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SEC FORM 13F-HR

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not necessarily reviewed the information in this filing and has not determined if it is accurate and complete.
The reader should not assume that the information is accurate and complete.

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

FORM 13F COVER PAGE
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number: 3235-0006
Expires: Oct 31, 2018
Estimated average burden
hours per response: 23.8
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 09-30-2023
Check here if Amendment    Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):    is a restatement.
   adds new holdings entries.
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: Assistant Vice President and Controller
Phone: 513-579-2153
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Robert A. Dee Cincinnati,  OH 11-03-2023
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
X 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
   13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
   13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 1
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 111
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 290,982
(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
SEC FORM 13-F Information Table

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not necessarily reviewed the information in this filing and has not determined if it is accurate and complete.
The reader should not assume that the information is accurate and complete.

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

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number: 3235-0006
Expires: Oct 31, 2018
Estimated average burden
hours per response: 23.8
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
DEUTSCHE BANK A G NAMEN AKT D18190898 727 66,168 SH   DFND 1 66,168 0 0
DEUTSCHE BANK A G NAMEN AKT D18190898 677 61,631 SH   DFND   61,631 0 0
INVESCO LTD SHS G491BT108 3,557 245,000 SH   DFND 1 245,000 0 0
SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITED SHS G81276100 15,798 220,000 SH   DFND 1 220,000 0 0
LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD COM CL C G9001E128 1,020 125,000 SH   DFND 1 125,000 0 0
AST SPACEMOBILE INC COM CL A 00217D100 1,036 272,727 SH   DFND 1 272,727 0 0
ACUTUS MED INC COM 005111109 31 44,915 SH   DFND 1 44,915 0 0
ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS L UT LTD PART 01877R108 518 23,000 SH   DFND 1 23,000 0 0
ALTENERGY ACQUISITION CORP COM CL A 02157M108 5,255 500,000 SH   DFND 1 500,000 0 0
KINETIK HOLDINGS INC COM NEW CL A 02215L209 422 12,500 SH   DFND 1 12,500 0 0
AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS IN COM 02553E106 4,485 270,000 SH   DFND 1 270,000 0 0
AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATIO COM 030506109 8,084 106,917 SH   DFND 1 106,917 0 0
ALBERTSONS COS INC COMMON STOCK 013091103 17,899 786,786 SH   DFND 1 786,786 0 0
ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORP COM 03676B102 252 21,000 SH   DFND 1 21,000 0 0
APOLLO COML REAL EST FIN INC COM 03762U105 857 84,600 SH   DFND 1 84,600 0 0
APOLLO COML REAL EST FIN INC COM 03762U105 208 20,554 SH   DFND   20,554 0 0
ARCELORMITTAL SA LUXEMBOURG NY REGISTRY SH 03938L203 3,337 133,333 SH   DFND 1 133,333 0 0
AUGMEDIX INC COM 05105P107 2,575 500,000 SH   DFND 1 500,000 0 0
BM TECHNOLOGIES INC CL A COM 05591L107 103 51,262 SH   DFND 1 51,262 0 0
BARCLAYS PLC ADR 06738E204 1,566 201,000 SH   DFND 1 201,000 0 0
BARCLAYS PLC ADR 06738E204 1,348 173,000 SH   DFND   173,000 0 0
BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC COM NEW 09062W204 409 29,602 SH   DFND 1 29,602 0 0
BLUE WTR BIOTECH INC COM 09610B108 737 1,440,927 SH   DFND 1 1,440,927 0 0
BRIGHTHOUSE FINL INC COM 10922N103 507 10,363 SH   DFND 1 10,363 0 0
BRIGHTHOUSE FINL INC COM 10922N103 49 999 SH   DFND   999 0 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 1,741 30,000 SH   DFND 1 30,000 0 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 1,741 30,000 SH   DFND   30,000 0 0
CAPITOL FED FINL INC COM 14057J101 172 36,000 SH   DFND 1 36,000 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 12,668 308,000 SH   DFND 1 308,000 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 288 7,000 SH   DFND   7,000 0 0
CLIPPER RLTY INC COM 18885T306 1,927 372,044 SH   DFND 1 372,044 0 0
COGNITION THERAPEUTICS INC COM 19243B102 295 205,000 SH   DFND 1 205,000 0 0
COMCAST CORP NEW CL A 20030N101 9,178 207,000 SH   DFND 1 207,000 0 0
CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 839 7,000 SH   DFND   7,000 0 0
CONSOLIDATED COMM HLDGS INC COM 209034107 1,002 292,877 SH   DFND   292,877 0 0
CRESTWOOD EQUITY PARTNERS LP UNIT LTD PARTNER 226344208 497 17,000 SH   DFND 1 17,000 0 0
CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP UT LTD PTN INT 22758A105 260 12,000 SH   DFND 1 12,000 0 0
CURIOSITYSTREAM INC COM CL A 23130Q107 20 27,932 SH   DFND 1 27,932 0 0
DIGITALBRIDGE GROUP INC CL A NEW 25401T603 1,048 59,628 SH   DFND 1 59,628 0 0
DIGITALBRIDGE GROUP INC CL A NEW 25401T603 76 4,308 SH   DFND   4,308 0 0
DISH NETWORK CORPORATION CL A 25470M109 176 30,000 SH   DFND 1 30,000 0 0
ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC COM 28852N109 863 69,166 SH   DFND 1 69,166 0 0
ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC COM 28852N109 384 30,834 SH   DFND   30,834 0 0
ELOXX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM NEW 29014R202 178 37,000 SH   DFND 1 37,000 0 0
ENERGY TRANSFER L P COM UT LTD PTN 29273V100 4,721 336,520 SH   DFND 1 336,520 0 0
ENERGY TRANSFER L P COM UT LTD PTN 29273V100 1,086 77,376 SH   DFND   77,376 0 0
ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L COM 293792107 6,979 255,000 SH   DFND 1 255,000 0 0
EOS ENERGY ENTERPRISES INC COM CL A 29415C101 1,291 600,310 SH   DFND 1 600,310 0 0
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC COM 354613101 1,562 63,550 SH   DFND 1 63,550 0 0
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC COM 354613101 1,367 55,600 SH   DFND   55,600 0 0
FULL HSE RESORTS INC COM 359678109 151 35,331 SH   DFND 1 35,331 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V100 4,481 135,920 SH   DFND 1 135,920 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V100 1,783 54,080 SH   DFND   54,080 0 0
GLOBAL PARTNERS LP COM UNITS 37946R109 459 13,000 SH   DFND 1 13,000 0 0
GRANITE PT MTG TR INC COM STK 38741L107 191 39,231 SH   DFND 1 39,231 0 0
GRANITE PT MTG TR INC COM STK 38741L107 204 41,790 SH   DFND   41,790 0 0
GRAY TELEVISION INC COM 389375106 3,936 568,797 SH   DFND 1 568,797 0 0
GRAY TELEVISION INC COM 389375106 1,187 171,500 SH   DFND   171,500 0 0
HESS MIDSTREAM LP CL A SHS 428103105 612 21,000 SH   DFND 1 21,000 0 0
IHEARTMEDIA INC COM CL A 45174J509 1,539 487,091 SH   DFND 1 487,091 0 0
JOURNEY MED CORP COM 48115J109 493 180,000 SH   DFND 1 180,000 0 0
KAYNE ANDERSON ENERGY INFRST COM 486606106 4,139 492,098 SH   DFND 1 492,098 0 0
KELLANOVA COM 487836108 2,312 38,850 SH   DFND 1 38,850 0 0
KEROS THERAPEUTICS INC COM 492327101 322 10,105 SH   DFND 1 10,105 0 0
