# American Beacon International Equity Fund Advisor Class (AAISX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/aaisx 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: 2003-04-30 The fund endeavors to achieve substantial capital growth over an extended period. It typically allocates at least 80% of its total assets (including any borrowed funds for investment) to equity securities and instruments convertible into common stocks, issued by companies based in a minimum of three countries outside the United States. Its investment approach predominantly targets regions encompassed by the MSCI EAFE Index®, which tracks the performance of large- and mid-capitalization companies across 21 developed markets, specifically those in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East, exclud... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $20.24 | | Expense Ratio | 1.28% | | Assets Under Management | $529.6M | | NAV | $20.24 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 10.77% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $2.18 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $18.00 – $21.75 | | Beta | 0.97 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $2.1802 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-22 - Pay date: 2025-12-23 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does AAISX invest in? The fund endeavors to achieve substantial capital growth over an extended period. It typically allocates at least 80% of its total assets (including any borrowed funds for investment) to equity securities and instruments convertible into common stocks, issued by companies based in a minimum of three countries outside the United States. Its investment approach predominantly targets regions encompassed by the MSCI EAFE Index®, which tracks the performance of large- and mid-capitalization companies across 21 developed markets, specifically those in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East, excluding the U.S. and Canada. ### What is the expense ratio of AAISX? American Beacon International Equity Fund Advisor Class (AAISX) charges an expense ratio of 1.28%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is AAISX? American Beacon International Equity Fund Advisor Class (AAISX) manages $529.6M 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 AAISX actively managed or an index fund? AAISX 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 (AAISX's is 1.28%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was AAISX launched? American Beacon International Equity Fund Advisor Class (AAISX) launched in April 2003 and is managed by American Beacon. ### How has AAISX performed? AAISX'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 AAISX pay a dividend? American Beacon International Equity Fund Advisor Class (AAISX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 10.77%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does AAISX pay dividends? American Beacon International Equity Fund Advisor Class pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is AAISX's dividend yield? AAISX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 10.77%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is AAISX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for AAISX 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 AAISX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.28% 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 AAISX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from AAISX'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 AAISX cost more than a fund like VOO? AAISX is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 1.28%). 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 AAISX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as AAISX (1.28%) 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/aaisx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/aaisx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/aaisx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/aaisx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/aaisx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.