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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 06-30-2024
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC
Address: GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE GROUP TOWER
301 E. 4TH STREET
CINCINNATI, OH  45202
Form 13F File Number: 028-04389

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Robert A. Dee
Title: Vice President and Controller
Phone: 513-579-2153
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Robert A. Dee CINCINNATIOH 08-08-2024
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
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X 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
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Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 1
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 88
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 232,946
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.]
No. Form 13F File Number Name
1 028-00498 Great American Insurance Company

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

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COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGER SOLE SHARED NONE
INVESCO LTD SHS G491BT108 3,665 245,000 SH   DFND 1 245,000 0 0
LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD COM CL C G9001E128 1,203 125,000 SH   DFND 1 125,000 0 0
ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS L UT LTD PART 01877R108 624 25,500 SH   DFND 1 25,500 0 0
ALTENERGY ACQUISITION CORP COM CL A 02157M108 5,615 500,000 SH   DFND 1 500,000 0 0
KINETIK HOLDINGS INC COM NEW CL A 02215L209 559 13,500 SH   DFND 1 13,500 0 0
AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATIO COM 030506109 2,273 28,924 SH   DFND 1 28,924 0 0
ALBERTSONS COS INC COMMON STOCK 013091103 15,539 786,786 SH   DFND 1 786,786 0 0
ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORP COM 03676B102 309 21,000 SH   DFND 1 21,000 0 0
APOLLO COML REAL EST FIN INC COM 03762U105 828 84,600 SH   DFND 1 84,600 0 0
APOLLO COML REAL EST FIN INC COM 03762U105 201 20,554 SH   DFND   20,554 0 0
ARCELORMITTAL SA LUXEMBOURG NY REGISTRY SH 03938L203 3,057 133,333 SH   DFND 1 133,333 0 0
AUGMEDIX INC COM 05105P107 440 500,000 SH   DFND 1 500,000 0 0
BM TECHNOLOGIES INC CL A COM 05591L107 115 51,262 SH   DFND 1 51,262 0 0
BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC COM NEW 09062W204 662 30,918 SH   DFND 1 30,918 0 0
ONCONETIX INC COM 09610B108 241 1,440,927 SH   DFND 1 1,440,927 0 0
BRIGHTHOUSE FINL INC COM 10922N103 449 10,363 SH   DFND 1 10,363 0 0
BRIGHTHOUSE FINL INC COM 10922N103 43 999 SH   DFND   999 0 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 1,246 30,000 SH   DFND 1 30,000 0 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 1,246 30,000 SH   DFND   30,000 0 0
CAPITOL FED FINL INC COM 14057J101 198 36,000 SH   DFND 1 36,000 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 19,546 308,000 SH   DFND 1 308,000 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 444 7,000 SH   DFND   7,000 0 0
CLIPPER RLTY INC COM 18885T306 1,343 372,044 SH   DFND 1 372,044 0 0
COGNITION THERAPEUTICS INC COM 19243B102 340 205,000 SH   DFND 1 205,000 0 0
COMCAST CORP NEW CL A 20030N101 8,106 207,000 SH   DFND 1 207,000 0 0
CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 801 7,000 SH   DFND   7,000 0 0
CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP UT LTD PTN INT 22758A105 278 14,000 SH   DFND 1 14,000 0 0
CURIOSITYSTREAM INC COM CL A 23130Q107 32 27,932 SH   DFND 1 27,932 0 0
DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP COM UNT RP INT 24664T103 405 10,000 SH   DFND 1 10,000 0 0
ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC COM 28852N109 836 69,166 SH   DFND 1 69,166 0 0
ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC COM 28852N109 372 30,834 SH   DFND   30,834 0 0
ENERGY TRANSFER L P COM UT LTD PTN 29273V100 6,058 373,520 SH   DFND 1 373,520 0 0
ENERGY TRANSFER L P COM UT LTD PTN 29273V100 1,255 77,376 SH   DFND   77,376 0 0
ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L COM 293792107 7,390 255,000 SH   DFND 1 255,000 0 0
