# American Beacon Stephens Mid-Cap Gr Y (SMFYX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/smfyx 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: Actively Managed · Inception: 2012-02-27 Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of medium market capitalization companies that the fund's managers consider to have growth characteristics. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $38.69 | | Expense Ratio | 0.95% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $819.9M | | NAV | $38.69 (2026-10-29 close) | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 22.73% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $8.79 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $31.90 – $43.88 | | Beta | 1.13 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $8.7939 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-22 - Pay date: 2025-12-23 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does SMFYX invest in? Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of medium market capitalization companies that the fund's managers consider to have growth characteristics. ### What is the expense ratio of SMFYX? American Beacon Stephens Mid-Cap Gr Y (SMFYX) charges an expense ratio of 0.95%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is SMFYX? American Beacon Stephens Mid-Cap Gr Y (SMFYX) is one share class of a fund that manages $819.9M across all of its share classes (STMGX 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 SMFYX actively managed or an index fund? SMFYX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (SMFYX's is 0.95%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was SMFYX launched? American Beacon Stephens Mid-Cap Gr Y (SMFYX) launched in February 2012 and is managed by American Beacon. ### How has SMFYX performed? SMFYX'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 SMFYX pay a dividend? American Beacon Stephens Mid-Cap Gr Y (SMFYX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 22.73%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does SMFYX pay dividends? American Beacon Stephens Mid-Cap Gr Y pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is SMFYX's dividend yield? SMFYX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 22.73%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is SMFYX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for SMFYX 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 SMFYX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.95% 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 SMFYX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from SMFYX'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 SMFYX cost more than a fund like VOO? SMFYX is actively managed (current expense ratio 0.95%). 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 SMFYX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to SMFYX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as SMFYX (0.95%) 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/smfyx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/smfyx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/smfyx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/smfyx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/smfyx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.