Board considered in connection with its renewal and approval of the Management Agreement and Investment Advisory Agreements. The Board did not identify any particular information that was most relevant to its consideration to renew or approve each Agreement, and each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors. Legal counsel to the independent Trustees provided the Board with a memorandum regarding its responsibilities pertaining to the renewal and approval of each Agreement. The memorandum explained the regulatory requirements surrounding the Trustees’ process for evaluating investment advisors and the terms of the contracts. Based on its evaluation, the Board unanimously concluded that the terms of each Agreement were reasonable and fair and that the renewal and approval of each Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

Considerations With Respect to the Renewal of the Management Agreement and the Investment Advisory Agreements

In determining whether to renew the Agreements on behalf of the Fund, the Trustees considered the best interests of the Fund. While the Management Agreement and the Investment Advisory Agreements for all series of the Trust and American Beacon Select Funds (together, the “Trusts”) were considered at the Meetings, the Board considered the Fund’s investment management and subadvisory relationships separately.

In each instance, the Board considered, among other things, the following factors: (1) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided; (2) the investment performance of the Fund and the subadvisors for the Fund; (3) the costs incurred by the Manager in rendering services to the Fund and its resulting profits or losses; (4) comparisons of services and fee rates with contracts entered into by the Manager or the subadvisors or their affiliates with other clients (such as pension funds and other institutional clients); (5) the extent to which economies of scale have been taken into account in setting each fee rate schedule; (6) whether fee rate levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of Fund investors; and (7) any other benefits derived or anticipated to be derived by the Manager or the subadvisors from their relationship with the Fund. The Trustees posed questions to various management personnel of the Manager regarding certain key aspects of the materials submitted in support of the renewal.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. With respect to the renewal of the Management Agreement, the Board considered, among other factors: the Fund’s long-term performance and the length of service of key investment personnel at the Manager; the cost structure of the Fund; the Manager’s culture of compliance and support for compliance operations that reduce risks to the Fund; the Manager’s commitment to enhance the Fund’s product line and increase assets in the Fund; the Manager’s quality of services; the Manager’s active role in

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monitoring and, as appropriate, recommending additional or replacement subadvisors; the Manager’s commitment to training employees; and the Manager’s efforts to retain key employees and maintain staffing levels.

With respect to the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the level of staffing and the size of the subadvisors. The Board also considered the adequacy of the resources committed to the Fund by the subadvisors, and whether those resources were commensurate with the needs of the Fund and are sufficient to sustain appropriate levels of performance and compliance needs. In this regard, the Board considered the financial stability of the subadvisors. The Board also considered the subadvisors’ representations regarding their compliance programs and codes of ethics. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the management and advisory services provided by the Manager and the subadvisors were appropriate for the Fund and, thus, determined to renew the Agreements for the Fund.

Investment Performance. The Board evaluated the comparative information provided by Broadridge and the Manager regarding the Fund’s investment performance relative to its Lipper performance universe, Lipper performance group, and benchmark index, as well as the Fund’s Morningstar rating. The Board considered the information provided by Broadridge regarding its independent peer selection methodology to select all Lipper performance groups and universes. The Board also considered that the performance groups and universes selected by Broadridge may not provide appropriate comparisons for certain series of the Trusts. In addition, the Board considered the performance reports and discussions with management at Board and Committee meetings throughout the year. The Board also considered the Manager’s recommendation to continue to retain the subadvisors. A discussion regarding the Board’s considerations with respect to the Fund’s performance appears below under “Additional Considerations and Conclusions with Respect to the Fund.”

Costs of the Services Provided to the Fund and the Profits Realized by the Manager from its Relationship with the Fund. In analyzing the cost of services and profitability of the Manager, the Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by the Manager, before and after the payment of distribution-related expenses by the Manager. The profits or losses were noted at both an aggregate level for all series of the Trusts and at an individual Fund level, with the Fund being profitable for the Manager. The Board noted that the Manager did not manage other accounts in the same strategy as the Fund.

The Board further considered that, with respect to the Fund, the Management Agreement provides for the Manager to receive a management fee comprised of an annualized fee that is retained by the Manager. In addition, the Board considered that the Manager receives management fees for overseeing the securities lending program on behalf of the Fund. The Board also noted that certain share classes of the Fund maintain higher expense ratios in order to compensate third-party financial intermediaries.

In analyzing the fee rates charged by each subadvisor in connection with its investment advisory services to the Fund, the Board considered that, with respect to Barrow, Brandywine, Dreman, Hillcrest, Hotchkis and TBC, the Manager has negotiated the lowest fee rate a subadvisor charges for any comparable client accounts. The Board did not request profitability data from the subadvisors because the Board did not view this data as imperative to its deliberations given the arm’s-length nature of the relationship between the Manager and the subadvisors with respect to the negotiation of the subadvisory fee rate. In addition, the Board noted that subadvisors may not account for their profits on an account-by-account basis and those that do likely employ different methodologies in connection with these calculations.

Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the profitability levels of the Manager were reasonable in light of the services performed by the Manager. A discussion regarding the Board’s considerations with respect to the Fund’s fee rates is set forth below under “Additional Considerations and Conclusions with Respect to the Fund.”

Economies of Scale. In considering the reasonableness of the management and investment advisory fees rates, the Board considered whether economies of scale will be realized as the Fund grows and whether fee rate

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levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of Fund shareholders. In this regard, the Board considered that the Manager has negotiated breakpoints in the subadvisory fee rates for each subadvisor, except Dreman. The Board also noted that, for purposes of determining the fee rates chargeable to the Fund, Barrow, Brandywine, Hotchkis, and TBC have agreed to take into account assets of American Airlines Group and its pension plans that are managed by the subadvisors. Thus, the Fund is able to receive lower effective fee rates.

In addition, the Board noted the Manager’s representation that the Management Agreement contains fee schedule breakpoints at higher asset levels with respect to the Fund. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the Manager and subadvisor fee rate schedules for the Fund provide for a reasonable sharing of benefits from any economies of scale with the Fund.

Benefits Derived from the Relationship with the Fund. The Board considered the “fall-out” or ancillary benefits that accrue to the Manager and/or the subadvisor as a result of the advisory relationships with the Fund, including greater exposure in the marketplace with respect to the Manager’s or subadvisors’ investment process and expanding the level of assets under management by the Manager and the subadvisor. In addition, the Board noted that certain subadvisors benefit from soft dollar arrangements for third party and/or proprietary research.

In addition, the Manager noted that the Fund also derives benefits from its association with the Manager. Specifically, the Board noted the Manager’s representation that it provides services to most series of the Trusts at a lower than industry average cost. The Board considered that certain subadvisors reimburse the Manager for certain costs relating to distribution activities for the series of the Trusts, as well as representations by all such subadvisors that they would not reduce their fee rates in lieu of providing such reimbursements. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the potential benefits accruing to the Manager and the subadvisors by virtue of their relationships with the Fund appear to be fair and reasonable.

Additional Considerations and Conclusions with Respect to the Fund

The performance comparisons below were made versus the Fund’s Lipper performance universe and Lipper performance group, with the 1st Quintile representing the top twenty percent of the universe or group based on performance and the 5th Quintile representing the bottom twenty percent of the universe or group based on performance. References below to the Fund’s Lipper performance group and Lipper performance universe are to the respective group or universe of comparable mutual funds included in the analysis provided by Broadridge. A Lipper performance group consists of the Fund and a representative sample of funds with similar investment classifications and objectives as the Fund, as selected by Broadridge. A Lipper performance universe is an expansion of the performance group, providing a broader view of performance across the Fund’s investment classification/ objective and allowing for a more extensive comparison. In reviewing the performance, the Trustees viewed longer-term performance over a full market cycle, typically five years or longer, if available, as the most important consideration, because relative performance over shorter periods may be significantly impacted by market or economic events that do not reflect manager skill.

The expense comparisons below were made versus the Fund’s Lipper expense universe and Lipper expense group, with the 1st Quintile representing the top twenty percent of the universe or group based on lowest total expense and the 5th Quintile representing the bottom twenty percent of the universe or group based on highest total expense. References below to the Fund’s expense group and expense universe are to the respective group or universe of comparable mutual funds included in the analysis by Broadridge. A Lipper expense group consists of the Fund and a representative sample of funds with similar operating structures and asset sizes, as selected by Broadridge. A Lipper expense universe includes all funds in the investment classification/objective with a similar load type to the share class of the Fund included in the Lipper comparative information and provides a broader view of expenses across the Fund’s investment classification/objective. The Trustees also considered the Fund’s Morningstar fee level category. In addition, information regarding the subadvisors’ use of soft dollars was requested from the Manager and was considered by the Trustees.

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In considering the renewal of the Management Agreement for the American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund, the Trustees considered the following additional factors:

Lipper Total Expense Analysis and Morningstar Fee Level Ranking

Compared to Lipper Expense Universe	1st Quintile
Compared to Lipper Expense Group	2ndQuintile
Morningstar Fee Level Ranking - Institutional Class	Low Expense Ratio

Lipper Fund Performance Analysis (five-year period ended March 31, 2016)

Compared to Lipper Performance Universe	2nd Quintile
Compared to Lipper Performance Group	3rd Quintile

In considering the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreements with Barrow, Brandywine, Dreman, Hillcrest, Hotchkis, and TBC, the Trustees considered the following additional factors:

Subadvisor Performance (compared to Lipper Performance Universe for period indicated, ending March 31, 2016)

Barrow (Fundamental Strategy)	5 years	1st Quintile
Barrow (Diversified Strategy)*	1 year	2nd Quintile
Dreman	5 years	2nd Quintile
Hillcrest*	1 year	1st Quintile
Hotchkis	5 years	1st Quintile
TBC	5 years	1st Quintile

* The Trustees considered the 1-year performance record for Barrow (Diversified Strategy) and Hillcrest because these subadvisors do not yet have 3-year performance records.

