Buy 3 American Beacon Mutual Funds for Market-Beating Returns

American Beacon Advisors was set up in 1986 to manage investments for different types of mutual funds. As of June 30, 2026, the firm had $65.1 billion in assets under management. 

Investments with American Beacon are spread across different mutual funds. These funds use a sub-advisor’s approach to make investment decisions. Each fund has its own main goal and may have one or more experts helping to manage the portfolio.

The lineup of funds can include equity, fixed income, alternative, and money market investment approaches. Each fund has a specific objective and employs a particular investment strategy. The risk and potential return of each fund differ from the others, making Beacon a unique choice for building an investment portfolio.

We have picked three American Beacon mutual funds — American Beacon IMC Int Small Cap Inv TIVFX, American Beacon Small Cp Val Adv AASSX and American Beacon DevelopingWldIncFd AGEPX— which investors should buy now for the long term. These funds have a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or Rank 2 (Buy), with positive three-year and five-year annualized returns, minimum initial investments within $5000 and expense ratios considerably lower than the category average. So, these funds have provided a comparatively stronger performance and carry a lower fee. 

American Beacon IMC Int Small Cap Inv fund invests its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities of small-market-capitalization companies economically tied to countries outside the United States, including developed and emerging markets.

Joshua M. Moss has been the lead manager of TIVFX since Dec. 30, 2022. Most of the fund’s holdings were in companies such as Ibiden Co., Ltd (1.1%), Enerflex Ltd. (1.1%) and Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (1%) as of April 30, 2026. 

TIVFX’s 3-year and 5-year annualized returns are 20.3% and 8.9%, respectively. Its net expense ratio is 1.30%. TIVFX has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1.         

To see how this fund performed compared to its category, and other 1 (Strong Buy) and 2 Ranked Mutual Funds, please click here. 

American Beacon Small Cp Val Adv fund invests its net assets, plus investment-related borrowings, in equity securities of U.S. companies with small market capitalizations.

David E. Green has been the lead manager of AASSX since Dec. 31, 1998. Most of the fund’s holdings were in companies such as Standex International Corp (1.3%), Avnet, Inc. (1.3%) and Knife River Corp (1%) as of April 30, 2026. 

AASSX’s 3-year and 5-year annualized returns are 14.5% and 9.5%, respectively. Its net expense ratio is 1.26%. AASSX has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1.