GBSPX Performance — American Beacon Bahl & Gaynor Small Cap Growth Fund, Investor Class

Data updated: 2022-11-23

GBSPX returned −18.00% over one year to Sep 2022. The annualised 3-year return is +1.25%. Against its Money Market category average the fund came out ahead over three years but behind over one: $100 invested three years ago grew to $104, against $100 for the category, and to $82 over one year, against $86. Volatility over the past three years was 20.88% a year. In the 12 months to Sep 2022 the fund lost a net $10.7M, and assets reached $23.81M.

GBSPX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in American Beacon Bahl & Gaynor Small Cap Growth Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Money Market category average over the same months.

PeriodGBSPXCategory average
1 year (Oct 2021 – Sep 2022)$82$86
3 years (Oct 2019 – Sep 2022)$104$100
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Sep 2022)$106$100

GBSPX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Sep 2022, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year−18.00%
3 years (annualised)+1.25%

GBSPX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of American Beacon Bahl & Gaynor Small Cap Growth Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2022 (Jan–Sep)−23.66%
2021+15.37%
2020+11.92%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+7.54%

GBSPX Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2022−9.0%+1.2%−0.3%−6.4%+1.1%−6.1%+10.3%−6.5%−9.3%———
2021−0.2%+5.6%+3.5%+3.5%−1.5%−1.4%+1.1%+1.4%−4.5%+5.8%−3.7%+5.4%
2020−0.6%−9.2%−15.9%+10.0%+6.1%+0.7%+6.5%+2.5%−2.6%+0.2%+12.2%+5.0%
2019——————+2.6%−3.2%+2.8%+2.7%+0.9%+1.6%

GBSPX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Oct 2019 – Sep 2022.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 20.88%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.16 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +12.23% (Nov 2020)
  • Worst month: −15.91% (Mar 2020)

GBSPX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of American Beacon Bahl & Gaynor Small Cap Growth Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$10.7M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $5.5M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.34×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Sep 2022$11K$8.7M−$8.7M
Aug 2022$92K$1.3M−$1.2M
Jul 2022$87K$653K−$565K
Jun 2022$60K$683K−$623K
May 2022$192K$1.1M−$866K
Apr 2022$209K$245K−$36K
Mar 2022$61K$264K−$203K
Feb 2022$92K$615K−$524K
Jan 2022$264K$666K−$402K
Dec 2021$3.5M$1.4M$2.1M
Nov 2021$772K$464K$308K
Oct 2021$182K$241K−$60K

GBSPX Assets Under Management

Net assets of American Beacon Bahl & Gaynor Small Cap Growth Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2022-09-30$23.81M
2022-06-30$35.57M
2022-03-31$41.66M
2021-12-31$46.58M
2021-09-30$43.96M
2021-06-30$45.63M
2021-03-31$45.83M
2020-12-31$42.15M
2020-09-30$36.11M
2020-06-30$36.40M
2020-03-31$33.80M
2019-12-31$45.02M

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.