The Trustees also considered: (1) information provided by each subadvisor regarding fee rates charged for managing accounts in the same strategy as the subadvisor’s allocated portion of the Fund; and (2) the Manager’s recommendation to continue to retain each subadvisor at the present time.

Based on these and other considerations, the Trustees: (1) concluded that the fees paid to the Manager and the subadvisors under the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements are fair and reasonable; (2) determined that the Fund and its shareholders would benefit from the Manager’s and subadvisors’ continued management of the Fund; and (3) approved the renewal of the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements with respect to the Fund.

Approval of Foundry Partners, LLC

At its June 7-8, 2016 meetings, the Board considered the approval of a new investment advisory agreement (“New Agreement”) among the Manager, Foundry Partners, LLC (“Foundry”), and the Trust, on behalf of the Fund. Prior to the meeting, the Board reviewed information provided by Foundry in response to requests from the Board and/or the Manager in connection with the Board’s consideration of the New Agreement, and the Investment Committee of the Board met with representatives of Foundry.

Provided below is an overview of the primary factors the Board considered at its June 7-8, 2016 meetings at which the Board considered the approval of the New Agreement. In determining whether to approve the New Agreement, the Board considered, among other matters, the following factors: (1) the nature and quality of the services to be provided; (2) the prior investment performance of the portfolio management team that is joining Foundry after having managed a portion of the Fund’s assets at another advisory firm; (3) the extent to which

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the potential materiality of the costs to be incurred by Foundry in rendering its services and the resulting profits or losses are relevant to the Board’s determination of whether to approve the New Agreement; (4) the extent to which economies of scale, if any, have been taken into account in setting the fee schedule; (5) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of investors; (6) comparisons of services and fees with contracts entered into by Foundry with other clients; and (7) any other benefits anticipated to be derived by Foundry from its relationship with the Fund.

The Board did not identify any particular information that was most relevant to its consideration of the New Agreement, and each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors. Members of the Board’s Investment Committee posed questions to various management personnel of Foundry regarding certain key aspects of the materials submitted in support of the approval. Legal counsel to the independent Trustees provided the Board with a memorandum regarding its responsibilities pertaining to the approval of the New Agreement. The memorandum explained the regulatory requirements surrounding the Trustees’ process for evaluating investment advisors and the terms of investment advisory contracts. Based on its evaluation, the Board unanimously concluded that the terms of the New Agreement were reasonable and fair and that the approval of the New Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund.

Nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by Foundry. The Board considered information regarding Foundry’s principal business activities, its reputation, financial condition and overall capabilities to perform the services under the New Agreement. In addition, the Board considered the background and experience of the personnel who will be assigned responsibility for managing Foundry’s allocation of the Fund. The Board considered that the personnel employed by Dreman Value Management, LLC (“Dreman”) that currently are responsible for managing Dreman’s allocation of the Fund would continue to manage the Fund as employees of Foundry. The Board also considered Foundry’s investment resources, infrastructure and the adequacy of its compliance program. In addition, the Board took into consideration the Manager’s recommendation of Foundry. The Board considered Foundry’s representation regarding the strength of its financial condition and that its current staffing levels were adequate to service the Fund. Based on this information, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services to be provided by Foundry were appropriate for the Fund in light of its investment objective, and, thus, supported a decision to approve the New Agreement.

Performance of Portfolio Management Team. Since the personnel employed by Dreman that currently are responsible for managing Dreman’s allocation of the Fund would continue to manage the Fund as employees of Foundry, the Board evaluated the information provided by Foundry for periods ended April 30, 2016, regarding the performance of Dreman’s allocation of the Fund, Dreman’s Institutional Small Cap Value Composite (“Composite”) and a registered investment company managed by Dreman in the same strategy as the Fund (“Similar Fund”) relative to performance of an appropriate benchmark index (“Index”). The Board considered information provided by Foundry reflecting that Dreman’s allocation of the Fund, the Composite and the Similar Fund each outperformed the Index for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods and underperformed the Index for the period beginning on the date that Dreman began managing its allocation of the Fund. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the historical investment performance record of the personnel employed by Dreman that currently are responsible for managing Dreman’s allocation of the Fund supported approval of the New Agreement.

Comparisons of the amounts to be paid under the New Agreement with those under contracts between Foundry and its other clients. In evaluating the New Agreement, the Board reviewed the proposed advisory fee rate for services to be performed by Foundry on behalf of the Fund. The Board considered that Foundry’s investment advisory fee rate under the New Agreement would be paid to Foundry by the Fund. The Board considered that Foundry’s investment advisory fee rate under the New Agreement would be the same as the investment advisory fee paid by the Fund to Dreman and that Foundry currently has no other subadvisory clients. After evaluating this information, the Board concluded that the advisory fee rate under the New Agreement was reasonable in light of the services to be provided to the Fund.

