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American Beacon Intermediate Bond Fund


Portfolio information as of June 30, 2007

 

Investment Advisors

American Beacon Advisors, Inc. acts as the investment advisor of the American Beacon Intermediate Bond Fund in conjunction with Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, Inc.

American Beacon Advisors, Inc.

50.7%

Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, Inc.

49.3%


Investment Style

The Fund seeks to maintain duration of three to seven years. By emphasizing investment grade securities, the Fund seeks to provide shareholders with a regular stream of income, while minimizing principal volatility.

The Fund invests in a diversified range of debt obligations, including securities of the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities; corporate bonds, notes and debentures; mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, and other investments. At the time of purchase, all securities are rated in one of the four highest rating categories or, if unrated, deemed to be of comparable quality by the Fund's investment advisors.


AssetAllocation

Fixed Income 96.2%
Cash Equivalents 3.8%

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Sector Weightings vs. LB Aggregate Index (%)

Fund LB Aggregate
Mortgage-Backed 38.2 43.2
Corporates 27.9 22.1
Treasury 25.0 23.0
Agency 6.4 10.7
Asset-Backed 2.5 1.0
     

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Credit Quality (%)

Fund LB Aggregate
Aaa 71.1 79.9
Aa 8.0 5.1
A 12.4 7.8
Baa 8.5 7.3

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Maturity Distribution (Years) (%)

0 to 3 17.1
3 to 5 26.9
5 to 7 13.0
7 to 10 32.6
10 to 15 4.2
15+ 6.2

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Portfolio Statistics

Fund LB Aggregate
Average Credit Quality Aa1 Aa1
Weighted Average Maturity (yrs) 6.9 7.3
Weighted Average Duration (yrs) 4.9 4.7
Weighted Average Coupon (%) 5.2 5.4

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Top Ten Holdings Excluding Treasuries (%)

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FNMA, 6.500%, Due TBA 1.6
FHLMC, 5.125%, 4/18/2011 1.4
FHLMC, 5.250%, 2/24/2011 1.2
FNMA Pool #735224 5.50%, 2/01/2035 1.2
Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., 6.054%, 9/25/2036 1.1
FHLMC, Pool #C01786, 5.500%, 2/1/2034 1.1
Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.000%, 10/16/2009 1.0
Citigroup, Inc., 5.125%, 2/14/2011 1.0
FNMA, Pool #254545, 5.000%, 12/1/2017 1.0
FNMA, Pool #725238, 5.00%, 3/1/2034 0.9
Total Fund Holdings: 216

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