AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio
Name
As of 03/26/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
Vitals
YTD Return
8.7%
1 yr return
20.3%
3 Yr Avg Return
-6.1%
5 Yr Avg Return
8.0%
Net Assets
$3.67 B
Holdings in Top 10
16.7%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
Expenses
OPERATING FEES
Expense Ratio 1.44%
SALES FEES
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
TRADING FEES
Turnover 74.00%
Redemption Fee N/A
Min Investment
Standard (Taxable)
$0
IRA
N/A
Fund Classification
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
Name
As of 03/26/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
QUARX - Profile
Distributions
- YTD Total Return 8.7%
- 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -6.1%
- 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 8.0%
- Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
- Net Income Ratio -1.24%
- Dividend Yield 0.0%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency None
Fund Details
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Legal NameAB Small Cap Growth Portfolio
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Fund Family NameALLIANCEBE
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Inception DateMar 07, 2005
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Shares OutstandingN/A
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Share ClassR
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CurrencyUSD
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Domiciled CountryUS
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ManagerBruce Aronow
Fund Description
QUARX - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | QUARX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 8.7% | -2.7% | 19.7% | 19.76% |
1 Yr | 20.3% | -0.7% | 53.5% | 40.35% |
3 Yr | -6.1%* | -21.1% | 62.1% | 78.85% |
5 Yr | 8.0%* | -3.0% | 46.3% | 61.26% |
10 Yr | 9.0%* | 1.5% | 24.5% | 35.10% |
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | QUARX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | 17.4% | -20.5% | 54.6% | 31.12% |
2022 | -39.3% | -82.1% | 32.2% | 87.06% |
2021 | -0.5% | -90.6% | 300.1% | 32.02% |
2020 | 38.0% | -63.0% | 127.9% | 27.41% |
2019 | 23.2% | -7.7% | 42.9% | 44.66% |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | QUARX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 8.7% | -2.7% | 19.7% | 19.76% |
1 Yr | 20.3% | -0.7% | 53.5% | 40.35% |
3 Yr | -6.1%* | -21.1% | 62.1% | 78.85% |
5 Yr | 8.0%* | -3.0% | 46.3% | 61.26% |
10 Yr | 9.0%* | 1.5% | 24.5% | 35.10% |
* Annualized
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | QUARX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | 17.4% | -19.0% | 136.8% | 41.61% |
2022 | -39.3% | -59.9% | 44.3% | 95.21% |
2021 | 8.9% | -22.7% | 411.9% | 53.49% |
2020 | 53.0% | 1.5% | 150.8% | 24.07% |
2019 | 35.3% | 5.5% | 55.3% | 23.47% |
NAV & Total Return History
QUARX - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
QUARX | Category Low | Category High | QUARX % Rank | |
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Net Assets | 3.67 B | 183 K | 28.5 B | 9.15% |
Number of Holdings | 97 | 7 | 1188 | 45.42% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 545 M | 57.4 K | 2.83 B | 18.83% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 16.65% | 7.1% | 100.1% | 82.01% |
Top 10 Holdings
- Comfort Systems USA Inc 1.93%
- MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc 1.83%
- SPS Commerce Inc 1.77%
- Curtiss-Wright Corp 1.70%
- Onto Innovation Inc 1.66%
- Freshworks Inc 1.58%
- Five Below Inc 1.56%
- ChampionX Corp 1.54%
- iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF 1.54%
- Wingstop Inc 1.53%
Asset Allocation
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | QUARX % Rank | |
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Stocks | 98.53% | 77.88% | 108.99% | 37.82% |
Cash | 2.48% | 0.00% | 27.66% | 42.14% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.08% | 44.39% |
Other | 0.00% | -0.22% | 5.89% | 55.96% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.57% | 39.03% |
Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.22% | 37.65% |
Stock Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | QUARX % Rank | |
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Technology | 26.27% | 2.91% | 75.51% | 41.80% |
Healthcare | 21.32% | 0.00% | 47.90% | 57.69% |
Consumer Cyclical | 18.14% | 0.00% | 24.04% | 6.39% |
Industrials | 17.02% | 0.00% | 36.64% | 51.12% |
Financial Services | 9.03% | 0.00% | 42.95% | 28.32% |
Energy | 4.27% | 0.00% | 55.49% | 24.70% |
Consumer Defense | 2.74% | 0.00% | 13.56% | 74.27% |
Basic Materials | 1.18% | 0.00% | 9.24% | 73.40% |
Real Estate | 0.02% | 0.00% | 15.31% | 73.23% |
Communication Services | 0.02% | 0.00% | 15.31% | 83.25% |
Utilities | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.57% | 56.82% |
Stock Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | QUARX % Rank | |
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US | 98.53% | 30.27% | 102.09% | 34.37% |
Non US | 0.00% | 0.00% | 61.74% | 51.47% |
QUARX - Expenses
Operational Fees
QUARX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Expense Ratio | 1.44% | 0.05% | 23.20% | 32.01% |
Management Fee | 0.71% | 0.05% | 1.62% | 27.68% |