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Disclosure Regarding Approval of the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

Costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by Foundry and its affiliates from its relationship with the Fund. The Board did not consider the costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by Foundry from its relationship with the Fund, noting instead the arm’s length nature of the relationship between the Manager and Foundry with respect to the negotiation of the advisory fee rate on behalf of the Fund.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered Foundry’s representation that economies of scale were reflected in the proposed investment advisory fee rate under the New Agreement.

Benefits to be derived by Foundry from the relationship with the Fund. The Board considered the “fallout” or ancillary benefits that might accrue to Foundry as a result of its relationship with the Fund, including that aggregating the Fund’s trades with those of other clients may reduce overall trading costs. The Board also considered Foundry’s representation that it does not currently have any formal soft dollar arrangements in place with any brokers. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the potential benefits accruing to Foundry by virtue of its relationship with the Fund appear to be fair and reasonable.

Board’s Conclusion. Based on the various considerations described above, the Board, including a majority of Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Fund, the Manager or Foundry, as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, concluded that the proposed investment advisory fee rate is fair and reasonable and that the approval of the New Agreement is in the best interests of the Fund and approved the New Agreement.

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds^SM (Unaudited)

The Trustees and officers of the American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”) are listed below, together with their principal occupations during the past five years. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each person listed below is 220 Las Colinas Boulevard East, Suite 1200, Irving, Texas 75039. Each Trustee oversees twenty-six seven funds in the fund complex that includes the Trust and the American Beacon Select Funds. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Trustees and is available without charge by calling 1-800-658-5811. A

Name, Age and Address	Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and Current Directorships
INTERESTED TRUSTEES
	Lifetime of Trust until removal, resignation or retirement*
Alan D. Feld** (79)	Trustee since 1996	Sole Shareholder of a professional corporation which is a Partner in the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP (law firm) (1960-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (1996-2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (1999-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (1996-2012).
NON-INTERESTED TRUSTEES	Term
	Lifetime of Trust until removal resignation or retirement*
Gilbert G. Alvarado (46)	Trustee since 2015	Director, Kura MD, Inc. (local telehealth organization) (2015-present); Vice President & CFO, Sierra Health Foundation (health conversion private foundation) (2006-Present) Vice President & CFO, Sierra Health Foundation: Center for Health Program Management (California public benefit corporation) (2012-Present); Director, Innovative North State (2012-Present); Director, Sacramento Regional Technology Alliance (2011-Present); Director, Women’s Empowerment (2009-2014); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2015-Present).
Josephe B. Armes (54)	Trustee since 2015	Chairman & CEO, CSW Industrials f/k/a Capital Southwest Corporation (investment company) (2013-Present); President & CEO, JBA Investment Partners (family investment vehicle) (2010-Present); Chief Operating Officer, Hicks Holdings, LLC (Hicks Family assets and investments) (2005-2010); Trustee, Baylor University Board of Regents (2001-2010); Director and Chair of Audit Committee, RSP Permian (oil and gas producer) (2013-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2015-Present).
Gerard J. Arpey (58)	Trustee since 2012	Director, The Home Depot, Inc. (2015-Present); Partner, Emerald Creek Group (private equity firm) (2011-Present); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AMR Corp. and American Airlines; Inc. (2003- 2011); Director, S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. (privately held company) (2008-present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2012-Present).
Brenda A. Cline (55)	Trustee since 2004	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, Kimbell Art Foundation (1993-Present); Director, Range Resources Corporation (oil and natural gas company) (2015-Present); Director, Tyler Technologies, Inc.(public sector software solutions company) (2014-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2004-2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2004-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2004-2012).
Eugene J. Duffy (62)	Trustee since 2008	Managing Director, Institutional Services, Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation (2014-Present); Principal and Executive Vice President, Paradigm Asset Management (1994-2014); Director, Sunrise Bank of Atlanta (2008-2013); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2008- 2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2008-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2008-2012).

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds^SM (Unaudited)

