# American Beacon International Equity Fund (AAIEX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/aaiex for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: American Beacon · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 1996-06-20 This fund focuses its investments predominantly on international equities. It typically allocates a significant portion, at least 80% of its overall assets (including any capital borrowed for investment purposes), to common stocks and securities that can be converted into common stock. These holdings must originate from companies based in a minimum of three distinct countries outside the United States. The fund's primary geographic area for these investments corresponds to the nations included in the MSCI® EAFE Index. This benchmark index is designed to track the performance of large and mi... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $19.54 | | Expense Ratio | 0.80% | | Assets Under Management | $557.5M | | NAV | $19.54 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 11.76% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $2.30 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $17.31 – $20.96 | | Beta | 0.97 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $2.2973 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-22 - Pay date: 2025-12-23 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does AAIEX invest in? This fund focuses its investments predominantly on international equities. It typically allocates a significant portion, at least 80% of its overall assets (including any capital borrowed for investment purposes), to common stocks and securities that can be converted into common stock. These holdings must originate from companies based in a minimum of three distinct countries outside the United States. The fund's primary geographic area for these investments corresponds to the nations included in the MSCI® EAFE Index. This benchmark index is designed to track the performance of large and mid-sized companies across 21 developed markets. These markets encompass countries throughout Europe, Australasia, and the Far East, but specifically exclude the United States and Canada. ### What is the expense ratio of AAIEX? American Beacon International Equity Fund (AAIEX) charges an expense ratio of 0.80%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is AAIEX? American Beacon International Equity Fund (AAIEX) manages $557.5M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is AAIEX actively managed or an index fund? AAIEX is a passive index fund. It tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (AAIEX's is 0.80%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was AAIEX launched? American Beacon International Equity Fund (AAIEX) launched in June 1996 and is managed by American Beacon. ### How has AAIEX performed? AAIEX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does AAIEX pay a dividend? American Beacon International Equity Fund (AAIEX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 11.76%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does AAIEX pay dividends? American Beacon International Equity Fund pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is AAIEX's dividend yield? AAIEX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 11.76%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is AAIEX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for AAIEX was 2025-12-22. The next ex-date typically follows Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will AAIEX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.80% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does AAIEX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from AAIEX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does AAIEX cost more than a fund like VOO? AAIEX is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 0.80%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to AAIEX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as AAIEX (0.80%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/aaiex - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/aaiex/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/aaiex/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/aaiex/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/aaiex/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.