Portfolio Objective and Strategy:
AllianceBernstein Wealth Appreciation Strategy seeks to achieve long-term growth of capital by investing in portfolios of equity securities. The Strategy is designed for investors who seek equity returns without regard to taxes but also want broad diversification of related risks across styles, capitalization ranges and geographic regions. Normally, the Strategy’s targeted blend is an equal weighting of portfolios that invest primarily in growth and value stocks (50% each), with approximately 70% of each in portfolios that invest primarily in U.S. companies and 30% in portfolios that invest primarily in non-U.S. companies. The Advisor will allow the Strategy’s relative weightings to change in response to markets, but only within carefully constructed ranges. Beyond those ranges, the Advisor will rebalance toward the targeted blends.
The Strategy can also selectively invest in portfolios that invest primarily in real estate investment trusts (REITs), which often provide attractive income, yet historically have had a low correlation to other asset classes that can make up the portfolio.