12b-1 Fee | 0.50% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 73.58% |
Administrative Fee | N/A | 0.01% | 0.40% | N/A |
Sales Fees
QUARX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Front Load | N/A | 3.50% | 5.75% | N/A |
Deferred Load | N/A | 1.00% | 5.00% | N/A |
Trading Fees
QUARX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 1.00% | 2.00% | N/A |
Related Fees
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
QUARX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Turnover | 74.00% | 3.00% | 439.00% | 65.08% |
QUARX - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
QUARX | Category Low | Category High | QUARX % Rank | |
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Dividend Yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 7.17% | 49.57% |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
QUARX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
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Dividend Distribution Frequency | None | Annually | SemiAnnual | Annual |
Net Income Ratio Analysis
QUARX | Category Low | Category High | QUARX % Rank | |
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Net Income Ratio | -1.24% | -2.47% | 1.10% | 84.41% |
Capital Gain Distribution Analysis
QUARX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
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Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Semi-Monthly | Annually |
Distributions History
Date | Amount | Type |
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Dec 09, 2021 | $6.774 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 12, 2019 | $4.861 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 22, 2011 | $0.170 | OrdinaryDividend |
QUARX - Fund Manager Analysis
Managers
Bruce Aronow
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Dec 31, 2000
21.43
21.4%
Bruce K. Aronow is Chief Investment Officer for US Small/SMID Cap Growth products, a role he has held since 2000. He is also responsible for the US Small/SMID Cap Growth consumer/commercial services sector. Prior to joining the firm in 1999, Aronow was responsible for research and portfolio management for the small-cap consumer and autos/transportation sectors at Invesco (NY) (formerly Chancellor Capital Management). He joined Chancellor in 1994 as a small-cap analyst, primarily focusing on autos/transportation, specialty finance and consumer-related companies. Previously, Aronow was a senior associate with Kidder, Peabody & Co. for five years. He holds a BA with a concentration in philosophy and a minor in economics from Colgate University and served as a recent graduate member on the Board of Trustees of Colgate University from 1990 to 1993. Aronow is a member of both the New York Society of Security Analysts and the Association for Investment Management & Research (AIMR), and is a CFA charterholder. Location: New York
Samantha Lau
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Dec 31, 2004
17.42
17.4%
She is a Senior Vice President of the Adviser, with which she has been associated in a substantially similar capacity as a portfolio manager since prior to 2016. She is also Co-Chief Investment Officer of U.S. Small and SMID Cap Growth Equities.
Wen-Tse Tseng
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Mar 31, 2006
16.18
16.2%
n/a
Heather Pavlak
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Oct 31, 2019
2.58
2.6%
Heather Pavlak is a Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst on the Small and SMID Cap Growth Equities team, responsible for the financials, materials and energy sectors. Before joining AllianceBernstein in 2018, she spent four years at Schroders Investment Management, where she covered materials, utilities and transports as an equity research analyst. Previously, Pavlak was a senior relationship associate for three years at Brown Brothers Harriman, where she managed investments for high-net-worth clients. She also spent two years at Oppenheimer Funds as a fund analyst and bilingual service associate. Pavlak holds a BA in business and Spanish from the University of Colorado Boulder and an MS in finance from the University of Colorado Denver. She is a CFA charterholder. Location: New York
Esteban Gomez
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Oct 31, 2019
2.58
2.6%
Esteban Gomez joined AllianceBernstein in 2016, and is a Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst responsible for research and portfolio management for the industrials sector of Small and SMID Cap Growth Equities. Previously, he spent three years at J.P. Morgan as an equity research analyst covering the retailing/department stores and specialty softlines sectors. Before that, Gomez was a research associate and controller for Newbrook Capital for a year and a half, where he performed macro and equity research in the consumer and tech sectors. He also spent four years at Ramius, where he was responsible for accounting, valuation and financial reporting for the firm’s flagship multistrategy hedge fund. Gomez holds a BBA in accounting from Baruch College of the City University of New York and an MBA from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a CFA charterholder.
Tenure Analysis
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.08 | 30.44 | 9.04 | 5.25 |