American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund Investor Class (AVPAX)

Fund Assets	3.43B
Expense Ratio	1.147%
Min. Investment	$2,500
Turnover	75.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.21
Dividend Yield	0.80%
Dividend Growth	-32.56%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 22, 2025

Previous Close	25.77
YTD Return	18.37%
1-Year Return	23.84%
5-Year Return	46.83%
52-Week Low	21.77
52-Week High	28.74
Beta (5Y)	1.52
Holdings	460
Inception Date	Mar 1, 1999

About AVPAX

The American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund Investor Class is an open-end mutual fund focused on achieving long-term capital appreciation and current income. It primarily invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of small-cap U.S. companies that exhibit value characteristics—typically organizations whose market capitalizations fall within the range of the Russell 2000® Index at the time of investment. The fund employs a multi-manager approach, leveraging the expertise of different investment managers to diversify strategies and risk within its extensive portfolio, which regularly holds 400 to 500 individual securities. Key holdings span common stocks, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and occasionally U.S.-traded foreign equities. The portfolio is known for sector diversification and a tendency to favor deeper small-cap exposures than many comparable funds. The American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund plays a significant role in providing investors with access to the growth potential and diversification benefits of the U.S. small-cap value segment—an area often associated with higher volatility but also the potential for strong long-term returns. The fund’s multi-manager model and disciplined value orientation make it a notable option in the small-cap value mutual fund space.

• Fund Family: American Beacon
• Category: Small Value
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Above Average
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: AVPAX
• Share Class: Investor Class
• Index: Russell 2000 Value TR

Performance

AVPAX had a total return of 23.84% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 10.01%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FISVX	Fidelity	Fidelity Small Cap Value Index Fund	0.05%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
AASRX	R6 Class	0.79%
AVFIX	R5 Class	0.82%
ABSYX	Y Class	0.89%
ABSAX	A Class	1.24%

Top 10 Holdings

15.45% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
E-Mini Russ 2000 Sep26 Xcme 20260918	n/a	3.79%
State Street US Government MMkt	n/a	3.30%
Workiva Inc.	WK	1.42%
Avnet, Inc.	AVT	1.26%
Standex International Corporation	SXI	1.18%
Robert Half Inc.	RHI	0.98%
SLM Corporation	SLM	0.97%
Penguin Solutions, Inc.	PENG	0.91%
Stagwell Inc.	STGW	0.83%
Murphy Oil Corporation	MUR	0.81%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 22, 2025	$2.4145	Dec 23, 2025
Dec 20, 2024	$2.0436	Dec 23, 2024
Dec 21, 2023	$1.1365	Dec 22, 2023
Dec 22, 2022	$3.8865	Dec 23, 2022
Dec 22, 2021	$0.1329	Dec 23, 2021
Dec 22, 2020	$0.1502	Dec 23, 2020

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Last checked:

Oct 16, 2026

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