AMERICAN BEACON ANNOUNCES NEW EQUITY FUND

American Beacon Evercore Small Cap Equity Fund (ABEIX)

American Beacon Advisors, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of a new mutual fund, American Beacon Evercore Small Cap Equity Fund (Ticker: ABEIX), to its established family of low-cost, mutual funds.

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation. Its sub-advisor, Evercore Asset Management, LLC (“Evercore”), uses a fundamental, bottom-up investment approach along with proprietary valuation models. Since the firm’s founding in 2005, Evercore has focused exclusively on building concentrated portfolios of small- and mid-cap equities. Learn more....

AMERICAN BEACON ANNOUNCES NEW EQUITY FUNDS

American Beacon Zebra Large Cap Equity Fund
American Beacon Zebra Small Cap Equity Fund

American Beacon Advisors, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of its new Funds sub-advised by Zebra Capital Management, LLC, (“Zebra Capital”) introducing a proprietary strategy to capture a unique source of equity return – based on the liquidity premium – that Zebra Capital believes isn’t captured by other traditional investment styles. Founded in 2001, Zebra Capital’s co-founders are Roger Ibbotson, Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, and Zhiwu Chen, Director of Research. They are both professors of finance at Yale University. Learn more....

American Beacon Zebra Fund Details
     American Beacon Zebra Large Cap Equity Fund
     American Beacon Zebra Small Cap Equity Fund

AMERICAN BEACON LARGE CAP VALUE WINS 2010 LIPPER FUND AWARD

American Beacon Advisors is pleased to announce that the American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund, AMR Class (AAGAX), has won the 2010 Lipper Fund Award for Best Fund in the Large Cap Value Funds category for the 10-year period out of 185 funds based upon risk-adjusted returns. More....

American Beacon announces the Addition of
Global Real Estate Fund
American Beacon Global Real Estate Fund (Tickers: CGLAX and CGLIX)

“We are incredibly pleased to offer for the first time a Global Real Estate Fund to our investors and expand American Beacon’s diverse offering of investment choices,” said Gene L. Needles Jr., President and CEO of American Beacon Advisors. The American Beacon Global Real Estate Fund seeks to achieve a high total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The Fund invests in securities including common equities, preferred equities and convertible debt issued by real estate and real estate-related companies located primarily in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. It may select from large-, mid- and small-cap companies including Real Estate Investment Trusts and Real Estate Operating Companies. 

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A Timely and Tactical TIPS Fund

Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, commonly referred to as “TIPS,” may offer protection against inflation and fit nicely into a well-balanced, actively managed portfolio. For investors with a long-term approach, the investment for protection against inflation could prove to be very worthwhile when inflation returns. And seeking an actively managed TIPS fund, like the American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund, may provide an efficient way to seek protection from higher inflation. The team’s commitment to style and instrument purity reflects a commitment to providing investors with effective, efficient exposure to the TIPS market.

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News About American Beacon

• The American Beacon Funds announces the addition of Standish Mellon Asset Management Company LLC (“Standish”) as a new sub-advisor
  
  
• American Beacon Advisors Announces the Appointment of Gene L. Needles, Jr. to President & CEO
  
  
  
  
• American Beacon International Equity Fund Wins 2009 Lipper Fund Award
  
  
• American Beacon U.S. Government Money Market Select Fund Receives the 2008 Lipper Performance Achievement Award for #1 Ranking Among 121 Funds for the 5-year Period Ended 12/31/2008, Based on Total Returns
  
  
• American Beacon Announces Two New Fund Classes
  
  
• American Beacon Changes Class Names