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American Beacon Balanced Fund (AADBX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Dec 8, 2023

The investment seeks income and capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, between 50% and 70% of the fund's total assets are invested in equity securities and between 30% and 50% of the fund's total assets are invested in debt securities. The fund’s equity investments may include common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, income deposit securities, income trusts, initial public offerings (“IPOs”), master limited partnerships (“MLPs”), REITs, depositary receipts, which may include ADRs and GDRs, and U.S. dollar-denominated foreign stocks traded on U.S. exchanges.

Summary

Fund Info

ISINUS02368A1097
IssuerAmerican Beacon
Inception DateJul 16, 1987
CategoryDiversified Portfolio
Minimum Investment$250,000
Asset ClassMulti-Asset

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Value

Expense Ratio

The American Beacon Balanced Fund has a high expense ratio of 0.72%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


0.72%
0.00%2.15%

Share Price Chart


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Performance

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in American Beacon Balanced Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


-4.00%-2.00%0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
4.54%
6.79%
AADBX (American Beacon Balanced Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

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American Beacon Balanced Fund

Return

American Beacon Balanced Fund had a return of 7.66% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.28% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, American Beacon Balanced Fund had an annualized return of 6.06%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 9.77%, indicating that American Beacon Balanced Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date7.66%19.43%
1 month4.72%4.73%
6 months4.54%6.79%
1 year6.28%16.57%
5 years (annualized)7.88%11.75%
10 years (annualized)6.06%9.77%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023-2.52%4.49%3.45%-1.77%-3.10%-2.48%6.29%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

This table presents a comparison of risk-adjusted performance metrics for American Beacon Balanced Fund (AADBX) and S&P 500 (^GSPC). Risk-adjusted metrics are performance indicators that assess an investment's returns in relation to its risk, enabling a more accurate comparison of different investment options.


Sharpe ratioSortino ratioOmega ratioCalmar ratioUlcer Index
AADBX
American Beacon Balanced Fund
0.68
^GSPC
S&P 500
1.20

Sharpe Ratio

The current American Beacon Balanced Fund Sharpe ratio is 0.68. A Sharpe ratio between 0 and 1.0 is considered sub-optimal.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio0.000.501.00JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
0.68
1.20
AADBX (American Beacon Balanced Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividend History

American Beacon Balanced Fund granted a 10.14% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $1.42 per share.


PeriodTTM20222021202020192018201720162015201420132012
Dividend$1.42$1.40$1.47$1.94$1.42$1.36$1.31$0.30$1.00$0.53$1.14$0.61

Dividend yield

10.14%10.60%9.34%13.14%9.00%9.67%7.83%1.87%6.84%3.28%7.17%4.28%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Beacon Balanced Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$1.22
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$1.23
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$1.71
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$1.17
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$1.12
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$1.04
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.08
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.77
2014$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.15
2013$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.85
2012$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.31

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-14.00%-12.00%-10.00%-8.00%-6.00%-4.00%-2.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
-2.75%
-4.40%
AADBX (American Beacon Balanced Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the American Beacon Balanced Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the American Beacon Balanced Fund was 41.06%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 489 trading sessions.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-41.06%Oct 10, 2007354Mar 9, 2009489Feb 14, 2011843
-30.3%Oct 8, 1997621Feb 25, 2000946Dec 8, 20031567
-28.13%Jan 21, 202044Mar 23, 2020166Nov 16, 2020210
-17.79%Jan 18, 2022178Sep 30, 2022
-15.68%Jan 29, 2018229Dec 24, 2018128Jun 28, 2019357

Volatility Chart

The current American Beacon Balanced Fund volatility is 2.55%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


1.50%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%4.00%4.50%5.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
2.55%
2.98%
AADBX (American Beacon Balanced Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)