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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: 09-30-2024
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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
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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 11-12-2024
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Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 1
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 86
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 233,455
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No. Name Form 13F File Number CRD No. (if applicable) SEC File No. (if applicable) CIK
1 Great American Insurance Company 028-00498      

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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 FIGI (to the nearest dollar) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGER SOLE SHARED NONE
INVESCO LTD SHS G491BT108   4,302 245,000 SH   DFND 1 245,000 0 0
LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD COM CL C G9001E128   1,186 125,000 SH   DFND 1 125,000 0 0
ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS L UT LTD PART 01877R108   638 25,500 SH   DFND 1 25,500 0 0
ALTENERGY ACQUISITION CORP COM CL A 02157M108   5,555 500,000 SH   DFND 1 500,000 0 0
KINETIK HOLDINGS INC COM NEW CL A 02215L209   611 13,500 SH   DFND 1 13,500 0 0
AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATIO COM 030506109   2,703 28,924 SH   DFND 1 28,924 0 0
ALBERTSONS COS INC COMMON STOCK 013091103   14,540 786,786 SH   DFND 1 786,786 0 0
ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORP COM 03676B102   316 21,000 SH   DFND 1 21,000 0 0
APOLLO COML REAL EST FIN INC COM 03762U105   777 84,600 SH   DFND 1 84,600 0 0
APOLLO COML REAL EST FIN INC COM 03762U105   189 20,554 SH   DFND   20,554 0 0
ARCELORMITTAL SA LUXEMBOURG NY REGISTRY SH 03938L203   3,501 133,333 SH   DFND 1 133,333 0 0
AUGMEDIX INC COM 05105P107   1,175 500,000 SH   DFND 1 500,000 0 0
BM TECHNOLOGIES INC CL A COM 05591L107   174 51,262 SH   DFND 1 51,262 0 0
BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC COM NEW 09062W204   774 30,918 SH   DFND 1 30,918 0 0
BRIGHTHOUSE FINL INC COM 10922N103   467 10,363 SH   DFND 1 10,363 0 0
BRIGHTHOUSE FINL INC COM 10922N103   45 999 SH   DFND   999 0 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108   1,552 30,000 SH   DFND 1 30,000 0 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108   1,552 30,000 SH   DFND   30,000 0 0
CAPITOL FED FINL INC COM 14057J101   210 36,000 SH   DFND 1 36,000 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424   19,281 308,000 SH   DFND 1 308,000 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424   438 7,000 SH   DFND   7,000 0 0
CLIPPER RLTY INC COM 18885T306   2,121 372,044 SH   DFND 1 372,044 0 0
COGNITION THERAPEUTICS INC COM 19243B102   96 205,000 SH   DFND 1 205,000 0 0
COMCAST CORP NEW CL A 20030N101   8,646 207,000 SH   DFND 1 207,000 0 0
CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104   737 7,000 SH   DFND   7,000 0 0
CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP UT LTD PTN INT 22758A105   290 14,000 SH   DFND 1 14,000 0 0
CURIOSITYSTREAM INC COM CL A 23130Q107   53 27,932 SH   DFND 1 27,932 0 0
DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP COM UNT RP INT 24664T103   437 10,000 SH   DFND 1 10,000 0 0
ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC COM 28852N109   892 69,166 SH   DFND 1 69,166 0 0
ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC COM 28852N109   397 30,834 SH   DFND   30,834 0 0
ENERGY TRANSFER L P COM UT LTD PTN 29273V100   5,995 373,520 SH   DFND 1 373,520 0 0
ENERGY TRANSFER L P COM UT LTD PTN 29273V100   1,242 77,376 SH   DFND   77,376 0 0
ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L COM 293792107   7,423 255,000 SH   DFND 1 255,000 0 0
EOS ENERGY ENTERPRISES INC COM CL A 29415C101   5,879 1,979,620 SH   DFND 1 1,979,620 0 0
