American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (Irving)

Name: American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
Address: 220 East Las Colinas Blvd., Suite 1200, Irving, TX, 75039 5500
Telephone: 817-391-6100

American Beacon Advisors, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Irving. It manages $51.96 billion of regulatory assets for 75 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Texas.

American Beacon Advisors provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

American Beacon Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of American Beacon Advisors, Inc. is $51.96 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 43% since the beginning of its operation, and $225.58 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $51.96 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $692.81 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in cash and cash equivalents the most. They account for 44% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 26% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay American Beacon Advisors, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Richard Paul Schifter serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Richard Paul Schifter is investment companies with 5 clients and $26.25 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, American Beacon Advisors has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $51.96 billion for 17 clients. 12% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

American Beacon Advisors also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $2,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at American Beacon Advisors, Inc.

The company employs 26 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 54 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 4 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Richard Paul Schifter has been acting as President since 1 Sep 2008. Wyatt Lyle Crumpler has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Mar 2012. Inc. Astro Ab Borrower joined the executive team most recently as the Sole Shareholder.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
William Francis Quinn	Executive chairman, director	1 Nov 1986	Other	1711806
Amr Corporation	Owner	1 Nov 1986	75% - 100%	75-1825172
Michael Wilson Fields	Vice president	1 Aug 1988	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
John Bart Roberson	Vice president	1 Aug 1988	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Nancy Anne Eckl	Vice president	1 May 1995	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Rebecca Lynn Harris	Treasurer	1 May 1995	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Barry Yale Greenberg	Vice president & chief legal officer	1 Jul 1995	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Charles David Marlett	Secretary & director	1 Apr 2002	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Gerard Joseph Arpey	Chairman	1 Jan 2004	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Christina Elaine Sears	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2004	Other	2708589
Christina Elaine Sears	Chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2004	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Brian Edward Brett	Vice president	1 Nov 2004	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Rosemary Kavanaugh Behan	Chief legal officer	1 Jan 2006	Other	5255537
Douglas George Herring	President	1 Mar 2006	Other	5255150
Thomas Warren Horton	Director	1 Mar 2006	Other	5317389
Wyatt Lyle Crumpler	Vice president	1 Jan 2007	Other	5314804
Kenneth Wesley Wimberly	Corporate secretary	1 Dec 2007	Other	5511031
Richard Paul Schifter	Director	1 Sep 2008	Other	5058608
Kneeland Conner Youngblood	Director	1 Sep 2008	Other	5603147
Michael Mark Albert	Director	1 Sep 2008	Other	1727338
Inc. Lighthouse Holdings	Sole shareholder	1 Sep 2008	75% - 100%	26-2612374
Ernest Stanley Oneal	Director	1 Sep 2008	Other	2232230
Gene Louis Needles	President & ceo, director	1 Apr 2009	Other	1068224
William Francis Quinn	Executive chairman, director	1 Apr 2009	Other	1711806
Melinda Gay Heika	Chief financial officer	1 Jan 2010	Other	5775644
Jeffrey K Ringdahl	Chief operating officer	1 Feb 2010	Other	5230141
Jeffrey Karl Ringdahl	President and director	1 Feb 2010	Other	5230141
Michael Wilson Fields	Chief fixed income officer	1 Oct 2011	Other	1654209
Wyatt Lyle Crumpler	Chief investment officer	1 Mar 2012	Other	5314804
Jerry William Miller	Director	1 Aug 2012	Other	1272631
Inc. Astro Ab Borrower	Sole shareholder	1 Apr 2015	75% - 100%	26-2612344
Takashi Bayard Moriuchi	Director	1 Apr 2015	Other	2813291
Christopher Lawrence Collins	Director	1 Apr 2015	Other	2502870
Stephen C Dutton	Director	1 Apr 2015	Other	6493418
Inc. Resolute Investment Managers	Sole shareholder	1 Apr 2015	75% - 100%	26-2612344

