American Beacon International Equity Fund (AAIEX)

A multi-manager Fund seeking long-term capital appreciation primarily through investments in equity securities of issuers based outside the U.S.

Total Fund Assets ($M) 585,120 as of 8/31/2025
Inception Date 8/7/1991

Overview

TEAM OF MANAGERS
The Fund is sub-advised by three complementary asset managers:

  • Causeway: Focuses on how cash can be passed along to shareholders through dividends or share buybacks.
  • Lazard: High-quality manager that typically owns better-known, larger-cap stocks.
  • American Century: Invests with an absolute value, private-equity mindset while seeking to mitigate downside risks.

VALUE-DRIVEN APPROACH
The Fund looks for undervalued securities in developed countries. Using bottom-up, fundamental analysis, the sub-advisors select securities that are attractively valued with improving growth prospects.

  • They look for companies with below-average price-to-earnings ratios and below-average price-to-book-value ratios.
  • They also seek companies with above-average dividend yields and above-average return on equity or earnings growth potential.
Fund Details as of 09/30/2025
Ticker AAIEX
Inception Date 8/7/1991
Fund Share Class NAV $19.21
Total Fund Assets ($M)
as of 8/31/2025
585,120
Share Class Assets ($M)
as of 8/31/2025
293,498
Sub-Advisor % as of 6/30/2025
American Century Investment Management, Inc.33.5%
Causeway Capital Management LLC33.4%
Lazard Asset Management LLC33.2%
Benchmark(s) MSCI® EAFE Index (Net)
MSCI® EAFE Value Index (Net)
CUSIP 02368A406
Gross Expense Ratio (%) 0.78%
Net Expense Ratio (%) 0.78%
Net asset value (NAV) is the value of one share of the portfolio excluding any sales charges.

Performance

Total Return

Time Period
Name/Class QTR* YTD* 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
International Equity (R5) 5.86% 25.77% 14.58% 19.93% 12.19% 6.59% 7.16%
MSCI® EAFE Index (Net) 5.38% 17.77% 12.77% 13.57% 10.34% 6.14% 5.83%
MSCI® EAFE Value Index (Net) 6.09% 23.16% 18.98% 17.67% 14.31% 5.90% 6.47%
Name/Class QTR* YTD* 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
International Equity (R5) 12.32% 22.69% 20.25% 17.42% 13.38% 5.71% 7.12%
MSCI® EAFE Index (Net) 11.78% 19.45% 17.73% 15.97% 11.16% 6.51% 5.89%
MSCI® EAFE Value Index (Net) 10.11% 22.84% 24.24% 18.38% 14.29% 6.05% 6.48%

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 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, click here.

*Not Annualized.

Important Information: All investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Please note that the recent performance of the securities market has helped produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future.

For any Class of the Fund that began operating within the 10-year/since inception period shown, the performance shown prior to the inception date of the Class is that of a class (or series of classes) previously in operation. The combined returns have not been adjusted for any difference between the fees and expenses of the Class and the historical fees and expenses of the included previous class (or classes). If the previous class(es) had lower expenses, the resulting performance would be better than the Class would have realized during the same period. If the previous class(es) had higher expenses, the resulting performance would be lower than the Class would have realized during the same period. A portion of fees charged to the R5 Class of International Equity Fund was waived from 2013 through 2015. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than actual returns shown for 2013 through 2015. A portion of fees charged to the R6 Class of International Equity Fund has been waived since Class inception. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than actual returns shown since inception. Specific information about any Fund may be found in Performance Disclaimers or in the prospectus.

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.

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Portfolio

Equity Sector Weightings

as of 6/30/2025

Industrials 20.2%
Financials 18.3%
Consumer Discretionary 14.4%
Information Technology 11.5%
Health Care 10.4%
Consumer Staples 8.6%
Materials 7.1%
Energy 3.7%
Communication Services 2.8%
Utilities 2.4%
Real Estate 0.6%

Country Weightings

as of 6/30/2025

United Kingdom 26.6%
France 16.0%
Japan 11.5%
Germany 9.8%
Netherlands 7.5%
Korea 5.9%
Switzerland 4.8%
Canada 3.3%
Italy 2.5%
Spain 2.5%

Excludes cash.

Portfolio Statistics

as of 6/30/2025

Forward Price-to-Earnings Ratio (P/E) 11.8
Price-to-Book Ratio (P/B) 1.41
1-Year ROE 13.81
Weighted Avg. Market Cap ($ bil) 65.74

3-Year Risk Summary

as of 6/30/2025

Alpha 0.22
Beta 1.11
R2 0.95
Sharpe Ratio 0.74
Standard Deviation 17.43

Top Ten Holdings

as of 6/30/2025

Holding
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. 2.8%
Alstom SA 2.4%
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 2.2%
Barclays PLC 2.1%
GSK PLC 2.1%
Prudential PLC 1.9%
ING Groep NV 1.8%
Roche Holding AG 1.7%
Societe Generale SA 1.6%
British American Tobacco PLC 1.5%
Total Fund Holdings 160

Asset Allocation

as of 6/30/2025

Equity 97.4%
Cash 2.7%

The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts to gain market exposure on cash balances.

Market Capitalization

as of 6/30/2025

$0.75 billion – $1.5 billion 0.4%
$1.5 billion – $7.5 billion 12.8%
$7.5 billion – $15 billion 10.7%
$15 billion – $50 billion 26.1%
$50 billion – $100 billion 18.0%
$100 billion – $300 billion 12.6%
Greater than $300 billion 19.4%

Investing in foreign markets 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. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be sensitive to factors affecting those sectors. Financial sector companies are heavily regulated and particularly sensitive to interest rate fluctuations. The Fund’s incorporation of environmental, social and/or governance (ESG) considerations in its investment strategy may cause it to underperform funds that do not incorporate these considerations. The use of futures contracts for cash management may subject the Fund to losing more money than invested. The Fund participates 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.

The P/E Ratio of a stock is calculated by dividing the current price by forecasted 12-month earnings per share. The P/B Ratio of a stock is calculated by dividing the current price by book value per share. R-squared (R2) is the percentage of the Fund’s three-year return that is explained by movements in its benchmark index. Alpha is a measure of the Fund’s expected performance versus the benchmark, adjusted for relative risk. Beta is a measure of the Fund’s volatility versus the benchmark. Sharpe Ratio is a measure of the Fund’s return per unit of total risk. Standard Deviation is a measure of the historical volatility of the Fund’s returns. Return on Equity (ROE) is net income divided by net worth.

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