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American Beacon Bridgeway Large Cap Value Fund

Portfolio information as of March 31, 2012
  • Summary
  • Performance
  • Overview

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to provide long-term total return of capital, primarily through capital appreciation and some income.

Key Points

  • The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of large stocks that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of Fund net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in stocks from among those in the large-cap value category at the time of purchase.
  • The sub-advisor selects stocks within the large-cap value category using a proprietary statistically driven approach. Value stocks are those the sub-advisor believes are priced cheaply relative to some financial measures of worth, such as the ratio of price to earnings, price to sales, or price to cash flow.
  • The Fund’s long-term investment outlook and focus on lower turnover and lower operating and trading expenses may impact the speed and frequency in which investment ideas are acted upon.

Sub-Advisors (%)

Bridgeway Capital Management, Inc. 100.0

 



The intrinsic value of stocks selected for the Fund may never be realized by the market, and the price of value stocks may go down. While investing in value stocks may limit downside risk over time, the Fund may produce more modest gains than riskier stock funds as a trade-off for this potentially lower risk.

American Beacon Funds and American Beacon Bridgeway Large Cap Value Fund are service marks of American Beacon Advisors, Inc.

Sector Weightings (%)

Financials 24.9
Health Care 13.0
Consumer Discretionary 12.1
Energy 11.9
Consumer Staples 11.4
Industrials 11.2
Information Technology 6.3
Utilities 3.5
Telecommunication Services 3.2
Materials 2.5

Portfolio Statistics

Fund
Price-to-Earnings Ratio (P/E) 11.6
Price-to-Book Ratio (P/B) 1.8
Weighted Average Market Cap ($) 54,228,573,600

3-Year Risk Summary

Fund
R2 0.98
Alpha 1.49
Beta 0.93
Sharpe Ratio 1.40
Standard Deviation 16.09

Top 10 Equity Holdings (%)

Chevron Corp. 2.8
Union Pacific Corp. 2.0
Chubb Corp. 1.9
Avalonbay Communities Inc. 1.9
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.9
Lockheed Martin Corp. 1.8
ConocoPhillips 1.8
VF Corp. 1.7
Ventas Inc. 1.6
Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.6
Total Fund Holdings: 89


The P/B Ratio of a stock is calculated by dividing the current price by book value per share. The P/E Ratio of a stock is calculated by dividing the current price by forecasted twelve-month earnings per share. Return on Equity (ROE) is net income divided by net worth. R-squared (R2) is the percentage of the Fund’s three-year return that is explained by movements in its benchmark index. Alpha is a measure of the Fund’s expected performance versus the benchmark, adjusted for relative risk. Beta is a measure of the Fund’s volatility versus the benchmark. Sharpe Ratio is a measure of the Fund’s return per unit of total risk. Standard Deviation is a measure of the historical volatility of the Fund’s returns.

American Beacon Funds and American Beacon Bridgeway Large Cap Value Fund are service marks of American Beacon Advisors, Inc. Russell 1000 and Russell 1000 Value Indices are registered trademarks of Frank Russell Company.