# American Beacon Stephens Small Cap Growth Fd Inv Cl (STSGX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/stsgx 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: 2005-12-02 Typically, the fund allocates a minimum of 80% of its total assets (augmented by any capital borrowed for investment purposes) to common stocks of companies identified as having a small market capitalization. The fund's management considers a company to be small-cap if, at the time of purchase, its market value is similar to the market values of businesses comprising the Russell 2000 Index. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $14.16 | | Expense Ratio | 1.27% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $531.0M | | NAV | $14.16 (2026-10-30 close) | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 9.81% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $1.39 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $11.35 – $14.56 | | Beta | 1.16 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $1.3889 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-22 - Pay date: 2025-12-23 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does STSGX invest in? Typically, the fund allocates a minimum of 80% of its total assets (augmented by any capital borrowed for investment purposes) to common stocks of companies identified as having a small market capitalization. The fund's management considers a company to be small-cap if, at the time of purchase, its market value is similar to the market values of businesses comprising the Russell 2000 Index. ### What is the expense ratio of STSGX? American Beacon Stephens Small Cap Growth Fd Inv Cl (STSGX) charges an expense ratio of 1.27%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is STSGX? American Beacon Stephens Small Cap Growth Fd Inv Cl (STSGX) is one share class of a fund that manages $531.0M across all of its share classes (SPWYX 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 STSGX actively managed or an index fund? STSGX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (STSGX's is 1.27%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was STSGX launched? American Beacon Stephens Small Cap Growth Fd Inv Cl (STSGX) launched in December 2005 and is managed by American Beacon. ### How has STSGX performed? STSGX'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 STSGX pay a dividend? American Beacon Stephens Small Cap Growth Fd Inv Cl (STSGX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 9.81%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does STSGX pay dividends? American Beacon Stephens Small Cap Growth Fd Inv Cl pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is STSGX's dividend yield? STSGX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 9.81%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is STSGX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for STSGX 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 STSGX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.27% 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 STSGX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from STSGX'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 STSGX cost more than a fund like VOO? STSGX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.27%). 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 STSGX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to STSGX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as STSGX (1.27%) 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/stsgx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/stsgx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/stsgx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/stsgx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/stsgx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.