American Beacon International Equity Index Fund

Fund information as of December 31, 2009
Fund Overview
Total Fund Assets: $279.7 Million
  Institutional Class        
           
Inception Date 7/31/00        
Fund NAV $9.38        
CUSIP 02368A521        
Trading Symbol AIIIX        
 
Fund Class
 
Institutional Class shares are for those who make the decisions about where your company's pension funds or corporate cash will be invested or for others with at least $250,000 to invest.
 
Investment Sub-Advisor
 
The Fund seeks its investment objective by investing all of its investable assets in the Master International Index Series, a portfolio of the Quantitative Master Series Trust, which is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. BlackRock Advisors, LLC on behalf of the Series, has a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC.
 
Expense Ratios
 
  Institutional Class    
       
Gross Expense Ratio 0.19%    
       
 
Investment Objective

A Fund seeking to match the performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE Index (the "EAFE Index") as closely as possible before the deduction of Fund expenses.
 
Investment Style

The Fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies that comprise the EAFE Index. The Fund is not managed according to traditional methods of "active" investment management, which involve the buying and selling of securities based upon economic, financial and market analyses and investment judgment. Instead, the Fund utilizes a "passive" or "indexing" investment approach that attempts to replicate, before expenses, the performance of the EAFE Index. The Fund invests in a statistically selected sample of equity securities included in the EAFE Index and in derivative instruments linked to the EAFE Index.

The Fund intends to purchase investments so that the market capitalizations, industry weightings and other fundamental characteristics of the stocks and derivative instruments chosen are similar to the EAFE Index as a whole.
 
International Equity Index Fund Total Returns
                           
 
QTR		  
YTD		  
1 YR		  
3 YR*		  
5 YR*		  
10 YR*		   Since
Inception*
                           
Institutional Class 1.94   28.72   28.72   -6.08   3.55   N/A   2.07
                           
Lipper Int'l Large-Cap Core Funds Index** 2.44   29.23   29.23   -6.24   3.26   1.65   0.90
MSCI EAFE Index*** 2.18   31.78   31.78   -6.04   3.54   1.19   2.18
 

Performance shown is historical and may not be indicative of future returns. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and shares may be worth more or less at redemption than at original purchase. Performance shown is as of date indicated and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain performance as of the most recent month end, click here. Please note that the recent growth rate in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future.
 
Lipper Rankings
 
Category: Int'l Large-Cap Core Funds
  1 YR   3 YR   5 YR   10 YR
# of funds in category 399   320   270   N/A
               
Institutional Class 206   155   112   N/A
 
Lipper Quartile
 
Institutional Class 3rd   2nd   2nd   N/A
 
Lipper is an independent rating service that ranks mutual funds in various categories by making comparative calculations using total returns.
 
Top Ten Country Weightings
United Kingdom 21.6%
Japan 20.7%
France 11.0%
Australia 8.5%
Germany 8.1%
Switzerland 7.8%
Spain 4.6%
Italy 3.5%
Netherlands 2.7%
Sweden 2.5%
 
Asset Allocation
   
Equity 100.0
 
Portfolio Statistics
     

Equity		    
Price/Earnings Ratio   17.0
Price/Book Ratio   2.3
Wtd. Avg. Mkt. Cap ($ bil)   $52.4
Median Mkt. Cap ($ bil)   $6.4
   
3-Year Risk Summary  
R2   0.98
Alpha   N/A
Beta   1.02
Sharpe Ratio   N/A
Standard Deviation   0.24
 
Top Ten Holdings
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HSBC Holdings plc 1.9%
BP PLC 1.8%
Nestle S.A. 1.7%
Total S.A. 1.3%
Banco Santander S.A. 1.3%
BHP Billiton Ltd. 1.3%
Toyota Motor Corp. 1.2%
Vodafone Group plc 1.2%
Roche Holding AG 1.2%
Telefonica S.A. 1.2%
 
Total Fund Holdings: 957

You should consider the investment objectives, risks, fees and expenses of any mutual fund carefully before investing. This and other information is available in the Fund's prospectus. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
* Annualized.
**Lipper International Large-Cap Core Funds. The Lipper International Large-Cap Core Funds Index tracks the results of the 30 largest mutual funds in the Lipper International Large-Cap Core Funds category. Lipper is an independent mutual fund research and ranking service.
***MSCI EAFE Index. The MSCI EAFE Index is a market capitalization weighted index of international stock performance composed of equities from developed markets excluding the U.S. and Canada. Returns are for the MSCI EAFE Index from inception through 9/30/01, the MSCI Provisional EAFE Index from 10/1/01 through 5/31/02, and the MSCI EAFE Index thereafter.

Investing in foreign equities entails additional risks not associated with domestic equities, such as currency fluctuations, economic and political instability and differences in accounting standards.

The P/E Ratio of a stock is calculated by dividing the current price by forecasted twelve-month earnings per share. The P/B Ratio of a stock is calculated by dividing the current price by book value per share. 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.

 

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