Name, Age and Address	Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and Current Directorships
TRUSTEES (CONT.)	Term
M. Dunning (74)	Trustee since 2008	Chairman Emeritus (2008-Present); Lockton Dunning Benefits (consulting firm in employee benefits); Board Director, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (2007-Present); Board Member, BancTec (2010-Present) (software consulting); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2008-2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2008-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2008-2012).
Richard M. Massman (73)	Trustee since 2004 Chairman since 2008	Consultant and General Counsel Emeritus (2009-Present) and Senior Vice President and General Counsel (1994-2009), Hunt Consolidated, Inc. (holding company engaged in oil and gas exploration and production, refining, real estate, farming, ranching and venture capital activities); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2004- 2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2004-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2004-2012).
Barbara J. McKenna, CFA (53)	Trustee since 2012	Managing Principal, Longfellow Investment Management Company (2005-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2012-Present).
R. Gerald Turner (70) 225 Perkins Admin. Bldg. Southern Methodist Univ. Dallas, Texas 75275	Trustee since 2001	President, Southern Methodist University (1995-Present); Director, J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (1996-Present); Director, Kronus Worldwide Inc. (chemical manufacturing) (2003-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2001- 2012); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2001-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Master Trust (2001-2012).
OFFICERS
Gene. L. Needles, Jr. (61)	President since 2009 Executive Vice President since 2009	President, CEO and Director, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2009-Present); President, CEO and Director, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); President, CEO and Director, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc.(2015-Present); President, CEO and Director, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present), President, CEO and Director, Astro AB Holdings, LLC. (2015-Present); President, CEO and Director, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc.; (2009-2015); President and CEO, Lighthouse Holdings Parent, Inc. (2009-2015); Manager, President and CEO, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present); President, American Beacon Cayman Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Ltd. (2014-Present).
Rosemary K. Behan (57)	VP, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer since 2006	Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2006-Present); Secretary, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); Secretary, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc. (2015- Present); Secretary, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present); Secretary, Astro AB Holdings, LLC. (2015-Present); Secretary, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. (2008- 2015); Secretary, Lighthouse Holdings Parent, Inc. (2008-2015); Secretary, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2008-Present); Secretary, American Beacon Cayman Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Ltd. (2014-Present).
Brian E. Brett (56)	VP since 2004	Vice President, Director of Sales, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2004-Present).
Paul B. Cavazos (47)	VP since 2016	Chief Investment Officer and Vice President, Asset Management, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2016-Present); Chief Investment Officer and Assistant Treasurer, DTE Energy (2007-2016);
Erica Duncan (46)	VP since 2011	Vice President, Marketing and Client Services, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2011-Present); Supervisor, Brand Marketing, Invesco (2010-2011);

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds^SM (Unaudited)

Name, Age and Address	Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and Current Directorships
OFFICERS	Term
Melinda G. Heika (55)	Treasurer since 2010	Treasurer, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2010-Present); Treasurer, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); Treasurer, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc. (2015-Present); Treasurer, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present); Treasurer, Astro AB Holdings, LLC. (2015-Present); Treasurer, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. (2010-2015); Treasurer, Lighthouse Holdings Parent Inc., (2010-2015); Treasurer, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present); Director and Treasurer, American Beacon Cayman Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Ltd. (2014-Present).
	One Year
Terri L. McKinney (52)	VP since 2010	Vice President, Enterprise Services (2009-Present) and Managing Director (2003-2009), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
Jeffrey K. Ringdahl (41)	VP since 2010	Chief Operating Officer, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2010-Present); Manager and Senior Vice President, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present); Senior Vice President and Director, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); Senior Vice President and Director, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc. (2015-Present); Senior Vice President and Director, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present), Senior Vice President and Director, Astro AB Holdings, LLC.(2015-Present); Senior Vice President, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. (2013-2015); Senior Vice President, Lighthouse Holdings Parent, Inc. (2013-2015); Director and Vice President, American Beacon Cayman Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Ltd. (2014-Present); Vice President, Product Management, Touchstone Advisors, Inc. (2007-2010).
Samuel J. Silver (53)	VP since 2011	Chief Fixed Income Officer (2016–Present), Vice President, Fixed Income Investments (2011-2016) and Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Investments (1999-2011), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
Christina E. Sears (45)	Chief Compliance Officer since 2004 and Asst. Secretary since 1999	Chief Compliance Officer, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2004-Present); Chief Compliance Officer, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present).
Sonia L. Bates (59)	Asst. Treasurer since 2011	Director, Tax and Financial Reporting (2011-Present), Manager, Tax and Financial Reporting (2005-2010), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.; Asst. Treasurer, Astro AB Borrower, Inc. (2015-Present); Asst. Treasurer, Astro AB Acquisition, Inc.(2015-Present); Asst. Treasurer, Astro AB Topco, Inc. (2015-Present); Asst. Treasurer, Astro AB Holdings, LLC.; Asst. Treasurer, Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. (2011-2015); Asst. Treasurer, Lighthouse Holdings Parent Inc. (2011-2015); Asst. Treasurer, American Private Equity Management, L.L.C. (2012-Present).
Shelley D. Abrahams (41)	Assistant Secretary since 2008	Assistant Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2008-Present)
Rebecca L. Harris (49)	Assistant Secretary since 2011	Assistant Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2011-Present)
Diana N. Lai (40)	Assistant Secretary since 2012	Assistant Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2012-Present)
Teresa A. Oxford (58)	Assistant Secretary since 2015	Assistant Secretary, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2015-Present)

* As of 11/12/2014, the Board adopted a retirement plan that requires Trustees to retire no later than the last day of the calendar year in which they reach the age of 75.

** Mr. Feld is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trusts, as defined by the 1940 Act. Mr. Feld’s law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP has provided legal services within the past two fiscal years to one or more of the Trust’s sub-advisors.

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon FundsSM (Unaudited)

* The Board has adopted a retirement plan that requires Trustees to retire no later than the last day of the calendar year in which they reach the age of 72, provided, however, that the board may determine to grant one or more annual exemptions to this requirement.

** Mr. Feld is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined by the 1940 Act. Mr. Feld’s law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP has provided legal services within the past two years to one or more of the Trust’s sub-advisors.

