American Beacon Developing World Income Fund Honored by the LSEG Lipper Fund Awards

The fund was recognized for its strong risk-adjusted performance over multiple time periods.

Mar. 12, 2026 at 5:04pm

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American Beacon Advisors, Inc. announced that its American Beacon Developing World Income Fund (R5 Class: AGEIX) has been honored as an LSEG Lipper Fund Awards U.S. 2026 Winner for 'Best Emerging Markets Hard Currency Debt Funds Over Five Years' and 'Best Emerging Markets Hard Currency Debt Funds Over 10 Years.' The LSEG Lipper Fund Awards are based on the Lipper Leader for Consistent Return rating, which is an objective, quantitative, risk-adjusted performance measure calculated over 36, 60 and 120 months.

Why it matters

The LSEG Lipper Fund Awards are considered the pinnacle of fund performance evaluation, recognizing funds and fund companies that have excelled in delivering consistently strong risk-adjusted performance relative to their peers. This award is a great acknowledgement of American Beacon's commitment to providing exceptional service to their clients.

The details

The American Beacon Developing World Income Fund pursues elevated yield opportunities in developing market debt, offering attractive income and lower duration than traditional emerging markets. The fund's R5 Class was also rated 5 stars out of 220 funds overall in the Morningstar Emerging Markets Bond category as of December 31, 2025.

  • The LSEG Lipper Fund Awards were announced on March 12, 2026.
  • The performance data used to determine the winners was calculated as of November 30, 2025.

The players

American Beacon Advisors, Inc.

An experienced provider of investment advisory services to institutional and retail markets, established in 1986 and managing $59.9 billion in assets as of December 31, 2025.

American Beacon Developing World Income Fund

A mutual fund managed by American Beacon Advisors that invests in developing market debt, seeking elevated yield opportunities.

Greg Stumm

President and CEO of American Beacon Partners and American Beacon Advisors.

Paul Cavazos

Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of American Beacon Advisors.

LSEG Lipper Fund Awards

An annual awards program that honors funds and fund management firms that have excelled in providing consistently strong risk-adjusted performance relative to their peers.

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What they’re saying

“We are delighted to acknowledge the honor bestowed upon the American Beacon Developing World Income Fund from the LSEG Lipper Fund Awards. These awards represent the pinnacle of fund performance evaluation and are a great acknowledgement of our commitment to providing exceptional service to our clients. It's gratifying to be acknowledged by such an industry standard.”

— Greg Stumm, President and CEO of American Beacon Partners and American Beacon Advisors

“The American Beacon Developing World Income Fund pursues elevated yield opportunities in developing market debt. Frontier market debt is a large, diverse and liquid market that offers attractive income and lower duration than traditional emerging markets. With low correlation to traditional debt markets due to low foreign participation rates, the asset class offers a strong option for attractive return characteristics and the potential for a consistent return profile. We're very grateful that Lipper is recognizing the fund.”

— Paul Cavazos, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of American Beacon Advisors

What’s next

The American Beacon Developing World Income Fund will continue to focus on delivering strong risk-adjusted performance for its investors.

The takeaway

The American Beacon Developing World Income Fund's recognition by the prestigious LSEG Lipper Fund Awards underscores the fund's ability to consistently generate attractive returns for investors in the emerging markets debt asset class.