American Beacon AHL Managed Futures Strategy Fund R5 Class (AHLIX)

Overview

This fund is designed to achieve its investment objective through a sophisticated quantitative trading strategy and systematic investment process. Its approach focuses on identifying and capitalizing on price trends across a wide array of global markets. By leveraging derivative instruments, the fund seeks to gain exposure to various asset classes, including stock indices, bonds, currencies, and interest rates. The strategy emphasizes the use of derivatives, primarily futures and forward contracts, to navigate and potentially profit from market movements. Its non-diversified status indicates a concentrated approach to investment, aiming for significant returns by leveraging specific market opportunities.

Products and Services

• Derivative Instruments

  The fund primarily invests in derivative instruments to achieve its investment objectives. These include futures contracts, which are agreements to buy or sell a particular asset at a future date and price, offering the fund a way to speculate on or hedge against future price movements in various markets.

• Forward Contracts

  As part of its derivative strategy, the fund employs forward contracts, including foreign currency forwards and non-deliverable forwards (NDFs). These contracts are agreements to exchange currencies at a future date and a predetermined price, allowing the fund to hedge against or profit from currency fluctuations.