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American Beacon Funds^SM

Privacy Policy

October 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

The American Beacon Funds recognize and respect the privacy of our shareholders. We are providing this notice to you so you will understand how shareholder information may be collected and used.

We may collect nonpublic personal information about you from one or more of the following sources:

• information we receive from you on applications or other forms;

• information about your transactions with us or our service providers; and

• information we receive from third parties.

We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our customers or former customers to anyone, except as permitted by law.

We restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to those employees or service providers who need to know that information to provide products or services to you. To ensure the confidentiality of your nonpublic personal information, we maintain safeguards that comply with federal standards.

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Delivery of Documents

eDelivery is NOW AVAILABLE - Stop traditional mail delivery and receive your

shareholder reports and summary prospectus on-line. Sign up at

www.americanbeaconfunds.com

If you invest in the Fund through a financial institution, you may be able to receive the Fund’s regulatory mailings, such as the Prospectus, Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report, by e-mail. If you are interested in this option, please go to www.icsdelivery.com and search for your financial institution’s name or contact your financial institution directly.

To obtain more information about the Fund:

LOGO
By E-mail: american_beacon.funds@ambeacon.com	On the Internet: Visit our website at www.americanbeaconfunds.com
By Telephone: Institutional, Y, Investor, and Advisor Classes Call (800) 658-5811	By Mail: American Beacon Funds P.O. Box 219643 Kansas City, MO 64121-9643
Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedules	Availability of Proxy Voting Policy and Records
In addition to the Schedule of Investments provided in each semi-annual and annual report, the Fund files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Form N-Q as of the first and third fiscal quarters. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Section, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520. Information regarding the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800)-SEC-0330. A complete schedule of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is also available at www.americanbeaconfunds.com approximately twenty days after the end of each month.	A description of the policies and procedures the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, is available free of charge on the Fund’s website www.americanbeaconfunds.com and by calling 1-800-967-9009 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s proxy voting record for the most recent year ended June 30 is filed annually with the SEC on Form N-PX. The Fund’s Forms N-PX are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s proxy voting record may also be obtained by calling 1-800-967-9009

Fund Service Providers:

CUSTODIAN State Street Bank and Trust Boston, Massachusetts TRANSFER AGENT Boston Financial Data Services Kansas City, Missouri INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Ernst & Young LLP Dallas, Texas DISTRIBUTOR Foreside Fund Services, LLC Portland, Maine

This report is prepared for shareholders of the American Beacon Funds and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current Prospectus or Summary Prospectus.

American Beacon Funds and American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund are service marks of American Beacon Advisors, Inc.

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

The Trust has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive and financial officers (the “Code”). The trust amended its code November 12, 2003 to disclose the removal of terminated Investment Companies. The Trust did not grant any waivers to the provisions of the Code during the period covered by the shareholder report presented in Item 1. The Code is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.CODE.ETH.

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

The Trust’s Board of Trustees has determined that Ms. Brenda A. Cline, a member of the Trust’s Audit and Compliance Committee, is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in Form N-CSR. Ms. Brenda Cline is “independent” as defined in Form N-CSR.

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

(a)
Audit Fees	Fiscal Year Ended
$371,653		10/31/2015
$231,054		10/31/2016
(b)
Audit-Related Fees	Fiscal Year Ended
$0		10/31/2015
$0		10/31/2016
(c)
Tax Fees	Fiscal Year Ended
$56,375		10/31/2015
$34,161		10/31/2016
(d)
All Other Fees	Fiscal Year Ended
$0		10/31/2015
$0		10/31/2016

(e)(1) Pursuant to its charter, the Trust’s Audit and Compliance Committee shall have the following duties and powers pertaining to pre-approval of audit and non-audit services provided by the Trust’s principal accountant:

• to approve, prior to appointment, the engagement of auditors to annually audit and provide their opinion on the Trusts’ financial statements, and, in connection therewith, reviewing and evaluating matters potentially affecting the independence and capabilities of the auditors;

• to approve, prior to appointment, the engagement of the auditors to provide non-audit services to the Trusts, an investment adviser to any series of the Trusts or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with an investment adviser (“adviser affiliate”) that provides ongoing services to the Trusts, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Trusts;

• to consider whether the non-audit services provided by a Trust’s auditor to an investment adviser or any adviser affiliate that provides ongoing services to a series of the Trusts, which services were not pre-approved by the Committee, are compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence;

• to review the arrangements for and scope of the annual audit and any special audits; and

• to review and approving the fees proposed to be charged to the Trusts by the auditors for each audit and non-audit service.

The Audit and Compliance Committee may delegate any portion of its authority, including the authority to grant pre-approvals of audit and permitted non-audit services, to a subcommittee of one or more members. Any decisions of the subcommittee to grant pre-approvals shall be presented to the full audit committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

(e)(2) None of the fees disclosed in paragraphs (b) through (d) above were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) Aggregate Non-Audit Fees for Services Rendered to the:

Registrant	Adviser		Adviser’s Affiliates Providing Ongoing Services to Registrant	Fiscal Year Ended
$56,375	$	46,065	N/A		10/31/2015
$34,161	$	215,882	N/A		10/31/2016

(h) Not applicable.