KOHLS CORP COM 500255104 6,917 330,000 SH   DFND 1 330,000 0 0
KRAFT HEINZ CO COM 500754106 3,700 110,000 SH   DFND 1 110,000 0 0
LCNB CORP COM 50181P100 1,312 91,920 SH   DFND 1 91,920 0 0
LCNB CORP COM 50181P100 24 1,662 SH   DFND   1,662 0 0
LIFEMD INC COM 53216B104 2,125 340,000 SH   DFND 1 340,000 0 0
MFA FINL INC NOTE 6.250% 6/1 55272XAA0 8,797 8,969,000 PRN   DFND 1 8,969,000 0 0
MFA FINL INC NOTE 6.250% 6/1 55272XAA0 3,923 4,000,000 PRN   DFND   4,000,000 0 0
MPLX LP COM UNIT REP LTD 55336V100 854 24,000 SH   DFND 1 24,000 0 0
MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO CL B 60871R209 1,590 25,000 SH   DFND 1 25,000 0 0
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC COMMON STOCK 65336K103 30,808 214,882 SH   DFND 1 214,882 0 0
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC COMMON STOCK 65336K103 1,806 12,600 SH   DFND   12,600 0 0
NEXTNAV INC COMMON STOCK 65345N106 2,570 500,000 SH   DFND 1 500,000 0 0
NUSTAR ENERGY LP UNIT COM 67058H102 174 10,000 SH   DFND 1 10,000 0 0
OMEROS CORP COM 682143102 187 64,113 SH   DFND 1 64,113 0 0
ONEOK INC NEW COM 682680103 1,597 25,172 SH   DFND 1 25,172 0 0
PENNYMAC CORP NOTE 5.500%11/0 70932AAD5 6,853 7,000,000 PRN   DFND 1 7,000,000 0 0
PHENIXFIN CORP COM 71742W103 2,047 54,003 SH   DFND 1 54,003 0 0
PHENIXFIN CORP COM 71742W103 391 10,324 SH   DFND   10,324 0 0
PHILLIPS 66 COM 718546104 751 6,250 SH   DFND 1 6,250 0 0
PLAINS ALL AMERN PIPELINE L UNIT LTD PARTN 726503105 6,320 412,500 SH   DFND 1 412,500 0 0
POTBELLY CORP COM 73754Y100 234 30,000 SH   DFND 1 30,000 0 0
POTBELLY CORP COM 73754Y100 546 70,000 SH   DFND   70,000 0 0
PRECIGEN INC COM 74017N105 94 66,114 SH   DFND 1 66,114 0 0
READY CAPITAL CORP COM 75574U101 2,508 248,085 SH   DFND 1 248,085 0 0
READY CAPITAL CORP COM 75574U101 1,396 138,035 SH   DFND   138,035 0 0
SHELL PLC SPON ADS 780259305 934 14,500 SH   DFND   14,500 0 0
SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS INC CL A COM 81617J301 2,193 275,899 SH   DFND 1 275,899 0 0
SINCLAIR INC CL A 829242106 7,387 658,420 SH   DFND 1 658,420 0 0
SUNOCO LP/SUNOCO FIN CORP COM UT REP LP 86765K109 759 15,500 SH   DFND 1 15,500 0 0
TALOS ENERGY INC COM 87484T108 24,457 1,487,637 SH   DFND 1 1,487,637 0 0
TEGNA INC COM 87901J105 1,020 70,000 SH   DFND 1 70,000 0 0
TEGNA INC COM 87901J105 437 30,000 SH   DFND   30,000 0 0
TELOS CORP MD COM 87969B101 269 112,500 SH   DFND 1 112,500 0 0
TORTOISE ENERGY INFRA CORP COM 89147L886 3,230 111,774 SH   DFND 1 111,774 0 0
TORTOISE ENERGY INFRA CORP COM 89147L886 333 11,529 SH   DFND   11,529 0 0
TWO HARBORS INVENTMENT CORPO NOTE 6.250% 1/1 90187BAB7 3,657 4,000,000 PRN   DFND 1 4,000,000 0 0
TWO HARBORS INVENTMENT CORPO NOTE 6.250% 1/1 90187BAB7 1,829 2,000,000 PRN   DFND   2,000,000 0 0
TWO HBRS INVT CORP COM 90187B804 1,296 97,886 SH   DFND 1 97,886 0 0
TWO HBRS INVT CORP COM 90187B804 582 43,956 SH   DFND   43,956 0 0
USA COMPRESSION PARTNERS LP COMUNIT LTDPAR 90290N109 573 24,000 SH   DFND 1 24,000 0 0
USA COMPRESSION PARTNERS LP COMUNIT LTDPAR 90290N109 266 11,150 SH   DFND   11,150 0 0
VIATRIS INC COM 92556V106 493 50,000 SH   DFND 1 50,000 0 0
VIATRIS INC COM 92556V106 493 50,000 SH   DFND   50,000 0 0
WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC COM SER A 934423104 6,860 631,665 SH   DFND 1 631,665 0 0
WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC COM SER A 934423104 326 30,000 SH   DFND   30,000 0 0
WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L COM UNIT LP INT 958669103 654 24,000 SH   DFND 1 24,000 0 0
XPERI INC COMMON STOCK 98423J101 1,785 181,071 SH   DFND 1 181,071 0 0