# American Beacon AHL Mgd Futs Strat R5 (AHLIX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ahlix for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: American Beacon · Asset class: Currency - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2014-08-20 This fund aims to achieve its investment objective by employing a disciplined, quantitative trading strategy and systematic process. Its design focuses on capitalizing on price trends across a wide spectrum of international markets. It accomplishes this by utilizing various derivative instruments to establish positions in areas like stock indices, bonds, currencies, and interest rates. The portfolio primarily consists of derivatives, notably futures contracts and different types of forward contracts, including foreign currency forward contracts and non-deliverable forwards (NDFs). It is imp... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $11.16 | | Expense Ratio | 1.56% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $1.85B | | NAV | $11.16 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 7.05% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.79 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $9.45 – $11.37 | | Beta | 0.10 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.7864 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-22 - Pay date: 2025-12-23 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does AHLIX invest in? This fund aims to achieve its investment objective by employing a disciplined, quantitative trading strategy and systematic process. Its design focuses on capitalizing on price trends across a wide spectrum of international markets. It accomplishes this by utilizing various derivative instruments to establish positions in areas like stock indices, bonds, currencies, and interest rates. The portfolio primarily consists of derivatives, notably futures contracts and different types of forward contracts, including foreign currency forward contracts and non-deliverable forwards (NDFs). It is important to note that this fund operates on a non-diversified basis. ### What is the expense ratio of AHLIX? American Beacon AHL Mgd Futs Strat R5 (AHLIX) charges an expense ratio of 1.56%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is AHLIX? American Beacon AHL Mgd Futs Strat R5 (AHLIX) is one share class of a fund that manages $1.85B across all of its share classes (AHLPX reports the same total). Our data does not carry the assets of this share class alone. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is AHLIX actively managed or an index fund? AHLIX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (AHLIX's is 1.56%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was AHLIX launched? American Beacon AHL Mgd Futs Strat R5 (AHLIX) launched in August 2014 and is managed by American Beacon. ### How has AHLIX performed? AHLIX'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 AHLIX pay a dividend? American Beacon AHL Mgd Futs Strat R5 (AHLIX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 7.05%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does AHLIX pay dividends? American Beacon AHL Mgd Futs Strat R5 pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is AHLIX's dividend yield? AHLIX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 7.05%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is AHLIX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for AHLIX 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 AHLIX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.56% 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 AHLIX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from AHLIX'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 AHLIX cost more than a fund like VOO? AHLIX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.56%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether AHLIX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to AHLIX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as AHLIX (1.56%) 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/ahlix - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ahlix/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ahlix/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ahlix/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ahlix/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.