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

The schedules of investments for each series of the Trust are included in the shareholder reports presented in Item 1.

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

The Trust has made no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Trust’s Board of Trustees since the Trust last disclosed such procedures in Schedule 14A.

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) Based upon an evaluation within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the principal executive and financial officers concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Trust are effective.

(b) There were no changes in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

(a)(1) Filed herewith as EX-99.CODE ETH.

(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Trust as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is attached hereto as EX-99.CERT.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(b) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto as EX-99.906CERT.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant): American Beacon Funds

By /s/ Gene L. Needles, Jr.

Gene L. Needles, Jr.

President

American Beacon Funds

Date: January 9, 2017

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By /s/ Gene L. Needles, Jr.

Gene L. Needles, Jr.

President

American Beacon Funds

Date: January 9, 2017

By /s/ Melinda G. Heika

Melinda G. Heika

Treasurer

American Beacon Funds

Date: January 9, 2017

EX-99.CODE ETH

For period ended 10/31/16

Registrant Name: American Beacon Funds

File Number: 811-4984

EXHIBIT 99.CODE ETH

AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS

AMERICAN BEACON SELECT FUNDS

Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Financial Officers

Dated: November 12, 2013

Purpose

The American Beacon Funds and the American Beacon Select Funds (collectively, the “Trusts”) have adopted this Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Financial Officers (the “Code”), which applies to the Trusts’ Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer (the “Covered Officers” as set forth in Exhibit A), for the purpose of promoting:

• honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;

• full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a Trust files with, or submits to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and in other public communications made by the registrant;

• compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations;

• the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code; and

• accountability for adherence to the Code.

Each Covered Officer should adhere to a high standard of business ethics and should be sensitive to situations that may give rise to actual as well as apparent conflicts of interest.

Conflicts of Interest

For purposes of this Code, a “conflict of interest” occurs when a Covered Officer’s “personal interests” interfere with the interests of, or his/her service to, the Trusts. For example, a conflict of interest would arise if a Covered Officer, or a member of his/her family, receives improper personal benefits as a result of his/her position with the Trusts.

Certain conflicts of interest arise out of the relationship between Covered Officers and the Trusts and already are subject to conflict of interest provisions in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Investment Company Act”) and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Investment Advisers Act”). For example, Covered Officers may not individually engage in certain transactions (such as the purchase or sale of securities or other property) with the Trusts because of their status as “affiliated persons” of the Trusts.

Conflicts also may arise from a Covered Officer’s position or employment at American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (“AmBeacon”), the Trusts’ manager, and his/her position with each Trust. This Code recognizes that the Covered Officers will, in the normal course of their duties, be involved in establishing policies and implementing decisions that will have different effects on AmBeacon and the Trusts. The participation of the Covered Officers in such activities is inherent in the contractual relationship between the Trusts and AmBeacon and is consistent with the performance by the Covered Officers of their duties as officers of the Trusts. Thus, if performed in conformity with the provisions of the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act, such activities will be deemed to have been handled ethically.

Other conflicts of interest are covered by the Code, even if such conflicts of interest are not subject to provisions in the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act. The following list provides examples of conflicts of interest under the Code, but Covered Officers should keep in mind that these examples are not exhaustive. The overarching principle is that the personal interest of a Covered Officer should not be placed improperly before the interest of the Trusts.

Each Covered Officer should not:

• use his/her personal influence or personal relationships improperly to influence investment decisions or financial reporting by the Trusts whereby the Covered Officer would benefit personally to the detriment of the Trusts; or

• cause the Trusts to take action, or fail to take action, for the personal benefit of the Covered Officer rather than the benefit of the Trusts.

At times, certain situations may arise that may, or may not, be considered conflicts of interest under this Code. Covered Officers are encouraged to discuss such situations with the Trusts’ Chief Legal Officer (“CLO”). Examples of these types of situations include:

• service as a director on the board of any public or private company;

• the receipt of any non-nominal gifts in excess of $150;

• the receipt of any entertainment from any company with which the Trusts have current or prospective business dealings unless such entertainment is business-related, reasonable in cost, appropriate as to time and place, and not so frequent as to raise any question of impropriety;

• any ownership interest in, or any consulting or employment relationship with, any of the Trusts’ service providers, other than AmBeacon, the distributor for the Trusts’ shares, or any affiliated person thereof;

• a direct or indirect financial interest in commissions, transaction charges or spreads paid by the Trusts for effecting portfolio transactions or for selling or redeeming shares other than an interest arising from the Covered Officer’s employment, such as compensation or equity ownership.