EOS ENERGY ENTERPRISES INC COM CL A 29415C101 2,514 1,979,620 SH   DFND 1 1,979,620 0 0
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC COM 354613101 1,420 63,550 SH   DFND 1 63,550 0 0
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC COM 354613101 1,243 55,600 SH   DFND   55,600 0 0
FULL HSE RESORTS INC COM 359678109 177 35,331 SH   DFND 1 35,331 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V100 6,315 135,920 SH   DFND 1 135,920 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V100 2,513 54,080 SH   DFND   54,080 0 0
GLOBAL PARTNERS LP COM UNITS 37946R109 799 17,500 SH   DFND 1 17,500 0 0
GRANITE PT MTG TR INC COM STK 38741L107 117 39,231 SH   DFND 1 39,231 0 0
GRANITE PT MTG TR INC COM STK 38741L107 124 41,790 SH   DFND   41,790 0 0
GRAY TELEVISION INC COM 389375106 2,653 510,202 SH   DFND 1 510,202 0 0
GRAY TELEVISION INC COM 389375106 156 30,000 SH   DFND   30,000 0 0
HESS MIDSTREAM LP CL A SHS 428103105 783 21,500 SH   DFND 1 21,500 0 0
IHEARTMEDIA INC COM CL A 45174J509 177 162,091 SH   DFND 1 162,091 0 0
JOURNEY MED CORP COM 48115J109 1,015 180,000 SH   DFND 1 180,000 0 0
KELLANOVA COM 487836108 2,241 38,850 SH   DFND 1 38,850 0 0
KEROS THERAPEUTICS INC COM 492327101 462 10,105 SH   DFND 1 10,105 0 0
KRAFT HEINZ CO COM 500754106 3,544 110,000 SH   DFND 1 110,000 0 0
LCNB CORP COM 50181P100 1,279 91,920 SH   DFND 1 91,920 0 0
LCNB CORP COM 50181P100 23 1,662 SH   DFND   1,662 0 0
MPLX LP COM UNIT REP LTD 55336V100 1,065 25,000 SH   DFND 1 25,000 0 0
MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO CL B 60871R209 1,271 25,000 SH   DFND 1 25,000 0 0
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC COMMON STOCK 65336K103 35,673 214,882 SH   DFND 1 214,882 0 0
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC COMMON STOCK 65336K103 2,092 12,600 SH   DFND   12,600 0 0
NEXTNAV INC COMMON STOCK 65345N106 4,055 500,000 SH   DFND 1 500,000 0 0
OMEROS CORP COM 682143102 260 64,113 SH   DFND 1 64,113 0 0
ONEOK INC NEW COM 682680103 2,053 25,172 SH   DFND 1 25,172 0 0
PENNYMAC CORP NOTE 5.500%11/0 70932AAD5 7,002 7,000,000 PRN   DFND 1 7,000,000 0 0
PHENIXFIN CORP COM 71742W103 2,526 54,003 SH   DFND 1 54,003 0 0
PHENIXFIN CORP COM 71742W103 483 10,324 SH   DFND   10,324 0 0
PHILLIPS 66 COM 718546104 882 6,250 SH   DFND 1 6,250 0 0
PLAINS ALL AMERN PIPELINE L UNIT LTD PARTN 726503105 7,367 412,500 SH   DFND 1 412,500 0 0
PRECIGEN INC COM 74017N105 104 66,114 SH   DFND 1 66,114 0 0
READY CAPITAL CORP COM 75574U101 2,029 248,085 SH   DFND 1 248,085 0 0
READY CAPITAL CORP COM 75574U101 1,129 138,035 SH   DFND   138,035 0 0
SHELL PLC SPON ADS 780259305 1,047 14,500 SH   DFND   14,500 0 0
SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS INC CL A COM 81617J301 2,952 275,899 SH   DFND 1 275,899 0 0
SINCLAIR INC CL A 829242106 8,777 658,420 SH   DFND 1 658,420 0 0
SUNOCO LP/SUNOCO FIN CORP COM UT REP LP 86765K109 1,103 19,500 SH   DFND 1 19,500 0 0
TALOS ENERGY INC COM 87484T108 18,075 1,487,637 SH   DFND 1 1,487,637 0 0
TEGNA INC COM 87901J105 976 70,000 SH   DFND 1 70,000 0 0
TEGNA INC COM 87901J105 418 30,000 SH   DFND   30,000 0 0
TORTOISE ENERGY INFRA CORP COM 89147L886 3,480 99,807 SH   DFND 1 99,807 0 0
TORTOISE ENERGY INFRA CORP COM 89147L886 359 10,295 SH   DFND   10,295 0 0
TWO HARBORS INVENTMENT CORPO NOTE 6.250% 1/1 90187BAB7 3,888 4,000,000 PRN   DFND 1 4,000,000 0 0
TWO HARBORS INVENTMENT CORPO NOTE 6.250% 1/1 90187BAB7 1,944 2,000,000 PRN   DFND   2,000,000 0 0
TWO HBRS INVT CORP COM 90187B804 184 13,897 SH   DFND   13,897 0 0
USA COMPRESSION PARTNERS LP COMUNIT LTDPAR 90290N109 570 24,000 SH   DFND 1 24,000 0 0
USA COMPRESSION PARTNERS LP COMUNIT LTDPAR 90290N109 265 11,150 SH   DFND   11,150 0 0
VIATRIS INC COM 92556V106 531 50,000 SH   DFND 1 50,000 0 0
VIATRIS INC COM 92556V106 531 50,000 SH   DFND   50,000 0 0
WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC COM SER A 934423104 4,700 631,665 SH   DFND 1 631,665 0 0
WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC COM SER A 934423104 223 30,000 SH   DFND   30,000 0 0
WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L COM UNIT LP INT 958669103 993 25,000 SH   DFND 1 25,000 0 0
XPERI INC COMMON STOCK 98423J101 665 81,071 SH   DFND 1 81,071 0 0