AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS
220 East Las Colinas Boulevard, Suite 1200
Irving, Texas 75039
June 19, 2015
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Re: | Request for Acceleration American Beacon Funds – American Beacon Ionic Strategic Arbitrage Fund Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 (“PEA No. 223”) (File Nos. 033-11387 and 811-04984) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”), the undersigned hereby requests that effectiveness under the 1933 Act of PEA No. 223 to its registration statement on Form N-1A be accelerated to June 30, 2015. The undersigned is aware of its obligations under the 1933 Act.
Very truly yours, AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS By: /s/ Gene L. Needles, Jr. Gene L. Needles, Jr. President |
FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100
Portland, Maine 04101
June 19, 2015
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Re: | Request for Acceleration American Beacon Funds – American Beacon Ionic Strategic Arbitrage Fund Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 (“PEA No. 223”) (File Nos. 033-11387 and 811-04984) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
As principal underwriter for American Beacon Funds (“Trust”), the undersigned hereby requests, pursuant to Rule 461 of Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”), that effectiveness under the 1933 Act of PEA No. 223 to the Trust’s registration statement on Form N-1A be accelerated to June 30, 2015. The undersigned is aware of its obligations under the 1933 Act.
Very truly yours, | |||
| FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC | |||
| By: | /s/ Nanette K. Chern | ||
| Nanette K. Chern, Vice President | |||