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Disclosure and Compliance

Each Covered Officer:

• should familiarize himself/herself with the disclosure requirements generally applicable to the Trusts;

• should not knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to misrepresent, facts about the Trusts to others, whether within or outside the Trusts, including to the Trusts’ Trustees and auditors, and to governmental regulators and self-regulatory organizations;

• should, to the extent appropriate within his/her area of responsibility, consult with other officers and employees of the Trusts and AmBeacon with the goal of promoting full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in the reports and documents the Trusts file with, or submit to, the SEC and in other public communications made by the Trusts; and

• is responsible to promote compliance with the standards and restrictions imposed by applicable laws, rules and regulations.

Reporting and Accountability

Each Covered Officer must:

• upon adoption of the Code (or thereafter as applicable, upon becoming a Covered Officer), affirm in writing to the Board that he/she has received, read, and understands the Code;

• annual thereafter affirm to the Board that he/she has complied with the requirements of the Code;

• complete at least annually the Officer Questionnaire by detailing any directorships with public or private companies and/or material relationships or transactions with affiliated persons of any Trust or its series;

• not retaliate against any other Covered Officer or any employee of the Trusts or their affiliated persons for reports of potential violations that are made in good faith; and

• notify the Legal Officer promptly if he/she knows of any violations of this Code. Failure to do so is itself a violation of this Code.

The CLO is responsible for applying this Code to specific situations in which questions are presented under it and has the authority to interpret this Code in any particular situation. In addition, the CLO is authorized and encouraged to consult with counsel to the Trusts and counsel to the Independent Trustees of the Trusts’ Boards of Trustees. However, any approvals or waivers sought by the Covered Officers will be considered by the Independent Trustees.

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The Trusts will follow these procedures in investigating and enforcing this Code:

• the CLO will take all appropriate action to investigate any potential violations reported to him;

• if, after such investigation, the CLO believes that no violation has occurred, the CLO is not required to take any further action;

• any matter that the CLO believes is a violation will be reported to the Independent Trustees;

• if the Independent Trustees concur that a violation has occurred, they will inform and make a recommendation to the applicable Trust’s Board of Trustees, which will consider appropriate action, which may include review of, and appropriate modifications to, applicable policies and procedures; notification to appropriate personnel of AmBeacon or its board; or a recommendation to dismiss the Covered Officer;

• the Independent Trustees will be responsible for granting waivers, as appropriate; and

• any changes to or waivers of this Code will, to the extent required, be disclosed as provided by SEC rules.

Other Policies and Procedures

This Code shall be the sole code of ethics adopted by the Trusts for purposes of Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and forms applicable to registered investment companies thereunder. Insofar as other policies or procedures of the Trusts, AmBeacon, the distributor for the Trusts’ shares, or other service providers govern or purport to govern the behavior or activities of the Covered Officers who are subject to this Code, they are superseded by this Code to the extent that they overlap or conflict with the provisions of this Code. The Trusts’ and AmBeacon’ codes of ethics under Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act and the more detailed policies and procedures set forth in the Trusts’ Statement of Policy on Material Non-Public Information are separate requirements applying to the Covered Officers and others, and are not part of nor replaced by this Code.

Amendments

Any amendments to this Code, other than amendments to Exhibit A, must be approved or ratified by a majority vote of the Board, including a majority of Independent Trustees.

Confidentiality

All reports and records prepared or maintained pursuant to this Code will be considered confidential and shall be maintained and protected accordingly. Except as otherwise required by law or this Code, such matters shall not be disclosed to anyone other than the appropriate Board of Trustees, its counsel and AmBeacon.

Internal Use

This Code is intended solely for the internal use by the Trusts and does not constitute an admission, by or on behalf of any Trust, as to any fact, circumstance, or legal conclusion.

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EXHIBIT A

Persons Covered by this Code of Ethics

	Position with each Trust	Name
Principal Executive Officer	President	Gene L. Needles, Jr.
Principal Financial Officer	Treasurer	Melinda G. Heika

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EX-99.CERT

For period ended 10/31/2016

Registrant Name: American Beacon Funds

File Number: 811-4984

EXHIBIT 99.CERT

I, Melinda G. Heika, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of American Beacon Funds;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: January 9, 2017	/s/ Melinda G. Heika
	Melinda G. Heika
	Treasurer
	American Beacon Funds

I, Gene L. Needles, Jr., certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of American Beacon Funds;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: January 9, 2017	/s/ Gene L. Needles, Jr.
	Gene L. Needles, Jr.
	President American Beacon Funds

EX-99.906CERT

For period ended 10/31/2016

Registrant Name: American Beacon Funds

File Number: 811-4984

EXHIBIT 99.906CERT

Gene L. Needles, Jr. and Melinda G. Heika, respectively, the President and Treasurer of the American Beacon Funds (the “Registrant”), each certify to the best of his or her knowledge and belief that:

1. the Registrant’s report on Form N-CSR for the period ended October 31, 2016 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2. the information contained in such Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

/s/ Gene L. Needles, Jr.	/s/ Melinda G. Heika
Gene L. Needles, Jr.	Melinda G. Heika
President	Treasurer
American Beacon Funds	American Beacon Funds
Date: January 9, 2017

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to American Beacon Funds and will be retained by American Beacon Funds and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff.