- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- FORT WORTH TX 76155 Fort Worth TX United States of America 76155
- IPO Date
- Aug 3, 2009
- Business
- American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund Class Y (ABSYX) is a multi-manager mutual fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income primarily through investments in equity securities of small market capitalization U.S. companies; under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in such securities, focusing on undervalued stocks with above-average earnings growth expectations via bottom-up portfolio construction diversified at the security, industry, and sector levels. The fund employs a team of five sub-advisors—Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC; Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC; DePrince, Race & Zollo, Inc.; Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, LLC; and Westwood Management Corp.—each applying complementary strategies such as below-market valuations, attractive price momentum, minimum dividend yields with catalysts, sustainable cash flows, and high-quality undervalued growth; Class Y shares feature a net expense ratio of 0.87%, no load, and are available to investors meeting minimums through certain platforms. Operating within the small value equity segment targeting institutional and high-net-worth investors, the fund maintains a portfolio with heavy weightings in financials (23.2%), industrials (21.6%), and consumer discretionary (13.5%) sectors; total assets under management stand at $3.8 billion, with 96.2% in equity and the balance in cash, as of September 30, 2025. Launched on August 3, 2009, with the broader fund inception in 1998, Class Y shares are managed by American Beacon Advisors, Inc., headquartered in Irving, Texas, and distributed by Resolute Investment Distributors, Inc. Recent changes include the termination of sub-advisor Newton Investment Management, North America LLC effective March 7, 2025, followed by Westwood Management Corp. assuming management responsibilities on March 28, 2025, enhancing the multi-manager diversification amid ongoing portfolio adjustments reflected in updated holdings like F5, Inc. and EnerSys.