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American Beacon Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond Fund

Portfolio information as of March 31, 2024
  • Summary
  • Performance
  • Overview

Investment Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is high current income consistent with the preservation of capital.

an anchor for asset MANAGEMENT

Garcia Hamilton & Associates, based in Houston, Texas, is an investment management company that offers high-quality, fixed-income strategies for institutional investors. Founded in 1988, the firm’s diversified client base includes public funds, jointly trusteed plans, endowments and corporations.

Firm inception: 1988

Portfolio Managers:

  • Gilbert Andrew Garcia, CFA; industry since 1985
  • Nancy Rodriguez; industry since 1987
  • Jeffrey D. Detwiler, CFA; industry since 1996
  • Karen H. Tass, CFA; industry since 2005

top-down, active
portfolio management

The Fund is actively managed against the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and maintains a duration range of +/- 25% of that benchmark’s duration. The Fund’s goal is to outperform the benchmark, net of fees, over a full market cycle using a high-quality strategy with less risk, lower volatility and low turnover.

Total Fund Assets

$251.0 Million  

Sub-Advisor (%)

Garcia Hamilton & Associates, LP 100.0

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The use of fixed-income securities entails interest rate and credit risks. Interest rate risk is the risk that debt securities will decrease in value with increases in market interest rates. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a bond will fail to make timely payment of interest or principal; the decline in an issuer’s credit rating can cause the price of its bonds to go down. 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. 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.

For a prospectus containing more information, including expenses, click here. Read it carefully before you invest or send money. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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