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 44 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
David Nmi Bonderman	Shareholder	1 Sep 1992	75% - 100%	1892040
James George Coulter	Shareholder	1 Sep 1993	75% - 100%	5085548
Kneeland Conner Youngblood	Shareholder	1 May 2004	50% - 75%	5603147
Llc Pharos Capital Group Ii A	General partner	1 May 2004	Other	20-1088468
Llc Pharos Capital Group Ii A	General partner	1 Sep 2005	Other	20-1088468
Inc. Tarrant Capital Advisors	Sole member	1 Oct 2006	75% - 100%	20-8058213
David Nmi Bonderman	Shareholder	1 Oct 2006	50% - 75%	1892040
James George Coulter	Shareholder	1 Oct 2006	50% - 75%	5085548
Llc Tarrant Capital	General partner	1 Nov 2006	Other	20-8058263
Inc. Bondco	Limited parter	1 Nov 2006	25% - 50%	75-2447912
Inc. Coulco	Limited partner	1 Nov 2006	25% - 50%	75-2501132
Inc. Lighthouse Holdings Parent	Sole shareholder	1 Apr 2008	75% - 100%	26-2612344
Lp Pharos Tpg Co Investment Fund	Shareholder - class a shares	1 Sep 2008	25% - 50%	80-0256078
Llc Tpg Capital Advisors	General partner	1 Sep 2008	25% - 50%	159738
Lp Tpg Partners V	Limited partner	1 Sep 2008	25% - 50%	20-4578637
Lp Tpg Genpar V	General partner	1 Sep 2008	Other	20-4578729
Lp Tpg Partners Vi	Limited partner	1 Sep 2008	25% - 50%	26-1684644
Lp Tpg Genpar Vi	General partner	1 Sep 2008	Other	26-1684587
Llc Pharos Capital Co Investments	General partner	1 Sep 2008	Other	26-0623888
Inc. American Airlines Group	Sole shareholder - class b shares	1 Sep 2008	75% - 100%	751825172
Lp Pharos Tpg Co Investments	Shareholder	1 Sep 2008	25% - 50%	80-0256078
L.P. Tpg Capital	Shareholder	1 Sep 2008	25% - 50%	145797
Llc Tpg Genpar V Advisors	General partner	1 Sep 2008	Other	26-457829
Llc Tpg Gen Par Vi Advisors	General partner	1 Sep 2008	Other	28-1684499
L.P. Tpg Capital Management	Limited partner	1 Sep 2008	25% - 50%	145797
Amr Corporation	Sole shareholder - class b shares	1 Sep 2008	75% - 100%	751825172
Inc. Tpg Advisors V	General partner	1 Sep 2008	Other	26-457829
Inc. Tpg Advisors Vi	General partner	1 Sep 2008	Other	28-1684499
Llc Pharo Capital Co Investments	Limited partner	1 Sep 2008	Other	26-0623888
L.P. Tpg Group Holdings (Parallel)	Limited partner	1 Dec 2009	75% - 100%	26-3895996
L.P. Tpg Holdings	Limited partner	1 Dec 2009	75% - 100%	98-0515269
L.P. Tpg Partner Holdings	Limited partner	1 Dec 2009	75% - 100%	98-0519570
L.P. Tpg Holdings Ii	Sole member	1 Jun 2010	75% - 100%	27-1346320
Llc Tpg Capital Advisors	General partner	1 Jun 2010	50% - 75%	99-0361392
L.P. Kelso Investment Associates Viii	Shareholder	1 Apr 2015	50% - 75%	64-0961883
L.P. Kelso Gp Viii	General partner	1 Apr 2015	Other	98-0612314
Llc Kelso Gp Viii	General partner	1 Apr 2015	Other	00-0000000
Llc Kep Vi	Shareholder	1 Apr 2015	Other	13-4003577
Llc Astro Ab Holdings	Shareholder	1 Apr 2015	Other	47-3578656
Inc. Astro Ab Acquisition	Shareholder	1 Apr 2015	Other	47-3615161
Inc. Astro Ab Topco	Shareholder	1 Apr 2015	Other	47-3609162
Llc Resolute Investment Holdings	Shareholder	1 Apr 2015	75% - 100%	47-3578656
Inc. Resolute Acquisition	Shareholder	1 Apr 2015	75% - 100%	47-3615161
Inc. Resolute Topco	Shareholder	1 Apr 2015	75% - 100%	47-3609162

Based in Irving

The principal office where American Beacon Advisors, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 220 East Las Colinas Blvd., Suite 1200, Irving, TX 75039 5500, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 817-391-6100 or by fax 817-391-6131. The normal business hours are 8:15 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at americanbeaconadvisors.com/.