# American Beacon International Equity Fund Class C (AILCX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ailcx 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: 2010-09-01 The fund's primary objective is to achieve substantial long-term capital appreciation. It typically commits at least 80% of its total investment capital (including any borrowed funds utilized for investment) to equity securities, such as common stocks and convertible debt. These investments are in companies based in a minimum of three distinct countries located outside the United States. The fund predominantly invests in the developed markets encompassed by the MSCI EAFE Index®. This widely recognized index tracks the performance of large and mid-capitalization companies across 21 developed... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $18.04 | | Expense Ratio | 2.02% | | Assets Under Management | $533.7M | | NAV | $18.04 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 11.50% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $2.07 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $16.13 – $19.41 | | Beta | 0.97 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $2.0748 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-22 - Pay date: 2025-12-23 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does AILCX invest in? The fund's primary objective is to achieve substantial long-term capital appreciation. It typically commits at least 80% of its total investment capital (including any borrowed funds utilized for investment) to equity securities, such as common stocks and convertible debt. These investments are in companies based in a minimum of three distinct countries located outside the United States. The fund predominantly invests in the developed markets encompassed by the MSCI EAFE Index®. This widely recognized index tracks the performance of large and mid-capitalization companies across 21 developed nations in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East, specifically excluding those in the U.S. and Canada. ### What is the expense ratio of AILCX? American Beacon International Equity Fund Class C (AILCX) charges an expense ratio of 2.02%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is AILCX? American Beacon International Equity Fund Class C (AILCX) manages $533.7M 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 AILCX actively managed or an index fund? AILCX 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 (AILCX's is 2.02%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was AILCX launched? American Beacon International Equity Fund Class C (AILCX) launched in September 2010 and is managed by American Beacon. ### How has AILCX performed? AILCX'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 AILCX pay a dividend? American Beacon International Equity Fund Class C (AILCX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 11.50%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does AILCX pay dividends? American Beacon International Equity Fund Class C pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is AILCX's dividend yield? AILCX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 11.50%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is AILCX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for AILCX 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 AILCX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 2.02% 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 AILCX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from AILCX'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 AILCX cost more than a fund like VOO? AILCX is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 2.02%). 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 AILCX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as AILCX (2.02%) 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/ailcx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ailcx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ailcx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ailcx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ailcx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.