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American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund (AVFIX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Mar 18, 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”).

Share Price Chart


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Performance

The chart shows the growth of $10,000 invested in American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund in Oct 2022 and compares it to the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. It would be worth nearly $75,178 for a total return of roughly 651.78%. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
6.20%
6.48%
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 -3.25% year-to-date (YTD) and -9.86% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund had an annualized return of 7.70%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 9.71%, indicating that American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
1 month-12.71%-5.31%
Year-To-Date-3.25%2.01%
6 months-0.31%0.39%
1 year-9.86%-10.12%
5 years (annualized)4.05%7.32%
10 years (annualized)7.70%9.71%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20239.67%-0.93%
2022-10.61%15.43%4.99%-6.43%

Sharpe Ratio Chart

The Sharpe ratio shows whether the portfolio's excess returns are due to smart investment decisions or a result of taking a higher risk. The higher a portfolio's Sharpe ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance.

The current American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund Sharpe ratio is -0.38. A negative Sharpe ratio means that the risk-free rate is higher than the portfolio's return. This value does not convey any meaningful information.

The chart below displays rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio.


-0.80-0.60-0.40-0.200.000.20NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-0.38
-0.43
AVFIX (American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividend History

American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund granted a 18.32% 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

18.32%17.72%13.94%1.16%2.45%20.42%15.08%5.21%10.58%25.17%20.24%9.36%

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
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.


-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-14.26%
-18.34%
AVFIX (American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below shows the maximum drawdowns of the American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund. A maximum drawdown is an indicator of risk. It shows a reduction in portfolio value from its maximum due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown since January 2010 for the American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund is 61.40%, recorded on Mar 9, 2009. It took 470 trading sessions for the portfolio to recover.


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
-21.23%Nov 8, 2021226Sep 30, 202285Feb 2, 2023311
-19.43%Aug 2, 200132Sep 21, 200152Dec 5, 200184
-14.26%Feb 3, 202330Mar 17, 2023
-12.85%Jul 7, 201470Oct 13, 201486Feb 17, 2015156
-12.26%May 10, 200650Jul 21, 200681Nov 14, 2006131

Volatility Chart

Current American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund volatility is 31.88%. The chart below shows the rolling 10-day volatility. Volatility is a statistical measure showing how big price swings are in either direction. The higher asset volatility, the riskier it is, because the price movements are less predictable.


10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%40.00%45.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
31.88%
21.17%
AVFIX (American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)