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC COM 354613101   1,281 63,550 SH   DFND 1 63,550 0 0
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC COM 354613101   1,120 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   6,095 135,920 SH   DFND 1 135,920 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V100   2,425 54,080 SH   DFND   54,080 0 0
GLOBAL PARTNERS LP COM UNITS 37946R109   815 17,500 SH   DFND 1 17,500 0 0
GRANITE PT MTG TR INC COM STK 38741L107   124 39,231 SH   DFND 1 39,231 0 0
GRANITE PT MTG TR INC COM STK 38741L107   132 41,790 SH   DFND   41,790 0 0
GRAY TELEVISION INC COM 389375106   2,735 510,202 SH   DFND 1 510,202 0 0
GRAY TELEVISION INC COM 389375106   161 30,000 SH   DFND   30,000 0 0
HESS MIDSTREAM LP CL A SHS 428103105   758 21,500 SH   DFND 1 21,500 0 0
IHEARTMEDIA INC COM CL A 45174J509   300 162,091 SH   DFND 1 162,091 0 0
JOURNEY MED CORP COM 48115J109   1,017 180,000 SH   DFND 1 180,000 0 0
KEROS THERAPEUTICS INC COM 492327101   587 10,105 SH   DFND 1 10,105 0 0
KRAFT HEINZ CO COM 500754106   3,862 110,000 SH   DFND 1 110,000 0 0
LCNB CORP COM 50181P100   1,385 91,920 SH   DFND 1 91,920 0 0
LCNB CORP COM 50181P100   25 1,662 SH   DFND   1,662 0 0
MPLX LP COM UNIT REP LTD 55336V100   1,112 25,000 SH   DFND 1 25,000 0 0
MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO CL B 60871R209   1,438 25,000 SH   DFND 1 25,000 0 0
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC COMMON STOCK 65336K103   35,531 214,882 SH   DFND 1 214,882 0 0
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC COMMON STOCK 65336K103   2,083 12,600 SH   DFND   12,600 0 0
NEXTNAV INC COMMON STOCK 65345N106   3,745 500,000 SH   DFND 1 500,000 0 0
OMEROS CORP COM 682143102   255 64,113 SH   DFND 1 64,113 0 0
ONCONETIX INC COM 68237Q104   187 36,023 SH   DFND 1 36,023 0 0
ONEOK INC NEW COM 682680103   2,294 25,172 SH   DFND 1 25,172 0 0
PENNYMAC CORP NOTE 5.500%11/0 70932AAD5   6,978 7,000,000 PRN   DFND 1 7,000,000 0 0
PHENIXFIN CORP COM 71742W103   2,571 54,003 SH   DFND 1 54,003 0 0
PHENIXFIN CORP COM 71742W103   491 10,324 SH   DFND   10,324 0 0
PHILLIPS 66 COM 718546104   822 6,250 SH   DFND 1 6,250 0 0
PLAINS ALL AMERN PIPELINE L UNIT LTD PARTN 726503105   7,165 412,500 SH   DFND 1 412,500 0 0
PRECIGEN INC COM 74017N105   63 66,114 SH   DFND 1 66,114 0 0
READY CAPITAL CORP COM 75574U101   1,893 248,085 SH   DFND 1 248,085 0 0
READY CAPITAL CORP COM 75574U101   1,053 138,035 SH   DFND   138,035 0 0
SHELL PLC SPON ADS 780259305   956 14,500 SH   DFND   14,500 0 0
SINCLAIR INC CL A 829242106   10,074 658,420 SH   DFND 1 658,420 0 0
SUNOCO LP/SUNOCO FIN CORP COM UT REP LP 86765K109   1,047 19,500 SH   DFND 1 19,500 0 0
TALOS ENERGY INC COM 87484T108   15,397 1,487,637 SH   DFND 1 1,487,637 0 0
TEGNA INC COM 87901J105   1,105 70,000 SH   DFND 1 70,000 0 0
TEGNA INC COM 87901J105   473 30,000 SH   DFND   30,000 0 0
TORTOISE ENERGY INFRA CORP COM 89147L886   3,917 99,807 SH   DFND 1 99,807 0 0
TORTOISE ENERGY INFRA CORP COM 89147L886   404 10,295 SH   DFND   10,295 0 0
TWO HARBORS INVENTMENT CORPO NOTE 6.250% 1/1 90187BAB7   3,921 4,000,000 PRN   DFND 1 4,000,000 0 0
TWO HARBORS INVENTMENT CORPO NOTE 6.250% 1/1 90187BAB7   1,961 2,000,000 PRN   DFND   2,000,000 0 0
TWO HBRS INVT CORP COM 90187B804   193 13,897 SH   DFND   13,897 0 0
USA COMPRESSION PARTNERS LP COMUNIT LTDPAR 90290N109   550 24,000 SH   DFND 1 24,000 0 0
USA COMPRESSION PARTNERS LP COMUNIT LTDPAR 90290N109   256 11,150 SH   DFND   11,150 0 0
VIATRIS INC COM 92556V106   581 50,000 SH   DFND 1 50,000 0 0
VIATRIS INC COM 92556V106   581 50,000 SH   DFND   50,000 0 0
WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC COM SER A 934423104   5,211 631,665 SH   DFND 1 631,665 0 0
WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC COM SER A 934423104   248 30,000 SH   DFND   30,000 0 0
WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L COM UNIT LP INT 958669103   957 25,000 SH   DFND 1 25,000 0 0
XPERI INC COMMON STOCK 98423J101   749 81,071 SH   DFND 1 81,071 0 0