# American Beacon International Equity Fund Class A (AIEAX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/aieax 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: 2010-05-17 This fund endeavors to secure significant long-term appreciation of its capital. It routinely dedicates at least 80% of its net assets (augmented by any funds acquired through borrowing for investment purposes) to equity instruments, which encompass common stocks and securities convertible into common stocks. These holdings originate from issuers situated in a minimum of three different countries located beyond the borders of the United States. The investment focus primarily centers on the nations that constitute the MSCI EAFE Index®. This particular index is structured to reflect the finan... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $19.16 | | Expense Ratio | 1.23% | | Assets Under Management | $529.5M | | NAV | $19.16 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 11.60% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $2.22 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $17.03 – $20.59 | | Beta | 0.97 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $2.2218 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-22 - Pay date: 2025-12-23 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does AIEAX invest in? This fund endeavors to secure significant long-term appreciation of its capital. It routinely dedicates at least 80% of its net assets (augmented by any funds acquired through borrowing for investment purposes) to equity instruments, which encompass common stocks and securities convertible into common stocks. These holdings originate from issuers situated in a minimum of three different countries located beyond the borders of the United States. The investment focus primarily centers on the nations that constitute the MSCI EAFE Index®. This particular index is structured to reflect the financial performance of large and mid-sized companies across 21 developed global markets. Its geographical scope includes regions such as Europe, Australasia, and the Far East, but explicitly omits both the U.S. and Canada. ### What is the expense ratio of AIEAX? American Beacon International Equity Fund Class A (AIEAX) charges an expense ratio of 1.23%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is AIEAX? American Beacon International Equity Fund Class A (AIEAX) manages $529.5M 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 AIEAX actively managed or an index fund? AIEAX 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 (AIEAX's is 1.23%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was AIEAX launched? American Beacon International Equity Fund Class A (AIEAX) launched in May 2010 and is managed by American Beacon. ### How has AIEAX performed? AIEAX'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 AIEAX pay a dividend? American Beacon International Equity Fund Class A (AIEAX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 11.60%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does AIEAX pay dividends? American Beacon International Equity Fund Class A pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is AIEAX's dividend yield? AIEAX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 11.60%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is AIEAX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for AIEAX 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 AIEAX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.23% 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 AIEAX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from AIEAX'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 AIEAX cost more than a fund like VOO? AIEAX is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 1.23%). 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 AIEAX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as AIEAX (1.23%) 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/aieax - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/aieax/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/aieax/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/aieax/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/aieax/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.