American Beacon Stephens Mid-Cap Growth Fund (STMGX)
Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of medium capitalization companies. The fund's manager considers a company to be a medium capitalization company if it has a market capitalization (stock market worth), at the time of investment, between $1 billion and the market capitalization of the largest company in the Russell Midcap Index.
Fund Info
US0245241916
024524191
Feb 1, 2006
$2,500
Mid-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
STMGX has a high expense ratio of 1.14%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
American Beacon Stephens Mid-Cap Growth Fund (STMGX) returned 3.16% year-to-date (YTD) and 3.95% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, STMGX returned 5.70% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.88%.
STMGX
3.16%
9.66%
-7.55%
3.95%
8.13%
5.88%
5.70%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.68%
7.17%
-1.66%
11.63%
12.51%
14.34%
10.88%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of STMGX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.64% | -4.84% | -6.25% | 1.73% | 8.63% | 3.16% | |||||||
| 2024 | -0.46% | 7.14% | 2.23% | -6.00% | 2.08% | 0.20% | 0.07% | 2.17% | 1.62% | -0.95% | 11.20% | -10.04% | 7.92% |
| 2023 | 8.72% | -2.54% | 4.16% | -1.93% | 0.45% | 6.87% | 2.45% | -2.95% | -4.47% | -3.06% | 10.06% | 6.35% | 25.22% |
| 2022 | -12.15% | -1.23% | 0.75% | -10.48% | -3.82% | -8.11% | 11.86% | -5.10% | -9.03% | 8.18% | 5.00% | -8.58% | -30.66% |
| 2021 | -2.03% | 2.59% | -1.57% | 5.17% | -1.45% | 4.17% | 3.28% | 0.70% | -3.97% | 6.84% | -4.46% | -4.25% | 4.28% |
| 2020 | 0.71% | -6.16% | -13.51% | 16.11% | 11.82% | 3.30% | 7.12% | 2.60% | -3.27% | -1.45% | 13.47% | 5.75% | 37.81% |
| 2019 | 10.96% | 6.28% | 0.24% | 4.28% | -4.83% | 7.52% | 0.62% | -3.19% | -1.10% | 0.97% | 5.95% | -2.51% | 26.74% |
| 2018 | 7.42% | -1.85% | 0.40% | 0.59% | 5.15% | 0.79% | 2.73% | 6.80% | -0.51% | -10.17% | 1.75% | -17.44% | -7.05% |
| 2017 | 4.95% | 2.96% | 1.23% | 1.62% | 3.42% | -0.22% | 2.54% | 0.22% | 2.47% | 3.15% | 2.49% | -4.92% | 21.43% |
| 2016 | -9.43% | -0.91% | 7.48% | 0.66% | 2.80% | -0.76% | 5.18% | 1.03% | 1.20% | -4.04% | 4.52% | -6.58% | -0.19% |
| 2015 | -0.88% | 6.30% | -0.95% | -0.06% | 1.69% | 0.39% | 1.16% | -7.44% | -4.43% | 2.84% | 3.67% | -8.35% | -6.89% |
| 2014 | -1.64% | 5.36% | -3.34% | -4.09% | 1.30% | 5.50% | -3.77% | 5.47% | -3.50% | 2.66% | 0.61% | -7.01% | -3.42% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of STMGX is 23, meaning it’s performing worse than 77% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for American Beacon Stephens Mid-Cap Growth Fund (STMGX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
American Beacon Stephens Mid-Cap Growth Fund provided a 4.71% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.48 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $1.48 | $1.48 | $0.00 | $0.77 | $2.43 | $0.45 | $0.81 | $1.67 | $1.03 | $1.05 | $0.89 | $1.27 |
Dividend yield | 4.71% | 4.86% | 0.00% | 3.42% | 7.49% | 1.45% | 3.60% | 9.39% | 5.40% | 6.65% | 5.63% | 7.51% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for American Beacon Stephens Mid-Cap Growth Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.48 | $1.48 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $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 | $0.77 | $0.77 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.43 | $2.43 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.45 | $0.45 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.81 | $0.81 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.67 | $1.67 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.03 | $1.03 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.05 | $1.05 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.89 | $0.89 |
| 2014 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.20 | $1.27 |
Drawdowns
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The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the American Beacon Stephens Mid-Cap Growth 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 Stephens Mid-Cap Growth Fund was 57.58%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 565 trading sessions.
The current American Beacon Stephens Mid-Cap Growth Fund drawdown is 13.57%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -57.58% | Nov 1, 2007 | 266 | Nov 20, 2008 | 565 | Feb 18, 2011 | 831 |
| -41.12% | Nov 17, 2021 | 229 | Oct 14, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -33.77% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 49 | Jun 2, 2020 | 72 |
| -30.46% | Sep 5, 2018 | 77 | Dec 24, 2018 | 285 | Feb 12, 2020 | 362 |
| -30.06% | Jun 24, 2015 | 158 | Feb 8, 2016 | 364 | Jul 19, 2017 | 522 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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