Fund Recognized in Global High Yield Fund Category for Three-, Five- and 10-Year Periods
IRVING, Texas, March 17, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Beacon Advisors, Inc. ("American Beacon"), an experienced provider of investment advisory services to institutional and retail markets, announced today that the American Beacon SiM High Yield Opportunities Fund (Y Class: SHOYX) has been honored as an LSEG Lipper Fund Awards U.S. 2025 Winner for multiple time periods, including "Best Global High Yield Fund Over Three Years," "Best Global High Yield Fund Over Five Years" and "Best Global High Yield Fund Over 10 Years." The LSEG Lipper Fund Awards are based on the Lipper Leader for Consistent Return rating, which is an objective, quantitative, risk-adjusted performance measure calculated over 36, 60 and 120 months as of November 30, 2024.
Fund
Category
Time Period
American Beacon SiM High Yield Opportunities Fund – Y Class
Global High Yield Fund
3 years (out of 19 portfolios and 64 share classes)
American Beacon SiM High Yield Opportunities Fund – Y Class
Global High Yield Fund
5 years (out of 17 portfolios and 59 share classes)
American Beacon SiM High Yield Opportunities Fund – Y Class
Global High Yield Fund
10 years (out of 14 portfolios and 48 share classes)
Paul Cavazos, senior vice president and chief investment officer of American Beacon, said: "Receiving recognition from the LSEG Lipper Fund Awards is a tremendous honor for us at American Beacon. These awards represent the pinnacle of fund performance evaluation. We are committed to providing exceptional service to our clients, and it’s gratifying to be acknowledged by such an industry standard."
The Fund’s strategy is built on long-term secular trends and themes with a high-conviction portfolio that combines both top-down and bottom-up analysis to better understand industry dynamics. Its sub-advisor, Strategic Income Management (SiM), is an independent and 100% employee-owned company dedicated to providing superior high-yield investment management for institutional clients. The Fund benefits from SiM’s unique approach, which combines a core portfolio comprised of non-cyclical, low-capital intensive businesses well-suited for high leverage with opportunistic investments in out-of-favor industries with dislocations but long-term viability, as well as non-traditional, high-yield investments.
Gary Pokrzywinski, CFA®, co-lead portfolio manager for the Fund and founder of SiM, said: "We are delighted to acknowledge the honor bestowed upon the American Beacon SiM High Yield Opportunities Fund. Focusing on strong convictions and a strategy that deliberately differs from market indexes and trends, we are grateful to have our approach recognized through these awards."
American Beacon Advisors, Inc., an investment affiliate of Resolute Investment Managers, Inc., is an experienced provider of investment advisory services to institutional and retail markets. Established in 1986, American Beacon Advisors serves defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, corporations and other institutional investors, as well as retail clients. The firm also provides corporate cash management and fixed-income separate account management. American Beacon Advisors manages the American Beacon Funds, a series of competitively priced mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. The Funds employ a "manager of managers" investment style and currently include international and domestic equity, fixed income and money market funds. As of December 31, 2024, American Beacon Advisors had $58.8 billion in assets under management. For more information, visit www.americanbeaconadvisors.com.
About the American Beacon SiM High Yield Opportunities Fund
You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and additional information regarding the Fund. To obtain a prospectus or summary prospectus for the Fund, contact your financial advisor, call 800.967.9009 or visit americanbeaconfunds.com. The prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing.
Important Information: Investments in high-yield securities (commonly referred to as "junk bonds"), including loans, CLOs, restricted securitiesandfloating-rate securities, are subject to greater levels of credit, interest rate, market and liquidity risks than investment-grade securities. Interest rate risk is the risk that debt securities will decrease in value with increases in market interest rates. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a bond will fail to make timely payment of interest or principal; the decline in an issuer’s credit rating can cause the price of its bonds to go down. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be sensitive to factors affecting those sectors. Consumer Staples companies are sensitive to commodities and energy prices, availability of underlying commodities, and government regulation. Investing in foreign and emerging market securities may involve heightened risk due to currency fluctuations and economic and political risks. Investing in derivative instruments involves liquidity, credit, interest rate and market risks. Geopolitical and other events have led to market disruptions causing adverse changes in the value of investments broadly. Changes in value may be temporary or may last for extended periods. Please see the prospectus for a complete discussion of the Fund’s risks. There can be no assurances that the investment objectives of this Fund will be met.
The American Beacon Funds are distributed by Resolute Investment Distributors, Inc.
American Beacon is a registered service mark of American Beacon Advisors, Inc. American Beacon Funds and American Beacon SiM High Yield Opportunities Fund are service marks of American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
The Chartered Financial Analyst® ("CFA®") designation is a globally recognized mark of distinction that attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management, research analysis and professional integrity.
Disclaimer
The LSEG Lipper Fund Awards, granted annually, highlight funds and fund companies that have excelled in delivering consistently strong risk-adjusted performance relative to their peers. The LSEG Lipper Fund Awards are based on the Lipper Leader for Consistent Return rating, which is a risk-adjusted performance measure calculated over 36, 60 and 120 months. The fund with the highest Lipper Leader for Consistent Return (Effective Return) value in each eligible classification wins the LSEG Lipper Fund Award. For more information, see lipperfundawards.com. Although LSEG makes reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained herein, the accuracy is not guaranteed by LSEG Lipper.
About LSEG Lipper Fund Awards
For more than 30 years and in over 17 countries worldwide, the highly respected LSEG Lipper Awards have honoured funds and fund management firms that have excelled in providing consistently strong risk-adjusted performance relative to their peers and focus the investment world on top-funds. The merit of the winners is based on entirely objective, quantitative criteria. This coupled with the unmatched depth of fund data, results in a unique level of prestige and ensures the award has lasting value. Renowned fund data and proprietary methodology is the foundation of this prestigious award qualification, recognizing excellence in fund management. Find out more at www.lipperfundawards.com.
Notes to Editors
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