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American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund (AVFIX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Dec 7, 2023

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in equity securities of small market capitalization U.S. companies. These companies have market capitalizations of $5 billion or less at the time of investment. The fund’s investments may include common stocks, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), master limited partnerships (“MLPs”), and U.S. dollar-denominated foreign stocks traded on U.S. exchanges (collectively, “stocks”).

Summary

Fund Info

ISINUS02368A6385
IssuerAmerican Beacon
Inception DateDec 31, 1998
CategorySmall Cap Value Equities
Minimum Investment$250,000
Asset ClassEquity

Asset Class Size

Small-Cap

Asset Class Style

Value

Expense Ratio

The American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund has a high expense ratio of 0.81%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


0.81%
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 Small Cap Value Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


-10.00%-5.00%0.00%5.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
1.01%
6.60%
AVFIX (American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

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Return

American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund had a return of 7.00% year-to-date (YTD) and 3.92% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund had an annualized return of 6.83%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 9.70%, indicating that American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date7.00%18.49%
1 month4.94%4.20%
6 months1.01%6.60%
1 year3.92%15.43%
5 years (annualized)8.46%11.59%
10 years (annualized)6.83%9.70%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023-2.47%9.81%6.71%-3.85%-4.29%-6.75%7.83%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

This table presents a comparison of risk-adjusted performance metrics for American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund (AVFIX) 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
AVFIX
American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund
0.14
^GSPC
S&P 500
1.00

Sharpe Ratio

The current American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund Sharpe ratio is 0.14. A Sharpe ratio between 0 and 1.0 is considered sub-optimal.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio0.000.501.00JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
0.14
1.00
AVFIX (American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividend History

American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund granted a 16.56% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $3.98 per share.


PeriodTTM20222021202020192018201720162015201420132012
Dividend$3.98$3.98$3.40$0.22$0.45$3.02$2.65$0.84$1.35$3.38$2.59$0.85

Dividend yield

16.56%17.72%11.86%0.88%1.84%15.05%9.66%3.04%6.00%13.46%9.53%4.01%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Beacon Small Cap Value 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$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.98
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.40
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.22
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.45
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.02
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.65
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.84
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.35
2014$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.38
2013$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.59
2012$0.85

Drawdowns Chart

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


-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
-5.70%
-5.15%
AVFIX (American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the American Beacon Small Cap Value 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 Small Cap Value Fund was 61.40%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 470 trading sessions.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-61.4%Jun 5, 2007442Mar 9, 2009470Jan 18, 2011912
-49.78%Aug 30, 2018392Mar 23, 2020200Jan 6, 2021592
-33.31%Apr 17, 2002122Oct 9, 2002200Jul 29, 2003322
-30.03%Apr 7, 2011124Oct 3, 2011238Sep 13, 2012362
-21.96%Jun 24, 2015161Feb 11, 2016142Sep 2, 2016303

Volatility Chart

The current American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund volatility is 6.93%, 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.


2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%7.00%8.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
6.93%
2.92%
AVFIX (American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)